fcrejqn eoueaajuoQ iBjaneqj Southwestern Union Record Official Organ of the Southwestern Union Conference 0/ Seventh-day Adventists. ««W W M M M M " *■»«— — Ml— M»iwn . l'i.um.v -ft *•• VOLUME XXVI , KEENE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JULY 12. 1927 NO 28 JULY SIXTEEN When this number of the Record reaches the field we will be near the Mid-summer Offering. As we think of this offering it is with a prayer that a ,real spirit of. sacrifice will come upon God’s people and that an amount far surpassing any Mid-summer Offering yet taken will be received. First, there was never greater need of money than the year 1927. There will never come a time until God’s work is over when we will need less, but as time goes on and the work grows more and more will be called for. Second, there has never been a great­ er opportunity than now to enter the unentered fields. There never was a greater number of openings than now. Third, there never has been so many loyal believers in this message as now and, of course, God will bless them as they respond to these calls. Fourth, we have never been so near the coming of Christ as now and the whitened fields demand haste in reaping. Consecration, faith, Christian growth, and deepening love for God all tug at our heart strings and pocket books, ap­ pealing as never before to us to rise to the needs of the hour. May God shower His blessings upon His people and may we all respond with liberal gifts and a deeper consecration saying, “Here Am I, Send Me.” M. B. VAN KIRK UNION NEWS ITEMS Elder Eichman visited the church at Follett, Texas, last week. He will be in the office again next week'. Mr. C. E. Smith is in Keene, Texas, auditing the books of Southwestern Jun­ ior College this week. Elder E. A. Pohle attended an insti­ tute with the church school teachers at the close of summer school at Keene. Elder M. B. Van Kirk and Elder A. F. Harrison visited the church at Shaw­ nee, Oklahoma, Sabbath July 2 and celebrated the Lord’» supper with them. We all took a day off from office work the Fourth of July. None of us were the worse for the day of relaxa­ tion although to several of us it was a day of real physical labor. A letter from P. L. Thompson, who is staying for six weeks in Boulder, Colorado, brings the information that he and his family are benefitting from the change of climate. Our camp meeting season opens July 14 at Malvern, Arkansas. We are hop­ ing this will be the best camp meeting season ever. May God impress His people everywhere to attend the camp meetings. HEIM-STUART NUPTIALS A quiet wedding ceremony uniting Mr. John Heim, Cashion, Oklahoma, and Miss Ethel Stuart, who taught in the church school at Oklahoma City last year, was solemnized by Elder M. B. Van Kirk at his home, 612 West Twen­ ty-fifth Street, Oklahoma City, in the presence of Mr. Heim's sister and the Van Kirk family, at seven o’clock Tues­ day evening, July 5. Miss Stuart is well known among our church school teachers in this union con­ ference, having taught several years at Houston, Texas. Mr. Heim is a brother of Professor Heim, Principal of Campion Academy, in Colorado. These young people will reside on a farm at Cashion, thirty miles north of Oklahoma City. This seems to be a splendid union. I trust God will bless them in their lives together and make them helpful to His cause. M. B. VAN KIRK CHURCH ELDERS—ATTENTION! On Sabbath, August 6, the annual collection for the Foreign Translation Fund is to be taken In all the churches in North America. This fund is used to help on the expense of issuing tracts and small books in the various languages in use in America. The editions in these tongues are relatively small, and consequently more expensive. This fund enables us to produce this litera­ ture at a price which brings it within the reach of all. A thousand foreigners were brought into the truth in America last year, and this foreign literature played an im­ portant part in bringing them in. May we hope for a liberal offering in each church this year. M. N. CAMPBELL SCATTERING LEAFLETS AND PAMPHLETS In Volume 9 under the heading of “A Time of Trial Before Us,” on page 231 we find the following statement: “The night of trial is nearly spent. Satan is bringing in his masterly power because he knoweth that his time is short. The chastisement of God is upon the world to call all who know the truth to hide in the cleft of the Rock, and view the glory of God. The truth must not be muffled now. Plain statements must be made. Unvarnished truth must be spoken, in leaflets and pam­ phlets, and these must be scattered like the leaves of autumn. ’ ’ When “the night of trial” is nearly past, “unvarnished truth” must be spoken in leaflets and pamphlets and scattered like the leaves of autumn. The plain, full message is to be given in small literature designated as “leaf­ lets and pamphlets, ” and these are to be “scattered like leaves of autumn.” ■ Leaves of autumn are to be found everywhere in the fall of the year, but they are thicker in some places than in others. Some places receive and retain the autumn leaves better than others. In such places the leaves are piled up to various depths. There is no question of their presence. Everyone residing there, or merely passing, knows the leaves are there. They are not placed one here and another there, but they are piled up one on top of another until the ground is thoroughly covered. Does not this comparison of the distribution of small literature with the falling of the autumn leaves suggest the syste­ matic placing of this -literature? -of re­ peatedly going over the same territory until the time of the scattering ceases? Does it not impress us with the magni­ tude of our future work? Does it not reveal to us the fact that we have only made a small begining in this leaves- of-autumn conception of our literature work? Is it not time for us to seriously consider the circulation of our small missionary literature in quantities that more resemble the scattered leaves of autumn? D. W. REAVIS PASS TWO NUTHWMmn UNION RECORD ♦ ARKANSAS CONFERENCE f 1216 Marshall St. I Little Rock, Ark. | President—Elder R. P. Montgomery j Sec’y-Treas.