Official .Organ of Southukstern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists VOL. XXXV � . KEENE, TEXAS, MARCH 18, 1936 � NUMBER 12 • 4 I WE ENTERED the year 1936 with a spirit of uncertainty and expect- ancy such as the world has never known before. In the United States people are wondering whether we are going to have inflation, how we are ever going to meet our national debt, when we will see a balanced budget in the government, and what the new proposal in the new airplane fleet and larger army has in store for us. Europe is in a fever, and is laying definite plans to enter another world conflict. Many of the European states- men declare that before the end of this year Europe will have plunged into another war. Everywhere peo- ple are inquiring if there is any one who knows the way out of the muddle. There is only one way out, and there is only one people who know that way and those people are Sev- enth-day Adventists. In Isaiah 21:6, the Lord commands, "For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go set a watchman, let him de- clare what he seeth." The watch- man's duty is to give warning of the things that he sees, particularly when danger is threatening the population for whom he is responsible. But what a terrible thing when the watch- man falls asleep and does not recog- nize the danger, and does not give warning concerning the danger that is approaching. At one time the Lord was sending a servant of His to warn a city that was doomed for destruction. This servant was not pleased with the message that he was to deliver, and so he decided to take a trip in another The Night Cornet] direction. But the Lord had a mes- sage to be delivered, and He was try- ing to save this servant as well as he people of Nineveh, and so a great tempest came up in the sea and the ship upon which Jonah had taken passage was in danger. We read in Jonah 1:5, 6, "Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, what meanest thou, 0 sleeper? arise call upon thy God, HoW Will You Get Your Your Two Dollars? THE General Conference is asking each one of us to bring in a two-dollar offering for Missions Extension April 25. How will you get yours? May we suggest the following. The publishing house is print- ing two twenty-five-cent book- lets. One is The Decalogue of Health, by Dr. Lenore Campbell. This certainly will be a good book. The other is The Im- pending Conflict, containing most of the closing chapters of Great Controversy. It would not be difficult to get your two dollars if you would order a few of these and sell them among your friends. HENRY F. BROWN. if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not." What a terrible tragedy that there was one man on this ship who knew the living God, one watchman who could have told these people about the true God, but he was asleep. Are there not many watchmen today who like Jonah are asleep, who have gone into the side of the ship and have forgotten their charge? Listen to the words that the Lord uses in describ- ing His people, "This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise." Peter declares, "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, and holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light." There can be no doubt as to who are the watchmen. God says it is this generation whom he has called to be a holy nation, a peculiar people, and to them He has given the respon- sibility of showing forth his praises until He comes. The responsibility of proclaiming the last warning message to prepare a people for the coming of Christ, rests upon the Seventh-day Adventist church. We have .a judg- ment message to give to a judgment- bound people. But are we really as earnest and astir as we should be with such great events before us, with the great judgment day just at hand? Too many are taken up with non- essentials while souls are going into Christless graves. Satan knows that his time is short, that is why he diverts our attention from the great. 2 � THE RECORD soul-winning work to these non-es- sentials. "Satan is a diligent Bible student. He knows that his time is short, and he seeks at every point to counter- work the work of the Lord upon the earth. It is impossible to give any idea of the experience of the people of God who shall be alive upon the earth when celestial glory and a repitition of the persecutions of the past are blended. . . . Those who have broken their covenant with God will in that day be without God and with- out hope. Testimonies, Vol. 9, p. 16. The servant of the Loyd tells us, "It is the purpose of God to glorify Himself in His people before the world. He expects those who bear the name of Christ to represent Him in thought, word, and deed." As the servant of the Lord beheld the lethargy and in- activity of the professed people of God, she exclaimed, "My heart is often burdened because so many who might work are doing nothing. They are the sport of Satan's temptations. Every church member who has a knowledge of the truth is expected to work while the day lasts; for the night cometh, wherein no man can work. Erelong we shall understand what that night means. The Spirit of God is being grieved away from the earth. The nations are angry with one another. Wide-spread pre- parations are being made for war. The night is at hand. Let the church arouse and go forth to do her ap- pointed work. Every believer, edu- cated or uneducated, can bear the message." The last part of this quotation cer- tainly sounds like