C. Vincent Hall: the “Alexander Campbell” of Jamaica and the "Young Indiana Jones" Archaeologist in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt Researched by Dr

by Dr. Richard J. Geringswald, Th.D, Litt.D. President of Jamaica Bible Seminary, Kingston, Jamaica, Professor of Archaeology and frequent Lecturer at Polk State College Archaeology Club, Winter Haven, FL copyright 2019

Lieutenant C. Vincent Hall: The “Alexander Campbell” of Jamaica and The "Young Indiana Jones" Archaeologist in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt Researched by Dr. Richard J. Geringswald, President, Jamaica Bible Seminary, April 5, 2019 rev.

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This is a new revised version of my 2008 report. Some mysteries have been answered and others still remain a puzzle. More research has been done as to his military career in Cambrai, France in WW 1 and his travels to Australia and his history in the Congregational church and why he left. Any additional information will be helpful. I joined Randal Craig, my Jamaican brother, to check Ebenezer cemetery for pictures of gravestone and complete dates and additional information. The cemetery had grave stones snapped off so possibly local carvers had marble to chisel for the tourist industry. The head of the Kingston cemetery located a grave site that best matches the brick crypts of the 1945 era and this may or may not be the grave site of C. Vincent Hall. Also we took a visit to the Brixton Hill Congregational church to check archives and they never heard of him. Some of his military service is on old records now on computer. I also found an old passport record before his Egypt trip but no mention of Egypt on it. Christian Standard records on his reports produced much insight, as well as from Disciples of Christ Newsletters. Gerry Williamson met and knew the man but she has passed. Some Jamaicans in their 80's and 90's remember him, but 11 years have passed since my first writing and even those have gone. I’m still looking for pictures, lantern slides of Egypt and more information on his wives and family. I even contacted London, England looking for the University or College he attended along with the Howard Carter archives at Oxford and they returned little to nothing. What I have here is accumulation of information over 22 years working with Jamaica Missions and Jamaica Bible Seminary which he helped start. God bless, Bro. Richard

Brother Richard and Sister Cassandra Geringswald. Library tribute was a gift from Sister Fannie Knight, from the Boy’s Home library door now in the Seminary learning center at Mineral Heights Church of Christ, near May Pen. 1

Introduction: My son Nathan Geringswald sent me “Young Indiana Jones, the War Years” on DVD for Father’s Day some years back and did I ever see a parallel. There were special studies in the histories behind the adventure stories. C. Vincent Hall lived as real a life as a soldier in the Trenches of France in World War I, and explored the Tombs of Egypt with the Carter expedition, as Ray Chapman Andrews, the adventurer, who was the inspiration for “Indiana Jones”. Hall toured the world thrice, crossed Australia, circled Australia, endured the ruggedness of life in the harsh Egyptian climate. Mortality of archaeologists was short because of the realities of the heat of desert, storm, disease, robbers and fevers. Perhaps his experiences in the cold wet trenches of France as well as using mule and motor truck to funnel supplies under constant bombardment and shrapnel with the Motor Transport Corps, prepared him well for the upcoming touch challenges of Jamaica life. He’d spend nights sleeping on a pew in the pouring rain under a tent to protect the location for the next nights Revival. In beginning this search for Lieut. C. Vincent Hall, I had taught Restoration History over 2 decades ago at Jamaica Christian College (now Jamaica Bible Seminary, Ltd.) and have since accumulated more of the histories of the movers and shakers of the Restoration Movement of the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ in Jamaica. In June, 2008, I team taught Restoration Church History with Ozark Christian University Professor Dr. Rick Cherok, PhD Kent State, using as a text “Emerging from the Wilderness: a Study of Restoration History” by Donald G. Hunt. I merely had a scratched note: “C. Vincent Hall, cook on the Carter expedition that discovered the boy King Tut’s tomb 18 yrs. Old, Valley of the Kings.-- Donald Hunt”. (Later the experts put his age at 19.) It was a small notebook notation I had received in conversation with Bro. Hunt, whose last mission trip, before he passed away, was to Jamaica to teach the Unfolded Plan of God. Most Jamaica histories mention C. Vincent Hall with a small paragraph or two and have him in the Anglican Church in England and the Congregational Church in Jamaica. With “Google Search” I located some brochures at the Iowa University Library that caused everything to come together. I badly needed a picture of C. V. Hall, prayed about it, and found one the next day on the same web page of the Iowa University Library, I found the NY lectureship brochure. I immediately had shivers run down my arms. “Eureka, I found it!”. When I was in Jamaica 10 years ago, Dr. Winston Scott, our Academic Dean, went to an older member of the church he preaches and could at least tell us if the man was white or black. He was white. Talking with other Jamaica preachers they mentioned Hall was still respected among the circles of the Congregational Church in Jamaica. There were also parallels between Hall and Alexander Campbell. Both were well educated. Both were well respected. His efforts at Mocho were similar to Campbell’s Brush Run, with small beginnings and large impacts. Both church building would hold 30-35 people and you could crowd maybe 50 in the buildings. Crowds would have to gather on the grounds outside. In campaigns and revivals, Hall converted 100’s in the Clarendon district of Jamaica, just as Raccoon John Smith baptized thousands on the Western Reserve. Seven years after his death, there were 45 churches of Christ, 30 preaching points and an estimated membership of 3,000 by 1953. Both had desire to begin a college to train men. Hall saw his limitations as an educator or administrator and invited Luke Elliott to begin the Jamaica Bible Seminary. War took its toll on stumbling beginnings. One instructor Walter E. Stram came down in June 1950, but his German name confused the authorities and he was accused of being a German spy and was sent back home to America after 6 months on the island. With The Great Depression and World War 2, many Americans were recalled from overseas for their protection to come back home. Missionary work came to a standstill in many places. The same happened after World War II as the hurricanes destroyed many of the church buildings and many Jamaicans looking for work moved to England to rebuild that nation after the war. My frustration in this search is like getting one salted peanut to whet your appetite and nothing more. Tiny snippets of information. A Couple words. Victor Knowles biography of Archie Word tells of his revivals in Jamaica and how he was greeted by Tom Moodie, a co-worker of the recently departed C. Vincent Hall who was the first to tell America about the Churches of Christ in Jamaica. And then the record goes on to say how Brother Moodie was preaching for the church in Kingston Gardens and became Word’s host for the next 3 weeks, but nothing more on C. Vincent Hall. 2

