p. 11 | The Zapotecans of Mexico by G. W. Caviness

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 9, 1913

The Zapotecans of Mexico

By G. W. Caviness

IN the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, there still exists a remnant of the Zapotecan Indian tribe, said to number about 100,000. They are civilized, and use Spanish in business, but they retain the primitive language in the home. In their own tongue they have scarcely any books, and the prediction is made that the language will die out in the near future. They live in villages, the surrounding land being held in common.

As a rule, the people are tall and well-built. They are generally honest and serious, and are religiously inclined. I have never seen an audience sit and listen to the preaching of the gospel with greater interest and attention. They seem to drink in every word. We have four companies of believers among this tribe, and they are paying the salary of the evangelist among them. G. W. CAVINESS.

TAPAGRUMA INDIAN MISSION, BRITISH GUIANA