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THE
JAMAICAN
CHALLENGER
PublWicd by E v a n ( « l i t t a i i c l M r t .
GRAYSON HARTER ENSIGN
ChurchM of C h r i s t (Jamaics C h r i s t i a n M i s s i o n )
vex
ao
H«lf-Way-Tre«,
Jamaica, B.
W.
.
(U. S ' . Address:
Miss
Mildred
McClure
c/o
River Park Church
o f
C h r i s t
8o3 3Qth
S t r e e t , South
Bend, 15, Indiana)
We
prefer
to
have
e l l funds and l e t t e r s sent
t o
us in Jamaica.
Assoc i ated with the Donald
Freams
in the
Jamaica
Christian Trust.
R e s p o n s i b i l i t y ,
Whose?
Many mission
f i e l d s
ha v e suffered
f r o m m i s f i t s ,
incomp etent workers,
a nd
e v e n
frauds.'^A
number
o f congregations
h a v e
been hurt
s p i r i t u a l l y
and turned
against
world evangelism
generally b e
cause they
have
sent o ut
under
their
s a n c t i o n and
name
some
so - calle d
"mis
sionary" who has been a failure or
a
fraud.
With
increasing numbers
seeking
sup port for
evangelism abroad,
who s
going
to
take the
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y
f or
the sending
o u t
o f
qualified
workers
s o that
the
work
will b e
blessed, an d
the
Church protected against racketeers?
ONLY
ONE
ANSWER
The only
answer for Christians i s
furnished
b y the Scripture. T h e
N.
T.
places
the
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y
squarely
u p o n
the
shoulders
o f the eldership
o f
each
congregation. T h e elders o f each con
gregation a s s u m e wiWi
their ordiim-
t i o n the serious
obligation
o f
a spir
itual
and
financial
oversight
o f
a l l
the
affairs o f the
congregation,
including
the s e l e c t i o n
o f evangelists o r minis
ters. The
oversight
of the evangelist
must be c ont inu ed as long as he
re
c e i v e s funds
from the
Church. The
eldership
should
exercise
a
greater
care
in
selecting a n evangelist who s going
t o
l ab or
f or
them in
a n o th e r
country
than the evangelist who s going
to
work
with them in the home
church.
Yet
I
v e nt ur e
to
o b s e r v e th a t elders a re
more
particular a b o u t
the evangelist
serving under their daily observation
t t
ian they
are a b o u t
the
evangelist who
is
a
housand
miles
away.
TwoMore allies
Grayson continues to plan
an d bold
all-day preaching
r a l l i e s
with great s uc
cess
among
churches in new d i s t r i c t s .
He
planned such
a
rally during the
November v is it
of
Fred Hintz
that
Fred might
see
and
preach to
the
country people. The meet ing at Diamond
was
the
f irst in
that
district and at
tracted
o v er
two
hundred
p e o p l e from
s e v en
congregations.
Brothers Hintz and
Ensign e a ch pr e ach ed three s e r m o n s
while two J a m a i c a n s
pr e ach ed
o n e
s er
mon each.
I n
March, Brother C.
A.
Morris and
Grayson planned a rally
for
the Guy's
Hill area. Ag a i n ,
i t
was a wonderful
d a y of fellowship and teaching.
Nine
sermons were
preached during
the
day,
one b y Bro. B o y d ,
a
student
in
the Seminary
an d
our first convert
in P enwo o d . Ove r 200 people attended
this
rally from
ix cong^regations. Broth
er Westef eldt, i m pr esse d by he value
o f th e rally, said, We
o u gh t
to
d o
this e v ery week." Bro. Morris t e l e
gra phe d:
"many
confessions
last
night,
one
placed fellowship."
many
emptations,
an d
charged with'the
use of thousands of dollars over a
period o f time. W i s e
elders are
going
to
assume full s u p p o r t and responsi
b i l i t y for
the
evangelist
an d
his f amily.
They w i l l thoroughly investigate the
evangelist
and his wif e—the ir e duca
tional attainments, e m o t i onal s t a b i l i t y ,
their matri moni al maturity, their
p e r
s o n a l i t i e s an d a b i l i t i e s , their
knowl
e d g e o f their
new
f i e l d , and their busi
ness
sense
and honesty,
^ithful
elders
will determine
whether
the evangelist
can
preach
an d
what
he
preaches,
a nd
who
i s the
head of the
family. Di
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TREASURES
As Grayson
prepared to
take a p i c
ture o f the
building Bro .
Levy is erect
ing
for
the Mount ain
View
Church,
these
b o y s
came by
in time
to
be
sn a p p e d
a l s o . That t a l l , t r e e - l i k e
stalk
in the largest boy's
hand
i s
the dried
stem o f a century p lant bloom. Shoot
ing to
a height of 20-30
feet,
they
hear clusters o f s m a l l yellow -flowers.
A f ter blo o m i ng, the stalks dry up . The
boys
climbed the
mountains
for
these
"Christmas trees".
Perhaps they
w i l l
paint
them
silver
before
decorating
them with home-made ornaments of
colored
p a p er.
LITTLEJEWELS
While m o s t Jamaicans spend much
t i m e
decorating
their homes
before
"Christmas", Christians and Bible School
children usually
pr e par e for special
sacred concerts. On December 23, my
Thursday afternoon
Bible
class
a t
Pen-
wood
presented their
first
such concert.
Because
the tent is so s m a l l ,
our
program was
restricted
to singing a nd
recitations. For
weeks
about s i x t y
children
rehearsed
their
parts, s o
that
night
e v ery o n e p e r f o r m e d
well
a s Bro .
Pink
announced his
number. Although
most
of
the
children
were crowded
two
on
a
chair,
they behaved beau
t i f u l l y . Consequently,
a t
the close
e a c h
c h i l d
received
a
b a g
o f
"sweets".
Quake
And
hake
A
few
months
ago
o ur
f a m i l y
was
enjoying
o ur noon
meal when,
s ud
denly, I
b e g a n to tre m ble a l l over.
Was
getting sick? I looked u p
at Gray-
son. On
his face was a bewildered
expression. The
table
b egan
to
dan ce;
dishes
in
the cu pboard
r a t t l e d ;
the walls
seemed to shake. About the same time
we exclaimed,
"Earthqua ke "
Nathan
started to cry a n d ran to my arms
for comfort.
Glued
to my
seat,
I
just
simply
could not m o v e . All I could
do was p r a y
that God
w o u l d care f o r
us.
Shortly the
tremors
stopped,
and
we
had
just expe rienced
our
f i r s t earth
q u a k e . We examined
each room
to d e
termine
the
damage d one.
Fortunately
only a few cracks
in
the walls
appeared.
God h a d been gracious to us.
ROCKEDAWAKE
Some
d a y s
later we were awakened
about 5:15
a.
m. b y a
shaking
o f
the
bed. It was as tho ugh we were b e
ing
rocked
in
a
cradle.
At f i r s t I
thought
that
Bach, our black
dachs
hund,
had
j u m p e d
upon
the
bed
to
waken
u s .
Then
the bed shook more
v i o l e n t l y , and the
mirror banged
agajnst._the
. wall.. .It
was...our
s e c o nd ,
earthquake experience. Although our
b o y . s slept
through
i t , we understand
s e v e r a l o f their fr i ends were
t ossed
out of b e d ,
DAY
OFHORROR
These
moderate
tremors brought t o
mind a c c o u n t s of the d e v a s t a t i o n
wrought
b y
a highly
destructive q u a k e
f i f t y years
ago.
