DENVER, COLO., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1914. NUMBER Z. VOLUME XXIV. roZal-T- - � the mom% sow thy Sttscaa The exams withhold not khan hand Etet . v6. A Change "I will lead them in paths that they have not known."—Isa. 42:16. Too often it happens that we lay our plans and mark out the path that we will follow, and then—well, it has to be changed, and we wonder why. We are at a loss to un- derstand how or why it has all come about that we are called to travel such a different road. The life's sky is suddenly clouded, or it may be just the opposite—the clouds will clear away. But in all these ejcperienees I am glad that the all-wise Father has left as anchor that will hold every trusting child in the firm assurance "We know that all things work together for good to them that love God."—Romans 8:28. Perhaps it may come as a surprise to many that I have laid down my work as president of the Colorado Conference. This was made necessary because of the ill health of my dear wife, and also my own condition of health. The past six months my nerves have been very unsteady, and my wife has come to the place where a minor operation is necessary: Since camp-meeting last fall two of our children have been operated on, and taking everything into consideration it seemed that the only consistent course for me to take was to lay the Conference bur- dens down. It was hard for me to do this for I have learned to love the dear brethren and sisters of the Colorado Conference. You have always been so ready to co-oper- ate in every way. My association with you in the various churches, and the kindness shown me in your homes will always be re- membered. Before tendering my resignation, I sought counsel from Elder Evans, Elder Russell, and other brethren. It was their counsel that under the circumstances it would no doubt be a wise course for me. So after much prayer the step was taken. , And now, dear brethren and sisters, in the good providence of God it has been possible to secure the services of Elder A. T. Robinson to come to Colorado and take the presidency. He needs no introduction, I am sure. He has had a wide experience, and I believe is a man of God. The Lord has richly blessed his labors in the past, and I am sure the Colorado Conference un- der his direction, and with the blessing of God, will prosper. I know that he will have your prayers and faithful co-operation. It is my plan to go out to my farm at Carr and be with my children while my wife is at the Sanitarium for the operation. Then when she returns home and can be left alone, I will be glad to visit churches and help in any way that I can. But I feel that I am compelled to rest for a time. In closing, I want to ask that you give to dear Brother Robinson the place in your hearts and homes that you have given me. Let us all unite together in a forward move- ment for the finishing of the great work committed to us, so that at last we may stand with the redeemed throng in the eternal city of our God. C. R. KITE. To the Delegates of the Central Union Conference I shall not attempt to present any lengthy statement of the advancement of the blessed Third Angel's Message in the Colorado Conference for the past biennial period, but it will perhaps be of interest to state a few items with reference to the progress that has been made. The Colorado Conference was organized in 1883. In 1908 the state was divided into two conferences. That portion lying west of the Continental Divide to be known as the West Colorado Conference. The re- maining portion of the state lying east of the Continental Divide to comprise the ter- ritory df the Colorado Conference. The Conferehce has an area of 75,000 square miles, With a population of a little more than one-half million. One-third of these are in the city of Denver. We have forty- three organized chtirches with a membership 1,703. These churches own twenty-six meet- ing houses. Two of these are new buildings having seen erected the past two years. One other building has been purchased. The Colorado Conference employs twenty- two laborers, classified as follows; � • Ordained ministers � 8 Licensed ministers � 7 Missionary licentiates. � • � 5 Office helpers � 2 Under the blessing of God during the past two years we have baptized 223 new believ- ers and added to our church membership 398. CONFERENCE FINANCES. During 1912 there was received in ti-ye $20,712.44. Offerings to missions $9,717.47. Other offerings $890.66, making a total of offerings $10,608.13. This amount equaled more than 51% of the total tithe receipts. I think there was but one other conference in the Central Union that raised as large a per cent., when compared with the tithe re- ceipts. In 1913 the tithe receipts were $24,419.28, an increase of nearly $4,000.00 over the preceding year. The total amount of offerings received was $10,341.77. The total tithe received during the biennial pe- riod was $45,131.72. The total amount of offerings received during this same time was $20,949.85. We have received during the biennial period, in tithes and offerings. $66,- 081.57. DEPARTMENTAL WORK. I am glad to be able to report progress in the various departments. In the tract soci- ety department, which includes the book ECHOES FROM THE FIELD and periodical work, the sales in 1912 were $10,266.79. In 