present truth. The Lord sent us this message in 1909. Since then it has been on the shelves of many of the professed people of God. Why has it not stirred to more sincere living and greater missionary activity? Brethren, shall we let 1936 pass without answering the clarion call of God for this time? The time is short and the call to the church echoes and re-echoes through the ages until it has reached this generation. "Bestir yourself, bestir yourself, 0 Zion, robe yourself with strength; 0 sacred city of Jerusalem, put on your rich apparel! For pagans and profane men never more shall enter you. Rise, shake the dust from you, captive Jerusalem, loosen your shack- les, now, 0 captive Zion!" Isaiah 52:12, (Moffat translation.) Do you realize that since January 1 of this year, hundreds of people have gone into their graves in the Southwestern Union Conference with- out the knowledge of this wonderful message and without a preparation for the day of judgment? Will their blood be on your garment, my brother? May I appeal to each one to make Heaven's perfection our power and to go forward in the soul-winning work. The Lord will give the in- crease. � J. J. REISWIG. Announcement ONLY a few weeks remain until the General Conference convenes in the Civic Auditorium in San Fran- cisco. The committee on location has been appointed, and is now function- ing in the arrangements for accom- modations during this meeting. Caf- eterias and restaurants are available in the city as well as good stores and markets for food supplies. Experience has taught that definite reservations for rooms or apartments have not been very satisfactory owing to varied likes and dislikes and con- ditions, so that no responsibility will be taken by the Locating committee for definite reservations. The Locating desk will be in the main corridor at the entrance where a goodly number of workers will as- sist in every way possible to give in- formation on rates and accommoda- tions to delegates and visitors. Those of the delegates and visitors planning to attend and desiring ac- commodations should address all com- munications to the chairman of the Locating committee, Elder H. H. Hicks, General Delivery, San Fran- cisco, California. T. L. COPELAND, Secretary, Locating Committee. The Same Old Story IT HAS been characteristic of every apostasy that has grown out of our movement to finally resort to falsehood. I have in my possession Volume 1, Number 14, of the Sym- bolic Code News Items, a mimeo- graphed sheet gotten out at Mt. Carmel, Waco, under the auspices of the Shepherd's Rod. On the eleventh page, the last item on the page, a statement is published charging that I staged another tirade against the Shepherd's Rod on a certain Sabbath afternoon at Keene, referring to the time that I delivered an address against the Rod doctrine, and they state that in that tirade I displayed a chart showing that the harvest is from the close of probation to the second coming of Christ. A very short time ago I received a letter from one of the leaders of the Rod move- ment at Mt. Carmel, and this leader wrote that I taught in the lecture I gave, both at Keene and at Waco, that the harvest is between the close of probation and the second coming of Christ. He states that I used a chart that had that on it. So his letter is just a confirmation of what was published in the Symbolic Code. Now the facts are that I still have the chart that I used that day, and I have a good many witnesses, both in Keene and in Waco, that will remem- ber and recognize the chart. There is nothing on the chart to show such a position as they have published. In the letter he wrote me he drew a picture of what he claimed was the chart I used, and in his picture he put the statement, "The second com- ing of Christ," on a perpendicular line following the harvest. There is no such statement on the chart. Furthermore, I have a stenographic report of what I said in the lecture at Keene, and it is not in there either. I am making mention of this only that our people may see that this apostasy, like every other one before it, resorts to falsehood when there is no other way to gain headway. I refer to it in the hope that our peo- ple will not be led astray, and will not become interested in spending their time in investigation of the doctrines of any group that will preface their work with deliberate falsehoods. I have the chart, and I have their pub- lication, and I have the letter that this leader wrote, all here at my office. If any one has any doubts at all or any desire to know just what constitutes the facts, they will be welcome at the office, and I will be glad to show them. R. L. BENTON. Your Young People Need Truth THE tobacco manufacturers' cap- tivating claim that the cigarette ener- gizes is thoroughly opened up by Dr. W. J. McCormick in the April issue of Health, and the real scientific truth told. Every boy and girl, constantly confronted with the alluring state- OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE J. J. Reiswig, President L. R. Alexander, Secretary 217 N. W. 7th, Oklahoma City 'I'HE RECORD � 3 ments and pictures designed to con- vince them of the cigarette's exhilirat- ing effects, should have the privilege of reading Doctor McCormick's article, "How a Cigarette Lifts." He shows how that morphine, strychnine, diph- theria and tuberculosis have the same "lifting effect" as claimed for the cigarette by producing a temporary increase in blood sugar as a means of fighting off