itmtiummottniminummuoimiumimillinnittiommititCpiilimintommilotivinitimillomittonclisinitiltromitunottOSIntiummomminutonimiiiitictimniiiimmultoommitinstomiliiiiiinowitutimonimminomminiumnintautimmil E- � 2 8 E Eastern Canadian ... E o . � E I- � E Ei � 1:4 E � L E a E VI ..e. � NO • � °' •C � I „c0; 'It' etfiger � a fl � lev-cf6 -cleV I � .4= ,...,,%' .0: It � N � -<4°' eP e . 1 4 1...-- VOL. 17 � ..• Ns ° � No. 18 -- � t`-''' 1 231118111111110ININIMICIIHNIONUCHIUM1111(31411111111110111111111111to3.11111110111111111111011111111111101111111111/1U11111111111101tIMMWOOMIIIIIIIIUDUIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIRIOmmitimummuumtimumnpumniumunnumilotimmintottimimniamoctumitima, OSHA WA, ONTARIO, MAY 1, 1917 Borderland "There is a mystic borderland that lies Just patt the limits of our work-day world. And it is peopled with the friends we met And loved, a year, a month, a week, a day., And parted from with aching hearts, yet know That thro' the distance we must loose the hold Of hand with hand, and only clasp the threacl Of memory. But still so close we feel the thiead, So sure we are that those same hearts are true, And when in waking dreams there comes a call That sets the thread of memory aglow, We know that just by stretching out the hand In written word of love, or book, or flower, The waiting hand will clasp our own once more. AcrosS the silence in the same old way.” at.•••••••.../......•••011.41P"..411,...1.4 1,..111.41,....••••••••••••••••• UNION Recent Travels EARLY the present month I set out on a trip that took me to western Michigan and later to, central Alabama. Stopping over at Windsor one night I held a meeting in the S. 0. E. hall where a goodly com- pany of people listened to a sermon on the "Signs of the Times." Brother Cardey has been laboring at this place since Elder Allen left and has already seen some fruit from his labors. I was glad to meet Brother and Sister Hill at whose hospitable home I was entertained. From Windsor I went on to Jackson, Michigan, where I expected to meet Brother Gordon Smith. He had gone to Melrose, Mass., for further medical care however, but I found his wife there, also Sister Tenny and her daughter Ruth. My next stop was at Berrien Springs,. Mich., where I spent two days at the College. I was glad to meet here Miss Alma Hill and Howard Capman, formerly of the Seminary. Both these young people are doing well and appeared to be of good courage. On the Sabbath I spoke to the stu- dents and believers on Romans 13:11,12 with .goo0 freedom. A high degree of prosperity is attending the College this:year arid a large body of students in attendance. From B'errien Spi-ings I went to Paw Pa* where ins parents live and spent two days. While there was asked to Speak on the Eastern Question. the meeting was held Easter Sunday in a school house and the roots was filled with old neighbors of mine; as I lived there about ten years ago. While I t4i4 developing the subject and slio*iii-g-that was ultimately to be driven frOtn Constantinotilt, it. German in the audience jumped to his feet and biL claimed, "The Turk is in Constantinople and he it going to stay there." This created quite a sensatibn. War had already been declared by the United Statfs and feelings were running high. Several men in the audience pulled the German back into his seat, ant} threatened to throw him through the window if he disturbed the Meeting again. Returning to Windsor again I met Elders Olson and Richards. The latter had arrived to take up his duties as president of the Ontario Conference. is well pleased with his new field and is entering up- on his work with enthusiasm. Elder Richards has lived in England for a number of years and is him- self of British extraction,.sohe is no stranger to Brit- ish ideals and customs. The next morning elder Olson and I started fot Huntsville, Alabama ,where the N. A. Division and beneial Conference Commit- tees were in session in their spring council. Matters of importance affecting the various departments of work were under consideration. A number of appoint- ments to foreign fields were made and in the distri- bution of labor our Union was provided for. A min- ister for the Maritime Conference and three addi- tional workers for Ontario were arranged for. Since returning to Canada I have been busy ar- ranging matters for my family so they can be as comfortable as possible during the time they must 2 � EASTERN CANADIAN MESSENGER 'I �' - • • ,ernain on this side of the water. � All being well, I. Ian to sail for England about the middle of June. acts, hopeful that the war will be ended in time to -.nable me to take my farn4 across with me when I •eturn from the General 'Conference session next pring. � 1.