Book Colportage on West Coast by T. H. DAVIS

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 4, 1909

Book Colportage on West Coast

By T. H. DAVIS

I AM convinced that the time has come when we should work the large cities of South America with gospel literature. Now is the time to sell our books to these people, while they are throwing off the Roman yoke.

From personal experience, I can say that it pays to work the neglected cities. While canvassing for our large books in Valparaiso and Santiago, the Lord has blessed me with success. After that I tried Guayaquil and Quito, in Ecuador, with marked success. Lima, the capital of Peru, where I now am, is noted for the purest Spanish blood of South America, and for the greatest style. I always thought it would be the hardest field; but this has not proved to be the case. There is nothing that makes a person happier than taking orders or selling the printed page bearing the glorious gospel message.

One young man has just been canvassing in Concepcion, an interior town, where he was put in prison on a feast day, by the governor, for not taking his hat off while a religious procession passed. He had to spend twenty-four hours in jail, and was to pay twenty-five sols, but he refused to pay this sum. He talked to the governor and showed from the Bible that he was not guilty of any offense.

We call for young men from the States to canvass these larger cities for our literature. T. H. DAVIS, Field Agent, West Coast.