Bid WEEK Campaign MWil 30 • MaY 6 Southwesternpion Record Official Organ of the Southwestern Linton Co., 17' � ceoenth-dag Adventists. —o, "11.10••I � VOLUME XXVI �KEENE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, APRIL'5.'etreof ) � NO 14 u......................................................................0 I t S. W. UNION CONFERENCE f i � 518-19 Terminal Bldg. ; 1 la h om a ty, President—Elder Ok � Ci, ia MB°.kVa'n Kirk t t Sec'y-Treas. & Auditor—C. E. Smith t ui .. � i .........— —.. — .. .................... � z ........ UNION NEWS NOTES Elder M. B. Van Kirk has just re- turned to the office from San Antonio where he attended a meeting of the South Texas Conference committee. He also spent a few days at Lubbock, Texas, attending the church officers' meeting. Elder A. F. Harrison left the first of the week to attend the committee meeting of the South Texas Confer- ence. He is now holding a colporteur's institute with the students at the Berea Intermediate School, Jefferson, Texas. Elder G. F. Eichman is at the pres- ent time in the North Texas Confer- ence where he and Elder Benton are working in the interest of the. Big Week campaign. Elder E. A. Pohle went to the Texico Conference last week to assist in the church officers' meeting. He will spend some time visiting the schools in that conference before returning to the office. WHAT HAS BIG WEEK CAM- PAIGN ACCOMPLISHED? This yearly effort has been put on each year for six years and 1927 is the seventh effort of this kind. Naturally you ask, does it pay? During the time since our people have been making these yearly efforts the workers and laity have contributed $333,290 in round numbers. This money has been distributed to the different parts of the world according to a bud- get that has been voted each year at the Fall Council and as you know is a part of the regular sixty-cents a-week fund which is devoted to missions. The budget is divided up into items ranging from fifty to eleven thousand five hundred dollars each. This last goes toward establishing a training school in Trinidad, British West Indes. In our present campaign the educa- tional and the medical missionary de- partments share and likewise they push with the publishing department in making the campaign a success. In 1927 we have set our hearts to raise $100;000. Will you help? Our conference presidents are going out this year and thus taking the lead. The union president and the union field secretary are going out together for a full week. Wont you as brethren and sisters join us in this effort and at least sell your four dollars in literature, thus turning in two dollars profit? Our conference workers who go out and sell books this week are turning the entire proceeds for the week's sales beside their personal offering, toward this fund. Remember there will be an offering taken May 7 in all of our churches for this fund. Will you not do your part? M. B. VAIN KIRK. KEENE NEWS NOTES Elder Benton reached home Friday afternoon, spoke to the Keene church Sabbath morning, and left that even- ing for Phoenix, Arizona, to attend a meeting of the Spanish workers. Elder H. B. French returned last week from an extended trip during which he visited many friends and rel- atives at Berrien Springs, Michigan, and Washington, D. C. He returned from the latter place much impressed by the outlook for Sunday legislation by congress in the near future. Mention has not heretofore been made in our columns of the sale by Henry Schmidt of his residence here to Mr. Churchill. The latter has taken pos- session of his new property and Broth- er and Sister Schmidt are living tem- porarily in the residence of Mrs. Weems. They plan before very long to make a trip to Michigan to be pre- cent at the graduation of Raleigh Burchfield who is finishing some work at Berrien Springs this year. They are somewhat uncertain as to where they will locate after that time. SERIOUS ILLNESS OF ELDER E. L. NEFF The many friends of Elder E. L. Neff, formerly president of the South Texas Conference, and a long-time laborer in the Southwestern Union Conference, will be interested in the following qubtation from a letter writ- ten by Sister Neff: "I have intended to Write you a few lines for several days and tell you about the major and serious opera- tion Mr. Neff underwent Sunday morn- ing March 13. MT. Neff had not been ill, but about ten days before the operation, he found a lump in his right side near the appendix, so he went to Glendale at once to have some of our doctors examine him, and they ad- vised an operation at once. I have been quite poorly and in bed most of the winter on account or. my w.n heart, so I was not able to go far with Mr. Neff, to one of our sanitariums, but here in Dinuba, (thirty-five miles from Fresno,) is an Adventist Hospi- tal and we are here. There are two Adventist doctors living in Dinuba, but the surgebn we had was Dr. H. G. Westphal, from Glendale. The operation was far more serious than the doctors were expecting. I cannot tell you all about it, but the appendix was very bad and the grov‘th or tumor, size of an orange, was on or near the appendix. The colon was affected and they took about three inches off of it. Of course the doc- tors were afraid the tumor might be cancerous and it was sent down to White Memorial and analyzed but no cancer gerins were found for which we are thankful. Mr. Neff has so far gotten along remarkably well, and we know God has heard prayer in his be- half. Mr. Neff's operation has been a hard strain on me, but the Lord is so good and has helped me to bear it. If he can only get well now how t t $ NORTH TEXAS CONFERENCE 2900 Live Oak Street Dallas, Texas President—Elder Roy L. Benton Sec'y-Treas.