Southwestern Union Record Official Organ of the Southwestern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists VOL. XXXIII � KEENE, TEXAS, OCTOBER 3, 1934 � NUMBER 40 LAST week three of us called upon the governor of the state of Oklaho- ma, Alfalfa Bill Murray, We did not know what kind of a reception we would get, and when we had the se- cretary announce three Seventh-day Adventist ministers we were encou- raged by the friendly greeting that the Governor extended. We hada lengthy conversation with him about our work in South Ameri- ca. Mr. Murry is well acquainted with Elder Stahl and others whom he met while he was in Bolivia and Peru. While we were visiting with him one of the officials of the government came in, and we were introduced to him also. After the introduction the Governor said to this man, "Seventh- day Adventists are the only people who know how to convert the Inca In- dians of South America," And then he went on telling of the wonderful and effective work that we are doing down there, and the contrast be- tween our work and that of other mis- sions. We appreciate his high esti- mate of our work. Some time ago Elder Reiswig and Brother Alexander visited the Gover- nor on business, and later on they sent him a copy of the book Daniel and the Revelation. Mr. Murry had said something to them about his dif- ficulty in understanding the book of Revelation. When we visited Mr. Mur- ry the other day he said something about the book of Daniel and then wound up by saying, "That man Smith has things right in his explanation of the book of Daniel. His historical facts are correct too." We trust that this man reads the book and comes in closer contact with this people that his heart may be touched and he may be. led to see and believe the truth. We are to come in touch with these men in high places, and present to them our work, and place in the hands of as many as will recieve them our books and papers. Before leaving, Mr. Murry gave us an autographed copy of the story of Meet The Governor his life written by one of 'his author friends. Then we approached him on the subject of our mission work and he said, "Of course, I always give to the work that you people are doing." So we left the Capitol with a gift for missions and a feeling in our hearts "I AM so happy the Lord used me as He did in starting the Harvest In- gathering. Some of the leading men from Washington have told me this was the greatest move that had taken place in the history of the message. It has done more to break down prej- udice and introduce the third angel's mesage, than any one thing. Besides this it will virtually sol-ve the financ- ial problem. I presume you remember this is what I thought when we first began it. It seems strange and im- possible that the Lord should use a man like me to start such a great work. This again proves that we have a wonder-working God and to Him be- longs all the praise." (January 23, 1920) J. Wayne, Waukon, Iowa. These few lines are taken from a letter addressed to Brother B. C. Butler, local elder of the Perkins church. Brother Butler and Brother Wayne were in business together when the first Harvest Ingathering was commenced. It is interesting to meet those that have pioneered in certain lines of work or who have been with the pioneers. Jasper Wayne rests in his grave, but his works are surely following him. I pass on the closing paragraph of his letter: "Well Broth- er Butler, let us pledge anew to be faithful, which we can well do, for the promised land is just in sight. By faith we can see the gleams of the golden morning breaking o'er this long dark night of sin and death, and we can begin to sing the song of vic- tory." Shall not we who are alive and re- main join in this appeal for a deeper consecration _ to the service of God? Shall we not put forth a more strenu- that God does go before us to prepare the way, and that men in high posi- tions are more conversant with our work than we realize. Let us take courage brethren and go forward to finish the work. WESLEY AMUNDSEN.. ous effort than ever to bring about this victory of which Brother Wayne speaks? Let us finish the task which he so nobly and faithfully commenced for us and thus hasten the day when- the graves will be opened and we - shall be privileged, with the pioneers of the movement, to go to the Glory Land with Jesus. WESLEY AMUNDSEN. Sitting at the Feet of Jesus FOR three and one-half years the disciples of Jesus enjoyed the wonder- ful privilege of day-by-day associa- tion with the Master.They listened to His teaching, they witnessed His daily life, and were convinced that He was indeed the Messiah, And this asso- ciation was not without effect in their own lives, for within their hearts grew a longing, an intense desire, to live as He lived and to teach as He taught. For twenty-one months,beginning January 1, 1935, you are going to have the unusual opportunity of studying "The Life and Teachings of • Jesus" in the Sabbath school lessons. You, too, can sit at Jesus' feet and ,be taught of Him. You can learn