EASTERN CANADIAN 
MESSENGER 
VOL. 22 �
OSHAWA, ONTARIO, OCT. 10, 19'22 �
No. S9 
The Fall Council 
We have just returned from the regular 
Autumn Council of the General Conference 
committee held at Kansas City, Mo. The 
Autumn Council is the time when the important 
financial and general interests of the world 
field are considered, and appropriations made 
for the ensuing year. This means a moist 
careful study of financial conditions in the home 
land upon which estimates the General Con-
ference income for the succeeding year can be 
safely based. 
The mission fields must have their regular 
apportionment month by month, from the be-
ginning of the year, so that the appropriations 
have to be made, not on the basis of funds 
already received, but on the basis of what may 
be safely estimated as the receipts for the en-
suing year. Therefore it has become the prac-
tice of the General Conference committee to 
invite to this council the presidents of the local 
conferences in North America, the chief base 
of supplies for our foreign mission work. 
The income on the sixty-cent-per-week last 
year was far below expectations, and this year 
thus far, shows a shortage over the last year. 
So the officers of the General Conference did 
not feel free to estimate the income for 1923 
above the actual income for '21. 
The General Conference began the year 1922 
with funds in hand for its operation of the great 
world field of $1,757,000. During the first 
eight months of 1922, in addition to the reg-
ular sixty-cent-per-week mission funds, one 
million dollars of this money in hand has been 
expended in meeting the appropriations made 
at the Fall Council one year ago. 
With such a great world wide work in pro-
gress, all of which, outside of North America, 
is dependent upon the General Conference for 
funds, it does not seem wise to attempt to oper-
ate the General Conference on less than $1,000, 
000 working capital. The last half of the year 
is the time when the greatest amount of funds 
flow into the mission treasury, and therefore it 
is necessary for the General Conference to 
carry a large capital in order to keep the ap-
propriations up during the first part of the 
year, when the income is low. 
However, with the capital of the General 
Conference so depleated as at present, we found 
in council that we are facing a world crisis 
in our own work. The budget calls, carefully 
trimmed down by committees the world around, 
knowing the pressure upon the home land, total 
over four million dollars, or nearly one million 
dollars in excess of the appropriations made for 
1922. 
As the requests for 1923 were nearly one mil-
lion dollars beyond the 1922 appropriation, and 
that appropriation is cut 28% for 1923, which 
means a round million dollars less than sent 
out in 1922, the appropriation made to' the mis-
sion fields for 1923 is two million dollars less 
than their budgets requested. In other words, 
their requests can be granted up to only about 
50%. This is a staggering proposition for 
our leaders to face in the great mission fields of 
the world. However, in the main, the repre-
sentatives who were present believe that God 
will help them in some way to maintain a strong 
work even though it may mean the reduction of 
their laboring forces, both foreign and native. 
They realize that the conferences in the home 
land have had to curtail on account of the 
shrinkage in tithe, and are willing, but they are 
very sad indeed to think of any curtailment in 
the foreign fields. 
The council set itself to study ways and 
means of meeting the emergency, and of stand-
ing by the men and women whom we have sent 
to the ends of the' earth with this precious Mes-
sage. Believing that our people` in the home 
land, when they are made familiar with the sit-
uation, will respond to the plan laid down for 
the increase of our mission offerings, a vote 
was passed that if funds came in beyond the es-
timated income for 1923, that it would be sent 
on to the mission fields on a pro rata basis. 
In addition to urging upon all our people to 
make the Harvest Ingathering for Missions the 
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largest ever, and to increase their own offerings 
in the Sabbath School as far as possible, it was 
voted to request all the conference and institu-
tional employees in the cause the world over, to 
donate one week's salary to foreign missions 
before the close of the year and to request ali 
our people as far as possible everywhere, to 
join in this sacrifice. It was also voted, that 
all our people the world around be requested 
to abstain from making unnecessary holiday 
gifts, applying whatever funds they might be 
able thus to expend, to the cause of foreign 
missions. It was voted to make this special 
sacrificial week on the part of our workers and 
people everywhere who would unite with us, 
Thanksgiving Week, arranging for some special 
service during the week to be conducted in our 
churches, when these gifts should be brought 
in and laid upon the Lord's altar. Further 
details will appear in the MESSENGER concern-
ing this plan. Thanksgiving week with us in 
Canada conies earlier than in the States. 
