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OSHA WA, ONTARIO, TUNE 20, 1916 MARITIME ,......,............•................•......•.......___________ Throughout the Conference April 17th, 1 started from St. John and spent the day in Amherst visiting several of those who had be- gun to keep the Sabbath and also our faithful Bible worker, Miss Manuella Verge. All the believers are striving to live the truth and are being encouraged to faithfulness under the care of Miss Verge. Going on to the Academy I had the pleasure of speaking to thestudents several times and also counselling with the teachers. Friday evening I arrived at the hospi- table home of Brother .and Sister Elva Boutilier of Indian Harbor, N. S. At the appointed time for meeting, most of the believers met in their trim little church and we had a good prayer and -iwaise service, nearly all taking part. We held service each night for a week with b good attendance and interest. The last night of our meetings, several indicated that they would like to give themselves more fully to the truth. All of the believers were of good courage and were refreshed by the review of the •niessage. Our col- lections amounted to over $4 to apply on •our conference expense. Friday, April 28th., I met with the believers in Tantallon in prayer and social service, in which nearly every one present took part. Here a neat little church building, which has been doing good. • service for many years, stands as a Witness to the' faithful labors of the little company. Sabbath we held two, services, and the same on Sunday. There was a fair attendance from the outside and all were much inter- ested in listening to the truth, old, yet ever new. We had a special meeting for the young people on Sunday and the Spirit of God deeply impressed them with the call to serve him in their youth. I visited all the believers in their homes and -enjoyed meeting with these churches very much. $1.65 in collections was given to the conference. May 4th I arrived in Halifax and Friday night held a service in the church, also on Sabbath and Sunday, with a good attendance, of all of our own people and. some interested ones. I Made several calls at the homes of our members and found this church striving faithfully to keep the work going in Halifax. One man has just recently begun to keep the,Sabbath. The conference can justly be proud--of the record of this band of believers. Our collections went toward the debt for the repairing of the church. May the Lord bless these and all the churches and believers in Maritime, Brethren and Sisters, it is time we were in earnest, for the call will soon be heard "Behold the Bridegroom cometh", and some may not be ready to go out and meet him. • May _our lamps he trimmed and burning, and most important of all, may the oil of God's spirit be in our. hearts. Watch. and pray lest ye fall into temptation. Mrs. Skinner and I went to Elgin, N. B.'recently to hold two services, as there was a desire for some meetings in this place.. Elder Langdon lived at this village and held meetings about twenty years ago. We rented a large hall and the attendance and inter- est was good. On account of the heavy storms, we were there nearly two weeks and held several more Meetings. The collections more than paid for the hall. We were kindly entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Milton. Sister Milton accepted the truth about twenty years ago and always makes pleasant for our workers when they call that way. Mr. and Mrs Hial Bishop also have kept the Sabbath many years. profiler Bishop owns a little shop which he closes every Sabbath. We trust that the seeds of truth sown will result in some soul saved in the. earth made new. � G. H.' SKINNER, 1 .......410...1.-• ....11...4 .r.......-........... ......................-...., ................... ONTARIO 2 � EASTERN CANADIAN MESSENGER Florence, Cape Breton We as a little band of Seventh-day Adventists are endeavoring by God's grace to hold the fort in our little church down by the sea. We are glad for the way in which God has blessed us. •Since the opening up of our work in Sydney Mines the Sabbath c.hool has been conducted in the Odd Fellows' ball and •we have held our other meetings at the home of Sister Thompson. In order to be able to give the message to a -greater number of people we have now moved to a more suitable place and have engaged a room from Brother Reid for about half the rent we were paying for the hall. This room has been neatly fitted up and papered by the willing hands of sist er Thompson and some other members and