of the victorious life He lived while constant: ly beset with temptation. And as you come to understand His life and teach- ings you will know better how to b.ring your own life into closer accord wiith His. The Desire of Ages is the best book ever written on the life and teachings of Christ. God inspired the apostles to write accounts which appear in the Gospels, and He also inspired His ap- pointed servant to write The Desire of Ages. No one can read and study this wonderful book without being A Voice From the Past Keep on Ingathering Until November 1 SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD drawn closer to Jesus, and feeling a longing in his soul to live a Christ- like life. Plan right away to secure this book if you do not have it. Be prepared to get the most from these splendid lessons. The cloth binding will cost only $2.25 postpaid; and the red Ke- ratol, $3.25.. Order from your Book and Bible House. CQLPORTEUR REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 22, 1934 Ark-La., D. A. McAdams, Sec. Hrs. Value Del'd W. M. Brinegar � 68 112.25 .25 Harry Vought � 63 62.25 1.25 Murrell Connell � 61 15.00 237.25 Israel Landry � 47 10.00 C. L. Pope � • 40 27.00 22.00 J. E. McBride � 40 57.50 Dudley Ballard � 30 � 62.75 Mrs. W. Brinegar � 26 12.50 3.25 Mrs. B. McCluster � 25 7.50 10.00 Mrs. L. Longware � 20 5.00 � W. S. Roy � 19 17.75 17.00 Oscar Alexander � 20 .75 .75 Gretchen Williams � 17 17.50 5.00 Woodrow Larson � 14 18.00 Mrs. L.. D. Campbell 13 55.00 � Tab ith a Brunson � 12 17.50 � J. W. Bainer � 12 5.00 9.75 Noels Harris � 10 32.50 Emily Wright � 9 17.50 � V. R. Johnson � 4 6.25 15.50 Jeise Jones � 8 9.25 Mrs. M. A. Gillon � 36 15.70 15.70 Laura Howell � 18 9.70 9.70 Mrs. L. R. Isbell � 6 1.20 1.20 Mrs. I. A. Christian .... � 7 2.20 2.20 Ella Boyce � 5 .50 .50 Mrs. J. Perkins � 7.00 7.00 8 Watchman workers 10.90 10.90 2 Message workers 5.00 5.00 Total � 630 520.95 474.20 Texas D. W. Morgan � 70 27.50 7.00 G. W. Walker � 33 � 47.50 J. F. Wilhite � 30 11.65 J. F. Wilhite � 18 27.45 .45 Mrs. Viola Lewis � 18 8.50 L. B. Smith � 14 1.35 4.75 Rex � Phillips � 13 8.00 H. Byrd � 12 20.00 7.50 H. Byrd � 12 7.50 7.50 Lizzie Longware � 3 14.00 � G. M. Jorgenson � 2 1.40 4.05 Ophliir Irving � 10.90 - - 110.85 106.15 Total � 225 Texico, F. B. Moore, Sec. S. E. Earley � 34 28.00 � R. D. Murray � 34 10.40 1.75 S. T. Riggs � 21 28.50 6.75 Annie C Eubank � 20 10.50 18.00 Preston Cleveland � 14 45.00 Total � 123 77.40 • 71.50 Grand Total � 978 709.20 651.85 ARKANSAS - LtoU ISI A N A H. C. Hartwell, President J. S. McMullen, Secretary 1215 Marshall St., Little Rock News Notes H. C. Hartwell, G. R. Fattic, and A. F. Ruf were in Gentry this week looking after matters concerning the school work. While in that section Elder Ruf also visited the Fayette- ville school. Elder Hartwell returned to the of- fice from his trip to the northwestern section of the conference to look after his office work. Friday, September 28, he leaves again, this time for El Dorado, Arkansas, where he will join Elder M. L. Wilson in a two-weeks series of meetings. D. A. McAdams returned to the of- fice for about two days to look after some office details. He and Elder Wagner will spend Sabbath Septem- ber 29 in Texarkana. Our Educational superintendent tells us that opening reports of our church schools show that 340 of our boy and girls are enrolled in our schools this year. Missionary Volunteer secretaries, do not forget to send your report soon after the last Sabbath in September. Fort Smith reports that at times they have two singing bands engaged in the Harvest Ingathering. Not long ago we sent Elder J. D. Smith a bundle containing 1,000 of the Harvest Ingathering singing band leaflets. Today a request comes for ' another thousand. Looks like they are doing things in New Olreans. At the last report New Orleans had raised more than $200. Our student colporteurs are still making their deliveries. They report they are succeeding in delivering a good percentage of their orders. Their deliveries would have been excellent if all the farmers had received their cotton tags so they could market their cotton. We were glad to have Professor Fattic, as a visitor last week.. He could spend only a few minutes with us be- tween trains, but his brief visit was appreciated. Our union brethren are always welcome. This is true, also, of any of our brethren and sisters, who happen to be passing through Little Rock. Among the Schools SINCE the tenth of September, the opening date of our echools, I have visited a number of them. I would like to begin with our new school at Texarkana for our colored boys and girls. The church has a very fine building and an ideal school room. The church worked hard to get it in fine shape. Sixteen young people are en- joying church school privileges for the first time. Sister Ryles, the teach- er, is doing her very best to make the work a success. Coming across the line into Arkan- sas, we find in Texarkana the school for the white children. This is three years old. The confidence of our brethren