Makers of South America . In anewspaper next day, one of the officials said this ofhim: We were able to appreciate for ourselves themagnanimity which characterizes him. Not a singleword of reproach fell from his lips, nor a single com-plaint against his persecutors. He started at once on a trip down the coast tosuperintend the work of the Bible Society. That wasPenzottis way of taking a much-needed vacation. The next year he was appointed agent for CentralAmerica and the Isthmus of Panama, and since 1908he has superintended the work of the River Platerepublics. His successor in Peru, Dr. Thoma
Makers of South America . In anewspaper next day, one of the officials said this ofhim: We were able to appreciate for ourselves themagnanimity which characterizes him. Not a singleword of reproach fell from his lips, nor a single com-plaint against his persecutors. He started at once on a trip down the coast tosuperintend the work of the Bible Society. That wasPenzottis way of taking a much-needed vacation. The next year he was appointed agent for CentralAmerica and the Isthmus of Panama, and since 1908he has superintended the work of the River Platerepublics. His successor in Peru, Dr. Thomas , wrote: The work that Penzotti has accom-plished in Peru as a founder and pioneer is a successthat not many can gainsay. The way seems open togo up and possess the whole land. In November,1915, the Roman Catholic clause of the constitutionwas struck out, and to-day any form of worship islegal. Now, on going to Peru, says Penzotti, all doorsare open to me except the prison doors, thanks to God. W. BARBROOKE GRUBB. W. BARBROOKE GRUBB W. BARBROOKE GRUBB The little Republic of Paraguay is cut in two bythe River Paraguay. Along the eastern bank arerows of towns twinkling with electric lights at nighttime; across the river dark forests loom against thesky, and a lonely Indian camp-fire shines through thetrees. On one side, the river steamers dock at busywharves; on the other, gourds are rattling, and In-dians chant weird songs. The civilized and the primi-tive are there side by side, with only the river betweenthem. The western section of Paraguay is a rank wilder-ness of swamps, thickets, and big trees, one of themost grewsome places in the world to travel about is a part of El Gran Chaco, a desolate country of200,000 square miles which extends down into northernArgentina. Horror and mystery still cling to the nameChaco—a name to conjure evil spirits with, the Para-guayans think. When expeditions used to appearthere, bent on capturing slaves or subduing wildtribes,
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