"THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM SHALL BE PREACHED IN ALL THE WORLD FOR A WITNESS" Vol. 12 � Port Hope, Ontario, May 22, 1912 � No. 21 Quebec � W. J. TANNER, � D. DINGMAN, President, � Secretary, � So. Stukely � So. Bolton Debtors—How to Pay Off (Concluded) From our previous articles we have seen that the Lord designs that a missionary spirit shall characterize his people; and that as long as they entertain this spirit, and work to ex- tend the borders of his work, his blessing remains with them. We noted in passing that ancient Israel is an example of a people who failed to carry out this essential principle, and that by keeping the light to them- selves they became spiritually blind, and so failed to recognize the Messiah. In our own case we have seen that as a conference we have over a mil- lion French people in the Province to whom we have for years been ow- ing a knowledge of the message, and that we have done but little to dis- charge this debt. Furthermore, our attention has been called to the sad fact that for a long time the condi- tion of the work in this conference has left much to be desired, and we have attributed this condition to our failure to keep the approval of God by doing all that we might have done to give the third angel's message to our French fellow-citizens. The question that now arises is: How shall we proceed in order to ac- complish this work, and regain that measure of God's blessing that we should enjoy in the work? Evidently all are not called to go among these people as colporteurs, Bible workers, or ministers; but this is not saying that all do not have a part' in this task. Some of us have not been called to this kind of work, and others, because we do not speak French, could not engage in it directly if we were Bible workers or ministers. All however, may have a real interest in this phase of our conference work, and manifest that interest by doing our part to support it both by our prayers and our means. The cause is worthy of our interest. Among the French people are honest, loyal souls that only need the truth to bring out the best that is in them, and to fit them for a place in the king- dom of God. It will mean hard work and self denial to bring the message to them, but all that we may give or endure in this work is not to be com- pared with the value of the souls that will thereby be saved. There is no more exalted work permitted to man than this, and that. all may have a part in it is one of the best demon- strations of God's wisdom and love. God's work for the salvation of man is founded on the principles of sacrifice and privation begotten by love. Without these elements of self- sacrifice no great evangelical move- ment has ever been carried on nor ever can be. The apostles were called to leave their nets and families, the reformers to give up the prospects of worldly preferment and honor, and others were led to share their means to support the work these men were doing. Let us not think, however, that this matter of self-denial and sacrifice is an obligation that God has placed upon man without sharing in it himself. In order to carry out the plan of salvation, it was absolutely necessary for him for a time to de- prive himself of his Son; and when we consider how infinitely great and ten- der the love of the Father for his Son must be, we can better under- stand how great must have been the sacrifice when he freely yielded him up for us all. And Christ, too, that he might become our sacrifice, found it necessary to deny himself the glories and felicity of heaven to endure pri- vations innumerable, and suffer at last the ignominious death of the cross. Human language is inadequate to de- scribe the measure of divine sacrifice for the salvation of man. Indeed, so deeply -does this attribute of self- denial reside in the bosom of the Father and of the Son, that it may be affirmed to be the essential nature of the God-head. Now, just as it was impossible for the Father and the Son to do their part for the salvation of man without sacrifice, self-denial, and privation, so it will be impossible for us to be saved unless we participate with them in the same characteristics. If we are to be 2 � CANADIAN UNION MESSENGER members of the divine family, we must partake of the divine nature, and God's nature we know is love, from which springs self-sacrifice, self-denial. With our perverse carnal hearts this i s an impossible attainment. The heart must first be changed. We must be born again. And