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"BEHOLD I BRING YOU GOOD TIDINGS" 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vol. 3 �
Calgary, Alberta, September 17, 1914 �
No. 18 
THE LAST HOUR 
The sunset burns across the sky; 
Upon the air Its warning cry 
The curfew tolls from tower to tower, 
O children, 'tis the last, last hour! 
The work •that centuries might have done 
Must crowd the hour of setting sun; 
And through all lands the saving Name 
We must, in fervent haste, proclaim. 
The fields are white to harvest. Weep, 
• tardy workers, as ye reap, 
for wasted hours that might have won 
Rich harvests ere the set of sun. 
We hear His footsteps on the way! 
0, work, while it is called today, 
Constrained by love, endued with power, 
O chldren, in this last, last hour! 
—Clara Thwaites. 
OUR DUTY 
Since the birth of this denomination there has been 
no crisis which compares with the one we are now 
facing. War is the cry everywhere. The spirit of 
war seems to have taken possession of the nations of 
the earth. Germany is in it ; Great Britain and France 
are in it ; Austria, Russia, Servia, Roumania and Japan 
are all in it, and it is feared that the other nations 
of the world will soon be drawn into it. 
Already more than half of the world's population 
are engaged in the present war, and it is said that a 
quarter of a million men are already numbered among 
the slain and wounded. 
Men fight on land, on the sea and in the air. A 
whole army is literally mowed down in a moment, as 
a strong reaper could strike down a sheaf of grain 
with a single swing of the old time cradle. The seas 
are being strewn with deadly mines, which so menace 
the watery highways that many neutral merchant ves-
sels, on missions of mercy, have been destroyed within 
the past few days. The air is filled with deadly flying 
MANSON ACADEMY, PITT MEADOWS, B.C. (See page 4.) 
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machines, which day or night, can surprise a city and 
reduce it to ruins from overhead, within a few mom-
ents of time. 
"I am pained at my heart," says the prophet �
 