will seat about fifty persons. We feel proud of our little church and earnestly pray that a number of those who have heard the truth from Brethren Barrett and Wasell, who labored so faithfully here, will accept and join with us. There is one sister awaiting baptism now, and we are hoping th•ct others will come to know Jesus and walk in his appointed way. God has a band of faithful and earnest ones here ranging in age from that of our Sabbath school superintendent who is about sixteen by to and including our aged Sister McDonald who is now about eighty. This sister was a Presbyterian all her. life until two years ago when she accepted present truth. Her good testimonies always cheer our hearts. Recently we have organized a home missionary society and a Bible class, both these being conducted by Brother Fred Thompson. We are determined to press the battle to the gate and come out more than conquerors through Him that loved us. PETER A. STUBBERT, Local Elder. Notice The Maritime Conference of Seventh-day Advent- ists will hold its fourteenth annual session at Norton, N. B., July 3-9, 1916. The first meeting will be called Tuesday, July 4, 9:30 A. M. Each church is entitled to one delegate for _the organization and one addi- tional delegate for each fifteen members. Officers will be, elected and such other -business as may pro- perly come before the conference will be transacted. GEO. H. SKINNER, Pres. L. VANBUSKIRK, S8c. Field Notes Did you notice the colporteurs' report this week? They are surely doing well considering the condition the country is in. It has rained so much and so long that thousands of acres of land in Ontario have not been planted, and the farmers in many sections are quite discouraged as they feel that their prospects for a crop this year are not very promising. But in spite of these conditions our boys and girls are mak- ing good records and rolling up splendid lists of or- ders. Brother Chester Shaw made his delivery Iasi :week and only lost one order. He sold the book he did not deliver for cash before he reached hoMe, so in the end did not lose one.. We can see the Lord's hand in ,all our work. This message is to go on with increasing success un- til it is finished. As Seventh-day Adventists do not believe in tea, our colportears are leaving the "t'' off in can't. At our institute at the gem inary, the colporteurS set a goal of forty hours' work each week and fink dollars' worth of orders for twelve consecutive weeks. Watch the reports and see the boys pass the mark. Brother Porter Smith, of Kent Bridge, has sold his business and has taken up the colporteur work. Twenty-two years ago Brother Smith heard this mes- sage preached at Kent Bridge by Elders Leland and Hebner. He has always believed it since. He said to me, "As 1 see the prophecies fulfilling and realize the times in which we are living, I feel that I cannot stay in my shop any longer. I must get out and let others know these things." It was suggested to him that because he had a good business and could keep the Sabbath, that he try the (-Tdport our work first and see if he could make a success of it. He firmly answered, "I am not going out to try, but to do things. I am going to burn the bridges behind• me and sell books. I have no desire at this time to do anything else." The Lord told us through his servant that _ the time would come when men would be im- pressed by the Spirit of .God to leave the shops, the ploughs, and come from behind the counters to give the message. All things are surely fulfilling on even lines in these last days. Brother H. K. Martin said in' his letter: "The more it rains the more orders I have taken. In some places a canoe would be more serviceable than a bi- cycle. I have earned my scholarship and a surplus of four dollars in nine days." • Who. will be the next to secure a schOlarship? George Butler said, "I have canvassed this week with the water squelching from my boots at every step." It takes stick-to-it-iveness to make a suc- cess of the work. � JOSEPH CAPMAN, Field Sec. Baptism in Ottawa A very impressive ceremony was performed by the writer on Sunday afternoon, June 4, when seven- teen of the new believers in this city went forward in the solemn rite of baptism. The day was very fine and this together with the cool refreshing breeze that passed over the waters of the Rideau, added not only 4,0•...."••••• 0".•••-• • � • •-••••••••••.•••••••• •••••.