—L. J. Black | Arkansas Tract Society: J Sec’y-Treas.—L: J. Black I « I STATEMENT OF 60c-A-WEEK FUND For five months ending May 28, 1927 Amount Am’t Per Quota Re/ceived Short cent Ark. 6,890.40 2,400.90 4,489.50* Ark. C. 913.00 331.29 581.71 ARKANSAS NEWS NOTES Elder Haughey met with the Fort Smith church Sabbath and went on to Keene in the interest of the educational work. Miss Laura Morton is happy to have her sister in Little Rock for the remain­ der of the summer. The Little Rock church was glad to have Elder Montgomery address them Sabbath morning, the 2nd. Brother and Sister Killis Boyce who have been canvassing in Little Rock have now moved to Pine Bluff to wbrk. Brother Young was in the office the first of the week. He is now assisting in preparing the camp at Malvern. The weather in Arkansas is ideal this week. This means the colporteurs will put in longer hours, and consequently get more orders. Miss Evangeline Green has returned to her home in Little Rock where she will remain until school opens at Keene in September. Elder Montgomery has gone to Mal­ vern Tuesday morning. The camp is being prepared at that place for the an­ nual camp meeting. Brother Hawkins called at the office last Thursday. He left Friday morning with his car well loaded with books for his delivery which was to begin the 1st day of July. Brother and Sister D. M. Ross are enjoying very much a visit, with their son, James B. Ross and wife, in Penn­ sylvania. Miss Ruth Cupp, of the Lit­ tle Rock church, accompanied them on their trip. Have you laid plans to come to camp meeting? If not, of course you will want to do so at once. If you cannot be on the grounds for the first meeting come for as much of it as possible. Re­ member the time, July 14'to 24. ‘ The place, Malvern, Arkansas. Come. * » f NORTH TEXAS CONFERENCE f f 2800 Live Oak Street j | Dallas, Texas f | President—Elder Roy L. Benton j j Sec’y-Treas.—C. G. Ortner J f North Tex. Book and Bible House j j Sec’y-Treas.—C. G. Ortner j ♦ ♦ STATEMENT OF THE 6IXTY- CENTS-A-WEEK FUND For five months ending May 28, 1927 Amount Am’t Per Quota Received Short cent N. Tex. 15,153.60 5,575.88 9,577.72 N. Tex. C. 869.00 306.72 562.28 COMING TO CAMP MEETING? From all parts of the field we are hearing of people who plan to come to camp meeting. Even from other con­ ferences we hear of those who plan to come because it is at Keene and af­ fords an opportunity to look at the col­ lege and its industries. It appears that we will have a good attendance, and I am anxious that we be able to care properly for all who come. In order that we may be able to do so it will be necessary for those who wish rooms to write immediately regarding same, and those who wish tents should let us know at once Write your wants to Location Agent, Box 63, Keene, Texas. Those who expect to occupy village rooms should especially write us their desires at once so as to give us ample time to work out as nearly as possible the arrangment they desire. A large advertizing campaign is planned and we expect a good atten­ dance at night from the neighboring community. Let us plan to come and pray that we may come prepared to receive and contribute blessings. R. L. BENTON. CARD OF THANKS Words fail to express our gratitude to our friends who have shown us so many kindnesses during our great mis­ fortune. We deeply appreciate the many expressions of sympathy, the services rendered, and the beautiful floral offerings. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Huguley Dr. Herbert Taylor Huguley LUFKIN AND DOUGLASS A few weeks ago it was my privilege to visit for the first time the southeast­ ern part of our conference. I was very much interested in the good work that Elder Wolfe is carrying on in that part of the field. Ever since Elder Wolfe started the work at Lufkin, he has tried to teach the necessity of Christian education, and has succeeded in arousing enough interest that they are calling for a teacher this year. This will be the first time that a school has ever been conducted in Lufkin. We hope it is a real success. From Lufkin, Elder Wolfe and I went t j Douglass about twenty-five miles dis­ tant, where one of our oldest churches in the state is located. Brother J. C. Stinson, the elder, was very glad to see us, for his heart and interest is in the education of their children, and he knew we were there for that purpose. In talking it over with the elder, we decided the best thing to do was to visit every family personally and get their pledges. This we did A good spirit was manifested by every one, and if the Lord wills, we plan to start our school again at Douglass, after a lapse of two or three years. The crops look good in that section of the country. I am sure the Lord is blessing our people so that more tithe can flow into the treasury of his store house. May the Lord help us to be faithful. A. F. RUF A WORLD ON WINGS is the way Elder Wm. G. Wirtn des­ cribes the astounding increase in facil­ ities for travel and the dissemination of knowledge so peculiarly a part of our twentieth century. This contribution, another by Roy F. Cottrell entitled “Why Do We Know More Than Our Grandfathers?, ” and one by Llewellyn A. Wilcox, “Lessons From Lustrous ‘Lindy, ’ ’ ’ will make the August color Signs something that everyone will want. Other special features include a des­ cription of temperance conditions in Eur­ ope by the famous lecturer and writer Wm. E. (Pussyfoot) Johnson, entitled “The Sick Man of Europe;’’ a striking editorial by Francis D. Nichol answering the allegation that Seventh day Adven­ tists are enemies of Christianity because of their opposition to Sunday blue laws and religious legislation; and a helpful and timely contribution by one of our well known physicians, “Can Your Mind Make You Sick?” Why not get a good supply for your SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD PAGE THREE friends and neighbors? Only four cents a copy in lots of ten or more to one ad­ dress. Ask your Book and Bible House today for a good supply of the August Color Signs. AVINGER MEETING It has been my pleasure to visit our loyal people at Sulphur Springs, Mt. Pleasant, and New Hope during