ONTARIO SABBATH-SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.
By P. M. Howe
The Ontario camp-meeting will be held at Guelph, Ontario, beginning June 14, and continuing ten days. We know that the Lord will be with us at this annual gathering of his people. Much of his blessing has been enjoyed at every camp-meeting held in Ontario. This will be the fourth meeting, and may we not expect a larger attendance, and, consequently, a greater manifestation of the Holy Spirit than before? For another year the Lord of the harvest has held the winds that we might have time to work for him. The case of Brother Shork, of Albuna, which went to the Supreme Court of Ontario nearly a year ago, is still pending. If the hand of the Lord should be withdrawn for one month, the way would be opened to prosecute our farming brethren for Sunday work, and take their property to pay fines and costs. What will you offer to the Lord, dear brethren, to show your appreciation of this year of peace and rest from the enemy of the truth? The dragon is none the less wroth, but Christ is holding him back. Would it not please the Lord if we and our wives and children would come up to the camp-meeting and unitedly praise him for this great deliverance? Remember this case, if decided against Brother Shork, imperils every Sabbath-keeper in Ontario. At a meeting held in —, Ontario, a few weeks ago, it was voted by the Lord’s Day Alliance to invite the Catholic father of the city to unite with the Protestant ministers in the next meeting. It was boastingly declared that the way is all clear before them, the only obstruction being a small sect of Saturday Sabbath-keepers. “These,” said the speaker, with a wave of the hand, “we will pass by as too contemptible to notice.” Is it not time now, just now, to raise our eyes and look upon the great harvest field of Ontario, all ready before us for the harvest? Or will we fasten our eyes on our farms, our houses and lots, and see no way to leave them to go up to the gathering of God’s remnant people? The interest our Sabbath-school officers take in arranging to come to this meeting, and also to encourage and help the children and those too poor to help themselves, will tell for the salvation of many souls, and do much to advance the truth in this new Conference. Do not say, “I can not,” but say, “By the help of the Lord, I can and will go.” He will help you, and a way will be provided for you to “come up to the help of the Lord against the mighty.” P. M. HOWE, Pres. Ontario S. S. A.