in this church in the church school during these three years has not weakened, but has grown stronger and stronger. Miss Pauline Hopkins ar.d Miss Esther Thomson are carry- ing on the work in a strong way.. Coming to Little Rock we also find two schools. The No. 1 church has three teachers again this year, and is taking care of the first ten grades. The enrollment is not quite as large as last year, for a number of the young people Went off to school. Miss Opal Miller is teaching the secondary work and Brother and Sister Dunn are carrying the grades. The work done by the teachers is of the best type. The colored school in Little Rock has just one regular teacher, but the kindergarten teacher helps in the lower grades so that the ninth grade can be taught. Sister Stewart is do- ing good work and we are glad she can be in our conference. Next week we will continue our trip to Tryon, Bonnerdale, and Gentry. A. F. RUF. A Soul-Saving Work Mr. J. E. McBride, one of our regu- lar colporteurs was recently canvass- ing in Shreveport, La. He approached a home and the lady invited him in. During Mr. McBride's canvass, she noticed the chapter explaining the Sabbath, and was very anxious about the subject and wanted to know more about it. Later Mr. McBride gave her the book The Bible Made Plain, and invited her to come to church. At our campmeeting at Shreveport this summer she was baptized. SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD Surely the colporteur work is a soul- saving work, and you can have many good experiences this winter if you will go out in the blessed ministry of the printed, page. While many people are hovering around the fire to keep warm this winter, let us be warm with the message and go forth in the col- porteur work. The following colporteurs have pro-' mised to work all winter: J. E. Mc- Bride, C. L. Pope, V. R. Johnson, Murrell Connell, W. M. Brinegar, W. S. Gurley, Dudley Ballard, W. S. Roy. We will also have about twelve or fif- teen colored colporteurs. Stop for a moment and think what a small number of workers this is for a conference of almost four million people. We must have more colpor- teurs. Surely God is • calling more of our faithful members in the Arkansas- Louisiana Conference to go out and work in the canvassing field. If you cannot work full time you can work part time. Write me at once for ter- ritory and a new canvass. Mail let- ters to the conference office. D. A. McAnAms. OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE • J, J. Reiswig, President L. R. Alexander, Secretary 21T N. W. 7th, Oklahoma City News Notes G. R. Fattic has been in our field for several days in the interest of the Ingathering and Educational work. He visited the Oklahoma City, Ard-• more, and Bartlesville churches. L. E. Christman of the Home Mis- sionary department of the General Conference spent several days in our field in the Ingathering work, con- centrating his efforts in the city of Tulsa. We appreciate his very fine help and enthusiasm. The Ketchum church reports six singing bands in operation., They are visiting the small towns snrroundiing this rural church. W. L. Kinder is out in the field assisting some of the boys in their deliveries. Surely the God who help-, ed the colporteurs to take these or- ders during the summer can help them to deliver the books. R. L. Benton spent a day in the office attending the Oklohoma Confe- rence committee meeting. C. D. Hein, H. N. Damon, J. H. Voth, and N. V. Willess were in Okla- homa City Tuesday, September 25, attending the Oklahoma Conference committe meeting. N. R. Hickman, district leader, says that they are having some good ex- periences in the Harvest Ingathering work. He assures us that Elk City, Weatherford, and Durham will reach their goals. Andrew Burton from Perkins held a temperance lecture in the West- side Baptist church in Oklahoma City. He reports a good attendance. Bro- ther Burton has been doing good work in the interest of the temperance cause. Recent out-of-town callers at the office were: Margaret and Elizabeth Aitken, Binger; Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Voth, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Meier, Mr. and Mrs. Will Feerer, East Coop- er; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Feerer, Bernard Voth, Okeene; and Lark Ro- binson, Vinita. Three of our sisters at Ardmore are to be commended for their activity in the Harvest Ingathering work. Mrs. Eldora Taylor has solicited over $100; Mrs. N. R. Sutton has reached $50 and gone over; and Mrs. Joe Kar- ich has solicited over $40 and is pressing on towards the fifty-dollar. mark. We believe that these are the star solicitors of the conference, if not of the union. The Lord is blessing in this time of need. Elk City, Oklahoma ON THE last Sunday night in June we started an evangelistic effort out in the open air on the lawn of the Elk City church. From the first the attendance and interest was good, and it was evident that there were honest souls in Elk City seeking light. Most of our members live in the