An Important and Needy Field
By W. H. White, M. D.
From time to time the work in Canada has been touched upon. Very few appreciate the vastness of this country, realizing that it is but little smaller than the United States. This is one reason it is important; another is, it might be considered the seat of the beast in North America. Probably in no country on this side of the globe can one see the workings of Catholicism as here,—great monasteries, magnificent cathedrals, massive nunneries, thousands of robed priests everywhere. All orders of monks can be seen here. Their large, separate schools are imposing structures. This makes this field a hard one. Results of tent efforts and personal work are not attended with the same satisfaction as in the United States. The work is more decidedly opposed, and the results are smaller. We have organized our work here so that now we have a union conference comprising Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. This union conference contains more territory than is between Maine and Michigan. Our educational work is not so well organized. We have a school started in Ontario, and one in the Maritime Conference. A few church-schools have struggled for an existence, and have done good work. Two years ago last March the medical work was taken in hand. After due consideration and prayer, the property now known as the Knowlton Sanitarium was bought at a figure at which it could not possibly be purchased now. We started with very meager equipments, but our patronage has been far beyond our expectations. We have paid our17way right along. Our patronage is growing; we need more room; we need better facilities. This conference has done all it can, and now we appeal to our larger and stronger conferences for aid. We now have twelve young people in training. Hundreds of our young people are leaving this field because they can not secure training here. Once away, many never return, and to-day many of our efficient workers elsewhere have had their early training here. We need these young people here, for one brought up and acquainted with the people can do more than a stranger. The medical work is the opening wedge for the third angel's message in this field. Our conferences are weak numerically and financially. Last fall at our annual meeting it was decided in council with General Conference men to ask for outside help to the amount of three thousand dollars. We need to improve our present facilities, and by so doing we can save hundreds of dollars every year. We have done all kinds of surgical as well as medical work with results that have been truly blessed of God. A portion of this amount, one thousand or fifteen hundred dollars, ought to be raised as soon as possible. If every one who reads this would give something, though it might be small, the amount could be raised. The calls are many, but may all be impressed to give their mites, that the work in this hard field may go on, and the hands of those who are trying to build it up be strengthened. Let no one consider any sum too small. Send all donations, no matter how small, and none can be too large, to Elder S. A. Farnsworth, Knowlton, Quebec, Canada.