WIEIEK MAY
17,
Sout western Union Record
Official Organ of the Southwestern bnion , ,';c -,-...,..ofSeventh-clay Adventists.
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VOLUME XXIV
UNION NEWS NOTES
Elder Van Kirk attended the Spring
Council of the General Conference committee April 1-8 at Washington, D. C.
Elder Harrison attended the colporteurs' institute at Clinton, Missouri last
week, and is now spending a few days
in thc office before he starts for North
Texas.
Elder A. E. Pohle is visiting the
schools in Texico at present. Last Sabbath he was at the Indian Mission.
On his way hack to the office he will
come via North Texas.
Elder Eichman attended the South
Texas Conference Committee meeting
last Monday at San Antonio. He also
assisted Brother Hanhardt and Elder
Montgomery in a home missionary convention at Hondo. He plans to visit
the churches in the valley, also some
places in North Texas and in Texico in
the interest of Big Week before he returns to the office sometime in May.
MARCH COLPORTEUR REPORT.
Well, the months go by quickly; the
third month of this year has passed,
and I know you will be glad to know
what we have done during the month.
Here it is, $9,792.55 or $4340.00 better
than the report showed for March
last year.
Now I feel that this is a pretty nic,
gain in spite of the dry weather, and
the other Ihindrances that we have
had such as institutes, etc. But I do
not feel perfectly •satisfied when
think that in all this great union we
have only fifty-six colporteurs in th'
State
S. Texas
Oklahoma
I Arkansas
N. Texas
1 Texico
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1 Union
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1925
field. We should have at least one finiSti-..4he work, and when He conies
hundrod and fifty good, steady work- we can hear the Words, "Well done."
A. F. HARRISON.
ers, besides the student help.
Ten years ago this summer, in 1911,
my books show that in June we had
SIXTY-CENTS-A-WEEK STATEone hundred sixty-Seven colporteurs.
MENT
Dear brethren and sisters, in the
churches, do we truly believe this
In this issue of the RECORD you will
message? Do we believe that Christ
find the statement of the sixty-cents-ais soon to come to this old world to week fund for three months ending
take home those who have been faith- March31, 1925. This will show you that
ful to him? Supposa he would come we made a slight gain over our standing
as shown by the statement issued one
today, what about our chances?
month ago. I am sorry that we have
In Volume 5, page 226, paragraph
not gained more as we are still far in
three we find these words: "God re
quires fruit meet for repentance. arrears.
This statement also gives the cents
Without such fruit our profession cf per week per member in each conferfaith is of no value." And in the Re- ence, and the per cent of quota. You
v iew&Herald, Jan. 22, 1903, He says.
will see that our shortage at this time
"Light after light has come to me that is $23,809.83, and we have received
the work will be wound.up when we only $15,776.41. In other words our
least expect it."
shortage is more than the amount reNow in the face of these words of ceived, and our union average is only
God, why not wake up and let us 39.85 per cent.
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STATEMENT OF SIXTY-CENTS-A- WEEK FUND
For Three Month's Ending March 31, 1925.
Conference Member- Am't at 7.80
ship
per member
Amount
Received
442
Arkansas'
*Arkansas
75
North Texas 1084
*North Texas
72
Oklahoma
2050
- 125
*Oklahoma
South Texas
494
*South Texas
310
Texico
477
*Texico
45
$1,205.93 $ 2,242.62
142.94
345.31
3,073.61
5,389.59
108.70
360.02
6,286.56
9,703.44
372.38
471.37
2,320.58 • 1,532.62
593.45
1424.65
1570.03
2,150.57
103.18
189.77
$ 3,447.60
488.25
8,463.20
468.72
15,990.00
843.75
3,853.20
2,018.10
3,720.60
292.95
Amount Per w'k Per cent
Short per mem of quota
.22
.15
.23
.13
.25
.24
.38
.15
.27
.19
34.92
29.97
35.13
31.90.
39.31
44.13
62.20
29.50
42.19
35.22
5174
39,586.37
15,776.41
23,809.96
Average per cent for the Union,
39.85
*Figured at 50 cents per week, or 6.50 per member.
REPORT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN UNION CONFERENCE FOR MARCH 1925
Agts. Hrs. Ords. Value Helps Bibles
Maga. Totals
Bib. D. Maga. D. Bk. D. Value D. I
22 50 40( 35
226
1413 46 I
10 589
102
46 50 431 10
1184 90
482 00 271 80
196
1208 40
405
2815 20
42 00 322 45
17 984
2171 65 168 25 428 05
47 25
62 00
220
899 10 I
62 00
1941 85
30 50
11 965
400
1447 85 249 79 161 91
263
1800 00 I
296
1419 45 297 05 677 70
2394 20 675 00
10 560
453 75 i
1456 40
76 15
101
229 25 136 40 13 75
8 1036 233
1090 75
56
4134
1436
6611 70 1216 14 1450 56
554 10
1006
9792 55 852 15 784 80
5774 71
A. F. HARRISON, Union Field Miss. Sec'y.
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SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD
We solicit your cooperation in an
effort to reduce our shortage. We
should increase funds from all sources
and the Big Week campaign which is
just before us should help us quite materially in overcoming our shortage.
Let us all work to reduce it as much as
possible next month.
C. E. SMITH.
Arkansas is planning for the Big
Week May 2 - 9. Elder and Mrs. Rich ards, Brethren Twiggs, Osborne and
Black will be in the field.
dance at the school. The school is supported by contributions from the members of the church who live on their
own or rented farms about the school.
