Notes From the Field

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 30, 1910

Notes From the Field

As a whole, the summary for May is very encouraging, is it not? Notwithstanding the great success last year, and the transfer of strong leaders from the United States to new fields, the summaries are steadily climbing upward every month. While there is a decline in the reports from the unions in the Northern States, where the sacrifice in leaders for foreign fields has been greatest, yet the gain in the foreign fields and in the South more than makes up the loss.

The following items are gathered from the letters which accompanied these reports:—

Mexico

Brother J. E. Frazee, one of our pioneer canvassers who recently joined the young men in Mexico, writes, under date of June 6: “I have now been in Mexico nearly three months, and have canvassed nearly a month in addition to the time spent in learning the language. I enjoy the work very much. With the help of the Lord, I am taking from forty to sixty dollars’ worth of orders a day in the heart of the City of Mexico. I club the two periodicals, Life and Health and the Signs of the Times, with ‘Home and Health,’ and sell them at a price which gives me a little profit on the papers, besides the regular commission on the book. I think it is easier to sell the book and papers together than the book alone. This plan introduces the third angel’s message directly to the people, and helps to solve the problem of keeping up the subscription list on these periodicals. My heart goes out in sympathy to this people. They are very polite, affectionate, and generous-hearted.”

Brother J. A. P. Green and John L. Brown are now taking subscriptions for Life and Health in Spanish, which is published in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They report 223 subscriptions in 28 hours. Brother Green writes: “You can rest assured that the workers in Mexico will circulate many thousands of copies of this good magazine. The people need it, and better still, they want it.”

A letter from Texas brings us the good news that Brother Phillips of Fort Worth, and Brother Martin, a member of the 1910 graduating class of Keene University Academy, have accepted the call from the Mission Board to enter the canvassing field in Mexico. They are ready to start for their new field as soon as the money for their transportation reaches them. Our prayers will follow these workers as they join the brave little band in Mexico.

Porto Rico

The Lord has indeed blessed us in working for our Spanish paper. During

the past three months I have taken 1,000 annual subscriptions at fifty cents each, besides assisting the other workers, holding meetings, and attending to many other general duties. I divided the time about equally between my general work and taking orders for the paper. WILLIAM STEELE.