VOLUME XXI. �
DtNVER, COLO., WEDNESDAY, 'ORM 8, 1541. �
NUMBER. 7. 
FOREIGN MISSIONS INVESTMENT FUND 
Special Rally Day, Sabbath, April 15 
The following resolution was 
considered and unanimously voted 
-at �
each Churdreffforn*' Marne., 
held in the conference this spring: 
That we approve of the Foreign 
Missions Investment Fund, and 
pledge our hearty support to the 
same. 
An Excellent Plan 
The Foreign Missions Investment 
Fund should he made a permanent in-
stitution. The, results of every year 
should be greater than the previous one. 
It seems to me that no greater influence 
could be brought to bear upon our chil-
dren to give them an interest in this 
great !closing work. We know that 
"Where our treasure is there will our 
hearts be" and we do want our children's 
hearts in this great closing work. And 
so from this point alone what a blessing 
this work may become to us if we rightly 
encourage it. Then, of course, there is 
the great good to the cause to be con- 
sidered and �
these two points I con- 
sider the Foreign Mission Invest-
ment Fund proposition one of the. best 
plans launched this year. 
G. M. ALWAY. 
The Foreign Missions Investment Fund 
It has been decided to use the third 
Sabbath in...461 for the preseoption of 
the FOreigt7IVIiiSiOns Investment Funar 
in all the churches of this conference. 
As stated in the last issue of the ECHOES, 
the means thus raised this year is to be 
applied on the $300,000 Fund. 
Dear brethren and sisters, do not the 
many urgent calls from the needy fields 
appeal loudly to us to raise our share of 
this much needed fund as quickly as 
possible? We have frequently been 
asked, "How much do you want us to 
invest in this fund?" This, we think 
best to leave for each one to decide for 
himself. I feel quite sure that if we ask 
the Lord as did the Apostle Paul, "What 
wilt thou have me to do?" that He will 
make duty plain to us. 
Dear parents, let us set apart a corner 
in the garden, or some part of the field, 
where our children can raise whatever 
is thought best for this fund. �
Our 
hearts will be made to rejoice as we see 
, the missionary, spirit growing in their 
hearts, while caring for their missionary 
investments. Some may not nave the 
ground to let the children have for this 
purpose, but there are various other 
ways whereby all can do something. 
A little blind colored girl, whose par-
ents were too poor to buy her dolls and 
other playthings, had three ears of corn 
given her to play with to pass away the , 
lbriely hours; these she called her doll 
hiltries, and they were very dear to her. 
T[rev were the idols of her heai.I. 
She heard the other children planning 
how they could help raise' money to 
send the gospel to poor heathen chil-
dren that never heard of Jesus.- and she 
was Very anxious to give something too; 
but what could a poor little Mind girl 
like her do to earrr the money, and her' 
parents were too poor to give it to her. 
When the time came for the children to 
present their offerings, this little blind 
girl brought those three ears of corn, 
the dearest of all earthly treasures to 
her, and placed them with the other of-
ferings. These were sent to the South-
ern field accompanied by a note stating 
who gave them. 
A gentleman there was so deeply 
touched when he learned of the sacri-
fice this poor blind girl made when she 
gave them, that he agreed to furnish 
enough ground to plant them on, with 
the understanding that all the proceeds 
for a number of years was to be used 
for missionary purposes only. The 
Lord greatly blessed this missionary 
enterprise, and the judgment alone 
will reveal the number of precious souls 
saved as the result of this little blind 
colored girl's gift. 
I believe that Jesus would have said 
of this little girl, as He did of 'the widow 
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of old, "She bath cast in more than they 
all." 
Another instance where a small in-
vestment was greatly blessed of the 
Lord was the giving of sixteen cents to 
some children, with the understanding 
that they were to invest this in whatever 
they thought best, and at the close of 
the year give all the proceeds to the 
Foreign Missions Fund. The result was 
that the children made those sixteen 
cents earn $14.95. This greatly pleased 
the older members of the church, and 
they doubled this amount, thus $29.90 
was raided from the small investment of 
sixteen cents. 
We hope to be able to raise at least 
St,000 this year in this conference for 
the Foreign Missions Investment Fund. 
Now is the time to lay up our treasures 
"where neither moth nor rust doth cor-
rupt, and where thieves do not break 
through nor steal." 
