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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Jul 14, 1904

Brazil

By Abel L. Gregory

TAQUARY.—We came to this place from Sao Leopolds by the advice of our brethren at the last state conference, and so far experience has demonstrated it a wise move. Here we have not the bitter Catholic element to meet that was there.

Taquary is a small city,—the population is fifteen hundred,—but the municipio is large. In Brazil it is impossible to get away from municipal authority. All the country is apportioned to the cities.

Mrs. Gregory had been attending school for the last seven months, studying Portuguese and German, but has now stopped. She teaches English one hour each day. We have no trouble in making ourselves understood in Portuguese.

I have quite a practise, about equally divided between medical and dental work. Some days people crowd the office so that I have not time to eat dinner till nearly eight o'clock. Many nights I am too tired to study, so go to bed soon after eight o'clock.

There is only one English person—a lady—in this city, besides our own brethren,—Brother Graf and family and Brother John Hettrick. There are quite a number of Germans.

Our school is doing quite well, though the attendance is small.

We enjoy the good old REVIEW very much. Sometimes the tears come as we peruse its pages; for we see it tells of the victory soon to be attained. We indorse the move to Washington, D. C., and pray for the prosperity of the work there. Abel L. Gregory, M. D.