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No Summer School at Southwestern Junior College
EQUESTS for information con=
cerning summer school continue
to come into the union office, so I
thought it would be well to make a
statement through the pages of the
RECORD, that inasmuch as the time of
the General Conference is taking the
early part of our summer, our union
board felt that it would not be best
to hold a summer school at the Southwestern Junior College this summer.
It may be that some of our teachers
will want to go to summer school on
their own initiative, so we are calling
attention to the fact that Union College will hold an eight weeks' summer
school, beginning Tuesday, June 17.
I hope that our teachers who do not
attend summer school will yet make
some progress in professional work
this summer and come back to their
school work refreshed and ready for a
strong year's work.
E. A. VON POHLE.
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NUMBER 15
THE date is April 26 to May 3. The
I goal for the Southern Publishing
House territory, the goal for the
Southwestern Union is four thousand
dollars or more. The possibility of
reaching this goal lies in the church
membership of this field.
For the first time our own union
will benefit in the results of this week.
We are to have $4,000.00 to use in
erecting a small hospital unit at the
Lake Grove Indian Mission, Thoreau,
New Mexico.
Recent correspondence from Brother Follett indicates that our mission
work is meeting with increasing favor among the Navajos. We are to
have a doctor located at the mission
,tow. Dr. J. G. Smalley, who has
spent many years as a missionary in
Honduras, is now on his way to take
active charge of the mission. Brother
Follett has so far recovered his health
as to be able to give a considerable
amount of his time and effort for the
Navajos. A recent letter stated that
there were sixty-five present at a recent Sabbath service; and the interest is growing in the country around.
With the prospects of getting such
a nice appropriation for the work in
our union, it would seem that our
brethren would respond more gladly
than before. Now is the time to make
your personal plans as to what you
will do during this effort. During the
years since this plan has been in
force our publishing houses, mission
stations, and schools have been greatly benefitted by the proceeds of this
week. Some give a day's wages, others sell literature, giving all the profits.
Our colporteurs give the proceeds
from the largest day's sales during the
week, and thus it runs. And nearly
one and one-half millions dollars have
come into our mission treasury
through this means since it was instituted.
Brethren and sisters, let us swell
up the totals to exceed four thousand dollars.
M. B. VAN KIRK.
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VOLUME XXIX
ERHAPS no phase of denomina-
tional effort in missionary lines
offers more or better returns than our
Big Week plan. It is rather a simple
program that we follow and yet a
most effective one. In a few days our
people and our institutions raise an
amount of money that goes as directly as possible into definite fields of intensive service.
The Missions Extension fund has
proved a godsend to many a struggling
field bringing to it needed enterprises,—publishing, educational, and
medical. In the shortest time
possible from the raising of the money these fields have gotten the benefits.
Speaking for the medical enterprises, we now see sixty or more centers that have been established or
helped through the Extension fund.
Looking at each of these places as
one of bee-hive activity, crowded day
by day with patients that come, some
of them from long distances, and min-
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istering to an endless line of needy
suffering ones, we see that great good
can be done by even one such enterprise. Multiply this by the sixty and
try to visualize if you can the thousands, yes, hundreds of thousands that
are now finding relief who would have
had to suffer on had we not sent out
this Missions Extension help.
These little relief stations keep on
with their service, widening their
reach further and further, and adding
constantly to the numbers of those
to whom they minister. As long as we
can keep them manned with workers
they will continue ,their work. They
are established as permanent centers
and as such each of them forms a
nucleus for a missionary work that
develops the various features of endeavor represented by our movement.
Believers are added, companies are
raised up, church schools are supplied
and churches are organized.
The
projects of our annual Extension efforts likewise keep growing. One of
our most difficult tasks is to keep the
list of enterprises to be helped within the necessary limitations.
Of the ninety-five items included
in the 1930 fund, thirty-five are medical.
What we already see in the
work established by our previous
funds, gives us assurance that these
new projects, too, will soon be under
way, and will be piling up still higher
tangible results. What these thirtyfive projects can do in additional work
is wonderful to contemplate, and isn't
it a marvelous plan that enables us
to have part in the work that is thus
done out in the far laying regions?
By selling a few books or magazines,
or by giving a day's work, or donating in some way what is but a small
sum comparatively, we take part in a
relief work that keeps stretching out
in the far reach around the world and
its needs. May the Lord bless all
who have a part in this great program.
L. A. HANSEN.
You Can Help
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conditions have changed since the close and womanhood are dawning, — that
of our Missions Extension Campaign seems in some respects the most interlast year. The calls for means to ad- esting and important period of life. It is
vance the third angel's message in a time of developing ideals. It is a
foreign lands have never been so ur- time of decision. It is the time of all
gent as we hear them today. The times when wise guidance is needed.
