Mount Carey, Jamaica by Alfred Taylor

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 6, 1916

Mount Carey, Jamaica

By Alfred Taylor

THIS church, as a center of light, was planted here in the year 1903, as a result of a tent effort carried on under the united labors of Elders W. H. Randle and M. Jones. Prior to their coming here, my eldest brother and a brother from the Kingston church conversed freely with me on the subject of present truth. I did not pay much attention to what they said, but when the tent came, and the various phases of the truth were explained more fully, the voice of the Spirit pleaded in so solemn a tone that no really honest heart could resist its convicting influence. I am one of the many who are now rejoicing in the truth as a result of this tent effort. The stay of the tent was short, but before it left, a temporary structure was quickly built, which has given place to the more permanent building in which we now worship.

Our thirteen years of spiritual experience has been one of growth and development in spite of the dragon’s ire and hatred. Though mistakes were made, yet we made them stepping-stones as our eyes rested upon the eternal realities. The labors of the early brethren were followed by those of other workers. While some of our number have apostatized, others have fallen asleep in hope of a resurrection to eternal life, and still others have gone away to receive a preparation to join the ranks of those heralding this mighty message. Those of us who remain were never more courageous, in spite of adverse circumstances, and never more ready to shoulder the burdens of life and the duties that come through love for the Master, in order that the new era may set in—the destruction of sin and the ushering in of the eternal reign of the King of righteousness. ALFRED TAYLOR.