On January 14, 1907,
in
about
half-a-minute
a m ighty
earth
q u a k e
reduced
Kingston's
business
area
to nothing b u t
debris. It started in
the
a f t e rno o n
with
a low rumble
which
quickly swelled
to
a
mighty
r o a r .
T he
earth heav e d
and
rocked,
spun,
a nd
f i n a l l y
stopped with
a f r i g h t f u l
j e r k .
Other shocks
followed. During
the night
woman and children
screamed
as
l e s s e r
q u a k e s
continued. Through
the
rubble
swept a raging fire
which burned
f or
days. About o n e
tho us an d
were known
t o have l o s t
t h e i r
l i v e s
w h i l e p r o p e r t y
da m age
was
e s t i m a t e d
at
$15
m i l l i o n .
GIDDY HOUSE
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PAGE
FOUR
MARCH, 957
God
Answers
Perhaps i t i s a n
experience
o f older
C h r i s t i a n s , but at
any
r a t e
we hope i t
h a s b e e n y o u r e x p e r i e n c e a l s o . E s p e c i
ally since
1 9 5 3
Grayce
Marie and
I
na v e
witnesse d
some
remarkable answers
to
prayer. As looked
back
to my review
o f
1955
I
was forcibly
struck
by
the
fact that in one year many
hopes
and
plans
are now r e a l i t i e s . Certainly,
Go d
answers p r a y e r s : Does
not
l a c k o f
f a ith
o r
selfishness-
a c c o u n t
for unanswered
pr ay er s?
TRUECASES
A year a g o we were
praying
for the
P a u l Smiths-to work
in
Grand Cayman.
In D e c e m b e r 1956, they arrived
there.
We
rayed for
new
workers.
In
Novem
ber,
the
Fred Hintz family
volunteered
for s e r v i c e , and
i n December,
George
W e s t e f e l d t l a n d e d in Jamaica.
Now
we
hear
fr o m
two
more
mature evangelists-
who are considering the challenge o f
Jamaica.
B a c k in 1955 we were much in prayer
ove r the Penwo o d R d . s i t e
and b u i l d i n g .
Now
in March, 1957, the
s i t e has
been
purchased, and
the
b u i l d i n g i s
going
u p.
I n
Decembe r, 1955
we
prayed for
a
radio program. On January 13,
1956,
Grayson
went
o n
the
a i r .
Through
1956
we prayed
th a t
our
radi o c o ntract
would
be
renewed
i n
s p i t e
of
the
strong
d o c t r i n a l preaching.-In-December, i t
-
was renewed for another
year.
After
much
prayer, the
J a m a i c a
Christian
Trust, L t d . , b e c a m e
a
l e g a l
m e an s of
safeguarding property. David came
through
another
hernia
operation suc
c e s s f u l l y , while
Mark's
h e a l t h greatly
i m pr o v e d in
response to
prayer.
And even in
the beginning
of 1957
the
answers k e e p coming. We
re
thank
ing
G o d
for
friends, pray-e rs,
and
a de
quate
finances;
for
h e a l t h and
strength
each
day.
W i th
o ur Jamai can
brothers
we sing,
"He
never f a i l s me yet."
J.
W.
oke.
Contractor
The
name
"Brother Coke" s
f a m i l i a r
to the
r e a d er s of
our
newsletters
and
CHALLENGERS since July, 1956 when
he interested Grayson
in
the Penwood
property. From
that
time
on, Bro. Coke
has been of great help
in
securing
the
s i t e
in
Penwood
an d getting the
building
plans approved. I have f o un d him to
be a
keen psychologist, a clear
thinker
o n many problems,_an._hQnorable. bual-
ne s s
man, nd a Christian. It is a
pleasure to introduce him
to
yo u
a s
the
J a m a i c an
m o s t
responsible
for the
development
of the
Penwood
R d.
prop
erty.
Brother Cok e and Grayson are
in
closer touch now than
b^ore because
he is the general
contractor for the
building
a t P enwo o d . I
feel that we re
fortunate
to
get
such
a
man
a s
the
contractor.
He do e s good work,
and
his
heart i s in the
building
o f a
house
o f worship for
the
Church o f
the
Lord.
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1956
In
Review
It has been o ur c u s t o m in
the
p a st
y e ar s
o f our service
in Jamaica t o
p r e p a r e a summary
and
review of our
year's
stewardship
in
the
gospel.
This
year
we
are publishing i t here be
caus e we
b e l i e v e
that a l l o f
our s u p
porters and friends
will
b e
interested
in i t , and not just the " b o a r d s " o f
o u r
supporting churches.
It
i s our considered op inion that 1956
was one of
the
fastest
years in o u r
lives.
While
we
carried a heavier
l o a d
of a c t i v i t i e s , a s s u m e d new r e s p o n s i b i l
i t i e s , a n d f o u n d t i m e much harder to
find; yet
i t was
m o r e
a
year
o f sowing
than of reaping.
GRAYCE'S
CONTRIBUTION
Grayce Marie had a f u l l year
of
service as
she planned
and directed
three Holidays B i b l e
Schools, taught 26
women ' s
c l a s s e s ,
114 c h i l d r e n ' s c l a s s e s ,
and 12 hours i n a
summer
camp for
a grand
to tal
of 166 c l a s s - h o u r s . This
does not count the hours of prepar
at i on for
these classes. She c ont inu ed
to
receive, sort, and d i s t r i b u t e o n a n
equitable basis a l l
the
use d
B. S. l i t e r a
ture
received
b y the
three families. As
always,
Grayce
d i d
a l l
the
bookkeeping,
prepared financial
reports,
took care o f
_a l a r g e p a r t o f t h e c o r r e s p o n d e n c e ,
and
l o o k e d "
a f t e r the need s o f the family.
GRAYSON'SENDEAVORS
During
the year Grayson taught 69
B i b l e
S. l e s s o n s , preached
177
sermons,
prepared the
programs
and preac hed the
51 sermons o n
the
radio
to 460,000
people per week, taught 236 hours in
the
Jamaica B i b l e
Seminary,
attended
or p r e s i d e d at
89
meetings or s e r v i c e s ,
h e l d
13 members'
m e e t i n g s ,
a c t e d
as
secretary a t two me e t ings o f
" t h e trus
tee
of the J a m .
C h r i s t i a n
Trust,
h e l d
two
all-day
preaching
r a l l i e s
with
15
c h u r c h e s i n
a t t e n d a n c e ,
arranged one
Men's I n s t i t u t e and taught
32
hours i n
three of
them.
Only f i v e week-long
campaigns
were
held, and
in three
of
these other
men
did the preaching o r some of i t . Neither
time
nor
p h y s i c a l
strength was
a v a i l
a b l e
for
more. Grayson
a l s o
prepared
and d u p l i c a t e d 12 newsletters for sup-
borters, counselled
with students
and
l e a d e r s , and c a r r i e d
on
c o r r e s p o n d e n c e
with
Jamaican, Caymania n, and Amer
AGood
o l d i e r
It i s an experience
in
the lives o f
m o s t Christians
that
God r a i s e s u p the
men and women most
needed
for a
particular
hour.
Queen Esther provident
ially came "f or
s u c h
an
h o u r a s
this."
It
was a
similar hour, s p i r i t u a l l y ,
f or
Chris t i ans
in Jamaica
when
in De
cember the Freams l e f t on furlough;
and
the
Ensigns were
l e f t
with the
business,
the
teaching,
the
leading,
and
u ph o l d ing o f
the Church.
