MISSION BOARD CORRESPONDENCE.
By A. G. Bodwell
I am much encouraged by some of the experiences I am having here. One lady, with whom I was holding a reading on the Sabbath question, said, after we had studied the first and second chapters of Genesis, and were studying the Fourth Commandment, “Why do we not keep the Sabbath?” I told her that I did. She then asked me several questions in regard to what constitutes Sabbath-keeping, and said that she would keep the Sabbath as soon as she moved into her own home. At another place where we give Bible readings, the young lady is a teacher in one of the government schools, and several of her friends attend the readings. One young lady is a telegraph operator. She grasps the points of truth quite readily. Several nights ago, after I had finished a reading on the “Manner of the Second Coming of Christ,” I began to ask them questions to see whether they were comprehending the points brought out. To my surprise, the young lady operator outlined nearly everything that we had studied. It did me good to hear her tell it in Spanish. Then the school-teacher said that she was afraid to meet her Lord, and wanted to know how to prepare to meet Him. We directed her to several passages of Scripture, and after reading them she said, “It is truth because it is what the Bible teaches.” I had quite an interesting experience this week in my paper work. I met a man on the street and took his subscription for the paper. He did not have the money with him, but told me to call at his office. I went the next day, and as he was out, his son asked me to wait until he returned. When I told him the object of my visit, he said he wanted to subscribe for an English paper, so I secured his order for the Signs. These people belong to a wealthy family, close friends of the president, and I am glad to have both an English and a Spanish paper going into their home. I hope to become better acquainted with them. Of course the work moves slowly here, but I believe we shall see some of these people take their stand for the truth. I sold four hundred and fifty papers in one day. This is the best that I have been able to do with the paper in one day.