I wish to say also that I have drawn the materials from the
experiences of my own denomination more largely because I know it
better and therefore could bear more reliable testimony. It should
be borne in mind that the successes of this one denomination are
typical of the work of several other Protestant bodies now
laboring in Brazil.

The missionaries and other friends made it possible wherever we
went to observe conditions at close range and under favorable
auspices. To these dear friends who received us so cordially and
labored so untiringly for our comfort and to make our visit most
helpful we would express here our heartfelt gratitude. We record
their experiences and ours in the hope that the knowledge of them
may bring to the reader a better appreciation of the missionary
and the great cause for which the missionary labors so self-
sacrificingly.

Richmond, Va.





CHAPTER I.

THE COUNTRY.


We had sailed in a southeasternly direction from New York twelve
days when we rounded Cape St. Roque, the easternmost point of