At
the
same
time,
a serious
internal
pr o ble m
threat
ened the'ontire work
o f -Ci i ri s f s
Church'
in
J a m a i c a ,
and the Ensigns
had
to
work
with
deadly earnestness to o v er
come
the
e v i l . At
such
a r i t i c a l
hour,
God a l l e d u p a
capable
s o l d i e r
o f Christ
—George Westef eldt.
PAST
TENSE
Bro.
W e s t e f e l d t
was
bom in
Michi
gan, but
b o m - a g a in
i n J a p a n under the
capable
ministry
of
Chaplain
H a l
Mar
t i n . Upon
his
separation f r o m s e r v i c e ,
George
graduated f r o m
San
Jo se B. C.
and
took two
years of graduate
work
a t
the
Cincinnati Bible
Seminary. He
was w i l l i n g
to
leave his
ministry in
western K en t u c k y , to
raise
a minimum
o f s u p p o rt , an d to
come
to J a m a i c a to
help
out on very
short
n o t i c e . It i s
needless
to
say that such action
indi
c a t e s two truths: a determined Chris
tian character, and
bachelorhood.
PRESENT TENSE
Our
Christmas
was made more
e n
j o y a b l e
as
we shared our home, food,
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PAGESIX
MARCH,
1957
1956 IN REVIEW * * *
(Continued
from
Page 5)
the
o b t a i n i n g - of
a * a d i o program
and
the
establishment o f
a new congregation in
the
rapidly growing western section
o f
Kingston.
For
the
f i r s t
time
in
J a m a i c a
undenominational
Christianity
was
o n
the a i r . 450,000 people were e s t i m a t e d
to
be listening a t
the time.
Strong
doctrinal preacning
h a s
b e en f eatured
o n every
program.
A mailing
l i s t has
been f o r m e d , and hundreds of sermons'
and
tracts have been
m a i l e d
ou t .
We
know the program ' s
doing
a tr e m e n
d o u s amount o f go o d
though i t s
t o t a l
i m p a c t
w i l l
be
unknown u n t i l e t e r n i t y .
ACHURCH
INDEED
The
congregation
at
Penwood
R d .
was
started
on J a n u a r y 1, 1956.
It ha s
grown through
the year to
thirty
Chris
t i a n s ,
m o s t o f
them young
people
who
came b y immersion
into
Christ. Vis itors
have remarked about
th e ability,
con
secration, and aggressiveness of the
Christians a t Penwood
Rd.
aturally, we
think
of it as one of the b e s t congre
gations
in
Jamaica. It has been well
founded
in the Scripture and
has
be en
increased
without the " a i d " o f u se d
clothing
and handouts. P e nw o o d R d .
h a s
excellent
prospects
in
1957.
THANKSTOGOD
AND
OYOU
As
we
review 1^66~we are gratified
with
th e
results which have been
achieved
through
God ' s
grace, y o u r
prayers and
g i f t s ,
and our
l a b o r .
We
g i v e
Go d
a l l p r a i s e , and you a l l thanks
for faithful cooperation. If i t i s God's
w i l l
we hope
to f i n i s h
u p a n
outstand
ing
year
in 1957, and then
report
to,
you i n
p e r s o n .
Under
God, 1 9 5 7
s h o u l d l
be a n o t a b l e year of achievement a s l
we
s u b m i t
more
and
more
to
H i s
w i l l .
Jamaica Bible Seminary has
seven
students and
o n e
prospect
f or
the
next
quarter.
AGOOD
OLDIER
(Continued from
a g e
5)
worker to carry some of the load.
George
i s in charge o f
scholarship
work
for the students, s teaching one c l a s s in
the Seminary,
editing
and
mailing the
m o n t h l y
local
JAMAICA CHRISTIAN,
ministering
to
the Constant Spring
Church
with
Brother
Albert
Thompson,
going
to r a l l i e s and services
in the
country
with
Grayson,
and w orking as a
"consultant"
(without
pay)
on
the
Pen-
wood Rd.
uilding.
FUTURE ENSE
The f uture belongs to the
Lord, bu t
i f
i t i s
H i s gracious
w l l , Bro. W e s t e -
feldt
hopes to f i n i s h
u p his temporary
team
o n
the
f i e l d ,
raise his
s u p p ort
in
A m er i c a ,
and
return to
the work
i n J a
maica. For
our part
we
b e l i e v e
that
George
has
demonstrated his z e a l , a b i l
i t y ,
and
understanding-of
N.T.
evangel
ism. We e l i e v e
that
he would be a v a l
uable
a d d i ti on
to the Lord's
work
i n
Jamaica.
GROUND
BROKEN
*
«
(Continued fro m„ p ag e 1)
gregations represented
turned o v e r
spadefuls
o f
earth
at each
o f the
f o u r
comers of the
building s i t e .
Again, the service was continued in
the
tent, with Sister
A aron s
o f
York St.
Church
singing
a
s o l o . Then Brother
Levy o f Mt. View Church pr e ach ed a
helpful
rnessage o n the s p i r i t u a l nature
of the Church
a s
the
t e m p l e
of the
Spirit, rrndr l l j f r - P - l i v i ' n r
'
i i '
xology
wa:g"5Tmg^..iind_-Bg»^CT-
offered the—heBediction.
i n e i g h t e e n m ontl ^ a drcim
ome tr ue . nr"'
congreMit'^n
"Was
growing
i n
a
n & w _
t^ritOhyyhere
/ t h o u s a n d s
o f
p e o D l e _ a r ^ L a k l l l ^ up
^TE^ence, a
t h i r d
of a j i ~ T j i . i u ifUland
worth o v e r $2,000
wa.s
bought o r
$1,022,
and
construction was begun on
a
com
m o d i o u s me e t ingho u se.
A P ^
THE
JAMAICAN
CHALLENGER
Care of
R i v er Pk. Church
of Chriil
833 30th St.,
South Bend, IS,
Indiana.
A P R I /
1957
Non-profit
Organizetion
U.S.
POSTAGE
PAID
PERMIT NO. 803
South
Bend,
Indiana
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( f l l i u r c l j e s 0f C H l j n s t
,
JAMAICA CHRISTIAN TRUST
i n
J a m a t r n
a ^ ^ ) c . a t e s :
BOX 0 ,
HALF-WAY
REE, J AMA ICA , . W . I . Dcnald Freams
" J una i c a
For Christ"
Evangelist and
Mrs. Grayson h.
Ensign
Jebruary 11» 1957
Harold McFarland,
B o x 968.
PER
1 : , Q C 7
Joliet, Illinola,
U.S.A.
Dear Bro.
McJarland,
Greetings
in the
name
of
Christ from t h e Ensigns
in
Jamaica.
Your
letter
of
January
I2th
is
hefore
me
as well
as t h e Missionary Communiqu
of
t h e same date.
First o f
all, as to your personal letter: I h a v e appreciated
y o u r
e f f o r t
t o
h e
s c r i p t u r a l
a n d
h e l p
c l e a r
u p
t h i s u n w h o l e s o m e s i t u a t i o n
i n
J a m a
I k n o w
t h a t
it
h a s h e e n
a n i r f c - s o m e
t a s k
t o y o u
a n d s o m e t i m e s a l m o s t m a k e s y o u c y
o f c l e a r i n g i t u p .
A t
t h e s a m e t i m e I
c a n n o t
a g r e e
w i t h y o u r s t a t e m e n t t h a t ' ^ o h o
w i l l s t a n d b e h i n d a n y t h i n g
t h e y
s a y - I m e a n
n o b o d y " .
O l i i a i s
i n c o r r e c t
for I
h a
b o t h g i v e n y o u i n f o r m a t i o n a n d h a v e i n d i c a t e d m y e m p h a t i c w i l l i n g n e s s t o d o a n y t h
t o
g e t
t h i s t h i n g s e t t l e d .
