St. Kitts by A. J. Haysmer

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 20, 1902

St. Kitts

By A. J. Haysmer

BASSETERRE.—I came here to assist Brother S. A. Wellman in a series of meetings at Sandy Point. These meetings began a few weeks ago, and we are laying plans to have our literature distributed all through these islands. And as all the people love to read, I believe that great good will be accomplished.

There are seven islands in this group, and thus far only two—St. Kitts and Nevis—have had any work done in them. We are hoping to organize a church while I am here this time.

I have had a pleasant trip visiting the islands of Barbados, Trinidad, St. Vincent, and St. Lucia. I took deck passage all the way. The Lord favored the whole journey with good weather and smooth seas. A deck passage is very disagreeable in stormy weather, as the awning is so bad, leaking like a sieve. The people seem to appreciate having some one come to visit them, and especially since we have only one worker on each island, and help actually seems to give new life to the people and to the work as well.

In Trinidad the Lord blessed in a special manner. We had a profitable time together. The work is progressing there. In St. Vincent Elder Van Deusen was hard at work in a series of meetings. We spent six days in St. Lucia. Here we should have a worker at once. The company had not been visited for some time, and seemed discouraged; but as a result of the visit they took hold with new courage again. The last night I was there, I held a temperance meeting, and there was a good attendance. We are endeavoring to hold monthly temperance meetings with our churches. At one meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad, seventy signed the pledge.

A. J. HAYSMER.