The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1954

TllE --- JNDEPENDENT BAPTIST .Jun lf15 ~--~----------------~ ..:..::...~ CHRISTIAN MISSIONS ' 'IMPRESSIONS OF MARTINIQUE' ' . l1 rist i,l1 i\lissio11s is . a_11 111 1<' J1P t1<1<' tl t l~aJ>t is t ~IisRio1 , ,,ro rl<i11p: i11 f11ll h ,-1r111011)· ,r it}1 J-{c>Ll.ltl , lr l~a1)t 1st '( l1t11·el1rs. ' L'l1t 1 11118s 10 11 l1a: ,,·orl, i11 l< 1 r c> 11 c·J1 \\TrRt .i.\ f1·i rft · ,,.\lgr ria, ~<>rth ,\f1·i c·n: J>c1ri~, ~ 1 r c111r- , a11tl tl1(~ r r <l11<· l1 '\\Tr. t l11c.l~l\8 i11 adcliti c) 11 t o a ·tatio1 i11 Xo, a Neo ti,1, ( 1 a11acla . 'I'll 111issio11 <ttlc.lres: 1s : 1-!G :N ortl1 R r , ·r11tl1 Ntt'PPt, J>a t r rR0 11 2 , ~ r ,v .J ersr , . Re,r. ,Jo:;.,p1Jl1 :\ Ic·( 1 c1l>cl i:· t l1e l, e11er ,1] I)irre t or , ,111 tl tl1 t) Rel \'. f 1 :11oe h R. f<>o rr , ,,·r it r r <> f t l1i s ar t ielr , iR~ cl 111e 111br r of th e lJoai·cl <)f tr t1stees. ( E tli t r ) To ~e c>t1r 111i:Rio11aries 0 11 1Iar – ti11iq11 i11 aetio11, t<) eat ,rit h t l1 e111 ~1ee1) ,,·itl1 the111 li.. t e11 t o tl1e111 1)1·a3,. ,,Titl1 tl1e111, a11cl ,,·orl{ b3r their"' "' id , ha bee11 011e of the g1"'eate t l1io-hligl1t of 111.\.. life. It ,,a. ,,itl1 a g1·eat deal of trepidatio11 ,,e 1111- dertool{ the j our11e:y· at the r eri11e t of the Board of hri .. tia11 JI i .. io11. , b11t 110,, ,,·e prai. e t l1e Lorc.l f o1-- it. I ro11ld 11e\"e1-- l)e the a111e agai11 afte1~ thi. trip . "'\\Tith tl1 I;o1--cl : he 1 p I ' '"011 t. A. '""e r ethi11l~ impre. : io11. gai11ed fr·om the trip, tl1 e. e grot1p the1n- elve i11 three 11ai11 di,ri io11. : the thrill of t1·a,,.el the i111pact of heatl1eni. m and the challe11ge of the u11fi11i. hed ta.. l{ . Til e Tli1·ill of Tra1 el T1--a,·eli11g tho11gl1 tire:on1e i.· alway . ti11111lati11g. Thi · i. e:– l)e iall~· t1·u when traveli11g l)y air·. B l l t the . ,\·iftne. . of the tra,rel a11cl tl1e udde1111e of t he cha110-e a1--e al1no t e11er,,.ati11g. 'ro be i11 J.,. e,, York 01 e da)", i11 lviart i11iq11 , the 11ext i 011e of the 1n ar,·el. of ot1r ci,..ilizatio11 l)ut a little ha1"'cl 011 t l1e 11er,Tot1 . v t ern. .. 1904 SOth-1954 ANNIVERSARY CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION Testimonies to Jews Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Brazil Quarterly Magazine "THE TRUMPETER FOR ISRAEL" "News and Views" of local and world-wide interest concerning the people and the land GERALD V. SMELSER, Supt. P. 0. Box 3556 Cleveland 18, Ohio I t ,,·a'i 0 11 tl1e 211cl of .Ja11 t1ar,.. ~ tl1a t 011r I>a11 ...\ 111e1·ir a11 ( 1 lippe1· left l c1le \'"" ilcl .Ai1-- I,)01"'t at :30 J). 111. f or the 2,000 111ile f light to :\[arti11ic111e. I l1ad the plea . 11re of tl1e co111pa11~... of Re, .. . J o e1)l1 l\IcCaba t he e11eral Di1--e ,to1.. of (ihri ·tia11 :\Ii.. io11. . a. ,rell a tha t of the Rev. ti. ~al 1,,rell a Ba1)– ti.·t pa. t or f r o111 Cha 1· le. t o,,·1 , "'\\Te t ,r irg i11ia e11 r o11t e. Ot11· fir. t ·top ·\"va...· at ~ a11 ~J l1a11 I:>11erto Rico early tl1e next 11101·11- i11g . F1 .. 