‘1. `sksNks• N�N. XMOMMMagawAft. x 7.111rmsr, 0 � at4074r, attrii.L VOLUME 20. :-: KEENE, TEXAS, (JOHNSON COUNTY), TUESDAY:OCTOBER 4, 1921, � NO. 39. 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIII IM 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111I111111111. What Are Y ou Qoing to D About it?-1 9111 11111111111.11111111111 111111111111111111111111111111111111 III 111 11111111 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111M111111111111111111111111111111111111 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111--0 We mean the Harvest Ingathering work. Are you planning to give several days' diligent service especially to the Lord, or are you not planning anything particular about it? Are you trying to fix up your work so you can at least give two or three days of October to help the long, thin line of recruits out on the skirmish line to receive reinforcements and much needed supplies, or do you dis- miss the whole thing with not so much as a thought? It rests with you whether this thing shall be a success or a failure. Hear these burning words from a private letter of one of our missionaries in a sadly destitute field, and in the light of them think a little about the. Harvest In- gathering Plan, and see what you will decide to do about it. "I believe that there are NOW and always have been, thousands of the rank and file of our people, as well as among the laborers, who are equal or far more capable of doing good service on the firing line as those whO are here. Don't tell me that poor, ignorant, clumsy, stammering, awkward folks like some of us are who are out here, are superior to those thousands of men and women back there. who are successful in everything else they undertake. And why do they stay there? WHY DON'T THEY COME TO THE FRONT? As I read from year to year the ALMOST STEREOTYPED RECORD of wonderful camp rnenting revivals in which thousands consecrate themselves and their means for service everywhere; as I hear of all our schools, academies, colleges, and sanitarium training classes full to overflowing with the flower of our people, and read the baccalaureate sermons and commencement addresses rich with glowing expressions concerning the `regions beyond,' I think, surely reinforcements will come -oon that will enable us to finish this conquest speedily. But, oh my soul! ONLY THREE HUNDRED IN A YEAR go into ALL THE WORLD, while one hundred thousand remain in that LITTLE CORNER, where the light of the gospel has ALWAYS shone, and all are without excuse for not knowing and obeying it, while unconverted millions elsewhere have never yet had a chance to hear. "The beautiful, thrilling picture of reinforcements proves to be only a mirage, and melts away, while the hard-pressed, worn pickets tighten their belts, and again face the foe, in grim determination to hold the fort until reinforcem-mts DO COME, as come they must and will, and that in this generation. "In the Boer war, witness England pouring regiments, battalions. corps, and divisions in quick unbroken succes- sion into the field, while the world applauded her wisdom. and the absolute certainty that the home government would send every available man without a moment's delay. put courage and determination into the beleaguered garrisons of Ladysmith and Mafeking, which the mightiest efforts of their enemies could not break nor overcome. Amid the plaudits of the world England weakened and even en- dangered her home defense, to relieve the besieged troops. But in THIS war, we battle on ALONE, against un- numbered foes, not even the divinely ordained two and two, unless you count as two what God calls one, while in all those cider conferences you go forth in troops, platoons, companies, brigades, battalions, corps and divisionts—tent companies, churches, schools, sanitariums, publishing houses, etc., ALMOST MORE THAN CAN BE MAN- AGED, and adding to the list all the time. But when we talk like this the importance of the base of supplies' is emphasized. "Yes, but the time comes in a campaign when the situa- tion is so well in band that the invading army cuts loose from its base of supplies, and like Sherman in his famous and successful march to the sea, dashes with resistless force into the enemy's country, subsisting on the country taken. Has not that time come in this -war? Has not the Lord told us to 'make a rush far the kingdom of God'? And that we 'might long ago have been at home in the kingdom of God' had we done our best? Why this delay? "Well, one thing is sure, 'this generation' is well spent, but 'it shall not pass till all be fulfilled.' So we are not going to retreat or yield a foot of ground. Probably a goad many more of us will have to fall at the front while our people are 'marking time,' and drilling, but never mind, in, this war 'we conquer though we die.' "I often think of the soldier in the trench, who said, when his leg was shattered with a ball, 'Never mind, I can shoot better lying down anyhow.' And so God will make our misfortunes and difficulties stepping stones to success. "Knep on arousing—not exciting—the people, develop- ing—but not stimulating—steady, continuous, SYSTEM- ATIC. liberal, ever-increasing support of the cause of God. But don't forget that money. even if it came in unlimited quantity, is not all that is needed. We need and must have m^n and women—thousands of them. So let your cam- paign of education include this fact, for without it all else must fail."