Fream Donald Maxine 1956 Jamaica

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MISS IONAR IES-> JAMAICA NEWS mrs. t onaud freaMR. AND MRS . WOODROW PHIL

MR . A ND M RS . JAM ES HERGE^ A Y S O N enJanuary, 1956, mstrked^î^ begijîng of the sixth year of service

IhTâmaica for the DonalVj reajns, Recently, Don Freajn held anevangelistic meeting tjie^hurch at Mocho, which resu lted in25 confessions. Eight were baptised, and the church has continuedwith renewed s p i r i t under th e l eadersh ip of min is te r Lesl ie Willisuas.^ fO i -S Ov former student of J i^.S , Bro , Williams l ives in the mission home a tRichmond Park, and i s supported in h is work by the Broadway Christ ianr QChurch in Lexington, KjT, *At th s close of 1955 over 5OO had been repor ted added to th e ch urch esby statement or baptism} four young men were graduated from the JamaicaBible Seminary, .and s ix new churches of Christ were established, and a


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74eTAMAICACHRISTIAN

VOLUME 6 MARCH, 1956 NUMBER

REVIV L FOR MO HOOn December 11, Donald Fream, ass is ted by Leslie Williams (a recent graduate of the Jamaica Bible Seminary), began a revival with the church of Christin the village of Mocho, where Wil liam

Ashl ey min is te rs . At the close of themeeting, twenty-six new ones had confessed Christ. Eight of these were baptized, and many of the others plan to bebaptized in the near future. Bro. Williams has moved to Richmond Park, n e ar


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PAGE TWOTli JAMAICA CHUniAN

Published by Mr. and Mrs.DONALD FREAM

JAMAICA CHRISTIAN MISSIONCHURCHES OF CHRIST

Associated with:Mr. and Mrs. WOODROW PHILLIPSMr. and Mrs. GRAYSON ENS IGNMr . and Mrs. JAMES HERGET

ADDRESS:BOX 10 , HALF-WAY-TREE

JAMAICA B.W.i.Forwarding Address:Rt. 2 Moore Haven, Florida

A CLEVER IDEAHave you ever been a puppet? I t canbe a lo t of fun. A puppet just made itsbow in a recent miss ionary meet ing ofthe Kokomo, Indiana , Church of Christ. I 'm Maxine Fream, i t announced. Orrather, I'm supposed to be . . . (poor

MARCH, 1956

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The Constant Spring Church Of Christcomplete return address on all letters.

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MARCH, 1956 PAGE THREE

JZlttfe T^L Lan ani^Deacon Jone s AndHis Bible School

Some of the Bib le Schoo l teachers inthe States might get a f ew pointer s indisciplinary methods if they could takea trip to Jamaica and visit a Bible schoolthere. With little if any printed materialor visual aids, they must rely on theirstory-telling ability alone to hold interest. (With some help from a tamerindswitch )May we describe a visit we paid to oneJamaican Bible school? The re wer e aboutfifty children present, of all ages, together in the church house. Thereare no class rooms a t all, and so the


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LookWho's HereNo, you aren't seeing things - thatreally is a Davy Crockett tent - and in

MARCH, 1956

A NIGHT TOREMEMBER

I t was one o'clock in the morninBright moonlight spil led over the lonrunways and hangers of the almost dserted a irport . Here and there a uniformed worker emerged from the shadowcrossed a patch of light and disappeareinto the shadows again. A long over-dplane from Miami had recen tly touchdown, disgourged a handful of passegers into the night, then lifted in fligagain toward its destination in SouAmer i c aWe were the last of the passengersdisembark. Both of us held a sleepichild over a shoulder with one hand, jugled suitcases with the other, and trieto pee r th rough the darkness that veilfrom our sight this strange land we wesetting foot in for the first time.

TAX IWhen we were finally through cu


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MARCH, 1956

Missionary MeetingSome of the churches of Chris t inJamaica hold an annua l m is si onarymee ting. The purpose of these meetingsis to s timulate soul-winning among themembe rs o f the congregations represent,ed . Usually several churches attend suchmeetings, and a lively all-day program,with perhaps lunch, is planned.On Sunday, January 8th, the Mount

P l eas an t Chur ch o f Chr is t held such ameeting. Delegates from six otherchurches attended, and thoroughly enjoyed a day of fellowship, including tenmessages from different preachers. Alsoon the pro gram were songs, readings,guitar duets {see pictures), quartets,mus ical readings, and chorus s inging bythe delegates.S O U L S F O R C H R I S TThe theme of the entire prog ram was

t ha t the commandment of our Lord tospread the Gospel and win others toChrist was not given only to foreignmissionaries, nor only to preachers.

