Fream Donald Maxine 1951 Jamaica

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Jamaica For Christ

AMA I CACHR I ST IAN

VOLUME 1 JANUARY, 1951 NUMBER 1J M IC

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FliE MS RRIVEDear Christ ian Friends:Here we are at last After longmonths of planning, working, anddreaming, we arr ived yesterday, Jan.16, at our destination goalthe Islandof Jamaica. Everything seems newand strange but beautiful and wonderful. We are going to love it I know.When we reached Miami yesterday

about 9:30 a. m., we learned that ourplane would be delayed from 1Op. m. 3:40 p. m. because of technical difficulties. However, when wereturned to the airport around 3:30o'clock we found that the plane wouldbe held up still another hour. The mechanics seemed to be working to repair one of the four motors. Finallywe boarded the plane at 5:00 o'clockand breathed a sigh of relief as itwarmed up the engines and taxieddown to the end of the runway. Theplane poised there at the end for afew minutes gunning the motors fullspeed. Slowly we began to move,then faster and fastersuddenly therewas the clanging of a warning bell,and instead of taking off, the plane rnslowed and stopped. The faulty mo- rator still wasn't working properly. We fghad to disembark and prepare foranother long arm-chair seige. Onehourtwo hoursthree hours passed Pand still no plane. We heard they hwere going to put on another plane arand we were more hopeful. However,when they finally called us out toboard one at 8:30. we saw it was still Sithe same one. veryone wondered, d'will it work this t ime? ''

I think all of us held o ur b rea th asonce more the motors warmed up.Lord guide the wings was our prayer as the plane left the ground. The pilights of the city fell away until theyappeared to be only a handful of gemssparkling in the darkness. We wereon ou r way .

The s teward helped us make com- P(Continued on page three) s r

NEW RECRUIT FOR JAMAICAWoodrow Phillips and family of San

Jose, California are planning to jointhe Fream family as missionaries to Jamaica. They expect to have all arrangements completed within the nextfew weeks. Their passports havecome through all right, and visa applications have been made. They havetheir entire living support pledged,and only lack funds tor transportation.

Mr. Phillips was minister of the EastSide Church, Turlock, tor five years,during which time the congrega tionerected a new debt -f re e hou se of worship valued at thirty-five to fortythousand dollars.

Mrs. Phillips, former member ofFirst Church, Long Beach attended LongBeach Junior College, San Diego StateCollege, and San Jose Bible College.The Phillipses have three children-

Patty, six; Woody, four; and Stevie,six months .


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The JAMAICA CHRISTIAN

Editor Pansy Reed ClickMoore Haven, Florida

AMERICAN ADDRESS-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 FAMILIES-Jamaica Christian Mission,

E>arton, P. O., J amai ca , B. W. 1.

Funds may be sent to any of the aboveaddresses. Used clothing, rings, su pplies should be sent direct to Jamaica.

In order tha t the churches here inthe states may keep in close touchwith the work of the Jamaica Christian Mission, it is planned to publishthis bulletin each month as long asfinances will permit.

If your name Is not on our list andyou would like to receive a copy,drop a card to the editor and yourname will be included in the nextmailing. There is no charge for thebul le t in

It is suggested that interestedchurches keep a complete file of thebulletins in their church library for useof missionary groups who may wantto use them as program material.Experiences of the Freams andPhillipses, reports on the work andother interesting and important data

direct from the mi ss io n f ie ld will makeup the contents of each issue of theJamaica Christ ian.

Your prayers and financial supportare needed to unde rgird the effortsof both of these families as they labour in a field whi te unto th e harvest . The results which they are ablefo accomplish will be in direct proportion to the support received from th eloyal rope-holders here at home.

As we s tand on the threshold o f aNew Year, may we resolve in ourhearts to do our part in 1951 to helpwin Jama ic a fo r Christ.Ed.

JANUARY 1951

GOD SUPPLIES OUR NEEDSThe Lord has truly opened the wayfor us to come to Jamaica. Up untiltwo days before we were to leave forthe field, Mrs. Fream had receivedonly half of her living link support.

Because of the urgent appeals of thenatives that we come as quickly aspossi le we had decided to go aheadon faith even though she lacked thissupport.

On the Lord's day just before wewere to leave the fol lowing Tuesday,Richard R. Mims of Ft. Pierce, Fla., inquired of us if Mrs. Fream had received all of her living link pledge. Whenwe replied in the negative, he generously offered to provide the remainder, which amounts to 50.00 a montheven though he had already contributed 250.00 toward our car. Mr.Mims is a former resident of Lakeport,and a s ub st an ti al c on tr ib u to r to theLakeport Church of Christ.

O u r N ew Car

Because of the great expense involved in purchasing a new car or evento exchange our car for a used one,we decided it would be w iser to fixup our old car and fake it to Jamaica.All of the used cars we inspectedneeded as much repair work as thecar we now have. Car repairs and re-lining brakes cost 100.00, which wasno more than overhauling anotherused car would have cost; 100 wasspent for new tires and tubes,- 100.00for body repairs and painting; 175.00transportation to Jamaica; duty on carabout 225, making a total cost of approximately 700.00, which is almost 1000.00 less than it would have costto t rade for a la ter mode l used car andtake it to Jamaica. Deducting theamount contributed by Mr. Mims, westill needed 450 .00 to meet the expense. The East Columbus Church ofChrist provided the exact amountneeded for this project, nor did theyknow how much was needed

Addressograph PurchasedWe needed an addressograph so onfaith that funds would be forthcoming,we purchased a rebui lt machine inTampa, Fla., for 87.50. A few days

la ter we received a check from th echurch in Sabina, Ohio for 85.00 foran addressograph or toward buying


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JANUARY 1951WELCOME US

C. A. Morris, native evangel ist , and family

Among those on hand to give us a warm welcome to the Land of Wood and Water wereC. A. Morris and family. Bro. Morris is one ofthe native evangelists of the mission who isdoing a great work in helping to establish newchurches. He graduated from the Jamaica BibleSeminary in March 1949. He is, also, one ofthe officers of the Mission appointed by theGovernment to perform marriages.

Other nat iv e le ader s who are also marriageofficers include Wm. W. Ashley, who is the oldest minister of th e Mission; E. D. Evans, MalcolmSmith, and James E. Sewell.

one. They did not know that we hadbought one or what it would cost.Wedding RingsThe natives wrote that they neededsome wedding rings at once. We purchased six rings for 15.02, and sent

them to the field. The next day we received a check for 15.00 des ignatedfor wedding rings from the Christian Endeavor group of McKeesport,Pa

Patty's Two Front TeethWhen Patty, the six-year olddaughter of Woodrow Phillips, brokeout two of her front teeth, she wastaken to a child specialist to have themf ixed . She also had severa l cavitiesto b e f i l led. She told the dent i s t a bou ther plans to come to Jamaica and theLord put it upon his heart to do all ofthe work free of charge.

Surely the hand of God is supplyingour needs, and all of our rope-holders are agents in His work.

PAGE THREE(Continued from page one)fortable beds for the children andsoon they were sleeping soundly. Outside, there was nothing to give us thefeeling of motion at all. The oceanstretched away into blackness belowus, and there wasn t a cloud in the sky.The plane seemed to be standing still.We both tried to sleep, but sleepwould not come, so we closed oureyes and rested for awhile until wethought it was time to be nearing

ama i caI remember how surprised I waswhen I sat up and looked out the window. All around us were billowingcloudsa beautiful silver-blue in themoonlight. Then I knew we were flying over the mountains of northernJamaica . Soon there was a rift in theclouds and we could see ahead of usthe lights of Kingston.A Strange Land

The next aft ernoon , a ft er we hadrented a car, we headed for the mission of Ewarton. Everythng seemedconfusing and backwards at first-driving down the wrong side of thestreet with a r ight -hand drive . Thestreets were narrow and crowded andeven with our little English car we hadio slowly thread our way through withfrequent stops and a lot of horn-blowing. Everyone appeared to be walkingin the s tr ee ts ins tead of on the sidewalks. There was a multiplicity of bicycles and donkey carts in the streets,as well as goats, pigs, and cattle roaming about. It took us fully an hour toget out into the country away from thepress of traffic where we could makebe t te r t ime.The scenery was beautiful, andseemed to becom e m ore so as wewent along. The road ran along besidethe Ria Cobra River at the bottom of adeep ravine. The waters of the riverwere a translucent jade cascading intosilver rapids over the rocks. There waslush, tropical growth all around us andmany new, exotic fruits we did notrecognize.

l e ade r s Welcome UsWhen we arrived at the mission we

found several leaders waiting for us.There had been others come the daybefore. One had come 30 miles, walking most of the way, and waited overnight to see us. Those who could notcome, sent letters. And so we werewelcomed into our new home, andwhat we pray will be a life of servicefor our Lord.


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PAGE F=OURMISSION NEEDS

Used Clothing can now be sent to theJamaica Christian Mission duty free.Any used clothing, such as cotton,wool, silk or linen which is in goodcondition, will be gratefully received.Send boxes of used clothing to:

Donald Fream, SuperintendentJamaica Christian MissionEwarton, P .O.Jamaica, B. W. I.

Mark each package- Used clothing forfree distributionNo Commercial va lue, and do not place a valuation ofover 10 on any one package. Send byregular parcel post and do not putover 22 lbs. in any one package.Wrap and tie well.NOTE: Do not place anything but usedclothing in boxes of clothing. Otherarticles should be in separate boxes.WEDDING RINGS: There is a constantdemand for rings for native weddings.It is best to send yellow gold rings.Some stores have sterling base, goldfilled rings for about 2.50*to 3.00.Sizes most used are ZVa to 9yi.PLASTIC RAINCOATS for native leaders. Jamaica has two long rainy seasons and many of the preachers mustwalk 30 or 40 miles through the rainto reach the various churches. Regularschool bags in which they can carrytheir Bibles and papers are of greathelp.THE J M I CHRISTIAN

Moore Haven, Fla.

