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-VOLUME V MANDEVILLE, JAMAICA, MARCH 1948 NUMBER 3 Finding Your Place (A MESSAGE TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE BRITISH WEST INDIES UNION)
By `Robert H. ID*Let 8011
HOUSANDS of our young men and women through- Mission. We should pray most earnestly for God to T out our British West Indies Union are looking for lead us into the very line of work He desires us to make employment. Many are the letters that come to my our life's career. desk every month from young people, asking me to help The Lord uses different ways of leading young them secure some sort of work so that they can make people in selecting their life's work. Without enlarging a living and keep the Sabbath. upon them, 1 will mention five of This problem of employment is these methods: a very real one for our youth. I 1. By His Spirit's deep and abid- want to help you in finding some ing impressions as an answer solution to it. Meet 0 ur Workers to earnest prayer. In the first place, I believe God 2. Counsel from Godly parents. is interested in every young man 3. Counsel of workers and Mis- and woman in this beautiful island sion leaders who know you field of ours. I believe He is well. interested in helping you find work 4. Counsel of your teachers. that will enable you to at once 5. By the opening Providences make a living and remain true to of God such as those made the principles of the Advent Mes- known through committees sage. I am convinced that His and boards. great blue-print includes a special In seeking to know God's will for place for every one of you who has you in this matter, pray most earn- given his heart to the Lord. The estly, that through one of these servant of the Lord declares this channels He will make it crystal to be true: X clear just what line of work you "Not more surely is the place should enter. prepared for us in the heavenly Open Doors mansions than is the special place We are happy to introduce designated on earth where we are our VISITOR•fanilly to the Many Seventh-day Adventist to work for God." "Parables of Pastor of Hanover Parish, in young men feel that only the min- Jesus," Page 8. the West Jamaica Mission, istry is open to them, and unless Elder Lee Gouldhourne. they take the ministerial course, Place Not Found By Chance Elder Gouldhourne is a grad- there will be no opening for them As young people seeking to uate of W.I.T.C. College and inside or outside of denominational follow the Lord, we will not find has served in the work both employ so they can keep the Sab- our place by chance. Neither should in the Cayman Islands and bath. As the result, there have we expect to find it by depending Jamaica for several years. been instances when young men upon the influence of friends who have not succeeded in the, ministry hold responsible positions in the (Continued on pare 8) the work, but what we are. Before we `JUST BETWEEN US" see Pentecostal lumbers, we must have the Pentecostal power. "The Spirit awaits our demand and reception." C. 4, L., p. 120. "When divine power is combined with human effort, the work will spread like fire in the stubble. God will employ agencies whose origin man will be unable (A Personal Message from your to discern." — Mrs. E. G. White in Union President) Review & Herald, December 15, 1885. News from the A. M. H. May God grant us His grace and The workers on the staff of the We are not to expect that times will power that we may be prepared for the Andrew's Memorial Hospital were recent. be better, that funds will be more plenti- difficult days before us and may have ly encouraged with the cheering news ful, that things will go easier as we near a part in the glorious and certain triumph that the Government of Jamaica had die end. In fact, if I read my Bible and of the Advent Message, is my earnest appropriated £5,000 to us for continuing the Spirit of Prophecy aright, we must prayer for each of you. construction work on the new Hope Road prepare ourselves for just the opposite. Sincerely yours in Christ, Hospital building. This gift comes as a Difficult times are before us. Days of trial great blessing to our medical work, for and real test will try us before we enter we had beerf moving forward slowly by the kingdom! faith during the past few months, pray- ing that God would open the way to com- II Timothy 3:1 (Moffatt Translation) : plete most of the main building and "Mark this, there are hard times coming wings ready for occupancy within a few in the last days." Personnel Appointments did months. We thank Him for hearing and "In the last days perilous times will Changes answering these prayers. come" (King James' Version). The word Owen. Holness to the West Jamaica The present plan is to complete the "perilous" comes from a Greek word Mission as Assistant District Pastor in central section of the main building, and which includes the thought of "reducing." Manchester. • the west wing which includes the operat- Our budgets may be reduced, our work- David McCalla to the East Jamaica ing theatre. These will be furnished