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VOLUME XXI. �
DENVER, COLO., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1911. �
NUMBER 13; 
EVIL SPEAKING 
Keep clear of personalities in 
conversation. Talk of things, ob-
jects, thoughts. The smallest minds 
occupy themselves with persons, 
Do not needlessly report ill of others, 
As far as possible, .dwell on the 
good side of human beings. There 
are family boards where a constant 
process of dertreffintina_ assiuning 
motives, and cutting up character 
goes forward. They are not pleas-
ant places. One who is healthy 
does not wish to dine at a dissecting 
table. There is evil enough in 
man, God knows. But it is not the 
mission of every young man and 
woman to detail and report it all. 
Keep the atmosphere as pure as 
posiible, and fragrant with gentle-
ness and- charity.—Selected. 
Our Opportunity 
DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS:— 
Sabbath, July 1st. is the day set apart by 
the General Conference as the time for 
the special Midsummer services and of-
fering. This offering is applied on the 
ten-cent-a-week fund. It- is used for 
mission work. 
Last winter at the church officers in-
stitutes the following resolution was 
voted unanimously: 
Voted, that we look with favor upon 
the plan of raising an amount equal to 
ten cents a week per member during the 
year ion, and that we as church officers 
do our best to bring this about in our 
churches. �
• 
While this was voted by the church 
officers, yet I am sure that every member 
would vote for it if opportunity was 
given. For some reason we are not 
keeping up with this fund. One-half of 
the year lot t is gone, but we have not 
raised one half of the ten-cent-a-week 
fund per member with our offerings. 
Can we not make the Midsummer Offer-
ing a liberal one? Perhaps we can do 
without something that we are planning 
to get, and put tharmoney into this fund. 
Last year the Midsummer Offering 
___w_a_sabmatiaopoo— �
Shall we hrirt it up 
-to kmonto this year? It is needed so 
much. Surely God will bless us if we 
sacrifice to advance this precious cause 
in heathen lands. Open doors are every-
where before our missionaries, but the 
mission board cannot send new recruits 
to the front. Consecrated men and 
women have offered themselves, hut 
they are waiting. Do you know why? 
Ah yes, the funds are lacking to send 
them. How long must they wait? It 
seems to me we should say,"They need 
wait no longer so far as Colorado is re-
sponsible. We will do our part " 
Now, brethren and sisters, may Sab-
bath, July t, be a blessed day to us, be-
cause of the rich blessings we receive 
from God, and the liberal offerings that 
we pass on to the world's cring need. 
C. R. KITE. 
The Midsummer Offering 
Sabbath, July 1, has been set apart as 
the day upon which the regular' Mid-
summer Offering will be made by our 
people. The great necessity of a good 
liberal offering from all is sufficiently 
evident to require no comment. Our 
hearts are drawn out in sympathy for our 
mission hoard in its struggles to keep 
the workers in the distant fields, and 
supply their actual needs. The brethren 
who have tine gust responsibilty laid 
upon theta are looking forward to this 
offering for the relief needed. On this 
occasion unity Ample provisions be made 
for the work, and the necessities of our 
brethren in foreigu fields. Let us re-
member the word; of the Lord Jesus, 
how he said, It is more blessed to give 
than to receive." 
I am sure that our people in this con-
ference have read in the ECHOES what 
our--swetid•wasra.1441-x-4(0iosekspe-esaisiggssaut,--
Our obligations in these things. Mese 
read again his article on the front 'page 
of the ECHOES of June 14. Let us in all 
of our churches upon Sabbath, July I, do 
our best in the fear of God. 
G. W. ANGLEBARGER. 
"Hasten the Coming" 
Marvelous are the opportunites that 
the Lord is opening before this people 
to finish the work. Who of us would not 
rejoice to see it finished, and to even at 
this moment be winging his flight from 
this dark world towards the gates of the 
heavenly city? This will he our blest 
experience when the message is finished, 
when the world has heard the last warn-
ing.. We are the people who have the 
knowledge of the nearness of the end 
and the preparation needed to meet it in 
peace. To this people, to you and me, 
are 'committed the oracles Of God." 
