“ Every one said to kis brotker, B e o f good courage.” VOLUME X II HOW COLLEGE TO M AKE VIEW , NEBRASKA, H AR VEST Isa. 41 : 6 . SEPTEMBER 11, 1923 INGATHERING WORK NUMBER 36 A SUCCESS H. E. L y s in g e r er if not the better product. Many a church is decaying while its daily prayer is for strength. There is power a plen ty, but we poorly apply it. W e make steam-engines so imperfectly that at best they use but three per cent o f the energy which is locked up in the coal. Not ten per cent of the electrical power H o w C a n W e R e a c h O u r G o a ls ? is applied to the world’ s work by our W e have many times tried to reach best devices. And as to the potency o f our goals by stimulation agitation, hur church membership, not orie per cent is rahs, and field days, and have failed. being made active through the ordinary While stimulation has its place in cam channels o f efficiency. What, then, paign work, we have learned that may not be said of the infinite energy other things are far more important. o f the Holy Spirit, awaiting the hour By our experience as a people, we o f a more complete consecration o f hu ought to know by this time what meth man possessions and agencies to work ods are successful and what methods miracles o f grace beyond our present are not. dreams? ” —Every Day Evanyelism, pp. There are at least three outstanding 56-57. features which will spell success for any How true it is. W e have seen it church that will lay great stress upon demonstrated over and over again. them: consecration, organization, and The church that has experienced a bap leadership. tism of the Spirit, whose members are C o n s e c r a t i o n .— Our church mem willing to go anywhere or do anything bers should be made to understand that for the sake o f the Master, and who it is not gall and nerve that is so much will thoroughly organize, will reach needed, but an individual consecration their goal without a doubt. o f heart to make us willing to do any I f your church is already thoroughly thing or be anything that will help organized along home missionary lines hasten this message. W e are told that you need not make another orgnization, in doing work for God we should not providing your territory has all been consult our feelings. The life that is divided and every member given his consecrated to God will accept his assignment. Remember now that be share in this, the greatest o f all mis fore going out in the Harvest Ingather sion campaigns, whether he feels like it ing, your territory should be properly or not. districted so every member will have O r g a n iz a tio n :— “ Nothing happens his share. without organization. Not to organize L e a d e r s h ip . —The great crying need is not to do anything; in business, in o f the hour is leadership. Our great government, or in the church. As a and first business is to take the third rule, the better organization, the greatangle's message to every kindred, The General Conference has given to every union and every local conference their Harvest Ingathering goal. These goals are based on $7.68£ cents a member. On the same basis it is ex pected that the conference will appor tion to each church their goal. tongue, and people. But this cannot be done by preachers and church officers only, or even in a general way by these chosen leaders. Dr. Forsyth is emi nently wise in saying: “ If a preacher is to act on the world, he must do it, as a rule, through his church. He must make it a church that acts on the world through him, indeed, but also otherwise. He is to act as its head and not in its stead. ” In any campaign o f the church, the minister, the church leader, must be a general, both planning and managing the movement. To this work he is called o f God and should be so in earnest that he will suffer no one to excell him as a leader o f his own people. He should be a friend and counselor to each work er personally, making the members feel a new attachment and devotion to their leader as a fellow-worker. There will be times when the prayer and working bands that are formed will seem to be making no apparent progress. It is then that the good lead er is stronger than ever. He is full o f courage and hopefulness, his zeal is in vincible, his counsels are reassuring. He redoubles his own efforts to bring in cheering results, rekindling the faith o f any o f the band members who are disposed to be discouraged. Without him at this period, the whole band formation would disintergrate and cease to be; but he holds firm, keeps his face to the front, and success comes back again in greater and more gratifying measure than ever. It is steady and untiring leadership which counts in all the work o f the church. THE CENTRAL UNION OUTLOOK 2 — — — -— ------ . .---t Nebraska Conference S. G. H aughey, Pres. B. C. M a r s h a ll, S e c’y C has. B a k e r , F ie ld M is s io n a r y S e c’y 1115 W e s t Charles Grand Island Notice to Nebraska Churches F e li x A . L o r e n z On the campground the conference committee took action setting our Har vest Ingathering campaign September 15 to October 27. The many members who were consulted felt that this was the best time for the Nebraska cam paign. Surely it is encouraging to see the official dates of this effort embrace only six weeks. The shorter campaign is a great success. And as the entire field indicates that the work can he finished “ Just the Thing to D o” “ Why not ask the Gentiles for as sistance? I have received instruction that there are men and women in the world who have sympathetic hearts, and who will be touched with com passion as the needs of suffering hu manity are presented before them. . . . There are men in the world who will give of their means for schools and sanitariums. “ The matter has been presented to me in this light. Our work is to be aggressive. The money is the Lord’s, and if the wealthy are approached in the right way, the Lord will touch their hearts and impress them to give of