DENVER, COLO., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1902. 
NUMBER 3. 
VOLUME XII. 
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Ecc1:11:6: 
In the early Christian church God 
established order. ' He said, "God is 
not the author of confusion, but of 
peace, as in all churches of the saints." 
" Let all things be done decently and 
in order.' ' I Cor. 14:33-40. 
We are urged to all speak the same 
thing—the faith as delivered to the 
saints. " I exhort you that ye should 
earnestly contend for the faith which 
was once delivered unto the saints," 
Jude 3. �
" Now I beseech you, 
brethren, that ye all speak the same 
thing, and that there be no divisions 
among you ; but that ye be perfectly 
joined together in the same mind and 
in the same judgment." r Cor. 
It is extremely important that in 
these last days we become fully 
grounded upon the faith which was 
once delivered unto the saints. We 
want no new faith but the old faith of 
Christ. But this same old faith will be 
exceedingly new to those who receive 
it for the first time. God has com-
mitted this old faith of the Bible to 
this people to keep us in the last days 
and fit a people to stand at the appear-
ing of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
The gifts of the Spirit were in the 
model church established by Christ 
ELVA A. GREEN �
EDITOR. 
and among those gifts was the gift of 
"government." It is just as truly a 
gift of the Holy Spirit as is the gift of 
prophecy. God put the gift of "gov-
ernment" in His church—who dare 
put it out ? "and God bath set some 
in the church, first apostles, secondari-
ly prophets, thirdly teachers, after that 
miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, 
GOVERNMENTS, diversities of tongues." 
Cor. 12:28. 
All these gifts are to exist in the re-
stored church that is waiting for the 
coming of the Lord; "So that ye 
come behind in no gift waiting for the 
coming of the Lord Jesus Christ." 
Cor. :7. 
Order, "government " is a part of 
"the faith" once delivered unto the 
"saints" and we must all earnestly con-
tend for that faith. 
Some may foolishly "despise gov-
ernment," but God says such are 
"dreamers" (Jude 8), and even "Pre-
sumptuous are they, selfwilled." Read 
2 Pet. 2: 10. 
But Gospel order is just as much 
needed in these last days as ever, yea, 
if possible, even more needed. Read 
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"The Lord has shown that gospel 
order has been too much feared and 
neglected. Formality should be shunn-
ed; but in so doing, order should not 
be neglected. There is order in Heav-
en. There was order in the church 
when Christ was on earth, and after 
His departure, order was strictly ob-
served among His apostles. And now 
in these last days, while God is 
bringing His children into the unity of 
the faith, there is more real need of 
order than ever before, for as God 
unites His children, Satan and his lost 
angels are very busy to prevent this 
unity and to destroy it. 
Said the angel, "The church must 
flee toSod's Word and become es= 
tablished upon gospel order which 
has been overlooked and neglected. 
This is indispensably necessary 
to bring the church into the unity 
of the faith." 
In the next article we will examine 
the Word of God, to learn what this 
gospel order is. 
H.M. J. RICHARDS. 
PREDESTINATION. 
"And we know that all things work 
-together for good to them that love 
God, to them who are called according 
to His purpose." 
" For whom He did foreknow, He 
also did predestinate to be conformed 
to the image of His Son. * * ' 
Moreover, whom He did predestinate, 
them he also called, and when he 
called �
them �
he �
also justified : 
and whom he justified, them He 
also glorified."—Rom. 8:28-30. 
The last two verses contain a bi-
ography pf the character of God. Be-
cause Christ foreknew us He was able 
also to predestinate us. Before we 
were formed the God of heaven knew 
us. �
Many people believe predestina- 
tion is unconditional ; that God pre-
destinates some to destruction and they 
can never be saved ; while others He 
predestinates to salvation and they 
never can be lost, no matter how 
much they desire it. 
This doctrine is not in accordance 
with Bible teaching, it is evident, but 
suppose it was, who in this world 
would know that he was predestinated 
to destruction' or salvation ? If that 
were the case, God would have placed 
humanity in the worst possible condi-
tion, and this is not in accordance with 
God's character. There is no pas- 
SEEDS OF KINDNESS. 
Speak not evil of another, 
Who art thou thaejudgest sin ? 
Every son of God is brother, 
Life bath holiness therein. 
Theiefore, seeds of pure affection 
Scatter o'er the furrowed soil : 
In the range of love's protection, 
Flowers will bloom, rewarding toil. 