POSTM STER If undelivered for any reason, notifysender stating reason on form 3547, postage fo rwhich is guaranteed.

JANUARY 1951

FEED AND FLOUR SACKS areneeded and are very useful. alsoSUPPORT FOR NATIVE WORKERS andSeminary students is needed. Here isopportunity for small classes, individuals, and small churches to have adefinite part in winning souls toChrist. The cost of supporting a nativeworker var ies f rom 5.00 to 30.00 amonth. It takes 30.00 a month tokeep a student in the Jamaica BibleSeminary. Detailed information will besen t on r equest.SUNDAY SCHOOL MATERIAL:Bibles and New Testaments.Primary pic tu re paper s, 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 orChristian Standards.

All of the above can be sent duty free if markedUsed Religious Material, no commercial value.

Instructions For'MailingLETTERS AND MONEYIt is b ette r to send ALLle tt ers a ir mail.

AIR MAIL rate is 10c a 1-2 oz. *Letters with only a 3c stamp are delayed andmay not reach the ir des tina tion .

FUNDS may be sent by check, M. O. (reg. blueone) or draft.

Correct return address should be on the outsideof all envelopes .

SEC. 34.66 p. L. & R.U. S. POSTAGEP I

Moore Haven, Fla.PERMIT NO. 7


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'Jamaica For Christ

lAMAICACHRISTIAN

VOLUME 1 FEBRUARY - MARCH iq 5 / NUMBER 2A LORD S DAY IN JAMAICA

Old Spanish TownIt was eai'ly in the morninjr of ourfirst Lord's Day in Jamaica. Mrs. Freampacked a lunch for us , and we headedoff fo r the li ttle church in h is to ric oldSpanish Town, where there are buildings still standing which were erectedduring the days of the Spanish occupation in the sixteenth century.

A Confession of Fai thA t la s t we came to the church a

neat little brick chapel with cementfloors and fairly comfortable benches.Every one was surprised to see us asthe visit was unexpected at this particular time. The minister, Bro. Sewell,in tro du ced u s with warm words of welcome, and asked me to bring the morning message. At the close, the only person in th e aud ience who was no t aChr is t i an came fo rward to confess herLord. She is to be baptized soon withseveral others from Span ish Town.

Shaving With OthersBy this time, it was well after oneo'clock and one of the member s o ff er edto le t us ea t our lunch in her humblehouse behind the church. The house wasjust one small room scarcely largeenough for a bed, a cupboard, a tableand two cha i rs . B ut the re was a cleanspread on the bed, and a clean cloth onthe tab le. We opened our lunch and offe red to sha re our s an dw ic he s w ith herShe accepted so eagerly that we madea mental note to bring a bigger lunchn ex t t ime

Old H arbour Road ChurchTha t af ternoon t he re was to be an

other service a t the Old Harbour Roadchurch not far away. The children werepresenting a special program foi- thebenefit of the building fund. The churchbuilding was jus t a smal l boo th madeof woven sticks and bamboo, half ofwhich was roofed with scrap tin and theother half covered with a few palmbranches which afforded protect ion fromthe sun bu t none f rom th e ra in Thefloors were dirt, and the benches roughplanks propped up on poles. However,

there was an air of h app in ess a bout theplace. Myriads of pink-vine were trailing around the walls and bouquets offern, jasmine, and croton leaves weretied over the doorways and arranged invases about the room, filling the airw ith th eir fra gra nc e.

There were 48 crammed in side thebuilding and half that number s tandingon th e outside. T he w oven const ruc t ionof the walls is especially adaptable forpeering through.

'is 'oly NameThe program got under way. In turn

the children recited poems, scripture, orsang songs , and not the f irs t one had tobe prompted. Jam aicans says dis , dat , d ese , an d dose in true Negrodialect, but they also have a British accent and say Praise 'is oly Name likegood Englishmen.

The smallest to recite was a tinygirl n amed Dottie Dean. She could nothave been more than two and one ha l fyears old, but she marched up to thestage, bowed politely, and with a widesweep of her arms said, Jesus paid itHALL for me Then s he sang a choi-usfamiliar to American children, Deepand wide, deep and wide; There 's afountain flowing deep and wide.

The se rvice s had started a t 4 p.m. andby 6:15 they were still going s trong, sowe l e f t in orde r to reach th e n ex t churchf or e veni ng service.

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Page TwoThe JAMAICA CHRISTIAN

Editor Pansy Reed ClickMoore Haven, Florida

AMERICAN ADDRESS-Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fream:

Moore Haven, Florida.Route 2,

Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Phillips915 8th St. San Jose, California.

FOREIGN ADDRESS FOR BOTH FAMILIES-Jamaica Christian Mission,

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

Funds may be sent to any of th e a boveaddresses. Used clothing rings supplies should be sent direct to Jamaica.

Sinceres t t hanks a re extended to a llof you who have sent used clothing andBible School l i te ra ture to the JamaicaChristian Mission. Contributors mayres t assured tha t th e garm ents reachneedy Christians. Thei e is never enoughto go around. The churches In Jamaicaa re entir ely dependent upon materialfrom the states for their Bible schools,and regular contributions are greatlyappreciated.

Churches are requested not to sendtoys as the import duty, in most casesis more than th e art icles a re wor th

When you have finished reading theJamaica Chr is tia n, p as s i t on to someinterested friend. If you know of someone who would like to receive the bulletin regularly and will send in their fullname and add re ss, we shall be glad toadd i t to our mail ing l is t.

Please notify the edito r o f any changeof address. We are desirous of keeping as accui-ate a mailing l ist as possible.

February-March

J M I PROLOGUEBy Woodtou Phillips

The prologrue to our J amai ca s to ry isnearly completed.. God h as un de rta ke nfor us in every detai l of our preparations, and we plan, the Lord willing, toto be in Jama i ca before th e end o f Feb ruary. We have shipped nearly all of ourgoods by boat, and have suff icient fundsraised for our shipping and t rave ll inge xpen s e s

Our present plans are to fly from SanFrancisco February 26th via MexicoCity. We are very anxious to join ourfellow workers, Don and Macky Freamin this ripe harvest field where thelaborers a re f ew

Ira Lamb, a brother in Christ fromLusk Wyoming has given an eightcubic foot Servel kerosene refrigeratorto th e mission fo r ou r use. Since th istype of refr igerator is not readily available on the west coast, and is very expensive, we see this gift as a directanswer to prayer. God has answered usmany times even before we have called.He has opened the hea rt s o f many brethren to enter into this partnership withus of giving and receiving, and we aretruly thankful.

The hardest part of our preparationwas the first leap in th e d ark by f aithwhen we se ttled i t in ou r hear ts t h a tGod w an ted us to work fo r H im in J amaica. Af te r we had announced ou r decision, He began to do exceeding a-bundantly above all that we ask or think,according to the power that worketh inus. He has opened doors and led usthrough, one by one.

We will issue a financial report afterwe arr ive in Jamaica . We w ish to thankall of our friends, both new and old, fortheir prayers and gifts. Our hope andprayer is tha t t hi s pa rtne rship will result in many souls saved, increasing tot h e i r c r ed i t

TEACHERS TRA IN INGCLASS STARTED

A teacher-training class for girls hasbeen started by Mrs. Fream. The girlsgo to the mission on Friday of eachweek. They have a Bible lesson and thenthe gii ls a re ta ug ht how to use flannel-graph, chalk and other methods ofvisua l i ns t r uc t ion


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February-March

Funeral Carriage in Jamaica

A FUN R LI t is not unusual to see a large group

of organized pedestrians, coniingdown the street walking slowly, wailingand chanting as they approach in theirloud and unusua l costumes.

Following close behind will be anelaboi-ate funeral carriage with plumeson top and a coachman with a high-topsilk hat. As the horse-drawn carriagemoves s lowly along, one can peer th roughthe glass sides and view the coffin ins ide

Trailing behind the funeral cortegewill be a larger throng of disorganizedpedestrians. Obviously, the paid moui-n-ers and th e fancy funeral trappings arebelieved to be a Heavenly pa ssp ort tothe soul of the man inside. They haveyet to learn that No man cometh tothe Father but by me.

BRO. ROSE ILLBro. Rose, age 69 one of the loyal

na tive preachers, is seriously ill and isnot expected to recover . While the doctordoes not know what his ai lment is , hehas been vomiting blood, so whateverthe disease is , i t must be in the laststages. Bro. Fream recently walked 16miles to L lu idas Vale and back to seehim. He is ready to go but wants tosee Mrs. Fream and the chi ldren f i rs tSUPPORT FOR NAT IVE WORKERSand Seminary students is needed. Hereis opportunity for small classes, individuals, and small churches to have a definite part in winning souls to Christ.The cost of supporting a nat ive var ie sfrom 5.00 to 30.00 a month. I t takes30.00 a month to keep a student in th eJamaica Bible Seminary. Detailed information will be sent on request .

Page ThreeA Lord's Day In JamaicaContinued from page one)

Church PenChurch Pen w as ano th e r boo t h bu t

much larger and with a substantialthatched roof. I t was. lighted by torchlamps hung from the rafters. There wereabout 100 persons in the service. Theonly music was supplied by two drummers, while the singers swayed andclapped their hands in t ime. They arenot wild or disorderly, but they put alot of feeling in to their singing. Theysang a chorus through from 15 to 20t imes before they let i t drop and wenton to another one. Finally, th e m in is te rsignaled for the drummers to be silentand they tracked out some o f Sanky 'sgrand old hymns. The song leader hada small book with the words (no notes)and he read out the f i rs t line, then thepeople s ang it; then, the second line, andso on . I t isn 't a s confusing as it sounds.I f the leader is good, he can get thelines in so fa st, th e people scarcely needto miss a bea t be tween s tanzas

The communion service was held whilethe people softly hummed a song. Theycould not afford cups or trays, so thef ru i t o f the vine w as served in two ordi

nary drinking glasses.Refreshment of Body and SoulI brought th e evening message, anda gain th ere was a confession of faith.The people made much of the fact tha tafter looking for me for so long a time,a t last I had finally come upon themunexpectedly as the Lord had said Hewould i-eturn, and found absent fromthe Lord's house many who would bedisappointed the following day.The services closed at 9:30 p .m . (quiteeai'ly for them) out of consideration forus, knowing we had small children anda long ride home. However, they askedus to stay for refreshments and theyserved us soda pop , crackers, and orangecake. Their thoughtfulness was especiallyappreciated since we knew tha t theycould ill affoi'd this small extravagance.

