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Jim and Carol Hornet, Half-vfey I'ree P. 0,, Jaras.ica, B. W. I,

" OUR JmklCMl VISITOR WRITES TO YW "

No. 10

The TEEN CORNER

"The Boy From The Sea"

I shall never forget the lst d?.y of

1952 and thy fj.rst day of 1953.
On
one
Service had started and as the music
occasion Sister H?rget, as &he is called by from the lovely choruses drifted out upon
Jaraican Cnris'l iars, took me to visit
and the s':re-3t it came to rest upon the
ea-'s
talk to her ci<,s of bo^-s j^nd gi-ls.
Eig of a youiig iian. Selboume wt.s 19
yoar'j

ones and liitlj ones by the do^jens thronged old and hr.d spent most of his yeava on and
the little ch'.u-ch tu.ilding. They sar^
about the waters of the bluo Caribbean, j.z
choruses b.3 Sinter Herget played the accor- this time he lived in a boat in the Harbor
ciian., These boys and girls want to learn of Ki::g3ton. Selbourne stopped, listened
Jes'o.o, ^he.i.r ancestors were
slaves for a noment, and then stepped inside the
broufTht from Africa. They ar^ vory relig- liitle church building and Sc.t do'.-in.
His
ous but their religion is filled with
su
face was bright and eager as he listened
perstition, They need white missionaries to to Iho prayers and messages of the young
help them to keep their church according to people d.n LFJ. Vflien the meeting was over
the New Testament.

Last night vre went up in the

and held a service in a booth.

he stopped only long enourh to promise

he

wouD.d come back another tLme and then

he

mountains hui'ried away.

this is

a
The follo\idng week Selbo^irne came again
some and list^jned carefully to all that was
can get inside while others stand outside.
said just as he had done before. After his
We drove the Jeep to the end of the
road third visit he became a member of the LFJ
and then took a steep narrow trail far do^.vn and wo gave him a Testament.
He net
us
the mountain-side to the meeting place, We outside and looked puzzled asking us where
passed little one-room shacks whore
large he should begin reading this Bible.
Sel
families live.
The havn almost no
furni
bourne knew nothing about this little book
ture, no modern conveniences, and often no that was given him.

bamboo church building built so that

change of cloching.

But they do

church in gieat n'umbers.

go

to

Finally, one night after our message on

Last night

there Living for Jesus, he stepped out from his

was one coniescion and we had to go
about seat, came forward and knelt down
and
five miles to find enough water to baptize. said he wanted to become a Christian,
It
Some of the natives walked to the service
was a happy night for him and for all
of
after church. Brother Jim Herget baptized the LFJ members. (Selbourne's story will
the woman under a small waterfall.
The be continued next month.)
tropical mountainside with its stately co
conut palms and groves of banana trees

bathed in moonlight.

was

"

SLICED

AND

WRAPPED "

It was a most beauti

ful sight.

The daily paper in Jamaica came out one

The Hergets and the other missionaries

work with about eighty congregations

vrfio
depend upon them for guidance, Tliey in turn

morning with a startling advertizement ,

"New bakery will have sliced and wrapped
bread,"

This was an amazement to Jamaican

people who had never known anything but to

depend upon their American friends

and go to the shop
and
churches for their expenses. Jim and Carol have a loaf of bread
as we know them, invited me to spend
my handed to them, un Christmas vacabion from Atlanta

Christian

College to preach each night in the Jamai can churches, X hope that you can visit
here sometime. Uniiil then don't forget
to
pray for the young people here.

sliced and unwrapped.

The new bakery opened
and hundreds of peo

W/?APPE"0

ple came from far and

wide to SCO the plan in operation.

next morning shiny new wagons

Yours in Christ,
V. G. Gilbert, Professor,
Atlanta Christian College
We and the boys and ^irls were happy to see

Bro, Gilbert come so far away from home

visit our island in the sea.

to

xhe

with pretty'

brown horses came rolling

'round
streets of Kingt^ton. The big signs on
sidos cf the wagons said, "Sliced
wrapped"
But the sad part for us was
bread was such a poor quality that we
to go back to our old baker.

the
the
and
the
had

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" AMERICAN

" A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS "

It was Christmas eve.

The children

at

Elletson Road Church had assembled for the

regular Wednesday class. They enjoyed the

Christmas story with a manger scene
by
the missionary children. And then to the
surprise of all treats were given out.
A

piece of clothing, a Bible book, a

Gospel

of John and a picture of a Bible Story was

given to each one. Sister Phillips
gave

each child a bag with some candy in it and

a tiny whistle, Thie Braeton class had re
ceived the same the week before.

It was dark when class was over and

as

we began closing the building we found

a
teen age girl hiding in the back comer,
hoping we would not see her. We asked about her honje and she said she
had
no
home, no friends, no clothing but the one

ragged dress we saw and no money. She had

slept in the church for a month and hadn't
had a place to bathe in that time.

Our

hearts just ached for her - and to

think

it was Christmas evei

We found some dres

ses for her and gave her some money to buy

food and soap and made her comfortable.
In the shadows outside as we left

the

MAILBAG "

Joyce Waldeck, Farmersville, 111.

5.00
Primary II, Colonial PI, Hampton, Va 6.00

Junior Church, Tampa, Fla.

lO.OO

Int.C.E, First Ch. Elizabethton,Tenn. 5.00

Senior Girls, Ellerson, Va,

10,00

Jr. C, E, Pleasant Plains, 111.

500

Primary Dep't, First Ch.New Castle,Pa,500

Prim.Kinder.First Ch,Johnson City,Ten.5.00
Chi Rlics Inter, Bainbridge, Ga.
5.00

Ronnie Slimp, Elizabethton, Tenn,

500
Jr,C,E., 6th Ave, Ch.Huntington, W,Va,5.00
Children's Dep't, Columbiana, Ohio
5.00
Frank Bailey, Keysville, Va,
1.00
Jr.C.E. Valley Forge,Elizabethan,Tenn,5.00
Juniors, Brick Ch, Elizabethton, Tenn.5.00
Prim's & High School Cl. Paxton, 111,10,25
Ross Eric, Eldorado, 111.
1.00
Jr. Class, Newland Ch. Warsaw, Va.
5.00
FARMERSVIIXE, ILL.
"I sold my old red
cow that my Grandma gave me when I was a
little girl so I want to send some of my

tithe to yiDu folks,." Joyce Waldeck,

is good to tithe from childhood up.)

ELLERSON, VA,
will help in the

"This check I hope

completion of the new

school," Betty Heath and Senior Girls. (It

church we heard a tiny whining sound

and
looking down we saw a darling little puppy
dog huddled in a comer. He seemed to beg

has helped and the building is now in

with his eyes that we

ELIZABETHTON, TENN.

might look upon

and help him.

often and find i t hard to realize

found that he

him
We

had

use

even thotigh the floors are not yet in,)

"We think

of

you

you are

so many hundreds of miles away from us. We

woxiLd like to be able to walk in and visit

broken leg and so we

(It

u ^

you." First Church Intermidiates, J. Hunn-

carefully-took him up, named hfin'^'Christmas icut, Prs, (We appreciate your letter with

and carried him to an animal doctor. After

all the signitures and notes - Thanks.) ,

a few more calls we spent the remainder of

Christmas eve with the other missionaries

in a lovely prayer meeting remembering our

Christians here and our friends at home.

Christmas day was most happy, The children

enjoyed the palm tree all covered id.th red
and green balloons and candy canes.
At
night viQ had a program in our house
with

each one giving his talent.

It was

the

ELIZABETHTON, TENN. VALLEY FORGE CHURCH

"The Junior C.E, of Valley Forge really

enjoys reading about the Jamaican boys and

gii'ls. Wo pray for you ev6';;y Sunday," Mrs.

end of a perfect Christmas.

Nat Burchfield. (We are glad to have

for friends.)

THANKS SO KUCH "

We want to thank you for your many nice

Christmas cards and remembrances.

KEYSVILLE, VA.
"I read yoxtr letter
to my little boy. He seemed so interested
and wants to send you a dollar,"
Mrs.
Frank Bailey. (The Lord can really bless a
littlo boy^s dollar in spreading His Word.

May we

continue to work together in the New Year.

you

We are sorry that v;e could not get all of

your letters in but will try to next month.

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Jim aiid Carol Herget. Half-Way Tree P. 0., Jamaica, B, W. I.

" ONE IN A CROWD "

The TEEN CORNER

The members of the Living for Jesus

group had gathered together on a busy corner in lower Kingston preparing for a
meeting.
Lively choruses and the st^*ains
of music from xay accordian soon brought a
crowd of people edging their way into a

half circle; around the yoking people.