•••••..0 QUEBEC EASTERN CANADIAN MESSENGER � 3 beauty, but comfort to the occasion. After singing, a scripture reading and prayer, the ceremony was ad- ministered according to -the scriptural formula. A goodly number of respectable, orderly spectators were present who gave thoughtful attention to all that was said and done. The Spirit of God was truly present and hearts were touched. As evidence of this we have been informed that another sister has about. de- cided to obey. We expect to have another baptism before leaving.. On Sabbath afternoon the baptized believers, together with some others who were previ- ously baptized in other places, will be received into the church. Since coming to this city about eleven months ago thirty or.more souls have taken their stand for the Sabbath truth. Not all of these will be admit' ed as members now as we Prefer to wait for sonie to re- ceive still further instruction. The work in this city is not finished however. A number of good prospec- tives remainto be worked for, and we feel that. the near future will develop further results. We are glad that the work will not be left alone after the writer leaves for Brockville. Brother Flu rdon, who has faithfully co-operated with us will assume the re- sponsibility of gathering up the fragments that noth- ing at all may be lost. We request the prayers of all for the work in this place. � F. W. JOHNSTON. Hamilton The readers of the MESSENGER will doubtless be pleased to hear from this part of the field. The bands that were organized in the church are doing excellent work. The literature band has nearly thirty members. By the sale of magazines and donations from friends we received twenty-five dollars with which was pur- chased a carpet for the rostrum. This adds greatly to the appearance of the church. The children'have disposed of quite a number of magazines and the proceeds will go, toward the church school for next year. Several of the members are now busy selling the new book "Armageddon". We ordered two hun- dred copies a short time ago. A regular system of house to house work is being carried on with the Present Truth Series and the Maple Leaf Series. As a result of the work done with these, two persons are keeping the Sabbath. We have ordered to date 3,500 Present Truth Series and 2,000 Maple Leaf Series. As a result of this home missionary work a live, spiritual influence prevails among the members of the church and 'a good work is being done. We expect several will be ready for baptism soon. The church school here has just closed a very successful year. It has proved a blessing not only to the children who attended but also to the church. The expenses winch amounted to ,i'237.74 have all been paid' and there is a small amount to the credit of the school for next year. � MRS. JOSEPH CAPMAN. Gather the Children There was a time .when campmeeting plans did not include the children. But now the above call td "gather the children" is ringing in the ears of our people throughout the entire world. And in every campmeeting special provision is made for the chil- dren's needs. We are living in the time mentioned by the prophet men the hearts of the fathers should be tu rned toward the children. And is there not a touching need of it? If there be any who fail to catch a vision of this great necessity, earnestly should they pray for the opening of their eyes. In the plans for our approaching. campmeeting in the Quebec conference the children are re- membered. And now we need the co-operation of the parents. .We want you to bring the children .with you and pray that the one who shall devote her time to their lessons may have more than humhn ability and discernment. May this call from Him who loveth the children sound in the ears of each father and mother until we shall see it fulfilled in our annual gathering. • MRS. F. C. WEBSTER. Notice The 37th annual session of the Quebec Con- ference of Seventh-day Adventists will convene at Lennoxville, P. Q.,June 26 to July 2, for the election of officers and the transaction of such other business as may come before it. The first meeting of the con- ference will be called' Tuesday morning, July 27, at nine o'clock. All delegates should be present at that time. Each church in the conference •is, entitled to one delegate for the organization and one additional for each fifteen members. Conference employees are delegates ex-officio. � WM. C. YOUNG, Pres. F. E. DUFTY, Sec. � - Quebec Conference Report for April, 1916 Churches Tithes Miss. Sab. S. Misc. Total Fitch Bay $ 7 45 $ 2 14 $ � 9 59 Individuals 1 62 20 1 82 Mont'l Eng 98 80 $ 2 45 13 08 114 33 Mont'l French 39 70 10 00 11 35 $10 00 71 05 Namur 2 00 2 00 North Hatley 15 00 6 21 21 21 Sherbrooke 19 15 1 00 4 80 24 