"" EASTERN CANADIAN "°° MESSENGER OSHA WA, ONTARIO, MARCH 26, 1918 As You Make It To the preacher, life's a sermon, To the joker, it's a jest; To the miser, life is money, To the loafer, life is rest. To the lawyer, life's a trial, To the poet, life's a song; To the doctor, life's a patient, Who needs treatment right along. To the soldier, life's a battle, To the teacher, life's a school; Life's "a good thing" to the grafter; It's a failure to the fool. To the man upon the engine Life's a long and heavy grade; It's a gamble to the gambler, To the merchant, life's a trade. Life is but a long vacation To the man who loves his work: Life's an everlasting effort To shun duty, to the shirk. Life is useful or unuseful, Life is false or life is true; Life is what we try to make it— Brother, what is life to you? —Selected •••••••••••••••-• v....sr...a • � • +no.. • • -.tr....ft. • • � ••••••••-• � • •,-.....••••11.1100.16.• ONTARIO Toronto Friday night and Sabbath morning, Feb. 22 and 23, will long be remembered by the Sabbath keepers at Toronto. Elder Daniells sPent the time with us and the time soon slipped by as be rehearsed to us the wonderful progress of this message in distant lands, and at the same time giving us a view of our brethren over there. As we sat and listened we could but say, "Surely the loud cry has come and God has put His hand to the work which will mean its soon finishing, and the message cut short in righteousness." Seeing and hearing the wonderful story of how the Lord is going before us to finish the work strength- ens every member of the Sabbath School to do his part by bringing to the Lord each Sabbath an offering. The Toronto Sabbath School has set its goal at $300 for the first quarter of 1918. This means that every member must remember the Sabbath school offering. The great demands in the fields beyond and the calls for help urge us to be faithful each week. The Lord is still blessing in the theatre meetings. by sending more people than we can care for. It is surely encouraging to see the people come by the hundreds until we have to turn them away. Books and tracts are placed in the hands of those attending and we are visiting the people each week in their homes and find many interested in the message. The offerings have been very good each night, ranging from $82 to $72 each Sunday. We feel our need of God's working power to reach the hearts of the people as Satan has laid hold of the world to bring swift destruction by causing men to trample under foot the law of Jehovah and spurning his grace. until, "heaven's record books shall mark the sum of transgression complete, wrath will come, unmixed with mercy, and then it will be seen what a tre- mendous thing it is to have worn out the divine pa- tience." God has waited long and with .lovingkind-' ness his arm has been outstretched to save, but now we are begining to gee the judgments of God falling upon earth's inhabitants until the cry has begun to sound through the land, "the great day of his wrath has come, and who shalt be able to stand?" Brethren, let us get our house in order for soon the King will come to give to every man according as his work shall be. . We solicit your prayers for the work in Toronto. J. W. MCCOMAS. HARRY P. GRAY. EVELYN CASE. Toronto Sabbath School Convention On Sabbath, March 2, we enjoyed an interesting and educational Sabbath School Convention. The following are some of the papers that were read: "The Kind of Teacher I Like;" "A Model School;" "How to Conduct a Review;" "Personal Work for Every Pupil;" The Greatest Need of Our Sabbath School;" "Daily Study of the Lesson;" "The Teachers' Training Course." It is three years ago since Toronto held a Sab- bath School Convention but judging from the way it was enjoyed and the help we received from the papers read, we will not wait that long again before the next one. All feel that the benefits received were well worth the time spent preparing the papers. EASTERN CANADIAN MESSENGER Our aim is for a larger and better Sabbath School with every member of the church on the Sabbath school roll. We real ize that through the Sabbath School a great work can be done to hasten the soon coming of our Saviour, and as we reconsecrate ourselves to him for service we would ask for the prayers of all those who believe in the third angel's message. Our advice to every Sabbath School throughout •tliis conference-and every other conference is, hold a Sabbath School Convention if you want your Sab- bath