The testimonies were sweet,

Sorne of

them were given by the six young people

baptized only a week ago. By the time the
sermon began there were more than a

the
the

He had listened

began to jeer him.

They poked him,
and
pinched him and teased him until finally
several big tears welted from his eyes and
dripped down on his ragged
shirt. As vre looked at him
a-

serve

night

not only in heaven but in Selboumes heart

us and made a decision to leave

his

nets

as the early disciples in Jesus' day

had
and to follow his Lord into the ministry.
He has been in our home now for almost

three months stt^iying daily in preparatory

school making ready for entrance into
Bible Seminary in the fall.

the

Last week he came to us and said, "I an

happy that I am a Christian.
I like this
life and I always want to- be a Christian."

ise that he will.

Then he cried a little and

learns

Christian

life.

around behind the car to meet him and drew

would

like to come to ray Bible Class. His little

black face brightened as he wiped his eyes

dnd said, "Sure Mum, just tell me where it
is." It was only one little interested

boy in a crowd but we know the message -of

Jesus reached him. We vd.ll look for
him
in class and pray that he will find Jesus,
" DON*T HOLD YOUR DONKEY "

The "Gleaner*' is Jamaicans daily news

A recent article told of a

"fho fell 90 feet while crossing

the

woman

Cuna

to the west

She tried to hold her donkey when

he began to fall and both of them went ov

er the cliff.
The donkey was killed and
bhe woman suffered injuries to her back.

Don't you suppose her friends told her,

"next time don't hold your donkey"?

Will you pray for him?

" PINEAPPLES "

I slipped

him close to me and asked him if he

Cuna pass up in the mountains

new

We pray that he will continue all the way

through school even though we cannot prom

finally ran away from the boys,

of us.

decision to

There was rejoicing that

more each week about the

'ind buttoned the one lono

paper,

interested in his

Christ.

Selboume's life is changing as he

and

shamed. He clasped the few

pieces of his ragged shirt
button on it.

over

as he c^me forth from the waters,

A few weeks later Selboume talked with

attentively for some time but now his pals

for a moment he seemed

The church was filled to

tat

front of the crovrci was a little boy >rtiose

his eyes caught oiirs

baptism.

flowing for many people who lived near the

sea Icnew of the yoxmg fishennan and were

for his face glowed lyith a heavenly light

tered and dirty, some of the men drunken,

and some of the women sneering
at
preacher with scorn.
Right doim in

"He left his nets and followed"

Last month we told you about Selboume

Dixon, the boy from the sea who came for
ward during LFJ to accept Christ.
Two
weeks later he had made his life right and
came to LFJ prepared to follow his Lord in

hun

dred people crowded together, men and

\7cmen, boys and girls, many of them

face touched our hearts.

No. 11

Not all Americans know >^at a

really
good pineapple is.
In Jamaica they grow
plentifully and are of the finest quality.
This is how they grow.
The top of the
pineapple is cut off and planted
three inches deep in loose soil.
plant grows, pricky leaves spread

about
As the
out and

the new pineapple begins to grow about ten

inches from the ground.
The fruit will be "fit
for use" as Jamaicans
say,
sometime between

one and two years, A

large
quantity
of
starch

is

the stem and

stored

in

just be

fore the pineapple ri-

pens this starch turns into sugar and goes

up into the fruit. They cannot be shipped

very far after the sugar goes

into

pine and so consequently those

shipped to

the

America do not have this extra sweetness.

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unfo

/ne

-^heyu r^o-f for- o/" u^c/i

rr

meets ev*"

cords of attendance had been bro

reached

Primary and Kinder, First Church

Johnson City, Tenn.

ery Friday afternoon. Several re

ken until finally we

k^njclo-rri of A(?<i./>sn -

" AMERICAN MAILBAG "

" RECORD ATTENDANCE "

Braeton Bible Class

anc/

St 500

Junior Class, Lake Butler, Fla.

Junior Church, Central, Tampa, Fla.

7.00
5.00

high peak of I3S present. However

Juniors, Bethel Church, Conyers, Ga. 1,00

last week vfhen we

Youth Group, Comland, 111.

Juniors, Clarence, New York

arrived

we

found only large and small girla

and very small boys gathered to
gether for class, a group of near
60 in all.

Where had

all

the

boys gone, I wondered. Then I was

told that cane cutting time
had

begun and eveiy boy vrtio was big

enough to swing a cane knife

and

earn a few shillings had gone

to

the fields. Even though we were

few in number we had a good time
in the Lord.

12.00
500

CORNLAND, ILL.
"The young people are
always happy to hear from you folks," Fred
Keim, minister (They have been a real help
to us here.)

BRICK CHURCH, WATAUGA, TENN.

"We

injoy

the Jamaican Junior paper and are planning

on having a missionary meeting
once
a
month." R.Hammons (Missionary work with

children is increasing in our churches.)

CLBfflING JACOB'S UDDER

WARSAW, VA,
"Our Junior class ie
happy to send another $5.00 toward your

There is a song that boys

missionary work."Arlene France,(Your Jun

ior class has been helping Jamaica much.)

and

girls sing about cltmbing Jacob's

Ladder,

The boys and

girls

at

Braeton have decided to climb his

ladder to heaven by obeying

Lord.

the

We know that Jesus

every little

black

loves

barefooted

child that enters the

building

each week for class, and we know

that they are learning

to

love

Him too.

"I am going to

put

away, shouldn't it Juniors?)

is for all

whom God would have won,

stands for Missions

we all have a part

A

is for action

God wants us to stsirt.

stands for idle

too many folks are,

CLARENCE, NEW YORK "I have told our Jun

iors about your work..and have read them
some of the Junior papers. Roy Drudge.
(Thanks for your gift Juniors, We welcome

you as new friends of our work.)

CEKTR.VL, TAMPA, FLA."I asked our Juniors

how many of them were praying for you. You

is to carry

should have seen the hands go up." Mrs# A.

the Gospel afar,

Kollmorgan, (Prayer brings new strength.)

stands for age

when will we begin?

Let's start in our youth

Jamaica to win,

writing to our Junior friends each month.)

ella Rivers.(Now that should keep the mice

God's only Son,

CONYSRS, GA.
"We enjoy the Jamaican
Junior so much," MrsjW. Wallace. (We enjoy

your calendar up in our class room.) Lou-

stands for Jesus

(Your offerings are showing your love.)

UKE BUTLER, FU.

JAMAICA
J

HAMPTC, VA.
"We use the little Don
key Basket you sent us each Sunday as
a
collection plate," Mrs# Joseph Sinclair

PAXTON, ILL.

"May this help

some

child a little" Primary and High School.

HUNTINGTON, W.VA. 6th Ave. "Thanks so much

Our American mailbag has overflown for
two months now but we are still hoping to

get all your letters in. We are still giv

ing Donkey Baskets to all who send in an
offering.

Write to us vrfien you can.

for the Donkey Basket.

We use it for

our

offerings on Sunday evenings." Mrs. M.L,

Mc Mullen. (Thanks for your nice card.)

TH/mS FOR YOUR LETTERS, GIFTS AND I/)VE...

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Jim and Carol Horgot, Half-Vfay Tree P* 0, Jamaica, B, W. I.

Vol. 2

No. 12

The TEEN CORNER

" MEETING IN THE PARK "

"LFJ" Boys At Work

Our Wednesday children's class met one
week for their meeting in "Pisa" park. It
was a lovely afternoon and the
children
were especially gay. They liked the idea
of having a really
'^gro^ai^up",
outdoor
meeting and so did their best to be quiet
and orderly. The larger ones arranged the
small ones in front and then all was ready
for the class to begin.
As soon as the
accordian began playing, children from ev

ery comer of the park came running

listen. When the lesson started at

to
least

30 new faces were present and

when
it
closed there were as many promises to come
to Bible class the following week,

There was a story recently

the Ja

care for four younger brothers and sisters

on an income of about iiil.70 per week. Her
only earthly possessions were a bed, two
small wobbly tables, a mud hut, and a few
pans and dishes.
A kind American friend
sent enough money to put a cement floor in
her home so that

the

children

would

no

longer have to live on the ground.

