DENVER, COLO., WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1910. NUMBER 8. VOLUME XX. It the MOTIWNS sow thy sea o. to The evettutg withhold not tlxitte Vole Ecci:ii:6: Echoes from the field. Published every two weeks for the • Colorado S. D. A. Conference and Tract Society, At 1112 Kalamath St., Denver, Colo. RALPH EMERY, Editor. SUBSCRIPTION, 25 CTS. PER YEAR. Entered at Denver Post Office as Second-class Mail Matter. GENERAL ARTICLES. Fitted' Ms~ Mx*. It wasn't much of a place he filled, ;11 ut he tilled and ploughed, and he ploughed and tilled, Vtfile the greatest cause for his soul's unrest Wassix fear that he wouldn't do his best.. With a tuneful heart and a Christiatternee, It wasn't much of a 'place he fined, But be filled his place. The hands that they fOlded yesterday On his breast were rough and hard—but say, What doee it matter, let me ask, If they did get rough at a humble task? For when life gets to the very end, And death looks up from the palid face, What does it matter the place you filled, If you filled your place I fancy the joys of paradise, When it's given out, will cause some surprise, ' For the greatest will fall, or I'm no seer, • To those that did simple duties here; To the man who smiles and who goes ahead With a tuneful heart and a Christian grace, Though it wasn't much of a place he filled, If he filled his place. —Bible Training School. The Decree During the Time of Trouble. (Continued from last issue.) According to the reckoning of the . worldtoday, a law goes into effect at midnight, for that is the time when a Roman day begins and ends. There- fore, this decree, giving the people, "after a certain time," liberty to put the saints to death, must go into effect at midnight. Then would he an opportune time for the Lori to show His mighty poiver and deliver His people from suf- fering and death at the hands of their enemies under the authority of a rnon7 strous decree, even as He delivered His .people anciently from the Egyptians.. at . the Red Sea, and at the last moment, when the ,Egyptians thought they *ere sure of their prey. Thus the Lord got unto Him a great name, and thus He will diii.aigaiss.. Ql that- ascieut delligierause we read, "Awake; awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in the ahcient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab (Egypt), and wounded the dragon? Art thou not it which hath dried up the sea, the waters of thegreat. deep; that bath made- the-de-pats' of the sea a„ way for the ransomed to'pass over? Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and ever- lasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sor- row and mourning shall flee away. I, even I, am He that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of. a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass."— Isaiah 51:9-16. The foregoing words are addressed to us who may experience' he future deliv- erance. Of , that coming deliverance in the time of trouble, the same infallible word says: "And at that time shall Mi- chael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was. since there was a nation, even to that same time: and at that time THY PEOPLE SHALL BE DELIVERED, ev- ery one that shall be found written in the book." Daniel 12:1. That the final delft/trance of the saints out of the power of the wicked will he at midnight, is stated itt "Early Writings," Page 145,—"It WAS AT MIDNIGHT that God chose to deliver His people. As • the wicked Al w _ � Otktag around them, suddenly the Stin appeared, shining in his strOgtit, and the 1110011 stood still. The vilcked looked on the scene in arnazentent, witile the saints beheld with solemn joy -the tokens of their deliv- erance." gnes into effect.at midnight at the. beginnihg ol.the date named in it, neverthelessi in some places, the infuriated children of the devil cannot. control their satanic fury and wait to take part= in, the 'prey poseddestruction of the, saints at the time named in the decree. They rush upon them, -before the time. The only reason that they do not slay them is stated on page 143, "Early Writings," as follows: "In some places, before the time for the decree to be executed, the wicked rushed upon the saints to slay them; but angels in the form of men of war fought for them. Satan wished to have the privilege of destroying the saints of the Most High; but -Jesus bade His angels watch over them." That the deliverance of the people of God at the troubling of the wicked is "at midnight," is clearly taught in the Bible also. See Job 34:19-29: "In a moment shall they die, and THE PEOPLE SHALL BE TROUBLED AT MID- NIGHT, AND PASS AWAY: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand * * * * He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead. Therefore He knoweth their works, and He overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed * * ECHOES FROM THE FIELD. * * When He giveth, quietness, who then can make trouble? and when He hideth his face, who then can behold Him." He "that walketh righteously and speaketh uprightly" shall behold Him. Isa. 33:13-24. "He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the muni- tions of rocks; bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure. Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty; they shall behold the land that is very far off." My brother, my sister, shall we behold the King in His beauty and in His beau- tious home? Some will; why not us? "Evry one that shall be found written in the book" "shall be delivered," at that solemn time. Shall you be delivered? Shall I be delivered? Are our names "in the book?" Will they be "in the book" when probation closes? If in the book then, they will remain there for- evermore. We need never worry over the results to us in the time of trouble, if our names are "in the book" when that time commences. May we so daily trust and serve the Master that we may, unto the end, experience the meaning of His words, "Rejoice, because your names are written in heaven." H. M. J. RICHARDS. FIELD REPORTS. Greeley. A few weeks ago the Conference Com- mittee asked me to visit Greeley and hold I3ible readings with those who be- came interested in the truth, as the result of the debate held there. My work in Greeley was very pleasant, and I trust will result in good to the cause of truth. We are sure that several will soon unite with this people. Others are interested and we believe these should have the privilege of attending .a series of tent meetings this summer. Sisters Dow and Barger have an inter- ested class of readers, and they will surely see good results from their work. May the good work in Greeley continue. MRS. E. WARFLE. The Temperance Work. During the last month I have had the opportunity to scatter over 300 copies of our Temperance Number of the In- structor. I had several left from last year which I have given away with the address of the meetings in our church on nth and Kalamath street stamped on the inside of cover page. I have visited ministers of other denominations and presented the papers. One of them bought a copy in English, also one in Swedish; and he expressed himself sev- eral times .while looking through the paper, as being pleased with its appear- ance. At first he was a little surprised that the Seventh-day Adventist people took part in the temperance work. I then had the privilege of telling him that we as a denomination do all we can .to forward the blessed cause. Afterwards we talked for two hours about the Sab- bath, baptism and the state of the dead. Several of the young people in that pastor's church are very interested in the Truth. Last Sunday afternoon they had for subject in the Young Peoples' meeting, "The Third Commandment"— in the Bible the fourth. Some had in- vited me to be present, so I did so. I alSo had the opportunity to give my testi- mony that I was saved through Christ; and that I kept the seventh day and not the first,-the day that God rested upon and blessed and sanctified,—and that we should obey God rather than man. After the meeting was over I had to go right away as we had a meeting in the even- ing, but there were six who came to our meeting. Five of them we believe will soon obey the Truth. The enemy is working very hard to hinder the Lord's work; but he can do nothing if we use every opportunity to stand up for the word of God, and work with our good hooks, papers and tracts. Now is the time to scatter the Temper- ance Number of the Youth's Instructor. Yours in the Master's service, CARL SVENSON. With the Canvassers. Brother Bailey sent in an order for sixty-eight Bible Readings for his May delivery. We are glad to see these good books being placed in the homes of the people. There are thousands of people who are ready to'buy our good books if they only had a chance. Shall we who know this truth be contented to stay at home and not give them at least a chance? How shall we answer in the day of judg- ment, when these cases come up un- warned and unsaved? May the Lord help us to take courage to go, if He is calling us by His spirit to take up some branch of the work. Sister Locke writes that she has found her life's work, and hopes to remain in the canvassing field until the close of time. These are the kind of woikers that the Lord wants, for there is nothing else for us to do but give the message. Brother William North quit his work in the store the first of May, and is going to give all his time to the canvassing work. Sister Rohwer is doing good work in Denver, but on account of . sickness has not been able to put in full time. Brother Becker is also don l faithful work in Denver. We are glad to see men at the head of families take up this work. It sets an examsle for those that are just starting out in life, and causes them to have a desire to have a part in the Lord's work. During the month of March there was only one conference in the Central Union that sold more books than East Colora- do. We are glad that Colorado is not all burnt over yet. The more books the people have in their homes, the easier it is for the canvasser to sell them another one. � C. B. SUTTON. Missionary Volunteers. We have received very encouraging reports from those who have worked with the special Temperance number of the Youth's Instructor. So far there have been ordered for this Conference 3,305 copies, and no doubt if all had done their