—Selected. 
ECHOES FROM THE FIELD. 
sage in the Bible that will show that 
God predestinated anyone to destruc-
tion. God is too broad-minded to do 
it. When He created eternal bliss, 
He made it to take in everybody. I 
thank the Lord that I can say about 
Him, He loves all and wishes to save 
all of us. 
Ingersoll, the great Agnostic, did 
not like to be responsible to God, but 
argued that he could not be held ac-
countable,. since he was brought into 
the world without his consent. How 
impossible to think of God bringing 
us into the world with our consent. It 
is absurd. God has made man in the 
image of His Son and then asks man 
if he will accept His plan. He has 
given us a free will to choose life or 
death. Christ is the condition in 
God's predestination, and it is with us 
to say individually, " will I become 
like Christ? " The object of God's 
predestination is our salvation ; that we 
may be like Jesus Christ and be saved; 
"because God bath from the begin-
ning chosen you to salvation through 
sanctification of the spirit and belief of 
the truth." 
When God shall come to judge the 
living and the dead, not one can 
charge God as being arbitrary. Those 
who are lost are not predestinated to be 
lost, but because they will not accept 
God's plan. If we are not saved, whose 
is the fault ? It is with us and not 
with God. God wants us to make our 
calling and election sure, we will also 
be glorified as was Christ. In a few 
short years this will take place, and may 
God impress these truths upon our 
hearts and help us to co-operate with 
Him that we may not fall out by, the 
way, but meet our Lord in peace when 
He shall come. �
S. F. SVENSSON. 
REVERENCE FOR GOD'S HOUSE. 
We believe God has chosen us as 
His people. We base our faith in this 
high and holy calling and precious 
privilege upon the fact that God has 
chosen men and women in our midst, 
enlightened by His spirit, to bring to us 
the right knowledge of His word and 
will at the right time. He has made 
us servants to propagate His word, a 
truth which cannot be too highly 
prized. As a peculiar and chosen 
people, we -believe we can teach and 
obey His word, and endless thanks be 
to our Heavenly Father for this grace 
given us. We must, therefore, strive 
with all our might and strength, and by 
a life blameless show our appreciation 
of the light given us. • 
Children cab and must be taught to 
come before God (in God's house) 
with softness and humbleness of heart, 
and with reverence. Therefore it is 
my request to you who are holding 
office in the Sabbath-school, to teach 
the lambs of the fold, and all others 
to whom you say by your profession 
that you are one of the chosen people 
of God, by a good example. Enter 
the house of God with reverence and 
prayer. Enter His house with a peni-
tent heart, free from frivolity or 
thoughts of a worldly nature, and 
filled with thoughts of God's great-
ness, Almighty power and goodness 
for us poor sinners. Here we may 
ask for forgiveness of sins, for grace 
and strength, and the attributes of our 
dear Savior. In order to daily fulfil 
our duty. We must enter His house 
to-day with the same reverence and 
holy awe as was required of the child-
ren of Israel in former days, for we 
come into God's presence. We dese-
crate and profane His house when we 
use it as a place of social intercourse, 
to entertain, amuse or converse with 
each other ; when we unnecessarily 
move the chairs about, and run in and 
out during the hour of service. The 
moment we enter the church (God's 
house), we are standing in God's pres-
ence, and will be held accountable for 
every desecration to His house. 0 my 
dear brethern and sisters, think of this 
and do not be guilty of the sin of ir-
reverence. Let us worship God as is 
required of His people, that His wrath 
come not upon us, and others be 
chosen to take our places. 
Let God's house be indeed a house 
of prayer to those who are strangers to 
God, that by our devotion in God's 
service they may be drawn to Him. 
We may teach them the way to God 
by our precept and example. 
Serve the Lord with gladness; come 
before His presence with singing ; cul-
tivate your voices and let them re-
sound to the praise of our loving 
Father. �
All, both young and old 
should unite their voices in euphony, 
thus offering to God their best possible 
service. God expects our best service 
and will not accept anything short of 
this. Let all reverence the house of 
God and keep it holy. 
MRS. A. EHRHART. 
THE SPIRIT OF HEATLH PRINCI- 
PLES. 
" The body is dead * * * but the 
spirit is life." So said the Apostle 
Paul, and his pregnant words may be 
applied to the principles of health. 
Take the divine life away from these 
principles, and they become dull, ar- 
bitrary rules, a veritable yoke of bond-
age, an instrument of death instead of 
the minister of life. 