their means. God’s money is in the hands of these men, and some of them will heed the request for help. Nebraska Harvest Ingathering Campaign, Sept. Universal Service in G od’s A rm y. in less time, we hope to see an even shorter program. Let us, in Nebraska, strike while the iron is hot, in vindica tion of the shorter plan. The workers are so distributed that nearly every church is to have some conference help. The workers will en joy these visits with the churches, and we feel sure the churches will appre ciate their help. Every church will hear personally from the worker who will visit it. It might be well to sus pend action until this word is re ceived. Your committee and the other con ference officers have accepted the state goal suggested by the General Confer ence based on our membership— $15,-585.18. This will prove to be an easy matter if everybody does his part; an impossible matter if the entire bur den should rest on a few. So let us have no slackers in the Lord's army. The definition of each church’s ter ritory has been sent to the officers. Thus all confusion between churches will be avoided. And so every church should define the territory for the members so there will be overlapping nor wasting of territory. Let us all plan and work and pray together for a great and successful campaign. * * * I must work the works o f Him that sent me while it is day: the night cometh when no man can work.” 1 5 .— Oct. 2 7 , * 1923. N o R oom fo r Slackers. “ Talk this over, and do all in your power to secure gifts. We are not to feel that it would not be the thing to ask men of the world for means, for it is just the thing to do. The plan was opened before me as a way of com ing in touch with wealthy men of the world. Through this means not a few will become interested, and may hear and believe the truth for this time.” —Mrs. E. G. White, Oct. 11, 1908. * the ruined streets, and a man shall be as rare as a purse of gold. While this text is a threat to one nation, it is a promise to mankind. It places the real value not on money and earthly pos sessions, but on men. That is what the Master taught and that is Chris tianity. Another dread calamity is threatened “ against all the inhabitants of the earth,” in which destruction will be visited upon all nations, and the wicked will be given to the sword. Jer. 25:30, 31. The accumulated wealth o f millenniums will be destroyed, for “ the cities of the nations fell” (Rev. 16:19); “ all the cities . . . were broken down at the presence of the Lord.” The earth will he left without a human inhabitant, for “ there was no man.” Jer. 4:23-27. * A Golden Opportunity S. G. H augh ey “ I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.” Isa. 13:12. Here the worth of a human being is placed far above all that men esteem of value. The prophet was foretelling a day of trouble for Babylon. She would come to the extremity of her desolation—her land shorn of its har vest, the standing grain trampled un der foot of war horses; her houses and palaces consumed by fire; her pride turned into shame, wealth into poverty, and power into captivity. But so long as men were left, Babylon might re cover. She might repair the damage, begin over again and have revenge on her enemies. No, she was to be shorn of her man-power. Her widows and orphaned children shall search about In 1909 the following message came to us: “ We are living in the time of the end. The fast fulfilling signs of the times declare that the coming of Christ is near at hand. The days in which we live are solemn and impor tant. The Spirit of God is gradually but surely being withdrawn from the earth. Plagues and judgments are al ready falling upon the despisers of the grace of God. The calamities by land and sea, the unsettled state of society, the alarms of war, are portentous. They forecast approaching events of the greatest magnitude. “ The agencies of evil are combining their forces, and consolidating. They are strengthening for the last great crisis. Great changes are soon to take place in our world, and the final move ments will be rapid ones. “ The condition of things in the world shows that troublous times are right upon us. The daily papers are full of indications of a terrible con flict in the near future. Bold robber ies are of frequent occurrence. Strikes are common. Thefts and murders are committed on every hand. Men pos sessed of demons are taking the lives of men, women, and little children. Men have become infatuated with vice, and every species of evil* prevails. “ The enemy has succeeded in per verting ju stice and in filling m en’s THE CENTRAL UNION OUTLOOK hearts with the desire for selfish gain.” — Test., Vol. 9, p. 11. Since this message was given, we have passed through the World War and calamities of all kinds, which have swept away millions of the human race. Now a terrible earthquake in Japan takes its toll of hundreds of thousands. Surely everything in our world, and even nature, is speaking to us in thunder tones of the speedy com ing of the Lord and the end of all things. All that will be saved from the dread calamity soon to befall this earth, will be the men, women, and children who have made a covenant with the Lord by sacrifice, and have kept His commandments. Then my brethren and sisters, there is but one thing for Seventh-day Ad ventists to engage in today,— the sav- and we will be as successful in reach ing our goal as were they. They had gold and silver with which to build the tabernacle in the wilderness; we will have the means with which to fin ish God’s work in the earth and gather fhe “ lively stones” for completing the spiritual temple of the Lord. i\: Goals S o u l s . That is our first and pri mary goal. Let us be on the alert constantly to find tired and hungry souls and point them to the Saviour. And our “ follow-up” plans,—let us not lose connection with a single oppor tunity to win a soul. Have a booklet, take the names of the interested and a word