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AMAICA
'Jamaica For Christ"
VOLUME 1

CHRISTIAN
JANUARY, 1951
NUMBER 1

FliEAMS
Dear Christian Friends:

ARRIVE
After long

JAMAICA

Here we are at last!

months of planning, working, and dreaming, we arrived yesterday, Jan. 16, at our destination goalthe Island of Jamaica. Everything seems new and strange but beautiful and won derful. We are going to love it I know. When we reached Miami yesterday
about 9:30 a. m., we learned that our

plane would be delayed from 1AO p. m. TO 3:40 p. m. because of "tech

nical" difficulties. However, when we

returned to the airport around 3:30 o'clock we found that the plane would be held up still another hour. The me
chanics seemed to be working to re

pair one of the four motors. Finally we boarded the plane at 5:00 o'clock and breathed a sigh of relief as it warmed up the engines and taxied down to the end of the runway. The

i -ii

plane poised there at the end for a

few minutes gunning the motors full speed. Slowly we began to move,
then faster and fastersuddenly there

NEW RECRUIT FOR JAMAICA

was the clanging of a warning bell, and instead of taking off, the plane slowed and stopped. The faulty mo-

tor still wasn't working properly. We

had to disembark and prepare for another long arm-chair seige. One

hourtwo hoursthree hours passed

and still no plane. We heard they

were going to put on another plane and we were more hopeful. However, when they finally called us out to board one at 8:30. we saw it was still

Woodrow Phillips and family of San Jose, California are planning to join the Fream family as missionaries to Ja maica. They expect to have all ar rn rangements ra completed within the next fg weeks. Their passports have few come through all right, and visa ap plications have been made. They have P their entire living support pledged, Ih and ar only lack funds tor transportation.
Mr. Phillips was minister of the East Side Church, Turlock, tor five years, Si during which time the congregation d'
erected a new debt-free house of wor '' thousand dollars.

the same one. Everyone wondered,

"will it work this time?" I think all of us held our breath as

ship valued at thirty-five to forty

Mrs. Phillips, former member of pi Church, Long Beach attended Long First Beach Junior College, San Diego State College, and San Jose Bible College.

once more the motors warmed up. "Lord guide the wings" was our pray

er as the plane left the ground. The

lights of the city fell away until they appeared to be only a handful of gems sparkling in the darkness. We were
on our way.

The steward helped us make com(Continued on page three)

The Phillipses have three childrenPatty, P< six; Woody, four; and Stevie,
six months. sr

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JANUARY

1951

The JAMAICA CHRISTIAN

GOD SUPPLIES OUR NEEDS

Editor Pansy Reed Click

Moore Haven, Florida

AMERICAN ADDRESS-

Mr.

and

Mrs.

Donald

Fream:

Route 2,

The Lord has truly opened the way for us to come to Jamaica. Up until two days before we were to leave for the field, Mrs. Fream had received only half of her living link support. Because of the urgent appeals of the natives that we come as quickly as

Moore Haven, Florida.

possible, we had decided to go ahead

on faith even though she lacked this
support.

Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Phillips,

915 8th St., San Jose, California.

FOREIGN ADDRESS FOR BOTH FAMILIESJamaica Christian Mission,

On the Lord's day just before we were to leave the following Tuesday,
Richard R. Mims of Ft. Pierce, Fla., in

E>arton,

P. O., Jamaica, B. W. 1.

Funds may be sent to any of the above

addresses. Used clothing, rings, sup

quired of us if Mrs. Fream had receiv ed all of her living link pledge. When we replied in the negative, he gen erously offered to provide the remain
der, which amounts to $50.00 a month even though he had already contrib
uted $250.00 toward our car. Mr. Mims is a former resident of Lakeport,

plies should be sent direct to Jamaica.

In order that the churches here in

and a

substantial contributor to the

the states may keep in close touch

with the work of the Jamaica Christ

Lakeport Church of Christ.

Our New Car

ian Mission, it is planned to publish this bulletin each month as long as finances will permit.

If your name Is not on our list and you would like to receive a copy, drop a card to the editor and your
name will
bulletin.

Because of the great expense invol ved in purchasing a new car or even to exchange our car for a used one,
we decided it would be wiser to fix

be

included

in the

next

mailing. There is no charge for the It is suggested that interested churches keep a complete file of the bulletins in their church library for use of missionary groups who may want to use them as program material.

up our old car and fake it to Jamaica. All of the used cars we inspected needed as much repair work as the car we now have. Car repairs and relining brakes cost $100.00, which was no more than overhauling another
used car would have cost; $100 was

Experiences of the Freams and Phillipses, reports on the work and

other interesting and important data
direct from the mission field will make

spent for new tires and tubes,-$100.00 for body repairs and painting; $175.00 transportation to Jamaica; duty on car about $225, making a total cost of ap proximately $700.00, which is almost
$1000.00 less than it would have cost
to trade for a later model used car and

up the contents of each issue of the

Jamaica Christian.

take it to Jamaica. Deducting the amount contributed by Mr. Mims, we

still needed $450.00 to meet the ex

Your prayers and financial support are needed to undergird the efforts of both of these families as they la
bour in a field "white unto the har

pense. The East Columbus Church of Christ provided the exact amount needed for this project, nor did they
know how much was needed.

vest". The results which they are able fo accomplish will be in direct propor
tion to the support received from the

Addressograph Purchased We needed an addressograph so on faith that funds would be forthcoming, we purchased a rebuilt machine in Tampa, Fla., for $87.50. A few days
later we received a check from the

loyal rope-holders here at home.

As we stand on the threshold of a

New Year, may we resolve in our hearts to do our part in 1951 to help
win Jamaica for Christ.Ed.

church in Sabina, Ohio for $85.00 for

"an addressograph or toward buying

JANUARY 1951

PAGE THREE

(Continued from page one)

WELCOME US

fortable beds for the children and

soon they were sleeping soundly. Out side, there was nothing to give us the feeling of motion at all. The ocean stretched away into blackness below us, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. The plane seemed to be standing still.
We both tried to sleep, but sleep
would not come, so we closed our

eyes and rested for awhile until we

thought it was time to be nearing
Jamaica.

I remember how surprised I was

when I sat up and looked out the win

dow. All around us were billowing
cloudsa beautiful silver-blue in the

moonlight. Then I knew we were fly ing over the mountains of northern
Jamaica. Soon there was a rift in the
clouds and we could see ahead of us

the lights of Kingston.

A Strange Land The next afternoon, after we had rented a car, we headed for the mis

C. A. Morris, native evangelist, and family

Among those on hand to give us a warm wel

come to the "Land of Wood and Water" were

sion of Ewarton. Everythng seemed confusing and backwards at first-

driving down the wrong side of the

street with a right-hand drive. The streets were narrow and crowded and even with our little English car we had

C. A. Morris and family. Bro. Morris is one of the native evangelists of the mission who is doing a great work in helping to establish new churches. He graduated from the Jamaica Bible Seminary in March 1949. He is, also, one of the officers of the Mission appointed by the
Government to perform marriages.
Other native leaders who are also marriage

io slowly thread our way through with frequent stops and a lot of horn-blow ing. Everyone appeared to be walking
in the streets instead of on the side

officers include Wm. W. Ashley, who is the old

est minister of the Mission; E. D. Evans, Malcolm Smith, and James E. Sewell.

walks. There was a multiplicity of bi

one." They did not know that we had bought one or what it would cost.
Wedding Rings

cycles and donkey carts in the streets, as well as goats, pigs, and cattle roam ing about. It took us fully an hour to

get out into the country away from the press of traffic where we could make
better time.

The natives wrote that they needed

some wedding rings at once. We pur

The scenery was

beautiful,

and

seemed to become more so as we

chased six rings for $15.02, and sent them to the field. The next day we re ceived a check for $15.00 designated "for wedding rings" from the Christ ian Endeavor group of McKeesport,
Pa.

went along. The road ran along beside

the Ria Cobra River at the bottom of a

deep ravine. The waters of the river

were a translucent jade cascading into silver rapids over the rocks. There was

Patty's Two Front Teeth When Patty, the six-year old daughter of Woodrow Phillips, broke
out two of her front teeth, she was

lush, tropical growth all around us and many new, exotic fruits we did not
recognize.
leaders Welcome Us

When we arrived at the mission we

taken to a child specialist to have them

fixed. She also had several cavities to be filled. She told the dentist about

found several leaders waiting for us. There had been others come the day before. One had come 30 miles, walk

her plans to come to Jamaica and the Lord put it upon his heart to do all of the work free of charge. Surely the hand of God is supplying our needs, and all of our "ropeholders" are agents in His work.

ing most of the way, and waited over night to see us. Those who could not
come, sent letters. And so we were
welcomed into our new home, and

what we pray will be a life of service

for our Lord.

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JANUARY 1951

MISSION NEEDS

FEED

AND

FLOUR SACKS

are

also

Used Clothing can now be sent to the

Jamaica Christian Mission duty free.

needed and are very useful.

SUPPORT FOR NATIVE WORKERS and

Any used clothing, such as cotton, wool, silk or linen which is in good
condition, will be gratefully received.
Send boxes of used clothing to:

Seminary students is needed. Here is opportunity for small classes, individ

uals, and small churches to have a

definite part in winning souls to Christ. The cost of supporting a native

worker varies from $5.00 to $30.00 a month. It takes $30.00 a month to

Donald Fream, Superintendent

Jamaica Christian Mission

Ewarton, P .O. Jamaica, B. W. I.

keep a student in the Jamaica Bible Seminary. Detailed information will be

sent on request.
SUNDAY SCHOOL MATERIAL:
Bibles and New Testaments.

Mark each package- "Used clothing for

free distributionNo Commercial val

ue," and do not place a valuation of over $10 on any one package. Send by regular parcel post and do not put over 22 lbs. in any one package. Wrap and tie well.
NOTE: Do not place anything but used clothing in boxes of clothing. Other articles should be in separate boxes.
WEDDING RINGS: There is a constant

Primary picture papers, cards, and rolls.

Teachers' quarterlies.

Work books, hand work, crayons.

Adult quarterlies.
Gospel tracts.

Religious books for Jamaica Bible Seminary.

Note: Do not send Lookouts Christian Standards. or

demand for rings for native weddings. It is best to send yellow gold rings. Some stores have sterling base, gold filled rings for about $2.50*to $3.00.
Sizes most used are ZVa to 9yi.
PLASTIC RAINCOATS for native lead

All of the above can be sent duty free if marked

"Used Religious Material, no commercial value."

Instructions For'Mailing
LETTERS AND MONEYIt is better to send ALL
letters air mail.

ers. Jamaica has two long rainy sea sons and many of the preachers must walk 30 or 40 miles through the rain to reach the various churches. Regular school bags in which they can carry their Bibles and papers are of great help.
THE JAMAICA CHRISTIAN

AIR MAIL rate is 10c a

1-2 oz. *

Letters with only a 3c stamp are delayed and

may not reach their destination.

FUNDS may be sent by check, M. O. (reg. blue

one) or draft.

Correct return address should be on the outside

of all envelopes.

Moore Haven, Fla.

SEC. 34.66 p. L. & R.

U. S. POSTAGE

PAID
Moore Haven, Fla.
PERMIT NO. 7

POSTMASTER: If undelivered for any reason, notify sender stating reason on form 3547, postage for which is guaranteed.

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lAMAICA
'Jamaica For Christ"
VOLUME 1

CHRISTIAN
FEBRUARY - MARCH iq 5" /
NUMBER 2

A LORD'S DAY IN JAMAICA

Old Spanish Town
It was eai'ly in the morninjr of our

first Lord's Day in Jamaica. Mrs. Fream packed a lunch for us, and we headed
off for the little church in historic old Spanish Town, where there are build

ings still standing which were erected during the days of the Spanish occupat ion in the sixteenth century. A Confession of Faith
At last we came to the church a

neat little brick chapel with cement floors and fairly comfortable benches. Every one was surprised to see us as

the visit was unexpected at this parti cular time. The minister, Bro. Sewell,
introduced us with warm words of wel

there was an air of happiness about the

place. Myriads of pink-vine were trail ing around the walls and bouquets of

come, and asked me to bring the morn ing message. At the close, the only per
son in the audience who was not a Christian came forward to confess her

fern, jasmine, and croton leaves were

tied over the doorways and arranged in vases about the room, filling the air with their fragrance.
There were 48 crammed inside the

Lord. She is to be baptized soon with several others from Spanish Town.

Shaving With Others

By this time, it was well after one
o'clock and one of the members offered to let us eat our lunch in her humble house behind the church. The house was

building and half that number standing

on the outside. The woven construction

of the walls is especially adaptable for

peering through.

'is 'oly Name

The program got under way. In turn

just one small room scarcely large enough for a bed, a cupboard, a table
and two chairs. But there was a clean

the children recited poems, scripture, or

sang songs, and not the first one had to be prompted. Jamaicans says "dis", "dat", "dese", and "dose" in true Negro

spread on the bed, and a clean cloth on the table. We opened our lunch and of
fered to share our sandwiches with her.

