THE RECDRD
Vol. XXXV
Keene, Texas, August 12, 1936
Number 33
SOME weeks ago a call came from 
the 
East. Pennsylvania 
Conference 
for Elder Eichman as president. Ow­
ing to Elder Eiehman’s illness at the 
time, he was not in position to know 
for certain just what he could do about 
this call. 
As soon as he was suffi­
ciently improved to make the step, he 
went out and looked the matter over, 
and some days later he gave us word 
that he was accepting the call de­
finitely. In counsel it was agreed that 
the Texas committee would meet in 
the conference office on August 4 to 
give study to the matter of a successor.
Elder Eichman tendered his resig­
nation to the committee, asking me 
to preside while his resignation was 
acted upon and his successor was 
chosen. 
In Brother Eichman’s resig­
nation he made the following state­
ment: “I desire to give expression 
of my very high appreciation of the 
cooperation that I have had on the 
part of this committee, the working 
force and the constituency of this 
conference, and the union conference 
officers. 
And I want you to know 
that I am not unmindful of the per­
sonal help that has been given me by 
each of you.”
The workers in the Texas Confer­
ence have given Brother Eichman 
very good cooperation. 
Coming in 
at the time that he did, Elder Eichman 
was confronted with unusual problems 
in the administration of the field, 
owing to the fact, that we were just 
uniting the North and South Texas 
Conferences. 
A great deal of per­
plexity and hard work and sitting up 
nights on trains was involved in the 
early days of the administration’. 
As
soon as the organization of the new 
conference 
was 
completed, a very 
definite evangelistic 
program 
was 
launched, which has been carried for­
ward in a very commendable way all 
through the years. 
It is very defi­
nitely felt by those of us who have 
general responsibility in this section 
of the field that a good, progressive 
program has been carried out in the 
Texas Conference, and we sincerely 
wish for Elder Eichman a successful 
administration in the new field to 
which he has now gone.
Following his resignation, we gave 
careful study to the matter of a man 
to follow him. 
We agreed that there. 
were two general principles 
that 
should guide in the selection of a man, 
that either we should find a man who 
had a background of successful ad­
ministrative experience, or a man 
who may not as yet have had the 
opportunity to demonstrate his ex­
perience, but whose gifts of admin­
istration were openly apparent. 
A 
large number of names were con­
sidered, and after a brief presenta­
tion of the qualifications of those dif­
ferent men, with the names all in 
sight on a board, the committee mem­
bers were asked to 
express 
their 
wishes by ballot. 
The first and only 
ballot expressed a very decided choice 
for Elder j. D. Smith. 
And after 
further very earnest and careful con­
sideration, a motion to nominate by 
acclamation carried unanimously.
Elder Smith has had an extensive 
evangelistic experience, has served • 
on a number of conference committees, 
and is thoroughly familiar with the 
administrative phases of our work.
We believe him to be a sincere Chris­
tian, a man with good judgment, with 
unquestionable financial ability, and 
one who will be fair and open and 
above board.
Brother Smith is at present holding 
a meeting at Beaumont. I was pleased 
to hear him say to the committee that 
he must go back and finish the meet­
ing. He could not get the consent of his 
conscience to leave those souls who 
were in the valley of decision to come 
to the office and serve as president. 
After all, brethren, the only reason 
we have presidents or any other of­
ficers is to strengthen our organiza­
tion for the great and all-important 
work of soul saving. 
I am highly 
pleased to see Elder Smith take this 
attitude. 
As soon as he can get his 
work where he can transfer the re­
sponsibility to others, he will return 
to the office. 
You must be patient 
with reference to correspondence ad­
dressed to him, for it will be some little 
time before he will be able to sit 
down and give general study to the 
problems of the field. 
And when he 
meets your problems, I hope that you 
will expect that he will meet them 
in the light of fairness to all con­
cerned, that you will not expect him 
to take sides with your particular 
views or against them, but that he 
will study the question and treat it 
on the basis of fairness.
I have assured Brother Smith that 
he will have the helpful and-consid­
erate cooperation of the union con­
ference brethren. 
I know that the 
local conference committee will sup­
port him to a man. 
And from word 
that has come to me from different
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sections of the field, even before the. 
election, I am confident that his choice 
will meet with the approval of the 
field, and that he will have the sup­
port of all the conference workers 
in the field.
Brother Smith, we welcome you to 
the place to which your brethren have 
called you in the circle of adminis­
trative workers. 
And may the Lord 
of the harvest give you strength and 
wisdom to give direction and leader­
ship to the work that will prove to be 
the means of bringing Texas to the 
position 
of 
a 
great, 
leading con­
ference. 
R. L. Benton.
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T
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ARKANSAS-LOUISIANA 
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H. C. Hartwell, President 
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O. 
J. Bell, Secretary 
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With Our Tent Efforts
OUR people will be interested to re­
ceive word in regard to our evan­
gelistic program now being conducted 
in various cities throughout our con­
ference. 
At this writing five white 
efforts are in progress, and three 
colored.
NEW ORLEANS
From a personal letter from Sis­
ter Hartwell, we quote the following 
interesting comment in regard to the 
effort in New Orleans: “The meet­
ings here are well attended, and Mr. 
Hartwell is just as busy as he can 
be. 
Sabbath, he preached in two dif­
ferent churches and at the tent that 
night. 
He speaks tonight again. The 
movie reels have come, and they are 
fitting in fine. 
The audience seems 
to enjoy the stereopticon pictures as 
much as the motion pictures. Brother 
Bushnell has been sick, so it has been 
a bit difficult about the music, and 
having a lot of songs on the screen 
has been a great help.