Early one morning two of our
native
boys agreed to do the job for Pauline,
Armed with shovels, buckets, and
trowels
they set out

" A TINY LAMP AND A TINY GIRL "

in

maica Christian about Pauline, the 16 jrear

old girl vrfio was left by her mother
to

the "Bush"

for

where

Paulino lived, We

It was a dark lonely corner with only

an occasional passerby. Most of the street
waifs had found their v/ay to their tiny
yards and beds.
However, little Ethelyn,
a girl of about 7 years, sat faithfully at
her stand calling out through the darkness,
"peanutsI peanuts!"
It was a hard life
for such a young child having to sell pea
nuts to make a few pennies to buy bread.
Surely the heavenly Father was
looking
down upon this lonely child with love in
His heart. We found her on the way to ser
vice one night, found
\
her mother

and asked

'

her if she might come

to our Bible

Class. ^

of

the

the

day

/'

end /
thex

boys had the job almost completed, Pauline

and the children were smiles

to

oar the whole day long. They carried water

gleefully, laughing when it

would

splash

dovm from the buckets on thoir heads,

and

running back and forth for more. It was a

happy day for them.
And in the hearts of
the two older boys there was joy and
on
their lips a song.
They had spent their
day "Living for Jesus" and doing a kind
Paulino is now a member

plans

" TRACKING "

children who begin to

There is a custom in Jamaican

ragged clothes and outstretched hand, beg

ging for a coin to buy a bit of bread.Pray

for our l i t t l e Jamaican children!

" JAMAICANS SPEAK "

...

Jamaicans say:

Churches

that is callod "Tracking." The people can

not all afford to buy hymn books and
so
the leader announces the song and
then
shouts out the first line. The people all
sing the line and then he shouts out the
next line. This goes on through the whole
song. There are many songs that the peo
ple know well enough to sing without
tracking,
but sometimes they "track" be
cause they like to.
Tracking is helpfxil

How are you"

"How keeping"

"Go down"

"Come down back'

"Tall Hair"

to those v^o cannot

"All Right"
"Tall Program"

those who cannot a-

"Long hair"
Goodbye"
"Long Program"

from ear

little

make a living on Kingston'streets at a ten

der age.
Many times they come to us with

liflien'we say:

of

the

of the "Living for Jesus" club and

to be baptized soon,

Lord Jesus,
Sthelyn
is but one of
many
hundreds

and by

deed for others,

V/e pray that we might

teach her about

hauled sand and

rock in the Jeep
Station
VJagon

read, as well as

to

ford books. It is quite lovely to hear.

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world

" AMERICAN MAILBAG "

" ANNIV3R5ARY CAKE "

A year ago, on the 2/|th of February Jim

and I boarded the "Good Ship Merco"
to
come to Jamaica. After being stranded for
a week on a

small island

because

of

storm wo fina].ly arrived in Jamaica on the

5th of March. Last week wo had our

first

anniversary of this our second term on the

mission field. It was a nice day to re
member and that night we had a very happy
surprise. Our other missionary v/orkers,
the Freams and the Phillips came over and
brought an anniversary cake. We had a nice
prayer meeting together and thanked
God
for all the good things that happened this
year and then we ate up the whole cakeI

Have you ever sung that sweet old song

about the church in the valley by the wildV/e have a little church here in Ja

maica that always reminds us of that song

when we visit there.
It is in a place
called "Carlton."

When vie start on

the

long trip we make sxire v/e have oior walking

shoes, our straw hats, and a good lunch
along.
After dri.ving about 40 ndles wo
park the car and then climb straight up
mountain.
It is a iireilk
of about two

miles

dovm one h i l l after

nother,

aCarlton Church

Ax

reports to the group."Carol Volkmann

welcome you as new J.amaica friends)

(We

help tov/ard your work. Arlene France (You

are certainly faithful little helpers.)
KEYSVILLE, VA, Cool Springs "Our prayers
go out to you and we wish you success
in

all you undertake," M.S. Harding. (You are

helping to b\iild the Bejcher Town
so that the folI<s vdll have a

Church

place

to

"We enjoy reading

and

meet.)
COLUMBIANA, OHIO

hearing about the children and your "Liv ing For Jesus" clubs. Keep up the good

to

the church, along nar

row cliffs and up and

JEI'JNUJGS, MO.
"We would like very
much to roceive your little paper and make

VJARSAW, VA,
"Our Junior class of
Newland are happy to send another ,^5.00 to

" IN Th'E VALLEY "

wood?

Junior C.E,, Wajmesboro, Va,

5.00
Elaine,Carmen Brown, Round Lake,111. X.50
Children's Dcp't, Columbiana, Ohio
5.00
Prijn.Kind. 1st Ciurch,Johnson City,TD,5.00
Jr. Church, Central, Tarnpa, Fla.
5.00
Boys and Girls, Wajrnesburg, Pa.
10.00
Cool Springs S,S., Keysville, Va.
27.24
S.S,, Hoyirorth, 111.
23.50
Junior Class, Newland, Warsaw,Va.
5.00
Junior Y.P., Jennings, Mo.
3.00

woi-k." Mrs. J.F. Baxter. (We are glad

like oior paper.)
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nestles
against
the
/
side of a lovely little
s
.
valley and overlooks the blue blue
The v/alls of the Church are stripped

WAYMESKOao, VA,
^

"

sea.'
^^rith

bamboo and the roof is thatched v;ith palm

scats
branches. The floor is dirt and the

are rough boards and bamboo poles.

This
lovely spot in the valley is cherished as
the dearest spot in the world
to
the

you

"I am sending >5.00

from our Junior C.E, which we wish to con

tribute to the organ fund." C.Hopkins. (We

should be able to purchase it soon.)
ROUND LAICE, ILL,
"I would like to
see
the boj-s and girls in Jamaica, "E. Brown,
"I am sendin-^ some money from my bank
to
help more boys and girls to become Christ

ians," C. Brown. (Thanks for the valentine)

Christians in Carlton settlement.

Dear Boys and Girls,

You vdll be surprised to hoar from me.
My husband and I have been visiting Carol
and Jim here in Jamaica and have

learned

many v/onderful things about the work here.

I

have visited the children's classes

and

have been amazed at how well they sing all

their songs and quote scripture verses, I
read the Jamaican Junior every month
and
always enjoy your letters. You arc helping
these children more than you realize.
Mrs. J.E. Bolton, Johnson City,Tenn.

JOHNSON CITY, TENN. "The children are

cited and can't wait until you record

ex
a

song by your class. "M. Riddle (We hope

send it soon.)
HEr../ORTH, ILL,
teachers and I

to

"The Boys and Girls,

send our love and best

wishes," lirs, J, Brinkman. V/e are thankful

for our dear friends in Hejn-^orth.)

VJaYNESEURG, PA,
"V/e received your lit
tle paper, "Jamaican Junior" and we are

delighted with it." Mrs. A. Thomas.(We are

glad it has helped your boys and girls.)

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James and Carol Herget, Half-Way Tree F. 0., Jairaica, B. W, I.

BEGIN VOLUME THREE "

The TEEN CORT^ER

W. LIVE FOR HIM "

This month the "Jamaican Junior"

comes

to you as the first issue of its third

year.
We have appreciated the words of
encouragement that you have sent concern ing the paper and we are glad that it has

helped boys and girls to a greater

for foreign missions.
From month to month we are

love

Children's Bible Class had

begun

iidth

lively choruses and the music drifted

into the street,

George Peart,

out

a boy of

pergaps 18 years stopped and listened and

then came in and sat down.

That was a year ago.

Last night George

to

brought a message in our L.F.J, and gave

his testimony of how he had lived v/ithout
His Saviour for many years and then he had
found Him. George attended the children's

you. We deoply appreciate the gifts that

boys and girls have sent to help carry the

class last year regularly and then

began
coming to L.F.J, This led to his atten -

Gospel to the lost and dying.

dance in church services and finally

trying

give you a personal view of our joys

to

and

heartaches in working with our beloved na

tives that we cannot do in our letters

" FIRE!

the

street we felt sorry for some unfortunate

family. Then great clouds of smoke

rolled

up from our property. Jim was not at home

so I breathlessly got on a bicycle
and
prayed as I flew along, "please Lord, save
Of course, the windows

and

doors are all that could burn but they had

been so expensive! More than

a
hundred
people were helping the firemen "oot
the
fire" as little Winston told it.

George became a new boy and since his

baptism has led a really true Christian
life meeting around the Lord's Table each
In his message he said,
"Jesus
Sunday.
died for me and I'll live for Him

piece

of our neighbors land burned but the

Lord

watched over our school.

because

I love Him and I never want to leave Him,

The world has nothing to offer mo but un-

happincss and I am happy in Jesus."

soft murmer of amens rippled throughout

the group of L.F.J. members for they knew

George had meant what he said.

