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FREAM'S

JAMAICA

NEV/SLETTE R't-

January, 1958

scribbled up with notes, dates, reminders, etc. and hang up a brand new calendar, all its days fresh and bright. For a full minute, we just stand there ad miring it, then immediately begin witing appoint
ments a l l over i t I

Once each year, we like to attend a "hanging." That is the day we take dovm the old calendar, all

EBrw 7Tr?i?arf'

Here are a few "scribbles" on recent dates (aside from the regularly scheduled services of the church.) the outside -v/alls being whitev/ashed, and the inside vjalls painteci.
It is beginning to look nice and new again.

*Dec, 16th.

The Seminary building is getting a "face lifting" -

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^Jamaica. (They have already found a place to rent in I^fendevillo, "but are still staying with us until their goods arrive by boat. , There are twenty feet under the table at each meal - a Dig lam y,
-but loads of fun i)

*Dec.l9th. Fred and Vickie Hintz, with two children, arrive in

classes are presenting a program at the church.

*Dec. 22nd. "Macky's" birthday, (buy gift) and her children's

*Dec. 25, Deliver baskets of food to widows. Young people's

program at church.

*DeG. 10th, Begin week of vacation Bible School for children. ^1 (Harry Hill did most of the planning and work, with help from the
;_,each day. Attendance up to BO.l

regular Sunday school teachers,^ l^kixine told flannel-graph stones

*Dec. 31st. Call doctor. Three children down \d.th the "flu."

Watch night services at the church 'til after midnight.

*Jan. 5th. Set alarm for 5 a.m. Early baptism at Boise Content. Afternoon trip to Faith's Pen church. (Fruitless? services rained out;
Clinic" style. One of main subjects discussed was the problem 01 marriage. Just around our present locality, personal workers going from door to door found eight out of ten families outside the church because they are living in concubinage 2)
: churches attended. Cots were furnished and meals served "kiamiachi

*Jan. 758,9th. Men's Institute at Seminary. (33 men from sixteen

t/

i students enrolled.

*Jan. 7th,

The Seminary opened for another term with five new

'.so the students can hold jobs during the day in Kingston, Frecl and I are doing the teaching. Pray for us, and these young men.
In ChriTst' s service
You can use some of these news

Only night classes arc being held this term,

Mac:

goes to a fev7 dozen contributors during

notes, if you will.

This letter only

the current month, so not many see it.Donald Froam

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NOTES FROM JAMAICA

During December the building of Jamaica Bible Seminary was

completely redecorated inside and out.

.On December 19th, Fred

and Mrs. Vickie Hintz. with two children, arrived in Jamaica

and have settled in M^eville ^^t^t's MandevlJJ^ . , .Up to 80

children attended a week of VB3 beginning December 30. Harry Hill
did most of the planning and work, with help from the regular Bible school teachers. Mrs, Maxine Fream told flannelgraph stories
each day.

Thirty-three men from 16 churches attended the January 7-9

Men's Institute at the Seminary. . .The Seminary opened for a new

January 7th with Donald Fream and Fred Hihtz teaching only night classes are bfting held so slnlidents may hold Jobs in Kingston during the daytime. Address is Half Way Tree, Box 10, Jamaica, British
West Indies.

JAMAICA
CHRISTIAN
VOLUME 8

MARCH, 1958

NUMBER 1

JAMAICAN CHURCHES BUILD

Review For 1957
Looking back over 1957's activities, accomplishments, and failures, we thank God for the good that has been done, pray to learn from our mistakes, take courage and press on.
For an over-all view of the churches
H.i.. 1 I '

during the year, our figur*es on addi tions are incomplete, since a number of
the churches have not reported their

SI
Building Rises for the Braeton Church seen; for seventeen of the forty-five

activities regularly to the local paper,

"The Jamaica Christian." A Total of

337 additions have been reported by twenty-five churches for the year. Com

pleted reports are expected to put the

number between 400 and 500.
PREACHERS

picture

Out of the forty-five churches, the

is varied

of course. _Many

churches are growing and advancing in a very satisfactory way, while others are weak and struggling. The churches that are growing are without exception those that have good leadership. Here

churches are being served by Seminary

tiuineu men, although some are on parttime basis. Several of the older "self-

again, the function of the Bible Seminai-y in training leadership is forcefully

trained" ministers are also doing excel lent jobs, and may be even a little ahead in the matter of self-sufficiency and independance.
CONSTRUCTION Construction on eleven church build

ings is still under way at this writing, and twenty - five churches are now housed in completed buildings. The re
mainder are still in "booths" of bamboo or stick. Of these thirty-six buildings, nineteen are of maul and cement, which are not too satisfactory and will even

tually have to be replaced. Six buildings

are of steel-reinforced concrete block,

A. B. C. Livingston, Minister of Braeton, exhorts a watclilng audience as he pre

six of poured concrete, two of cut stone, two of wood, and one small building of brick. Of these types of construction, the
(Continued on page 2)

pares to baptize a young Indian.

PAGE TWO

MARCH, 1958

The JAMAICA CHRISTIAN

Published by
MR. AND MRS. DONALD FREAM JAAAAICA CHRISTIAN MISSION Churches of Christ
ASSOCIATES:

JOIN a church.'

"(4) Let us pray that (they) . .. will also persuade men to so love the Lord that they will gladly OBEY His Word.
"(5) Let us pray for the restora tion of New Testament Christianity and

Mr. and Mrs. Grayson Ensign Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hlntz
ADDRESS:

proclaim the New T^stpment revelation

that 'Christ is the Lord."

Box 10.- Half Way Tree Jamaica, B.W.I.

Forwarding Address: Rt. 2, Moore Haven, Fla.

Reviewof'57...
(Continued from page 1)
steel - reinforced concrete block is the

MOMENTS OF PRIDE
The humdrum grind of daily teach ing, the incessant umpiring of antagon istic spirits, and the inevitable repe
tition of doctrines long taught some times lead one close to the valley of

strongest, and the kind we encourage

the churches to build whenever possible.

The steel is for protection against both

hurricanes and earthquakes which are
common.

despair . . . . And then comes moments

when one is reminded that all is not

The weakest construction is either of maul and cement (called "rtogging")

in vain; far from it! Such a moment of approbation came to us recently during the Billy Graham Crusade in
Jamaica, when a church of Christ mem ber, a convert of the missionaries, wrote -a-4etterto- the^local-^pri--Although the letter is too long to quote in full, we would like to share a portion with
you.

or of wood which rots very quickly and is easy prey to termites, wood ants and other tropical insectis.
TRUST

Four church buildings are vested in

the Jamaica (Christian Trust, Ltd, and two others-are-being proeessed-for^ha

transfer. The Jamaica Bible Seminary

property is also vested in the trust, as

well as the mission home where the Freams are now living. This "Trust"

" . . . Some things (regarding BiUy Graham and team) which should also be prayed for in particular:

"(1) Let us pray that they might

have the conviction and courage o* the

is simoly a ho'dfng comuanv in which pron^rtv is pernetuplW hMd f'^r the

excbi^'ve use pf th< Chu*'chs of Christ in Jamaica. Five Jamaican iireachers
and three Americans form the trustees.

Nw Testament preachers Peter. Philip, Jr-hn. Paul and others, to preach the whole New Testament Gosnel . . . that

J. H. Dampier, Edwin Crouch, and Sher

man Nichols have been anpointed as
American advisers for the Trust.
SEMINARY

they will not allow so called "controver

sial" issues of doctrine to cause them to

fall short of declaring the whole Gospel of Christ. (1 Cor. 15:1-8).

"(2) Let us pray that Billy Graham

them (those who cry out 'Men, and brethren, what shall we do?') the spirit
and his associates will not fail to give

In 1957, six full-time students took training at the Jamaica Bible Seminary,
with one completing his two-year course in the fall. In the January term of

1958, five new students enrolled. Sub-

supplied answer 'Repent, and be bap

tized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of
sins . . . '

jects currently taught in the Seminary

are "Denominationalism and Cultism"

"(3) Let us pray also that Billy Gra

ham and his associates will not fail to

make Scriptural identification of the church as the ONE body of Christ . . .

and that we will not hear . . . such

"Survey of the Prophets," '*I Corin thians," and "History of the Restora tion Movement" by Donald Fream. The two camp weeRs were high spots

by Fred Hintz; "Basic Bible Studies,"

of the year, with ninety-three youth

enrolled, and twenty-eight baptized. This year, three camp weeks are being planned.

statements as 'Up to now about forty per cent have manifested , a desire to.

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"0 HAPPY DAY"
It was during Daily Vacation Bible School (did you ever have one during
Christmas vacation?) and Mrs. Fream

was telling a story with flannel-graph

illustrations. The subject got around to

our heavenly home, and she asked the children to give their ideas of what heav
en would be like.

Everyone was thoughtful for a min

ute, then a few hands began to go up. "We won't ever die there," one volunteer
ed.

"Nobody will ever get sick," a little

girl said. "We won't be hungry, either," a third
added.

Stephanie Ann and "Rasta"

Just then, Shawn Fream raised his hand and piped up in a voice that carried to the back of the room, "We won't ever have to go to the baath-rooni."

We have told you before about Stephanie's little black kitten, "Rasta"
and you can see in the-picture that he is quickly growing into a big cat. (He gets plenty of lizards to eat.) Stephanie doesn't know black cats are

This remark brought down the house,

and lessons were dismissed for the day!

The Plant That Couldn't Bel

A small boy in the Christian Day School was doing his "art work". He had drawn a large picture of a plant, then colored every leaf a different color. It looked as though he had gone right

supposed to be unlucky if they cross

your path. She considers herself to be a very lucky girl because this one crossed
hers!

"FLOGGING"

through the box of crayons - x-ed, yellow,

green, purple, and so on. An older class mate peered over his shoulder and scof fed, "Who ever saw a bush like that?"