the poison. You may procure ten or more of this April Health for seven and one- half cents each. HEALTH. Mountain View, California, Elder Frazee's Radio Program WE ARE glad to announce to our constituency that Elder Frazee will start a series of meetings over the radio Sunday, March 22. His pro- gram begins at 9:15 A. M., and con- tinues until 9:45 A. M. It will be known as the Prophetic Hour by the Seventh-day Adventist church. I wish you would make this known to your neighbors and have them tune in on KTUL, Tulsa. Those that are distributing Good News and other literature, will you please call your reader's attention to this broadcast? Do all that you can to get the people to receive the message that will be given at this time. We are asking our churches to take up an offering for the expense of this broadcast, and are also appealing to our isolated people to send us at least 50 cents a member towards this fund. We believe much good will be ac- complished by this broadcasting effort. It is also important that you write a card either to Elder Frazee or direct to KTUL radio station, Tulsa, inform- ing them that you are listening in, and that you appreciate the messages that are given over the air. This will help us to secure further time on the radio for the proclamation of the message. Please get your friends to listen for the first morning. There will be only eight lectures in all. This will mean that the last hour will close Sunday morning, May 10, at 9:45 A. M. J. J. REISWIG. Evangelistic Radiation from Addington WE ARE moving along with mis- sionary activity. We now have two branch Sabbath schools, and hope to have more in this line very soon. As was reported in the RECORD, we bap- tized sixteen at the close of the Week of Prayer. We have continued with our Sunday night meetings at the church, and will organize another baptismal class, hoping for ten or fif- teen new converts. It is interesting to watch the message clean people up. Life habits are completely changed for the truth'S sake. Another door is open to us. A large district schoolhouse northwest of the church is being used for a union Sunday school, and we have been asked to preach there every second Sunday of the month. We have had two meetings with them now, and there were over a hundred and fifty in attendance the first time. Some of these seem really interested, and we hope to have more than one meeting a month with them. J. A. DEAPEN. A Mechanic Lay Preacher "MANY will be called into the field to labor from house to house, giving Bible readings, and praying with those who are interested." Testi- monies, Vol. 9, p. 150. Brother Ellis Taylor, a busy mech- anic who works six days in the week in an automobile industry in Okla- homa City, believes in the statement above, and has been holding Bible readings and cottage meetings in homes in this city. Of recent date the following experience was passed on to me: "About a year ago I bought one of the Picturol Projector machines from a colporteur. Soon after that I sold a cow and two calves to obtain money enough to purchase several film rolls. "On the night of February 10, 1935, I stood before a very large congre- gation for my very first time. I ad- mit that I was very shaky in the knees, but soon got over that. Since that time I have been going regularly every week carrying on from two to four meetings every week. At this time there are several very interested and one that we know of is definitely preparing for baptism. "I have had many interesting ex- periences in the work, but the one that I shall relate is of very recent date, and it interests me greatly. "A lady was intending to have her four-month-old boy baptized on East- er Sunday. When I heard of this I decided to study with her on the ques- tion of baptism, as a week prior to this she had asked me what I thought about baptizing babies. When the study was given, knowing that she was in doubt about the question, I asked her plainly at the close if she still wished •to have her baby sprink- led, and she said, 'I wouldn't do it for anything in the world.' "I wish to say that this work has caused me to really appreciate the truth, and I have more calls than I can find time to fill. I fully intend to continue to the end, with God's bless- ing." What we need is more of this type of self-sacrificing soul winners so that more souls may be prepared for the coming of the Lord Jesus. If you are interested in doing this type of work and do not know how to start write to the Home Missionary department of your conference, and the secretary will be happy to help you all that he can. WESLEY AMUNDSEN. ,News Notes T. S. Copeland, Wesley Amundsen, J. J. Reiswig and Mrs. J. J. Reiswig, attended the Educational and Mis- sionary Volunteer council at Keene, Texas. On their return, they stopped in the Arbuckle Mountains to in- vestigate a place for our Junior camp this summer. We believe a very choice spot has been selected, which will lend itself very admirably for that purpose. You will hear , more about this in the RECORD and direct from Elder Amundsen. Good reports are coming in from the different efforts. Elder Butter- field and Elder Frazee report a good attendance. Elder Beddoe reports in- terests springing up everywhere. Elder Pound is hopeful of a number taking their stand as a result of the work in Ardmore. Interests are being reported all over the field. Bernard Voth reports that on March 7 he baptized eleven earnest Home Missionary Topic March 28, Missions Extension