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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Jun 23, 1904

Bay Islands

By A. N. Allen

UTILLA.—At the end of March, school was closed, to be opened again in two weeks under different regulations. We made some changes, and also raised the tuition. Much to our surprise and satisfaction, nearly every one that had been at all regular in attendance, came back. We have about forty enrolled. A few are charity students.

So many students coming back detained me from going to the coast as soon as I had hoped, but now we have it so arranged that Mrs. Allen and one of the students can nearly handle the school. Last Wednesday night I returned from a nine days’ trip on the coast. I took fifteen orders for El Mensajero, four for the Review, two for Youth’s Instructor, two for Little Friend. I spoke to our people in La Cieba twice, organized a Sabbath-school, and went with our brethren to visit some families that are interested. I canvassed La

Cieba and El Porvenir, and received in cash 129.29 pesos. My traveling expenses were only 2.25 pesos gold, but this was due to my being acquainted with the boatmen. The places where one can do as well as this are not many. The morning of the eleventh I was coming up the coast from El Porvenir, when just at daybreak a norther struck us, and we were soon cast ashore, receiving a good wetting, but suffering no damage, as I had left my books at El Porvenir, and my clothes were in a tin trunk. This is a very rough, and at some seasons dangerous, coast.

I hope to see a small press in this country, when the work shall have grown sufficiently to demand it. May God bless the work at Washington. A. N. ALLEN.