We may leave you with more questions than answers, but you’ve got an exciting trail of adventure following the path of this great man of God and the man who had the vision for beginning Jamaica Bible Seminary to train Jamaican leaders for the Churches. Respectfully submitted by Dr. Richard J. Geringswald, President, Jamaica Bible Seminary 1998-2019.

Early years “Brother Neil MacLeod was the connecting link between this phase of the work and the restoration movement that exists in Jamaica today. Sent by the CFBM, he stayed in the home of a family which had a young son whose name was C. Vincent Hall. This boy learned much about the restoration of New Testament Christianity, but as he grew older he was influenced first by the Congregationalists, then baptized by the Baptists.” The Church Abroad pg. 375 (Note: MacLeod graduated from Bethany College in 1896, preached in Ohio and Indiana, married, widower, volunteered for foreign service and was assigned to Jamaica. His sister Florence went with him and served until 1899 to return on furlough, remarried and then returned to the foreign field, but was cut short by Bro. MacLeod’s untimely death from fever. Buried by the King’s Gate Church. I guess Neil MacLeod stayed with the Halls prior to 1899 as a widower rather than a married man. How old was C. Vincent at this time? Between 15-17 RG) “He was a respected Jamaican with influential connections.” another report. “The spirit of restoration was revived when national, C. Vincent Hall, returned from the states in 1935...” Horizons Magazine Oct. 1986. Other records mention his parents in Jamaica raising him. He was of English parentage. Apparently his parents hosted a missionary in their home for a time. Other records have him preaching at a Methodist Church in Jamaica.

College Years in England In Jamaica or in England? Where did the man get his education.? His psychology, speaking skills, interest in photography, ability to cook for large groups, his respect among Archaeologists and British Generals showed an ability head and shoulders above his peers. Was he educated in Cambridge or Oxford, or the University of London where some Jamaican preachers still send their sons and daughters for an education? Since this earlier report, I contacted Oxford in 2013 and they had no record of his enrollment. Some of his Gleaner articles tell of his time in London, England, but no mention of his alma mater. Carlton Mullings, a prominent Jamaica minister, suggested Stratford College. I inquired for verification April 6, 2019. Preaching in Monticello, IL Feb. 28, 2015-May 2015. Hall preached at a Christian Church (Disciples) after a successful revival meeting for 3 months, then moved on to Chicago, IL. The church bulletin read he was “accepted with wife and son LeRoy started school.” The Revival had 110 responses. --Tommy Pate, elder, Legacy Christian Church, Lakeland, FL

War Years: Lieutenant C. Vincent Hall In Jamaica World War I: 1917- 1918 Educated in England, this great Reformer, Evangelist, Teacher, et al, served in the British Army during World War I. (June 28, 1914-Nov. 11, 1918). Some say he was stationed in Jamaica, endearing him to the island. “C. Vincent Hall was a lieutenant in the British Army and was stationed in Jamaica for a time during World War I. After the war, he became a preacher for the Church of England. (Jamaican Evangelism: A History of Churches of Christ in Jamaica as told by Ed Werner.). There is more evidenced he was a US combatant, and a truck mechanic that became a Lieutenant after the 2 weeks at Cambrai offensive when there were 70,000 casualties on both sides. His military record had him as a Disabled Veteran of the World War and part of Co.F-12th Eng. A.E.F. (Cambrai Fame). Historic Actions of the 12th Engineers: Mobilized Camp Gaillard ("Chain of Rocks") St. Louis, Missouri, June 1917