It was the unqualified and general testimony 
of everyone who expressed themselves, that this 
had been the most spiritual Council ever attend-
ed. Facing gigantic questions of finance, both 
at home and abroad, which made it necessary 
for all to bear and forbear, as different aspects 
were considered, the utmost unity prevailed. 
It is widely and generally known, that. our 
General Conference session was one in which 
differences of opinion were so strongly and so 
firmly intrenched, that it indicated very serious 
division of sentiment, and resulted in more or 
less depression with many of our workers. How-
ever, this autumn council, brought to light the 
essential unity of spirit, binding the hearts of 
the leaders in this cause together, which for 
a moment was obscured in the General Con-
ference session. 
The believers in the great three-fokl Mes-
sage, make no mistake in loyally supporting the 
ministers and workers in this cause, for it is 
evident that the greater the crisis, and the more 
tightly we are shut up, the more obstructed the 
path before us, the more, thank God, we press 
together, and are united in the great work of 
sending this message to all the world. This is 
clear evidence that the messengers of the Ad-
vent are of close kin with the first disciples, and 
in the apostolic succession. They had their 
differences, but they were finally shut up in 
old Jerusalem by the great commission which 
commanded them to begin to preach the gospel 
there. The one way out of old Jerusalem ac-
cording to the Divine command was by preach- 
ing the gospel fully there, before they should 
go into Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost 
parts of the earth. Along with this comma-rid, 
was the promise that they should be endued with 
power from on high, and the prophecy, "Ye 
shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many 
days hence." 
It is very clear to the writer, that showers 
of the latter rain are already beginning to fall 
upon the workers in the home land as well as 
the field abroad. Let us all pray most earnest-
ly for the mighty out-pouring of the Holy 
Spirit for the finishing of God's work in all 
the earth. 
F W. STRAY 
Miraculous Growth No. 2 
When we review the progress of our work 
in Eastern Canada, we feel clear" in applying 
Isaiah 54: 2-4, as the basis of the.progressive 
program, for to no small extent our field has 
done its share in producing the satisfactory 
world records presented in last week's issue. - 
Looking into the records, we find that we 
have no filed information prior to 1908. No 
doubt there are several believers in each con-
ference who could give a graphic mental re-
port for several years previous to that date. 
The year 1908 saw Ontario make sales 
amounting to $3,191.00, and Maritime only 
$11.00 behind her. Quebec sold $578.00 worth. 
In 1909 Ontario and Quebec gained $500.00 
each, while Maritime lost $1,000.00. During 
1910 Ontario went back to $3,100.00; Mari-
time lost another $1,000.00; while Quebec sold 
only $158.00 worth. Ontario, in 1911, went 
lower still—$2,700.00 while Quebec and Mari-
time gained $300.00 and $600.00 respectively. 
The records for these four years bring us to 
ten full years ending December 31, 1912-
1912-1921, both dates inclusive. These last 
ten years we will divide into two periods of 
five• years each; the first five having little or no 
organized methods and no permanent Tract 
Society facilities, while the last five years have 
had the services of a Union secretary, a local 
secretary in every conference, and a duly organ-
ized Tract Society in each field except in New-
foundland. 