- This is the way it looks to those who• are on the ground. "LIFT UP your eyes and LOOK on the field.", Shall we take hold of the Harvest Ingathering Plan in earnest? M. E. ELLIS. "Your religion makes vou 'happy, did you say? Good.. But does it make anybody else happy?" .Maltbie D; Babcock says: "Am eXcuse is a statement of.. circumstances -when you'haVe failed-,to do -your.duty." PAGE TWO � SOutHWEsermittrz UNION RECOR S. W. J. C. NEWS NOTES. We are glad to welcome the following students, who have arrived this, week: Gerald King, Robert Lynn, Mary Luc- cock, Ray Cole, Mae Wilhelm, Reggie Mattison, Gussie Kinder, Mr. Tucker. The enrollment of the • church school has passed the ninety mark. The girls' basket ball team has been reorganized. Mrs. W. T. Field, of Fresno, Calif., has been visiting old friends in Keene, this week. Mrs. Brewer, of Comanche, Okla- homa, visited her son, Frank Brewer, last week. Miss Olive Wilson is spending a few' days in Houston with her brother whO is ill. Elder Woodward, a returned mission- ary from the Philippines, spoke to the Keene church last Sabbath. Miss Rose Carey was called home to Houston, Wednesday. We hope to have her back with us in a short time. While the girls were entertaining the boys in the girls' parlor last Saturday. night, Professor Conard entertained the village students at his home. After a very interesting and helpful vesper service, Sabbath evening, Sep- tember 24, President Isaac announced that the Mission Bands would have their first meeting for the present school year. ,Two bands were organized, the Latin-American, and the Oriental. The members are especially glad to have two returned missionaries among their number, Brother Brown of China, and Miss Woodward of the Philippines. Last Tuesday morning Professor Con- ard made us a very interesting chapel talk, giving us a clear idea of the dis- tribution of all the tithes and offerings. By means of a diagram he showed us what proportion of these funds is used in the offerings that reach the churches or local, Union and General Conferences. We cannot but wonder with pride at the efficient methods of handling the vast sums which this people are using every Year for the carrying of this message to the world. The. following were enrolled, up to •September 21; Texas. Frank Abel, Morrille Ac Mordy, Eva Mae Adair, Reuben Anderson, Mr. P. N. Barnes, W .0. Bilz, Mrs. W. 0. Bilz, Charline Blackburn, Robert J. Brown, Mrs. T. A. Casey, WinOna Casey; Lee Carter, Glenmore Carter, Rose Carey, Nellie Mae. Clark, Lola Clark, Charlie Clark; Alma Mae Chinn, Earl Clovinger, Cecil Cook, Roy Cole, R. F. Cook, Juanita Cooke, Helen Con- rad, Florence- Cox, Ruth Cox, C. M. Condon, Margaret Cordis, D. V. Cram, Mrs. D. V. Cram, Bessie Crane, Dwight Davis, Paul G. Davis, Mrs. N. W. Dunn, Byron Ellis, Lila Evans, Byron Findley, Lela Belle Findley, M. A. Flowers, Flossie Fortner, Dottie Franklin, Cubley Franklin, Ina Belle Graves, Rosa Graves, Roy Griffin, Al- bert Griffin, Vivian Gregory, Roy 'Guf- fey, Elmer Hahne, John Hahne, W. H. Harhardt, Lucille Harper, Lilah Beth Hopps, Fred Hudson, Vella Huling, Mike Jones, Ruth James, Ermol James, Cecil Jerkins, Veldonna Jenson, Flor- ence Johnston, Floyd King, A. T. King, Noel Kinzer, Lillie Knudson, Uriah Knudson, Villa Kreitzer, Helena Kunz, Vance La Grone, Leona Laird, Calvin E. Lane, Nora Langford, Ruby Lay- land Lucille Lewis, Evelyn Lyons, Mary Luccock, Randolph Luccock, Howard Mattison, Reggie Mattison, Lawrence Martin, Edna McClain, W. H. McReynolds, Vearl Morrill, Thelma Neal, Eleanor Nelson, Clarence Niel- son, Mabel Nielson, Mrs. H. H. O'Har- row, Louise Pickney, Dwight Randall, Edith Randall, Cleo Razer, Mrs. R. T. Richey, Lois Robbins, J .B. Ross, Mrs. J. B. Ross, Alaska Rotenberry, Willie D. Sanders, Clayton Schied, Toral Seat, Lela Smith, Grandon, C. G. Stewart, Horace Thompson, P. E. Van Landing- ham, Helen Vaughn, Edith Warren, Warren Whitfield, Ralph Whitfield, Ralph Wilson, Aline Wilson, Herly- Meb Weems, Bruce Wilcox, Marie Wil- cox, Cleo Woodall, J. M. Zeroth, Brent Zachary. Oklahoma. Opal Baird, Eula Beavers, Grace Beavers, Mabel Beavers, Frank Brew- er, Kenneth Brown, J. B. Close, 011ie Close, Ermol Cornish, Dorris Cloniger, Wane Doke, Geraline Davis, Leo 'De Bolt, Frank L. Dent, Violet Dun- can, Louis Ferguson, H. P. Fisher, E. W. Fisher, Harold Fillman, Genivee Goss, Elbert' Gepford, John Gepford, Robert B. Grady, T. D. Greer, Edna Hardin, Pearle Hardy, J. B. Hawkins, Mary Heim, C. K: Hensley, D. M. Housley, Eunice Huber, Claude Hughes, Fern Kenyon, Gussie Kinder, Kristine Klostermyer, Charles Loftin, Ivan Lothian, Orie Madden, Hickman McGavock, Joe McFarland, John Plow- man, 011a B. Powell, Leonard Robin- son, Lois Shafer, Johnie Shaw, Thelma' Shaw, Clarence Smith, Irene' Smith, Lee Thomas, Francis Werner, Addie Wilson, Leta Wilson. Arkansas. Marion Beamer, Raymond Beem, Marbert Black, E. J. Black, Fremona Black,. Wiley B. Jones, Ellen Kerr, Mary E. Mullins, Grace Moore, Ella Robertson, Glenn Thurston, W. M. Wil- son. New Mexico. Carrie Anderson, Grace Cole, Ray- mond Cassell, Nellie Daniels, Anna Daniels, Florence Jacobson, Ethel Stuart, Earl Truitt. Louisiana. Ruby. Roach, Hazel Ezell. Colorado. Albin Conrad. Missouri. Geneva Tickey. Kansas. Eva Michael. Tennessee. Pearl Walker. Iowa. Mrs. G. W. Habernicht. Illinois. C. A. Walgren. 41144••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• � - • � • � • I S-W Union Conf. Oklahoma City, Okla 411 Baum Biog. President - Elder M. Lukens Sec.