describing the interest, and 3 Visit the Jews Among the very best donors in our Harvest Ingathering efforts are the Jews. They like us because we keep the Sabbath and do not eat pork and do not hate the Jews. Two Jewish papers have been pre pared, one in English and one in Yid dish. If you can use any and your church is not already supplied, send to the office for them. Care should be taken that we do not canvass Jews on September 11, 12, or 20, which correspond to the Jewish New Year and Day of Atonement. We can not use the familiar and beloved word Christ, gospel, or missionary among the Jews. Following is a good suggestive canvass: “ Good morning, M r. , I am “ Ten hours service, no matter how much I get. Ten dollars in money, ing of human beings. This will mean earnest effort on our part. It will mean investing all we have in souls, and let us remember the following statement from the Spirit of Prophecy: “ The money that we refuse to invest in the work of the Lord will perish. On it no interest will accumulate in the bank of heaven.”— Special Testi monies, Series B, No. 9, p. 7, par. lt. When Israel was about to leave Egypt for the land of Caanan the Lord instructed them thus, “ Let every man ask of his neighbor, and every woman of her neighbor, jewels of silver and jewels of gold.” Ex. 11:2. R. V. This was the first recorded great Harvest Ingathering campaign. It was of the Lord’s planning. All had a part in it and it was successful. See Ex. 12:35, 36. A G o lden O p p o r t u n it y Today Israel is marching to the heavenly Caanan, and the call comes from every land, “ Send us help; give us the W ord of Life or we perish.” To answer these calls we must have means. This is a call for every man, woman and child to go to his neighbor and ask for help in the support of our world missionary work. Only the money invested in God’s cause for the saving of souls will be laid up in the bank of heaven. Who will heed the call and go to his neighbor and ask for means? Let us all respond as readily as Israel of old, no matter how long it tak_es.” then follow up the work regularly, systematically, after the campaign is over. S e r v i c e . You know God looks at the service, not at the amount. The ser vice goal is this: Ten hours in the work. Some will do much more, but let ten hours be the minimum for all. S i l v e r . Really, the money will take care of itself if we put forth faithful efforts in service for souls. But the money is needed for this great mes sage. The General Conference has a goal— a million and a quarter— so Ne braska must have its share of that goal — $15,585.18. And every member should adopt the goal recommended to us by our leaders— at least ten dollars for missions. Mutiply your church membership by ten. How does that look for a church goal? Let the stronger help his weaker brother and let us all determine to work until our church has reached its goal. * * * The Business District Generally this is the cream of our territory. Let members select those with whom they have special prestige because of past dealings. The rest of the business district should be visited by men who know the business men personally, or by a committee of two women when they are strangers. Keep the big gifts to the forefront, and talk and expect dollars, not dimes. calling on the Jewish neighbors today (show front page) with a report of the American Sabbath-keepers, who are do ing a great, charitable work all over the world, especially in Europe, where most of you have relatives (show page 1). There people are greatly in need of medical help, and so we send our doctors and nurses trained in this country (show pages 4 and 5). “ We also help the immigrants the same way (show pages 8 and 9). Once a year during the harvest (show front page) we publish this report for the Jewish people. This is not for sale. We would like you to read it. What ever you wish to donate toward this work, we will appreciate very much (hand him the paper). Thank you.” • • * B o x e s! B o x e s! Boxes ! One cold night, after two hours on the main corners of the streets among the Saturday night crowds, eight little girls, from nine to fourteen, with sparkling eyes and smiling faces brought in their boxes. Excitement ran high as the money, even whole silver dollars, was counted. There was more than sixty dollars. We have or dered boxes for all the church schools and other children in Nebraska. They are pretty boxes. And they are free. The church school teacher, or leader, or parents will order them for the children. 4 THE CENTRAL UNION OUTLOOK Wyoming Conference J. W . T u r n e r , P re s . W . R . B a b c o c k , S e c’ y J. R. Staton, F ield M issionary Sec’y Craw ford Nebraska Scottsbluff and Gering E. T. W il s o n We are glad to report progress in this part o f the Lord’s vineyard, des pite the organized efforts o f the enemy o f the cross o f Christ. A few weeks ago, the writer visited a gentleman, the husband o f one o f our sisters in the church o f Scottsbluff, who was quite ill, but having studied the message for some time with some of our faithful church members, he ex pressed a desire to unite with the church, which he did the following Sab bath. Who shall wear the star as a re sult o f this new-born soul? Doubtless those who were faithful in home mis sionary work will share in the joy when the ransomed of the Lord come to Zion. Last Sabbath and Sunday I spent with some o f the believers who live about thirty miles from others o f like faith. A fter a splendid Sabbath school, which is composed o f two families who meet each week in the capacity o f a home Sabbath school, and about a half dozen visitors, it was my privilege to present to this earnest little company the message o f peace as outlined in the Scriptures o f truth, contrasting it with the peace promised by the world. Our souls were made to rejoice as we con templated the wonderful promises con cerning the coming o f the Prince o f Peace. In the afternoon