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The following is an excerpt from the book
"EXPLOSION of the ordinary" the on-going story of the CANADIAN
SUNDAY SCHOOL MISSION.
THE FIRST
CAMP
Since the prize for memorizing 500
verses was a trip to camp, and since some children were apparently going to
qualify, the next step was obvious. the Mission had to find a camp!
The committee met on May 31, 1928, and appointed a summer camp committee.
Mr. A.J. Nesbitt, a prominent Montreal businessman,
volunteered to finance the camp to the extent of $500.00, and a member of Elim
Chapel in Winnipeg volunteered to lend his property and facilities to the
Mission.
Twenty-nine children came to that first camp, held at Loni
Beach on Lake Winnipeg. It seemed clear that Rev. Hunter was correct in
having them come to camp saturated with the verses they had learned, for
although only three were professing Christians on arrival at camp, all
twenty-nine headed home with Jesus Christ as their Saviour!
The children memorized the Scripture so eagerly that at least
two of the children had committed to memory far more than the required 500
verses. One learned 1,170 and the other learned 1,177!
The second camp was held in 1929 at Sans Souci Public
Park. Seventy-six children attended, and every child professed conversion
before returning home.
As it turned out, Sans Souci Public Park was too
public. Curious vacationers were drawn by singing and laughter of the
children, making camp routine difficult. But Loni Beach had been too
private. Neighbors had not appreciated having a children's camp next door.
Since by this time the Mission had spread to other provinces,
the committee was concerned that building a camp in one province would look to
the others like an act of favoritism. It seemed that their hands were tied
until they received a legacy from Lady Schultz, widow of former Lieutenant-Governor
of Manitoba and long-time friend of CSSM. The legacy
would draw a heavy penalty if used outside of Manitoba.
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