The re fre shm en t to ou r souls waseven more sat is fy ing than that to ourbody. The knowledge tha t two had beenbrought into the Kingdom that day, thewarm welcome given to us, and the richfellowship of kindred souls of l ike mindsfilled our hearts with an overflowinglove and a yearning tenderness towardsth ese our Christian b rethren, and as weturned toward home, it was with a prayer on our lips tha t the Lord would useus mightily in His service here inJ ama i c a

I t was neai'ly m idnight when wereached our new home, and no beautyr e s t was eve r m o re c om fo rta ble t h anour bed of straw was tha t night a t theend of our first Lord's D ay in Jam aica.


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B PTISM L SERVICEDARK AND EARLY

We were to leave early on a Sundaymorning for a baptismal service a tPedro River . I asked Don when weshould get up, and he said, Oh, about4 o clock. Four I exclaimed. Howfa r is i t to Pedro River? and when dowe have to be t h e r e ?

I t ' s about 30 miles and we have tobe the re a t seven .

That was hard for me to understand,but then he had been over the roads. Ihadn t yet. Anyway, we were up darkand early, packed a lunch, and startedon our way. We d idn t t hi nk a sou l wou ldbe stirring at that hour, but as werounded the bend, we came upon whatlooked like a whole village of people alldressed up and standing in the roadready to go some place. We found tha tthey were waiting to catch the earlymorning bus to Monteago Bay which ison th e e xtrem e n or thw es te rn end of thei s land.

There were six of us in our car. Now,in our own car six could ride quite comfortably, but in the little English carwc had rented everyone had to sort ofsit catty-corner to fit in. By thistime, everything we had carefully placedon the shelf behind the back sea t hadslid off on the floor a half dozen times,so I decided it would he much simplerto just leave them on the floor, so there

THE JAMAICA CHRISTIANMoore Haven, Fla.

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February-March

they stayed the rest of the trip, and wehad no more t rouble .

MORNING MISTSIt was getting a little lighter now, and

through the early morning mist I couldsee the valley far below us. We wereslowly, climbing higher and higher overthe rough, rocky roads, We were surrounded by beautiful clouds, which areconstantly over the mountains of Jamaica. The southern trade winds, afterb lowing ove r miles of ocean, are full ofmois tu re when they reach Jamaica Themoun t a i n s cause them to r ise to coo le raltitudes where they condense into clouds.Along the northern shore i t rains mostdays of the year and the annual rainfall is 150 inches as compai ed to 35inches in Kingston on the southei-n coast.

THE THRON E OF GODBy the t ime we reached Pedro River,

we got our cloud w ith ra in . However,it did not seem to dampen the spirits ofthe Christians who marched in a procession from the church to the river, a dist ance o f tw o mile.s.

Every one began sin gin g Shall wegather at the river that flows by theth rone of God as th ree wom en an d oneman were bu ried w ith t he i r Lord inChris tian bapt ism. Jus t then a beautifull ight burs t upon the scene as the sunrose over the mountain. I looked uphalf expecting to see that throne of God,and I knew the angels were rejoicing inHeaven .

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Vj ,Smnatra Cilljrtatian liiHBianHUR H S OF HRIST ^S3. VwoWîoJ^

EWARTON P O J M IC B. W I.Hrar 1^, 1951

.. ^ MR. AND MRS. DONALD FREAM VcuMoica^ vnr^ missionaribsFlo-tt>rkers iirChrtst*

Greetings in Jesus* precious nanet I t scofccly seems right to st rt 3 letter without those deer sndfsniUcr words the J^meicen Christians use in their letters. No one cou ld easily begin a let ter likethat* and then go .on to write scmething false of unk ind. It is a cormneidable practice.

A great many things ere hz^pening here jus t now* and it is herd to know what to tell you about first .Perhaps you would like to know that our ca r has arrived at last, and is now hard at work over many miles

of rough roads. With th e ca r I an ^ le to visit about si x of th e 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 of f againfor 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 efglvtleaders attending for two days of teachir^ - six hours a dsf. There were two evarêlists, ti*) ministers,two elders, and two students. The only complaint was that they couldn t have several months of suditeaching instead of two days* Another such class will be held in a different district next week, andthese various closses will continue until the Seminary here opens M y 1. There is e vast amount of thissort of training to be done If the churches are to remain steacFast f.nd grow in knowledge andprroticeof New Testcinent Christioni ty . So many of the men are tied down with families and other obligationsthat they cannot come to the Seminary, so we are taking a fewof the c lasses to them - and they erereally anxious to have the tei'-ching.

Last wed^ 1 worked on câtfing the church roof at Poliyground, end this wed< 1 will be going towork on the building at Lluidas yale. 1 have just leased i; church ^t end bought a building (booth)fo r 0 small corgregatidh at Oerry that ha s been without a place to worship fo r z year.

We ar e looking for Brother Phillips andfanily from California my day. They are ready andwaiting and we have word that their vise is being approved, but i t tekes s certain amount of time fo r i t togo throi^h th e regular chennels. He have their house whitewashed and cleaned, th e g ra ss cut , a stove up,end r good start on mdcing their furniture. It is beginning to look as though some l ived there already.

Thank you fo r al l you are doing to help in this work. May God bless you end enrich your l ives.

My righteousnesa is near, my salvaiion b gone forth thebles shall wail for me an^n mftie ann shall they irusl .Isa. 51:5


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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 undergraduate work in Oklahoma Baptist University, Mesa Junior College, and theUniversity of Cincinnati; and has also completed resident work for a B, a t th e in cin na ti ible Seminary

Mr. Pream was a captain in the Air Corps during World War II andwrote several textbooks for Air Corps Schools. After the war he wasordained 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 ofMoore Haven, Florida, is also a graduate of Cincinnati Bible Seminary(A.Be 19^8 . Mrs. Fream originated and drew the Macky and Don series ofpictorial letters that appeared for several years in the Girlhood Days.

The Freams have three children? Vinata Lou, Leslie Vee, 3 3-^^a baby James Shawn


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BRIKF STrniTGHES OF PRESBMT WORPTCRSW R W PHILLIPS Son o f Hlf. and Mrs. C.A. Ph i l l i e s mini s t e rsfor the churches of Christ in the Pacif ic Northwest Beganpreaching in 1940. Regularly since 1942. Ordained to the ministryin 1944 Held several student pastorates, including one year ful l -time in Dunsmuir, Cal i f during the war (1944-45) Graduated fromSan Jose B ible College in 1946 (B.Th.) Attended Modesto J r . College.Minister a t Turlock, Calif , for 5 years. 1945-Nov. 19505 feet 7 inches, 160 pounds, grey hair brown eyes.MRJORIE PHILLIPS Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.N. Reynolds U.S.N.r e t i r ed Attended secu la r col lege 3 years (Long Beach J .C . andSan Diego Sta t e Ca l i f . San Jose Bible College one year .Qual i f i ed Publ ic School t e a ch r r . Marr ied to Vfoodrow Ph i l l i n sin 1943 Three chi ldren, atty, age B, v^oody, age 5, andStevie, age 2. Another child exuected in Nov. 1952. 5 feet 3 inches,110 pounds, brown ha i r blue eyes .


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JAMAICA CHRISTIAN MISSIONE wa bto n p . O .

Jamaica B. W. I

A p r i l 16 1951De a r Christian Friends

Bro the r Woodrow Ph i l l i p s Ju s t a r r iv ed in J a m a i c a one week aj^o a n dh is fami ly wi l l fo l low as s o o n as they rece ive th e v i s a . How t hankfu lwe a re t h a t ano the r h as J o i n e d u s to help in th e w o r k .The lon^ei^ we a re here t h e more wor k we s e e to be d o n e . Th e ca l l sk e e p coming from a l l s i d e s Mar ch 18th I wa s a t P e d r o River fo r th e

second bap t i sm th ere w ith in a m o n t h . T h e r e w ere fou r th e first t i m e s ix t h i s t ime . D u r i n g the bap t i sm seve ra l wo rth le ss fe llows fro m thev i l l age came to w a t c h the se rv ice an d m ock. Th e bapt ism wa s sca rce ly

ove r befo re they s t r i pped o f f n a k e d an d r o d e horses i n to the wa te r .The i r ac t i on s h o w e v e r did no t de t e r th e Chr i s t i an s an d t h a t sameeven i ng f o u r m o r e con f e s s ed their Lo rd .Prom P e d r o I d r o v e to th e nor th s h o r e to v i s i t a sma l l c o n g r e g at i on o f Chr i s t i a n s an d made p l ans wi th them to e r e c t a boo th . The on ethey had was des t royed in a s torm some m o n t h s ago .D u r i n g t h a t w e e k I h e l d spec i a l c l a s se s in church doc t r ine fo rth e e lders an d deacons in th e Richmond Pa r k area v/hich is a b o u t 60miles fro m t h e miss ion an d ove r very b a d roads . On Fr iday an d Saturdayo f t h a t same w eek I he ld s e rv i ce s a t Camperdown Llu idas Vale andGuave G r o u n d Bach t i m e th e se rv ices seemed more t h r i l l i ngFas te r Sunday morning I b a p t i z e d 14 a t Coy. Th e c hur c h here isJu s t a new one . In t h e e v e n in g t he re wer e more confess ions a t Por tKar i a . On Monday I w e n t ove r to / /anstead fo r a n a l l d ay m e e t i n g dropIng o f f tw o o f the s tuden t s o n the wa y a t ano the r chu rch to w ork o nd o o r s fo r the bu i l d i ng . One n igh t e a c h week I h o ld Bible s tudy c l a s s a tPol lyground Maxine usua l ly a c c o m p a n i e s m with her ea se l to do a cha lkd r a w i n g o r with th e little fo ld ing o r g a n to p r o v i d e some spec i a l m u s i c .