Efforts � . • • TEXAS CONFERENCE G. F. Eichman, President J. 0. Hanson, Secretary 112 St. Louis Ave., Fort Worth, Tex. 4 � THE RECORD young people. Three united with the Okeene church, and eight with the Southard church. The Omega church is planning to distribute Present Truth in a system- atic way covering seventy square sections around the Omega church at the present time, and later on they plan to take over the town of King- fisher. FiVe cars have been arranged to call on every one in this mapped- out section, gathering up every name. The Missionary Volunteer society will send literature to the homes of these people from week to week. The Bible training class which has has been organized in Perry is func- tioning very nicely. Why not organ- ize more of these classes in this field? Don't forget April 4. Have your money ready for the offering to be taken for the local Conference Litera- ture Fund for unentered cities and towns in Oklahoma. Bound Volumes of Present Truth for 1935 are now available for 50 cents. We recommend that each church elder and lay preacher secure one of these bound volumes. Special on the Review and Herald Subscription: Eighteen numbers, a dozen or more of which will be de- voted exclusively to reporting the General Conference, will be sent to any address for only $1. Names of Juniors who are planning to attend the Junior camp are pour- ing in. They Disagreed ONE of our lady colporteurs one Sunday morning decided to go to Sunday school in the community where she had been canvassing. She was placed by the Sunday school superintendent in a class of young people about her age. The subject under consideration by the class was the Law of God. The teacher in a very emphatic way emphasized that the Law of God is no longer in force. Three members of the class seriously protested against this position of the teacher. The teacher asked them to give their position on the question, and our colporteur says that these girls explained the Law of God, and and the fact that it is still binding, as goad as any Seventh-day Advent- ist could do it. She was quite sur- prised that three young girls in a Sunday school class should hold the same position on the Law as that of Seventh-day Adventists. At the close of the Sunday school the colporteur entered into a discus- sion with the girls, and told them that she was glad that their views were the same as hers, and asked them what had led them to such a position. They said a girl sold their mother a book, and by reading this book they were all set straight on the Law. It turned out that this col- porteur was the girl who sold the book to their mother. This colporteur asks that we earn- estly pray that the Lord will bless the home of these three girls, and that they will be led into the message. So let us remember our dear colporteurs and their work in our daily communi- cation with our Heavenly Father. G. F. EICHMAN. A Warning to Our People QUITE frequently there are men, professing to be good Seventh-day Adventists in good and regular stand- ing, who approach our people, desiring to borrow money to help them out of some perplexity in which they tem- porarily find themselves. They are apparently well versed on our doc- trines, and speak intelligently of our workers giving their names and locations, not only in our local con- ference but in other places as well. Just recently such a man appeared in Dallas, and we have just received information that another one has visited members of the Houston church. We cannot tell if this is the same man, as we do 'not have a description of these men. We are therefore cautioning our people every- where to be very careful in loaning such individuals any money, unless they wish to give it to them as a gift. While it is true that we must min- ister to the poor and needy, yet it is not safe in this day and age to make loans to strangers. We hope no more of our people will be deceived by these men. J. 0. HANSON. Institute for Colored Colporteurs AN INSTITUTE will be held in the colored church at San Antonio, Texas, which is located at 619 Hack- berry Street, on March 27 to 31. All colporteurs or prospective colporteurs should get in touch with their church pastor or the writer. For details con- cerning transportation, write me at 1602 Nevada Street, San Antonio, Texas. � R. E. LOUDEN. Missionary Volunteer Week- End Conventions THE convention at Jefferson for East Texas has already been written up for the RECORD, and we shall report briefly here the four conventions held in other parts of the state. Our col- ored youth have been asked to write a report of their convention, which was held in Dallas the first Sabbath in March. THE VALLEY CHURCHES Weslaco was the host for our Val- ley churches, including Corpus Christi, and Falfurrias, on February 14, 15 and 16. Corpus Christi was especially well represented. A splen- did program was outlined, and on Sunday we had an all-wide Valley picnic, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all the churches. During the out- door exercises we had a very inter- esting investiture service for our Junior boys and girls. HOUSTON AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS The churches in this section, in- cluding El Campo, and El Campo, North, met at Houston on February 21 and 22. The Houston young peo- ple planned a very interesting pro- gram for Friday night.. Sabbath .we had the regular eleven o'clock service, and in the afternoon a round-table hour, which was very profitable. At