“They believe in having everyone 
help down here. 
I run the stereop­
ticon and help greet the people before 
meeting. 
Sister Neil and Sister Lar­
son sit on the platform and look very 
pretty and professional in their nurses’ 
uniforms. 
Sister Bushnell plays the 
piano and her husband leads the 
music. 
The doctor (Dr. Yeatts) con­
ducts a question period before the 
meeting, giving medical instruction at 
that time. 
They have an hour a day 
when the public can have free con­
sultation and attention in the medi­
cal tent on the lot just in front of 
the meeting tent. 
The attendance is 
good and growing. 
The situation 
looks very promising for New Orleans 
to have a splendid effort this sum­
mer.”
FAYETTEVILLE
Elder Baker writes that the at­
tendance at his effort in Fayetteville 
has been somewhat disappointing, but 
some are very much interested and 
have begun to keep the Sabbath.
FORT SMITH
The effort at Fort Smith has been 
conducted by Brother and Sister Cash, 
assisted by Brother, and Sister W. D. 
Pierce. 
Brother Cash writes: “Mem­
bers of two families have taken their 
stand and have attended their first 
Sabbath school. 
Last night the hus­
band of one of the women told me he 
had already talked with his employer, 
and was going to arrange it so that he 
could have his Sabbath off shortly. 
Another lady said that she had tossed 
on her bed all night thinking of the 
Sabbath question. 
We are studying 
with her, and feel that she will come 
out victor in the struggle. 
Several 
others have been coming out quite 
steadily, even though the Sabbath has 
been thoroughly presented, and that 
is a good sign. 
Our meetings are 
holding up better than I thought since 
the presentation of the Sabbath truth. 
So, in all things we feel quite en­
couraged over the prospects.”
SHREVEPORT
Elder Paul E. 
Scoggins, 
assisted 
by H. C. Lambeth, is in charge of the 
effort in Shreveport. 
“Well, we are 
hard at it. and are of the best of 
courage,” writes Elder Scoggins. “Our 
attendance is not at all what we want 
or expected, but we will switch our 
plans for the coming week and see 
if we can build up our attendance 
through the local radio work. 
We 
are thinking of broadcasting a health 
program each Monday, Wednesday 
and Friday evening, and announcing 
our Bible subjects at the close for 
those same evenings. 
Thus far they 
have been very fine in giving us free 
announcements twice each week. 
We 
see the same faces each evening, so 
that even now we are building up an 
interest from the start. 
Pray for 
us.”
LAKE CHARLES
The effort in Lake Charles is mov­
ing along nicely. Elder M. L. Wilson, 
assisted by Charles R. Beeler, is in
charge, and the latest word from them 
tells us that the attendance has been 
between 250 and 300 
each 
night. 
Forty or fifty people have already 
requested literature on the subjects 
presented. 
In Lake Charles, as is 
also true wherever our efforts are 
being conducted, the local church is 
loyally cooperating.
PINE BLUFF
Despite the efforts of the devil 
and the mosquitoes, the meeting at 
Pine Bluff, being conducted by F. J. 
Bryant, assisted by J. H. Williams, is 
moving along nicely. 
The mayor of 
the city was out one night. 
This, 
as our readers doubtless know, is an 
effort for the colored people, but 
Brother Bryant writes that quite a 
number of white people have been at­
tending the meetings. Prospects look 
encouraging for Pine Bluff.
BATON ROUGE
Elder J. G. Dasent is in charge of 
our colored effort in Baton Rouge. 
Despite recent heavy rains the attend­
ance has been good. 
Fifty persons 
were present at the first Sabbath ser­
vice held under the tent, twenty of 
whom were adults who have actually 
begun the observance of the Sabbath. 
At the close of the subject, “The 
Change of the Sabbath,” fully a score 
responded for the first time to the 
appeal made to observe the true Sab­
bath. 
The prospects for a colored 
church in Baton Rouge are very en­
couraging. Elder Dasent writes that 
in addition to the large audience of 
colored people who have been attend­
ing, many white people are coming, 
and one white family is about to 
accept the truth. “A Baptist minister 
stood up last night in favor of the 
truth,” he adds. 
“Some of the peo­
ple coming have been so interested 
they have often walked six or seven 
miles in order to attend the meet­
ings.”
ALEXANDRIA
Elder T. H. Coopwood writes that 
between 250 and 500 people have been 
crowding into the tent pitched in 
Alexandria, and have manifested a 
great interest in the subjects being 
presented. 
We expect that a new 
church will be raised up in that 
fine city as a monument to the truth.
O. J. Bell.
“God has a heaven full of blessings 
for those who will cooperate with 
Him.”' C. O. L., p. 145.
TH E RECORD
Riverside Sanitarium
I AM sending word to all our col­
ored churches in the conference in 
regard to our sanitarium. It is hardiy 
necessary for me to state anything 
about the real necessity of such an 
institution, and the repeated testi­
mony that there should be such an 
institution for the colored people of 
our denomination.
Now that it has been made possible 
for us to have one, I am calling upon 
the entire constituency to do your 
part in raising your share for the 
establishment and equipment of the 
Riverside Sanitarium. 
The believers 
in this conference have been asked to 
donate one thousand dollars, and this 
can be done if each member will give 
$2 or more. 
This small amount is 
within the reach of all.
Let those who can not give the 
ready cash get out into the field and 
. sell forty copies of the Message mag­
azine, or sixteen of the crisis books 
at 25 cents each, and you will realize 
the required amount. 
Let none say, 
“I can not help.” 
Those who can 
give more than $2 let them do so. 