Departed St. Louis aboard trains July 25th, 1917 Embarked for Europe from New York aboard the R.M.S. Carmania, July 28, 1917 3

Arrived at Liverpool, England, Aug 12, 1917

Landed at Boulogne, France aboard the transports, "Australand" and "Antrim", Aug 18, 1917

Somme Sector, France (21 Aug-19 Nov 1917); (6 Dec 1917-20 Mar 1918); (7 Apr-28 Apr 1918)

Cambrai Offensive, France 20 Nov- 27 Nov 1917

Cambrai Defensive, France 30 Nov- 5 Dec 1917

Somme Defensive, France 21 Mar- 6 Apr 1918

North Picardy Sector, France 23 Apr- 25 Jul 1918

Baccarat Sector, France 29 Jul-24 Aug 1918

St. Mihiel Offensive, France 12 Sep-16 Sep 1918

Meuse-Argonne Offensive, France, 26 Sep-9 Oct 1918 On November 20, 1917, about 400 British tanks, supported by Toul Sector, France, 13 Oct-11 Nov 1918 infantry and under the immediate command of General Sir Julian Byng, moved forward into the German lines. In two weeks there were 50,000 Returned to U.S., aboard the troopship, "S.S. Cape German casualties and 45,000 British casualties. May", April 26, 1919

Arrived via "welcome home parade" to St. Louis, Missouri, May 12th 1919

Mustered out of service, Camp Funston, Kansas o May 16, 1919

Rosters (with Home Addresses) of the Twelfth Engineers How many of these actions and events Lt. C. V. Hall was involved in and when he received his disability, needs further investigation. He was gassed in the trenches and walked with a leg brace, and took several ocean voyages for the salt air to clear and heal his lungs. He did return to the US Veterans hospital on occasion for treatments in later life. He also served with the American Army in France as an officer in the Motor Transport Corps.” Company F, Engineering, American Expeditionary Forces (A. E. F.)

World War 1 Liberty Truck World War 1 Mule and Wagon

I was able to find a record of a “Cecil V. E. Hall, mechanic F Dallas, TX” in an historic record but the chances of finding exact records is 40% as the Germans bombing London in World War 2 destroyed many government buildings which housed those records. In Jamaica the regiment was always under English commanders. Perhaps his military records are in Texas. In the trenches of France, C. V. Hall was linked up with the 12th Engineers. The Cambrai, France Offensive was Nov. 20, 1917-Nov. 27, 1917. The Cambrai Defensive was Nov. 30, 1917-Dec. 5, 1917. This is the first time the British used tanks, and 400 rolling armor followed by fixed bayonets along a 6 mile front and when the dust settled there were 50,000 German casualties and 45,000 British casualties. 4 The Germans snubbed the tanks and felt they could be taken down with barrages of artillery fire. Perhaps this is when Lieut. C. Vincent Hall received his war wounds facing the terror of German machine guns, and the command is given, “Over the Top!” Stern faced and brave, Lieut. Hall leads his hearty men, and many are cut down in a hail of chattering bullets.

Later I found CV Hall flying a bi-plane (“A Bristol Biplane flown by Honorary Lieutenant (Lt) Vincent Hall, 2nd Field Company, Australian Engineers, above the Central Flying School at Werribwee, Victoria.”)

17 Years in California. 1904-1921 He applied as postulant for the Episcopal church, Sacramento, Nov. 1915, but possibly due to family problems and divorce, he went back to world travel by sea. Census Records & Passport I found a listing in the United States Census, 1920, Cecil VE Hall in household of Harry Diehl, 1125 44th Ave., San Francisco, California: Estimated birth year: 1883 (1882 RG), Age: 37, Birth place: West Indies, Gender: Male, Race: White, Marital Status: Divorced. His passport revealed some more personal descriptions: Born: Oct.18, 1882, aged 38, 5’8” tall, Brown hair, Blue eyes, Forehead normal, Nose regular, Mouth normal. Aug. 18, 2012 brought me to Bartow, Florida to tap research on Ancestry and in these Records, his father was Benjamin Vincent Hall his mother Tryphena Elizabeth Willock Bethel in Jamaica birth records and in other records Hall lived from 1904-1921 in California. He was a Naturalized citizen of the USA. June 3, 1921 his passport application in San Francisco, CA noted: No Occupation and he was to visit: Jamaica, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Salvador, Panama—sworn June 4, 1921. We find him on another passport dated June 14, 1922 listing: Indo-China, Siam, Hongkong, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Europe, Austria, Russia, Poland, Germany, Spain, France, England, Scotland & Ireland and a few others undecipherable in the handwriting on the document, extending his travels to a leper colony in Indonesia and an Egyptian expedition discovering King Tut’s tomb!