95 South Bolton South Stukely 5 50 5 50 Total $183 72 $18 95 $37 78 ion 00 $250 45 F. E. DIIFTY, Secy. 4 � EASTERN CANADIAN MESSENGER Eastern Canadian Messenger Standing on Mission Offerings to May 31, 1916 M=m. � Due �Reel. � Short � Ahead OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE EASTERN CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE OF SEV ENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS Office Address � - � - � Oshawa, Ont Edna Leach � - � - � - � Editor Entered as second-class Matter. � Price, 50 cents a year in advance. Ontario Maritime Quebec Nfld. Union 550 266 150 62 $2387 1154 651 269 00 44 00 08 $1513 687 378 298 77 , 03 45 23 $873 467 272 23 41 55 $29 15 15 1028 $4461 52 $2877 48 $1613 19 $29 Campmeetings in the Eastern Canadian Union Ontario �Brantford � June 19-25 Quebec �Lennox ville � June '2G-July 2 Maritime � Norton, N. B. � July 1-9 Newfoundland St. John's � July 14-18 . Notes We were pleased to meet Prof. C. L.. Taylor who stopped off at Oshawa one day recently to visit Elder Campbell and inspect the Seminary. Prof. Taylor goes to the Maritime Conference to take charge of Williamsdale Academy. His extended and successful experience in that, line of work will be appreciated by the patrons of 'Williamsdale. Prof. Taylor is the author of a valuable book entitled "Outline Studies from the Testimonies." Are you watching the reports from the colpor- teurs? They are doing remarkably well this year in spite of the rainy season. There is room for others in the ranks still. Come and enlist. We want to meet yo‘i at the campmeeting this year. Don't disappoint us. Elder J. W. McComas and family arrived in Toronto this week from Iowa. He is now house hunt- ing and hopes soon to have .his fail-lily comfortably located. Brother McComas is a successful city evan- gelist and you will enjoy hearing him campmeeting OBITUARY .....M............40.....................61.1r................ ...112...V JORDAN—Died at the home of her parents at Toronto Mary Louise (Fay) Jordan, beloved wife of J. Edward Jordan, after a brief illness. The deceased was baptized in 1914 and United with the Toronto Central church of which she has been a faithful member. The funeral was held at the resi- dence of her parents and the writer chose for the basis of his remarks Ps. 116:15 and Rev. 14:12, 13. It was our privilege to spend some time with Sister Jordan just previous to her death and we found her putting her trust fully in the Saviour. She repeated the Lord's prayer, The twenty-third Psalm and a number of other scriptures, and bore a remarkably clear tes- timony of her confidence in the truths of the message. Her life was a strong witness to the transforming power of the gospel and will continue to witness, for the Saviour. M. J. ALLEN. s fifty numbers constita voliime of the MESSENGER we omit one number in June and one in December. Consequently there 11 be no number --4 bearing the date of June 27. � EDITOR. "Canvassers' Don'ts" Don't enter the work unless you have a real desire to save souls. Don't forget that, while you can do nothing of yourself, you can do all things through Christ, which strengtheneth you. Don't forget that possibly the people you meet may never have another opportunity to receive light and truth. Don't do your work in such a way that heaven cannot, apprPve it, or tit t you would be ashamed to come back to the same field a second time and meet the same people. Don't forget that other people value a straight- forward, strictly honest character as much as you do:. Don't forget to carry the sunshine of heaven's love and peace in your face. It may prove a ray of light that will enter some darkened, discouraged soul that is tightly closed to your words.. Don't remain at home because of the weather. The day of the worst weather may prove your best day in the work. Don't forget that success comes from the Lord; . therefore give Him the honor when you succeed. —Selected. Coiporteurs' Report, Week Ending June 10, 1916 Ontario Name Book Hours Value Total Del.. *H Martin BR 81 $174 00 $190 00 *T Martin BR 78 94 00 107 50 L King BR 44 71 00 72 25 W Latham BR 43 54 00 56 25 O Cardey BR 27 44 00 45 50 Sagar BR 45 27 00 37 50 C Shaw BR 18 32 00 37 00 J'FinCh BR 48 64 00 65 00 G Butler BR 48 45 00 45 50 Mrs F Hadcock Mag 9 20 9 20 $9 20 Mrs S M Clark BR 9 00 11 50 P Smith BR 25 00 31 50 C D Terwillegar GC 9 00 17 00 *L Dedeker BR 43 67 00 67 00 *0 Whitmore BR 44 68 00 70 25 1 50 Total 519 $792 20 $862 95 $10 70 Maritime F Salway � BR 41 $112 00 $112 00 $5 75 Grand Total 560 $904 20 $974 95 ,$16 45, *Two weeks