The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-17
Letter From Missionary.

Coban, Guatemala. c. A.

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My Dear Parents ana IIome.olEs.--
We have just about passed the Great
annual feast OF the town. ,niuk
there were more people dead drunk ly
ing in the streets this time than | have
seen before. In that respect they are
making progress. Poor people. lha.
is about all they care for, to gG. drunk
and have big time and feel like the
Devil when 1t is all over. The reli-
gious side is POSSIBLY worse still. The
SAINT OF the town tSanto Domingo-
SAINT Sunday was given preference
in the professions and yesterday at
O'Clock he was carried up to the square
In front of the church and all th,, 9TH
er images were brought oLs and made
to bow to him. 1t all looked like cne
was living in the heart Of Africa
among the uncivilized heathen. While
this performance was going on a lum-
Der OF Indians We're shooting fire
crackers and the church 90 bells
We're being rung TO their greatest ca
pacity.
l Shall try to tell YOU something
about our trip. We left here on July
20 and rode about 20 miles, ate dinner
on the roadside and stopped at a
hotel for the night Had good food
and beds. Maudc and the children
and Mrs Butler and the children went
with us to the bridge and the children
took it time about riding the horses.
The second day we got an early start
and rode about 80 miles. That put
us in Salama. We gave our tracts and
sold few books along the road. In
Salama one of the believers was ex-
pecting us and had supper ready. She
mad nice supper and cots for us.
There we were Joined by Tito the ma
tive worker, really he came out about
three miles to meet us. We had ser
Vices that night and the Lord was
present. The next day we got a late
start on account Of the man who had
the organ not getting there on time.
organ on after us. That day was a
hard one. About 80 miles and hot.
We arrived late and were exceedingly
tired. There was n feast in progress.
This town is Cubulco where there are
some ten believers. They were eX-
pectng us and had some things ready.
The town was in n stir. The marimbas
were playing CAbout twelve in differ
ent drink shops) the people were
dancing, drinking and drunk We
went to the only place where food is
served and the first night my appetite
failed me but later | got the victory
in measure over the stink, dirt and
dirty people who We're all around us
and managed to eat my share OF what
was served The food tasted pretty
good and seemed to be fairly clean
though surroundings were undesirable.
The people did the best they could for
us under the circumstances. The be-
levers paid all the bills while we were
there. None of them were fixed to
feed us. Our rest was little as the
music started at noon and lasted until
six the following morning. For sleep
ing | had q cot and Bro. Butler and
Tito had rough pine planks. The SER
vices started that night. After that
three services a day for the two days
we stayed. In the morning and after
noon we would open the doors and
windows and sing until crowd gath
cred and then Bro. Butler and Tito
Scriptures and sell Testaments and
Gospels until the crowd would begin
to leave then we would start to sing
ing again. In this way a number of
people heard the gospel message, some
for the first time. The believers were
blessed and strengthened in the faith.
On Friday the 25th we left and came
back about II miles to town called
Rabinal. Here the authorities gave
us the school house and we had
good meeting there. Found several
people who were interested in the
gospel. On Saturday we came back to
Salama for dinner and had another
meeting with the believers after din
ner. They were delighted to have the
organ in the meeting. 1t was a great
blessing all the way along. In that
meeting the presence of the Lord was
very real. The people drank in the