. Advance in the Antilles; the new era in Cuba and Porto Rico . icans tolive, we do not care who buries them; the Lord willtake care of them then. Attitude of the People. The American mission-aries were w-armly welcomed for the most part bothin city and country, and their message was heardgladly, except where the priests stirred up feelingagainst them. There has been some persecution, butnot more than is good for the workers, and the dayfor it has pretty much passed, since the characterof the missionaries and the good results of theirefforts have become known. As already intimated,there is a v
. Advance in the Antilles; the new era in Cuba and Porto Rico . icans tolive, we do not care who buries them; the Lord willtake care of them then. Attitude of the People. The American mission-aries were w-armly welcomed for the most part bothin city and country, and their message was heardgladly, except where the priests stirred up feelingagainst them. There has been some persecution, butnot more than is good for the workers, and the dayfor it has pretty much passed, since the characterof the missionaries and the good results of theirefforts have become known. As already intimated,there is a vast deal to be done without proselyting,for the masses of the people were not religiouslyreached at all, and the Protestant missionaries haveseen to it that the rural districts are visited andoutstations planted. To take the opinion of BishopVan Buren again, from the same informingarticle: While nominally the entire population isRoman Catholic, I think the great majority of thepeople have no real allegiance to that religion. This I. Outlook, January 14, OPEN-AIR MEETINGPREACHING TO CHILDREN THE MISSIONARY OUTLOOK 211 condition of things is not confined to ignorant peo-ple who have been neglected and are the prey ofsuperstition. It prevails also among the better-in-formed element of the community. 3. Missionary Outreach Attractive Services and Missionaries. The char-acter of the Protestant services at once caught theattention of the Porto Ricans. The singing ofhymns quickly drew listeners, and the priestlythreats and foolish tales of the evils that wouldcome upon those who attended the Protestant meet-ings were not sufficient to overcome the interestaroused by the gospel hymns, translated into theSpanish. The people like music, like to play andsing, like to talk; and there was something in theheartiness and informality of the meetings that w^asas appealing as it was novel to them. The mis-sionaries therefore could easily get a congregation,and their message was heard with
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