the past month. Our believers in these places all seemed courageous and anxious that something definite be done in the near future towards holding some meet­ ings in each of their communities so that their neighbors and friends might know the message that is so dear to us. It is i with joy I look forward to the time I can revisit and spend more time with these faithful ones who are trying to hold up the light of truth almost alone in these places. The prospects seem to be good for some successful efforts in this district sometime following the camp meeting. At present Professor Gunderson and the writer are holding a short series of meetings in the town of Avinger where we have no members living, and are glad to report all seats taken and many standing throughout the services. Our own people living in the country from five to twenty-five miles away are at­ tending. J. S. YATES } OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE j f Box 1077 | | Oklahoma City, Okla. j j President—Elder W. H. Clark | J Sec’v-Tre&s.—Lowell Estes J j Oklahoma Book and Bible House: 4 | Sec'y-Treas.—B. E. Bridwell I A * STATEMENT OF THE SIXTY- CENTS-A-WEEK FUND For five months ending May 28, 1927 Amount Am’t Per Quota Received Short cent Okla. 27,139.20 10,228.62 16,010.58 Okla. C. 1,122.00 338.89 783.11 OKLAHOMA NEWS NOTES Brother Riffel made Oklahoma City and Cashion a visit Wednesday. Brother and Sister Saxby and daugh­ ter, of Wewoka, made the office a pleasant call Wednesday. M. M. Sikes spent a couple of days in the city enroute to his new canvass­ ing field in the southeast part of the state. Brother Woodland left the Wayne tent effort long enough to make a de­ livery of books at Seminole the first of the week. He made the office a call on his return. Elder Clark spent Tuesday night with the Bristow tent company, Elder Fillman having gone home to spend a couple of days with the family and look after home affairs. Elder Clark spent the week-end with the Perry church, holding five meetings while there. He also assisted them in planning for extensive repairs on the church or a new building. Brother Hooper with his family took leave for Colorado Sunday morning where they will spend their vacation. They expect to visit some of the moun­ tain resorts and places of scenery dur­ ing their visit. The “L. C. Smith” in the conference president’s office is back to its old time rattle. It is accounted for by Miss Uhrig’s return to the office from her vacation. She reports having had the usual good time with home folks. News items would not be complete without a reminder that July 16 is the day to take the Mid-summer offering which should be, if in keeping with the needs, the largest ever given on such an occasion. The Revieio and Herald advise that the old plan of giving three month’s free subscription to new Sabbath keep­ ers is still in vogue. Send your new convert’s name and address to the Book and Bible House. This is a good offer. Miss Letha Taylor has joined the Wayne company to assist in the visit­ ing and Bible work. The large atten­ dance from the rural district calls for much "visiting under difficult circum­ stances, hence the increase in the working force there. Mrs. Estes made her secretary-treas­ urer glad by a return to that home af­ ter an entended visit with her relatives in Kansas and Ohio. Lowell has been keeping bachelor’s hall, having his own way, but was glad to welcome the wife home and set up housekeeping again. Brother Bridwell and family with R. O. Thomas and Bill Day and family spent the Fourth of July in the Ar- buckle Mountains about twenty miles from Ardmore. They report an ex­ cellent time such as can be had with mountain streams, sunshine and cool­ ing shade, with plenty of good eats for the day. The Fourth of July celebration had its usual effect upon the meetings in progress. With record attendance on Sunday night, all the companies suf­ fered a heavy falling off for Tuesday night, but at that the attendance was very good. We are glad to report that all three tent efforts are continuing with increasing interest. Professor Gant was unfortunate enough to be in an automobile accident in Dallas last Sabbath but fared much better than some others as he got off with several broken ribs and i« conval­ escing at the hospital in Dallas. He was riding with W. J. Huguley and wife and daughter. Miss Lenoa Hugu­ ley died a few hours after the crash. Brother Huguley is in a very critical condition at the hospital, suffering from severe face and head wounds and broken bones. Sister Huguley escaped With very slight injury'. » * j SOUTH TEXAS CONFERENCE f j 017 South Presa St. f j San. Antonio, Texas | j President—Elder ~W. R. Elliott 4 J Sec’y-Treas.—J. S. McMullan | j South Texas Book and Bible j } Society: 4 | Sec’y-Trea3.—J. S. McMullan 4 ♦ ♦ STATEMENT OF THE SIXTY- CENTS-A-WEEK FUND For five months ending May 28, 1927 Amount Am’t Per Quota Received Short cent S. Tex. 10,612.80 3,363.84 7,248.96 S. Tex. C. 3,212.00 1,321.42 1,890.58 SOUTH TEXAS NEWS NOTES Last Thursday Sister H. A. Daffern and her husband from Corpus Christi called at the office for a few minutes. On Friday evening, July 1, Brother Elliott and Brother McMullen drove to Austin and spent the Sabbath with the church there. On the evening of June 30, Brother Miller left the office for Keene, Texas to attend an educational convention at the close of summer school. We were glad to have Brother and Sister Louis H. Lopez visit the office one day last week. Brother Lopez is now holding meetings in Corpus Christi. Last Sunday, July 3, Brother Jose Dominguez, of Yancey, Texas, fell from his mule and died instantly. Brother C. S. Nicolas was called to conduct the funeral services. PARE FÔÜR •ÔUtHWBStKRM UNION RICOR» For the last ten days Brother Van Campen has been visiting the colport­ eurs in Houston and Austin and assist­ ing in their work. He is leaving the office this evening, July 6, for Yancey where he will assist another one of the colporteurs in the work. On the night of July 5, Brother A. Arturo de la Cerda was killed by an I. & G. N. train while switching at Lake View Crossing, San Antonio, Texas. Brother Arturo de la Cerda did