The first week o f this mon t h I h e l d classes for t h e church officersat C a m p e r d o w n . On one t r i p a ne w t i r e b l e w ou t o n the c a r it c o s tove r to r ep l ace it a n d I am t o ld the cos t i s going u p still h i ghe r .

In b e t w e e n t r i p s to th e chu rches the re i s a h eav y b u r d e n o fo f f i c e w o r k and cor respondance to k e e p u p with w i th o cc as io n al i n t e rrup t ions to a t tend to first a id w o r k o r to t a k e som eone to the doc to r .J a m a i c a i s d iv ided in to 1 3 pa r i shes o r coun t i e s . \ Je have churchesin s ix of t h e m . T h a t still l e a v e s 7 par i shes u n to u c h e d b y t h e plea fo rth e w Testament ch u rch t h e r e is so much y e t to d e l Ife want to th an ka l l of you espec ia l ly tha t a re h e l p i n g in th e L o r d s work here fo ryou r p r a y e r s a n d you r g i f t s o f m o n e y c l o t h i ng Bi b l e s l i t e r a t u r e a n dr i n g s . It i s ou r ea rne s t p raye r t h a t we m i g h t b e f o u n d f a i t h f u l s tewardso f all these th ing s you have i n t rus t ed to o u r k e e p i n g l/e p r a y t ha t youwi l l c o n tin u e to f ind th i s work w o rt h y o f y o u r suppor t . May Go d b lessy o u a n d k e e p y o u in H is p rec ious l o v e .

In H is s e r v i c e

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'Jamaica For Christ

74eJAMAICACHRISTIAN

APRIL-MAY iq ^OLUME 1PHILLIPS TO JOIN FREAMS

NUMBER 3

A letter dated April 1 has been received from Bro. Woodrow Phillips inwhich he s ta ted t ha t t he i r visa had no tyet arrived, and unless i t came befoi-e the5th of April, he would leave at once forFlorida and fly from there to Jamaica tojoin the Freams .He plans to enter Jamaica on a touristcard as a visitor, and his family will joinhim as soon as the visa arr ives. TheAmerican Consul has approved thisaction, and has stated that Mrs. Phillipscan get the visa alone without Bro. Phil-lips being in th e s ta te s.The church at Turlock presented Bro.Phillips w ith a check for their travelfunds, and the church at Lusk, Wyoming,

gave him 267.00. Bro. Ira Lamb, Lusk,donated a kerosene-burning refrigeratorto the Mission for the use of the PhilMpsfamily. It has been shipped to SanFrancisco to go by boat to Jamaica.Many other churches over the countryhave generously given special gifts andliving link support for the Phillips family, which is great ly appreciated.The Freams have been working to get

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75 LEADERS ATTEND CONFERENCE

One hundred seventy-five native leaders represen t ing th ir ty -one churches ands ix te en p re achi ng points, with a totalmembership of 1,286, recen tly enjoyed awonderful day of fellowship, teachingand prayer at a one-day meeting held a tthe Ewarton church. The leaders gavereports of the accomplishments of thevarious churches. The reports, on thewhole, were very good, although theyear 1950 was a rather upset t ing onewith the changing of misionaries and nomissionary on the field a t all for severalmon th sOnly five churches were unable to berepresented because of the difficulty inobtaining transportation from distantpoints, or because of illness on the partof their leaders. One could not help butbe impressed by the spirit of unitytha t prevailed, and the determination onthe part of all to press onward forChr i s t

Les li e R icha rd s,Minister a t Lime Hall Chu rc h

NEE S OF THE HUR HESL IME HALL

Leslie Richards is a young nativeminister who not only serves th e chui'chat Lime Hall, but also the church a tCoxpiece and at Woodside. The buildingsat the last two places are only boothsbu t are well made.Thei-e are 26 active members andtwice that many chi ldren enrol led inBible School in the Lime Hall church.The building there is in the process ofbeing built. At the present time it hasthe framework up ready to be plastered,and a roof on . The natives put up a lattice work of bamboo or sticks, thencover this with nogging of rocks andcement, then plaster over it all. Thewindows and doors must yet be made,the floor put in and the benches built.The walls can be f inished for abou t60 with the members doing the workand hau ling the i-ocks which have beendonated. The floor, windows and doors

will ta ke a no th er 50 .Bro. Richa rds, accompanied by the

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E ITORPansy Reed Click Moore Haven FloridaMISSIONARIES TO JAMAICA

AMERICAN ADDRESS-Mr . and Mrs. Donald Fream:

Route 2 Moore Haven, Florida.Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Phillips915 8th St. San Jose, California.

FOREIGN ADDRESS FOR BOTH FAMILIES-Jamaica Christian Mission

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

Neai ly three months have passedsin.?e the Freams arrived in Jamaica.The time has been busily spent by themin becoming acquainted with the p eop lestudying the customs of the land visiting the churches and making a surveyof their conditions and needs, holdingconferences w it h n at iv e leaders, conducting evangelistic services Bible and in-doctrinal classes, in addition to attending to the m ultiplicity of de ta ils whichfalls to the superintendent of the mission.They will soon be joined by thePhillips family, who will labor with themin the constructive program which hasbeen planned for the future progress ofthe work. However, they can proceedwith these plans only to the extent thatChi-istian friends in th e states will continue to give them financial support.Many of the congi-egations are without adequate buildings, and many ofthe buildings which are in use need to ber ep aire d. Work should begin imme diately. They are not asking for support forthemselves, as their living link supporthas been pledged but they need definitepledges however small to carry on thegeneral work of the Mission and to enable them to reopen the Bible Seminarywhich has ben closed for many months.Christ ian fr iends have been wondei- fu lin providing funds to send these youngpeople to Jamaica. The natives havewelcomed them with open arms and areheart-hungry for the gospel message.The opportunities are unlimited.We urge your continued suppoi' t ofthis worthy work in order that the Kingdom of God may advance in Jamaica.

Something new has been added in thisissuethe Little Missionary page.T here have been requests for a page forchildi^n, so this innovation is in the nature of an experiment. Your supportwil l enable us to c on tin ue it .

Jama i ca l ies betw een the 17th and19th degrees no rth latitude near thetropic of Cancer.

Jamaica Bible SeminaryI LE SEMINARY TO REOPENPlans are being made by the Freamsto reopen the Jamaica Bible Seminaryin May, at which time the Phillips family will have become settled on the fieldand will be able to help with the teach

ing.Four fine young men are now enrolledand will complete their second year inJuly. Another young man approachedBro. Fream r ec en tl y a bout entering theSem inary . He is the son of one of then ativ e m in is te rs and has worked withhis father for seve ra l seasons in evangelistic work. His voice is swe et a nd clear,and rings out like a bell when he leadsin the g ospel singing.Please, Sir , he pleaded, could youfind a place for me in the school ? I wantto be a preacher and I should like tostudy and learn more of God's Wordand H is will fo r meSeveral more have expresed a desireto enroll. I t takes 30,00 a month tohouse, f eed, c lo the, and teach each onenot very much when one considersth e re su lt in sou ls sav ed Tra ined na tive ministers an d ev an ge lis ts are thehope of the cause of Christ in Jamaica.The Jamaican is capable and willing todo the work, but he needs training, andhe needs financial help.

EASTER SUNRISE SERVICEEaster was observed by an Eastersunrise service in the morning and a

children's program in the afternoon. Thechildi'en were very faithful in com ing topract ice several weeks in advance. Theyreally learned their parts well. Thechurch is about the only soc ia l life th eyever have, and they love special pi-o-g r am s

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April-May

wLARRY

Larry is a l it tle nat ive boy who runse rr an ds fo r the Mission, such as carrying water, going after the mail, etc. Nitalikes to watch L arry carry things onhis head. One day he carried a largeboard on his head without using hisliands to balance it, and when he wantedto put it down ,he just tossed it off withh is headNita s daddy handed her a letter togive LaiTy to mail. She put the letter onher head and walked ou t of the roomwith it. Pretty soon, sh e might be asgood as Larry.

NITA AND LESLIEVani ta Lou and Leslie Vee a re the

daughtei s of Mr. and Mrs. DonaldFream, your missionaries to Jamaica.Nita is four years old and Leslie is two.Some people think Leslie is a boy because of her name, but she isn t really.They think living in Jamaica is lots offun. I t is warm and s un sh iney most allyear round so they have a nice timeplaying out in their big yard wheretheir daddy has built a swing for them.They wear big straw hats which theirmother bough t for them in th e market .They like to go to church in Jamaica.There are no pianos in any of thechurches, so they have lea rned to claptheir hands when they sing. Can youclap you r hand s and sing Jesus LovesMe with ou t th e p ian o?

Among the most common Jamaicabirds are the dove, night ingale, t ingling,blackbird, woodpecker and par ro t.

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TELETOTIn America when one wants to talkto somebody, he can use the telephone or,

maybe, send a telegram. In Jamaicamost people use the teletot system. Ifthey want to send a message, they writea note on a piece of paper and give itto a small boy or girl to can-y for them.Sometimes little boys or girls walkfour, five, or even six miles to carry anote to Nita s mother. It generally isn tanything very important, either. Thenote may just say Good morning andpass the time of day, as you might calla friend over the telephone to chat a-whi le .