I know of one or two who have pledged 
$25 and are already paying it. 
Let 
us all put forth a united effort and 
raise this required amount before the 
Harvest Ingathering Campaign starts.
J. G. Dasent, Secretary, 
Colored Department.
OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE
J. J. Reiswig, President 
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L. R. Alexander, Secretary 
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217 N. W. 7th, Oklahoma City 
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News Notes
The Mira, Louisiana, church is mak­
ing definite plans to have a school 
this year for their children. We also 
have a request for a home school at 
Harrison, Arkansas.
A. F. Ruf recently spent a Sabbath 
with the church at El Dorado. 
We 
have a nice group of believers there.
The Little Rock church is planning 
to give the school room a new coat 
of paint and refinish the teachers’ 
rooms.
From Bonnerdale comes the encour­
aging word that the new teacherage 
is just about ready to occupy. 
We 
understand this is a nice building 
and a credit to our work.
'‘Activity should be the expression 
—in part at least—of the inner and 
growing experience, but 
not a 
sub­
stitute for it,” "
Heart Preparation for 
Attendance at Campmeeting
ONCE more the Lord has permitted 
us to plan for another annual gath­
ering of His people. We do not know 
whether we shall have another one 
of these yearly feasts, for in many 
parts of the world field they are not 
permitted to have these gatherings 
nor to enjoy the association of those 
of like faith.
What this convocation will mean 
to you depends upon the heart prep­
aration you are making before you 
arrive upon the grounds. 
On this 
point the Lord has given the follow­
ing admonition.
“I have been shown that some of 
our campmeetings are far from be­
ing what the Lord designed they 
should be. 
The people come unpre­
pared for the visitation of God’s Holy 
Spirit. . . .
“While preparing for the meeting, 
each individual should closely and 
critically examine his own heart be­
fore God. 
If there have been un­
pleasant feelings, discord, or strife 
in families, it should be one of the 
first acts of preparation to confess 
these faults one to another and pray 
with and for one another. 
Humble 
yourselves before God, and make an 
earnest 
effort 
to empty the 
soul 
temple of all rubbish—all envyings, 
all jealousies, all suspicions, all fault­
findings. . . .
“The Lord speaks; enter into your 
closet, and in silence commune with 
your own heart; listen to the voice 
of truth and conscience. 
Nothing 
will give such clear views of self 
as secret prayer. 
He who seeth in 
secret and knoweth all things, will, 
enlighten your understanding 
and 
ansv/er your petitions. 
Plain, simple 
duties that must not be neglected will 
open before you. 
Make a covenant 
with God to yield yourselves and all 
yours powers to His service. 
Do not 
carry this undone work to the camp- 
meeting. 
If it is not done at home 
your own soul will suffer, and others 
will be greatly injured by your cold­
ness, 
your 
stupor, 
your 
spiritual 
lethargy.
“Here is a work for families to 
engage in before coming up to our 
holy convocations. Let the prepara­
tion for eating and dressing be a 
secondary matter, but let deep heart- 
searching commence at home. 
Pray 
three times a day, and like Jacob, be 
importunate. 
At home is the place 
to find Jesus; then take Him with 
you to the meeting, and how precious 
will be the hours you spend there. 
But how can you expect to "feel the 
presence of the Lord and see his power 
displayed, when the individual work 
of preparation for 
that 
time 
is 
neglected?
“For your soul’s sake, for Christ’s 
sake, and for the sake of others, work 
at home. 
Pray as you are not accus­
tomed to pray. 
Let the heart break 
before God. 
Set your house in order. 
Prepare your children for the occa­
sion. 
Teach them that it is not of so 
much consequence that they appear 
with fine clothes as'that they appear 
before God with clean hands and pure 
hearts. 
Remove every obstacle that 
may have been in their way—all 
differences that may have existed 
between themselves, or between you 
and them. 
By so doing you will in­
vite the Lord’s presence into your 
homes, and holy angels will attend 
you as you go up to the meeting, and 
their light and presence will press 
back the darkness of evil angels. . . .
“The same work of hum Nation 
and heart-searching should also go 
on in the church, so that all differ­
ences and alienations among brethren 
may be laid aside before appearing 
before the Lord at these annual gath­
erings. Set about this work in earnest, 
and rest not until it is accomplished; 
for if you come up to the meeting 
with your doubts, your murmurings, 
your disputings, you bring evil angels 
into the camp, and carry darkness 
wherever you go. . . .
“Would that I could impress upon 
ministers and 
people 
the 
necessity 
of a deeper work of grace in the 
heart, and more thorough preparation 
to enter into the spirit and labor of 
our campmeetings, that they may re­
ceive the greatest possible benefit from 
these meetings. 
These yearly gather­
ings may be seasons of special blessing, 
or they may be great injury to spirit­
uality. 
Which shall they be to you, 
dear reader? 
It remains for each 
to decide for himself.” Testimonies,
Home Missionary Topic August 22, Organizing for Hie Harvest Ingathering.
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Vol., 5, pp. 162, 163, 164, 165, 167.
May the Lord help us to make the 
necessary heart preparation, is my 
prayer.
J. J. Reiswig.
When 
You 
Come 
to 
Camp- 
meeting
IT LOOKS as though we are as­
sured of a good attendance 
at 
the 
campmeeting 
this year in 
spite 
of 
drouth and hard times, as a number 
of orders for tents 
are 
coming in. 
Better send in your order for a tent 
if you have not already.
Just a word about coming to the 
campmeeting. 
When you arrive the 
first thing is to come to 
the 
office, 
which will be located near the large 
tent again this year, and make your 
settlement for your tent. We shall be 
happy to assist you in getting located, 
and make you as comfortable as we 
can under the circumstances. 
