CANADA by A. C. Bourdeau; R. S. Owen

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 10, 1876

CANADA

By A. C. Bourdeau; R. S. Owen

We have been holding meetings in Waterloo four weeks, and the interest continues good. We have given twenty-eight lectures in the tent, besides holding several meetings in Stukely and Bolton. The substance of each lecture appears in the Waterloo Advertiser which does much in the way of advertising our meetings. We give our leading subjects Saturday evenings and Sundays, when the attendance is the largest. Scores are convinced that they are hearing the truth, and some good souls are deciding to obey. The pressure is strong against our work, and the people are very slow in deciding to accept the truth.

It took us four days to find an opening for our tent-meetings in this village, and many said that the way would not open for us here; that our tent would not stand three days; and that we would have no hearers, because our work was unpopular. But in giving our lectures, we have endeavored, by the help of the Lord, to “preach the word,” to manifest a friendly feeling towards all, and to let Catholics and other denominations alone; and our meetings have been well attended, and we have had no disturbance in or about the tent.

We gave our first lecture on the Sabbath question two weeks ago yesterday (Sunday); and last evening we gave a lecture on the change of the Sabbath, telling how, when, and by whom, the change was made. A large concourse of candid and attentive persons were in attendance. At the close a vote was taken; some arose in favor of the Lord’s Sabbath, none arose in favor of Sunday; and many influential persons expressed the opinion that more than nine-tenths of those present believed that “the seventh day is the Sabbath.” Some of the French are deeply interested in the truth. We shall soon commence a course of lectures in French in the tent.

A. C. BOURDEAU, R. S. OWEN.

Waterloo, P. Q., Aug. 1, 1876.