Several

fruit trees were burned and a large

" Coco NUTTTTl

in

baptism.

FIREl "

As the Fire Brigade rolled down

our school."

last

September he was buried with Christ

" BIRTHDAY PARTY "

One year ago in a little

section down

in the middle of town we began a class for

boys and girls. This class began with just

"

a few in number but grew until there

Coconuttt, calls

were

some 75 children attending.

This past month we decided

the little black

to

have

birthday party for the Bible class for

man as he comes

it

rol3.ing down the

had been held every week for a vrfiole year.

street

We began ivith our us

in

his

v.dggly, crooked,
donlcey-drawn

ual lesson and songs

and then played games.

cart. Yes he has

coconuts to sell

Bible story
were given out

at six pence each. These are green

coco
nuts that have a sweet water-drink inside.

last and most wonderful treat was

all - ice cream and cookies.
It

Before the coconut dries and becomes

sweet group of happy little black

think meat, it is filled v/ith thin

called milk.

v/ater

There is nothing nicer on

hot day than to stop at a coconut cart for

a drink. The n\an chops the top off with

very long dirty knife (which we always try

to overlook)and makes a hole that we

can

drink from. Coconut carts always have

tall mlm branch sticking UD in the back.

books
and a

smeared with ice cream, that

loft

had by
was

faces
the

church that afternoon.

It made us happy
to know our native children enjojred their

party.

JAMAICANS call tiny biting ants "Pity Me

Nots." They quote them as saying, "Pity me
not-if I were bigger I would bite harder,"

" BRbTHER lEVY^S MOVIN& VAN "

AMERICAN MAILBAG "

Bright and eai^iy on Tuesday morning

Brothel? Levy,

minister of

the

Church of Christ tumbled out of

the day to take his

Mt.

View

bed.

It

"moving van"

ibhe missionary's houses.

to

Of course, Bro.

Levy is very proud of his van even if

it

isn*t a nice fancy one like Americans use,

Jlrst he went to the Phillips house

and

with his team of four men he loaded aLl of

the TBaay hea%^ pteuboB on the

platfom of his van.

flat rough

Junior C.E., Chaffee, Mo,

5.P0
Young People, Cornland,.111.
12.00
Jr.Class, N.Scott Church,Angola,Ind, 20.00
Three Friends, Conyers, Ga,
3-00
Junior Church, Tampa, Fla,
5.00
Prim. Kinder. First Christian

Johnson City, Tenn.

Boys and Girls, 6th Ave, Church
Huntir^on, W. Va.
Sunday School, Heyworth, 111,

5*00

5.00
10,00

There were no sides

on the van and so his men stood aromd and

carefully held the things in order. All of

the smaller finer things vrere moved in the
Jeep, A little later the van made a sim
ilar trip to our house. Our happy home was
soon a picture of terrible disorder. Piece
by piece the things were carried out. Even
the chickens and rabbits were to find

new home. The last piece to be

tenderly
taken down was the motto, "Christ is the

ANGOU, IND.
"We the Junior Class of the North Scott

Church are sending you this check for the

work you are doing in Jamaica." Gladys

Barron, Treas. (Your Juhiors are certaixLly

enthusiastic workers..thanks so much.}
GREENVILLE, ILL.

"The girls are busy cutting

323 quilt

patches for the natives. We also have $15

head of this home."

saved toward a Communion tray for the Mt.

By the following night all was in peace

and order and we were enjoying our
new
home. The Phillips moved into the
house

View Church." Mrs. J.Wr Anthony.

where Preams had lived and we

a house two doors away.

moved

We are

all

(Your

Gift of God girls are good workers and we

are thankful for them.)

into

very

close to the school now and so it will

be

more convenient and happy for everybody.

CORNLAND, ILL.

"The young people are sending another

check,.stire hope it will help a lot," Fred

Keim, minister (It has helped a lot for iis
helped make possible the purchase of land

" FAREWELL "

for the Beecher Town Church to b\iild on.

For several weeks there had been

talk among the missionaries

children about the
America.

Freams

much

and

their

leaving

And by the way, their LFJ ia really grow

ing these last few weeks.)

for

It" was a tikiB o(& "rcal^ ozBitomcnt

HUNTINGTON, W, VA.

"Happy Easter day from the boys and

when the day finally came. The Fream chil

dren were dressed in their very best
and

girls at 6th Ave," (Thanks for remembering

suitcases were loaded into the Jeep. Some

us at Easter. Yoiar nice card is pinned

how, the time slipped away and it was al

most time for the plane to leave
and we

on our study window,)

were still inside the

ST, LOUIS, MO.

city limits with

ten

mUes to go to

the fefelMlfeA

airport. Can you just

imagine the excite
ment with five adults ""

up

"I have seen three Jamaican Juniors and

TI7

I like them very much, I am glad to hear

that we are going to get a donkey basket
Carol Volkmann (Your donkey basket should

be there by now and we hope jrou enjoy it.)

and five children all trying to get Jim to

drive faster?

We reached the airport safely and

in
just a few minutes made our last farewells
to our missionary friends as they left on
furlough.

COLONIAL PL. HAMPTON, VA.

in time for the paper)

,. .|8.00,.(Just

"The cl&aes love to have me read the Ja.

Junior to them.." Mrs, Sinclair. (We are

glad they enjoy our paper so much.)

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James and Carol Herget, Half-Way Tree P.O.,

Vol, 3

Jamaica, B, W, I.

No. 2

The TEE2I CORNER

" JUST BE REJOICING "

"To Guava Ground on Foot"

The little booth at Linstead was filled

with happy people when v/e arrived for ser-vice after a baptism in the evening. Folks
seemed especially thankful that night for
all that they had witnessed tiiroug.h
the
day.
I was happy when the minister asked
me to play the accordian and teach
seme
new choruses for ever^rone v/as singing well.
Jim preached aftervra,rd and even the child
ren were wide awake listening. At the in
vitation seven follcs came down to accept

Christ, two of whom were girls

aged

and eleven. I knelt down by Flavia,

ten
the

youngest, and asked her if she wanted

to

have Jesus as her Savio\ir.

Between
sobs and tears she said she did
and

her
her

heart v/ould just be rejoicing if she could

be baptized. Then she paid, "but I can't
because I have only one dress."
When w
decided to go home and ask her mother she
smiled through her tears happily and said,
"oh please, let my sister come too for she
also wants JesusI"

Together we

went arm in
arm,
through
the thick path
of

to

the

road that turns doivn to the church.

But
there vras s t i l l a walk of aibnost two miles

straight dovrri the mountain.

The c-lrcvT.h vre.s packed ivith young people
for
had announced an LFJ meeting before
night soi'^/ioe, V^e will never know
where
they all came from in that desolate lonely
valley so far from any tovm. Three of the
boj'-s from Kj.ngston LFJ vrent with us
and
gave fine testimonies in between the chor
uses that
sang, Then a few of
their
young people testified and told how they
had become Christians.

It v^as one

of the

finest youth meetings we have over had.

At the invitation after Jim had brought
the message for night service, seven young
men came forward to accept Christ and
to
begin living for Jesus. Three yt)ung women
came too, but only for prayer for they had

life eternal. The joy of being with these

young people that arc trying to Live
for
Jesus made our hearts light even though it

tropical

ana trees

ocher ten mi.les and finalJ^ came

not fully decided to give all to the Lord,

Pray that they too, might find the way to

L/

brush and ban-

The brakes of the Jeep gave a

sudden
stop as v/e called out to a boy at the side
of the road, "hov; far to Guava Ground?" "A
mile jest about Mum" he said. We drove an-

i/ \

/ \

to

'"

their tiny one

room house. Their mother was willing

friend

baptized earlier today I was juso

that it was me for I want to

moun

but

she too said they had only one dress. Then

she humbly went to a dark corner of
the
little room and gathered together a
few
rags that could cover them.
On the way
back Rodoltha said, "when my

was a hard steep climb back up the

tain that night,

v?as

wishing

belong

to

Jesus.