"Flogging" or Whipping is very com

mon in the government .schools in Ja
maica. Most of the schools are exti'eme-

ly overcrowded, and the teachers too

few for the number of childi-en attend

As it turned out, however, the budding artist had not exaggerated his picture as much as his critic thought, for there is a plant common in Jamaica and other tropical countries called a croton, which is especially grown for its many-coloi'ed
leaves. "TAKE YOUR CHOICE"

ing, so the teachers often feel that using the strap is the only means of controlling the children that has any
effect.

All around, some children are flogged so much they get to the place where they take no notice of it.

Croton leaves are more commonly com

binations of green and yellow, mixed

with every shade of red from dark wine to pale pink, and some of the more un usual varieties do have nearly every leaf
a different color.

Not only are crotons beautiful because of their colors, but they have almost every shaped leaf imaginable. Some big leaves are broad and flat, four or five

inches across and a foot long, while others will be only a half inch wide, but 30 inches long. One plapt will have leaves like shredded cabbage with yellow polkadots; another will have leaves twisted like so many cork-screws. "The croton plant is one more illustra tion of the oft-repeated statement, "Truth is stranger than fiction."

Were Their Faces Red!

(They would have been if they could blush) Seems that there are always a lot of "tall tales" told about camp experiences, but the things that really happen are of ten the funniest of all. See if you can top this one: Above the general noise and bustle of sixty youngsters getting ready for In "Starlight Trail" in the last issue of this paper, Mrs. Fream told of a vis it she and her husband and the Seminary students paid to Brother Stephen, an eld er in the Church of Christ at Wanstead, who was reported to be dying of cancer. Sometime after that visit, Bro. Stephen
wrote that he had been moved to a hos

supper, sudden shouts of laughter and howls of glee came from the direction
of the boys' shower room. crowd soon gathered around the cause of the merriment, bit the whole story came out. The shower room is joined voices carry back and forth. A curious to discover and bit by

pital for an operation which he had con

sequently undergone, and was feeling

better. The next communication was the letter which follows: Dear Brother Fream:

to the kit
Some of

chen on one side, and small openings near the ceiling let the sound of people's the bigger boys were teasing the young
er ones by holding them under the show ers, and the protests of the small boys could be plainly heard in the kitchen

Greeting in the precious name of the Almighty, our soon coming King. Now sir, I should write you before now, but unfortunately to how things goes on it delayed. As you have already know of Bro. Stephen's illness, and have visit him in his home, I remember that he told me that you did write him in Spalding (hospital) and have sent aid to
him. I don't know whether he did an

where the cooks were busily preparing the evening meal. Finally, one cook de cided the fun had gone far enough, and she took matters into her own strong, capable hands. Marching into the shower room, she roundly scolded the bigger boys and sent them all "packing;" then she lined up the small ones and gave each one a thorough soaping and scrubbing. As each one put in his appearance out side, cleaned and dressed, and grinning sheepishly, he had to run the gauntlet
of his laughing friends back to his tent.

swer you or not (he did) as he did bid you farewell already.

After he took the first operation he

made a pretty change, but after a time

the sickness rose hard again,, so hp had to take another operation. Thus he fought his last battle three days after;
so he has finished his task on this battle

field. If he hadn't return thanks to you,

I must act his part in giving thanks. The Church are still going on fine in the
same old way.

However, the next morning, most of the boys personally thanked the cook, saying they had slept better that night because of a good bath than they had any night since they had left "mamma" and home
to come to camp!

May God bless and keep you. and may you remember Wanstead Church in your
prayers.

Yours in Christ, Sister Stephen.

Oo, La, La!

Freddie and Janie Hintz, our newest

little missionaries, now have a baby sis

r. km

ter, bom in Jamaica, to be proud of. Freddie is also proud of the fact that he
can pronounce her name "Alathia

June." Two-year-old Janie makes a good

V"

try at it, but it always come out "Uh-laathu-la-la-Ia" - sometimes with even a few
more "la's" on the end!

Don Fream and a Jamaican boy as

they were helping Fred Hintz make beds for his children out of packing crates.
Missionaries leam to "make it do."

Alathia (which is from a Greek word meaning "truth") was born in Mande-

ville, Jamaica on February 4th, and weighed in at a scale-rocking 8 pounds,

14 ounces!

THE NEWS IN PICTURES

A young Christian, graduate of the Seminary, is now in a T.B. wai'd fighting to regain his health. Here he is visited
by Harry Hill and A. Thompson, mem bers of the same congregation, who have

bi'ought him the Lord's Supper. They did not stop there, but also donated their
own blood toward his recent operation.

^Heading out to a remote country dis trict to hold evangelistic services, Don Fream and some of the Seminary stu dents search the stream bed for large
fording with the car easier. This same
stream had to be forded twelve times in rocks that can be removed to make a

this manner before their destination was

reached.

The country people with their tiny, one-room houses, scarcely have room for extra guests, so the Seminary team sets up a tent for living quarters. Here they are camped beside the shed which serves as a place of worship foi- the church, a-

gainst a backdroj) of coconut palms.

Looking more like a gang of rousta bouts than preachers, the Seminary stu dents (with Don Fream and Harry Hill
on the right) pose beside their tent with

There were over 30 confessions of faith

in the meetings.

some of the men from the local church.

The Adoption of Children Law 1956, came into force recently following proclama
tion by the Governor. Under this law

The total of West Indian migrants to Britain has reached 100,000, but the rate

the welfare of the child is given the par a father are no longer given priority over
those of the mother.

amount consideration, and the rights of

in 1956. It is estimated that about 2,000

migrants returned to the West Indies last
year.

is declining. 13,COO migrated from Ja maica during 1957 as compared to 15,000

MARCH, 1958

HERE AND THERE

At the last leaders meeting at the

Seminary a decision was reached to plan

for an island wide rally for all the churches of Christ, to be held in July. committee.

Fred Hintz is chairman of the planning

Grayson Ensign will have returned by that time, so all the mission
* * *

aries will be present.

Of 1,290 births in the Corporate Area of Kingston recorded by the Registrar General for one month, 900 were illegiti mate. Deaths of babies under a year in the same period totalled ninety.
* *

The Church of Christ

at

Richmond

At Home In Jamaica
Fred and Vickie Hintz and their two

Pax'k reported 40 additions for the past year, 35 by baptism. Two churches came together after a division of over 13 years.

children, Fred, Jr. and Janie, arrived

in Jamaica in December and were our

Bible school attendance is now 120, with

six teachers. One deacon was ordained, and three weddings perfoi'med by the
minister.
* * *

guests for a

month, until they were

able to locate a

house in the Mandeville area which was available for them

Neville Pink, minister of the Penwood

to rent, and their household goods ar

rived from the States. Pictured above is their new home as it looked on

Road church in Kingston, has begun a Christian school with the help of two other members of the church, and they now have some 65 children enrolled, who pay-from 80c to 50c per week, depending
on their ages.
* * *

"moving

The Billy Graham Team held a ten day meeting in Jamica during January, with

day". The Fream's station wagon at the lower right is loaded with goods carried up from Kingston, sixty miles away.

Dr.

Graham

himself

appearing

the

for Christ". Of these, two young women

came into fellowship with the church of

last two nights. Some three thousand were said to have registered "decisions

Christ congregation at Constant Springs,

one by baptism.

The fishing industry in Jamaica has made great strides in recent years, ac cording to published reports. Whereas fisheimen used to average about $4.28 per week, they now make over $15 per week. Very few, if any, made less than
this amount.

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-4VOLUME 8

JAMAICA
r^UDICTI> CHRISTIAN
APRIL - MAY, 1958
NUMBER 2

MAXEYS VISIT JAMAICA

TRAa MINISTRY
The Freams are undertaking a spec ial "tract ministry" to give as wide a distribution as possible to a large
number of tracts on doctrinal issues.

Some tracts have been given out reg ularly right along, but the possibilities of this method have never been fully
utilized. In the past, tracts have been distributed by the hundreds. In the

future, they will be distributed by the

thousands.

The Constant Spring church has been using these tracts for several weeks, and can testify that they have helped much in winning souls for Christ. At
one meeting, to which a bus load came

from
are

another section

of the

island,

every tract in the rack was taken.

MR. and MRS. TIBBS MAXEY, Louisville, Ky.

Among the tracts being disi ^ed such excellent ones as, "Which Denomination?" by R. M. Bell; "Tri umphant Faith", or "God's Plan of Redemption", by C. C. Davis; "Where Will You Spend Eternity?" by C. A. Vernon; "What Is Expected of Me As
Member of the Church of Christ?"

Tibbs Maxey, President of the College of the Scriptures. Louisville, Ky., ac

by F. I. Gardner; and "Gospel Ammu nition" (Christian Workers' Leaflets)

by C. J. Sharp. May God Bless you for your con

companied by Mrs. Maxey, arrived in

Jamaica on Feb. 12th for a two weeks' visit.

tinued prayers and gifts for the ongoing

of this ministry.

The Maxeys were greatly impressed with the picturesque loveliness of the beautiful palm-fringed islandthe dark blue mountain peaks, constantly capped with turbulent tropical clouds; the ever green countryside; and the profusi'^i of exotic flowers, a never-ending delight to the eye. "Are those roses?" they asked, of the brilliant scarlet bougain
villaea.

The lowly Jamaican home possesses

only two books a Bible and a lit

tle red paper-backed Redemption hymn book, both of which are well-thumbed, and are quoted from frequently. The Jamaicans carry them back and forth to service every time they go.
Each hymn book contains a thousand hymns. One might think that would make a big book, but it doesn't for

While there, they visited many of the churches, meeting many of the lead

only the words are printed, and the

notes and the music are omitted. It

ing evangelists, and seeing the building construction going on. He also talked with the Seminary students. "You have a fine-looking group of (Continued on page 6)

reads like a book of poems. And the print is very tiny so that the old peo

ple have difficulty making out the words. Perhaps tliat is why they mem
orize them so much.