some colporteur work last summer among the Spanish-speaking people of South Texas. PROGRESS OF THE COLORED WORK IN THE SOUTH TEXAS CONFERENCE We have been silent but not idle here in the South Texas Conference. The colored work is progressing with increasing interest in both the Houston and San Antonio colored churches. Souls are accepting the message and joining our ranks every week. Our hearts are made to rejoice to see so many earnest souls come seeking pres­ ent truth. It is marvelous how the Spirit of God is working in our churches down here. We cannot answer the calls that come to us asking for Bible readings. The worldly ministers are furnishing free advertisment by fight­ ing us from their pulpits, but God is overruling and many are being captured from the bondage of sin. T. H. COOPWOOD THE BOOK WORK IN SOUTH TEXAS The work in South Texas is onward. Most of our workers are in the cities, and of course, our reports are not so large. However, we are very glad to get some workers for the cities that have been so long neglected. We were fortunate to secure two workers from Oakwood this year. They are doing a fine work in .the city of Houston. Crop conditions are quite good in most counties, and we expect excellent reports from those who are working in the country. We trust that you will pray for the work here as well as the other conferences in the union. D. VAN CAMPEN REPORTS FROM THE FIELD .The 17th, 18th and 19th of June were spent with the Austin Church. Brother B. W. Lowry has been the leader of the church there for some time, but is moving to the Carolinas and another leader has not yet been appointed. Miss Kathleen Meyer has been labor­ ing in Austin for several months doing Bible work. The conference gave a number of Present Truth to be used by the church in that city and this has been done, and at the present time Miss Meyer is very busy giving Bible Read­ ings in Austin. The prospect is that after a while quite a number of people will be added to the church in that place. Already there are one or two new Sabbath-keepers and the outlook for the future in the city of Austin is encouraging. Sabbath, the 25th, I spent with the church at Elgin. The brethren there are of good courage but very busy with their crops. We had two good meet­ ings and I enjoyed my visit there great­ ly. It is planned to hold a series of meetings with the Elgin Church begin­ ning about the 29th of July and contin­ uing for several days. Prior to this meeting it is planned to hold a series of meetings at Taylor. These meetings will begin the night of the 15th of July and continue for a few days. Recently Brother Hanhardt visited Taylor and organized a Sabbath school of thirty- three members in that place. The out­ look there is encouraging. A letter from Elder J. B. Hampton reports six new Sabbath-keepers at Ly- ford and others interested. We hope before very long to be able to organize a new church there. Brother Walgren is holding meetings and doing house-to-house work in the city of Beaumont and reports a very promising prospect there. We hope by fall to be able to organize a church in the city of Beaumont. Brother Lopez, who has been located at La Reforma for some time, is hold­ ing meetings in Corpus Christi for the Mexican people there and reports sev­ eral new Sabbath-keepers and says the outlook is very encouraging. We ex­ pect to organize a church there before the end of the year. Elder Nicolas re­ cently visited him and baptized two, and others will soon be ready for bap­ tism. We are arranging to hold a strong meeting for the colored church in San Antonio beginning the night of July 22 and continuing until the afternoon of July 30. Several visiting ministers will be here for this meeting and we are expecting a number of the colored believers in Houston and other places to attend the meeting. Good rains are falling in South Texas and the outlook for crops is better than it was for a while. W. R. ELLIOTT * t } TEXICO CONFERENCE | 419 Rencher St. . j | Clovis, New Mexico { | President—Elder E. T. Wilson ) | Sec’y-Treas.—O. D. Slater j J Texico Book and Bible House. | f Sec'y-Treas.—O. D. Slater. STATEMENT OF THE 81XTY- CENTS-A-WEEK FUND For five months ending May 28, 1927 Amount Am’t Per Quota Received Short cent , Texico 6,454.80 3,284.21 3,170.59 Texico C. 748.00 347.06 400.94 WHO DO YOU HAVE ON YOUR PRAYER LIST? It is a splendid thing to pray, but it is a better thing to have a definite ob­ ject for which to pray. Then after we have both these necessary requisites, it is a sti !1 better thing to arise and help answer our prayers, and thus learn what God means when He says, “Ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. ” Last fall at Battle Creek, when the brethren were in council, your repre­ sentative from the Texico Conference placed Elder I. H. Evans, and his asso­ ciate workers; Elder E. E. Andross, and his faithful corps of laborers; Elder W. H. Branson, and the valiant men and women in the Dark Continent with him; Elder A. W. Cormack, and his fellow workmen, and Elders C. H. Wat­ son and Carlyle B. Haynes in their re­ spective divisions, upon his prayer list, and faithfully promised them that we, in this field, would stand by them with our men and our means, and that they could feel free to make some advance­ ment by way of answering some cf the most urgent, and longest-delayed calls. Then we told Brother J. L. Shaw to cdunt on us for a better report finan­ cially than at any time heretofore, and the writer believes that none of these men will be disappointed when Decem­ ber 31 rolls around so far as the Texico Conference is concerned, but lest we become weary in well-doing, dear breth­ ren, we must not only pray for this large list of men who are directing the work of God in the uttermost parts of the earth, but we must see to it that every believer with whom we come in contact will know without a shadow of a doubt, that we are under a sacred ob- SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD PAGI PIVE ligation to God and to these men and their fellow workers, who are our own boys and girls, to the fullest extent of our ability, and by precept and example teach them