Quebec Conference by J. W. Collie

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 30, 1902

Quebec Conference

By J. W. Collie

The twenty-third session of the Quebec Conference was held in Waterloo, Quebec, September 4–14. The season being an unfavorable one for crops, many were kept from the meeting who otherwise would have been present. The Lord came very near, and blessed his people as they sought for forgiveness of sins, and consecrated themselves to his service. The first Sabbath was characterized by a manifest outpouring of the Spirit of the Lord, and nearly all present were made to rejoice in God’s goodness. Prior to the Canadian Union Conference, which began the 10th, the local laborers and the writer worked in behalf of the spiritual interests of the meeting.

Elder Wm. Ostrander, formerly of Michigan, was present, and spoke in behalf of the work in Montreal. Here is a priest-ridden city of three hundred thousand inhabitants, and only a handful of laborers to accomplish the work necessary to be done; but Brother Ostrander was full of courage and hope, and expressed his conviction that much might be done the coming year. Brother E. P. Auger has also come to labor for the French people, and the conference will do all it can to advance the work in Montreal the coming year.

Elders Farnsworth, Rickard, and Ellis gave interesting reports of their work this past summer.

Although this is one of the old conferences, having been organized over twenty-five years ago, the membership is small, and the tithe sufficient to pay only a very small corps of laborers. With the Canadian Union Conference headquarters located in this conference, and the addition of laborers which have come in, we confidently expect to see Quebec take advanced steps. The brethren returned to their homes with courage and hope.

The following-named officers were elected: President, S. A. Farnsworth; Secretary and Treasurer, W. H. Libby;

Executive Committee, S. A. Farnsworth, H. E. Rickard, Wm. Ostrander, J. M. Ellis, and Wm. Blythe.

It was a pleasure to meet these brethren for the first time, and as we saw dear souls find liberty in Christ, we were made to rejoice. J. W. Collie.