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Mt. Pleasant Church


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PAGE S IX

Considering The AntA steady hum of activity is heard a-round the Seminary these day s _ as usual Work is not only goiijg on in thenew chapel, but on the kitchen and lau ndry out back which are being erected i ianticipation of the summer camps.Trucks run to and fro dumping sand,gravel, and concrete blocks, while masons, carpenters, and husky men handy

with pick and shovel, do their part tochange the landscape.The tile f loors have a ll b ee n laid in thenew chapel, the inside plastered andpainted. The church has been meeting ini t fo r re gu la r services since th e firs t ofthe year. Before doors and windows hadbeen put in, a record-breaking cold spelldescended on the island. Chilly nightbreezes off the mountains drove theChristians back into their cramped quarters in one of the classrooms until doorsand windows were f inished and installed.The outside of the building has yet to bepainted, and the ceiling put in.

MARCH, 1956

Leslie Will iams BaptizingYoung Man From Moche


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Q[ f 3April 9 6fiaaiWS RO JAIMAIC ADURING the first two months of 1956 there were 123 addiU^s to the churches of Christ in Jamaic

80 of these by confession and baptism Leslie Veejj^BJXx } second oldest daughter of the DonajFreams, was baptised byher father March 15th I V /

A Ch ris tia n M e n s Institute was conducted March 27-30. Woodrow PMlllps wa s in charge ofthe program which had as a theme The Church at Work. Morning classes were: How to Organizand Conduct a Sunday Bible School, Woodrow Phillips: How to Prepare and Deliver a Scriptural SDonald Fream; How to Evangelize from House to House Using All the Congregation, ^ odrow J^and How to Prepare for, and to Establish a Congeegation in a New District Grayson Ensign. Afclasses were How to Scripturally Practise fiSiurch Disciple, Donald Fream; How to Teach andInstill Congregational Stewardship, James H e ^ t . Evangelistic services were held nightly and thsermon topics were: Our Creed, Our Cross, Our Crisis Our Consolation, and Our Crown.


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JAMAICACHRISTIANVOLUME 6 APRIL - NiAY, 1956 NUMBE

PROGR SS R PORTThere were 123 addi t ions to the churches of Christ in J amai ca during the f irs ttwo mon th s o f 1956. Eighty were by confession and baptism, and 43 by statement.Included in th is num ber was Leslie VeeFream, second oldest daughter of theDonald Freams, who was baptized by her

f a t he r March 15th.G R D U T I O N

Graduat ion services were held by the


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page twoThft JAMAICA CHRISTIAN

Published by Mr. and Mrs.DONALD FREAM

JAAAAICA CHRISTIAN MISSIONCHURCHES OF CHRIST

Associated with:Mr: and Mrs. WOODROW PHILLIPSMr. and Mrs. GRAYSON ENSIGNMr. and Mrs. JAMES HERGETADDRESS: BOX 10, HAIF-WAY.TREE

JAMAICA, B.W.I.Forwarding Address:Rt. 2, Moore Haven, Florida

WHERE ARE YOU?When the Lord spoke to Isaiah andasked Whom shall I send and who -willgo for us? Isaiah answered. Here amI, send me. His willingness to serve,when the opportunity and challenge werepresented, is thrilling to the heart.

APRIL - MAY, 1956

Beecheiiown

Spontaneous eviv l


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APRIL MAY, 1956

Someone s Living LinkLooking for a l iv ing- link? The younglady pictured a t the right is smiling her

prettiest in hopes that someone will takeher Five dollars of her support has beenpledged, but she is still in need of 25more a month .

BIG ENOUGHDon't say, Oh, she's to o little to be amissionary because small as she is . shetoo, can stand up and be counted.

