tiletcome "'Chen they that feared the Sorb spahe often one to another.'" VOL. III. MT. VERNON, OHIO, OCTOBER 49, 4899. NO. 24. grim Wets onte Viottor ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY BY THE OlfI0 S. D. A. CONFERENCE, MT. VERNON, OHIO. PRICE: 25 CENTS A YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the Mt. Vernon Postoffice. SUNNY-DAY SERMONS. The sun's text is: "Begin the day With shining purpose, anyway." The rain's: "Let tears fall only where They'll make the world more bright and fair." The wind says: "Let your voice be sweet, And only pleasant things repeat." The flowers whisper, hid apart: "Show to the world a perfect heart." The while the sky from up above Shines down the sermon: "Heaven is love." —Selected. AWAKE TO ACTION. The winter months are upon us. This is the most favorable time to get the light of the Third Angel's Message before the people. Now is the time to work. We as individuals and as churches need a thorough awakening to a sense of our privileges. Let there be a full and complete surrender of our- selves to God to do His will, and having surrendered all to Him, so that the mind of Christ may be in us, that it may bring union and harmony into our work, and we will be able to represent Christ to the world. Let there be consecration services held in all our churches, so that the power of God may be manifest to the pulling down of the strong holds of Satan, for he has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. The Lord wants us to get the victory over all our besetments, "Love as brethren." "Be courteous." Do not give way to doubts and evil surmisings, which are the suggestions of Satan to discourage souls. Get right with God. Get ready for His coming. Reflect the image of Christ. Think not strange of the fiery trials that come upon you, for they are only designed to burn away the dross. Will you stand the test? Have you reflected the image of Christ under the test? If you have not, thank God that they come, for the dross must be consumed. Then we shall be able to mani- fest the love of Christ to the world and be shining lights in the midst of the moral darkness that envelopes the world. The history of this world is drawing rapidly to a close. Those who sleep now will soon deny their Lord, and to deny the Lord means eternal loss. A great crisis is upon us now. The world is preparing for the last great conflict. Only those who are rooted and grounded in the faith will stand. R. R. KENNEDY. F D. OFFERINGS FOR QUAR- TER ENDING SEPT. 3o, '99. Alliance church $ 78 Akron 2 00 Bellville " 2 24 Bloomington church 2 00 Bowling Green church 3 36 Corsica 44 5 25 Conneaut 46 2 10 Clyde I 02 Camden I 00 Columbus '3 93 Delaware 44 So Dayton 4l 7 68 East Liverpool church Findlay Geneva 4 Hicksville 2 07 Hamler 185 Kirtland 15o LaGrange I oo Laura 2 96 Leesburg 5o Mt. Vernon 5 32 Nashville 20 North Fairfield 3 25 Springfield Toledo Troy Wheelers burg Wengerlawn Washington C. H. f‘ 2 41 Youngstown 15 Camp Meeting collection 77 Si Individuals 3 00 Total, $16o49 z 5o 30 90 13 51 TITHES RECEIVED IN SEPT. Bowling Green Church Cincinnati 6( Chagrin Falls Conneaut 58 13 Camden 33 9 Columbus 59 1 Coshocton Cleveland two . 05 6 months 42 363 Dayton Church 75 01 Findlay C• 4 TO 44 Fairfield 28 26 Laura 44 5 00 Marion 16 00 Mt. Vernon 55 61 Newark 57 31 Pleasant Hill 9 28 Troy 10 41 Springfield 44 22 84 VanWert 6 10 it Wengerlawn 6 55 Scattered Sabbath Keepers . 47 I' Total $841 98 A. A. LAUDER, Treas. 75 93 12 44 I 45 4 46 25 35 100 THE INTEREST SPREADING. It is indeed pleasurable to note the interest that is being taken in the Christian Volunteer work even outside of our own state. Letters of approval and inquiry have come even from the far Southwest. An this shows that a demand is in the hearts of the young, and of those who are specially interested in them, for that which the Spirit of the Lord has been saying all these years should be. It was a great pleasure to see the large company of youth at the academy take the iniatiatory steps to the forming of a band, Sabbath, Oct. 7, and we shall hope to hear much of encourage- Missionary Magazine be the ment from them. Our heart's basis for the study of the needs longing is to see every youth in and opportunities for work in other fields." Therefore, in- stead of having two reading cir- cles it is designed to have but one. We trust every family will those interested unite in prayer join the circle and