"because thou hast heard, 0 my soul, the sound of the 
trumpet, the alarm of war. Destruction upon destruc-
tion is cried ; for the whole land is spoiled ; suddenly 
are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment." 
Jer. 4:19, 20. "Prepare war," says Joel, "wake up the 
mighty men, let all the men of war draw near ; let 
.them come up : Beat your plowshares into swords, and 
your pruninc, hooks into spears: let the weak say I am 
strong.... Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of 
. decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley 
of decision." Joel 3 :9-14. 
It seems as one dreaming, that in so short a period 
of time since July 28, such an untellable condition 
could have developed. 
The Duty of the Hour 
The people are now enquiring for the meaning of 
these things. Never in the history of this cause has 
there been so great a cry for an explanation of the 
world's happenings. Everywhere the people are im-
pressed that something great and decisive is about 
to take place in the world, and many believe that we as 
a people have something for them on this great situa-
tion, that is reliable. 
We have special literature which has been prepared 
• to meet this demand, dealing with the crisis which 
has so suddenly broken upon the world. We ought to 
place a paper or special tract in every home in Western 
Canada immediately. 
The Lord has certainly allowed this condition to come 
about thus suddenly that has caused many people to 
turn their thoughts toward the prophecies of our time. 
A great home missionary campaign has been planned 
for this Fall and Winter, before it was known that 
the war would come so soon, and now more than ever, 
it becomes apparent that the time is ripe for every 
follower of the Lord to make the effort of his life to 
save souls. Shall we do it? 
Our Personal Relationship In This Crisis 
Will we have yet a little time left us to do our duty? 
Will the angels hold the winds a little longer? Are 
we ready now personally, to see the work close up and 
all opportunity cut off to labor for our friends and 
neighbors? "Behold the days come saith the Lord, 
that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of 
bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words 
of the Lord : and they shall wander from sea to sea. 
and from north even to the east, they shall run to and 
fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find 
it."—Amos 8 :11-12. 
Referring to this time, the Spirit of Prophecy fur-
ther says: 
"I was pointed down to the time when the third 
angel's message was closing....The last great warn-
ing had sounded everywhere.... An angel with a 
writer's inkhorn ....reported to Jesus that his work 
was done, and the saints were numbered and sealed. 
Then I saw Jesus....throw down his censor. He 
raised his hands, and with a loud voice said, "It is 
done." And all the angelic host laid down their 
crowns as Jesus made the solemn declaration, "He 
that is unjust, let him be unjust still ; and he that is 
righteous, let him be righteous still." 
"Every case had been decided for life or death.... 
Some were denouncing God and cursing him. Others 
rushed to the people of God and begged to be taught 
how they might escape his judgments, but the saints 
had nothing for them....The sweet voice of mercy 
was no lOnger to invite them.... with terrible dis-
tinctness they heard the words, "Too late ! too late ! 
"Those who had not prized God's word were hurrying 
to and fro ....to seek the word of the Lord. Said 
the angel, "They shall not find it." There is a famine 
in the land; not a famine for bread, nor a thirst for 
Water, but for hearing the word of the Lord." 
"It was a scene of fearful agony."—Early Writings, 
pp 279-282. 
A spirit of solemnity is settling down upon the people 
of God. Many are crying to the Lord to hold the 
winds a few days longer till they have one more 
opportunity to fulfill neglected duties, which for 
months and perhaps years they have left undone. 
Never have I seen such a determination on the part 
of many to hasten to their neighbors and friends, with 
the message of our time. 
And never before have I seen such a desire on the 
part of the people of the world to read and hear the 
meaning of the things that are happening in the world. 
In many cases, so intense is the interest that business 
men in the busy hours of the day will turn from the 
desk, and warmly thank our workers for the literature 
on the prophecies, and stop then and there to read the 
tract or paper from cover to cover. 
Brethren, I beg of you to be stirred about this mat-
ter. For Christ's sake, for the sake of needy humanity, 
and for our own future, let us tear ourselves loose from 
home cares for at least time enough to fulfill our 
obligations to the people about us while a little space 
of time may be left us to do it. 
Seed thus sown by our sacrifice in a time critical 
as this, will bear fruit as sure as the Lord is in this 
movement. Some soul will be in the kingdom on 
account of it, and your soul will be clear when the 
Lord shall rise and say "It is done." May the Lord 
greatly bless his people as they rise up as one man 
to finish the work. �
H. S. SHAW. 
SCHOOL! WHY NOT GO! 
Doth not wisdom cry and understanding put forth 
her voice? She standeth in the top of high places, 
by the way in the places of the paths. She crieth at 
the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at 
the doors. 
Unto you, 0 men, I call; and my voice is to the sons 
of man. 0 ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye 
fools, be ye of an understanding heart. Hear; for I 
will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my 
lips shall be right things. 
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; 
there is nothing froward or perverse in them. They 
are plain to him that understandeth, and right to them 
that find knowledge. Receive my instruction, and not 
silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. For 
wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that 
may be desired are not compared to it. 
Now therefore hearken to me, 0 ye children; for 
blessed are they that keep my ways. Hear instruction, 
and be wise, and refuse it not. Blessed is the man 
that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting 
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thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting 
at the posts of my doors. For whoso findeth me find-
eth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. But he 
that sinneth against me wrongeth his own souls all 
they that hate me love death. Wisdom is the principal 
get understanding. Hear, and receive my sayings; 
and the years of thy life shall be many.—Solomon. 
Solomon was offered either riches or wisdom. He 
chose the latter, and received both. You say, "How 
fortunate," and long to be like Solomon ; but his op-
portunities were no greater than yours. In fact 'his 
temptations were greater, for responsibility always 
brings temptations. After reading the above from his 
pen, and knowing what we do of his experience and 
life success, need we doubt the value of his admonition 
to seek wisdom? 
Even the world agrees with that portion of the Bible, 
and places a premium on knowledge and understanding 
—the only premium she knows—honor and wealth. 
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This we know to be of but temporary endurance ; but 
God offers length of days as a reward for the wisdom 
given by him. 
For years Germany has been training her young men 
for war, and stringent laws have been enacted to the 
end that every native German should be trained in this 
supposedly glorious art, until she has been known as 
the greatest military nation on this earth, and this 
training was not in vain. Even at this stage of the 
