elcome ‘"Then tber that feared the "sorb snake often one to another." VOL. IV. MT. VERNON, OHIO, NOVEMBER 15, 1900. NO. 24 glactromr gliottor ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY BY THE 011I0 S. D. A. CONFERENCE, MT. VERNON, OHIO. PRICE: 25 CENTS A YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the Mt. Vernon Postoffice. PRAYER. Mist thou prayed 'till thou wast weary ? Hast thou watched all night in pray- er ? With the Father interceding— Blood of Calvary still pleading? Has His love thy sop' enamored, 'Til most sweet to plead in prayer? "rii they spirit humble, lowly, Finds the gateway to the holy? Christ is there. Prayed He for a world of sinners, All encircled in His prayer. O the love of His petition! O the joy of the fruition. Could I grasp it, could I see All the debt He paid for me, All the suffering, all the love Of the Christ who from above Came to rescue sinners vile— Could I then but weep, and smile. Christ is there. Teach me, Lord, as Thy disciples How to pray—not faithless prayer— Teach me how to reach the fountain Of Thy love still flowing there— Of the "all things"—whatsoever." Of Thy promises, that never, Never failed, nor ever can. How Thou hearest sinful man. Christ is there. MRS. P. ALDERMAN. THE LIGHT OF FREEDOM. The Light of Freedom, a poem by Elder M. C. Wilcox, editor of the Signs of the Times, now appears in print for the first time, as No. 11 of the Religious Liberty Library. This poem presents truth in an at- tractive way. The freedom of which it treats is not merely civil liberty, which has made America the asylum for the oppressed of all lands, but al- so the infinitely larger and more "glorious liberty of the children of God." There is in addition to the poem a brief introduction by the editor of the Library, the whole forming a tract of twelve pages. Single copies, one cent. The usual discpunts will be given on orders for unbroken packages. Address Ohio Tract Society. CANVASSERS' REPORT. For week ending Sept. 15, 1900. Orders. Value. M. E. Byrd .15 $ 21.00 Mrs. M. E. C. Parker.. 3 11.00 -Mrs. M. M. Gibbs 12 56.00 Mrs. Elizabeth Parrott 7 7.50 For week ending Sept. 22, 1900. L. A. Holobaugh 27 27.50 Mrs. M. E. C. Parker 5 13.50 Mrs. Bell Rex ..14 14.00 Total . $ 56.00 For week ending Sept. 30, 1900. W. E. Bidwell .68 54.08 Mrs. M. E. C. Parker.. 7 16.50 L. A. Holobaugh 6 8.00 Mrs. Bell Rex .12 12.00 Elizabeth Parrott 3 2.25 Total $ 92.83 DELIVERIES. W. E. Bidwell. .$ 16.58 Jay Raymond. 115.00 L. A. Holobaugh 45.00 Total .$176.58 SPECIAL NOTICE. There are several opportunities presented at the present time for young women to work for their board during the Special Course, and if there are any who desire to take this Course and who feel that the expense involved would be more than they are able to meet, we would be glad to have you write at once, stating what studies you want to take, your age, and your experience in housework. These opportunities are limited in number and will doubtless be taken at an early time, so please write at once if you are interested. J. W. LOUGHHEAD. EARNEST WORKERS NEEDED IN OUR SABBATH SCHOOL. Who will be earnest workers for souls in our Sabbath Schools? Who will take the youth separately and talk and pray with them, and make personal appeals to them, beseeching them to yield their hearts to Jesus, that they may be a sweet savor te. Christ?—Test. S. S. Work, page 15. Is not this the work that should be performed by the teachers of the youth in our Sabbath School? My first teacher in the Sabbath School was a teacher of the young people. She was a successful teacher, for she won the scholars to Christ. Her love and special interest in them won their confidence. She invited her scholars to her home and she called at the home of her scholars. Each one was labored for separately. A per- sonal appeal made to me one after- noon to yield myself entirely to the Lord and accept the present truth, is as clear to my mind as though it was made yesterday. The special inter- est taken in me, by my teacher, made its impression, for never had a teach- er appealed to me before regarding my salvation. To the faithful labors of this Sabbath School teacher I owe my having accepted the truth. Dear Sabbath School teachers who are called of God to teach the youth in our borders, let us never rest un- til each scholar in our classes are brought to a saving knowledge of Christ. The Lord points out how the work can be accomplished. Who will be earnest workers for our youth in our Sabbath Schools ? IDA M. WALTERS. The teacher of sacred truth can im- part only that which he himself knows by experience. Total .... $247.68 E. A. MERRIAM, Sec. TITHES FOR OCTOBER. Akron $133.08 Alliance 20.20 Appleton 3.00 Ashland 5.70 Beaver 14.82 Belief ontaine 25.45 Bellville 35.47 Broughton 15.00 Bowling Green 323.00 Camden 34.78 Chagrin Falls. 14.92 Cincinnati 43.60 Cleveland 21)2.09 Clyde 41.90 Columbus ........ 142.97 Conneaut 3.66 Chillicothe 4.25 Coshocton 5.55 Dayton 90.09 Delaware 4.00 Dunkirk 8.50 East Liverpool ............ 