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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 19, 1915

Quebec Camp Meeting

By C. M. SORENSON.

The thirty-sixth annual session of the Quebec Conference was held in connection with the camp meeting at South Stukely, June 17-24. This conference is the oldest in Canada. The very large French Catholic population, about seventy-five per cent, has presented many difficult problems. The proportion of French- to English-speaking population is still changing in favor of the French, due largely to the activities of the Catholic Church in buying up land held by Protestants, and settling it with Roman Catholics.

Notwithstanding these difficulties, there were real marks of progress. During the year a church of twenty-two members was raised up in Sherbrooke, the leading Protestant town in the province. Elder Campbell, president of the union conference, is conducting a tent effort in an adjoining town, which it is hoped will result in further strengthening the work in that place. Elder A. V. Olson is conducting a tent effort in the English-speaking portion of Montreal.

There had been a substantial increase in the tithe during the year, and the offerings for missions reached twenty-seven cents a member. Elder Vuilleumier has labored earnestly for the French in Montreal, and the Lord is blessing his labors. They hope to have some of their new converts in the French department of the union school at Oshawa. Funds were raised at the meeting to provide scholarships for this purpose.

South Stukely is a small village, so the attendance from the outside was not large. Our own people sought the Lord earnestly, and consecrated themselves to work more devotedly during the coming year. Fifteen, nearly all of whom were young people, were baptized during the meeting.

Elder Olson has the confidence and support of our people here, and was unanimously reelected president. Brother N. L. Saunders, lately from the Williamsdale Academy, was elected Missionary Volunteer secretary. Only a few changes were made in the executive committee. The laborers present from outside the conference were Elders M. N. Campbell, Professor Rowe, Elder Roth, and the writer. C. M. SORENSON.