The West Indian Union by John L. Shaw

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 28, 1916

The West Indian Union

By John L. Shaw

AFTER a somewhat uneventful passage of nine days, I arrived at Port of Spain, Trinidad. Our boat stopped two days at the island of Grenada, where we have two churches.

I have been visiting the churches throughout the field, and getting acquainted with our people, the work, and workers. I returned yesterday from a nine-day trip to British Guiana. Our work is going forward in that field encouragingly. As the result of a recent tent effort in Georgetown, conducted by Elders I. G. Knight and M. B. Butterfield, a baptismal class of sixty-four was organized. Some of these have already been baptized, and most of the others will take this step in the near future. We shall then have a church of nearly two hundred members. The church building here is too small for the attendance. Though many of our people in the West Indies have little of this world's goods, their zeal in attending church services and in missionary work is encouraging.

J. L. SHAW.