etcome "'Chen that feared the 1Lorb shake often one to another." VOL. V. - MT. VERNON, OHIO, DECEMBER 4, 1900. NO. 4 Mite gtetrome Vioitor ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY BY THE OHIO S. D. A. CONFERENCE, MT. VERNON, OHIO. PRICE: 25 CENTS A YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the Mt. Vernon Postoffice. THE MASTER'S TOUCH. He touched her hand, and the fever left her; He touched her hand as He only can, With the wondrous skill of the Great. Physician, With the tender touch of the Son of Man, And the fever pain in the throbbing temples, Died out with the flush on the brow and cheek; And the lips that had been so parched and burning, Trembed with thanks which she could not speak; And the eyes where the fever light had faded Lood ep, by her grateful tears made dim; And she rose, and ministered to her household, She rose, and ministered unto Him. He touched her hand, and the fever left her; 0, blessed touch of the Man divine! So beautiful then, to rise and serve Him When the fever has gone from your life and mine. It may be the fever of restless serv- ing With heart all thirsty for love of praise, And eyes all aching and strained and yearning Toward self-set goals in future days. Or it may be a fever of spirit an- guish, Some tempest of sorrow that dies not down Till the cross at last is in meekne.s lifted, And the head stoops low for the thorny crown. Or it may be a fever of pain and anger When the wounded spirit is hard to bear, And only the Lord can draw forth the arrows Left carelessly, cruelly, rankling . there. Whatever the fever, His touch can heal it ; Whatever the tempest, His voice can still; There's only joy as we seek His pleas- ure, There's only rest as we do His will. And some day after life's fitful fever, I think we shall say in our Eden home, If the hands that He touched but did. His bidding How little it matters what else may come! Ah, Lord, Thou knowest us altogeth- er, Each heart-sore sickness, whate'er it be; Touch Thou our hands; let- the fever leave us, And so shall we minister unto T :ee. —Selected. THE WEEK OF PRAYER. The season of prayer begins with Sabbath, December 22, and ends with Sabbath, December 29. We feel sure that all can see the importance of such a season of earnest seeking the Lord, and that the importance in- creases as we near the end. The time has come when we must seek the Lord until He come and rain right- eousness upon us. Let the words of the prophet Joel be heeded, if the blessing attending such earnest sup- plication would be received. The Lord has promised to be found of us when we seek Him with all the heart. May this week of prayer bring the peo- ple of God into a closer connection with Him than they have ever known before. well known and much honored labor- ers, has recently been called to take the Treasurership of the General Con- ference, and having accepted of such position, he tendered his resignation as an official worker in the Ohio con- ference, to the different boards and committees of which he was a mem- ber. His resignation was accepted, and Elder R. A. Boardman was elect- ed as a member of the Conference Committee. Elder A. C. Shannon was asked to accept the directorship of District No. 2, and was duly elected and qual- ified as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Conference Associa- tion. Elder H. H. Burkholder was elect- ed as Business Agent, and also del- egate to the General Conference. While Elder Mitchell will be great- ly missed by the Ohio laborers, we feel to rejoice that we had one among us in whom not only we but others can place confidence. May he in ev- ery way prove himself well qualified for the work, and above all may the Spirit of the Lord ever be so mani- fested that our confidence may never be betrayed, and finally may we all he sharers of eternity. A. G. HAUGHEY. SPECIAL NOTICE. Brother R. I. Francis, our former canvassing agent, having resigned said office to accept the colported work, Brother W. W. Miller, 306 W. Mulberry street, Springfield, Ohio, has been called to the position, and all communications intended for the canvassing agent should be sent to the above address. May the blessing of God attend each of these laborers, and the work con- ducted by them. A. G. HAUGHEY. But noble souls, through dust and heat, Rise from disaster and defeat The stronger. THE RECENT COUNCIL. Elder H. M. Mitchell, one of Ohio's Sidings From the Field. 2 THE WELCOME VISITOR .1 11 • 11 . 1 .1 1 1 1 1111•1•111.11•11101••••11•••••• NASHVILLE—October 20-29 was spent with the little church at Nash- ville. The Lord blessed in the study of His word, and all enjoyed the precious season, at the close of which one dear young sister went forward in baptism. CO SHOC TON— November 9-12 we spent an enjoyable season with the little company at Coshocton, sharing the blessing of the Lord with them. May the dear Lord sustain them by His grace until the trials of life are over, is my prayer. NEWARK—November 16-19 we enjoyed the privilege of meeting with the church at Newark. According to promise, the Lord added His blessing. After the close of the Sunday even- ing service, we retired to the creek near by, and two dear sisters were buried with their Lord in baptism. In a few days we expect to begin our work in our new field, District No. 6. R. A. BOARDMAN. CLYDE — Dear Visitor — Since writing last, I have held excellent meetings at Clyde, Portage, Bowling Green and Locust