take part in the study. We trust that every Seventh- Day-Adventist family in Ohio are ready to become members of the "Reading Circle" at once. The organization is a very sim- ple one. To become members you promise to read at least the Missionary Magazine and send written answers to the ques- might engage in the Lord's ser-IVernon, Ohio. The subscrip- vice. They proposed to create tion for the Magazine is 25c a a library of some of our best' year, for the Berean Library denominational books and con- 75c. All other communications duct studies in the same. The send to my address, Mt. Vernon, Review and Herald Publishing Ohio. Company volunteered to publish CLARA V. RADABAUGH. this library for seventy-five cen is per annum, there to be at least four issues each year. It is to embrace such books as "Steps to Christ," "Daniel and Revela- tion," etc. Outlines of study will be prepared and the work so arranged that those with limited education will readily carry it. The books will be so cheap that all will be able to procure them. As soon as the leading brethren learned what had been planned by the Foreign Mission Board they said, "It takes both plans to make a unit. Let both be merged into one. Let the name be 'The Missionary Reading Circle.' Let the Berean Library be the basis for studying our denominational literature ; let the Ohio thus giving him or her self to the service of the Master and uniting their energies for the fur- therance of his cause. Let with us and for us that wisdom and prudence may attend every step, and that all may be done to the glory of God. ALBERT CAREY. FRAGMENTS "God is glorified, not by our groans but by our thanksgiving." "It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow THE WELCOME VISITOR. .01Isleep in 3esus. OBITUARY. Died at Fullertown, Oct. 8, Harold O'Neil, aged four years, month and 12 days. He was a very loving child and greatly loved by all who knew him. Words of comfort spoken to the assembled congre- gation by the writer. J W. COLLIE. HousER—Died at New York, Sept. 7, 1899, Eliza Ann Hous- er, aged 59 years. 6 months. She was an earnest, consistent Christian, and died in the faith. Although a great sufferer in her last illness, she bore it patiently ; and while she longed to rest, yet she was mindful of those who were unsaved. Words of com- fort were spoken by Rev. Sher- rick (Lutheran) .—Revicw and Herald. J. W. COLLIE. The above was the mother of Sister Estella Houser, former editor of the VISITOR. We ex- tend to the bereaved ones our. most heartfelt sympathy. THE MISSIONARY READING CIRCLE. In the Sept. number of the Missionary Magazine the ob- ject of the reading circle is set forth, and as all have not access to this valuable paper, we quote the following : "The object of this is appar- ent to all, namely : to impart information to our people con- cerning the needs, conditions, and progress of our work in for- eign fields. While this was be- ing planned, members of the General Conference Committee, leading brethren, were arrang- ing for another line of work to be taken up by our churches tending toward the qualification of our young people that they any of the studies. If you are not a subscriber of the 'Missionary Magazine and Berean Library send your order to E. A. Merriam, Mt. "Do not wait for 'extraordinary opportunities for goOd actions, but make use of common situations." "Real glory springs from the silent conquest 'of ourselves." tions it contains each month. We wish to hear from each "He who has felt the deepest the publishing house at Battle family by the last of this month, grief is best sable to enjoy supreme Creek, Michigan, and other as we do not want you to miss happiness." THE WELCOME VISITOR. Mt. Vernon Readmit). MANUAL DEPARTMENTS. From time to time inquiry is made respecting the opening up of the lines of work considered at the late camp-meeting, and for which pledges amounting to something more than five hun- dred dollars we're made. These inquiries come from various parts of the conference and are made by those who have more than a passing interest in the subject and who long to see the school prosper in every right way to the fullest possible extent. To all such questions we have been obliged to give the one an- swer that while the school is very desirous of starting these lines of manual labor, the cause for delay is the fact that these pledges, with very few excep- tions, are still unpaid. If those who made these