‘1.:N. . CAMPBELL. _ � •:.:- •v!.. The Week's Happenings. EV" /. • BROTHER Widgery, who recently came to our. Union to enter: the canvassing work, has lett for Owen Sound where he will take up his summer's The CO1PareiiirriMtrr are beginning to conic in thick and fast. We are glad to see theinmaking such a good beginning. However, they are not satis- Ified; but One and all expresso, determination to do.bet- ter tt,Sthe weeks nil! by. ?:;' The readers of the MESSENGER will be glad to know that Miss Edna Leach, who has been at her home in Guelph a few weeks recuperating from her reqent illness, has returned to the office. .;,„, The Colporteur's Institute at the Seminary plos,o41 on Thursday, April 26. The last thing on the wogram was of special interest as exhibitions were given of colporteur-taking orders, showing how it is actually done. All those who attended the Insti- tnte .were greatly benefited by the helpful talks and j.nstpuction, and stored up enthusiasm sufficient to last;them through the summer, we hope. Brother J. W. Davis, our Union canvassing agent', left on Sunday, April 29, for Maritime where he will hold another Colporteur's Institute. Elder' H. M. J. Richards the president of the Ontario Conference, visited the office and theSemi- nary recently. He spoke to the students several tinles. We invite him to return. Hints for Colporteurs REMEMBER that people will buy a book, no mat- ter 'how much its costs, if they really want it. It is the. colporteurs' business to make them want it, and this he can do with the Lord's help. A question which some might well ask is, "What wonld, our colporteur work be if every colporteur were just like me?" As Seventh-day Adventists do not believe in tea, our colporteurs should leave the "t" off in can't. We were given one mouth and two ears for a purpose. Never has there been a time in the history of the denomination when the publications issued by Seventh-day Adventists were as highly respected as they are today. In fact, it becomes more and more apparent that a class of people can now be reached with our literature whose attention or interest it seemed impossible to secure a short time ago. The present, therefore, offers the greatest opportunity thus experienced in our colporteur work. #174 � •'• ‘P. Nit* The present Reading Course year ends in thn. At than time we shall have new sets of books pro- vided -for the year 1917-18. •Pre.'are certain that many have read the books for this year but have not asked for certificams: Certificates are granted for any of the back courses 41S well as the present ones. Under a recent ruling of the department, writ- ten answers to review questions are not how required for the Senior Course. � . Following is the list of names of readers who have received certificates: Senior 9—Ontario: Verna Joyce,..George Butler, 'Laura Sharp; Quebec: Raymond Libby. Jugnior 9—Quebec: Oliver Passebois, Herminie PassebOis, Gladys Passebois, Lena Poirler;:Ontario: Doris Avey, Clara Avey. Senior 10—Quebec: Oliver Passebois. Let us add your name to this list. • N. H. SAUNDERS, M. V. Secy. •.••••••••••••••••••• • � • ....AS* ••••••••• �. • •••••.