We are in debt to the world. But in 
addition to the "debt," or responsibility, 
feature of the matter there is the fact 
that we can never leave this world and 
go to the bright eternal city of our God 
until we have warned the world of the 
impending judgment. The infallible 
word of Christ is, "This gospel of the 
Kingdom shall be preached in all the 
ECHOES FROM THE FIELD. 
World for a witness to all nations and 
THEN shall the end come." Matt:24:14. 
Not until "then" will the end come. 
Not till the last nation of earth has had 
this gospel preached in it "for a witness" 
shall the end come. But as soon as the 
last nation has had this gospel preached 
in it "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 earning of 
the Lord. Then shall we, if true to 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 daj 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 to the earthly Canaan, "Ye 
have compassed this mountain long 
enough." It is 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. Come, brethren and sisters", 
let us all take a new start, let us all lift 
together. 
At the Midsummer Offering occasion 
let us give for the hastening of 'themes-
sage to the nations across the sea. The 
doors are wide open now. If we are 
faithful in sending the workers God 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 the city, then shall we be reunited 
with loved ones, and then shall we he 
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 
away. Come, let us hasten the coming 
of that blest day. �
H. M. J. RICHARDS. 
Blanca 
There are from fohy 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 
JOHN 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 roll of the names of the 
members of each church, the members 
present responding with a testimony of 
their experiences during the past water. 
Brother Specht, elder of the German 
church, translated into English the testi-
monies of the German brethren and 
sisters. I enjoyed these services very 
much. A good spirit was present. 
In the afternoon a young people's 
meeting was held, and at the close of 
this service five young people expressed 
a desire to follow their Lord in baptism. 
A meeting was held for the candidates 
at which a number of the older brethren 
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 
baptism 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. I trust that the officers in 
all of our churches are carrying a deep 
burden for the youth and children that 
they shall unite their lives with this 
grand advent message. 
The evening after the Sal bath a busi-
ness meeting was held by both the 
English and the German churches. One 
special item for consideration by the 
'German brethren was the matter of a 
church school for the coming year. 
They took hold of this matter in 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 
'voted on the suspended list, pending 
further investigation before final action 
should be taken. We all feel sad when 
a brother or sister turns away fri m 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 brethren. They have a beauti-
ful 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 go( d 
church school. 
C. R. KITE. 
On the Scouting Line 
It has been sonic time since I sent 
anything for publication in the ECHOES. 
But although 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 I 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 I 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-
ber of our brethren have lately taken 
homesteads in one of the prettiest coun-
tries we have seen in a long time. The 
draw-back to this country is scarcity of 
water. The brethren are engaged in dr 
land farming, depending entirel} 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 
were straightened out. On this account 
ECHOES FROM THE FIELD. 
I returned home and communicated 
with our president which resulted in 
Elder Kitesand myself paying a visit to 
the brethren. We held several services, 
Elder Kite visiting Blaine during the 
time and baptizing two of Brother Gant's 
daughters. Of his six children, Brother 
Gant now has five of them with him and 
his good wife in the Truth. Truly God 
is blessing them in their faithfulness. 
On Monday, June to, we gathered the 
little company at L1:00 a. m. and with 
the exception of one-half hour at noon 
for lunch, and one hour and 'a half for 
supper, the meeting continued until 2:00 
o'clock the next morning. I can truly 
say I never was in such a meeting. -The 
adversary contested the ground inch by 
inch but He who said if He was for us 
He was more than all that was against 
us, was leading the battle. And the re-
sult was there was a final break-down 
and we witnessed strong men who had 
been at variance, weeping in each others 
arms and confessing their faults one to 
the other. The spirit of confession and 
forgiveness became general. Hearts 
were melted and wrongs were righted, 
and at two o'clock that morning I believe 
the happiest lot of people that could be 
found in Colorado were those dear peo-
-pTe in Two buttes. 
s. 
It was an easy matter to effect an 
organization after this because there was 
perfect harmony among the brethren. 
The company consisted of sixteen mem-
bers as organized.. There will probably 
be several more added soon, raising the 
number to about twenty-five. 
