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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
In this book, first published in 1862, Edward Bean Underhill gives
an engaging account of a journey to the West Indies on behalf of
the Baptist Missionary Society. He visited Baptist churches in
Trinidad, Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas in order to evaluate
the religious state of the many congregations that were established
there after the Emancipation Act. Underhill emphasizes that the
religious and social consequences of the Emancipation for the
people of the West Indies cannot be viewed independently of one
another. He finds that the islands, on their own terms, have made
the best possible use of the freedom obtained. Underhill gives an
elaborate and vivid description of his impression of the islands,
but his main focus is on Jamaica, which he finds has benefited most
of all.
Edward Bean Underhill (1813-1901), the energetic and much-travelled
secretary of the Baptist Missionary Society, was active throughout
his life in publishing and researching Baptist history. This 1881
biography of his recently-deceased friend James Phillippo
(1798-1879) is based on diaries, a manuscript autobiography and
papers made available to Underhill by Phillippo's family. Phillippo
devoted over fifty years to Baptist missionary work in Jamaica and
was a fierce advocate for the abolition of slavery. He landed in
Jamaica in 1823, and developed a strong following, despite being
banned from preaching to slaves on several occasions. In the 1830s
he helped to establish free villages where newly emancipated (and
now homeless) slaves could settle. Underhill's thorough account of
Phillippo's eventful life focuses specially on the missionary's
hard-won victories over his wealthy and powerful opponents. The
book includes a list of the many schools and churches established
by Phillippo in Jamaica.
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