South Caribbean Conference by J. B. BECKNER

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 11, 1909

South Caribbean Conference

By J. B. BECKNER

THIS conference was held at Port of Spain, Trinidad, January 13-15, this being the fourth time that the meeting had been appointed, and the second time of the gathering of the brethren for that purpose. Where we are so often under the quarantine laws, it is impossible to meet our appointments. As it was, we failed to have Elder U. Bender with us, which was a great disappointment to us all. We had no help outside of our own conference workers.

Truly God’s blessing has attended the past year’s work. Ninety-seven were

baptized, and two churches were organized. One church building has been erected in Tobago, and funds are being raised to erect another at Aronca. At this writing the brethren are getting out timber from the woods for the Aronca church.

The following officers were elected: President, J. B. Beckner; secretary and treasurer, A. G. Peart; Sabbath-school secretary, Mrs. J. B. Beckner; Missionary Volunteer secretary, P. C. Carrington.

During the year two of our workers were taken from us by death — Brethren R. L. Price and C. J. Briggs. These workers we miss very much. Yet we would hold the standard a little higher, and work the harder to hasten the coming of the Saviour to take us from this sin-stricken earth to that land where there shall be no more pain nor death.

J. B. BECKNER.