while visiting in the home o f one o f the brethren, talking o f the beauties o f the kingdom to come, a son-in-law, a young man who had never made a profession, expressed his desire to give his heart to God and join with his companion in making a happy home for their little child to grow up in. The following day, after wit nessing a baptismal service where two o f his sisters-in-law were buried with their Lord by baptism, this young man promised he would study his Bible each day, attend Sabbath school, and pre pare himself as soon as possible for this sacred rite. We are glad to say also that the Scottsbluff and Gering churches are to have a church school this year. The entire amount for financing this enter prise has been pledged and the teacher secured, and we feel sure that this will bring new life and courage to the be lievers in the valley, for God has told us through His servant that all our churches should make provision for the education o f the children and youth. Plans are also being laid for the re modelling of the church building in Ger ing, which is to be used for the school. We are hoping to have a working bee just before the Harvest Ingathering campaign begins, so we shall be free to push the Harvest Ingathering work until it is finished successfully. While we are not satisfied with our past efforts, yet we do rejoice in the success which the Lord has given us while trying to do His will, and to Him be all the praise. * * * Visiting Our Brethren J. R. S taton The past three weeks I have been visiting some of our colporteurs and several of the churches. The first place I stopped was with Brother Vincent Yardley and wife. We were located at Green River, Wyo. They have been doing faithful work this summer plac ing “ Home Physician” in the homes of the people. Brother Yardley is plan ning to take a long trip into the coun try. He has a five weeks’ journey be fore him and will walk the entire way, as there is no railroad in that terri tory. After leaving Brother Yardley, I went to Cheyenne and had a meeting with the church at that place. They have finished their church and now have a splendid little building in which to worship. I am glad we can have a monument to the cause of God in this city. Elder G. T. Glendrange has been located at this place for some time, but at present he is taking up work in another field. My last meeting was with Gering and Scottsbluff. We had a splendid meeting with these two churches. I was with them three days. Brother Kappel and Brother Hendrickson have been canvassing this territory. At present they are making their delivery. On my return home I was called to Hemingford to conduct the funeral of Brother John Simmons’ infant son. Our sympathy goes out to Brother and Sister Simmons. Last Sabbath the Gordon and Clin ton churches had a union meeting, and I spent the Sabbath with them. We had three services while at that place. The Clinton church is composed of new 'members, but they are going forward and are planning to do their part in the Harvest Ingathering work. We hope the Lord will bless them as they take up this line of work. Our colporteur work is going for ward nicely. Most of them have had good success this summer and the Lord has blessed them. We are just beginning the Harvest Ingathering work in this conference and we hope to make it a very success ful campaign. ❖ # * The Value of Reporting RoY K i n z e r Very often we hear the questions, “ Why report the missionary work I have done? I f I do the work, is that not enough?’ ’ Suppose that the work ers in the foreign fields or those in the homeland gave no reports, it would paralyze the local, the union, and the General Conference, because the re ports to the men in charge are what the diagnosis is to the physician. It tells just what has been done or is being done in certain places. It gives your conference secretary and your local leader an insight into the needs o f the territory and saves the duplica tion o f work. The reports also serve as a registering thermometer for the individual and the society. Nations have won wars because o f their splendid reporting system. We also have records o f cases in the his tory o f our work when missionaries of other denominations desired to keep us out of certain territory and presented protest to the rulers o f the nation. Each time the records were referred to by the rulers. When they saw what we as a people were doing, they re fused to prohibit our workers from entering their country. What would Central Union Outlook Official Organ o f the Central Union Conference of Seventh-day A dventists Published W e e k ly at College V iew , Nebr., U. S. A . ________ F ifty Numbers a Y ear Subscription Price, 50 Cents a Y ear M e ttie E . C o r n e ll E d it o r E n te r e d a s s e c o n d -c la s s m a tt e r J u n e 6, 1911, a t th e P o s to fflc e a t C o lle g e V ie w , N ebr., u n d e r th e A c t o f C o n g r e s s o f M ar. 3, 1870. A c c e p t a n c e f o r m a ilin g a t s p e c ia l r a t e o f p o s ta g e p r o v id e d f o r in S e c tio n 1103, A c t o f O ct. 3, 1917, a u th o r iz e d A u g . 