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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 4, 1911

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 18.

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Jamaica

By Herbert Fletcher

On a beautiful lot adjoining the railroad station at Riversdale, a quiet and restful hamlet, is a white tent. Never before has a tent been pitched in this locality, and people are anxious to know what this one stands for. Many country people pass by daily. One day I heard one ask, “What is this for?”
His companion replied, “It must be a merry-go-round.”
TENT COMPANY AT RIVERSDALE, JAMAICA
TENT COMPANY AT RIVERSDALE, JAMAICA
“No,” chimed in a third, who had visited the tent, “it is the Seventh-day Adventists. They are preaching in there every night; and let me tell you, we have never before heard the Bible taught in such a way, and such wonderful things told us. I am there every night, and you must come and hear them for yourselves.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, and I am not deceiving you.”
“All right then; we will be down next Sunday evening.”
At the last session of our conference, it was planned that I should take up work at Riversdale. Accordingly, I removed to this place, and pitched our tent. Brother A. E. Speid, of Port Antonio, joined me as Bible worker.
The tent is tastily decorated. The school has loaned us its organ, and has taken an interest in the work. Elder D. E. Wellman, president of the conference, preached the first sermon for us. Meetings are held each night, Saturdays excepted; and from the first we have had a good attendance.
We have been at work now a month, and twenty-two have signed the covenant, and are keeping the Sabbath and obeying other truths as far as they have learned. We still have a good attendance, and many are deeply interested. We are planning for a church building, which we hope to have completed by the end of the year.
The accompanying picture represents the tent, workers, and some of those who have accepted the truth.
Quite a little work was done by the students in the distribution of literature. “And herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto eternal life: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.”
HERBERT FLETCHER.