Sermons, Tracts and Hymns

Written by the Archibishops and Bishops of Quebec, Montreal, and Ottawa, this pastoral letter was issued in the fall of 1914. The letter aimed to solicit contributions from parishioners to the war effort; half of each contribution would go to the national Patriotic Fund and the other half would be directed to assisting local families who would be reduced to poverty during the impending winter, whether due to the wartime or other circumstances.

Dated September 1941, this leaflet was probably intended to be given to church-goers as a pledge of their commitment to the war effort.

Sung to the tune of ‘God Save the King,’ this hymn was written by Isaac Tovell, a Methodist clergyman in Walkerville, Ontario, in 1917.

A sheet of hymns and spiritual songs distributed to soldiers by George Pearce of the Soldiers' Christian Association, probably around 1915.

In January 1942, an Ottawa, Ontario, man printed an open letter that interpreted the causes of the Second World War from a Christian perspective.