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VOLUME XXI. �
DENVER, COLO., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1911. �
NUMBER 25. 
Ekperiences 
Sweet hour Of prayer, sweet hour Of pra r, 
That calls me from a world of care, 
And bids me, at my Father's throne, , 
Make all my wants and wishes known! 
In seasons of distress and grief, 
My soul has often found relief. 
And oft escaped the tempter's snare, 
By thy return, sweet hour of prayer, 
The Week of Prayer with its blessings 
and opportunities is in the past. But 
may the good resolutions and the sweet 
whisperings of God's spirit never In-
Torgott en. 
During the week I was privileged to 
meet with the churches at West Denver, 
Peaceful Valley, Greeley, Berthotid,.and 
Boulder. I also met with the students 
at Campion, and with the Boulder Sani- 
tarium family. Personally, I can say 
that, to me, it was the best Week of 
Prayer ever experienced. I find in all 
the churches visited, a desire on the 
part of the brethren and sisters to get 
nearer to God, and to consecrate them-
selves, their children, and their posses- 
sions to God's work. 
The meeting with the students at 
Campion will long be remembered. 
Nearly every one in the school ex-
pressed a desire to live for God. Pro 
fessor Salisbury and his associates are 
doing a good work, and God is blessing 
the school. In my conversation with 
the students I found many of them def 
initely planning to fill some place in the 
great harvest field. Let us thank God 
for this. 
The service with the Sanitarium fam- 
ily was a precious season. When op-
portunity was given for testifying for 
the Saviour almost the entire company 
arose to their feet as one man. It was 
indeed inspiring to see such a spirit .of 
reconsecration. 
A -church elder writing me of the 
blessings received, in closing says: "I 
am sure we will all he better members 
this coming gear than, we were in the 
past. Pray for the work here." 
So let us all he of good courage and 
press forward, doing the work the Master 
has left for each of us to do. 
C. R. KITE. 
A Call to Consecrated Service 
We have come to the-closing- days of 
another year, and as welook- back over 
the past, our hearts are made to rejoice 
as we see how the Lord has lead in this 
world-wide movement. Hundreds have 
been Searched on/ the past year, and are 
now rejoicing in the third angel's mes-
sage. Yet there are many more to hear 
the truth before the work is finished. 
The spirit of prophecy makes this state-
ment, "At such a time as this every 
hand is to he employed. The Lord is 
coming; the end is near, yea, it hasteth 
greatly! Terrible scenes are before us, 
and what we do we must do quickly." 
Vol 9, page tot. 
As we see the great work before us, 
and the shortness of time, I am sure 
each one will consecrate his life anew, 
and do more this coming year to finish 
the work. Some may say, I can not sell 
a book or a magazine, or do anything to 
help warn my neighbors. When Satan 
tells us there is nothing we can do, let 
us remember the words of Paul, "The 
Lord is my helper, I will not fear what 
man shall do unto me." Heb. 13:6. It 
is truly comforting to know that the 
Lord is by our side, and will help us in 
time of need. How will we answer in 
that great day when such help is prom-
ised? I am sure when the Lord comes, 
and we see what He has in store for the 
rightebus, We will wondir why we did 
not spend more time telling the people 
about these things. 
I trust that seVeral will decide soon 
to gkie all their time scattering the 
printed page, thus helping to finish the 
work the Ltd has entrusted to us. 
C. B. SUTTON. 
Our Season of Prayer 
My time was divided with the Capitol 
Hill,- Denver Swedish and Pueblo 
churches diaringthe Week- of-4Wyer. 
The Readings were jos% whatoerpeopte 
needed and were greatly apprisiated, by 
all, and I am sure were very helpful and 
uplifting. Many of our new Sabbath-
keepers who are attending the Capitvl 
Hill church attended the meetings, and 
were much strengthened in the Message. 
They also gave '‘. �
their means in the 
Annual Offering. 
Our offering was 'good in all of these 
churches. We beliette that the rich 
blessings of God we received will be of 
lasting benefit. 