The following figures will reveal at a glance 
the wonderful progress made by the help of 
God in each Conference, especially after order 
and system were injected into the work:— 
EASTERN CANADIAN MESSENGER 
Conference lit. 5 years 2nd. 5 years �
Gain 
�
1912-1916 �
1917-1921 
Ontario �
• $41,800.00 �
$113;800.00 $72,000.00 
Quebec �3,300.,00 �
31,600.00 �
28,300.00 
Maritime �
10,300.00 �
64,400.00 �
54,100.00 
Nfld. �
700.00
2,300.00 
Union �
3,000.00 
�
56,100.00 �
212,800.00 �
156,700.00 
•• This shows that more than one fifth of a 
.million dollars worth of literature has been cir-
culated by the colporteurs—exclusive of the 
smaller literature handled by the church mem-
bership—during the last five years, a gain of 
nearly 400 per cent over the previous five years. 
Have the stakes been driven to stay? Have 
the cords been lengthened to their utmost capa-
city? No! One hundred times NO. We have 
'only begun to warn our territory. There are 
sections that have never been canvassed as yet 
How much longer shall we hold back? Young 
men, young women in Eastern Canada, God 
is calling you to enter this important work. 
How much longer shall the call sound unheard, 
and unheeded? Behold our field is ripe, ready 
for reapers. Will you not volunteer today? 
'rime is short, and according to present indica-
tions(September 17) we are not far from an- 
•other war, which may claim some of you. At 
this writing England has wired her colonies for 
recruits. New Glasgow received its call a few 
hours ago. May God help us to see the impor-
tance of finishing this work in the little time of 
" apparent peace that remains. 
GEORGE BUTLER 
College Notes 
While on the way home from the Fall Council, 
the Union Conference Committee and School 
Board met at the College-to outline policies for 
the coming year. 
The College faculty entertained the Board 
members on Monday evening. It was a "get 
acquainted" hour and united the hearts of all 
still closer in the cause of Christian education. 
The last two Sabbaths the Young People's 
Society has been held out of doors under the 
cedars not far from the dormitory. 
The chapel hour on Monday was taken by 
Elder Stray, and on Tuesday by the presidents 
of the three local conferences. We greatly 
appreciated the admonition expressed by all 
to be faithful in our preparation for servite. 
Previous to Elder Chapman's talk the students, 
by a rising vote, sent their greetings to the 
students of Maritime Academy. 
Mr. Pincombe occupied the chapel hour on 
Wednesday and we were very much interested 
as he pictured to us the trip through the 
Heavens which will be the privilege of the faith-
ful when Christ comes to claim His own. 
The Union Conference office has been trans-
ferred to the College building, in the room 
formerly occupied by the Studonian. 
Elder Stray left for Newfoundland on Sun-
day to attend their general meetings. 
Much interest is shown in the sewing industry 
which is known as the College Clothing. Seve-
ral girls are employed and already sufficient 
orders are on hand for a month's work. 
The carpentry industry building is progress-
ing nicely. 
The young men of the College, under the 
supervision of Prof. Wilcox, have recently 
organized a Ministerial Band with the following 
officers :—Leader, Mr. Westman ; assistant 
leader, Archie Rawson ; secretary, Walter 
Connell. 
Students attending 0. M. C. this year:— 
Ontario: 
Albertson, Clarence �
Durnford, Alice 
Anderson, Elsmere �
Hannah, Vera 
Barrett, Mary �
Hemmerich, Ella 
Best Bessie �Lofthouse, Harold 
Best, Gladys �Mac Dougall, Duncan 
Bradley, Audrey �
MacIntyre, William 
Bradley Phyllis �
Nisbett, W. W. 
Bradley, Melville �
Patten, Orpha 
Brock, Charles �
Rawson, Archie 
Brock, Ella �Rawson, Elsie 
Brock, Ruth �Rawson, Winnie 
Clymer, Virgil �
Revine, Harold 
Collingwood, Vivian �
Russell, Mae 
Conibear, Ernest �
Russell, Robert 
Conibear, Howard �
Stray, Carrie 
Conibear, Lena �
Vrooman, Beulah 
Davies, Florence �
Williams, Beatrice 
Davies, Mable �
Williams, Evelyn 
Dingwall, Grace 
Quebec : 
Crump, Frank �
McElroy, Marion 
Crump, Arthur �
McElroy, Melicent 
Cyr, E. M. �Libby, Ethel 
Davis, Freda �McElroy, Vera 
Dudevoir, Albert �
Nadeau, Louis 
Farrell, Gabriel �
Shepard, Della 
Hewson, Earl �
Westman, E. J. 