26.48 2 THE WELCOME VISITOR FIRST DAY OFFERINGS. Akron $ 30.00 Broughton 44 Beaver 95 Bellville ... 2.70 Bowling Green 8.19 Bloomington 1.50 Chagrin Falls. 4.73 Conneaut 2.15 Clyde 85 Cleveland 11.07 Corsica ....... . ............. 2.20 Columbus 9.99 Cincinnati 6.80 Camden 4.41 Camp Meeting Collection. . 85.01 Dunkirk 1.00 Dayton 6.20 East Liverpool 1.25 Fairfield 1.25 Geneva 3.50 Hamler 4.55 Individuals 5.90 La Grange 16.57 Laura .... ... 6.41 Newark 7.00 Nashville 2.70 Spencer 3.80 Toledo 11.21 Waterford 1.30 Wengerlawn 1.60 West Mansfield. .. ... 1.00 Wheelersburg 1.65 Washington C. H 1.00 Youngstown 30 Elgin . 10.00 Findlay 25.48 Fairfield 39.46 Geneva . . . 26.00 Greenspring ............ . 14.05 Greensburg 7.10 Hamler 103.74 Hicksville 23.82 Kirtland 55.99 Killbuck . 5.30 La Grange 100.85 Laura 3.00 Leesburg 20.52 Locust Point. 32.00 Lewistown . 8.78 Lima . . ........... ... 4.75 Liberty Center. 25.93 Marion 16.80 Mendon 7.10 Meigs 10.25 Mt. Vernon 161.74 Newark ........ 66.48 Norwalk 10.00 North Bloomfield 8.00 Pemberville 30.85 Portage River 53.i2 Reedsville .......... . 5.13 Spencer 29.00 Springfield 17.61 Sinking Springs ........ . . 2.25 Toledo 161.88 Troy 12.17 Wadsworth 2.00 Walnut Grove 23.84 Washington C. H 3.00 Waterford 58.24 West Mansfield 15.48 Wheelersburg 111.67 Yellow Springs 35.32 Isolated Sabbath Keepers. 12.70 Total $2,559.4 L A. A. LADDER, Treas. • "THE CIVIL SABBATH." There are many good people who are sincere in their opposition to re- ligious .legislation in general, but who nevertheless favor what they regard as "The Civil Sabbath," simply be- cause they are misled as to the true nature of Sunday laws. "The Civil Sabbath" is the subject of Religious Liberty Library No. 12, bearing date of Nov. 15, 1900, and is now ready. If you do not thoroughly understand this question yourself so that you can make it plain to others, you ought to read this tract. And even if you do understand it, you doubtless have neighbors who do not, and you ought to supply them with the tract. 16 . pages; price, 1 cent. Usual discount on orders of one hundred or more. ASKING TO GIVE. Our prayers are not to be a selfish asking, merely for our own benefit. We are to ask that we may give. The principle ©f Christ's life must be the principle of our lives. "For their sakes," He said, speaking of His dis- ciples, "I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified." The same devotion, the same self-sacrifice, the same subjection to the claims of the word of God, that were manifested in Christ, must be seen in His servants. Our mission to the world is not to serve or please ourselves; we are to glorify God by co-operating with Him to save sinners. We are to ask bless- ings from God that we may commun- icate to others. The capacity for re- ceiving is preserved only by impart- ing. We cannot continue to receive heavenly treasure without commun- icating to those around us. There are many who long to help others, but they feel that they have no spiritual strength or light to impart. Let them present their petitions at the throne of grace. Plead for the Holy Spirit. God stands back of every promise He has made. Personal effort for others should be preceded by much secret prayer; for it requires great wisdom to un- derstand the science of saving souls. Before communicating with men, commune with Christ. At the throne of heavenly grace obtain a prepara- tion for ministering to the people. Let your heart break for the long- ing it has for God, for the living God. The life of Christ has shown what humanity can do by being par- taker of the divine nature. All that Christ received from God we too may have. Then ask and receive. With the persevering faith of Jacob, with the unyielding persistance of Elijah, claim for yourself all that God has promised. MRS. E. G. WHITE. God never leads His children oth- erwise than they would choose to be led, if they could see the end from the beginning, and- discern the glory of the purpose which they are ful- filling as co-workers with Him. The perfect fruit of faith, meek- ness and love, often matures best amid storm clouds and darkness. As the will of man co-operates with. the will of God it becomes omnipo- tent. Mount Verrion. 44..caderny. Tilt. Vernon ikcabemp. THE WELCOME VISITOR 3 . Preparations for the Special Course which has been advertised to begin the 27th of this month are now prac- tically all completed and the indica- tions point to a very interesting sea- son which we trust may be one aot only of interest but also of profit. We have been greatly encouraged by the cordial and hearty words of approval which have come from dif- ferent parts of the state relative to the contemplated work; and we trust that through the rich blessing of the Lord and the presence of His Spirit the work will be commenced in such a way as to make it advisable to con- tinue it from year to year with an ever deepening experience on the part of those who take it. And we hope that many of the young people of the Conference will feel so to del- icate themselves to the work of the Lord