—C. G. Ortner North Tex. Book and Biblo House Sec'y-Treas.—C. G. Ortner •••• ••••• •••• 4.11.•••••• • NM ••••••••••••••••••••.114: I PAGE TWO � SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD happy w1e will be. With best wishes and love to all. MRS. E. L, NEFF." tt............•••••• � O... ....OM...N....O.:3 STATEMENT OF THE SIXTY- CENTS-A-WEEK FUND For one month ending January 29, 1927 Amount Am't Per Quota Reiceived Short cent N. Tex. 3444.00 1081.50 2362.50 .188 N. Tex. C. 197.50 � 59.86 � 137.64 .152 NORTH TEXAS NEWS ITEMS At this writing, Elder Benton is on his way to Phoenix, Arizona, where he will attend the Spanish workers' meet- ing. All the workers are planning to put in a week in the canvassing work, thus in order to help the churches during the Big Week, they are putting in their week early. Elder Benton, our conference presi- dent, and Elder Eichman, the home missionary secretary of the union, spent last week at Sherman canvassing in the interest of Big Week. Brother Norman made a trip to Den- ison Monday, where he started Alvin Yates in the canvassing work. Broth- er Alvin Yates is a cousin of Elder Yates, who is holding meetings in that place. We have come to the close of the first quarter of 1927, and reports from the Sabbath Schools are already reach- ing the office. Watch the Record for the names of the secretaries who have reported on time and sent in complete reports. While some of our good church mem- bers have been waiting for better times, Mrs. Martwich, of the Dallas church, sold in the neighborhood of two hun- dred crisis books in the city of Dallas. It is time to sell our twenty five cent books in our crowded cities. We are carrying a splendid supply of these small books. There are thousands at present who are looking forward to Easter without knowing its true origin. We have a small tract in stock which comes at one cent per copy which gives the origin of Easter in a very comprehensive way. This is the time of the year when this little tract ought to be scattered like the leaves of Autumn. Order through our Book and Bible House. You still have opportunity to send the Present Truth to some one who is hungering fur the bread of life. Twen- ty-five cents will send this paper to one individual for an entire year. Send twenty-five cents to the Book and Bible House and state it is for the "Inter- ested List." You will receive the name of the person to whom the papers will be sent, and will have the opportunity of corresponding with them and know- ing how they are enjoying reading the papers. SOMETHING FOR THE CHILDREN In all our worthy enterprises we want to remember the children. For the children of today will be our church members of tomorrow. We remember them in our homes, and in our Sabbath Schools. They play an important part in a financial way, as well as in other ways, in our Sabbath School, and they can also do their part in the Big Week campaign, for we have provided for them. "Our Little Friend" can be ordered for two cents per copy in lots of ten or more and sold for five cents each. Thus only seventy copies will have to be sold to raise the individual goal of $2.00. Send your order with $1.40 to the Book and Bible House now, so they can order your seventy copies, for the Big Week will soon be here and we all want to work together. J. S. YATES. Home Missionary Secretary. EDUCATIONALS Brother Ruf spent several hours at Keene last week to arrange for some teachers for the coming year. Teachers, remember that drawing, music, and one of the following four — agriculture, sewing, woodwork — is re- quired for an eighth grade diploma. Brother Ruf spent the Missionary Volunteer Week of Prayer with the school at Jefferson. A junior and senior baptismal class was organized. Watch for a detailed report in the RECORD. For those schools who have a term of eight months only, a special examina- tion is given, April 11-15. No pupils will get credit unless they have had eight months of school. News comes to us that we will have a summer school. I trust that all the North Texas teachers will attend. Plans are being laid to have some sub- jects that have never been offered at Keene before, to accommodate some of the more advanced teachers. From Miss Spomer, teacher at Val- ley View, we get this interesting item. "This morning was junior meeting. The children all look forward to that time. We have our prayer meeting then too. Every single one of the children takes part." This is one of the great joys that come to a church school teacher. Number 9 of "True Education" was an "Elementary Education" number. I hope that all the teachers are receiv- ing this little paper, The following is one of the interesting items in that number. "This had been her first year as a church school teacher. Just after its close I saw her. 