-Treas. �C. E. Smith •••••• � ••••••••••••••• ••••• •••••••••••••••••••••• OUR MISSION FUNDS. On this page you will find a copy of the statement of the sixty-cent-a- week fund for eight months, ending August 31, 1921. This statement shows all local conferences and missions greatly in arrears, and a total union shortage , of $39,486.92. The camp meeting ,season is over and we cannot expect individuals to make large- Of- ferings to missions during the remain- ing part of this year; however, many of the camp meeting pledges will not be paid until near the close of the year. The Harvest Ingathering campaign, which is just before' us; affords ex- cellent oppOrtunitY for each confer- ence, to bring in sufficient funds to overcome this shortage. � The • good work of enlisting every church mem- ber,. children inclUdecl, in the Systeni- atic distribution of the special "Watch, • man" should begin at once and con, tinuenntil the who'e field is canvassed. t 4 4 t SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD � PAGE THREE We believe that all appreciate the pers and the cause needs the money situation and that much more will be that will come in as a result of this done in the. Harvest Ingathering cam- work. We hope every one will take paign this year than has been done an active part in this campaign. in the past. The people need the pa- � C. E. SMITH, Treasurer. STATEMENT OF SIXTY-CENT-A-WEEK FUND For 8 MontIts Ending August 31, 1921 Conference Member- Amt. @ 18.50 ship � per ,member Amount Received Amount Short Arkansas 394 8195.20 3473.29 .4721.91 'Arkansas 55 953.15 636.35 316.80 North Texas 998 20758.40 11568.77 9189.63 *North Texas 50 866.50 400.60 465.90 Okklahoma 1897 39457.60 21451.23 18006.37 *Oklahoma 121 2096.93 1100.35 996.58 South Texas 432 8985.60 5074.75 3910.85 *South Texas 48 831.84 627.50 204.34 Texico 345 7176.00 6011.11 1164..89 *Texico 45 779.85 270.20 509.65 4385 90101.07 50614.15 39486.92 *Figured at fifty cents a week, or $15.33 per member. C. E. SMITH, Treas. THE AUGUST REPORT. Here is our report for August. It is not very large, but it might be worse. At any rate we are indeed very thankful for the faithful colpor- teurs who are standing right by their guns. The solid shot will tell on the enemy if we only prove faithful and stay with it. Now is the time for every one to lay his plans to do something not only with the large books, but with the small ones. I would love to see our sisters take the small books and place LABORERS TOGETHER WITH HIM them in the homes of the people in all the cities. In our union there are � Elder L. H. Christian of Europe thousands of homes that are waiting writes: "It is a miracle of grace how for our holiday books. Why not feed our people have clung together and to the lambs of the flock as well as the the message. Possibly with one or two sheep ? If we ever expect to reach exceptions, it seems as though every the children and young people, now local church that existed before the war is the time. I hope all the field sec- is still represented. An Adventist wo- retaries will now begin to lay their man in Petrograd was riding in a street car. She mentioned to one of the pas- sengers that the second coming of Christ was at hand. The radicals began to argue with her. They cursed and said there is no God and no hereafter. They said that to teach the second coming of Christ was treason. She was immed- iately imprisoned and sentenced to • death. Later this sentence was chsnged to life imprisonment. Finally she was releastd, ruined in health by the suffer- ing and torture. "There seems to be a great desire on the part of many to hear the truth. Delegations come to our ministers from many places and offer them food and flour if they will only come and preach. In some parts of Russia many are being baptized. "In one city of Latvia, early in the war, a Russian general of the old order threatened to kill or banish all the Ad- ventists. He had set a day to execute the decree. On that very day the gov- ernment deposed him and ordered him to report to headquarters. That day was the Sabbath, rnd our brethren had spent the whole day in fasting and in prayer." Would you not like to have your friends and neighbors read the above? It is found, with other similar experi- ences on page 18 of the Ingathering Watchman. If you call their attention to this article and some of the other wonderful things being accomplished in the mission fields, surely they will not hesitate to give you an offering. Last week Bro. C. E. Smith and the writer collected over $225.00. This week Mrs. Lukens and I have been assisting Sister Gaede, of Weatherford. We go out in the auto, visit the people for meny miles around, and if we find they have no money, we ask for chickens, eggs, vegetables, or anything they may have. Then we take these to the store and sell them. During two days Sister Gaede has collected over $60.00. Today we have set our goal for $100.00 as plans to visit all the churches they can and do all they can to induce a goodly number of strong men and women to plan to attend the insti- tute in their conference. Show me if you can where one out of ten of the farmers is making money. Then why not abandon that line of work and enter the book work and finish up the message and go home. What do you say? Yours for the battle, A. F. HARRISON. REPORT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN UNION CONFERENCE FOR JUNE, 1921 State Apts. Hrs. Orders Value Helps Bibles Total Bib. Del. Bks. Del. Value Arkansas 18 1807 713 3480.00 72.00 3552.00 10.00 169 1075.50 South Texas 22 2463 975 2937.56 181191 3118.47 698 3626.15 Oklahoma 34 2222 810 2117.30 342.85 19.25 2479.20 150.50 621 3305.88 North Texas 20 996 196 1746.00 59.50 48.10 1853.60 15.75 221 1350.75 Texico 15 900 168 993.15 193.80 97.00 1283.95 106.25 395 2180.75 109 8387 2862 11374.01 848.86 164.35 12237.22 282.50 2104 11539.03 FINANCIAL REPORT OF TEH CHURCHES OF TEH OKLAHOMA CON- FERENCE FOR MONTH ENDING JULY 31, 1921 Church Tatol Tithe S. S. Missions Oth. Off. Avard 18.08 1.00 16.08 1.00 Addington 221.82 83.17 138.65 Ardmore 307.16 126.23 140.26 25.17 15.50 Bartlesville 54.52 4.21 50.31 Binger 127.36. • 93.23 32.75 1.38 Clear Lake 16.07 9.35 6.72 Coodys Bluff 28.34 7.70 16.99 3.65 Durham 42.40 14.18 26.72 1.50 East Cooper 1065.42 849.00 206.57 9.85 Elk City 74.71 48.99 19.53 6.19 Enid 363.59 237.35 85.67 37.87 2.70 El Reno 28.94 11.06 10.51 7.37 Gage 83.74 56.02 27.22 Guthrie 51.03 31.26 19.77 Hitchcock 811.48 351.14 286.16 .37.33 136.85 Homestead 80.90 51.93 24.64 4.33 Hooker 4.70 4.70 Isabelle 62.80 6.04 20.76 36.00 Jennings 69.25 43.21 26.04 Ketchum 11.62 11.62 Muskogee 176.98 111.61 61.00 4.37 Okeene 123.09 20.04 90.52 • 9.66 2.87 Okla. City 1477.34 1004.38 262.08 95.13 115.75 Perkins 157.32 81.05 71.77 4.50 Perry 149.77 106.03 40.17 3.57 Shattuck No. 1 1192.44 755.00 135.88 301.56 Sand Springs 139.82 105.87 33.95 Shattuck No. � 2 627.52 470.50 116.02 41.00 Shattuck No. 3 25.40 7.90 17.50 Sapulpa 206.17 142.29 63.38 Tangier 48.33 7.49 25.95 14.89 Tulsa 627.97 447.79 160.78 19.40 Weatherford 169.72 125.11 44.21 Wewoka 41.58 27.44 12.03 2.11 Woodward 59.10 32.08 14.04 12.98 Conference 1093.51 488.61 266.43 279.51 58.96 Guthrie (Col) 116.27 71.81 44.46 Muskogee (Col) 195.74 121.60 74.14 Okla. City (Col) 110.71 64.09 46.62 Tulsa (Col) 129.13 96.85 27.28 5.00 Beggs (Col- 11.00 7.50 3.50 Total 10402.84 6336.83 2760.34 968.47 336.20 PAGE FOUR � SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD some of the other members are also alreauy been collected. � SUMMBRY OF MAGAZINE SALES going out-this in addition to what has � M. LUKENS. � FOR AUGUST Look over the July financial rep this week. The August report will appear next week. They are late on account of campmeeting rush. Our mission offerings are $19,000 in arrears and but three months left in which to bring it in. Our only hope is the Harvest Ingathering. Are you doing your part? Brother C. E. Grant writes from Stigler that they have used 250 Har- vest Ingathering papers and have about $80.00. This is an excellent start for this new company of believers. Their next task is the erection of a build- ing which will be used for a school and in which they may hold their weekly meetings. Four new members were baptized and united with the church recently and now another is ready to do the same. May God bless the Stigler church. The brethren of the Hitchcock church have been doing Harvest In- gathering work also. They have about $50.00 to date. Word from Elder Barr indicates that the Sapulpa church is making definite advancement in the matter of their building. This is excellent. Agts. �Conference � Value 1 � Texico Conference � 70.00 3 � North Texas Conf. � 222.75 3 � Oklahoma Conf. � 358.75 1 � Aarkansas Conf. � 153.00 8 � 804.50 111 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• � • • • - - � • 1, South Texas Conf. t f Office, San Antonio, Texas 422 Oppenheimer Bldg. President-Eld. R. P. Montgomery ; Sec.-Treas. � - � Etta Hewgley I ..•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••-••••••• � 60-CENT-A-WEEK FUND FOR 8 MONTHS ENDING AUG. 31, 1921 White � Colored Quota � 8985.60 � 831.84 Amount Received .5074.75 � 627.50 Amount Short � 3910.85 � 204.34 HARVESTING. IN SOUTH TEXAS. Not only cotton and corn and rice are being harvested in South Texas, but the Ingathering Harvest for Mis- -FOUR-College Press-Record � sions is now in progress. Yesterday (September 28th) was the first field day for the Houston church and last night's partial re- port showed that over $200.00 had been collected. � A bank that gave $125.00 last year gave $25.00 this year. Another business man who gave $5.00 last year gave $15.00 this year. The solicitors among the business men took a good list of our own mem- bers' offerings to missions this year and explained that aside from the title for home work our own mem- bers are giving liberally for the world- wide work and it had a very favora- ble influence with such men. Their $200.00 was collected by the ten so- lictors who reported last evening. An earnest and courageous spirit is seen in this church in behalf of this great campaign. The senior M. V. members have as- sumed the responsibility of working a certain section of the city and un- der the leadership of Miss Myrtle Ca- rey are entering upon their work in real earnestness. E. R. POTTER. "The work that centuries might have done, Must crowd the hours of setting sun," SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD � PAGE FIVE 4," � ••••••• � for the German children. He sue- t North Texas Conf. Office, Keene, Texas Box 51 President - Elder J. F. Wright # Sec.