PAGE TWO

APRIL-MAY, 1958

The JAMAICA CHRISTIAN

Published by
MR. AND MRS. DONALD FREAM JAMAICA CHRISTIAN MISSION Churches of Christ ASSOCIATES:

Drought Grips Island

.rise to a vast traffic of people and vehicles hurrying to and from distant
water sources.

Mr. and Mrs. Grayson Ensign

Mr. and Mrs. Fred HIntz
ADDRESS:

severe drought in years. Reports of empty and fast emptying water tanks, dried up springs and streams have given

Jamaica is in the grip of the most

Box 10 - Half Way Tree Jamaica, B.W.I.

Forwarding Address: Rt. 2, Moore Haven, Fla.

The grim picture includes impover ish^ lands with a real threat to live stock; perishing farm crops, spelling
rural and suburban communities. And
to add to the discomfort, in many areas

present and future hardship for both

a haze of dust is settling like a pall

FARTHINGS
The farthing is one-fourth of a cent. It is a small copper coin, about the
size of a dime. At one time, the farth

on roads and plant life. The drought appears to be almost island-wide.

Children Suffer

ing bought a few matches at the comer store, a cigarette, or a small fmit of some cheap variety, at the market. The farthing is the traditional "candy spending money" as a reward for er
rands run by children. The farthing comes into its own, however, in the church offering plate. Being the smal lest coin, it is the one to give the child
for the Bible School or church offering.

Children are among the principal suf

ferers as school tanks all over the coun

try have run dry. Authorities are at

days or so.

their wits' end to find water and say

if there is no rain within the next 10

Spring crops planted two months ago

they will have no answer to the problem

are all gone; there is no fodder for live stock; open water sources are polluted by livestack^atjiightsj crowds converge
are in suspense. Farmers, without their normal sources of supply, are compelled to depend entirely on "shop" food, for
which they have little or no money.

The

adults, feeling more ^Rgation,

traditionally drop in a penny when the offering is "lifted". Some adults, tak ing themselves out of the penny class, will drop in a three-pence. The usual offering for a congrega tion numbering between thirty and fifty members will total between twenty and fifty cents, and this with nearly every member contributing! Is this a sign of intense poverty. oi of a lack
of love for the Lord? Perhaps neither!

on stand-pipes; and farming activicies

Churches Moke Progress

Fred Hintz, assisted by Donald Fream,
held a week's evangelistic meetings at Braeton. There were five confessions of faith during the meeting. Mrs. Hintz as sisted with chalk drawings, which were

The working man's wages in Jamaica is now around $15.00 per week, and the working woman usually makes around $4.50 and her room and board. Thus,
one-tenth of the income of a single

greatly enjoyed^

In a one week's evangelistic meeting

held at Guava Ground, there were 16 confessions. The church is making plans

working man often totals more than the offering of the entire congregation.
Church Money

to repair its building.

iii

iit

The cost of living in Jamaica has gone up steadily. The far'^hinp- will no longer buy anything at the market. It is hardly seen and known any long
er in the commercial world^yet it re mains the bulk of the church offering. It is still comon, even for a working

The Constant Spring church has had six baptisms, and two added by statement
of faith so far this year. Three of those
Bible Class.
it

baptized were boys from Maxine Fream's

A fifth Sunday rally was held March

man, to drop in a three-pence and take out two-pence ha-penny from the of fering plate, and to give his elder son or daughter a farthing for the offering. (Continued on page )

30th at the Mount Pleasant Church. The theme was "The Church and Evan

gelism." Speakers included Harry Hill, Manager of Jamaica Christian Prep School, and Evangelists Fred Hintz,
and Donald Fream.

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ALetter To Gram &Gramp
The following letter was sent by Vanita Lou Fream to her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Click, Moore Haven, Flor ida, just after she celebrated her eleventh birthday. We are printing it in its orig inal, unedited form. Jamaica, B.W.I.
Dear Grandma and Grandpa,

Thankyou very much for the birthday card, and for the daller. I lamed the pome which was on the cara, and the doller spant so fast that I hardly know
,e, how I spant it, I got a new pen,

M M If.

some bubble gum

some candy,

^^3 O a book, IT
sharpener.

and a

Left to right: Leslie and Vanita Lou

Fream.

We are all feeling well if it were'nt for colds, it is warm again, I am waring

EASTER D. V. B. S.
A bevy of children with shining eyes and happy smiles, proudly carrying their Bibles, gathered at the Constant Spring
Church of Christ on April 7th to begin their Easter Holidays Bible School, which
lasted for one week.

shorts and going bair feet again for it is spring. We have six swings in "Old
Faithful" which is a tree, we have a new cat named "Rasta" because he is black,

our old cat has four baby cats, two like

herself and two like boots who has white

feet, I hope you will write again.

With my love from,
Vanita

The theme of the program was "Our Living Bible", the aim of which was to

present the Bible as God's Word, and to

show its place in our lives today. The children enjoyed stories, songs, workbooks, handwork, and games, super vised by trained teachers. An interesting program closed the

At every breath we draw four souls perish, never having heard of Christ.
The official flag for the new Federa tion of the West Indies was designed by a bachelor Jamaican, Fabian Edwards, whose entry won first prize in a Jamaica Government competition last year. Using the idea of the region's brilliant sunlight

final session, to which the parents were

invited.
NOTICE

Workbooks, handwork, crayons, and

other materials for the D.V.B.S. were

donated by churches in the States. The

and sea, the artist designed a flag with four wavy blue-and-white horizontal bands, representing the sea, with a gold
en ball at the centre for the sun.

Freams should like to make a request

for left-over materials after fhe

churches are through with their D.V.

B.S. this summer.

PAGE POUR
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APRIL-MAY, 1958
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Everybody OughfTo Know

Shades Of Lincoln!
The immortal Lincoln would be justi fied in turning over in his grave if the people of America forgot the date of his birth, but when the "forgetters" happen to be a couple of harried missionaries,
who have been away from their country so long that they confused his birthday with Valentine's Day, we feel sure that with Lincoln's delightful sense of humor,

In April, Jamaica had its first election

since it became a part of the Federation

of the West Indies, so politics, election speeches, charges and counter-charges were the order of the day.
CAMPAIGN MEETINGS HELD

Unfortxmately for us, we live only a

block away from a street comer that is a popular one for holding campaign meetings, complete with loud-speakers turned up full force. One night the JLP (Jamaica Labor Party) held forth with songs and speeches until nearly mid night; then, a few nights later, the PNP (People's National Party) showed up and went through the same routine, with
different names. This went on for weeks.

he would have enjoyed the discomfiture of the said missionaries. It all happened
this way When Tibbs

Maxey

wrote

to

the

Freams that he and Mrs. Maxey planned

to arrive in Jamaica on Lincoln's birth

Even when we closed the doors and

windows and stuffed cotton into our ears, we only faintly muffled the raucuous

day, the Freams thought he meant the 14th of February. In a previous letter, Tibbs had stated that they planned to arrive in Jamaica on Wednesday, Feb. 12; but after receiving the letter men tioning Lincoln's birthday, the Freams

sounds blaring forth on the night air. Sometimes the easiest way to keep the noise from getting on our nerves, was to simply open the windows and listen to what was being said.
SONGS TAILORED TO FIT

exclaimed, "Oh, then, they are not going

to arrive as soon as they thought they
were after all."

SURPRISE! SURPRISE!

Imagine Don's surprise; and Maxine's

consternation, who was in the midst of

Aif4rst-we-thottglit-that-the--political meetings were certainly being conducted in a reverent manner, for we often heard
the unmistakable music of familiar

when the phone rang, and they learned that it was the Maxeys calling from the
airportand with no one there to meet

scrubbing and cleaning on Wednesday,

Christian hymns and choruses being sung. It was disconcerting, to say the
least, when we discovered that the words

had been altered to fit the various polit

ical parties and their favorite candidates.

For instance, the familiar song "Every body Ought To Know Who Jesus Is,"
was tailored just to the extent of sub stituting the name "Busta"* for "Jesus."

had disconsolately chewed their finger nails for a couple of hours before being
"rescued."

them! They had been trying to reach the Freams by phone, not knowing the list ing had been changed. Finally, through the help of the airport personnel, they at last contacted them, but not until they

With all of the local holidays to re

Bustamante may cut quite a figure, but to hear him referred to as "The Lily of the Valley, and "The Bright and Morn ing Star", is repelling to a Christian.
Another chorus, which refers to Jesus' second coming, has been used about Bustamante's (whose party was out of power) coming back to take over the

memberQueen Elizabeth's Birthday, Queen Victoria's Birthday, Emancipation Day, Federation Day, Self-Govemment Day, the Freams can hardly be blamed for this little "comedy of errors".

away, but not to stay; He's coming back

again."
BUSTA WON

leadership again. "He's coming back again; He's coming back again. He went

point, but they still work the strap too much. "Flogging" is given for small misdeeds such as talking in class, or for being late (although in many
instances the child is late because he has had to perform certain duties be

The

hard-worked

teachers have

fore leaving home, and if he l^d ne

glected them he would have been beaten by his parents.) Children are even

By now, "Everybody ought to know" victory over the P.N.P., and won the right to have a decisive voice in the new West Indian government. *Sir Alexander Bustamante, former
Chief Minister of Jamaica.

that Busta led his party to a surprising

flogged for not doing their work pro

perly.

Every man feels instinctively that all

the beautiful sentiments in the world

weigh less than a single lovely action.

NEWS IN PICTURES

New building being constructed at Mt View in Kingston.