duty, a much higher number could have been reached. However, any number can be ordered yet from the office. Al- though some have failed to avail them- selves of this special opportunity, yet we are encouraged over what has been done and we know that the active ones have experienced a great blessing. We feel that when another opportunity is given, -even a greater number will respond. Something should be said in regard to both the society and individual reports. Some .of these have not been handed in as promptly as they should, and especial- ly is this.true of members belonging to the state society. Nearly all the society reports, with the exception of one or two, are in, while only three members belong- ing to the state society have reported. By considering the importance of this reporting system, possibly you will be more encouraged to remedy the neglect. While you might feel that your small report would never be noticed in making up the great grand total, yet every little counts. It is only the dripping of small drops of water on the hard granite which finally wears it away. So it is with your seemingly small repifft, which helps to develop the great final summary. A re- port should not be handed in to show HOW MUCH you are capable of doing, but Echoes From the Field---Supplement Believing that every new plan devised to interest people in the truth for this time will meet with the support it deserves from our brethren and sisters, we give in this supplement a larger notice of the pictures previously mentioned in the "Echoes." These two beautiful pictures illustrate the fulfillment of the most precious promises of the Word of God---the " Home of the Saved," and the " Earth Made New.- Secure them, frame them, and hang them in your home where they will speak to your children and your unbelieving friends and neighbors, and thus give you opportunities to tell them the reason for the hope that is dear to you. The pictures are entitled, " John's Vision of the Holy City - and "A Little Child Shall Lead Them." - They are produced in all the natural colors on heavy paper (size 18x24), and are the only pictures on the subjects suitable for framing that are within the means of everyone. PRICE PER SET, TWO PICTURES, 50 CENTS From an artistic standpoint they are beautiful, and merit our highest praise. As a means of teaching truth they meet with our hearty approval. They will beautify every home they enter. The original pictures were painted by P. J. Rennings, who has done much illustrating for our denominational books and papers. They have been reproduced at great expense. We feel sure they will please you. If they should not we will gla lly refund the money on return of the pictures. Order today from the Colorado Tract Society, 1112 Kalamath Street, Denver, Colorado. ECHOES FROM THE FIELD. to show your interest in the proclama- tion of this message, and also to encour- age yoUr fellow-member to greater acti- vity. The great excuse with some is that they "forget" to report. But in tracing this to its real origin we find an uncon- scious "lack of interest." It is possible for us to lose interest in this way and not be wholly conscious of the fact. Have you failed to report? If so, can this be true of you? Let us weigh this matter seriously and report now, because to- morrow will never come. C. S. PROUT. The New Self-Denial Box. For several years the Southern Mis- sionary Society has been putting out a self-denial box for the purpose of secur- ing funds for.the work among the col- ored people of the South. This is in harmony with the light the Lord has gj,Yen us through His servant. t quote only a few statements from the great amount that has been given us on this subject. "My dear brethren and sisters, every- where: I wish to ask if you would not regard it a, privilege to lay aside a cer- tain sum weekly for the Southern field? Will you not put in a prominent place in your home a box with the inscription, 'For the work among the colored peo- 'pie of the South?' Will you not ask your children to put into this box the money they would otherwise spend for candy•and other needless things? When visitors come to your home they will see the box, and ask in regard to it. Let the children tell the story of their effort to help a needy missionary field by deny- ing self." "Every church-member should cherish a spirit of sacrifice. In every home there should be taught lessons of self-denial. Keep in your homes a self-denial box into which you can put the money saved by little acts of self-denial." Just now there is greater need than ever before that we should deny our- selves and make a real sacrifice that this work may no longer be kept back for lack of means. There is a great dearth of laborers, but there are several now ready to enter the work had we means to enlarge our force. I wish all would read pages 196-226 in the last Testimony, Vol. 9. I will only quote a little from the closing paragraphs. "Thousands of colored people in the South may now be uplifted, and become human agents to help their own race, if they can receive the help God is calling upon us to give them. "My dear brethren and sisters, Christ is now saying to you: 'Lift