Every Sunday morning she is alwayspresent fo r Bible school and church, andis a well-behaved little lady a t that . Afte r services are over, the boys and girlsgather 'round her b ask et to admire her,and t ry to coax a laugh from her which

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J ama ican Picknies

APRIL - MAY, 1956

Master PeterPeter, all of you will say right owas a fisherman, who became oneJesus' disciples. This little Peter wwant to tell you about is also a discipof Jesus, and a fisher of men.Master Peter is a small boy of sevewho doesn't look a day over four. Whhe walked up the aisle one morningchurch to confess Christ, Bro. Thompso

the minister, didn't even see him a t firThe top of Peter's brown curls wemuch nearer Brother Thompson' s knethan his eyes, and Peter had to givetug at his coat, before Brother Thomson lo ok ed d own and saw him.

O LD EN OU GHPeter's mother and fa th er, who a

both good Christians, approved of thsmall son's decision. His mother sa He is old enough to know sin; he is oenough to know righteousness. So , Mt e r Pe t e r was b urie d w ith his Lordbaptism.


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APRIL - MAY, 1956

SEMINARY BUILDINGLOOKING NICE


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PAGE S IX

Properties AcquiredThe f inal payment and transfer of theformerly leased property a t New Hopewas completed in February. Mrs. EmmettDavison, of Gutherie, Oklahoma sent themoney for the purchase. I t is now entirely owned by the church. The b reth re nthere recently sent in a cry for help,for their building had collapsed. Heavy

rains had washed away the foundation.Bro. Fream tools them one of th e ten tsbought for the camp this summer, andthey are now safe under their shelterwhile construction on a building gets under way.GAYLE

Three separate pieces of property, alladjoining, were purchased for the Gaylechurch. Now they have a third acre ona corner lot. The minister for the church,Vermont Roberts, is a t present a studentin the Jamaica Bible Seminary. Throughh is l eade rsh ip , the church is showing

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Progress Report


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JiJl 9 6

VOLUME 6 JULY, 1956 NUMBER

MOMENTOUSMILESTONES

Several outstanding events have occurred dur ing recent months which havebeen t he culmina tion ot years of effort,of prayer, and of seeking after God swill. They are reported here fnr youthat you might r ejoi ce with those thatrejoice.TRUST FORMED

In May, plans for a holding company(similar to a corporation in the Sta tes )th e p rope rtie s posses

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fAGB TWOWit JAMAICA CNVITIAN

Published on behalf ofMR. and MR . DONAW FIfAM

Missteafries of the Churches off ChristAssociated with Mr. and Mrs. Grayson Ensignand Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Phillips on leave)in the Jantaica Christian Trust , Ltd.ADDRESS: BOX 10, HALF-WAY-TREl

JAMAICA, i.W.i.Forwarding Address:

Rt. 3, Moore Haven, Horida

A TRUSTFoi many years, the missionaries inJamaica have hoped and worked towardthe form ing oi a corporation oi trustthat would hold the Jamaican churchproperties secure. Now that hope isrealized in th e J amai ca Christian Trust,Limited. After many months of conferences concerning: various problems involving property holdings in a foreign

JULY, 1956i t is sold and the loot divided amongt h e inher i tors .

ONE SOLUTIONSince the results are usually bad whenthe missionary or when the local elderowns the church property, and since thelocal chu rch does not have the funds northe necessary Christian business men tohave their own Corporation or Trust, theonly solut ion that presents i tself is thata single corporation or trust be formedand f inanced. Thus all churches who sodesire may avail themselves of the protect ion o f this t rust . Abou t two th irdsof the churches owning valuable property will be able to immediately take advan ta ge o f t hi s trust.

TERMS

The terms of the t rust provide formaximum protection to the churches.The trust is forbidden by its constitution to interfere with the management ofthe local church or its local autonomy.Its only function is to hold th e propertyperpetually secure for the use of theChurch .of Chr is t. The present trustees


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JULY, 1956

OBEAHWhen the young minister packed hisBible and meager belongings fo r a weekend preaching trip to the country he lit

tle dreamed that murder, mayhem, andwitchcraft would be waiting for him.It has a ll begun over a year ago withtwo neighboring famil ies in the remotelittle district called Pedro. One familywas Christian, the other was not. Whenthe ungodly family began to be plaguedwith ill health, instead of seeking natural causes they accused their Christianneighbors of practicing obeah (or witchcraft) on them. The Christians repliedthat if anyone were practicing obeah, itwas the accusing neighbors themselves.(Which, as it turned out, was partiallytrue.)