pledges could pay them in full or in part at an early date, it would enable us to begin this work in the near future and thus to strengthen the school in a very important particular, and at a time when great good would re- sult, both to it and to its stu- dents. So we hope the brethren will give earnest attention to this important subject at the earliest time consistent with their circum- stances. And if there are any who have not made pledges but who are interested in this im- portant enterprise of helping. young people to help themselves in the acquirement of a Chris- tian education and who feel it would be a privilege to help for- ward this undertaking, donations will be thankfully received from such and will be promptly and fully applied in getting this work started. Letters are being received almost daily from young people who express them- selves as desiring to attend the academy to gain a preparation for the work of the Master, but who cannot come because of a lack of means ; and it is to pro- vide ways and opportunities for these youth to largely work their way through school by manual labor, that we are now asking for and accepting donations. If you are interested in this great work, let us hear from you personally, with a donation if possible, but if not then send us as cordial and hearty a letter as your interest would dictate, that our courage may be strengthened and our hearts cheered by the knowledge of the fact that our brethren are with us in sympathy and interest ; and do not forget to remember the school, with its teachers and students and all its varied interests, at the Throne of Grace, pleading with the dear Saviour to abide here constantly and to preside over the work in every department. J. W. LOUGHHEAD. THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Tha Academy Missionary So- ciety met on Saturday evening, the first week of school, and organized for active work. The attendance thus far has been very good at all the meetings, showing a healthy interest in missionary work. A program is prepared each week, in which different mem- bers of the society take part. Different mission fields are stud- ied, carefully prepared papers on missionary work are read, and a variety of interesting subjects presented. In one program the subject of religious liberty was considered. Another might be called a health and temperance program. At times some partic- ular mission field is made a spe- cial subject of study for the evening. Such work must sure- ly be of value in educating mis- sionaries. But the society does not con- fine its efforts to preparation for work ; we try to do something now. .-At present we are taking clubs of papers, as follows : 3o Signs, To Sentinels, 8 Reviews, 20 Lite Boats, 20 Missionary Magazines, and I'D Helping Hands. Our plan is to do careful, sys- tematic work with these papers. A paper is sent to some interest- ed person, and a letter written, calling attention to the paper. After several copies are sent, an- other letter is written, and an effort made to learn with what interest the paper is received. Further work will, of course, depend upon the interest awa- kened. The work of the society is supported by money received on pledges made by its members. On one evening nearly $25 was pledged or paid. We are glad to be' able to re- port such a good interest in this part of our work. But we try to realize that we may have all these—organization, money, zeal, activity—and yet fail to accom- plish the Master's will. But add to these the love that actuated Him, and our success is sure. May we not have the prayers of all our friends to this end? F. W. FIELD. A LETTER. I esteem it a great privilege to drop a few lines to the "WEL- COME VISITOR." No one knows how much the VISITOR is appre- ciated until they have been out of the state of Ohio and have had it come to them on its semi- monthly visits, laden with blessed news of the work being done by the brethren in Ohio. Knowing how much I enjoy hearing of the work of others, I thought I would write a few lines of encouragement, stating how the Lord has blessed me 4 THE WELCOME VISITOR. truth that Christ, in dying for us, buying books to present to their took our place as sinners, and friends. Now we have a great that we may, if we choose, take variety of books, and you all His place and receive His right- know they are far superior to eousness, I asked her, 'What many of the so-called holiday are you