even after we have yielded our hearts to the Lord, we find that we have it Constant warfare to keep the inherent selfish- ness of our natures in subjection to• God's will. To help us in this war- fare the Lord has graciously provided us in his Word with certain rules of life, and among these the two most important are the Sabbath and tith- ing. These two institutions cut directly across the pathway of self- interest. If we regard the first, and give, in a particular sense, one seventh of our time to God, contemplating his creative power and goodness, our minds will be taught to give room to the things of heaven, and our spiritual natures, that we have derived from the new birth, will be strengthened. Aud if we are faithful in bringing our tithes and offerings into the store- house, thereby recognizing God's ownership, the hold of worldly things upon our hearts will be broken, and we will be set free from the idolatry of covetousness. A brother who had reason to know said to me recently: "There is nothing like paying tithes to take the selfishness out of a. man's heart." There is a large grain of truth in this statement; for by our faithfulness in this matter we have an opportunity to do, in a small way, what the Father and Son did when they gave of what they had to save us. Dear brethren and sisters, if we but half appreciated what God has done for us, the ever abounding grati- tude of our hearts would flow out in faithfulness in tithes and offerings, God's treasury would be full, and we would be able to give the truth to the French people to whom we owe it. As it is, we can not take on one or two workers at a modest wage. The workers are available now; but be- cause of the failure of many among us to do their duty, we can not put them to work. How long will we continue to rob God of the gratitude and tithes we owe him, and ourselves of that refreshing growing experi- ence that is so much needed now to liring life and activity into the cause? "Biing ye all the tithes into the store- house." Mal. 3: 10. This is the part that all may have 'in the work irre- spective of other talents we may possess. May God help us to pay him what we owe him, and he will help us pay our French neighbors what we owe them. W. J. TANNER. Montreal On July 3, 1908 my wife and I ar- rived in Canada in the interest of the third angel's message, and located in the city of Montreal, which has a population of over half a million people, three parts of whom are Catholics. � - While this is a hard city to work in, the Lord has been good to us; and through his goodness we have been enabled to scatter quite a little literature, which we hope will bring forth fruit in days to come, as some are searching for more light and truth. As we intend to visit England on the 29th of this month, we take this opportunity of thanking all for their kindnesssto us since coming here. If it is the Lord's will, we intend returning to the Dominion after a few month's absence. Rev. 2: 10; Jude 24. A. AND H. ROACH. Union WM. GUTHRIE, �B. B. NOFTSGER, President, � Secretary, E. R. ALLEN, Field Miss' y Agt., Port Hope, Ontario Important; Read Carefully Reduced rates on the certificate plan have been secured for all dele- gates attending the Canadian Union Conference at Whitby, Ont., June 13-23. Delegates in all parts of the Union, when purchasing their tickets, should ask for a standard certificate for the CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE, S. D. A. This certificate will entitle you to return at one third the regu- lar fare. A charge of twenty-five cents will be made for vising your certificate. Bring your certificates to the book tent. The passenger association will have a representative on the ground Monday, June 17, and Friday, June 21, to vise your certificates. Those coming the last Friday of the meeting, will need to have their certificates wised at once. Tickets may be pur- chased three days before the meeting begins, and are good returning for three days after the close of the meeting. Those coming from points in On- tario should ask for a certificate to the CANADIAN UNION _ CONFERENCE, S. D. A., not to the Ontario Con- ference, as no application for reduced fare has been made by the Ont. Con- ference. Be sure to remember this. B. B. NOFTSGER, Sec. Can. Union Conference. Canadian Union Conference The fifth biennial session of the Canadian Union Conference of Sev- enth-day Adventists will convene on the camp ground at Whitby, Ont., at 9 A. M., June 14, 1912, for the pur- pose