If you 
find some changes made in 
the 
ar­
rangements of tents and other phases 
of the campmeeting in general, we 
would like to have you feel that we 
are working to make the campmeet­
ing better from year to year. We are 
making arrangements for house cars 
and private tents to be located in 
certain sections of the grounds only, 
and shall appreciate 
your 
help 
in 
keeping things in order.
Friday is always a busy day at the 
camp, since we want to avoid unneces­
sary work on the Sabbath. Therefore 
those that are planning to come in on 
Friday, please come in early enough 
so that you can be located at least an 
hour before sundown. 
We 
do 
not 
have the office open after that time. 
Let us come planning to receive a 
blessing from God, and if we do our 
part in all things that He asks us to 
do, we may then claim the promise 
and the blessings will come to us.
Wesley Amundsen.
Camp Manager.
Wanted
WE WANT two young men and 
their wives, or one man and wife and 
two young men. 
One of this group 
should have a car, and every indivi­
dual must of necessity 
be 
a 
loyal 
Seventh-day Adventist, with the high­
est type of Christian character, be in 
good health physically, mentally, and.
spiritually, have a burden for souls 
resting heavily upon his heart, and be 
willing to work hard, and keep it up 
continuously.
We have a job for you if you meet 
the above requirements. 
The work is 
hard, the hours are long, and the pay 
is small, but it is a living wage to 
the industrious worker.
We want these four people to travel 
together in a car, stopping from one 
to several weeks at a time in such 
towns 
as 
Ponca 
City, 
Blackwell, 
New 
Kirk, 
Pawhuska, 
Cleveland, 
Pawnee, Perry, and many 
more 
of 
our 
medium-sized 
cities 
over 
the 
state, 
placing 
our 
message 
filled 
literature in the homes of the people 
throughout 
the 
fall 
and 
winter 
months.
We believe that a few such 
cars 
should reach 
all 
our 
medium-sized 
cities by spring with the third angel’s 
message, then we will again turn our 
attention to the country.
The need is great. 
Who will be 
first to enter upon this program of 
working our medium-sized cities with 
the group plan? 
The living expense 
will be thus reduced, travel expense 
from town to town divided, and by 
getting an apartment together each 
will receive encouragement from the 
other. 
It is the ideal way to evange­
lize our field. 
Write for particulars.
W. L. Kinder,
217 N. W. 1th St.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Campmeeting Help for Our 
German Brethren
WE HAVE 
just 
received 
word 
that Elder Dan Wall is unable to visit 
our campmeeting, 
but 
that 
Elder 
Braun, recently from Germany and 
for years a 
missionary 
in 
foreign 
lands, and Elder Ruhling will be with 
us to minister to the needs of our 
German brethren. 
This will give us 
good strong help in our German meet­
ings. 
We hope that our German peo­
ple will pray earnestly that the Lord 
will open the way for them to be 
there 
the entire time. 
We do 
not 
know how many more of these annual 
gatherings we shall be privileged to 
enjoy, so let us come and seek the 
Lord together.
J. J. Reiswig.
Now is the time to send in your 
Review subscription.—Price, $2. -
Sabbath School Membership
A GREAT 
number 
of 
Sabbath 
schools have reported missing mem­
bers! 
Who are they? 
Where are 
they? 
How can 
they 
be 
found? 
These are questions that must be an­
swered first of all by Sabbath school 
teachers and officers, and then by in­
dividual members 
of 
the 
church. 
These members can be found if in­
quiry is made. 
In making out the 
different classes at the beginning of 
each quarter, each member of the 
church is assigned to a class. 
The 
teacher must then be on, the alert to 
see if each one is there. If not pres­
ent, go in search for him. 
Make it 
a subject of earnest prayer and kind­
ly visitation until the lost is found.
The Sabbath school should be so 
interesting and so spiritual that not 
one 
will 
want 
to 
miss. 
The 
thorough carrying out of the Sabbath 
school program, beginning on time, 
closing on time, holding directly to 
the lesson study, every teacher with 
a thorough preparation for his class, 
with a quiet reverent spirit pervad­
ing, will prevent, to a large measure, 
the sad situation of 
missing 
mem­
bers.
The Shepherd 
knew 
how 
many 
sheep he had. 
He knew how many 
were missing. 
He also knew when 
the lost were found. 
A continuous 
search was made 
until 
all 
were 
found. 
Really, there should be no 
necessity of talking about “reach­
ing” 
Seventh-day 
Adventists 
with 
the 
Sabbath 
school. 
Seventh-day 
Adventists should be “reaching” for 
the Sabbath School.
Special 
appointed 
committees 
should be helping teachers and Sab­
bath school officers to find the missing 
members. 
Even though the summer 
heat runs high, 
let’s have no “sum­
mer slump” as far as membership is 
concerned.
From a number of 
our 
Sabbath 
schools a few 
are 
reaching 
out, 
starting branch Sabbath schools, and 
even Sunday schools. 
Wonderful re­
ports are coming 
in. 
A 
splendid 
spirit is manifested.
We have not touched with the tips 
of our fingers this great unworked 
mission field around our churches. 
Let’s make the Sabbath school a real 
soul-winning agency, and carry this 
last message 
speedily to 
our 
own 
communities.
T. S. Copeland.
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News Notes
Brother Faulkner, head deacon of 
the Tulsa church, 
writes 
that 
the 
Tulsa church is making some exten­
sive repairs and improvements on the 
house of God. We are happy to see so 
many of our brethren through the 
state repairing their old buildings 
and getting them in shape, 
so that 
they will have a respectable place in 
which to worship God. 