C. Vincent Hall In Egypt Oct. 28, 1922-May 31, 1923 Carter Expedition

In a personal conversation, Donald G. Hunt gave reference to C. Vincent Hall being the cook on the Howard Carter Expedition to discover the boy king, King Tut's Tomb, in the Valley of Kings in Egypt. Carter arrived with a small team Oct. 1922. In Carter's own notebooks he records: "Monday, Dec. 18 (1922), Breasted came 3 p.m. Breasted arrived & examined seals. Burton, Hauser & Hall began work. " This was Lindsley Hall who was mentioned in the 1914 & 1917 digs. Monday, February 5 (1923) "To Cook 6 to Cook 3 " " 10, " " 6 19" (Note: was pay in Egyptian Pounds RG) This was the record of him paying C. Vincent Hall as cook for the work teams. Then another record Thursday, 1, March, 5

(1923). "to Cook. 4 , Jan. 1 = 10 , Feb. 5 = 6 = 20 And another dated Tuesday, April 17, (1923)

"26 photos to Hall. Mena house. 2 " " " " 20th, 3 Notes " " "" Were these the pictures C. Vincent Hall used in his NY video glass slide presentations in Oct. 1923 through Jan. 24, 1924. In recorded files of the photographs taken there are known professional photographers mentioned but there are many slides taken where it says, “photographer unknown”. In many of the pictures in the Carter files there is no evidence of C. Vincent Hall in any of them. Of course!! You can’t be in the pictures you are taking, and I believe C. V. Hall is the “photographer unknown” in the records of the Tut tomb expedition.

C. Vincent Hall “Ancient Egypt Unmasked”

A boy was clearing a space for water jars for the thirsty workers and found a step cut into the bedrock and soon 11 more steps were uncovered leading to a doorway, blocked with stone and plaster. Dec. 22, 1922 there was a media frenzy. Carter gave exclusive rights to the London Times and others kept at arm’s length, invented stories of the “Curse of Tut’s Tomb”. Carter closed the tomb for about a year of debate with the Egyptian authorities and the London Times which finagled an exclusive. Dec. 16, 1922 the tomb was opened. All digging ceased until Egyptian authorities agreed to 35,000 to Lady Carnarvon and 8,500 to Carter (Lord Carnarvon, frail at the time, succumbed to an infected insect bite, cutting himself shaving, it became septic, turned to fever and infection, complicated with pneumonia, he died 6 months later. Movies and the Press wanted to make it out to be the Curse of King Tut’s Tomb, but he was sickly to begin with and Lady Carnarvon lived many years and Carter lived a great many years, unaffected by the curse, to dispel the fabled rumors we would call “Urban Legend“.)

Archaeologists Outside Tut’s Tomb 1922 Howard Carter at Tut’s Sarcophagus http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4tut.html Complete Carter Journals and Photo Library Available From Griffith Institute, Oxford. Used with permission. In a history timeline this was the most important event of the time: Howard Carter found Tut's sarcophagus, Jan. 3, 1924. It took 10 more years to catalog and move everything to the Cairo Museum. (Note: For further study “The Tomb of Tut.Ankh.Amen” by Howard Carter and Arthur C. Mace, 3 volumes 1923-1933 and “King Tut: the Face of Tutankamun” DVD 4 Part BBC Series Netflix. RG)

C. Vincent Hall goes to SINGAPORE, EGYPT, AUSTRALIA, EGYPT, PALESTINE, ENGLAND & USA (NY) in Sept. 28, 1922 through Sept. 15, 1923 (2nd Trip Around the World) “OFF THE BEATEN TRACK WITH A WORLD TRAVELER” lecture tour. (Note: Was his first World tour World War 1?)

1. Sept. 28, 1922 SINGAPORE, Wesley Methodist Church, Ft. Channing Road, “Here in Singapore preaching to the English and Chinese congregations and also to the Lepers.” (Possibly on his way to Egypt to join the Carter expedition RG)

2. Oct. 28, 1922-May 31, 1923, C. Vincent Hall In Egypt, Carter Expedition (part or all as Cook, photographer, and probably pretty handy with a rifle if needed.) 3. Mar. 24, 1923 (reference letter date from C. McLaren Ex. Pres. Meth. Conference of West Perth, West Australia), Rev. C. Vincent Hall, Resident Minister of the Methodist Church of Western Australia, “a devoted pastor and earnest preacher”. 4. May 16, 1923 Hall was using a collection of lantern slides on the life of the Australian aborigine “mastered his subject. His striking personality and sincerity” Office of W. Australian Govt. Tourist and Publicity” Hall trans versed Australia around the perimeter and across it. He tells of an Australian Pearl Diver who got his head caught in a shark’s mouth and how he fought to free himself. He tells the story of the pearl fishing industry and shows photographs of the Torres Straits of NW Australia. He lectured on the aborigine and their child-eating, the burial of the dead in the trees and their drastic way of expressing sorrow for the departed. 7

Note on LANTERN SLIDES RG: Before the modern slide projector an oil lamp, candle, ‘oxy- hydrogen limelight’, or arc light and a lens through which an image painted or printed on a glass plate was projected and enlarged. In “the early 19th century numerous itinerant projectionists traveled around Europe with magic lanterns and collections of slides, putting on shows wherever they could draw a paying audience. Multiple projectors allowed for the dissolving of one image into another. Some slides boasted special effects. Some had extra layers that could be moved across each other…The popularity of magic lanterns ended with the invention of cinematography at the end of the 19th century.” Howard Carter’s Glass slides were black and white 3 1/4” x 3 1/4” and are still on file in Oxford University.

