British West Indies by L. E. Wellman

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 8, 1902

British West Indies

By L. E. Wellman

ST. JOHN, ANTIGUA.— A few months ago we began work in the district of Glengoffe, Jamaica, where there were two or three brethren who had been calling for several months for some one to help them. We erected a booth of bamboo and cocoanut boughs, in which to hold our meetings. We met much prejudice at first, but it was soon broken down. Eight precious souls accepted the message, and are keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Five of these were baptized by Elder Richardson; one, an aged native preacher, was satisfied with his previous baptism, and two are yet to be baptized. Several others, who were observing the Sabbath, but who had had no education in the truth and had not been baptized, were established in the truth, and baptized at the same time.

Before leaving, we assisted the brethren in putting up a temporary chapel in which to hold their meetings. This will serve them nicely for a few months, until they can arrange for a permanent place. We also organized a Sabbath school of twenty members, which we left in good condition. When we finished our work there, we were requested to labor in the island of Tortola. We sailed from Jamaica, May 6, and through the kindness of the steamship company, we had the privilege of stopping with our parents here for a few days. We are of good courage in the Lord, and look forward to our work in Tortola with hope.

L. E. WELLMAN.