The children do not seem to mind thewalks. They play along the way and seea lo t of interesting things. Then, too,they know they might get a cookie, or apiece of candy, or even a few penniesfor carrying the message . Sometimesthey take a gift, tooa bag of fruit, abouquet of flowers, or maybe an egg ortwo. No matter how poor they are, theywant to take something to show theirlove

THE ARKLarry had a little cart which he usedfor carrying away the garbage andtrash. The cart was very wobbly and al

ways looked as though it were going tofall apart. One day, Larry was trying tohaul rocks in it ins tead o f trash, and itdid fall apart. He took i t to the workshop to have i t fixed, and the men builthim a nice new strong one.

He was so proud of his new car t thathe decided to give i t a name, so he tooka red pencil and wi ote on the front ofi t The Ark of the Jamaica Christ ianMission. The Mis si on now has an Arkto haul its garbage in.

THE DOG WITH TWO NAMESNita had begged for a puppy. Well,the other day she finally got one. Alittle boy brought it to her, but it wasdirty and full of fleas, so Nita s moth erhad to spray i t and give i t a good bath.Even then, it wasn t a very pretty color,so everyone agreed that Smokeywould be a good name for it.

Later , someone asked Nita thepuppy s name, and she replied, Gird.But , said her mother, I thoughtt he puppy s name was Smokey . Wel l ,she answered, I have to call her Girlbecause I can t say Sfokey.


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Page FourTHE POOR MAN'S FRIEND

In Jamaica, the little donkeys, orasses, are called the poor man s friend,because, even though they are verysmall, they are so strong, and can carrysuch heavy loads and do so much work,and sti ll do no t cost much to buy. Without a donkey the work of a farmer wouldbe very hard.Did you ever hear a donkey bray?They sound as though they were laughing, and it always makes Nita and Leslie laugh to hear them. Leslie learnedhow to mimic them right away. One dayin church a donkey brayed far in thedistance. I t wasn't very loud at all, butLeslie heard it, and right in the middleof the sermon, she said very loudlyHe-haw He-haw He-hawNita and Leslie hope they can have adonkey of their own some day.

WITHOUT THE CAMPBy Maxine Fream

The man was old and ragged. Theyoung girl who followed him was dressed no better, and she stood a little wayoff like a frightened wild thing.

I had been called outside to talk tothe men, and when I asked him what Icould do to help him, he said he wouldlike for me to try to f ind a dress for thegirl.

He had found her wandering on theroad not knowing where she had comefrom or where she was going. I lookeda t her more closely. She was small andthin, and her pinched little face borethe m arks of fear and misuse. I guessedher to be about 15 or 16 although hermenta li ty was only that of a four-year-old.By this time some of the neighborshad gathered around, and several boreout the old man's story. Some questioned her again as to where she was from,but when he named a place, no one knewwhere i t was. The day before, she hadnamed a different place.What will you do with her? I inquired.

Well, he said, I shall try to keepher, and let her help my wife a littlea round the housesweep and c ar ry watte r. We shall try to give her a home, butshe has no change of garment.For a moment, I thought in dismaythat I had given away the very last ofthe used clothes t ha t had been sen t tothe mission. Then, I remembered savingout a few all-white dresses for baptismalservices and I found one among thosethat would f i t the girl.

After receiving the dress in the nameof the Loi-d, the old man thanked me andled her away. She may never find her

April-MayON THE OTHER SIDE

By Maxine FreamThe other day, an old crippled woman

came to my back door to beg a few shillings. I inquired about her and found thatshe was a familiar figure around themission. Mother Wright they calledher. I learned that every Saturday , shewas always g iven a shilling or two tohelp her out as she was old and verypoor, and so I went out to speak to her.

She was small and bent. Her dresswas faded and frayed, and what wasleft of her shoes was tied on her feet.A kerchief ai ound her head held in placea large green leaf over one eye. She explained that recently a splinter of woodhad stinick her in the eye and she couldno longer see with it, but she wanted togo to a doctor in the next village of Lin-stead. She l if ted the leaf to show me, butI needed no doctor to tell me that sightwas gone forever f rom that eye.

I asked her to sit down and rest a-while and I would see what I could dofor her. Then, I went into my room andwept from pity. I found her a gooddress, and a pair of comfortable shoesthe two-toned Oxford type that musthave been sent by some high school girlin America. The old woman's wrinkledface lit up when she saw the shoes. Fingering them tenderly she murmured. Sostrong, so nice and strong. I gave herenough money for food and to take herto her doctor, then I watched her hobbleoff down the hill. At that moment, thewords of a chorus came to my mind, afavorite chorus in Jamaica;

'On the other side,Treasuies there abide;Treasures that this world and allit's wealth can never buy.And when I reach that city.And its gates a re open wide,I ll find my treasures waiting

On the o th er s idetrue home again, and if she did, shewould doubtless be unwanted. Withoutthe camp shall her dwelling be.

NOTICEFunds reach the Freams fas ter i fthey a re sen t dii-ectly to them in Jam

aica. Address Jamaica Christ ian Mission, Ewarton P.O., Jamaica, B.W.I.Ten cen ts will take a le t ter to them intwo or three days. Personal checksare very acceptable since they have notrouble in cashing them. Receipts aresen t for all funds received and alldonors will receive a yearly financials t a t emen t .Used c lo th ing and supplies shouldalso be sent directly to Jamaica.


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A Typical Scene on Market DayTO M RKET TO M RKET

By Maxine FreamO u r n ea re st m a rk e t i s i n t h e l i t t l e

village of Linstead about ten miles fromthe mission. We had been standing onthe road waiting for the eight o'clockbus, which may come any t ime between7:00 and 8:30 o'clock, when someonestopped and offered us a ride, so we a rr ived a t o u r d e s t i n a t i o n a h e a d of schedule .All along the road for miles we passedpeople on their way to the market. Men,women, and children, car ry ing baske tsof wares on their heads, pushing cartsor driving asses, which sometimes seemedl o st u nd er t h e i r l o a d s T h e m or e e n t e rprising ones start out the night beforein order to be a t the market early enough to get the best stalls n eare st theg a t e

The market place itself is on the mainstreet through town, the whole of it being enclosed by a low wall topped witha n i ron fence. In th e c e n te r o f the a r e ais a large building with cement floors,a n d s ta ll s s im i li ar to f ar m er s m a rk et i na large city in the states. However, inorder to be nearer the gate and thushave f irs t chance a t the buyers, manyf o r s a k e t h e s t a l l s a n d th e s h e lt e r tospread their wares on a piece of paperor a sack on the ground.

Housewives' DelightIn the meat section, each b utc he r h as

his own table, abou t ten feet long, andthere is an i ron rack arou nd th re e sidesof the table w ith large hooks on whichthe m eat is hung. The re is no refrigeration, of course, but the meat must alwaysbe fresh, and is rigidly inspected.They have strange ways of cut ting upthe meat, and since,I was always usedto buying my meat in cuts in t he s ta te s,a t first I had a very hard time explaining just what I wanted. Once I sent forfour pork chops and I got four poundsof pork all in one hunk. It would delightany American housewife to see the priceof meat here. I bought a lovely four-pound roast fo r only 64 cents. Freshvegetables are more reasonable, too, butstaples and canned goods are al l higherthan Ameiican prices, since most of

NEW WORK STARTEDSince last September six new places

of work h av e been started. Many of thesenew preaching points are in need ofspecial training and indoctrination, andall of them aie looking foj-ward to avisit from the Freams to encourage anduplift the faithful.

The Freams have j u s t received theircar from the states and will be able to goout into the outlying places and holdspecial meeting in the future.

Quite a few of the churches are without a minister and are not v is ited often,so they are hungry fo r gospel preaching.Approximately half of them have adequate buildings, although some are inneed of repair. The remainder are worshipping in church booths of sticks orbamboo, or in a borrowed or rentedbuilding.

One congregation of 85 members wasordei'ed by the government to tear downits booth and erect a proper building.The members tore i t down, but theyh a v e no f u n d s w it h w h i c h t o e r e c t a nother building.

Only $500.00 would provide a durablebui ld ing, with the members doing mosto f t h e w o r k

then must be imported.Beast, B east

The market place is always crowded,a nd th ere is a grea t deal of jos tl ing andbustling and clamor of many voices.Every now and then, someone cal ls out Beas t beas t and the throng movesaside to make way for a frowzy littleass w ith the familiar load. Another passes with a squealing pig under his arm,or someone else c omes leading a bewildered goat. N early everyone wea rs l ar ge ,floppy straw hats, which can be purchased for a shilling {14cents), and ifyou lack a basket, you can buy hand-wo\'en ones of every size and descript i o n

When we had finished buying ourm eat and vegetables , it was a shoit t i ipacross the street to a Chinese groceiyfor some staples and canned goods. I tfelt good to see a few familiar Americanitems on the shelvesLipton's tea, cornflakes, grapenuts, Heinz ketchup, andPil lsbu i-y' s f lou r.


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Pag e S ixNEEDS O F TH E CHURCHES

(Continued from page one)F e b . 2 5 t h a n d s t a i t e d a n e w w o i k . Abaptism is expected soon and a newB i b l e S c h o o l h a s b e e n s t a r t e d

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

M O C H OT h e c h u r c h a t M o c h o w a s th e fii^st

c h u r c h o f C h i i s t in t h e i s l a n d . W m A s hley, the minister, has a wooden le g andmust g et around on horseback. He isgetting ol d now, and can n ot ride asf a r a s he once did b u t he is still servingthe L ord f ai th fu ll y a nd well.

The building is substantially made,but the walls are badly in need of paint,both inside and out. 40 will buy thepa int.

There were 14 services held duringthe month, 14 sermons preached, and 6c o n f e s s i o n s

R I C H M O N D P A R KThere is a good building a t this place

which was just finished last yeai*, bu tthe church has no benches^just a fewo d d s a n d e n d s o f c h air s t h a t t h e m e mbers have donated. 30 will buy 16benches, w h ic h , w i ll mee.t t h e i r needs.24 services fo r the month, 16 sermonspreached and 1 received into fellowship.Plans a r e under w ay to s t a r t a newB i b l e S c h o o l .