We hope that 
all of our churches will take note of 
this, and let us remember the definite 
statements, both in the word of God 
and in the Spirit of prophecy, regard­
ing the importance of 
keeping 
the 
house of worship in respectable re­
pair.
T. S. Copeland brought a* good re­
port from Wewoka. 
The 
Wewoka 
brethren are taking down 
the 
old 
church school building and are going 
to build a new school room. 
Definite 
plans are on foot for a church school 
there this year.
We also have an encouraging word 
from Addington, telling us that good 
progress is being made on the church 
and church school buildings. 
Elder 
Pound was laid up with a carbuncle 
for a few days, but Brother J. A. 
Deapen, the chairman of the building 
committee, with the assistance of the 
brethren of the church, is going for­
ward in a very commendable manner.
Brother Claude Hughes stopped in 
the office with his two children on his 
way to Weatherford to get his wife 
at the hospital, where she has under­
gone a successful 
major 
operation. 
Brother Hughes 
tells 
us 
that the 
enemy is being stirred up by the meet­
ings that he has been holding in the 
Wynnewood neighborhood. 
A gentle­
man challenged him to a debate the 
other night. 
However, a number of 
the people came to Brother Hughes 
after the meeting, and told him that 
the majority of the congregation were 
with him and for him not to become 
discouraged.
At a recent visit with the Hitch­
cock church, J. J. Reiswig called on 
Brother Abraham Loewen, who has 
been ill for some months. 
Many of 
the older members of the conference 
will remember Brother Loewen, as he 
used to be a worker in the earlier 
days 
of the conference. 
He is fail­
ing fast. We ask an interest in God’s 
people in his behalf, and also for his 
wife, who is also very feeble. 
This 
prolonged 
illness 
is 
throwing 
an 
extra burden upon her.
TEXAS CONFERENCE
G. F. Eichman, President
J. O. Hanson, Secretary
112 St. Louis Ave., Fort Worth, Tex.
New President in Texas
IN THE past week’s issue of the 
Record you will remember I made a 
statement regarding my call to the 
East Pennsylvania Conference and 
that I had accepted the call. At the time 
when I issued this statement, how­
ever, my successor had not yet been 
chosen. 
The committee met in the 
president’s office yesterday, at which 
time my resignation was accepted and 
a new president chosen.
I am sure that the entire working 
force and entire constituency will be 
pleased to learn that Elder J. D. 
Smith, pastor of the Fort Worth' 
church, was unanimously chosen as 
the president of the Texas Conference. 
Brother Smith knows the field quite 
well and at the same time is a new 
man in the field. 
Since he has had 
experience on executive committees, 
in departmental work, and as pastor 
and evangelist, we believe he will be 
very capable of filling this position.
I wish to again thank the workers 
and the constituency for the loyal 
support they have given me during my 
administration, and I also wish to 
solicit your support for Brother Smith.
As we leave here we do it with the 
thought in mind that we are leaving 
many friends in Texas, and we do 
earnestly pray that the Lord will 
continue to bless and prosper the 
work in the Texas Conference.
G. F, Eichman.
A Plea for United Endeavor
IT 
IS 
with a 
feeling of great 
humility and with a 
need 
of 
help 
from the Lord, that I 
take 
up the 
responsibility of finishing out the un­
expired term of Elder Eichman as 
president of the 
Texas Conference. 
It is with regret that we see Elder and 
Mrs. Eichman and their son, Harold, 
leave this field, but I feel sure that 
every one who knew them in this field 
joins in wishing them happiness and 
success in their new field of labor.
My greatest desire is to please God 
and serve my brethren throughout 
thè conference acceptably. 
I shall do 
my best in. every way to discharge my 
duties properly.
May we all work together harmoni­
ously for the one great end of doing 
the work of the Lord well, and doing 
all that lies within our power to see 
the work finished quickly. There are 
great possibilities in this field, and if 
we all pull together toward the one 
end of developing those possibilities, 
and if we will humbly place our lives 
upon the altar for service, we shall 
see even greater things than we have 
ever seen before. 
May the Lord help 
us to this end, and may we all pray 
constantly for the success of the work.
Elsewhere in this 
issue 
of 
The 
Record will appear the announcement 
of our regional meetings, that are to 
be substituted for the campmeeting. 
We trust that everyone will notice the 
date and the place 
of 
the meeting 
which will be closest to him, and plan 
definitely on attending. 
Though the 
meeting will be short, we are promised 
good help from the General Confer­
ence and Union Conference, and there 
will doubtless be a blessing in store 
for every one that will attend.
J. D. Smith.
Dates for Regional Meetings
IN LAST week’s issue 
of 
The 
Record there appeared over the name 
of G. F. Eichman and under the head­
ing “Regional Meetings” an announce­
ment relative to our -plans at that 
time for these meetings. 
When our 
committee met last week to give fur­
ther study to this, it seemed to be the 
general opinion of the members that 
few would be willing to drive such 
great distances for only a week-end 
meeting. 
Therefore, 
the 
committee 
thought best to increase the number 
of these meetings, and it was voted to 
hold regional meetings at the follow­
ing places at the times indicated.
Keene, August 27 to 31. 
Jefferson, 
August 27 to 31. Houston, August 28 
to 30. San Antonio, white, September 
3 to 6. 
Mercedes, September 3 to 6. 
San 
Antonio, 
colored, 
September 
3 to 6. 
San Antonio, Spanish, Sep­
tember 3 to 6.
