The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-03-28
4 TALK ABOUT BRAZIL.
methodist missionary Tells Of Iii. Work.
iNasArillc AmcTican.

4 TALK ABOUT BRAZIL.
A Methodist Missionary Tells ofhis Work
NuMriuc american.
Saturday an american reporter bat
an interesting interview about Brazl
and its people with Rev. j. ". Woll
ing, q missionary ofthe Methodist Epis
copal Church, South.
Slr. Wolling was formerly member
of the South Carolina Conference, ant
has spent two years in Brazil with head
quarters in the city of Piracicaba, which
is about 500 miles southwest from Rit
Janeiro. Last October be returned BY
leave of the Mission Board, and wa
| married in Jar"ary to Miss Lizzie Rice
| of Union, S. c. He will sail with hi:
bride from New York on March q.
In conversation with the reporter Mr
Wolling gavo the following information
about the missionary work Of his church
in Brazil: The churcl. has six male ano
six female missionaries and six native
helpers in the country. Services are
held at ten different places, The mem
bership is $40, and there are 100 or more
who have applied for membership and
are under instruction. Two years age
the mi ssion was organized into the Brazil
Mission Conference. Bishop Cranberry
has been out to Brazil twice in the laet
few years, aud hereafter bishop will
visit the conference every two years.
The conference has two schools, taught
By the ladies of the Mission Board. One
| Of these, which is at Pracicaba, has 100
pupils and occupies building erected
for it especially. Tie other is at Rio
and has forty pupils. It occupies q
house which was originally in the hands
of the Jesuits. The Jssuits sold tito the
Government and the Government to some
individual who sold it to the Southern
Methodist Church.
Mr. Wolling said: zone of our great.
est hinderauces is the epidemic diseases.
In the summer yellow fever, and in the
winter smallpox prevails in nearly all
the cities. Then for about a year new.
corners do not dare to eat the fruits which
the climate makes so desirable. Other
difficulties are the necessity for preaching
indoors, aud the fact that we cannot
give the public notice Of our meetings or
ring bell to proclaim our services with.
out being arrested. Protestanism is
barely tolerated. Our advantages are
that some of the deputies in the General
Assembly have not taken the oath Of
allegiance to the Catholic Church, which
is the State church, and have also
introduced a measure proposing to give
to Protestants absolute religious liberty.
Then journalism throws it's influence in
favor of the freedom of religion. The
journalists patronize our schools and
advocate that the missionaries shall be
protected, though they themselves do
not, as ruls, attend the services.
"The soil OF Brazil is generally of ex.
cellent quality, aud it is very easy to
make living by agriculture. There are
two seasons, wet aud dry. From Sep
tember to April rains are very heavy, and
from April to September it is dry most
of the time. Just after the var a colony
of 500 people from South Carolina,
Georgia and Alabama wen. to the Santa
Barbara district. Most Of them are far.
mers. They have made a living. but
have not succeeded as we'll as would be
supposed, judging frola the fertility OF
the soil. All the cotton they raise has to
be packed on boraes in bales of l6O
pounds, and they have to depend on a
few small factories for market.
The Brazilians are great admirers OF
American inventions, but because OF
the want of communication but little
trade is done with the United States.
The British subsidize their steamship
lines, and at least five English steamers
to one American are seen in the harbor
of Rio. Professional men from the
United States, such as dentists, doctors
and civil engineers, are in great demand
they get fine salaries aud make q great
deal OF morey.
The railroads are bailt by English
capital aud the Government Of Brazil
guarantees that they shall pay a certain
per cent. profit. There are now between
5000 and 1900 miles Of railroad in the
Empire. Some of tho roads arc being
extended aid few new roads are pro-
| iected. Ore difficulty of railroad build.
| ing is the roughness ofthe country, which
resembles the country this side Of Chat
tanooga ON the Nashville Chattanooga q
St. Louie l.silway.
s'The Argentine Republic is the most
progressive country in South America
It contains more Protestants and has
q larger Protestant Immigration thar
any other. Most Of The immigrants te
Brazil are padrones from italy. They
20 to work on the great coffee plantation;
Of Brazil, gathering the coffee crop. Bra
zil controls the coffee trade.
"The slave. were liberated last April
and in October, when | left, two.iifths o
the crop was thought ito be rottening or
the ground, because labor could not bs
employed to gather it. The slaves were
under most abject system OF bondage
Since their ireedonl tiley have wandered
aiullcssly about, without disposition tt
labor more than suiiicientto obtain bare
subsistence.
Diamonds arc wonderfully cheap il
Brazil. examined cluster in Ri'
which had brilliant Of q carats ant
seven sets, each Of II carats. The stone
we're without flaw, finely cut, and hand