N O T E :Bro. Fream is making a survey of al lo f t h e c h u r c h e s in o r d e r to d e t e r m i n et h e i r condition a n d m at eri al needs.Lack of space prevents a completer ep o rt . T h e needs o f th e o th er churcheswill be given in l at er issues.

THE J A M A I C A C HR ISTIANMoore Haven, Fla.

POSTMASTER: If undelivered for any reason, notifysender stating reason on form 3547, postage fo rwhich is guaranteed.

April-MayClasses in C h ur ch D oc tr in e

Special classes in c hu rc h d oc tr in e w e reheld by Bro. Fream in March a t th eSeminary for eight of the native leaders.T h e c o u r s e w a s o n t h e C hu r c h o f C h r i s tand Chui ch Polity. The majority o f theleaders have had no special ti ainingalong this line, and all are very eag erf o r i t

The only regret was t h a t they couldh a v e h a d s ev er al m o nt hs o f s u c h t e a c hing instead o f j u s t tw o days. A nothers uc h c la ss w i l l b e h e l d i n a d i f f e r e n t d istrict n e x t week, a nd these various classeswill continue until th e Seminary opens inMay.

T h e r e is a v a s t a m o u n t o f t h i s s o r tof training to be done if th e churchesare to remain steadfast an d grow inknowledge and practice of New Testament Christianity. Since many of th em en a r e tied down w ith fam ilies a ndother obligations that they ca n no t cometo the Seminary, Bro. Fr eam decided totake a few of the classes to them, andthey are really eager to have the teaching.A Bible c lass has, also, been stax-tedin the Pollyground church, which willlast for several weeks, u nd er t he le ad ership o f Bi o. F r e a m .

PHILLIPS TO JOIN FREAMS C ontinued Prom Page Onet

their home leady for them. The househas been whitewashed and cleaned, thegrass cut, a cook stove pu t up, .and agood stax't on making their fuimiture.The place is beginning to look as thoughsomeone lived there already, an d th eFreams are looking foi ward eagerly tot h e i r a r r iva l.The natives are already sending written messages of Chx*istian love and welcome to th e Mission so that they will bethei-e to gr eet them when th e new mis-s io n ai i es a ri i ve .

S EC. 34.66 P. L R.U. S. POST AGEP I

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7-feJAMAICAo . ,Jamaica For Christ

JUNE 1951OLUME I JPHILLIPS FAMILYARRIVES IN JAMAICA

Mrs. Woodrow Phillips and her threechil dr en have arrived in Jamaica to joinMr. Phi lli ps , who has been on the fieldsince April 12th. The long -awa ited v isahas not yet been granted. However, Mrs.Phillips was granted a tourist permitunti l the visa can be obta ined .The new arrivals arc rapidly becomingacclimated a nd the feeling of being stran-gers and sojourners in a foreignland is gradually disappearing as theymake new friend s an d become adjustedto their surroundings.Expendable For Christ

The ant ic ipa ti on of leaving home andpossessions and f lying thousands ofmiles to a strange land with my threel i t t le children w as somewhat awesomea t f ii s t , con fe ssed Mrs . Phi ll ip s.However, as the time grew nearer todepart , things seemed to matter veiylittle, and the giving of our lives in obedience became a bursting overwhelmingforce. Phil. 2:8, Let this mind be inyou which was in Christ He humbled H im se lf a nd b ec am e o be die nt untodeath. God planted in my hear t a senseof becoming expendable for Christ . Ihad no desire to save our lives, but tolavish them upon th e Fairest of TenThousand, whether by life or by death.He has brought us safely here to theplace He knows is best for us; He hasbeen gracious and merciful far beyondthat which we deserve. As we are beginning our life anew here, we earnestly(Continued on page 2)r AnENTION 'I D V B S TEACHERS |I Have you been looking for some |I fre.sh up-to-date missionary material |for you r vacation Bible Schools orI Camp program ? The Jamaica Chris 1i tian Mission has just such material ]available for your use.The material includes ten children's j' stories based on life in Jamica, a page Iof Jamaican choruses, and a hand-I work project suggestion. I' Only a limited quantity has been, printed, so if you are interested inI obtaining a set, send in your order ]' early to Pansy Reed Click, Route 1,I Moore Haven Fla j

NUMBER 4

Church at Ewarton83 Additions Since Jan.33 Mission hurches to ta lmembership oi 1317

By Donald FreamSince the first of the y ea r th ere have

been 83 add i t ions to th e hurches o fJamaica. Out of this number, 58 wereby baptism, which now brings the number of bel ievers ij i th e churches to a l i t t leover 1300. All of these churches a refellcwshipping together and cooperatingwith the Mission.

Building StartedWork is piogressing on four newchurch buildingsLime Hall , Bois Conten t, White Hall, and Goshen. Only 14out of the 33 church es h av e buildings,and two of these are yet unf in ished . Themajoiity of the buildings are badly inneed of repairs. However, some repairshave been made on a number of thebuildings since the first of the year, including the Mission property. Other repairs will be made as soon as funds areavai lable. Fou r of the churches haveerected latrines according to Government specifications.The members of the churches whichhave no buildings are worshipping inbooths, which are arbors made of cocoa-nut branche s and bamboo. As a generalrule, the Government does no t ap pro veof these boo th s, a nd in many instances,

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EDITORPansy Reed Click, Moore Haven, FloridaMISSION RIE^^b J M I

AMERICAN ADDRESS-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 FAMILIES-Jamaica Chri s ti an Miss ion

Ewarton, P. O., Jamaica, B. W. I.THE MYSTERY OF THE DELAYED VISA

His Excellency, Sir Hugh Foot, hasrecently been appointed as new governorof Jamaica. He was welcomed into theisland with a reception comparable ineagerness to the one given to MacArthurSir Hugh has become the idol and hopeof the common people by his promises tostraighten out the political intrigues andgovemmenta l bot t lenecks which h inderthe advancement of Jamaica along theroad to better living conditions. Amongother things, he is faced with problemsof unemployment, i ll iteracy, over-population, bad housing, soil erosion, and pooreconomics. One can not help but admirethe hearty aplomb with which he hasentered into the difficult situation.However , the new governor 's adventto Jamaica is having a very direct bearing on our missionaries in Jamaica. Donald Pream and Woodrow Phi ll ine wentin person to the office of the ColonialSecretai y to discover, if possible, whyPhillips' visa had been delayed. (ThePhillips family is in Jamaica on a touristpermit). They learned that Sir HughFoo t h as oi-dered a re-examination of theisland's entire mission policy, which isstill being carried on. Thus, the visa cannot be approved until the investigationhas been completed.In the meantime, Mr. and Mrs. Phillipsand children are making themselves athome in a new land, among new people,to tell the old, old story of salvation.PHILLIPS FAMILY ARRIVES IN

J M I CfContinued From Page Oneilong to be fruitful in every good workand to live every day for Him.Christian CooperationThe Freams are rejoicing that thisconsecrated and talen ted couple has joined them in their endeavors for Christ inJamaica. Bro. and Sister Phillips areboth well trained by education and experience for an effective Christian minist ry.Bro. Phillips and Bro. Fream have reopened th e Jamaica Bible Seminary, andare sharing the teaching schedule. Theyare finding the days all too short in.which to accomplish the many taskswhich are a t hand.

Pray with them as they labor to trainconsecrated leaders in the knowledge ofth e t r u th

J u n e83 ADDITIONS SINCE JANUARY

(Continued from page one)New Preaching PointsFive new preaching points have beenestablished, with new converts beingbaptized in three of the places. A preach

ing point is not a church, but a locationwhere one of the preachers has been trying to win newconverts or has established a Bible School. There are now abouta dozen preaching points.Recent Survey

While touring in the states befoi*ecoming to Jamaica, both Bro. Phillipsand I found many people who inquiredas to the size of the work on the island.We were able to report only what wehad heard , as neither of us had yet beento the field to give a f irst -hand report .We had no records showing currentchurches of C hris t or the numbei- o fChristians in Jamaica, so we determinedto make a survey and report the resultsto the American brethren as soon as possible.An earlier report which I made shortlyafter arriving here in January of thisyear, has proved to fairly accurate. Ihave made a more thorough check sincethen and the report given in this articleis as accurate as i t is possible to make it .Opportunity for EvangelismThere are great opportunities for evangelism i n Jamaica , but i t is not an easytask. Large numbers will respond tothe gospel invitation, but few of theseare new converts coming to make theiroriginal confession of the Lord JesusChrist. Just like the world over, most ofJamaica is steeped in dcnominat ional ismand superst it ion, and the people are easily led astray by false cults, many ofwhich com es f rom America . Never theless, a goodly number here are trueChristians, loving Christ with al l o f t he ir

heart s and souls, and doing a great workan d service fo r the Lord.Need for Native Leaders

Since coming to Jamaica, I think Ihave been most impressed with theChrist- l ike a tt it ud e o f the leaders and ofthe students in our Seminary classes,and their eagerness to learn God's word.Four fine young men are now enrolledand will complete their second year inJuly. Several more have expressed a desire to enroll. I t takes 30.00 a month tohouse, feed, clothe and teach each one.I feel that our greatest handicap lies inthe lack of trained leadership, and weare praying that by next September wewill have pledges totaling the 180.00 amonth needed to en ab le u s to enrol l s ixmore young men in training.There is a great task of teaching to bedone that these in Jamaica might gi owin th e g race and knowledge of our Lordand obtain a keener understanding ofthe New Testament freedom we possessin Christ through the shedding of Hisblood.Your prayers are coveted as we remain your servants for Christ in Ja

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June

Everywhere That Nita WentA loud ma-a-a came from the general direction of the back yard, and Nitaa lmos t t ri pped over her shoestrings asshe ran down the backsteps to see whatwas making all of the noise.Nita clapped her hands for joy whenshe sawa little black and white goat ,all h er own for her f ou rt h b ir thday p re sent. But the little goat was just a babyand i t was afraid. I t had never beenaway from its mother before and itdidn t like being tied up to a tree.All day long it cried and called Ma-a-a for its mother, and pulled at the smallcord that tied it. Finally, the cord broke ,and the little goat went i-unning downthe hill as fas t as i t cou ld go. Nita triedto catch it, but she couldn t run fas tenough and she sa t down and cried asthough her heart would break becauseshe loved the little goat and didn t want

i t to run away.Just then she heard someone say,Could this be your little go at, Nita?