'How did you enjoy your work?' I said. 'It is the most wonderful work in the world,' she replied, and then she quickly added, 'Yesterday was the happiest day of my life. I attended the burial of eleven of my children. They were all buried in one grave, in the old Wabash. Yes, the happiest day of my life.' " A LETTER Copy of a letter from Elder J. A. Leland, Superintendent of the Antil- lian Union Mission. Professor H. S. Prenier, Dallas, Texas. Dear Brother Prenier: I hope that when this letter reaches you it will find you and yours enjoying the blessings of heaven � I wonder if you have a young man there like Kinzer or Mattison? . . . please let me know if you have. . . . Kinzer is doing fine and so is Mattison. Your brother in the work, J. A. Leland. Of course Southwestern Junior Col- lege has more like the above young men, so I have just recommended three more young couples. � H. S. P. DALLAS ITEMS The Dallas church was vrey pleas- antly surprised Sabbath morning to have Elder and Mrs. Votaw with them. At the eleven o'clock services Eider Votaw gave a very stirring address on religious liberty: and related some of his experiences in dealing with these questions at the capitol. Monday evening the Oakwood Junior College quartette of Alabama gave a very excellent program of negro spir- ituals, and folk songs. The audience showed their appreciation by a very large offering. Last Sabbath morning Elder Staben of the college preached at the morning service. In the evening he gave a stereopticon lecture on "Mexico" and told of political unrest and religious problems facing that unfortunate re- public. Sunday evening he lectured at the Spanish Mission. These returned missionaries surely inspire our hearts. The situation is serious and it is only the power of God that can longer hold the waves of persecution in check. In the afternoon Mrs. Votaw (sister of the late President Harding) who has for a number of years been a govern- ment social service worker, told of her rich experience ix the service of hu- manity. It is a wonderful thing to be a mother to hundreds of unprotected girls. Both these messages were greatly appreciated. Elder and Mrs. Votaw are in the city as the guests of the Huguley family. DENISONS DOINGS It was my privilege to attend the Theatre meeting at Denison, Sunday night, March 27. Elder Yates spoke that night to a crowded house. It was really an inspiring sight to see nearly a thousand people listen to the straight truths regarding the law of God. It was made very plain that God's law is the password to heaven and that only those who keep it will have any right to enter in. After the pictures, singing, preach- ing, collection, and benediction, were over, the helpers distributed the "Change of the Sabbath" number of Present Truth to the audience as they passed out. Brother Ortner goes to Denison every Friday and assists Broth- er Yates until after the Sunday night service. Sister Eder, from Dallas, has also been secured to help for some weeks. Elder Yates' cousin, two of his sis- ters and his mother made him a visit and helped in the meeting. His sisters - sang a beautiful duet which added to the interest. Quite a large number ap- SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD pear interested and it is hoped a good class may be organized for baptism. We arranged to continue the meetings five weeks longer than originally planned, even though it runs our ex- pense beyond our budget. It seemed too bad to stop with such an interest. It is hoped our good people will see that the workers are trying hard to ac- complish something and that those who are paying tithe will continue faithful and that a large number who have not been faithful in this respect will re- spond to the need and return to God His own. Let us pray for the work and work- ers in Denison. � R. L. BENTON BIG WEEK NORTH TEXAS District No. 10 PAGE THREE Isolated � .00 District No. 11: Buelah � .00 Corsicana � .00 Jefferson � .00 Mosier Valley � .00 Waco Col. � 7.20 7.20 District No. 12: Dallas Sp. � .00 Fort Worth Sp. � .00 .00 $618.72 A BIGGER BIG WEEK. How many of us can really slap our- selves on the shoulder and say "I did my part well during the • 1926 Big Week?" As I studied the foregoing report, I came to the conclusion that only a minority are entitled to such encouragement. It is a very interesting thing to get our accomplishments on paper, that is, in black and wlsite, in order to make proper comparisons between churches, as well as the different districts. You all notice that District No. five, while it has only about one-third as many members as District No. one and No. two each, it has raised the largest amount of money for the foreign mis- sion extension work. Myrtle Springs under District No. nine also did very well considering the report as a whole, since their membership is small. Fellow Believers, I believe we are going to do better this year. Surely every member of the North Texas Con- ference should make his or her influence count for a bigger Big Week in 1927. C. G. ORTNER. f � OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE 1 t � Box 1077 t � Oklahoma City, Okla. � t t � President-Elder W. M. Clark � t t � Sec'v-Treas.