Senator and Mrs. Norfieet, of Forest
City, called at the office this week and
bought a Daniel and Revelation in the
best binding.
We notice that our president, Elder
H. M. J. Hichards, seems pleased over
having received his Standard of Attainment certificate with the gold seal of
the jubilee year, for he has had it
hung on the wall of his office. Well—
it is something for any Seventh-day
Adventist to rejoice over to be able to
take the examinations in Bible doctrines and denominational history and
awarded the Standard of Attainment
certificate. Any Seventh-day Adventist can do this with a reasonable
amount of study and can pass the two
examinations and receive the certificate
of attainment. Everyone should try
this. The knowledge of the truth of
God and the providence of the Lord in
the development of this great last day
movement is of untold value to the believer. "Be ready to give an answer
to every man asketh you a reason for
the hope that is in you." Write Mrs.
Bertie C. Richards at 1215 Marshall
St., Little Rock, Ark. She will tell
you how to prepare for the examination so you will be almost sure to
pass. She will also tell you the times
appointed for the examination and how
you can take them at home.
OBITUARY
WALKER: J. B. Walker was born in
Albany, New York, April 13, 1844, and
died March 20, 1925. He was married
to Mary A. Wall, April 13, 1876, and to
them were born thirteen children, nine
of whom are living, and together with
his companion, twenty•thr•ee grandchildren, and five great grandchildren
mourn his death. They had lived in
Rush Springs, Oklahoma, for a quarter
of a century or more.
They had been Sabbath-keepers for
many years before coming to Oklahoma, and he was an earnest Christian, loved and honored in his community. A large number of neighbors and
friends attended the funeral services
conducted by the writer. Our sympathies go out to the bereaved relatives.
A. F. HARRISON.
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ARKANSAS CONFERENCE
1215 Marshall St.
Little Rock. Ark.
President—Elder H. M. J. Richards
Sec'y-Treas.—L. J. Black
Arkansas Tract Society:
Sec'y-Treas.—L. J. Black
STATEMENT OF 60c-A-WEEK
FUND
For three months ending Mar. 31, 1925
Am't Am't
Quota Rec'd ' Short
Ark. W.
3,477.60 1,205.98 2,242.62
Ark C.
488.25 142.84 345.31
ARKANSAS NEWS NOTES
Miss Ella M. Winn is visiting friends
and relatives in Keene, Texas.
Elder Baker and Brother Wakenight
were in Little Rock last week attending the conference committee meeting.
Sister Sutton is recovering from her
operation and was able to attend
church last Sabbath.
Our colporteurs are having many
precious experiences and are finding
some persons who are seeking for the
truth.
Sister Richards feels encouraged because of the prompt and full reports
of the Sabbath school secretaries, and
isolated members. Only two or three
are missing and there is time that all
may get on the Honor Roll.
Spring is here. The long rows of
violets along the lawn in front of our
conference office building are in full
blossom and giving off their sweetness
to the air. The birds are singing their
sweet songs and among them the mocking bird conducts his many-tuned musicale. The grass is green and the
leaves are bursting forth on the trees.
The sun is warm and all nature seem
awakening to a new happiness. Let
us partake of the spirit of spring and
awake to new life and praise. "Serve
the Lord with gladness: come before
His presence with singing." Ps. 100: 2.
Elder and Mrs. Richards visited
Brother and Sister Welch and family
at Fouke, Miller County recently. This
is an isolated family. There is a Seventh-day Baptist ten-grade school at
Fouke which they visited. It is the
only school of this kind the Sevenththe principal
day Baptist have,
said. It was a pleasure to meet these
Sabbath-keeping people and see their
good work and their efforts to uphold
the Sabbath truth although there are
many and wonderful truths that they
have not yet accepted. We hope that
as the end nears they will see the evidences of the coming of our Lord and
become Adventists as well as Seventhday observers.
Our president and wife recently visited the church school in the country
eight miles South of Hope where Miss
Irma Shaffer is teaching this year.
This is known as the Hope church
school. They report a good school and
deep interest by the church in the
school. With help from the conference
this school has recently been supplied
with a blackboard across the entire end
of the room back of the teachers desk.
They have a good desk but need more
and better seats for the pupils. Plans
are on foot to supply these by seats,
and improvements to old seats, being
made by the brethren of the church.
There are twenty-seven pupils in a tten-
NORTH TEXAS CONFERENCE
290(1 Live Oak Street
Dona., Texas
t President—Elder F. L. Perry
Sec'y-Treas.—C. G. Ortner
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STATEMENT OF 60c-A-WEEK
FUND
For three months ending Mar. 31, 1925
Amount Amount
Quota Received Short
N. Tex. W. 8,463.20 3,073.61 5,389.59
468.72 108.70 360.02
N Tex. C.
NORTH 'TEXAS NEWS ITEMS
Elder Perry, Brethren Ortner, Truitt
and Seal were in Jefferson last week
on business.
Mr. Truitt was in Dalworth Tuesday
April 7 in the interest of the church
school.
Brother Spies has been holding meet
ings at Douglass and reports a good interest.
Mr. Ortner was with the Corsicana
church Sabbath, April 18, in the interesc of Big Week.
SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD
Mr. Truitt and Mr. Norman are holding some meetings with a company of
interested people at Illinois Bend.
Elder Perry went to Lincoln, Nebraska, on business last week and
while there attended the Union College
board meeting.