conflict the allies are praising the bravery and strategy 
of this nation of soldiers. 
King Emmanuel is training an army this year. He 
is calling for volunteers to enlist for training. He 
wants young men and women, whose habits and plans 
are not so iron clad that they cannot be. molded to 
obey his every command. He promises everything, 
even insuring the volunteer against poisonous ser-
pents and drugs, and endowing the faithful soldier 
with an eternal inheritance in this world that so many 
of us love so dearly, with all its wickedness ; but he 
is going to clean it all up before he gives it to his 
faithful veterans. 
As I read of the terrible scenes enacted on European 
battlefields I wish that I might flee to another world 
where such things could never happen. Imagine those 
long heaps of dead men five and six feet deep, with 
wounded interspersed. Can you hear the wounded cry 
in anguish, and call for water, and you unable to give 
it to them? Can you hear that dying blue-eyed boy, 
spoken of by one writer this last week, call "Mother, 
0 my mother !" Can you see the wounded crushed 
by the feet of flying horsemen and by the wheels of 
monstrous cannon as they rush to and fro over the 
contested field? None but a demon could glory in 
such scenes, and no doubt Satan himself is on 
those fields with legions to inspire men to do their 
worst. 0 Lord, how long? 
My brother, .my sister, the Lord wants you, and he 
wants you now, to prepare for work under his banner. 
A, little while from now and you will realize that noth-
ing else is worth while. Will it be too late in your 
case? It will be in the case of some, I fear, who read 
these lines. Doubtless these terrible times that we are 
now in are given to us here a little while before the 
close of probation as an incentive to urge us to pre-
pare for the final time of great distress, when proba- 
tion will be ended. Your education means everything 
to you and your future. It is worth your greatest 
effort arid sacrifice. 
Some have written regarding their lack of funds. 
True, times are hard, and money scarce, but we have 
no assurance that they will be any better. During the 
past week the writer has met four individuals in this 
vicinity who are anxiously seeking purchasers for real 
estate in different parts of this dominion, and offering 
their property at greatly reduced prices, but no one will 
listen. One thing we do have though—the promises 
of God to supply us with everything that we need, 
and if we really are in earnest about getting an educa-
tion, God will open the way, and we will be willing to 
follow in any way that he may open. 
Have you gotten to the place where you can pray, 
earnestly and continuously, and work unremittingly, 
for an opportunity to go to school? If you have, I 
feel sure that God will be as good as his promise and 
provide you the way. "How much better is it to get 
wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather 
to be chosen than silver !" �J. I. BEA RDSLEY. 
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"THE LAST HOUR" 
It is not whether Germany and her allies win, or 
England, France, and Russia triumph, that should 
engage the attention of Seventh-day Adventists just 
now, so much as the question: Am I ready for what 
is coming? and I am doing what God expects of me 
in making known to my neighbors and friends that 
soon, at best, the sun of gospel opportunity will set, 
never to rise again, and earth's terrible night settle 
down upon a lost world? 
"As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be in 
the days of the son of man !" Mercy still lingers. 
The door of salvation is yet open. Opportunity is still 
given us for inviting' souls to go in. 
On the last page of the Harvest Ingathering Review 
is a view of the setting sun, with the poem "The Last 
Hour." This was chosen and designed before the 
outbreak in Europe. How appropriate to place in 
the hands of your friends, using this as a means to 
call attention to the fact that the sun of gospel oppor-
tunity is fast setting, and soon earth's terrible night 
will settle down upon a lost world. Jesus' work as 
priest is about finished. A few will be found whose 
hearts are yet true to God. It may be your personal 
heart-to-heart talk with such as you visit their homes 
will be that God will use to balance them in favor 
of this saving truth. Suppose you would find one 
such, and meet that soul in the kingdom of God. Think 
of the joy it will then bring you. 
Added to the missions dependent upon the Mission 
Board the sub-division in Europe, supporting missions 
in Africa, because of the war must look to the main 
treasury to sustain the missionaries they have sent out. 
We can help out by greatly increasing our Harvest 
Ingathering effort this year. 
Early in September is the time to order your supply 
of Ingathering Reviews from your conference office. 
Be sure and do it, and make this the very best one 
yet, in laboring for those about you. As a people, we 
have had experience in this work for several years, so 
we know how to do it. 
God is permitting the world to see that what this 
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people has been teaching these many years is not 
a cunningly devised fable. It is quite probable that 
we shall have no more favorable time to do our work 
than the present year in our Harvest Ingathering work. 
Let us go forth with the love of Christ and perishing 
souls as the impelling motive, and our labor will not 
be "in vain in the Lord." �
T. E. BOWEN. 
British Columbia Conference 
Office Address, 1708 Maple Street, Vancouver, B.C. 
President, J. G. Walker; Secretary-Treasurer, J. B. Giddings; 
Sabbath-school Secretary, Bertha Lastad; Tract Society 
Secretary, J. B. Giddings; Miss onary Volunteer Secre-
tary, Lydia Stickle; Field Secretary, E. R. Potter; 
Missionary Secretary, Bertha Lofstad. 
ANOTHER REPORT 
I have not reported to the Tidings for some time, 
but nevertheless my time has been occupied. Since my 
last report I have visited the four churches in Van-
couver, the churches at Victoria, Armstrong, Glenema, 
Vernon, Penticton and the English and German 
churches at Lumen, near Armstrong. These visits 
with my correspondence and other items of business 
that needed attention have quite fully occupied my 
time. 
About August 12, I received a message from Bro. 
Potter saying that Elder Rottacker who had been ill 
for some time was much worse, and asking me to come 
to Armstrong if possible. Accordingly I went to the 
Okanagan for the purpose of giving whatever assis-
tance I could in Brother Rottacker's case and to see 
Elder Shaw, who had promised to meet me there 
August 14th. 
After earnest prayer at the bedside of Elder Rot-
tacker, it was thought best for him to go to the Sani-
tarium. On August 19 in company with Mrs. Geo. 
Reiswig and Brother and Sister Rottacker, I started 
for Portland. We came by way of Vancouver and took 
the Great Northern at that point, arriving at Port-
land Friday morning August 21. Brother Rottacker 
has suffered a great deal and is in a critical condition. 
We hope, however, that with the course of treatment 
he will get at the Sanitarium, and with the Lord's 
healing power applied, he may be restored to his 
family, and the cause again. Let us pray earnestly for 
his recovery. 
Everywhere I go I find our brethren and sisters 
deeply stirred over the situation in Europe, and so we 
should be. It is grave indeed, and men and women 
of the world consider it so. They are asking what 
it all means, and what the end will be. They are ready 
to listen to any solution that may be offered. They 
will come to hear the Message presented, and will 
read the printed page. Surely now is the time to get 
among the people, brethren. Every blacksmith knows 
that when the iron is hot he should strike. We should 