up your eyes and look on this Southern field; for it needs workers—sowers of the seed and reapers. It needs your means for the maintenance of these workers.' The grace of Christ is unlimited, it is God's free gift. Then why should not this ne- glected people have some hope and cour- age and faith brought into their lives? There is sunshine in the heart- for all who will accept Christ." In order that all our people may have a part in this work, we have prepared a very neat and substantial self-denial box again this year. In place of the calendar we have several good illustrations show- ing typical scenes in the Southern field, also some of our institutions which have been established for the uplifting of the colored people. This box will last sev- eral years, and thus save the expense of getting out new ones each year. I am sure all will be, pleased with it. We are desirous of getting this box into the homes of all our people, and also into the homes of all those who would like to assist in helping carry the gospel to this needy race. Write us how many to send for your church and neigh- borhood, or to whom to send them. A. J. HAYSMER, 61 Lindsley Ave., Nashville, Tenn. An Interesting Study. A verse-by-verse study of that most interesting of all the books in the Bible —"The Revelation"—will soon be begun in the Signs of the Timis weekly. These studies will cover almost every phase of the Gospel Message, and will be of spe- cial interest to Bible students and those interested in prophecy. That the Signs is appreciated by the brethren in the field is evidenced by the many, letters that come to the office. Here is what one subscriber has to say about it: "I have read this dear old paper (The Signs of the Times) for twenty years. It has always borne witness. to the "Advent Message" in all its fullness, and is still doing its work nobly. I have sold and am still selling it from house to house, and taking subscriptions for it continual- ly. In my ministerial work I would hardly know how to work without it. A young business man who has just made up his mind to keep all the command- ments of God, and who has been reading the Signs, said to me as I handed him a copy last week, 'How much is this pa- per?' I told him and he answered, 'Have it sent to me for one year. It, is the very best paper I ever saw. It is clean.' .This man has made a success in business, and is a leader in the First Baptist church. He has now decided to obey and walk more fully in the light. The Signs has helped me to teach him the truth. This is simply one out of many experiences I am continually enjoying." Are you a subscriber to the Sighs? Does your church take a club for gen- eral missionary work? If not, this is a splendid time to begin. Only 5oc for three months, 9oc for six months, $1.75 per year. In clubs of five or more, $1.25 per copy per year. Address your Tract Society, or SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Mountain View, Calif. Union College Summer School for Inter- mediate and Church School Teachers. Definite arrangements are being made for the Union College summer school' to be held at College View, Nebraska, June 14 to July 25. We hope to have all the teachers in the Union Conference pres- ent, and are planning on the strongest help available in the denomination. The announcement will be published soon and sent to all who desire a copy. Ad- dress either Union College, or the Central Union Conference, College View, Nebr. B. E. HUFFMAN. Now In Print. The Bible or Tradition—A Review of Dr. Torrey and the Sabbath. This tract has been out of print for the past two years. It has recently been re- vised and newly illustrated, making it one of the best Sabbath tracts obtainable. Inasmuch as Dr. Torrey is authority in religious matters among many of the churches, and in view of his attack on the Seventh-day Sabbath, this review of his position is highly interesting and should have an extended circulation. The tract is issued as B. S. L. No. 193; price, 2 cents. We have a supply in this office. Halley's Comet is to be visible this month. Six pages of the. May Signs is devoted to this wanderer. This maga- zine has also an attractive cover design, and much readable matter. Its special subject is Commerce and Labor. It should have a large sale in this Con- ference. Canvassers' Report for Two Weeks Ending April 29, 1910. AGENTS HRS. Ex. ORD. TOTAL VAL. NAME OF BOOS John North � 6o 55 13 26.00 Heralds Wm, North � � � 16 20 6 33.60 Great Controversy Mrs. F. L. Locke � ig 45 4 13.40 Bible Readings Totals � 95 120 23 $73.00 ECHOES FROM THE FIELD. NOTES AND ITEMS. Judge Holbrook stopped at the office while in Denver recently. Elder Anglebarger spent Sabbath with the church at Colorado Springs. Elders Kite and Aufderhar spent last Sabbath with the church at Loveland. Brother Sutton went to La Junta Sun- day in • the interest of the canvassing work. We hear good reports of the work at Lamar. A tent has been sent to be pitched just as soon as it gets warm enough. Brother Prout spent Sabbath in 'Denver and Arvada. He left yesterday ,to visit the societies at Longmont and other places north of Denver. The May Watchman has just reached this