how to help answer our dai­ ly prayers by making this years Mid­ summer offering more than at any time in our past history. E. T. WILSON THE LUBBOCK TABERNACLE EFFORT We have just rounded out the fourth week of our most interesting meeting here in the little city of Lubbock, and last night, the first of the fifth week, witnessed a capacity crowd to hear the subject, “Why I Am A Seventh-day Adventist. ’ ’ Anywhere from 800 to 1000 people sat quietly listening as did Moses at the burning bush, while the speaker presented the faithful witness­ es from among Patriarchs and Prophets concerning the “Blessed Hope” of the Advent believers in all ages. A few evenings ago when the “Seal of God” was presented, many quickly responded to an invitation to raise the hand as an indication that they desired to have God’s seal upon them when His dear son shall come to gather the faith­ ful; and now dear reader, is the time to plead with our Father in behalf of these who have been impressed with the im­ portance of this great question, so let us not forget them, for they are in a critical hour. Again you ask, “ Has the way been smooth all during the meetings?” That is not the question dear friends, for we have no promise of such experiences, but we are assured that the ‘ ‘wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain”. And thank God, we have seen this with our own eyes during this effort, for some of the things which the enemy placed as hin­ drances to the progress of this cam­ paign has fallen out to the furtherance of the success of the meeting, and all concerned have gained an experience which will be of untold value to us in our future work for souls. Now as we are coming to the close of the first efforts in our field, I was thinking what a splendid thing it would be if all were to unite in prayer for these special meetings which are draw­ ing to a close in Elder Clark’s, Elder Benton’s, Elder Montgomery’s, Elder Elliott’s, as well as our own conference. Shall we not do it? E. T. WILSON k --------------•---------------- “PROVIDENCE DIRECTED” ‘ ‘Providence directed you to publish OLPORTEUR’S WEEKLY REPOUT its COLPORTEURS’ REPORT FOR WÎEEK ENDING JULY 2, 1927 Name Bk Hrs. Ords. Value [Helps Total Del. Tom Jones ...........DR 61 47 275.50 12.25 2,87.75 3.50 N. O. Hibbetts ........BR 51 10 56.00 12.75 68.75 1.75 Lee Thomas .........DR 50 16 89.00 1.50 90.50 .25 Gordon Miller .......RJ 50 18 55.00 13.25 68.25 5.50 E. A. Heulsenbeck OD 50 7 25.25 5.50 31.00 1.75 Killis Boyce . ....[RJ 36 61 18.00 7.50 25.50 3.00 Mrs. Ella Boyce ....RJ 19 1 3.00 3.00' 18.00 Workers 7 317 105 522.00 52.75 574.75 33.25 NORTH TEXASCOLPORTEURS’REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING JULY 2 J. O. Conrad ........BR 61 39 234.50 20.00 254.50 15.25 R. F. Culpepper ....RJ 47 74 231.00 231.00 3.00 J. Culpepper ...BR-RJ 147 33 141.00 3.00 144.00 39.00 D. Prenier ........... 47 8 48.00 3.75 51.75 W. C. Stovall .......RJ 45 54 185.00 37.20 221.20 8.75 W. M. Smith .... OD 44 49 180.50 15.25 195.75 3.50 R. E. Whitaker .... OD 42 8 2800 15.75 43.75 3.50 R. Cloninger r..,....BR 40 19 106.50 *00 l'i;o.50 W. T. Harrison ....BR 39 22 131.00 9.25 140.25 3.75 C. L. Grandon ...+...BR 38 18 105.00 3.50 108.50 Martin Pettey .......BR 35 2 11.00 1.75 12.75 Cleo Stovall .......!RJ 25 4 13.00 3.75 16.75 Wesley Crane ........BR 21 18 109.00 8.50 117.50 J. D. Wilburn .......OD 18 !18 107.00 3.75 110.75 9.25 Workers 15 553 374 1678;,50 128.95 1807,45 92.00 OKLAHOMA COLPORTEURS’ REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING JULY 2, 1927 Arthur Burton ........BR ¡75 19 •110.50 14.50 125.00 Chester Georgia ........DR ,52 21 128.50 .50 129.00 Glenn Ross .......:...DR 51 21 124.50 8.75 133.25 G. B. Boswell ........¡BiF 48 18 61.00 42.25 103.25 4.75 J. P." Williams .... GC 32 6 36.00 53.00 69.50 11*25 L. H. Robinson ....BR 37 19 109.00 5.00 114.00 William A. Lee ....HP 37 15 103.50 103.50 14.50 L. H. Robinson ......BR 36 21 131.50 2.00 ■ 133.50 ...... R. O. Laird ...........BR 34 11 66.50 29.50 96.00 9.50 Ewell Walker ....PPF 32 9 36.00 13.00 49.00 20.50 Chester Anderson DR 30 4 27.00 .25 27.25 ____ C. L. Robinson ... GO 24 10 60.00 3.50 63.50 3.50 J. F. Stringer .......BR 22 6 35.00 1.50 36.50 M. M. Sikes ......j....GC 14 62.00 R.S. Munford .......HW. ;i3 3 3.00 R. S. Munford ........HW .2.00 Workers 16 523 180 1029.00 173.75 1183.25 131.00 SOUTH TEXASCOLPORTEURS’REPORT FORWEEK ENDING JUDY 2 W. H. Atherly ....HW 33 27 112.00 6.00 118.00 25.75 U. M,. Cooke ...........HPP 59 50 289.50 >10.25 '299,75 4.00 R.M. Flores OD 54 45 1162.25 11.85 174.10 8.25 G. W. Fulbright ....'HP 45 18 123.00 3.50 126.50 1.25 E. H. Fulbright ....HP 45 '23 149.00 7.00 156.00 1.25 Jose Llbrens .......HP 40 ' 100 650.00 650.00 Charles Lèedy .......JRJ 41 8 24.00 1.25 25.25 ...... Mae Oberholtzer ....RJ 28 9 28.00 3.50 31.50 10.50 A. A. Prewitt ... ,GO 30 3 15.00 21.75 36.75 2.25 Wm. J. Prindle ........RJ 24 4 13.00 12.25 25.25 10.25 Grace Wright .... RJ ¡49 9 27.00 3.50 30.50 3.50 L. S. Follette .......:RJ135 150 462.00 1.00 463.00 1.00 Workers 12 584 446 2054.75 '81.85 2136.60 68.00 TEXICO COLPROTEURS'REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING JULY 2,1927 Clyde Kinder .........BR 60 23 141.00 6.00 147.00 .50 J. C. Curry ........ GO 55 43 '267.50 •43.25 310.75 6.75 C. D. Colburn .... GC 52 10 62.00 47.05 109.05 122.30 Hazel Cox ...............RJ 44 10 32.00 5.75 37.75 10.00 Alletta Ellett .........RJ 42 8 26.00 26.00 Susie Sulliventj ....RJ 40 ¡14 4,3*00 112125 5§.2]5 Jaunita Ellett ........RJ 37 10 30.00 30.00 Chester Moore ......BR 35 16 96.00 5.50 •101.50 Pearl Guinn ...........RJ 35 11 34.00 8.25 42.25 10.30 Magdaline Weight RJ 33 15 46.00 1.50 47.50 ........ Mrs. Landis ..........RJ 45 28 89.00 19.75 108.75 5.50 Mrs. McNeeley .... OD 16 'I 3.50 1.25 4.75 13.00 Workers 12 495 •189 870.00 150.60 1020.55 175.35 Wbrkers 62 2472 1294 6154.25 586.90 77212.60 500.10 PAG I SIX SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD this Seventh-day Adventist Signs Spe­ cial at this time, ” wrote one evange­ list in connection with ordering 5,000 of this special number. His statement sums up the comment made everywhere on the importance of this number of the Signs which sets before the world in brief and attractive compass, the story of our denomination. On May 10 this number was published. By June 10, just a month later, almost exactly one- third of a million copies had been order­ ed. These figures tell their own story of the value which the field places on this Special. Evangelists have ordered it to distrib­ ute in connection with their meetings. Churches have ordered it to place in thousands of homes within a reasonable radius. Individuals have ordered it to send to lists of relatives and friends. Every day orders keep coming in, until it looks as if every church is going to have some part this summer in telling the world the real facts about Seventh- day Adventism. If you want to clear up mistaken ideas that are held by the public regarding us, if you want to tell the world who we'are and what we believe, if you want to prepare the way for a good Harvest Ingathering, then circulate this Seventh-day Adventist special everywhere this summer. Just send in your order to your Book and Bible House at the following rates: 1000 or more to one address (per thousand)...............................$17.50 (This thousand rate applies only to the United States) 100 to 1000 to one address (per hun­ dred) ............................... 2.50 10 to 100 to one address (per copy).................................. 03 To list of single names (10 or more) each..................................................04 VERY FASCINATING “There is something very fascinating about watching these golden moments of ours. It is not a duty, but a real pleasure and satisfaction as I sit down for my study feast. I am in a nurses’ home with many others. Their time is usually spent at the movies, dance, or party, with the result that they come on duty the next day dreading the du­ ties before them. I need not tell you how I feel when I start my humble day’s service for the suffering, after the recreation I have had in my study the evening before. I thank God for showing me my need and possibilities of working them out through your School.” Do you want this satisfac­ tion and help? Write us freely and we shall be glad to help you. Fireside Correspondence School Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. HEALTH AND RELIGION When man came forth from the hand of the Creator, he was endowed with a sound, healthy body, and with keen in­ tellectual faculties capable of readily comprehending divine truths. Of all God’s creative works, man was the masterpiece, for he bore the very image of his Maker, and through his veins there flowed currents of life, health and strength. This was indeed a happy state of ex- istance, and by firm, unwavering com­ pliance with both the natural and the moral laws of God, man was forever to retain this perfect health of body and soul. But, contrary to the divine plan, sin came into the world, and in its wake has followed sickness, deformity, and death. For six thousand years man has been rashly transgressing the laws of his being, and he has reaped, and is still reaping the sure fruits of his dis­ obedience. This course of wanton disobedience on the part of man has continued until the degeneracy and the moral pollution of the human race has increased to an alarming extent. What a marked con­ trast to man’s former exalted state of living is the physical, mental, and mor­ al condition of mankind today! On every hand we are faced with human suffering and diseases of almost every description. At times we are tempted to think of the world as one vast hos­ pital in which are housed the sick and dying'. “There is sickness everywhere, and most of it might be prevented by attention to.the laws of health.” Min­ istry of Healing, p. 146. Indeed, the verdict, “Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap” rests heavily upon those who fail to conscientiously obey the laws of health. Nature inflicts severe penalties upon those who break her laws. All who transgress the law of their beings will unfailingly be called to pay the penalty in the form of sickness or an untimely death. The Great Jehovah is as surely the author of the physical law as he is the author of the moral law, and man is just as certain to suffer the penalty of nature’s violated laws as he is to suffer the condemnation of God for breaking the moral law. “The health should be as sacredly guarded as character.” Counsels to Teachers p. 83. “It is just as much a sin to violate the laws of our being as to break one of the ten commandments, for we cannot do either without break­ ing God’s law.” Test. Vol. II, p. 70. Here it is clearly revealed that God regards the violation of the divinely established laws of nature with as great displeasure as he does the transgression of His immutable law. Satan is well aware of this, and he is doing all within his power to blind the followers of Christ, to the fact that ‘ ‘a knowledge of the laws by which health is secured and preserved is of pre-eminent import­ ance,’’(Signs of the Times, 1886 No. 33) and that “Our first duty, one which we owe to God, to ourselves, and to our fellow men, is to obey the laws of God, which include the laws of health. ” Test. Vol. Ill, p. 164. In our struggle with the powers of evil we, as Seventh-day Adventists, must remember that “Perfection and the spirit of holiness cannot be attained with diseased bodies and minds” (Test. Vol. VI, p. 554) but that, “In order to live a perfect life we must live in har­ mony with those natural laws which govern our being. ” Test. Vol. Ill, p. 163. “Ail who profess to be followers of Jeses should feel that a duty rests upon them to preserve their bodies in the best condition of health that their minds may be clear to comprehend heavenly things.” Test. Vol. II, p. 522. The professional athlete realize s the importance of having a healthy body for he well knows that his success or failure depends largely upon the way he relates himself to the laws of health. Only by rigid discipline can he acquire the physical and mental alertness es­ sential to a successful career. Then, should the Christian, who has been en­ trusted with the work of giving the last message of