The Lord has greatly blessed, and 
wonderfully increased the investments 
for this fund, as scores of both old and 
young can testify. Shall we not all plan 
to have a part in this good work, and 
help bring health and happiness to our 
careworn and heavily burdened mission-
aries, who have left home and friends to 
carry the last message of mercy to a 
perishing world. 
'The success that has attended the dif-
ferent methods of raising means for the 
Foreign Missions Investment Fund is an 
evidence that the Lord will help .us if 
we do our part. Let us not wait to be 
personally asked to take part in this 
good work, but now, while the matter is 
fresh in our minds decide what we, will 
do. 
Don't forget the date for collecting 
the pledges for this fund—April 15. 
Printed blanks for this purpose will be 
furnished to all the churches, and to any 
others who may desire them. 
W. H. Cox, 
Missionary Secretary. 
Grover and Vicinity 
"He that observeth the wind shall not 
sow; and he that regardeth the clouds 
shall not reap. As thou knowest not 
what is the way of the Spirit �
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* * even so thou knowest not the 
works of God who maketh all. In the 
morning sow thy seed, and in the eve-
ning withhold not thine hand; for thou 
knowest not whether shall prosper, 
either this or that, or whether they both 
shall be alike good." 
God's words are a source of comfort 
to us and the more is this true when we 
find them fulfilled in our experience and 
work. 
In the natural world there are seasons 
in which to sow; in the spiritual world 
it is never too early nor too late so long 
as probation's door is not closed. The 
Lord says, "Go work in my vineyard to-
day." At the eleventh hour the Lord 
hires help, and bids go, with the assur-
ance to pay whatever is right. How 
glad we can be when after we have gone 
we can come at the close of day and re-
port the work done. 
In this report to the ECHOES family I 
want to say that the Lord always pays 
the work we do for Hirt'. 
On Sabbath, March t8, it was the wri- - 
ter's privilege to baptize two dear souls, 
and organize a Sabbath school consist-
ing of four families. This was the first 
fruits among the Germans in the vicin-
ity of Grover. Some three years ago 
Brother Valentiner and the writer visited 
the home of this family and sowed seed, 
During this present winter this brother 
(Solomon Werner by name) heard 
Bro. Gaede preach, first at Loveland, 
then fifteen miles from Grover where he 
lives, which helped to water the seed 
sown. On March 7 we went across the 
country from Ault by wagon, a distance 
of thirty miles, commencing with pub-
lic meetings on the 8th. Of the six 
families living near enough to the school 
house, four attended regularly, one oc-
casionally, and one, filled with prejudice, 
kept away and did what they could to 
keep others away. Of the four families, 
one received baptism, another family of 
the four, is keeping the Sabbath and will 
receive baptism a little later, and we 
have hope of seeing the other two fami-
lies take their stand with God's people 
for present truth. Bro. Gaede remains 
another week to further instruct, then he 
will go to Keota where there is a large 
settlement of Germans to whom we owe 
the message. God is good and to Him 
be all the praise. ' 
H. A. AUFDERDAR. 
Ministry of Healing Work 
This work has been presented in most 
of our churches throughout the confer-
ence. And in most places it met with 
a hearty response. Some of the mem-
bers took two a month for a year, others 
one a month for a specified time. We 
were made glad to see how the members 
took hold of the work by pledging for 
so many hooks. Now, brethren, we have 
pledged for these books, the next thing 
is to get out and dispose of them. The 
Lord will help us do this. 
In Vol. 9, page 46, is found this state-
ment, "Heavenly angels have long been 
waiting for human agents—the members 
of the church—to co-operate with them 
in the great work to be done. They are 
waiting for you. So vast is the field, so 
comprehensive the design, that every 
sanctified heart will he pressed into ser-
vice as an instrument of die ine power." 
Brethren, the question is, have heavenly 
angels been waiting on us to go to work? 
If so, how much longer will we let these 
messengers wait? The time has come 
when we should wait no longer, but press 
into service. Are not these angels wait-
ing to help us? I hear you answer, yes. 
Then with an angel by our side, is there 
such a thing as failure? No, never. 
We trust that the elders of our 
churches will keep this work and the 
importance of each one taking their 
quota before the members. We, in Colo-
rado, want to do our part in this grand 
work, do we not? So let us be of good 
courage and take hold with a determi-
nation, by the Lord's help, to do our 
part, and by so doing we will receive 
the blessing the Lord has in it for us. 
