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

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 87, No. 43.

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Bahia, Brazil

By John Lipke

Recently I went to Maceio, the capital of the state of Alagoas, to visit the brethren. Arriving on Wednesday night, too late to begin the prayer-meeting with them, I stood outside, and listened to the explanation of the Word of God by the leader, a government nurse. A number of believers and others were gathered in the room, and some stood outside. The believers in this place are working; and as a result of their efforts, others are accepting the truth. After holding meetings every night during my stay, I baptized three persons, and left five others to prepare for this rite at my next visit. One of these new believers, a chemist, has devoted himself to the canvassing work.
At Recife I held a canvassers' institute with five Brazilians. This was the first institute of this kind to be held with Brazilians alone. We rejoice to see them taking up this work; for a native can many times reach his countrymen better than a foreigner, and he can also endure the work better, as he is accustomed to the climate and the conditions. I thank the Lord very much that he has made these souls willing to work for the proclamation of the third angel's message in the northern part of Brazil. May he abundantly bless their efforts.
Before I left Recife, a number of persons were baptized. Others expect to take this step when I return. At a distance of two hours and a half on horseback, there is a group of seventeen believers who express a desire to unite with us, and are preparing for baptism. About an hour and a half from Recife there is also another group of believers that who are keeping the Sabbath, and preparing for baptism. Also four hours distant by train lives a man who has been preaching in a Protestant church. He is keeping the Sabbath, and with him are also about twenty others. At Tigipie, a suburb of Recife, fourteen persons were ready to unite with us last Sabbath; but as I could not be there, they deferred taking this step until another time.
Truly the harvest is great; but there is only one minister to do all the work in four large states. More laborers are greatly needed in the North Brazil Mission. May the Lord send them speedily. JOHN LIPKE.