School to be interesting and soul-saving. J. STURDY, Supt. MISS SKILTON, SeCy. • Recent Visitors A few Sabbaths ago Elder and Mrs. Heald spent the week end at the Seminary. Sabbath morning Elder Heald spoke to the church on "The Last Gen- eration." In the afternoon he spoke to the Oshawa Church. Saturday night he and Mrs. Heald organized a band of fourteen and gave a home missionary dem- onstration. It was the aim to bring in every phase of missionary endeavor. Sunday night Elder Heald gave a stereopticon talk in the chapel and closed with scenes in Jerusa- lem as it is today. Monday morning he spoke to the students in the chapel on the "Consecrated Life." We were very glad for the visit of these workers, and trust that we shall see more of them in the future. QUEBEC Hatley Center and Waterville You will doubtless be interested to hear some- thing from Hatley Center and Waterville, where I have been laboring since the latter part of last summer. Elder Young and I held some meetings in the Town hall at Hatley Center, which is a settlement composed largely of Universalists and Baptists. There being no house that we could rent near the hall we had to locate in the town of Waterville, n vent five miles from our place of meeting, necessitating a travel of ten miles every time we went to the hall and returned home. On account of the pressure of farm work and the shortage of help, we soon learned that meetings could be held only a few nights each week. Elder Young has been called away from this in- terest a great many times.on account of conference duties, so that oftentimes we have been made to feel our lack of experience, this being the first series of meetings I have ever had a part in. Near our home in Waterville, which town is largely peopled with Swedish folk, there is an ap- parent interest among the English speaking people, and these.have already decided for the truth. These, with the five at Batley Center, make a total of eight new Sabbath keepers in this district. On account of the large factory, which was for- merly the main support of the place, having sold out to a Montreal firm, the bulk of the men residents go to Sherbiooke to work, returning home week-ends only, hence we see the futility of public week in this place. The resident, preachers are becoming fearful of their £1131( and are getting busy spreading anti-ad- ventism tracts, and trying to persuade the people to "climb up some other way." We are equally busy spreading truth-filled pages, and whenever the opportunity presents itself holding a Bible reading with the pe.)ple in their homes, thus we hope for still more cause for rejoicing in heaven as well as in our hearts. �ERNEST CLARK. -Or To Those Having Friends in the British Isles A biweekly, 16-page missionary paper is pub- lished by our people in England entitled "Present Truth." During the coming twelve months this journal will run a series of special articles in each issue bearing on the leading points of our faith, and the believers in the British Isles are working hard to increase its circulation among those not of our faith. It was felt that many of our people in the United States and Canada who have friends and relatives in the British Isles would be glad to take advantage of the opportunity thus offered of getting the truth be- fore these people by having the paper sent to their friends from the English office of publication. A year's subscription is $1.04, half 3 � 52 cents. Send postal order to M. N. Campbell, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, and the orders will be sent on to England. Do it now! M. N. CAMPBELL, President British Union Conference. ea. The Return of Jesus A recent letter from one of our leading brethren in the.North American Division Conference, contains the following reference to Elder Haynes' book en- titled, "The Return of Jesus." "I have enjoyed reading it very much, and I be- lieve we shall see many souls gathered in as a result of the publication of this book in various languages. One thing that has especially impressed me about `The Return of Jesus' is that personal touch with the soul which I think is so essential no matter what doctrine we present in our books. In reading this book I have felt that it has that touch." EASTERN CANADIAN MESSENGER � 3 According to the reports, this little book is prov- ing to be a real soul winner. The publishers inform us that but very little advertising has been given this book, and yet its circulation is steadily