coun- try too far to attend regularly, but all near enough were faithful and did much to make the meetings a success. Roy Lee Willmouth, Cecil, and Ir- win Hickman with their instruments, and Mrs. Joseph at the piano, gave valued assistance in the music, while Roy McLemore and Virgil Hickman were faithful picture-machine oper- ators. A Bible story illustrated by screen pictures was given each even- ing for the children by Mrs. Hickman. She also led out in the distribution of our literature and the Bible work. Before our effort closed four of the other churches of the city were hold- ing outdoor meetings in opposition to ours, but the people continued to come and our attendance was good to the. last. Sixteen new members have come, into the church, some others are keep- ing the Sabbath and will be ready for membership soon. Several more are still interested and are studying the truth. We are now in the Harvest Ingath- ering campaign and the Lord is bless-• ing beyond our expectations. In spite of the severe drouth which has left the country almost desolate, the peo- ple respond when we present the needs of God's work to them. N. R.,HICKMAN. A Day of Victory I AM thinking of the day of victory that will be here in a few weeks. The date is October 20, 1934. Every church and every church member is invited to have a part in it. It will be the victorious announcement that your church, and you personally, have gone over the top of the Ingathering goal. It will mean victory to thousands of souls who have never heard the gospel, and will be won to the truth through the missionaries supported in the fields beyond. It will mean a day of rejoicing and victory in your own soul because you feel the warmth that has been generated in your life because of the part that you have had.. If you are isolated and do not re- ceive one of the pledge slips, please fill out the attached and send it to the conference treasurer, 217 W. 7th,Okla- homa City, Oklahoma. WESLEY AMUNDSEN. Victory Day Pledge, October 20, 1934 "He gave His blood, He asks your silver." Believing that the third angel's message is to go to all the world in this generation and recognizing that there is a serious shortage in mis- sion funds with which to carry on the work, I hereby pledge myself to bring in to the treasury of God, on or be- fore December 31, 1934, $. � Name � Address � 4 SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD 31ttgatiyrittg 1874.1934 THE DIAMOND JUBIL A Fine Example THE El Paso church has no pastor at present, and our union president, Elder Benton, went there to assist -them in starting Ingathering. Ac- companied by some of the faithful workers in the church, in a few hours they had brought in forty-five dollars. And a -singing band is organized. This illustrates again that in the Southwestern Union our workers do not ask the members to do that which they do not do themselves. It is not "Go," and the Lord bless you," but "Come, and the Lord will be with us." HENRY F. BROWN. Leaders Take the Lead UNITED effort assures success. All along the line there is a most cheering demonstration of loyalty. From the General Conference family to the smallest church, leaders and members are working side by side. The General Conference office staff is organized into five bands, either for singing band work or routine solicita- tion. The president of the General Conference is a loyal Ingathering Worker, as are also the general vice- presidents. The president of the North American Division is an en- thusiastic Ingatherer, and the treasur- er of the Mission Board unites in sing- ing band or other solicitation. Many of the_ stenographers are members of the Takom-a Park or Sligo church Mis- sionary Volunteer singing bands. Each year the official family of the General Conference raises a goodly sum which finds its way into the In- gathering total of the churches repre- sented by the membership of the staff. J. A. STEVENS. Dallas reports $400 at the close of the third week. Harvest Ingathering Follow-up Work A LARGE number of those who .give to our Harvest Ingathering work do so because of their interest in our health work. What could be better than to send Life and Health to those who are especially interested in this health message? With complete un- derstanding will come conviction that will lead to larger offerings and an interest in related truths. The low club rate of sixty cents on five or more subscriptions for Life and Health to separate addresses makes it possible for individuals and groups to place "the entering wedge" where it will effectively open hearts and pocket-books for the furtherance of the gospel. "The Prettiest Thing I have Seen" ELDER W. A. Butler, the Home Missionary secretary of the Lake Un- ion Conference, on seeing our little ribbons that we give out as premiums to those who reach $10.64, $25, $50, and $100, says, "This; I believe is the prettiest little outfit that I have ever seen." Are you definitely planning on hav- ing one of these ribbons? It will be a souvenir that you will long remember. Did you know that less