G. W. ANGLEBARGER. 
Fort Collins 
Mrs. Richards and I have been at 
Fort Collins for three weeks. This 
church has had very little help from 
'conference workers for a long time. 
They are in great need of assistance. 
We are trying to deal with the situation 
along Bible lines, and feed the flock the 
Word of God that they may become 
strong in the faith once delivered to the 
saints, and which is restored to the 
remnant people. The conference has 
promised to send a worker to this field 
to remain for some months to work for 
and with this church. There are many 
People here who are seeking light, and 
ECHOES FROM THE FIELD. 
who we believe it will be possible to 
reach with the truth as the church shall 
get in a better spiritual condition and 
go to work for them. 
Sister Hayer has been doing a splen-
did work in Fort Collins in distributing 
tracts. She sells Scripture mottoes and 
GIVES away tracts respecting the Second 
Coming of Christ and other subjects of 
Present Truth. She reports having 
placed a tract in every home in the city. 
This is a grand work and worthy of be-
ing followed by many others. The 
placing of our tracts in the homes of the 
people is as important work as our 
brethren and sisters can do. It is a 
work that brings great returns as the 
work is followed up. We believe thou-
sands of people have come into the 
Truth in this way. This was especially 
true in the early days of the work. And 
the neglect of this tract work is greatly 
to be deplored. Shall we not make a 
new start everywhere in sowing the 
seeds of truth by the faithful distribu-
tion of message filled tracts. God will 
give the increase. 
Sabbath, Dec. 23, I spent with the 
Capitol Hill church, in Denver. The 
Conference Committee has asked , us to 
-labor here the coming year._ We are 
very much encouraged with the work 
here and the prospects for the future. 
The New Year is at hand. Let us 
make a new consecration to God and 
His work so that this year to come, or as 
much Of it as the Lord may see' fit to 
spare us, to enjoy, may be marked with 
the MoSt faithful work we have ever 
done, and the greatest consecration and 
loyalty to the Message we have ever 
known. The situation and time calls for 
unity of faith and unity of effort. Thus 
Soon the work will be finished, and 
eternal life be ours in the City of God. 
H. M. J. RICHARDS. 
With the German Churches 
Only two weeks ego we were looking 
forward with joy to the Week of Prayer 
set apart for prayer and consecration. 
Now we have passed this, prayer week, 
and can recall the good experiences we 
enjoyed, the blessings we received. 
It was the writer's privilege during 
the first of the week to meet with the 
Hygiene German and English churches. 
During the opening song and prayer we 
would all gather in one room, for the 
readings we separated. The Lord came 
near with the presence of His Spirit 
We had a special burden for the dear 
young people, and our hearts were 
cheered to see at our fourth meeting 
several get up to testify their purpose to 
live nearer to the Lord. We staid three 
days with these churches, had four 
readings, held two public services, and 
made several family visits. 
Tuesday and Wednesday we met with 
the German brethren at Loveland. Our 
attendance was small, because some 
have -moved to Idaho and Montana, 
while others were unable to come be-
cause of sickness and other causes. Yet 
we were enough to claim the promises, 
did so, and were richly blessed. 
The last three days we met with the 
Wentz church and followed up the work 
begun by Brother Gaede. We held the 
readings as appointed, and at the Sab-
bath morning service received the An-
nual Offering, about $22. This was not 
quite so much as last year, but we be-
lieve it was given willingly. Although 
nearly one-half of the church members 
live outside of the state or do not attend, 
this church has more than met the ten-
cent-a-week fund for its entire member-
ship. Sabbath afternoon we held the 
ordinance service, and the annual elec-
tion of officers for the coming year. A 
good spirit prevailed throughout. 
just received a word from Brother 
Specht, which says that he had good 
meetings with the Niwot brethren. He 
also states that the offerings at Hygiene, 
tGerman), were $40.25. We believe 
when God's people receive spiritual 
blessings and see the needs of the cause, 
-they manifest it with liberality in offer-
ings, and faithfulness in the payment of 
tithe. �
H. A. AUFDERHAR. 
Colorado Springs and Arkansas Valley 
Work on the new church in Colorado 
Springs is well started, the basement 
walls being nearly half way up. How-
ever, as we are building with cement, it 
has been necessary to stop the work 
during the severe weather of the last 
two weeks, and until there is less danger 
of the concrete being injured by frost. 