There in the darkness of the night in a

deep muddy pool Jim lifted the two little

girls doTvn and tenderly buried them with

their Lord in baptism. Surely the angels
in heaven rejoiced when God i-^rote do^m ' in
His book the names of the ti-ro little black

girls of Linstea^

" RSADIHG 'N iJRITING m

STANDING "

Coming home from an open air meeting at

Hamilton Mountain we asked Norris how

the

people coiud sband like they had for three

fu31 hoars to listen to the preaching and
singing of God-s Word, He said, "Mum, we
learned to stand a long time when w wore
children." In many of the country schools
in Jamaica the child
ren stand for
theirlessons out beneath a

big tree or
coconut
palm shod. It is not
unusual to pass them
on the road as they
stand and recite their lessons to the tea

BANNER CHURCH

Each month a bann<ir goes

to the LFJ youth grwip v;ho has the
mnst Da-ilv RThln

cher, Most Jamaicans have very good pos

ture from thi3 early training
and
from
carrying baskets and all kinds of things
on their heads.

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" LET<S UY TILESJ "

" AMERICAN MAILBAG "

Isn*t it fun to make something, or sew

something, or build something? The most of
the fun comes when you get almost finished
and a little excitement fills your
heart

Prim.Class, Colonial PI, Hampton,Va. SfS.OO

Fishers for Christ, Akron, Ohio

5,00
Children's Dep't, Columbiana, Ohio
5.00
Primary Class, Clarence, New York
500
and makes you work faster and harder until Junior Chm^ch, Central, Tampa, Fla,
5.00
finally, there it is, FINISIiJilDi
S.S. Hoy^orth, 111.
10.00
For many months now the
missionaries
Jr. Dep't, Central, Waiikegan, 111,
15.00
have been building a lovely school build Box of clothing, Jr. C.E, Grayson, Ky.
ing for the boys who are studying to
be
Jim COLU^iBIANA, OHIO
"Our children arc still much interested
and Bro. Phillips have been getting
that
little excited feeling in their hearts for in your work." Mrs, J.F, Baxter, (You have
the building is almost finished, and they been such faithful helpers too!)
ministers. Just these last two i/eeks

have vrorked faster than ever before.

CLAREITOE, N.Y.
"My primary class of six scholars, .now
have five dollars which we are sending you

But there is one last big

job to bo
done and that is to put tile flooring
in
all of the rooms.
This is going to cost
much more money than we have and so we are
going to ask you if you would like to help.
You can pray and you can hulpj

to be used for vrorking with

the

boys and

girls in Jamaica." Mrs, Roy Drudge

(Our

boys and girls here are thankful for

such

good little helpers.)

?TOULD YOU LIKE TO BUY TII^?

ELIZABETIfTON, TSMN,

"I am thijiicing of you, I am going to be

One square yard of tiles will cost 2,25

a missionary whon I grow up." Ruthie Chase
and there are 16 tiles to each square yard,

each costing about 14$. Maybe your teacher j

would draw a chart with sixteen blocks

so }

that each of you could buy a tile and col

or in the blanks until you could buy
square yard.
70
Or perhaps you would
like to put your names m c
li

(You can stax^t being a missionary ctt home

right now and then vre vnJLl pray that

you
will bo one someday. We know your Home

training there will help a lot.)

V/AUKEG.ilN, ILL.
"We enjoy the Jamaican Junior so much.
All the articles are so interesting.,Is it
too late for donkey baskets?" Mrs, Fred

in the blocks. For each

square yard of tile you

lay in the school
vrc
vriJLl send you a sovenier from Jamaica. We need 100 squares to
con^lete the floor - hovx^ many vfoiild
you
like to lay? Bo sure and mark your
gift
"tiles for the Janaica Bible Seminary,"

Pingel, (Donlcey Baskots are still being

sent to all v^o send an offering for

the

work hero.)
HAl^lPTON, VA.
"Well, our Priin.?.ry Class is proud
and
happy that wo have #8 saved up to send to
you. They love to have me road the Jamaican

CAN JESUS COUNT ON YDU? "

Junior to them and each child wants to

talce i t homo." Mrs, Eleanor Sinclair,

This is one of the native Christian's

favorite choruses for they want to be the

(Thanks for your nice gift primaries,.we

hope to keep tho Jp-maican Junior coming.

most faithful kind of v/orkers.

AKRON, OHIO

"Enclosed find check from "Fishers

For

Christ. We would lilce your Junior Paper

You can count one me workin.^ for my.
r
I"
^_
11 i
43,.
1 and Donkc-y B?,skot to use as our offering
plate, please." Mrs. Ona Smith. (Your bas
ket shouJ.d be there by now and we hope you
S;^inur. Faithful I will be. I will fight enjoy using it,)
-1

!-

with all jiQr might, you can count on me.

HAVRE, MONTANA
"I must say too, the Jamaican Junior is

very clever."Mrs, F.Hedman(Just so it helps)

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James and Carol Herget, Half-Way Tree P,0.,

No. 3

Jamaica B. W. I.

The TEEN CORNER

" VICTOR \mS A VICTORY "

LIVING FOR JESUS RALLY

For several months now, Victor has been

attending Calvary Church of Christ child
ren's class. He is twelve years old and a

For several weeks the young people had

looked forward to tho Bally that was to be

very lovable and sincere boy.

Victor al held at Faith's Pen Church of Christ, and
Young People from
ways sits at the back of the classroom for the day finally came.
he is a little ashamed of his clothes and
his bare feet.
For several months vie had
asked him to come to Bible School on Sun

five different churches crowded

building for tho first

into

the

afternoon session

and within the first half hour

many

more

A large banner v/ith "Living For

days and alv/ays his answer would be that arrived.
Jesus"
written
on it in large blue letters
he would try. Finally one day we insisted
was
hung
across
the front of the building.
that he tell us why he coiildn't come
on
Gospels
in
booklet
forms were handed
to
Sundays. He hung his head and after a mo
each
one
present,
and
Bibles
were
awarded
ment he said, "Mum, I have no shoes
and
the other b^ys all have shoes,

and I just

to recent winners of the contest for

mem

don't think that I can come and have them orizing Peter's sermon on Pentecost. Three
see me that way."
We encouraged him to sermons were preached, an hour was spent
in singing and a half hour in testimonies.
come telling him that the Lord didn't no
During the announcement period it was
tice bare feet even if boys did. He final
decided that the LFJ groups
would
save
ly said again that he would try.
their offerings and purchase an iron let
For three days he

thought it over
"Could he possibly

tered sign for the Jamaica Bible Seminary,

An offering was taken that day, and i^l.OO

love the Lord Jesus

was received as the first gift toward the

sign. We are proud to see the young peo

enough to

come

to

ple taking an interest in their School.

The Rally was a time for rejoicing in

Bible School even i

the boys laughed at\\^*^ '

the Lord and the young people went

him," he wondered?
When S\jnday morning

came, Victor had wonVICTOR

IT OVER

lives,

the battle in his heart and at nine-thirty

he assembled with the other boys into cl

ass,

Co you know that not one boy laughed

at Victor?

atray

happy and encouraged in their Christian

His heart was happy no\i

that

PEENIE-LIGHT "

Did you over see a bug ii/ith HEAD LIGHTS

he had decided to come.

on his head?

You have probably enjoyed

lightening
Victor has come regialarly every Sunday watching pretty firollies,

now for a few weeks and vtq have found him

some nice neat clothes to wear.
We wish

bugs in tho summer nignts in America. Here

in Jamaica wo have lightening bugs but

They fly about at

you could see how happy he was and how he call them "Peenies."
j\3mped up and dovm for joy vrf^en he saw the ni^t lighting up the bushes and grass. A
shiirt and pants that were to be his. Does Peenie has one light on either side of his
God bless us when we are faithful and obey head and an extra
fog light under his
Him? Victor believes He doesI
chin.

He gives

light many

" CANDY JOINS THE HOUSEHOLD "

brighter

times ^

than

the

This is a picture of Candy, A few weeks a- lightening bugs in

go Candy came to live America do.
Some
at our home. She is

people cannot afford to tiuy oil for their

lovely golden-haired
lamps so they catch a number of Peenies
cocker spaniel and
a put them in a jar, and use them for a lamp
very happy little dog. at night in their little huts.
Some
We hope someday Candy Christians read their Bibles by Peeniewill be a ^tch-dog.
light.

inen d'shi^cTgig.
We want to send a friendly word
Across the waters blue.
To thank you for your many prayers
And for Your goodness too,

" AMERICAN MAILBAG "

f 5.00

Prijn.Kind, First, John3onCity,Tenn.

Youth Group, East Palestine, Ohio
Juniors, Lebanon, Pa,

10.00

5.25

Intermediates, Central, Waukegan, 111 .10.00

Thovigh we are very far away

We're good friends just the same,
For we are learning day by day

12.30

Bible School, Conyers, Ga.

ELaino Brown, Round Lake, 111,
Malcolm Bailey, Keysville, Va.
Primary Dep't, Paxton, 111.