A number of the'churches have sent
in very encouraging reports on tithe
and offerings for the first quarter of
this year. We look forward to better
reports during the year.
Mr. Norman planned to be in Waxahachie Wednesday April 8 to visit some
isolated members and also some who
are interested in the truth. He planned
to be in Fort Worth Thursday following in the interest of the Sabbath
school work.
The company of Spanish people in
Fort Worth have organized their Sabbath school again and send in very encouraging reports of their work. We
are glad to see them remaining faithful after being scattered so long and
not being able to attend Sabbath services.
We are looking forward with much
interest to the Big Week campaign
which begins May 2. We trust that
every church is getting ready to fall
into line and help swell the funds for
missions that comes in through this
channel. The books are in the office
ready for shipping out to the churches.
The way things look at the present
time the Da las church will have to be
materially enlarged. Last Sabbath the
church was literally crowded because
of so many new ones who are coming
in. The Sabbath school is showing new
life in every way. Elder Comer's visitor's class has nineteen regular members all new ones, and their class gcal
is $5.00 per Sabbath. All of the classes
have set a goal for their offerings and
the result is seen by an increase of
over twenty-two dollars the first Sabbath after the goal was set. Goals
pay.
The new series of lectures taken up
by Elder Corner, on the nature of man
under the general subject of "After
,Death—What?" is arousing a good interest in the Sunday night meetings at
the Dallas church. There was a full
The people of the Jefferson church
are very zealous for the success of attendance last Sunday night and
their school. They are planting a cot- among them many new faces. The
ton patch to be worked by the mem- number of those interested is gradually increasing and Elder Comer is very
bers of the church and the proceeds
busy keeping is touch with them, the
from the harvest goes to the school
number of which now exceeds thirty.
fund.
He also holds one cottage meeting each
Mr. and Mrs. Fleenor were callers at week. A number of the crisis books
the office last week. Brother Fleenor dealing with the subjects under discuswas on his way to Denison to take up sion are being sold to the members of
the colporteur work. We welcome the congregation after the service each
Brother Fleenor into our regular col- night.
porteur force and trust that others will
follow soon.
A CONVENTION
Quarterly meeting April 4, there was
upwards of twenty new Sabbath-keepWith the help of Brother Truil t and
ers in attendance at the meeting and
Elder Hickman we conducted a weekmany of them took part in all of -the
end convention at Sherman and Deniordinances, and the testimony meeting
son. All seemed to enjoy a spiritual
that followed was a most impressive
blessing. The Denison church placed
meeting. Perhaps this was one of the
an order for Present Truth also the
best Sabbath meetings held in Dallas
new tract -"Your Bible Says". The
church since the arrival of Elder CoSherman church placed an order for
rner.
one thousand "Your Bible Says". We
Elder Perry and Brother Seal visited are glad for the new pamphlet "Please
the company of Spanish-speaking peo- pass the Bacon". One reader who is
ple at Crandall Sunday April 5, where not an Adventist states that she is not
Brother Salazar is holding a mission able to cook swine's flesh any more,
school. Elder Perry spoke to them in since reading this pamphlet. Let us use
the evening and they seemed to enjoy this in aquainting our neighbors ,of
the meeting very much and treated facts regarding the use of swine's
them very courteously. Brother Sala- flesh. This pamphlet is on sale at the
zar has started a Sabbath school Book and Bible House office for ten
among them and a goodly number of cents each. It is compiled in a very
the parents of the children in school attractive cover and will appeal to
attend the Sabbath school.
most people.
C. M. NORMAN. .
PAGE THREE
DALLAS SUNDAY NIGHT
MEETINGS
March 29 was question box night.
There was some very good questions
passed in regarding the Sabbath,
change of the Sabbath and how we
could keep the Sabbath and make a
living, etc. A good interest was manifested by all who were present and a
great deal of good accomplished by this
service. We have not passed the testing truths to date. We have a total of
thirty-one who have begun keeping the
Sabbath. We feel to give God all the
praise for the success of the meetings
up to the present time. I also feel that
much credit of the meetings is due to
the loyal support of the Dallas church.
I wish to mention especially the faith- tut work of the choir, our organist and
the faithful deacons who have acted as
ushers in every meeting and have been
punctual, doing everything in their
power to make the meeting a success.
We are now taking up a new series
of studies under the title of "After
Death, What?" In our first meeting
Sunday April 5, we had over three hundred in attendance. We were glad to
note a large number of new faces who
were out for the first time. We hope
through these series to get in touch and
create an interest in the hearts of more
and as we come back into the Sabbath
question again through the prophecies
of the Revelation we hope to have another good company of people who will
take their stand for God's truth. I solicit a sincere interest in the prayers
of the RECORD family.
J. M. COMER.
OBITUARY.
Emerson Hinton King was born May
14, 1843; and died March 28, 1925. He
was converted and baptized about three
years ago.
Brother King has known something
of the third angel's message for several
years, but was not led to receive it until a short time before confined to his
bed.
In his dealings with his fellow man
he was upright. He was also a liberal
contributer to the cause of the faith he
espoused in his last days.
He was a subscriber to the Review
and Herald and often answered the
many calls for missionary purposes.
He was faithful as long as he was conscious of his duty toward God, hence
died in the blessed hope. Funeral services were conducted at the residence
of H. L. Bruce by the writer and T.
W. Field, and burial in the Keene Cemetary.
H. B. FRENCH.
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OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE
Box 1077
Oklahoma City, Okla.