E v e r y t h i n g I h a v e
s a i d I s t a n d b e h i n d a n d
a l s o
a m p r e
p a r e d t o s a y i t b e f o r e a n y b o d y . I t s e e m s
a
c o n t r a d i c t i o n f o r
y o u
t o s a y t h a t i t
t i m e
e n o u g h
f o r
t h i s
t o
h a v e b e e n c l e a r e d u p , a n d t h e n t o t e l l m e
- n e
w h o i s w i
i n g
t o
c l e a r
i t
u p
- t h a t I t w i l l
d o
n o g o o d f o r m e t o b r i n g
t h e
i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t
h a v e
t o
t h e S t a t e s .
I h e t h i r d
matter c o n c e r n s Bro. K i n g ' s
letter. You q u i t e
sur
p r i s e
m e b y r e j e c t i n g a C h r i s t i a n ' s t e s t i m o n y
m e r e l y
b e c a u s e y o u
s a y
h e r e p r e s e n t
a d i f f e r e n t
g r o u p .
I k n o w t h e g r o u n d s i n w h i c h
y o u m e a n
t h i s
b u t
f r a n k l y , I d o n
b e l i e v e
in
a
s e c t a r i a n
d i v i s i o n
being admitted among
t h o s e
who
are
g e n u i n e C h r i s t
W e
are m e m b e r s
of t h e c h u r c h of Christ
o r
w e
are
not C h r i s t i a n s .
During t h e
past
f o u r y e a r s B r o . K i n g h a s w o r k e d di l i g e n t l y a n d f a i t h f u l l y w i t h t h e
c h u r c h
o f C h r i
in
J a m a i c a .
H e is a s i n c e r e ,
c o n s e c r a t e d
C h r i s t i a n and for anyone,
out
of hand, t
r e j e c t h i s
t e s t i m o n y
b e c a u s e
at
o n e t i m e
i n
t h e S t a t e s
h e
a s s o c i a t e d w i t h
t h e n o n
instrumental
brethren, i s an amazing procedure to m e .
At a n y r a t e , a s
u n h a p p y
as y o u m a y b e w i t h t h e
s i t u a t i o n
a n d
i n f o r m a t i o n g i v
y o u t o d a y , I
a m
t h a n k f u l
t o r e p o r t t h a t t h e
l o r d i s m o v i n g t h i n g s t o w a r d
a
c o n c l u
here. Even
t h e
local
c o n d i t i o n s
and society
a r e
going t o . i n t h e
e n d . e s p o s e
t h e H
g e t s ,
I b e l i e v e . I
a m q u i t e
c o n f i d e n t n o w
o f t h e f i n a l
o u t c o m e , t h o u g h h o w s o o n
might b e , I d o not know.
I n
r e g a r d
t o t h e
c o m m u n i q u e
about
t h e
p a c k e t s ,
I
c a n o n l y
t e l l
you
t h a t
t h e
p r e s e n t s i t u a t i o n
o n
t h e f i e l d m a k e s
i t
r a t h e r
d i f f i c u l t
t o d o a n y t h i n g a b o u t p r e
p a r i n g s u c h
a
p a c k e t . I m y s e l f
w o u l d
b e w i l l i n g
t o
t r y a n d
p r e p a r e t h e m a t e r i a l
t h o u g h
i t
d o e s i n v o l v e
a n e n o r m o u s
a m o u n t
o f
t i m e
a s w e l l a s e x p e h e e , w h i c h
I
c a
i l l
a f f o r d t o
t a k e
f r o m
t h i s
w o r k w h i c h
is a l m o s t
e n t i r e l y
my
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . W
F r e a m s o n f u r l o u g h , w e
h a v e
v e r y l i t t l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d t h e y h a v e ,
I
s u p p o s e ,
t i m e t o
b e p r e p a r i n g f o r i t . W h a t is
y o u r s u g g e s t i o n a b o u t
s u c h a m a t t e r ? I h o p
b e
a b l e
t o
go on furlough soon
after
t h e
Freams r e t u r n to J a m a i c a .
T h i s m e a n s
a
f u r t h e r d e l a y is
h i g h l y p r o b a b l e . S i n c e t h e w o r k d o n e
o n t h i s f i e l d i s
i n d e p e n d
a n d
b y
f a m i l i e s r a t h e r t h a n
a m i s s i o n
o r g a n i s a t i o n , w o u l d it b e p o s s i b l e t o h a v e
each
work wr a p p e d in a packet.
Sincerely,
yours,
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undorntcmd no i/hon I nay that I h a v o
no doniro to
intcrfor in tho
fi
unction of
th o
l o c a l
clmrcli i n itn rooponolbllity
to
itn niosionGry»
and
I h a v o n o written to
tliono p o o p l o
w l i o
p r o
iinc to lool: Into
It
o n d
porhapn I ^ . v o
b y
now a l t l i o u ^ t i I m v o no t hoard. Cod blo co
you.
' Ino cr o ly ,
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HINT2
JAÎ ICA
FROM
the Eugene, Misso uri Christian Shurch where he has
b e e n
serving, to
J a m a i c a ,
where he will be
asRociated
with
Don al d Fream
and
Gray a o n
i s
t h e
m ^ o v e n o w
p l a n n e d
b y F r e d W . H l n t z a n d
f a m i l y .
H e
e x p e c t s
to
b e v i si t i ng the-ch urches
i n
I l l i n o i s an d I n d i an a d u r i ng May a n d June
and m a y
b e
contacted through B o x
1 4 7 ,
LaKonte, Missouri.
The
j ' r o f e r a m
to
be
pesented i n c l u d ' e a Kodachrome, slides which Brother
Hlntz
took in
J a m a i c a
while visiting there
i n
November 19561
S i nc e s i c k ne s s m a d e
it
n e c e s s ar y for Woodrow P h i l l i p s t o l e a v e
Jamaica, o ther
vforkers
h a v e
been
needed, and Bro ther
Hintz was
recommended
f o r
the
work
by
Eds il
L.
Dale of
^Qg^k
Jo p lln, Missouri.
Brother
Phillips
is
now
t e aching
i n
the
same
s c h o o l .
/
Donald Fream
and
G-rayson Ensigg wrote from the field "There has
e x i s t e d a r e a l n e e d f o r
a d d i t i o n a l
e v a n g e l i s t s
i n J a m a i c a f o r s e v e r a l ^ m o r e
years. In
this
past
year, this need has become
acute.
After much p t ay er
a n d . investigation, we-believe that
we
have found an evangelist whom we can
commend
to the church
in
America.
W e h a v e ^ - p e r s o n a l I m o x - ^ l e d g e o f B r o t h e r F r e d
H i n t z o l ' o i . e a n , M i s s o u r i
because
of
his two-week
visit
to Jamaica in November
1956, We
.observed
h i m
a s
h e p r e a c h e d , p r a y e d ,
a n d w o r k e i ^ m o n g
t h e J a m a i c a n
p e o p l e . W e
.earnestly counselled with him for many hours. We asked searching questions
about
his faith,
life,
background,
and
work. It
is our
concluslon^that
Brother Hintz is sou nd in doctrine,
consecrated
in life^ s n d
zealo us
f o r
the
r e s f i f i a a t l o n
of Christ*"8 Church.