Taking it all in all we had an extreme-
ly pleasant visit. The trip across the 
country was interesting and in a'general 
way pleasant. 
About the greatest trouble Elder Kite 
had was with his hat. He purchased 
a straw hat in'Larnar for protection in 
crossing the prairie. While visiting 
Blaine some one sat on it which did not 
improve its appearance. The brother 
that brought us to Lamar wanted to take 
a load back, so he hitched his mules to 
the heavy wagon, and then hitched the 
buggy on behind for our use, thus we 
formed qufie a procession. The wind 
was blowing quite strongly and if the 
ECHOES readers had been in my place 
they would have been entertained sev-
eral times on our journey by seeing a 
straw hat flying across the prairie and a 
frantic Kite in pursuit of it. 
Next week, in company with Brother 
Roy.Rrice, I-expect to open a tent meet-
ing in Canon City, and we ask the pray- 
ers of the ECHOES family that God will 
bless us in our effort to the salvation of 
souls. �
G. M. ALWAY. 
We are informed that Elder Allway 
also had a straw hat.—ED. 
Time 
Time is something of which every in-
dividual while living has an equal 
amount. The Lord has given us twenty. 
four hours each day, and it is the privi-
lege of each to use this time to the best 
advantage. There should be nothing 
more important to the christian than the 
way he spends his time. The follower 
of Christ should give a great deal of 
thought to how he can best improve 
every moment. When we consider the 
shortness of time, and the great work to 
do in giving this last message, it should 
cause' us to consecrate each day more 
fully to the Lord's service. 
We-trust that our canvassers will give 
this subject a great deal of thought. For 
if time is valuable to any one; it is to the 
canvasser. During the first four months 
of this year in the United States, the av-
erage hours per month which each can-
vasser worked was seventy-one and a 
half. The average sales per hour of each 
r 211V 2 45er 2 m.,Inted to-$1-,44--Ths-e-fig--
ures show why it is important to put in 
full time. Had each agent put in eight 
hours instead of just about three, the re-
port would have been much larger at 
161.14 per hour, We can see how one 
may leave half of his wages in the field. 
We would think a farmer very foolish if 
he would harvest only half of his grain, 
or if-had a large crop and the grain was 
falling, we would see him going to the 
field working about three hours a day. 
Dear fellow-workers, we have a large 
harvest of souls before us, the time is 
short, and we can see the grain falling 
on every hand. So let us consecrate our 
lives to the Lord's service as never be-
fore, and do all we can during the re-
maining days left to work. 
C. B. SUTTON. 
Sanitarium Items 
Sister J. F. Neuman, of Lyons, Colo., is 
again a patient with us. 
Edwin Maas, brother of Fred Maas, 
is spending some time at' the Sanitarium. 
with his brother. 
Dr. Mary Jackson-Weber has returned 
and will resume her work in connection 
with the Sanitarium. 
Miss Frances Kein was called to her 
home in West Mineral, Kansas, on ac- 
count of her mother's illness. Her sis-
ter Marie accompanied her as far as 
Denver. 
Elder W. D. Emery and Brother C. C. 
Parke are away on a two-Akeeks' camp-
ing trip in the mountains. 
Mr. Chas. Parker of Longmont, Colo., 
stopped at the Sanitarium recently on 
his way to Massachusetts. 
Brother. J. P. Farnsworth was able to 
return home Friday, after having spent 
three weeks in the institution. 
Dr. Kate Lindsay left on the 18th for 
Battle Creek, Mich., where she will spend 
a part of her summer vacation. 
• Sister W. J. Dorman of Wray, Colo., 
and Sister Agnes Dorsch of Bird City, 
Kansas, are patients at the Sanitarium. 
Dr. Green occupied last Tuesday's 
evening hour at the tent meetings being 
held at Niwot. He was accompanied by 
a number of the Sanitarium workers 
'At a recent meeting of the Sanitarium 
committee some important changes were 
made preparatory to the heavy summer's 
work. Mr. Rice resigned his position as 
manager of the Colorado Sanitarium 
Food Co., and Mr. Ward Cooper was 
chosen to succeed him. 