know that now is the time to get the truth before the 
people. 
The people of Vancouver are planning to put the 
Review and Herald "War Extra" in every home in 
the city. Also, they plan to do a large work with 
the tract "Is it Armageddon ?" written by L. A. Smith, 
and also the latest tract on the same subject by Elder 
Wilcox. We have ordered a large number of the 
former and expect it will be widely circulated through-
out the Conference. Also our magazines, such as the 
Watchman and Signs of the Times, will be brimful 
of the truth on the present trouble and will sell 
readily. In fact they are already having increased 
sales, and a great work will be done. We hope our 
brethren and sisters in the Conference will not let this 
opportunity slip, and thus, we believe, souls be lost. 
Let us all do our best. Someone has truthfully said 
"The Lord cannot say to us 'Well done' unless we have 
dorfe our best." �
J. G. WALKER. 
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MANSON ACADEMY 
The conference school closed an interesting ' year 
May 25th, graduating a nice class. The exercises 
closed with an address by Elder J. G. Walker. The 
Principal, presented diplomas to three academic 
students, and certificates to three intermediate students. 
These earnest young people all have the work of the 
message in view and some have already begun work 
in giving the last message of mercy to this lost world. 
The farm has been conducted by the school this 
summer, for the first time in several years, and the 
results are quite satisfactory. It has produced feed 
enough for the stock, both hay and grain ; vegetables 
enough for the use of the home ; and a margin for the 
market. Our pantries contain nearly 1,200 quarts of 
newly canned fruit and over one-half ton of flour. 
The wood shed is being filled with nice, dry wood. 
While the outlook does not promise a large atten-
dance, we expect to have the Lord with us and with 
his help excellent work can be done in preparing mes-
sengers to go out quickly and give the message to this 
dark world in this generation which is nearly passed. 
If our people realized how their salvation and the 
hope of their children for everlasting life depended 
on their having a part in the closing, they would bestir 
themselves to devise means to send the youth to the 
school, and the capacity of our school would be taxed 
to its utmost. Time is short and it is wise that we give 
more attention to the preparation of ourselves and our 
children for active service in the cause of God than to 
the gaining of land and money. 
The angels will be sent to the help of the earnest, 
praying ones while those who are careless and in-
different will be left to grope in darkness and be lost. 
What mighty interests are now hanging in the balance. 
Seek God for wisdom. Pray for our school. 
H. E. GIDDINGS. 
A SPECIAL SACRIFICE NECESSARY 
Quite a number have asked me about our school and 
its attendance this year and I have had to answer 
"We have 150 young people in our field of conference 
school age, many of whom are very desirious of get-
ting an education. I cannot tell how many will come. 
We hope for at least as many as usual and should 
have more." As I have visited among our people 
I have been pleased to note on the whole the loyalty 
that exists toward our home school, and believe that 
with the spirit of sacrifice that exists among our 
brethren and sisters, a strong effort will be made to 
increase the attendance, notwithstanding the hard 
times. This seems now to be the drawback. I have 
been pained as I have learned of the earnest desire 
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on the part of the young folk to get an education, 
that lack of means stands in their way. 
There are many that would appreciate help and such 
should be helped. There are many that are willing to 
work and should be given a chance. The question 
should be "What can we do to send our boy or our 
girl to school? Can a horse be sold? Can a cow be 
dispensed with? Can we deny ourselves on some point? 
Is there a contract I can take? Can I send my child 
to school and earn a scholarship selling books or 
magazines while it attends? There are many ways to 
help. Also others besides parents should feel a burden 
along this line. Human flesh that can bear labor in this 
message is a safe investment. Persons, or groups of 
persons can unite and help students to earn their 
scholarships. This can be done while the student is at 
school. We will no doubt see much of this done in the 
near future, as God's people are getting awakened. 
It seems to me that the times demand a more com-
plete sacrifice on the part of parents and friends in 
behalf of our boys and girls. The present crisis in 
the world shows the end to be near. No matter 
whether immediate peace is accomplished, or the war 
continues, the situation is alarming. This must seem 
so to those who have a full understanding of this mes-
sage. 
What we want now is a stronger and better trained 
class of young people to push the work to a successful 
finish. Soon it will be more difficult to labor than even 
now, and trained minds will be needed to meet the 
issues. It must be so or otherwise, God, in his pro-
vidence, would never have provided schools among us. 
"One great object of our schools is the training of 
youth to engage in service in our institutions and in 
different lines of gospel work. The psople everywhere 
are to have the Bible opened to them. The time has 
come, the important time when through God's mes-
sengers the scroll is being unrolled to the world." Vol. 
6, page 133. The energies of our life might well be 
expended in helping to carry out this purpose. It may 
take special sacrifices on our part but it must be done. 
May the Lord help us each to do our part. 
J. G. WALKER. 
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CHURCH SCHOOLS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA 
We expect to have six in operation this coming year 
and arrangements have been made for teachers for 
three of them. At Grandview, near Armstrong we 
expect to have a school in operation with two teachers. 
Brother Henry Berg will teach the German depart-
ment and Sister Bertha Lofstad will likely teach the 
English. For the Glenema school a teacher has been 
secured from Alberta. Bella Coola will have Sister 
. Lydia- Stickle again, the Lord willing. Vancouver, 
Nanaimo and Penticton are not yet provided for, 
though arrangements are well under way. Besides 
these there will be three home church schools, one at 
Naden Harbor, Pitt Meadows and. Mission City. 
Other brethren have seen the good of our church 
schools and have no desire to give them up, even 
though it is very difficult to find teachers who are 
trained for this work. 
We have adopted a plan to assist the needy schools 
and our brethren have assented to it. It is to pay into 
a Conference Church School Fund an amount equal to 
a tenth of our tithe. That is if we pay $10.00 as tithe 
we add another dollar and apply it on the school fund 
held by the Conference treasury. This has been of 
some assistance already and will be more so as our 
brethren see the real need. Some are paying in to 
this fund right along. 
Let us see that the church school work is established, 
brethren. We can make it a means of saving our 
children. �
J. G. WNLici:1:. 
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REPORT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA SABBATH SCHOOLS 
Quarter Ending June 30, 1914 
�Offerings 
Mem. Regular. 13th Sab. Tota'. 
Armstrong �
 11 
$ 5.30 
$ �
.75 
$ 6.05 
Cumberland �
 13 
10.70 
2.50 
13.20 
Cumberland Home Dept �
 15* 
Firvale �
 �
 27 
4.25 
3.55 
7.80 
Glen Emma �
 19 
7.45 
7.45 
Grandv•ew �
 92 
42.50 
10.85 
53.35 
Little River Home Dept �
 