Young People's

group from

Constant

Springs Church visits a sister congrega

tion at Faith's pen for a special program.

Sign at left says "Welcome All". Faith's
Pen is about a two hour's drive from Kingston.

f
Ordination at Gayle church of Christ. Bro. Roberts, the minister ordained,
stands in the middle with two elders on

each side. Visiting evangelist, C. A. Morris; and Donaid Fream, are on the
outside.

Adele Hill's class in V.B.S. Those dark children with white "hands" look startling.

The use of plastic and substitutes

of The school system in Jamaica is not like in the states. Instead of going to school for nine months, and then getting a three-months' vacation, the children go to school three terms of three months
each with a month between each one.

leather for the soles of footwear is caus

ing dissatisfaction among working-class

Jamaicans. Workers complain that the footwear gives short service because the

soles fall off after exposure to damp or heat, and that cement and sharp stones destroy leather substitute soles very quickly. The cost of replacement of soles is said to be heavy.
Thirteen baptized into Christ at Fort George in 1957. Two were ordained as

deacons.

new

work

Fifty enrolled in Bible School.

was

started

at

Clay

The New Hope Church, which is en gaged in a friendly competition with the Constant Spring Church, has had six additions so far this year, so the

two churches are still running very

Ground with four members.

close.

PAGE SIX

APRIL-MAY, 1958

Maxeys Visit...
(Continued from page 1) young men here," Bro. Maxev declared.

Farthings...
Lack of teaching on giving, and tra dition, have seemingly "elevated" the lowly farthing to its sole role of being "sanctified" as church money. Silver Farthings According to the National Council of Churches' report, the Seventh Day
Adventists in America lead in church

Holds Evangelistic Campaign

In addition to all this, the Maxeys
crowded into their short visit a week's

evangelistic campaign stant Spring church.

with the Con His zealous

preaching and her lovely chalk draw ings proved a blessing everywhere they
went. The effect of their visit is still being felt. Two were baptized after

their departure that was a direct re sult of his meeting. Church attendance
increased to such numbers that extra

chairs had to be brought in. Bro. Maxey preached in five other churches in the island with good at tendance everywhere he went.

offerings, with $202.02 annual gifts per person average. Among all Americans, the average church offerings are $56.74 annually. The Christian Church mem ber averages $37.14 annually, a third less than the American average. Can it be that silver coins, which have little use today in the American markets,

have become the "sanctified farthings"

in Christian churches in America? The Answer

Churches Make Progress

In just one month of this year the
church at Decoy had 16 confessions. They had 120 in Bible School. The new church started at Dunkeld

Thorough and continued teaching on

giving, which begin.s with the new con

vert, is proving the answer in Jamaica. New churches are out-giving much older and larger congregations not jus'- a little, but many times over! The Con

last year, i-eported four baptisms in 1957, and one baptism during the
'first -two -mouths -of1958,- This -new

stant Spring congregation is now pay

ing their local preacher $10 per week,

church now has 30 members, and the services are being well attended.
January 1958, the church had one hun
in Bible .sch"-''

and the weekly offerings are between $15- and~$257-Som~ wight argue that the "missionaries' offerings" have swol

the work last year at Merryland. By dred members.

enrolled

There was a wonder/al reviving of

len these offering plates. Offerings from the missionaries attending Con
Ex

stant

Spring account for between a

They have forty-eight

third and half of the offerings.

ample itself is a good teacher!

ed at Mt. Rosser in Januax-y oi tnis

year.

A Bible school for children was start

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JUNE - JULY, 1958

NUMBER 3

Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Cassel

Donald Fream, A. R. A. Hepburn, and

Fred Hintz with new "Gospel Car"

Students Working With

Frenms For Summer
Mr, and Mrs. Hiram Cassell, students of Midwest Christian College, Oklahoma

"Gospel Car"
A.R.A. Hepburn, minister of the York Sti-cet Church of Ciirist in Kingston, is now the ])roud (and considerably poorer)
owner of a new Hillman car. The car was

City, Okla., are realizing the dream they had before they married of serving
Christ in a foreign field. Mr. and Mrs. Cassell (Jlareeline and

Hiram) have arrived in Jamaica and will

spend the summer working with the churches and the Christian service camps. Marceline is a sophomore at the present
time, and Hiram is a junior.

not purcha.sed for his own pleasure, but for the work of the Lord; however, it al ways gives Bro. Hepburn a great deal of pleasure to do the work of the Lord, and trips to visit the churches become real "joy rides" in the fullest sense of the
word.

These young people bring to the service of the Lord a variety of talents. Mar
celine plays the piano and sings both alto and soprano. Hiram sings baritone and does solo work. Hiram preached at the Church of Christ in Fairview, Oklahoma, for eight months, prior to his going to Oklahoma City where he now teaches the college class in the Draper Park Chris tian Church. "Marcy" teaches the Intjrmediate Girls' class. Last summer both worked in Vacation

Bro. Hepburn's visits to the churches provide a real service in strengthening and encouraging them, so to help him in this work of evangelism, we have con tributed toward his gas bill each month

out of our general fund.

Street

During M^y,

Bro. Hepburn and members of the York

church visited churches at Old

Harbour Road, Scott's Pass, Braeton,

Bog Walk, and Papine.

In his owm personal life, he has had

recent cause for rejoicing, because his

Bible School and taught in the Christian service camp in the Wichita Mountains, Lone Wolf, Oklahoma.

son, who had wandered away from the Lord, returned in repentance to the fold. Bro. Hepburn performed his wedding, then baptised the young wife, so the whole family is now united in the faith.

PAGE TWO

JUNE-JULY, 1958

The JAMAICA CHRISTIAN Published by

MR. AND MRS. DONALD FREAM JAMAICA CHRISTIAN MISSION Churches of Christ
ASSOCIATES:

Ensigns Return To Jamaica

After a furlough of eight months^ in
the States, Mr. and Mrs. Grayson Ensign
and their three sons have returned to

Mr. and Mrs. Grayson Ensign

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hintz
ADDRESS:

Jamaica, and are back in harness again. Brother Ensign will be teaching again
in the Seminary, serving as academic dean, doing evangelistic work, and con tinuing with his radio broadcasting pro gram, "The Churches of Christ Salute You", which has been presented on the Island's only radio station since January
of 1956.

Box 10 - Half Way Tree Jamaica, B.W.I. Forwarding Address:

Rt. 2, Moore Haven, Fla.

He and his family are looking well and

in good health.

TESTIMONY
On the first Sunday in June, three men

Hills Leave On Furlough

A week after the Ensigns returned to Jamaica, Harry and Adele Hill left 'for
the States for a short four-month per iod to gain support for their work. The Freams took them to the airport and saw them safely offafter a last min ute dash back to the waiting room for

were ordained as deacons by the Constant Spring Church by fasting, laying on of hands, and prayer. These were the first officers to be so appointed by the church.
After their ordination, the three men

were called upon to give a public testi

mony. The words of one of them were particularly worth noting. Bro. Beckford is not a new Christian.

Harry's coat just seconds before the

plane took off. Their head teacher, Bro. Fran Hardy, is carrying on the school in their absence~with-4he^assiataiice..ofvrone.>of the

He has been hard at work for the Lord

ever since his conversion in 1929, holding -Bible Schools in his own yard, preaching in the streets and villages, his well-worn Bible his constant companion. But never, in all those years, did he ever "take mem

Seminary students and a young woman from the Constant Spring church.

themselves. He could never find in hjs

bership" with any of the established churches, for in all of them he found teachings and practices contrary to the Word of God. He was annoyed by the preachers who wore "turn-back collars" and appropriated high-sounding titles for
New Testament where Christ ever did

Mrs. Click To Fly To Jamaica

The Lord willing, Mrs. Pansy Click will fly to Jamaica the last week in July to serve as dean of women for the three Christian Service camps to be held "for The Churches of Christ" be

anything like that. And so, even though he felt alone i*^ the world, he continued faithful to the truth as he saw it, little dreaming that
there were thousands of others who had not "bowed the knee to Baal". When he first heard some real New Testament

ginning the 27th of July and continuing through August. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fream are responsible for the planning and management of the camps.
Mrs. Click will be available for teach ing and to assist with the music.
FREAMS VISIT BEECHERTOWN

preaching, he recognized it at once and received it gladly. For the first time he felt he could wholeheartedly and in good
conscience join heart and hands with a

congregation of Christians in doing God's work, and he and his faithful wife and seven children have been loyal members of the church at Constant Spring since
its establishment.

Donald and Maxine Fream, accom panied by two sisters from the Constant Springs church, recently visited Beechertown, one of the furtherest churches. The sisters sang two lovely duets. The building was filled as Donald showed
colored slides of the Christian service

"I knew," he said, "that this was one

church that was not founded on the doc

trines and opinions of men, but upon the

solid foundation of the Word of God."

camp, and of the life of Christ, followed by a gospel message. Their cut-stone building is looking fine. Windows and doors are being fitted and colored glass
has been ordered.

God give us more men like this!

JUNE-JULY, 1958

PAGE THREE

cClttfe
Groups
11

A
The picture above shows a pai't of the teen-agers' class at D.V.B.S. which was recently held. The very ^attractive girl in the center has just recently become
a Christian. She comes from a nice
y'-. < :

Stephanie Ann Fream

family, and the missionaries are work ing hard to reach the parents. The picture below is a group of some of the smaller children in opening exor

"Of Such is The Kingdom"

Littie Stephanie Ann Fream has re cently been having quite a bout with fate. First, she contracted "pink eye", which proved to be a very stubborn case, and her little eyes were red and swollen for quite some time. On top of that, she caught a bad cold, and then she suf fered a tumble, which left a bruise aci'oss one cheek and a big black and blue bump on her forehead. She looked as if she had been the loser in a prize fight.
These unfortunate incidents have fail

cises, giving their pledge to the Chris tian flag. Shawn Fream is holding the flag, while a little boy, to whom Shawn always refers as "My friend. Paul" is holding the Bible. Classes were taught by Maxine Fream and Adele Hill.

