In 1924 I was assigned to the province of Quebec as a full-time preacher. So I joined two of my Christian sisters in Saint-Hyacinthe. They had been stopped by the police from preaching in the city, so we packed our bags and lunches and walked long distances into the country, from farm to farm. We met many friendly persons who accepted Bible literature.

We preached in many small towns that summer. Having no car, we found moving quite a chore. After packing our suitcases and cartons of books, we would hire someone to take them to the station. We also ordered books from the Society to be shipped ahead of us so that we could get them from the freight shed upon arrival.

When the cold weather came, we moved to Montreal. Here there were many obstacles to preaching the good news. Arrests were common. Sometimes we were out on bail; sometimes we were released; sometimes children chased after us with mud or stones until we were forced to leave the vicinity​—at least for the time being.

We had exciting times distributing the tract Ecclesiastics Indicted in the French language during the early summer of 1925. We were given a routing of towns and villages for ten days. Beginning at 6 a.m., we worked as quickly as possible, leaving the tract at every door. It was not unexpected when we met opposition.

While in the tract work in Thetford Mines, we had a threatening mob of some fifty persons follow us. We went to the police station, asking for protection. Reluctantly, the chief of police finally dispersed the mob.

In the summer of 1932, I had the privilege of doing rural witnessing in Quebec Province. We generally had four or five cars in the group, with two or three persons to a car. Often we experienced opposition. For example, a priest and the mayor of a little town once followed us from farm to farm, taking away the Bible literature that we had left with the people. When we found this out, we gave them the slip by running our car into some bushland until they had passed by; then we turned back, making our calls along another road.

In September 1933 we learned about a special distribution of Bible literature to be made in the city of Quebec. A large number of car drivers volunteered to go with four occupants to a car. We started distribution at 6 a.m., leaving three booklets at every door. By 8 a.m. thirty of us had been taken to the police station. We were held all day without food. Finally, at 5 p.m., we were charged with “seditious conspiracy” and locked up.

On the third day we were released on bail. At the trial five of us were found guilty. But on appeal, the case went finally to the Superior Court, where the decision was rendered in our favor.

In November 1950 I was assigned to Montreal, where I am still in the full-time preaching work. At first we still suffered persecutions and arrests. So we distributed pamphlets very carefully, taking only five or six at a time, and leaving one at every third or fourth door. Then we would leave the area as quickly as possible.

On returning from this distribution one Sunday morning I had just entered my living quarters when two policemen arrived, demanding that I show them what was in my purse and in the pockets of my coat. They seemed very disappointed when they found no Bible pamphlets at all.

I have been in an English-speaking congregation since then, and have had the privilege of helping many of those with whom I have studied to become witnesses of Jehovah. By now there are many congregations in Montreal, both French- and English-speaking, and I am happy that I have had a small share in contributing to this increase.

Having had a major operation four years ago, and due to advancing age, being in my eighty-seventh year, I have slowed up a little. However, with the help of Jehovah and his spirit, I am still able to pioneer. Every day I thank Jehovah for his undeserved kindness to me, keeping me close to his organization, and for his help to serve him with my whole heart. Truly, it is as the apostle Paul wrote: “For all things I have the strength by virtue of him who imparts power to me.”​—Phil. 4:13.