p. 390 | CANADA CAMP-MEETING by James White

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Sep 2, 1880

CANADA CAMP-MEETING.

By James White

THE camp-meeting held at Magog, P. Q., August 12–17, exceeded our expectations. There were twenty-three tents upon the ground, including the provision stand, and two large congregation tents, and not less than one hundred brethren and sisters. This was regarded as a large gathering, considering the youth of the cause in the Province of Quebec.

The grounds were good, the weather fine, and the outside attendance large and orderly. About two thousand persons heard Mrs. W. with marked attention on Sunday afternoon, on the subject of Christian Temperance. A more intelligent, orderly, and appreciative audience, we seldom meet.

On the last day of the meeting, a Conference was organized, to be known as the S. D. Adventist Conference of the Province of Quebec. The Elders Bourdeau seem adapted to this field, as they speak both English and French. We shall hope much for this Conference, if all the brethren will waive personal views and feelings, and will cheerfully unite upon the unit message represented by the third angel of Rev. 14:9–12.

We formed pleasant acquaintances at this meeting with brethren and sisters of real moral worth. A young brother requested prayer for his father, who was a Baptist deacon. The grandfather, eighty years of age, who is a young convert to the faith, arose, and uniting with his grandson, asked prayers for his son. We shall long cherish happy remembrances of similar incidents in this good meeting.

J. W.