and ing staffs may be reduced, our equipment, Mission for Evangelistic Work at Jack's opened to the public while the other wing our facilities, all may be reduced. "Mark River. and the new kitchen are under this, there are hard times coming in the Miss A. W. Sangster to the Union construction. last days." Office as head of the Bible School and Dr. Edwin Dunlop recently left us to• Office Secretary for the Radio Depart- return to the States where he will connect "The work which the church has ment. with one of our large hospitals in the- failed to do in a time of peace and pros- Miss Bernice Pringle to the East eastern states. perity, she will do in a terrible crisis, Jamaica Mission for Bible Work in At the last Hospital Board Meeting, under most discouraging, forbidding Kingston. a call was placed with the Union for, circumstances.— Volume V, p. 463. Miss Anita Nembhard to the Union another doctor to connect with the insti- Office as secretary to Elder Pierson. tution as early as possible. We face days ahead that must not Mrs. H. S. Walters to the East Miss Marjorie Whitney has responded and us depending upon our visible Jamaica Mission as secretary to Bider to our call for another Nursing School resources tu finish the work of God. He Pond. Instructor. Miss Whitney was connected . will bring us to the end of our visible H. S. Walters to the East Jamaica with our large White Memorial Hospital resources that He may compel us to count Mission as Departmental Secretary. in California for some time and was our invisible resources . We must re- W. A. Holgate to Kingsway High more recently Director of the School of member, "not by might. nor by power, School as Headmaster of the school. Nursing in Monterey, Mexico. We wel- but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of M. G. Nembhard to North Street come Miss Whitney to our hospital staff. hosts." Zeoh. 4:6. Temple Church as Pastor. The fourth class of nurses entered the Dark days or forbidding circum- H. E. Nembhard to St. Catherine as School of Nursing in February. There stances should never dim our vision of District Pastor. are eight in this new class. We are the glorious triumph that shall ultimately A. D. Laing to Portland as District greatly in need of more dormitory and and certainly be the lot of the Advent Pastor. classroom space as our Nursing School movement. Recall the mighty power of B. E. Hurst to the West Jamaica Mis- grows. Pentecost. It shall he eclipsed in the sion as Publishing Department Secretary final days of this world's history. "The E. C. H. Reid to St. Ann's as District Bible School. great work of the gospel is not to close Pastor. Miss Pearl Bell to the Union Office as with lees manifestation of the power of David Hawthorne to East Jamaica secretary to Elders Haig and Parchment. !God than marked its opening. The pro- Mission as Church School Teacher in Miss Zeta Boyd to the West Indian phecies which were fulfilled in the out- Kingston. Training College for stenographic !louring of the former rain at the opening Miss A. Parchment to the West work. )f the Gospel. are again to be fulfilled Jamaica Mission Office as secretary to R. Douglas to Cuba for pastor-teacher at its close... By thousands of voices all Elder Hurst. work on the Isle of Pines. over the earth the warning will be given." Miss K. Morrison to the West Indian 0. S. -Rugless to East Jamaica Mis- G. C. p. 611, 612. Training College Office as office assistant. sion as Bible Worker and Music Leader. Miss U. Greene to the Union Office Leonard Grey to the West Jamaica It is not what we have that will finish as secretary to Elder Barclay and the Mission as pastor-teacher. • Page Two ' THE BRITISH WEST INDIES UNION VISITOR March. 1948 1948 Evangelistic Plans fin- Jamaica Organisation: On February 7, 1948, Goals for Souls East Jamaica Mission a new church was added to the sisterhood EAST JAMAICA MISSION WORKERS: Major Efforts During 1948 of churches in West Jamaica at Camp- D. V. Pond Four Paths Savannah, in Westmoreland. We were D. V. Pond 30 A. C. Stockhausen Annotto Bay especially privileged to have Elder W. E. A. C. Stockhausen 250 E. C. Walton Dalvey and Stokes Read of the General Conference to take A. B. Davis 90 H. E. Nembhard Palm part in the organization service, which H. S. Walters 150 A. B. Davis Papine & Aberdeen was carried out in a rather unique way E. C. Walton 150 H. S. Walters Trench Town when each of the nineteen charter mem- H. E. Nembhard 150 A. D. Laing Buff Bay & Moore bers came forward and signed the M. G. Nembhard 150 M. G. Nembhard North Street covenant thus making a permanent page R. E. Gibson 10 Dr. Glenn Millard Half-way Tree of their church record. The Camp- A. D. Laing _. 200 Spearhead Efforts Savannah church was raised up as a W. U. Campbell 20 Albany, Long Road result of the work of Brother John Dr. G. Millard 101 A. C. Stockhausen Highgate, Jeffrey Palmer, who is now a student of the West Dr. C. R. Anderson 10 Town Indian Training College. Trinitivdle and Total for East Jamaica 1311 E. C. Walton Richmond First Quarter, 260; Second Quarter, 395; Ewarton, Lluidas Soul Third Quarter, 260; Fourth Quarter, 396. H. E. Nembhard Vale and Duxes WEST JAMAICA MISSION WORKERS: A. B. Davis Lawrence Tavern Winning Fruitful Vale, Olive F. H. Fletcher 200 A. D. Laing Mt., Brookdale E. C. H. Reid _... 