p. 17 | Prince Edward Island by Wm. Guthrie

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 12, 1903

Prince Edward Island

By Wm. Guthrie

We have now been in this field about eleven months. In all this time we have been constantly at work in the pulpit and with the people.

A number of honest souls are becoming interested in the simple and plain message the Lord is sending to them.

During all this winter we have been placing in the homes of the people tracts and pamphlets, with the hope that the spell that holds them to their old customs may yet be broken, and they made free indeed.

I have distributed reading-matter at the market to the farmers who come with their produce from week to week. One lady who lives in the neighborhood where I tried to hold meetings last fall, but was prevented by the fierceness of the Church of England rector, wanted to know if I intended to come out there again. I told her that I intended to make a visit to that place. She then told me to come to her house, as it was open for a meeting if they would not let us have the hall. This lady is a parishioner of the rector who closed the hall against us.

The last Sunday of April we had our hall here in Charlottetown well filled with interested and attentive listeners. Our real interest at present seems to be the best that we have had since we spoke on the Sabbath question. For this we thank God, and take courage.

We are in great need of a consecrated young man to sell and distribute tracts throughout the island. Who will answer the call, “Go work in my vineyard to-day”?

The long, weary winter is past, and we rejoice at the approach of the beautiful summer season. But as the evenings are so cool, we are building a sectional structure of wood to use instead of the tent. This has kept us very busy for the past two weeks; but we hope to have it completed by May 20. It will seat about one hundred, and will provide rooms for part of the workers, and possibly for all. It will cost about two hundred and sixty dollars when finished.

We are glad to thank our brethren in the States for their kind and timely response to our call for help in this work. Later, when the tabernacle is completed and pitched, we hope to be able to furnish our friends with a picture of the building, and a more extended description of it, together with the names and amounts of donations of those who have answered the call God made in their hearts to help us.

May love, unity, and true fidelity in God's cause lead us to forsake all and follow him. Our hearts go out after this people, and we claim a people for his name from this place.

WM. GUTHRIE.

Charlottetown.