of electing officers for the next term and for the transaction of any other business that may properly come before the delegates. Each conference in this Union is entitled to one delegate for the or- ganization and one additional dele- gate for each one hundred members in the conference. The conference will be held in connection with the Ontario Con- ference, and a full delegation is desired. WM. GUTHRIE, Pres. B. B, NOFTSGER, Sec. CANADIAN UNION MESSENGER � 3 Ontario M. C. KIRKENDALL, C. D. TERWILLEGAR, President. � Secretary, 96 Bartlett Ave., Toronto � Oshawa Maritime � J. 0. MILLER, � LULU VANBUSKIRK, � President, � Secretary G.W. MILLER, Field Miss'y Agent, Williamsdale East, N. S. mation relative to the meeting may be obtained by writing to the secre- tary of the conference, Miss Lulu Vanbuskirk, Williamsdale East, N. S., or the president at the same address. J. 0. MILLER. The Camp Meeting It has been decided that the Ontario camp meeting will be held at Whitby, Ont., June 13-23; and now I am anxious for all to attend. Some may think this is putting the meet- ing in a far away place; but since we expected to hold it in Toronto, and Whitby is only a few miles farther, the change will be very small in the way of car fare. Furthermore, the Union Conference is to be held in connection with the meeting; and inasmuch as this will bring delegates from Quebec and the Maritime Con- ference and perhaps Newfoundland, it seems quite fair that we sacrifice some, at least, in favor of the Union. Since we did not have a camp meeting last spring, _it will surely be necessary for all to plan to attend this spring: we surely can not afford to loose the benefits derived from these annual occasions, therefore, let all plan to be there promptly. M. C. KIRKENDALL. Ontario Conference Notice is hereby given that the thirteenth session of the Ontario Conference of Seventh-day Advent- ists will convene at Whitby, Ont., for the regular election of officers, and for such other business as may come up for consideration. The first meeting of the said as- sociation will be held at 10 A. M. on Friday, June 14, 1912, on the camp grounds. All members of the Sev- enth-day Adventist church in On- tario, who are in good and regular standing are delegates. M. C. KIRKENDALL, Pres. C. D. TERWILLEGAR, Sec. � 44 � "Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee." Williamsdale, N. S. We arrived at the school May 6th, and found all well and hard at work. The matron and girls have been at work cleaning up the Academy since the students left for home and the canvassing field. The superintendent of labor, with his two farm hands, is busy at work putting the crop in the ground. On May 12 they finished planting the wheat, the potatoes are now going into the ground, and soon the oats will be sown. Much of the garden is under headway, and things really look prosperous for this season of the year; The Lord abundantly blessed the work during the school year, and we can trust him for the future. Some of our canvassers have re- ported good success, in fact, all who have reported have no reason to com- plain. May the good work go on. J. 0. MILLER. � 40 � Maritime Conference It has been decided to hold the the next meeting of the Maritime Conference of Seventh-day Adventists at Scotts Bay, N. S., September 3-10, 1912. At this time there will be a business meeting of the two boards constituting the legal association of Seventh-day Adventists, of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. We sin- cerely hope all the brethren of the Maritime Conference will begin at once to lay plans to attend this meet- ing, as we hope it may be not only more largely attended than any meeting in Maritime's past history, but that a deeper interest may be manifested in the work the Lord has given us. In a latter issue of the MESSENGER we will give plans for the meeting, and directions for reaching Scotts Bay by land or water. Infor- The Canvassing Work Institute at Lomedale In harmony with previous arrange- ments, a canvassers' institute is being held this week at Lornedale Academy. Much interest has been manifested all through the school year, and this has been encouraged by the faculty. As a result we have a nice company who will engage in the canvassing work during vacation. Most of these stu- dents plan to work for scholarships with the magazines. It is encourag- ing to note the increasing number of students from our schools who each year gain a valuable experience in active service for the