9^

ed to dampen her cheerful spirit and enthusiasm. To her, the whole world, even with all its mishaps, is a wonder

ful place. "Oh, preddie! preddie!" she exclaims when some new delight catches
her eye. This adjective, meaning "pret ty", which is the only one she knows, is u.sed to describe everybody and every thing, and. consequently, gets a bit overworked, but somehow the way she says it, with stars twinkling in her eyes, an angelic smile on her baby lips, and in a soft little voice that hag never learned guile, it always seems perfectly appropriate.

PAGE POUR

JUNE-JULY, 1958
BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION

AMONG THE CHURCHES

400 ATTEND BAPTISMAL SERVICE

The church at Diamond is doing a good work. Services are being held
regularly, and souls are being saved. They now have 42 members. They are in process of gathering material for a
building.
FRED HINTZ HOLDS CAMPAIGN

400 people gathered to witness a bap tismal service held by members of the

Dunkeld church.
fellowship.

Three were baptized

36

into Christ and two were received into

The church now has

membei's. As one member stated, "A real work is going on; the dear Lord is in Dunkeld mightily."
TWENTY BAPTIZED AT NEW HOPE

Special evangelistic campaigns were

held at both Mt. Pleasant and fechmond

Park by Fred Hintz. This was in addi tion to visiting and assisting with num
erous other country churches.
in Mandeville.

Bro.

Twenty were baptized and six added

Hintz is searching for a church location

CONSTANT SPRING ORDAINS DEACONS Three men were ordained as deacons

by fellowship recently at New Hope

church. The church held a month's evan

gelistic campaign. Young men were the preachers for the first week; elders for the second; deacons for the third; and
the minister and other woi'kers for the

rest of the month. Attendance averaged

200 to 300 for night services.
CAMPERDOWN HOLDS RALLY

on Sunday, June 1st. The church has purchased a piano, which is now in use. Donald Fream is showing colored slides
on the life of Christ each mid-week
seiwiee.

An all-day rally was held by the

Camperdown Church of Christ on June
1st with a fine attendance.

Donald Fream delivered a sermon on "What is the Church of Christ?" and Fred Hintz spoke on "The World's

Christian Service Camps

The first Christian service camp in the histoi'y of the churches of Christ

ued"throughout the week conducted by

Bro. Hintz.
MERRYLAND IS MERRY

Greatest _Need".

Services wer^ contin

in Jamaica was held in August of 1956

different congregations scattered out through four parishes, attending the camp for a week of teaching. Of the

for morning services has gone as high

as 136; for night seJ-vices, 189, and for
prayer meetings, 86. There are 50

Everything is going well with the church at Merryland. Church attendance

thirty-six campers attending, twentyone wei-e already Christians. Ten others

\vere baptized during camp, leaving only

five who had not accepted Christ.

children enrolled in Bible school.

SUTTON CHURCH PROGRESSING

weeks of camp, and twenty-eight of

them were baptized during the sessions. This year it is planned to hold two
junior camps in order to take care of the increase in enrollment which is ex pected.

In August of 1957, ninety-three young people from eighteen congrega tions attended the junior and senior

The church is moving forward at But ton. Regular services are being held, and souls are being won to Christ. They started with a membership of four, and
now have twenty-two.
YORK STREET HOLDS RALLY

A three-weeks' rally and evangelistic

chm-ch in cooperation with twelve other
25th, the church observed "Pentecost

Shawn Celebrates Sixth

meeting was held by the York Street

churches in the Kingston area. On May

BlrShday
sixth birthday on May 3rd. Since it al so happened to be Grayson Ensign's
Master Shawn Fream celebrated his

"Pentecost" and showed pictures.

Donald Fream brought a message on

18 PRAYER MEETINGS HELD

Sunday", the birthday of the church.

birthday. Mom Fream invited the Hills and the Ensigns over for dinner. Of

Eighteen prayer meetings were held

in one month by the church at Fort

course, the dessert had to be cake, which was a big orange one with piles

George. _ Two have been added recently by baptism, and two by fellowship. A rally is planned for July 20th.'

all sang "Happy Birthday" and all left

the table stuffed to a fare-thee-well. But no one got sick!

dayites" blew out candles. The guests

of white frosting. Both of the "birth-

JUNE-JULY, 1958

PAGE FIVE

nearly to her ankles, were in the tradi tional peasant style. Hanging from a
strap around her shoulder was a car

In one hand, she held a stick and a tattered Bible, with the cover and a few pages missing; in the other hand, she carried a small bell,
which she tinkled as she walked to at tract attention. It attracted mine.
REPENT! REPENT!

penter's square.

"Repent, repent," she admonished, in

a little-old-woman's voice. "The Word

of God says to you, 'Repent' before it

is too late."

The,reaction of the higglers was var ied. Some ignored her, some smiled, and some listened quietly. "Murderers, adulterers, thieves, hat ers of parents, God will judge you!" When she had passed on, some of the
women raised eyebrows at one another

m-i,
THE HiGGLERS AND THE PROPHETESS
,1,.... By Maxine Fream Going to market in Jamaica often
turns out to be more of an adventure

and laughed. Another woman, with a large loaded basket on her head, paused long enough to reproach her fellows.
"Don't laugh after her. Yes, she is a funny-looking little woman, but John

the Baptist was dressed in camel's hair.

And what she says is true."

Quoting scripture passages ly, the little prophetess moved I. followed discreetly, arranging iently to make my nurch^'ses those higglers who were close

fluent on, and conven fv>>m enough

than a routine choi*e.

Bustling with
endless activ

to her vicinity for me to overhear what

coloiful characters

and

ities, from street fighting

are interested.

to

street

preaching, the market has a great deal to offer besides foodthat is, if you
HIGGLERS SPREAD WARES

she was saying. "Yu never have any tinre for the Lord," she accused one group. "Seventh day, eirrhth day, it makes no difference

yu don' keep any of 'em.

God yu serve is yu belly."

The only

The particular market

ordinarily

ZEAL WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE

patronize is just a half-mile from our

home. It long ago outgrew the zincroofed shelter which the government built for the purpose, and covers an area, at least, ten times as large. The

higglers,

as

the

venders are called,

I waited until she had paused long enough for me to speak to her without interrunting, and then I approached. "Good morning," I .said kindly. "Tell me. do you attend services anywhere?" "Oh, yes," she assui'ed me. "I visit
all of them."

spread their wares out on the ground

wherever they can find room; and in making your way among them, you must walk very carefully lest you upset
someone's eggs or lose your balance and land in a pile of tomatoes.
THE PROPHETESS

times in compliance with varying re quirements of different chin-ches; that she wnt to service.s on Simday, and on
Saturday too, just to be safe.

In her ensuing narrative I learned that she had been baptized several

that

the market happened to coincide with

One day, not long ago, my trip to

of another visitora self-styled

scarf around her head and the patched dress of nondescript gray which hung

prophetess. But let me describe her; She was old, tiny, and wizened. There was scarcely a tooth left in her head; her calloused feet were bare. The soiled

everything she thought the Lord might

mire her willingness to be obedient to

dictory teachings that confronted her, nevertheles.s I could not help but ad
intend to

and .sorj'owfu! over the maze of contra

While I was amazed at her credulity,

leave any stone unturnod on her way

to heaven if she could help it. How dif(Continued on page 6)

require of her. She didn't

PAGE SIX
//

JUNE-JULY, 1958
//

THE GOSPEL IMPACT

has

had to be re-ox*dered.

A new church paper

recently

made its debut to the brethren in the

States"The Gospel Impact", the joint

effort of five faithful preachers:
Washburn.

Ron ald Fishei-, John Kinner, Sherman Nich olsWetrda11 Parman, and Kenneth

These are tracts dealing with the Christian life"How Worldly Can I Be and Still Be a Christian and Belong to the Church?", tracts treating with false teaching"The Rock, "The Keys, Peter, and The Pope," and "Seven Rea

Printed "newspaper" style, and contalniiift- such pertinent articles as "How the Word of God is Made Void," and
"Is One Church As Good As Another?"

sons Why I Am Not a Seventh-Day Adventist;" as well as tracts dealing with the Church, Baptism, and the

Lord's Supper.

All of them are printed attractively, many in color, on good paper, and are
easy to read.

the "Impact is filling a definite need.

JAMACIANS TO GET "IMPACT"

Churches, Bible schools,

istry.

and

Bible

classes in the States could render a real

Since we thought it could be used to

the benefit of Christ and the Church in

service by contributing toward this min

Many souls have been won to

Jamaica, we have subscribed to the Piper for twenty-six of our Jamaican preachers and workei-s. They will re ceive the paper once a month for a
year.

Christ through the use of the right kind

of religious tracts.
HIGGLERS AND PROPHETESS

We still continue the monthly publi cation of a local "Jamaica Christian", containing news of Jamaica churches,
as well as docti-inal articles. Five hun-

(Continued from page 5)

ferent from those who seem to want to

do only as little as possible.

OBJECT LESSON

di-ed copies are mimeographed and sent out each month. For a year we tried

having the paper printed locally, but

the service was so slow that the news was. stale by the time-we-could get it

out, so we finally gave up in disgust and went back to mimeographing.

MINISTRY BY PRINTED WORD

The ministry of the printed word is further continued by the distribution of tracts. Thousand.s of tracts covering, at least, forty different subjects have been obtained and are being given wide dis tribution. Present supplies of several of the tracts have been exhausted and have THE JAMAICA CHRrSTIAN (Non-profit Organization) Moore Haven, Fla.