going to do ? ' She an- books. So I hope you will put swered, don't know, I am all in full time, and by trusting in undone.' The policeman stood the Lord, asking Him to help with tears in his eyes, as he listen- and guide you all the time, and ed to her story. success will be sure. This is a most noble work, and I trust you all will go at it realizing that you have one of the best positions in the Ohio Conference. I wish you would not forget to report your deliveries promptly, and that the time will soon come when we can fill one page of the VISITOR each issue with our re- ports. May the Lord bless you all is my prayer. R. I FRANCIS. in the work here in this spirit- ually-dark city of Chicago. How plain it is to us here, as we see the vice and crime that are carried on, to know that the prophecies are being fulfilled, and that we are living in the last days ; and also to see how fast the Lord is doing his work. We are led to believe more strongly than ever before that "When the question of getting He will cut this work short in clothes, &c., suitable for her re- righteousness. turn home, as well as other ex- penses which would have to be I give here the experience of met, was mentioned, the police- one of the night street-workers, man took out his pocketbook, which occurred this summer, as counted out one hundred dollars follows : "After coming out of and handing it over said : 'Take this and ' buy every thing that is a saloon the other evening, where I had been doing some needed. So the following morning at ten o'clock, with work, a policeman hailed me thirty dollars in her pocket, a and said : 'Hold on mister, I trunk and everything that she want to see you. I have seen needed, the girl started for you about here for some three home." years ; you and your wife used to Many a time have I spoken here of the corruptness of the work here together. A few police force of Chicago, but the nights ago I "pinched" (arrest- heart of this policeman had been ed) a girl in a resort near here touched by the Spirit of God. and started to the station with He had noticed us in our ef- her. She pleaded me not to forts to save the fallen, and af- terwards remarked : "I want to take her there, and her story 'hook up with you in this touched my heart. So, instead work." of taking her to the station, I let This shows that we need to be her go back to where she was.' faithful in our work, for we "He suggested that I talk to know not who, or how many are her, but I told him I would get watching us. some of the sisters to do so, but The spring class of nurses that have been here have all had he insisted that I go myself as he a good experience in the work then knew right where she was. and will always remember the "We went together and found time spent at this place as a great her. The girl supposed that the blessing to them in after life. policeman was going to take her I am not able to express my to the station, but upon being as- gratitude to God for His bless- ings to me, and for allowing me scared that such was not the case, a part in the closing message. I she told her story—one of the would ask you all to remember most excruciating that I have the work and the workers in this ever heard in all my experience. city. I am your brother in "Her father is a banker, and Christ. C. H. WICAL, 1926 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. her family suppose that she is dead. She left home a year and TO THE CANVASSERS. a half ago, but said she could not return as she was, for if her Dear Canvassers :—The time brothers knew what she had has come for hard work. Octo- ber and November are two of been she feared they would shoot the best months in the year for her down like a dog. the canvasser. It is just before "After presenting the simple the holidays when people are CANVASSERS' REPORT. For week ending Sept. 16, 1899. Days. Orders. Amt. F. H. Henderson 3 6 $16.50 W. E. Bidwell 3 17 9.37 Mayme Wells . 5 S 9.25 A. C. Allen 4 4 4.0° Mrs. M. E. C. Parker 3 io 20.75 Mrs. A. E. Berry 2 2 4.5° Mrs. Jennie Mer- chant 2 6 7.75 James Raymond 3,1 19 19 75 Mrs. L. R. Camp- bell 2 6 5.2o Florence Hall .. 15 9.00 Total $106.07 For week ending Sept 30, 1899. Days. Orders. Amt. W. E. Bidwell 23 $1971 Mrs. Jennie Mer- chant... 2 7 5.25 James Raymond 21 26.25 Mayme Wells . .1 6 3.75 F. H. Henderson 2 3 8.00 Total ...... $ 62.96 Total for Sept 412.18 DELIVERIES. W. E. Bidwell $11.46 Miss Mayme Wells 18.75 Total $30.2 1