20, 1920. Central Union Conference D irectory O ffice C o lle g e V ie w , N ebr. P r e s id e n t S. E. W ig h t S e c r e t a r y -T r e a s u r e r - M e ttie E. C o r n e ll A u d it o r R . T. E m e r y H o m e M is s io n a r y S e c’y - H. E . L y s in g e r F ie ld M is s io n a r y S e c ’y - J. B. B lo s s e r E d u c a t io n a l an d Y. P. M. V . S e c r e t a r y D. D. R q e s_________________ 5 THE CENTRAL UNION OUTLOOK have been the result in these cases if there had been no statistics for the officials to have consulted? As we look through the Bible we find that it is largely reports. Note what the spirit o f prophecy says o f reporting. “ Let church members, during the week, act their part faithfully, and on the Sab bath relate their experiences. The meeting will then be as meat in due season, bringing to all present new Vol. 7, p. 19life and fresh vigor. “ Train the young to do what is appoint ed them, and from week to week let them bring their reports to the missionary meeting, telling what they have experienced, and through the grace o f Christ what success has been theirs. If such reports were brought in by consecrated workers, the mis sionary meetings would not be dull or tedious. They would be full o f interest, and there would be no lack in attend ance.” — Vol. 6, p. i36. God may use our reports in some special way. You may never know just how, but if we pass in our reports on one o f those little yellow blanks in the spirit o f service, it is certain to be a blessing. * * * W yom ing Conference News Notes The date for the opening of the school at Crawford is September 12. Elder Turner spent Sabbath with the Clinton and Gordon churches. H. C. Element spent Sabbath with the church at Alliance. He reports a splendid interest at that place. Be sure to get a set o f the new read ing course books for 1923 for your children. Sabbath, September 1, Brother Kinzer met with the Hot Springs church. The prospects are good for a splendid school at that place. On Monday, Elders Turner and Sta ton and Brother Kinzer drove to Gering, where they will help on the church building for a few days. Elder G. E. Langdon from Walla Walla, Wash., spoke at the Crawford church, Sabbath morning, September 1. Brother Mullinex, who has spent the last six years in China, spoke at the afternoon meeting. Remember the time for the opening of the Harvest Ingathering campaign. Let us all do'our part so that not only will our goal be reached, but that many souls may be won as a result of our part in this important work. Colorado Conference M. L. Rice, Pres. G. T. B u r g e s s , S e c 'y D . T. S n id em a n , F ie ld M iss. S e c ’ y 1X12 K alam ath St. Denver Our W orkers M. L. R ic e Several changes have recently heen made in the working staff of the Colo rado Conference. Several weeks ago Miss Susan Peters, who has been con nected with the conference office in Denver, discontinued her work. Miss Peters did very faithful work while with us, and she leaves us enjoying the full confidence and respect of the entire conference. Miss Josephine Holmes, one of our Bible workers, has been forced to dis continue her work because of failing health. Miss Holmes has been with us a few months, but during this time she has rendered very faithful service. We regret that her health will not per mit her to continue in the Bible work. Brother D. T. Snideman, who has acted as field missionary secretary of this conference for the past seven years, has accepted a call to the Ne braska Conference. Brother Snideman will continue in the same line of work in Nebraska. During the years that Brother Snideman has been connected with this field, he has endeared him self to this people. He has worked hard to promote the book work, and God has blessed his faithful efforts. We bid him God’s blessing as he goes to his new field. The Colorado Conference feels for tunate in securing Brother C. N. Young, field missionary secretary of the Oklahoma Conference, to take the office made vacant by Brother Snideman’s release. God has especially blessed the labors of Brother Young in building up the book work in Okla homa. We extend to him a cordial welcome to Colorado, and trust the Lord will give him the same success that has attended his efforts in Okla homa. Elder W. A. Long, who for the past three years has acted as pastor of the Denver First and York Street churches, has resigned his position. Elder Long left Denver September 2 for Kansas, where he expects to engage in business for himself. For some time Elder Long has been contemplating the move which he has just made. He has car ried a special burden to get out of the city for the benefit of his boys. On the evening of August 21 the members of the York Street church had a farewell gathering for Elder and Mrs. Long at the home of Brother and Sister W. H. Gorich. On the evening of the 22nd the members of the First Denver church expressed the apprecia tion of Elder Long’s service among them in a gathering at their church. On both of the above occasions a very pleasant evening was enjoyed. A pleasing program was rendered. We wish Elder and Sister Long and their boys God’s blessing as they go to their new home. God has blessed Elder Long’s work in Colorado. Brother A. E. Lickey, who has been temporarily engaged in the tent work this summer, has been taken on as one of our permanent workers. Brother Lickey had been engaged as principal of the Denver intermediate school, but at the request of the conference the Denver school board gladly released him to continue in the evangelistic work. We have been fortunate in se curing Professor Ernest Heim, of the Southwestern Union Conference, who graduated at Union College last spring, to take the principalship of the Den ver school. Sister Heim will have charge of the seventh and eighth grades. We welcome these workers to our field. The third angel’s message is one work. It makes very little difference where we labor, just so long as we labor for God. While moving from place to place often causes some in convenience to our workers, yet it is a blessing to suffer inconvenience for God. In just a little time from now we will make our last move. There will be no boxes to pack or trunks to rope. May God help our workers who are striving to get others ready to be filled with power. While preparing others, may they not neglect them selves. * * * Adieus D. T. S n id e m a n To our brothers and sisters of Colo rado we say, “ Goodbye.” Our work to gether in this conference has been most pleasant, and I must confess it pulls our heart strings as we leave the good, loyal people here, but the world is the field and we only go to another place made vacant by the call of Brother THE CENTRAL UNION OUTLOOK 6 Baker to the field across the waters. Brother Young will come to Colorado and give you good