COLORADO

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 9, 1901

HYGIENE.— Sabbath and Sunday, June 15 and 16, I was with the church at Hygiene. Four services were held, besides considering the school work. This church has had a prosperous year in the things of God. His blessings have attended the efforts of Elder Colcord and wife in their church school work. Those not of our faith speak very encouragingly about what has been accomplished in this branch of God’s work. G. F. WATSON.

WRAY.— Returning to this place, I drove sixty miles south to baptize two persons who had learned the truth through reading. Two others were baptized at Wray two weeks ago. About twelve in this district are now awaiting baptism. Some expect to be buried with their Lord to-morrow at this place. We hope next week to visit others who live sixty miles northwest, and intend, if possible, to pitch the tent, probably at Yuma. MALCOLM MACKINTOSH.

HOTCHKISS.— June 4 I joined Elder States, wife, and daughter, at Salida, and together we traveled across Marshall Pass to Delta. The Crawford brethren met us at Delta, and the 5th we loaded their teams and traveled overland to this place. We began a series of tent-meetings, June 15. Hotchkiss has a population of about five hundred people, and is located in the North Fork Valley. The surrounding country is thickly settled. Pray for Elder States and myself. WM. KENNEDY.

MEEKER.— Not being able to secure a hall, we had the tent at Grand Junction shipped to us, which we pitched on a vacant lot in the central part of the city. Our first meeting was held the evening of May 31. The subjects presented are talked of everywhere, until the tent-meetings in Meeker are known for miles up and down the valley. Occasionally we see people who live from five to thirteen miles from town, in our meetings. The interest continues to grow. In a well-settled park about six miles below this place we hold one meeting each week. Mrs. Proctor is conducting children’s meetings, one each week, and is also treating the sick. We do our own printing, and “bill” the town each day. These printed announcements help us much. They are eagerly watched for by the people, who evidently wonder what is coming next. Some of the pastors are inquiring why some of their members are attending the tent-meetings, to the neglect of their own church services. One lady told her minister that if he would attend these meetings, he would receive much good. L. H. PROCTOR, C. M. FRENCH.

GRAND JUNCTION.— We are doing the best we can to get the truth before the people. Our new church is paid for, and we are preparing to start a church school as soon as we can secure a good teacher. I visit the little company at Fruita, about twelve miles from Grand Junction, and hope they can have an elder soon, as there are many who have come into the truth and wish to be baptized. E. C. CLARK.

Elder F. M. Wilcox, chaplain of the Boulder Sanitarium, writes us as follows: “I am glad to say that our work here is very encouraging. While last year was the best in the history of the institution so far as its range of patronage and influence was concerned, this year promises to be even better. This morning (June 26) we have only one room but what is occupied or engaged.”

By the close of this week (June 26) there will be five tent companies in the field, new ones being located at Victor, Georgetown, and Denver.

Elder Larson will open up the summer’s work at Victor, this week (June 26), Brethren W. F. Hills and Cush Sparks assisting him.

Elder Spring and wife, of Colorado, have arrived in their new field of labor, the island of St. Kitts.

According to Sister M. E. Lapier, of Cripple Creek, the church at that place is taking a deep interest in every department of the work. A young people’s society has been organized.

Elder Ziegler and wife will begin tent work at once, in Georgetown.

Elder Svensson, who arrived in Denver the 19th ult., expects to begin a series of tent-meetings in the Swedish language.

Brother Alway and wife recently went to Leadville, to engage in Bible work there, while Sister Lida Moore, who has been laboring in Leadville, will make Denver her field of labor.

Brother Jacob Wibbens left Denver the evening after the Sabbath, June 1, to meet the missionaries going to Holland.