0 111 tl1er e ,,re jot11--11e~"ecl to • t . .J oh11 A11t igua, the11ce t o 1 t1ade– lol1pe. Becat1. e of a dela}'" i11 tra11 , - it " re 1)) 1 -p ru . ed i\Ia1·ie xa le1 t e a11cl t he bea11t ifl1l I ·la11d of Do111inica, arri,,. i11g at i\ [arti11ic111e hor t l)'" l1e– f 01· , u11do,,r11. .:\ Ia1--ti11ic111e i · 011e of t he 1110 t bea11t if t1l I la11c1. of tJ1e Le . e1-- .1-\11- tille: . itl1ated alJOllt 2.000 111ile. . outh of ~ e,v Yorlr a11cl 2t O 111ile. 1101·tl1 of ,. outh 111p1·ica i11 t l1e C 1 aribl)ea11 :ea. The I la1 l i. 50 111ile: lo11g· a11d 19 111ile ,,Tide ,,Tit1 a11 area of :3 5 .·c111a1"e 111il e. . Tl1e 1opt1latio11 r·ecorcl ecl i11 1950 ,,.. a. e. - t i1nat ecl t o l)e 260,000 of ,,Thich -t 000 ar e ,,,hite a 11cl t l1e r e. t co1- or cl. ::\farti11ic1u ,,,a. cli co, ..er ec1 l)J" 1 ol11111l)tl i11 1'"'02. Tl1e pri11- ciple J)r o l11ct ar e . 11g·ar , l)a11a11a. 1·t1111 a11d cocoa. .:\Iar t j11ic111e i: a De1)a1·t111e11t of t he Fre11cl1 Rep11blic a11cl it .~ pri11- cipal citJ... F or t-cl e-Fra11 e, i. : p1~a,,·led Ollt o, re r t he hill , lll'– l"Ol111Cli11g· the 111o'"·t bea11tift1l 1 a1"– l J01" i11 t.he "a1--i l) l)ea11. At f ir~ t g'la11ce e, ,.er3.. tl1i11g i beat1tif11l. The ,,Toocl. arp f illPd ,,Titl1 a 1 1"0- f 11. io11 of t1·ee l111l<110,v11 t o tl10. e ac 'l1:to111ecl to tlle t e111p e1·ate zo11e. Tl1e flo,,re1-- a1--e a riot of colo1· ' a11d l)loon1 a11110.·t the )Tea 1· r o1111t1. TheI'C are th 1nall:\" \ra1'ietie.' of ~ ]1ibi rt1. the ,,·ilcl orchic1. th boug- ai11, ,illea, 1'0:e: carnatio11. a11cl J)oi11. ettas. T1 .. 11l~ ~ :\Iarti11ic111e i a JJlace ,,·l1er e ' ' e, 1 ery pro pect plea e. ancl 011lJ' 1na11 i . , 1 ile. Tl1 e I11 z1Jctcf oj' Ilcafl1 e11is1n :\ Ia11~,. prop le t hi11l<: of the I . ·la11cl co1111) ri. i11g tl1e \Ve.·t T 11 cl ie. g1 .. 0111 a. a ho111e mi. . i o11 ' fie 1 cl, b 11 t t l 1 i i:~ f al' fron1 the trt1th. \Vhe11 0111 lea, 1 e the ·l1or e · of the. e l r 11itee State of r\ 1nerica, it j lil{e pa. si11< fro111 light j11t o cla1·l{11e. . . Fe,: h1 .. i. t ia11. ha, "e a11~'" co11ceptio1 o ,,~hat it ,,ot1ld 111ea11 to 1 i,Te i11 , la1 d aln10. t 1111to11 ·bed 1),r the (lo pel l)llt I ha, ..e j u . t 1 ..et11~11ed fro11 .·t1ch a place a11 l the exp erie11 c·, lea,;re Ille }1eart. icl{. To lJe . 111--e tl1e Ro111a11 atl1oli1 1 h11rch ha. l)ee1 011 the I. la11cl o \Iarti11i Ille f or· . e,T 1'al ht111 clre< )·ear , b11t tl1e pOOl' , Olll, ~i,ri11i ther"e a1"e larg·el:v· . t eeped i11 upcr ·titio11 a11 l idolat1"\'". The kind of Ca ~ tholici. 111 011e fi11cl s 01 :\Ia1·tii1ic1111 i. that of co1111trie.. ,,~her e Ro111• thi11lt. he i . 111i tre. . The ,,or ·hip of t l1e , rirgi11 a11cl of tl1e ai11t! ha largely dethro11ecl the Lore l'J e:t1 hri. t. : a 11 atte1· of fact t 1 01113" hr·i t 111a11~ ... of the e poo1 . 0111 k110,,.. i. the litt le ,,~af er· ,,~hicl the p1--ie t loc lt lll) i11 the lJox a1Jo,~t th altar at tl1e ti1ne of tl1e ol) .·er,,.a11ce of th e 111a . A 011e tra,,el.· abo11t i11 . a-callee l 1 l1ri tia11 la11cl 011e i. i1npre.. ec lJ ) ~ the n1a11)... . i111il aritie. - e,,e1 t l1ot1o·h the la110·11aoe 111a, .. he dif f er ~ ~ ~ ~ e1 t - evide11ci11g· ocial pr ..o~rres ho pital · olcl f olk: ho111e. ed11 Hebrew Christian Society {Incorporated) 2524 Euclid Heights Blvd. CLEVELAND 6, OHIO REV. HOWARD A. KRAMER, Founder REV. ALLAN C. METCALF, Director "Ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence, and give him no rest. till he establish, and till he make Je– rusalem a praise in the earth ."