I learned, was the object lesson for each sermon. The carpenter's square? The city in heaven is four-square, which indicates perfection,sowemusu oe made perfect to enter. The strap? John the Baptist was girt about with a leather girdle. The stick? An angel took a rod and measured the city, thus
will God measure our lives. Yes, I bear her witness that she had

The odd paraphernalia she wore,

a zeal for God, though not according to knowledge. There is a great need in Ja maica for the simple and straightfor
ward New Testament doctrine in all its unsullied clarity.

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September - October, 1958

CAMP HI-IIGHTS
97 Attend21 Baptized
Camps for young people from churches
of Christ throughout the island were conducted during August on the Jamaica Bible Seminary campus near Constant Three weeks of Christian Service

vx

A
Donald Fream, with C. A. Morris, Minis ter at New Hope, and A. Thompson, Min

Spx'ing. Ninety-seven youth, from four

teen churches in five different parishes attended the camps, and twenty-one

were baptized during the sessions.

The camp personnel consisted of six

Americans and six Jamaicans, not in

ister at Constant Spring.

cluding four Jamaican cooks.

The Freams were responsible for plan

ning, managing, and financing the camp.

Hiram and Mai-C3line Cassel, students from Mid-West Christian College, Okla

homa, helped in music, teaching and rec reation in the first two camps, Fred Hintz, fellow missionary, taught, and
directed I'ecreation for the last camp.

STILL BOOMING
The New Hope Church of Christ in Guy's Hill, centx'ally located in the is
land n" -Tama'ca is st^'l on the march

camping period and taught classes and camps. Several of Mrs. Click's original
HIGH STANDARDS

Mrs. J. S. Click, forwarding agent for the Freams, was in Jamaica for the

and gaining victories for the Lord. Be ginning with a small gi'oup of twenty
Cliristians in 1956. Bi-other C. A. Morris,

sewed as Dean of women in aU 'hrce

choruses were intx'oduced in camp and proved very popular.

Jamaican evangelist, has worked with them diligently until the conG:reg:ation
has now alnn.'st i'cach?d the 200 mark.

Applicants for camp were required to

be recommended by th^ir preacher or elder as faithful in Bible school attend

They first year, fifty

had over 100 additions during their year - 80 by baptism. So far this thre have been sixty additions, by baptism.
"Timothys"

ance. obedient, and intex-ested in things

of the Lord. As a result, all the camps

Besides the growing numbers being ad

ded to the Lord, Brother Morris has

were kept on a high spiritual level, and the co-operation and interest were fine.
Of the twenty-five who came to camp,

been successful in recruiting no less than six young men for the ministry.

not yet having made their decision to become Christians, twenty-one made the decision in camp and wex-e baptized there. Another was baptized later. All
who came to the senior camp were supposed to be Christians already. One happened to come who was not, but she was baptized on the second day, and from there on, all were Christians.

Two enrolled in the January term, and

four more for the present term.
"CONTEST"

The New Hope church engaged in a friendly contest with the Constant Spring Church in Kingston for the first six mo~>ths of the year with points given
on additions and attendance. The two

(Continued on page 6)

Page Two

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 1958

The JAMAICA CHRISTIAN

Published by
MR. AND MRS. DONALD FREAM JAMAICA CHRISTIAN MISSION

SEMINARY OPENS NEW TERM

The Jamaica Bible Seminary has open ed the year's third term with nine young
men taking the full day-time course. Grayson Ensign teaches Acts, Donald Pream teaches Old Testament Survey,
Fred Hintz teaches The Church Reveal

Churches of Christ
ASSOCIATES:

Mr. and Mrs. Grayson Ensign

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hintz ADDRESS:

Box 10 - Half Way Tree

Jamaica, T.W.I.

ed and Grayce Marie Ensigm teaches

English.

Forwarding Address:
Rt. 2, Moore Haven, Fla.

Hour For Prayer

A serious problem has arisen recently that threatens the unity and harmony among the churches in Jamaica. The anti-instrument group are trying to
move in on the work wat has been done.

living at the provided with scholarship jobs in order to remain. This costs approximately $200 per month, and any gifts pledged toward this end will be appreciated. Also, as funds permit, students will be sent out to help and encourage country churches needing leadership. Some

Eight students are school, and must be

churches are already being assisted in

this respect.

In April, a Jamaican preacher, Clifford

Edwards, who has been simported by

churches in the States and Canada that

use the instrument, invited to the island a preacher from an "anti" church in Texas. These two spent three weeks visitingmany ofthechurches and

STUDENT TO THE STATES

Miss Joyce Darby, a young member
of the church of Christ in Constant

tion

leaders and sought to win their coopera

and following with offers

Springr^leftJamaica on "September 2
to enroll in the Cincinnati Bible Semi

of

financial assistance.

tensions were not to divide the churches, but only to extend them. Evidently, what
was said about the instrument was not

Leaders were assured that their in

nary. Nearly a dozen young people from this congregation have gone abroad in recent years to work and to study, but

Joyce is the first to go specifically to

attend a Bible college and to further her work in the scriptures. Although she has been a Christian only two years, Joyce has made fine

considered of major importance. None of

the churches that were visited have in

struments anyway, because (1) cannot afford them, and (2) they no one to play. It would be very for them to make a virtue out of
"DECEPTION"

they have easy

what

strides in her Christian life, growing steadily in grace and knowledge. She has been a faithful teacher of the tiny
tots' class in Bible School, and a leader in the young people's group, as well as
all phases of church activities. We re

they already practice of necessity.

We knew that an American preacher had visited Edwards and that they had been to some of the churches, but Ed wards has not co-operated with the missionaries for some time, so that was
not surprising. However, the fact that

joice^ in her decision to take further training in Christian service, and pray
God's blessings on her in her new life.
A Men's Institute was held at the

discovered by us until August. By that time, one of our older Seminary gradu
ates had been led off by the dissem
blance.

this man was an "anti", and the full extent of his activities here, were not

Jamaica Bible Seminary September 1518, with Brother Ensign, Hintz, and Fream teaching subjects on "Principles and Policies of Missionary Work" "Instraments of Music and Tests of Fellow

We have sent out letters of warning

to all the churches about the sectarian

ship" and "How to Improve the Local Church in Giving, Attendance, and Spirituality," respectively.

attitude of those who adopt man-made laws, and spent long hours in con-

ferences with various Jamaican leaders.

be averted.

Pray with us that serious division may

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 1958

Page Three

jZlttUe T^L44lon.a7ii^
"We Are But LittEe CEiildren"
Whom shall I send?" says the Lord,
in Isaiah's famous sixth chapter vision

of heaven, "and who will go for us?" the question rings down the ages to
every generation.

The other day a letter came from one of the young girls who had been in
camp. It said, in part: "Dear Brother and Sister Fream. Good morning. Gereeting to you all in Jesus name. Please esquze my letter.

Dear sir, sad news from hom. (My

brother) is sick and not able to aten to his duty, further more wc need now some help in the work of Christ. Our Teacher is trying her very best with us
but she is week indeed. We askeing you

Trevor and Athleen, two model junior

campers

USED CLOTHING
NEEDED
There is a definite need for some good

so as tji get a little help, for we are but

littl children and we need to andurstand

If you could pay us a vizit in our church

more about the Lord every day. I am askeing you all to pray for us as we go
on in Jcsu.s name. I close with love in
Jesus name.

used clothing in the work here. All of our Seminary boys need clothes, even
to look decent when they go out on Sundays to preach.

I am your camper, Phylis

"SEND THE LIGHT"

Several of the young girls who came to camp were proudly wearing dresses given them through the kindness of church groups in America, but there
wore others as much in need, and many who could not come at all for lack of
clothes.

There is no real church where Phyllis

lives, but a Bible school has been con ducted there by a Christian postmistress
from the next district. Several young

"SACK IT"

people from there have come to camp, and now there are about a dozen baptiz ed believei's, but they are in fact, "little children," and in need of help. It would cost about $2 in bus fare to send one of the Seminary students over

Postage I'ates are high, so be selective in what you send. If you will pack cloth ing in a strong feed bag, then sew it
shut, it will reach us in better condition. Cardboard boxes take a terrific beat

to visit them for a Sunday. Would you

like to help?

ing, as well as adding considerably to the weight.

MAN BITTEN
On August 1, Emancipation Day in Jamaica, and all-day rally for churches
of Christ was held at the Penwood church in Kingston, with some three hundred in attendance. The Penwood

Do you know that Jamaica has croc

odiles? They live in several of the str. urns and rivers. Just the other day,
a man went out to the pasture to mi'k

building, which Bro. Ensign is respon sible for erecting, is nearing completion, lacking only finishing touches.

the cow when he was attackec' by a croc odile and was seriously bitten on his right leg. The "croc" was finally killed, and measured eight feet.

Page Four

HEFl'EMBEB-OCTOBER, 1958

THE FABLE OF THE TREES

There is a fable they tell in Jamaica about the silk cotton tree

(from which kapok comes) and the mahogany tree.

It goes like this:

Once upon a time, as all good stories begin, the cotton tree

held its head up above all the other trees in the forest ( o ^and said, "Look at me! Iam the largest and grandest tree in^^-^C^!^ the
land. No other tree is as big as Iarn, so of course, Iam fKe most
The mahogany tree i"st smiled. "Size isn't important."
everything," it remarked.

One day some men came into theiorest'^<jf ^uand cut down both

of the trees. Alot of people

they want."

