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sons heard Rev. John Yates lecture
Sunday evening at Star Theater.”’
“The Ministry of the Screen’’ as well
as that of ‘‘song,”’ *‘‘Literature,’” and
the ‘“Word’’ is having a prominent place
in these services. Most every meeting
includes a song service, a picture-mis-
sion or travel-talk, a Bible lecture,
sacred pictures, and the handing out of
our literature. It is interesting to see
the theater manager handing out Pres-
ent Truth and the members of many
churches as well as non-church mem-
bers handing out ‘‘Your Bible Says.’’
It seems sad to have hundreds turned
away from the theater doors repeated-
ly for lack of even standing room.
In addition to the large theater meet-
ing we have as many as six cottage
services a week where from twenty five
to fifty neighbors and friends congregate
to hear the message. A more than
double increase in the aitendance and
offerings at the regular Sabbath serv-
ices is a token of a definite interest we
believe. I am still alone in these meet-
ings only as Brother Ortner and Sister
Glendenning come up over week ends to
help. Pray that we may be able to
lead these people in numbers not only
to meetings but to our God.
J. S. YATES.
ANOTHER BANK FAILURE
Word comes tous of another bank
closing its doors, leaving many of its
depositors with a very heavy loss. I
understand that this involves some
money owned by Seventh-day Advent-
ists. This reminds us again that really
the safest place in the world to have
our money is in the cause. If our
brethren who have a little surplus
would place their money with the con-
ference they would put it in use where
it would not be lost. We carry a very
small surplus in the bank, all money
. that is sent in to us we try to keep in use
in such a way that the work will be bene-
fited by it. Evenif the brethren feel that
they cannot let the conference use their
money without interest we can pay a
small rate of interest, enough to make
them about what they would get were
the money in the bank. Of course, we
would be glad to get the money without
interest, but we cannot expect all of
our brethren to be able to do this, but
really brethren, your money is safer in
the North Texas Conference than it is
in most banks.
I am sure those of our brethren, who
have lost money in the bank would be
glad if that money were now in the
conference, for the whole denomination
SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD
is back of our organized work and we
know that this work is going to go until
the very end, so an investment in the
work is the safest investment to make
and let us not forget that we ought to
give very liberally outright for the
cause of missions as well as paying our
tithe regularly.
We will be glad to help our brethren
place their money where it will be safe
if they care to have us help them.
R. L. BENTON.
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LUFKIN, TEXAS
Just a word from Lufkin. We have
quite an interest here which is growing.
Sunday night two families came twenty-
five miles to hear their first Adventist
preacher, and others living here are
much interested. The little country
church is about filled to capacity each
Sunday night despite opposition, whoop-
ing cough and rain. We are laying
plans to hold a large tabernacle effort
by May or a little before.
We have secured a nicely located lot
or rather one half block, and are trying
hard to raise the money to build the
tabernacle. Those here, though few,
have given liberally. By permission of
our conference president, we are send_
ing a printed card and apron to our
friends, inside and outside our faith,
for small donations. About one hun-
dren cards have been sent out mostly
to those in our conference; a few were
sent to Oklahoma and California. Some
twelve dollars have come in from this
source. for which we are tbankful for
the lift. 0. W. WOLFE.
SOMETHING OF INTEREST
Next Sabbath is the last Sabbath of
this quarter. The offerings for this
day are to be used in advancing the
work in new territory. The Foreign
Mission Board is asking for $95,000 to
be raised for this purpose, and the
overflow is to go to the work in
Russia. For the months of January
and February of this year, we show a
loss of $213.05 in Sabbath School offer-
ings as compared with those of the
same months of last year. We trust
every member will sense the great need
and give as the Lord has prospered
him. We invite all who will, to make’
this coming Thirteenth Sabbath a dol-
lar day.
When we realize that over half the
money used for missions is raised by
the Sabbath Schools, we can see what
it will mean to the foreign missions
program if we fail to do our share.
We hope soon to have our Pennants
ready to send out to the schools in rec-
ognition of their success in raising mis-
sion money. The goal to be reached is
an average of thirty cents per week
per member, including one dollar per
member for the Thirteenth Sabbath.
That is to say, the school that reaches
one dollar per member on the Thir-
teenth Sabbath, and with this Thii-
teenth Sabbath donation averages
thirty cents per member during the
quarter, is entitled to a Pennant.
The Sabbath School that wins a Pen-
nant is allowed to keep it as long as
the offerings are up to the stand-
ard, but if they should fall below the:
goal, the Pennant will have to be re-
turned to the conference office, but will
be sent to the school again as soon as
the offerings are normal. There is no
charge to the school for these Pennants.
We hope to be able to send Pennants
to every school in our conference. It
is the privilege of every school to win
one. : -
SABBATH SCHOOL DEPART-
MENT : ‘
NADINE HARRIS, Secretary
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EDUCATIONALS
Sister Doub, our teacher at Graham,
gives us an interesting news item
which we want to pass on to our tedch-
ers and readers. She says, ‘You will
be pleased to hear that one of my Bi-
ble readers has taken her children out
of public school, and has been teaching
them at home for the last six weeks,
and is using our church school text
books. She is doing a splendid job of
her Leaching too. She is as delighted
with our good texts as I am, and grate-
ful to get away from public school in-
fluence. Her husband is highly pleased
with it too.”’
As this leaves the office, we find that
all of the educational reports are in,
and also all junior missionary volunteer
reports. We appreciate the prompt-
ness of our faithful teachers.
A letter comes to us from Miss Pil-
green since she has gone back to her
schaol room again, saying, ‘‘We are
getting along nicely, and i am enjoy-
"ing my work better than I ever have this
year,’’
We are glad to get the many appli-
cations that have come to the office
wanting to teach church schools. We
will try to do our very best to satisfy
each one,
Word comes from the Fort Worth