Mexico by E. R. P.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 9, 1909

Mexico

By E. R. P.

FOR the past few days good news has come rolling into our office in almost every mail from the little band of workers in Mexico. Some of the first items have already been published in this department of the REVIEW. If space would permit, we would gladly give our readers some of these interesting letters in full. Prof. G. W. Caviness writes:—

“The boys have been having better success than ever with ‘Coming King,’ and now on ‘Home and Health’ (Spanish edition) their success is phenomenal. They have been working about a month, and the orders received amount to over five thousand dollars, Mexican currency.

“I have just returned from a missionary trip of much interest and encouragement to me, which indicates that Mexico has better days ahead in other respects. I had the pleasure of baptizing thirty-five persons, and of placing two hundred subscriptions for our Spanish paper, and of preaching the truth to congregations of twenty-five to fifty persons in five different places. Our prospects are good for Mexico.”

Brother J. L. Brown, one of the four canvassers sent to Mexico a little more than a year ago from California, writes that he and Brother H. A. Robinson during the past two months have delivered six hundred copies of “Coming King,” and have now begun on the new health book. He says:—

“We have begun on the new health book, ‘Salud Y Hogar’ (Home and Health), and have had many rich experiences and blessings. Up to yesterday Brother Robinson and I worked fifty-two hours each, and had taken orders for $888.75 worth of books, United States currency. To-day I broke the record for Mexico. In five and one-half hours I took orders amounting to $101.50, American gold.

“Let no one think that books can not be sold in Mexico on a self-supporting basis. Any one who will muster up courage enough to come here and put himself in the Lord’s hands will have grand success, because God has prepared this field to be worked, and he wants it done now, for the grain is whitening and must be harvested soon.

“I wish some good, strong, young men would come and join us in our work. Mexico is sadly in need of workers. We are praying daily that God will send forth more workers into the field. He has blessed me with perfect health ever since I came to Mexico, although I have had to work in some unhealthful towns. I am of good courage, and determined to do my Master’s will. Pray for the work in Mexico.”

The following interesting paragraphs are from Brother Robinson, who has been canvassing faithfully with Brother Brown. He says:—

“I am truly glad the Lord called me to his work. Although willing to do the work, I did not like canvassing, but preferred office work of some kind. I have now gotten to the place where I am willing to do this work for years more, if necessary. For this I thank God.

“Twenty-three hundred copies of ‘The Coming King’ in Spanish have been sold in this republic since the four canvassers came from California in July of last year, not knowing a word of the language. The Lord certainly blessed us in our work.

“Since we have started in with the Spanish ‘Home and Health,’ we are receiving more of his blessings than before. We are hoping and praying that it may truly be an entering wedge for the plain gospel message later on.

“We began work November 1 in Vera Cruz, working and selling to poor and rich alike, the prices being from thirty-eight cents to five dollars gold. Brother Brown and I are working together, and during the first sixty-seven hours have taken orders amounting to one thousand seventy-five dollars, American gold.

“Although having but a limited knowledge of the Spanish language, the Lord helps us to get a hearing even from the busy business men. After they sign for the book, some take it and give their clerks a regular canvass, the majority of whom then order books also. Some give us the names and addresses of influential friends and relatives, and

still others introduce us to their clerks, giving a few words of recommendation, and then leave us to take the orders. Recently I secured an order for a five-dollar book from a judge, and later took orders from seven of his assistants. We are certainly glad for our success with this new book; but realizing that of ourselves we can do nothing, we continue to ask for the daily guidance of the Holy Spirit, so that by our words and actions we may be examples to others for good, and may be recognized as having been with Jesus. We do hope the time is not far off when more canvassers will be in Mexico. Some ought to be attracted now, we think, owing to the fact that they now know that the Lord helps canvassers even in Mexico.” E. R. P.