Saskatchewan Mission Field by K. C. RUSSELL.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 11, 1910

Saskatchewan Mission Field

By K. C. RUSSELL.

Camp-Meeting

We reached Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan, on the evening of July 6, at which place the English camp-meeting for the Saskatchewan Mission Field had been appointed to be held July 6-12. This place is located on the Canadian Pacific Railroad, about four hundred miles west of Winnipeg.

The attendance was not large, but nearly all present gave evidence that they came to the meeting with only one purpose, and that to seek the Lord. There were no business meetings to engage the attention; hence the entire time of the meeting was devoted to the spiritual interests of the people by the study of both doctrinal and practical themes. Several lines of our departmental work were considered; namely, the Sabbath-school work, home and foreign missionary work, educational work, the book work, health and temperance, and the religious liberty work. A lively interest was manifested in the discussion of these subjects. We find that our people in this field are enthusiastic in the spread of the world-wide mission work. This was demonstrated by a ready and liberal response when they were asked to raise their share of the $300,000 Fund. The Sabbath-school offering to foreign missions was also very liberal, considering the attendance. The evening services were devoted almost wholly to the discussion of doctrinal features of the message.

It has been difficult to secure an attendance in the cities and towns of this province, but we were gratified by having a fair attendance at nearly every service. We believe that this has been due largely to the distribution of a program, which announced each subject in an attractive way, and also the time the different themes were to be discussed. We believe that this good attendance is an omen of an increasing interest on the part of the citizens in this province to hear the truths of the third angel’s message. A large per cent of those in attendance at the meeting were young people; hence the meeting for the young people was a feature of special interest.

Elder R. S. Owen and the writer were the only laborers at the meeting besides the regular workers in the field. Elder H. S. Shaw is acting as superintendent of this mission field, in addition to carrying his work as president of the Western Canadian Union. The self-sacrifice and earnestness shown by the canvassers in this field are worthy of commendation. We were entertained at this meeting by Elder H. S. Shaw and family, who spared no pains to make our visit a pleasant one, and our minds will ever revert with pleasure to our experiences here.

K. C. RUSSELL.