Carefully compiled statistics in one
change of the calendar is being agitated by many influential business of our conferences prove that the age
men. Few people realize that this ac- of twelve marks the peak of eonVertion would disrupt the weekly cycle, sions for our boys and girls of that
bringing in confusion relative to fixed field. So the junior age is the harve time of the soul. And that is
weekly religious days.
The book, "The Story of a Lost why the junior work is so important.
Day," written by Elder F. D. Nichol
The foundation of our junior work
explains this proposed change of the is the Junior Pledge and the Junior
calendar, giving the gains and losses Law. In memorizing, drilling, and
involved in such a move. Thousands practicing these great statements, we
of persons are anxious to know more are endeavoring to build into the founabout this important matter. Sev- dations of human life those great prinenth-day Adventists have the light on ciples of righteousness without which
this question, and it will be found in no one can truly succeed. As these
this book. Now is the time to circu- great principles are properly taught
late this timely work which makes and practiced in the Junior MissiOna very powerful, appeal on the Sab- ary Volunteer Society, they become a
bath truth.
a very part of the life. A Junior
The second book of our Big Week Superintendent wrote the other day,—
set, "Story Hour, Book two," will in- "I have been talking with the boys and
terest every reader, old and young. girls about the principles involved in
Many homes having no children will the Junior Law. At such times the
purchase it as a gift for other lambs silence has been almost breathless.
of the flock. This little work will help It has seemed as though the Holy
to make better boys and girls.
Spirit were speaking directly to u.
The two-book set sells for fifty cents It seems that these boys and girls are
and the profit of twenty-five cents is so willing to fit into a deeper procredited to the Big Week fund. Dear gram."
reader, will you not do your part in
To deepen the interest in these
selling at least eight of these sets? great principles of life, and in so doPray for angels to go before you to ing to make use of all the natural
the homes of the people and after the impuLes of the young life, the prowork has been done, ask the Lord of gressive membership plan has been
the harvest to bless the ministry of the adopted. At first a member, and then
printed page, and the funds as they through certain achievements the child
go forward to help in the publishing, progresses to the class of Friends,
educational and medical work in for- then Companions, and then Comrades.
eign lands. Truly this is the day of This means the mastery of the JunH. R. GAY.
opportunity.
ior Pledge and Law, the memorizing
and interpreting of certain outstandThe Junior Work and the
ing statements from the Bible, like
the ten commandments, the sermon
Progressive Classes
on the mount, and the three angels'
'EVERY period of human life is im- messages. It means the formation of
portant, from infancy to old age, the habit of reading good books, and
but no period seems quite so pulsa- the acquirement of the fundamental
ting with power and possibilities as the facts of Bible doctrines and denomiperiod of youth. When those wonder- national history. It means the habit
ful powers of initiative, which char- of the cheerful performance of home
acterize man alone, begin to function, duties, and the practice of doing miswhen the horizon extends and the boys sionary work. It means the acquireand girls begin to realize that they ment of all important health habit:.
have an individual relationship to the It also means that the junior has
great world of things and people, learned to read God's great book of
when those mysterious changes in the nature—the trees, flowers, birds, and
mind and body come, which announce stars. It means the formation of habthat childhood is passing and manhood its of industry and thrift. It means
that the boys and girls who ascend this
ladder of progress know how to administer first aid and to do other practical things.
Do the junior like this progressive
work? They do. The desire for progress is inherent in every normal
human being: A poet has said that:
"Prbgr6ss is man's distinctive mark
alone,
Not G'od's, not beasts'
He is, they are,
Man partly is, and wholly hopes to
be."
And so, as our boys and girls WA:the joys .of achievement in doing
things they like to do, and as they
acquire this useful knowledge and
build into their lilies these great principles of righteousness, they are
laying the foundations far /Able
Manhood anti wdmanhood.
M. E. KERN.
Lake Grove Indian Mission
E have received a number of let-
ters from readers of the RECW
ORD, in regard to our request for
crutches for little cripple Beele. This
is to inform our friends that Beele
now has his crutches, and is happily
using them.
Quite a number of enquiries continue to come to us about the work.
here among the Navajos. We do not
have time to reply to all the letters
which come to us, so will try to answef' them through the union paper.
If you will look on any good map
showing the four states of. Colorado.
Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, (the
only place in the United States where
four states corner) and if such map
shows the Indian Reservations, you
will notice that the Navajo Reservation is located in the adjoining corners
of these four states. Therefore, our
Navajo mission field is located in three
union and four local conferences. But
because of railroad connections, and
the location of our first mission station in this field at Lake Grove in
New Mexico, our Indian mission work
in these four states has been directed
by the Southwestern Union Conference almost from the beginning, notwithstanding over seventy-five per cent
of the Navajo territory is located in
the Pacific Union Conference. With
the exception of a few special donations .made for equipment, this work
has been financed by the General Conference from its beginning.
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Work was actually started by our
denomination in this field in the spring
of 1916, though the Lord had been
definitely opening the way for us several years prior to that date. Some
of our readers will recall the "Cottonwood Tree Prayer Meeting" where
Elder R. L. Benton and two other
faithful brethren met on the banks of
the San Juan River and prayed earnestly that the Master would open the
way for His last message to go to this
long-neglected tribe of Indians at our
very doors, most of whom were even
then serving their pagan gods to the
south of that beautiful stream.
There was a good interest from the
first, and notwithstanding we lived in
two small Indian huts the first two
years, with practically no equipment
for our work, the Indians came to us
by the score from many miles around,
both for medical assistance and to
hear the Good Story, as they called
it. One of their number, a young
woman named Lilikai, was baptized
the following spring, and in a letter
which was read before the Fall Council last fall, she wrote that she has
been faithful ever since. Lily, as we
call her in English, is a very exceptional young women, and is thoroughly converted to the white man's
ways, and to the Christians' God. She
now has a bright little daughter
named Ruth, whom she is sending to
school, and endeavoring to train for
the Master.
After two years, a location was decided upon, a section of land secured
and the present mission buildings
erected, including a dispensary and a
neat school building with a capacity
for twenty-eight children. The school
opened in the fall of 1918, and the
prospects seemed bright indeed for
the future of the message among the
Navajos. Then came the dreadful
and never-to-be-forgotten influenza
epidemic with its trail of desolation
and woe. Oscar Nystal, a godly young
man who came to teach the mission
school, was the first to fall, as a result,
no doubt, of coming from a low altitude to an altitude of 8000 feet. About
two months later, Sister Evyline Lowery was called upon to lay down her
life in that same terrible time, and
she is resting in the little mission cemetery where she still waits the coming
of the Life-giver.
These experiences proved a hard
blow to our work among the Navajos,
but after a few months the interests
revived, and finally Tom Largo, our
first convert directly from paganism,
took his stand for the truth. This
stirred up the opposition of the pagan
priest-medicine men, and since then
they have contested every inch of the
way. Notwithstanding the opposition
of the medicine men, and the usual
opposition from other sources, several
professed conversion to the message,
and a number were baptized. Sister
Maggie McCoy taught the mission
school in 1923 and 1924, and during
this time some of the students took
their stand with God's people, three
of whom were baptized.
Then came another severe blow to
the cause, when the missionary was
obliged to leave this high altitude,
and turn the work over to others who
must learn the language and the Indian idiosyncrasies. Brother 0. W.
Wolfe spent a year and nine months
in the field, but Sister Wolfe's health
condition made it imperative for them
to leave the high altitude. Brother
and Sister Guy Kaufman then came
to carry the responsibilities of the
work, but in less than a year they too
were obliged to leave the high altitude for similar reasons. And so the
changes continued, until last fall this
writer was asked to return for a time.
Now Doctor and Sister Smalley, of
Florida, have been asked to connect
with the Lake Grove Mission. He is
to be here the last of this month.
Doctor Smalley has had several years'
experience in a foreign field, and our
General Conference brethren have
assured us that he is "a fine spiritual
leader." So we feel that God is leading in this appointment, and we look
forward to brighter days for the message among the Navajos.
About two weeks ago, Dr. H. E.
Scoles, who has also had experience in
two foreign fields, connected with the
Government Indian Hospital at the
Eastern Navajo Agency. This hospital is just across the mountains to
the north of our Lake Grove Mission.
So we feel this arrangement will be
a good help to our mission work.
Sister Scoles is a fine musician, and
is giving just the help we needed in
our Sabbath services.
We welcome these new workers to
this field, and we shall pray that God
may abundantly bless their efforts in
behalf of these needy Indians.
The prospects were never brighter
for the future of this field than now.
The Sabbath attendance has been
steadily increasing, until last Sabbath nearly fifty came. It is true
that some of our former converts have
become discouraged during the many
changes, but not one of these is willing to consider himself as having fully
given up the truth. Some of them
have stumbled in the way, but with
God's blessing, they are coming back
again. As one of these told me a few
days ago, "I know this message is
the truth, and I believe it with all my
heart, but I am weak. I am not
strong to overcome temptation." Is
this not the experience among many
who are favored far better among our
white members?
