Signs of the Times, Book 1 - Ellen G. White

desert, often suffering from thirst, heat, and fatigue, very many of us would
murmur more than did the Israelites. The peculiar features of mountain
scenery on the overland route has often been sketched by pen and pencil. All
who are delighted with the grandeur and beauty of nature must feel a thrill of
joy as they behold those grand old mountains, beautiful hills, and the wild
and rocky canyons. This is especially true with the Christian. He sees in the
granite rocks, and the babbling streams the work of God's all-powerful hand.
He longs to climb the lofty hills, for it seems that he would then be nearer
heaven, though he knows that God hears the prayers of his children in the
lowly valley as well on the mountain tops."
She writes from Rollinsville, Colo., August 8: "Here we are at the old
house by the spring, quite comfortable in our temporary home. We here met
my husband and children. I find my husband cheerful and active, walking
and working as briskly as ever. I feel grateful to God for restoring him to this
degree of health. On the way from Denver to this place we stopped in
Boulder City, and beheld with joy our canvas meeting-house, where Elder
Cornell and Brother Olmstead are holding a series of meetings. We found a
quiet, blessed retreat in the comfortable home of Sister Dartt. The tent had
been loaned to hold temperance meetings in, and, by special invitation, I
spoke above an hour on the subject of temperance to a tent full of attentive
hearers. Though wearied by my journey, the Lord helped me to successfully
present before the people the necessity of practicing strict temperance in all
things of realizing our duty to make every exertion for the welfare of our
fellow-men; to overcome our own tendencies to indulge in that which is
hurtful to mind and body; and also to do all in our power to help others to so
overcome. I presented Christ as the source of all strength. His power
combined with human effort can free men from the slavery of vicious habits,
and restore them to an honorable position in society, give them enlarged
capacities and enlightened views of this life and the life to come. I presented
the necessity of educating the children from the cradle up to resist
temptation, if we would effect any special reform in society. ‘As the twig is
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