-Lowell Estes 1 � Oklahoma Book and Bible House: t t � Sec'y-Treas.-B. E. Bridwell � 4 f ::••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••41.......•••••••••••••••••.......:S STATEMENT OF THE SIXTY- CENTS-A-WEEK FUND For one month ending January 29, 1927 Amount Am't Per Quota Received Short cent Okla 6168.00 1356.46 4811.54 .132 Okla. C. 255.00 3032 224.68 .059 OKLAHOMA NEWS NOTES. Brother and Sister Estes went to District No. 1: Keene � .$ 66.05 Cleburne � 14.25 $ 80.30 District No. 2: Dallas � • 94.71 Dalworth � 25.50 Cedar Grove � 7.00 127.21 District No. 3: Berea � 43.77 Avinger � .00 New Hope .00 Sulpher Springs .... � 5.00 llsolated � 2.00 50.77 District NO. 4: Fort Wbrth � 49.67 49.67 District No. 5: Denison � 22.54 Sherman � .22 Ganesville � 2.75 Valley View � 164.00 189.51 District: � No. 6: Clifton � .00 Hillsboro � .00 Waco � 25.00 25.50 District No. 7: Henrietta. � 9.60 Wichita F. � 22.26 Isolated � 24.80 56.66 District No. 8: Douglas � .00 Salmion � .00 Lufkin � .00 Isolated � 5.00 5.00 District No. 9: Myrtle Springs 26.90 26.90 PARE FOUR � SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD Stroud to spend Sabbath with the home folks and the company there. Brother Carl Riffel and wife slipped away from their work long enough to make the office and home folks a call. Enid and Ringwood were the fortu- nate churches in receiving the week- end visits of Elder Dart. He called at Perry on his return Monday. Brother Hooper is spending a week with his colporteurs in the southwest part of the state. His wife accom- panied him on the trip to spend a few days with friends and relatives. As these items are being written a wire from Enid tells of the death of Sister Taylor. Elder Clark is called to conduct the funeral service. Obituary will appear later. This morning's mail brought a card from Sister Whitney, of Guthrie, tell- ing of a very serious motorcycle acci- dent, probably fatally injuring the husband of Sister Humphrey of that place. The Tulsa second church enjoyed a helpful visit from Elder Dasent over Sabbath and Sunday last week. He reports their needs as demanding at• tention. Brother Gant just returned from a visit with the Sapulpa and Tulsa schools. He reports these schools in fine condition, and planing improvments for next year. We are glad to report that Elder McDonald shows some improvement in health and ventured to made a trip to the southwest part of the state. He called at the office on his return to Wewoka. According to our promise in last week's news notes we are reporting the whereabouts of Miss Miracle's vis- it. She spent Sabbath at Addington with Duncan friends, going on to India- homa to spend Sunday with acquaint- ances there. Elder Clark spent a few days with the Duncan and Addington churches over the week-end,•holding a meeting at Duncan Sabbath—forenoon and af- ternoon. He gave some time to assist- ing the Duncan company in their pro- posed church and school building for next year. Some of the churches are reporting a very liberal offering in behalf of relig- ious liberty work but it seems some of the churchs failed to carry out the pro- gram and join in this important work. It is not too late to join in this program yet by a liberal offering to supply the necessary funds to carry on this all- important work. The Jubilee quartette of Oakwood Junior College rendered a program at Ardmore, Wednesday night; Oklahoma City, Thursday night; Muskogee, Sun- day night. We do not have reports from other places, but Oklahoma City showed their appreciation of the pro- gram and their interest it the Oakwood school by an offering that amounted to box seat prices. Elder Willess is making definite plans to give Capitol Hill a full-message campaign. The church has joined him in a very definite way by contributing $150 toward an organized Signs cam- paign, beginning about the first of April to be continued up to and partial- ly through the tent effort which will begin about the first of June. He ex- pects to work the entire resident dis- trict in house-to-house work in connect- tion with the tent campaign. A num- ber of the sisters in the church will join the tent company in the visiting and literature program. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? A few days ago a letter came to our office from Brother Graham, the circu- lation manager of the Review and Her- ald. He told us that during the year 1926, the publishers of the Review sent 383 notices of expiration into the Okla- homa conference and that only forty- three per cent of these subscriptions had been renewed. This means that some one has been neglectful, for sel- dom does a person purposely plan not to renew his subscription to the Re- view. Just this morning, forty-eight notices were received here at the office and are being sent out. Reader, is your name on this list of expirations, which has not been renewed? If so, what are you going to do about it? Do you know that your faith in the message is so strong