AMEXI2MC.111.1MSE:30311BRIENZIPI itlinttmuuntuatuumauuntimatutautmcloigniimatirm:IiiirOliurituiltoillmioluclltimitimounntionutiumutoninittutoo2onmmuoutitittuunmuminitomiummonomtnannimplicalpaiimuounnintiomiummaintmtiturnotticimominimuccie P.--- � i a a, � = d6 � s a � te n_ C � a • • I* 2 � P. VOL. 16 � No. 47 gl -;;11,111,:ttwadnittnruommsimortimiratingtimanictiiiimititia111111i111111011111I1111110111111tIlli10111111111111[1111111111111011111111111100311111111111/0111111111111C31111110110111111111111011111111111101111111/11MOIIIIIIIIIIMOSMIIIIIMMIIIIIIIIIIMMI1111131[1111111111111IIIIIIIIIIIIIU4 MULIGIDCZLIEMINNUOTIMMICIII. � 4411111111111EMIEMiliiiriMMIE OSHA WA, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 28, 1916 acvm. � oliteren.(.:e � .)11).1.-y • est- A Week of Prayer This year December 2 to 9 has been set apart as the week of prayer for our churches. I feel to strong- ly urge that careful thought be given to plans for -• making, the week of prayer this year a very . effective means of raising the spiritual standard among us. I think that every one who is carrying the burden of ipiritual interests in our work recognizes thatAhe need of a spiritual revival is very great. In view of the times and the evident nearness of the end we should be very earnest in seeking for a deeper Chris- tian experience-and a firmer hold on God. To this end it is. to be hoped that the officers of the *;1.-1.tircli from one end of the Eastern Canadian Union to the other, will plan in a definite, way for the meetings during the-lveek of prayer. One meeting each day or evening should be the least to arrange for during'the period. This may require that many make 'some ad- •:justments in their affairs and lay aside some of their usual business and social activities in order to do this; but surely the seriousness of the times will jus- tify it. The readings for the week of prayer are now in the handS of our people, being printed in the Review of November 2. These should be read at the proper time by someone who will present them with clearness and emphasis. Several seasons of short prayers, interspersed with songs of praise will bring the presence of the Holy Spirit. The confession and putting away of sin will follow an honest and prayer- .= fill self examination which is the course recommend- ONTARIO Present Truth Serie •A sister in the Hamilton church sent the Pre's- 614 Truth Series to her Mother living in the country. • The following is part of a' letter' she received.:froin hei• thiS week. -"I am' receiving a little paper. The one this week was.cin the _Coming 'of Christ. It. is - beautiful. There is a picture Of Christ coming in the douds with a sickle in one hand and a scepter in the other. it went right to my heart. I thought to my- self, `Oh•how grand and real he looks! 'it seenied• to draw me right to Him iaS.He � there. Thank God, I'.ekrrealize it and bring itiO myself. I am sending 'the Paper tdToronto•to Jim's sister.' " This sante' sister gave . Bible studies to" her Youn,ger sister and was the means in God's han4 of leading her to the Saviour. She was recently 'bap- tized' and became a member of.the Hamilton -cluirCh. The mother in the same letter wrote the following : "I am sure, Carrie, that little Greta .is a converted girl. She seems to see so much since she was.bur- ied'in baptism.. Jesus; has come very near to her. Thank God that you have been instrumental in bringing your sister to the throne of grace in her young days. God bless you in all.your undertaking." . This is another evidence and proof of what God will do throUgh the ChUrch members when they cooperate `Testimonies", pages 34, 35, 41, 116 and 117. 'If:you • I. -i- , 2 • JOSEPH CAPMAN: .ed 135.7 the Holy Spirit. Coldness of heart may be with him and use the simple methods that 'he has •thie to the cherishing of unhappy differences between ordained for these last days. Read volume 9 of the brethren. It may be the love of the perishing riches Canadian Publishing Association, Oshawa, and get it. "'prayer. 'Whatever stands between us and God, let It will doyou good and point out the way to work ',us begin putting it away that we may share in the re- for ydur friends and neighbors. It has .helped me • freshing that is awaiting his- people in the coming � • season of prayer. � very much in'my work: M. N. CAMPBELL of this world which leads to robbing God in tithes do not have this book send seventy-five cents to the *and offerings. -It may be a neglect of the Bible .and 2 � EASTERN CANADIAN MESSENGER How The Truth Came to Me ‘,. It was while I was lying sick in the hospital that I was impressed to become a Christian. Not long after I returned to my hoMe I found a tract at my door each, week. It .seemed to be left the same day of the 'week and abotit the :same time of days 'HO*. ever I never could find out who left it. One day when I was out sweeping the Sidewalk I noticed a young lady leaving tracts at each home and as she came up she gave me one and passed on so quickly that I did not have time to speak to her. - At an- other time a lady called and said that her girl had gone to school so she was distributing her tracts for her. � began to wonder who these people, were and what their object was in.giying, me thetracts.