the close of the Sabbath we had an out-door investiture service for nine Junior girls from the Houston church. Each girl lit her camp-fire as evi- dence of her shining light—three Comrades, three Companions and three Friends. CENTRAL TEXAS DISTRICT Three of the districts in Central Texas met together with Austin as the host on the last Sabbath in Feb- ruary. We had a splendid delegation from San Antonio, Waco, Elgin and Taylor. Our Hondo folks planned to be there, but at the last were unable to come, and for some reason Luling was not represented. One represent- ative from Hillsboro was present. The Austin meeting was a very splendid one in many ways. At the close of the Sabbath, the Austin church had planned a very nice social gathering THE RECORD � 5 for us, where we had a few motion pictures and gave some time to the discussion of social problems for the youth. THE NORTH TEXAS DISTRICT Perhaps our largest meeting was held in Dallas, the first Sabbath in March.. The Sabbath morning serv- ice was filled by President Andreasen from Union' College. The previous Friday evening, a splendid discussion of the problems of youth was pre- sented by four young people from Keene, Dallas and Dalworth.- Sab- bath afternoon a most excellent round-table discussion of the work of the young people's society and the youth's problems were discussed with a splendid question-box hour at the close. That evening, the Dallas young peo- ple and church entertained the visit- ing youth of the churches with a social hour. On the whole, we believe these week-end conventions have been help- ful and profitable to our Missionary Volunteers in the Texas Conference. We return now to the smaller units, coming together every other month for their Sabbath afternoon rallies. J. A. TUCKER. She Paid Her Tithe IN HARMONY with the instruction given to our colporteurs by leaders of the departments that no colporteur should 'pass any house in his terri- tory, one of our colporteurs was im- pressed to carry out this instruction and not pass up any house even though it might not give promise of business. This faithful colporteur stepped into a home, and was happy to learn that the lady of the house was quite in sympathy with the Advent faith. The lady of the house told the col- porteur that she was glad to see a Christian man, and gave him five dollars as her tithe, and asked him to send it to the proper place. He thanked her for it, assured her that he would send it to the proper place, and told her that the Lord would bless her for such faithfulness. He then proceeded to show her his work, and she gave him orders for two books, and was very anxious that they be delivered at an early date. The colporteur went on rejoicing, thank- ing the Lord for the instructions not to pass any house, and for the privi- lege of being engaged in the Lord's work. Let us earnestly pray that the Lord will continue to bless our faith- ful colporteurs, and that many souls may be saved as result of the work of our colporteurs. MRS. G. F. EICHMAN. Goose Creek Church LAST summer, at very little ex- pense to the conference, Elder J. D. Smith conducted an evangelistic meet- ing in .Goose Creek. At that time a number responded to the last gospel message. Later, September 14, a little church of twenty-eight members was organized. Such successful meetings have proven a big asset to the conference, as well as to the community. The following figures reveal the financial help that this small church has given the conference. During the last four months of 1935 the total funds sent to the con- ference amounted to $540.07. Of this amount, $372.16 was tithe. The Sab- bath school offering during the same period was $123.04. The Harvest Ingathering would have been much more than $30 had it not been for plans to raise money to build a church. At the present time, the lot for the church has not been secured. We feel certain that soon we shall meet in a church belonging to us. Surely God has been pleased to see a new church established in another center in order to better carry the gospel to those yet in darkness. V. W. BECKER. News Notes J. A. Tucker spent the week-end in Sherman in a union Missionary Volunteer meeting; he was accom- panied by Elder Brown of the union office. W. H. Clark spent a few days in Orange and Beaumont, and helped on the church building in Orange. A. E. Van Noty is helping some of the colporteurs in eastern Texas, and reports that they are getting along nicely. J. F. Anderson, pastor of the Dallas church, paid the office a brief visit one day last week. G. F. Eichman spent Sabbath in Waco. Miss Harris, Mrs. Lena Merzbacher, Brother and Sister J. 0. Hanson, and Elder and Mrs. G. F. Eichman at- tended the Missionary Volunteer rally in Dallas a week ago. J. D. Smith, pastor of the Fort Worth church, has been on the sick list the last few days, but is on his way to recovery again. E. W. Storing started his meeting in Yancey, and we are praying for the success of his meetings. J. J. Reiswig,, president of the Oklahoma Conference, Mrs. Reiswig, T. S. Copeland, and Wesley Amund- sen, called at our office one day last week on their way from Keene, where they attended an Educational board meeting. Brother and Sister Hartman stopped at our office on their way to New York City, where they will board ship for South America, their new field of labor. G. F. Eichman spent one day at Keene last week attending the meet- ing of the Educational board of the Southwestern Union Conference. Brother