Newfoundland: 
Mann, Edison �
Manuel, Hilda 
Manuel, Arthur 
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Vermont : 
Chase, Everette �
Tatro, Raymond 
New York : 
Fearing, Andrew �
Sunderland, Janet 
West Indes : 
Connell, Walter 
Haiti : 
Lanaix, Herodati 
New Jersey : 
Morrison, Henry 
Nova Scotia : 
Sutherland, John 
Saskatchewan: 
Lone, Jack 
ONTARIO 
Office Address �
3 Awde St, Toronto 
D. J. C. Barrett, Pres. Mrs. E. A. Jones, Sec.-Treas. 
Fall Council 
The Fall Council was held in Kansas City, 
Mo., September 20-27. The delegates in at-
tendance were the vicerpresidents from Europe, 
South America, Inter-America, the union and 
local conference presidents of North America, 
a number of missionaries from different sections 
of the world-wide field, General Conference 
representatives and leaders in other depart-
ments of our work. 
' The chairman, Elder W. A. Spicer, sounded 
the keynote—" Be of good courage." From 
the beginning a spirit of fellowship, unity, co-
operation, freedom of expression characterized 
the convention. The seriousness and urgency 
of our task appealed to every delegate, and 
contributed in a very definite manner in de-
cisions that will give new impetus, new initia-
tive and more determined energy in the on-
ward march of the Message. A united, con-
secrated ministry is the master-key to our dif-
ficulties and problems. 
At this meeting solemn emphasis was placed 
on the necessity of being ready to meet our God 
in peace. This is the supreme issue in a 
personal and denominational sense, and the 
acceptance of this privilege and responsibility 
will assure us the refreshing promised the people 
of God. As an outgrowth of this conviction 
on the part of leaders and laity in all sections 
of the world-wide field a ministerial association 
was created with Elder A. G. Daniells at its 
head. He has an advisory committee of four-
teen, and we are sanguine of the infinite pos-
sibilities of this association. 
Elder Daniells because of his long admini-
strative experience, his gift and talent as a 
preacher, his fund of knowledge, is preeminently 
qualified for his new duties. He has dedicated 
himself unreservedly to the uplift, revival, and 
reformation of the people of God. The aims 
of the association met with the unanimous ap-
proval of the delegation and all felt a revived 
spiritual emphasis is the need of the hour. 
A number of transfers of laborers were re-
commended that are- of interest to. us. Elder 
M. N. Campbell of the British Union was elected 
assistant secretary of the General Conference. 
Elder J. L. Wilson of Maritime was recom-
mended to take up work in the Lake Union. 
Brother Donaldson was called to act as sed-
retary-treasurer of the Southern Asia Division 
of the General Conference. Elder Beazley was 
asked to take up evangelistic work in the Lake 
Union. All these calls are subject to the ac-
ceptance of the persons concerned, and what-
ever the outcome, we pray God will continue 
to use these earnest workers in the finishing of 
His work. 
Let every member of the Ontario Conference 
read carefully the reports and actions of - this 
meeting. They will appear in the Review and 
Hearld.• If you are not a subscriber it will pay 
you to subscribe for the report of this conven-
tion. Let us keep in touch with the experiences 
and providences of the church of God, it is 
an essential need in this time of perplexity, 
crisis, and uncertainty. 
D. J. C. BARRETT 
News Notes 
Elder and Mrs. A. L. Beazley called at the 
office one day last week on their way to Port 
Hope, Ontario. 
