Porto Rico by Mrs. J. C. Brower

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 25, 1907

Porto Rico

By Mrs. J. C. Brower

MAYAGUEZ.— If it is true in some fields that the people are standing with outstretched hands and anxious faces, pleading for some one to teach them the gospel, such is not the case here. While there are many of the “common people” who show some desire to become “Protestants,” yet it is not because of a desire to renounce their sins, and to experience a change in heart and life. It is rather for purposes of gain to themselves in the quantity of loaves and fishes they may receive.

The first of March, Brother C. N. Moulton went to the republic of Santo Domingo, to work in the interests of our Spanish literature. He has, thus far, met with marked success, using about a thousand copies of El Centinela de la Verdad each month. Not much Protestant missionary work is being done there as yet. It seems a good opportunity for the third angel’s message, if some one could remain to follow it up.

Mr. Brower is making a tour of the south side of this island, on horseback. His health, his language work, and his courage all seem to be excellent. Brother and Sister Connerly expect soon to start on a trip around the north side. The paper is growing in favor, and the list of subscribers is steadily augmenting.

While there is a standstill in some phases of our work, which we can not understand, yet we are not in the least disheartened, and are determined to press forward as never before.

MRS. J. C. BROWER.