Point. At Bowl- ing Green I baptized two and they united with the church. November 8, I preached the funeral of Sister Hay of Bowling Green, and Sabbath, November 10, that of Sis- ter Harris of Findlay. The former was held in the Disciple church and the latter in the United Brethren church. Both were the occasion of a good hearing. The last request of Sister Harris was, "Send for Elder Lindsay, and tell him to preach the Message." She died triumphant. Sister Hay leaves four little boys, and Sister Harris nine children. So the dear mothers and companions go, and how good of God to be a Father to the fatherless, and a stay to the companion left behind. I am anxious to learn thoroughly how to present Jesus in a single and short talk so that dear souls can grasp Him as their Savior. I realized the import- ance of this very keenly while visit- ng a few days ago a man who is go- ing down with a cancer. Sister Harris died of cancer of th3 Christian Uolunteers We have been wondering for some- time what our Christian Volunteer bands have been doing since the camp-meeting. We received a letter recently from one of our local secre- taries, who said that their band had made five comforts, six pillow-slips and four sheets for the Toledo Mis- sion. This is only one instance of what all our bands might be doing, and we trust that you are improving the opportunities as they present themselves to you. We are very anxious to hear from each Volunteer Secretary, that we may be able to keep in touch with all the bands. If there are any in your society who have but recently united with you, please send us their names and addresses. If there are any who wish certificates, we are able to sup- ply them. Let the secretaries, or anyone who may know of discouraged ones with whom they would like correspondence held, please send us their names, with what information they can, so the one corresponding may write intelligent- ly. We should be glad to know of any new bands which may have been form- ed, and shall be glad to give any infor- mation we can, with reference to or- ganization, conducting meetings, do- ing personal work, etc. Address, DAISIE L. MITCHELL, Box 5, Mt. Vernon, Ohio. SEED SOWING. All who would bring forth fruit as workers together with Christ, must fall into the ground and die. The life must be cast into the furrow of the world's need. Self-love, self-inter- est, must perish. But the law of self- sacrifice is the law of self-preserva- tion. The seed buried in the ground produces fruit, and in turn this is planted. Thus the harvest is multi- plied. The husbandman preserves his grain by casting it away. So in human life, to give is to live. The life that will be preserved is the life that is freely given in service to God and man. Those who for Christ's sake, sacrifice their life in this world, will keep it unto life eternal.— Christ's Objects Lessons. stomach, and Sister Hay of typhoid fever. Greetings to all. D. E. LINDSAY. ANOTHER FRAUD. A man about forty years of age, with a club foot, (the right one) vis- ited Clyde a few days ago claiming to be a member of the Fort Way no, Indiana, church of S. D. Adventists. His story was that his horse had been stolen, and he had followed it to near Fremont, but his money was spent and he came to Clyde to bor- row a few dollars to redeem his horse from charges for keeping. He secur- ed money from one sister and ui oni- ised to return it as soon as he return- ed home, and with it a large box GI honey. As this thing is getting too frequent, we called a halt by arrest- ing the man, and he has thirty di;,-s in jail and $25 fine. I learned through Elder Shannon that he was playing the same game in Putnam county a few days ago, and obtained money from a kind brother there. Look out for him.. Do not give money to strangers, especially to any one who is peddling his religion. The devil delights to see our means used that way. We traced the man to at s.t loon in Bellvue, and there he was a Christian Scientist. D. E. LINDSAY. %)()e NOTICE TO S. S. SUPERIN- TENDENTS. There is a mistake in the Lesson Quarterly that we are now using. The questions for lesson 12 are placed at the end of lesson 11. This was caused by the printers transposing two pages of the manuscript. PleaSe make mention of this to your school, that the scholars may not become con- fused in trying to use both sets of questions. C. V. R. "CHRIST'S OBJECT LESSONS." One very busy man, in a little over two weeks has sold over 75 copies, and has taken no time from his oth- er work. One minister in Ohio lately sent in an order for 100 copies, others have ordered 50 copies, and some 25. One church has ordered 90 copies, another 25. What are you going to do? Vernon Acatiemv. THE WELCOME VISITOR 3 IL 1 OUR SCHOOLS. We have in the home land of these United States nine colleges and acad- emies, besides many industrial and lo- cal schools. These were founded that young men and women might there receive an education in the sim- ple faith and practice of the Bible. What is Done— We have sought to inculcate hab- its of economy and self-denial, traits of simplicity and sacrificial devotion to the whole brotherhood of man. The youth are taught that to sup- port themselves by the work of their hands whilst laboring for the welfare of others is an honorable part of the Christian ministry, and in harmony with the example of the Great Apos- tle. _ On the Sea of Life— Thence to the wide, wide world our