- Dr,Green-i-et.ilt-ly.-spt-rrt,sriterai-days 
in the interest of the medical work at the 
Wyoming camp meeting held at Craw- 
ford, Nebr. Considerable interest was 
manifest, and we believe this visit will 
result in good both to our institution and 
to our people as well. �
M. E. B. 
Obituary 
ANDERSON—Josephine Adella Ragan 
was horn Nov. 1, 188t, at Longmont, 
Colo. She was married to C. A. Ander-
son Feb. 2, ago, by Elder Rees. 
Though not expecting death, she ex-
perienced a wonderful conversion, and 
made many plans to have a christian 
home. But God,who fore-sees all,thought 
it best to call her away June 3, 1911, to 
rest in that sweet hope until the Life-
giver comes to take her to her eternal 
home. 
She was the elder daughter of Brother 
and Sister George Ragan of Loveland, 
Colo. She died at their home of perfora-
tion of the bowels. She leaves to mourn 
her loss a husband, four sons (ages five, 
seven, nine and eleven years) mother, 
father and one sister, but they sorrow 
not as those without hope. 
The funeral services were conducted 
by Elder Meade MacGuire, Elder Zieg-
ler and the minister of the First Presby-
terian Church at Loveland,Colo. 
ECHOES FROM THE FIELD. 
Echoes from the field. 
Published every two weeks for the 
Colorado S. D. A. Conference and Tact Society, 
At 1112 Kalamath St., Denver. Colo. 
RALPH EMERY, Editor. 
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Entered at Denver Post Office as Second-class 
Mail Matter. 
NOTES AND ITEMS. 
Mrs. J. G. Graham and daughter, 
Esther, are visiting relative's in Ohio 
this summer. 
Elder Kite will spend Sabbath, July 
16, at Victor, at which time the church 
building purchased by our people there 
will be dedicated. 
Dr. Menkel and wife spent Sabbath 
with the church at Colorado Springs. 
We were glad to learn from the doctor 
that they both are improving in health. 
Elder 0. M. Kittle, secretary of the 
South Dakota conference, with his wife 
and her mother, Mrs. Habenicht, recent-
ly visited Mrs. Kittle's sister, Mrs. Zinn, 
in Denver. 
We are receiving many encouraging 
letters from our isolated brethren and 
sisters. There are faithful bielievers in 
all parts of the conference who are hold-
ing up the light of truth. 
Brother A. W. Farnsworth and wife 
left Denver Sunday for their home in 
Saskatchewan,Canada. Their postoffice 
will be Sonningdale. Brother Farns-
worth has two brothers, living at that 
place. 
The first dollar for the mid-summer 
offering was received June 20. It came 
from one of our isolated brethren who 
has not seen an Adventist minister for 
years. He secured the money by self-
denial. 
Brethren W. A. Wilcox and M. A. 
Vroman of Nashville were present at the 
West Denver church last Sabbath. They 
are spending a few day:, in Eienver and 
Colorado. Brother Wilcox is secretary 
and treasurer of the Southern Union 
Conference. 
Mrs. Mayhel Hamer who moved to 
Oklahoma from Rocky Ford,: Colo., has 
just sent in a renewal to the ECHOES. 
She writes that while visiting her mother, 
Mrs. A. K. McCormick, at Alvin, Texas, 
site found Brother Stearley and wife 
comfortably located in their hew home 
at that place. Brother Stearley was a 
member of °hr. Canon City church for 
some time. Sister Hamer writes that 
Brother Stearley is an earnest worker, 
and the 'outlook is promising in the field 
there. 
Dr. H. A. Green and Mr. Charles Rice, 
from the Boulder-Colorado Sanitarium, 
met with the West Denver church last 
Sabbath. Their talk on• health princi-
ples and the report they brought from the 
institution was ery much appreciated 
by the members of the church. 
In the lands of the Bible story,Galatia, 
Capadocia, Cilicia, etc., in the midst of 
peril among the Moslems, during the past 
few years fifteen churches have been 
raised up, composed of about 225 mem-
bers, who have learned to love the Lord 
Jesus and His second appearing. 