The tent effort in Hamilton closed last Sun-
day night, and Brother E. A. Jones has engaged 
the Odd Fellows' Hall for two months where 
he expects to continue the meetings on Sunday 
nights. There is a good interest and already 
one or two have signified their intentions .of 
keeping the Sabbath. Let each one of our 
people remember the effort in Hamilton in. 
Don't Forget ! Five Subscriptions to the CANADIAN WATCHMAN Be-
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-their prayers. 
The Toronto Church has raised over $600.00 
of its $2500.00 goal on the Harvest Ingather-
ing. 
The MESSENGER readers will be sorry to 
learn of the death of Dr. Florence McCormick, 
at her home in Toronto, on Wednesday. Elder 
Joseph Capman, assisted by his son Elder 
Howard Capman, conducted the services on 
Friday afternoon. Our hearts go out in 
sympathy to the ones that are left to mourn 
her loss but we have the assurance that we 
shall meet her when the Lord comes to gather 
home His jewels. 
The many friends of Leon Dryden will be 
glad to know that he is improving nicely from 
his illness. While canvassing in the north he 
contracted typhoid fever and has been in the 
hospital in Sault Ste.Marie for several weeks. 
It will be a week or two until he will be able to 
leave there and he would enjoy hearing from 
his friends. Mail addressed to him at Sault 
Ste. Marie, Ontario, care of Plummer Memorial 
Hospital, will reach him. 
Elder Lane was a welcome visitor in Toronto 
on Sunday evening. 
Sister Howard of Newmarket called at the 
office one day this week. We are always glad 
to welcome any of our believers at the Confer-
ence office. 
Toronto 
The work in Toronto is growing. Some who 
have not attended the church for a long time 
are again meeting with us. We have also no-
ticed that several have moved from other places 
to this city, who are glad to find a nice church 
building, and a large company of believers with 
;whom to enjoy church fellowship. We are 
glad for their help and encouragement. 
The work that each member should do for 
the Master is held up continually before the 
congregation and many are becoming interested 
in those who live within their reach. One sis-
ter said, "I had a burden for a person who lives 
around the corner. I called on her the other 
day and she said, 'You have not been to see me 
for a long time and I miss your friendly calls 
and your words• of comfort so much. You 
must come and tell me about the coming of 
Jesus.'" Others are telling of how they are 
finding interested people as they go from house 
to house with the Ingathering papers, and are 
arranging for Bible • studies. 
The Ingathering campaign is going slowly 
but we are hoping to reach our goal. It is a 
pity that more do not have a real burden for the 
Lord's work. The faithful few are working 
and we now have over five hundred dollars. 
If there are any belonging to the Toronto 
church who see this article and feel impressed 
to help us reach the goal, please bring or send 
your gatherings or donations to the church, 
3 Awde .St., Toronto. 
Last Friday night the young people brought 
fruit and filled two sunshine baskets for the 
sick. These were sent to Sister Olsen and Sis-
ter Lacey at Weston Sanitorium. 
The Sunday night meetings are well attended. 
Last Sunday night the writer spoke on the 
Twenty-fourth of ,Matthew. At the close of 
the services Mrs. Dr. Myers of Jamaica was 
baptized. 
We have a good church school this year with 
Miss Blanche Davies of Oshawa in charge. 
She is doing good work and is well liked by both 
the children and parents. We all feel encour-
aged for the .good.work that is being done and 
solicit an interest in your prayers for the work 
here. 
• 
J. CAPMAN 
Attention ! 
During our I "nion Conference Committee 
meeting held at the College, October 2 and 3, an 
action was taken authorizing a Fall Colpor-
teur institute, to be held at Oshawa, November 
24-28. The new Publishing House affords, ac-
commodation for drills and instructions, and 
the . College has given us a hearty invitation 
to meals. Provision is also made for sleeping 
accommodations. This announcement applies 
to the Quebec and Ontario Conferences. 
