The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-01

shiny days are on. They have chat
brick crew in their clutches vet. But
say, new brick mason expects to Be
with lis next week and then, oh boyl
we will expect to gog The brick work
on the second story of the print shop is
done and the Singing crew is work
ing on the roof garden. Even Dad
Coleman has forgotten fertilizer and
bats for shingles. Rechsteiner, Lam
Igridge and Belohradsky are also on this
job. Comrade Miller from New York
is here to look us over for few days.
Jacques, c. Hoover, Fred" Oakley and
Stave are running out material at the
cabinet shop and planning mill for crates
land some exceptionally fine cabinet
work. Ed. Siemens is going down 10
help at the rice farm for the next 30
days. 1t will be vacation to Ed. as
well as an assistance to the rice grow
Iers. Kemp is blowing and throwing
up contours while Busick and Jones are
planting the peanuts behind his work
In two more days the peanuts will all
be planted. Van and Waters are Gull
tivating the cane and are nearly fin
Iished for this time over it. Lee and
|Marchick are blowing and Warren
Tread is disclng in the big field west
of the orchard in order to plant corn
and velvet beans for goat feed. Ed
Merrill, Hoover and Fall are building
more fencing for goat pasture SO Mr..
Yates can let the goats run without
having to trail them all day. Gault is
blowing in the garden. Cryer and Dad
Crawford are doing roustabout work
with their teams and DeBoer is hauling
fertilizer. You see, our teams are all
busy; even the ponies at the dairy are,
pressed into service on light work. The
regular Saturday picnic for the kid
docs was ind6lged in. excepting that
] yours truly" was left at home. The
dancing school and dance were held as
usual and a. large attendance was here.
Many expressions of good time were
made after the dance by friends from
Leesville and other neighbors.
1893
Sunday, June Is. - A bunch of our
men. drove to the Anacoco for single
Ibolts to-day. Yes, they are working on
Sunday. 1t is almost impossible for us
to avoid Sunday work sometimes. But
could man employ his time to more
sacred cause than the building Of such
a community? Helisnoff, in speaking
of the Russians working on Sunday ov-
Ter there, says THE Sabbath can be
made no holier than by working for
such a cause as theirs" The Molo-
kins of Russia are true disciples Of
Christ They won't fight, and they be-
lieve in peace and the communal pro-
duction and distribution of the necss-
saries of life. They believe in observ-
ing the Sabbath, but, in order to bring
1.-THE condition that Jesus was crucified
for espousing on earth, they work on
1.-THE Sabbath. Is not our preacher do
ling the same thing7 We are followers
of the teachings of The Great Teacher
and are living the life he told us to
lead. If we are doing his work-well,
how about it2 No. this is NOT an ex-
cuse for Sunday work. But it is to
show you that there is group Of peo-
pie here in the U. S. A. who are try
ing to live the life that all the truly
great teachers turnout the ages have
advocated. Even to-day our preach.
ers preach it, but most Of them feal
to live it, or they just see the theory
and cannot practice it. Many theoret.
ical people come to us, but cannot
practice what they preach. We are
practicing and carrying on to success;
the religion that Christ taught. Many
people in America see it being done
in Russia. Why can't they see it be.
ing done here in the Colony at New
llano? IF it can be done in other coun.
tries, it can be done here, and we ar,
doing it, even within capitalistic en-
vironment and on voluntary plan
Do you want TO see heaven on earth
Well, my brother. it is in your hand
to create it. You are given the chanc,
and the tools and, if you fail to do it
lit is your fault. We here are succeed
ing and where ones heart is in tn,
! work, the work that the Great Maste
! pointed out to US, hours and days don
count. The brotherhood of man is a
: hand if we apply ourselves. No.
!, is not sacrifice. It is a privilege t
: be able to work long hours. and hare
! for such cause, and | am glad to b
one of those who dare 10 do it. Yo
writers about great cause in Russia
: you brothers who see the big thing i