Magic Lantern Slide Projector Glass slides of a similar era

5. 1-2-23 (Europeans use day-month-year) so it is either Feb. 1 or Jan. 2, 1923, EGYPT, Sr. Chaplains office in the Alexandria district in Egypt, “Splendid collection of lantern slides. He is a gifted speaker.” 6. June 28, 1923, EGYPT, General Headquarters of the Egyptian Expeditionary forces in Cairo at the Soldier’s Club. “Australia”.

7. July 13, 1923, PALESTINE, Lecture “Australia--Civilized and Savage” given at the English College on Monday evening. Hall “has lived some time in Australia among the blacks and has just completed a very successful tour through Egypt lecturing troops by appointment of Field Marshall Viscount Allenby, …High Commissioner.”

8. Sept. 15, 1923, ENGLAND, London, Clifton Congregational Church, Asylum Road. “delighted, splendid views, lecture was deeply interesting, impressive and eloquent speech, beautiful pictures” James W. Rose, Minister.

9. Sept 15, 1923, ENGLAND, 164 Queen’s Road, home of Harold A. Moody, M.D. and Ex- Chairman of the Colonial Missionary Society “excellent speaker, and his slides were among the best we have seen…life in Jamaica…good work among the Methodists.”

National Geographic Valley of the Kings, May 1923

10. USA, NY. (6 months before Howard Carter came to the U.S.)

THE NEW YORK TIMES--OCT. 7, 1923: “The Rev. C. Vincent Hall, world traveler and lecturer to the British Troops of Egypt and Palestine, returned to America last week to begin a lecture tour. He was at the Luxor excavations of the Tomb of TUT-ANKH-AAMEN and took a large number of photographs, which will be shown at his lectures. Mr. Hall served with the American army in France as an officer in the Motor Transport Corps.”

C. Vincent Hall goes to NY in Oct. 1923 through Jan. 24, 1924 “LECTURES on AUSTRALIA, EGYPT, PALESTINE and His Famous Word Picture "MAN'S QUEST” speaking tour. C. Vincent Hall lecture circuit 1923-1924 on Australia, Egypt and Palestine in NY. http://sdrcdata.lib.uiowa.edu/libsdrc/details.jsp?id=/hallcv/1&ui=1 (Courtesy Univ. of Iowa Library files)

Figure 1 The daily donkey ride in the Valley Left to right, Arthur Mace, Arthur Callender, Howard Carter and an unidentified man. (C. Vincent Hall had bad knees from war wounds and would more than likely ride a donkey than walk. RG) Photographer: not known (C. Vincent Hall, unknown man or photographer?) Date: probably 1923

In a brochure entitled EXPRESSIONS OF APPRECIATION from NEW YORK Regarding Lieut. C. Vincent Hall's Illustrated LECTURES on AUSTRALIA, EGYPT, PALESTINE and His Famous Word Picture "MAN'S QUEST" Speaking itinerary (Date of appreciation letter will give a time context as to where C.V. Hall was but not exact speaking dates. RG ):

1. Oct. 12, 1923, 23rd St. YMCA, NY, lecture on Australia "world traveler, forceful, informing and intensely interesting". 2. Oct. 14, 1923, Trinity United Methodist, Staten Island, NY, "a forceful and inspiring orator_ fine, full of strength, religious faith and fervor and contained the necessary power to inspire new thought." 3. Oct. 22, 1923, First Methodist Episcopal, Elmhurst, NYC. "who preached at a service conducted rather unique experiences." 4. Oct. 28, 1923 First Methodist Episcopal, Freeport, NY, "Man's Quest for the Living God". "he is a man with a message, regret we could not have heard him for an hour instead of the thirty-five minutes allowed. He knows how to present even `Egyptology' from personal investigations in Egypt and Palestine constitutes a message that ought to be heard in all our churches." 5. Oct. 29, 1923, Freeport Men's Club, Freeport, NY, "Man's Quest for the Ever Living God". "You were wonderfully successful in creating for us the atmosphere of the land of the Pharaohs: Thebes and Memphis."