. An invitation is extended to every man ,and 
woman, young or old, in these conferences, who 
feels that the Lord is calling him into this soul-
saving work. It convenes at a time of year 
when the field men are least busy, and therefore, 
can give much time and attention to assist you 
in making good in the field. There is no scar-
city of territory or books. Conditions are very 
favorable now, as -indicated by the exception-
ally good deliveries this fall. None need fear 
of going hungry in this phase of the work. 
The preacher may he hard pressed to pay his 
yent, and may be compelled to wear black tape 
on the worn edges. of his clothing, but the col- 
porteur can be indenendent.all the time. He his 
a new hOme every night—in most cases without 
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rent—and a new place every meal with people 
,longing for just what he has between the covers 
of his book, plus his earnest words of appeal 
and exhortation. 
Each conference will pay the expenses of 
fares and entertainment at the institute of those 
who come for business, proving their sincerity 
by working eleven weeks of forty hours aver-
age. Further information will be given later 
through the MESSENGER. If you desire some 
private counsel or advice feel free to write your 
Conference President, Field Secretary, or the 
writer. There never was a better opportunity 
to make good in the field than now. Some have 
made two scholarships in three months includ-
ing time used in delivery. Let us hear from 
you soon. 
Canvass for Harvest Ingathering 
Good morning. I am soliciting funds for 
home and foreign missions. To all who give 
us a donation we are to give this beautiful, 
illustrated, missionary report. (Pass the 
magazine. ) 
We are having a world-wide campaign for 
missions and our plan is to gather one million, 
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Thou-
sands of us are working like a hive of bees and 
we are having good success. The people are 
treating us nicely and I want to thank you for 
a donation. There is no price on the maga-
zine. You may give as much as you feel im-
pressed to give. We are grateful for anything 
you may give whether it be little or much. 
Thank you. 
J. CARMAN 
MARITIME 
E. M. Chapman, Pres. �Amy Frank, Sec.-Treas. 
Office address �
Memramcook, N. B. 
Biennial Report of the Maritime Conference 
(Concluded from last week) 
Two of the lady workers took up another line 
of work, and except for a reduction in our 
office force, our workers have been kept on. 
This is a condition not often paralelled in any 
conference during the past year and a half. 
.fission Offerings 
The year 1920 was a sort of high water mark 
for our conference. The task of raising 50 
cents a week for missions was assumed with 
courage and we were not disappointed with the 
results. We went over our quota. The loss 
on our mission funds for 1921 was due to 
the falling clown in the Harvest Ingathering 
receipts. The Sabbath school, Mid-summer, 
and Annual offerings showed gains. We were 
pleased to note that the general cry of hard 
times did not tend to tighten the purse strings 
of God's people. The records for the two 
years show that a substantial increase was made 
over the previous biennial period. The gain 
for the two years amounted to $6,489.02. or 
60 per cent. 
Local Interests 
Aside from the mission offerings, $1,932.32 
were donated to the Academy by our members. 
A portion of this amount was accumulated by 
the sale of books, and about $500 were realized 
from a Tag Day which was conducted in Monc-
ton. The erection of the Halifax Church, at 
a cost of $10,000, has been another enterprise 
which has called for service and sacrifice. A 
church of this kind with only $3,000 indebt-
edness is an eloquent testimony of hard work 
and careful planning. 
Summary 
From a conference of 262 members five years 
ago, we have grown to a membership of 415. 
The tithe receipts were then $3,700. Now they 
amount to $10,000, or a gain of 270 per cent. 
In those days the total mission offerings were 
$3,000. We have now reached $9,000 or a 
gain of 300 per cent. The hook work has 
made the most progress, increasing from $1, 
500 to $18,000 sales for one year, a gain of 
1200 per cent. These are a few of the items 
of comparison showing whither the work of God 
is tending in this conference. 
Our Needs. 