-Treas. � - � R. L. Atcheson t 0••••••••••• � • • ••••••• � • 60-CENT-A-WEEK FUND FOR 8 MONTHS ENLPING AUG. 31, 1921 � White � Colored Quota � 20758.40 � 866.50 � Amount Received 11568.77 � 400.60 Amount Short � 9181.63 � 465.90 NORTH TEXAS NEWS ITEMS. Brother Dunn recently visited Hen- rietta in behalf of a church school REPORT OF TEH NORTH TEXAS CONFERENCE ON THE 60-CENT- A-WEEK FUND FOR THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF 1921 Amount Required Amount Rec'd Amount Short Amount Over Per Cap. Avinger 189.00 8.22 180.78 .03 Camp Meeting 512.56 512.56 Cedar Grove 126.00 221.20 95,20 1.05 Cleburne 567.00 164.26 402.78 .17 Clifton 105.00 30.60 74.40 17 Corsicana 262.50 154.53 107.97 .29 Cusseta 525.00 11.56 513.14 .01 Dallas 4032.00 2858.75 1173.25 .43 Dallas � (C) 437.50 124.32 313.18 .14 Dalworth 1932:00 719.87 1212.13 .22 Decoy (C) 157.50 5.00 152.50 .01 Denison 714.00 265.04 448.96 .22 Douglass 651.00 52.94 598.06 05 Ft. Worth 1470.00 1081.50 388.50 .44 Gainesville 315.00. 82.16 232.84 .15 Hail 105.00 54.90 50.10 31 Henrietta 252.00 152.50 99.50 .36 Hillsboro 105.00 47.60 57.40 .27 Jefferson 2205.00 407.25 1797.75 .11 Jefferson � (C) 192.50 40.45 152.05 •.10 Keene 7245.00 3078.33 4166.67 .25 Lone Star 630.00 151.12 478.88 .14 Mexican Co. 105.00 46.65 58.35 .26 Mosier Valley (C) 122.50 9.47 113.03 .04 New Hope 1449.00 73.43 1375.57 .03 Riesel 105.00 16.51 88.49 .08 Salmon 714.00 159.49 554.51 .13 Sherman 651.00 452.33 198.67 .41 Scattered 945.00 608.26 336.74 .38 Valley View 945.00 182.23 762.77 .11 Waco 1029.00 423.49 605.51 .24 Waco (C) 350.00 66.23 283.77 .09 28633.50 12263.05 16978.21 607.76 .25 Conference Shortage 16370.45 16370.45 28633.50 28633.50 16978.21 16978.21 Elder Wright visited Dalworth last Sabbath. Plans were definitely ar- ranged for the Ingathering campaign. They will work hard to reach the in- dividual goal of $10.00 per member. The Elder also conducted quarterly service while there. Brother C. N. Woodward, recently from the mission field, was with the Keene church last Sabbath and occu- pied the pulpit during the eleven o'clock hour. I sincerely trust that you will give the same to it and especially note the standing of your own church. That is the part which concerns you most, isn't it? You will notice at this juncture, we have only raised as average of 25 cents per member on the sixty-cents a week. During August, we reached 37 cents for the one month, but this is cut down to the above rate mentioned, when all the shortage is figured. You can readily see that we have quite a distance to go yet in order to reach the goal ete the year closes. What Shall We Do? This is the momentous question! Can we ever reach the goal? Well, I am not discouraged yet. I do be- lieve that we can do it, but you will agree with me that it will take hard, untiring work. If we as leaders, get right under the load and in a kind, earnest way lead our people to see their duty, they will lift, I am sure, more fully than ever before, for they are loyal. If all will do all they can, reaching the goal is possible. How Shall We Do It? Our hope is three-fold. First, the Harvest Ingathering campaign. � If each of us would raise at least the individual goal of $10.00, that would be a tremendous step toward victory. Let us urge this thing home upon the people. Money is a bit scarce, yet the individual goal is a possibility, if the person goes after it. I fully believe that our people will go, too, if we as leaders catch the vision and lead them. Then we have our Thirteenth Sab- bath yet. The next one is December 31st. Pull to make it at least • a Double Dollar Day. I trust that you will do your best for this last Thir- teenth Sabbath of the year. Last, but not least, is the coming ceeded in arranging for one and Bro- ther Siebenlist will teach the same. A letter from the Dallas church brings the cheering word that their first field day brought them over one hundred dollars for the Ingathering fund. GOOD. Last Sabbath, the 24th, Brother Woodall visited both the Denison and Sherman churches, helping them to arrange for the Ingathering work. We wish them much success. The Keene Sabbath school did well in their thirteenth Sabbath offering. The total amount was $217.19. Monday, the 26th, was the opening day for the Dalworth church school. A goodly number are enrolled. The above is a very complete state- mission funds up-to-date. � This is annual offering to be received during Trent showing the standing of our worthy of most careful study indeed. December. I am sure that we can PAGE SIX � SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD work up to a good offering then. More will be said about this one later. If we will keep these items and cam- paigns mentioned in mind and work earnestly, co-operating with the peo- ple, we can reach the full goal of 60 cents. Dear brethren and sisters, let us lay ourselves out to this task as we never have in the past. The hour is a grave one, the need is greater than at any time in the history of this movement. Let us press bravely ahead and let our watchword be "Go Forward." Rush the Harvest Ingath- ering NOW. � J. F. WRIGHT. MISSIONARY VOLUNTEERS TO THE FRONT! Yes, to the front with all the en- thusiasm you can muster. The Har- vest Ingathering campaign is on, and your help is needed. The funds of the Mission Board are alarmingly low. Our comrades on the firing line are depending on us for support. We are living in the last generation. During this last generation a world must be warned. � At the rate we are now working, it will take twice the al- lotted time to finish the message. Something must be done. There is a lot