service. He has had years of successful work, and we be speak his pushing the work to greater heights in Colorado. As we go to Nebraska, brethren, we shall be needful o f your continued earnest prayers in our behalf. We be lieve the Lord has a work for our col porteurs in this field of a million and a quarter of people, and we want to be faithful in helping to give God's mes sage to all the world in this genera tion, for then Jesus will come and we can go home. * * * Resolutions A dopted at Our Recent Campmeeting (Concluded) R e s o l u t io n N o. 7 'Whereas, certain religious organiza tions are putting forth strong efforts to coerce the conscience in religious matters relative to Sunday observance, and are also seeking to establish the Christian religion with all its laws, institutions, and usages as a part of the fundamental law of the land, RESOLVED, therefore, that as con flicting views prevail in every com munity, which are cherished with equal sincerity, respecting the holiness of days, and the manner of observing the same, and believing that all re ligious sects and non-religious people should stand upon the same equality before the law and be protected in the enjoyment of their religious and non-religious sentiments on this and every other subject pertaining to the worship of God, so long as they re spect the equal rights of others and the customs of common decency, THEREFORE, we protest against all these unjust, anti-Christian and unAmerican attemps to give legal pref erence and sanction to the religious customs and observances even of the most popular and widely accepted re ligion, because such a course of action is not only un-American, but antag onistic to the spirit of the Author of the Christian religion, because if the legislature can rightfully enforce the observance of the Lord’s Day under penal enactments, it can with equal propriety enforce the observance of the Lord’s supper, the Lord’s baptism, and the Lord's Prayer, and determine the manner in which all rites and ordinances shall be observed. R e s o l u t i o n No. 8 WE RECOMMEND, that the maga zine Liberty be placed in the hands of state officials, members of the state legislature, and leading men and wo men who have a part in molding pub lic opinion in our conference. Further, WE RECOMMEND, that a good sup ply of Liberty magazines be placed in public libraries and reading rooms and that the Liberty be supplied for these places. R e s o lu tio n N o. 9 Whereas, the greatest asset of the church is its young people, WE RECOMMEND, that ministers, other conference workers, church ofoficers, and parents, unitedly cooperate with the Missionary Volunteer depart ment in earnest endeavor for the sal vation of our young people and their training in service where they are; WE RECOMMEND, that the confer ence committee arrange for a strong evangelistic effort for the young people during Missionary Volunteer week; WE RECOMMEND, that each church endeavor to build up its young, by en couraging the reading courses, Stand ard of Attainment, and other Mission ary Volunteer plans, and by encourag ing suitable young men and women to qualify as junior leaders. R e s o l u t io n N o. 10 Whereas, the church of Christ has been organized for service, and recog nizing the need of a thorough church organization, WE RECOMMEND, that all our churches organize themselves into working, missionary bands, assigning to every member territorial, topical work or both. R e s o l u t i o n N o . 11 Whereas, the continued growth of our foreign mission work calls for larger appropriations and many more workers to care for urgent calls; there fore, WE RECOMMEND, that the Colo rado Conference set as its Harvest In gathering quota, its full proportion of the North American goal of $ 7 5 0 ,0 0 0 , and that well-organized plans be laid for workers and laity to unite in an effort to raise this goal within the six weeks’ period set by the General Conference. R e s o l u t i o n No. 12 Recognizing that our churches throughout the world-wide field are destined to occupy a very important place in the finishing of the work, and realizing the urgent need o f enlarging our forces, and organizing and edu cating our people for the successful completion of the task, therefore, WE RECOMMEND, that the incom ing conference committee give early and careful study to the plan of or ganizing the conference into districts, for active missionary endeavors. R e s o l u t io n N o. 13 Whereas, every Seventh-day Advent ist should be informed concerning the progress of our work throughout the world, WE RECOMMEND, that every fam ily subscribe for the Review and Herald. R e s o l u t io n N o . 14 In view of the wonderful opportuni ties for service before the Sabbath school, and the high aim set for it by the Lord through the Spirit of Proph ecy in these words, “ The Sabbath school should be one of the greatest instrumentalities and the most effect ual in bringing souls to Christ” (Special Testimonies on Sabbath School Work, p. 2 0 ) , we heartily en dorse the plans of the Sabbath school department which tend to encourage the members to greater faithfulness in soul-winning endeavor, in regular at tendance at God’s appointed service, in the daily study of the Sabbath school lesson, and in enlarged gifts to the mission fields through the Sabbath school envelope. R e s o l u t io n N o. 15 As delegates to the thirty-ninth an nual session of the Colorado Confer ence of Seventh-day Adventists, held at Stratton Park, Colorado Springs, June 1 to July 1, 1 9 2 3 , we desire to express our sincere appreciation to the trustees of the Stratton Park estate and to the Chamber of Commerce for the use of the beautiful and spacious Stratton Park with its commodious auditorium, convenient dining room, abundant supply of pure water, and well-lighted buildings and grounds, as well as for the warm welcome given us and the many courtesies extended. * * * * * Outline Studies from the Testimonies The present