• I be- gan to read and study my Bible with them. One day a man came with the papers and he asked if I was studying them- and was interested in them. I told him I could not say I was espeCially 'interested in them, but I asked him who he was and what his object was in leaving the, papers. __He said he was a Seventh-day Adventist and that his object was to get the people to study their Bibles. In our con- versation I told him I would like to understand the Bi- ble bat that I could never become a Seventh-day Ad- ventist. He said he could, send a lady who was a Bi- ble teacher, that she understood it well and .could make: it plain to me if I would care to -have .her come once a week and spend an hour in Bibe study. I had 'such a desire to know the Bible that I •• arranged for her to come. She made every- thing so Plain step by step as we studied the word that l saw it was the truth. Today I am a baptized Piumber.of the Hamilton S. D. A. chuck and I am-so glad the Lord sent some one to lead me to his truth. I am so sappy in Jesus. It is my earnest desire to take up thiS work and become a real home mission- ary. I know that this same method of working will do for others what it has done for me. I want to be -the means of winning souls to Christ that I may have -some sheaves to present at his coming. GRACE E. MEADOWS. Our Colporteur- Gospel Workers Our colporteur work' has become so well estab- fished among us, that no rightminded Seventh-day Adventist questions its utility as a divinne agency -for reaching the millions of earth's inhabitants with 'the message. Mach instruction has come to us through the is said that rightly conducted "it is missionary work of' the highest order," and that "it is ordained ',servant of the Lord concerning this work,—who 'should engage in it, and how it should be conducted. It of God as a means of reaching mapy„that otherwise would never be impressed with the truth." It is therefore to be conducted "from a missionary stand- point," and never as a commercial enterprise. It is an evangelizing agencY, and none should have a part in it whose hands are defiled with sin and whose hearts arPiibt-: right 'with. God, .but only those who have a deep love for souls, and are willing to engage in a self-sacrificing work in order to reach them. To such as enter the work with the right motive, heavenly angels, though unseen by mortal eye, be; come their"helpers and companions. The work is of heavenly origin, and consequently the heavenly intel-_ ligencies are intensely interested in its success. We ,cannot explain the marvelous growth sand prosperity of this department of our work on any other basis than that it is God's work. Many are the souls rejoicing in the light of present truth through the effort of, the godly cdiporteur, and though he may not have the joy of meeting them personally and see- ing the fruit of his labor in this life, he will, if faith- ful, ultimately enter into the fullness Of that joy in the kingdom of God. In the Review of November 5,1914, Sister White penned these significant words, "The suceess attend- ing the efforts of ministers in the field is due in a great degree to the influence of the reading matter which has enlightened the minds of the people and removed prejudice." This is in harmony with the words of the Saviour in John 4:36-38. "And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and' gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. And herein is that saying true, one soweth and another reapeth. I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labor : other men•:labored, and ye are entered into their labors Thus the minister and the colporteur are co- partners in the work with God, who after all must give the increase, and when the work is finished will rejoice together. W. W. EASTMAN. Mission Notes In a recent letter from Brother J. T. Thompson, laboring in Uruguay, he tells of having found two families becoming interested in the truth, the fathers of whom spent their childhOOd in the Waldensian Valleys... The true missionary spirit still predom- inates their lives. One of these men heard Sister White speak in that land thirty-one years ago, and as a boy was greatly impressed with- the truth. Now the seed bears fruitage, and with his family, he is re- joicing in the third angel's message. EASTERN CANADIAN MESSENGER � 3 Trouble has been on.for some time in the Shant- ung