She accepted so eagerly that we made a mental note to bring a bigger lunch
next time.

dialect, but they also have a British ac

cent and say "Praise 'is oly Name" like good Englishmen. The smallest to recite was a tiny girl named Dottie Dean. She could not
have been more than two and one-half

Old Harbour Road Church

That afternoon there was to be an

other service at the Old Harbour Road

church not far away. The children were presenting a special program foi- the benefit of the building fund. The church building was just a small "booth" made

of woven sticks and bamboo, half of which was roofed with scrap tin and the
other half covered with a few palm branches which afforded protection from
the sun but none from the rain. The

years old, but she marched up to the stage, bowed politely, and with a wide sweep of her arms said, "Jesus paid it HALL for me!" Then she sang a choi-us familiar to American children, "Deep and wide, deep and wide; There's a fountain flowing deep and wide." The services had started at 4 p.m. and

by 6:15 they were still going strong, so

we left in order to reach the next church

floors were dirt, and the benches rough planks propped up on poles. However,

for evening service. (Continued on page three)

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The JAMAICA CHRISTIAN

February-March

JAMAICA PROLOGUE
By Woodtou) Phillips
The prologrue to our Jamaica story is nearly completed.. God has undertaken for us in every detail of our preparat ions, and we plan, the Lord willing, to
to be in Jamaica before the end of Febru

Editor Pansy Reed Click

Moore Haven, Florida

AMERICAN ADDRESS-

Mr.

and

Mrs.

Donald

Fream:

Route

2,

Moore Haven, Florida.

ary. We have shipped nearly all of our goods by boat, and have sufficient funds raised for our shipping and travelling
expenses.

Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Phillips,

915 8th St., San Jose, California.

Our present plans are to fly from San

Francisco February 26th via Mexico City. We are very anxious to join our fellow workers, "Don and Macky" Fream in this ripe harvest field where "the
laborers are few".

FOREIGN ADDRESS FOR BOTH FAMILIES-

Jamaica Christian Mission, Ewarton, P. O., Jamaica, B. W. I.

Ira Lamb, a brother in Christ from

Lusk, Wyoming, has

given an eight

cubic foot Servel kerosene refrigerator

to the mission for our use. Since this
Funds may be sent to any of the above

addresses. Used clothing, rings, sup plies should be sent direct to Jamaica.

Sincerest thanks are extended to all

of you who have sent used clothing and

Bible School literature to the Jamaica

type of refrigerator is not readily avail able on the west coast, and is very ex pensive, we see this gift as a direct answer to prayer. God has answered us many times even before we have called. He has opened the hearts of many breth ren to enter into this partnership with us of giving and receiving, and we are truly thankful.

Christian Mission. Contributors may rest assured that the garments reach needy Christians. Thei'e is never enough to go around. The churches In Jamaica are entirely dependent upon material from the states for their Bible schools, and regular contributions are greatly appreciated.

The hardest part of our preparation

was the first "leap in the dark" by faith
when we settled it in our hearts that God wanted us to work for Him in Jam aica. After we had announced our de

cision, He began to do "exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in
us." He has opened doors and led us

through, one by one.

We will issue a financial report after
we arrive in Jamaica. We wish to thank

Churches are requested not to send

toys, as the import duty, in most cases,

is more than the articles are worth.

all of our friends, both new and old, for their prayers and gifts. Our hope and prayer is that this partnership will re sult in many souls saved, increasing to
their credit.

When you have finished reading the

Jamaica Christian, pass it on to some interested friend. If you know of some
one who would like to receive the bulle

TEACHERS TRAINING CLASS STARTED

A teacher-training class for girls has been started by Mrs. Fream. The girls go to the mission on Friday of each week. They have a Bible lesson and then the gii'ls are taught how to use flannel-

tin regularly and will send in their full name and address, we shall be glad to add it to our mailing list.

Please notify the editor of any change of address. We are desirous of keep ing as accui-ate a mailing list as possible.

graph,

chalk,

and

other methods of

visual instruction.

February-March

Page Three

A Lord's Day In Jamaica

(Continued from page one)

Church Pen
Church Pen was another "booth" but

much larger and with a substantial thatched roof. It was. lighted by torch lamps hung from the rafters. There were about 100 persons in the service. The

only music was supplied by two drum

Funeral Carriage in Jamaica

mers, while the singers swayed and clapped their hands in time. They are not wild or disorderly, but they put a

A FUNERAL
It is not unusual to see a large group

of "organized" pedestrians, coniing down the street walking slowly, wailing and chanting as they approach in their
loud and unusual costumes.

lot of feeling into their singing. They sang a chorus through from 15 to 20 times before they let it drop and went on to another one. Finally, the minister signaled for the drummers to be silent and they "tracked out" some of Sanky's grand old hymns. The song leader had a small book with the words (no notes)
and he read out the first line, then the people sang it; then, the second line, and so on. It isn't as confusing as it sounds. If the leader is good, he can get the lines in so fast, the people scarcely need
to miss a beat between stanzas.

Following close behind will be an elaboi-ate funeral carriage with plumes

on top and a coachman with a high-top

silk hat. As the horse-drawn carriage moves slowly along, one can peer through

The communion service was held while

the people softly hummed a song. They

could not afford cups or trays, so the

fruit of the vine was served in two ordi

the glass sides and view the coffin in

side.

nary drinking glasses.

Trailing behind the funeral cortege will be a larger throng of "disorganized" pedestrians. Obviously, the paid moui-ners and the fancy funeral trappings are
believed to be a Heavenly passport to the soul of the man inside. They have yet to learn that "No man cometh to the Father but by me."

Refreshment of Body and Soul

I brought the evening message, and
again there was a confession of faith. The people made much of the fact that after looking for me for so long a time, at last I had finally come upon them unexpectedly as the Lord had said He would i-eturn, and found absent from the Lord's house many who would be disappointed the following day. The services closed at 9:30 p.m. (quite eai'ly for them) out of consideration for

BRO. ROSE ILL

Bro. Rose, age 69 one of the loyal native preachers, is seriously ill and is not expected to recover. While the doctor does not know what his ailment is, he

us, knowing we had small children and a long ride home. However, they asked us to stay for refreshments and they served us soda pop, crackers, and orange cake. Their thoughtfulness was especially
appreciated since we knew that they could ill affoi'd this small extravagance.
The refreshment to our souls was

has been vomiting blood, so whatever

the disease is, it must be in the last stages. Bro. Fream recently walked 16
miles to Lluidas Vale and back to see

even more satisfying than that to our body. The knowledge that two had been

him. He is ready to go but wants to

see Mrs. Fream and the children first.
SUPPORT FOR NATIVE WORKERS

brought into the Kingdom that day, the warm welcome given to us, and the rich
fellowship of kindred souls of like minds filled our hearts with an overflowing love and a yearning tenderness towards these our Christian brethren, and as we turned toward home, it was with a pray er on our lips that the Lord would use us mightily in His service here in
Jamaica.

and Seminary students is needed. Here is opportunity for small classes, individ uals, and small churches to have a def inite part in winning souls to Christ. The cost of supporting a native varies from $5.00 to $30.00 a month. It takes $30.00 a month to keep a student in the Jamaica Bible Seminary. Detailed in formation will be sent on request.

It was neai'ly midnight when we reached our new home, and no beauty
rest was ever more comfortable than

our bed of straw was that night at the end of our first Lord's Day in Jamaica.

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February-March

BAPTISMAL SERVICE
DARK AND EARLY

they stayed the rest of the trip, and we

had no more trouble. MORNING MISTS

We were to leave early on a Sunday morning for a baptismal service at

Pedro River. I asked Don when we

It was getting a little lighter now, and

through the early morning mist I could

see the valley far below us. We were

slowly, climbing higher and higher over

should get up, and he said, "Oh, about

4 o'clock." "Four!" I exclaimed. "How

the rough, rocky roads, We were sur

rounded by beautiful clouds, which are

far is it to Pedro River? and when do

we have to be there?"

constantly over the mountains of Jama

ica. The southern trade winds, after blowing over miles of ocean, are full of moisture when they reach Jamaica The
mountains cause them to rise to cooler

"It's about 30 miles and we have to

be there at seven."

That was hard for me to understand,

but then he had been over the roads. I

hadn't yet. Anyway, we were up dark and early, packed a lunch, and started
on our way. We didn't think a soul would

be stirring at that hour, but as we rounded the bend, we came upon what

altitudes where they condense into clouds. Along the northern shore it rains most days of the year and the annual rain fall is 150 inches as compai'ed to 35 inches in Kingston on the southei-n coast.
THE THRONE OF GOD

looked like a whole village of people all

dressed up and standing in the road ready to go some place. We found that

they were waiting to catch the early

morning bus to Monteago Bay which is
on the extreme northwestern end of the
island.

By the time we reached Pedro River, we got our cloud with rain. However, it did not seem to dampen the spirits of the Christians who marched in a process ion from the church to the river, a dis
tance of two mile.s.

There were six of us in our car. Now, in our own car six could ride quite com fortably, but in the little English car
wc had rented everyone had to sort of

Every one began singing "Shall we gather at the river that flows by the
throne of God" as three women and one
man were buried with their Lord in

sit catty-corner to fit in. By this time, everything we had carefully placed
on the shelf behind the back seat had

slid off on the floor a half dozen times, so I decided it would he much simpler
to just leave them on the floor, so there

Christian baptism. Just then a beautiful light burst upon the scene as the sun rose over the mountain. I looked up half expecting to see that throne of God, and I knew the angels were rejoicing in
Heaven.

THE JAMAICA CHRISTIAN

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CHURCHES
EWARTON P. O.

,
OF CHRIST
B. W. I.

Smnatra Cilljrtatian liiHBian

JAMAICA.

^S3. VwoW^ioJ^
MR. AND MRS. DONALD FREAM missionaribs

Hrar 1^, 1951

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Flo-tt>rkers iirChrtst*

Greetings in Jesus* precious nanet

It scofccly seems right to st&rt 3 letter without those deer snd

No one could easily begin a letter like

fsniUcr words the J^meicen Christians use in their letters.

that* and then go .on to write scmething false of unk'ind.

It is a cormneidable practice.

A great many things ere hz^pening here just now* and it is herd to know what to tell you about first.
Perhaps you would like to know that our car has arrived at last, and is now hard at work over many miles of rough roads. With the car I an ^le to visit about six of the churches every week. Our boy" faith

fully clears end shines it, but scarcely is the dirt vnd dust of one trip removed, than it is off again for more of the sarte. We are in the midst of the dry season now, and the dost on the roads is like powder.

A successful class in church government was conducted last week here in the Seminary, witti efglvt leaders attending for two days of teachir^ - six hours a dsf. There were two evar^elists, ti*) ministers,
two elders, and two students. The only complaint was that they couldn't have several months of sudi

teaching instead of two days*

Another such class will be held in a different district next week, and
There is e vast amount of this

these various closses will continue until the Seminary here opens M&y 1.

sort of training to be done If the churches are to remain steacFast f.nd grow in knowledge andprrotice

of New Testcinent Christioni ty.

So many of the men are tied down with families and other obligations

that they cannot come to the Seminary, so we are taking a few of the classes to them - and they ere
really anxious to have the tei'-ching.

Last wed^ 1 worked on c^atfing the church roof at Poliyground, end this wed< 1 will be going to

work on the building at Lluidas yale. 1 have just leased i; church ^t end bought a building (booth)
for 0 small corgregatidh at Oerry that has been without a place to worship for z year.

We are looking for Brother Phillips andfanily from California my day.

They are ready and

waiting and we have word that their vise is being approved, but it tekes s certain amount of time for it to
go throi^h the regular chennels. He have their house whitewashed and cleaned, the grass cut, a stove up,

end r good start on mdcing their furniture.

It is beginning to look as though some lived there already.

May God bless you end enrich your lives.

Thank you for all you are doing to help in this work.

"My righteousnesa is near, my salvaiion b gone forth

thebles shall wailfor me an^n'mftie ann shall they irusl".Isa. 51:5

Donald Pream Is a graduate of the Cincinratl Bible Seminary

(A.B. I9W) and the University of Denver (M.A. 19'-9). He has had undergrad
uate work in Oklahoma Baptist University, Mesa Junior College, and the

University of Cincinnati; and has also completed resident work for a B, D.

at the Cincinnati Bible Seminary.

Mr. Pream was a captain in the Air Corps during World War II, and

wrote several textbooks for Air Corps Schools.

