Central America by H. C. Goodrich

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 22, 1902

Central America

By H. C. Goodrich

BELIZE, BRITISH HONDURAS.— We are nearly settled now in our new home. We have rented a flat on one of the best streets in town. We were able to secure this at five dollars per month less than it was ever rented before. We have arranged a depository and tract society office, and also a reading room, which we plan to keep supplied with our papers and magazines for the public. We also have a room for our meetings, and hope to start a small school in the lecture room. Two are awaiting baptism here, and two more have begun the observance of the Sabbath recently, and others are interested.

At Half Moon Cay a young colored brother has had a school for the last year, and has shown good ability as a teacher. His school increased from twenty to fifty pupils; but the people paid so poorly that he was compelled to close it. I hope we shall be able to open it again soon. At Oak Ridge, where I have been holding meetings lately, we might have had a good school, which would have been appreciated; but another missionary has taken the matter in hand, and is building a schoolhouse, and a teacher from Mobile is expected soon. We believe that a good work will yet be done in this field, and are glad to be here.

H. C. GOODRICH.