Brethren, continue to pray for these
poor lost sheep. The Master loves
them; He gave His life for them. And
pray for our new workers and their
families, that God may give them
much faith and courage to meet the
many trials which will surely come to
them in this "most difficult field in
all the world."
ORNO FOLLETT;
Lake Grove Indian Mission, Lake
Grove, via Thoreau, New Mexico.
A Word To Parents
LSEWHERE in this issue of the
RECORD is an article from Elder
M. E. Kern, entitled, "The Junior
Work and the Progressive Classes."
I sincerely hope that every parent
will read the whole of this article and
ponder over it and ask yourself the
question, "Is my boy getting the benefit of this junior work, is my girl enjoying this outlet for her pent up energies?"
A frank open association with the
Junior Missionary Volunteer movement is one of physical and mental
health for the boy or girl.
E. A. VON POHLE.
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AFTER visiting the Sherman and
Denison churches, Sabbath, March 29,
Elder and Mrs. Rubendall on Sunday
and Monday visited isolated believers
in and near Savoy, Bonham, and Paris.
Also believers in Commerce and isolated near Caddo Mills. On his return to Dallas Monday night Elder
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Rubendall found a message waiting
him, to return to Denison Tuesday to
officiate at the funeral of Brother
Henry E. Neff.
The Sherman church and the Commerce company are getting ready for
Home Bible Study League work. An
order for 1600 Present Truth and the
envelopes and form letters to carry
on the work was received from Sherman and a like order for 1000 Present
Truth came from Commerce the past
week.
The Denison church seems to be
busy with the Bible League work and
are enjoying it. Some who are receiving the literature have already expressed their desire to have it continued although the work is only in
the fourth week.
Sister Betha Faulkner of Brownwood, Texas, and Sister Gilly, of
Whitney, are among the isolated who
have recently ordered League sets with
which to work by mail. The League
is growing. It has a record of being a
most successful way of winning souls.
Elder Rubendall and wife and his
mother drove to Gainesville last Friday to attend Elder McComas' meeting that night and to worship with
the Valley View church on Sabbath.
The Work of the Young People
in North Texas
GLANCE at the young people's
work during 1929 shows that they
have been faithful in the tasks assigned them.
We have maintained front twentyfive to thirty societies during the year
and a membership of about 500. These
young people have distributed over
30,000 papers and magazines, and
made over 2,000 personal visits, raised
about $2,000.00 in the Harvest Ingathering campaign.
We are well along in 1930. We are
endeavoring to do bigger and better
work this year. Besides our regular
missionary work in the societies, comes
the "Big Week", soon to be here. I
am sure the young people will do their
part again in this feature of the work.
Later in the summer just previous
to our annual camp meeting, comes
the State Young People's Convention.
You have heard and read about it.
You will hear and read about it some
more. Watch the RECORD and missionary volunteer bulletins.
In the fall we will again swing into
the Harvest Ingathering campaign.
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These three features, with the center
one standing out in red, keep well in
mind. We are counting on you!
A. F. RUF.
A Miracle in Fort Worth
HE first quarter of 1930 has been
a hard one for the Fort Worth
Sabbath school. Many of the members were not present during the first
Off For the Big Week
few Sabbaths because of cold weather.
O doubt the strongest effort ever Then the financial situation in the
made by us, productive of the world hit our people as it has others.
most in accomplishments, in extending Thus the offerings were very low and
our three-fold work of heralding God's when we came up to the thirteenth
three-fold message to all lands, will Sabbath we were back $67.00. Now
be made by North Texas Adventists to raise that and $132.00 more was
during the Big Week, April 26 to more than we could have faith for, but
May 3.
several of us met at our home Friday
It seems that no stone has been left night and talked and read on rightunturned to make it so. It seems the eousness by faith, then we all bowed
promotion material is the best that and poured out our souls to God in
presses could print. It contains ap- prayer for the Sabbath meeting and
peals that would almost melt a heart asked Him to send His holy Spirit and
of stone. Some of this good material praise the Lord, He never failed us.
It was on this wise. We did our
has been mailed to conference workers
and local church leaders, direct from best and some felt we should give it
headquarters at Washington. Other up after several offerings had been
portions of it is being sent .out to taken, when all at once in came an enthe church missionary secretaries and tire stranger and handed Sister Abchurch leaders from our conference bott a $20.00 bill. She at once arose
office. This entails considerable work, and told us, not mentioning the man,
printing expense and postage; but as and then we were still stuck when
our workers and churches avail them- the man gave her another $20.00, then
selves of its appeal it will much more a $5.00, and then he put another $5.00
than compensate in the general suc- into the Sabbath school and a $1.00
cess of the mission enterprise.
bill on the plate in the church service,
Our field has been organized. Cer- But he was soon gone when I gave the
Who was he, 3 ask?
tain churches are allotted to the var- benediction.
ious conference workers and the en- No one in our church knew him. Oh,
terprise is now in the hands of our thank God for the Holy Spirit that is
conference leadership represented in working in all the earth for the glory
of His name.
churches and workers.