5 
3 40 
1.00 
4.40 
Lumen �
 
21 
9.75 
4.35 
14.10 
Manson �
 17* 
Mission City �
 12 
10.05 
3.75 
13.80 
Molly Gibson �
 
6 
2.60 
.75 
3.35 
Midway �
 
8 
10.00 
3.25 
13.25 
Nanaimo �
 � 39 
30.66 
3.60 
34.26 
Penticton �
 29 
18.00 
7.65 
25.65 
Silver Creek �
• �
 13 
2.20 
1.05 
3.25 
South Vancouver � 18 
28.35 
5.10 
33.45 
Straiton �
 
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4 
4.60 
3.00 
7.60 
Vancouver �
 60 
44.14 
10.55 
54.69 
Vancouver, 42nd Ave �
 26 
13.25 
9.40 
22.65 
Vernon �
 �
 34 
13.70 
3.35 
17.05 
Van Anda 
 
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9 
3.00 
3.35 
6.35 
Wctoria �
 25 
14.59 
14.59 
West Vancouver � 58 
34.94 
34.94 
Woden River �
 27 
4.90 
1.60 
6.50 
Home Department �
 
9 
2.85 
20.50 
23.35 
Camp Meeting, Coquitlam • . 
29.16 
Camp Meeting, Vernon �
 
34.56 
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Totals: �
24 schools � 597 
$321.18 
$99.90 
$484.80 
• No offering reported. 
You will notice a small increase over last quarter's 
report in both membership and donations, but still 
we are only doing two-thirds of what we must do 
if we- reach our goal-fifteen cents a week per church 
member in the Sabbath school. How I hope we can 
make up the other third this quarter. Now in the 
midst of troublous times the Lord wants us to do a 
quick work. Our Sabbath-schools have been given a 
great responsibility in the support of foreign missions ; 
so let us pray while we give and give while we pray, 
that the work in foreign lands may not be hindered. 
by lack of means. 
I think you will be interested in hearing about 
one of our smallest sabbath schools-a family school 
of only a few members. This family has seen deep 
sorrow and trouble during the ,past year, and yet it is 
wonderful how faithful they have proved. Though 
through an accident they were left almost destitute, 
still their Sabbath-school offerings have not decreased; 
and when I wrote to the schools in general regarding 
the mission clock, they wrote right back to send one 
to them ; and when I arranged the figures on the clock 
for their school, I found that they had already given 
more than their quota on the fifteen-cents-a-week basis 
per member through the Sabbath-school. 
In, the sante letter the Sabbath School Worker was 
ordered and all other supplies needed to make their 
school a progressive one. Truly the Lord is blessing 
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them ; for I know that every advance step they have 
taken has meant sacrifice : but when the mother can 
write of the interest the children are taking in their 
Sabbath-school lessons and of others about them who 
are being interested-I ask does it pay? 
Is it worth while to make sacrifices that will keep 
the children interested in the study of God's word; 
that will arouse in our neighbors an interest in this 
work ; and that will carry this Message quickly to the 
lands beyond? For that is what a faithful Sabbath-
school accomplishes-saves the children, interests our 
neighbors in the truth, furnishes the means for carry-
ing the truth to foreign lands. Is your Sabbath-school 
a faithful one? Do you have every help available to 
make it just what it should be? �
BERTHA LOFSTAD. 
BRITISH COLUMBIA NOTES 
Brother E. R. Potter was a welcome visitor at the office, 
September 4th. 
Elder and Mrs. H. E. Giddings made a peasant visit 
to the office last week. 
Elder H. S. Shaw spent Sabbath, August 22nd, and the 
29th, with the Vancouver churches, meeting in the Grand-
view church. His counsel and words of cheer were very 
much apprec'ated. 
Our last report from Brother Chas. Smith was that he 
intends to have some experience selling our literature. 
Surely he takes this work up at an opportune time, and 
will be instrumental in conveying many blessings into the 
homes he visits. 
We have just received a good supply of the tract by 
L. A. Sm'th, editor of the Watchman, entitled "Is It Arma-
geddon?" It is fine. One dollar per hundred, or one cent 
each. Order from the Tract Society. 
Brother C. E. Wood has been holding meetings on Sun-
day evenings in the little church in Penticton. His last 
report stated "a full house and some turned away." This 
is encouraging. The Lord has said that our churches would 
yet be crowded with people anit'ous to hear the message. 
We will no doubt hear of other church elders doing the 
same with the like results. 
Our magazines filled with the message for these last 
days, are being placed In the hands of many people in this 
province. During the month of August the sales of the 
d'fferent magazines were as follows: Life and Health, 156; 
Protestant Magazine, 25; Signs of the Times Monthly, 
1,500; Review and Herald War Extra, 12,250; Watchman, 
3,050. Look for the report at the close of September and 
see if there has been any increase. Who will help scatter 
our literature like the leaves of autumn? 
Alberta Conference 
Office Address, Lacombe, Alberta. 
President, H. Humann; Secretary-Treasurer, F. L. Hommel; 
Educational Secretary, J. I. Beardsle y; Missionary Volun-
teer Secretary, A. Pond; Field and Missionary Secretary, 
R. P. Mooney; Sabbath-sohool Secretary, Miss H, G. Mc-
Culloch; Tract Society Secretary. F. L. Hommel; Religious 
Liberty Secretary, W. A. Clemenson. 
THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION 
To become a profitable member of any society, 
church or association, the individual must of necessity 
understand the rules and regulations governing the 
same, and be able to intelligently explain why such 
rules are a necessity. 
Growth is the result of life and activity. The 
growth of any church or society depends upon the 
activity of its members. Every one must be a live 
wire, a living factor in the great machine, otherwise 
he is a burden rather than a help. 
The reason why there is not more accomplished in 
the proclamation of this message is because the im- 
portance does not appear as great to its advocates as 
does something else. Of the many duties that come to 
each of us day by day, we select and perform those 
that seem to be the most important. Whether they 
are the most imporant or not God can better judge. 
With most people the affairs nearest home appear the 
most important ; hence they come first. 
If every member of the Seventh-day Adventist 
Church could be brought to the place where he would 
realize that the proclamation of this message far ex-
ceeds everything else in importance, we should soon 
see our hopes fulfilled. Young people would flock to 
our schools to obtain the needed preparation to enter 
at once some line of the work. Parents would see to 
it that their children were engaged in some line of the 
work or in training for the same. We should then 
see the same untiring efforts put forth for the purpose 
of winning souls, that we now see in gaining a livli-
hood. "My people are destroyed for lack of know-
ledge," says Jehovah. Not knowing the conditions 
as they exist in the world today, they do not realize 
the importance of the work at hand. This knowledge 
may be obtained by .a study of the Bible and "Testi-
monies" compared with events transpiring about us. 
C. A. BURMAN. 
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REPORT, ALBERTA SABBATH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT 
Quarter Ending June 30, 1914 
School. 
Academy �
 