After the war he was

ordained to the Christian ministry by the Columbia Ave. Church of Christ,

Cincinnati, Ohio. He has held ministries in White's Run and Worthville, 1^;
Denver^ Colo9 and Columbus ^ Indiana

Maxine Click Fream, Daughter of James S. and Pansy Reed Click of

Moore Haven, Florida, is also a graduate of Cincinnati Bible Seminary

(A.Be 19^8). Mrs. Fream originated and drew the "Macky and Don" series of pictorial letters that appeared for several years in the "Girlhood Days."
The Freams have three children?
a baby, James Shawn#

Vinata Lou,

Leslie Vee, 3) 3-^^

BRIKF STrniTGHES OF PRESBMT WORPTCRS

WOODROW PHILLIPS

Son of Hlf. and Mrs. C.A. Phillies, ministers

for the churches of Christ in the Pacific Northwest# preaching in 1940. Regularly since 1942.

Began

Ordained to the ministry

in 1944

Held several student pastorates, including one year fullGraduated from

time in Dunsmuir, Calif, during the war (1944-45)

San Jose Bible College in 1946 (B.Th.)

Attended Modesto Jr. College.

Minister at Turlock, Calif, for 5 years. (1945-Nov. 1950)

5 feet 7 inches, 160 pounds, grey hair, brown eyes.

MRJORIE PHILLIPS

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.N. Reynolds ( U.S.N.

retired) Attended secular college 3 years (Long Beach J.C. and

San Diego State, Calif.)

San Jose Bible College one year.

Married to Vfoodrow Phillins

Qualified Public School teachrr.

in 1943

Three children, ""atty, age B, v^oody, age 5, and

Stevie, age 2.

Another child exuected in Nov. 1952.

5 feet 3 inches,

110 pounds, brown hair, blue eyes.

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te.

JAMAICA CHRISTIAN MISSION

Ewabton p. O.

Jamaica, B. W. I,

April 16, 1951

Dear Christian Friends:

Brother Woodrow Phillips Just arrived in Jamaica one week aj^o, and his family will follow as soon as they receive the visa. How thankful we are that another has Joined us to help in the work. The lon^ei^ we are here, the more work we see to be done. The calls keep coming from all sides, March 18th I was at Pedro River for the second baptism there within a month. There were four the first time six this time. During the baptism, several worthless fellows from the village came to watch the service and mock. The baptism was scarcely over before they stripped off naked and rode horses into the water. Their actions, however, did not deter the Christians, and that same
evening four more confessed their Lord.

Prom Pedro, I drove to the north shore to visit a small congrega tion of Christians and made plans with them to erect a booth. The one they had was destroyed in a storm some months ago. During that week, I held special classes in church doctrine for

the elders and deacons in the Richmond Park area, v/hich is about 60
miles from the mission and over very bad roads. On Friday and Saturday of that same week, I held services at Camperdown, Lluidas Vale, and Guave Ground, Bach time, the services seemed more thrilling,

Faster Sunday morning I baptized 14 at Coy.

The church here is

Just a new one. In the evening there were more confessions at Port Karia. On Monday I went over to '//anstead for an all day meeting, dropIng off two of the students on the way at another church to work on doors for the building. One night each week I hold Bible study class at Pollyground, Maxine usually accompanies me with her easel to do a chalk drawing, or with the little folding organ to provide some special music.
The first week of this month I held classes for the church officers

at Camperdown. On one trip a new tire blew out on the car - it cost over to replace it, and I am told the cost is going up still higher. In between trips to the churches, there is a heavy burden of office work and correspondance to keep up with, with occasional inter ruptions to attend to first aid work, or to take someone to the doctor. Jamaica is divided into 13 parishes or counties. \'Je have churches

in six of them.

That still leaves 7 parishes untouched by the plea for

the New Testament church - there is so much yet to del Ife want to thank all of you especially that are helping in the Lord's work here for
your prayers, and your gifts of money, clothing, Bibles, literature, and

rings. It is our earnest prayer that we might be found faithful stewards of all these things you have intrusted to our keeping, l/e pray that you will continue to find this work worthy of your support. May God bless
you and keep you in His precious love. In His service,,

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JAMAICA
'Jamaica For Christ"

CHRISTIAN
APRIL-MAY iq ^
NUMBER 3

VOLUME 1
PHILLIPS TO JOIN FREAMS

A letter dated April 1 has been re

ceived from Bro. Woodrow Phillips in

which he stated that their visa had not

yet arrived, and unless it came befoi-e the 5th of April, he would leave at once for Florida and fly from there to Jamaica to
join the Freams. He plans to enter Jamaica on a tourist

card as a visitor, and his family will join

him as soon as the visa arrives. The

American

Consul

has

approved

this

action, and has stated that Mrs. Phillips

can get the visa alone without Bro. Phillips being in the states.

The church at Turlock presented Bro.

Phillips with a check for their travel

funds, and the church at Lusk, Wyoming, gave him $267.00. Bro. Ira Lamb, Lusk, donated a kerosene-burning refrigerator to the Mission for the use of the PhilMps family. It has been shipped to San Francisco to go by boat to Jamaica. Many other churches over the country have generously given special gifts and living link support for the Phillips fam
ily, which is greatly appreciated.

Leslie Richards, Minister at Lime Hall Church

NEEDS OF THE CHURCHES

LIME HALL

The Freams have been working to get

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175

LEADERS ATTEND

CONFERENCE

a young native minister who not only serves the chui'ch at Lime Hall, but also the church at

Leslie

Richards is

One hundred seventy-five native lead ers representing thirty-one churches and sixteen preaching points, with a total membership of 1,286, recently enjoyed a wonderful day of fellowship, teaching and prayer at a one-day meeting held at the Ewarton church. The leaders gave reports of the accomplishments of the various churches. The reports, on the whole, were very good, although the year 1950 was a rather upsetting one with the changing of misionaries and no missionary on the field at all for several
months.

Coxpiece and at Woodside. The buildings at the last two places are only "booths"
but are well made.

Thei-e

are

26 active

members

and

twice that many children enrolled in

Bible School in the Lime Hall church. The building there is in the process of

being built. At the present time, it has

the framework up ready to be plastered,
and a roof on. The natives put up a lat tice work of bamboo or sticks, then

cover this with "nogging" of rocks and cement, then plaster over it all. The
windows and doors must yet be made,

the floor put in, and the benches built.

The walls can be finished for about

Only five churches were unable to be represented because of the difficulty in obtaining transportation from distant points, or because of illness on the part of their leaders. One could not help but be impressed by the spirit of unity that prevailed, and the determination on the part of all to press onward for
Christ.

$60 with the members doing the work and hauling the i-ocks, which have been
donated. The floor, windows and doors
will take another $50.

Bro. Richards, accompanied by the Woodside folks, went to Ireland district

in the parish of Saint Mary on Sunday,

Continued on back page

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The JAMAICA CHRISTIAN
EDITORPansy Reed Click, Moore Haven, Florida

MISSIONARIES
AMERICAN ADDRESS-

TO

JAMAICA

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fream:

Route 2, Moore Haven, Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Phillips,, 915 8th St., San Jose, California.
FOREIGN ADDRESS FOR BOTH FAMILIESJamaica Christian Mission

Ewarton, P. O., Jamaica, 8. W. I. AN APPEAL

Neai'ly

three

months have

passed Jamaica Bible Seminary

sin.?e the Freams arrived in Jamaica. The time has been busily spent by them

in becoming acquainted with the people, studying the customs of the land, visit ing the churches and making a survey
of their conditions and needs, holding conferences with native leaders, conduct

BIBLE SEMINARY TO REOPEN

Plans are being made by the Freams

ing evangelistic services, Bible and indoctrinal classes, in addition to attend

ing to the multiplicity of details which

falls to the superintendent of the miss
ion.

to reopen the Jamaica Bible Seminary in May, at which time the Phillips fam ily will have become settled on the field
and will be able to help with the teach ing.

They will soon be joined by the Phillips family, who will labor with them in the constructive program which has been planned for the future progress of
the work. However, they can proceed

Four fine young men are now enrolled

and will complete their second year in

July. Another young man approached

Bro. Fream recently about entering the Seminary. He is the son of one of the
native ministers and has worked with

with these plans only to the extent that

Chi-istian friends in the states will con

tinue to give them financial support. Many of the congi-egations are with out adequate buildings, and many of the buildings which are in use need to be

repaired. Work should begin immediate ly. They are not asking for support for
themselves, as their living link support

his father for several seasons in evange listic work. His voice is sweet and clear, and rings out like a bell when he leads in the gospel singing. "Please, Sir", he pleaded, "could you find a place for me in the school ? I want to be a preacher and I should like to study and learn more of God's Word
and His will for me.'

has been pledged, but they need definite pledges, however small, to carry on the general work of the Mission, and to en
able them to reopen the Bible Seminary which has ben closed for many months. Christian friends have been wondei-ful

Several more have expresed a desire to enroll. It takes $30,00 a month to house, feed, clothe, and teach each one not very much when one considers
the result in souls saved. Trained nat

in providing funds to send these young people to Jamaica. The natives have
welcomed them with open arms and are heart-hungry for the gospel message. The opportunities are unlimited. We urge your continued suppoi't of this worthy work in order that the King
dom of God may advance in Jamaica.

ive ministers and evangelists are the hope of the cause of Christ in Jamaica. The Jamaican is capable and willing to do the work, but he needs training, and he needs financial help.
EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE Easter was observed by an Easter sunrise service in the morning and a children's program in the afternoon. The childi'en were very faithful in coming to practice several weeks in advance. They really learned their parts well. The church is about the only social life they

Something new has been added in this issuethe "Little Missionary" page. There have been requests for a page for childi^n, so this innovation is in the na ture of an experiment. Your support
will enable us to continue it. Jamaica lies between the 17th and

ever have, and they love special pi-ograms.

19th degrees north latitude near the tropic of Cancer.

Kingston is the only large town in Jamaica population over 100,000.

April-May

Page Thi'ee

TELETOT
In America when one wants to talk

to somebody, he can use the telephone or,

maybe, send a telegram. In Jamaica most people use the "teletot" system. If they want to send a message, they write a note on a piece of paper and give it to a small boy or girl to can-y for them. Sometimes little boys or girls walk four, five, or even six miles to carry a note to Nita's mother. It generally isn't

w
LARRY
Larry is a little native boy who runs errands for the Mission, such as carry

anything very important, either. The note may just say "Good morning" and pass the time of day, as you might call a friend over the telephone to chat awhile.

The children do not seem to mind the

ing water, going after the mail, etc. Nita

likes to watch Larry carry things on his head. One day he carried a large board on his head without using his

walks. They play along the way and see a lot of interesting things. Then, too, they know they might get a cookie, or a piece of candy, or even a few pennies for carrying the message. Sometimes they take a gift, tooa bag of fruit, a bouquet of flowers, or maybe an egg or two. No matter how poor they are, they want to take something to show their
love.

liands to balance it, and when he wanted to put it down ,he just tossed it off with
his head.

THE "ARK'
Larry had a little cart which he used

Nita's daddy handed her a letter to give LaiTy to mail. She put the letter on
her head and walked out of the room

with it. Pretty soon, she might be as good as Larry.

NITA AND LESLIE
Vanita Lou and Leslie Vee are the

for carrying away the garbage and trash. The cart was very wobbly and al ways looked as though it were going to fall apart. One day, Larry was trying to haul rocks in it instead of trash, and it
did fall apart. He took it to the work shop to have it fixed, and the men built him a nice new strong one. He was so proud of his new cart that he decided to give it a name, so he took a red pencil and wi'ote on the front of
it"The Ark of the Jamaica Christian Mission." The Mission now has an "Ark"

daughtei's of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fream, your missionaries to Jamaica. Nita is four years old and Leslie is two. Some people think Leslie is a boy be
cause of her name, but she isn't really.

They think living in Jamaica is lots of

fun. It is warm and sunshiney most all

to haul its garbage in.

THE DOG WITH TWO NAMES

year 'round so they have a nice time playing out in their big yard where their daddy has built a swing for them. They wear big straw hats which their mother bought for them in the market. They like to go to church in Jamaica.
There are no pianos in any of the churches, so they have learned to clap
their hands when they sing. Can you clap your hands and sing "Jesus Loves Me" without the piano?

Nita had begged for a puppy. Well, the other day she finally got one. A little boy brought it to her, but it was dirty and full of fleas, so Nita's mother had to spray it and give it a good bath. Even then, it wasn't a very pretty color, so everyone agreed that "Smokey" would be a good name for it.
Later, someone asked Nita the

Among the

most common Jamaica

birds are the dove, nightingale, tingling, blackbird, woodpecker and parrot.

puppy's name, and she replied, "Gird." "But", said her mother, "I thought the puppy's name was "Smokey". "Well", she answered, "I have to call her "Girl' because I can't say "Sfokey."

Page Four THE POOR MAN'S FRIEND

April-May

ON THE OTHER SIDE

By Maxine Fream

In

Jamaica, the little donkeys, or

The other day, an old crippled woman came to my back door to beg a few shill ings. I inquired about her and found that she was a familiar figure around the mission. "Mother Wright" they called her. I learned that every Saturday, she was always given a shilling or two to

asses, are called the poor man's friend,

because, even though they are very small, they are so strong, and can carry such heavy loads and do so much work,
and still do not cost much to buy. With

out a donkey the work of a farmer would

be very hard.

