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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 11, 1903

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 80, No. 32.

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Porto Rico

By B. E. Connerly

MAYAGUEZ.—We are making some progress in our study of the language. In our short visits among the people, although our conversation is necessarily very simple, we are much pleased with the interest that is being awakened. We long to teach them the Bible, but we dare not launch out much in that direction until we have a better mastery of the language.
A well-to-do man was here to-day, who said, “I am anxiously waiting for you to teach me the Bible.” We are holding Bible studies with a family who speaks a little English, and by using both the Spanish and the English Bible, we get along very nicely, and they enjoy it. A native colporteur attends our Sabbath-school when in the city. We are studying the Sabbath question with him.
A man who became much interested in our work through reading the paper, is corresponding with us on the Sabbath question. Although he lives fifty miles away, he says that at his earliest convenience he is coming to see us.
We are of good courage, and like our field. As we come in contact with the darkness and superstition of this people, we believe more truly that the Lord has sent us here to give them the light.
B. E. CONNERLY.