• • ••••••••• • ............,•••••••••••••• ONTARIO Toronto THE quarterly meeting at the church was en- joyed by all who were present and we were glad to 'Ave Professor Miller with us for this occasion. He gave us a helpful talk on "How much it cost the Sav- iour for our redemption." After the sermon the roll was called and many expressed their thankfulness to God for keeping them during the past quarter and for the privilege of helping to carry the third angel's message to all the world in this generation. Our financial report shows a marked increase over the period of 1916. For this we thank our heavenly Father. We have renewed our consecra- tion to his service, hoping to see greater results the coming quarter. Our tithe for the first quarter of 1916 was $216 79. Our tithe for the same three months of 1917 was $848.13, an increase of $631.34. The thirteenth Sabbath offering was placed in a little barrel which had been prepared to receive it, (the baskets are getting too small for a people who be- The Reading Course Books EASTERN CAIVADIAN MESSENGER � 3 lieve we should work on a larger scale than penny offerings). This barrel was 'placed on the table, then all the children marched up to the rostrum and sang, "Hear the Dollars dropping, Listen while they fall," as the members of the church filed past and dropped in their offering. The total amount was $44.64. We were made glad when six persons who have given themselves to the Master came forward at the close of Professor Miller's talk and joined the church. We believe the Lord wants to do great things for us, and we solicit the prayers of God's people for greater blessings. � J. W. MCCOMAS, EVELYN CASE. • Literary Programme The Literature and Rhetoric classes of the Semi- nar- will render the following program Thursday evening, May 3. Chorus, "Flow Gently Sweet Afton". .. � . _Burns CLASSES Reading, "What is Glory?" � Scott. INA. McELROY Reading,"Arabs's Farewell to His Steed" Mrs. Norton TERENCE K. MARTIN Piano Duet, "Rapsodie Mignonne" � Carl Coelling RUTH V. ROSS, MYRNA CAMPBELL Boy's Dialogue, "The Traveller" From Toung Folks' . Rural Humorous, "That. Telephone" � Jerome BESSIE DOBBINS Prose, "The Demon of the Deep" � Victor Hugo BLANCHE DAVIES Reading, "Parody on Slang Phrases" �Baird PAUL VAN NESS Vocal. Solo "The Crown of Life" � Ernest Ball RUTH V. ROSS Sketches (Original) "Essentials for a True Poet'' TERENCE K. MARTIN Reading, "Order. for a Picture" �Alice Cary' MYRNA CAMPBELL Reading, "The Knight's Toast" From Favorite Poems JOHN P. FINCH Orchestra Selection, "Spring Song" � Mendelssohn Humorous, "Man and the Mosquito" �Cox ERIC JONES Girls' Dialogue, "Seven Ages of Woman" � Ingelow "God Save the King" _ � Q U .E B E C_ I South Stukely WE are pleased to learn that Elder W. C. Young has rented a house and expects to move here with his family next week. Miss May Willard has returned to her home in Bishop's Crossing, after attending school here. The students are busily engaged studying for the final examinations and preparing dialogues, recita- tions, etc., for the program which will be given about May 18. We are glad to state that a good interest. is still shown in the Missionary Volunteer .Society, which renders a good program each week. The Signs question having been brought before the church and M. V. Society, several responded by giving their order for a yearly subscription for this valuable magazine. Five sof these subscriptions are supported by the.Society. Elder Young paid a flying visit to this vicinity recently in behalf of the temperance work. He ad- dressed the town council 'on` the 'subject of granting a license. --• A Good Plan THE Fresno, California, church has been doing splendid work for some time with the Signs weekly. Another club of .655 copies has .just been -arranged for. In a recent missionary. meeting 56 of the num- ber present signified their willingness to be responsi- ble for placing the. Signs every week in the homes of a city block and follow up the interest with the view. of securing subscriptions. This .is a good plan. There is nothing so effective as personal. work. NOTHING on earth can smile but man. Gems may flash reflected light, but what is a diamond-flash compared to an eye-flash and a mirth-flash? Flowers cannot smile; this is a charm that even they cannot claim. It is the prerogative of man; it is the color which love wears, and cheerfulness, and joy—these three. It is a light in the windows of the face, by which the heart signifies it is at home and waiting. A face that cannot smile is like a bud that cannot blossom, and dries up on the stalk. Laughter is day, sobriety is night, and a smile is the twilight that hovers gently between both—more bewitching than either.