Mexican Mission

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 16, 1910

The Mexican Mission has the brightest year in its history to report. The new time has come to our work in that republic. Elder G. W. Reaser, superintendent, says:—

FRUITAGE OF THE YEAR

A part of the visible result from past seed sowing and recent evangelistic effort is seen in the baptism, during the year, of forty-three persons, a number equal to half of our total former Mexican constituency; and fully thirty-five more are awaiting baptism.

Three new evangelistic workers entered the field from Southern California, and a Mexican minister also joined our little force. The mission yet feels its

poverty for help, and pleads for more laborers. New interests have been developed at Torreon, Visnaga (where a school is being started for the children of a new company), Santa Barbara, Chihuahua, and elsewhere. There is a breaking up of the fallow ground in Mexico.

PUBLISHING WORK

The impression had long prevailed that it would be very difficult to sell our larger books in Mexico. But our canvassers have had good success in this first full year of effort in the book work. During the year, $5,265 worth of books and papers were sold, and in December the sales were $1,542. An average of 6,417 copies monthly of our Spanish paper have been sold through the various states by our colporteurs. One of our faithful book canvassers, Brother Arthur Reinke, was called to rest from his labors.

Our printing-office in Tacubaya, Mexico City, has been doubled in size during the year, and never has there been such pressure upon this department. We are now printing a child's paper, El Amigo de los Niños (The Children's Friend).