The Mocco Church bell, missing its clapper. Bro. Richard with Bro. Dyer & another leader at Richmond Park Church

Sister Fannie Knight, founder of Mitchell Town and 2 other churches as well as the Kingston Boys Home. In her mid 90’s in 2019. .Another Bro.Dyer being baptized at old C.V. Hall Baptistry at Richmond Park, by Dr. Winston Scott, pastor. (Below) Macca tree Baptist Church becomes a Church of Christ

11 6. Nov. 2, 1923, YMCA, Brooklyn, NY, "Australia" "May I congratulate you on your success in holding that large crowd of men in the Foyer, when it was possible for them to slip out at any time. They were so engrossed that they took no note of the time." "lecture every school and college in this section of the country."

7. Nov. 11, 1923, Reformed Church, Brooklyn, NY, "lecture on West Australia" "The pictures were superb (probably used a glass slide lantern projector common to the 1920's era RG) "You have had a rare experience in your travels. Your talk is "Off the Beaten Track".

12 8. Jan. 3, 1924, Goodsell Memorial Methodist Episcopal, Brooklyn, NY, "Australia" "a perfect command of the English language" "both in picture and story to bring in the Christ, the only hope for both savage and civilized." 9. Jan. 16, 1924, Ocean Ave. Congregational Church, (note: C. Vincent Hall was a Congregational minister RG), Brooklyn, NY "Ancient Egypt Unmasked" "illustrated lecture". 10. Jan. 17, 1924, Prospect Methodist Episcopal, Bristol, Conn., "His delivery of the message fascinates. You cannot escape. His word painting holds you. His beautiful and original slides are windows through which the lecturer helps his audience to see the mysteries and marvels of ancient Egypt, Australia and Palestine. 11. Jan. 24, 1924, Municipal Club, Brooklyn, NY, "Tuesday evening last (Jan. 22, 1924 RG) "eloquent, instructive… most brilliant incidents." Soon after, Howard Carter visited the USA in 1924 and gave a series of illustrated lectures on Egyptology in New York City. Did C. Vincent Hall present to the Religious organizations and churches and Carter to the Universities and Science Circles? 10 months later in 1925 Carter reopened to tomb and the last objects were sent to Cairo by 1932

C. Vincent Hall In Jamaica preaching among the Anglicans, Methodists, Congregational and baptized by the Baptists.

“…as he grew older he was influenced first by the Congregationalists, then baptized by the Baptists.” The Church Abroad pg. 375 After the war, he became a preacher for the Church of England. (Jamaican Evangelism: A History of Churches of Christ in Jamaica As told by Ed Werner.)

Sept. 15, 1923 in a letter of recommendation from Harold A. Moody, Ex-Chairman of the Colonial Missionary Society and a Medical Doctor, “The Rev. C. Vincent Hall is an excellent speaker, and his slides were among the best we have seen…I can testify to the integrity of the Rev. Hall’s life in Jamaica, where he did good work among the Methodists.”

It was at the Sea of Galilee C. Vincent Hall rededicated his life to Jesus Christ and preaching the Gospel in Jamaica. 14

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Brixton Hill Union Church 2019 formerly C.V. Hall's Congregational Church “C. Vincent Hall was a lieutenant in the British Army (U.S. Army joining British in the trenches of France) and was stationed (lived in Jamaica for a time during World War I. After the war, he became a preacher for the Church of England (San Francisco, CA) and in 1935 he returned to Jamaica to preach in an Anglican Church (Congregational) in the Moco Mountains. The beautiful stone building is still there. He was a diligent student of the Bible and began to discover that much of what he had been taught in seminary could not be found in the Scriptures. So he began preaching what he was finding in the Bible. Eventually word got back to England of what he was preaching. He was ordered to preach Anglican doctrine or his license to preach would be revoked. He refused to comply and kept preaching what he was learning in the Scriptures. He and a number of the members whom he had converted began meeting in the open air on the mountain side about a mile from the Anglican church building. They purchased some property, built a small building, an outdoor baptistry, and mounted a large bell on a concrete base a few yards from the building. The building is still there in Mocho.” Jamaican Evangelism: A History of Churches of Christ in Jamaica as told by Ed Werner

On the Web site for “Congregational Churches in Jamaica” some insights can be gathered as the doctrinal position of the Congregational was “Christ, the Head of the Church, and a group of people who believe in Him, associated together to worship and serve Him and for fellowship with each other.” “They believed in services of simple worship, they did not believe in a hierarchy of Bishop, Priest, systems of Church Courts, but that the government of the affairs of the church are in the hands of individual members under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.” These are the same New Testament Concepts the Christian Church/Churches of Christ hold today. The date of the start of the Brixton Hill Congregational Church is 1836 with this comment, “The missionaries followed the ex-slaves into the hills away from the centers of population and under difficult circumstances quite frequently suffering opposition, they spread the Gospel…’in the hills of Manchester (Mandeville) and Clarendon (Mocho).’”

