Christ's Object Lessons Sold in Argentina
By John V. Maas
DIAMANTE, ENTRE RIOS.— Our donation of five hundred volumes of “Christ’s Object Lessons” reached here nearly two months ago, and seventy-six copies were at once sent to me in Entre Rios. I began my work among our brethren in this place. They all felt too poor to buy, having had failure of crops so many years in succession that many scarcely knew what to offer their children when they asked for bread. A Scripture text came to my help, and opened the way in which many are already rejoicing. It is 2 Kings 4:1-7. It was plain to me that the brethren here, as in other places, needed a part in this work for their own Christian development. Seeking the Lord for wisdom, this plan was suggested: that they make some sacrifice to buy and pay for one book. Nearly all had a great many chickens, six or seven of which would pay for one book. They could read this, and if careful, sell it to some friend, and with the money received they could buy another book, and thus continue to work. This plan was adopted, and the Lord signally blessed. Some sold chickens or geese, others sold feathers, and in two weeks we had sold more than sixty books. Quite a number of these were sold to those not of our faith. Our people buy very readily when some plan is suggested to them which will help them to do it. I next went to Santa Fé to visit our brethren there, and spent nearly four weeks with them. Some had not heard a sermon in German for three years, and felt quite forgotten and somewhat discouraged. Here also the Lord blessed in the study of his Word, and all bought the books, and will help sell them. We meet one great difficulty in selling the German book—there are so very few here who read German. We need this book in Spanish. I know of nothing so appropriate for these people as this book. They must hear the gospel invitation. We have simply begun the work, but already we are receiving good reports. The Lord is certainly leading in the march, and “as the will of man co-operates with the will of God, it becomes omnipotent.” This we are experiencing in our work. We are of good courage, and this week shall begin a campaign in some German colonies where none of our brethren live. We ask an interest in your prayers. JOHN V. MAAS.