coaoadvance.
‘he done far them when they gradunte?
be forced into the world and out of the truth? Shall
ot ee EASTERN CANADIAN MESSENGER
Eastern Canadian Messenger
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE
et EAS TERN CANADIAN UNJON CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH. DAY
: ADVENTISTS
Office Address . . k con 2c Oshawa, Ont
Edna Leach - <n . . . . «Editor
Eatered as second-class matter, Price, 50 cents a year
present time al least twenty-one thousand young
people enrolled in our institutions of learning  pre-
What shall
Are they to
paring to enter some branch of the work,
it ever be smd of this people that they were willing
traits of their increase.
oo happen to be one of those who has been defrauding
to give their sons and daughters butnot their money?
It is indeed a grave charge that is brought to view in
the third chapter of Mulachi, verse eight:
robbed me."
Ye have
Someone stands indicted before all the
heavenly intelligences of withholding the meansthat
wonld supply the bread of life to those whoarestary-
ing for spiritun) food. Thera are those who excuse
oo themselves from paying tithe on the ground that af-
tor they have paid their debts they have nothing left.
The trouble with such persons is they have over-
looked the fuot tbat their tithe is the most import.
ant of their debts and should be paid out of the first-
Lf you, dear reader, should
the Lord, begin now to bring your tithe into the
~_ atorchouse and receive the promised blessing. It
you are having Grancial difficulsy you will find help
by reading the first ohapter of Haggni especially
verses three to eleven. WM. WABELL,
Ee
Use The Mails
j Christ began his work in A. D. 27. This was tho
” Beginning of the preaching of tha gospel of the pres-
ant dispensation, the goapal of Jesus Christ.
The
disgiples continued it after Christ's death, and about
= gospel known to all the then known world?
A. DD. 64, when the epistle to the Colossians is sup-
posed to have been wrilten, Paul was able to say,
“The hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and
whioh wae preached to every oresture which is un-
der heaven.” Col. 1:28,
~~ How did these few people mapage to make the
The
world wes not as big then as it is now, but it
waa big enowgh for a problem of that sort.
portant thing is that they did it.
of bhe wonderfal facilities of the last days.
£3
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The i im-
Once again there is 8 world to warn, ‘mach big-
ger in territory, but infinitely easier to reach, because
So let
os. make more use of them.
Why pot uae the mails more? Wo have two of
phe finest possible papers for this purpose. “There is
Er) Signs weekly in its new form, now 80 ouch
tor ‘Bible Readings”
paste it in your prospectus to use when occasion
gydpey Mines N 8
“Pivertor, N. 8.
more within the reach of our people by reason of ita
lower price. Save a dollar, subscribe for a year,
and send the paper away avery week after you have
read it.  Wateh for opportunities to save another
paper to send out after mnother soul. Perhaps you
ann spare gevernl dollars for this work. Write a
letter full of Christ love to send with the papers, and
pray for God's blessing on them. You will surely
wee results some day.
The other paper ig the Preaent Truth. For
twenty (ive copis you can have this sent every two
works for sn year to any name and address in the
North American Division territory. Why not use
the mails, and send in a long list of pames, writing a
letler to each une yourself to introduce the paper.
God's chief purpose in these wonderful mail facilities
hss been to enable his people to give this Inst message
quickly. Let us be God's fellow-laborers in using
facilities he provides to good effect,
EpITH M. GRAHAM.
Three Necessary Books |
“There are three books which I think every
Christian ought to possess.
“The first, of course is the Bible.
gettin i a good Bible, with a good plain print.
"Then next I would advise you to get « a Cruden's
Concordunce. :
“Thirdly, a Topical Text Book.
will help you lo study the Word of God with profit.
If you do not possess them, get them at once; every
Chiristinp ought to have them.”
“Pleasure 'and Profit sn Bible Study,” pages 63, 54.
The above statement may be used by colporteurs
with profit. Cut it out and
offers itaelf. C. J. ToLF.
Maritime Tithes and Offerings. for December, 1916
Tithe Miss. Misc. Total
"Churches
Qonterence Chucoh:
Barrington
Yarmouth
Amherst
Secattorod Mem.
Hopowsll Cape N B
Halifax N 8
Indian Harbor N 8
Moncton N B
N Sydney N 8
w JohnN B
Sootte Bay N 8
$38 83 $3 a
¥ $8
5 00
78 54
86 83
45 03
8
ql #4
87 04
76 #8
500
38 85
25 25
18 30
4a 08
$526 95
9 960
3%
8 10
108 80
30 35
46 17
24 54
0
B85 46
48 85
55 08
25 18
34 23
20 40
585
$545 65
Li. VAXBuakinx, Treas.
“13.30
145 84
98 44
29 10
143 63
105 50
190 5»
; 6D.08
59 48
30 20
68 91
Tautallon, N. 8.
150
Williamsdale NS
Tow
I believe nl :
These books |
— D. L. Moody in
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