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Youngpeople's group. Constant SpringsChurcli; James King, sponsor, lowerright; Donald Fream, minister, lower left

ONE LOODA nd ha th made o f one blood a l l n a

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MomentousMilestones...Con t i uQed F r om P a c e One )

emment . Fur ther details of the Truand its purpose, are given on page twSUBDIV IS ION APPROVED

Another project that has f inal ly beaccomplished after years of effort is tpassing of subdivision approval for tSeminary property, to take effec t wha city approved street is built, complwith fire hydrants, water mains, alights. The lights had already beenstalled, now the water main is laid, athe s t reet under construction. The buiing of this street will put t he Seminain an advantageous position a t the efacing the main road, and will greaincrease th e value of the property.

SALE OF LOTSWhen the seven acres were first puchased, it was the plan to keep foacres for th e Sem inary p rope r, andvide the remaining three acres into haacre lots, to be sold if necessary, to he


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JULY, 1956

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The forty-foot auditorium of th e WhiteHall Church of Christ near Guy's Hill

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T he E warto n Church was host to another rally on April 26th, with sichurches represented from the ar ea . T hprogram was well planned by the localeader, Brother Jobson, and a full housa t tended the af ternoon fo rum s and discussions of problems. Bro ther F re am wathe at tending evangelist.


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F REWELL(Continued from page 1)

him four more times this year. In spiteof these handicaps, his abilities have beena tremendous asset to the work, and heis an exceptional preacher and teacher ofGod s Word. H is c he er fu l countenancebelies his inner distress, but the doctors,who look beneath appearances, warnedhim that his health would not improveuntil he had a change of work and clima t eMarjorie, and the children too, havesuffered from various tropical infections,so tha t medical bills were numerous. A llof us have long been reluctant to facethe final outcome, and prayed that theymight r emain ; however, God has willedotherwise, and wie must leave it in Hiahands

A TRIBUTEThe evening before their departure, afarewell service was held in t he Con sta ntSpring Church, and the building waspacked with Christ ians from all over theisland who came bearing the love and

JULY, 1956recalled anx ious moments when sommember of our missionary family lay inbed or in the hospital with tropical feveor other disease, and the birth of (threenew missionary children.

There were long days of districmeetings when continual teaching left utired and spent; weary miles drivinhome from visiting country churchesdays of teaching in the Seminary . . . .MIZPAH

At last the time had come to partTears dimmed the many eyes that werturned skjnvard to follow the flight othe big silver plane that rose on thwings of our prayers as much as owings of air, and bearing its precioucai^o. crossed the harbor of lUngstondwindled rapidly in size, and finally vanished from sight over the Blue Mountaino f J ama icaAnd David said to Jonathan, Go ipeace . . . the Lord shall be between mand thee . . . forever. I Sanj -i^.I 20:42


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FRE MS J M ICD e a r F e l lo w w o r k e r s :

NEWSLETTER

We*ve been having such a glorious time la te ly that ,even, as much as we want to t e l l you about it we regre thaving to take time out to write letters How the wordsof the Psalmis t swel l in our hear ts : Shout aloud tothe Lord, a l l the earth; rejoice, be jubilant and singpr a i s e s INow le t us recount how the Lord has grac ious ly b lessedUS, Firs t of a l l the camp: i t was a tremendous success, and met all our fondest expectations. In thelast flurry of activity, everything was gotten ready.The weather was lovely, with l i t t l e rain to upset theschedule. Teachers, counselors, campers, allcooperated beautifully, and thecampers had the time of their young lives. The singing, fellowship, classesgames, and prayers, all opened up wonderful new experiences for then and atthe close of the week, ten of them were buried with Christ in baptism,crowning all our efforts to make Christ real to them and challenp them toChristian living. The majority who attended were already Christians,Going back a bit further, to the week before camp, more victories for theLord were obtained during an evangelistic meeting with the Constant SpringChurch, Brother Bob Allen, from Ozark Bible College, and on preached theWord, while I illustrated hymns with chalk drawings. Attendance was goodthroughout, and the members really worked by getting out and calling to