150 Lee Gouldbourne 100 Upper St. Andrew W. L. Campbell K. G. Vaz 120 Cockburn Pen, B. E. Hurst 30 W. L. Barclay Morant Bay S. G. Lindo 125 M. G. Nembhard Old Hope Road C. S. Greene 160 West Jamaica Mission 0. Holness 140 Major Efforts During 1948 W. S. Nation 25 E. J. Parchment 30 F. H. Fletcher Cambridge Alexandria E. C. H. Reid Lucea Total for West Jamaica 1080 'Lee Gouldbourne Race Course S. G. Lindo First Quarter, 216; Second Quarter, 324; .C. S. Greene Bleauveaue Chantilly Third Quarter, 216; Fourth Quarter, 324. 0. Hotness News Slipe K. G. Vaz * W. S. Nation Brumalia Soul-Winning Goals for 1948 Report of Baptisms for January R. H. Pierson Say-la-mar Bahamas Mission 125 Union Office Staff Caledonia British Honduras Mission 125 WEST JAMAICA: E. J. Parchment Cayman Islands Mission 25 Spearkacid Efforts •• East Jamaica Mission I:i11 Pastor F. Fletcher — Orange 3; F. H. Fletcher Leathe Salt Cays Mission 25 Sherwood Content, 6. Retirement Pastor C. S. Greene — Sheffield, 5. E. C. H. Reid West Jamaica Mission 1000 Total for West Jamaica, Februay-14. Lee Gouldbourne Cascade S. G. Lindo Pleasant Valley Total 2611 Red Hills • 'C. S. Greene — B. W. I. Union Minutes, Report of Baptisms for February K. G. Vaz Newton W. S. Nation North Manchester Action No. 1421. Pastor S. G. Lindo — James Hill, 5; R. H. Pierson Vaughansfield * * * Bryant Hill, 1; Chapelton, 3. O. Hotness Asia Pastor K. G. Vaz — Newmarket, 7; Lay-Preachers Goals B. E. Hurst Lincoln Total for West Jamaica, February, 16. W. L. Barclay Arcadia MISSION GO kJ, E. E. Parchment Salt Spring Bahamas Mission 15 E. J. Parchment Burnt Savannah British Honduras Mission 10 .AST JAMAICA: .... 10 Cayman Islands Mission Pastor A. C. Stockhausen—Albany, 4; OUR GOAL FOR SOULS 1948 125 East Jamaica Mission Jacks River, 6. Salt Cays Mission Pastor Melvin Nembhard — North 125 2000 West Jamaica Mission Street, 1. Let us set as our objective Pastor H. S. Walters — Regent St., 7. Total 285 One Baptism in Every Church Pastor Hilbert Nembhard — Lin- Every Quarter —B. W. I. Union Minutes, stead, 4. Action No. 1420. Total for East Jamaica, February, 22. March, 1948 THE BRITISH WEST INDIES UNION VISITOR Page Three ting them have an active part in an effort. of the medical work in Jamaica. This in this way more of our young people beautiful service was certainly a fitting would become preachers of the message. climax to the strenous efforts put forth The young ladies and those who are not by the Spring Garden brethren to build able to preach can be taught in the same a representative place of worship. The W. L. BARCLAS .11. V. Dept. Secretary. manner to give Bible studies, conduct Jackson Town and Troy churches were Young People Can Be Branch Sabbath schools and Sunday well represented, and other visiting Soul-Winners schools and to hold cottage meetings. ministers were Pastors, E. C. H. Reid, Today, as the great conflict between Training. however, is not the only- and L. A. Gouldbourne. good and evil approaches its climax, God requisite; organization is also of para- W. S. NATION. is sounding a clarion call to the youth of mount importance. No army can win a the Advent Movement to press into the battle without being ovganized! Likewise. 7.inie of service. He has a work for them the youth of the Advent Movement will Looking Backward and Forward to accomplish. which the older ones can- not be able to win the Lord's battle with- Among the many missionary endeav- not do. out organization. ours in this Union, 'one which stands out The servant of the Lord states: "In Our Missionary Volunteer Societies prominently is our Church Building Pro- the closing scenes of this earth's history, should be organized into service bands, gramme. It is a pleasure. as one rides many of the children and youth will and each band should have a leader who over this beautiful island -of ours, to see astonish people by their witness to the will lead the youth into active service. the many churches that have been com- truth which will be bourne in simplicity The youth, to be efficient soul-winners. pleted and dedicated to the glory of God. yet with spirit and power. They will do must also be consecrated. They must be They stand as monuments of His great a work in the proclamation of the truth motivated by the "constraining love of power.. No less than twenty-four have which the older ones cannot do because Christ." been completed during 1947 In spite of' their way will be hedged up." C. T., If our youth are trained, organized. financial and other difficulties, this branch pp. 166, 176. and consecrated to the task, the barri- of our work moves ever forward. Now, "Preachers and laymen advanced in cades of hell - will not prevail against should we lessen our energies for 1948? years cannot have one-half the influence them, and the work will be finished in a The answer in flaming words comes from