Hastings, Barbados, West Indies
By E. C. Widgery
AFTER a four weeks’ trip, I have just returned home to Barbados, having visited St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Trinidad. In St. Lucia we have three small companies, who are of good courage and moving onward. Here we have to do some mountain climbing, and our sleeping accommodations are sometimes hard, at times being a plank. Still we are repaid in seeing the eager faces and in knowing there are honest hearts even on mountain peaks. The three companies are spreading the message even in this priest-ridden island. Then we visited St. Vincent, where we have a small church building, and about twenty-five honest persons scattered over the island. They need a worker, as there are opportunities for a good work. We then went on to Trinidad to the conference. The meetings were good. The Spirit of God was manifestly present. The Lord has been blessing and is continuing to bless the work here in Barbados. Our tithe last year was over $700, our annual offering was about $50, and our Sabbath-school offerings were over $120. This is encouraging when we remember that we have so many poor members who find it difficult to obtain employment. We have devoted much time during the past year to the general uplift of the work. There has been a systematic house-to-house work done, with good results. We have now a number of interested persons preparing for baptism, nine of whom will go forward the coming Sabbath. You will be glad to know the medical work has made rapid advancement also. Dr. Cave has had a busy season, and has been able to build a treatment-room and equip it with all up-to-date appliances, electric-light bath included. The whole is a credit to the cause, and he has a good patronage. We have been appointed to take charge of the East Caribbean Mission field and shall leave here about February 13 to take up our new work. Our address will be St. Thomas, Danish West Indies. We are of good courage and pressing on.