Elder Kite was called to Campion, 
Thursday night to officiate at the marri-
age of Brother P. V. Thomas and Miss 
Carrie Teel. Brother Thomas is one of 
the Campion instructors. This summer 
he is carrying forward the industrial 
enterprises connected with the school. 
We have just received an encouraging 
letter from Brother Cox He is holding 
meetings in the vicinity of Calhan, east 
of Colorado Springs. He reports over 
8o present at one meeting, and an aver-
age attendance of over 40. Several are 
asking for baptism. �
Some have dis- 
carded jewelry, and given it for the ben-
efit ,of the Mission Investment Fund. 
Brothe, Cox also writes that he has se-
cured nearly $10 in cash for the same 
fund, with some pledges. 
One Sabbath day, while Frederick 
Lee, our young missionary to China, was 
preaching in the Chinese, a large man 
who had at one time been an officer in 
the army, "began crying like a baby." 
Brother Lee stopped and asked why he 
was crying. He said it was because his 
heathen father and mother who are dead 
did not have the opportunity to hear this 
truth. This man has influenced two oth-
ers of his friends to join him in studying 
this blessed message, all of whom are 
heathen. 
Camp Meeting 
Doubtless the readers of the ECHOES 
are wondering about the Colorado camp 
meeting. The date of meeting was an-
nounced several weeks ago, with the 
promise at that time that the place would 
be announced later. 
The committee have had several dif-
ferent locations under consideration. 
After giving the matter careful study it 
was thought that some where close to 
Denver would he the most profitable 
place to hold the meeting. Rocky 
Mountain Lake Park was thought of 
along with other places. An application 
was m-tde to the park commissioners of 
Denver for the use of the park during 
the meeting. This request was granted, 
and a written statement to that effect 
was handed the committee while they 
were in session last Thursday. Accord-
ingly it was voted that the coming camp 
meeting should be held in Denver at 
Rocky Mountain Lake Park. 
Now that the place has been definitely 
decided upon, arrangements are being 
made to make the meeting what it should 
be. Succeeding issues of the ECHOES 
will contain a report of the camp meet-
ting plans. These will be the plans 
which will be laid by the conference 
committee. But we know that all over 
the conference our brethren and sisters 
are also laying plans with reference to 
this meeting. We have heard from 
many who plan to attend. Some are 
coming who are not at the present time 
fully identified with us but who wish to 
be so. They expect to be baptized at 
camp meeting. 
There was a good attendance last year. 
Many more may be privileged to attend 
this year. God has a blessing for each 
one who comes. No one can afford to 
miss this blessing. 
"We are told that our own salvation, 
as well as the destiny of other souls, de-
pends upon the preparation we now 
make for the trial before us. This is a 
solemn thought. "The members of the 
church will be individually tested and 
proved." 
*One week only. 
Canvassers' Report for Two Weeks Ending June 23, 1911. 
NAME 
BOOR 
DAYS 
MRS. 
ORD, 
VALUE 
ORDERS 
VALUE 
HELPS 
TOTAL 
VALUE 
VALUE 
DELIV'D 
John T. North �
 
Heralds 
q 
53 
4 
$11.00 
$6.10 
$17.10 
$13.00 
*A E. Gann �
 
B. R. 
3 
t8 
12 
41.00 
$7.20 
48.20 
3.25 
*John Anderson �
 
G. C. 
2 
15 
10 
33.00 
.70 
33.70 
Roy Miles �
 
G. C. 
9 
69 
2 
6.00 
4.80- 
10.80 
2.8o 
Chas. Mahr �
 
G. C. 
9 
76 
19 
57.00 
9.00 
42 00 
*Erma L. Bowes �
 
C. K. 
5 
24 
9 
14.50 
1.40 
15.90 
1.05 
*R. Vivian Bowes. 
C. K. 
5 
22 
15 
22.50- 
4.20 
26.70 
4.20 
Totals 
42 
277 
71 
$185.00 
$33.40 $194.40 
$24.20