" I f i t i s
t h e
L o r d' s w i l l , a n d i f t h e c h u r c h f i n d s t h e m
q u a l i f l f l d ^ ^
we
shall
be happy to
have
the Hintz family in
J a m a i c a , . "
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.Jm
sj
T h . e L a M o n t e , ^ « 8 o u r l -
w h e r e
L l o y d P l o j g g ^ - l ^ g ;^%he p r e a c h e r , '
and
o f
whic h Fred
i s
a
2i»©^y ©©mmendS c i i e iitntz f a m i l y f o r
this
: ,
service.
/
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—
HE STQRy OP
EENWOOD
RO^i) k 4 -
^
A c U o i f t ^
of Penwood besdns
on
January
1.
1956. when the Gravson
Eoai/ais
hel d the first s e r v i c e
o f preaching in t̂ onmmity shelter on the Penwood
R d A - O
h o u s i n g
e s t a t e
i n
w e s t e r n
K i n g s t c m ^ ^ B r o t h e r j ^ P i n k
b e g a n
w i t h
u s
a s
a n
a s s o c i a t e
worker. v r i th th e he l p
of
Brother J. fesley Ck>^^
a
contractor,
we
began
negotiations t o purchase a strategic l o t o n the e s t a t e f trom the
govern
m e n t A f t e r a
d o w n | > a y i n e n t
w a s
m a d e
w e
s t r u g ^ e d f o r
a y e a r a n d a
h a l f
t o b r e a k
throu^ government r e d t a p e a n d the fierce opposition of
the
denominations o f
^ l e J a m a i c a C h r i s t i a n
C o u n c i j ( ' C | B y
t h e
g r a c e
o f
G o d , t h i s l a n d w a s
f i n a l l y
p u r c h a s e d
a t
a
r e a s o n a b l e
p r i c e
( a t
l e a s t h a l f
o f t h e r e a l
v a l u e ^ ^ ^ d
t h e
p r o
perly was
d e e d e d
t o the
Jamai c a
Christian
Tirust,
Ltd,
Ground
was broken o n January 27, 1957, for a eeting
house f or
the
c o n ^ e g a -
t i o n
idiich h as grown to ihiitji-uiy a c t i v e
meoibers
with at t endanc e at s e r v i c e s
(0 >
BrdV^ink
has
been called to be the minister,
from
oixty
to
one-hundrod,
/ steel structure
and
roof was
erected first as a
meeting
p l a c e
f or the churoh
in p l a c e of the
tent which was gDing t o
p i e c e s #
Then a
concrete
wall
with reinforced steel
was erected
to make a structure
75
X 30 eet# Two t o i l e t s are
being
i n st a l l e d
coBq>lete.
The Ensigis,
who
are ee±e3y responsible
for
this work,
have had
to borrow
Y W i c ( - J c ' loa
$ 1 , 0 0 0 t o p a y o n t h i s w o r k . Y f i t h i n t w o w e e k s , ^ 1 , 3 0 0 m o 3 ? e w i l l b e - d u e t o t h e
/,.3f
contractor,
and
there
^$18 n the
building
fund. Two sections of roof need
to
be
put on to c o n p l e t e the r o o f ,
and
t h e s e w i l l
cost
a l m o s t $500. F i n a n c i a l
help
is greatly
needed
by
the Ensigns
on this m a ^ ^ o r project#
t i n mrn
te
n n i i l
y e t a r ^ i l f t s f ^ o
n n ^ G r a y s o n
E n s i ^ ^ B o x
2 0 ,
H a l f ^ ^ l j i a y ^ r e e ,
J a m a i c a #
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Box
2 0, H a l f - W a y ^ r e e
MAY
23
957
May 21, 19 57
Dear Brother McFarland:
Greetings in
the
n a m e of the
Lord J e s u s
Christ*
I m enclo sing two pictures to accompany
a
news
stoiy
o n the Penwood R d*
meetin^aouse
w i x i c h I
m
constructing with the help o f some s upporters •I m
not
sure
that you
can
or will
want
to use this*
However,
I m
sending it
along in hopes that it may be considered. In
ny
opinion, i t i s one
o f
the
most sigiifica nt undertakings in
the
Jamaican
work
a s it is
the
largest mset-
in^use which has
been constructed
so fa r in the
Kingston
area,
is in
the
midst o f hundreds o f
new
homes with thousands o f p e o ^ e within w a l i d L n g dis
tance
o f
the spot, and will be used
by the
growing Penwood Rd.
congregation
who
already have
c a l l e d the ir
own J a m a i c an
minister*
As you
have accu rately
noted
in
your
directory,
the
work
here
is
unclassifie
and
quite independent. This Penwood R d* project illustrates this clearly*
Prom
the
time that I
ound this
piece
of land,
I ave supplied eveiy d o l l a r
to d a t e
that has
g o n e
to
p u r c h a s e
t h e land,
s e c u r e m a t e r i a l s ,
and
e r e c t t h e
b u i l d i n g *
Unfortunately, many
folk
do not
know that money
which they se nd to the work i n
J a m a i c a , a d d r e s s e d
or
m a d e out to " J a m a i c a C h r i s t i a n
M i s s i o n " , g o e s
to
t h e Don
Freams
entirely. This
is by a
revious a greeme nt
between certain missionaries
h e r e
b e f o r e I
c a m e ,
I t h i n k i t
i s
c o c k e y e d a n d r i d i c u l o u s . N e v e r t h e l e s s , it
h a s
c o nt inu e d
up
t o
now.
X
d o g r e a t l y
a p p r e c i a t e your
f o r w a r d n e s s
and r e s p o n s i b l e
a c t i o n
in t r y i n g to
clear up the Herget t a n g l e * It seems that
few
are will ing to take a tand
and
s e t t l e t h e
m a t t e r p r o p e r l y *
No
o n e h a s v i s i t e d
h e r e
in
a l l
t h e s e
m a z y m o n t h s *
I ave
written
to
s c m i e
men, urging them to action, but for
seve ral months
I have
w r i t t e n
not at all
b e c a u s e
n o t h i n g s e e m s to be a c c o n p l i s h e d
t h e r e b y .
W i t h t h e L o r d ' s h e l p , I h o p e to b e i n M i n n e a p o l i s
o n
S e p t e m b e r 2 4 * P e r h a p s
I hall be able
to
talk with
yo u then.
I n Quit's o v e .
no
0
> /
/
^
A
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lie
JAMAICAN
^""^^HALLENGER
" . . .
a g r e a t
and e f f e c t u a l
d o o r i s
o p e n e d
... n d t h e r e a r e
many
a d v e r s a r i e s
..
VOLUME
I , NUMBER 3 JUNE, 1957
BUILDING ACHIEVEMENT AT PENWOOD R D.
H e r e y o u see a n
answer to
long-
continued
prayers.
When we look a t
the picture o f the land we bought,
a nd
then
at this
l o v e l y , strong building
where a true church o f Christ worships,
we
pra is e God exc eed ingly.
How
re
m ar k a b l e
has
been
the
leading o f
the
Lord i n this
whole
Penwood
Rd. roject.
The Christians are working
with
re
newed- zeal to f i l l this building,
a nd
there
i s a
quickened
interest
in the
c o m m un ity.
Just recently,
six
have been
•i mmer se d into Christ, and two Chris
tians
ha v e
placed fellowship
a t
Pen-
wood Rd.
The
large
room
a t
the
b a c k o f
the
plat
form will
form two
c l a s s rooms. o i l e t s
are being
completed
off
the
end of
t h i s
room. T r u l y ,
we
a r e amazed that we
h a v e be en able
to
actually see the
erec
tion
o f
this
much o f
this
big building.