than a thousand copies remain of the Lay- Preacher's Manual that left the press just a few weeks ago. The edition has literally been "gobbled up." Have you gotten your copy? It costs you only seventy-five cents, and gives you a full set of sermons on the message, with an abundance of helpful sugges- tions to make you a real lay-preacher. Order from your Book and Bible House at once. � • � Echoes from Shreveport WE HAVE made two trips out of town this week, taking the small vil- lages, service stations, and highways, also gins, sawmills, plantations, and so forth. Three ladies solicited. One Conference Arkansas-Louisiana � Oklahoma � Texas � Texico � Union � SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD ampaign OF S. D. A. MISSIONS 1874-1934 trip netted $30.23, and the other $37.86. We found people more willing to give than before. We received quite a number of dollar offerings. Those who could not give expressed their keen regret at not having something to give. I believe we could get our goal if we all would be faithful in going after it. The singing band is going good three nights a week. � • � "It Goes Easier This Year" BROTHER Agnew the elder of the Lubbock church so states. While cot- ton is almost a total failure yet he went out and in a few hours raised his goal. Money still exists. At the South Plains Fair a circus took in $4,450 in two days. We have but to convince men that God's work is equal- ly important to circuses. To Help You Ingather IT TAKES 288 reams of paper, 34 by 46 inches, weighing 34,000 pounds, for the cover alone. It takes 2,200 reams, 32 by 44 inches, weighing 150, 000 pounds, for the inside of the mag- azine. This makes six freight car- loads of paper for an issue of 2,200, 000. It requires approximately one- fourth ton of colored ink, about one and one-half tons of black ink. It usually takes from three and one- half to four months on three of our presses to produce one issue, and ap- proximately twenty people are en- gaged constantly in its production. W. A. HARVEY, Superintendent Southern Publishing Association. • It Still Works--Try It I MEAN being friendly throughout the year and then capitalizing on your friendly contacts. Brother Wiley Puckett is favorably and intimately known by every man in town. Dur-• ing the year he tells them, "I'm com- ing around for your offering after a bit." Then it is a joy to go with him and see him bring in his money., He will receive a hundred-dollar ribbon this year. Elder Christman in Our Union We appreciate the presence in our union of Elder Lloyd Christman, As- sociate Secretary of the Home Mis- sionary Department of the • General Conference. His messages are inspir- ing and his practical help in personal Ingathering is most appreciated. HENRY F. BROWN. • "My Goal is Finished" IN A letter bubbling over with joy and happiness Sister M. E. Guthrie, of Dalhart, Texas, writes, "My goal is finished. And I did most of it be- fore the papers got here. I still have more promised, but all I get from now on will go to help some of the other members raise their goal, so they can have the joy of victory, also," At the campmeeting in Amarillo, Sister Guthrie secured our promise that we would pass through there and spend one day with them. But now she says, "The purpose of this is to tell you, Brother Brown, to go on and help some who are not yet inspired to work. Our church is working. The men will canvass the business district next week." She mentioned the let- ters that they have written out to business firms and to relatives, and says that since the Ingathering has begun the fifteen-minute period is so lively that the neighbors want to come in and listen to the experiences. Broth- er Ray Wharton says he is going to raise his goal with not more than ten papers. A most wonderful spirit is manifested in. Dalhart. HENRY F. BROWN. More people accepted the truth in 1932 (a depression year) than in all the years of our history up to Elder J. N. Andrews' sailing as our first missionary. Total to Date � $1248.81 � 2278.00 � 3139.22 � 1584.74 � $8250.77 TEXAS CONFERENCE G. F. Eichman, President T. G. Hanson, Secretary 112 St.,Louis Ave., Fort Worth 6 � SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD News Notes W. S. North writes that the Tyler church is working hard to reach their Harvest Ingathering goal, after which they are planning to raise money to build a church. Glenmore Carter of Beaumont re- ports that they are laying some def- inite plans for the liquidation of their debts on the church. We are glad for this good report. W. B. Johnson writes us that inas- much as the schools have started in his district, he is giving his entire time to the Harvest Ingathering cam- paign, and it is progressing in fine shape in all the churches in his dis- trict. G. A. Schwerin, our Spanish work- er, indicates that all of the Spanish believers are getting under the Har- vest Ingathering campaign in fine shape this year. J. A. Tucker assisted in a union Missionary Volunteer meeting in Fort Worth, Sabbath, September 29. G. F. Eichman has