Master. E. R. ALLEN. � 40 � Notes Brother John Pengelly began last week the delivery of over $800 worth of books, orders for which he has taken since the middle of January. His average has been one dollar and five cents for every hour canvassed. Two of the teachers from Loruedale Academy are planning to spend some time this summer in magazine and book work. Miss Minnie Levy, who went from Williamsdale Academy to Amherst, N. S., to sell magazines, reports good success. During the first eleven hours she sold magazines that netted her a profit of four dollars and sixty cents. Here and there individuals are be- ing impressed that they should give Canvassers' Report for Week Ending May 11, 1912 Name � Address ONTARIO J. Pengelly, Galt, Book C K Hours 40 Orders 8 Value $11 50 Helps 518 00 Delivered MARITIME R. M. Forward, Sydney, E S 21 10 34 00 Walter Strickland, � " E S 21 8 28 00 Sanford Feindel; Westville G C 27 4 13 00 60 Mrs. M. Briggs, Harvey, NB C K 23 12 18 00 37 70 $16 25 Total 92 34 93 00 38 30 51625 QUEBEC A. Roach, Montreal S P 47 12 17 00 Total for week 179 54 121 50 56 30 16 25 Magazine report for April Name � Address Mr. and Mrs. Jos.Capman, Oshawa, Ont. Pearl Barton, �Ottawa, � " Lenond Chamberlain, � Lorne Park, Ont. Mrs. Laura Horton, � Hamilton, Ont. 17 � P1 Mrs. A. E. Henderson, PP Susan Sterling, PP Louisa Wilton, Number 455 260 50 170 86 146 67 Value $45.50 26.00 5.00 17.00 8.60 14.60 6.70 Mrs. J. Mc Donald, � Toronto, Ont. 100 10.00 Grant Priddy, �Kingston, 60 6.00 G. W. and Mrs. Sowler, � St. Catherines, Ont. 132 13.20 Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Allen, Port Hope, Ont. 73 7.30 W. S. Herron, �Amherst, N. S. 45 4.50 Frank Salway, �Amherst, N. S. 10 1.00 G. W. Miller, �Williamsdale N. S. 18 1.80 Ira Jones, � Huntington, Que. 172 17.20 Total 1844 $184.40 4 � CANADIAN UNION MESSENGER Canadian Union Messenger PRINTED WEEKLY FOR THE CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST% BY THE CANADIAN PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION PORT HOPE, ONTARIO .KAHLE..PATTEISON - �EDITOR TO OUR READERS:- Subscriptions may be sent to the treas- urer of the Union Conference, to any local conference in the Union, or to the editor. Subscription price 50 cents a year. Entexed an second class matter. themselves to the work of selling our literatUre. We are receiving many letters of inquiry. May the Lord give each one grace to embrace this opportnnity to work for him. • Orders are coming in nicely for the Dominion Day Special of the Signs Magazine. Let those who have not y:at.-eikdared -any, send the orders in now, that the publishers may know hol large an order to print for us. This issue promises to be the best thing yet, and will soon be ready for distribution. E. R. ALLEN. � • A Correction In the March report of the On- tario churches, published in the issue of May 1, the tithe for St. Thomas should have read $160 instead of $1.60. � 00 � Items Brother B. B. Noftsger leaves this week to attend the auditor's con- vention at Washington, D. C. Walter Strickland and Ronald Forword have sent an order from Sydney, C. B., for $340 worth of "Easy Steps." Among the graduates at South Lancaster this year are Harry Tenny, Commercial Course, and Floyd and Earl Gardner, Normal. Brother Heard, St. Thomas, Ont. spent a part of last week in Port Hope auditing the books. He left for Oshawa Sunday to perform the same office for the Ontario Conference. Brother D. J. C. Barrett, called at Port Hope last week, enroute from Fruitlands, Wash., to his home in Cape Breton. Brother Barrett ex- pects to labor in the Canadian Union We again present a partial report of the magazine work. There are some good reports that are missing from this list, and we regret to pub- lish without them. We trust all will see the necessity of reporting once each mouth the work done. We can not protect the territory of those who fail to do this, even if it is known Conference. Sister Mabel Hubley writes that they are enjoying -the work in their new field, Bay Roberts. She says, "We have located near the Klondike, not in search of gold, but for that which is more precious, even souls of men and women who are hungering for the bread of life." they are ordering magazines from the office. Some of the above reports came in too late for the March sum- mary, and are therefore included in this one. Let us all pull together, and make the Master's work success- ful. We are told to provoke one another to good works, and report- ing is the way to do it. E. R. ALLEN.