The life of the health principles is 
Christ. The true motive for building 
up the strength and beauty of the body 
is in order that it may be the fit temple 
of the Holy Spirit. The glory of God 
should be the uppermost thought in 
the mind of every intelligent creature. 
Now the glory of God is His perfect 
character, of which His law, both 
natural and moral, is a revelation. 
Therefore, the desire to glorify God 
impels one who seeks to know and 
strictly obey the physical laws govern-
ing the health and well-being of the 
body. 
Quibbling over small matters is one 
way to take the life out of these great 
principles. �
Prescribing for others 
precisely the same rules as you have 
adOpted for yourself, is another way of 
losing this life and attractiveness of 
health reform. Remember that princi-
ples are living things. If they are to 
thrive they must have fit soil, and an 
abundance of divine sunshine. More-
over they must be allowed to grow and 
adapt themselves to the circumstances 
just as any other living thing. �
As 
soon as you have put a limit to the 
size of a given tree, you have pro-
nounccd its death sentence, for a tree 
cannot live without growing. Just so, 
when you precisely define a divine 
principle it becomes in your hands a 
dead thing. You may embalm and 
adorn it so that it may appear beauti-
ful to the eye, but the action is want-
ing. The saving power is not there, 
and the thing is practically worthless. 
It is a very hard thing to live by rules; 
but it is a most easy and natural thing 
to live in accordance with divine living 
and life-giving principles. Health re-
form, while apparently pertaining es-
pecially to the physical organism, is 
essentially a spiritual matter. In fact, 
rightly considered, the interests of 
body and soul are identical. 
Because health principles are spirit-
ual, we need the aid of the spirit in 
order to properly comprehend them. 
On a casual examination, many things 
may appear inconsistent ; but prayer-
ful, earnest perservering study, will re-
veal only beauty and harmony. That 
which Christians especially need to 
realize in these days, is the close con-
nection between physical and spiritual 
things, and the obligation resting upon 
all to glorify God in their body as well 
as in spirit. �M. E. OLSEN. 
The Colo. Sanitarium, is enjoying a 
good patronage. 
ECHOES FROM THE FIELD. 
FIELD REPORTS. 
Pueblo. 
Since I returned from Denver the 
interest has increased very much and 
to the extent that I am not able to fill 
all the calls. I am still holding meet-
ings in Bessemer at the hotel, and am 
trying to find a place on the north 
side to hold meetings. 
We are of good courage in the work. 
Pray for the work here. 
THOS. H. BRANCH. 
Crawford. 
The regular quarterly meeting of the 
Crawford church was held at the Sev-
enth-day Adventist school house, Jan. 
4, and was quite well attended. The 
spirit of the Lord came into our meet-
ing to a good degree and as a result, 
five of our young people gave themselves 
to the Lord. This gave us all new 
courage to still hold up the banner 
of our Lord. 
We are having a splendid church-
school with an attendance of seventeen 
to nineteen.. It is being taught by 
Bro. Chas. French whom we think is 
a very competent and consecrated 
man. We ask that the Crawford 
church be remembered at the throne of 
grace. �
MRS. VINA WILEY, Clerk. 
Grand Junction. 
It has been a long time since the 
ECHOES family has heard directly from 
us, but it has not been because of lack 
of interest in the work of God. By 
the request of the General Conference, 
at its session last April, we went to the 
Island of St. Kitts, West Indies. 
There we saw many strange sights, the 
one most impressive, being the ex-
treme poverty of the natives. At times 
some of the few Sabbath-keepers living 
there have had to go to Sabbath ser-
vice without a mouthful of food in the 
house to eat, and still they would en-
joy the spiritual feast so much as to 
forget they were hungry. This cer-
tainly ought to prove that money and 
labor spent in their behalf is not spent 
in vain. Many people in this country 
sicken and die from eating too much, 
but there are some of our own people 
on the Island that are suffering from 
stomach trouble from going hungry 
too often. Brethren and sisters, in 
view of these facts, if God's Holy 
Spirit leads you as it has a number, to 
open your pocket-books to help those 
poor people, you may do so by send-
ing your donation to Sister Bertie 
Herrell, 1112 So. fifth St., Denver, 
Colo'.,,Or to the undersigned. Please 
specify that it is for the work in St. 
Kitts. 