office. The cover design is excellent this month, and a hasty glance at the contents indicates a very readable paper. We now have a good stock of Tem- perance Torchlights in this office. Or- ders sent to us will be given prompt attention. The price is 5o cts. postpaid. Brother Caldwell, who formerly lived at Arvada, but who is now living at_ Ta- coma, Washington, is here for a 'Month's visit with his children. He is of good courage in the Message. z A building site has been secured for the Third Denver church. We will have more about this next time. This means that we will need the money that was pledged for this enterprise at our last camp meeting. The club rate for the Youth's Instructor for six months is not one-half of the yearly rate, as formerly charged. The charge is now 4o cts. each for six months, 20 cts. for three, months. The yearly rate is 75 cts in clubs. Christ in Song in the red cloth binding now, retails for 5o cents each, postpaid. This is the book that did sell for 6o cents. We commenced billing at the new price on May 1. A new supply of these has just reached this office. Members and friends of the Capitol Hill church met at the home of W. W. Yale on the evening of April 26. A bas- ket supper was served, after which a program was rendered. There were over one hundred present. The evening was enjoyably spent: Elder Hale stopped in the office Fri- day on his way to Boulder. He told us that Brother Bellah has been very sick at his home in Poplar Bluff, Mo. We are glad to know that he is improving, and hope that he may soon be able to go on with the work again. Sunday the Central Union Conference Committee met at Boulder. Elders Daniels and W. C. White, Prof. Salis- bury, and Dr. Ruble also met with thein. Important matters relating to the Sani- tarium work, as well as other branches of work in this Union are being con- sidered. In the last issue we published the first part of the article on The Decree During the Time of Trouble, which is concluded in this issue. Through an oversight last time the name of the author, Elder Rich- ards, was not given. If you did not notice the piece carefully it will pay you to look up your last paper and read it altogether. J. S. Wightman, Religious Liberty Sec- retary of the Central Union Conference, desires us to announce that the office of the Religious Liberty Department and Press Bureau has been removed from 803 Cleveland Ave., to 1109 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo. Correspondence re- lating to this branch of the work will reach him at this new address. The may issue of the Life Boat will be the annual prisoners' number. It will be a very interesting special. It will contain a message from Fannie Crosby, the blind poet, witten especially for the Life. Boat, and many other most excellent articles. The magazine will he enlarged and improved, and will retail foer io cts., and furnished to agents at the usual dis- count. Order from this office. One morning last week Brother H. F. Neumann, of Hygiene, took four copies of the Temperance Iustructor with him. He called at six houses and sold the four papers. One of the places where he did not sell was where a deaf and dumb lady lived. He said that all he needed to do was to show the paper a moment, calling attention to some of the items of interest and the illustrations. This is but a sam- ple of what many others can do in, all parts of the Conference. One lady in Denver, who did not think she could sell papers, placed forty Instructors in one ,day. She is still at work with them. Let us send you a trial order. From a letter received from Elder K. C. Russell, the secretary of the General Conference Religious Liberty Bureau, we take the following: "The Johnston Sunday Bill is still in the hands of the District Committee of the House of Representatives. If it does not become a law at this session, it will remain pending, and thus afford us an- other opportunity to enlighten the peo- ple concerning the principles of religious liberty before the final session of the Sixty-first Congress, which will last from December 5, 1910, to March 4, 1911. "Should the bill fail to become a law at the present session of Congress, it will without doubt arouse the promoters of this wicked legislation to the most bitter fight they have'ever put up to secure the passage of this bill or some similar meas- ure. Seventh day Adventists should recognize-the hand of God as the power that is holding in check this evil legisla- tion in order that His people may give a warning to every soul." This summer will be our time to make a most earnest effort in educating the people regarding the evils of Sunday legislation. We have a goodly number of Religious Liberty Leaflets, the maga- zine Liberty, and besides, a new edition of the leaflet, "Do You Wish Congress to Prescribe Your Religion," will be pub- lished. WANTED—A good man to drive a team for about two months. Will pay $30.00 a month. ' Address, R. B. Barker, Lyons, Colo. WANTED--Two young men, Advent- ists, to drive team and work in con- nection with a steam ditching outfit, Address, Alfred Bengston, Box 959, Denver. Has Your Subscription for the ECHOES Expired ? RENEW AT ONCE