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 been arrested were not connected with this Church to which I refer now, and
 therefore I refrained from having anything to do with the matter. I understand
 they were tried by the Magistrate and fined. Just after that incident, the Chief
 Pastor issued this notice :

 "To the Spiritual Baptist.

 Pastors, Teachers and Leaders
 Dear Brethren
 You are hereby invited to attend a Conference at the church (Cane
 Garden) on Sunday 17th instant. to-discuss and decide means whereby we
 shall have a clear distinction set between our Religion and Shakerism.

 Yours faithfully

 Mac-Donald Williams
 Chief Pastor"

 That gives you the idea that there is a set of people who, although they want
 to serve God,.they do not want to be classed as Shakers. A conference was held,
 and the first decision of the Conference was that the name should be changed
 from Spiritual Baptists to Christian Pilgrims with their head church at Cane
 Garden. It is interfded that these people should be organised-and have their own
 ritual, their own hymnal and their own method of worshipping, I think'this is
 something Government should encourage. Just taking these people and locking
 them up in prison is no means whereby you are able to reclaim them. You are to
 show them that you are not their enemy, that you are willing to meet them half-
 way, to educate them, and this is a means,of doing this. I think Government
 should consider some mears of satisfying these people. It will help them to stop
 this practice of Shakerism and enable them to worship in a decent way.
 I consider we are going out of our way to help Government in this matter, for
 helping people ts a very laudable thing that Government should encourage.
 And, therefore, I beg permission to amend the latter part of my Motion to I
 read as follows:
 BE IT RESOLVED that Government give such recognition to this body at
 S- required by law, and thus cause education along the lines to be given, and.
 thereby help Government to stamp out Shakerism.
 ;' I don't know what recognition it is that is required, but I believe the only
 recognition-that Government is expected to give to a religious body is the grant of
 .a Marriage Licence, and I see no reason why this Council should not give approval
. for this, provided the Pastor can satisfy Government that he has a following
 numerically strong enough to justify this, and that he is prepared to conform with
 law. .
 SI, therefore, ask Government to give recognition to the Christian Pilgrims and .
 by so doing, they in turn would" assist Government in stamping out Shakerism.
 Honourable Member for Leeward : I rise to second the Motion. I am glad
 that the Honourable Member has decided to amend the Motion, and now that he
 has decided to do so, I find myself one hundred per cent in agreement with him.
 I feel that every man is born with an equal right to worship God according to the
 dictates of his conscience, If there is one way to worship God, why do the


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