Province, East China, between the revolution- ists and the government. Two of our native breth- ren from Anhui Province, lying to the south, were sent over into Shantung to canvass. Beingfrom the soutlithey were taken for spies by the government. One escaped `with his life. He was robbed of his . . � . � . money,. his =things broken, his Chinese passport torn up as well as his canvasser's credentialS,.and then he was thrown into prison. The place was taken by Revolutionists three weeks later, and our brother was released. His companion, however, was not so for- tunate. He was at a certain town when fighting commenced. He was shot dead at the inn where he was staying, by whom it is not certain. He received a burial, however, instead of being thrown out to the dogs, as most usually is the case. He died a myr- tyr to the book work. F. C. Varney, who recently went out to Lima, Peru, to carry on the office work of the Inca Union Mission, sends pan excerp from a letter just received from 'Brother J. M. Howell, of the Titicaca Mission. He said: "The Cura [priest] Aragon, who is also the al- calde [governor, or mayor] of that part, closed our school at Coolloni, but the alcalde. of Puno sent a telegram immediately telling him to give order for the opening of that school, and from now onward keep his hands entirely off. That was pretty straight talk, and. it made the old priest a ,bit warm under the collar, but of course there is nothing for him to do but to do as he is told by his superiors. The alcalde of Puno has done much good for the Mission in his term of office. He likes our schools very much. The time he wasbut here he.had the director of all the Puno schools with him. The director was completely taken to see how many there were in the school, and. the discipline maintained. He said in town after- ward.that in all Peru he .had. not seen a school so well disciplined as was the one in La Plateria. Our pupils realize now that it is detrimental to study aloud. They also realize that thay are not sure of coming to the school another year, and so they are putting forth their best efforts to gain all possible. These two things contribute largely to the discipline." Reduction in Signs Weekly Rates With a firm conviction that our denominational missionary paper, the Signs, should occupy a much broader field of influence, and that this desired re- sult would follow-if prices were such as to encour- age the taking of large clubs, the publishers of that soul-winner have decided to make some sweeping re- ductions in rate's. After earnestly studying the situation for several days, it was seen that this could be done by effecting certain economy in Production, such as issuing an eight page paper the size of the Harvest Ingathering Signs, and the standardizing of their English and foreign periodicals, ten or twelve in number. In some respects, the' paper in its new form will be better than heretofore. Shorter,. right-up-to-the. point articles, set in one size simnel' type, will insure quite as large a range of topics each week as now appear. The new prices follow : single subscriptions, one year, 1.00; six months, 60c. Clubs of five or more, one year 80c each; five or more, six months, 45c each. Five or more, three months, 25e each. Lists—five or more to separate addresses, one year, 85c each ; five or more six months, 50c each; five or more three months 30c each. , Single subscriptions, one year, with premium book, "Questions and Answers," $1.50. All singles and clubs now on mailing list will have time extended prOpOrtionelY;to the amount due. Special offer: The remainder of this year together with the full 50 issues of 1917, at the prices quoted. A Seminary Ingathering Campaign Bright and early Monday morning the thirteenth, nine girls of the Seminary with Mr. and Mrs. Spang- ler were seen at the Oshawa station boarding the training for Toronto. This energetic band was on a Harvest Ingathering tour. What does this mean?, It means that much enthusiasm is shown by the stu- dents to reach their goal of $200 � This is almost four times as great as in previous years. Although but a few miles separate Toronto and Oshawa the young enthusiasts could not wait., Two solicited on the train and received a goodly amount. A very interesting feature was the meeting of a min- ister and having a short discussion on the Sabbath question. Two members of the Bible Doctrine class were able to answer his arguments as this subject had been thoroughly studied in class the previous week. In Toronto, two young ladies took the Union Station and did very well, one receiving a little more than ten dollars. The business section was just touched by their finger tips and many interesting experiences were encountered. The unfavorable weather did ,not hinder in. any respect. The only draw-back was time and