It was my privilege to spend the first 
'Part of the Week of Prayer with the 
churches in the Arkansas Valley, going 
first to Lamar for the Sabbath meeting. 
It was good to see nearly every believer 
in that vicinity assembled together. 
The spirit of harmony and earnestness 
manifested makes the outlook for the 
cause in that district seem very hopeful. 
Returning, I met with the churches in 
La Junta and Rocky Ford where I found 
tile brethren 'and sisters full of courage 
and endeavoring to advance the inter- 
ests of the message. Good meetings 
were held in Colorado Springs and we 
trust that this church will share in the 
bliessing that should come to all God's 
people from this annual prayer season. 
Sabbath, December 23, I met with the 
church at Fort Collins. This was my 
fir.f visit to this beautiful northern 
town, and I enjoyed very much the good 
meeting with the believers there. May 
the Lord bless His dear people in every 
place and bring us all up to the true 
standard of men and women in Christ 
Jesus. �
M. A, ALTMAN. 
Boulder, Longmont, and Niwot 
We believe the Week of Prayer has 
been one of great blessing to all our 
people. As we near the end of our work 
surely God is preparing His people for 
the great event of the corning of our 
Lord. 
God was very near to us at the places 
which I visited during, the week. The 
first Sabbath I met with the church at 
Longmont. All seemed to be of good 
courage and ready to march forward. 
At Niwot the brethren were very busy 
putting in the foundation for their 
church building. It was very cold when 
I waS-there, so bin-few-Were out: �
-- 
We had a very good attendance at 
Boulder in the church each evening dur-
ing.the week. The good spirit of the 
Lord came very near. The Sanitarium 
workers received a Messing during the 
week by assembling each morning at 
6:30 to listen to the Readings and to 
seek a personal experience with the 
Lord. Elder Kite met with the church 
oh the last Sabbath. After the Reading 
an invitation was given for all who de-
sired to seek the Lord to come forward. 
About fifty responded to tile call. Tile 
offering amounted to $1c6.3o. We give 
God all the praise for the blessings re- 
ceived. �
J. S. RousE. 
New Years Greeting From Campion 
Academy 
1The Week of Prayer brought renewed 
strength and blessing to our school. 
We assigned shorter lesstins than usual, 
and thus were able to secure the attend-
ance of nearly all our students. It had 
been arranged for Elder Richards to as-
sist us in tile meetings of the week, but, 
owing to his sickness, he was unable to 
*come. This left us alone except for the 
meetingon Thursday night,when we were 
privileged to have Elder Kite with us. 
The meetings were a great blessing to 
ECHOES FROM THE FIELD. 
Ail, and sir are glad to report that nearly 
Awery stndent.• in the school took his 
4tand fottFai gist. 
have a vacation during 
ristrnas week. Ail the young ladies 
f the Idothe are planning to go home, 
and-Many of the young men will have a 
like opportunity to visit their parents 
---4itind friends. This is one of the privi-
leges which students in our smaller 
.schools can enjoy that is often denied 
those who go a longer distance from 
home to attend, school. 
We know that the Lord is blessing us 
in our work and have nothing but good 
,:,'cheer to bring to our friends. 
E. G. SALISBURY. 
Prairie 
As I have never seen anything in the 
.ECHOES from our little Sabbath school 
I will try to write a few words. We 
meet every Sabbath afternoon at z:oo 
o'clock in our home. We have a regular 
organized school with an attendance of 
,32, We have now been invited to move 
our meetings to the school house. Last 
Sabbath we had eight visitors present, 
including two heads of families. 
The tittle company here is of good 
r7C'"rage, W-f.t10%.040,,cti Of ssarneof 
the Ingathering Signs, and are glad to 
be able to send in our mite with the rest. 