^ ^Thered around. "It is me

s-aid the cotton tree. "We'll see,*

jcarpeniers and cabinet roakers-ar>d-fupmture-roen-alUwaRted^he-mahogany. ''You see," said the mahogany tree, "it is quality, not size, that
counts."

said the j mahogany tree. Finally, the treeS'were cut up into wood and carried away; but the

LETTER FROM A CAMPER

The following letter is typical of many received from the campers:
Dear Brother Pream:

time we spent in camp, and for the things you taught us during the six days. I understand many things which I never heard of. While I learned plenty
more abopt our Father
heaven. GRATITUDE

which

is

in

Greetings to you, and thanks very much for the wonderful time I spent in camp. When I went home, I told my mother and father how much I enjoyed the camp, and they said that God would spare my life to see next year, I could come again.
MONTHS 'ROLL OVER'

America. We thank him for the songs he

and "I Pray To God," "In Waters Deep"
and "I Want To Be A

I pray for Brother and Sister Cassel who have gone back to their home in

taught us, "Do Your Ears Hang Low,"

"She'll Be Comin' Around the Mountain"

Christian."

(written by Mrs. Click)

I pray for all of the teachers who

I thank you for the teaching which

you gave me, so that I could leam more

about our elder brother, Jesus Christ,

who died to save our souls. I wish I

were in camp now. I miss the camp and

wish the months could roll over and

make next year come again soon. I wish the camp could last a month or a year instead of just one week. We must always thank you, Brother and Sister Fream, for the wonderful

attended the camp, that the Lord may ever bless them and keep them to see another camp again. I pray also for the cooks who did the cooking that God may ever bless, guide and keep them, and for those who provided the food. May God bless all... and again, Brotheb Fream, I tnank you for the kindness
shown to me.

Yours in Christ,
Elaine Hall

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 1958

Page Five

NEWS IN PICTURES

"
Don Fleam fits some new

glass in the windows of the Beechertown church building. Work on this building has gone slowly, but it will be a nice structure when finished. It is yet

in need of floor, doors, and paint. Three

young men from the church were in

camp, and two young ladies.

House of worship for the New Hope Christians. Intended to be entirely adequate for the congregation when begun, it is now unable to hold all the crowds. A gracious Christian
friend from the Mid-West donated over

$1,500 to erect the chapel, which is of

cement block, reinforced with steel to withstand both hurricane and earth quake.

ff
^ i u
for a day's outing into the country parts.
Hired trucks being loaded

This is the common method of conveyence in Jamaica. The trucks have canvas covers to protect from sun and

rain, and are licensed to carry about 40 passengers. Church groups come by
trucks to attend rallies.

Fred Hintz and Harry Hill with A. Bogle, elder, in front of the church of Christ at Mt. Pleasant, during
a rally held there. This is one of the churches in the Mandeville area where
Bro. Hintz serves.

Page Six

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER. 1958

Salvation Army Worker Baptized

An elderly, gray-haired man, who
has worked faithfully for the Salvation

New Hope Church...

(Continued from page 1)

churches were running a close race until the New Hope Church conducted a

month's

successful evangelistic _cam

Army for twenty-six years, completed

his obedience to the Lord in Christian

membership with the church of Christ in Constant Spring. He had been attending services regularly for weeks and en gaged in several private discussions of
conviction grew on him that in baptism he had been neglecting a definite com
mand of Christ, and he finally came to the decision to put it off no lono"er. He was baptized on a Thursday night after Bible study class. The Constant Spring church has had seven other additions by baptism in the
past two monthsl

baptism last month, and placed^ his

paign and gained seventeen additions. The Constant Spring Church, as the losers, were invited to attend the New Hope Church and Jjresent a program.
Members hired a truck for transporta

tion, and went over for an afternoon and evening of fellowship, preaching, and
singing.

doctrinal matters with Bro. IVeam. "The

When nothing whereon to lean re

mains,

When strongholds crumble to dust; When nothing is sure but that God
still reigns. That is just the time to trust.

When you are jarred bjr a faulty note in others, make sure it is not the re sponse of a string vibrating within your
self. Redwood

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hill have re

turned to Jamaica after a short four-

month tour in the States to raise support for their work. They operate a Christian Day Sclmol in Half-Way-Tree with some
60 students.

close enough to Jamaica to provide^ a

real threat to the island, but only rains and squally weather were felt. Thanks giving to God for deliverance frora-possible disaster was offered
churches.

Hiirricanes "Ella" and "Gerda" passed

in

many

Jamaica is no longer a part of the

"British West Indies." Since the West

"Write injuries in dust; write kind

nesses in marble."

Indian Federation this year, the word "British" has been dropped, and the cor rect name now is simply "The West Indies" . . . no longer B. W. I., but
T. W. I.

"To dare is great. To bear is greater.

Bravery we share with brutes, fortitude

with saints."

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"RESTORATION

HAS

COME

TO

JAMICA"

After reading this, then read the corrections on the next pages)
ca,

(The following article appeared under this heading in the Nov llj 1958 issue of the Flrpi Foundation, an anti-(aginst) instrument paper.
"A return to New Testament Christianity is taking place in Jamai

the Christian church have been studying the departures from Apostolif* practice that have taken place in that group,

For several years certain preachers for the conservative wing of

United States that as a result of his studies he realized that in-^ strumental music in Christian worship was not according to the scrip

"Late in 1957, Clifford S, Edwards wrote certain brethren in the

tures,

way of the Lord more perfectly#

the situation there, and to help him teach the people of Jamaica the Edwards, arrangements were made for me to go to Jamaica to spend a
month and to make a survey of the work possibilities there#
to take their stand for the truth. "After considerable correspondence between myself and Brother

He requested an evangelist to come to Jamaica to investigate

"I found the majority of the people very receptive to the truth. Many were willing to give up practices that were unscriptural, and
were conducted in which men, women, boys and girls, desirous of tes tifying, had the opportunity to do so,

the singing and also to lead in public prayer. Testimonial services

"The churches of Jamaica were under a *board of missionaries' with this board owning all the buildings of the churches in Jamaica. The churches themselves held no titles to their own property,

taking place among the churches was the use of their women to lead

Among the practices which were

board , therefore, has the right to take away those buildinp from the very people who built them, if they do not worship in the way this board desires. All this is said to explain why it is that
find themselves without places of worship,

those who have determined to take their stand with the truth now

"Coming to an understanding of these, and other practices. I began to make a plea for the complete restoration of the New Testa ment church. I plead with them not to accept my word, nor a set of regulations formulated by men, but rather to open their own bibles
and to measure their practices by the things v;ritten therein,
most of them v/ere willing to do,

ihis,

the truth. Two congregations have also expressed a like desire to give up imscrlptural practices,

I preached every night for a month, and as a result, four of the preachers of the group expressed their desire to stand with and for "Opposition to this move has taken a very vicious form. Since

"RESTORATION

HAS

COME

TO

JAI^ICA" (continued)

p. 2

my return I have word that all these congregations are now losing

their "buildings, unless they brand these men we converted as "antiscriptural teachers,'' 'church stealers' and other such things. Be

cause I plead with the people to accept nothing but the Bible, I
have been branded as a 'rustler.'

"This is stated for two reasons t (1) To show you the opposition
and tribulation through which these men and their families are now

having to pass, and (2) To impress you with the need of supplying
Immediate financial assistance to these brethren, so that they can
secure adequate places in v/hich to worships

"Just recently this opposition,has taken an unprecedented posi

tion of bitterness and persecutioni But the native preachers and members, though suffering greatly, are standing up to the test like
true soldiers of the cross. The representatives of the missionary

society have been asked by the native preachers to debate the mat
ter but they have refused to do so. You can see the need for im mediate help for Jamaica at the earliest possible moment,

spend three months next yeaj^',

well known.

"Plans now call'for sending Brother Luke Miller to Jamaica to

VJe feel that Luke Miller needs no
His battles for the truth are too
Recent word from him is that he is ready to go and is

introduc^:ion to the Drotherhpodi

reserving the first three months of 1959 for the task,

"Also, three of the preachers recently converted desperately need at least $50 per month in support. TShis new opportunity is greater, and its financial needs right now are greater than one congregation can bear. If you can possibly be of help, I v/ill gladly put you in contact with the men in Jamaica, and they in turn will be glad to give you a report on the work there. Please write

mes

C.D. Davis, ^15 Dwight Ave., San Antonio, Texas,"

"RESTORATION

HAS

COME

TO

JAMAICA"

(Article reprinted from the Firm Foundation (anti-instrument paper

in the U.S.), Nov. 11^ 1958 issue^ p. 709 with corrections and
comments placed in brackets C -li ^ ' niissiomries

in Jamaica^

^ ,

"A return to New Teataaent Christianity is taking place in Ja^ maica. (Tthis is true but hardily news as the first missionaiy arrived in 1b5o. Bro. Bear&Lee was his name. In 1935 there was a further return to N.T. Ctoistianity led by Bros, Hall and Ashley, and since that time Christian evan^lists, both Jamaican and American, have been at work in Jamaica preaching N.T. Ghris-

tiani^^

For several years certain preachers for the conservative

wing of the Christian church is ^ deliberate misrepresentation and false labelling of the Christiana in Jamaica who have always been known as "churches of Christ". It is as false as callingJhe anti-instrument church of Christ a radical wing of the Baptist denomination, j have been studying the depatures from Apostolic practice that have taken ulace in.that

group."

pAll of us Christian preachers in Jamaica have boon ^eratOy Concern-

with all departures from the simplicity and purity of New Testament doctrine as tragically demonstrated by the legalism of "anti-ism" and the unbelief of modemismTl

"Late in 1957? Clifford S. Edwards ( -vdio was educated at Alberta

Bible College, Canada, by ehrxstians who use the instrument, who has been sup

ported for several years by Christians v/ho use the instrument, \yho has been per--

mitted to live rent-free in church property bought by ^istians \'dio use the instmrnent, isho has been a con^lete failure as a worker in the church during this time, and who has neither the confidGnce nor the respect of the Jamaican leaders or Christiaiiij wrote certain brethren in the United States that as

Christian worship was not according to the scriptures, Lfut on Augist 16, 1958, Clifford Edwards told Brothers Ensign, Fream, and Hints at
Ewarton that he did not believe the use of an instrument was a test of fellow
"anti-instrumental" churches of Christ,

a result of his studies he realized that instrumental music in

ship but was only a matter of opinion. Jtc, Davis is being blindfolded by a man who is capable of taking money from both "instrumental" churches of Christ and
Mr. Davis would have done well to have

investigated the reputation of the man "ho converted"He requested an evangelist to come to Jamaica to investigate the situation there, more perfectly.

and to help him teach the people of Jamaica the way of the Lord

jjp to the time of Mr. Davis' visit Clifford Edvmrds was

never knovm to have tried to teach anyone "the way of the Lord more perfectly,"

which is by interpretation, that an "instrument of music used in a worship ser

vice is sinful," Also, it v/as not "the people of Jamaica" v^o were to be tau^t
but churches of Christ dwelling in peace and love vMch were to be privily en

tered, cunningly misled, and if not captured, at least hurt and split.
the work of "men of God"?~^t

Is this

"After considerable correspondence between myself and Brother

Edwards, arrangements were made for me to go to Jamaica to spend

a month and to make a survey of the work possibilities there."

fly interpretation this means to see if any unsuspecting congregations could

be entered and captured for "anti-ism". It is much easier to take over someoM else's hard v/ork than to start a new work, but is it ri^t, is it CJhristian?