that you do not need the help and inspiration that comes from read- ing the Review week by week? "The Big Three" $3.00; "Family Group" $6.00. Send all orders to the Oklahoma Book and Bible House, Box 1077, Oklahoma City, Okla. � B. E. BRIDWELL. ENID. It was my privilege to spend the thirteenth Sabbath with this church and enjoy the program rendered by the primary department. These children had given over $58 for missions aside from this day's offering. The Teach- ers' Training Course received careful attention. Three certificates were issued to their workers this winter and several are getting well into the pre- sent course. RINGWOOD. As this church is only twenty miles from Enid it was arranged to have an evening meeting there. It was my first visit since the church building had been erected and I was glad to see the improvement in this respect. Several of the neighbors came to enjoy the meeting with us. It was encouraging to see a Picture Roll on the wall and other indications of equipping their Sabbath School to aid in accomplishing the most good. The people manifested a live interest in the problems of our day and expressed the desire to do whatever the Lord desired. C. J. DART. QUICK SERVICE In writing to our Sabbath school sec- retaries I promised to publish the first five schools mailing their reports, bas- ing the time on date of mailing. Ten reports came in so close together I will list them as nearly as I can in the order of mailing, three starting Sunday and others made ready and sent at first op- portunity Monday. School � Secretary Salt Creek �Mrs. Anna Estes Weatherford �Miss Flora Jones Bartlesville � Mrs. Lillie Trammel Stroud � Miss Minnie R. Stevens Durham �Mr. Durward Gantz Shattuck, South � Mrs. W. A. Feerer Iron Post �Mrs. S. W. Calvert Vinita � Mrs. Mary Bennett Carney �Mrs. Tabitha Seaton Ozark Mt. � Miss Thelma Boswell These are mostly the smaller schools and the reports can be compiled more quickly than the larger ones; Shattuck, however, is the fourth largest in the conference and the report was ready among the first. Our reports are re- corded as extra prompt, including. April 10, the ones from the eleventh to the twentieth in good time, and after the twentieth they are late. Which ones will be in the last five? Vinita is a new school and set a good example in the investment program. The larger portion of the school signed SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD � PAGE FIVE cards setting aside something to grow into money for missions. If all our schools would do this, even in small in- vestments it would mean several thou- sand dollars for the needy fields, and a much deeper interest in the Lord's work. � C. J. DART. t SOUTH TEXAS CONFERENCE 917 South Presa St. San Antonio, Texas t President—Elder W. R. Elliott t Sec'y-Treas.—J. S. McMullan South Texas Book and Bible Society: t Sec'y-Treas.—J. S. McMullan STATEMENT OF THE SIXTY- CENTS-A-WEEK FUND For one month ending January 29, 1927 Amount Ain't Per Quota Received Short cent S. Tex. 2412.00 700.17 1711.83 ,174. S. Tex. C. 730.00 137.16 � 592,84 ,094 SOUTH TEXAS NEWS NOTES Brother McMullen is spending a few days in Laredo on conference business. Elder Nicolas left San Antonio Mon- day night to attehd the Spanish work- ers' counsel at Phoenix, Arizona. Brother Van Campen is spending a few days in Laredo assisting colpor- teurs. • One of the members of The Three Rivers company called at the office Tuesday and turned in a nice sum of tithe and offerings. Wednesday morning Brother Lopez, of the La Reforma Mission, and Brother Cunill, of Falfurrias, called at the of- fice on their way to the Phoenix meet- ing. Monday morning, March 28, the con" ference committee assembled in the president's office. The union confer- ence president, M. B. Van Kirk, and Elder Harrison counseled with the com- mittee on some problems of importance in the development of the work. The Sabbath school at San Antonio rendered a very effective program on thirteenth Sabbath. The number, "Hanging a Sign," was very impres- sively rendered by a number of young ladies dressed in costumes representing the various nations, presenting the need of their particular country for women doctors. An interesting news item came to the office with the Sabbath school reports for the quarter. The Berean Sabbath School at Houston reports $128.00 on the thirteenth Sabbath which was a gain of $82.00 over the preceeding thir- teenth Sabbath. We rejoice with the colored brethren at Houston in their success in raising such a goodly amount for the mission funds. McALLEN It has been some time since I have written a report for the RECORD. I have been very busy doing Bible work from house to house and have several families interested in the truth. On • Sabbath, March 4, a man, his wife and two of their children, were' buried with their Lord in baptism. � There are others whom we expect to baptize soon. We have a splendid church school at Pharr in our new church and school building three miles east of McAllen in which Brother and Sister Cecil Con- quest are teaching. Very good work is reported. We are now making plans for an even better school in the coming year. This school