p. 12 | South Africa by J. V. Willson

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 20, 1903

South Africa

By J. V. Willson

Kimberley.—Many times the work here has looked as if it would go down on account of financial difficulties, but the prospect now is the best it has ever been since we arrived here three years ago. Our bath and treatment rooms are rebuilt, at a cost of more than nine thousand dollars. A large share of the expense is paid, and the debt of six thousand dollars has also been paid. With our new treatment rooms comes an increased patronage from a better class of people. Our income for the past few months has been about six hundred dollars a month.

But what gives us great joy is that the medical side of our work is coming up rapidly. Calls are coming for medical treatment. Seven physicians are sending us patients. The great De Beers Company has voted to authorize its physicians to send its employees here for treatment, at the expense of the company. Openings are being made with the Cape police and the post-office clerks for our treatments at government expense. We have seen many remarkable cures lately. We are called to the homes of some of the best and most influential people, to give treatments; among these are government officials, members of the legislative assembly, merchants, and mine managers.

Our health remains good, although the summer heat is very trying. We are deeply interested in our work, and rejoice to see it extend. There is no other place so attractive to us as our field of labor. J. V. Willson.