Report From Cuba by H. A. B. Robinson

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. · Jul 24, 1913

Report From Cuba

By H. A. B. Robinson

ALTHOUGH three of our canvassers left Cuba during the month of May in order to attend the General Conference at Washington, D. C., the Lord blessed the work of those who stayed and faithfully continued to carry the printed page to the people. Our total sales for May amounted to $856.

Brethren W. H. Spicer and Manuel Roman have now been working in the eastern part of the island for some months. They have met with remarkable success in the smaller towns and sugar-mills. During May their weekly sales averaged almost one hundred dollars gold each. In the week ending May 16, Brother Spicer took 68 orders valuing $178.50, and in the week ending May 9, Brother Roman took 58 orders valuing $124. Most of these orders were delivered the week following that in which they were taken.

During the month of June, God has continued to bless our efforts. Although some of us got back to our field after half the month had passed, yet the total of our sales has run up to $1,467.55, for which we thank our Heavenly Father. Brethren Henry Brown, Albert Cochran, and C. P. Martin, who came to help out in Cuba for a time, have all started out successfully. After staying a few days in Havana to practise with the new book "Patriarchs and Prophets," Brother Brown went to Santa Clara, and in the five hours which he worked the first day he took $53.50 worth of orders, and $52 worth the second day, closing the week with a total of $119.50. He put in 44 hours in the second week and received 79 orders valuing $248. This extraordinary success with a religious book has been far beyond our most sanguine expectations, but it proves what a man can do for God when he gets out and works and leaves himself in the hands of his Maker.

Brother Cochran has started with "Salud y Hogar" in Havana. After being here a week he took 30 orders in 20 hours, value $86.

Brother Martin, of Mexico, has proved to us that subscriptions for our papers can be taken here just the same as in Mexico. In a few small towns near the capital he took 50 subscriptions in three days, and we now have a good list started here in Havana itself. Better, we have five or six persons who will in the future give a part of their time to this work.

Brother Avila has continued to do well among the sugar-mills. He has also been studying with some interested persons, and reports deep interest among

them in what they have heard of present truth.

Brother Jose Veiga has lately been selling a large number of our smaller books, taking as many as nineteen orders in a day. He has also taken up to fifty-seven orders for Spanish "Coming King" in only two days.

We trust the readers of these lines will pray for the workers in Cuba.

H. A. B. ROBINSON.