of wasted energy, and unutiliz- ed talent. What can be done? Upon analyzing the situation our leaders discovered that the Mission- ary Volunteers, "the greatest asset to the church," have been for lo these many years, in the reserve corps! Hence the soul-stirring cry, "Mission- ary Volunteers to the front." Surely the time has come, my young friends, when we can no longer re- main indifferent to the needs of our comrades on the firing line. We can no longer be true Missionary Volunteers and remain inactive, occupants of the over-crowded reserve trenches. The needs of the hour demand the exer- cise of all our latent energy. Let us be up and doing the work that we ought to do in this time of need. We have been asked to raise $125,- 000 for missions during 1921. The Harvest Ingathering is one way of helping to achieve this goal. Will the Missionary Volunteers of North Texas rally to the call of the hour and do their part to reach the goal? Our part of the above goal is $1,400. I believe it is possible for us to raise this entire amount through the Har- vest Ingathering. Many societies are already at work. How about your so- ciety? Are you doing all you can to help support our comrades "over there ?" They are counting on you. N. W. DUNN. ; Oklahoma Conf. Oklahoma City, Okla. Box 1077 A Sec.-Treas. � - � C. L. Stilson 4.». � • . 60-CENT-A-WEEK FUND FOR 8 MONTHS ENDING AUG. 31, 1921 White Colored Quota � 39457.60 � 2096.93 Amount Received 21451.23 � 1100.35 Amount Short � 18006.37 � 996.58 SHOULD TRACT 'SOCIETY AC- COUNTS BE PAID PROMPTLY? When you or your church wished credit the tract society cheerfully gave it to you. � The literature we charged to your account was paid for promptly when the bills from the pub- lishing house were due. We have con- tinued to extend this credit to churches and individuals until when September 1 came the amount of our accounts was over eleven thousand dollars, and now our conference is in great need of this money. We have not in years been so close pressed. The only place we can appeal is • to our people who justly owe us these amounts. We must in some way have this money within the next sixty days. The tract society is your own literature agent. We seriously question our ability to carry on aggressive work without this money. If you have an account with us will you not make a desperate ef- fort to pay in October? Why not you, or the church, borrow the money and pay this account rather than cripple our evangelistic work? Dear brother or sister, won't you get under this burden and bear your part? M. B. VAN KIRK, President of Tract Society. NEWS ITEMS. Brother E. W. Crawford has re- moved his residence to the eastern part of the State again. His address is now Stigler, Route 4, care Mr. Mont- gomery. Elder Sturgeon• writes from Guth- rie that he is pushing the Harvest Ingathering. He also reports that as a result of the work done in Jennings by the church elder and other mem- bers later fostered and bound off by his assistance, nine were baptized, September 17. This is splendid. Five offered themselves for membership with the Perry church, Sabbath, Sep. tember 24, and these will be baptized Sabbath, October 1. This is an en- couraging report. Elder Hein writes: "Ever since campmeeting I have had a severe cold but it is better now." He has been working with the Harvest Ingather- ing. He says that the farmers seem to have but little money, yet he and Brother Oblander secured $30.00 in three and one-half days. � Brother Hein will go to Hooker and hold some meetings and assist the Hooker church in their Harvest Ingathering. Brother Dart spent several days with the Shawnee church and assist- ed them in getting their Harvest In- gathering campaign started. He re- ports a good interest in this line of work • in this new church. Several petitions against the blue laws have been received at this office and forwarded to Senator Herreld. It is better to send it direct to one of the Senators or members of the House of Representatives. Below we give the names of .our Senators and Represent- atives: Senators — Address care of Senate, Washington, D. C. J. W. Her- reld, Robert Owen. Representatives— Address care House of Representa- tives, Washington, D. C. District 1, T. A. Chandler; 2, Miss Alice Robert- son; 3, C. D. Carter; 4, J. C. Pringey; 5, F. B. Swank; 6, L. M. Gensman; 7, Jim McClintic; 8, Manuel Herrick. A letter from the general religious liberty secretary, Elder Longacre, brings the news that .the Sunday law advocates are organizing for a vigor- ous campaign. Now is the time for our church to work systematically. A letter from Brother A. C. Long states that while he has been taking charge of the meetings he has not been gaining in strength as he should. This leaves a heavy burden upon Miss . Riffel and Sister Long. A card from Elder Schick states that he and Mrs. Schick will be in Shawnee over Sabbath, October 1. Elder Schick will be in Oklahoma City Monday to attend a meeting of the executive committee. . -( A letter from Coody's Bluff church says that they held their quarterly t President - Elder M. B. Van Kirk + -.0 COLPORTEUR'S WEEKLY REPORT ARKANSAS CONFERENCE, Ords. � Vol � Helps � Total � Del. John M. Hale � BR 200 For Week Ending. Sept. 24, 1921 Name � Address � Book. Hrs. 537.00 Brinegar DR 90 36 149.50 3.00 152.50 3.00 W. L. Kinder DR 25 16.00 Bertha Cade OD" 25 2.50 2.50 34.50 W, C, Mullins OD 60 122.65 Bibles 50.00 22.45 Magazines 50.00 