1913 it was raised to $11,- 149.66, making a total for the two years of $21,416.45. The total number of canvassers working during .this period, was thirty-two. Colorado is not looked upon as an easy field in which to sell our literature, but we are thankful to God that He has enabled us to place thousands of pages of our truth-filled literature in the homes of the people, and we are ready to receive volunteers into our ranks of strong, courageous young men and women to join our canvassing band in car- rying the precious message for this time to the homes of the people. EDUCATIONAL WORK. We believe the educational work in the conference is making substantial and defi- nite growth. The conference academy, lo- cated at Campion, is doing the best work, we believe, in its history. It has an enroll- ment of 125 students. The academy plant consists of ten acres of land, the academy building, a ladies' dormitory, also a young men's dormitory, together with' several smaller buildings. We are pleased to re- port that good work is being done in the school, and that our students come forth with a desire to fill their places in the great harvest field. A number of our graduates are in attendance at Union College taking further work. Others are filling positions of responsibility out in the harvest field. We have eight church schools in the confer- ence employing nine teachers. There is an enrollment in the schools of 174. MISSIONARY VOLUNTEER WORK. We have fifteen organized young people's societies, and four junior societies. The total membership of these is a little less than 400. These young people have re- sponded in a definite way to various calls for raising funds for special missionary pro- jects, both home and foreign. We recog- nize in our young people a mighty force to be trained and set to work filling their places in the great harvest field. SABBATH SCHOOL WORK. We are glad to report that this depart- ment is proving that it is a strong factor in our conference in raising funds for our for- eign missions as well as in other lines of missionary work. We have 51 schools re- porting and a membership of 1,542. SANITARIUM WORK. We do not have a local sanitarium but we have within our borders the Boulder Sani- tarium, a Central Union Conference institu- tion. As a conference, however, we feel a deep interest in its prosperity and I am glad to report that there is a strong spirit of co- operation throughout the conference, and that we look upon it as really belonging to us. In closing I am glad to say that while we have had our share of perplexities and strug- gles the past two years, yet, as a band of workers we are of good courage, and as a people composing the conference, there is a determination to keep pace with the message that when at last this glorious truth, so dear to us all, has gone to every nation, kindred, tongue and people, we may triumph with it and hear the glad words from the Master Himself, "It is finished, come home my people." � C. R. KITE. The Central Union Conference Session This interesting meeting is now in the past. The majority of the workers from the different conferences in the Central Union were in attendance. The Conference, to- gether with the Ministerial Institute, was a source of encouragement and help to the work in this field. In this issue we are giving a few items regarding the business transacted, together with the report which Elder Kite presented in behalf of the Colo- rado Conference. In succeeding issues we will, from time to time, give other items of interest. Quite a change was made in the personnel of the officers in the Union. Elder R. A. Underwood was chosen to act as president during the coming biennial term. Elder Underwood was president of the Northern Union Conference for six years, but two years ago he gave up that work and has since been in the east, acting for the last few months as president of the Western Pennsylvania Conference. Elder Under- wood will be known to most of the people in this field. Miss Mettie Cornell was re-elected as secretary, and W. J. Huffman, the present auditor, was chosen to act as treasurer and auditor. In giving this extra work to Brother Huffman it was understood that this union would adopt the plan recommended by the North American Division Conference which provides that the auditor of the union conference audit simply the books of union conference institutions, and such books in the local conference as are kept by the local conference treasurers. Other conference books are to be audited by conference treasurers. Prof. M. B. VanKirk was re-elected as Educalional and Missionary Volunteer Sec- retary. Elder Bellah requested to be re- leased from the canvassing work. No one was chosen at the meeting to fill his place. Elder Underwood reached College View Friday morning, January 23. This enabled him to be present during the last three days of the conference to plan with the commit- tee for the work in this field during the coming summer. The treasurer's report was given by Elder Robinson for the biennial period. This re- port showed the total funds received for the period to be $272,402.96. Of this amount $28,425.88 was tithe for the use of the union conference. $125,836.64 was paid in mis- sion offerings. $12,678.89 was paid on the Sustentation Fund, while $23,982.76 was tithe