Did you ever hear a donkey bray? They sound as though they were laugh ing, and it always makes Nita and Les lie laugh to hear them. Leslie learned
how to mimic them right away. One day in church a donkey brayed far in the distance. It wasn't very loud at all, but Leslie heard it, and right in the middle of the sermon, she said very loudly
"He-haw! He-haw! He-haw!" Nita and Leslie hope they can have a

help her out as she was old and very

poor, and so I went out to speak to her.
She was small and bent. Her dress was faded and frayed, and what was left of her shoes was tied on her feet.

donkey of their own some day.

A kerchief ai'ound her head held in place a large green leaf over one eye. She ex plained that recently a splinter of wood had stinick her in the eye and she could no longer see with it, but she wanted to go to a doctor in the next village of Linstead. She lifted the leaf to show me, but

I needed no doctor to tell me that sight

WITHOUT THE CAMP

By Maxine Fream

was gone forever from that eye.

I asked her to sit down and rest awhile and I would see what I could do

The man was old and ragged. The

young girl who followed him was dress

ed no better, and she stood a little way off like a frightened wild thing.
I had been called outside to talk to

for her. Then, I went into my room and wept from pity. I found her a good dress, and a pair of comfortable shoes the two-toned Oxford type that must

have been sent by some high school girl

in America. The old woman's wrinkled face lit up when she saw the shoes. Fin gering them tenderly she murmured. "So

the men, and when I asked him what I could do to help him, he said he would like for me to try to find a dress for the
girl. He had found her wandering on the road not knowing where she had come from or where she was going. I looked at her more closely. She was small and

strong, so nice and strong." I gave her enough money for food and to take her to her doctor, then I watched her hobble favorite chorus in Jamaica; 'On the other side, Treasuies there abide;

off down the hill. At that moment, the words of a chorus came to my mind, a

thin, and her pinched little face bore

the marks of fear and misuse. I guessed her to be about 15 or 16 although her

mentality was only that of a four-yearold.

Treasures that this world and all

By this time some of the neighbors had gathered around, and several bore out the old man's story. Some question ed her again as to where she was from, but when he named a place, no one knew where it was. The day before, she had named a different place. "What will you do with her?" I in quired. "Well," he said, "I shall try to keep her, and let her help my wife a little around the housesweep and carry wat ter. We shall try to give her a home, but she has no change of garment." For a moment, I thought in dismay that I had given away the very last of
the used clothes that had been sent to

it's wealth can never buy. And when I reach that city. And its gates are open wide,

I'll find my treasures waiting

On the other side!"

true home again, and if she did, she

would doubtless be unwanted. "Without

the camp shall her dwelling be."

NOTICE

Funds reach the Freams faster if

they are sent dii-ectly to them in Jam

aica. Address Jamaica Christian Miss

ion, Ewarton P.O., Jamaica, B.W.I.

Ten cents will take a letter to them in

the mission. Then, I remembered saving out a few all-white dresses for baptismal services and I found one among those that would fit the girl. After receiving the dress in the name of the Loi-d, the old man thanked me and led her away. She may never find her

two or three days. Personal checks are very acceptable since they have no

trouble in cashing them. Receipts are

sent for all funds received and all

donors will receive a yearly financial

statement.

Used clothing and supplies should also be sent directly to Jamaica.

A Typical Scene on Market Day

TO MARKET! TO MARKET!
By Maxine Fream
Our nearest market is in the little

NEW WORK STARTED

village of Linstead about ten miles from the mission. We had been standing on the road waiting for the eight o'clock bus, which may come any time between 7:00 and 8:30 o'clock, when someone stopped and offered us a ride, so we ar
rived at our destination ahead of sche
dule.

All along the road for miles we passed people on their way to the market. Men, women, and children, carrying baskets of wares on their heads, pushing carts or driving asses, which sometimes seemed
lost under their loads. The more enter

Since last September six new places of work have been started. Many of these new preaching points are in need of special training and indoctrination, and all of them aie looking foj-ward to a visit from the Freams to encourage and uplift the faithful. The Freams have just received their car from the states and will be able to go out into the outlying places and hold special meeting in the future. Quite a few of the churches are with out a minister and are not visited often, so they are hungry for gospel preaching. Approximately half of them have ade quate buildings, although some are in need of repair. The remainder are wor

prising ones start out the night before

in order to be at the market early en

shipping in church booths of sticks or

bamboo, or in a borrowed or rented building. One congregation of 85 members was ordei'ed by the government to tear down its booth and erect a proper building. The members tore it down, but they
have no funds with which to erect an

ough to get the best stalls nearest the

gate.

The market place itself is on the main street through town, the whole of it be ing enclosed by a low wall topped with
an iron fence. In the center of the area

is a large building with cement floors,

and stalls similiar to farmer's market in

a large city in the states. However, in order to be nearer the gate and thus
have first chance at the buyers, many
forsake the stalls and the shelter to

other building. Only $500.00 would provide a durable building, with the members doing most
of the work.

then"! must be imported.

spread their wares on a piece of paper or a sack on the ground.

"Beast, Beast"
The market place is always crowded, and there is a great deal of jostling and bustling and clamor of many voices. Every now and then, someone calls out "Beast! beast!" and the throng moves aside to make way for a frowzy little ass with the familiar load. Another pass es with a squealing pig under his arm, or someone else comes leading a bewild ered goat. Nearly everyone wears large, floppy straw hats, which can be pur chased for a shilling {14cents), and if you lack a basket, you can buy handwo\'en ones of every size and descrip
tion.

Housewives' Delight
In the meat section, each butcher has his own table, about ten feet long, and there is an iron rack around three sides

of the table with large hooks on which the meat is hung. There is no refrigera tion, of course, but the meat must always be fresh, and is rigidly inspected. They have strange ways of cutting up the meat, and since,I was always used to buying my meat in cuts in the states, at first I had a very hard time explain ing just what I wanted. Once I sent for four pork chops and I got four pounds of pork all in one hunk. It would delight any American housewife to see the price of meat here. I bought a lovely fourpound roast for only 64 cents. Fresh vegetables are more reasonable, too, but staples and canned goods are all higher than Ameiican prices, since most of

When we had finished buying our meat and vegetables, it was a shoit tiip across the street to a Chinese groceiy for some staples and canned goods. It felt good to see a few familiar American items on the shelvesLipton's tea, corn flakes, grapenuts, Heinz ketchup, and Pillsbui-y's flour.

Page Six
NEEDS OF THE CHURCHES
(Continued from page one) Feb. 25th and stai'ted a new woi'k. A

April-May

Classes in Church Doctrine Special classes in church doctrine were held by Bro. Fream in March at the Seminary for eight of the native leaders.
The course was on the Church of Christ

baptism is

expected soon and a new

Bible School has been started.

Bro. Richards reported 39 seiwices held during the month of Feb. 37 sermons preached, and 20 confessions.
MOCHO

and Chui'ch Polity. The majority of the leaders have had no special ti'aining along this line, and all are very eager
for it.

The only regret was that they could

have had several months of such teach

The church at Mocho was the fii^st church of Chi'ist in the island. Wm. Ash

ing instead of just two days.

Another

such class will be held in a different dis

ley, the minister, has a wooden leg and must get around on horseback. He is getting old now, and can not ride as
far as he once did but he is still serving the Lord faithfully and well. The building is substantially made, but the walls are badly in need of paint, both inside and out. $40 will buy the paint.

trict next week, and these various classes will continue until the Seminary opens in May.
There is a vast amount of this sort

of training to be done if the churches are to remain steadfast and grow in knowledge and practice of New Testa

ment Christianity.

Since many of the

men are tied down with families and

other obligations that they can not come

There were 14 services held during the month, 14 sermons preached, and 6
confessions.
RICHMOND PARK

take a few of the classes to them, and

they are really eager to have the teach
ing.

to the Seminary, Bro. Fream decided to

There is a good building at this place which was just finished last yeai*, but the church has no benches^just a few
odds and ends of chairs that the mem

A Bible class has, also, been stax-ted in the Pollyground church, which will last for several weeks, under the leader
ship of Bi'o. Fream.

bers

have

donated.

$30 will

buy 16

benches, which, will mee.t their needs. 24 services for the month, 16 sermons

PHILLIPS TO JOIN FREAMS

(Continued Prom Page Onet their home leady for them. The house

preached and 1 received into fellowship.

Plans are under way to start a new
Bible School.

grass cut, a cook stove put up, .and a

good stax't on making their fuimiture.

has been whitewashed and cleaned, the The place is beginning to look as though
someone lived there already, and the

NOTE:

Bro. Fream is making a survey of all

of the churches in order to determine their condition and material needs.

Freams are looking foi*ward eagerly to

The natives are already sending writ

their arrival.

Lack of space prevents a complete report. The needs of the other churches
will be given in later issues.

ten messages of Chx*istian love and wel

come to the Mission so that they will be

thei-e to greet them when the new missionai'ies ari'ive.

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JAMAICA
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J JUNE
1951 NUMBER 4

VOLUME I
PHILLIPS FAMILY

ARRIVES IN JAMAICA
Mrs. Woodrow Phillips and her three children have arrived in Jamaica to join Mr. Phillips, who has been on the field since April 12th. The long-awaited visa has not yet been granted. However, Mrs. Phillips was granted a tourist permit
until the visa can be obtained.

The new arrivals arc rapidly becoming acclimated and the feeling of being

"stran-gers and sojourners in a foreign land" is gradually disappearing as they

make new friends and become adjusted to their surroundings.

Expendable For Christ

"The anticipation of leaving home and possessions and flying thousands of miles to a strange land with my three
little children was somewhat awesome

Church at Ewarton

at fii'st", confessed Mrs. Phillips. "However, as the time grew nearer to depart, "things" seemed to matter veiy little, and the giving of our lives in obe dience became a bursting overwhelming force. Phil. 2:8, "Let this mind be in you which was in Christ . . . " He hum
bled Himself and became obedient unto

83 Additions Since Jan.

33 Mission Churches; total

membership oi 1317
By Donald Fream Since the first of the year there have
been 83 additions to the Churches of

death. God planted in my heart a sense of becoming "expendable" for Christ". I

had no desire to save our lives, but to lavish them upon the Fairest of Ten Thousand, whether by life or by death. "He has brought us safely here to the place He knows is best for us; He has been gracious and merciful far beyond
that which we deserve. As we are be

Jamaica. Out of this number, 58 were by baptism, which now brings the num
ber of believers iji the churches to a little over 1300. All of these churches are

fellcwshipping together and cooperating

with the Mission.

ginning our life anew here, we earnestly

Building Started
Work is piogressing on four new church buildingsLime Hall, Bois Con tent, White Hall, and Goshen. Only 14 out of the 33 churches have buildings, and two of these are yet unfinished. The

(Continued on page 2)

r
I
I

AnENTION
D. V. B. S. TEACHERS
for your vacation Bible Schools or
available for your use.

'
|

majoiity of the buildings are badly in need of repairs. However, some repairs
have been made on a number of the

I fre.sh, up-to-date missionary material |

Have you been looking for some |

buildings since the first of the year, in cluding the Mission property. Other re

I Camp program ? The Jamaica Chris- 1

i tian Mission has just such material ] ' stories based on life in Jamica, a page I

pairs will be made as soon as funds are

available. Four of the churches have

The material includes ten children's j

hand-

erected latrines according ment specifications.

to

Govern

The members of the churches which

' Only a limited quantity has been ! , printed, so if you are interested in
' early to Pansy Reed Click, Route 1,

I work project suggestion.

of Jamaican choruses, and a

I obtaining a set, send in your order ]

have no buildings are worshipping in booths, which are arbors made of cocoanut branches and bamboo. As a general rule, the Government does not approve of these booths, and in many instances, insists that they be torn down and more

I Moore Haven, Fla.

permanent buildings erected.

Continued on page two

Page Two
The JAMAICA CHRISTIAN
EDITORPansy Reed Click, Moore Haven, Florida

June

83 ADDITIONS SINCE JANUARY (Continued from page one)

MISSIONARIE^^b JAMAICA
AMERICAN ADDRESS-

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fream:

Route 2, Moore Haven, Florida.

New Preaching Points Five new preaching points have been established, with new converts being baptized in three of the places. A preach ing point is not a church, but a location
where one of the preachers has been try

Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Phillips,,

915 8th St., San Jose, California.
FOREIGN ADDRESS FOR BOTH FAMILIES-

ing to win new converts or has establish

Recent Survey While touring in the states befoi*e

ed a Bible School. There are now about a dozen preaching points.

Jamaica Christian Mission

Ewarton, P. O., Jamaica, B. W. I.

THE MYSTERY OF THE DELAYED VISA

coming to Jamaica, both Bro. Phillips

and I found many people who inquired
as to the size of the work on the island.

