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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 11, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 15.

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From Venezuela

By U. Bender

CARACAS, the capital city of Venezuela, is situated in a beautiful valley, at an altitude of 3,500 feet. The air is much cooler than at sea-level, and compared with the port, La Guaira, the city has a delightful climate.
One can go from La Guaira to Caracas by rail, by cart, or on foot. In a direct line the distance is about seven miles. The foot-path leads over the mountains which separate the valley from the sea, and with its twists and turns covers a distance of twelve miles. By rail or cart the distance is twenty-five miles.
Starting from Colon, I reached the port of La Guaira on February 4. Elder F. G. Lane met me, and we went by rail to the city. He has a good, pleasant place in which to live, when we consider that Caracas is a Spanish city, and houses which rent within the means of our workers are generally very poor places in which to live.
Elder Lane has been in Caracas for a year and a half. Many are interested in the message, and a few have decided to obey. Sabbath, February 10, seven candidates were baptized in a quiet pool of a mountain brook. This makes eighteen in all whom Elder Lane has baptized in Venezuela.
A room fitted up for a chapel is used by the company for a meeting-place. Here we held services nearly every night. Elder Lane interpreted for me, and we had a good, profitable time. The believers in these newly entered places are certainly hungry for the truth, and are delighted to meet some one from another part of the field.
Not only in Caracas are these interested ones, but from some small villages miles away to the south people have sent word for the pastor to come, to visit them. We hope later to develop our canvassing work in this field. At present the people seem to have no mind to buy our books.
I trust that the readers of the REVIEW will not forget the work in Venezuela. Brother Greenage and wife are making their living by giving treatments, and Sister Samuels conducts a school for the children. These workers are a great help to Elder Lane in establishing the work there.
February 17 I sailed for Trinidad.
U. BENDER.