A. G. BODWELL by A. G. Bodwell

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 28, 1902

A. G. BODWELL

By A. G. Bodwell

Mexico

Mexico City.— Since returning from my trip through the southern part of the republic, I have been canvassing, selling papers, giving Bible readings, studying the language, and nursing. Although many papers have been sold here in Mexico City, still I find quite ready sale for them. One Sunday I sold eight hundred papers; the following Sunday I sold nine hundred and forty-one in three hours and forty-two minutes; and the last Sunday I sold one thousand in three hours and fifty-one minutes, making an average of over four papers a minute. Four hundred of this number were sold in sixty-nine minutes.

Sister Frost has also been here canvassing. The first month she cleared fifty dollars, Mexican; but she did not

devote all her time during the month to canvassing, as quite a good deal of time was spent in looking for a house to live in, and in getting settled. Truly the Lord has gone before us, and prepared the hearts of the people to buy our literature. I hope that in the near future we may have tracts and pamphlets to sell to these people. I feel that we must sow the printed page like the leaves of autumn. Now is the time to work this field, and what we fail to do now will have to be done under more trying circumstances. It is true that we have many difficulties to contend with here which our brethren do not have in the States; but if we remain humble, and submit all our ways to God, I am sure that he will teach us how to labor for these souls that are in darkness.