His Excellency, Sir Hugh Foot, has recently been appointed as new governor
of Jamaica. He was welcomed into the

island with a reception comparable in

eagerness to the one given to MacArthur Sir Hugh has become the idol and hope of the common people by his promises to straighten out the political intrigues and
govemmental bottlenecks which hinder

We were able to report only what we had heard, as neither of us had yet been to the field to give a first-hand report. We had no records showing current
churches of Christ or the numbei- of

Christians in Jamaica, so we determined to make a survey and report the results to the American brethren as soon as pos
sible.

the advancement of Jamaica along the road to better living conditions. Among other things, he is faced with problems of unemployment, illiteracy, over-popul ation, bad housing, soil erosion, and poor economics. One can not help but admire
the hearty aplomb with which he has entered into the difficult situation.

An earlier report which I made shortly after arriving here in January of this year, has proved to fairly accurate. I have made a more thorough check since then and the report given in this article is as accurate as it is possible to make it.

Opportunity for Evangelism

There are great opportunities for evan gelism in Jamaica, but it is not an easy task. Large numbers will "respond" to the gospel invitation, but few of these are new converts coming to make their original confession of the Lord Jesus Christ. Just like the world over, most of Jamaica is steeped in dcnominationalism and superstition, and the people are eas ily led astray by false cults, many of
which comes from America. Neverthe

However, the new governor's advent to Jamaica is having a very direct bear
ing on our missionaries in Jamaica. Don
ald Pream and Woodrow Philline went in person to the office of the Colonial

Secretai'y to discover, if possible, why

Phillips' visa had been delayed. (The Phillips family is in Jamaica on a tourist permit). They learned that Sir Hugh
Foot has oi-dered a re-examination of the

island's entire mission policy, which is still being carried on. Thus, the visa can not be approved until the investigation has been completed. In the meantime, Mr. and Mrs. Phillips and children are making themselves at home in a new land, among new people, to tell the old, old story of salvation.
PHILLIPS FAMILY ARRIVES IN
JAMAICA

less, a goodly number here are true Christians, loving Christ with all of their

hearts and souls, and doing a great work

and service for the Lord.

Need for Native Leaders

Since coming to Jamaica, I think I have been most impressed with the
Christ-like attitude of the leaders and of

f Continued

From

Page Onei

long to be fruitful in every good work

and to live every day for Him."

Christian Cooperation
The Freams are rejoicing that this consecrated and talented couple has join
ed them in their endeavors for Christ in

Jamaica.

Bro. and Sister Phillips are

both well trained by education and ex

perience for an effective Christian min istry.

the students in our Seminary classes, and their eagerness to learn God's word. Four fine young men are now enrolled and will complete their second year in July. Several more have expressed a de sire to enroll. It takes $30.00 a month to house, feed, clothe and teach each one. I feel that our greatest handicap lies in the lack of trained leadership, and we are praying that by next September we will have pledges totaling the $180.00 a
month needed to enable us to enroll six

more young men in training.

Bro. Phillips and Bro. Fream have re

are sharing the teaching schedule. They

which are at hand.

opened the Jamaica Bible Seminary, and

which to accomplish the many tasks

are finding the days all too short in.

There is a great task of teaching to be done that these in Jamaica might gi'ow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and obtain a keener understanding of the New Testament freedom we possess in Christ through the shedding of His
blood.

Pray with them as they labor to train

consecrated leaders in the knowledge of
the truth.

Your prayers are coveted as we re main your servants for Christ in Ja

maica.

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Page Three

PATTY, WOODY, AND STEVIE

Now there are three more "Little Mis

sionaries" in Jamaica. They are Patty, Woody, and Stevie Phillips. They flew

over the ocean in a big airplane and landed in Jamaica on the last Friday in
April. Stevie is just a baby with a cute little smile, and he is happy whenever he is with his mother, so he didn't notice that he was even in a different place. But

Patty is seven, and Woody is five, and they wanted to go outside right away,
and see what Jamaica looked like. Later, when Woody came into the house, he looked a little disappointed.
"What's asked. the matter?" his mother

"Well," Woody answered glumly, can't find any lizards."

"I

Everywhere That Nita Went

A loud "ma-a-a" came from the gen

He had heard that there were a lot

eral direction of the back yard, and Nita almost tripped over her shoestrings as she ran down the backsteps to see what
was making all of the noise.

of lizards in Jamiaca, and he wanted to catch some. They must have all been hiding from him that first day, because he has seen a great many lizards since.

Twentieth Century Hat

Lena, Louise, and Ivy, are three girls
who come to the Friday class at the mis
sion. All of them were to be in a child

Nita clapped her hands for joy when

she sawa little black and white goat, all her own for her fourth birthday pres

ent.

But the little goat was just a baby

It had never been

and it was afraid.

away from its mother before and it

didn't like being tied up to a tree.

ren's program and they had a piece to say. Louise and Ivy had on big straw hats like most of the girls wear, but
Lena was different. Her hat was made

All day long it cried and called *'Ma-aa" for its mother, and pulled at the small cord that tied it. Finally, the cord broke, and the little goat went i-unning down the hill as fast as it could go. Nita tried to catch it, but she couldn't run fast
enough and she sat down and cried as though her heart" would break because she loved the little goat and didn't want it to run away. Just then she heard someone say, "Could this be your little goat, Nita?"
It was one of the Bible students from the

of pasteboard covered with red and green crepe paper with a label stuck right on the front of it that said "Flying Saucer". No one here ever saw a flying saucer, but, at least, they have heard of them. Lena and Louise gave their hearts to Jesus and were baptized recently. They haven't regular mothers and fathers like most children have, and we should all pray that they will remain good Christ ians all of their lives. We hope that Ivy
will decide to become a Christian too.

Seminary who had caught her goat and brought it back to her. Happily, she wiped away the tears and took her goat
home.

Resurrection Flower
For a month now, a fragile orchid flower has been thrusting its timid head above the dark earth to cast a spell of
wonder and admiration over all who be

Nita decided to name the goat "Nancy" She picked leaves for it to eat, and gave it cool water to drink. She petted it and cai'ed for it every day. Finally, Nita was told she could untie the goat. She was a little afraid to, because she thought it would run away againbut it didn't. Nancy had learned to love Nita and it followed her all around the yard. At night, it slept on the back doorstep waiting for Nita to come out in the morning.
Now when Nita's friends see her com

hold it. Delicate, and exquisitely flared, it is called by the natives the "Resurrec tion Flower". Around Easter time, the

first blooms are seenno leaves, no plants, just the dainty flower blooming
an inch or two above the earth's surface.

Then the flower withers and dies and

nothing is seen of it for a time, until one day, the plant itself appears, strong and
sturdyand very much alive. A lovely legend says that the flower was blooming near the tomb on that first Easter morning, and when the

ing, they sang:

"Nita had a little goat. Its fleece was white and black; And everywhere that Nita went.
That goat was just in back."

women came to find the tomb empty, they cast away their spices, which fell
upon the flower and gave it it's sweet
smell.

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BUSHA
"Busha" is a i'unny name, isn't it? In whose name is Busha. Everyone calls him that because he likes to be the 'boss' and sometimes it gets him into trouble. One day Busha stepped on a tin can and cut a big place on his heel. He came to the mission home to get it ban
and it had to have medicine put on it
every day.

Jamaica, "Busha" means "Boss . There is a big boy who lives near the mission

daged, because there is no doctor for many miles. The cut was long and deep,
Always in the afternoon, Busha would
kriock on the back door and say, "Sister

Fream, I come to have you dress my Then, one day Sister Fream heard the familiar knock, and she gathered up the
medicine and bandages and went out to doctor the cut again. But the most

foot."

RAYS OF SUNSHINE

peculiar thing had happened.

to the front of his leg!

The cut

on Busha's heel had moved right around

At least, it look

ed like that was what had happened.

There wasn's any cut on the heelnot even a sign of one, but there was a smal
ler one on the front of his leg. Sister Fream rubbed her eyes and

looked again. Surely, this couldn'e be Bushayet, he looked like BushaBut

if he were Busha, where was the cut? A bad cut like that just couldn't disap

Do you remember Larry, the boy who works at the mission? This is a picture of him carrying a big bucket of water on his head. See the big grin on his face? Larry is happy because he likes his work. He wants to be a preacher when he grows up. Laiiy has a little friend by the name of Sammy, who also helps with odd jobs at the mission. They are both good workers and eager to please, but they
don't let their duties interfere with their fun.

pear overnight.
"What happened to the cut on your
heel?" she asked.

For instance, the other day, we heard shouts of laughter from the direction of

the large water cistern which was being

"Me no have no cut on my heel. Mam." "But aren't you Busha?" "No, Mam. Busha's my brother
we're twins."

And so that was the mystery of the missing cut.

CASHEW

cleaned out. We hurried out to peer over the edge at the source of the merriment. There, equipped with long-handled scrub brushes, were our boys removing the green scum from the sides of the cistern, and chasing each other about in the water. Their wet, brown bodies glisten ed in the sun as they splashed aiid swam about, and their happy smiles expressed their boyish joy. Our hearts were happy, too, as we
went about our work.
HOPALONG CASSIDY

Cashew nuts? If / ^ m you haven't eaten X , * them, you have pro- / * bably seen them in / 1 the stores, all toast- ( ^ ^ I
ed nice and brown, l

Did you ever eat

j yt--

^ J

On Sunday afternoon before services

were to begin, the Fi-eams were visiting in one of the native huts. Suddenly
everyone became very quiet as a chicken
entered the door of the hut. She had a

They are ju.st a lit- V

tie larger than peanut and are curved like the letter "C".

' '' W

Z'

broken leg, so on the one leg she hopped

around the room looking for crumbs that

You would think it

they
to see how grow in Ja-

yt

funny
mica.

might have fallen. After she departed, Leslie (eighteen months old) got to her feet and hopped on one foot, trying her
best to imitate the departed hen. No

Perhaps you thought they were

dug out of the ground like peanuts. They

grow on a tree, but not like most nuts do. First there is a bright yellow fruit that looks like a pear (but doesn't taste like one), and the cashew nut grows right out of the bottom of the pear! The fruit puck ers your mouth and is not very good to eat, but the nuts are delicious when they
are roasted.

matter how insignificant you may be, little eyes watch your every move and little feet imitate your every action.
EXHIBIT AT NORTH AMERICA At the North Amei'ican Convention in

Springfield, 111., a great deal of interest

was shown in the exhibit of curios and

The name Jamaica is derived from the

name "Xaymaca", which Island of Springs"

means

"The

souveniors from Jamaica. Among the items on display were a sample of the lace cloth tree, yo-yo made of Cocoa beans, perfume from the Kus-Kus root, porcupine fish, native beads, hand woven
baskets, and small figuies carved out of
raw rubber.

June

Page Five

DEACON JONES AND HIS BIBLE SCHOOL

Some of the Bible School teachers here

disciplinary methods if they could take a trip to Jamaica and visit a certain
Bible School.

in the states might get a few pointers in

An excert fi'om a letter received from

lowing humorous incident:

your missionaries there relates the fol

Sunday, and, also, visited the churches
at Mocho and Richmond Park since they are in the same general district. EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINE We drove over to May Pen church

May Pen in the morning was really just Bible Schoolregular church ser
vices were in the evening. There were

50 children there, and the teacher was Deacon Jones. He was a great big fel low who looked a little like Joe Louis. He had a Bible in one hand and a long switch in the otherreminiscent of the old-fashioned school room. It may sound

'AND THE RAINS CAME ...

By Maxine Fream

it was the only way to maintain discip line, which is half one's teaching job.
When we first walked in, the children

stern, Wt with 50 children of eyei*y a^e,

grass had curled up and turned brown and great cracks appeared in the clayey

The land was dry and parched. The

were reciting scripture verses they had

learned.

ROLL CALL

They all immediately became self-con scious in our presence, but without too much interruption they continued. After everyone had said their verses, they had
roll call with Deacon Jones reading the names. If a child had brought any col

ing for bi-eath in the sultry air. The hot glaring light withered the blossoms and sent jeweled lizards scurrying for relief
horded a bit of dampness beneath it.

soil. Plants and trees seemed to be gasp

under some dank mossy log that miserly

lection, he answered his name by declar ing the amount. If he had brought noth ing, he simply said, "present". Here is
the way it sounded:
"Thomas Field?"

feet. Each day the stream of water from the roadside water pipe dwindled

dust I'olled up under the bare shuffling smaller, and the line of little kinky-hair

Along the road, powdery clouds of

ed children waiting their turn with bat tered buckets and cans grew longer.

"Ha-penny" (Half-penny is prounced hay-penny with accent on first syl

lable) "Leonna White?" "Ha-penny."

Each day their clothes looked more soil ed, and their dusky skins more unwash
ed. Finally, the last trickle of water gur

gled out and the pipe choked, gasped,

and stood there empty and forlorn. Small boys clambered up coconut trees

"Sit up there and fold your arms!"

"John McKenzie?"

"Present"

(Giggle)

for the still green fruit, which provided long satisfying drinks of cool sweet water. Day after day, great puffy white
clouds formed on the horizon, and driven like waves by the wind, broke against the sun-ounding mountains to cascade over the top and foam down the other side. But they were clouds without wat erfalse promises that passed above
the land that suffered with the pain of parching thirst.