As has been announced, 
we 
will 
have good strong 
General 
Confer­
ence help, as well as help from the 
Union Conference and the secretaries 
of the local conference. 
As many of 
our local workers as can attend these 
meetings 
without 
disrupting 
their 
evangelistic efforts will likewise be in 
attendance.
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record
We trust that all of our people who 
possibly can will attend these meet­
ings, and receive the blessings that 
the Lord has in store for each one.
J. O. Hanson.
With Elder Taylor in North 
Texas
SUNDAY and Monday, July 12 and 
13, Elder J. I. Taylor and myself 
visited a number of North Texas 
families in Grayson, Fannin, and Hunt 
Counties. 
We found here the same 
loyal, true and faithful people as we 
did in the southern part of the state. 
We especially had a good visit with 
Brother and Sister W. iL. Ybung, 
who have been faithful to the truth 
for fifty years. We wish God’s bless­
ings for these dear people, as well 
as for our isolated in other sections 
of the state.
It is our plan to visit others of our 
people along during the remainder of 
the year.
J. A. Tucker.
With the Isolated
ELDER and Mrs. E. W. Storing, 
accompanied by the writer, spent the 
week July 6 to 11, visiting our iso­
lated brethren and sisters in South­
west Texas. 
"
We left San Antonio Monday morn­
ing, visiting our people along the way, 
and spending the night 
with 
our 
churches at Yancey and Hondo. Tues­
day morning we visited some of our 
dear people on the way to Laredo, 
spending that night with Elder Sta- 
ben in his home near Cotulla. 
From 
there we went to Laredo and had 
services 
there 
Wednesday 
night. 
Thursday and Friday we visited some 
of our isolated brethren and sisters 
around 
Uvalde, 
Rocksprings, 
and 
Kerrville. 
Altogether 
we 
visited 
about twenty-four homes. 
In these 
homes, we found around forty young 
people and children. 
Many of our 
dear brethren and sisters who live 
alone are very faithful to the truth. 
We found in a number of the homes 
many of our good books and several of 
our brethren were taking our papers, 
One family we visited had not met a 
Sabbath keeper in five years. 
May 
the Lord bless these dear people and 
keep them faithful and true to Him.
-J: A. Tucker.
Breckenridge Tent Effort
ABOUT two hours before the first 
meeting of the effort at Breckenridge 
the company gathered together for 
prayer, to ask God’s blessing on our 
labors.
At 7:45 P. m. the song service be­
gan, with a well-filled tent. By eight 
o’clock over four hundred were gath­
ered in the tent and seated in their 
automobiles. 
Mayor Floyd Jones, in 
behalf of the city, welcomed us to the 
city. 
In his welcoming remarks he 
stated that he was glad that we were 
living in a country where the people 
were privileged to worship according 
to the dictates -of their conscience. 
“In other countries not so fortunate 
as ours,” he said, “people have to wor­
ship as the state permits them, and 
the ministers find their sermons limit­
ed to what the government believes. 
Not so, however, in America, because 
our forefathers embodied in the con­
stitution a law whereby we are per­
mitted to worship and preach what we 
believe without fear of persecution. 
Because of the freedom embodied in 
that law these young men can come to 
our city with their splendid message, 
and we believe they will be an honor 
to our city.”
Following his remarks the mayor 
introduced the members of the Chau­
tauqua company. As we labor here 
in Breckenridge, we ask that our 
brethren will remember us at the 
throne of Grace.
The company consists of Brother 
and Sister Hassenpflug and Brother 
and Sister Barclay.
Wm. L. Barclay.
News Notes
Word has just been received from 
V. W. Becker, stating that 13 were 
baptized at the Houston church last 
Sabbath.
E. W. Storing is carrying on an 
aggressive visiting program among 
the isolated of his district. 
This is 
proving a great 
blessing 
to 
these 
members who do not have the privi­
lege of attending church regularly. 
It is expected that 
many 
baptisms 
will result from these visits.
When R. E. Louden, who is con­
ducting the colored 
effort 
in 
Fort 
Worth, presented the Sabbath truth 
and called for a pledge of those who 
would be faithful in obeying this com­
mand, 57 names were turned in. It is 
expected a goodly nuhrber of .these
will soon be baptized members of our 
church.
The magazine workers, 
under the 
direction 
of 
J. 
L. 
Kraemer, 
are 
meeting with excellent success. 
One 
young lady sold 70 magazines in Fort 
Worth last Thursday;
Miss Nadine Harris 
left 
on 
her 
vacation last Friday. 
She plans to 
visit her sister in Amarillo and per­
haps spend a few days at the Texico 
campmeeting.
Elder G. F. 
Eichman 
and 
son, 
Harold, left last Wednesday morning 
for East Pennsylvania. 
Sister Eich- 
man will remain for a few weeks 
until we can secure someone else to 
assist in the Book and Bible House.
J. A. Tucker, W. H. Clark, and J. 
O. Hanson met with the Dallas school 
board last Wednesday night at which 
time further study was given to the 
erection of a new school building at 
that place.
J. D. Smith, our new president, will 
be somewhat confined to Beaumont 
for a little time until he can bind off 
the interest that is manifest there as 
a result of the summer’s effort.
The office family, committee mem­
bers, and available members of the 
union committee, met at the home of 
Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Hanson last Tues­
day night for a farewell gathering in 
honor of Elder and 
Mrs. 
Eichman 
and son, Harold.
H. J. Hassenpflug and W. G. Has­
senpflug and family stopped at the 
office when 
passing 
through 
from 
Keene last Thursday. We are always 
glad to have any of our people, when 
passing through the city, to stop at 
the office.