This is Sunday night and I am in
We come now to the place where
the general, union, and local confer- Gainesville where we opened our first
ences' planning is finished. The scene meeting in the Palace Theatre, and it
of action is now shifted to the church was so very cheering to see the house
missionary committees and to our packed, and the rostrom crowded, with
ministry. Soon these responsible per- hundreds turned away, the first night
sons will be joined by hundreds of our of the meeting. This writer spoke on
Christ-like brethren and sisters of the Armageddon, and how quiet the peochurches, and all together we will be ple were as the hour went by. Twentyoff for the Big Week—the largest Big five names for literature were secured
the first night and the Bible worker,
Week in denominational history.
The week will end May 3, with pro- Miss Nanny and Brother Carter are
ceeds from book and literature sales, going at it at once to bring Present
day's salaries, and other cash gifts Truth to their doors, and we are prayand pledges turned into the treasury ing for a great harvest. If you want
to do missionary work, come up to
of God.
May God abundantly bless our ef- Gainesville and join us and help bring
forts. Let this be the prayer of all. the message to the dear people here.
Ask God for fifty at least out of
NORTH TEXAS HOME MISSIONARY DEthis effort to the glory of His name,
PARTMENT. C. W. Rubendall, Sec'y.
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and pray for the work and workers
J. W. McComAs.
Do not forget the campaign to in- in Gainesville.
crease the Review subscription list.
Send in your subscription before you
Offering next Sabbath is for Rural
are too late.
School work in the South.
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Big Week Work Sheet
HE following list will show how the
churches and companies have been
assigned to the conference workers
for counsel and help. Local elders
and leaders, and the missionary committees, will, of course, not wait for
the worker's arrival before planning
their work but will push right ahead
with it. Especially must this point
be emphasized for in some cases the
worker may be very late in reaching
a church. Let the church missionary
committee lead right out and the conference worker will simply aid as best
he can at his earliest possible convenience.
L. R. ALEXANDER—Assist Dallas.
R. L. BENTON—Dallas, Henrietta,
Salmon, Wichita Falls.
V. BEcEER—Hillsboro, Waco, Whitney.
W.
AMUNDSEN—Dallas
Spanish,
Fort Worth Spanish.
J. W. McComAs—Fort Worth,
Gainesville.
A. F. RuF—Dalworth, Denison
Sherman, Douglass.
C. W. RUBENDALL and G. F. MenMAN—Keene, Jefferson, Marshall, New
Hope, Avinger, Lufkin, Gedar Grove,
Myrtle Springs, Clifton, Commerce,
Valley View, Mt. Pleasant.
S. WHITE—Assist Waco.
A. K. WATRINs—Beulah, Mosier
Valley, Jefferson.
J. D. SouGHR—Corsicana.
May God's richest blessing rest upon
his people in this holy enterprise.
C. W. RUBENDALL.
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AST fall the brethren at Douglass
were promised a meeting to be
held some time in the spring. It was
my privilege to be the one asked to
hold this meeting. The weather was
very favorable and attendance good,
and the Lord blessed us in many ways
as we studied his Word together. Very
definite decisions were made.
The last Sabbath will be a day long
to be remembered. We had our Sabbath school at the usual hour and since
this was the thirteenth Sabbath, the
program took some extra time. After
the Sabbath school, we all went down
to the river about two or three miles
from the church. A very suitable
place near a spring was selected for
our luncheon place. Needless to say
that this was enjoyed by all. About
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one-thirty we gathered at the river
bank. After a short study on the
significance and mode of baptism,
eight young people between the ages
of twelve and twenty-one were buried
with their Lord in baptism. At four
o'clock we were back in the church.
After a few remarks on "The Church
as a Haven of Refuge for its Members," and "The Care of a Church for
its Members", these young people were
taken into the church. It was a pleasant sight to see the church members,—
the officers first,—extend to these new
members the right hand of fellowship.
The Lord's ordinances were celebrated
immediately after this. It was indeed
a full day but a day long to be remembered by the Douglass church and this
writer.
The church at this place is functioning well in all of its departments. We
hope the Lord will continue to bless
them.