sons and daughters flow, dedicated to the path which their Master adorn- ed with His footprints, to preach the gospel of the kingdom, to heal the sick, to rescue the fallen, to feed the hungry, and to shelter the lambs of the flock. A Heavy Cioss— An indebtedness of $300,000 rests upon our schools. We are neither a large nor a wealthy people. We de- sire to pay our honest debts, and can only do this by energetic Christian work. Our Plan— One of our most noted authors, Mrs. E. G. White, has made a gift to our schools of her new book—"Christ's Objects Lessons." She donates all her work and royalties. The Review and Herald, and the Pacific Press have agreed to donate the labor on 300,000 copies. There is also a fund of $50,000 to be raised to pay for the material used in the books. What Can I Do— This is a question that each S. D. Adventist should ask himself. God has told us that each one must go to work, that every member of the fam- ily, yes, and even the Children should go to work selling this book. "A general movement is needed, but this must begin with individual move- ments. Let each member in each family in each church make determin- ed efforts to deny self. Let us all move forward willingly and intelli- gently to do what we can to relieve those of our schools that are strug- gling under pressure of debt." "The schools must be helped. Great blessings will come to those who will take hold of this matter just now. The Lord does not force any man to work, but to those who will place themselves decidedly on His side, He will give a willing mind. He will bless the one who works out the spirit which He works in. God will make the movement for the help of our schools a success if it is made in a free, willing spirit as to the Lord. Only in this way can be rolled back the reproach that has come upon our schools all over the land. If all will take hold of this work in the spirit of self-sacrifice, for Christ's sake, for the truth's sake, it will not be long be- fore the jubilee song of freedom can be sung through our borders." WORSHIPPING THE MOON. rather than the Creator. I thought of the dear children in Ohio, and in all the home conferences. What would you do, little boys and girls, to help these poor children from China to know the Jesus that you bow be- fore ? And, the young men and wom- en, would you not like to have the privilege of taking some of these youth from "Sinim" into the kingdom of God with you ? 0, may God give you all a proper sense of your priv- ilege to take some soul with you to that happy home whence we shall never depart. ALBERT CAREY. Box 291, Honolulu, H. I., Nov. 8,1900. Dear Visitor Family: As the very welcome "Visitor" makes its regular calls on us here, with its burden of news from the home field, the thoughts that it calls forth may be better imagined than described. I would love to write much to you all, but I know that the space of the "Visitor" is precious, and so, often refrain, hoping that you will be able to follow the work here from the reports sent in to our larger denominational journals. However, we wish a special remembrance by you, and trust we have it daily at the throne of grace, even if we do not hear personally from you. Our hearts are in the work all around the world, and we rejoice to read of the prog- ress of the cause in Ohio, as well as here. It is hoped that the inclosed ar- ticle will help you to see the dire heathenism which surrounds us on every side, even though we are in a part of the great United States. Our conflicts with the adversary are stiff every day, and only God can give the victory. Pray for us. Ever yours in the Master's service, ALBERT CAREY. WHAT ONE MAN CAN DO. The following report was sent in As I write tonight, all Chinatown is celebrating their mid-autumn fes- tival by worshipping the full moon. While studying the Sabbath school lesson this, Friday, evening in the chapel of our new school building, we were constantly interrupted by the volleys of deafening fireworks, the clanging of huge cymbals, and other confusion incident to heathen wor- ship. After the close of our service we watched from the rear window of our chapel some of the ceremonies of the worship. On the veranda of her apartment in the long tenement house just in the rear, one woman was light- ing her candles and incense burner for the benefit of the moon god. In an adjoining club-house, where the by one of our colporters, for one god Joss finds temporary quarters, week's work: Calls made, 104; Bi- we watched a young man and little ble readings held, 3; papers given girl worshipping the moon. The of- away, 10; number pages of tracts giv. ferings, consisting of some "moon en away, 664; beside this he sold 3 cakes," were placed on a table on the Bibles, 34 Coming King, 6 Steps to veranda and then one after another Christ, 17 Gospel Primers, 5 Cats and they bowed, touched their heads to Dogs, 1 Glorious Appearing, and 2 the floor three times, and then went Christ our Savior, amounting to $52. about their work as usual. 