50.00 Workers � 5 36 199.50 5.50 205.00 785.60 SOUTH TEXAS CONFERENCE, For, Two Weeks Ending Sept 24, 1921 John Kibble* OD 137 20 � .59.00 � 3.25 62.25 14.75 A. F. Brewer BR .40 25 136.50 W. McKenzie* OD 43 1 � 3.00 3.00 25.00 L Flores GP 21 16 71.75 W. F. Mayers* GP 64 93 � 523.50 523.50 S. A. Runnels* BR 35 18 � 94.00 94.00 5.00 A. A. Prewitt HM 12 8 28.50 Workers � 7 352 181 � 679.50 � 3.25 682.75 281.50 *Two Weeks' Report • SOUT-14WESIVIIN UNION RECORD � PAGE SEVEN meeting on time with nearly all of the members present. This is as it should be. Elder W. S. North writes of the work among the colored people at Tulsa that eighteen members have moved away or apostasied during the last six months. A storm blew down the tent in which they hold their meetings but they have pitched it again. Elder North is of good cour- age and plans for aggressive work among the colored people of Tulsa this winter. Elder Leach writes that the Mus- kogee church have the foundation of their building in but have gone no further. � They have some definite plans however, to go ahead and erect a house of worship. A good letter was received from Sister Frances Thomas, of Muskogee, this week. While her confinement in the hospital was a real trial to her, yet she impl.oved her opportunity to sow seeds of truth. She is now out of the hospital and we hope She will soon be about. Our Sabbath-school work is doing well. Sister Lukens, our secretary, is helping the churches of Weather- ford and Elk City with their Harvest Ingathering campaign. Our executive committee has been called to meet Monday, October 3, to give some very definite study to our financial situation. The State Fair Association has fur- nished our school scholars in the Ok- lahoma, City School, as well as the teachers, with free tickets to the fair for one day, thus doing the same for us as they have for the public school. We appreciate this. Elder Van Kirk spoke in the Okla- homa City church Sabbath morning last week and also on Sunday night. Elder White plans to take full charge of the services again this week. We rejoice to see him in health again. Mrs. Killion is closing our Tract Society books for the month to date. We have over ten thousand in accounts on our tract society books. If this could all be collected within the next sixty days, eight thousand dollars could easily be appropriated to the conference for its 'evangelistic cam- paigns for this winter and would re- lieve all financial strain from our treasury. Why should, not churches and individuals who owe this money, borrow or in some way secure the funds to pay this to the tract society OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE, R. C. Hampton* � PG 156 Abbie Dunn � GC 50 H. J. Gilbert* � OD 100 H. C. Clouse � GC 46 J. P. Williams � OD 45 R. C. Hampton � BF S. P. Wallace � OD 25 . F. Blalock � OD 21 Bibles Workers 8 � 443 *Two Weeks' Report which has so kindly extended this credit. Is your subscription to The Record out? Please renew it immediately. Elder Eichman, our Missionary Vol- unteer secretary, stopped over a day at the office while he was on the way to Wewoka. Elder Miller says that the school for the colored children is doing splen- did work. Mrs. Ella Jackson, the Bible worker at Tulsa, will leave for a visit to her sister in Missouri this week. A quiet wedding took place at the home of Mrs. Anna Heim, Cashion, Oklahoma, Thursday, September 1st, , when her daughter, Anna, was given in marriage to Mr. Ernest M. Conners, of Junction City, Kansas. Elder G. F. Eichmann officiated. The happy couple will make their home in Junc- tion City, Kansas. INGATHERING NOTES. Elder McDonald has requested 300 copies of the magazines sent to Coal- ton. For Two Weeks Ending Sept. 24, 1921 � 34 186.00 14.05 200.05 � 85.00 172.21 162.75 15 81.00 31.00 112.00 20.75 � 11 � 30.50 � 16.75 � 47.25 � 16.00 � 23 41.50 � 41.50 � 6.50 � 6 � 20.00 � 20.00 � 2.50 � 1 � 6.50 � 5.25 � 10.75 � 2.25 � 13.50 �13.50 90 378.00 67.05 445.05 468.00 Elder and Mrs. Lukens are assist- ing at Weatherford at this writing. "Good success" reported. Omega has ordered 200 additional magazines. Elder Sturgeon reports Gage, Guth- rie, Jennings and Perry churches well organized and ready for the drive. The writer enjoyed being with the Shawnee church as they began their campaign. Several isolated families are at work with good success. Shattuck No. 2 church has ordered an additional supply of magazines. Now is the time to prepare for suc- cessful follow-up work. Be sure to get the correct name and address of the individual. We will have a good supply of literature especially for this work. � C. J. DART. MUSKOGEE. Our church school began Septem- ber 5th. This was one of the first things to look after upon our return from campmeeting. We were very anxious about it as we did not have PAGE EIGHT � SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD a place to hold the school. We tried to get several places, but failed. Fi- nally we got Sister Neal to let us come back to her house and occupy the same rooms we had last year, till we can build. We now have twenty-two pu- pils enrolled. We were fortunate De- cently to have five double desks do- nated to us. � I was out there this morning, September 26th, and con- ducted the morning worship. It is inspiring to look into the bright faces of the children and think of the possi- bilities of the future for each child— a part in the work here and a home over there. Without