Solid
Figures
This encouraging
a chie v e m ent ( f o r
i t has giv en heart
to
a l l Jamaican
Christians) in blo ck and steel has c o s t
y o u supporters o f ihe Ensigns al mo st
$5,000 o r
will when
we are
able
to
pay
the
b i l l s —
1,000
borrowed f or the
roof, $1,4 00
d u e
o n the walls. We hould
'I'M, , . . .
Folly
or Faith?
It
was clear
to u s
from the begin
spend
. $ 5 0 0
m o i - e t o
get
the
r e s t
of the
roof o n before
we
leave
in
A u g u s t . If
this
can
be d one , i t will
leave
a b o u t
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THE JAMAICAN CHALLENOER
FwbiMitd b f i v a i i | » i » t t i i J Mr*.
GRAYSON HARTER
ENSIGN
ChwrchM
C h r i s t
(Jamei c a C h r l s t i a r )
Miaiion)
BOX20
H « l f * W a y - T r f t e ,
Jamaica, B.
W.
.
(U.
S. Address: Miss Mildred
McClure
c/o
River
Park Church of C h r i s t
8o3
30th
S t r e e t ,
South Bend, 15, Indiana)
We prefer
to
have a l l f unds
en d
l e t t e r *
tent
to us i n Jamaica,
Asso ciated
with the
Donal d Freams
in the
J a m a i c a
Christian Trust.
F u r l o u g h
?
Yes,
furlough,
with a
question
mark.
We want a furlough, need a furlough,
and have one pla nned; but i t w i l l be
b y
Go d ' s favour that i t
becomes a
reality.
There i s always the
p o s s i b i l i t y of
s i c k
n e s s , though we are i n f a i r l y good
health. There i s
the
f i n a n c i a l problem
o f cleaning
u p
ex penses here
and
b u y
ing
round t r i n
plane
t i c k e t s at alm o st
$500. There i ' s the p o s s i b i l i t y of
s o m e
unforeseen hindrance arising.
Yet,
we
are
trusting
God for
a successful
achievement
of
our
prayers.
Physical
Need
A
urlough
i s a necessity a s well a s
a desirable thing. Doctors a d v i s e
u s
that N. Americans
who are
working
(not v a c a t i o 7 ' n g ) hcc need to get
o ut
of the t r o p i c a l climate at
least
every
two years. From a physical standpoint,
we know
that
three y e a i . s
o f s t e a d y
labor with long hours burns u p a l l the
reserve strength
th;
ne
brings
to
Jamaica.
Spiritual
Need
Furthermore, there i s the need
of
s p i r i t u a l
rejuvenation b y being among
American Christians
an d receiving in
formation, help,
and
blessing instead
o f giving i t o u t
a l l
the
time. It
i s a
falldcy to sup p o s e a missionary neces
s a r i l y
increases i n
s p i r i t u a l i t y
because
he i s a
missionary.
J a m a i c a (and
prob
a b ly
a l l
fields)
c an
bring spiritual
d e
terioration and
moral d egenerat i on t o
the
Christian worker who is
weak or
c a r e l e s s .
^ I l e q u ir e m e nt
E i g h t h
a n d N i n t h
April
was m a r k e d by two excellent
preaching r a l l i e s , whic^ were Grayson's
eighth
and
ninth
r a l l i e s
since he
started
holding
them two
years ago.
These
have
been the m o s t productive meetings
in proportion
to the
time involved that
Grayson
has
found.
Approximately
1,800
people
have
been
reached
by the nine
r a l l i e s . Much
sorely
need e d teaching
on the Church, the ordinances, the p l an
o f salvation, and Christ has b e en
gi v en
to those most needing i t . T h e s e nine
rallies have been he ld
i n the
midst of
the
eight m o s t
important areas where
the churches
of
Christ are located,
(continued
o n
p .
6,
c o l .
2)
Richmond
Park
Bu i l d ing
mentally,
physically and
s p i r i t u a l l y
d i s
q u a l i f i e d
for
continued s e r v i c e . Right
now,
know
a f a mily in J a m a i c a who
has not
t ak en a f ur l o ugh
for
f i v e y e a r s
b e c a u s e , they a d m i t , they
w o u l d
lose
s u p p ort
when
p e o p l e
saw
an d
heard
them. All m i s s i o n a r i e s sho u l d be re
quired
to
return regularly for
a
thor
ough
report to
an d
examii.ation by
the
eldership
o f the supportinjr church.
Finally, there i s the 1 eed o f b u i l d
ing
Up
sup port which has
a tendency
to fall
o f f
as time rolls b y .
Some
for
get
o r dro p
their
p l e dge d
suppoi-t. Ir
regular givers turn to m o r e recent m is
sionary
s p e a k e r s o r
to
more sensational
efforts.
Thus, there
are
four
vital
and
e s
sential
re a s o n s f o r
a
f u i d o u gh.
When?
God
willing, we
h o p e
to
leave
Ja
m a i c a
in
A u g u s t . We o p e
to g e t
some
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NO
MORESNAKES
Here in the land of J a m a i c a we
h a v e a l m o s t
no snakes. Once in
a while
in remote
bush-country
a n occasional
one
i s s e e n . These
arc u s u a l l y
q u i t e
small and h ar ml e s s .
Imported Destruction
To r i d the island
o f
o bno x i o u s
snakes
and
r o d e n t s t h e
mongoose, a
small animal
about t h e
s i z e and shape
o f
a
mink,
was imported. It i s a b o u t
s i x t e e n
i n c h e s l o n g .
I t
has s t i f f , brown
i s h - g r a y
h a i r g r i z z l e d
w i t h
b l a c k ,
s o m e
what l i k e t h e
c o l o r
of
s q u i r r e l s
i n t h e
S t a t e s .
T h i s l i t t l e
animal depends upon
i t s
l i g h t n i n g - l i k e s p e e d
t o
k i l l
i t s
p r e y .
Although i t has a f i e r c e d i s p o s i t i o n , i t
can
be t amed q u i t e e a s i l y .
R are Opportunity
Once
in a while when we are
trav
e l i n g i n t h e c a r a t n i g h t on
o u r wa y
home
from a
s e r v i c e i n
t h e c o u n t r y
p a r t s , we catch a
glimpse
of
a mon
g o o s e
scurrying across the road.
One
a f t e r n o o n ,
however,
we c a m e
a c i ' o s s
t h e
one
p i c t u r e d
h e r e .
I t had
been k i l l e d o n
t h e
r o a d
by
a c a r o r t r u c k . I s u p p o s e
t h i s I S about t h e o n l y way
we c o u l d
T > ^
p i < ^ t u r e o f a w i l d m o n g o o s e .
By
t h e
way, d i d y t . u
know
t h a t t h e
p l u i - a l
o f mongoose
i s mongooses and
n o t mongeese as o n e might s u p p o s e ?
THE OTHER DAY
v ^ - ^ 3
THE
ALIENS AND ADMIRERS
T h o s e of
you who
are
regular
read
ers
of
the JAMAICAN CHALLENGER
remember
Bro.
Bob
Allen,
who assisted
u s
here
i n
J a m a i c a
during
two
sum
m ers.
On his way l i a c k to the States
i n
1955 he
went
t o Grand Cayman.
W h i l e
Bob was tbere, he met Miss
Carolyn Bodden. By h i s p e r s u ^ . s i v e
teaching o f - God's word
through h i s
correspondence with her
he
led
Carolyn
t o C h r i s t . Brother
Ensign b a p t i z e d her
while she was i n J a m a i c a for
a
short
time.
Then last
summer Bob a n d Car
olyn
decided
to
work
together
for
Christ.
