p. 14 | E. T. WILSON by E. T. Wilson

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 10, 1910

E. T. WILSON

By E. T. Wilson

Peru

I HAVE been out with the new Spanish health book, “Salud y Hogar,” and find my sales have amounted to $185.75, gold, in six days. In less than one hour, while waiting for a work-train in the small village of St. Nicholas, I took fifty-three dollars’ worth of orders. These figures are not for the purpose of showing how much I can do, but to show that God is in the work. I wish to call the attention of those in the home land, who think the people are too poor to buy books, to the fact that in this village of over two thousand inhabitants there are not six houses that have beds in them, and floors are not even dreamed of!

While our colporteurs are looked upon as intruders by many, and are often compelled to walk for miles through the dry, burning sand, or over the rugged roads, in order to reach many of these people, yet, I thank God that as the result of this very work done by the faithful colporteurs, we have even here in Peru companies of believers springing up in different parts and calling for a minister to be sent to give them further instruction regarding our faith. My observation of this field forces me to the same conclusion at which nearly all the missionaries arrive, that there is one leading agency by which the gospel will reach the world in this generation, and that is through the printed page.

We are expecting to hold a canvassers’ institute in April, at which time we are hoping to have several natives present who have accepted the truth. We hope to train these to sell our books to their own people, many of whom spend what little they get for candles, images, etc.

We are well, and of good courage in the Lord, and pray that the work may be quickly finished, and that our blessed Lord may come and take us all home.