There is a Sunday school organized at 
our school house. Several of us at-
tended there last Sunday. Brother 
Moore was invited to give a talk on the 
lesson. The superintendent called the 
school a Sabbath school. In talking 
with him about this he said he knew that 
it was not a Sabbath school but a Sun-
day school, and he was aware that Sun-
day was not the Sabbath. 
We have a well lighted school house 
and would be glad if some of our minis 
tors might hold meetings here. 
L. B. WBORTON. 
Sanitarium Methods 
Theodore Roosevelt tells us that the 
greatest guaranty to peace lies in an in-
telligent preparation for war, and the 
b:d, timeworn adage says; "Hope for tie}
best, but prePare. for the worst." Pt 
unquestionably true that one of 
Choicest secrets of health lies in an- in-
telligent knowledge as to the care of our 
bodies as related to matters of diet 
dresi, exercise, habits, etc. We who 
live in this busy twentieth century give 
too little attention to these rnattersfof 
vital importanCe. 
The modern farmer studies balanced 
rations for his, cows and proper food 
combinations for his horses; but is. too 
often wholly ignorant in regard to the 
care of his body, and the proper rearing 
of his own children. 
The doctor is recognized as a necessity 
in time of sickness, while a proper 
knowledge of nature's laws and require-
ments would enable one to strike a sturdy 
blow at the cause producing the disturb-
ance, and thus make the physician's 
calls much less frequent, and greatly in-
crease the capacity for usefulness and 
happiness."An ounce of prevention is 
worth a pound of cure." Modern science 
is recognizing this fact, and five times as 
much energy and money is expended in 
studying methods of prevention as is 
expended along lines of overcoming 
disease. 
The Sanitarium is a veritable school 
of health. Its educational features 
should not he underestimated. Its 
methods are thoroughly in harmony 
with the unchangeable laws of nature, 
and a distinct effort is made, both in 
public and private ways, to teach a 
practical adaptation of these laws to the 
individual condition. 
In harmony with this principle, facili-
ties for careful di gnosis are provided 
in connection with our laboratories that 
enable us to'determine with a remark-
able degree of accuracy the exact con-
dition existing in each instance, together 
with its cause. These findings form the 
basis of treatment in each case, and 
vastly greater results are obtained than 
when a few obvious symptoms only are 
treated. These methods insure a per-
manency of results that cannot be ob-
tained otherwise. 
If in need of medical or surgical at-
tention, kindly write-us for our reduced 
rates or receive free advice from our 
medical department. Address 
Boulder-Colorado Sanitarium, 
Boulder, Colo. 
CHAS. E. RICE, 
Business Manager. 
One Answer 
Only a short time ago the following 
letter was received by the publishers of 
the Signs: 
"I)ear Sir:—A few days ago I picked 
up the paper Signs of the Times dated 
October 31, 1911, on the floor of a rail-
road waiting-room near Boston, Mas-
sachusetts, and I think I can truthfully 
say that I never read so much real 
Christian logic in any other paper out-
side of the Bible. Please send me the 
paper for one year, and as soon as I am 
sure of your address, I will send you a 
post-office order for the subscription. 
."Very truly yours." 
The papers were sent, and in a few 
days more, the following, with a remit-
tance of $2.25 for both the weekly and 
the Monthly Sims, was received: 
"Your copies of the Signs of the 
Times, weekly and monthly, received, 
for which I thank you. 
"There is a saying that 'you are a man 
after my own heart;' but I am going to 
reverse that, and say that I want to be a 
man after your own heart. 
"New by your readings in the Signs 
of the Times, I note that you take the 
Old and the New Testament as your 
teacher. Now please advise me what 
denomination you are. You can't surely 
he a Baptist, Methodist, Congregation-
alist, Episcopalian, Christian Scientist, 
or any of the many other 'isms' that 
are trying to expound the Scriptures, 
and knowingly select some few parts of 
Mosaic laws that suit their purpose, and 
ignore the balance, especially the teach-
ings of Christ. Whatever you are, you 
must be right; for I have tried them all 
aroutild here, and I think they don't do 
as CKrist ta.ught_us to do " 
Let us pray that the truth will find a 
lasting welcome in this heart. Surely it 
pays. 