Botha �
 
Castor �
 
Mom. 
210 
20 
9 
13th Sab. 
$1.20 
2.60 
1.60 
Total Off. 
$103.09 
14.40 
13.10 
Calgary � 
22 
45.60 
Claresholm �
 
16 
1.90 
14.75 
Comrey �
 
12 
2.25 
3.00 
Clive �
 
20 
2.85 
17.28 
Didebury �
 
22 
1.10 
12.90 
Dakota �
 
13 
.35 
3.00 
Edmonton �
 
44 
7.00 
49.65 
Granum �
 
20 
3.00 
13.95 
Harmattan �
 
32 
15.25 
Hawksda'e �
 
15 
1.65 
7.55 
Hazelwood �
 
18 
3.65 
9.20 
Neapolis �
 
21 
4.80 
12.10 
Olds �
 
13 
8.75 
Leduc �
 
15 
1.35 
5.80 
Stevevdlle �
 
6 
.65 
4.25 
Stavely �
 
6 
5.00 
20.00 
Sunnyhill �
 
20 
1.30 
19.75 
Sheernees �
 
12 
 2.05 
Vermil*on �
 
30 
6.35 
19.90 
Wainwright �
 
5 
7.80 
Winnifred �
 
18 
1.65 
5.80 
Lacombe � 
2.35 
Markerville �
 
12 
1.98 
Beiseker � 
30 
9.35 
Josephsburg �
 
12 
7.60 
Leduc �
 
26 
5.30 
21.30 
Thelma � 
17 
5.50 
18.00 
Trochu �
 
8 
2.75 
9.95 
Midnapore �
 
23 
13.00 
44.05 
Calgary �
 
32 
6.30 
25.75 
Carbon �
 
26 
1.10 
7.90 
Rosebud �
 
65 
32.62 
Lewisville �
 
32 
1.25 
6.80 
Manv'lle �
 
4 
1.00 
5.60 
Burnt Lake �
 
11 
.10 
8.63 
Edmonton �
 
17 
13.24 
Coronation �
 
50 
7.05 
Loyalist �
 
34 
8.75 
Camp Meeting �
 
117.70 
148.83 
Home Department �
 
114 
21.65 
64.80 
1132 
$225.90 
$873.47 
GERTRUDE McCULLOCH. 
WESTERN CANADIAN TIDINGS �
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heart be also." What a privilege then to give for the 
support of the Lord's work. 
As a result of this terrible war which has been in 
progress for some weeks in Europe, our work there 
has been greatly hindered and in fact brought to quite 
a standstill. Our people there are now unable to care 
for the work financially. It seems that we who are 
in America must come to their assistance and give 
liberally, that the workers in those fields may be sus-
tained and their work which is suffering, assisted. 
ALBERTA NOTES 
Brother James Schee, of College View, Nebraska, is 
spending a few days visiting with Elder and Mrs. Burman. 
Dr. R. Reimche and family, formerly of the Chamberlain, 
S.D., Sanitarium, recently spent a few days visaing friends 
in Rosedale. 
Since returning from British Columbia, Elder Humann 
has visited the Rosebud Church and tent companies in 
Calgary. 
Brother Jalmar Johnson, who has been canvassing for 
"Patriarchs and Prophets" in the Sedgew.ck district, was 
a welcome visitor at the office last week. He reports many 
interesting and profitable experiences in connection with 
his work in the field. Brother Johnson's delivery w 11 
begin October 1st. 
As a result of the meetings held by Brother J. K. Fish 
at the Gadeby school-house, a number of persons have be-
come -interested in the truth. Elder Adams is now there 
assisting in the work. Let us pray for those who are now 
in the valley of decision that they may be won to the s-de 
of truth. 
Saskatchewan Conference 
Office Address. Box 244, Regina, Saskatchewan. 
President, A. C. Gilbert; Secretary-Treasurer, U. Wissner; 
Religious Liberty Secretary, 0. 0. Farnsworth; Tract 
Society Secretary, U. Wissner; Field and Missionary 
Secretary, L. A. Phrilpott; Missionary Volunteer Secre-
tary, J. V. Maas; Sabbath-school Secretary, Mrs. A. C. 
Gilbert; Educational Secretary, A. C. Gilbert. 
PLAN NOW FOR A CHURCH SCHOOL 
It is sincerely hoped that there will be many church 
and home schools in Saskatchewan this coming school 
year. The value of this kind of schools can not be 
over-estimated when we think of the times in which 
we are living. A Christian education in these days is 
a powerful asset in assisting its possessor in combating 
successfully the evil tendencies threatening to destroy 
his character. 
I hope that it will be convenient for the churches and 
families who contemplate a school for the coming 
tinter to send in their plans to me at an early date. 
This is necessary in order that proper arrangements 
can be made as to teachers, books, and other matters 
pertaining to this line of work. 
It is a source of encouragement to me to receive so 
many requests for teachers for schools, and from 
teachers who desire schools. We believe that we will 
be able to satisfy the needs of all. Let us all seek 
the Lord in behalf of this very important part of God's 
work, that we may know just how to push it forward 
for the salvation of our children and young people. 
A. C. GILBERT, Educational Sec'v. 
THE THIRTEENTH SABBATH 
"Sell that ye have, and give alms ; Provide your-
"elves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the 
heavens that faileth not...." Another version of this 
Scripture reads as follows: "....Make yourselves 
purses that will not wear out.....an inexhaustible 
treasure in the Heaven...." 