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TEXICO CONFERENCE 
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R. P. Montgomery. President 
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T. R. Gardner, Secretary 
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419 Rencher St., Clovis, N. Mex. 
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The Last Call to Campmeeting
IT IS less than two weeks from the 
time of this writing until campmeet­
ing, and many are now planning to 
come. 
Our people all over the con­
ference are looking forward to com­
ing and to getting a spiritual blessing 
while here. 
I hope to encourage you 
who are not planning to come to ask 
the Lord to give you wisdom so that 
you may have your way made clear to 
come to the campmeeting.
We plan for all of our workers to 
be here to help in the 
meetings. 
Brother Walgren, who qquM hot b’e
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with us last year" on account of evan­
gelistic meetings, will be with us this 
year. 
Elder Finster, formerly of the 
Far East, and Elder Perry from the 
General Conference will give us valu­
able help I am sure. Then our new 
Union Home Missionary secretary will 
be at the meeting.
We want to see you here. 
Come 
and bring the children. 
We plan to 
have good meetings for the children.
R. 
P. »Montgomery.
From the Book and Bible House
YOUR children’s future—what will 
it be? 
“It should be the object of 
every parent to secure to his child 
a well-balanced, symmetrical char­
acter.” 
Let Home and School—our 
denominational 
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journal—help you in shaping your 
children’s future. 
During campmeet- 
ing only the publishers are making a 
special offer on a yearly subscription 
to this wonderful periodical for train­
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The regular price is 
$1, but the special price at this time 
is 75 cents.
The Rich Man and Lazarus is a 
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subject of who was the rich man. Is this 
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In this excellent brochure 
the author brings to you a wealth of 
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these and many other questions in a 
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This vital, 
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aPVERflSEMEHTS
FOR SALE: 36 1-2 acres well improved 
land, seven-room house, good barn and
pasture 
with 
running water, 
1-4 
mile 
of Berea Junior Academy. 
L. M. 
Jones, 
Route 4, Box 70, Jefferson, Texas.
FOR SALE: 10 acres fair improvements 
on mail route, electricity available, 1 3-4 
miles 
Ketchum 
S. D. A. 
intermediate 
school. 
Bert 
Dunn, 
Route 
3, 
Vinita, 
Oklahoma.
COLPORTEUR REPORT FOR WEEK-ENDING, AUGUST 1, 1936
Ark.-La., D. A.McAdams,Sec.
Hrs.
Total
Del.
Harry Fulbright ....77
235.75
V. R. Johnson ......64
301.75
.50
Woodrow Larson ....60
152.00
C. L. Pope ............57
95.75
Doyle Barnett ......55
131.75
Marvin Ladd ......54
161.75
2.25
Earl Lewis ..........52
71.00
C. S. Barton ........50
142.15
James Robertson ....50
43.40
Harold Thompson ....45
98.50
N. O. Ribbetts ......40
52.50
J. E. McBride......40
64.00
.25
D. I. Lewis ..........40
30.00
Zelda Fulbright ....36
29.75
W. K. Mansker ......39
39.50
Glen Turner .........
36
141.75
Mozelle Fulbright .24
26.50
Dudley Ballard ....22
108.75
V. Montague ........17
20.00
Arden Clark 
......16
32.50
Mrs. L. W. Brown16
8.60
Emily Lister ........14
11.55
6.10
Robert Mackson ....14
5.75
10.55
Eugene Dasent ....
9
6.75
.50
Floyd Wolcott ....
7
19.00
.25
Mrs. M. A. Gillon ...31
12.40
12.40
Bobby Gene King ....22
10.50
10.50
Ruth 
Parker 
......21
20.50
20.50
Misc. Watchman ...
26.20
26.20
Misc. Message
33.00
33.00
Total 
...............10082133.30 123.00
Texas, A. E. Van Noty, Sec
Marion Brown .....61
45.00
36.00
Glenn M. Cox .....
61
163.00
41.60
Delmar R. Mock ...61
55.00
.50
Warren Barrett ....57
72.30
.43
Lloyd Allen .........
52
78.20
Walter Will .........
45
115.00
. L. B. Smith .........42
45.25
2.50
Morris Lowry .....41
56.50
A. E. Eubanks .....40
105.50
10.50
Mrs. Fred Martin ....37
24.00
9.00
Ruth Dunford ....33
16.80
16.80
Eloise Thompson ...31
17.40
Pearl Davis 
.......30
12.50
James Kilburn ....39
56.25
3.50
Plez Underdown ..36
61.50
4.00
Henry Stephens ...36
46.75
Leonard Webb .....33
74.00
T. M. Ludewig .....33
7.25
J. L. Copeland ...32
11.50
7.50
Eloise Thompson ..30
12.15
6.00
Mrs. Martin :......
26
9.60
1.50
Frances Knox .....25
16.50
10.50
Mrs. Blanche Seale 24
15.45
Frances Knox .....
20
12.00
11.70
Alma Crews .......19
3.45
3.45
Sue Nell Botts ....19
12.00
10.90
Rosa Oman ......
18
6.00
2.25
Rosa Oman .......
16
4.50
4.50
Alexa Marshall ..
17
9.00
Algeritta Jones
...12
5.20
5.20
G. M. Jorgenson
3.35
3.35
Mrs. S. K. Guss ..
2.45
Total 
...............10261153.90203.13
Oklahoma, 
W.L. Kinder,
Sec.
Leroy Tuttle .......
80
144.25
1.00
Grant Tuttle .....
73
84.25
W. L. Kinder .....
68
150.25
27.00
Woodrow Baker .
60
25.50
Roger Baker . .....
57
80.50
13.50
Elmer Burton ...