the church school these possibilities might be improb- able. This is what led our good teach- er, Sister Prindle, to think teaching was her beSt chance to do real mis- sionary work and prepare mission- aries for the work, if the Lord delays His coming a little longer. May the Lord bless all our church schools. ROBT. W. LEACH. KETCHUM INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. The Ketchum S. D. A. School has opened with Brother Matthew as prin- cipal. He was a former student of this school. After two years in S. W. D. College, he has taken up the work here with Sister Moyer and Fay Dunn as assistant teachers. Miss Taylor is here planning the school term. She has set aside the social part of her visit and finds pleas- ure in labor. Where she has seen our needs she has taken vigorous steps to help in leading out in the work. If parents and students will do their part we shall have the best school • we ever had at Ketchum. We are more than pleased with the work Sis- ter Taylor is getting started here. R. W. LUFFICOOL. ENID. This church started in the Harvest Ingathering work on September 12th. Outward conditions did not look prom- ising, as it was a time of celebration of the first opening of the territory. The people were quite busy and the rain clouds gathering. The Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce told me there were eleven drives for funds already in progress. However, after investigation they cheerfully gave us a letter of recommendation to aid in our work. Only four members besides the writer were at work the first day and only a few hours at that because of the rain. It was about the same the second day, but we found our total collection amounted to over $100.00 and we had just touched on one corner of the square and a few other indi- vidual houses. I was unexpectedly called away, but we are looking for Enid to soon reach its goal of $800.00 because they are earnestly pulling after the money. One brother who talked definite amounts did not receive anything less than a dollar and secured $40.00 from fifteen persons and only three refused. The Oklahoma City campaign has been delayed on account of illness of leaders, but will soon be in the move- ment with us. �C. J. DART. HARVEST INGATHERING EXPERIENCES. --- Related by Oklahoma City members at prayer meeting, September 21. Sister Tucker—"I have received a e•reat deal of encouragement. I went to a friend who gave me $5.00 last year and this year she raised It to $15.00, and the best part of it is that she told me when the returns from her farm came in she would turn 11,-.T tithe to our conference. Al- together I have received $19.00, and will have more to report later." Sister Rerhenberger—"I don't have a big report, but have enjoyed the work; we are not through yet but have $6.75, and think we can get more. I am of good courage." Sister Griffin—"Sister Coleman and I went out yesterday and the first plac'3 we got $10.00 that encouraged us and we went on and every one gave us an offering, the least we got was $1.00. Altogether we took in $30.00 and used seven papers. This averages $4.50 a paper. We have seven more places to go." Sister Potter—"I am glad I went out yesterday. I got $6.75 and had some good experiences." Sister Simpkins—"Sister Lange and I were out about an hour and a half only covered about one-fourth of our territory and received $3.35. We are encouraged and are going to finish our territory." Sister Dart—"I went among my neighbors yesterday and got $3.30." Brother Herold—"I didn't get to do anything until today and went out a little while and didn't do anything. Can you beat that? I am just getting started. I have a big territory and I am not going to leave a house in that section without the magazine." Sister Craig—"Sister Handley and I went out together and we got $8.25 and I feel encouraged." Sister Wooden — "Sister Chesney and I were out two hours and we felt greatly pleased, we took in $9.00 and on my way home I took in $2.30 which makes $11.30 and we only went over half of our territory. We are plan- ning for $20.00." Brother Milner—"I have been work- ing among the Chinamen. I took four yearly subscriptions. So far I have only gathered in $4.05 for Harvest In- gathering." Sister Lukens—" I have $10.50 and I expect to see some parties tomorrow and get at least $25.00 or perhaps more." Brother Smith—"Elder Lukens and I went together. We were kindly re- ceived and made brief canvasses and received liberal offerings. We made six calls, the smallest amount we re- ceived was $10.00 and the largest $100. Our six calls brought in $220.00, an average of $36.00. The first man we went to gave us $50.00; the next man $25.00, and the third, $10.00. � We haven't finished yet." (Concluded . next week.) REMEMBER—H. C. Jennings Shoe Repair Shop—next to Woolworth's— does the work right. Leave shoes at Prater's Barber Shop, Keene, Texas. 41 DISAPPOINTED?— Because you cannot go to school? Cheer Up! There is a way to study which is the next best thing to going to school. Write for our catalog, and let us tell you all about it. C. C. Lewis, Prin- cipal Fireside Correspondence School, Takoma Park, Washnt,ton, D. C. %outhtuestern Union IFtecorti A WEEKLY JOURNAL Published by the Southwestern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Subscription price, per year �$ .50 M. E. ELLIS Editor ^rvoclate Editors M. LUKENS � C. E. 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