President—Elder W. H. Clark
Sec'y-Press.—Lowell Estes
Oklahoma Book and Bible House:
Seey-Treas.—B. E. Bridwell
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STATEMENT OF 60c-A-WEEK
FUND
For three months ending Mar. 31, 1925
Amount Amount
Quota Received Short
15,990.00 6,286.56 9,703.44
Okla
843.75 372.38 471.37
Okla C. ....
OKLAHOMA NEWS NOTES.
Brother and Sister Estes spent the
week end with home folks at Stroud.
Elder Sturgeon spent a few days at
Ketchum last week on business.
Miss Lottie Ellington of Wichita,
Kansas, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
B. E. Bridwell.
The Pitcher meetings have closed,
but Elder Fillman is spending a little
time there in follow up work.
It begins to look like the long hoped
for church building at Shawnee will
materialize.
Reports of the Pitcher meeting continue good. The prospects are that
several new members will be added as
a result of the meeting.
Among callers at the office the past
week were G. P. Loy of Guthrie, A. R.
Dyer of Addington, Mrs. Bleakly, Mrs.
Aitken and her son from the Binger
church.
The conference committee is in session at the time of the writing of these
notes. We will try to report in next
week's issue a number of the action
at this menting.
Brother Ruf closed his meetings at
Tangier with eight candidates ready
for baptism. He was called to Hooker
for a funeral and will remain there to
give the church a two-week's meeting.
Brother M. M. Sikes is spending a
couple of weeks in the University Hospital at Oklahoma City with a hope
that he will be physically able to do
more efficient work in the canvassing
field.
Elder Clark spent the weekend with
the Wewoka church, going to Claremore to attend to some business
In her girlhood days she was a member of the United Brethren Church,
and five years ago accepted the faith of
the Seventh-day Adventists church under the preaching of Evangelist John
Tindall. She remained a faithful
member of this church to the time of
Elder Dart spent Sabbath with the
her death.
Perry church. He reports the condiSae died at her home in Oklahoma
tion of Brother Klostermeyer, elder of
City, 0 tlahoma, February 15, 1925, at
the church, as being much improved.
five P. M. at the advanced age of
He was quite•seriously injured in an
seventy-three years, eight months and
automobile accident some six weeks
seven days.
ago.
She leaves the following children to
• Elder Clark spent the week-end at mourn the loss of a loving mother;
Ketchum returning Monday morning, Mr. 0. G. Garver, Mr. H. W. Garver,
spending thirty minutes in the office Mr. E. H. Garver and Mrs. C. S. Davis
and was off for Shawnee to look after all of Oklahoma City, Mrs. M. L. Easthe church building project. The tes, Konawa, Oklahoma, Mr. 0. B.
church there has decided to pospone
Garver, Ketchum, Oklahoma, and Mrs.
building operations until fall.
F. B. Buel of Idaho.
We mourn but not as those who
Among callers at the office during
the past week were Sister Dupuy of have no hope, but look forward to the
Perkins church, Brother Crawford coming of the Life-giver to call to life
from Ardmore, Brother Sikes from the the faithful ones who sleep in Jesus.
Words of comfort. were spoken by
canvassing field, Brother Loy of GuthALVIN C. LONG.
rie, and Brother Ezra Weis of Shat- the writer.
tuck.
NOTICE
Brethren Moran and Riffel who are
visiting churches and schools in the
Our Big Week books are now in stock
south part of the conference slipped and we are in position to give all orders
over the lines and paid Southwestern
prompt attention. They are giving us
Junior College a visit. Both were
the latest books out this year in the
former students at the school and en- Big Week sets so we would suggest
joyed the visit very much.
that you make up your orders largely
Elder Dart, Brother Hooper and of these sets which are $1.00 each. It
Morehead accompanied Elder Clark to has been found to be much quicker to
Wewoka to participate in an important sell four books in a set for one dollar
business meeting at that place last than to sell single books at twenty-five
week. Brother Dart remained over cents as they used to in years past.
the week end with the church and re- We also have a large supply of the two
new books "Story of Jesus" and "Story
• ports some excellent meetings.
of Moses" for• our Big Week sales as
We are glad to say that, while no they are two of the leading sellers.
church has reported having gone over We have noticed in some of the Big
the top in the Object Lesson campaign, Week orders already received that
several have almost reached their quota. they are ordering some of the old
These books should be disposed of twenty-five cent books which have
quickly to avoid interfering with the been out for some time and the above
Big Week program which is drawing is merely a suggestion as to which are
on.
being used in this campaign.
Dont forget to place your order
OBITUARY
early.
B. E. BRIDWELL.
matters in connection with the church
property at that place. Spent one day
in the office and returned to Wewoka
for a business meeting, going from
there to Ketchum for a few days meeting.
GARVER. Mrs. Susan Harbine
Garver was born June 8, 1851, in the
state of Ohio. She later moved with
her parents to Indiana, where she
lived several years.
She was united in marriage to John
H. Garver in 1869. To this union were
born ten children, three of whom are
dead. In 1886 they moved to Oklahoma
and went through the experience of the
arly settlers in this new country.
LIFE AND HEALTH.
There are many readers of the
RECORD who learned that the average
length of life is thirty-three years.
Health knowledge has lengthened
the life line until at the present time
the average life expectancy of every
child born in the United States is fiftyeight years.