To ti^st in Jesus' name.

1.02
2.00

5.85

Juniors, Brick Church, Watauga,Tenn.

Junior Church, Central, Tampa, Fla,

Whispering, Whispering,
Ore the waterc blue.
We are thankful for His love,
And for friends like you!

1,25

15.00

LMHANON, PA,
"The Juniors wish to
give toward the missionary work you are do

ing in Jamaica," Mrs. V, Artz.(We are

Jamaican Juniors - C,H,

ways happy for new little friends.)

Jamaicans carry things on their

heads.
Almost everyone you pass on the road
who
has anything to carr3'', has it on his head.
You may see a v.-omn v.dth a market basket
filled v/ith 50 or 60 pounds
of food in i t on her

head.

Or, you may see a man

car

KEYSVILLE, VA.

"Malcolm was

aries?" Mrs. F. Bailey (Malcolm, you are

real missionary helper - thanks so much,)

WAUKEGAN, ILL.

from one house to

another
on their heads. Some
Ja

little friends there.)

much
on

their heads. How much could

reading

your Jamaican Junior not long ago and

he
said, 'Mama, can I take up a collection in
my class at school and S,S, for the mission

rying a ten or twenty foot

log on his head. Many times
we have passed folks on the
road moving their furniture
maicans can carry as
as t\ro hundred pounds

al

"Wo enjoy your paper

telling about life in Jamaica and our boys

and girls are proud to have a part in your
work," Miss Ida Crapo (We are proud of our

ROUND LAiOS, ILL.

"Elaine is in the hos
pital, .we will have a quiet little DVBS at
home this year. Her offering for missions

you carry? (Please don't is ,pl.02." Mrs, Oden Brown. (We have
try mother's good dishesl) praying for Elaine and hope she will

been
soon

be well.)

EAST PALESTINE, OHIO "Wo enjoy your paper

" DONKHIS "

and appreciate your fine woric there.." L^W.

The Donkey is the
animal in Jamaica,

most

valuable

He has great

and can carry heavy loads

over

mountain trails for the natives.

work Bain, minister. (We appreciate the interest

endurance

the

steep
Several

of the youth group.)

BRICK CHURCH, ELIZ'N TENN. "We

held

our

class in the nev; room for the first time on

times donkoys have carriod the missicnaries

over the rough steep trail to the church Sunday." R.Hammons.(Your Juniors should in
at Wanstead, about eight miles round trip, crease in n\anbers now.)
and he never seems to get too tired.
Don PAXTON, ILL,
"We do so enjoy the
keys ha'^'^e very strong throats and make a papers.." E.Sinclair. (There is plenty of
terribl.v loud noise v-iionever they bellow, activity here to keep the paper going!)
Ahhh Whooo, Ahhh Wnooo, ho bellows, until
"We are buying one
sometimes he disrupts the church service T/iMPA, FL;1.
square
of
tile
for
the
Seminary..have ano
for a minute or two. Donkeys are still as
ther
surprise
llO.OO
for the Seminary,"
stubborn ar> the:/ have always been and vrtien
(Tampa
Juniors have been
Mrs.
A.KoUraorgan.
they moke up their mind not to move,
they
h-'.rd
at
work
this
month
Thanks l)
cannot be persuaded to move. Have you ever
CCS'JYERS,
GA.
"This
gift comes in
been lilce a donkey???
answer
to
your
prayers."
Mrs.Stallings.
Vffi STILL H/iVE A FEW DVBS STORIES LEFT!

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Janes and Carol Herget. Half^Wav Trea P. 0. Jamaica. B.

" GROWING

CONTINUALLy "

I,

Ko^

The TEEN CORNER

L.F.J. REPORTS

Calvary Children*s Class has been grow

ing for several weeks.

A few months ago
we moved back to Kingston Garden's and a
number of the children could no longer at
tend.

Class attendance was at

its lowest

with only around thirty coming each week.

But, it was not long until ne^^ children be
gan coming, and last week there were 95 in
all.

More than two dozen of the children at

tended Sunday morning Bible

School this

last week. Many of our children come from

Catholic and Anglican homes and so this is

really a good number. One of the

little

choruses they dearly love to sing is

the Lord.

GUAVA GROUND: Twenty four present

third
week, rain hindered fourth vreek. Eleven
Daily Bible Readers. We are trying to get
fivo shillings to send for the sign
for
the Jamaica Bible Seminary.
DIAICTD: Record attendance for the

BELFIELD PEN: Activities- Bible Study, Help

in Church -vrark, practice for program, look

service, help others who are unable, help
in services, and take care of the
linen

every town.

White folks, black folks, yellow

for the Lord's Table.

ALBION MT:

red and brovm.

ue,

month

26, vd-th 18 Daily Bible Readers.

about the Church yard, visit sick, come to

Young folks, old folks, folks in

Jesus v;ants to save

away our sins.

Following are a few reports from the "Liv

ing for Jesus'' youth groups in the
Chur
ches throughout Jamaica, We rejoice that
the young people are really going on
for

ing.

take

We have started our LFJ

meet-

Please send us some study material.

CALVARY. KINGSTON; We held a fine

street

meeting this month with testimonies by the

Wants to let the sunlight of His

young people and a message by Student

love come in.

A,

Thompson.
" MOSES AND THE CLOUD "
THE BROOM MAN "

We left home quite early Sunday morning

for Blue ^fountain some fifty miles away.
After we turned off the main highway a few

miles, we found that the dirt road was

washed away down the side of a mountain.
It was impossible to pass and so v^e had to
walk the remaining four miles

to

service

Have you ever heard of the Puller Brush

man in America? He is the man who comes
so often to sell brooms from house
to

house. In Jamaica we have a broom man, but

he is a little different from -those in America. Many times in tho morning we
can

On the way home after meeting with Christ

hear him passing on the road

ians, Bro, Arthur stopped us long enough

song that he has made up about his good

to run to his home

brooms.

and

we

walked

tenderly carrying

our

little parrot with us. It rained hard

never comes and knocks

at your

wet. Don't you think Moses is a good name

for him? Just like Moses of old,ho passed

house in the city has

through a cloud on a journey for the Lord,

Parrots are quite common in Jamaica and

a gate at the front.

People vAio walk on the

two

to four

dollars

straw

brooms. These brooms sell for about seven

or nine cents each. They do not last long
and so they are quite
cheap.
The broom man

poor little "Moses" as we called him,

are sold for around

Over his shoulder he will be car

rying a large bundle of native-made

find a little gift for

us. It was a tiny baby
parrot. All those long
four miles

singing

door.

a fence around it

street know that

Each
and

they

each, Moses likes green bananas, but

is
still too young to feed himself. He should

arc never to come into a man's yard with -

leam to eat and talk soon.

hands if you want .a seller to stop.

out en invitation.

You siiDply clap

yooa?

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" AMERICAN MAILBAG '

MEETING IN THE MOUNTAH^S "

Church service had aljready started when

the missionaries arrived at

Albion

Moun

Beginners and Prim. Heyworth, 111.

D.V.B.S., Waggoner, 111,

10,00

11,76

10.00
tain a fei7 weeks ago*
The uSual customs Sunday School, Heyworth, Ili.
were carried out from beginning to end. On Prim. Kind, 1st, Johnson City, Tenn, 5#00
25.00
our arrival everj'one stood and waited for Jrs, and Int's. Sustis, Fla,
D.V.B.S.,
Sedro
Wooley,
Wash,
14.33
us to take our places on the platform. The
kerosene gut lamps that hung from the roof Primaries, 1st Ch, Elizabethton,Tenn. 400
5.00
were filled and burning brightly. Donkeys Children's Dep't, Columbiana, Ohio
that were ridden to service were tied out

side by the trees and people were

into every part of the building.
who remained outside

crowded
Those

coxild either

listen

at the windows or else part the bamboo and

straw and stick their heads inside so that
they could see.
Bro. Morris made his usual talk about
the missionaries x^ho had come from across

the sea to tell them of Christ and the peo

ple listened quietly, looking us over care

fully, The children smiled and giggled
and then sang a nice song for us. Two peo

ple gave their hearts to Jesus after

the

sermon and then there vss a happy good-bye

before our long journey home,

COLUI'BIAKA, OHIO

"We are always glad to get the news and

the children enjoy the stories you write."

Mrs, J,F, Baxter. (We are glad they like
the paper.)
SEDRO WOOLEY, WISH.

"We have enjoyed the mission stories...

and the coconut." W. Jones, min, (We are

happy that children so far away from Ja -

maica are learning of the work here.)

