p. 267 | JAMAICA by F. I. Richardson

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 24, 1900

JAMAICA

By F. I. Richardson

MAHOGANY GROVE.—Over a year ago, labor was begun at Mahogany Grove by two natives, Brethren A. G. Peart and Frank Hall. The Lord blessed their efforts, and a few persons began the observance of the Sabbath. They called for help, and Elder C. A. Hall went to their assistance with his tent. The result is a membership of sixty-eight, with twenty-five more who have applied for baptism. They have also just finished a chapel eighteen by thirty feet. The walls are concrete, and the roof is shingled, which makes the building cool, a quality much appreciated in this climate. The people say this chapel is an ornament to the place.

We are informed that this is the first chapel ever completed in this district. One was begun about eighteen years ago, but got no further than the foundation pillars; so the dedication of this chapel was an important event for the people of this district. Nearly everybody seemed to have an interest in it. The brethren had it nicely decorated with flowers, evergreens, and oranges. There was a large attendance. The exercises passed off well. The Spirit of the great Peacemaker seemed to touch all hearts. As the gathering broke up, many wishes were made for the continued prosperity of the work so well begun.

We have several chapels in process of construction in different parts of the island; but our brethren are very poor, and it seems almost impossible to complete these chapels, the work on some having stood still for several months, for lack of money. Our earnest prayer is that some one will give us a little help to finish them. We stand in great need of about three hundred dollars. It seems to us there is no place where this amount of money would do more good to the cause than here. Please send all contributions to W. H. Edwards, Rooms 1905-7, 150 Nassau St., New York, N. Y.

F. I. RICHARDSON.