J. W. WESTPHAL by J. W. Westphal

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 19, 1903

J. W. WESTPHAL

By J. W. Westphal

Argentina

A CAMP-MEETING was appointed for March 5-15, to be held in the vicinity of Urdinarrain, in the eastern part of the Province of Entre Rios, in connection with which the South American Mission Committee was to meet to audit the accounts of the laborers of the South American field. This meeting was held according to appointment.

For various good reasons not many of our people, and but few of the members of the committee were present; hence in both the camp-meeting and the committee we labored at disadvantage. But the meeting was by no means a failure. Only one lone and aged brother lived in the vicinity, and with the exception of a few short visits made there from time to time, the field was a new one. While there was bitter opposition on the part of some, there was a deep interest manifested by others. Some of these attended the day meetings as well as those held at night, and accordingly the work of the meeting was largely for them. In the revival meetings six or eight expressed their desire to serve the Lord fully, and three began the observance of the Sabbath. Others wept like children as the Spirit witnessed with the Word, but had not yet fully cast in their lot with the commandment-keeping people of God when the writer left, nearly a week after the close of the camp-meeting. Brethren J. V. Maas and C. Saller remained to follow up the work. Not only in this village (San Juan), but in others in the surrounding country is there a deep interest in the truth for this time, and it is probable that there will be work for Brother Maas in this vicinity for a number of months, with prospects that a good church will be raised up. These people are largely Russian-Germans. Meetings were also held in the Spanish language.

Of the South American Committee, N. Z. Town, Dr. R. H. Habenicht, A. E. Fulton, and the writer were present.

J. W. WESTPHAL

Uruguayana, Brazil.