A. F. RUF.
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President—Elder W. H. Clark
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Oklahoma News Items
HE fact that Big Week is drawing
on has fully dawned upon the conference force, judging from the propaganda going on .with a view to making this important season a profitable
one for the mission field. Territory
and assignment of workers is being
sent out to the church and workers by
Elders Clark and Beddoe. With the
two excellent books, "Story of a Lost
Day" and "Story Hour No. 2" many
more sets should be sold than in any
preceding year. They are both very
interesting and helpful books.
Elder Beddoe spent last Sabbath
with the Bartlesville church. His services were much appreciated. This
was his first visit there.
Elder Dart assisted in the first
meeting of the Sabbath School Convention at Oklahoma City, Friday evening, and spent Sabbath with the
Wayne company. He is giving this
week to the isolated people in the
south part of the state.
Elder Riffel reports a good attendance and interest in the meetings
he and Brother Robert Benton are
conducting near Indiahoma. They ask
to be remembered in prayer that the
testing truths, now being given, may
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have a convincing and converting power in the hearts of the hearers.
Good reports continue to come from
the tabernacle meeting at Alva. The
attendance has been good from the
beginning, and the interest is deepening. The Alva church is rendering
excellent assistance in this campaign.
Brother Norman assisted in tie
Sabbath School Convention at Oklahoma City, Sabbath. Elder Gant alo
remained in the city to have a part
Details of this
in the convention.
convention will appear in an article
from the secretary. Elder Wellman
of the General Conference, and Elder
Van Kirk from the union gave a loyal
support to the local conventions and
mid-week meetings of the Sabbath
School Department.
Elder Fowler was called to Fort
Scott to attend the funeral of his sister's son who died very suddenly when
thought to be recovering from a serious operation.
Elder Clark spent Sabbath at Osawkie, Kansas, where he was called to
conduct the funeral of the member
of a family of old-time friends, where
he labored while in Kansas. He reports this as being the largest funeral he has ever conducted, with more
than a thousand people in attendance.
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Texas.
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South Texas News Notes
BROTHER VAN LANDINGHAM has just
returned from Corpus Christi where
he has completed the painting and varnishing of the new Mexican chapel in
that place.
Elder W. E. Hancock returned to
the office Monday after a three weeks'
trip among some of the churches in
the interest of the Big Week campaign.
He states that the members of the
churches are very enthusiastic in their
plans for this great work.
Bedtime Stories No. 6 is now in
stock at our office. Have you seen a
copy?
Elder W. S. North writes: "In clipsing our work here for March I can say
the church members are working very
earnestly and faithfully with 100
Present Truth and 100 Signs each
week, and Sunday nights at the meet-
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ing we can see some new faces. Our
Sabbath service is on the increase
since the weather is clearing up. We
lost one dear sister by death the last
month. We are getting ready for the
Big Week."
We were sorry to learn of the serious illness of the father of Elder Luis
II. Lopez. Brother Lopez has gone
to the bedside of his father in Monterrey, Mexico.
The San Antonio Ladies' Aid Society reports a very successful food
sale last week having received over
$20.00 for their efforts.
We have a very valuable little cook
book in our office—"Better Meals for
Less"—only twenty-five cents per
copy.
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The Churches at Work
EVERAL of our South Texas
churches are obtaining a splendid
experience in the distribution of Present Truth in a systematic manner.
The conference has agreed that where
churches use missionary literature in
this way that it will pay one-half of
the cost of such literature. Our good
colored church at Houston was the
first to start out in this line of endeavor. Brother Kibble ordered 300
Present Truth a week and with the
help of some of the members has distributed these papers week by week.
A definite territory is worked and
the same people are visited regularly
each week. The papers selected present the points of truth in the order
in which a minister would give them
from his pulpit, thus leading the minds
of the readers on from point to point
in the most logical manner possible.
After a few weeks, many began to
ask questions, the way is open for
missionary visits, Bible readings, and
cottage meetings. Then some begin
to attend the church services.
In Houston, several have already
taken their stand for the truth, have
begun to keep the Sabbath, and the
work is still going an. Elder Walgren over at Beaumont, and Elder
Young of the colored work in the same
city are also using this literature with
Elder North, our
similiar results.
colored minister at San Antonio, with
the help of his church, is distributing
400 copies of Present Truth each week
in a section of the city where no
S
meetings have as yet been held. We
h7e to later on cond - ct an effe-:'
there and God will give many souls as
a result of this wok.