is the only English church school in the Rio Grande Valley. If any of our people are planning on locating in the valley, we feel sure they would find excellent church and school privileges here. Pray for the work in this field. �J. B. HAMPTON. HONDO SCHOOL The campaign for the relief of our library is over; the goal has been reached. We now look back a few months ago when we had no library and congratulate ourselves over the fact that instead of twenty volumes, we now have ten times that number. This has been accomplished altogether by the students and teachers which faith- fully did their best. As a reward for their effort the boys took a trip to San Antonio February 20, where they spent the entire day visiting. I shall never forget how fifteen boys ranging all the way from five to six feet two, appeared to the public. How they stared at us as we walked into the different places of interest! No doubt some thought us a mob. But what did we care about that? We were there not to create an excitement or make a dis- play but to enjoy a good time. Four-thirty found us in the Municipal Auditorium waiting for a pipe organ recital. As we all love music and some are studying to be musicians, you can imagine how much we enjoyed hearing a professional. About dusk on our way home we stopped and ate everything left from lunch. Then after a good game of leap frog we made our way homeward. Thus ended our school library cam- paign. � OBED KLEIN. 13.......-....-.............................................-.4: t t � TEXICO CONFERENCE � t t �419 Rencher St. t � Clovis, New Mexico t President—Elder E. T. Wilson t Sec'y-Treas.—O. D. Slater Texico Book and Bible House: t Sec'y-Treas.-0. D. Slater. i � I rt...-.-.............-.. 4,4. f•-•-•-•-••••••••-•-• ••••••• •-• :: STATEMENT OF THE SIXTY- CENTS-A-WEEK FUND For one month ending January 29, 1927 Amount Ain't Per Quota Received Short cent Texico ._ 1467.00 764.21 � 702.79 .313. Texico C. 170.00 � 44.16 � 125.84 .130 CHURCH OFFICER'S MEETING Beginning the night of the 24th of . March and continuing until the after- h00/1 of the 27th there was conducted a very interesting, and highly pro- fitable meeting for all branches of the work conducted in the three churches of Lubbock, Amarillo, and Clovis; and the hospitable church at Lubbock had the privilege of entertaining the dele- gation from the other two churches, and nothing was spared to make this part of the program the very best, which was greatly appreciated by all. We were highly favored by having Elder! Van Kirk present most of the time, and Elder E. A. Pohle during the entire meeting, both of whom rendered valuable help. All who had papers to read, or parts to discuss, gave evidence that they had given much thought to their sub- jects, and everyone entered heartily into the discussions of the various topics, but with the utmost confidence in each other, and a sweet spirit of harmony reigned throughout the ses- sion. We are planning week-end meetings for the other churches of the confer- ence where they are so far apart that makes it difficult to have a group of them together, and;' we believe we shall be able to fill a need, and an- swer some of the calls for help which are coming in from, many places where there are interested ones. The keynote of this meeting at Lub- bock was expressed in an almost un- t t 11:1/11[IL , 011 111 O.RK at( 111111, -- � ‘41 COLPORTEUR'S WEEKLY REPOIIT NORTH TEXAS COLPORTEURS' REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING MAR. 19, '27 Name R. E. Whitaker A. C. Cranfill � G. W. Tucker � W. T. Harrison � Workers 4 SOUTH TEXAS COLPORTEURS' REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING MAR. 26, '27 Name �Bk Hrs. Ords. Value Helps Total Del. W. H. Atherly � 11W � 24 9 36.00 5.25 41.25 64.50 U. M. Cooke � PP � 47 1 5.50 71.60 77.10 69.85 R. M. Flores � OD � 40 19 69.50 ...,.... 69.50 3.50 C. H. McColrey HM-OD � 46 15 55.50 10.75 66.25 11.75 A. A. Prewitt ..HM-OD � 33 5 19.00 26.25 45.25 3.75 Workers � 5 � .190 49 185.50 113.85 299.35 153.35 ARKANSAS COLPORTEURS' REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 26, 1927 Name � Bk Hrs. Ords. � Value � Helps � Total � Del. N. 0. Hibbetts - � GC � 38 • 15 84.50 44.00 128.50 5.00 Killis � Boyce � RJ � 36 22 73.00 12.00 85.00 75 Killis. Boyce � RJ � 36 22 73.00 12.00 85.00 .75 Fletcher � Pant ...DR � 34 19 109.50 35.00 144.50 38.50 J. B. Hawkins � DR 32 15 87.50 15.00 102.50 5.00 Ella Boyce � � RJ � 22 3 9.00 .25 9.25 .25 Workers � 5 � 162 74 363.50 106.25 469.75 49.50 OKLAHOMA COLPORTEURS' REPORT FOR WEEK ENDNIG MARCH 25'27 Name Bk Hrs. Ords. Value Helps Total Del W. R. Barlett ..._.....BR 60 17 99.50 ........ 99.50 G. B. Boswell --.......BF 49 17 55.00 20.00 75.00 5.75 J. B. Roth � PP 41 5 30.50 30.75 61.50 � • G. W. Calloway � BR 38 16 99.00 2.00 101.00 2.00 W. S. Hicks BR 37 7 40.50 2.75 43.25 E. Walker � PPF 33 13 52.00 48.00 14.25 3.25 F. Crispens � GC 32 2 11.00 3.25 14.25 2.25 M. M. Sikes GC 12 5.75 5.75 2.00 Workers � 8 � 302 107 1387.50 112.75 500.25 15.75 TEXICO COLPORTEURS' REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 26, 1927. Name � Bk Hrs. Ords. � Value � Helps � Total � Del. Edward Stairs � BF 10 30.00 G. � F. � Sillvent .........:OD 40 13 50.00 15.75 65.75 23.25 A. L. Chastain � OD 12 2 7.00 6.00 13.25. 