increas- ing. Considerably over a hundred thousand were sold last year. It is perhaps one of the best books we have to break down prejudice, and is devoted to a subject in which practically the whole world is in- terested. Soldiers' and Sailors' Steps to Christ The small edition of "Steps to Christ" for the Soldiers and Sailors is handled by the Missionary Volunteer Department and will not be supplied in the regular way through Tract Societies and Branch Houses. All who d'esire copies for their own use will send the order accompanied by a remittance to the Review & Herald Publishing Association., Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C., who are handling this part of the work in harmony with the Depart- ment. The price is 25 cents each or five copies for $1. REVIEW & HERALD PUB. ASSN. The New 1918 Instructor Temperance Annual The 1918 Temperance Annual will be issued un- der date of March 26. It will be beautiful in design, coloring, illustrations, and strong in contents. It touches the liquor traffic in its present-day stages, and is well designed, in all respects, to add to its present wide influence in its last great struggle for national prohibition. The greatest power against the liquor traffic is public sentiment, and the best way to mould the public mind is by giving it the great volume of facts which condemn liquor in the most effective way. That is what the 1918 Temperance Annual will do. Its power and influence will be in propor- tion to its circulation. Now is the time to order and to begin work. Last year's prices will be continued this year. Fifty or more copies are four cents each; five to forty copies, five cents each; one to five copies, ten cents each. Seminary News Notes Miss Nesbit is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Finch. Mrs. Smith is working on her piano recital for graduation to be given in the near future. Mr. Louis Hartin went to Toronto Sabbath to conduct the church services at that place. Already we can hear various students counting the number of days until school closes. Mr. and Mrs. Hill have moved into the Campbell home, while they are at General Conference. • Mr. Fred Hosking, a former student of the Sem- inary was visiting friends in Oshawa a few days last week. Elder Barrett from Newfoundland visited at the College between trains, en route to the General Conference. The concert given in the chapel last Thursday evening was greatly enjoyed. The chapel was filled and although only a small admission fee was charged yet the library fund was increased twenty-two dollars. The program rendered was as follows: Piano Duet, Theme and Varation �Beethoven MRS. MACKENZIE, MR. PEARSON Reading, Gunga Din � Kipling MR. PEARSON Piano Solo, The Brook � Pape MRS. MACKENZIE Reading, The Drunkard's Lament � Gough MR.. MARTIN Quintette, The Bells of Shandon � Nevin MISS LEVERENTZ, MRS. OLSON • M.a. PEARSON � MR. MARTIN MRS. SMITH Reading, A Soldier of the Empire � Paige MR. PEARSON Duet, Life's Dream is O'er � Ascher MRS. OLSON, MR. PEARSON Quartette, Speed Away � Anon MISS LEVERENTZ, MRS. OLSON MR. PEARSON � MR. MARTIN Chalk Talk MR. MARTIN God Save the King • • -••••-• • � • • 1.4 • -ea. • ••••••••••••...•/.....• • ••••••• OBITUARIES STUBBERT—Mrs. Stubbert, the beloved wife of Brother P. A. Stubbert, died at the Melrose Sanitarium, January 8. 1917, at the age of ilfty-four years. She suffered much during her illness, but was very patient and quite reconciled to the will of God. She was laid to rest in Wyoming cemetery, Mel- rose, Mass. The funeral service was conducted by Elder Norton. She leaves to mourn a kind and loving husband and a brother and sister. Sister Stubbert was a faithful Christian, , and true to the cause of God. During the last year of her life she was engaged in the colporteur work with her husband, and was a very successful worker. Our sympathy goes out to Brother Stubbert in this, his hour of trial. On Brother Stubbert's arrival in Nova Scotia, from laying to rest his dear wife, he learned that one of his sons had been killed in the mine explosion at Stellarton, Nova Scotia, which added to his sorrow. We are pleased to note that Brother Stubbert's faith and courage is good. May the Lord bless and keep him faith- ful until Jesus comes. H0SKING—Delma Grace Nisbett, beloved wife of Fred W. Hosking, fell asleep in Jesus on Sunday, March 17 (22 years, EASTERN CA1VADIAIV MESSENGER Eastern Canadian Messenger Ontario Conference Tithe and Offerings for Year 1917 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE EASTERN CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS Office Address � Oshawa, Ont F. A. Spangler � Editor Entered as second-class matter. Price, 50 cents a year in advance. Directory Union Office Address � Oshawa, Phone 4624 A. V. OLSON, President � Oshawa. Ontario F. A. SPANGLER, Secy.