upon the young that the youth devoted to short time. — E. J. PARCHMENT. every corner of this Union, "No, we must God can have upon their associates." not!" Some might be tempted to say M. Y.. p. 204. that financial conditions are growing Educate the youth to help the youth." worse, and where may the means he Ibid p. 203. found to_ complete the seventy-one From personal experience in evan- Church churches under construction in this gelisim, I have found that young people Union? God has thousands of ways of have a greater influence upon their com- Building working for His people that we know panions than the older ones do. Many nothing of. There is nothing impossible times young people, in reply to older in- with God. Surely, if we have faith in dividuals working for their conversion, News Him, He will do great things for us. will say. "You have lived your life However, the best way to demonstrate already; we are young, we will have a our faith is by our works. We have this good time now; when we reach your age record in Holy Writ that "faith without then we will be Christians." But when works is dead." What we have done in Stone-Laying: 'The Robin's Hall a fellow points his associates to Christ. he the past can be duplicated in the future. brethren were very happy when on meets them on common ground, and they Where can we get the money to com- February 8 they celebrated the stone- are more willing to follow his example in plete all these buildings? Let us review laying service for their new church build- the Christian pathway. some of our plans: How about the ing. The foundation for this structure Down through the ages, the youth has Church Investment Plan? To you whose was laid by the late Elder Hubert church has not yet been completed. are been God's helping hand, and ever will nine years ago, but it Fletcher about you following it up? This programme has he. He is _strong, enthusiastic, and full remained for Brother David McCalla to of zeal to push the triumphs of the cross; brought in hundreds of pounds sterling encourage these brethren to take a during the past two years of its existence however, in order to render efficient ser- forward step. Now they are determined and if faithfully carried out will bring vice he must be trained. to go steadily on until they can complete in thousands more in the future. The Sister White. realizing this • fact, and dedicate their building to the honour wrote: "With such an army of workers as plan is simple and easily worked. There of God. Elder W. E. Read presented a are various investments -which can be our youth. rightly trained, might furnish, very inspiring sermon for the occasion. how soon the message of a crucified, made, and when we invest something for risen, and soon-coming Saviour might be God, br sure that He adds His blessings. carried to the whole world." Ed. p. 271. Dedication: February 15 was indeed Let every church member invest some- thing this year that will go toward Church One good way to train young people a day of rejoicing to the believers of • Building funds. to become soul-winners is by having lay- Spring Garden and their many friends Perhaps your church is already- evangelistic classes in our churches. An who joined in the dedicatory service of finished and nicely painted. and furnished. experienced layman can conduct a class the aforesaid church. Elder E. F. Hack- but can't you make an investment to help covering certain featureq of the doctrines man. the President of the Inter-American th' sister church near to you that is. our faith and the technique of present- Division of the General Conference. of struggling . under a heavy burden? Surely ing these doctrines. As time goes on. he inspired the large and. representative you can. takes his class out into the field and gives gathering with his timely message. and (Concluded on pace the students practical experience by let- Elder B. M. Heald spoke of the progress 5 ) March. 1948 Page Four THE BRITISH WEST INDIES UNION VISITOR Then there are pledges that have been wheel and grapple with the task and as Pastor Haig is busy with his Publish- _made in the past, and those pledges have warriors go out and bring in souls for ing Department men in Jamaica at brought in hundreds of pounds sterling. the Kingdom of God. present, but will be leaving the Island Surely none of us feel the poorer for - ERIC PARCHMENT. the latter part of March for visits to having made these pledges. In fact, .in -Coconut Grove and the Bahamas Mission. many instances God has so opened the. Pastor Parchment is continuing to way that many of the pledges were give a strong lead to the church building doubled. Then let even church member urk in the Union. and at present is - pledge to God something for the carry- making extended visits to bbth East and ing on of this great phase of His work. West Jamaca Missions. Pastor iIarclay and Pastor Amundsen Again, there are even hundreds of from the Inter-American Division have programmes that have been rendered in .keen assisting the West Jamaica Mission aid of this fund. These programmes leaders in a strong