The principles advocated by the
Seventh-day Adventists in their health
reform message— diet form, sanitation
hygiene, etc.,— being practically applied by many physicians, municipalities
etc., have resulted in lengthening of
the span of life about twenty-five
years.
Almost everyone is more or less interested in health. They want to live
well; they want to live longer.
Why not take advantage of this universal knowledge, in selling Life and
Health during Big Week? You will
find a ready sale for this journal.
Single copies sell for ten cents each,
The cost to the seller is four cents,
when ten or more copies are ordered at
one time.
Another fruitful way of earning
funds for Big Week is to take subscriptions for Life and Health. The
subscription price is seventy-five cents,
and the commission to the solicitor is
thirty cents.
Write your conference office at once,
ordering a supply for selling, or tample
copies and proper supplies for taking
subscriptions.
I SOUTH TEXAS CONFERENCE
917 South Presa St.
San Antonio, Texan
President—R. P. Montgomers
5-c'y-Treas.—Etta Hewgley
. ith Texas Book and Bible Society:
Sec'y-Treas.-0. D. Slate
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STATEMENT OF 60c-A-WEEK
FUND
For three months ending Mar. 31, 19 35
Amount Amount
Quota Received Short
South Texas 3,853.20 2,320.58 1,532 6k
S. Tex, C. 2,018.10' 593.45 10424.65
SOUTH TEXAS NEWS NOTES
Big Week is not far off. What about
your order for books ? The date for
you to begin work is May 2-9.
Elder Wilcox returned to Houston
Monday night. Brother Wilcox is pastor of the Houston church.
Brother Van Campen went to Houston Thursday morning. From Houston
he will go to Keene to attend the Colporteurs' Institute.
Elder Eichman and Brother Hanhardt left Wednesday for Corpus
Chri.ti where they will be with the
church two days. From Corpus Christi
they go to McAllen for a few days.
Elder Nicolas baptized . two persons
last Sabbath. They will become mem-
SOUTHWESTERN UNION RIIIICOID
PAW!! FIVIE
bers of the San Antonio Mexican
church.
Elder Nicolas received word Wednesday, the 8th, that his sister, Maria S.
Nicolas, died in Spain March 24. Miss
Nicolas had been for years a Bible
worker in the Latin Union. The family was planning a partial reunion this
summer, which would be the first time
Elder Nicolas would have seen his sister in twenty years.
The tithe for the quarter was $6,271.
47, the mission offering $2,914.03.
Mr. S. 0. Hawkins, of Keene, was
in the office Wednesday. Mr. Hawkins
is a Hearst newspaper man. He is
district manager for the San Antonio
Light.
Elder Eichman met with the conference committee and Workers' meeting Monday. He was also with the
San Antonio church Monday night, and
the Ephesus church Tuesday night.
Mrs. Davis, of the Ephesus church,
died Thursday at her home in San Antonio. Sister Davis had been ill most
all winter. Watch for her obituary
in the RECORD.
Mr. Woodell and Mr. Geo. Heiligman,
of Hondo, were in the office Wednesday. They sap a good rain in that vicinity would be much appreciated at
this time.
Brother Hanhardt arrived at the office Thursday morning. First time he
hhs been back at his desk since the
auditing committee meeting the first of
the year.
The pastors will meet with the conference committee at the conference
office Monday, April 13, to lay plans for
Big Week and other lines of work for
the churches.
Elder Montgomery was with the Elgin church membership Sabbath and
Sunday. While there he baptized two
persons. Requests have come to the
office from several who are desirous of
baptism.
The Berean church has ordered 5000
Signs to use in raising money for their
school building. On this issue of the
Signs will appear pictures of the
colored children of the Berean church,
also descriptive articles relative to the
work of our church in that place.
Every church treasurer's report was
in the office by the 4th of the month.
That is the earliest date we have been
able to get our remittance to the union
office. The tithe for the month
amounted to $2,535.44 and the offering
$1,150.45.
The ladies of the San Antonio church
held a food sale in one of the city's de partment stores last Thursday. Their
bread, salads, roasts, cakes, all their
foods are made in strict adherance to
health recipes. About $31.00 was
cleared from the sale. They have applied that toward the payment of the
church lot.
The cost of placing a copy of Liberty
in the hands of our state representatives, senators, newspapermen, public
libraries, this year was $93.25. The
money that came in from the membership to meet this bill was $76.08. There
were some churches that failed to send
in an offering for that work. They
will want to do so right soon.
Thirty-nine persons have begun to
Keep the Sabbath as result of the campaign meetings in Houston.
There
are others who are seriously studying
and who will doubtless make their decision for the truth in the near future.
Big Week campaign May 2-9. Ordered your books yet? $2.00 per member is conference goal. Will you help
conference fail or win in reaching its
goal? People may accept the truth as
result of books placed in their homes
during this Big Week.
The conference committee convened in
the conference office Monday morning,
April 11. The following actions were
taken at that time:
VOTED that camp meeting be held
in San Antonio this year. The date
has been set for July 23-August 2.
VOTED that Brother Cunill locate
in Falfurrias for work among the Mexcan population of that locality.
A workers' meeting was held in the
office Monday afternoon. All members
of the conference committee and pastors of churches were present. Those
here from out-of-town were: Elders
Stewart, Lowry, Wilcox, Hampton,
Nicolas, Martin, Brethren Hanhardt,
Cunill, Louden.
Mr. P. E. Van Landingham, of
Houston, says: "We are holding meetings out in the country now. Brother
Wilcox is leading and I am assisting.