They gradually withdrew from the London Missionary Society and became the Congregational Union on Feb. 28, 1877. Eventually the Disciples of Christ voted themselves out of existence in Jamaica and became part of this same union of the Presbyterians and Congregationalists.

C. Vincent Hall In Jamaica preaching and establishing Churches of Christ 1935-1945.

In 1935, he was now preaching in the Union Church (Brixton Hill Congregational and formerly Anglican) one mile from the Mocho Church of Christ. More than a decade ago, I had my Jamaican students do a history of their local churches as a writing assignment for the Restoration History Class. Here are some interesting gleanings whether accurate or inaccurate: 1. Mocho Road Church of Christ 1935 established by C. Vincent Hall “a very industrious and hard working evangelist who came from the USA in the year 1935 and Luke D. Elliott. It was the first Church of Christ and 1st location for the seminary Jamaica Bible Seminary. --Robert Kennedy (Mervin Ward, current minister & student at JBS 2008 Attendance 25-30 RG)

2. Richmond Church of Christ 1937 was the 2nd church established by C.V. Hall and Luke Elliott. (Richard Ramsay current minister 2008 and on Jamaica Bible Seminary Board).

3. Scott’s Pass Church of Christ was the 3rd congregation established by C.V. Hall and Luke Elliott. There is a plaque on the church wall giving tribute to Bro. Hall. (Tilden Falconer is current minister 2008 and is working on his BSL degree with JBS).

4. Lluidasville Church of Christ mentions Luke D. Elliott as it’s first minister. He returned to America in 1966-1967. 20

5. Richmond Park was called “Pastor Hall’s Church” Mt. Pleasant was another church Hall started or was involved in getting started. Two churches in Walstead and Mt. Airy were discontinued, possibly destroyed by the Hurricane of 1951 forcing many churches and leaders migrating to England for work.

1st JAMAICA BIBLE SEMINARY 1938 Mocho Church of Christ, Mervin Ward, current minister, 2019. Reopened and Repaired by Jamaica Christian Mission several years ago. Hurricane roof repairs by IDES 2005. Bell is still in the front yard and new classrooms under construction by Jamaica Christian Services and Jamaican Evangelism partnering with Jamaican labor force. Below is the Brixton Hill Congregational Church C.V. Hall preached for several years. It is one of the oldest building to bear the name "Church of Christ" on the island.1937? Other earlier Restoration church groups used "Duke Street Christian Church" 1882 commemorated by a Christmas Stamp in 1982 and Beardsley called his group "Christian Mission" in 1858. Some “Churches of Christ” were so named in 1900 era.

His understanding of scripture gave him conviction to preach N.T. Doctrine, and he was censured by the English church and was to be recalled but he left them and became independent. Were the issues Closed or Open Communion or Baptism by Sprinkling or Immersion or the authority of the Clergy? I don't know, but those were the issues of the day. He broke off and began meeting in a small building which still stands seating approximately 30-35, a big church bell on an elevated platform in the front yard, and the beginnings of Sunday School classrooms now completed. In 1938 C. Vincent Hall advertised or announced in the Standard needs for going to Jamaica and Luke Elliott heeded the call.

C. Vincent Hall In the United States

Having a serious health spell he came to America for medical attention and discovered the Church of Christ preaching the same doctrines and gospel he himself was preaching. Returning to the island he continued preaching the Restoration plea of Christians Only. An article appeared Sept. 30, 1938 in the Cass City, Michigan Chronicle: "C. Vincent Hall, Missionary from Jamaica will lecture at the Church of Christ with colored slides 8 p.m. Friday Sept. 30, 1938--a silver offering will be taken."

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Seeing the importance of trained leadership he invited Luke Elliot from the states to join him in beginning the Jamaica Bible Seminary in Ewarton and eventually it found a more permanent setting in Constant Springs, Kingston, Jamaica from 1945-1959. From 1935-1950 E.A. Watts, Luke Elliott, Donald Hurley and Lonnie Dever were a few who went to Jamaica to help Brother Hall expand the work of the Lord on the island.

JBS 1956-1957 INCLUDING Grayson Ensign, James Herget, Don Fream, Woodrow Phillips, Albert Thompson, Neville Pink, Roy Taylor, Bro. Williams and others.

Picture: Duke Street Christian Church is .45 cent

Leadership Classes conducted by Dick Ellis of Ottumwa, IA and Harold Armstrong, President of Fla. Chrsitian College, Kissimmee, FL 2006

Further study needs to be made concerning the Earthquakes or Hurricanes that brought the nation into a Revival and Return to God. Also as to his wife and family. He was a white Englishman of Jamaican birth, well studied in human psychology. He would seek out the spiritual leaders in a community, teach them NT doctrine and then begin a NT church through that leader's efforts.

C. Vincent Hall Death February 26, 1945

Buried in Ebenezer Cemetery in Kingston, Jamaica. Much loved and honored by the Jamaican brethren, and is still remembered in 2019 by those won to the Lord by his efforts.