I t was one o f the Bible s tuden t s f rom theSeminary who had caught her goat andbrought i t back to her. Happily, shewiped away the tears and took her goathome.Nita decided to name the goat NancyShe picked leaves for i t to eat, and gavei t cool water to drink. She petted i tand cai ed for it every day. Finally, Nitawas told she could untie the goat. Shewas a little afraid to, because shethought i t would run away againbut i tdidn t. Nancy had learned to love Nitaand i t followed her al l around the yard.At night, i t slept on the back doors tepwaiting for Nita to come out in themorning.N ow w hen Ni ta s f r iends see her coming, they sang:Nita had a l it tle goa t.Its fleece was white and black;And everywhere that Nita went.That goat was jus t in back.

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PATTY, WOODY, AND STEVIENow there are th ree more Li t t le Missionaries in Jam aica. They a re P atty ,Woody, and Stevie Phillips. They flewover the ocean in a big airplane andla nded in Jamaica on the las t Friday inApril.Stevie is just a baby with a cute littlesmile, and he is happy whenever he iswith his mother, so he didn t notice thathe was even in a different place. ButPatty is seven, and Woody is five, andthey wanted to go outside right away,and see what Jamaica looked like. Later,when Woody came into the house, helooked a little disappointed.W ha t s th e mat t e r ? his mother

asked.Well, Woody answered glumly, Ican t find any lizards.He had heard tha t there were a lo tof lizards in J amiaca , and he wanted tocatch some. They must have all beenhiding from him that first day, becausehe has seen a great many lizards since.

Twentieth Century HatLena, Louise, and Ivy, are three g ir lswho come to the Friday class a t the mission. All of them were to be in a childre n s p rogram and they had a piece tosay. Louise and Ivy had on big strawhats like most of the girls wear, butLena was different. Her ha t was madeof pasteboard covered with r ed and greencrepe paper with a label stuck right onthe front of i t that said Flying Saucer .No one here ever saw a f ly ing sauce r,but, a t least, they have heard of them.Lena and Louise gave their hearts toJesus and were baptized recently. Theyhaven t regular mothe rs and fathers likemost child ren have, and we should a llpray that they will remain good Christians all o f their lives. We hope that Ivy

will decide to become a Chris t ian too.Resur rec t ion F lowe rFor a month now, a fragile orchidflower has been thrus ting i ts timid headabove the dark earth to cast a spell ofwonder a n d a dm i ra ti on over all who behold it . Delicate, and exquisitely flared,it is called by the natives the Resurrection Flower . Around Easter time, thefirst blooms are seenno leaves, noplants, just the dainty flower bloomingan inch or two above the ear th s surface .Then the flower w ithers and dies andnothing is seen of it for a time, until oneday, t he p lant itsel f appears, strong ands turdyand very much alive.A lovely legend says tha t the flowerwas blooming near the tomb on tha tfirst E aster morning, and when the

women came to find the tomb empty,they cast away their spices, which fellupon the flower and gave i t it s sweetsmel l .


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Page FourBUSHA

Busha is a i unny name, isn't it? InJamaica, Busha means Boss . Thereis a big boy who lives near the missionwhose name is Busha. Everyone callshim that because he likes to be the bossand sometimes it gets him into trouble.One day Busha stepped on a tin canand cut a big place on his heel. Hecame to the mission home to get it bandaged, because there is no doctor formany miles. The cut was long and deep,and it had to have medicine put on itevery day.Always in the afternoon, Busha wouldkriock on the back door and say, SisterFream, I come to have you dress myfoot. ^Then, one day Sister Fream heard thefamiliar knock, and she gathered up themedicine and bandages and went out todoctor the cut again. But the mostpeculiar thing had happened. The cuton Busha's heel had moved r ight aroundto the front of his leg At least, it looked like that was what had happened.There wasn's any cut on th e heelnoteven a sign of one, bu t there was a smaller one on the fron t of his leg.Sister Fream rubbed her eyes andlooked again. Surely, this couldn e beBushayet, he looked like BushaButif he were Busha, where was the cut?A bad cut like that just couldn't disappear overnight. Wha t happened to the cut on yourhee l ? sh e asked .Me no have no cut on my heel. Mam.But aren't you Busha?No, Mam. Busha's my brotherwe re twins .And so that was the mystery of themiss in g c ut.

CASHEW id you ever eat j yt ^ JCashew nuts? If / ^ myou haven t eaten X , *them you have pro / *bably seen them in / 1the stores all toast ( ^ ^ Ied nice and brown, l ' ' W IThey are ju.st a lit- V 4tie larger than pea- Znu t and are curvedlike the let ter C .You would think it ytfunny to see howthey grow in Ja-mica. Perhaps you th ou gh t th ey weredug out of the ground like peanuts. Theygrow on a tree, but not like most nuts do .First there is a bright yellow frui t thatlooks like a pear (but doesn't taste likeone), and the cashew nut grows r ight outof the bottom of t he pea r The frui t puckers y ou r mou th and is not very good toeat , but the nuts are delicious when theya r e r oas t ed .

The name J ama i c a is der ived from th ename Xaymaca , which means TheIsland o f Sprin gs

RAYS OF SUNSHINEDo you remember Larry, the boy whoworks a t the mis si on ? Thi s is a pictureof him carrying a big bucket of wateron his head. See the big grin on hisface? Larry is happy because he likeshis work. He wants to be a preacherwhen he grows up .Lai iy has a little friend by the nameof S ammy , who also helps with odd jobsat the mission. They are both goodworkers and eager to please, but they

don t le t the i r dut ies in ter fere with the i rfun.For ins tance, the other day, we heardshouts of laughter from the direc tion ofthe large water cis tern which was beingcleaned out. We hurried out to peer overthe edge at the source of the merr iment .There , equipped with long-handled sc rubbrushes, were our boys removing thegreen scum from the sides of the cistern,and chasing each other about in thewater. Their wet, brown bodies glistened in the sun as they splashed aiid swamabout, and their happy smiles expressedtheir boyish joy.Our hearts were happy, too, as wew ent abou t our work.

HOPALONG CASSIDYOn Sunday a ft ernoon before serviceswere to begin, the Fi-eams were visitingin one of the native huts. Suddenlyeveryone became very quie t as a chickene nte re d th e door of the hut. She had abroken leg, so on the one leg she hoppedaround th e room look ing for crumbs thatmight have fallen. After she departed,Leslie (eighteen months old) got to herfeet and hopped on one foot, trying he rbest to im itate t he departed hen. Nomatter how insignificant you may be,little eyes watch your every move andlittle feet imi ta te your every action.EXHIBIT AT NORTH AMERICAAt the North Amei'ican Convention inSpringfield, 111. a great deal o f i nt er es twas shown in the exhibit o f curios andsouveniors from Jamaica. Among theitems on display were a sample of thelace cloth tree, yo-yo made of Cocoabeans, perfume from the Kus-Kus root,porcupine fish, native beads, hand wovenbaskets, and small f iguies carved out of

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JuneDEACON JONES ANDHIS BIBLE SCHOOL

Some of the Bible School teachers herein the states might get a few pointers ind is ci pl in ar y me th ods if they could takea trip to Jamaica and visit a certainB ib le S choo l.An excer t fi 'om a le t ter received fromyour missionaries there relates the following humorous incident:We drove over to May Pen churchSunday and also visited the churchesa t Mocho and Richmond Park since theyare in the same general district.

EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINEMay Pen in the morning was reallyjust Bible Schoolregular church services were in the evening. There were

50 children there, and the t eacher wasDeacon Jones. He was a great big fellow who looked a little like Joe Louis. Hehad a Bible in one hand and a longswitch in the otherreminiscent of theold-fashioned school room. I t may soundstern Wt with 50 children of eyei y a^eit was the only way to maintain discipline which is half one s teaching job.When we first walked in the childrenwere reciting scripture verses they hadl ea rned

ROLL CALLThey all immediately became self-conscious in our presence but without toomuch interruption they continued. Aftereveryone had said their verses, they hadro ll call with Deacon Jones reading thenames. If a child had brought any collection he answered his name by declaring the amount. If he had brought nothin g he s imply said present . Here isthe way i t sounded:T homa s F ie ld?Ha-penny (Half-penny is prouncedhay-penny with accent on first syl

lable) Leonna Whi te?Ha-penny.Sit up there and fold your armsJohn McKenz ie?Present (Giggle)John, you're going to get a floggingBetty Mae Blake?Ha-penny.Where were you last Sunday?At home. Sir.At home? Doing nothingS usan D rak e?Ha-penny.And so on through 70 names. After theroll call, he asked them to sta nd and singone o f t he ir hymns so they stood and oneof the children started a song which theyall sang with gusto. Then, he had themall march outside for a refreshing drink

of wate r There was a sho r t service a ft e rwa rd s

LACE CLOTH TREE

One of the most unique trees in Jamaica is the Lace Cloth t re e A s th e ba rkof i ts limbs is peeled back, a lovely lacelike material resembling fine net unfoldsin fluffy layers from within.