While on the island we both took 
sick, and after lingering for many 
weeks between life and death, we 
finally decided, after much communion 
with the great Physician, to act on 
the advice of the physicians and nurse 
in charge of our casts, and hence left 
the Island and returned to this country, 
with much deeper regret, sorrow and 
heartaches than we had when we bade 
farewell to loved ones and native land 
last spring. 
By an invitation from the Colorado 
Conference committee, we came to 
this place a few days ago. We will say, 
we are very thankful that God has 
spared our lives, and is permitting 
health to return to us, so that we may 
continue in His work which we love so 
dearly. �
We firmly believe God's 
truth will triumph soon and our earn-
est desire is to triumph with it; and to 
help others, both in the home and-
distant fields. 
MR. AND MRS. L. A. SPRING, 
837 Ouray Ave. 
THE SABBATH SCHOOL. 
Conducted by MRS. G. P. WATSON. 
Relation of Parents to Children. 
The Lord has spoken concerning 
the duty of parents to children. " And 
these words I command you this day 
shall be in thine heart, and thou shalt 
teach them dilligently unto thy child-
ren, thou shalt talk of them when thou 
sittest in thine house, when thou walk-
est by the way, when thou liest down, 
and when thou risest up. And thou 
shalt write them upon the posts of thy 
house and upon thy gates." Deut. 
6:7-9. 
The first prerequisite to the salva-
tion of the children is that the parents 
shall be living examples before them, 
teaching them at every opportunity. 
We understand from this scripture that 
the commandments were to be placed 
conspicuously about the house where 
the eye would often view them and 
upon lying down, rising up, coming in 
and going out, and by the wayside, 
they were to be the theme of study 
with the children. 
When we, as parents come to the 
'place where we are as dilligent as the 
Lord commands, then will this scrip-
ture be fulfilled. It is written in the 
prophets " and they shall be taught of 
God." A child brought up in the 
nurture of the Lord, will not depart 
from it when he is old. Fathers and 
mothers, what a responsibility rests 
upon us. The spiritual training which 
our children need has been neglected, 
and we need to arouse if we would have 
them saved in the kingdom. "We en-
treat you to take up your long neg-
lected duty as parents. Search the scrip-
tures yourselves, assist your children in 
the study of the sacred Word, and 
make dilligent work because of past 
neglect. Do not send the children away 
by themselves to study the Bible, but 
read it with them; teach them in a sim-
ple manner what you know, and keep 
yourselves in the school of Christ as 
dilligent students. Be determined that 
this work shall not be neglected. Fol-
low Christ's injunction to search the 
scriptures ; then you will advance in 
spiritual strength yourselves and be 
able to instruct your children so that 
they need not come to Sabbath-school 
untaught. "—(Review. 
When this is done we will see our 
children giving their hearts to the 
Lord. Look at the example of faith-
ful Abaaham. How was Christ taught? 
Was it in school ? How was Timothy 
taught the word of God ? Study these 
examples and we will teach our child-
ren the love of God. 
MRS. JESSIE LEEDY. 
The Object of Kindergarten Work. 
Webster says : "Kindargarten is a 
school for young children in which 
special attention is paid to object teach-
ing." 
Teachers should create an interest in 
their classes and object teaching is one 
means in which this can be accom-
plished.i Truths of God's love, of His 
saving grace, are to be impressed on 
their young minds. 
I once asked a little child these 
questions: " What do you think of 
when you see the grain ? He said, I 
think of Jesus. 
What do you think of when you be-
hold the heavenly bodies? "I think 
of how Jesus made them," was the ans-
wer. I asked him about the moun-
tains, fields, flowers, etc., and the 
answer was always the same—about 
Jesus and His great creative power. 
Little children can be taught from 
nature things that are before them 
daily. The object or material which 
the teacher uses should be used in such 
a way that the little ones may forget 
the objects used, but have the lesson 
pictured in their minds in a reveren-
tial way. The object used should be 
handled in such a way that the child's 
mind will be drawn from play to the 
great workings of God in a simple way. 
The teacher of little ones needs to give 
ECHOES FROM THE FIELD. 
much prayerful study to each lesson. 
Teach with simplicity. 
A child will often receive wrong 
ideas when simple words are not used. 
There is a statement in the Worker 
which says : " A father was out driv- 
ing with his family. �
He repeatedly 
called attention to the woods and tried 
to impress the mind of his little girl 
with their beauty, when finally she 
said, "Papa, where are the woods, are 
they on the other side of the trees?" 