edition of “ Outline Studies from the Testimonies” is near ly exhausted. Order a copy at once. One dollar postpaid. Address your tract society or the author, C l i f t o n L. T a y lo r , Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. THE CENTRAL UNION OUTLOOK Kansas Conference C. G. B e lla h , P re s . H e r b e r t G riffith , S e c’y R . C. B a k e r , F ie ld M is s io n a r y S e c’y f 728 K an sa s A ve - - - Topeka ! President’s Annual Report A s G iv e n at th e R e c e n t C a m p m e e tin g at W in fie ld C. G. B e l l a h The past year has been an exceeding ly eventful one. World conditions have been distressing in the extreme. Na tions have talked peace, but prepared for war. A few old battleships have been junked to give place to many new and larger ones. Armies and navies have grown apace. War debts, like sin, is the crushing inheritance o f every child born into the world. Nations are be coming more distrustful o f each other, and relations are strained almost to the breaking point. The “ war to end war” has left the world embittered, peace palaces vacant, and the dove o f peace without a resting place. Physical, social, and spiritual condi tions are no better. Crime is raging, sin is increasing, disease is spreading, and fearful hearts are dreading the future. The present generation is a pleasureseeking, joyriding, jazz-loving, God forgetting one. The club has largely taken the place o f the prayer meeting. The pulpit has too often become a lec ture platform. Theaters are full, and churches empty. Finances are strained almost to the breaking point. Men are money-mad. An orgie o f spending is on, such as men have never known. The rich grow richer, the poor become more rebellious. The moneys o f some nations are almost worthless. And ours may meet a like fate. The bank o f heaven is the only safe place for the means o f God’ s rem nant people. Is your bank in heaven, or is your heaven in a bank? Pestilence has been abroad in the land. As prince o f the power o f the air, Satan has been busy with the elements. Floods, storms, hail, and drought have laid waste the fair land o f our own state. Wheat has gone down, and the dollar up. But little profit can be real ized when wheat cannot be sold for the cost o f production. But the prophet Joel not only pic tures the conditions, but suggests a never-failing remedy. “ The day o f the Lord is at hand. Is not the meat cut off before our eyes? The seed is rotten under the clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered. How do the 7 Colporteurs’ Report for W e e k Ending Septem ber 1, 1 9 2 3 Bk. Colorado: G. W. Berry T. J. Bowen Harry Hart Fred E. Mang Martha McElvain Everett Wilmott Missouri: Willie Dickmon C. L. Downs George Mayer ‘ Arthur Richards Miscl. D R 0 D H P H P G C Hrs. 3 30 29 36 31 42 Ord. Value Helps Total 10 9 46 15 148 19 59 65 50 00 50 50 00 1 50 7 00 21 00 66 00 171 53 298 15 10 00 308 15 B R 30 2 10 00 5 00 15 00 O D B R 28 107 7 21 00 20 115 00 1 25 12 25 22 25 127 25 165 29 146 00 18 50 164 50 12 5 23 3 1. 50 9 48 15 148 65 00 00 50 28 50 28 50 "Two Weeks beasts groan! the herds o f cattle are perplexed, because they have no pas ture. O Lord, to thee will I cry. The beasts o f the field cry also unto thee.” Then the plan o f relief for God’ s remnant people is given. “ Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly: gather the elders, and cry unto the Lord. Turn to me with all your heart, with fasting, and weeping and mourning. Rend your hearts and not your gar ments. Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering. Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the people, sanctify the congre gation, assemble the elders, gather the children. Let the priests and ministers o f the Lord weep between the porch and the altar. And let them say, Spare thy people, 0 Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach. Then will the Lord be jealous for His land, and pity his people. Be glad then, ye children o f Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former raitj moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the former rain, and the latter rain, and the floors shall be full o f wheat.” M e m b e r s h ip There are sixty-four churches in the conference, with a membership of 2308. Four hundred eleven members have been added the past year, one hundred twenty-five o f these by bap tism. The conference church has a membership o f one hundred fifty. There are twenty-two workers, includ ing those in the office. N ew W ork ers Ten new workers have been called to take up work in the Kansas Confer ence since we assembled in session one year ago. A t the campmeeting last year Brother V. P. Lovell, o f the Mis souri Conference, was called to Kansas to take the educational and Missionary Volunteer work. This was necessary since Alonzo Cornell, who had the Mis sionary Volunteer work, and Miss Annah Vaughn, who was educational secretary, had decided to attend Union College. Then at the Fall Council in Kansas City in September, Elder L. B. Schick, president o f the Texico Confer ence, was secured for Kansas City as evangelist. A t the same time Elder J. W. Allison, o f the Arkansas Confer ence, accepted the invitation to locate in Kansas City as pastor o f the colored church there and to do field work among his own people. Elder L. F. Abbott having been called to Missouri as edu cational and Missionary Volunteer sec retary, Wichita was left without a pas tor and the Kansas Sanitarium without a chaplain. Elder 0 . F. Gaylord, o f Madison, Wis., accepted the invitation to fill these two places. In November, 1922, Brother F. A. Lorenz was called to the Nebraska Conference as home missionary and Sabbath school secre tary. In March o f this year, Brother F. C. Clark, who was field secretary in Nebraska, came to this conference as home missionary secretary. In April Miss Faye Eagle, who had done success ful work as Sabbath school secretary for so many years, resigned