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41..1 • ki t • **4, Canadian Union Messenger Vol. 10 No. 21 October 30, 1971 Ingathering Special "Just Like Being in Heaven" . Report on Canadian Union Bible Conference E. HILLOCK, Youth Director, Canadian Union Conference "It was just like being in heaven," commented one of the Answer, spoke on the promises of God and how these can be young people at the Canadian Union Bible Conference at realized in one's life. He suggested that all in attendance at Camp Ames, Manitoba, Thanksgiving weekend. This remark the Bible Conference plan a reunion in the New Jerusalem. came at the conclusion of a session in which favourite prom- Plans were made to pray for one another that this would be- ises from the Bible had been shared with one another. Others come a reality. said, "Today I decided to become a follower of Christ." "A In an early morning meeting, Ontario-Quebec Conference month and two days ago I accepted Christ." "God is real. He Youth Director, Don Aldridge, directed the youth to the Source is a person and I want to get to heaven." "You know, many of Power. Lloyd Janzen, Manitoba-Saskatchewan Youth Di- of those young people believe that the coming of Christ is rector, led in periods of singspiration throughout the program. soon." "I recommend Him to everybody." "When I gave my Previous to the celebration of the ordinances in the final meet- heart to Him He helped me to live a wonderful life." One ing, Arnold White, Youth Director of the Alberta Conference, camper expressed her joy in knowing Jesus by saying, "This directed the minds of the youth to the experience of the Pass- is the only way to happiness." And so it went as one after over, showing its relationship to Jesus as the Passover lamb another told of how happy he was in experiencing fellowship and to the Lord's supper. with Jesus. As one young lady told of her experience in paying Participation was the key word in the Sabbath School under for things she had stolen, the following of Christ took on its the direction of Don Sands, 1971 student missionary to British true dimension. When one chosen to follow Christ, He brings Honduras from Kingsway. The questions asked by A. Mustard about changes in the life. were discussed in the Sabbath School classes and then oppor- tunity was given for answers from the class groups to be shared By sharing some background information on the life of by the entire Sabbath School. God's Messenger to the Remnant Church, Ron Graybill of the A busload, plus two carloads from Canadian Union College, Ellen G. White Estate helped the campers to better understand nine carloads of young people from Kingsway College and Mrs. White as a person who knew God, and to know why she others from the Manitoba-Saskatchewan Conference, made up wrote the instruction that she did. the one hundred and twenty-five in attendance at the Bible Joe Engelkemier, author of Really Living and Ready to Conference. Literature Evangelist Reports Canadian United Evangelism Deliveries for September 1971 Alberta $14,866.35 Every Minister — Every Member British Columbia 6,172.47 Manitoba-Saskatchewan 3,724.40 By GEORGE E. KNOWLES. Ministerial .ecrentry Maritime-Newfoundland 9,523.50 Canadian Union Conference Ontario-Quebec 46,991.40 Union $81,278.12 Church members and pastors across foundland. The Union Conference evan- Missionary Report Canada are preparing for Mission '72. gelistic team is currently in Kamloops, Literature given away 2488 This will be the largest united soul- British Columbia with Pastors E. L. Bible Course Enrollments 430 winning thrust ever attempted by God's Stewart and John Popowich plus Gladys Prayers Offered in Homes 439 Remnant Church in North America. Mason and Mrs. Lila Evans. Bible Studies Given 110 There is opportunity for every member Canada has many fine pastor evan- Literature Given Away 2488 to become involved in this great out- gelists. God is blessing these men who reach. What we do now by way of prep- pastor churches and organize their mem- aration will largely determine the re- bers into evangelistic teams to support sults reaped in March and April of 1972. them in reaching out with the message. Please pray for Canada's full-time Pray for Canada's pastor evangelists and Our Front Cover evangelists who are preaching the mes- sage as you read these lines: Pastor Vern the church members who work for them. The ladies shown on the front cover of Snow in Revelstoke, British Columbia; Ninety percent of those who attend this Ingathering special are Mrs. W. Sterrett Pastor Monty Jones in Yellowknife, our evangelistic meetings come because (left), member of Kingsview Village Church, Northwest Territories; Pastor Lawton