Teachers may teach the words of 
God in such a way that they will reach 
their little hearts and will surely bear 
fruit in their lives, making them gentle 
and kind. The God of nature is cer-
tainly at work. The same God who 
guides planets, who works in the fruit 
orchard, and in the vegetable garden, 
will work in the little child for the 
uplifting of the kingdom of God in 
this earth. �
MRS. W. J. KEELE. 
NOTES AND ITEMS. 
Bro. E. W. Whitney and wife are 
visiting in New York. 
Bro. H. C. Menkle has returned to 
Denver and contemplates taking a 
medical course in the city. 
Bro, W. F. Hills will go to Durango 
this week to unite with Bro. Kennedy 
in the work. 
Elder Svensson spoke in the Denver 
church last Sabbath. A condensed 
report of his sermon will be found in 
this issue. 
We have a few copies of the January 
Sentinel on hand, which:we will fur-
nish for 2% cents each. Address, 
Colo. Tract Society. 
Three more souls in addition to 
three reported in the last issue by El-
der Mackintosh, await baptism in the 
San Luis Valley. 
Elder Wilcox called at the office 
the first of the week. He reported ex-
cellent meetings at Boulder during Eld. 
McReynold's stay. 
Bro. Henderson who was seriously 
ill a few weeks ago, is again able to 
be about and called at the office a few 
minutes on the loth ult. 
The February number of the Life 
Boat will contain as its leading feature 
the subject, "What can be done to 
save the boys from destruction." 
Brother and Sister H. Williams of 
Denver, and Brother Whitelock's fam-
ily of Boulder started last week to 
California where they will spend some 
months. 
Elder Mackintosh was called home 
last week on account of the illness of 
his family. He found them improving, 
and planned to spend last Sabbath with 
the Wray church. 
The Salida church was dedicated ou 
the 26th of January, by Elder Mc-
Reynolds and Dr. Hills. We hoped 
to receive a report of it for this issue 
but have not been so favored. 
Elder Watson was unable to carry 
on a series of meetings at Montrose as 
he had intended, owing to small-pox 
which was very prevalent. He is now 
with the Telluride church. 
A blue cross on your ECHOES wrap-
per indicates that it is time for you to 
renew your subscription. Please send 
in your renewal as soon as the first 
blue cross appears. 
We are sorry to learn of Elder Col-
cord's severe illness, but hope for his 
speedy recovery. His church school 
is progressing, several students having 
been chosen to teach in the various 
studies, during his absence__ 
We are sorry to say that the Mid-
winter number of the Good Health 
has been delayed. We believe all 
orders will be filled promptly as soon 
as it is off from the press. �
" All 
things come to him who waits." 
Apples of Gold and Bible Stu-
dents' libraries are still being pub-
lished by the Oakland Pacific Press. 
Subscribers who are not receiving 
these should notify them at once, ad-
dressing Pacific Press Publishing Co., 
Oakland, Cal. 
The Hygeia Bath and Treatment 
rooms have been moved to a better 
location, and are now fully equipped 
for the very best service to both men 
and women. They will be found at 
1545 Glenarm street, Denver. �
Call 
and see them when in the city. 
Elder McReynolds, president of the 
South Western Union Conference 
spent a day in Denver last week and 
conducted the prayer meeting on 
Tuesday evening. He spoke last Sab-
bath at Boulder, and returned Tues-
day, speaking to the Denver church in 
the evening. 
The Life Boat should be a regular 
visitor in every Seventh-day Adventist 
home. It will furnish fuel to keep 
bright the missionary fire in the hearts 
of your children. Will you not sub-
scribe at once? Send 25 cents to the 
Life-Boat, 28 Thirty-third Place, 
Chicago. 
As to Pledges to the Material Fund. For 
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Christ's Object Lessons. 
All of our friends have noticed from 
the published figures in the Review 
and Herald that the fund for the re-
lief of the schools is rapidly climbing 
to the point of completion. The last 
figures showed that over $35,000 in 
cash had been paid into the treasury. 
We have still a large number of 
pledges on our books and, as we have 
some heavy bills to meet in the near 
future, would be very thankful to our 
kind brethren and sisters everywhere, 
if they will do the very best they 
possibly can to meet these pledges. 
Money should be sent by bank 
draft, express or postoffice order to 
Percy T. Magan, Berrien Springs, 
Mich. 
Report of Canvassing Work. 
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