Mexico by GEO. M. BROWN

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Sep 24, 1903

Mexico

By GEO. M. BROWN

The work is progressing in this field, and the workers are of good courage. It was my privilege to spend three weeks with the brethren at Guadalajara in August. During this time plans were laid for the work there, and meetings were held frequently. The medical work is constantly growing and becoming more widely known. The sanitarium has had its best year financially in the year just past. In harmony with the plans laid at Battle Creek last spring the mission has been turned over to the sanitarium. The work of the mission is growing, its reputation having extended to distant towns, so that now a large number of the persons treated come from outside of Guadalajara.

We have arranged for systematic evangelical work with the Mexican help employed at the sanitarium, and hope to see fruit from this effort.

Brother Placencia has recently visited the Mexican minister of whom I spoke in a former report, finding him still keeping the Sabbath and studying the truth. He bought “Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation,” and expressed himself as deeply interested in all the points of the message as he understands them.

Brother Bodwell is having an interesting experience at San Luis Potosi, where he has two small congregations of interested people to whom he speaks each Sunday. He also has a minister of another denomination studying with him, of whom he speaks highly. These experiences show that there are honest souls in this country who will listen to the truth when it is brought to them. Brother Hartman is still pushing his colporteur work at Toluca with quite good success.

We are laying plans for the establishment of a small printing plant here in Mexico City, so that we can do our own work, and thus save expense and vexatious delays. Already we have raised eight hundred Mexican dollars for this enterprise, and hope to secure as much more from others in the republic.

As we intend to start this work without debt, we will go only so fast as we get money. Should any persons who see this be interested in our work, and wish to help with their means, I will be pleased to correspond with them. . . . We feel that the work is rising in Mexico, for which we praise God and take courage. Pray for us and for the work.

GEO. M. BROWN, Supt. Mex. Mission.