THE ONTARIO CONFERENCE AND CAMP-MEETING.
By Helen McKinnon
The second annual Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists of Ontario was held in connection with the annual camp-meeting, at Toronto, June 20-30, 1901. The laborers present were Elders Daniells and Spicer, and D. W. Reavis of the Review and Herald Publishing Company, besides all the Conference laborers. The meetings were characterized with a spirit of unity and good will. Many of the business sessions took the turn of good social meetings, and were really seasons of spiritual blessing. There was a good representation from the churches in the province, and all enjoyed their short sojourn in the camp, which was conveniently situated in a beautiful grove. There was a good attendance from the outside, especially during the Sundays that the meetings were held. The reports from various branches of the work showed that progress is being made in the different departments. Three churches have been organized since the last Conference, and the tithe has increased by one third. The Committee on Plans submitted several recommendations, and plenty of time was given to their consideration. It was resolved that we have in this Conference a legal corporation for the purpose of holding property, receiving legacies and such bequests as shall be made for the benefit of the Ontario Conference. The Sabbath-school Association and the tract society were discontinued as such, and placed under the management and control of the Ontario Conference. The ten-cent-a-week plan was indorsed, and a more urgent request made that all be faithful in the payment of tithes. The work of church and industrial schools was indorsed, and it was recommended that a strong effort be put forth to start an industrial school at as early a date as consistent; the medical missionary work was also indorsed, and it was recommended that the Medical Missionary Board be asked to consider the needs of this important field, and establish at an early date treatment rooms in our large cities. The necessity for a Conference paper for communication with the churches in the province has become apparent, and it was recommended that such a paper be started, with the understanding that this paper shall not in any way compete with, or take the place of, the leading denominational paper. During the year the canvassing work made some progress; and it was recommended to encourage this work by placing it on a higher plane by increasing the staff of workers, and that careful judgment be used in the selection of such persons. The officers for the ensuing year are as follows: President, Elder J. W. Collie; Secretary and Treasurer, Helen McKinnon. Executive Committee: J. W. Collie, E. J. Dryer, T. H. Robinson, J. H. Watson, Robt. McCormick.