The reading of this report must reveal some 
glaring gaps in the work in Maritime. Scat-
tered all the way from the State of Maine to 
Cape Breton, and from Gaspe Peninsula to 
the Bay of Fundy are more than one million 
people waiting to be warned. The steady 
stream of literature that has flowed into these 
provinces the past five years is bringing its 
results. From every quarter enquiries are 
coming into the office for a minister to come and 
tell them more of the Advent truth. This is 
not a foreign field, but no company of heathen 
ever listened more earnestly to light on the 
story of Jesus than have these people in the 
few meetings held in country school houses. 
In view of these interests we must study the 
field and place our laborers where the most 
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immediate results can be accomplished aid that 
at the smallest expense. 
There is need of a strong effort in St. John. 
We must have one who is capable of launching 
a city work, and one who can stay right with 
it. Truro and Amherst, two thriving cities in 
Nova Scotia, have no churches and no repres-
entatives of the truth. These cities should 
be entered and worked. 
Our Home Missionary department must be 
strengthened. By combining the work of the 
Field Secretary and the Home Missionary sec-
retary this could be accomplished. We are not 
financially able to keep a secretary for each 
of these departments, and in a small conference 
like this the duties of these two secretaries could 
well be carried by one person. The success 
of this movement in Maritime depends not so 
much upon the ministers, as upon the laity, 
and for that reason we believe better organiz-
ation of our churches for work, and such en-
couragement as a Home Missionary Secretary 
could give, would mean much to every phase of 
the work. 
A Missionary Volunteer Secretary and Ed-
ucaitonal Secretary could build up the young 
people's work and the school work to a great 
extent. If a suitable secretary could be se-
cured for these departments, he could be located 
as pastor of one of our churches, and give 
good service in that capacity. There are 
enough young people in this conference to 
•fill our school to over-flowing and they should 
be there. A personal canvass of the homes 
by an active educational secretary would 
reveal the fact that there are more than 
one hundred young people who would like 
to enter the school. The doors of the school 
must be flung open, and more than that, we 
must press our young people into them. 
In order to make it possible for these young 
people to come to school, we must provide a way 
for them to help themselves in many instances. 
Our plan is to start carpentry and tent-making 
industries. This will give work to both boys 
and girls. Simple health foods could be made 
at the school and market found for them. 
I wish to thank the people of the Maritime 
Conference for their co-operation. In the 
thirty years I have been in the work, I have not 
found a more loyal or co-operative people than 
is to be found in this conference. While we 
have had a hard pull during the last year of the 
biennial session to make ends meet, we look 
forward to the future with good courage and 
strong determination. We believe- that we are 
right on the verge of receiving a harvest 'of 
souls as the result of the faithful work done 
by the c•olporteurs during the last five years. 
In closing let us give praise unto " Him that 
sitteth upon the circle of the earth . . . that 
stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and 
spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in," who 
has given to the church its work, and address 
it in these words, " 0, Zion, that bringest good 
tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it 
up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah 
Behold, your God ! 
J. L. WILSON 
Missionary Volunteer 
Personal Touch Corner 
Somebody Cares 
"I received your kind letter upon my return 
from the farm tonight. You said in your let- 
ter that you would be glad to hear from me 
often, but I have struggled with one dark cloud 
after the other for the last two years and since 
canipmeeting I have been forced to give in. I 
have settled timings, but there is no use telling 
you my troubles. You have spoken about 
praying over the matter but it seems a thick 
black cloud settles down over me when I try 
to pray, so I have given up—there is no use. 
I have taken another course to find happiness. 
As things are now, this is probably the last time 
you will hear from me." ' 
The feelings revealed in the above letter are 
kindred feelings to many that we all have, or 
in other words, we have our dark days as well as 
our bright days. Experiences come into all 
of our lives that tend to make us discouraged 
and lead us to feel that nobody cares for our 
souls, and so long as sin reigns in the world, 
we will have these conflicts with darkness. 