C. B. SUTTON. 
Debt 
• 
"Every one that was in distress, and 
every one that was in debt, and every 
one that was discontented, gathered 
themselves unto him." I Sam. 22:2. 
So you see distress and discontent go 
right along with debt. The devil well 
knows that the easiest and quickest way 
to get a man in distress and discontent-
ed with his work, himself, and every one 
else, is to get him in debt. He cannot 
get a man in debt, however, without his 
co-operation; neither can Christ get him 
out without it. 
After about ten years' actual experi-
ence in the canvassing work, we are 
thoroughly convinced that, of all the 
causes of failure, debt is one of the most 
prolific. I have also observed that, as 
a rule, the individual who has been 
prompt in meeting his obligations with 
his neighbors and friends, will also meet 
them promptly when he enters the can-
vassing work. And vice versa. 
Every one who has had an experience 
with debt, knows that the following 
words are true: "The loose way in 
which canvassers have performed their 
work, shows that they have important 
lessons to learn. The tract and mission-
ary societies have been deeply involved 
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in debt through the failure of canvassers 
to meet their indebtedness. Canvassers 
have felt that they were ill treated if re-
quired to pay promptly for•the books re-
ceived from the publishing house. Yet 
to require prompt remittal is the only' 
way in which to carry on business. 
When men cannot by canvassing bring 
into the treasury every dollar that belongs 
to it rightiy,let them stop just where they 
are. They should not engage in can-
vassing unless they can bring means 
into the treasury, instead of robbing it." 
—Manual for Canvassers, Pages 62, 63. 
We know how easy it is for the can-
vasser to get in debt, and we also know 
how he can carry on his work on a pay-
ing basis. Fellow canvassers, let's pay 
as we go or not go. Christ told his dis-
ciples to "Gather up the fragments that 
nothing be lost." Not that he or they 
needed the fragments, but to teach a 
valuable lesson in economy. 
Elisha advised the poor widow, "Pay 
thy creditor, and live." So in Rom. 13:'8. 
"Owe no man anything." Brethren, we 
should not only pay our debts because it 
is right, but for the good of the cause, 
and our own peace and happiness. In 
delivering, you know that the individual 
who does not pay for his book never feels 
-as free and hap-p--y-as The �
one -whrs does. 
We tell them, "Right is right, and will 
wrong no one." How about it in settling 
our own accounts? 
Many have allowed helps to help 
them out of the field, rather than to re-
main in it.• If you use helps at all, the 
best way is to pay cash in advance fpr 
them. But if this is impossible, and you 
owe for them, be sure you pay for them 
as fast as they are sold. The habit of 
waiting until we sell five or ten dollars 
worth before paying, is a trick of the 
enemy, and in nine times out of ten will 
bring defeat. The tract society will not 
consider it a bother if you send in a dol-
lar at a time, or even less. "This door 
of temptation must be closed and barred. 
However honest a canvasser may be, 
circumstances will arise in his work 
which will be a sore temptation to him." 
Manual, Page 61. 
 
No other book concern that I know of 
gives as large a per cent. to the can-
vasser, or deals as gently and liberally 
with him, as our publishing houses 
Most companies require cash in advance, 
or good security Then certainly in the 
work of God, we Ought to appreciate 
these kindnesses by promptly paying 
all our bills. 
C. G. BELLAH. 
"They that Did the King's Business, 
Helped the Jews" 
This is the translation of the Hehrew 
text, found in Esther 9:3, as given in the 
Revised Version. And the Lord blessed 
the people of the realm of Medo-Persia 
for the help they gave the Jews. It is 
evident that our work of proclaiming 
the gospel to all nations peoples, kin-
dred and tongues, must include the Jew. 
It is true that the Jews have been very 
hard to reach with the gospel, but we 
must go to them with this truth, and we 
are sure the Lord will impress them by 
His Holy Spirit to .give heed to the 
warning message of God for these last 
days. 
We are glad to tell the reader that we 
see a great change coming over the 
hearts of many of the Jews, and there 
are among them those who are inquir-
ing the way of life and salvation. The 
literature which has been prepared for 
them, and which in many places has 
been circulated, has accomplished some-
thing in breaking down the prejudices of 
these people, and arousing in the hearts 
of many of them the spirit of inquiry. 