It is carried on by six of us young people and we go out every Wednesday
night twenty miles to a country school
house. Had twenty-seven out the first
night."
CAMP MEETING FOR SOUTH
TEXAS
The conference committee had a
meeting April 13 at which meeting it
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SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD
was voted to hold our camp meeting
this year in San Antonio. The main
reason for doing this is that we might
save expenses. We are doing all that
we can to cut down expenses in order
that we might be able to hold some
campaigns in our cities. To hold camp
meeting at any other place than conference headquarters would involve
two or three hundred dollars more in
expenses.
A committee has been appointed to
find a definite location in San Antonio for
the meeting. I am sure this committee
will do its best to find a good camp
ground.
The camp meeting this year will be
held from July 23-August 2. So let
everybody plan to get ready for it. I
have heard a great many say already
that they are planning to come. I look
forward to the best attendance that we
have ever had. If you will begin to
plan now, you will be able to come.
So look out for further word and instruction in the RECORD in regard to
this great meeting.
R. P. MONTGOMERY.
The religious liberty question is a any class. A number of articles have
live one in many states, and the Jewish been written in the Yiddish and Engpeople are affected by it as much as lish-Jewish press on this topic, and the
WISH YOU COULD HAVE BEEN
THERE
Sabbath I had the privilege of meeting with our Mexican church in San
Antonio. A nice congregation of about
fifty assembled in the church long ,before time for Sabbath school to begin.
Several songs were sung before meeting began. The Sabbath school was
very interesting. $52.00 was raised for
missions during the first quarter.
Their goal for the second quarter is
$60.00. This does remarkably well
when you consider the poverty of the
people.
The dear people recently painted
their church building inside and out.
A new fence has been put up in front
and in the rear which will protect the
church and grounds very much.
I wish you could have been there
Sabbath and seen our nice Mexican
Sabbath keepers.
R. P. MONTGOMERY.
LET trA REMEMBER ABRAHAM'S
SEED DURING BIG WEEK
We hoped to have a Crisis book for
the Jewish people during Big Week
this year, but were unable to get it
ready. However, we have a very interesting number of the Yiddish magazine which can be used among them at
that time.
COLPORTEUR'S WEEKLY REPORT
ARKANSAS COLPORTEUR REPORT FOR TWO WEEKS ENDING April
11, 1925.
Name
Bk Hrs.
N. 0. Hibbetts
BR 95
W. M. Brinegar
BR 83
E. E. MH1ler
OD BR 69
E. A. Huelsenbeck ..OD 65
F. M. Garner
DR 64
B. G. Maguire ..DR OD 48
R. S. Little
PP OD 40
J. B. Tulley
OD 38
W. L. Butler
BR 38
W. T. Tucker .....BML 32
Ords.
67
9
20
5
7
37
38
19
1
Value
385.00
50.50
37.00
21.25
39.50
168.50
160.00
67.25
5.50
21.75
Helps
21.25
7.50
5..25
16.26
775
5.25
27.50
.50
4.75
Total
406.25
58.00
42.25
37.50
47.25
173.75
187.50
67.75
10.25
2.1.75
Del.
5.5
82.00
.50
5.50
5.50
33.25
1.25
11.00
4.75
Agents
204
956.25
96.00
1052.25
149.25
10
572
NORTH TEXAS COLPORTEURS R EPORT FOR WEEK ENDING April
11, 1925.
Name
Bk Hrs. Ords.
7
DR 39
Mrs. M. L. Lee
BM1L 43
11
J. W. Wilson
HM
7
Mrs M. E. Cain ....HW
5
10
R. L. Wilson
HM
7
3
A. N. Colunga
PG 8
1
Mrs. Ada Worley ..BFL 6
1
W. T. Newton
BR 11
J. J. Stevenson
8
Agents
8
136
41
Value
r
38.50
44.50
25.00
12.50
9.50
5.50
4.00
Helps
24.75
24.25
139.50
Del.
19.50
24.00
6.00
1.00
6.25
100
Total
63.25
68.76
25.50
12.50
9.50
5.50
10.25
1.00
56.25
195.74
61.75
10.25
1.00
SOUTH TEXAS COLPORTEUR REPORT FOR TWO WEEKS ENDING
April 11, 1925.
Name
Bk Hrs. Ords.
E. H. Fulbright PG BR 65
45
A. A. Prewitt ....CK BR 57
27
OD 21
J. R. Carranco
10
J. Wollschlaeger - OD 18
4
Mr. and Mrs. Reese
51
Enos Horst
Mag. 50
Gladys Parker _Misc. 26
Mrs. Boyd
Misc. 20
14
Wm Heytz
PG HP 16
6
W. Simmons
DR OD 15
DR 15
1
L. W. Kasiski
354 107
Agents 11
Value
280.50
101.50
37.30
- 14.00
37.75
22.65
36.50
52.75
82.00
27.00
5.50
Hebs
66.00
50.75
697.45
127.65
8.40
1.50
1,00
Total
346.50
160.25
37.30
22.50
37.75
22.65
36.50
52.75
85.25
28.00
8.00
Del.
21.95
64.75
5.05
&40
37.75
22.65
36.50
52.75
1.75
2.50
837.85 254.05
TEXICO COLPORTEUR REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING APRIL 4, 1925.
Name
Z J. Ham
J. C. Curry
C. H. Cheniault.
0 T. Summar
G. R. Kloss
P A. Potter
J. D. Wilburn
Mr. and Mrs. Pate
Mrs. McNeely
Agents
9
Bk Hrs. Ords.