7.25 Mrs. McNeeley 10 20 11.50 5.50 17.00 5.50 T. A, Pate �OD )25 9 31.50 77.50 5.00 Workers � 5 � 97 44 100.00 40.25 173.50 71.50 GRAND TOTAL: Workers 27 � 876 296 1112.50 391.10 1539.85 460.90 Bk Hrs. Ords. Value Helps Total Del. OD � 51 21 72.50 18.00 90.50 8.00 OD 25 1 3.50 3.50 65.25 OD 23 • .......... ...... � ..., 50.00 OD � 23 ...... � .... 47.75 � 122 22 76.00 18.00 94.00 171.00 PAGE SIX � SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD animous testimony as follows, "My one desire is to find the place the Lord wants me to work, that I may help finish the task given to Seventh- day Adventists." May the Lord help us each to find this place to work is the prayer of the writer, �E. T. WILSON. WORKERS NEEDED I met a lady the other day who did riot know anything about Seventh-day Adventists. She had heard about us, but that is all. She said that she wondered why they kept atuordny instead of Sunday. She was very honest and frank about it, and really wanted to know. I named a few scriptures from memory, then told her that when I brought her the book I would be glad to bring some litera- ture on the subject and give her, and it would explain all about the reason Seventh-lay Adventists ',keep Satur- day. � This pleased her greatly and she quickly ordered the book. We are hoping that she will read the sub- ject carefully and finally accept the Sabbath and the rest of the message that goes with it. It is a blessed privilege that a colporteur has of getting in close touch with those who are enquiring after this truth, and leaving the truths for this time with them. No all, yet many do accept through the printed page. My brother, 'do you have a place pre- pared for you in that eternal city? Is your name written in the Lamb's book of Life? If so, there is also a work God especially designs that. you do here on this earth. It may be one thing, and it may be another. It may •be something you •like to do, and it may be something that is not exactly after your choosing, yet God has outlined a special work for you individually. Do you feel in the very bottom of your heart that you are doing the very work God would have yon do? Or do you feel that He would have you do something else, but you just naturally like your present job better? If o, your only real hap- piness is in doing His work and not your own. In a very short time the things of this world will pass away and that great day will have come, and the faithful will all be taken home. Can we not, during these few short 're- maining years, give our whole lives and all that we have to the finishing of the work? Not just our spare time, but can we not lay down all worldly employment and give all our time to him? Ministers are needed. Bible workers are needed. Teachers are needed. Doctors and nurses are needed. Missionaries are needed. All branches of workers are needed. But thc.i.e is one branch of the work that needs workers in a special sense just now. Colporteurs are nQed- ed. Do you feel the call of the Lord to this work? � Great areas of ter- ritory are open ready for work. Many, many have not heard this message. What are you going to do about it? Some of this territory that will other- wise lie idle this year could be worked if you respond to the call. You are needed. Write your local conference for territory. W. L. KINDER. BUT ARE WE HOME MISSIONARIES? It was a pleasure for the writer, on a recent Saturday night, to accompany the elder of the Albuquerque church to a commodious apartment occupied by one of our sisters and her mother, where a Bible study had been appointed for two young ladies, about seventeen and nineteen years of age. I have never seen more interest man- ifested than was evident on the part of those young girls, and when I thought of the moving picture houses running at full blast, and of its being Saturday night, and being informed that one of these girls was a high school graduate, and the other attending high school, I marvelled at the wondrous grace of God upon the hearts of these dear young people. But you say, "If I could find some- one like that, I would study with them also." Well this was not a happen so, but it came about because there were earnest Seventh-day Adventists living in the same apartment house, whose lives caused one of these young ladies to inquire about their religion, and af- ter doing what they could, being new in the faith themselves, they called for the elder of the church, and now regu- lar studies are being held, and it would do your soul good to watch these bright young women drink in the truths of the third angels' message. Think you dear reader, that these two young people are all the honest ones left in the Texico Conference? Of course you would say, no. Then please SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD ask yourself the question, "Am I real- ly proving myself a good home mission- ary?" and if you think you are not, and you really feel that the work is moving a bit too slow to ever be fin- ished in this generation, then read once more that striking admonition in