warning to the world, be less concerned about his health than he who obeys nature’s laws simply for earthly gain and honor? God will not in the day of judgment, miraculously cleanse and purify those guilty of openly transgressing nature’s laws. In His great mercy, God has granted us a period of probation in which to prepare both soul and body for translation. But rapidly is this pro­ bationary time drawing to a close. Then should we not, in the fear of God, firmly adhere to the principles of healthful living so that we may be effi­ cient soul-winners, and in the ¿end receive the final touch of immortality when Christ comes to claim his own? CLAUDE GRANDON SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD PASS SEVEN PROGRESS OF THE BETTER HOMES CAMPAIGN There is every indication that the 1927 Better Homes campaign will be the most extensive ever held. This national educational movement., in which Secretary Hoover is so keenly interest­ ed has been growing since its inception in 1923, at a rate which proves its im­ portance as a social and civic force. In 1925 there were 1867 local commit­ tees carrying on campaigns of education in the ways of improving housing con­ ditions and home life—more than twice the number for the year previous. In 1926 the figure mounted to 2965. Al­ ready, in March 1927 there were 2900 committees established in cities, towns and rural communities throughout the country. Of these, over two hundred are representative of whole counties. It is confidently expected that the Bet­ ter Homes movement will reach millions of home makers and prospective home owners—especially those with small or moderate incomes. In each of four States, California, New York, Tennessee and Texas, there are already more than one hundred lo­ cal committees. Three of these are large states, with comparatively high population. The proportion of commit­ tees to population is greater in Tenn­ essee than in the other states, and this is generally true throughout the South, where in some states there is one com­ mittee for slightly over twenty thousand people. But campaigns are being or­ ganized in every part of the nation, and home makers of small means, no matter where they live, are nowhere far removed from a Better Homes Com­ mittee, which acts as a clearing house of information on home building, plans, financing, budgets, furnishing, and the improvement of home life in its moral and social aspects. The Better Homes movement is not confined to the forty-eight states. There are four committees in the Ha­ waiian Islands, one of them a represen­ tative of the whole island of Kauai. There are also organizations in Alaska and Porto Rico. In Hawaii and Porto Rico, where there are large native pop­ ulations, the committees carry on most valuable work in educating the people to modern living conditions—showing how health and happiness can be con­ served by clean, well-designed houses, furnished and equipped with regard for American standards. One of the most interesting projects being conducted locally is in St. Paul, where a house has been built during the winter. This project is important in view of the recommendations of Mr. Hoover’s Committee on Seasonal Oper­ ation in the Construction Industries, which was part of the President’s Con­ ference on- Unemployment of 1921. That committee reported, briefly, that custom, not climate, is mainly respon­ sible for the seasonal idleness in the construction industries, and that such idleness results in serious loss to pro­ ducers and distributors, and particularly to employees and the public. In this St. Paul undertaking it has been actually shown that a house can be built during severe winter weather, not at a greater, but at less cost than during the rush season of building. This is a valuable object lesson, and has already attracted widespread atten­ tion. Although the house at St. Paul may be the only “Winter Demonstration House” built this year, many other committees are building or securing houses to demonstrate during Better Homes Week, and a considerable num­ ber of these will be constructed much earlier in the season than is usual in the industry at present. The number of communites demonstrating houses has increased steadily in the past four an­ nual campaigns. It is confidently ex­ pected that there will be demonstration houses in at least 400 communities this year. The committee for Montgomery County and Clarksville, Tenn., which won a prize in last year’s Better Homes Campaign, is planning an even more ex­ tensive program for 1927, which will include the demonstration of several houses. At Stockton, California, the Better Homes chairman is the instructor of car­ pentry classes in the local high school. Following a practice which is becoming more and more widespread, these classes will build a house, as they have done in previous years, ahd will demonstrate it during Better Homes Week. The demonstration of houses will not constitute the whole of the national progams, however. In past campaigns local committees have always arranged educational programs of meetings, con­ tests, and demonstrations. Preliminary' reports from local Better Homes chair­ men indicate that these programs will be more extensive and carefully plan­ ned than ever before. In many places of a rural character, tours will be con­ ducted to homes of outstanding beauty or convenience, or to the prize winners in contests for home improvement con­ ducted by home bureaus and county home demonstration agents. The Better Homes movement has won a secure place among educational and civic forces of the country. Its in­ creasing importance has been accorded widespread appreciation, and, more and more, cities and towns have found that participation in the Better Homes compaign is a civic asset of real value. Community leaders who wish informa­ tion regarding the movement should write to Better Homes in America, 1653 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C. ENGAGED IN A TENT EFFORT “I can not send in lessons as fast as I desire as I am engaged in a tent ef­ fort this summer, but will send them in as I am able. The lessons are helping me so much.” Thus writes a young man who is taking work in English. Many others are doing work in various ways and keeping up their studies, thus improving themselves whilst at work. Such are some of the benefits of a correspondence school. Are you satisfied with your educational attain­ ments? If not, send for a catalogue. Fireside Correspondence School. Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. i S. W. ,j. College i * ♦ WHAT ABOUT YOUR TALENTS? We realize that the parables of our Lord have an application and that they apply not only to a class of people but to all classes of people. I wish to make ref­ erence to one interesting parable which the Lord gave, usually called the parable of the talents. Matt. 25:14. Three people received talents, and all were respons­ ible for what they received. The com­ mand to each was the same, and each understood what the Lord required of him; “put the money to the exchang­ ers;” we would say today, go and make more of it or develop the talents, so you can use them for greater service. The parable does not refer to older people or to the rich, or those who are successful in every enterprise, but to all people and I believe especially to the young people who have talents and who have yet opportunity to put them to the exchangers. There are many young people in our union conference who have five talents but perhaps do not feel that they are responsible for developing them. There are also many PAOE EIGHT SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD who may have received only two talents or one talent. The Lord gave accord­ ing to their several ability, but these last ones will also have to give an ac­ count of what they had received. There is only one place where our children and young people should go to develop their talents and that is to one of our schools. It is now not any too early to make plans for attending the school at Keene. Those who have at­ tended Southwestern Junior College know that there are opportunities there where the student can improve any tal­ ent that he may have, whether he is a music-lover, or desires to become a teacher, or is interested in a business course or wishes to prepare for a doctor or preacher, or a Bible-worker. No one should think that when a boy or girl does not do some great deed at home or if he or she does not learn at home as fast as he or she ought, it does not pay to go to Keene. There have many young people gone to our acad­ emies and colleges and have made ex­ cellent workers for Christ, but have, while at home, given no one the im­ pression what they would make of them­ selves when the right opportunity is given them. So the opportunity should be given them to develop their talents and learn how to use them for the ser­ vice of the Master. P. F. ZUMBAUM - — ———------------—•« { JJffiKflStiHENTS ! •— » . . . . . . . * FOR SALE:—My farm of forty acres of land, one-third of mile from college, with good house and out buildings, city water and gas; considerable fruit and land lays well for trucking. For further information address or see, W. G. Prater, Keene, Texas. —<30p. FO,R SALE:—A lot of second-hand doors and frames, Window frames and windows, with glass in good shape. All in good order but of var­ ious sises. Can be had at half cost price. H. Schmidt, Keene, Texas. p. TEXAS CONFERENCE ASSOCIA­ TION OF SEVENTHrDAY ADVENTISTS Notice is hereby given that the Tex­ as Conference Association of Seventh- day Adventists will meet in special session during the Seventh-day Ad­ ventists’ camp meeting, which is to be held at Keene, Texas, July 28 to Aug­ ust 7, 1927. The first meeting will convene at 10:15 A. M., Sunday, July 31, 1927. The purpose of this meet­ ing is to receive reports of the officers of the Association, and to transact any other business which may prop­ erly come before the delegates. '1 te delegates of the North Texas Confer­ ence are also delegates of the Texas Conference Association. Signed, ROY L. BENTON, President, C. G. ORTNER, Secretary. N O T I C E! Notice is hereby given that the Texico Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be called to convene at Amarillo, Texas, at the S. D. A. camp ground at 10:00 A. M. August 5, 1927, ' for the purpose of transacting such business as may come before the Association. Delegates to the conference are also delegates to the Association. E. T. Wilson, President, O. D. Slater, Secretary. FOR SALE:—Sixty-eight acre farm seven miles southwest of Ketchum, Okla. Near church and intermediate church school. Good well of water and spring. Part cash, balance good terms. L. H. ROBINSON, care of S. M. McB.ee, Ketchum, Okla. 28q ^out&toestent 23niott EtecotO A WEEKLY JOURNAL Published by the Southwestern Onto* Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Entered October 14, 1901, at Keen» Texas, as second-class matter under as« of Congress of March 1, 1197. Acceptance for mailing at special rat« of postage provided for Tn Sec. 1101. Aet of October I, 1917, authorized July 14 191*. Subscription pries, psr year.......... C. N. WOODWARD........................ ASSOCIATE EDITORS 1C. B. VAN KIRK Cl. *. Editor «MIVW All subscriptions should be renewea about two weeks before date indicted on label. Tn giving notice of change of address, bt sure to give address to which paper has been going. Make all remit­ tances direct to office of publication. Women’s Home, Southwestern Junior College NAPOLEON NEEDED BETTER SCHOOLING Napoleon, the stupendous failure and wholesale killer, met a wicked and beau­ tiful woman, Madame Foures, and her baseness and beauty overcame him. Jesus Christ, not a killer but a life giver, met Mary of Magdala, and her shame and her baseness fled before his pure eye. She was no longer a beautiful and li­ centious temptress, but the beautiful and sainted Mary Magdalene. We dispise Napoleon; we worship Christ. Napoleon was an opportunist. He went in for personal success and selfish satisfaction. Christ was an idealist. He stood for personal righteousness. He lived to save. Ideals matter infinitely more than information. Information can be had in any school. But Christion ideals come from Christian schools. Address Southwest­ ern Junior College, Keene, Texas.