ELIZABSTHTON, TENN.

"I am writing for our Prim, C.E. We en

joy the Jamaican Junior very much." Karen

Petrey. ( We thank you for your prayers in
C.S, - wo think of you too! Glad you like

H THERE'S AXW.'iTS SO^^EONE

the paper,)
No matter whore you are or i^rhat kind of
trouble you have in Jamaica there is al
ways someone who knows just v/hat to do. Or
at least that son^one thinks he knows.

If

HEYWORTH, ILL.

"Vfe have enjoyed so much getting

your

news..beginners and primaries have decided

will to send part of their missionary collection

iranediately appear a roadside mechanic who to you." l-irs. Homer QNoal (Every little
is willing to do his best even though
he bit helps so much in winning souls for the
Lord.)
may never have seen under a car hood.
your car stops along the road there

But, funnier than this is the roadside

traffic man.

Last week there was a

in town in which two cars collided.

wreck
Sev

eral dozon cars and a few hundred peo]^e

gathered immediately
a

plete standstill.
the heat of the

(Your fine gift will buy tiles for our new

building.)

on the scene and

ffic was at

WAGGONER, ILL.
"Enclosed find offering,.the first week
collection at our DVBS," M.Porter, Min,

com-

SPEAKING OF TILES! You remember that wo

In

wore going to lay tilos for the Seminary,

ex

citement our roadside

"^*"1

traffic man appeared. He was just a' shab

There have been some offerings already gi

ven and many letters of groups who are

by begger but he became the hero with the

big stick as he swung aroxind giving orders
and breaking up the traffic jam. All cars
and all people obey the man who takes over

woi^cing toward the

goal. Here is the

and ten minutes later he is looked upoa as

a great man.

Two yards by Cru saders Circle, Ho-

GREf\T THINGS CAN BE DONE BY LITTLE FOLKS 1

anoke Rapids, N.C, Two, Kent, Indiana.Five

and a half, Waggoner, 111. 1, Dolle Huber.

chart and the num

ber filled.

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James and Carol Herget, Half"Way Tree P,0j Jamaica^ B. W.__I

No,

The TEEN CORNER

" TEN UTTLE ilEKWLDS "

Our L.F,J% BARBER

Large families are wonderful, aren't

Frank began coming to LFJ last summer

they? In Jamaica large families are very
plentiful, for even if a couple has
no after an invitation from some of his young
so friends.

children of their ovm, there are still

After a few months he decided to

all give his heart to the Lord and Jim

many cousins and neighbors that they

bap

share vdth one another until almost every tized him. Frank lived up to all he knew
about the Christian life at first, but in
house has a few children at least.
The Reynolds have eight living children a few months found that he wasn't doing as

and they live in a small house near the the Lord wanted him. He confessed his
sea.
Sister Reynolds is a loving,
kind failing and made a fresh start for he tru

mother and tries her best to keep all the ly wanted to live for Jesus.
That V13.S more than three months ago and
children fed even though their daddy does

now Frank has found his Christian life

not make much money.

The children love to come to Wednesday

Bible Class and to Sunday School,

Sister

be one of joy and happiness.

to

Three weeks

ago his father \jho lives in the country,

that wrote him a letter offering him enough mon

Reynolds loves her children so much

so ey to start in business for himself if he

hr.s adopted two more little ones that had would come home. This was an opportunity
that comes to very few of Jamaica's thous
no home.
*
f'ti.OVlO&i
she can't help loving others too, and

ands of young men,

Last week we missed

the family from Sunday

hours returned vdth a decision to remain

in the city and struggle along, rather

School and later found

that their clothes had

than to go to the country where there

been dirty on Saturday

and there was no

soap

to wash them vdth, and

Frank went out to the

mountains to pray about it and after a few

is

no church.

/\

It was a real sacrifice for a

li

yoi^

no money to buy food. However, Sister Ray- Christian and yet Frank chose to be rich
nolds says that night never comes but what in Christ, He has learned to be a barber

the Lord answers prayer and her ten little and makes a few shi3J.ings each vraek.
mouths are fed.

Two of them are

already

Christians and the other smaller ones

are

growing in the Lord and in a Christian

home.

One of their favorite pastimes

is

playing Bible Class,

" mx

THIS

" WEDDIMG BELLS "

Aren*t weddings nice?

Brother Graham,

one of our gradiiate students was married

recently. Jamaican weddings must be held

in the day time and they cannot be held in

a )7oom with the doors closed. The preacher

There are a lot of nice thir.gs about be^ usually gives a little sermon with good ad
ing a missionary. One of them is learning vice for the couple. One time a preacher

to eat new strange foods. Sometimes

^ our asked the bridegroom if he would ^Iv^irs be

noses wrinkle up when we taste something

good to his wife.

we don't like, while other times we can*t

preacher wasn't
help but say, "uraramy." Here is a recipe
you can try at home.
RICE AND PEAS

He

said he would but the

sat

isfied and he shouted

out, "Look her right

in the eyes vrtien

you.

say that."
Our Jeep
Peas, (or in America-red beans) should Station wagon moved
be cooked until tender. Then you can add Bro. Graham and his new wife and

all

rice, a cup of coconut and the milk grated their belongings far away in the mountains
together, a little onion and salt and boil after the wedding, where they will live.
it all together.

A little piece of pork

The first ones to greet the new couple

can be the "Watchman." This is called the were a large group of boys and girls

Jamaican Coat of Anns#

were happy to have a new minister.

vrtio

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" AKERICAN MAILBAG "

BRIGADE "

There are many different places

where
baptisms can be held in Jamaica,
In the
city where we live we baptize people in
the sea at Kingston harbor. Sometimes it
is difficult for the waves are very high,
Several of the churches are within a
mile
or two miles of a nice mountain
stream.

The day before a baptism, some of the dea

cons in the church go and dam up the wa
ter until it makes a little pool and then
all of the church members walk together >
singing as they go, to the baptism.
Then there are churches that are so far

Madison Ave,,Kew Castle, Pa. DVBS

43-50

Elaine, Careen Brown, Round Lake,111. 2.65

Children, Colonial PI, Hampton, Va,
8,00
Jr. C.E. 6th Ave., Huntington, W. Va, 500
DVBS Church of Ch, WoodRiver, 111.
78.45
Jr. Church, Central, Taii^, Fla.
1300

David Lash, Asheville, N.C,

17.48
DVBS, Pilgrim Tab, Buffalo, N.Y,
20.10
Prim.Kinder, 1st, Johnson City, Tenn, 500
DVBS, Paxfcon, 111.
48.72

Jr, Dep't, Paxton, 111,

PAXrm, ILL,
hearing from you.

6.18
"Wb do appreciate

Your little coconut

from any v/ater that thsy build pools in the

bank came right at the right time." Mrs. D.
church yard. On the morning of the bap
Bayles, Mrs. A, Peterson, (Thanks so much)
tism the children in the church get buck ets and go to the nearest vrntor pipe
in ROUND LAKE, ILL.
"Thank you for the
the district and stand in lino filling the
buckets. Then they return and fill up the
pool. It takes many many buckets of i^ter

to fill the pool and sometimes the child ren have to walk more than half a mile

carry water.

Even the boys and girls

to

can

do much for Jesus here in Jamaica.

" JAMAICAN

nice bank," C,Brown.(Thanks for your help)

JOHNSON CITX, TEKN,
"Enclosing money or
der from the Primary C.S, and Kindergarten

Dep't." Mary Riddle (Our little friends at

First Church have been real faithful."

WDOIffllVER, m.

"Had a good DVBS.

The Juniors loved the stories that you pre

DUPPIES "

pared. I know you will be able to put

Jamaican ghosts are called "Duppies,"In

many places in the country \-fe had noticed
that houses were colored blue with a water

like paint.

Finally one day someone told

us that the houses were painted blue

be
cause blue frightens away the duppies.
Last week we drove to a place
called

Alligator Pond on the south coast of

maica. We were sorry that we didn't
any alligators, but all along the way

saw houses painted blue.

Ja see
we

We hope some day

to build some churches in the southern Ja

maica and tell them about Christ and that

if they become Christians they must

not

believe in duppies,
" A CHRISTIAN VAaTION TIME

Our boys and girls aro on vacation now

and we know you are too. We hope that you
are having a Christian vacation and
that
means you are attending Bible School every
week and prayer meeting during the week.
Our boys and girls here are doing that.
We are very happy for the help you gave
us on the tiles this summer. Thoy are all
do^vn now md look lovely.