26
BF 49
11
GC 49
2
BF 46
3
OD 44
7
BR 41
OD 41
5
OD 36
12
_BF' 33
5
CK 30
379
71
Value
90.00
63.50
9.50
10..50
40.50
Helps
8.50
21.00
10100
20.00
7.00
Total
98L0
84.50
19.50
30.50
47.50
17,50
40.00
15.00
6.00
7.00
6.75
23.50
47.00
21.75
Del.
1.75
27.,25
26.35
15.75
7.00
90.25
66.25
5.75
4.25
286.50
86.25
372.75
244.75
SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD
PAGE SEVEN
seed of Abraham recognize that this is
OKLAHOMA COLPORTEUR REPORT
FOR THREE WEEKS ENDING
a live issue this year.
April 11, 1925.
The American Israelite had a strong
Name
Bk Hrs. Ords.
Value
Helps
Total
Del.
editorial in its issue. of February 19, H. W. Buxton
DR 144 85
320.50
. 35.00
355,.50
1925 on "Joining Church and State." A. L. Saxon
GC 205 115
715.010
146175
961.75
5.50
The editor sought to point out the C. L. Robinson
GC 159
53
329.50
57.00
386.50
16.2.3
dangers involved in a number of
C. A. Allen
GC 153
40
264.00
55.35
320.35
6,25
states, and suggested to the Jews that
J. F. Anderson
GC 126
64
466.00
10.75
404.75
4.75
they should do all possible to hinder the
W. R. Bartlett
BR
121
21
121.00
121.00
3.00
progress of religious legislation.
DR 112
21
119.50
11.25
130.75
While they are not in a position to Lee Edwards
BR 102
9
41.50
49.75.
101.25 118.75
personally influence legislation against Bert Dunn
BR 124
23
126.50
68.75
195.25 169.25
this danger, they appreciate any assist- Clyde Turner
BR
71 13
80.25
27.50
107.75
99.50
ance rendered by other people. The W. S. Syphers
J. P. Williams
GC
50
44
262.00
228.50
489.50
31.01
editor of that paper wrote:
GC
70
14
95.00
67.00
162.00
3.75
"The opposition to such legislation is M. M. Sikes
BR
68 20
130.90
1.25
131.25
69.00
a fight for religious liberty, freedom of R. S. Story
GC
46
13
77.50
19.75
97..25
conscience, and those who carry it on R. D. Whitney
6.50
DR
52 13
71.50
L25
should receive the support of all good A. Drew
74.75
1.50
BR
men and women, whatever may be Anonymous
70 16
83.00
33.50
116.50
their religious affiliation."
Mrs: M. L. Schilt
BR
20
5
29.50
5450
35.00
8.00
The Pacific Press Polyglot House at Mrs. R. S. Story
BR
28 12
76.00
5.90
101.15
10.50
Brookfield, Illinois, has issued a special Miscellaneous
380.90
380.90
558.45
religious liberty number of The Present Bibles delivered
48.00
Issues. It is a magazine which will Magazines delivered
322.45
strongly appeal to the Yiddish and Eng1731 522
816.65
4615.30 1462.40
3798.65
lish.speaking Jews. The magazine is Agents 18
partly in English.
It has a number of strong articles on Grand total Agts. 56
7073.89
2172.2'0
3172
5,878.35 1182.80
945
religious liberty which the Jews will
appreciate. The paper retails at fif- So what can they do? Hoyt; can the you would also like to contribute a few
teen cents. They cost our brethren little girl in Jamaica save money for
new books.
and sisters only seven cents. The mag- books, when she walks seven miles to
We can make use of many copies of
azine is ready for circulation.
work, and at night, after washing all our own denominational books, in
We hope our workers, church offi- day, trudges homeward with twenty-five English, Spanish, or French, and are
cers, and lay people will remember cents in her pocket? And what is more,
especially anxious to get those from
these people during Big Week, and cir- that quarter may be all she will earn
the pen of Sister White. We also deculate many of this number of the that week. In some places young sire Missionary Volunteer Reading
magazine. You secure your supplies people form clubs to buy clothes; they Course books, past or current. Books
through the regular channels. A can- put their savings together and then may he sent direct to this address:
vass for the magazine will be furnished buy a needed article for one member Inter-American Division, Balboa, Canal
you free by writing either to the state of the club at a time.
Zone, Box4143.
tract society, or sending direct to PaSomehow I feel that this little note
But we must not continue this sad
cific Press, Brookfield. Ill.
story for there is no end to it. It runs falls far short of picturing the need as
Order your papers early. In the on and on through the years, and pene- it really is. But I am sending it forth
large towns and cities where these peo- trates the whole social fabric of our with an earnest prayer that somehow
ple live you will find a welcome. Tell large scattered membership. Few are God will make plain to you just how
them what we as a-people are doing to the homes that are blessed with the you can help to brighten many lives,
enlighten them in the question in- good books that they so much need; to prepare many bands for service, and
For the Jewish Departvolved.
and it seems a hopeless task to help many hearts for life in the home to
F. C. GILBERT.
ment,
these dear people get home libraries.
come.
Yes, now you can help; and I believe
But a good circulating library in
NOW YOU CAN HELP!
every mission field or conference would you will. Thank you!
bring untold blessings to our people,
MATILDA E. ANDROSS.