—Henry Ward Beecher. Churches Fitch Bay Individuals Mont'l Eng Mont'l French Namur North Hatley Sherbrooke South Bolton South Stukely Sutton Tithes Miss. Sab. S. $ 11 20 25 8 1 25 49 93 12 94 128 65 4 34 54 28 31 55 5 00 12 85 190 27 85 2 95 85 39 58 2 82 10 89 1 38 7 25 Misc. � Total $ 12 70 56 87 187 27 49 40 190 $25 00 � 56 65 42 40 19 52 4 � EASTERN CANADIAN MESSENGER Eastern Canadian Messenger OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE EASTERN CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS - � Oshawa. On t Editor Entered as second-class matter. Price, 50 cents a year in advance. Directory Union M. N. CAMPBELL, President � Oshawa, Ontario EDNA P. LEACH, Treasurer � Ontario A. V. OLsoN, President 1114A Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario OLIVE L. LEACH, Treasurer � „ Telephone, Junction 999. Maritime G. 11. STUNNER, PreSident 184 Winslow St., W. St. John, N. B. AMY FRANK, Treasurer Telephone, West 251-41 Quebec WM. C. YOUNG, President � LennoXville, Quebec F. E. DUFTY, Treasurer �Box 3189 Montreal, Quebec Newfoundland D. J. C. BARRETT, Supt. Box 217 St. John's, Newfoundland LYMAN GRAY, Treasurer Are You Actively Interested? � . DEAR workers of this Union, this is an appeal especially to you. As each one of you is a cog in the Union wheel each is necessarily interested in its pro- gress as a whole. But simply to be interested is not enough; you must be actively interested. Now grant that you are interested in the affairs of the entire field; so are your fellow-workers. But will this interest avail anything unless you hear of the joys and sorrows, trials and successes of one an- other? To write a letter to each fellow-laborer and to each brother and sister in the TJnion is impossible, but do you realize that a letter to the MESSENGER will reach the home of every believer? After Paul's journey he recounted his experi- ences at Jerusalem, not to show what a great trav- eler or speaker he was. No; he wished to cheer the brethren by letting them know progress was being made among the churches. Be a twentieth century Paul! Let us all know the trying times you are hav- ing, the blessings that come your way, and the suc- cess and progress of the third angel's message. Cheer us up and it will reflect back to you in the let- ter of another brother's experience. Why cannot each laborer resolve to send in an article once a month? Your experiences are new to all the rest of the field, do not think they are too commonplace to pass on to others. It need not be a long article. In fact, there will not be enough room for long ones so make them of medium length. If you have any pithy and recent news notes send them to your conference secretary who will pass them on to us. The thought to be emphasized is: Be alive and let the rest of the Union know you are alive. Send in reports. � F. A. S. Quebec Conference Report for March 1917 Total �$293 65 $13 99 � $94 14 � $25 00 $426 71 F. E. DUFTY, Secy. Colporteurs' Report, Week Ending April 20, 1917 Ontario Name � Book Hours � Total Amt. tErven Lamont � BR � 62 � 84 95 � 56 95 C Dagg � BR � 11 � 39 00 W Duclos � BR � 40 � 71 00 �7 50 J Sturdy � BR � 23 � 19 00 R Walsh � BR � 45 � 77 50 W Vance � BR � 4 � 10 50 F Merifield �CK � 21 � 11 75 Total � 208 �$313 70 � 864 45 *3 weeks The "Maple Leaf Series" No. � Title � No. Pages 1 Signs of the Day of God � 4 2 The Return of Our Lord � 4 3 How Esther Read Her Bible � 4 4 The Bible—Its Inspiration and Importance � 6 5 Is Man Immortal? � 6 6 Last Day Deceptions � 8 7 The Church and the World (Poem) �4 8 Candid Admissions from Sunday Observers and Writers � 4 9 Which Day Do You Keep and Why? �4 10 The Sabbath � 6 11 � The Faith of Seventh-day Adventists �6 12 D. M. Canright in a Nutshell � 6 13 The King's Vision � 4 14 � A Remarkable Prophecy, a Study of Dan. 7 � 8 15 The Unchangeable Law � 4 PRICES Four page tracts—$2.50 per 1,000, $1.25 per 500, not prepaid: 40 cents per 100, 25 cents for 50, postpaid. Six page tracts—$3.50 per 1,000, $1.75 per 500, not prepaid; 60 cents per 100, 35 cents for 50, postpaid; Eight page tracts—$4.00 per 1,000, $2,00 per 500 not pre- paid; 80 cents per 100, 45 cents for 50, postpaid. Office Address F. A. Spangler