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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 22, 1906

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 47.

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Barbados

By W. Durant Forde

BRIDGETOWN.— Since my return home, I have been glad to find the believers in this field of good courage, and determined to press the battle to the gates.
The work in Barbados truly presents a very encouraging feature, and if the enthusiasm manifested continues, others are sure to be added to the church. I am presenting some special subjects on Sunday evenings to a most interested audience, and the church is generally crowded, while on the outside is a no less interested crowd gathered around the windows. They seem stirred and impressed as they listen to the scriptures portraying the facts concerning the recurring volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and storms, and the agitation among the nations, and the rapid increase of lawlessness.
As I go among the people, I am having some blessed experiences, holding Bible readings with different ones who are anxious to have an intelligent understanding of the truths for this time. This gives me a broader idea of the truth, and causes me to appreciate the message more and more.
I prepared a program for a missionary exercise, which was rendered by the children and our church choir on Sunday afternoon, October 14. The church was filled by an appreciative audience, every one of whom declared the meeting to be a success; some were there for the first time.
I have visited the company at the Gardens, where Brother Dasent is presiding, and found the new Sabbath-keepers at this place rejoicing in the new-found truth. I spoke, while there, on the great gift of God to us, and our obligations to him. Their faces were lighted up with joy as the Lord through his Spirit impressed the thoughts on their minds.
A Young People's Society was organized just before I returned, with Brother Charles Enoch as president; this adds greatly to the spiritual life of the church, and its members are doing aggressive work with good success.
I am glad I have a part in carrying this message to a perishing world, and by God's grace mean to do all I can by assisting in finishing the work in this generation. W. DURANT FORDE.