CANADA by A. C. Bourdeau

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 2, 1876

FromThe Review and Herald, Review and Herald, Vol. 47, No. 9.

CANADA

By A. C. Bourdeau

In the month of November last I had labored two months in Bolton, assisted by Bro. and sister Owen. Had given nearly seventy discourses, and visited from house to house. During the time, worked on a building enough to nearly meet our expenses and keep our team. A few had decided to obey the truth, and others were investigating. But winter was setting in, and we needed our sleigh and also clothing for winter. We went home, a distance of sixty-five miles, designing to return in the course of three weeks. After a few days, I was necessarily called to go to Bordoville. While there, attended meetings with my brother, Eld. D. T. Bourdeau, remaining over two Sabbaths, and with him was privileged to form an acquaintance with Bro. J. E. Morin at St. Albans. Pray that the Lord may bless this dear brother in his mission among the French.

While I assisted my brother in preparations for his departure to Europe, Bro. Owen stood by the work in these parts, and two fully decided in favor of the truth. On account of sickness in my family, and the death of our dear daughter, Mary, I was detained from returning to my field of labor until the last week in January. The friends who have written us relative to our affliction have our heart-felt thanks for their words of comfort which we deeply appreciate.

On my way here, Jan. 29 and 30, I attended a Tract and Missionary meeting held with the church at Bordoville. The Lord met with us, and we felt strengthened and encouraged to labor on in this good work. The next day I had a profitable interview with a French Baptist colporteur in St. Albans, who has led nine Catholics to embrace the Bible there of late, and who is favorable to the truth. He is reading the REVIEW, and expresses a desire to read our French works on the truth. There are several companies of French Protestants in Canada, Vermont, and elsewhere in the States, with most of whom I have some acquaintance, and among whom I would gladly labor.

Last evening, commenced to give lectures in a stone school-house, four miles north of the place where we pitched our tent last September. Design to organize a

church in this vicinity soon. I am arranging to correspond with the few friends of the cause in this Dominion, to encourage them to adopt the plan of Systematic Benevolence, that thereby a little means, at least, may be raised to help in the work in this field. There are French Protestant churches in several places around us, from two to twenty miles distant. The work moves on slowly. We have cold weather and severe storms, and obstacles to surmount; but our trust is in the Lord.

I send the names of five new subscribers for the REVIEW, two for the REFORMER, and two for the INSTRUCTOR.

A. C. BOURDEAU.

Knowlton, P. Q., Feb. 10, 1876.