p. 19 | South Africa by E. R. P.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 20, 1910

South Africa

By E. R. P.

Our readers will readily call to mind that soon after the General Conference, Brother G. H. Clark, field missionary agent of the Chesapeake Conference, was sent to South Africa to act as general agent of the South African Union Conference. From letters recently received, we are rejoiced to learn that there is a “sound of a going” in that interesting field. Writing November 27, Brother Clark says:—

“I can truly say that if ever work pressed upon me, it has during my stay here. At first when at Cape Town, I had a class at Union College at 6 A. M., and at church at 3 P. M. As a result, three went to the east coast to canvass, and have been at work steadily and quite successfully ever since. At Maritzburg, in the Natal-Transvaal Conference, I remained one week, and spoke on the canvassing work each night, then came here

and worked one week before camp-meeting. The Lord came very near during the meeting, and when we came to the institute, we had about twenty in attendance.

“We had a most profitable time, and now fifteen are in the field at work, having good success, as a rule. Of course, several are here in the city mission home and can not put in full time, as they have classes and other duties that take their time; but in two weeks they have sold papers and secured orders for books to the amount of over four hundred fifty dollars. Our last two weeks’ report amounts to over fifteen hundred dollars in this conference alone. One sister took two hundred thirty-five dollars’ worth of orders in two weeks. She used to take fifty or sixty dollars’ worth a month.

“Well, this is not all. We have three others who have been in business, one of whom has just been offered one hundred fifty dollars a month if he would remain. I expect to get him started this coming Wednesday. These will add greatly to our force of workers.

“Then again, the Union College has just closed its work for the year, and several from there are entering the field, and I believe will do well.

“Beginning January 12 is the camp-meeting of the Cape Colony Conference, which is to be followed by the canvassers’ institute, when we expect to have a good addition to our force of seven canvassers in that conference.

“All the workers have loyally sustained me and my work, and have greatly assisted in making it a success, for which I am truly thankful.”

Elder R. C. Porter, president of the South African Union Conference, writing December 8, says:—

“The canvassing work is pulling up the heavy grade in double-quick time. Brother Clark is doing an excellent work. He understands the business well, and he is decidedly a field man. That is what we needed here. We are well pleased with the outlook.” E. R. P.