Testimonies, Volume nine, which plainly declares that God's work in this earth can never be finished until you get busy and help the ministers and church officers. Surely we are living in a time when there is an intensity taking hold of the lives of many, but not all have re- jected the call of mercy, yet sometimes one would think the community sur- rounding the homes of many of our dear brethern and sisters had been warned of the impending doom, judg- ing, from the easy way in which they' relate themselves to the work allotted to them by the Master of the vineyard. May God speed the day when that "Great Reformatory Movement" shall begin in the Texico Conference, and when it does come, may it find every believer hastening to his neighbor, with his Bible in hand, and his soul Burning with the sweet message of God's love, ready to give an answer to all inquirers for a reason of his hope. It is the firm conviction of the writ- er that both minister and layman must catch a vision of far greater possibili- ties within himself, under God, before we shall see much of the stupendous task completed, which God so gracious- ly assigned to this people, and as this conviction fastens itself upon me I am led to cry out for- that same spirit which actuated the men and women composing the apostolic Church. Shall we not then, dear brethern and sisters, prove our loyalty to God and His cause by arising as one man, and going forward to the battle, keeping the ranks filled as fast as a good war- rior falls at his post, and thus be able to say to the Master, when He comes "Here is thine with usury." E. T. WILSON. Maxwell, N. M. March 29, 1927 Southwestern Union Record. A COPY OF A LETTER FROM EL PASO TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH Day before yesterday I received a letter from the General Conference in which was another letter written by - - - . This man was asking for infor- mation concerning our work among the PAGE SEVEN Spanish-speaking people. � He also asked for a catalog, statistics, and his- tory of our denomination, etc. Well, early yesterday morning my wife and I went in search of this. ad- dress. (Not given in this) We found the number, but it was a school house or college. I thought that the said man would probably be the janitor or possibly one of the teachers. � We called several times and at last a man appeared. At first I thought that this might be the man for whom we were seeking, and asked for Mr. � With great courtesy he told us, "0, yes this is his house," and took us into the waiting room, gave us a seat, and disappeared. I began to think that the man for whom we were inquiring must be one of the teachers. But, no, a Catholic priest came to present himself to us in answer to our call. I asked him, "Are you Mr. - - - - "? "Yes Sir," he an- swered. I showed him his letter he had written to the General Conference and he said, "Yes, I have written to the head quarters of this denomination because I have seen their activities in different parts where I have visited as in Brazil, Panama, etc. And I want to study their doctrinal books that I may justify them where they are in the right and not speak against any one through ignorance of their belief. Sal- vation is of the greatest importance to me." I cannot tell you In this letter all our conversation. But I assured him my readiness to help him in any way I could. I gave him some literature, a catalog, and the address of our Book and Bible House. I invited him to our church and sur- prised he said, "I did not know that there are any of that belief here. Do they of a truth believe in this doc- trine?" I answered, "Yes Sir, • we believe these doctrines." He asked, "Is there an English church here also and do they have many members?" I told him, "Yes." After a few more words of courtesy we parted. A. G. NELSON A few of the following points were brought out by Elder Van Kirk on his talk on "Need of Spiritual Leaders." A task unperformed given by Jesus. There must be several things kept in mind. Proper leadership, proper fol- lowing, the objective the new Jerusa- lem. Matt. 28: 19, 20. Jesus the director of this leadership. Moved by the love of Christ. 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"Bedtime Stories" Series One, was introduced throughout the United States more than a year ago. The same author, Elder A. S. Maxwell, editor of "Pre- sent Truth," London, is the author of both; series. Number Two is equally as: interesting as Number One. These stories have been broadcast by seven or- eight different stations throughout Europe. This in itself indicates the, interesting character of the stories related. Every family halving- children:. certainly will want a copy of this book. Illustrated; 96 pages. Janice, 25; cgjats. ORDER FROM BOOK AND BIBLE HOUSE. PAGE EIGHT � SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD Principals for considering leader- ship is portrayed in John 10: 4. Jesus leads Himself. Isa. 6: 8. Examples of leadership. The cleans- ing from sin means to take away the desire to sin. He referred to Moses, Noah, etc., as examples of leadership. 2 Tim. 2: 1-3. 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