-i'reas � J. W. DAVIS, Pub. (L Home Miss. Secy � N. H. SAUNDERS, 31. V. and Ed. Secretary � 184 Fulton Ave. Toronto, Ont. Ontario H.M.J.RICHARDS, President 1114A Dufferin St., Toronto, Ont. EDNA P. LEACH, Treasurer � Telephone, Junction 999. Maritime J. L. WILSON, President � Oxford N. S. AMY FRANK, Treasurer � Quebec WM. C. YOUNG, President � .South Stukely, Quebec F. E. DUFTY, Treasurer �Box 3189 Montreal. Quebec Newfoundland D. J. C. BARRETT, Supt. Box 217 St. John's, Newfoundland LYMAN GRAY, Treasurer � of 1 month, 25 days), in the Ross Hospital, Lindsay. Her death was due to an abscess on the brain. The funeral took place at the home of the deceased where from 50 to 60 relatives and sympathising friends were gathered. The writer read a number of comforting scriptures and held up before the hearers the power of the Gospel of Christ in the face of death and sin; and the final defeat of these enemies at the soon appearing of the Prince of Life and Peace. Our sister was then taken to the Riverside Cemetery where a few verses on the resurrection were read by the officiating pastor. J. VUILLEUMIER. ARMSTRONG—Wm. Henry Armstrong, died in Hamilton, Ont., Feb. 10, 1918, and was laid away to rest in Holdbrook, Ont. Feb, 12. to wait the soon-coming Saviour. Though tempted, tried and persecuted to the last, Brother Armstrong was a consistent Christian Seventh-day Adventist. B. M. HEALD. Quebec Conference Report for January 1918 Churches Tithes Miss. Sab. S. Misc. Total Fitch Bay $ � 8 46 $ 1116 $ � 1 � 9 62 Individuals 10 78 2 74 13 52 Mont'l Eng 150 22 2 00 11 21 2 50 165 93 Mont'l French 20 00 20 00 Namur 2 00 2 00 North Hatley Quebec 65 60 5 48 6 52 77 60 Sherbrooke 3 60 50 4 00 South Bolton 35 00 5 00 40 00 South Stukely 39 60 40 3 00 110 00 153 00 Sutton 5 85 1 70 4 54 12 09 Total $341 01 $4 60 $28 13 $121 52 $497 76 F. E. DUFTY, Secy. Church Tithe Miss. Misc. Local Total Albuna $ 761 32 139 06 $ � 2 00 $549 56 $1351 94 Arthur 37 60 23 70 61 30 Attercliffe 191 74 85 91 1 20 25 00 303 85 Belleville 685 15 121 05 6 24 12 50 824 94 Bouck's Hill 137 11 57 59 5 11 2 25 202 06 Brantford 1215 85 507 70 5 80 215 00 1944 35 Brockville 39 24 39 24 Chatham 294 54 220 89 5 90 12 50 533 83 Conference 346 26 833 41 7 00 17 50 1204 17 Dresden 216 40 165 19 2 64 31 00 415 23 Exeter 89 60 60 19 4 00 153 25 Galt 628 80 264 73 129 13 1022 66 Hagersville 22 05 22 05 Hamilton � • 3006 05 710 38 16 48 41 50 3774 41 Individuals 853 98 247 60 2 50 26 42 1130 50 Ingersoll 7 92 7 95 Iroquois 122 57 40 53 22 00 163 34 Kenyengah 182 54 3 20 1 78 187 52 Kingston 462 54 226 76 101 67 105 00 895 97 Lindsay 190 59 146 79 50 00 387 38 London 1627 07 917 47 8 55 82 50 2635 Lynden 65 19 20 52 85 71 Muskoka 8 44 35 95 2 00 46 39 Napanee 48 17 14 39 62 56 Osha wa 1193 51 430 66 1 91 70 00 1696 08 Ottawa 1594 74 692 66 2 50 22 75 2312 65 Peterboro 60 05 21 75 81 80 Paris 224 09 95 37 2 50 321 96 Petrolia 153 76 52 98 3 33 210 07 Selton 68 20 68 21 3 80 4 15 144 36 Seminary 1095 24 720 14 9 49 103 50 1928 37 St Catharines 130 78 149 74 35 00 315 52 St Thomas 1099 63 467 50 2 45 112 50 1682 08 Sudbnry 12 80 32 32 103 50 45 12 Toronto 3899 88 1284 97 19 20 70 50 5574 49 Windsor 687 02 282 39 5 00 974 41 Total $21398 62 $9102 95 $210 66 $1731 87 $32444 10 Maritime Conference Report for February 1917. Churches Tithes Miss. Sab. S. Misc. Total Halifax $ 58 00 $ � 80 $ 11 86 $25 00 $ 95 66 Conf Church 25 00 Hopewell Cape 8 35 1 60 1 52 11 47 Moncton 73 31 50 19 25 38 20 131 26 North Sydney 49 83 18 15 67 98 St. John 67 50 2 oo 20 00 89 50 Sydney Mines 31.35 50 9 15 40 50 Scott's Bay 43 65 1 55 5 00 50 00 Williamsdale 78 56 2 21 27 41 70 108 88 Total �$410 55 $5 11 $108 69 $93 90 $620 25 AMY FRANK, Treasurer. Colporteurs' Report, Two Weeks Ending March 15, 1918 Ontario Name Book Hrs Value Helps Total Del. *W Duclos BR 35 776 00 $11 50 $87 50 $11 50 L Chamberlain BR 33 6 00 22 20 28 20 14 40 Wm. Vance BR 26 2 00 3 80 5 80 10 50 Totals 94 $84 00 137 50 $121 50 $36 40 Maritime Mr. M. Miller GC 10 $85 00 $6 00 $91 00 S. Dewfall GC 5 27 00 2 25 29 25 P A Stubbert BR 120 00 Totals 15 112 00 8 25 120 25 120 00 Grand Totals 109 $196 00 $45 75 $241 75 $156 40