"John, you're going to get a flogging!"

"Betty Mae Blake?" "Ha-penny." "Where were you last Sunday?" "At home. Sir." "At home? Doing nothing!!"
"Susan Drake?"

"Ha-penny." And so on through 70 names. After the roll call, he asked them to stand and sing one of their hymns so they stood and one of the children started a song which they all sang with gusto. Then, he had them all march outside for a "refreshing drink
of water." There was a short service af
terwards. LACE CLOTH TREE

At last, the clouds grew heavy-bottom

ed and black with rain, and wearying of their play, released their stored treasures in drenching torrents upon the dusty earth. Each leaf, each blade; each tank, each cupall were filled to running over. In little chapels, dark heads bowed in grateful reverence, and all of nature breathed prayerful perfumed incense un
to God.

One of the most unique trees in Jamai

ca is the Lace Cloth tree. As the bark

Jamaica has two seasons of very heavy rainfallApril and October.

of its limbs is peeled back, a lovely lace like material resembling fine net unfolds in fluffy layers from within.

Half of Jamaica is over 1,000 feet in

elevation.

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June

First Views
By Woodrow Phillips It was exactly 1:40 p.m., April 12th, when our Pan American Airways plane nosed lower over Kingston Harbor and

JAMAICANS AND THE

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The native Jamaic;ans have English all

their own, which is somewhat difficult

at first for a stranger to understand, as shown by the following news item that appeared in "The Jamaica Times" under the heading of "Law and Laughter."
MI IS NOT CATTLE

the customs and getting my clearance, I looked into the face of a man I had known only by picture and correspon

the last leg of my journey from Californ ia was completed. After passing through

dence, and no one could have looked bet

ter to me than Bro. Fream who had come to meet me at the airport. Soon we were in the car on the twenty-

eight mile journey out to Ewarton where

we have our mission station. Tiny houses dotted the roadside and every where one looked there were more. Most of the houses looked neat although of

The livestock racket, it seemed, had Lucian Brown all confused, so when he deciden to enter the Corporate Ai*ea, he thought it wise to contact the clearing house for a permit. His common-law wife, Rebecca, charged with assault and battery, was now giving further details
to his Honor:

poor construction, with no glass windows

or cabinet shop doors. The road was a revelation to anyone used to American traffic patterns. It was

not just a highway but the public thor oughfare and sidewalk for hundreds of
people who walked from town to town. Women with huge loads resting comfort ably on their heads made their way to
ward the market where everything na tive to Jamaica is bought and sold. Small two-wheeled carts moved slowly under

Rebecca: "Mi asked im, sah, wey im was a do wid cattle permit." His Honor: "But im had any cattle was fi bring a town?" Rebecca: "No, mi and him one was a go meek the trip, sah."

His Honor: "Then is yu im was a go

get the permit fa?"

Rebecca: "A glad yu agree wid mi, sah, that im di deseiwe fi mi flag im." His Honor: "Brown, stan up meek a ask yu something . . . why yu do such a thing? Yu no know notten bout ooman,
no? "

the power of an ass or two and impeded progress. Trucks, loaded down with goods and people, honked noisly for clearance, and public buses moving, at
what seemed to me, breakneck speed, threaded their way through the throng. The people seldom hurried out of theway for this was their road and somehow the conveyances seemed out of place. As we climbed higher into the hills,
there was more vegetation and soon we wei>e running along a beautiful mountain stream. The Rio Cobre. Coconut palms reached up towai'd the sky, banana

Brown: "Mi always refer to 'er, sah, as mi stock and evei'ybody know, so mi
was fraid a trouble.

His Honor: "Ooono gree back yet?" Brown: "Up to soon this manning, sah. His Honor: "Well that being the case,
oono go home go arbitrate some more." Seven parishes where the New Testa ment message has never been preached.

How can one preach to people who have

little of the necessities of life unless one provides a small measure of those also-

trees were everywhere, and in between was all the tropical growth that makes
Jamaica the "Gem of the Carribean."

Jesus said, "Feed the hungry clothe the

naked; comfort the fatherless."

There were too many new things occuping my attention for me to ask questions, so I sat back as Bro. Fream guided the car skilfully along the winding road.

one-half hours later we turned up the

road to the mission. Sister Fream stood
smilingly awaiting our arrival and sever
an ever-new message of hope.

Twenty-eight miles and about two and

al Christians gave their greeting; I was

Here were thousands of people who

had never heard of Christ's Church.

home in a new land, a new people, with

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TAMAICA
"Jamaica For Christ"
VOLUME

CHRISTIAN
OCTOBER, 1951
NUMBER 7

JAMAICA CHIMES NEEH HEEP!

6 Churches of Christ Demolished; Scores Damaged
148 Dead on Island
By Donald Fream

Disaster struck Jamaica on August 17th. "The Black Storm" as the hurri cane has been named, raged all night

long; and in the moniing, the light broke

were dead, and thousands were

upon a pathetic trail of destruction. 148

left

homeless. Six of our church buildings were demolished and many were dam aged. Fortunately, our own homes here at the mission, not being in the direct path

of the storm, suffered minor damage, although about 30 trees were blown down On the propeity. Many were not
so fortunate. Every day more letters come in, telling of fresh disasters. The following are a few excerpts: "It is with tears in my eyes that I write this to you to say tliat my mother no longer has e house, and all of us are staying in the church."

MOCHO CHURCH

is staying in the government school."

"A brother and sister here are

"The hurricane has brought the church down flat on the earth; noth ing is leftit is a total wreck. A
part of my home is broken down so that I have to live now with a friend

homeless and also are suffering some blow that they received from the house when it fell on them. They
are in bad condition. All that they

for reseue, and a part of my family

possessed has been smashed to pieces. They want to see the Doctor
but not even a penny they don't have. I have to give them some

thing to eat. They would even write ah-eady they said, but could not find
a two-pence for a stamp."
"Our church here is down flat. There

are so many homeless hereabouts, it is painful to behold. 1 have to be sheltering many neighbors even though my own home is badly bat
tered. One brother was killed."

GOSHEN CHURCH

"In this town 80 per cent of the houses are down or damaged. It is an awful sight to look at. The church is damaged, but I am trying to fix it up so that it can be used with safety. The people are not only liomeless, without food, but have nc (Continued -^n Page 2)

Page Two The JAMAICA CHRISTIAN

EDITORPansy Roed Click, Mooro Haven, Florida MISSIONARIES TO JAMAICA
AMERICAN ADDRESS-

October

FAITH TRIUMPHANT
Jamaica, B. W. I. August 29
Mrs. Pansy Reed Click
Moore Haven, Fla.
Dear Sister Click:

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fream:

Rowto 2, Moore Haven, Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Phillips,,

915 8th St., San Joso, California.
FOREIGN ADDRES3 FOR BOTH FAMILIESJamaica Christian Mission

The recent hurricane was the first one

I had been through, so it was quite an

Ewarton, P. O., Jamaica, B. W. 1.

experience.

Marjorie had experienced

JAMAICAN CHURCHES NEED HELP

(Continued From Page One)

clothes. All, or most, of the cloth ing was torn and spoilt by the storm.

a typhoon once when she was living in the Phillippine Islands, but it had been a long time ago so the hurricane was cei'tainly a good memory refresher. The vitality of the churches that suf
fered because of the hurricane is a real

Is it possible that we can be helped with a few pieces of garments? If

need is felt at any time, it is now.

testimony to their faith in God. Each place we visit the outlook is the same.
"We lost much" or "We lost everything," but, thank God, he spared our lives.
TO GOD BE THE GLORY

We are in distress, but we trust in the Lord. We depend on Him."

These letters are typical. Not only

are ^he people faced with the problem of rebuilding, but many months of fam ine lie ahead, since all of the local food crops suffered great destruction, some
up to 90 per cent.
75 BAPTISMS IN AUGUST

At Clarendon Park last Sunday moming the local minister, Bro. Blagrove preached a sermon that I shall long re member, for it contained so much homely truth. He said, "When I looked out and saw huge trees falling about, and when
the door flew off the house and the rain

All of the news is not bad, how

ever. This month has been a record one

for baptisms this year. 75 were reported in-August, even though several baptisms had to be postponed because'
of the storm.

In the evangelistic meetings held by the students, 24 were buried with their Lord in baptism and nine others received into fellowship. We rejoice in these vic tories, and pray that this recent storm which proved so disasterous to material things, may serve to turn the thoughts of many to more spiritual things.
AN APPEAL TO YOU

and wind rushed in, I said, it must be the hand of God that we, who are so feeble, are spared. For if God had tak en us and spared the trees, they have no voice and they could not give God the glory. But we^re spared and we have one duty to God and that is in every way to give Him the glory".
All of the Christians are thankful for

their blessings though they be few.

THE CHURCH SPIRITUAL

The hardest hit districts we have visit ed are in Clarendon and Western Man

The prayers and help of God's people

in America for their brethren in Jamaica

chester. The buildings at Mocho, Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Airy, Boise Content, and Blue Mountain were destroyed, and one of the two buildings at Richmond Park.
What the wind did not do the rain finish ed, and at Mocho even the foundation is washed away. The Clarendon Park

is urgently needed, and we know that God will add His blessing to those who respond to this great need. We thank God for the gifts which we have already received in response to some of our telegraphic appeals for funds. Cash is badly needed to help, reconstruct the churches and clothing is needed for the destitute. Will you help? Send clothing to Donald Fream, Trus tee, Jamaica Christian Mission, Ewarton Post Office, Jamaica, B. W. I. Mark each package: "Used clothing
for free distributionNo commercial

church, and the Goshen church, and many others, had the roofs partially
torn away and gaping holes left in their
walls.

We are thankful that the church is not made of physical things or the loss suf

fered in Jamaica would be irreparable, but these congregations do need help that once again they might have a hum ship God. The best of the buildings that were destroyed was no finer than a good outbuilding on many farms in America,
but to the people here, with such small incomes, it was a terrible loss.
ble place in which to meet and to wor

value," and do not place a valuation of

over $10 on any one package. Send by regular pai'cel post and do not put over 22 lbs. in any one package. Wrap and tie
well.

ONE DEAD; SOME INJURED

In all of the reports that have come to us since the storm we have heard of (Continued on Page Five)

The average temperatuie of Jamaica is 79 degrees.

WOODY PHILLIPS, AGE 5

THE LITTLE WARBLER

PATTY PHILLIPS, AGE 7

"SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN"

Patty is the eldest of all ouv "Little Missionaries", and she is really learning to lot her light shine for Jesus. Fatty always knows her Bible verses, and she
can read the scripture and lead in pray er in the Thursday night Bible class.

Woody, Jr. is quite a singer for a little boy just five years old. Many children at his age have a hard time carrying a tune, but Woody can not only can-y a tune, he can sing loud enough to be
heard a half a block away. It didn't take Woody long to learn a lot of Jamaican choruses, and he really

Early in the morning of the last Sun day in August, Patty was baptized. We'll
let Patty tell you about it . . . "The church bell woke me real early

while the stars were still shining, but I jumped right out of bed because I knew the baptism at the chui-ch down the ..ill was starting within a few minutes.
All of the ones who were to be baptiz ed sat at the front of the church. There

loves to sing them. One day, Woody, Nita, and Jean (Larry's little sister) were riding around in the "Ark". No, they didn't have a little donkey to pull the cart, but they always managed to persuade someone to push them. Some
times Larry would push them; some times Sammy would push them; and sometimes Marcus would push them. When one became tired, they coaxed somebody else.
What a ride they had! Around the house, around the water tanks, around the yard, up the hill, down the hill, for half an afternoonand they sang all the way. You could hear Woody above
anyone.

wei'e about 13 of us, I think. Everyone sang and sang and then we had a sermon before we went out and stood by the pool in the churchyard.
Of Tender Years

We sang some more there and all of the people crowded real close while dad
dy began baptizing. When my turn came I wasn't a bit afraid. Daddy prayed be fore he baptized me about "this one who comes in tender years desiring to serve

the Lord", Then he laid me back real easy into the water, and said, "I now baptize you in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit." I think he said more, but the people started singing and I couldn't hear what
he said. Mother put my robe ai'ound me and helped me out of the water. I

They wouldn't sing unless they were being pushed. When the "Ark" stopped, they wouldn't sing a note, so the boys pushed them just to hear them sing. This is the song they sang the most: "What a wonderful thing, What a wonderful thing To be free from sin, And at peace within.
Just to be a volunteer

'

For Jesus, My King, What a wonderful, wonderful thing!'

felt happy and clean inside because I

knew Jesus had washed my sins away and gave me a clean heart.
LIVING FOR JESUS

who read this will come to the Lord, too.

If you have not already done so.

Then,

I'm living for Jesus and trying to win souls to Him. I hope you boys and girls

when Jesus comes, you will hear Him call your name. "When the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there. Will you?"