0 how my heart ached as I saw these children bowing to the creature God is love. 4 TH E WELCOME VISITOR ITEMS OF INTEREST. Miss Clara Radabaugh has returned to her work, after a visit of a few weeks at her home. Mrs. Henry DeFluiter of Cleve- land is visiting her mother, Mrs. Eva Huffaker, of this place.. Brother W. W. Miller spent a few days in Mt. Vernon last week, return- ing to Springfield Thursday. Elder A. G. Haughey is in attend- ance at the Sabbath school conven- tion at Springfield, which is now i.n session. Elder Shannon addressed the church at this place on Tuesday even- ing of last week, on the subject of criticism. The recital given by Prof. Welch and students, Wednesday evening, was very interesting and seemed to be enjoyed by all. Thanksgiving day was enjoyed b5 , the students and teachers of the Academy in a different way from usual, there being no school. Elder Irwin was present at the council here last week, and presented some very timely instruction to the church one evening, from a recent testimony. Wednesday, November 14, Miss Eva Johnson of Cleveland was united in marriage with Fred H. Marshall, also of that city. The Visitor ex- tends congratulations. At Girard, Ohio, the home of the bride, George W. Goodman was united in marriage with Effie C. Reed, No- vember 14, 1900. We extend best wishes for a happy and prosperous future. We see from the Minnesota Work- er that Brother G. W. Bishop, who has been engaged in work for some time in Minneapolis, expects to con- nect with the mission work in Tole- do, Ohio. We hope to receive a report of the Springfield convention. We did not know of any plans for such a conven- tion in time to get any notice in the paper, but shall hope to be able to give some information concerning it later. The Week of Prayer Readings have been sent out to isolated Sabbath keepers, church, and Sabbath school superintendents. If any have failed to receive a copy send name and ad- dress to the Ohio Tract Society, Mt. Vernon, 0., Box 174. We would es- pecially request that isolated mem- bers that have not as yet received the Readings, write immediately. "Rome in Prophecy," a new pamph- let by Eder W. H. Littlejohn, is just out. This is an exposition of Rev. 17. It shows that complete power will be restored to the Papacy, and that a period of persecution will fol- low. It is illustrated by several dia- grams. Price, 10 cents; five copies, 35 cents. Address Elder W. H. Lit- tlejohn, Hume, Calhoun county, Mich. A good beginning for 1901 will be to commence the correspondence work connected with the Medical Mis- sionary Training School. Lessons are sent weekly to students who are unable to go to one of our sanitari- ums. We shall organize a new class in January and will be glad to hear at once from those interested. Send for descriptive circular giving full particulars. Address Correspondence Department, Medical Missionary Training School, Battle Creek, Mich. SPECIAL "SENTINEL" ISSUE. On Dec. 6 we shall issue a special number of The Sentinel of Liberty, which will deal specifically with the agitation for closing the great Pan- American Exposition on Sunday. It has seemed imperative that we pre- pare special literature to use in edu- cating the people with reference to the principles involved in this de- mand for Sunday closing. The Sen- tinel naturally offers the best medi- um for communicating this informa- tion. Hence this special. We are not able at this time to give a complete prospectus of the paper, but the following subjects will give you an idea of the value of this number : Description of Grounds of Pan- American Exposition, with numer- ous cuts. Account of agitation now in prog- ress for closing gates on Sunday. Outline of similar work done in connection with World's Fair at Chi- cago. Other articles treating on the na- ture of Sunday laws. Representative Petitions and How They Are Secured. The Workingmen and Enforced Sunday Rest. What the Sabbath Really Is, etc. This number will be profusely i1- lustrated with half-tone cuts, upon , super-calendered. stock, thus making the paper attractive as well as in- structive. The price will be one dol- lar per hundred, or eight dollars per thousand to tract societies. It will . be remembered how f ar- reaching were the results of the Sun- day closing agitation in connection with the World's Fair, when our na- tion took so important a step in re- pudiating the principles of Protest- antism by enacting a confessed re- ligious law, making as a condiition of governmental support the closing of the gates on Sunday. We now have opportunity to recall the tremendous significance of that legislative ac- tion under circumstances that will at once add interest and lend force to that bit of American history. We are confident that friends of relig- ious liberty everywhere will gladly embrace this opportunity to sow the seed of truth under circumstances so favorable. DON'T BE TOO TENDER. Don't be too swift to take offense. Many times the shot is not aimed at you. Don't cry before you are hit. But if you are hurt, bear the pain in silence. Don't tell it. Don't parade it before others. Suffer in silence, and wait God's time to right the mat- ter. Learn to suffer for Christ's sake. You can get the victory over the devil by not talking• about your injured feelings. He likes you to speak of them often; for your so do- ing adds fuel to the fire. "For Christ's sake" lightens many bur- dens, and makes it much easier to suf- fer. —Sel. CANVASSERS' REPORT For week ending Oct. 27 and 31: Orders. Value Jay Raymond. 49 $62.75 L. R. Williams 38 50.15 Mrs. A. Williams 45 49.00 L. A. Holobaugh 46 66.50 W. E. Bidwell 96.41 B. H. Welch 21 50.25 J. W. Calvert .. ..... . 16 16.00 Total $391.06 As by constant friction steel is kept highly polished, so by constant ex- ercise is talent ever at its brightest. All our powers grow by use.