"The great and wonderful work of 
the last gospel message is to be carried 
on now as it has never been before. 
The world is to receive the light of truth 
through an evangelizing ministry of the 
Word in our hooks and periodicals."—
Volume 9, page 61. 
- "Our books and papers are to be 
brought before the notice of the people. 
* * * Shall we not arouse to our 
duties?"—Page 63. 
"When we follow plans of the Lord's 
devising, we are 'laborers together with 
God,' * * * And one of the principal 
agenqies He has ordained for our use •is 
the printed page: 
* * * We must learn to make a wise 
use of this precious agency."—Pages 86, 
87. 
"Let the worliers go from house to 
house, opening the Bible to the people, 
circulating the 'publications, telling 
others of the light that has blessed their 
own souls. Let literature be distrib-
uted judiciously,: on the trains, in 
the street, on the great ships that 
ply the sea, and through the mails." 
—Page 123. 
ECHOES FROM THE FIELD. 
Echoes from the field, 
Published every two weeks for the 
Colorado S. D. A. Conference and Tract Society, 
At 1112 Kalamath St., Denver, polo. 
RALPH T. EMERY, Editor. 
SUBSCRIPTION, 25 CTS. PER YEAR. 
Entered at Denver Post Office as Second-class 
Mail Matter. 
NOTES AND ITEMS. 
Elder Anglebarger spent Sabbath 
with the church at Pueblo. 
Mrs. Roy Hay and son are visiting her 
parents at Topeka, Kansas. 
Mrs. Ralph Emery and childrein are 
spending the holidays with her parents 
at College View. - 
Elder Russell passed through Denver 
last week for College View. He made a 
very quick recovery from the operation 
which he underwent recently at Boulder. 
The Annual Offering from the Monte 
Vista church amounted to $113 00. ""This 
is the best offering of which we have 
heard in this Conference to date this 
year. 
The total receipts to date on the 
$300,000 Fund, including the Investinent 
Fund, are $2,163.14. We expect that by 
the end of the year this will be raised to 
at least $2,500. 
Elder Meade MacGuire is meeting 
with the young people of the Western 
Colorado Conference this week. They 
are holding a convention -at Delta; and 
also one at Palisade. 
Brother John North, our faithful can-
vasser at Pueblo, writes that he was 
quite sick last week, being threatened 
with pneumonia. We were glad to 
learn that he is able to be around again. 
Brother W. H. Cox went to the Sani-
tarium at Boulder Sunday for treatinent. 
We hope that a few weeks spent there 
will he of great benefit to Brother Cox 
and will enable him to take up his duties 
again. 
Ray N. Studt of Grand Valley stop-
ped in Denver last Sabbath on his way 
home for a visit. Brother Studt -plans 
to engage in school work in Cuba in con-
nection with the school which is being 
started there on a similar basis as the 
Madison, Tenn., school. 
On Monday we sent our check to the 
Central Union Conference for $1,335.38. 
$122.95 of this amoiAt was to appily on 
the $300,000 Fund, and the balance on 
the ten-cent-a-week plan. We have 
sent from this office practically $6,oco 
for the latter fund,this year, all of which 
we hope will reach the General Confer-
ence before the close of the year. 
We were very sorry to learn a few 
weeks ago that Brother Gann has been 
compelled to leave the canvassing work 
because of ill health. He has gone to 
California hoping that the climate there 
will benefit him. We shall miss BroTher 
Gann's good reports very much indeed. 
We trust and pray that he soon may re-
cover his health so as to be back in the 
work he loves so well. 
Mrs. Anna Hayer writes from Fort 
Collins that she is having excellent suc-
cess there with the tracts and mottoes. 
In the last few months she has purchased 
about 4,200 tracts, which she has distrib-
uted in Denver and the surrounding 
towns, and at Berthoud, Loveland, and 
Fort Collins. She makes it a rule to 
place a tract in every home, and she 
writes that the people are always glad to 
receive them. 