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V O L U M E 6 SEPTEMBER, 1956 NUMBER 4

Y O U T H C A M PT R I U M P H SThe first Christian Service Camp inth e history of th e Churches of Christ inJamaica got off to a flying start inA ugust, and was hailed by campers,

teachers, parents, and churches a s agreat f or wa rd s te p in winning Jamaica syouth f or Christ. T h ir ty - si x y o un g st er sfrom twelve different congregationsscattere d throug h fou r parrishes, a ttended the camp for a week of teaching,


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PAGE TWOT lis JAMAICA CHRISTIAN

Published on behalf ofMR . and MRS. DONALD FREAM

Missrenaries of Ihe Chu rches of ChristAssociated with Mr. and Mrs. Grayson ensignand Mr. and Mrs. Wo odrow Phillips on leeve)in th e Jamaica Christ ian Trust, Ltd.ADDRESS:

BOX 10, HALF-WAY-TREEJAMAICA, B.W.I.

Forwarding Address:Rt. 2, Moore Haven, F lorida

NO NEED FORSTONES TO CRYIf you are interested in knowing justwhat the campers thought of their firstexperience in a C hr istian Service Camp,read a few of these testimonies;

SEPTEMBER, 1956

These ten young people from five congregations were baptized duringthe week o f camp.

Christ, for He has promised us a crowin th e end


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SEPTEMBER, 1956

Mary reads the scripture in the morningchapel service at camp. Four campersparticipated in this service each day.

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Sister Wayne teaches Life of Christ ithe big tent, which also served as thdining area.


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Mee t Some FriendsBob Allen and Mrs. Lois Wayne , both

from the States, spent most of the summer months here in Jamaica as guestsof the Grayson Ensigrns, and proved tobe real b le ss ings to the work.Brother Bob as he is affectionatelycalled, is a senior this fall in OzarkBible College, Joplin, Mo. He made hisfirst visit to Jamaica last summer, andwas so well liked then, and liked Jamaica so much, he determined to comeback again. He arrived first in GrandCayman, but his stay there was cutshort when a foot infection he had cont ac ted here th e previous year flared upand became so ser ious , he had to take aplane to Ja ma ic a and spend several daysin the Univers ity hospi ta l. Despi te thissetback to his plans Bob kept up hisspirits and pitched in to help with theoffice work Until he could get back onhis feet .

UNDAUNTEDOnce up, he helped Sister Ensign in

SEPTEMBER, 1956has managed a chi ldren s home in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has also taken Biblcourses in the Cincinnat i Bible Seminary, so is wonderfully qualified fochildren s work. She taught weekly children s classes, Holiday s school, andacted as both counsellor a nd tea ch er inth e Ch ristia n Serv ic e Camp. She toofell in love with Jam aica and its peopleAlthough she has r et ur ned to th e S ta tefor the p re sent , she hopes to come backand settle down to doing the Lord work in J ama icaWe pray God s blessings upon thesetwo f a i th fu l Chr is t ians

The Walking PreacherRides AgainThe walk ing preacher of JamaicaBrother Benjamin Lindo. is well-known

and well-loved by many who know of hisf ai th fu l and self-sacrificing service. Hehas patiently ministered to l it tle count rychurches far back in the hills, milefrom bus lines, up steep hillsides where


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29 November 19^6io 0 / icSTf fozoiirf FEE MS HOME FO E FUSL UGH X V|/ W1.

THE Donald Freams returned to the United States from Jamaica, Brit iwh WestIndies, December l5 , 19^6 to begin thei r second furlough from the woric.

They will be visiting among the church until July 19^7 and contacts forspeaking appointments may be made through their AmeidLcan address: Route TwMoore Haven, Flor ida

Buring the i r furlough, George C. Westefeldt, recently of Kentuckywil l carry on the work in th eir absence. B rother Westefeldt i s a graduateof San Jose C alifornia) Bible College; has two years training in Cincinn

Bible Seminary. He was oardaihed to the ministry by the Algonac, MichiganChurch of Chris t and has spent the l a s t f ive years mihis ter ing amongrura l churches in Ohio and Kentucky, He Inay be addressed on the f ie ld at

VHalf Way Tree, Jamaica, rit ishWest Ind ies

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