that they will permit no cir- cumstance to hinder their coming to take this work which is designed es- pecially for those who desire to en- gage in active service for the Master. Repeatedly has the word been giv- en that, to the young people the call is extended and that those who will listen and answer will be chosen and sent forth into the great harvest field, there to labor for the salvation of souls. And since the Lord has called for young men and women, we earnestly pray that many in this Con- ference will find in their hearts the disposition to repond to the call and to make preparation for the work without any unnecessary delay. To all young people of this class we are more than glad to extend a cordial invitation and if there are any who cannot come because of a lack of means, we should be glad to hear from such and it is possible that ways may be opened for a limited number of young people to pay a portion, per- haps a large portion, of the expense by labor. As the time for this work to begin is so near at hand we would urge that any one so situated as to need such as- sistance would write at once and thus be able to get definite arrangenteni- made in time to be here at the open- ing of the course. All who are interested in the can- vassing work will be pleased to know that Brother E. P. Boggs, who has the general charge of the canvassing work in District NQ. 3, has consent- ed to spend a portion of the winter with us. We believe that all will ap- preciate the benefit to be derived from the instruction that Brother Boggs can give, and perhaps no class would get more good than those who are just beginning or who perhaps have had no experience as yet in canvassing but who desire to engage in that work because it is a portion of the work for these days and a work, too, through which very much truth and light can be disseminated. In a sub- sequent issue of the Visitor we will speak further of Brother Boggs's coming and of the work which he will do. In the meantime it would be a benefit if the canvassers would write us quite frankly as to just what they would desire to have incorporated i•: such a course of study. Special attention will also be giv- en to such of the students as desire to prepare themselves for church school work, and the teachers in the Academy will hold themselves in readiness to take up any subject which may be desired and to give much time to the consideration • f such chosen subjects as may be de- sired by those especially interested in them. It may not be generally understood, but it is a fact that the Academy has been unable to furnish as many teach- ers as there have been applications ; and with the growing interest in the church school work, it certainly seems that there is a reasonable prospect of the school being more crowded with applications in the future than it has been in the past,•and unless we can gather together and train those who are especially interested in this work, it looks now as though some churches would have to do without such help as they feel they need in the work of saving the children. So if there are those in the Conference who desire to engage in this department of the work and who feel that by so doing the Lord might be glorified by the sal- vation of any of these "lambs of the flock," we would be glad to have them consider the advisability of their tak- ing this course and preparing them- selves for this service. And we hope that any individual who is thinking of coming to take any portion of the work will inquire earnestly of the Lord to know what His will is so that His wisdom may guide and control in all decisions that are made ; and then we will unitedly seek Him for guidance in the work after it has begun and through these means we will look for rich blessings and results. To all interested persons, we would say that we would be glad to corres- pond with you and will give a care- ful and earnest consideration to ev- ery letter received. J. W. LOUGHHEAD. Miss Bertha Gatton is in charge of the church school at Dayton, and writes that she is enjoying 'the bless- ing of God in her work for the chil- dren. 4 THE WELCOME VISITOR Elder A. G. Haughey spent a few days last week in Cleveland. Warren Huffaker leaves today for Hamler to take charge of the church school at that place. Brother W. E. Bidwell spent a few days with his family here, returning to his work at Bainbridge the last of the week. Elder H. M. Mitchell and wife have removed to Battle Creek, Elder Mitchell being celled to act as treas- urer of the General Conference. Miss Lela King, formerly of this state, is now teaching a church school at San Jose, California. She has a membership of 26, and expects a few more later on. Sister Clara Radabaugh returned to her home a short time ago to at- tend the wedding of her sister Rachel to Mr. Will Smith, which occurred Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the home of the bride's parents at Crawfis Col- lege. The Visitor extends congratu- lations. Married, on the evening of Oct. 31, WHAT IS WORTH WHILE? Only one