The Lord knew how easy it would be for his 
children to get their minds off from him and his work, 
and also the beauties of the New Earth. Therefore he 
tells us to GIVE, for in so doing we lay up treasure 
in heaven, and "where your treasure is there will your 
This means that our Sabbath-school offerings should 
increase from Sabbath to Sabbath and that while we 
have peace, we should do well our part to aid the 
General Conference in meeting their heavy obligations 
at this time. 
We are nearing the time of another thirteenth Sab-
bath offering. This time our people are called upon 
to help the work in the South American Inca Union 
Mission. Fifteen thousand dollars is needed. 
The leaflets and envelopes have been sent to the 
schools and isolated members and we sincerely trust 
that Saskatchewan may have a liberal Sabbath-school 
offering, Sabbath, September 26. 
Think of how some of those poor souls are pleading 
for a teacher to come and tell them of Jesus and his 
Word. This thirteenth Sabbath offering will mean 
much to them. What can you give to be credited to 
your account in the books of Heaven? 
MRS. A. C. GILBERT. 
PRUSSIA 
After camp-meeting the writer held blessed meetings 
at the Queen Centre Church, where he was privileged 
to bury three souls with the Lord in baptism. 
From there I accepted an invitation to come to 
Prussia. There is a small company of Germans here. 
The interest for God and his truth, is good. We held 
meetings every other evening including Sunday in the 
schoolhouse. The attendance was good and regular. 
Close attention was given by those who were not 
acquainted with our doctrineg. 
It seems hard for these dear souls to decide for the 
right on account of the influences of some professed 
Adventists. The dear brethren who are here have a 
good testimony for the Lord and his truth. 
The people felt quite at home in the meetings. They 
appreciated and diligently studied the tracts handed 
them. Although no one has yet taken a decided stand 
for the truth, some have taken part in prayer, and 
heartily invited me to come again. They seem to be 
sincere and I hope to see several take their stand. 
I ask an interest in your prayers for these dear souls 
and for Brother and Sister Weis as well as myself, 
as there is a great work yet to be done. It is the 
Lord's work and he will help to win the victory. Let 
us each do our share, for the end of all things is at 
hand. May we all unite in special efforts to carry this 
message is the prayer of your brother. �
C. SULZLE. 
RADISSON 
I am sure you will be much interested to hear of the 
work among the Russians. The Lord is blessing me 
very much as I speak of his coming to this people. 
We are not having many meetings, but have had many 
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WESTERN dANADIAN TIDINGS 
house-to-house Bible studies. We have spent many 
nights in searching the Scriptures, at times not retiring 
until the morning. 
The whole country is. stirred up, but the Devil is 
angry and is doing all he can to put the fire out. 
The Mennonites especially are very much opposed to 
my preaching here. It seems they have decided to ask 
me for my license to preach, and if I do not produce 
it they will not allow me to speak any more and will 
send me away. I am of good courage, however, and 
hope to see some souls take their stand for the truth 
soon. I am very glad that this fight is going on, and 
I am sure the victory will be the Lord's. 
T. T. BABIENCo. 
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WE SHOULD WORK NOW 
We have been greatly encouraged in seeing the 
orders come in for the Review and Herald "War 
Extra." Just keep the good work going, brethren 
and. sisters, for it is proving a strong influence in 
behalf of the truth. Thousands of people are asking, 
"What do these things mean?" The literature that our 
denomination publishes in regard to the war condi-
tions in the East answers the question. 
A tract of especial value just now is the one pub-
lished by the Southern Publishing Association. It is 
entitled, "Is It Armageddon?" It is one, cent a copy. 
Special rates in quantities. Let us put forth our best 
and strongest efforts at this time, and scatter this 
timely literature "like the leaves of autumn." 
The burden for souls should rest heavily upon our 
hearts. We should realize as never before that we are 
responsible for the knowledge that we have of the 
truth, to those who have not been made aware 
of its blessings. Let us be often found in prayer, seek-
ing for a complete victory over sin. Now is the time 
for us to ascertain our standing with Heaven; for the 
striking events that are shaking the pillars of modern 