Down at the little city of Edinburg,
Elder 0. J. Corwin is enthusiastically
leading his little church in the use of
400 papers a week in that city. He
has recently built a small chapel there
wnicn will comfortably seat about
eighty people. He writes, "I want to
say that the interest from the Present Truth we are distributing is
At our first
growing continually.
iffulay night meeting I spoke to a
crowded house, more than two-thirds
of wnom were not our church members. They became interested through
tne reading of the Present Triith that
have been distributed by our members. If you could have stood before
the people as I did, and have seen the
interested upturned faces with the expression of satisfaction on the countenances, I am sure in your heart
you would have said, 'Praise the
" Elder Corwin reports that
the interest in his meetings continues with even larger attendance.
The Signs of the Times will soon begin a series of articles which can be
used in a similiar manner. An experienced evangelist is preparing a
series of twenty-five lectures on the
message written just as he would present tnem in some tent or hall effort.
A Bible worker is also preparing these
same topics in the form of twenty-five
Blow readings, just as she would present them from house to house during
tnis effort. The splendid articles will
run through the Signs for about six
month. These are designed to help
in holding cottage meetings and giving Bible readings. I believe that
tnese articles will be a wonderful help
to those of our members who will use
them, either in systematic distribution or as aids for holding studies
with their neighbors. I believe that
many of our churches should plan to
use as large a club of this missionary
paper as possible, during the publication of these articles. Now is the
time to subscribe. In clubs of 100
A
the price is $1.00 a year each.
smaller club will cost a little more.
F. L. PERRY.
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The Young People's Department
T
HE Houston school No. 1, under the
principalship of Irwin E. Taylor,
with Mrs. Irwin E. Taylor and Miss
Margaret Simpkins, has been graded
17,-11 a-vardcd a B-grade cortficn.t.
The San Antonio School has been
awarded Class C rating, and is under the leadership of Mrs. J. D. Wilburn, with Miss Kathleen Saxon assisting .
The Young People's Society at Harlingen is progressing nicely under the
leadership of Miss Eulalie Ward. The
junior progressive work will soon be
taken up.
A group of young people are now
collecting around Lyford, and we welcome the Miracle family in our midst.
The ban Antonio Young People's
Society is very active in the distribution of papers by mail and some interesting reports are being received.
Their efforts to get in touch with our
isolated young people is meeting with
hearty response.
1'. E. VAN LANDINGHAM.
EXiC0 CON F ERENCE
419 Renciier St., Clovis, New Mexico s
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'1. WIIS011
Lay
bee y Texico =ow( and bible House
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What I Heard While Listening
In On a Conversation
'WHILE seated in a Santa Fe train,
TV engaged in conversation with a
state secretary of another religious
denomination, a very intelligent lady
came down the aisle to where we were
seated, begged our pardon for interruption, and then addressing the secretary, said, "Do you have any tracts ac
tne office? I feel that I should carry
out my resolution to do some missionary work by distributing tracts, and
would greatly appreciate it if you
would send me some at once."
Then I thought of many of oaf
splendid sisters who have a real message for a dying world, and my heart
became sad when I remembered that
we have thousands of tracts that have
words of comfort, yea, words of eternal life for their neighbors, and these
dear souls are doing scarcely anything
to enlignten these perishing ones ail
about chem. So I decided to write
this little article, in hope of stirring
up the pure minds of some who have
been missing a blessing that this lady
Won't you do likewise by
desired.
sending to the office at once for just
what you need for your dear friends
next door to you?
This good secretary with whom 1
was seated spoke in the highest terms
of two ladies, who are members of the
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a
Adventist church in his city. He was
glad to learn from me what our folk
were doing in mission lands and especially interested in Elder Nichols'
article on the Fall of Babylon in the
last Review, which dealt with the
cause of retrenchment in the mission
lands on the part of many Of the
leading denominations, and was interel-ted to know that we were still
advancing, for which I was very
thankful. This is so only because
God has given us the task of warninT
the world of the soon-coming Saviour,
so let its thank God and take courage.
E. T. WILSON.
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Texico News Notes
ELDER 0. E. EicriMAN is Visiting
the dithrehea and COMpanies in the interest of Missiiins EktenSien fund.
At Friona, Texas, they gaiie him the
use of the theatre in which he spoke
to a very good audience. He stayed
in Clovis Monday night, leaving for
Hagerman on Tuesday morning. He
will visit Albuquerque, El Paso, and
the other churches,
Brother M. W. Whitney of Portales,
New Mexico, underwent a serious operation at the Baptist hospital in Clovis last Monday. lie has been working at Hobbs, New Mexico. Sister
Godsey's husband brought him to Clovis, and has very graciously looked
after his interest. Brother Whitney
is improving rapidly.
Elder Wilson's son, John, visited
father over the week-end.
