Tutumbitt- ihtiun i nittor "THEY REHEARSED ALL THINGS THAT GOD HAD DONE WITH THEM" Vol.21 Mount Vernon, Ohio, September 21, 1916 No. 37 The r.vival services brought many hearts blessed decisions for the truth were made. UNION to God. Souls found rejoicing in a new- Some, who had been on the background, born hope. When the call for the new were reclaimed while others who were half administration building was presented, way, or betwixt and between, came fully The West Pennsylvania about $1300 in cash and pledges was given. into the atmosphere of reconsecration. Camp-meeting Later, when the call for foreign missions The new building for the Washington was presented, between the last Sabbath- Missionary College was presented Thurs- This year the camp-meeting of the school donation and the Sunday morning day morning to which a response of be- West Pennsylvania Conference was again call, about $2,000 was given. This is tween $1600 and $1700 was given. This held on the beautiful grounds of Home- superior to any record which the West is remarkable when you think that at no stead, a suburb about thirty-five miles Pennsylvania Conference has shown along time was there more than 125 on the from the heart of the city of Pittsburgh. the lines of giving at camp-meeting. 'The ground of our brethren and at the time The annual session of the conference was record is practically double. The atten- the call was made the attendance was held at the same time in connection with dance the last Sabbath of the meeting much lower than this. The Sabbath- the camp-meeting. The attendance was was 425. B. G. WILKINSON. school donations for the two Sabbaths somewhat unusual. Over sixty tents were amounted to over $300. while the call for pitched on the ground; the large pavilion foreign missions on Sunday morning re- which had been used for the big tent The West Virginia Camp-meeting sulted in the giving of $1120.00. Thus efforts in the city of Pittsburgh had been When the West Virginia camp-meeting the total amount given at camp-meet- subdivided into about twenty compart- finished its annual assembly this year; ing, in cash and pledges, was over $310Q.00. ments and all these were filled. It was August '30 to September 10, the expres- A special session was held to present necessary to go out in the neighborhood sions heard all over the ground were, the Harvest Ingathering campaign. This and rent about twenty rooms in order to "Wasn't it wonderful!" "It was a mir- little conference with between two and meet the demands of the attendance. acle!" "Surely the Lord is at work!" three hundred members gave as their or- It was very evident from the start that Some of the attending brethren expressed der a demand for nearly 14,000 \copies. the Pitt Theater meetings followed by themselves as believing the West Virginia Great enthusiasm was manifested and we the tent effort in the city of Pittsburgh camp-meeting was the best they ever at- believe they will take hold with all their had sent out a wave of enthusiasm tended. It seemed like a resurrection for heart. On another morning when Broth- through the conference. This wave was West Virginia. er Enoch presented our pamphlets, tracts now returning with the largest attendance We were favored during this meeting and books for sale in certain lines, he the conference had ever had, imbued with to have with us part of the time Elders cleaned up the book tent entirely. Thus deep power in spirituality and in earnest- A. G. Daniells and George F. Enoch. The from every standpoint the camp-meeting ness and showing itself forth in consecra- usual laborers from the Union and local was a great blessing. tion and liberal donations. conference were also present. But above We deeply regretted to see Elder Hir- There was prominent help present outside all, God was present. His spirit was with linger, who had been president the past of the Union and local conference labor- us in marked measure from the very first year, was not very well. His health was ers in the presence of Elders A. G. Daniells, meeting until the last. so depleted that he was unable to be at George F. Enoch, and C. S. Longacre. In the first place it was the largest the meetings. However, God greatly There was a good attendance from the meeting West Virginia had ever had. In blessed his work the past year and it is to city, of Pittsburgh, some distance away, the second place, as remarked by older his untiring efforts that some of these when the weather was convenient. We brethren in the faith, they had never seen good results are due. Since he was called were delighted to know that some, who so many new faces at any previous meet- to take the Home Missionary Secretary- had been deeply convinced of the message ing as at this one. All the tents were ship of the Columbia Union Conference, and who were yet undecided, at this meet- filled and many rooms engaged in the Brother D. A. Parsons of Pittsburgh was ing took their stand for the truth. neighborhood. The meeting was held at elected as president of the West Vir- The report of the President showed a Weston, West Virginia, in the park where ginia Conference. He enters upon his new most splendid advance in all lines of con- it had been held the year previous. The duties with high courage and good accep- ference work. We were delighted to see people of the village turned out in good tability in the eyes of the people. that at last the West Pennsylvania Con- numbers. Weston is a town of about B. G. WILKINSON. ference has passed the thousand mark in 7,000 inhabitants. The people were very her membership. This gives good prom- free' to say that we had bigger and better ise of rapid growth. Elder F. H. Robbins congregations this year than the previous "Extract the lesson out of yesterday, was re-elected president of the conference one and that the sermons were penetrat- Borrow sunshine from tomorrow, with Dr. H. S. Brown as secretary and ing further and producing larger effects. But do today's work today." treasurer. There is a spirit of enthusi- Both in giving themselves and in giving asm, confidence and devotion pervading of their means the people showed a devo- "No one can dream himself into char- the field. We believe the West Pennsyl- tion that was deeply encouraging. Two acter; he must hammer and forge it, and vania Conference has just begun its race. great revivals took place in which many that means hard work—but it pays." 2 THE COLUMBIA UNION VISITOR. the different branches of the work, as hour and a half after the meeting has WEST PENNSYLVANIA reports will be given by the secretaries of been dismissed. A number of regular the various departments, and also by attendants from the Baptist Church have other conference workers. These reports- declared to us that since they have been Annual Report of the West will show marked progress in the field. attending meetings in the tent it seems Pennsylvania Conference It will be of interest to note the bless- like 'going into a cold storage plant when they go to services in their own church. Year ending December 31, 1915 ing of the Lord on the faithful efforts which have been put forth in Pittsburgh, A Lutheran lady said a few nights ago, To all who have assembled at this resulting in about forty persons taking "Well I see we will have to go down into annual session of the West Pennsylvania their stand for the truth since last the water:" A very prominent class Conference, welcome. March. leader in the Methodist Church said, With joy and gladness we come to- If there is one thing more than another after hearing the subject "Babylon is gether, thanking God for His loving which should interest us at this time, it Fallen," "I would rather lose my home kindness and tender mercies to us, and is the "finishing of the work." We have than have missed that subject." for the divine touch He gave to our been many years in this message, and We held our first Sabbath school in hearts which made us willing to accept now the word comes to "lengthen our the tent August 26, with eighty-three in His law as the rule of our life. The mu- cords and strengthen o u r stakes." attendance; about thirty have signed sical words of Jesus ringing down through Everything in heaven above and on the the covenant to keep the commandments, time come to us with as much force as earth beneath reveals to us that the end but there are forty or more who are keep- when He spoke to the disciples, saying of all things earthly is just at hand. A ing the Sabbath. The attendance at our "Be of good cheer, I have overcome the little more work and the battle will be Sabbath services is excellent. world." These words of Christ are not over and the victory won. Next Sabbath, September 16, there will colored with the strife and trouble of the F. H. ROBBINS: be a baptismal service, and another one world, but they are intended to anchor a little later for those who are not ready us to the Rock of Ages, then we shall sot now for this ordinance.