life to live! How may we make the most of it ? We cannot possibly do everything that might be done. How shall we decide what things are worth giving time to ? Some one has said, "The most reckless spendthrift in the world is the one who squanders time." He who does that which is not worth the doing, is squandering time just as truly as he who does nothing. The question is not, How much time have I? but it is, How shall I use the time that I do have? "I have no time for the Reading Circle studies," is an excuse quite often heard. That this excuse is a good and sufficient one in some cases there is no doubt. But that it cannot be a general one is certain; for over and over again we as a people have been reproved for our neglect of Bible study and our indifference to the work in the "regions beyond," and the Reading Circle studies simply provide the means for a united effort in fol- lowing the instruction given by the Spirit of the Lord. The Lord does not ask impossibilities of any one. Hence we must conclude that in near- ly all cases the difficulty is not a lack of time but is the unwise use of. the time we each have. Were the time spent by Seventh-day Adventists in doing useless things summed up, how many days, months, and years would it aggregate? If our manner of liv- ing were in harmony with God's plan, how many hours a week would Le saved in each home ? And living thus, would not the members of each family have some time each week to use in study and in missionary work Or is it really true that each member of a family must spend every mo- ment of time in working for the fam- ily that all may live properly ? Here are some instructions con- cerning the use of our time, which ought to have weight with those who are preparing for the coming of the Lord : "And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharg- ed with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares." Luke 21:34. "More thought should be given I o the things of God, and less to tem- poral matters . . . . Our life should not be all bustle and drive and planning about the things of the 1900, at the home of the bride's fath- er, east of Mt. Vernon, Miss Nettie Hillier and Mr. Paul Stokes, Elder W. H. Wakeham officiating. The Visitor joins their friends in best wishes for future happiness. Sunday, Nov. 4, thirteen persons, eight of whom were children and five adults, were buried with their Lord in baptism. Six of these were re- baptisms, the candidates having nev- er been baptized since accepting the faith held by S. D. Adventists. Please notice that the wholesale as well as the retail price of Chrik's Object Lessons is $1.25, to workers and canvassers, as well as others. All the proceeds of this book go to hell) free the debt of our schools and we trust that every S. D. Adventist in the state will do all in his power to help roll away the "reproach." NOTICE. The special discount to the local societies of 30 per cent on the Sen- tinel will not be given after Jan. 1, 1901. It is needless, perhaps, to speak of the work that is being done by this paper, for all its readers doubtless realize the position it fills as a power for good. But we are de- sirous that not only those who are now taking the paper, but also those who are not as yet subscribers, take advantage of this discount by renew- ing or subscribing before the close of the year, and urge their friends to do the same. MOTTOES. The vain man's motto is, Win gold and wear it. The miser's motto is, Win gold and spare it. The kind man's motto is, Win gold and share it. The profligate's motto is, Win gold and spend it. The usurer's motto is, Win gold and lend it. The fool's motto is, Win gold and end it. The wise man's motto is, Win gold and give it. The Christian's motto is, Be gold and live it. )fet We are not forgiven because we forgive, but as we forgive. "Love and purity are the attributes He prizes most." world, to the neglect of personal piety and of the service that God requires." "Men act as though they were be- reft of their reason. They are bur- ied up in the cares of this life. They have no time to devote to their God, and no time to serve Him. Work, work, work is the order of the day . . . These men are responsible for the good they might do, but from which they excuse themselves because of worldly cares and burdens, which engross their minds and absorb their affections." "Many of our sisters are persons of good ability; and if their talents were used to the glory of God, they would be successful in winning souls to Christ. . . . If the time they now spend in needless work were devoted to searching the word of God and explaining it to others, their own minds would be enriched with gems of truth, and they would be strength- ened and ennobled by the effort made to understand the reasons of our faith. Were our sisters conscientious Bible Christians, seeking to improve every opportunity to enlighten others, we should see scores of souls embrac- ing the truth through their self-sac- rificing endeavors alone." MRS. L. FLORA PLUMMER. ITEMS OF INTEREST.