they have been favourably impressed by Toronto and Mrs. W. Brown, formerly of Lowe in our nation's capital, Ottawa; contact with our church members. Let us Toronto and now a member of the Van- Pastor Dave Crook in Sydney, Nova Sco- pray for each other that we will always couver Church. Such happy smiles well de- tia; and Pastor Lyndon DeWitt in New- exert the right kind of influence. serve the $10.00 donation as pictured. Official Organ of the CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE of Seventh-day Adventists, Carl Klam, (..tn,tdian (tuion Editor; Pearl I. Browning. Associate Editor. President, J. W. Bothe; Secretary-treasurer, Carl Klam. Departmental Secretaries: Publishing, 0. A. Botimer; Public Relations, Lay Activities, Sabbath School, Radio-TV. W. E. Kuester; Missionary Volunteer and Temperance, R. J. E. Hillock; Edu- cational and Deferred Giving, P. W. Manuel; Public Affairs, D. L. Michael; Medical, E. A. Craw- ford, M.D. Issued semimonthly. Subscription price $2.00 a year. Second class mail registration !Am MESSIEKGER number 0912. Printed by Maracle Press Limited, Oshawa, Ontario. 362 CANADIAN UNION MESSENGER Sacrifice or Privilege? PAUL H. ELDRIDGE, President, Far Eastern Division The time has come again for the Annual Week of Sacrifice us financially. It was during the depression years. Our first baby Offering. was born just a few days before the letter came from the con- What a privilege! ference president reminding all the workers that we should be What an opportunity! planning to participate in the Week of Sacrifice Offering. We What a blessing! were having trouble making the money last until the next There is something special about this offering. It is different cheque. How could we get by without a whole week's pay? from any of the others we give. Coming at the Thanksgiving We had a sober family council. Careful figuring with a pen- season and just before Christmas, it lets us bear our gifts to cil and paper made the situation look even more difficult. God before we give to others. And it is so simple to figure Giving that offering would have to be an act of faith, but we what the amount of the offering should be — one week of our decided to do it. A letter went back to the conference president income. More than a gift, it is like an investment, a purchase — we would participate. of stock in the divine enterprise. The very next day's mail brought a long envelope.. Opening Fortunate to have been born in the home of an Adventist it we found a letter, and a cheque. It was money we had no minister, I was brought up on the idea of sacrificial giving. idea we would ever receive, and it was three times the amount One time when I was a student in academy, my parents made of our Week of Sacrifice Offering. a visit to the school. The girls were having a campaign to purchase drapes for their parlour, and it wasn't long until one It doesn't happen that way every Week of Sacrifice, but the of them approached my father for his gift. Reaching into his blessing never fails. pocket he pulled out a fifty-cent piece, quite a substantial con- And what does this offering accomplish? Each year it makes tribution in those days. I heard my mother whisper: "Do you up a very important segment of our world mission budget. think we can afford it?" My father smiled, and answered: Think of what would happen if every Seventh-day Adventist "Every time I give, I get it back." church member in the whole world actually contributed a I have never forgotten those words of quiet confidence. full week's income. That would be the biggest day in the finan- During the years that have passed since, I have often proved cial history of our work. to myself how true they are. Now the opportunity has come again. As you recognize the The year I entered the ministry was a really tough one for privilege and make the sacrifice, the blessing will surely follow. of their joys of participation in the ACT them come to Sabbath School the follow- Adventist team. ing Sabbath. The parents have now con- "Throughout the history of our de- sented to allow the children to come. nomination the youth have had a role to "The closing night of the Vacation Bi- Collegiate play in the work of soul winning. The ble School one of the junior girls came very founders were young people wholly up to us and asked how many of the dedicated to God. signs of Christ's coming were still to be Task Force "Again this year, as time rapidly hur- fulfilled. From the discussion that fol- tles towards the close of probation and lowed we discovered that this girl, only By the coming of Christ, our leaders have 11 years old, has been studying the book initiated a program to involve the youth of Revelation.