World survey by the Interchurch World Movement of North America : revised preliminary statement and budget .. . X/. HOME MISSIONS: M/est/ncfies 141 Jamaica JA]\IAICA, the chief center of British interests in the West Indies, has an areaof 4,207 square miles and a population of 851,383. It is thus slightly smallerin both area and population than the state of Connecticut. Pure-bloodedwhites comprise less than 2 per cent, of the population. Foul evils are gripping the people of Jamaica and an appeal for liberation from themis an appeal to the Chiistian church to give to them the glorious liberty
World survey by the Interchurch World Movement of North America : revised preliminary statement and budget .. . X/. HOME MISSIONS: M/est/ncfies 141 Jamaica JA]\IAICA, the chief center of British interests in the West Indies, has an areaof 4,207 square miles and a population of 851,383. It is thus slightly smallerin both area and population than the state of Connecticut. Pure-bloodedwhites comprise less than 2 per cent, of the population. Foul evils are gripping the people of Jamaica and an appeal for liberation from themis an appeal to the Chiistian church to give to them the glorious liberty of the gospelof Jesus Christ. These evils are: Illiteracy. Less than one-half the people can read and uTite andconsiderably less than one-half the children of school age are in school. Superstition. This always goes hand in hand \^ith ignorance. In Jamaica there aremany superstitious beliefs and practises brought from Africa. Vice. More than 60 per cent, of the children aie born out of wedlock. Jamaicansare not natmally criminal but they are easily influenced. Drinking, gambling andthieving are prevalent. Pove
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