We are lead to believe that David had simi-
lar experiences when he wrote the one hundred 
and forty-secopd Psalm for we read in the 
fourth verse: "I looked on my right hand, and 
beheld, but there was no man that would know 
me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my 
soul." �
Sometimes we feel that our truest 
friends have forsaken us and that all refuge 
has failed us and there is not a man in all the 
world that cares for us. We seem to be a mis-
fit in the world and even when we pray, the hea- 
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yens are as brass and the earth paved with 
iron — our prayers get no higher than our 
heads. As the experience becomes more tense 
it is almost impossible for us to bend our knees 
in prayer, but this is the very time that we 
should cry unto our God and remain before Him 
.on our knees until the clouds have cleared away 
and our hearts are light. David in the next 
verse says : "I cried unto Thee, 0 Lord: I said, 
Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land 
of the living." 
The greatest lesson we can learn is that we 
must put our confidence and trust in God. 
The Psalmist says again : "Our help is in the 
name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth." 
The servant of the Lord tells in "Ministry of 
Healing" page 486 :"We are prone to look to 
our fellow men for sympathy and uplfiting, in-
stead of looking to Jesus. In His mercy and 
faithfulness, God often permits those in whom 
we place confidence to fail us, in order that we 
may learn the folly of trusting in man, and 
making flesh our arm. �
Let us trust fully, 
humbly, unselfishly in God." We should re-
member in these serious times that eternity with 
all its happiness awaits him who faithfully 
fights the Christian fight. We are admonished 
again in these words : "When all things seem 
dark and unexplainable, remember the _words 
of Christ, 'What I do thou knowest not now ; 
but thou shalt know hereafter.' " 
K. L. GANT 
Watchman Appreciated 
That the Canadian Watchman is rapidly be-
coming more and more appreciated is not merely 
a preface to a conference resolution, but a 
reality among those who sell and buy it. This 
is being demonstrated every day. Those who 
put forth an honest effort can and do secure 
subscriptions. 
Sister Cummings, who is handling 200 a 
month regularly, hears many recommendations 
of the magazine almost every day. She says : 
" I always emphasize the fact that this is a. 
Canadian product, here to stay, making a visit 
to this territory every month. It draws our at-
tention from the unsettled conditions and dis-
appointments of this life to the changeless and 
permanent realities of the next. People ap-
preciate it. My last afternoon's work gave me 
two yearly subscriptions." Are there not: 
others who will go and do likewise? 
Several subscriptions are coming in from all 
parts of the field. The price is $2.00 a year. 
Every person whether a regular magazine work-
er or a church member who works only when he 
can spare an hour or two, is entitled to a com-
mission of 75 cents on every subscription se-
cured from those not of our faith. There are 
many of our people who if they put forth the 
least effort could secure subscriptions. Think 
what it would mean to our Magazine if our 1500 
believers would secure only one subscription 
each a year. Hundreds could do more. Only 
recently the writer received three from one 
person not of our faith. This subscription 
plan will enable you to have some change on 
hand all the time. Not only that, it places 
twelve magazines or about sixty sermons in the 
hands of the reader during the year. 
The Press is offering now a better oppor-
tunity than it ever did to assist in securing 
subscriptions. They are accepting six month 
subscriptions for $1.00 instead of holding to 
the full year plan, believing that a six-month's 
trial will find many readers for a longer period. 
The agent receives 371/2 per cent on every 
six-month's subscription. Besides this time 
Press is offering free to each one-year subscrip-
tion a copy of that beautiful book, "Christ the 
Divine One." It is just off the press and re-
tails at 30 cents. It is one of the best of our 
Busy Man's Library. Just ask the Lord to 
help you as you endeavour to secure some sub-
scriptions. How many believers in Eastern 
Canada will join me in securing at least five 
subscriptions between now and December 31 ? 
Let us make it a subject of prayer, brethren 
and sisters, and watch our opportunities. The 
Harvest Ingathering offers a splendid avenue 
whereby the most of us could do this. Watch 
carefully every time a conversation is entered 
into and direct it along the line of your maga-
zine. Don't forget—"five subscriptions to the 
Watchman between now and December 31," 
taking advantage of the Ingathering campaign 
to secure them. 
GEO. BUTLER