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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 4, 1914

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 91, No. 23.

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Rio Grande do Sul Conference

By F. W. Spies

F. W. SPIES
The ninth annual session of the Rio Grande do Sul Conference convened at Porto Alegre, March 3-8. The principal meetings were held in the chapel, also the evening meetings in Portuguese, the German evening services being held in a tent pitched for the purpose.
At Sabbath school on Sabbath morning there were counted almost two hundred, and this is approximately one third of the conference membership. Elder Waldemar Ehlers not having sufficiently recovered to resume his work as president of the Rio Grande do Sul Conference, Elder Henry Meyer was elected president. In many ways the outlook for this conference is promising. A state tract society was organized, and Brother H. H. Hall, of the Pacific Press, whom we were privileged to have with us for a few days, gave good help and counsel in this matter.Although many states feel sensibly the business crisis which makes itself apparent over all South America, we heard less talk about it in this conference than in any other place we have recently been, and there was a gain in tithes and offerings over the previous year.
Special attention was given to the book work, and nine recruits who were added to the canvassing force, were instructed immediately after the conference closed.
Some of the young people who have come over from Germany promise to become workers, and three such have already been employed by the Rio Grande do Sul Conference.
It is also encouraging to see our young Brazil workers grow up into usefulness in the cause. One young brother who had been working in Porto Alegre as Bible worker for some months previous to the conference, could present seven or eight believers, who were baptized on the Sabbath of the conference.
One thing greatly needed in our union is better school facilities, and we believe the way will soon open for something more definite in this line.
On the whole, the prospect for the work in the Rio Grande do Sul Conference is good, and we believe we shall see the Lord's special blessing accompany the work in this field.