42
96.75
.50
George Penner ...
41
107.75
9.25
Lucille Trammell
.36
9.50
Mrs. J. W. Grout...32
21.60
6.75
Marion Gaede ...
29
115.25
Lorene Handley
...15
4.50
4.50
G. E. Jenkins ....
23
76.00
15.10
Mozelle P. May .
10
1.05
.20
Mrs. H. O. Purdy.... 8
Helen Terrell ....
25
9.50
9.50
R. L. Terrell ......
10.25
B. E. Wagner ...
16
45.75
Mrs. Roy Gettel
...19
26.50
26.50
Total ................
6051009.15113.80
Texico, W. D.Kieser, Sec,
Hugh Kitching ...
39
50.50
.25
Harry Hamilton....39
11.25
R. D. Murray ...
34
31.50
1.50
Mrs. C. W. Hall...80
5.70
4.20
Alvin Stewart ...
27
37.20
.45
R. B. Sheets ....
25
72.00
Mrs. W. S. Hardin 19
49.25
10.00
Mrs. Annie Eubank 14
8.25
10.75
Magazine Workers
32.50
32.50
Total 
.......
277
226.15131.65
Grand Total ...29164522.50571.58
Uitj2 Serorii
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.
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to stay. 
It is a fixture in our denominational plans. 
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of the Lord. 
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It has features that 
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tempted to consult our ease when others are volunteer- 
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Think of the two brethren in China who came home from 
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College News Notes
Professor and Mrs. E. D. Ryden of 
Berrien Springs, 
Michigan, 
visited 
friends in Keene over the week-end. 
Professor Ryden was formerly dean 
of men here at the college, and now 
holds the same position at Emmanuel 
Missionary College.
Mrs. H. S. Bryan and sons, Robert 
and Harry, spent several days this 
past week visiting Mr. and Mrs. B. 
S. Putnam.
James Anderson spent several days 
this past week visiting with his par­
ents and relatives in East Texas.
Walter 
Will, 
Henry 
Stephens, 
Morris Lowery, and Leonard 
Webb 
visited in Keene over the week-end.
Young 
People’s 
meeting 
Friday 
evening was 
held 
in 
the 
church. 
Brother Van Noty, the Texas Field 
secretary, was here with some of his 
colporteurs. 
They gave 
several 
in­
teresting 
talks 
and 
experiences. 
Special music was given by a girls’ 
trio, the members of which are: Mild­
red Yanicky, Ruth 
Ballinger, 
and 
Hilda Fern Remley.
Miss Allene 
Vance 
accompanied 
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Turner to Dallas, 
Wednesday where they 
visited the 
Centennial.
Mr. Branson Chrispens spent most 
of the past week traveling 
in 
New 
Mexico in the interest of the College 
broom shop.
The Fidelis Club enjoyed a swim 
July 27 at the new swimming pool in 
Cleburne.
Frank Robinson returned Friday, 
after a pleasant vacation.
Thursday 
evening 
a 
group 
of 
young people hiked about a mile out 
in the country to the Jennings home, 
where they enjoyed 
a 
watermelon 
supper.
Mr. Grover Fattic, Jr., left Keene 
Tuesday for Loma Linda, California, 
Where he 
will 
continue 
with 
his 
medical course.
Malcolm Hardin spent Wednesday 
at the Centennial.
Miss Rosa Lee Hassenpflug enjoyed 
visits from her mother 
and 
father 
and other relatives this past week.
Last week for Culture Club Max 
Williams and Clarence Tucker chose 
sides 
for 
a 
spelling match. 
New 
officers were also elected, which are 
as follows: leader, Max Williams; as­
sistant leader, Hilda Fern Remley; 
secretary, Edmund Clifford; assistant 
secretary, Evelyn Stewart; 
pianist,
Delmer 
Kyle; 
chorister, 
Clarence 
Tucker; and critic, Frances Webka.
Harry and Bill Sullivan enjoyed a 
visit from their 
mother 
this 
past 
week-*ad.
Be very certain you have paid your 
pledge to the Equipment Fund. 
If 
you did not pledge, do so now and pay 
it as soon as possible. 
This money is 
very greatly needed now. 
It means 
much to the college where your boy 
and girl will soon attend.
To all 
prospective students: 
Be
certain to send your transcripts to 
the college early.
Representatives for Christ
“NOW that Jesus has ascended to 
heaven, His disciples are His rep­
resentatives among men, and one of 
the most effective ways of winning 
souls to Him is in exemplifying His 
character 
in 
our daily life. 
Our 
influence upon others depends not 
so much upon what we say, as upon 
what we are. 
Men may combat and 
defy our logic, they may resist our ap­
peals; but a life of disinterested love 
is an argument they cannot gainsay. 
A consistent life, characterized by 
the meekness of Christ, is a power in 
the world.” 
Desire of Ages, pp. 141, 
142.
A life in Christ is a life of restful­
ness. Uneasiness, dissatisfaction, and 
restlessness reveal the absence of the 
Saviour. . . 
Each one possesses in 
himself the source of his own hap­
piness or wretchedness.” Testimonies, 
Vol 5, p. 487.
Sunset Calendar
For Friday, August 21, 1936
New Orleans, La....................... 6:34
Little Rock, Ark...................... 6:50
Shreveport, La 
................ 6:54
Muskogee, Okla......................... 7:03
Oklahoma City, Okla............... 7:12
Galveston, Texas ................... 6:53
Dallas, Texas ............................ 7:06
San Antonio, Texas ..................7:08
El Paso, Texas ........................ 6:45
Santa Fe, New Mex................ 6:48