Union
-
Reunion
On A p r i l 1 4 t b , a f t e r j . m r n e y i n g
t o
Grand Cayman, Bob mad Carolyn h i s
wife.
Because
Carolyn l . a s
been Bro.
Tom
A d a m ' s secretary at
the
B.W.I.A.
o f f i c e , t h e A l i e n s
were
j i b l e
t o
f l y over
t o Jamaica
f o r
a few
d a y s '
honeymoon.
You c a n w e l l i m a g i n e
o u r
d e l i g h t i n .
seeing t h i . s
fine
couple again.
Both
B o b
and Carolyn a r e a r c l o n t i v admired by
our
t h r e e
s o n s , Mark, Nathan, and
D a v i d ; s o t h e y i n s i s t e d o n h a v i n g
t h e i r
p i c t u r e
t a k e n
w i t h
t h e
A l i e n s j u s t b e
f o r e
we
bade
them
Godspeed
at
t h e
a i r
p o r t . We p r a y G o d ' s r i c h b l e s s i n g s t o
be with
t h i s
consecrated.
Christian
co u
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1957
I n s t i t u t e W e e k
In March, "a next" (as our Jamaica n
b r o t h e r s say) Men's
I n s t i t u t e
wag h e l d ,
t h e
e i g h t h
i n t h e
p a s t t h r e e
y e a r s . T h i s
one
- w a s planned by Bro.
George
Weste-
f e l d t , a s s i s t e d by Grayson. I t was
a
f u l l and
b u sy
week.
Alumni
On
Monday
afternoon a n a l u mni
m e e t i n g was
h e l d .
The alumni organ
i z e d t h e m s e l v e s , e l e c t i n g Bro. L. Wil
l i a m s
a s c h a i r m a n a n d
B r o . A. Thomp
son a s
secretary.
A frank, open di s
cussion was held b y
the
a l u mni o n
the
work of
the
alumni,
the future
of
the
Seminary, and the needs of
the
work.
A f t e r w a r d on Monday e v e n i n g ,
I
f i n
i s h e d
up my
c o u r s e s and d u p l i c a t e d
them.
On Tuesday, the
f i r s t
c l a s s e s were
h e l d . I
taught
two c l a s s e s each morn-
—
E s s e n t i a l s of Worship" and
Exposition of
Colossians."
Bro W e s t e -
f e l d t t a u g h t two c l a s s e s — S u r v e y
o f
Mark"
and "How
o
D e v e l o p O f f i c e r s . "
I
l e d
a
d i s c u s s i o n c l a s s
one
afternoon
o n
the
"Meaning
of the Jamaica Chris-
^an
T r u s t ,
L t d . " .
I n
t h e e v e n i n g s
George brought to a m i x e d audience
lessons f r o m
First
John. One afternoon
ê
aught a l e s s o n on the use of v i s u a l
aids.
Leaders' Meeting
An
i n f o r m a l
( i . e . , not denomina
t i o n a l
but
open
to a l l interested work
ers) l e a d e r s ' meeting
was assembled
on Thursday a f t e r n o o n . Twenty m i n i s
t e r s and e l d e r s were p r e s e n t .
Bro.
Wil
l i a m s was
e l e c t e d
a s a c t i n g c h a i r m a n .
Again, we
American
e v a n g e l i s t s were
e n l i g h t e n e d by t h e f r e e
and
c a n d i d
d i s
cussion of various
problems
of the men
a n d c h u r c h e s
— h e n e e d
o f
b u i l d i n g s ,
l i n a n c i a l
p r o b l e m s ,
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
q u e s -
t h e q u e s t i o n o f a s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l ,
and t h e assuming of more r e s p o n s i b i l
i t y for
programs
and work by
t h e Ja
m a i c a n men.
A o m m i t t e e of f o u r men
was a ppo int e d to work
with Bro.
En
sign
i n
preparing the
next I n s t i t u t e .
A
t h r e e man
c o m m i t t e e
was ap
p o i n t e d t o work
w i t h
Bro. Ensign
i n
s e c u r i n g
a l l
t h e i n f o r m a t i o n
p o s s i b l e
a b o u t t h e
e s t a b l i s h m e n t
o f a s e c o n d a r y
s c h o o l
and sending
a r e p o r t t o t h e
l e a d
e r s .
Most of
the
leaders
advocate
s t r o n g l y t h e
founding
o f
such
a
s c h o o l .
O f t e n c h i l d r e n of
C h r i s t i a n p a r e n t s
a r e
d i s c r i m i n a t e d against
i n denomination
ally
controlled schools.
T h e n t h a t e v e n i n g I
h a v e
a l o n g t a l k
with
one of
t h e o l d e r Jamaican l e a d e r s
until 1 a.m.
Last
Day
I t
was 5 : 1 5
a . m .
w h e n I
g o t u p t o
take Bro.
Woodstock t o
the
bus. Then
(Continued on
p .
6 ,
c o l . 1)
PAGE
FI VE
P i n k
and
Palmer
Ordained
Two
t a l l , z e a l o u s ,
k e e n ,
a n d c o n s e -
c r a t e d young men, who were
c l a s s m a t e s
i n
j a b , were
o r d a i n e d
r e c e n t l y .
Brother
N e v i l e A. P i n k was
v a l e d i c t o r i a n
o f
h i s c l a s s
w h i l e
B r o .
S y d n e y P a l m e r
was
s a l u t a t o n a n . Now
b o t h a r e
h a r d - w o r k
ing p r e a c h e r s of t h e g o s p e l who a r e
b r i n g i n g new
l i f e t o
some
o f
t h e
churches
in Jamaica.
Camperdown
On
A p r i l
7 a n
a l l - d a y
p r e a c h i n g
r a l l y
was
h e l d a t
Camperdown
C h u r c h .
During the
a f t e r n o o n
when
e l e v e n co n
g r e g a t i o n s
were
r e p r e s e n t e d .
Brother S.
L. Palmer was s e t
a p a r t t o
t h e g o s p e l
m i n i s t r y . I t was my f i r s t
o r d i n a t i o n
s e r v i c e
m a m i c a , a n d I was i m p r e s s e d
* _ ^ ^ o t h e r s L i v i n g s t o n e ( o f B r a e -
t o n ) Edwards ( o f L i n s t e a d ) , W e s t e -
l e l d t
(of
Constant S p r i n g ) , O'Connor
( o f C a m p e r d o w n ) , a n d
I a l l p a r t i c i p a t
ed
i n t h e
s e r v i c e . Now Bro. Palmer i s
m i n i s t e r i n g
a t
Camperdown
and
L l u i d a s
Vale churches.
York S t r e e t , Kingston
T h e Y o r k S t .
h o u s e o f w o r s h i p
w a s
t h e
s c e n e
f o r
B r o t h e r
P i n k ' s
o r d i n a t i o n .
in
t h i s
congregation, where he was won
t o C h r i s t from Romanism f i v e y e a r s
b e
f o r e , t h i s
f a i t h f u l a n d e a r n e s t
y o u n g
m i n i s t e r
of
Penwood
Rd.
Church
wa s
a p p o i n t e d t o
t h e
m i n i s t r y
of C h r i s t .
u * c a m e
from
s i x
c o n g r e g a t i o n s ,
b u t t h e p r o u d e s t o f a i l were t h e f o l k
f t
- o r n P e n w o o d R d . C h u r c h . B r o t h e r s
of Mountain.
Constant
S p r i n g ,
'
i o i n e d
i n t h e
r d i n a t i o n .