and Sister D. F. Sturgeon, of Keene, wish to announce that they will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary in Keene on March 25. TEXICO CONFERENCE Layman's and Church Officer's Convention in El Paso I HAVE just returned to the office from our Layman's and Church of- ficer's convention held at El Paso last Sabbath and Sunday, March 7 and 8. We are very glad to report that the church officers from the Las Cruces English and Spanish church, as well as the El Paso English and Spanish churches, availed themselves of the information that was given. There were also other members of the churches present who were not officers. I have never seen the El Paso church so filled with interested listeners and so many taking part as I witnessed this time. We feel that there is an earnest desire among our people to get a better understanding as to how to carry on the Lord's work. I believe we have a willing people. Surely we are told in the good book that "Thy people shall be willing in the day of Thy power." We are glad for the cooperation of our people, and may the Lord bless the leaders of these churches as they endeavor to carry R. P. Montgomery, President T. R. Gardner, Secretary 419 Rencher St., Clovis 6 � THE RECORD out the plans that were sugegsted during the convention. We feel sure that there will be a greater work accomplished as a result of our con- vention in this city. We appreciate the help that Elder H. F. Brown from the Union has given us; also the local district work- ers were present as well as Brother T. R. Gardner, and Brother W. D. Kieser. �W. H. HANHARDT. From Albuquerque WE HAVE organized a lit- erature band, and have chosen Broth- er Birden as leader. Two weeks ago we raised a club of thirty-four Signs for the year. And last Sabbath we ordered a number of Present Truth that we are going to use regularly with definite cases of interested peo- ple in town. The names will be turned over to the literature band for their work, and when one indiv- idual loses interest, his name will be dropped out and someone else can carry on in his place. We are planning on taking one hun- dred Present Truth of every issue for the year. This will mean one hundred people definitely worked with every two weeks. Besides this, we are plan- ning to order one thousand or so of the special issues to scatter out sys- tematically over the city. We believe that God is going to give us definite fruitage for our missionary endeavor in the beautiful city of Albuquerque. WALTON J. BROWN. News Notes R. P. Montgomery visited the Here- ford church on Sabbath, March 14. W. H. Hanhardt attended an Edu- cational and Missionary Volunteer council held at Keene on March 10 and 11. T. R. Gardner returned to the office Wednesday, after auditing the Span- ish and English church treasurers' books at Las Cruces and El Paso. W. D. Kieser was at the office the latter part of the week. He assisted J. L. Meeks at Corona in the colport- eur work, and reports some fine ex- periences. S'abbath, March 14, began the spring Week of Prayer for the young people. Most of the societies and church schools are sponsoring this program during the coming week. T. R. Gardner is holding a series of meetings in Field, New Mexico, with about sixty people present and a good interest manifested. The Book and Bible House has a good supply of the book, The Gift of Prophecy, by Carlyle B. Haynes. It is a book that ministers, Bible workers, church officers, and laity should possess. It can be had in paper binding for 50 cents or the cloth for 75 cents. Reports are coming in day by day stating that various ones are listen- ing to the broadcasts each night. Nearly every one reports that others also are listening. If you have heard the lectures, please drop us a card. Fifty-two Prayer Meetings is a small book with discussions and talks for every prayer meeting night of the year. It will be invaluable to local church elders, once they have become accustomed to using it. Get your copy now. They are only 85 cents. The Impending Conflict by Mrs. E. G. White is an inspiring book ar- ranged under the supervision of the White Trustees from the closing chapters of that wonderful book The Great Controversy. This will be welcomed as a book to loan to neigh- bors and friends. It contains 96 pages, is well illustrated, and the price is 25 cents. Obituaries WADE-Mrs. Jodie H. Wade, aged '70 years, died at her home in Goose Creek, Feb. 23, 1936. Surviving are her husband, one son, two sisters, and two brothers. During the summer of 1935 she ac- cepted the third angel's message through the preaching of Elder J. D. Smith in Goose Creek. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer at the Wade home in Goose Creek. V. W. BECKER. CAESAR-Mrs. Sophie Caesar was born in Vallen, Germany, 1854, and died at the home of her daughter in Houston, February 23, 1936. At the age of 18 she came to America, and five years later was married to Ernest Caesar. Thirty-five years ago she joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and re- mained faithful to the message until her death. She leaves to mourn: six children, two daughters, four sons, and fourteen grand- children. The service was conducted by the writer. She was laid to rest with the assurance that she will answer the call of the Life-giver at the last trump. V. W. BECKER. COLPORTEUR REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 7, 1936 Texas, A. E. Van Noty, Sec. Hrs. Total Del'd Marion Brown � 54 43.50 12.75 