The Eastern Canadian Field by E. R. P.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 15, 1908

The Eastern Canadian Field

By E. R. P.

DURING the past few weeks I have had the pleasure of meeting with our brethren and sisters in the Canadian field at their local camp-meetings, and at the regular session of the union conference. A general report of the union conference session will appear in a later issue of the REVIEW. The key-note at all these meetings was personal consecration to God, and activity in his service.

Although the publishing work has been at a low ebb for many years in the eastern Canadian field, yet it was evident, as the importance of this work was presented, that our brethren and sisters there appreciated very keenly the importance of the circulation of our literature.

Nearly two years ago Brother Ira Jones, of North Dakota was appointed general agent of the Eastern Canadian Union Conference. He immediately went about his work in a practical way, first demonstrating by his own work what could be done in each of the several provinces. The Lord has blessed his work with excellent success, and has given him the love and confidence of the people. Thus a good foundation has been laid. The two intermediate schools, one at Lorne Park, near Toronto, Ontario, and the other at Williamsdale East, Nova Scotia, are falling into line with our other schools on the scholarship plan, and about twenty-five students from the two academies have been working with excellent success for scholarships during the past season.

Faith, courage, and enthusiasm are manifested in all parts of the field. At their meetings, each of the conferences elected a field missionary agent, and also a field missionary secretary; and from this time on, we expect to see rapid progress. And, indeed, there has been very good progress during the past year, considering the almost disorganized condition of the book work in that field. During the first eight months of the year, about eight thousand dollars’ worth of publications were sold, making a total of more than the entire sales for the preceding year.

During this pleasant visit to these beautiful provinces in the Dominion north of us, we became more than ever interested in the progress of the third angel's message there, and trust that the Lord's richest blessing may rest upon the efforts of these struggling little companies of Sabbath-keepers, as they revive their effort, with fresh courage and determination. E. R. P.