sent from the local conference to the Mission Board. During the last six months of 1913 the union conference as a whole lacked $3,168.91 of paying 20c per week per member. For the first six months the conference was short $7,426.64 on the fifteen-cent-a-week fund, making a total shortage for the year of $10,595.55. We notice, however, that during the year $314.95 more than sufficient for 15c per member was paid. It was encouraging to note the increase of the Sabbath School Offerings in many of the conferences in the union during this period. More than one-third of the mis- sion receipts for 1913 was included in the Sabbath school offering. During the first part of the biennial period the union conference had some heavy ex- penses incurred in the conduct of the St. Louis Mission Field. But notwithstanding this, is was able to close its books at the close of 1913 with $3,513.36 tithe on hand. In another column we are giving a report of the last day of the conference proceed- ings just as it appeared in the. Lincoln State Journal. This is a sample of the reports which appeared each day in the Lincoln pa- pers as prepared for them by Brother Bur- gan, who has charge of our Press Bureau. Quite full reports were given of some of the sermons preached. It is the general opinion of our brethren in attendance at the conference that we must be expecting greater things than we have experienced in the past. The need of a personal consecration on the part of our workers and an earnest determination to do faithful work in the Master's vineyard was expressed. A card has just been received from H. H. Hall, written at La Torre, Italy, showing a picture of the chief buildings of the Wal- denses, with the Alps in the background. Brother Hall is visiting this historic spot, the scene of many of the interesting events regarding which he has just written in the Weekly Signs. Elder J. S. Rouse and Brother John Tur- ner are planning to unite in a series of meetings to be held near Kelly. ECHOES FROM THE FIELD Another German Church Sabbath, January 10, was a day of great joy to our German brethren of Ault, Colo- rado. Elder Rouse and the writer had the pleasure of sharing the blessings of the day with this company. After the Sabbath school Elder Rouse spoke very encouraging words on Romans 9:28. dwelling on the thought that God will finish the work and cut it short in right- eousness. The writer acted as translator. In the afternoon Elder Rouse made some very timely remarks of the duty of church members and officers, after which the writer led out in the organization of the new church. Eighteem members united with this body, and we trust that others will soon unite with them. All promised to walk faithfully in the light of God, which we trust to be a firm resolution. After the organization we celebrated the ordinances of the Lord's house. The Lord came very near to all. This makes the sixth German church in the Colorado Conference. May the Lord bless these churches and make them a bless- ing to the many German speaking people of this state. � C. F. KNOTT. Campion Notes The semester examinations are over. Most of the students report success in pass- ing them well. Our matron is making a set of dainty white curtains for the dining room. We would appreciate pretty framed pictures for this room. Some of our friends address letters to Campion, Colorado, and their letters are delayed or never reach us. All our mail should be addressed to Loveland, Colorado, care of Campion Academy. The Canvassers' Band has recently made trips to Boulder, Loveland, and Fort Col- lins to sell our ten-cent magazines. In the ' latter place they attained better success than in any other. We have just received a shipment of twelve large fire extinguishers. These are of the best grade, manufactured by Knight & Thomas Company of Boston, Mass. The young men have just finished storing away the Academy's fourth car of coal. The Primary Department has recently been furnished with good recitation seats. This is a great help to the teacher. At the election of church and Sabbath school officers a week ago, the following were chosen: eldeis, Professors Page and Taylor; deacons, Brethren W. A. Hankins and Strickland; Sabbath school superin- tendent, Brother Chas. Wilson; secretary, Miss Beulah Jenkins, and Sister Frank Hiner as superintendent of the Primary Division. We were' glad to welcome back an old student recently. Mr. Albert Hagen arrived on Wednesday, the 31st ult. We were assisted during the Week of Prayer by Brother Vandeman who held re- vival meetings here. Many were led to dedi- cate their lives to God's service. It was a time of blessing for us all. We all greatly appreciated Elder Mac- Guire's visit on January 9 and 10. He ad- dressed the students at the Friday evening prayer meeting and spoke twice the follow- ing day. On Sabbath, January 10, Elders Mac- Guire, Specht, and Gosmer, conducted a solemn service in which Professor Taylor was ordained as an elder. Just before vacation, Miss Lucile Reed was so unfortunate as to lose her heavy coat in Loveland. It contained her annual pass and some cash. On account of Elder Gosmer's health, early in December it became necessary for Professor Taylor to assume the work of Preceptor in addition to his other duties. The kitchen has had some much-needed conveniences