been very busy this week in the office. He conducted prayer meeting Wednesday night in the Fort Worth church. W. H. Clark visited the Valley View ,church Sabbath, September 29, and reports a good meeting. L. E. Christman of the General Con- ference and Henry Brown of the un- ion have been helping in the Harvest Ingathering campaign in our confer- ence the last few days. We apprec- iate their help very much. G. E. Leffler, pastor of the Dallas church, reports that they are slowly but surely marching toward their goal. Vernon Becker, the newly appointed pastor of the Houston church, assured us that there will be no slack in the Harvest Ingathering campaign. They are pressing forward. B. L. Hassenpflug writes that he has been helping at Douglass, Salmon, and Lufkin, and is enjoying the work very much. We are sorry to know that Elder D. F. Sturgeon, elder of the Cleburne church, has been on the sick list for the last few days. We are hoping that he will soon be well so that he can push the Harvest Ingathering in the Cleburne church. A nice report comes in from the Hillsboro church indicating that al- though they have not had the benefit of a conference worker's service, they are pressing forward in the Harvest Ingathering campaign. The elder of the Waco church, Brother Pundt, writes and states that they would like to have a conference worker to help them in the Harvest Ingathering work, but they are not waiting for the worker. They are pressing forward in the campaign just the same. Some have raised three times their individual goal. Sister Durie is leading the list. Another Baptism WE PRAISE the Lord for what He has done for Ephesus and San Antonio this summer in our soul-win- ing campaign. The Lord blessed Elder H. W. Kib- ble and his co-workers, and the tent effort closed with many souls won and much good done. � • Last Sabbath, September 22, 1934, another baptism was held, and eight more souls were buried with the Lord in baptism, making a total of twenty- five persons baptized, and there are several more yet to follow. MACK JOHNSON. • Texas Schools and Teachers ALL, I am sure, will be interested to know the location of our schools and teachers for the current year. Austin � Mrs. Ada Mae Webka Beaumont � Miss Helen Stoner Berea � Mr. E. E. Carman (Jefferson) Mr. Roy Cole Miss Evelyn Jepson Mrs. E. E. Carman Corpus � Miss Evelina Jensen Christi, Mex. Cleburne, � Miss Katie Baker Colored Dallas � Mr. W. 0. Belz Mrs. W. 0. Belz Mrs. J., A. Smith Dallas � Miss Susie Roberts Colored Dallas � Mr. J. A. Smith Mexican Dalworth � Miss Edna Ackerman Douglass � Miss Lottie Woodruff Edinburg � Mr. W. T. Jones Mrs. W. T .Jones El Campo � Mr. W. D. Pierce Mrs. W. D. Pierce Elgin � Mrs. Mary Miller Fort Worth Mr. � C. Butherus Mrs. D. C. Butherus Houston � Mr. Robert Lynn Mrs. Robert Lynn Miss Evelyn Robinson Keene � Mrs. M. E. Little Miss Hazel Berg Mrs. B. U. Nesmith Miss Mary Woodward La Reforma, Mr. Dallas Colvin Mexican Lipanes, � Mr. Tomas Requenez Mexican Lufkin � Elder A. G. Haughey Miss Esther Pitman Luling � Miss Geneva Acker- man Mercedes, � Miss Maria Trevino Mexican New Hope Mr. William Barclay Mrs. William Barclay Pharr � Mr. Lee Carter Mrs. Alna Grant Salmon � Mrs. Dixie Greenhill San Antonio Mr. A. P. Hanson Mrs. A. P. Hanson San Antonio, Miss Helene Suche Mexican Valley View Mrs. T. B. Pilgreen Yancey, � Elder C. F. Staben Mexican Mr. Buford Ward Mrs. Buford Ward In addition to this, we have two or three schools that have not yet defin- itely arranged their work for another year, and one or two home schools that we have cot yet gotten word from. As soon as our opening reports are in, we will be glad to pass on to the readers of' the RECORD, the enrollment for the year, which shows the possi- bility of an increase over last year. Our brethren and sisters through- out the field will be glad to know that our teachers for the current year measure up well to the standard throughout the entire North Ameri- can field. We have fourteen teachers in our church schools who have com- pleted their college work, and some of them have work beyond this. A number of others have partially com- pleted the college course, lacking a year or less. - And most of the oth- ers are graduates of the Junior Col- lege course, either the college Normal SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD � 7 or other Junior College courses. Those who have not yet completed their col- lege normal course are working • toward that end. We have a splendid group of teachers, who are giving their lives to the training of our boys and girls. Let us remember them daily in our prayers, that God will bless them in their efforts. J. A. TUCKER. Recent Baptisms ABOUT four weeks ago Brother Barclay was asked to go to New Hope to make arrangements for the open- ing of the school and to hold a series of meetings preceding the opening of the school. Last Sabbath Professor Tucker was with Brother Barclay and reports that he baptized twelve dear souls as a result of Brother Barclay's meetings. Brother Kibble, pastor of the Eph- esus