on account o f the continued illness o f her mother. Miss Edna Wallace was asked to take this work, and assumed her duties at once. In May Mrs. Gertrude Johnson, a colored Bible worker from Indian apolis, was asked to come to Kansas for the summer to assist Brother Allison in a public effort in Independence. She is still doing Bible work there. A t the educational convention held at Colorado Springs, Prof. H. F. Saxton was called THE CENTEAL UNION OUTLOOK 8 to Union College as head o f the Bible department. The committee invited Prof. L. O. Knowlton to act as prin cipal o f the Academy at Enterprise, which position he accepted. Also dur ing the educational convention Elder O. F. Gaylord was called to Washing ton, D. C., as chaplain o f the sani tarium there. The Kansas Conference was fortunate in securiug the services o f Elder E. G. Hayes, Bible teacher at Union College, for chaplain o f the Kansas Sanitarium and pastor o f the Wichita church. (To be continued) Inter-Mountain Conf. B . H . S h a w , P re s . Jam es Larsen S ec’y. W m . D. K ie s e r , F ie ld . M iss. S e c ’y 122 S. 8th St., Grand Junction, Colo. \ S. O. s. A letter came to our office recently from a realestate man in Hotchkiss asking us for a price on our church building. Perhaps our Inter-Mountain readers understand that there is at pressent no organized church at that place, but only a few scattered believers. It seems to me unspeakably sad to think o f selling a Seventh-day Adventist church building to the Catholic church. I am wondering whether there are not some families of believers who are not needed where they are who would be glad to move to Hotchkiss and help revive our work there. It is a beautiful location, and the blessing o f the Lord will rest upon such missionary effort. Let me hear from you. B. H. Shaw . • • * K eep the Harvest Ingathering Cam paign Before the Church W e should keep the campaign con tinually before the church. Every Sab bath a roll call should be made o f the members, at which time they report the the amount they have raised up to date. This should then be taken down by the missionary secretary or some one ap pointed. It possible, it should be writ ten on a blackboard, giving each band their credit. Then immediately after the Sabbath, this report should be for warded to the conference office. The Central Union committee adopted this weekly reporting plan, which has proved a great stimulus to the cam paign. We trust that every church leader and missionary secretary will see that the weekly report blanks are filled out and sent to the conference office. H. E. L y s i n g e r . Missouri Conference H . C. H a r t w e ll, P res. E. A . E m e r y , S e c’ y R . M. C a r te r , F ie ld M iss. S e c ’ y 202 W . F rank lin St. - - Clinton News Notes Five or more subscriptions to Life and Health is now forty cents each. Sister 0. B. Hall is visiting her mother in Indiana while Elder Hall is away on Harvest Ingathering work. The work of tearing down our camp at Boonville began Sunday evening following the campmeeting. By dili gent effort, all of the equipment was loaded by Tuesday evening and shipped to Clinton. The campmeeting has piled up our office work considerably, so we trust that our people who have sent in re mittances and orders will kindly ac cept the receipt or invoice covering the same without letters accompanying them for a few days. The conference has been divided into fourteen districts for the Harvest In gathering campaign, with a conference worker in charge of each district. We hope to make this year’s Harvest In gathering a real one, not only in money received, but in souls saved. Brother R. M. Carter reports a week of real pioneer experiences in book work while assisting A. B. Culy in his delivery in the Ozarks. He states that poor roads prolonged the work, but that a splendid delivery was made and that many souls were anxiously wait ing for their books. Undoubtedly all of our Sabbath school superintendents are anxious to know what their representatives at campmeeting gave in donations. A list of the Sabbath schools will be given in next week’s O u t l o o k with the amount donated by each at campmeet ing. The amount given by each Sab bath school is credited on our records and thus may be added to the home receipts to make up the Sabbath school goal. % * ❖ Missouri Campmeeting It was not the writer’s privilege to attend all the Missouri meeting, arriv ing there the last Thursday and re maining only until Sunday morning. The meeting increased in numbers from the first, and the last part of the meeting was well attended. The camp was pitched at the edge of Boonville on a beautiful plot of ground. The conference this year secured a pavilion and twenty family tents, which added to the attractiveness of the camp ground. It was a beautiful sight to see those new tents with high walls. Everybody seemed to be comfortably located, and the meetings were of the best. The same officers were re-elected. Nine people were baptized at the close of the meeting. The reports revealed something over two hundred people brought into the truth during the last year. Two workers reported one hun dred five new converts, and others contributed a smaller number, which was a real encouragement to the peo ple. The spirit was excellent during all the meeting, and the people went home with a greater desire to serve God and work for the salvation of souls. The prospect in M issouri was never brighter than at the present time, and w e are looking forw ard for a good year to come. S. E. 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Also has large closets, two hallways, and large sleeping-porch. Convenient for renting out rooms. Located on paving and Lincoln street car line. Barn suitable for gar age. Right party can rent for one year at $40.00 a month. Immediate pos session. Owner moving. W. E. A. Aul, College View, Nebr. Phone 60. W a n ted :
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