added this winter. A large, galvanized iron sink, a strong table on casters for putting away dishes, and a fine towel rack, are much appreciated by the workers in this department. The deep snow has made drawing water impossible, and for several weeks we have been melting snow for all purposes. This is a great inconvenience. We are hoping for an adequate water supply next year. A large Morris' chair for the Boy's Re- ception Room and a .bookcase for the Girl's Parlor were installed recently. These are premiums from an order to Larkin Company sent by the students and teachers. Sister Gosmer and her brother, Mr. Reed, spent their vacation with relatives in Kansas City, Missouri. Miss Taylor passed hers with the Misses Jenkins in Boulder, and Brother and Sister Ledford theirs in Boul- der and Denver. We have now the highest attendance of any time during the school year. One hun- dred ten is the present membership. Now is a very good time to enter. The second semester began January 14. The following are the names of all who enrolled during the first semesters The names in italics are of those not in attendance at the present time: Gladys Adams, Stella Altman, Carrie Aufderhar, Llewellyn Aufderhar, Lloyd Aufderhar, John Anderson, Edna Beaird, Ina Beaird, Sadie Beaird, Eva Beeler, Sarah Bohlender, Leland Brown, Earl Bruce, Hugo Benerman, John Boyd, Catherine Combs, Marie Corny, Winifred Crooks, Alice Crooks, Eddie Combs, Harry Davis, Henry Deapen, Amy Deapen, Darl Deapen, John Deepen, Dallas de Fluiter, George Dickey, Kenneth Dickey, Mariam Dickey, Myrtle Eames, Paul Enke, Olive Eiseman, Ruth Ellis, Kenneth Gant, Harry Gilbert, Ira Gish, Irena Gish, Olive Gish, Edwin Gish, Willard Goodwin, Mrs. W. A. Gosmer, Howard Hal- laday, Ruth Halladay, Fern Hankins, Frank- lin Hankins, Joseph Hankins, Mildred Han- kins, Clarence Hankins, Genevieve Hansen, Ernest Harper, Nellie Hay, Donald Hiner, Richard Hiner, Lawrence Hughes, Dale Hughes, Perry Hills, Millard Hills, Esli Innis, Albert Hagen, Pearl Jenkins, Beulah Jenkins, Reathel Jenkins, Elmer Johnson, Victor Johnson, Erma Johnston, Robert Johnston, Venita Johnston, Glenna Ketring, Mabel Larick, Vera Larick, Seth Long, Gladys Mead. Levi Mead, Grace Mead, Anna Mathieson, Henry Moore, Hilma Olsen, Paul Parker, Bernice Pettis, Robert Plumstead, Harold Reed, Harold Richards, Lucile Reed, Bertha Roberts, Dora Roberts, Helen Roberts, Laurene Roberts, Matie Ross, Minnie Riehl, Velma Saltzman, Char- lotte Smith, Clarence Smith, Roy Sparks, Vera Sparks, Iris Sparks, Naomi Sparks, Olivia Specht, Oswald Specht, Charles Stag- ner, Ellen Strickland, Pauline Strickland, Herthel Swift, Viola Swift, Huldah Schultz, Harold Switzer, Carl Truman, Martha Tur- ner, Mary Turner, Nellie Turner, Ward Van Tilborg, Paul Van Tilborg, Violet Vickers, Ruby Vickers, Mrs. Paul Wilson, Bertha Wilson, Charles Wilson, McMurray Willson, Eugene Wilkinson, Lawrence Wilkinson, Fred Wencel, Edna Williams, Olive Willi- ams, Geneva Wilson, Glenn Wyman. Most of the church clerks have sent in reports for• the quarter ending December 31. When ten more reports are received we will have a 100% record. One of our brethren from a small church in the southern part of the state has just sent in $150.00 tithe. This makes a good start fram their church for the new year. WANTED-A place for man and wife to work on a ranch after March 1. Inquire at this office. WANTED--A Seventh-day Adventist agent in your community to sell "NESMITH'S LATEST AND BEST" Liniment, for Barbed Wire Cuts and Flesh Wounds of all kinds. For terms, address C. F. NESMITH, Fort Lupton, Colo. ECHOES FROM THE FIELD Echoes from the ie1d. Published Every Two Weeks for the Colorado Seventh-Day Adventist Conference and Tract Society At 1112 Kalamath St., Denver, Colo. R. T. EMERY, Editor. SUBSCRIPTION, 25 CENTS PER YEAR. Entered at Denver, Colorado. postoffice for trans- mission through the mails as second-class matter. The Investment Fund In planning our mission offerings for the year 1914 careful consideration should be given to the Investment Fund„ and the pos- sibilities it offers. Those who have tried this plan have found it to be a very satisfac- tory way of securing something extra for the work of the Lord Here in Colorado, we shall give this spe- cial attention this year. While in College View we placed an order with the College Press for a supply of the blanks. They will soon be here, and will be sent out to the churches and isolated members early. That will give time to lay definite plans regarding our investments. In the last issue of the Central Union Outlook Elder Hale, president of the Wyo- ming conference, relates some experiences of the people in that conference during the past year. We take the liberty of quoting from his article: "I was surprised while at the White Owl Church, when little Lois Ferguson came to me with $2.00. Her mother had given her a setting of eggs. She had raised the chickens and sold them, and wanted me to send it on to missions. When I look upon the deep poverty of these homesteaders, and yet see the Lord blessing the effort even of the children to do something to help finish the message to the world, I wonder at the sacrifice. • "J. T. Burkhart, of Sheridan, Wyo., went into his potato field and staked off enough rows to make one acre, and then cultivated these