church in San Antonio, has recently baptized somewhere around twenty-five at two different times, and states that nine are now in the bap- tismal class and will soon be ready. This is all a result of his work last summer. Calls have come to the office to send somebody to baptize at various places where we do not have workers, so we are greatly encouraged over the fact that the work is onward and that souls are being saved to the kingdom of God. �G. F. EicilmAN. TEXICO CONFERENCE R. P. Montgomery, President W. C. Day, Secretary .419 Rencher St., Clovis Texico Ingathering News Elder and Sister Montgomery ac- companied by Johnie Margaret Taylor drove to Plainview last Wednesday soliciting for the Ingathering work., The best offerinevas received by Miss Taylor, which was a check for $5 from one of the gins. Elder Montgomery and Alfred Hardt worked some of the business district of Clovis Tuesday morning and had fair success. Elder Nelson reports that the church he has been working with last week has raised over thirty-eight dol- lars. The Spanish people are hard hit financially, but they giVe chickens, fruit, eggs, flour, or sometimes soap to help in our work. Brother Nelson reports one Catholic family wanting Bible studies. They learned from one of the Ingathering papers last year that the end is near and have become interested in the truth. J. B. Hampton worked at Abilene, Roscoe, and Sweetwater. last week and has received $67.49. He reported five days work during the week. F. E. Wilson worked at El Paso and Socorro and put in six days' work. He received $21.72 during the week, and the El Paso Spanish church re- ports $90.87. � s � More Baptized SABBATH, September 8, at Hager- man I baptized one woman, and the next Sabbath at Roswell I baptized one young man and two women. We were all very glad to see these dear people take this step 'and unite with the church. The Ingathering work is well under way in both of these churches. Hager- man has over $111 and Roswell has $80. Our people throughout the confer-• ence are cooperating in a remarkable manner. I think I never saw such enthusiasm in the Ingathering work.. Our workers are all, I believe, Tutting• in full time leading the people in this campaign. A good beginning has been made. Now we must hold on and persevere until our goals are reached. It requires more grit and hard work to finish than to begin. We not only want to run well for a while, but we should so run as they that obtain. R. P. MONTGOMERY. Cause for Rejoicing ON ONE of our recent Ingathering visits we were detained by an attend- ant as we attempted to slip into the main office of a large firm to see the president. The attendant politely in- sisted that our business be explained to him in detai, That done, the man handed over a bill and said, "Seventh- day Adventists are a fine lot of peo- ple. Forty years is not long enough to efface from my memory the acts of kindness and healing your people did for me: It was back in 1898 when desperately .sick, I was taken in at the Battle Creek Sanitarium and in time was restored to health. Do a favor for a person, as your people did for me forty years ago, and it will come back eventually in gratitude, even as it does this day in the form of an offering for your promotion enterprise." Although somewhat disconcerted over our failure to interview the head of the firm, nevertheless the conver- sation with this man was cause for re- joicing and encouragement. F. E. WILSON. • Ingathering at Dalhart THE Harvest Ingathering has brought new life into our little church. We are making good use of the goal chart. We believe every member will have a part in the work before it is over. We have much territory yet to cov- er. I am happy that we started out in faith. We worked several days before the rain came. We hadn't had a general rain for over two years. If we had waited for the rain we never would have known that God could give us such favor with the people in the face of such times. We started to work before our papers came even. Our small church has raised to date $45.09. We invited one man who is an earn- est Sunday school worker, a preacher and our neighbor, to attend our Sab- bath school and services last Sabbath. Our elder asked him if he had a few : words to say and he got up and said he was wonderfully impressed with the way our people were trained to work. "I may not have all the light," he said, "and you people may have light for me. I may yet be a Seventh- day Adventist. I truly am filled with wonder at the work you are doing, and I am seeking all the light God has for me. I want to follow my Sav- iour." nDVERTISEMENT Wanted: A man that can do any thing from farm to peddle produce. Must be a tithe payer. Wages $25 a month with milk and house furnished. Write all about self and family in first letter. References required. W. W. Waits, Route 1, Wilburton, Okla. SOUTHWESTERN UNION CON- FERENCE DIRECTORY Keene, Texas President Secretary Departmental Field Missionary Home Missionary Educational & M. Negro R. L. Benton Roger Altman Secretaries B. E. Wagner