J. L. Copeland � 49 66.25 � Tom Parrott � 48 99.50 23.75 A. E. Eubanks � 47 54.50 34.75 James R. Kilburn 45 32.25 28.25 Glenn M. Cox � 44 117.50 33.50 Fred Blackburn � 42 64.15 � Gracie B. Mackie 40 5.50 � Claude Grandon 26 � 15.00 T. M. Ludewig 22 13.00 � Rose Oman � 21 7.35 2.60 Delmar Mock � 11 5.25 .25 Mrs. J. B. Fletcher 11 � 16.25 Mrs. Nettie Lynch 13.55 .30 Margaret Lunz � 2 1.00 1.00 M. M. Ashley � 24 50.20 6.40 Glenn M. Cox � 48 146.00 28.00 Mrs. W. E. Hancock 11.00 11.00 Total � 534 730.50 213.80 Oklahoma, W. L. Kinder, Sec. Mrs. J. W. Grout 25 14.00 4.00 Dwight Hastie � 20 16.25 � Claude Hughes � 48 126.00 � G. E. Jenkins � 96 43.55 4.25 Grace Myers � 15 � 6.50 � S. B. Scaggs � 21 � 8.50 8.50 S. B. Scaggs � 33 � 24.50 15.50 Harry Sullivan � 37 58.25 � R. L. Terrell � 40 � 24.50 � 4.00 Helen Terrell � 8 � 7.75 � Leroy Tuttle � 8 � 16.25 5.25 Total �351 346.05 41.50 Ark.-La., D. A. McAdams, Sec. C. L. Pope � 41 62.75 � D. S. Effs � 41 � 58.00 � . Mrs. M. Hutchins 28 � 3.00 3.00 Emily Lister � 80 166.00 � .40 Robert Mackson � 23 14.15 12.30 Laura Howell � 22 � 5.00 8.25 Mrs. L. W. Brown 13 � 5.50 � Gretchen Mackson 18 15.95 7.80 Mrs. B. Morantes 8 � .70 � .70 Total � 274 331.05 32.45 Texico, W. D. Kieser, Sec. Harry Hamilton 43 26.75 � Mrs. Lula Becton 25 53.25 � Chas. Van Dusen 24 � 9.60 2.35 Mrs. Annie Eubank 19 53.75 � Total �111 143.35 � 2.35 Grand Total � 1270 1550.95 290.10 Sunset Calendar For Friday, March 27, 1936 New Orleans, Louisiana � 6:16 Little Rock, Arkansas � 6:27 Shreveport, Louisiana � 6:32 Muskogee, Oklahoma � 6:38 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma � 6:47 Galveston, Texas � 6:35 Dallas, Texas � 6:46 San Antonio, Texas � 6:52 El Paso, Texas � 6:23 Santa Fe, New Mexico � 6:23 THE RECORD � 7 14++++++++++++++++++++++1++++++++++++++++++++++++2 Is the Health of Your Home Worth 50 Cents? Three million people are sick in bed every day in the United States. The average family doctor bill is $80 a year. Wages amounting to millions of dollars are lost through, sickness, and thousands suffer pain and misery due to preventable illness. • The Health Journal for the Whole Family Scientific but simple, interesting, ethical, and practical, LIFE AND HEALTH is truly the health journal for the whole family. It has articles for the businessman, and for young women; it has articles for the housewife, for the mother, for the children. "The Mother's Coun- selor" department is just like a series of chats be- tween r, mother and her phy- sician over the problems of child care. The page, "For Boys and Girls," gives the children something of real interest and value every month. Good Things Coming There is such a wealth of medical and scientific au- thorities within easy radius of Washington, where LIFE AND HEALTH is pub- lished, that we feel we owe it to our subscribers to draw something on the talents of leading medical authorities to present a message to our readers. In the May issue will be published the first of two articles by the Assistant Surgeon General, telling the truth about drug addiction. He is the man best qualified to write on this subject. Running all during the year 1936 is a series of articles on teeth by Dr. Arthur B. Crane, chairman of the District of Columbia Chapter, International Association for Dental Research. These men, and others, whose articles have appeared in LIFE AND HEALTH are happy to do this, for they realize that LIFE AND HEALTH is carrying on an unusual health education work. Future months will reveal just as impressive a list as the past. Why deny yourself this journal during the twelve coming months? The best insurance of health for your whole family for the coming year is to have LIFE AND HEALTH in your home for the next twelve months. More Knowledge—Better Health Whenever there is a serious endeavor to learn something about the principles of health, it is reflected in much re- lief of sickness. Above all others, we as a people ought to be interested in health education, because the care of our bodies is part of our religion. We can serve God best when physically fit, so we have a spiritual and moral urge toward good health that the world does not have. We ought to be the most healthy people in the world. The principles of healthful living which God has pointed out through inspiration are vital to our well-being. The fact that a few individuals at different times have dis- torted them by fanatical in- terpretations, does not change the fact that these great health principles are God given. We must study them to have better health and happiness in our homes. You ask, How can this be done? How can we learn these principles? The answer is simple. Every month LIFE AND HEALTH presents the most practical yet authoritative and scientific articles that are to be found. Leading physicians of our sanitariums are providing the main articles for it, and there :are strong contributiam, from others. 1 Special Offer for New Subscribers LIFE AND HEALTH ought to be in every Seventh-dad Adventisthome. In order to introduce it everywhere, a special offer is being made for a very limited time to thosE who are not now subscribers. Only 50 cents for a year Think of it! Each month 24 large pages; and 12 month:- for only half a dollar! REMEMBER this offer is only for a limited time, and to nes,. subscribers only. Order of your Book and Bible House, or the 24 Large Pages-24! A large-sized page and compact type enable us to compress into each issue a wide range of materials —about 17000 words. A year's volume contains as much helpful material as could be packed into two good-sized books. And all this you receive, as a new subscriber, for ONLY 50 CENTS REVIEW AND HERALD PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. 