Elder Emery has been visiting the 
churches at Fort Morgan, Yuma, and 
Wray the last few weeks. He has also 
visited the isolated brethren in that part 
of the conference as he has been able to 
reach them. Christmas he was to be at 
the hoine of Brother Higby,north of Yu-
ma, to officiate at the marriage of Edith 
Rigby to Brother George Turner. Miss 
Rigby will he remembered as one of the 
teachers in our Academy during the fall 
and winter of 1908-09. 
Brother J, L. Humbert, wife, and little 
girl, passed through Denver last Thurs-
day on their way to Iowa to be present 
at the golden wedding anniversary of 
his parents. They plan to attend the 
conference and institute at College View 
on their way hack. Brother Humbert 
has been laboring at. Hotchkiss the last 
few months. They have just completed 
a church building at that place, which 
was dedicated a short time ago free 
from debt. 
One of our canvassers for our Home 
Worker's books ordered twenty five 
books to be sent to her. This was the 
in the eastern part `.of the stoat 4eforta 1 
that she sold twenty-five books in one, 
day; Pretty good record for a drotith 
stricken country 
Of course, it is nao late now to se 
bOoks for Christmas, but we hope thoso. 
wire-read this item Will make a. mental 
memorandum of these 'records; And, 
order a Home Worker's prospectus at* 
begin early to scatter our excellent 
boOks in their neighborhood next year.: 
It can be done, and it is a profitable,: 
pleasant, missionartundertaking. These 
boOks will sell at any time. 
WANTED—To correspond with a Sev-
enth-day Adventist who it a contractor, 
• 
L. B. WHORTON, Prairie, CorO. 
Obittiaries 
SMITH—Sarah C. Smith was horn in 
Peoria, Illinois, April 17, 1856. She fell 
asreep in Jesus in Boulder, Colotado, 
December 21, tort; being 55 years, ,9 
months and 27 days 'old. When eleven 
years of age she was baptized and 
united with the. Seventh day Baptist 
clriirch. She was united in marriage in 
1874 to Frank Smith of Dillge Center, 
Minnesota. While living at this tplace 
• 
- 
shel accepted the Third Angel's Message 
s essape 
under the labors of Elders Ells and • 
c 
Curtis. She was a devoted Christian, a 
faithful companion and mother. Just 
before her last illness she went out with 
te1 copies of the Mission Sikns and re-
ceived $z.00 in gifts 'for missions. She 
leaves a husband, two sons, and Rio 
datighters to mourn her loss She will 
begreatly missed, but we sorroW not as 
those who have no hope. Words of 
co,Mfort were spoken by die writer from 
Rfvelation 4:15, �C. R. KITE. 
STUBBS—Essiie May Stubbs was horn 
in Keokuk county, Iowa, May 6, 1854; 
died in Denver, December 8, Intl, of 
dropsy, aged fifty-seven years, seven 
months, and two days. She accepted 
thE present truth in Denver in 188o, and 
was one of the charter members-of the 
First church, which was organized that 
y6r. She died in the,faith, and is sur-
vii',ed by one daughter. and Elie sister, 
result of 24 hours, work. Another �
ratie fiineral services were conducted by 
worker ordered thirty boy ks. A sister Nir'-',writer. �
G. W. ANGLEBARGER • 
Canvassers' Report for Two Weeks` Ending December 29, 1911. 
NAME �
TERRITORY 
John T. North �
Pueblo . �
. 
*John L. Anderson �
Prowers Co. �
 
*W. B. Davy �Boulder �
 
Totals �
 
*For one week only. 
!!BOOK �
DAYS 
Heralils 
C. K. 
C. K. 
HRS. 
6 �
4o 
4 �
32 
4-
32 
OR. 
3 
10 
44 
TOTAL 
$11.30 
J9.gg 
7. 
VALUE
DILIV D 
$9.10 
• 4.00 
14 �
104 
17 
$38.65 
13.10