A great many letters are being re-
ceived at the office at Concord. Mass.. 
from Jews who have read our literature. 
Many of them write for more. There 
are many Jews who write for New Tes-
taments. Some of them are even ask-
ing us to send them a worker to teach 
the way of the Lord more perfectly. In 
one city the call has come to preach in 
their temple. This is conclusive evi-
dence that the Lord is going before us, 
and is preparing the way for a great 
work to be done among these people. 
Shall we not do our part in making it 
possible for their hearts to be reached? 
The Jews are a reading people, and in 
this country where at the present time 
there are more than two millions of 
them, they are quite up to date, and gen-
erally keep in touch with the times. 
What better can we do than to place in 
their hands some of the messages of 
present truth? The Spirit of Prophecy 
has repeatedly said that there will yet 
be many of the Jews who will take their 
stand for the uuth; but we must give 
them the opportunity or knowing what 
real Christianity is. The only way the 
Jews will ever know what the religion of 
Jesus really is will be by those of God's 
children in the third angel's message 
who will give it to them. 
In the cities and in the large towns all 
over our Conferences the Jews gather in 
large numbers, and a good opportunity 
is always presented to give them the 
word of God, as they can most easily be 
found. If the churches would just in- 
terest themselves in these people, we 
are sure the blessing of the Lord will at; 
tends the efforts put forth, and we shall 
see the salvation of God. 
At the last General Conference Coun- 
cil held at Washington, D. C., the Jew-
ish work was placed in the Foreign De- 
partment of the General Conference, 
and it is the earnest desire of this De- 
partment that all our people shall do 
what they can to bring this message to 
the attention of the lost sheep of the 
house of Israel, especially through the 
printed page. 
The apostle says: "For as ye (Gen-
tiles) in times past have not believed 
God, yet have obtained mercy through 
their (Jews) unbelief:. Even so have 
they not now believed, that through 
your (Gentile) belief they (the Jews) also 
may obtain mercy." Romans 11:30,31. 
Here then is the opportunity for the 
people of God to do something to show 
to the Jews they appreciate the gospel 
which the Jewish people once had, but 
through unbelief they have lost. 
We have a good supply of literature 
on hand, and we will eladlv send the 
reading matter to every person who de- 
sires the same. Send your orders either 
to your State Tract Society or else to 
Good Tidings, Concord, Mass. If you 
wish to help the work along by your do- 
nations, and we need much this year to 
carry on the aggressive work planned, 
send all donations to your church or to 
your Conference Treasurer, and state 
that it is for the Jewish work. This will 
reach the General Conference Tleasury 
in due time. 
Let us help the Jews. Let us ask God 
that His Spirit may move upon their 
hearts, and let us do all we can to place 
in their hands the message of God for 
these last days. 
For the Jewish Department, 
F. C. GILBERT. 
Obituary 
TAYLOR—Mrs. Cora May Glenn Tay-
lor died in Denver March 13, 1911, in 
the 38th year of her age. 1 he cause of 
her death was Acute Peritonitis. Sister 
Taylor, with her daughter Bessie, was 
baptized about five years ago and united 
with the First Seventh-day Adventist 
church of Denver. A husband and one 
daughter survive her. Funeral services 
were conducted by the writer. 
G. W. ANGLEBARGER. 
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NOTES AND ITEMS. 
Elder Al way reports more good meet-
ings at Trinidad with two more bap-
tized. 
Elder Emery met with the Niwot 
church last Sabbath for the quarterly 
meeting services. 
The Conference Committee was in 
session yesterday at Boulder with all the 
members present. 
We have ordered from the publishers 
2,840 copies of the Temperance Instructor 
for 191i. This is a good beginning. 
Orders come to us every day. 
We have received a number of good 
orders recently from our German 
churches for papers and tracts in their 
language to be used for missionary pur-
poses. 
Elder Kite spent last Sabbath with the 
Hygiene churches, holding quarterly 
meeting. The Sabbath before he met 
with the church at Longmont in the in-
terest of the $300,000 Fund. 
Brother Henry De Fluiter has recently 
gone to Chicago to engage in business. A 
short time before leaving his friends 
surprised him at his home. A ,very 
pleasant evening was spent. 
