SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD 5
TEXAS CONFERENCE
G. PF. President
J. O. Hanson, Secretary
1i2 St. Louis Ave. Fort Worth |
Eichman,
Tithe Increase
WE ARE sure that our people will
be glad to know that the June remit-
tance reveals the fact that we had an
increase in tithe for June, 1935, over
June, 1934, of $510.04; also for June
1935, over May, 1935, of $545.35.
Certainly the Lord has been blessing
our people and they have been faith-
ful to the Lord. It is interesting to
note that tithe is also coming from the
new believers, and also very encourag-
ing that in almost every mail we find
some tithe from some of our isolated
believers. The Lord certainly will
reward His dear children for being
faithful in their tithe and offerings
and thus supporting the cause of God.
May God bless every one of us and
help us to be faithful and true to
Him until the great work of God on
earth is finished.
G. F. EicamAN.
Our Mission Offerings
OUR readers will be glad to know
that the office was happily surprised
and greatly pleased over our mission
offerings for the month of June. They
showed a splendid increase over the
previous month. This shows that our
people are faithful in supporting the
cause of God.
We want our people to know that
we greatly appreciate their loyal sup-
port that has been given the admin-
istration in our endeavors to reduce
the indebtedness of our conference
and at the same time carry forward
an aggressive evangelistic program.
This has been done in both cases. In
spite of the fact that our people
throughout the entire conference have
been assisting in our struggle to re-
duce the indebtedness and to carry
forward at the same time an aggres-
sive evangelistic program, they have
been loyal in the support to our mis-
sions, which we do greatly appreciate.
As a people we are carrying on a
balanced program, and even though
we are carrying a heavy load at home,
we must remember our obligations to
the foreign field.
Another opportunity in the near
future will be given our people
throughout the entire denomination to
give a liberal offering to the support
of the cause of God in the world-wide
field. This is the Mid-Summer Of-
fering, which has been set for Sab-
bath, July 20. The goal of the Texas
Conference is about two thousand dol-
lars, or just a little less than fifty
cents per member. We do earnestly
plead with our good people to give
a liberal offering so that we can raise
our goal and do our part toward the
carrying of the gospel to the ends of
the earth. Let us earnestly pray that
the Lord will bless His work, not only
in our conference, but throughout
the world-wide harvest field, and let
us also plan to give a liberal offering
on Sabbath, July 20.
G. ¥. EicHMAN.
Texas Campmeeting
THE Texas campmeeting will be
held in Temple, Texas, beginning Sun-
day night, August 4, and closing the
night after Sabbath, August 10. It
seems that some people are under the
impression that it is to begin Friday
night, August 2. We hope that every
one who expects to attend will bear
in mind that the meeting does not
begin until Sunday night, August 4,
at eight o'clock. You will notice that
the meeting will be only a week. We
are hoping that we will have a good
attendance. We have the promise of
a good number of our people that
they would come and stay throughout
the entire meeting.
Brethren, let us take advantage of
this annual convocation and come to-
gether and receive the blessing which
the Lord has in store for us. We all
stand in need of a closer communion
with God. The Lord has promised to
be with His children when they gather
in His name. We do earnestly hope
and trust that every one of our peo-
ple will take advantage of this op-
portunity and enjoy the spiritual
feast which the Lord has in store for
us.
We have a very crowded program.
The day begins with a six o’clock de-
votional meeting, and throughout the
entire day every day there is a full
program, closing with a sermon at
eight o'clock in the evening. During
that time we will have two conference
sessions a day until the business of
the conference can be cared for. Every
hour is crowded full of good things.
Surely nobody in the entire field can
afford to miss this meeting.
Let us earnestly pray that the
Lord’s blessing might rest upon His
children as they gather in this annual
campmeeting and that as a result we
will all be greatly encouraged to press
forward in the Lord’s work until it
is finished.
G. F. EIcHMAN.
Orange Effort Closed
Successfully
LAST night, June 30, we closed
our series of meetings in Orange,
Texas, at the beginning of the tenth
week. The Lord has certainly blessed
in these meetings. As we close the
regular services twenty-four have al-
ready been baptized and others are
waiting baptism this coming Sabbath. -
As the effort began there were but
two baptized believers in Orange.
Now plans are laid for our confer-
ence president to come in July and
organize a nice church. At present
they will not build but will rent an
attractive little church building from
the Lutheran people.
This has been the most enjoyable
meeting I have ever gone through.
The people here are hungering for the
truth. Our tent has been filled
through the entire meeting. Our clos-
ing night the tent was packed and
many standing. Mrs. Carter has
served during the meeting as pianist
and Bible worker and Brother Leonard
Webb has had charge of the singing
and helped in the visiting. We as
workers are thankful for the blessings
poured out upon us here in the work
this summer.
GLENMORE R. CARTER.
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June Operating Statement
IN SPITE of the fact that we have
had heavy expenses in 1935 for the
first six months, inasmuch as we had
a general church officers’ meeting at.
which time we brought the officers of
the churches together from all over
the conference, and later a teachers’ .
institute at which time all the teach-
ers were brought together, and later
a number of workers were asked to
attend a convention in Nashville, Ten-
nessess, at which time five of our
workers attended, besides moving
workers-into the field, which is always
a heavy expense, and in spite of the
fact that we have spent already over
three thousand dollars in evangel-
istic work, we show an operating gain
for the first six months of $824.69.