G r a y s o n
h a d
t h e
p r a y e r o f
o r d i n a t i c m a n d t h e s e r m o n o n "The Of
f i c e
o f
E v a n g e l i s t i n t h e
N.T
HP and others
v e . f f i o J d o f h a r -
t h a n
i f
f u t u r e
h a n
t h e r e
h a s b e e n
m h e
p a s t .
N. . Pink,
Evangelist
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INSTITUTE WEEK
-
( C o n t i n u e d
from
p a g e 5)
we h e l d t h e
f i n a l c l a s s e s
o f t h e I n s t i
t u t e , c o m p l e t i n g t h e s e s s i o n a t n o O T .
As o n e a c h
p r e c e d i n g
d a y , G r a y c e
Mane
p r o v i d e d
t h e
men
w i t h a
m e a l a t
n o o n .
I t h e n
g o t
Dons pay
r o l l "
r e a d y f o r some o f
t h e men,
h a a
i n d i v i d u a l c o n f e r e n c e s
w i t h
s o m e , a n d
S o k o ^ h L s t o t h e
b u s . T h a t e v e n m g
three tired missionaries
f o r t h e i r w e e k l y p r a y e r m e e t i n g , h u t
g a v e t h a n k s t o
G o d
f or
a s a t i s f y i n g
we e k
of
work.
«
freams and hintzes
The Don Freams a r e f i n i s h i n g
uP
t h e i r
f u r l o u g h
i n
t h e
U . S .
P j ® "
b e b a c k i n J a m a i c a
i n J u l y o f
t h i s
y e a r
t o resume
t h e i r
a c t i v i t i e s h e r e .
The
F r e d H i n t z
f a m i l y ,
r e c r u i t s
t o
w o r k i n t h e
M a n d e v i l l e
a r e a ,
a r e
s t i l l
t o u r i n g
t o
r a i s e s u p p o r t . T h e y a r e h o p
i n g
t o r e c e i v e e n o u g h
p l e d g e d
s u p p o ^
t o l e a v e t h e U . S . i n November o f 1 9 5 7 .
These workers
s h o u l d
be
on
your prayer
l i s t .
We o p e t o s e e some o f y o u
a t
t h e
M i s s i o n a r y
C o n v e n t i o n , M i n n e a p o l i s , ,
S e p t e m b e r
2 4 - 2 7 .
The
s um m er
term
o f
t h e Seminary
o p e n e d i n
May
w i t h
s i x s t u d e n t s .
THE JAMAICAN CHALLENGER
C a r e o f
R i v e r
P W . C h u r c h o f
C h r i s I
833 30th S t . ,
S o u t h
Bend,
1 5 , I n d i a n a .
EIGHTH and NINTH
-
(Continued
from page
5)
Camperdown
B e c a u s e o f
commitments
i n
t h e
m o r n i n g , B r o . W e s t e f e l d t
a n d
G r a y s o n
d i d not go out
t o
Camperdown
u n t i l
pm.
Eleven congregations
were repre-
Wed n t h e
1 5 0
p e o p l e
who
w e r e
jammed i n
a n d a r o u n d
t h e l i t t l e h o u s e
o f w o r s h i p .
When
t h e
rams
e l l ,
p e o p l e
crowded
i n t o
t h e a i s l e s , on t h e p l a t
form, and
i n t h e
doorways and win
dows. Brother
W e s t e f e l d t
and Grayson
p r e a c h e d t w i c e
i n t h e
a f t e r n o o n ,
as
s i s t e d i n t h e o r d i n a t i o n o f B r o t h e r
Palmer,
and
then preached
a
se^pn
a
p i e c e i n
t h e
e v e n i n g .
B r o t h e r P a l m e r
r e p o r t e d a f t e r w a r d
t h a t
t h e
h a r d - h i t t i n g
s e r m o n o n C h r i s t i a n G i v i n g h a d
t a k e n
e f f e c t and had i m p r o v e d t h e o f f e r i n g s .
Richmond Park
I n
M a r c h ,
G e o r g e a n d G r a y s o n met
with
t h e two
s m a l l , s t r u g g l i n g
c o n g r e -
g a t i o n s a t
R i c h m o n d
P a r k a n d ,
b y G o d
s
f a v o u r , r e u n i t e d t h e m . We
a i d
that^
w o u l d
r e t u r n
t o h o l d a r a l l y
f o r t h e m
a t a l a t e r d a t e . On A p r i l 2 3 , we w e n t
u p
t o
t h e
m o u n t a i n
t o p
w h e r e R i c h m o n d
P ark
i s
l o c a t e d . . , j
S e v e r a l
o f t h e
Jamaican
l e a d e r s
i n
t h e a r e a b r o u g h t s t r o n g m e s s a g e s . Only
f o u r
c o n g r e g a t i o n s
w e r e r e p r e s e n t e d ,
b u t
i t was
o n e
o f t h e l a r g e s t c r o w d s a t
anv r a l l y . Both George and I
were
again
i m p r e s s e d b y t h e c h a r a c t e r o f
_ t h e
p e o
p l e a n d t h e
v i g o r o u s
w o r k t h a t
B r o .
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l o r g t o ( B o d
I n t h e f l i g h e s
The 1,957'th anniversary of
the Incarnation of
God,
Dearly
beloved
because of Calvary,
h a p p y
are we tc s e n d h o ly
s a l u t a t i o n s
o v e r the m i l e s to y o u r
heart
in
the olessed
remembrance of
the
Incarnation
of
our
Saviour,
With
the
shepherds
and wise
m en'o f e l d ,
ws al so
h?sten
with glowing
hearts to
see the
Christ
rf G o o , the king ^f
glory.
Yet how mu ch
m o r e p r o f o u n d i s o u r wo r sh i p , how m u ch d e e p e r o u r l o v e b e c a u s e we
see not a babe but the crucified and risen
Lord
God, With what
h u m i l i t y ,
r ej o i c ing , and
trembling e m o t i o n s
d o we pron'^unce the
meaning o f the mirac l e o f the
a g e s - - " Th i s is
a f a i t h f u l
saying and
worthy
^f all acceptation, that
Christ Jesus
came
into
the world to
save sinners " Oh, what glorious
g o o d
news
The overwhelming evidence of
the love ^ . f God
must not
only
humble
us
b u t m u s t pro duce
an unse lf ish, sac rif icing
lo v e lik e that
of the Father
and
of
the
Son.
We
cannot
make the
sacrifice of
Christ, but
we
can
and
must give Him
the
ultimate in devotion,
loyalty,
and
service.
God
g a v e
And
though
we c snnot
f u l l y co m prehend
the i m m e n s i t y
o f t h a t giving, ws a l s o m u s t give. For the Chri st i an there
i s
no
q u e s t i o n
a b o u t
what he sh a l l g i v e . The s a v i n g
knowle dg e o f J e s us
Christ
i s
the g r e a t e s t g i f t
that
one
fers^in
e v e r
g a v e
to another.
Through
•yr
Christian l i v e s and homes we are
privileged t i ^
give
to the, bs v v lldere d a n d
despairing
the love of God
in Christ,
0
how thankfully and
happily
do
we acknowledge the
goodness
of God, sg manifest in our own lives, x-raise God for true friends
i n A m er i c a ,
f*r
s p l e n d i d
Christians
in J a m a i c a ,
f o r the
uniting
o f
our
l i v e s i n
the
s a l v a t i o n
o f God and
i n
the
work
o f
s a v i n g
others,
God grant
unto you
and your precious ones
the most jcyous and blessed r'- mne m brance of
Christ's coming that you ever had, and
may
He keep
you
rejoicing in faith
fulness until
He ccm.es
asain.
Grayson, Grayce Harie and sons
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