civilization; area sign to us that our Master is coming 
soon. �
A. C. GILBERT. 
SASKATCHEWAN NOTES 
Elder M. Mackintosh is planning to hold a series of 
meetings in Regina on Sunday nights, in the Parry-Sturrock 
Hall on Searth Street. He will speak on the present con-
flict in the light of prophet c scripture. 
Our supply of Sabbath school quarterlies for the fourth 
quarter has been received, and we would ask our 'brethren 
and sisters who have not already received their pamphlets, 
to send in their orders at an early date. 
`Brother A. E. Iverson, Wha did faithful work in the 
Conference office for about a year, was 'married at Minne-
apol s, Minn., the evening of August 31st. He is now 
Employed in the General Conference office at . Takoma 
Park, Washington, D.C. 
We are glad to report that our 'people in Saskatchewan 
are taking an active interest' in the distribution of the 
Review war extra. Orders received at' this office up to 
this date amount to about 10,000 copes. 
Elder C. Sulzle,. who . has been. holding meetings at 
Prussia for some time, is planning to spend a few days 
with his family at Fenwood, after which he will meet with 
the other members of the Conference committee at Regina 
on the 22nd and 23rd of _this month, to d'scuss the question 
of the location of the school for our province. 
We trust that our brethren and sisters will enter heartily 
into the Harvest Ingathering Campaign, in view Qf the 
additional burdens we. are obliged to carry. since the out-
break of war in the old country. Th's has been explained 
in our recent circular letter, 
estent Tanabian aitittigs 
Issued bi-weekly by the Western Canadian Union Confer-
ence of Seventh-Day Adventists, at Calgary, Alberta. 
Price Fifty Cents a Year 
Entered as second-class matter at the Poet Office of 
Regina, Saskatchewan, September 17, 1912; at Calgary, 
Alberta, April 3, 1914. 
All 'matters intended for publication should be'addressed 
to Western Canadian Tid;ngs, Box 1320, Calgary, Alberta. 
A. H. BRIGHAM �
Editor 
Western Canadian Union Conference Directory 
Office Address, Box 1320, Calgary, Alberta. 
President, H. S. Shaw; Secretary-Treasurer, A. H. Brigham; 
Field Agent, W. L. Manfull; Auditor and Missionary Secre-
tary, A. H. Brigham; Educational and Missionary VOlun-
teer Secretary, J. I. Beardsley; Medical Missionary Secre-
tary, F. L. Hommel; Religious Liberty Secretary, H. S. 
Shaw. Executive Committee: H. S. Shaw, A. H. Brigham, 
H. Humann, J. G. Walker, E. M. Chapman, A. C. Gilbert, 
W. L. Manfull, J. I. Beardsley and F. L. Hommel. 
CHURCH SCHOOL NOTICE 
Those, desiring to have a church school this year 
should apply to the proper official in their conference 
at once, as teachers are becoming scarce, and calls are 
coming from various places asking for help. It will 
be a great convenience to all concerned if the number 
of openings in each conference can be known now, and 
plans made to accommodate each. �
J. I. BEARDSLEY. 
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NOTICE 
We have about four hundred B.S.L. No. 144, entitled 
"The Eastern Question, What Its Solution Means To All 
The World." A sixteen page tract, written by A. T.' Jones 
several years ago. This tract is now out of print and when 
the present stock is sold no more will be availab:e. It con-
ta ns just the truth that your neighbor ought to have at 
this time. Postpaid, while they last, 1 cent each. Order 
of your Tract Society today. 
PACIFIC PRESS PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION. 
COLPORTEUR'S REPORT 
Manitoba-Three Weeks Ending September 4 
Name. �
Book. Hrs. Ord. �
Mag.. Helps. 
Total'. 
Carl �
Anderson... ..... P G. 106' 
31 
$138.00 
Carl Jensen �P G �
45 
44 
247.00 
A. E. McGee �G C �
45 
15 �$4,25 
59.15 
George Belleau �
P P �
18 
4 
14.00 
Pasha Burley. M.U. & P.G. �
46 
7 �1.50 
26.50 
Solomon Meikie �
Mag. 
455 �
$45 50 
45.50 
Edna Chapman �
Mag. 
230 �
23.00 
28.00 
260 �
786 �
$68.50 �
$ 5.75 
$553.15 
Alberta-Three Weeks Ending August 28 
Bertha �
26 �
8 
$ 31.00 
H. W. Hornfeek ...... P.P. 257 
14 
62.00 
J. R. Johnson �
P P 209 
41 �$ �
.85 
163.35 
Robert R. Kitt° ...... P.G. 173 
39 
182.00 
R. M. Milne �P P 136 • 24 �1.20 
103.25 
Robina Adam.; �
P P. �
20 
6 �1.00 
24.00 
Maggie Burgess...... P.P. �
44 
3 �
5 60 
16.10 
Mrs. L. Hayward....P.P. �
4 
1 
5.50 
Martha Huther.......P.P. �
63 
2 �
.60 
7,60 
Isabel Reppe �P P �
24 
4 
15.00 
956 142 �' $9.25 
$606.80 
Seventeen Agents �
 1216 928 �
$68.50 �
$15.00 $1162.95 
Union Summary To Date This Year 
Subscription Books � �
$14 593,91 
Magazines �
 
1,654.75 
Home Workers' Books • �
 
145.60 
Total �
 $16;394.26