rows right along with the remainder of the crop. He often prayed that God would bless this acre of potatoes and make it fruitful, and he would give it all for mis- sions. In the harvest this particular acre was dug separately. It yielded over 400 bushels. This sold for $225.00, and was all given to missions. The remainder of the field only yielded 200 bushels per acre, although it lay on either- side of the mis- sionary acre. Brother Burkhart was so re- joiced over the result of the effort that he was determined to plant another acre this year." Think of it, talk about it in your family, The Church Officers' Gazette Probably most of the church officers in this field have seen the January number of the new periodical with the above title which is being published by the Home Mis- sionarlr department in the interest of that important branch of the work. The paper is not designed for general circulation among our people, but is intended for all church officers. Not only will it outline plans for work, but it will also furnish a manual of instruction for the different officers. We are pleased to see lists of subscrip- tions coming in from a number of the churches in this Conference. Those who have not yet taken up the matter should do so at once:No officer can afford to be with- out the paper. The price is 50 cents a year in single copies, 35 cents in clubs of two or more to one address. Two plans of 'subscribing have been suggested. Individual subscrip- tions is perhaps the best plan. Of course these may come in the club to save the fif- teen cents difference. Another plan is for the church to furnish the paper to its offi- cers. The orders we have received for the tracts advertised in the January issue is encourag- ing. Some of these tracts are those for which there has been almost no demand in this field, and so we do not have a stock of the same. But we are sending a rush order for those we need to enable us to fill all orders as sent in. Although we are out of some of these numbers, our stock of stand- ard tracts as has been called for in Colorado is quite complete, and we are pleased to see the orders come in. Adventists Close Session (Lincoln State Journal, Jan. 26.) One of the important features in connec- tion with the closing day's session of the biennial convention of the Central Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists at College View yesterday was the adoption of the report of the committee on distribution of labor. Several changes in the ministry and other departments of the denomination will be made as the result of this report, which was as follows: That Elder C. G. Bellah make South Mis- souri his field of labor as soon as he is re- leased from his position as superintendent of colporteurs in the Central Union Confer- ence; that Elder C. J. Kunkel of North Missouri make Nebraska his field of labor; that C. H. Miller of Nebraska make the Wyoming conference his field of labor, pro- viding he does not accept the presidency of the Carribean conference; that J. J. Strahle of Nebraska take the superintendency of col- porteurs of the South Missouri conference; that Elder and Mrs. G. R. Hawkins make North Missouri their field of labor; that the East Kansas conference be requested to re- lease Elder and Mrs. John S. Yates to an- swer a call to Sumatra; that the Nebraska conference be requested to release Elder and Mrs. I. F. Blue to answer a call to India. The report said further: "In view of the resignation of Elder C. R. Kite from the presidency of the Colorado conference, be- cause of his health and the health of his family, we recommend, in harmony with the request of the Colorado conference committee, that Elder A. T. Robinson take the presidency of this conference." Elder Robinson was formerly treasurer of the Cen- tral Union conference, and resides in Col- lege View. Other recommendations were that L. B• Schick of Nebraska be invited to make South Missouri his field of labor; that El- der L. W. Terry of South Missouri be in- vited to make Nebraska his field of labor. RESOLUTIONS WERE PASSED. Many important recommendations and resolutions were also passed: That young people ought to be encour- aged to take up gospel work is evident by the passing of recommendations to the effect that each of the local conferences provide for at least two permanent tuition scholar- ships in one of the denominational training schools. These scholarships are to be given to young persons who have finished at least an academic course, and who wish to take further training for either the ministry, teaching or other definite line of gospel work. Persistent efforts are to be made to or- ganize every church in the Union for active missionary service, and to enlist every man, woman and child in active service. Insti- tutes are to be held in such districts as will reach every church, and church officers will be instructed in their duties and in effective methods to be pursued. (CONCLUDED NEXT ISSUE.) Brother L. S. Barger of Greeley, Colo., is the composer of a gospel song entitled "The Call to Service." The price is 10c each. Copies may be obtained from L. S. Barger, R. F. D. No. 5, Greeley, Colo. ask the Lord to help you with your plans, then do your best to make the plans a suc- cess under His guidance. Now is the time to commence to plan. R. T. EMERY.