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'AND THE R AI NS CAME By Maxine FreamThe land was dry and parched. Thegrass had curled up and turned brownand great cracks appeared in the clayeysoil. Plants and trees seemed to be gasping for bi-eath in the sultry air. The hotglaring light withered the blossoms andsent jeweled lizards scurrying for reliefunder some d ank mossy log that miserlyhorded a bit of dampness beneath it.Along the road powdery clouds ofdus t I olled up under the bare shufflingfeet. Each day the stream of waterfrom the roadside water pipe dwindledsmaller and the line of little kinky-haired children waiting the ir turn with battered buckets and cans grew longer.Each day their clothes looked more soiled and their dusky skins more unwashed. Finally the last trickle of water gurgled out and the pipe choked gasped

and stood there empty and forlorn.Small boys clambered up coconut treesfor the still green fruit, which providedlong satisfying drinks of cool sweetwater. Day after day great puffy whiteclouds formed on the horizon, and drivenlike waves by the wind broke againstthe sun-ounding mountains to cascadeover the top and foam down the otherside. But they were clouds without waterfalse promises that passed abovethe land that suffered with the pain ofparching thirst.At last, the clouds grew heavy-bottomed and black with rain, and weary ing oftheir play, released their stored treasuresin drenching torrents upon the dustyearth. Each leaf, each blade; each tank,each cupall were filled to running over.In little chapels, dark heads bowed ingrateful reverence, and all of naturebreathed prayerful perfumed incense un

to God.Jamaica has two seasons o f v ery h ea vyrainfallApril and October.Half of Jama ic a is over 1,000 feet in

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Page SixF i r s t V i ew sBy Woodrow PhillipsIt was exactly 1:40 p.m., April 12th,when our Pan American Airways planenosed lower over Kingston Harbor andthe last leg of my journey from California was completed. After passing throughthe customs and get ting my clearance, I

looked into the face of a man I hadknown only by picture and correspondence, and no one could have looked bette r to me than Bro. Fream who had cometo meet me a t t he a irpo rt .Soon we were in the car on the twenty-eight mile journey out to Ewarton wherewe have our mission station. Tinyhouses dotted the roadside and everywhere one looked there were more . Mos tof the houses looked neat although ofpoor construction, with no glass windowsor cabinet shop doors.The road was a revelation to anyoneused to American traffic patterns. I t wasnot just a highway but the public thoroughfare and sidewalk for hundreds ofpeople who walked from town to town.Women with huge loads resting comfortably on their heads made their way toward the market where eve ry th ing native t o Jamaica is bought and sold. Smalltwo-wheeled carts moved slow ly underthe power of an ass or two and impededprogress. Trucks, loaded down withgoods and people, honked noisly for

clearance, and public buses moving, atwhat seemed to me, breakneck speed,threaded their way through the throng.The people seldom hurried out of the-way for this was their road and somehowthe conveyances seemed out of place.As we climbed higher into the hills,there was more vegetation and soon wewei>e running along a beaut i ful mountainstream. The Rio Cobre. Coconut palmsreached up towai d the sky, bananatrees were everywhere, and in betweenwas all the tropical growth tha t makesJam aica th e G em o f the Carr ibean.There were too many new things occup-ing my attention for me to ask questions,so I sat back as Bro. Fream guided thecar skilfully along the winding road.Here were thousands of people whohad never heard of Chris t s Church .

THE JAMAICA CHRISTIANMoore Haven, Fla.

POSTM STER If undelivered for any reason, notifysender stating reason on form 3547, postage lorwhich is guaranteed.

JuneJAMAICANS AND THEENGLISH LANGUAGE

The nat ive Jamaic;ans have English alltheir own, which is somewhat difficultat first for a stranger to understand, asshown by the following news item thatappeared in The Jamaica Times underthe heading of Law and Laughter.MI IS NOT CATTLE

The livestock racket, it seemed, hadLucian Brown all confused, so when hedeciden to enter t he Corpo ra te Ai*ea, hethought i t wise to conta ct the clearinghouse for a permit. His common-lawwife, Rebecca , charged with assault andbattery, was now giving further detailsto his H on or:Rebecca: Mi asked im, sah, wey imwas a do wid cattle permit.His Honor: But im had any cattlewas fi bring a town?Rebecca: No, mi and him one was ago meek th e trip, sah.His Honor: Then is yu im was a goget 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 aask yu something . . . why yu do such athing? Yu no know notten bout ooman,no? Brown: Mi always refer to er, sah,as mi stock and evei ybody know, so miwas fraid a trouble.His Honor: Ooonogree 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 Testament message has never been preached.How can one preach to people who havelittle of the necessities of l ife unless oneprovides a small measure of thos e a lso-Jesus said, Feed the hungry clothe thenaked; comfort t he fathe rl es s.

Twenty-eight miles and about two andone-half hours later we turned up theroad to the mission. Sister Fream stoodsmilingly awaiting our arrival and several Christians gave their greeting; I washome in a new land, a new people, withan ever-new message of hope.SEC. 34.66 p. L. R.

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Jamaica For Christ

TAMAICACHRISTIAN

VOLUME OCTOBER, 1951 NUMBER 7

J M IC CHIMES N HEEP6Churches of Christ Demolished; Scores Damaged

148 Dead on IslandBy Donald Fream

Disaster stru ck Jam aica on August17th. The Black Storm as the hur r icane has been named, raged al l nightlong; and in the moniing, the light brokeupon a pathetic trail of destruction. 148were dead, and thousands were lefthomeless. Six of our church buildingswere demolished and many were damaged.For tuna te ly , our own homes here a tthe mission, not being in the direct pathof the storm, suffered minor damage,although about 30 trees were blowndown On t he p rope ity . Many were notso fortunate . Every day more let terscome in , telling o f fresh disasters. Thefollowing are a few excerpts: I t is with tears in my eyes tha t Iw rite this to you to say t l iat mymother no longer has e house, andall of us a re s ta yin g in the church.The hurricane has brought thechurch down f lat on the earth; nothing is leftit is a total wreck. A

pa r t of my home is broken down sotha t I have to live now with a fr iendfor reseue, and a part of my family

GOSHEN CHURCH

MOCHO CHURCHis staying in the government school.A bro ther and sis ter here a re

homeless and also are sufferingsome blow that they received fromthe house when i t fell on them. Theya re in bad condition. All t ha t theypossessed has been smashed topieces. They want to see the Doctorbut not even a penny they don thave. I have to give them something to eat. They would even writeah eady they said, but could not finda two-pence for a stamp.Our church here is down f la t Thereare so many homeless hereabouts,it is painful to behold. 1 have to besheltering many neighbors eventhough my own home is badly battered. One brother was kil led.In this town 80 per cent of thehouses are down or damaged. I t isan awful s ight to look at. The churchis d amag ed , but I am t ry ing to fixi t up so tha t i t can be used withsafety. The people are not onlyliomeless, without food, but have nc(Continued n Page 2)


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EDITORPansy Roed lick Mooro Haven FloridaMISSIONARIES TO JAMAICA

AMERICAN ADDRESS-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 FAMILIES-

Jamaica Christian MissionEwarton P. O. , Jamaica, B. W. 1.JAMAICAN CHURCHES NEED HELP

(Continued From Page One)clothes. All, or most, of the clothing was torn and spoilt by th e storm.Is it possible that we can be helpedwith a few pieces of garments? Ifneed is felt a t any t ime, i t is now.We are in distress, but we trust inthe Lord. We depend on Him.These letters are typical. Not onlyare ^he people faced with the problemof rebuilding, but many months of famine lie ahead, since al l of the local foodcrops suffered great destruction someup to 90 per cent.

75 BAPTISMS IN AUGUSTAll of the news is not bad, however . T his m onth has been a record onefor baptisms this year. 75 werereported in-August, even though severalbaptisms had to be postponed because

of the s to rmIn the evangelistic meetings held byt he s tudents , 24 were buried with theirLord in baptism and nine others receivedinto fellowship. We rejoice in th ese victories, and pray tha t th is re ce nt stormwhich proved so disasterous to mate ria lthings, may serve to turn the thoughtsof many to more spiritu al thing s. N P P E L T O Y O UThe prayers and help of God s people

in mer icafo r the i r bre th ren in J a m a ic ais urgently needed, and we know thatGod will add His blessing to those whorespond to this great need.We thank God for the gifts which wehave already received in response tosome of our te le graph ic appea ls forfunds. Cash is badly needed to help,reconst ruct the churches and clothing isneeded for the destitute. Will you help?Send clothing to Donald Fream, Trustee, Jamaica Christian Mission, EwartonPost Office, Jamaica, B. W. I.Mark each package: Used clothingfo r free dis t r ibut ionNo commerc ia lvalue, and do not place a valuation ofover 10 on any one package . Send byregular pai cel post and do not put over22 lbs. in any one package. Wrap and tiewel l

The average temperatuie of Jamaicais 79 degrees.

Octobe r

FAITH TRIUMPHANTJamaica, B. W. I.August 29Mrs. Pansy Reed ClickMoore Haven, Fla.

D e a r S is te r Click:The r ec en t h ur ri ca ne w as the f i rs t oneI had been through, so i t was quite anexperience. Marjorie had experienceda typhoon once when she was living inthe Phil lippine Islands, but i t had beena long time ago so the hurricane wascei tainly a good memory refresher .The vitality of the churches that suf

fe red because o f t he h u rr ic an e is a rea ltestimony to their faith in God. Eachplace we visit the outlook is the same.We l os t much or We lost everything,but, thank God, he spared o ur lives.

TO G O D BE THE GLORYAt Clarendon P ark la st Sunday mom-ing the local minister, Bro. Blagrovepreached a sermon that I shall long remember, for i t contained so much homelytruth. He said, When I looked out andsaw huge trees falling about, and when

th e door f lew off the house and th e ra inand wind rushed in, I said, i t must bethe hand of God that we, who are sofeeble, are spared. For if God had taken us and spared the trees, they have novoice and they could not give God theglory. But w e ^ r e spared and we haveone duty to God and that is in every wayto give Him the glory .All of the Christ ians are thankfu l fo rtheir blessings though they be few.

THE CHURCH SPIRITUALThe h ar de st h it distr icts w e have vis i ted a re in Clarendon and Weste rn Manchester. The buildings at Mocho Mt.

Pleasant, Mt. Airy , Boise Content, andBlue Moun ta in were destroyed, and oneof th e two buildings at Richmond Park.What the wind did not do the rai

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