La Junta tribune., 1912-07-13

, cat00 enu NhrlstlantZed enter into
educating and Christianizing their
fellows.
Mrs. Swift called attention to
three little girls. whom she calls her
babies and that are now four. six.
aud seven years. respectively. and
who were given into her care at nine
weeks. nve months. and nine month";.
OF age. She says they have grown
into beautiful, uactable and intelli-
gent children.
The fact that sixty.three per
cent of the population of jamaica Is
ilicgitimate brings startling convic-
tion Of tAe need OF Christian work.
ers and realization OF what Is the
first and greatest need. This immor.
ality exists almost wholly among
the blAcks. who have no marriage cere-
mOny. no consiancy and no home life
until they come under Christian in.
nuence. Thus the first work OF the
misstOnaries is to Impress upon and
inxtill into them the necessity and
dignity Of lawful marriage and some
perception OF rueness To the mar
riage relation and thereby to estab.
blance Of home life which they trust
may grow Into the institution OF
home.
immortality the rum traffic, idol
worship and superstition are the
great menaces to the welfare Of
these island people and are the con
ditions against which too much earn.
est effort can not be directed.
Mrs. Swim is located near Hec-
tors River, a village and postoffice
which 10 In the southeastern part
Of the is1s4h and Of the mission field
strsschiae sas ~ ppgfADatssa
so;:.;
TIE little mission Of Friends that
consisted Of tusty.five members when
Mr.. and Mrs. Swift went to Jamai.
ca has grown In nineteen years 10
membership of 800. accommo'
dated In seven principal stations.
There are eleven American mission
aries. all from the central states.
and there are five women In the
field who average fifteen ars' ser
vice.
Mrs Swift declares enthusiastically
that the English government is
splendid - do mission work under for
the reason that II In deeply inter
csted IN the welfare and improve
mcnt OF its subjects and gives gen
crously II interest and effort as well
as OF money tn the establishment
and maintainence OF institutions that
viii cultur" and Christianize. She
takes pride In the compliment I'm
piled TO the Americans. especially
10 those Of the Friend sect, In the
preference that the government Of
Jamaica eyinces for their work and
supervision and attributes this pref
creme. TO the fact that England. con
servati,e as she II. considers the
American school system superior.
and to the fact that the Friends
missionaries from America hav. con
vinc.d h'r that they are deeply In
rnrncs, by receiving those for whom
they give thmeseivcs. not only Into
their effort and interest. but also
into their hearts and their homes.
Mrs. swifrs judgment is that most
has been accompiish~d through the
medium Of ,raiaing schools and she
believes that the salvation of the
blacks mus, come through the aven'
~ Of IN. Industrial school
She is Ia Amsrica now As dele
gate pursuing the will Of III"
Friends churches In Jamaica To at
tend IN. International Convention
for the Negro which convened In
Tuskccyce. Ala. 10 April and other
conventions. and thereby To gather
insor nation that viii BE- helpful To
her and 10 ,hsa and tn the govern
nent Of jamaica u the establishment
os an Industrial School for negro
boys. which she herself IL making
her chief conccrs just now.
Mrs. swift LANDED Ia Philadelphia
Apsti i&th. and preoesded directly IA
Alabams. She wu1 remain In Ameri.
60 s,x months. rstssning 10 her work
sSovt November ise. She will prob
sbiy return via New York and Bos'
toa. - she wishes 70 20 To Mas
eerhusetts to VISIT hes husband's 4
Ssepls.
"My greatest mission In Ansri
"a" saia Mrs. ovtet With ceavin'
tCeesisss1 . kose Pa0s.l