The Colorado Sanitarium by Francis McLellan Wilcox

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Oct 2, 1913

The Colorado Sanitarium

By Francis McLellan Wilcox

In connection with my visit to the Colorado camp-meeting I was privileged to spend four days at Boulder, Colo. It was a source of much gratification to see the liberal patronage enjoyed by the sanitarium at this place. The faithful, painstaking efforts of the present management and force of workers, together with the long years of seed sowing by their predecessors, are resulting in gradually building up a substantial constituency of patrons. The patronage during the winter and spring months of this year was most gratifying in that it was much larger on the average than in former years. The summer patronage has been quite phenomenal. Taxed to the utmost to provide accommodations for those who came, it was still necessary for the institution to turn scores away who could not be furnished with accommodations. More than one hundred and fifty were enrolled as guests. Dr. H. A. Green, and his assistants, Dr. Fred Webber and Dr. Annie B. Durrie, have worked beyond their strength endeavoring to meet the demands made upon them.

It was a pleasure, as I mingled with the guests, to hear the words of commendation and praise for the orderly and efficient manner in which the work has gone forward, even during this trying season. At the best it is hard to please nervous dyspeptics and chronic invalids, but this problem seemed more nearly solved in the experience of the Colorado Sanitarium during my recent visit than ever before in my observation.

I was pleased to notice several signs of material improvement. The gymnasium

had been strengthened and improved by the addition of a good hard-wood floor. A long-needed addition had been made to the ladies’ treatment-rooms, affording increased facilities and efficiency. Several small cottages have been erected on the side hill near the main building, affording quiet, retired rooms for the nervous and for other special cases.

We found Dr. Kate Lindsay, although in her seventy-first year, still earnestly at work training and educating young men and women for lives of usefulness among their fellows. Brother R. R. Cook, who with his wife spent four years in Burma, is doing efficient work as sanitarium house manager. Brother E. J. Baker faithfully looks after the financial interests. The food factory, under the management of Brother Earl Austin, is doing excellent work, and is manufacturing a better grade of health foods than ever before in its history.

A good spirit and harmonious cooperation exist between this institution and our brethren and sisters throughout this section of the country. They are cooperating in the work and endeavoring with all their ability to hold up the hands of the workers at the sanitarium, and to direct to it those who are in need of its ministry. Surely this spirit of cooperation will bring excellent results in coming years.

The surgical work carried forward in the institution has been particularly blessed, and is a large contributing factor in enabling the sanitarium to meet its operating expenses. I was pleased to learn that the indebtedness existing on the Boulder church building had been entirely cleared away. Elder M. A. Altman, who is in charge of the religious work in the church and sanitarium, is laboring hard and faithfully, and his efforts are proving very acceptable.

F. M. WILCOX.