BRITISH HONDURAS by H. C. Goodrich

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 17, 1901

BRITISH HONDURAS.

By H. C. Goodrich

PUNTA GORDA.— Two native canvassers have been working in this place for a week. They do not find it easy to sell books, as the Indians do not, as a rule, read much. However, they sold twelve Bibles, seven copies of “Marvel of Nations,” three “Steps to Christ,” one “Heralds of the Morning,” and one “Christ’s Object Lessons.” This is a settlement of Carib Indians, numbering about four hundred, with about one hundred creoles and white people. Many of the Indians can neither read nor write. Some read Spanish. There is a large Catholic church and school at this place. We sought the Lord earnestly that He would bless in our work. Then we took the Bible and preached Jesus. Two men are inquiring. One had no Bible, as the priest had found him reading it, taken it from him, torn it in two, and then burned it; but last Sunday he bought another. One of these men is a Carib sailor, and the other a negro soldier. We hope to see these people saved in the kingdom of God. H. C. GOODRICH.