While the article written by Brother 
Bellah on the subject of Debt applies 
especially to the canvassing work, the 
principles are good in all branches of 
our work, and in the daily life of each 
individual 
Brother W. H. Cox recently spent a 
few days at Fort Collins, Bellvue,, and 
Greeley. He reports interesting meet-
ings and visits with the brethren 
and sisters. They have a Sabbath school 
at Bellvue of some 15 or 20 members. 
The 1911 Year Book has just reached 
us. Late revisions and changes in con-
ference work even in February of this 
year appear in the book. It is very 
helpful to those who wish to keep in 
touch with our workers throughout the 
world, and the progress of the work. 
Price twenty-five cents postpaid. 
Elder E. T. Rtissell met with the 
West Denver church Sabbath, March 25, 
preaching in the morning and talking to 
the young people in the afternoon. He 
left Monday morning for Loma Linda to 
attend a board meeting of our medical 
college. 
Last fall the Tract Society sent 26o 
orders for the special series of the Signs 
to the publishers. That was the part 
the Colorado Conference had in adding 
the t3,000 new subscriptions which were 
received for this special series. What 
will we do this spring? 
Elder George 0. States passed through 
Denver a week ago Monday on his way 
to his home in Cedar Edge from Whit-
temore, Michigan. He is looking well, 
and reports excellent health save for his 
nerves. .Brother States spent Sahbath 
with the church at Wray. He brought 
us one new subscription to the Review 
and Herald from that place. 
The Colorado Sanitarium Food Co., of 
Boulder, offers to Adventists the follow-
ing low prices: Cereal Blend, Graham, 
Oatmeal and Whole Wheat Crackers, 
'Crystal Wheat and Tri grano each 8c 
per package. Other articles on price 
list not marked net at 155, discount. 
Our doubly refined and deoderized 
Cooking Oil $t.00 per gallon or $4.50 per 
five gallons. 
A brother living in the southern part 
of the state ordered 25 copies of the 
March Signs. He disposed of these so 
readily, and liked the work so well that 
he placed an order with us for too copies 
of the April number. Another brother 
ordered to March Signs and to March 
Watchman. 
He increased his order 
for April papers to 30 Sins and 20 
Watchman. 
During the last two weeks Brother John 
Anderson has put in 63 hours and secured 
$103.85 worth of orders for Great Crotro-
versy. He is canvassing at La Junta. 
Brother John North, at' Pueblo, reports 
$25.00 worth of orders for Heralds of the 
Morning. Brother W. G. Hearne secured 
$6.70 worth of orders in Lamar by doing 
a few hours' work. Brother L. G. Beans 
reports $39.60 worth of orders for Bible 
Readings in Pueblo as a result of 48 
hours' work. 
We take the following encouraging 
report from a letter just received from 
the Secretary of the Longmont Mission-
ary Volunteer Society. 
"Since September 17 we raised money 
to buy a nice reading rack for one of the 
depots here. Every month or so we ap-
point, or really let some one volunteer, 
to keep it filled. We had the Youth's 
Instructor, Life and Health, Liberty, and 
Protestant magazines sent to the city li-
brary for a period of one year. We 
also bought a copy of Desire of Ages 
and had it sent to .a party we are inter-
ested in. After ordering 5o• copies of 
the Dark Valley Railroad Temperance 
Folders, and sending for 6o copies of the 
Temperance Instructor, we send the 
amount of $7.23, the result of our dona-
tions. May the Lord bless all societies 
that are working for Him." 
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The series begins May 9, 1911. 
Runs six months. 
Presents the truth in an attrac- 
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The special series just closing HAS 
brought results. People have accepted 
the truth by reading the papers. Others 
have been convinced. The forth-corn-
ing series WILL bring results. It de-
pends upon us to give the papers a 
chance to circulate. 
The first number of the new series 
will be the special Tercentenary Memo-
rial of the Authorized Version of the 
Bible. We are receiving advertisements 
from Bible houses indicating great activ-
ity because this is the tercentenary year. 
No people can present the claims of the 
Bible so strongly as can Seventh-day 
Adventists. The Signs Memorial Num-
ber should be sent out by the thousand, 
and then followed by the rest of the 
series. 
Send in your orders to us at once, so 
that they may reach the publishers in 
good time. Descriptive matter has 
been sent to each church, and to our iso-
lated people. Order blanks were sent 
for your convenience. 
COLORADO TRACT SOCIETY.