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October

RUKUS AND THE WATERPIPE

By Maxine Fream

ring.

"RukusRukus!" his mother called him. He was sitting on a clump of grass under the banana tree trying to make a new yo-yo for himself out of coco nuts. He could see his mother through the bushes. She was standing over a small fire in the back yard stiii'ing coconut oil in a big, black pot. "Rukus!" she called again, and kept right on stir

For a minute, he thought he

he said, and he poked

wouldn't answer, but then decided he had

better.

"Yes'm"

his

kinky head up above the bushes to show

her where he was.

"Tek this can to the pipe and fetch me sum whater. Yu know it 'most dry, and yu hav a long wait fe get whater back here in time fe eat. Hurry now, likkle
mon."

RUKUS AND SMOKEY

Rukus balanced the can carefully on top of his head and started down the hill, his bare feet searching out the smooth places between the rocks. Soon he reached the pipe, and it was just as his mother had said. There was a long line of people ahead of him. It hadn't rained for months and months, and the water out of the pipe coming from the reser voir was just a little trickle. It took a long time to fill a big bucket. There was nothing to do but wait, so he turned up the can so he could sit on it, and took his woi-n little testament out of his pocket. Now was a good time to read some chapters for Bible class. The missionary had asked everyone to come

with one whack she cut off the top of the nut, and gave him a long cool drink of the sweet coconut water. How good
it tasted. But Rukus was worried. What would

happen when all the coconuts were gene? Only a few were left on the tree. Besides, he was dirty and his clothes were dirty, but there was no water to
wash them in. WELCOME "SWISH"

The very next day, a big black cloud rolled over the mountains. It looked very
angry, and growled and grumbled and

spit firebut it was carrying rain. Ping,

spat, puddrops began to fall here and
there and the chickens ran for the tall

back ne.xt week and tell something they

were thankful for. He was thankful for

gi-ass, while the dog wiggled under the

house. Then it all came. rels and tubs the ground. with a sudden Swish! down It filled ail the water bar and buckets and ran out on Rukus stuck his hand out

a lot of things, but he couldn't decide which one to tell about. He was thank

ful he had a Bible all his own to read,

and he read and read and read.

the window under a drip and let the

water splash on it. thankful for.
I'ain!

He knew now what

Suddenly, he looked up, and there was no one around. Everyone had gone al

he would tell the missionary he was

He was thankful for the

ready.

He picked up his can, ran to the So that was why the

The water was all

water pipe and turned the handle, but no

water came out.

people left so soon.

What Can You Do?

Would you like to know what you can do to help the people in Jamaica? For one thing, you can save your SunifSy School papers, your workbooks, and pic
ture books and send them to the children

gone! Rukus sat there miserably with his chin in his hands just looking at the
pipe. One lor.e drop of water roiled out of it and splashed on the ground. Then two moie ran down Rukus' cheeks. He

licked them off.

My, he was thirsty!

What would his mother say when he

got home without any water?

heie.

They love to get them, but they

She said, "Climb the coconut tree, lik kle mon, an' pick me tree of the big wans." He shinnied up the tall tree, al
ways looking up at the cocoanuts. If he

can't have them unless you send them. You might put in a few crayons for them to color with, too. Just recently, Jamaica had a very bad

looked down and saw how high he was, he would he afiaid. Finally he reached the branches and held on tight with both
legs and one hand while he used the

of people have no homes. You might help these people by saving your old
clothes to send to them.

storm, and many little mud houses with palm branch roofs blew down and a lot

other hand to twist off three of the larg est nuts and drop them to the ground.
Hi.s mother picked up a large knife and
Slowly, he scooted back down the trunk.

Four-fifths of the people in Jamaica

live in rural areas.

October

Page F.ive
to sleep. I had four straw mattresses on the floor in the study and- in the din
seek shelter from the storm, but none
came.

The Black Storm

Jamaica, B. W. I. August 18, 1951
Dear Mom:

ing room in the event that others should

30 Trees Lost

Well, we survived! But it was the

worst hurricane I can remember ever

being in, and no one here can remember any so bad, and at that, Ewarton did not get the worst of it. The paper yesterday morning warned that the hurricane was heading toward
Jamaica and we listened to radio reports

11:30 p. m. and rocked the whole house.

I wondered what it was doing to some

The hardest winds came from 11 to

of the native houses around. The tin on the maid's room was tearing loose, and when a lull finally came aropnd mid

night, I helped Don and Woody get a

all day. Low black clouds were pressing down upon the hilltops and there were intermittent showers, but the day was oppressively hot and still. We drove
into Linstead in the morning for grocer

ladder and nails to nail it back down. The stinging rain blinded our eyes so

that we could hardly see. We thought we were passing through the eye of the
storm and that shortly we would get it

ies and nails, then spent most of the afternoon nailing things down and wait ing. By supper time the winds had started and by 9 p. m. had reached gale
force.

again from another direction. The rains

and wind did start up again, but from the same direction and soon began to decrease in intensity, so we knew that the worst was over and after a time,

managed to get some sleep,.

Riding the Storm

The children were put to bed and the windows and doors shuttered tightly. We went over to Phillips to see if they had received any more news on their radio. The wind began to blow harder in gusts
and 1 ran back to our house to see if

At the crack of dawn all of the neigh bors were out to view the damage in

spite of a drenching rain. Our houses had stood up well, but we lost, at least,

large trees just missed our house, and

but did little damage.

30 trees just on the mission property, half of them being coconut trees. Two
a coconut tree fell across the dormitory Don and Woodrow are patching up the roofs and chopping up the trees to get them out of our driveway, and Marge

everything was all right.

I found the

back door had blown off and was hang

ing by one hinge, so I called Don and he put some nails in it. The gutters went next. Don and Woody had nailed and -wired tliem-in place; but we soon found
we should have just taken them all down. Trees started blowing down and

snapping off like match-sticks. The wind was driving the rain through every lit tle crack in the front of our house, and
I had to move the children into our bed.

and I have been trying to mop up the water and dry out things a bit. It is still raining off and on. I imagine the crops (bananas, coconuts and cane) will
account for most of the financial dam

age. As soon as the roads are cleai*ed Don and Woody will make an inspection
tour of the churches.
Love

Woody came over and said the ceiling in his study had given way and water was pouring in all over. He and Don got some canvas out of the shop to cover as much furniture as possible. Woody said if the wind changed directions, he'd bring the family over to our place. Don and I stood under our back driveway with a flashlight and watched some of the trees go. Big strips of roofing were blowing about the yard, and we feared our roof would go, but a check showed that only the porch was leaking.
Storm Refugee

Macky
FAITH TRIUMPHANT

(Continued from page 2)

only one death among the members of

the churches.

Mocho, stating that one member of the

Bro. Ashley wrote from

church there was killed when the house

There was a frantic knocking at the door, and I opened it to find little Daphine standing there clad only in her underthings, soaking wet and scared to

collapsed. Several were injured, among them an elder, Bro. Burnitt, and his wife,
from the church at Goshen. Their house

was flattened so quickly that they could

not get outside, and as they were unable

to watch their few possessions, every

death. Her teeth were chattering so, she could hardly make herself understood. It seemed that she and Tiny had run out into the storm when part of their roof blew off and the walls began coming in. She had thought Tiny was with her, but Tiny evidently had stopped somewhere else. Anyway I took off Daphne's wet

thing that they owned in this life was either stolen or blown away. We hope that all of you are well, we
are thankful that none of us here at the

mission suffered any injury. God keep you.

(Signed)

Woodrow Phillips.

clothes and put my housecoat on her and

bedded her down on a pallet in a back room. She soon quieted down and went
The Blue Mountains are the highest
mountains in Jamaica.

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October

FORMER STUDENT TO RETURN

AS EVANGELIST

GOOD NEWS
Cable from Jamaica
'WOODROW PHILLIPS GRANTED
VISA TO WORK IN JAMAICA"

formerly a student in the Jamaica Bible Seminary, has completed studies in Al

berta Bible College and has written that

C. S. Edwards, a native Jamaican, and

he plans to return to Jamaica in Decem

ber to work.

(Signed) Donald Fream

It was a great joy to your editor to re ceived the cable on Sept. 17th, announc ing the news that Woodrow Phillips and family will be permitted to remain in Ja
maica. Certain Government officials have been

He plans to work in full harmony with

the Jamaica Christian Mission and the Churches of Christ,^ doing his best to fill
the need for harmonious workers in Jamaica. We thank God for the Christ like attitude of love for lost souls shown

by almost everyone in Jamaica. Pray with us that it may never be

spoiled.

keeping a black eye on some foreign evan gelists, who, they say, have "pitched their
tents among slum dwellers and instead of

GIFT BOXES
So far as we know, all gift boxes, both of clothing and literature, have been reaching us here at Ewarton, and all gifts are acknowledged immediately up on receipt, and a monthly news letter is enclosed with the receipt. However, in some cases, the person who receives the letter, reads it, then forgets about it, or fails to show it to the others in the church, and before long,
we receive a letter from someone else

preaching the Gospel, have been injecting into the poor hatred for the Government by saying that squalor and poverty are to
be laid at the feet of the Island's Admin istrators."

It was decided to request the Governor

to order investigations into the back

grounds of the evangelists working on the

island, and to advise extreme caution in letting in new ones. This was a case where the innocent had

to suffer with the guilty. The visa of the

Phillips family was held up pending this

investigation. Eight missionaries were refused pei-mission to stay in Jamaica _^nd have already left the island. ~lh the face of the terrible nuriicane dis

who shai'ed in sending the gift asking, "Did you get the things we sent? We
have never heard."

So, if you receive one of the monthly news letters, please pass it around, or post it on the bulletin board at church
so other's can share it too.

aster which has struck Jamaica, this good

news comes at a most opportune time. It

is most encouraging to know that the

team of Phillips and Fream will be un

The scavenger of the Jamacian country side is the John Crow, a species of vul
ture..

tinue their successful ministry of winning

souls to Christ.

broken and that they will be able to con

Bee-Keeping is a promising industry

in Jamaica.

ivork in order to help them in the pro

cess of rehabilitation.

this time in their contributions to this

It is our prayer that the churches here in^America will be especially generous at

THE JAMAICA CHRISTIAN

Moore Haven, Fla.

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74e

TAMAICA
CHRISTIAN
VOLUME I

November |

NUMBER 8

MISSIIIN MOV^HEADOUARTERS
Greater Opportunities For Evangelism At Less Expense.
After much prayer and consideration, the Jamica Christian Mission has been moved "lock, stock and barrel" to a place just outside of Kingston, the capital of Jamaica.

This is considered to be a very wise and important move for several reasons. The Mission can be operated at considerably less expense, and the new location will give the students of the Jamaica Bible Seminary an opportunity to learn some trade, and, thus,
to become, partly or totally, self-supporting.

When the school was located at Ewarton, all of the students had to be completely supported even to their families. This placed a great burden, upon the Mission, and limited the number of students which could be cared for. By helping the students to
become, at least, partly self-supporting, a greater number of students can be enrolled. Already your missionaries have found expenses less at the new location. Modern

conveniences are available, and it is not necessary to have as much help to take care of the routine work. A still greater advantage is tbiat the new location enables your
missionaries to reach a greater percentage of the members of the Churches of Christ

(Continued on page 2)

Church Rally Brings Leaders

Together
Recently an island-wide rally of the
churches was held at Richmond Park.The

for the first time and joined hands and hearts in a spirit of loe and unity. A series of meetings for district lead ers have been planned, in which prob
lems peculiar to the work will be discus

sed, and plans made for rebuilding the

churches.

theme of the rally was "Unity in Christ",

and the local ministers did most of the

In spite of setbacks caused by the

stoim,
have

preaching. Churches that had been pre viously divided for years met together

the spiritual
been

progress

of the
to the

churches continues. Since August there

over 150 additions

churches. Additions in August more than doubled any previous month's record
this year.

New Work Started At

Beecher's Town
A new work has been started at Beech er's Town and is just a few weeks old. Already there are 56 baptized believers who are now willing to start their build ing. One of the members of the congre gation has given a portion of land on which to build the church, and it can truly be said that he has given the best that he hada beautiful corner lot over

Rally Held At Richmond Park

looking the sea. Your missionaries have spent time in indoctrinating them and strengthening them in the faith so that their growth will not be of the mushroom variety.

Page Two The JAMAICA CHRISTIAN

EDITORPansy Read Click, Moore Haven, Florida MISSIONARIES TO JAMAICA
AMERICAN ADDRESS-

November

The Little Lost Lamb

By Maxine Fream

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fream:

Route 2, Moore Haven, Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Phillips,, 915 8th St., San Joso, California. FOREIGN ADDRESS FOR BOTH FAMILIES Jamaica Christian Mission

Most everyone is familiar with the hymn, "The Ninety and Nine", However,
I have come to appreciate that hymn more than ever since working as a mis

sionary in Jamaica. Regardless of kow many souls we win to Christ, it is the

lost one that reaches our hearts and the
one for whom we mourn.