8 We regret very much that Irwin McCormick has been called to his home in Pampa, Texas. The seniors will tell you that it was lovely to be out before sunrise on Sunday, March 15, and that they are glad they chose that morning for their sunrise breakfast. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Berry of Col- orado, Texas, and daughter, Mary Nell, visited Billie Berry and Mary Margaret Mosley over the week-end. A very inspiring talk was given by Dean Laurence in vespers Friday night. The young women of North Hall welcomed to their dormitory this past week a new sister, Ruth Parker. To date the symposiums have visited the Cleburne, Waco, and Dal- worth churches. Those who either have part on one of the two sympos- iums or in the men's quartet which sings on each program are: Martha Myers, Helen Hand, Ruth Leffler, Vera Baker, David Miller, Branson Chrispens, Harold Hampton, Leonard Webb, and Maurice Dalgleish. The girls who work in the kitchen have chosen sides in a contest to raise funds for a steam counter for the serving room. The leaders of the two sides are Maryetta Cerday and Helen Frances Howard. The losing side will entertain the other at the close of the contest. THE RECORD 0%1O Last Wednesday night the mem- bers of the Culture Club gathered around a camp-fire and listened to an Indian program. Bonneetah Weis- haar sang the song "Fallen Leaf," and readings about the folk-lore and sorrows of the Indians were given by Ruth Leffler, Earlene Vermillion, and Ardith Chase. All who took part on the program wore Indian costume. An amateur program was broad- casted from WHIC last Thursday evening. Those who took part were: Altus Hayes, Lloyd Thomas, Murrel Moddrell, George Thomson, W. K. Mansker, Preston Cleveland, and R. D. Murray. Murrel Moddrell, who played a harp solo, was acclaimed the winner for the evening. A very ineresting colporteur pro- gram was given in chapel Wednes- day. Those who told colporteur ex- periences were Marion Reiber, Clar- ence Tucker, Lucille Whisnant, R. D. Murray, Henry Stephens, and Leonard Webb. The Union Educational boars'., in- cluding the M. V. secretaries of the conferences, convened for two days this past week. Tuesday during the chapel period each superintendant was introduced by our union secre- tary, G. R. Fattic, and then each met with the students from his particular field. Those attending the meeting were W. H. Hanhardt, Wesley Amund- sen, Elder and Mrs. J. J. Reiswig, A. F. Ruf, J. A. Tucker and T. S. Cope- land. FIDELIS CLUB ENTERTAINS CULTURE CLUB In response to an invitation from the Fidelis Club, the members of the Culture Club left the dormitory in three groups on Sunday evening, March 8, to attend a progressive party held at the homes of the spon- sors of the Fidelis Club. The first home visited was that of Mrs. B. E. Wagner. Here we were entertained by a short program in which all of the girls who took part wore jaunty sailor caps and made us feel as though we were sailing off for a voyage. Surely enough at the next stop, the home of Mrs. C. L. Bauer, we visited in fancy a typical home of the better class in Argentina. An interesting feature was the showing of some beautiful fur rugs and other articles of intricate-design, all brought from South America. Our last stop, at the home of Mrs. H. H. Hamilton, represented. Holland, where a plate lunch was served. A most unique feature was the dessert served in small flower pots with tulips. Every girl pronounced the program very clever, and the Fidelis club charming entertainers. "Every apostle of whose call we have a record in the Scripture was won by personal invitation." —Leon C. Palmer. College News Notes A Thrilling Story of the Prophetic Gift THERE has recently come from the press a new book, written by Elder Daniells, completed by him just before his death, entitled The Abiding Gift of Prophecy. Elder Daniell's long years of direct connection with our work, and his position as president of the General Conference for so many years, provided opportunity to write a most interesting history of the development of this denomination in its relationship to the Spirit of prophecy. He follows the subject of the prophetic gift throughout the Bible, beginning with the early chap- ters of the Old Testament, tracing right on through to our day, and particularly brings in the story of how the Spirit of prophecy has led in the development of our movement, giving wise and needed counsel to the leaders in times of perplexity and financial difficulty that the brethren alone were unable to solve. It is most thrilling to read the story of how God directed in meeting crises in the publishing work and in the educational work, and how He sent message after message that led to the establishing of our medical co- lege at Loma Linda, how the denom- ination was saved from pantheistic teachings, the providential move of our headquarters to Washington, D. C., and many other outstanding ex- periences. I know of nothing that will establish confidence in this movement and in the Spirit of prophecy more than this new book that Elder Dan- iells has prepared. I sincerely hope all our people in the Southwest will avail themselves of the opportunity to secure this book from their Book and Bible House. R. L. BENTON.