"I found a majority of the people very receptive to the truth. but not the "new truth" (?) that "the use of an instrument is a sin.^ Many were willing to give up practices that were unscriptural, and to taking place among the churches was the use of their women to lead the singing and also to lead in public prayer. Opme congregations may do this, but not many, especially in the public worship service. (
Testimonial services were conducted in which men, women, boys and take their stand for the truth. Among the practices which were

frhis refers to Jamaicans who are Christians already and who know the truth,

girls, desirous of testifying had the opportunity to do so,"

"Restoration Has Come to Jamaica"

pt 2

with.i;thi^.'board owning all the buildings of the churches in Jamaica, with reliable people instead of tal-ing the v/ord of tliose who for their own inter est would misrepresent the factc^ All diristians in Jamaica know that the churches
are free in Christ and have a free min^.stry. Also some church buildings have been

"The churches of Jamaica were under a *board of missionaries'

^his VTG all know is false, and Ivlr, Davis woiild have done v/ell to have checked

placed in safekeeping in the Jamaica Christian Trust, Ltd., v/hich has three mis

holding con^any) and are free to do as they please with their buildings. Perhaps lir. Davis is unhappy to learn that some of those properties are protected against
men like him who would take over a congregation and a building from those

tions of Christ have not placed their properties in the Trust (v^ich is only a

sionaries as trustees and five Jamaican Chri.stians as trustees.

Other congrega'H

built it, Mr. Davis is very naive and ignorant about conditions in JamaicaXJ

have

The churches themselves held no titles to their own property.

[mse. Some d^)

This board, therefore, has the right to take away

if they do not worship in the way this

these buildings from the very people who built them [Palse because the bioildings novv lodged in the linst v/ere built entirely or largely with funds
from American Christian^

board desires.

^utterly false,'llioae congregations must keep only to the

buildings are protected against pervortcrs ot the gospel and sectarians^ All this is said to explain \Jhy it is that those who have determined to take their stand for the truth |^eaning the anti-instrument law^ now find themselves without places of worship." f~This is false, for no
church of Christ has been denied the use of its building. At Braeton where A.B.C,

New Testament in life, polity, and doctrine to forever use the buildings. The

Livingstone ministered and where he slyly atten^tcd to seize the property, he has
been dismissed as minister by tno church. A handful of folk voluntarily left the

feuilding to follow him. They are free to return to the building and, the congrega

tion whenever they av/ake to their true position7|

"Coming to an mderstanding of these, and other practices, I be gan to make a plea for the complete restoration of the New Testament church. I plead with them not to accept my word, nor a set of re gulations formulated by men, but rather to open their Bibles and to measure their practices by the things written therein. This, most
of them were willj.ng to do. ITA^^d this is not surprising because this is

what thoy have been tau-Jit to do over the past years of restoration. Mr, Davis
Vfill leam to his own regret that the Christiana in Jamaica are not stupid or

law^

ignorant. He v/ii]. not be able to fool so many v/ith his man-made anti-instrument

"I preached every night for a month, and as a result, four of the preachers of the group expressed their desire to stand with and
for the truth. flho vnxy i-his makes sense is to read "anti-instrument

teaching" for the word "t.-utn". T^vo of those men, Clifford Kdv/ards and A.B.C, LivijiRatone, liave she i.sithc:!for tno oruth nor honorable conduct. A

third m?n lias r.d.thdj*awn from the position which was docoptively presented to him.

The fouith man is yet to pui; in his cppearauco. One J-imaican preacher keenly remaii-ed this teach'Tg the ir.stnimcnt v/ill not be popular here. The only attraction which thLs t'lmg has is the money,congregations
have also expressed a like desire to give up unscriptural practices."

to

'kt

^xse-'ck' eh

u's'''th5it tStW teiCTir httthing abeirfc' v^>te' 6r.' depiV thb bhufch*" ;vds^ justP^
&.^-ixoettedi byr.-^thtRU. The jSraeton

it hail a-iwaya .^eon^ No-change of,

church, when the plot against i;heir liberty in Chiist ^/as uncovered and A.B.C, Livingstone unmasked, dismissed their erring preacher and rejected the bondage of
man-made laws7^
"Opposition to this move has taken a very vicious form. Since my return 1 have word that all jfa big \7Drd for t\7o con.gregations and 0210

of these sniabeyant'. churcl^

these congregations are now losing their

buildings Qjttorly false for no congregation has lost a building to date"} unless they brand these men we converted converted or bou^t?^

"Restoration Has Come to Jamaica"

p. 3

^as 'anti-scriptural teachers j' 'chiirch stealers ' and other such things Qjo church of Christ in Jamaica has been told v/hat to do vdth or how
to regard men who act like Mr, Davis and his "converts" for the church does not,

need to be told vdiat to think of such conduct]

I have been branded as a 'rustler' O'clsc and ridiculous. No one has used this term of him, but wo accept his descriptive Texas tern as suggestive of

"Because I plead with the people to accept nothing but the Bible,

v/hat Mr. Davis' lilty conscience tolls him. A rustler is a cattle thief w^
sneaks in to steal somoono else's cattle. And v/hat did Mr. Davis try in Jamaica?J
"This is stated for tv;o reasons: (1) To show you the opposition and tribulation through which these men and their families are now

-immediate financial assistance to these brethren

having to pass, and (2) To impress you with the need of supplying

Qh, the cat is

out of the bag. It is the love of money that is the root of all kinds of evil and

peaceful and united churches of Christ.^

places in which to worship."

the lust of preachers for that has brought the evil of "onti-iam" into the

SO that they can secure adequate

"Just recently this opposition has taken an unprecedented posi tion of bitterness and persecution. But the native preachers and

members, though suffering greatly are standing up to the test like

true soldiers of the cross#

society [a false term deliberately used to incite prejudice] have been asked by the native preachers to debate the matter but they have re

The representatives of the missionary

fused to do so.

fpic truth is that Mr. Davis offered the challenge of a "de

bate". Mr. Davis reminds mo of a gambler with loaded dice, without any stakes,

pretending to offer a fair opportunity. Ho has nothing to lose and everything to gain. Foolish indeed would Christians be to invite such a sectarian in to split and destroy a peaceful congregation^ You can see the need for immediate
help for Jamaica at the earliest possible moment."
"Plans now call for sending Brother Luke Miller to_Jamaica to spend three months next year. We feel that Luke Miller needs no in
troduction to the brotherhood. His battles for the truth are too well known. Recent word from him is that he is ready to go and is reserv

ing the first three months of 1959 for the task."

[1b this what A.B,

0. Livingstone referred to v/hen he wrote a Christian that there is going to be hell in Braoton? If so, who is bringing the "hcll"?^ "Also, three of the preachers recently converted desperately

need at least $^0 per month in support.

/^o, 17 per month is the

of Christ trying to raise him seventy pounds per month. What is one to think?_[]) This new opportunity (3o seize someone else's work and property]] is
greater, and its financial needs right now are greater than one con gregation can bear. If you can possibly be of help, I will gladly put you in contact v/ith the men in Jamaica, and they in turn will be Davis, ^15 Dwight Ave., San Antonio, Texas."
front of Chart during Eivarton meeting,"

bait. But Clifford Edwards has (or had) a committee from "instrumental" churchos

glad to give you a report on the work there.

Please write me: C.D,

("Three interosting but very poor photographs accon5)any this article. One shows Clifford Ji^dwards posed in front of a chart and is entitled, "Clifford Edwards in
The second one is of a group of men in

the Ewarton building and is entitled, "Men of Svarton congregation, following :

A.BoO, IdvT-.ngstono and said, "A.B.C, Livingstone in front of ChartEwarton, Jam."

their decision to take their stand on Now Testament truth". The third photo is of

fjhis whole article and sordid Giisodo .Is disgraceful and tragic, involving
as it does the souls of men.
selves anti-church of Christ."

One brother well said, "Those men have proved them

Blindfolded Mr. Davis has been well taken in and

is nov/ :ji a most embarrassing position. Instead of working hard to establish his sectarian church in the v/ido open field of Jamaica whore many souls need to be

won, ho nust "buy up" some preachers that Christians trained, attack churches of Christ already hero, and try to seize some rea^y^to-hand loot. Surely a Christian
would be ashamed to boast over such venal loot. When the truth is known, I cannot
believe tliat Mr. Davis' own brethren will approve of such venal methods and such

eii5)ty boasts I]]