What would Jesus drive? A Model T Ford, perhaps: `vanners' did Lord's work in mission vehicles.An eight-decade old Anglican story with a Canadian connection was highlighted in the British media recently. The Telegraph of London ran a photo of English "vanners" Eva Hasell and Iris Sayle, along with accompanying news item, with their Ford Model T caravan. Anglican Journal reader W.M. Crowfoot crowfoot, name for plants with the leaf or some other part resembling the foot of a crow, particularly the buttercup. , writing from Eastbourne, East Sussex East Sussex, county (1991 pop. 670,600), 693 sq mi (1,795 sq km), extreme SE England. It comprises seven administrative districts: Brighton, Eastbourne, Hastings, Hove, Lewes, Rother, and Wealden. The county, the seat of which is Lewes, borders the English Channel. , England, who sent in a copy of the news item, wrote to the Journal "I was rather surprised but also thrilled" to see the item and picture. The two, she wrote, "made tireless trips across western Canada
Western Canada, commonly referred to as the West for the Sunday school Sunday school, institution for instruction in religion and morals, usually conducted in churches as part of the church organization but sometimes maintained by other religious or philanthropic bodies. In England during the 18th cent. missions back in the '20s." The Sunday School Mission vans were mentioned as one response to the question, "What would Jesus drive?," a whimsical whim·si·cal adj. 1. Determined by, arising from, or marked by whim or caprice. See Synonyms at arbitrary. 2. Erratic in behavior or degree of unpredictability: a whimsical personality. take on the popular "What would Jesus do?" question. Ms. Crowfoot added that she remembered "seeing both ladies giving illustrated talks with lantern slides on visits to Saint John Saint John, city, Canada Saint John, city (1991 pop. 74,969), S N.B., Canada, at the mouth of the St. John River on the Bay of Fundy. A major year-round port, it has an excellent harbor, large dry docks, and terminal facilities and maintains extensive , N.B." From 1920 through to the early 1970s, the vanners brought the church and Sunday school to remote communities not normally served by the church. Run by two British women, known commonly as Miss Hasell and Miss Sayle, the mission peaked between 1955 and 1959, with 31 vans and 62 workers in 15 dioceses. The vanners were always young women, usually British, and served four months at a time. One of the two staffers on each van was expected to be a "Sunday school expert;" the second was required to be able to "drive a car, do running repairs (of the vehicle), cook and wash and, if possible, teach under the supervision of the expert." Staff |
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