Brother H. P. Hardt and family attended Sabbath school and church at
Clovis the thirteenth Sabbath.
Word has just been received from
our field secretary, Brother Kinder,
that his brother Vernon, and Brother
Calloway are making good deliveries.
_Bider Wilson spent the thirteenth
Sabbath at the Clovis church and
spoke at the eleven o'clock hour.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Sayle passed
through Clovis last week.
SPRING
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other features make the May Color
Signs a most attractive issue. Ask
your Bible House Secretary for a liberal supply. Only four cents each in
lots of ten or more to one address.
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S. W. J. COLLEGE
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College News Notes
SUNDAY, April 6, was a more lovely
day than March 30; consequently the
senior class with part of the college
faculty left the campus in three large
trucks before eight o'clock. Several
private cars accompanied the procession. They are out for a day of fun
and association, and we wish them
well.
Tut:_day night Gordon Sturdevant
took dinner with Profeszor and Mrs.
Thompson.
Last Thursday night at worship in
North Hall, Clinton Woodland gave a
Bible reading on the third angel's
me_sage. We were favored with a
solo by Willard Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Gage of Dallas
spent Sabbath with their daughter
Jerrine Gage.
The class learning to operate the
linotype are now studying proof-read:J.1z and proof-reader's marks, and are
getting some first-hand information
and experience.
Justine Saypin returned to her home
in Dallas last Sunday. She will not
be in school any longer this year. but
we are looking forward to having her
with 13r next year.
Saturday night, April 5, the musical
e-,;ailizations of the college united in
giving a benefit program in tli‘ eellege chapel. The orchestra gave the
opening numbers and the college band
gave the closing numbers. Alvina
Iteisig and Florence Mae Baker each
gave a reading. The "Dixie Quartet"
appeared twice on the program. The
"Ladies Octette" and "Ye Southern
Warblers" each rendered their parts
effectively and well. The "Lone Star
Four" appeared twice and were encored again and again. All present
praised the evening's performance in
the highest terms.
At Vespers Fridu night Misses
Alice Mae Cruteher and Jerrine Gage
sang a very iv,atitiful duet. Elder
Woodward talked on the Second Coming of Christ.
Last NVedin-sday afternoon was
:trent in snaking pictures to be reproduced in the "IVFzpah". Numerous
groups and classes were photographed
as well as the industries. If you have
not sent in your order for the college
annual, be sure to do so for we must
know very soon how many to print.
Mrs. Grace Corwin and daughter,
Lorita, of Dallas, spent the week-end
in Keene.
Mrs. Clark Self and son, Ward,
spent the week visiting her daughters
Erma and Rowena.
The ton of paper recently purchased
by the College Press on which to print
the SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD is
nearly half used. It is no little matter to keep our union paper going.
The circulation is nearly three thousand weekly.
Misses Kathryn Griffin and Lucile
Emanuelson spent Sabbath in Waco.
Word has been received that Mr.
and Mrs. Noel Kinzer had a pleasant
trip from Panama to Colombia, their
field of labor. They said the country was very beautiful and they enjoyed their trip through the canal.
Because of the warm, pleasant
weather, the boys and girls have been
taking hikes to the woods and cooking their dinners.
Monday at chapel, President Kellogg talked on "Just Six More Weeks,"
At Culture Club Wednesday night
Iris Marie Williams and Sylvia
Schneider gave current topics. We
then had an impromptu debate. The
subject was: "Resolved, that examinations should be abolished in Southwestern Junior College." The negative side presented the mot conclusive points.
Because so many of the regular
laundry workers are seniors Mrs. Phillips was obliged to use a practically
new force Sunday morning in order to
get the washing out on time.
Miss Maxine Eaton of Dallas spent
Sabbath in Keene.
The Boys' and Girls' Symposiums
went to Waco Sabbath.
Mrs. Becker, the chool matron,
went to Waco Sabbath to visit her
son, Vernon Becker, who is pastor of
the Waco church. The church congregation had their dinner in Cameron
Park.
Everyone reported a pleasant outing.
Evelina Jensen and Lois Coker had
dinner with Mrs. Phillips on Sabbath.
The college rhetoric class has been
having debates for the past two weeks
which have been instructive as well
as interesting.
Mrs. Teel, and daughters, Mary and
Joe Ann, spent the week-end in Keene
visiting their relatives.
Pauline and Ruth Selby had dinner with Mrs. Matthews Sabbath.
The colporteurs institute for the
students will meet this week in Keene.
There is a nice representation of students in the band this year and a good
many will be in the field during the
summer. We hope they will all win
scholarships for next year.
1§outbitieotern Union
neon,
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