ECHOES FROM THE FIELD.
world for a witness to all nations and
THEN shall the end come.”
Not until “then” will the end come.
Not till the last nation of earth ‘has had
this gospel preached init “fora witness”
shall the end come. But as soon as the
last nation has had this gospel preached
init “for a witness,” “THEN,” not one
thousand years later, not one hundred
years later, not ten years later,—but
“THEN SHALL THE END COME!" Then
we shall see the close of probation and
the falling plagues and the coming of
the Lord. Then shall we, if true tu the
work of the Lord, take that long desired
journey from this sad world to that place
of eternal light and joy, the capital of
the Kingdom of our Lord and His Christ.
In 2 Peter 3:12, we read (using the
margin) “Looking for and HASTENING
THE coMING of the day of God.”
This is in accord with Matt. 24:14. It
shows that upon us'depends in this last
generation the bringing of the end and
the realization of all our hopes. We
have been told the same by the servant
of the Lord. Sister White has told us
that she has seen that if. we had been
faithful in giving this message to the
world we should have been in the King- -
dom years ago. - How sad it is that we
have had to endure the trials and suffer-
ings and perplexities of this old world
years longer than necessary. God is
saying to us as He said to His people of
old when they were.on their journey
from Egypt tothe earthly Canaan, “Ye
have compassed this mountain long
enough.” Itis time for us to arise and
take our journey rapidly toward the bet-
ter land. It is time for us to throw all
our energies into the task of finishing
this work, Conte, brethren and sisters,
let us all'take a new start, fet us all lift
together.
At the Midsummer Offering occasion
let us give for the hastening ot the mes-
sage to the nations across the sea. The
doors are wide open now, If we are
faithful in sending the workers Ged will
make their efforts so fruitful that soon
the last nation will have had the gospel
preached in it for a witness, and,—bless-
ed promise,—“THEN SHALL THE END
coMe,” Then shall we go home to the
tree of life, then shall we enter the gates
into 1he city, then shall we be reunited
with loved ones, and then shall we be
with our Master, and see Him as ‘He is,
Then shall we return with rejoicing unto
Zion with everlasting joy upon our
heads, and sorrow and sighing shall flee
Come, let us hasten the coming
H. M. J. RICHARDS.
away.
of that blest dav.
Matt. 24:14.
Blanca
There are from forty to one hundred
and twenty-five at the tent each evening
to hear the message. A few seem to be
interested to know the Truth.
. Last Sunday night we presented the
Sabbath in the life of Christ. After the
service several men expressed them-
selves as being pleased to hear our rea-
sons for observing the seventh day as
the Sabbath, and that they had- decided
that we have very good reasons for Sab-
bath observance,
Brethren pray for the work here,
J. S. Rouse
JouN TURNER,
June 21, 1911.
Hygiene
Friday, June 23, I left Denver to visit
the churches at Hygiene, both the
English and German. Sabbath morning
the English and German brethren as-
sembled in a union meeting for the cele- -
bration of the ordinances. It was de-
cided to call the roli of the names of the
members of each church, the members
present responding with a testimony of
theirexperiences during the past qurater.
Brother Specht,
church, translated into English the testi:
monies of the German brethren and
sisters. | enjoyed these services very
much. A good spirit. was present.
In the afterncon a young people's
meeting was held, and at the close of
this service five young penple expressed
a desire to follow their Lord in baptism,
A meeting was held far the candidates
at which a number of the older hrethren
and sisters were present, including the
parents of those desiring baptism. A
study on the importance and meaning
of baptism was given, and the candidates
were examined as’ to their. Christian ex-
- perience and preparation for the baptism.
Arrangements were made to hold the
haptism service ‘Sunday, July 2. It is
encourageing to see the young people in
our churches taking their stand with this
message, dedicating their lives to its ad-
vancement, [trust that the officers in
all of our churches are carrying a deep
burden forthe vouth and children that
they shall ynite their lives with this
grand advent message,
The evening after the Sal.bath a busi-
ness meeting -was: held by both the
English and tire German churches. One
special item for consideration by the
Arerman brethren was the matter of a
church school for the coming year.
‘voted on the suspended list,
elder of the German
tries we have seen in a long time.
draw-back to this country is scarcity of
were straightened out.
They took hold of this matter ih earnest,
and pledged almost money enough to
carry the school. The special question
under consideration in the English
church was the adjustment of their
church records. A spirit of harmony
and brotherly feeling prevailed as the
records were gone over and examined,
Several names were dropped from the
record and a number of others were
pending
further investigation before final action
shoald be taken, We all feel sad when
a brother or sister turns away from this
blessed message and goes to the world,
and we should do everything in our
power to call them back. But when
every means to restore them is exhausted
it is our duty to take action and keep
our hooks with a clear record.
.I enjoyed my visit very much with the
Hygiene hrethren, They have a beauti-
fut country, I wish that our brethren
who live in the crowded cities could ar-
range to locate with a good church like
Hygiene. Here they would be away
from the evil influences of city life, and
could also enjoy the privileges of a gocd
church school.
C. R. KiTE,
On the Scouting Line
It has heen some time since I sent
anything for publication in the ECHOES.
But althongh I have not written anything
myself, I have "surely. enjoyed the arti-
cles written by my brethren, and which
makes our little paper SO interesting to
us all,
Since my last report [ have had the
privilege of baptizing six dear souls
three at La Junta, two at Trinidad, and
one in Pueblo.
In the latter part of ‘May 1 was re-
quested to visit Baca county in the south.
east corner of the state. Leaving Lamar
a ride of nearly forty miles by wagon
brought us to Two Buttes, where a num-
her of our brethren have lately taken
homesteads in one of the prettiest conn-
The
water. The brethren are engagedin dry
land farming, depending entirely on rain-
fall for their moisture,
We had several good meetings with
them, and also visited with Brother Gant
at Blaine, eighteen miles further south,
It was the desire of the brethren at Two
Buttes to organize a church, but condi-
tions were such that I did not think it
advisable until some misunderstandings
On this account