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Title: Advance in the Antilles; the new era in Cuba and Porto Rico
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Grose, Howard Benjamin, 1851-
Subjects: Missions -- Cuba Missions -- Puerto Rico Cuba -- Description and travel Puerto Rico -- Description and travel
Publisher: New York : Young people's missionary movement of the United States and Canada
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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. But by their fruitsthe missionaries and their gospel are known. Anincreasing number of intelligent Cubans, and mul-titudes of the country people have come to recog-nize that intolerance and misrepresentation cannotprevent Protestant doctrine, example, and institu-tions from being trusted and cherished by thosewho are sincere in their search for a Savior whosaves. The impact of Protestantism is thereforecausing the Roman Catholic Church to improve itsmethods and teachings. The attitude of the mis-sionaries and Christian Cuban leaders is one of un-varying devotion to the interests of Cuba, as a na-tion, and to the Cuban people in their upwardcourse in matters of religion, education, industries,commerce, and home life. Patience, self-sacrifice,and genuine sympathy and love characterize theirdaily dealings with the people. These constitutetheir reply to misrepresentation and opposition, andthey are winning the battle. There are many evi-dences that this is true. The best schools of many
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FIRST CONVERTS AT PINAR DEL RIO, CUBA FIRST NATIONAL CONVENTION OF YOUNG PEOPLEs SOCIETIES AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, I906, MATANZAS, CUBA CUBA AS A MISSION FIELD 121 cities are under Protestant auspices because theyhave the best methods and teachers, and thereforethe best results. A small Protestant chapel willoften have a larger audience than an enormouscathedral, while the attendance of men and boys atProtestant churches amazes the observer by com-parison with the small number of men at the Cath-olic services. In one city by count the Sundayattendance at four Protestant chapels equaled thatof twelve Catholic cathedrals and churches. 7. With the Workers Manifest Christianity. A tour of the missionsin Cuba is something that you will never forget.The experiences are such as could not come to anordinary tourist. As a Christian visitor fromAmerica, inspired by the same interest that led theAmerican missionaries to the island, you are wel-comed by the Cuban converts with whole-souledhospitality

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