Lay-Preachers' Insti- have proved very successful indeed: and tute in Montego Bay. there are cases where the gains have Pastor W. H. Waller, Preceptor and been far in excess of what was antici- Bible Teacher at the West Indian Train- pated. Let us plan to have in every church ing College, has been selected as the this year a well planned programme and New White Hill Church Seminary representative from our Union the returns turned over to the Church for 1948. Brother and Sister Waller will Building Programme. Pictured 'above is the beautiful little proceed to the States early in June. where White Hill church dedicated the latter Mrs. Waller will visit relatives while We have the Church Solicitation Pro- part of 1947. For some years, our earn- Pastor Waller attends the Seolinary in gramme where we solicit by cards and est members in White Hill have been Washington, D. C. envelopes. If your, church is in need of labouring faithfully to complete their The beautiful new Normal School these supplies, please write to your Mis- house of worship. Now that it is fully building at -West India!! Training College sion office and °they will be happy to finished and dedicated, they have a is almost finished and no doubt, by the cuonerat-' w'th you. We do not want church home of which they mar be time this appears in print. Miss Dell these solicitations. however. to conflict Brodie and her children will be enjoying with any of the regular solicitations of justly proud. their new school home. the Union or mission. 411. • Here and There About the Union Preliminary work on the New British West Indies Union office building "has There may be some other plans that Pastor W. E. Read, Field Secretary of been commenced. The building has been .you have of receiving funds; if so, please the General Conference, is spending laid out on the plot donated by the West put these plans into action. Of course, we several weeks in our Union assisting with Indian Training College. and foundation would like to be informed of them before. meetings in Jamaica, the Bahamas and excavations are under way. Before the Do not let one discouraging note be British Honduras. It was planned that close of the year, we hope to have our heard,in your church along any mission- Elder Read should also visit 'the Cayman new cut stone building almost completed ary endeavours that is being planned. Islands. but failure of transportation and ready for occupancy. caused the plans to mis-carry. There are thousands of pounds in The Islands of Inagua and Mayaguana the hands .of our friends and even our Pastor R. A. Anderson, one of the of the Bahamas group that have formerly Associate Secretaries of the General Con- enemies that are but waiting to flow into been a part of the Salt Cays Mission have the treasury of God. I hope that it will ference Ministerial Department. spent now been transferred hack to the Bahamas be possible for some of the Union., ever a week with us late in January. Mission because of difficulties and trans- workers along with the superintendent During his visit, he rendered excellent portation between these islands and the and district pastors of your mission to help in the evangelistic institute being headquarters of the Salt Cays Mission in pay a visit to your unfinished churches, conducted for the workers of the East Grand Turk. and we hope that these suggestions of and West Jamaica Missions. It is hoped that a fine Youths' Camp ingathering funds will be well on their Miss Lena Hamilton recently left her can be geld in Jamaica later on in the -way before we reach you. Do not delay post in the Union office to proceed to the year. Our Young Peoples' Leaders are brethren, "the early bird catches the States where she expects to locate per- working to this end. worm," and with your resolution that manently. Miss Hamilton has laboured On the morning of December 25, your church must be completed this most efficiently in various capacities in 1947. Miss Cynthia Tyee, formerly one year, keep in mind that we are behind Jamaica for a number of years and she will be greatly missed by her many of our Union Office stenographers, was you and will do all that we possibly can united in marriage to Mr. B. Cooke of to help you. friends. Pastor Franz left the island for the St. Ann. - She now resides at Runaway With the determination of our Bahamas. February 24. He will be Bay. St. Ann. believers. many churches have been spending about two weeks in Nassau raised up and completed in less than two attending committee meetings and audit- years. Of course, it meant sacrifice, ing the Mission books. Prayer Circle financial and otherwise, but those who Pastor Pierson left March 3 for Belize have made the sacrifice and have com- where he will be attending the British ednesday pleted their buildings are rejoicing in the Honduras Mission Session for a week. NV fact that they have a place of worship The latter part of March he will spend which is both a blessing to God and to in Georgetown taking part in the Cayman 8:00 A. M. n an. So let us put our shoulders to the Islands Mission session.