Notes from the Regions Beyond
BROTHER BODWELL reports having sold $30.56 worth of books and papers in one day in the southern part of Mexico, which proves that our literature can be disposed of in that field. We learn that two of our Russian laborers who were imprisoned recently, charged with perverting the people from the faith, and collecting money from them, were released, as no charges of corrupt dealing could be proved against them. BROTHER D. C. BABCOCK writes from Georgetown, British Guiana, that the new mission boat, “Glad Tidings,” is a success. He also mentions the fact that some of the officials are becoming extremely bitter against Seventh-day Adventists, but thus far the Lord has worked marvelously. ELDER F. W. FIELD writes from Japan that he has organized the native workers into a training class. They are pursuing two lines of study—Bible and physiology. We trust this is the beginning of a work which will develop native laborers; for if the message goes to the forty millions in Japan, it must be carried quite largely by this class of workers. BROTHER W. A. BARLOW, an English missionary in India, sends us copies of his second annual report. In company with other missionaries, he has labored for years among the Santals, one of the aboriginal tribes of India inhabiting a hilly country northwest of Calcutta. Accepting the truth several years ago, Brother Barlow established an independent mission about thirty miles beyond Karm-tar. God is blessing his labors. BROTHER LOUIS PASSEBOIS writes again of the success of the Vegetarian Café in Cairo, Egypt, and speaks of the visit of two American travelers and Bible students who had visited our institute in Jerusalem, and learning of the one in Cairo, went directly there. They seemed to be greatly interested in our work, as they have met with it abroad, and are anxious to learn more of it. Thus the work, if everywhere one in spirit, draws to itself those who are seeking light.