Wo haven't room

the

love gift to good use." 14rs. P. Estes, (We

surely will I)
TAMPA, FLA,
"Our Jr's collected
for a square of tile. They are sure in

terested," A, KoUmorgan (Their faithful

offerings prove their love and interest.)

NEV CASTLE, PA.

"I am happy to send

this check in behalf of the DVBS pupils to

help with your work among the children.,"

Mrs. E.K, Jones (We do so much appreciate

your help,,we love our little friends there,

HAMPTON, VA. COLCS^IAL PL. "You can use it
for the tile flooring.. "Mrs Eleanor Sin
clair (The children's offering helped put
down the floor in the Seminary.)
HUNTINGTON, W. VA,

"We enjoy the little

paper so much." Mrs, McMullen (We are glad

to hear from you always. Thanks again.)
ASHSVILLE, N.C.

"I have enjoyed the

J,J, Paper a lot..enclosed tithe money

have been saving up." David Lash (How good

to knoitf young people who tithe i

to list all tho gifts but wc thank you for

BUFFALO, N.Y,
"Our DVBS offering
enclosed with our love and prayer'JE.H.Wray

them and for those th^it are still coming.

(Our love to our whole church familyl)

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WHATSOEVES

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SOVQSTH

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The TEEN CORNER

"PILGRIMS PATHWAY"

Sowing the seeds of the Gospel is the

Always when we begin a long trip into
greatest work that we can do* You,
our
the
mountains, we stop and ask God's pro
American Juniors have sovm Gospel seed in
tection
upon us and His blessing upon the
Jainaica. Your prayers and gifts have told
services
to be held. The young people who
the sweet story of Jesus to many children.

have accompanied us to the many youth ral

Some of you boys and girls were helping lies we have been holding in the past
us to hold children's classes in

two

place months were happy on the 17th of January

called "Pollyground" in 19A-9.

Tiny seeds
of the Gospel were sown there in that far
away place in the moijntains. One precious
little girl named Isabella Came regularly
to Bible class and learned to love
Lord Jesus, Sho was the oldest child

that we had prayed,

A truck sliding

a-

round a curve at a terrific rate of speed

crashed into a truck driving in front oof
us and then hit us. For a nrament it felt

the that nothing could keep us from plunging

of over a 100 foot imbankmcnt - God was with

seven in a very very poor fixmily. Isabella us.

Several people were hurt and rushed

to

was sick one time and we were able to help to the hospital while crowds gathered

her to get well, and when we finally left view the wreckage of the accident, .
she promised that she \s,'ould always be
8
IVhen the police finally allowed tis to
good girl and always love the Lord Jesus.
travel on and we found that our car

would

Isabella run, the young people began to talk of the

had moved to town and so vie went to find wreck and how only God himself could have
her. Oh, she had grown so tall and pretty kept us safe. Wb stopped again and humbly
that we hardly know her.
She is now 14 thanked God for keeping us in His loving
years old, ^^en she saw us, she came run care. Then the young people sang songs of
'^.nd
ning to us, sobbing with joy. But Isabella the Love of Jesus, and repeated over
I
had a sad story to tell. She was
living over the lovely Jamaican chorus, " If
with a cruel woman and had to work day and 3hou3.d die on Pilgrim's Pathway, Heaven is
my goal," /Ind truly it is Pilgrim's rough
night for a few crusts of bread to eat.
A few weeks ago we heard that

pathway over the treacherous mountains of

she our fair Jamaica, How good it is to know

She showed us her hands all torn and bleed

ing and her ragged dress that was all

owned in the world. Oh, she was unhappy that God is with usl
in the home where she was living but
she

WINSTON

^id she had one joy and that was Jesusi

She had become a Christian some three

more years before, shoirbly after we

left her and was still reading her

and praying every day,

LEARNS ^TO / PLANT

or

had
Bible

Winston is a' very popular name in Jama-

ca, and so he is typical of many boys. We

plan to toll you some things that
little
boys learn to do.

Here is Winston learn

Tho confined to her hard work day

and ing to plant. Even though crops can

be
grown at almost any time of the year, yet
night and ordered to her tiny dark room,
Winston leams that there are seasons that
yet she was still a happy Christian,
will produce better than other seasons. In
Yes, boys and girls, these are seeds the vri.nter months lettuce will head
the
that you are helping to sow and God is al best, corn must bo planted in March and in
ways true to His word. He promised that September, Yam, Jamaica's main food takes
if w sow good seeds we shall also reap
a year to grow, V/inston starts going to
them.

Pray for Isabella!

;iNNIVERS;iaY month- Next month will be

the beginning of our foiirth year here.

the field with his dad from the time he is

six or seven years old so that when

grown he can plant his own food.

he is

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" i\MERICAN

n HAPPY HOUR BIBLE CUSS "

MAIIBAO "

Once again a new class for children has S*Si, Heyworth, 111.
been started in Kingston*

and girls gathered

school house," and
and songs* Do you
know even one song

Fourteen

boys

Janet Kirk, Corvallis, Ore#

5.w

Ji*i Class, Brick Oh# Elizabethton,Ten 3..^

into a rented "two room

began learning choruses Jr. Church, Central, Tampa, Fla.
know that they did not Youth Group, Griffin, Ind.
Jr. C.E. Central Ch. Bristol, Tonn.
or chorus? Ife taught

and Prim. Kind, let Ch. Johnson City,Tonn,5.TO

them "Jesus I^oves Me This I Know,"

Jr Class, Newland Va,

then a few chotiises.

There was not even one little

vAiisper

from the beginning of the hour until the

end for the children enjoyed so much this
new kind of class#

5.OT
5.w
5.M

I wish you coiald

see

S.S. Class, EUlerson, Va.

25.0"
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EWLiUJD VA.

"Our Junior Class of Newland Church

how big their eyes got when they see the would like to help with your bro^cast."
flannel-graph storie, How^ they love theml Arlene France. (Keep praying Juniors, we
hope the Station will soon give us a time.-.
Bach week they come bringing more#
Vfould you like to know some of their
names?

Here are a few: Inez, Marva,

Eha,

Marcelle, Winston, Precious, Valda, Dolcie

and Derrick#

One little girl is named,

"Jefferson."

These children are not

poor

BRISTOL, TENN.
"It is for little Peter that I write.

This gift, is from a group of boys and

girls that love him very miuch." Mrs.D, S.

children but come from good homos and yet Black. (Thank you for helping Peter is a deserving little boy.)
they too, need to know Jesus.
" CCm IT,

ELIZABETHTCW, TWL.
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"We had our class in the new class room

PEASBl "

Peter has often seen us put lids on

bottles and jars in the kitchen and

always called it "corking" the jar.

He

on Sunday." R. Hammons. (Growing is good

has news.)

In

other words, corking is putting a lid on. JOHNSON CITY, TENN.

"Do write us about Peter. I know you
The other day Fetor came in and said, "Mom

my, me want jam bread, and cork it pease." are happier than you have ever been." M.
Moinmy understood and got him his jam bread Riddle. (Yes, Peter is a real joy to us
with an eadira piece of bread on top for a and we wish we could take in many moreS)
lidJ

GRIFFIN, IND.
Peter likes to pray and go to church.
"Some of the older girls have drawn a
Last week when the elder finished praying,
map
of Jamaica,.we hope it will help them
Peter shouted out a loud "AMEN". It made

an the folks smile and made Peter happy.

" A RK\L LITTLE MISSIONARY

to see the need.

Do you need blankets?

Keep up the ^ood work." Fred Keim, min,

(Thanks young people for your help - yes,

the natives can use blankets or used

Jean King is an American living in Ja - sheets, clothing, shoes, and the churches
often need communion trays and ctips#)
maica with her parents. Her daddy works
for an American firm here. Joan was bap*TAMPA, FXiik
tized in /imerica and although only 12
";ind how is our little missionary, Pe
years old, already knows her Bible and
ter?
I hope our Christmas boxes reached
loves the Lord. In the time she has been
you."
Mrs.
Kollmorgan. (Peter is just
here she has been a faithful member of the
getting
up
from his nap. .the boxes from
Church and Sunday School. She is also a
you
dear
ones
were certainly lovely and
real little missionary for she has brought
the
clothes
just
fit Peter. If the boys
her friends to Church with her. Now she

is helping with the new Bible Class and is and girls were here, he would give them

going up and down the streets with us as all a bis hug,)

we look for boys and girls. Surely there GOODBYE, for this month. We all send our
love to you. Uncle Jim, Aunt Carol & Peter
is a blessing for this dear little girlJ