papers,. but another excursion of this kind is being planned. Much was learned by these who went. Some saw the city for the first time while every one found what the people think of S. D. A. missions. Much was learned of the. conditions -of the times which` show the nearness of the end. We were impressed with 4 � EASTERN CANADIAIV MESSENGER Eastern Canadian Messenger OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE t EASTERN CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS . � * Office Address � Oshawa,Ont Edna Leach � Editor . • � Entered as second-class matter.. Price, 50 cents a year in advance. - � . the fact that the training at the school has taught us how to meet the world with the message. B. B. STERLING. Ontario Tithes and Offerings for Oct., 1916 Churches � Tithes Miss Misc. Total Albuna Atterclitre *Brantford Bouck's Hill Chatham Toronto Central ])resden Exeter $57 75 94 16 49. 30 93. 38 , � . � . 37 00 4 75 $ � 2 40 69 12 26 87,, 41 41 10 43' 5 09 5 00 14 02 2 15 34 22 5 72 � ' 665 15 • 177 30 78 38 .169 01 53 15 6 84 Galt .375 375 Hamilton 197 78 74 47 5 00 277 '25 Iroquois 10 32 .11 '95 22 27 Individuals 50 16 '27 85 2 00 80 01 Kenyengah 5 50 5 50 Kingston' 33 54 65 10 98 64 Lindsay. 35 91 7 07 8 00 50 98 London 62 30. 225 21 • 3 95 291 .46 Lyuden 24:77 '18 84 6 00 . � 49 61 Muskoka Napanee 5 25 3 85 9 10 Niagara Falls. 4 90 4 90 Oshawa 35 50 53 94 '15 20 104 64 Ottawa 87 75 103 89 191 64 Paris 22 41. 6 66 ' _ � 4.50 33 57 Petrolia 23 05 860 5 00 36 65 E.C.M.Seminary 215 38 116 46 1 00 332 84 Sefton 17 15 24 75 75 42 65 St: Thomas 44 06 104 00 148 06 'Toronto West 197 83 145 18 30 36 373 86 `Windsor 54 94 40 75 _ � , 95 69 Total 31410 44 :$1144 35 $25061 $2805'40 *Three months Quebec Conference Report for October, 1916 Churches Tithes Miss. Sab. S. Misc. Total Fitch Bay $ 14 92 $9 34 $1 50 $ 1.55 $ 27 31 Individuals 38 00 31 60 30 55 ,23 37- 123 52 Mont'! Eng 131 27 143 40 10 53 52 66 337 85 Mont'l French 20 00 102 50 10 11 132 61 Namur 8 00 8 • • 00 North Hatley Sherbrooke 48 67 2 61 • 5,1 28 South Bolton 5 10 ,5 10 South Stukely 26 41. 553 891 54 60 Total $287 27 P292 57 $64 21 396 42 . $740 27 F. E. DUFTY, Secy. OBITUARY •• � • •-•••.••••,..•••••• ••••..0.11..*•....1 HARTINLThomas M. Hartin was born in St. John, N. July '7, '1854; and died in Moncton, N. B., November 12, 1916, aged 62 years. •He resided in Moncton for the past thirty- three years where he was employed-in the. Government shop, of the Intereolonial railway. He leaves a record of faithful- ness and uprightness in diSeharging his duty. Brother Hai- tin was married to Miss Sarah Crossman and to this union were born twodatighters and three sons. Beside 4eaVilig his beloved and devoted companion, four children are bereft of a. loving father, Mrs.. B. H. Cooke of Moncton, Mrs.. Sanford Feindel .of New Germany, N. S., ,Lewis of the Eastern Cana- dian Missionary Seminary, and 'Fred of Williamsdale Aca- demy. Early in life Brother Hartin became a member of the Baptist chinch, but about twenty years ago, heard the third angel's rnesafr.4 and believed the truth, Be stepped.out faith- fully to obey the Lord and was baptized by Elder M. M. Hare about three years ago. Since that time he has taken an active.part in the church filling the office of deaCon, and very earnestly endeavored to redeem the time in which he had hesitated to take his stand. He passed away early on Sun- day morning, and at the prayer service held at his home the Friday night preceding gave a glorious testimony which was strong in faith and trust in his God. We believe that Brother Hartin will come forth at the call of the Lifegiver in the first resurrection. The church will greatly miss this faithful brother and his ringing testimonies with which he inspired them. The Maritime Conference extends sympathy for the bereaved ones. May the Lord lay upon the members Of the family the same earnestness that was 'so manifest in the father. � GEO. H. SKINNER. Seminary Comments The Faculty and student's are looking forward to the week of prayer and to having Elder W. W. Eastman with us during that week. Our Sabbath school thermometer is climbing. The bursting point is $100 and. will. reach it. .We are now 85 cents ahead of last Sabbath's quota. We were pleased to have Mr. Louis Hartin re- turn to school after an absence of two weeks, having been called home because of the death of his father. We .are sorry events of this character come in to mar the school year but it is only ours to say "Thy will be done." We are striving to finish up our outdoor work and be ready for winter. However owing to the early freieze we are back in our plowing but hoping for a few days' thaw. � L. ELDER CAMPBELL'S father is spending the...win- ter season with him and is improving.bis..time..by.do- ing some canvassing in Oshawa and vicinity.