H. F. Brown V. G. R. Pattie M. M. Young Twenty-five Young Women TWENTY-FIVE more young women can yet be accommodated on the one-half school work basis (two subjects in academy, or eight semester hours in college) in Southwestern Junior College. These students can be accepted on twenty dollars initial deposit, and ten dollars a month thereafter, providing there is a sincere de- sire to attend school. This desire must be accompanied by diligent application both to work and to study, and the student cannot be younger than sixteen years of age. More than forty young women are employed in the college shel- lery, and there is room for twenty-five more. • The work is not heavy. The factory is clean, airy, and well lighted. The wage paid is approximately four times that paid in commercial factories. And a determined student can make good on this basis if she will. This is a golden opportunity to obtain all the educational ad- vantages offered by a Christian institution, at no greater cash cost than an amount equivilent to board alone. There is yet time to commence and make up any work missed in classes up to date, if work is taken up not later that October• 8. Address your inquiries to the office of the president, Southwest- ern Junior College. 8 � SOUTHWESTERN UNION RECORD t&outblueoterti Union Limn° A WEEKLY JOURNAL Published by the Southwestern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Entered October 24, 1902, at the Post office at Keene, Texas as second-class matter under the act of Congress of March 3, 1897. Subscription price, per year �.50 ROGER ALTMAN � Editor R. L. BENTON � Associate Copy for publication should reach Keene on Thursday, for insertion in the following Wednesday's issue. Two weeks are required for change of address. All subscriptions should be renewed about two weeks before the date indicated on the label. In giving notice of change of address, be sure to give address to which paper has been going. Make all remittances direct to the office of publi- cation. Sunset Calendar For Friday, October 12, 1934 New Orleans, Louisiana � 5 :35 Little Rock, Arkansas � 5:40 Shreveport, Louisiana � 5:47 Muskogee, Oklahoma � 5:51 Galveston, Texas � 5:,54 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma � 6:00 Dallas, Texas � 5:59 San Antonio, Texas � 6:09 El Paso, Texas � 5:38 Santa Fe, New Mexico � 5:33 College News Notes H. G. Lucas, the Educational secre- tary of the Pacific Union Conference, spoke at vespers Friday night. En route to Madison, Tennessee, he and his wife were visiting friends here over• the week-end. Miss Blanche Gilbert is no more, and yet she is a Moore, for on Sep- tember 23, 1934, she was married to to Mr. Fred Moore at her home in Garland, Wyoming., They will make their home in Clovis, New Mexico, where Mr. Moore is field secretary of the Texico Conference. Those who did not go Harvest In- gathering Saturday night enjoyed moving pictures in the college chapel. The threatened measles epidemic proved to be only a scare, and the quarantined folks are enjoying free- dom again. C. C. Day was the only victim. Mrs. Little, Miss Berg, Mrs. Nes- mith, Miss Woodward, Dale Mock, and Leonard Webb spent Sabbath afternoon at the Young People's Con- vention in Fort Worth. Roger Baker, was a visitor in Keene S'abbath. He and his little Austin are on their way to deliver books in Okla- homa. Roy Jackson and George Carpenter are back in Keene again after a short trip to their• home in Austin, Texas. A—nnabell Evans has joined the North Hall group. Word has. been received of the mar- riage of Miss Pauline Madison and Mr. Elmer Wilbur, both of Kansas City. Miss Madison will be remem- bered as a former student. Among recent additions to the school family are Beth Johnson, David Miller, Henry Stephens, Lloyd Allen, and James Watts.. Mr. and Mrs. Jennings and two daughters, Nell and Ruby, visited friends and relatives in Keene over the week-end. For Colporteurs Only You have noticed that after the book has been sold, and God has help- ed you deliver it, many times it has been laid aside, and Satan keeps the mind preoccupied so that they never get to read that book. While they have the best of intentions, time passes, and the book is unread. What is needed is a gentle reminder every once in a while of the promise to read that book. This can be done with the Conbination Plan. By ad- ding one dollar to the price of the book, the Watchman can come every month, calling their attention to the unread book, and giving the Spirit of God the opportunity of impressing on their hearts the necessity of reading it. Life and Health makes another ex- cellent combination. But the simplest combination is adding,' twenty-five cents to the price of the book, and having Present Truth come every two weeks and calling attention to the un- read book, and the promise made to the colporteur that it will be read. Why should not our •colporteurs turn in hundreds of subscriptions at the end of a delivery? Try it, and see how happy it will make you be to see peo- ple accept the truth. HENRY F. BROWN.