Hundreds of our young people are young and old. We may also hope for
starving for good books!
a few church libraries. For these MY PART IN THE 1925 BIG WEEK
I used to wonder how this was pos- libraries we can use all old books, if
EXTENSION FUND CAMPAIGN
sible when there is such a wealth of they are in good condition,' as well as
good reading matter. But it has been new ones.
E. F. Hackman, Ass't Home MissionAs we think of this need, for which
my privilege to visit a few places in
ary Secretary of the General Conferthis field; I have found, at least in there are no appropriations, our hearts
ence
part, the sad solution to this problem. turn homeward. We believe that you
Many of our young people are with- will help! Perhaps you have some
THE TASK BEFORE US
out hooks because they must choose books in your library that you will be
God never gives His people somebetween the books they need and the willing to send out to be foreign missfood they cannot get along without. ionaries in this needy field; and perhaps thing easy to do; for he knows unless
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PAWS
LOST
we put forth effort, yes, painstaking
effort, to accomplish His purpose, we
will never discern the blessing in doing
it. This does not necessarily mean
that His work is a burden, for He Says,
"Take my yoke upon you . . . for my
yoke is easy and my burden is light."
Once more we are asked to take part
in another effort to advance the kingdom. This time through the Big Week
which no one will doubt is born of
heaven.
The solution of the problem to finish
the work in one generation, lies in the
whole membership of the church' rallying its resources and power to this end.
The Big Week plan has been presented
to us as the channel through which this
can be done. In this year's campaign
we shall work through three great avenues of our work—the Publishing, Medical and Educational. What an irresistible combination ! More publishing
houses in mission lands to train young
men and women to act their part in
bringing the truth to their neighbors.
More medical dispensaries to meet a
million needs that exist ! And all can
be accomplished in this effort if we all
throw ourselves into it as we should.
Brother, Sister, think of the needs.
Two out of every three are still in
heathenism: millions without schools;
millions without medical help and dying
every day faster than we can reach
them. Every time your pulse heats
someone slips off into eternity, down
into a Christless grave. What can we
do to meet this appalling need ? But
what are our potential resources to
meet this great issue, this unfinished
task? We have fifteen thousand
workers. We have scores of. institutions doing what they can to meet the
need. We have a total of 208,000 .believers throughout the world.
This
constitutes our resources. But what
we need most is an aroused church
membership. Think of the prayer
potentialities wrapped up in this people. Yes, we have enough pent-up
force in our churches to finish the work
and do it in one generation, if we will.
The servant of the Lord has said,
"We are not to wait for souls to come
to us, we must seek them out where
they are. When the word has been
preached in the pulpit, the work has
just begun. There are multitudes who
will never be reached by the gospel unless it is carried to them." C. O. L.,
page 229.
This year we want to raise $135,000
in the Big Week campaign. The time
set for the effort is May 2-9. The goal
per member is $2.00. Surely this is
not a burden on anyone.
(Concluded next week.)
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TEXICO CONFERENCE
419 Reacher St.
Clovis. New Mexico
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i Sec'y-Treas.—G. R. Soper
f Texico Book and Bible House:
Sec'y-Tress.—G. R. Soper
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STATEMENT
OF
60c-A-WEEK
FUND
For three months ending Mdr. 31, 1925
Amount
A moon:
Quota Received Short
Texico
3,720.60 1,570.03 2,150.E7
Texico Col
292.95 103.18 189.77
TEXICO NEWS ITEMS,
The Texico camp meeting will be
held at Roswell, New Mexico this year.
Elder Taylor will hold meetings in
the following places this summer: Wel
lington, Plainview. He will visit the
Foard City church also and hold meetings with them.
Elder Wilson will conduct a series of
meetings in Albuquerque.
Professor Pohle met with the committee on Wednesday, and visited the
Clovis school on Thursday. He will
visit the Albuquerque dhurch over Sabbath.
prayers were answered, for the attendance of our people immediately increased, and practically all of them
were able to attend throughout the
series. A splendid spirit of cooperation on the part of the entire church
prevailed, and the help rendered along
musical lines was greatly appreciated.
It was gratifying to hear many of
the older members of the church express their joy at hearing the old message again, and their determination to
uplift Christ in their lives before their
neighbors; so all together we feel that
God gave us a good season, and our
pray is that others who are interested may find the good way ere probation shall close.
E. T. WILSON.
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ADVER.IISEMENTS
FOR SALE, a farm of eighty acres
near the Seventh-day Adventist elevengrade school. About fifty acres in cultivation, a good orchard, house, barn,
and good wells of soft water, and
plenty of good wood. Address,
0. T. HANCOCK,
16 p.
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*outbiuestern Union
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A WEEKLY JOURNAL
PECOS VALLEY
Published by the Southwestern Union
Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
At the close of a three-week's meeting held in the Hagerman, New Mexico church six persons decided to follow their Lord in baptism five of whom
united with said church, the other with
the conference body.
One remarkable thing about this revival, for such it was, is that several
attended quite regularly who are not
in the habit of going to any kind of religious services, among them being an
old man who had been a hard drinker
for more than fifty years, and he told
the writer that he was going to try to
follow the Lord. "Surely the Lord has
spared my life for some purpose".
There were very few of our own
people present the first few nights on
account of several having been attacked by the flit, which was epidemic at
that time, but some of us believed the
Lord desired to manifest His power in
behalf of His children, so we accordingly called a prayer meeting at the close
of about the second or third meeting,
and together sought God earnestly in
behalf of those of our number who were
sick, and we are glad to say that our
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