Chile, South America by F. H. WESTPHAL

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 27, 1910

Chile, South America

By F. H. WESTPHAL

F. H. WESTPHAL

AFTER an absence of four years, I have just visited the northern portion of Chile again. In this time Brethren E. Balada and D. Soto have visited these parts, and during the past year Brother S. Mangold has been stationed as pastor in the north. The Lord has blessed his labors, and we have been glad to see the progress of the work.

With this I enclose a picture of a meeting held in the interior. In the group are Peruvians, Bolivians, Chilenos, one North American, and two Swiss-Germans. So we see how, even in the interior, various nations are represented among those who love and obey the truth. During the meeting several offered themselves for baptism.

Some of those who believed in the past have not remained faithful. A young man in Peru accepted the truth lately. On his way to the general meeting he saw a man with a Bible in his hand. Thinking he might be one of our people, the brother thought he would speak with him. But soon the stranger took a cigar out of his pocket and began to smoke. Our brother said to himself, “This man does not belong to my people, for they do not smoke.” He came on to the meeting, and in a short time this same man came also. We spoke to the unfaithful brother about it, and told him he really did not belong to us, even though his name was on the church-book. He promised to quit the use of tobacco forever.

A number were expelled, and the standard was raised, and now doors are opening for evangelical work. Several promising young men are laying their plans to attend our school next year, to prepare for the work. One of these has four hundred pesos laid by for this purpose. He said he was going to deposit some of the money in the school at once, so that he may find it there when he comes next year.

We have reason to believe there are better days ahead for the work in Chile.

Santiago.