A Visit to the Peninsula by C. V. Achenbach

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 25, 1916

A Visit to the Peninsula

By C. V. Achenbach

C. V. ACHENBACH

PATANLLYI [in the Lake Titicaca Indian Mission] is the place where we opened the work among the Indians a few months ago. Every Sabbath one of our native workers holds meetings among them. Last Sabbath it was announced that those who desired medical help should come to the church on Thursday, and the mission doctors would be there to give them medicine, advice, and any other help needful.

Brother J. M. Howell and I started early Thursday morning for the peninsula, having with us medicines, and instruments for operations and for pulling teeth. We arrived at the place at ten o’clock; soon the people began to come from all directions. Some were complaining of bad eyes, pain in the stomach, bad teeth, headache, malaria, bad colds, etc. We had thirty patients.

After we got through with them, we were invited to dine with the chief. The dinner consisted of two cups of hot milk and scrambled eggs with red pepper. Dinner over, we called all the people together, and held a short religious service. I spoke to them about the importance of the Word of God, its power, and the changes it is able to work in the human heart. All listened very attentively to the words spoken. At the close of the service we shook hands with them, after which we mounted our horses and returned home, realizing that the day had been well spent.