“By 1953, forty-five congregations were reported with an additional thirty mission-preaching points, with a membership of approximately 3,000 persons. About this time property was purchased in Kingston and the first seminary building was completed. Of the thirty-one students who passed through the doors of the Seminary, by 1945-1960, seeking spiritual knowledge only two were preaching for the independent work of the churches of Christ.” Several migrated to the US and England. (Ed. Note: R.A. Walker and Albert Thompson. Walker passed 2007 and Thompson retired with his children in NY since his wife died a year ago and has since passed. Walker served a number of years on the Board of Advisors for Jamaica Christian College/Jamaica Bible Seminary, Ltd.) John Dyer of Richmond Park Church is the oldest living student as of 2019. Chapter “Jamaica Island of Springs” pgs. 372-373 The Church Abroad, by Lora Banks Harrison. 1969 Revision, Instructor of Missions, Ozark Bible College, Joplin, MO.

The Seminary Reopened in 1994 and there have been 150-200 students part and full time as of 2019 with an average student body of 6-12 students in any given year with a high of 19 students. The 50 graduates and other part time students are serving in approximately 37 churches on the island.

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Holding immense revival meetings hundreds were baptized in the Clarendon district of central Jamaica.

Mandeville Campus 2012 hosted college for 4-5 years with 9 graduates.

Death of Lieut. C. Vincent Hall

The Rev. Lieutenant C. Vincent Hall, noted evangelist, world traveler and author, died early yesterday morning (Feb. 26, 1945) at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Lillian Du Mont in Church Street after a long illness. Lieutenant Hall returned to Jamaica sometime ago for the benefit of his health, and his death will excite much regret by his wide circle of friends throughout the island. In religious circles he was a dynamic figure and his addresses and lectures in different parts of the island, especially on evangelistic work won for him great admiration. Sat. September 27, 1945

Born in Jamaica 64 years ago, Lieutenant Hall was of a well known family. He resided in the United States for many years and was an American citizen. During the first world war he served as a chaplain in the American army and visited Palestine and other countries. A much traveled man, Lieutenant Hall at the end of the first world war toured many of the State in America where he gave lectures, under the auspices of religious bodies. He also lectured to students in universities in the U.S. and was the author of books on religious works. Several years ago he settled down in Jamaica and established the Church of Christ and made frequent trips to the U.S. and other countries in the interest of the church work. Lieutenant Hall for a number of years helped the peasants in the country parishes with money and clothing which he was able to obtain from big businesses and prominent individuals in America. Some years ago he was attached to the Congregational Church in Jamaica and ministered successfully in Clarendon for some time. He is survived by his wife, resident in Texas, a son, a professor at Yale University, a daughter, who is a bank clerk in Washington. Mrs. Du Mont and Mrs. A.N. az, sisters and other relatives in Jamaica. The funeral takes place this afternoon moving from the residence in Church Street at 4:30 o’clock for the North Street Congregational Church, then to the May Pen Cemetery. Sat., Sept. 27 Jamaica Gleaner

Funeral of Rev. C. Vincent Hall

In the presence of a large and representative gathering, the remains of the Rev. Lieut. C. Vincent Hall, noted evangelist, world traveler and author, who died early on Monday morning (Feb. 26, 1945) at the residence of his sister in Church Street, were interred yesterday afternoon at the Ebenezer Church Cemetery. The Rev. Frank Nichol, Minister of the North Street Congregational Church, conducted a short service at the home and then headed the coriege to the Church where another service was held. At this service, the Rev. Luke D. Elliot, of the Jamaica Church of Christ, with headquarters at Ewarton, paid a fitting tribute to the life and work of Lieut. Hall. This service concluded the procession then moved to the cemetery, the Rev. Frank Nichol performing the final rites. After the religious service, the Masonic service followed, with Mr. A.L. Evans and Mr. A.W. Parchment past masters of the Collegium Fabrorum Lodge officiating. Many beautiful wreaths were placed on the grave. Pall -bearers at different points included Mr. A.C. Campbell, Mkr. B. Du Mont, Mr. H. Gayner, Mr. M. Campbell, Mr. O. Campbell, Mr. S. Campbell, Mr. Horace Vaz, Mr. Donald Savage, Mr. Douglas Savage, Mr. Noel Vaz, Mr. Arthur Hall, Mr. W. Drew. Mr. H. Kaylen, Mr. C. Bates. Mr. Arthur Campbell and members of the Collegiate Fabrorum Lodge. Feb. 28, 1945 Jamaica Gleaner

Randal Craig and I visited the grave area Oct. 29, 2011, with most stones snapped off and used to make crafts in the craft market. It was terribly vandalized with few inscriptions left of the 30-40 graves in this small church cemetery. The gentleman pictured is head of the Cemetery Dept. in Kingston and he pointed to a brick vault that may be within the time frame of the 1945-1950 burial era. Later grave covers were poured cement and not laid red brick.