Stony Hill, P. P., Jamaica, B. W. I.

Hurricane Repairs In Progress

in progress although proceeding at a slower pace. The quick work was done first, and now comes the slower part of rebuilding some of the churches that
were completely demolished. To date ap

product of her father's sin before he be

came a Christian.

There was Ivy. We lost her. Everyone said that she was a bad girl. She was the

our good evangelists. Ivy's mother died,

Today, he is one of

Repairs from the hurricane are still

and her aunt reared her. Later, after her father had married and started a

family, he wanted to take Ivy into his home, but her indulgent aunt Had already spoiled her, and she was sullen and re bellious, and would not stay with him.
I met her one day when she came to the mission to ask for something to wear. When I learned about her, I longed to reach her and win her for the Lord. I had a chance to have a long talk with

the situation reaches normal. Three truck-loads of concrete blocks have been taken to White Hall to build a substantial building there. The founda tion was started several weeks ago, but since the storm blew down the booth in which the congregation was worshipping, efforts are being made to speed construc
tion on the new building.

ably be multiplied several times before

ricane relief, and this amount will prob

proximately $700 has been spent for hur

her, or rather TO her, for she would not

talk to me. She averted her gaze and stared at her hands while I kept on talk

ing, trying to pierce through that defiant

shell to the soul underneath. But I wasn't sure she understood all that I said. Did she know what it meant to

It is hoped that in time some of the

churches that were destroyed can be re

placed with buildings made of cement

blocks that will withstand future hurri

canes, I'ather than the plaster or frame

walls they had brfore. There is no com

parison in durability.

give her heart to the Lord? What con ception did she have of Christianity? Finally, I thought of a way. "Who is the best (Christian you know. Ivy?" Ivy thought a moment and then re plied, "Sister Dawes." I saw hope then, for Sister Dawes was really the finest Christian woman in the
church and was one who loved and

New Foreign Address For Both Missionary Families

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fream

taught children." "Wouldn't you like to be like that. Ivy?" I asked her. She nodded assent, and I tried to point out that it lay with in her power to accomplish it if she were willing to make the decision and stay
with it.

Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Phillips

Jamaica Christian Mission STONY HILL POST OFFICE

BUT

I sent her home with the admonition to

Jamaica, B. W. I.

MISSION MOVES HEADQUARTERS

(Continued from page 1)

think about it and pray about it. With in two days, she was back and timidly told me that she had decided to be bap tized with two other young girls who were to be baptized soon. She seemed happy, and so different! She came to the Bible classes for teaching and to all the

church services.

All of the people said

they were so glad for Ivy, BUT' . . . .

and, also, to reach the unsaved. Approx imately one-fifth of the total population
of Jamaica is within a ten-mile radius of
the Mission.

then they would pause significantly and

shake their heads. It was obvious that no one thought that she would stay with
it.

There are already four churches

in

Kingston at the present time with a

combined active membership of over 400,

Perhaps, it was those shaking heads and the lack of faith that did it; or sin
may have had too much of a hold on her.

with even greater possibilities for future

work.

We'll never know, but the day before the baptism. Ivy's aunt came to me with

You are requested to take note of their new address, which appears in another
section of the bulletin.

tears in her eyes and told me that Ivy

had changed her mind. I talked to her

(Continued on page 5)

LttJe T^LMiana^i^

j * -i

Vanita Lou FreamAge 4

Leslie Vee FreamAge 2

ALL DRESSED UPl

A DAISY FOR MOMMIE

Leslie Vee Fream is one of our littlest

This little lady is all dressed up, and with some place to go. She is ready to go
to church and hear the story of Jesus.

missionaries, although in her own opin ion, she is just about as big as her sister,
Nita Lou. In this picture she is shown

She lihes to sing the Jamaican choruses and to clap her hands as she sings. AU of the little missionaries look for ward each Lord's Day to attending serv

services arc exti a longsometimes three hours. Would you like to attend church services for three hours ? Most people feel that one hour is a very long service, and they begin to wriggle and squirm if the minister preaches over 20 minutes. In Jamaica people are hungry to hear the story of Jesus and instead of want ing the preacher to stop, they urge him
to keep on and on.

ices, and do not seem to mind_ when the

picking a daisy for her mommie. She loves to swing and to romp with their dog "Smokey"; oi- that is, she did. Smokey was run over and killed recently,
and all of the Little Missionaries mourn

ed for him because he was such a good pal. Now, they have another pet to take his placea little kitt'^n who has been named "Snooky".

They have almost as much fun playing

with the kitten as they did with Smokey, and there will not be as much danger of his getting run over and killed. When Leslie Vee passed her second birthday, her mother decorated the din ing room with bright colorcid crepe paper streamers and baked a birthday cake. Al though it was not really a birthday party it was a grand occasion for Leslie Vee and she enjoyed it as much as if it had been a gala affair.

Sometimes people have to walk long distances to go to church, even as far as 15 or 20 miles or more, barefooted over

rough roads. How many miles would you be willing to walk to hear about
Jesus? How much do you love Jesus?
"COWBOY" FEVER

Nita thinks she is a very brave little

girl. When she had to take her typhoid shots, she stuck out her arm to the doc
tor without a whimper. She asked her mother if that would keep her from hav

Patty Goes To School

Patty .Phillips likes the new location of
the mission home much bettor than when

ing "cowboy" fever. She did not under stand what typhoid meant, and when it is pronounced rather quickly, it sounds
a little like "cowboy". God careth for thy soul.

it was in Ewarton.

public school.

She can now go to There is a governmenit

school right across from the mission. She was delighted to find that there are several other white children attending
this school also.

Page Four

November TINY SEES HER MOTHER

Wouldn't it seem sti-ange to grow up and not ever see your mother? Tiny had
never seen her mother. When she was

DRINKSTwo for a Nickel

Did you ever go out on a trip some where only to discover that you had
failed to take water along and that you

could not get any anywhere? Right away you get so thirsty you can hardly
stand it.

boi'n, her mother didn't want her, and put her down beside the road and went
off and left her.

That has happened to the little mis

sionaries more than once in Jamaica. The

Christian woman

found

the little

baby

and

kept her

until

the

baby's

only water around is muddy water in rivers and streams that might give you

grandmother found out about her and

typhoid fever if you were to drink it.

And Jamaica doesn't have filling stations

took her into her own home. The baby was so small, she was called "Tiny" most of the time, although her real name is
Louise.

wdth running ice water, or parks with drinking fountains. Unless you are in a big city, you don't dare drink water that
hasn't been boiled. Some places sell

Tiny is fifteen now, and she was just baptized this year. One day after church
she told one of the missionaries that she had heard from someone who knew her mother and knew where she was and

"pop", but it isn't any good. It is too sweet, and it tastes like medicine. If you drink it, it makes you more thirsty than
ever.

By this time, I guess you are won dering what they do? Well, they stop by a little cai-t beside the road that is shaded by a big palm branch and buy a
coconut.

that she wanted to go find her. Tiny had been saving her money for bus fare, but she didn't have quite enough, so the missionary helped her out. A neighbor went with Tiny to help
her find her mother. When the mother

For 2^ pence (pennies) the man will pick up a large green coconut, and with a big long knife slice away part of the

saw Tiny, she wept tears of joy. She had been sorry a long time that she had ever left her little baby, and she begged

Tiny to i-emain with her.

Tiny was glad

top like you would sharpen a pencil. Then with another quick slice across the
end he cuts through to the inner nut, which is full of cool, delicious coconut water. Mmmmn, does it taste good! If there aren't any carts around, there are always plenty of trees, and little boys willing to climb up and pick one off for youtwo for a nickel. It is fun to watch the little native boys climb the coconut trees. They are vei-y agile and cat-like in their movements and can shinny up a tree almost by the time you can blink your eyeswell, any way, two blinks, and they are always willing and eager to oblige. A great many of their beautiful coconut trees were destroyed in the hurricane.

to see her mother at long last, and to

know that her mother really loved her, but she told her that she could not stay.
The granny that had reared her and

cared for her needed her now, so Tiny

came home.

We can't help but feel that some day

Tiny will make a much better mother than her own mother has been.

SOUP'S ONI
Do you have fun playing "House"?
Our Little Missionaries in Jamaica like

to pretend they ai-e housekeeping. The little boys and girls of Jamaica do not have doll furniture, dishes, tables,
stoves and all of the other elaborate toys

When in doubt, don't.

such as you enjoy in the states. Their toys are cimde and their dolls are likely to be made of sticks, but this does not dampen their enthusiasm, and they have just as much fun. In the picture Patty Phillips is pre paring dinner out of an assortment of tin cans over an open fire while her guests patiently wait to be served. Reading from left to right is Marcus, Nita Lou, Woody, and Dixie (Stutter boy). Although Dixie has a "hard time fe true" when he tries to talk, he doesn't
have the least bit of trouble when it

comes to eating. The reason a dog has so many good friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue.

"Present your bodies a living .sacrilico,

holy, acceptable unto God."

Ideas are funny little things.

Patty Cooks Dinner

They

won't work unless you do.

Novembei

Page Five

A FAMILY PICTURE.

A Happy Moment!

THE LITTLE LOST LAMB

The above picture shows a rare happy moment of relaxation by your mission aries. They had just started to market
when Vanita Lou demanded that she be

(Continued from page 2)

again. We prayed for her. But her mind was closed. Later, we heard that she had run away to the big city. She lives the

allowed to pose with her pigtails. Ap parently they were unaware that daddy Fream had slipped up unobserved with his camei-a and caught Bro. Phillips in

the act of taking the picture. Mrs. Phillips is seated by Bro. Phillips.
Patty and Woodrow, Jr. are almost hid den. Mrs. Fream is in the center, and the other young lady is Leslie Vee, smaller daughter of the Freams. Stevie, the baby son of the Phillips' is not shown in the picture.

only way a penniless girl like that can live in such a cityby selling her body to whomever will buy, and there are plenty of buyers. Some day when sin has taken its toll of her young years and left her broken and disillusioned, will she remember the Loi-d she once knew and turn to Him at last? We can only pray that she will.
WHITE UNTO HARVEST

So many souls being lost and we try

to snatch them like brands from the

Lesson
"That I should love my neighbor as my self, Was sheer impossibility, I said.

burning; so many groping around in the darkness and we try to hold up the light; so many hungering and thirsting for knowledge, and we try to feed them. "The field is white unto harvest, but the
laborers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that He will send
forth laborers into His harvest."

Why, look at him! Illiterate, unwashed. Steeped in sin, and thoroughly illbred.
"But then God showed me how I look to Him;

And now I go about my little labor Of love, in ovei'whelmed astonishment That God should love me as He loves my neighbor!"
Selected

"Be thou faithful unto death, and I

will give thee a crown of life."

"A word fitly spoken is like apples of

Gold"

Page Six
CORRESPONDENCE

November
COURSE

correspondence

course

on

"The

Church Revealed in the Scriptures" is

well under way with over 90 enrolled, and more enrollments coming in every week.
an examination sheet.
the second lesson.

One lesson is sent out at a time with The examination

is mailed in, graded and sent back with

One church has decided to hold a joint study class for all of the members who are taking the course, and work out the lessons together.
BRO. PHILLIPS LEARNS HIS
LESSON

Bro. Phillips has learned a lessonthe

hard way. He was recently in the hos pital a couple of days with malaria. Since
the mosquitoes never seemed to bother

him, he was somewhat lax about sleeping

FRANCIS HALL

under a mosquito net. He is not from Missouri, nevertheless has been shown.
some who visited from other faiths had

Jamaica Bible Students Evangelize

During the first two weeks of August, the four Jamaica Bible Seminary stu
dents went out in pairs to conduct evan gelistic services, and the total results

In times like that we really appreciated the teaching we'd been getting in the
clrss-rooms."

to stand up and admit it was true. At fii'st, some would bring different books and try to argue with us, but we just stuck to the Bible and put them all down.

were thirty-four additions, twenty-four

by baptiom.

MEN'S CLOTHING NEEDED ^

the people were eager to hear the gos

The Sword of the Spirit Two students worked in a field where

In both places, the people were vew poor. One man who was baptized had no other clothes to put on, but sat out

in the sun until his wet ones dried out,

then went in to church services. Several boxes of clothes were sent out from the

pel, but knew very little about the church of Christ. The other field was

fields, in spite of many difficulties, the results were heart-warming. The stu

a church that had nearly died for lack of leadership and only two members came out for the Lord's Supper. In both

on hand, and tho students gave away nearly all of their own things to help
out some of the neediest.

mission for the students to distribute, but there were almost no men's clothing

dents came back full of enthusiasm: "We

preached the gospe] without any apolo gies to anyone, and the people said they
had never heard anything like it! Even THE JAMAICA CHRISTIAN AAoore Haven, Fla.

Fourteen were baptized August 12th at Coy, and on August 26th, 13 were baptized at Ewarton, including Patty
Phillips, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Woodrow Phillips.

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