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1941-1960 1942-1946 Late 50‘s-Early 1960‘s

After five 1942 Mrs. L.H. The Lord provided other workers as the Mr. and Mrs. William J. Swartz
years in Tannery (associate) work grew, so there were five full-time
Florida, Miss joined Mary Beer
Mary Beer was missionaries and four associate workers
moved to 1946 Ed and Ruby as of 1960.
South Carolina Youmans (right) Mrs. Sam Lollis, Mrs. H.C. Looper, and
as branch transferred from Mrs. J.E. Wilcoxson were associates
director Florida to the South
Carolina branch Mr. and Mrs. Swartz became full-time

Class with earned awards Oakway School-three students who
South Carolina Branch of CBM said 300 verses, and their teacher with
a list of classmates who said verses

The work of CBM expanded rapidly, bringing with it
added burdens and duties. The missionaries groaned
under the load, and prayers ascended daily for deliv-
erance. Finally the answer came in the person of
Miss Mary Beer, a school teacher from Illinois.
"God works in mysterious ways, His wonders to
perform." When the doctor recommended Florida for
her health, a friend gave Miss Beer the address of the
Jensens. She had planned to teach in the Florida
public schools, but found that a year's residence was Campers at Rocky Bottoms Evening devotions at Rocky
necessary before her application could be consid- Bottoms camp (1967)
ered. She took another job during the waiting period
and at the first opportunity visited the Jensen home. However, it was not
until six months later that she felt strongly impressed to offer her ser-
vices if they were needed. They were!
Miss Beer was wonderfully used in the schools, Bible clubs, and
camps. The year of waiting to teach in the Florida schools had extended
to 24 years with CBM.
A group of Christians in Greenville had been praying, for two years,
concerning the spiritual needs of boys and girls in South Carolina. They
wrote to Miss Mary Beer in Lakeland, Florida, to ask if she would come
to Greenville, and take the Bible Memory Program to the schools in that
area. Miss Beer felt it was the Lord‘s will, and it also met with the ap- A camp in the mountains was rented each summer for those who had
proval of the Board of Directors, so another CBM branch was estab- qualified for a week of camp. The Negro children enjoyed a camp south
lished in 1941. of Greenville, and Bible Clubs were held weekly in several communi-
The following year Mrs. L.H. Tannery, a former school teacher, of- ties. Each month about 11,800 boys and girls heard the ―Wonderful
fered to help in the schools. Four years later, Ed and Ruby Youmans Story of Love‖, either in a classroom or in chapel programs. For a few
were transferred from Florida to South Carolina. years, children attended Camp Ta-Pa-Win-Go. Due to a lack of full-time
workers, though, the ministry ended.

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