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WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT — Located in southeastern New Mexico, not far from Alamogordo, this is one of the unusual beauty spots of our great Southwestern Union Conference. the easier In fu lfillin g the S aviour’s great com mission to take the gospel of the king dom into all the world, we may respond in different ways. Some give of their < means to send others to do the actual preaching, teaching, or healing. Yet thou sands have responded to the call of mis sion service and given years of their lives to carry the truth to earth’s remote out posts. Many have both “ given and gone” ! % After 25 years in foreign service and 15 years in the Lord’s w ork here in the homeland, I can say unequivocally, it is much easier to give than to go. To be fully honest, I would also have to add quickly, one might receive a greater blessing in “going” than in giving, for one enters the reality of missions more fully in the “ going.” While still in mission service I received a letter from Elder Adlai Esteb written af ter visiting the grave of Elder John Little, who was buried in 1910 near Khulna, Pakistan (now Bangladesh): “One trip by ROBERT H. PIERSON, President, General Conference. the church. Referring to Ingathering, she declared that this work can definitely be soul winning and bring glory to God-. “Men and women of all classes have been reached, and the name of God has been glorified.” CHRISTIAN SERVICE, p. 167. way We don’t work alone when we ap proach those not of our faith in the In gathering work: “God . is ready to move upon the hearts of worldly men, even idolaters, to give of their abundance for the support of His work.” — IBID. through these fields, one visit to these Through the years Ingathering has graves, one hour listening to the stories been one of the important sources of of what our pioneers endured should be funds to carry forward the medical, edu enough to blast from our minds any idea cational, disaster relief, evangelistic, and that we are making any real sacrifice for welfare work of the church. Now, with missions today! How many of His chosen new fields opening their doors to the ambassadors have given their last full message, with the increasing needs of a measure of devotion! A visit to these rapidly growing world work, and with the cemeteries reminds us of the cost of mis- problems created by recent dollar de m sions. Those who give money at home do valuations, we can all help meet the op not make a real sacrifice. Those who go portunities and problems by doing our Ingathering and merely give their time share in the Ingathering work. and their talents to raise mission funds Our objective this year is $8,500,000. do not make the greatest sacrifice. The This is the highest it has ever been, greatest sacrifice is made by men and but this is as it should be. This means women who give their lives to the mis the work is growing. We are also much sion field.” nearer the end of all things earthly, and Many have given their lives in mission the challenge to all to have a part in the service — some under traumatic circum closing work was never more thrilling. I stances. Some of us know also what it know we can count on you to join us in means to lose parents or other loved doing your part in the Ingathering work ones while we are many thousands of this year. Ask your pastor or church elder miles away on the Lord’s business. It is now what you can do to help the work — much easier to remain at home and help the easier way! supply the funds from the home base than it is to go and give your life to the u fields beyond. Once again members of God’s remnant church have an opportunity to help the * “easier” way. The Lord’s messenger v placed her stamp of approval upon the Harvest Ingathering program as a means of securing funds for the world work of Vol. 72 Novombor 10, 1973 No. 21 ANNUAL COUNCIL REPORT / SOUTHWESTERN UNION Lrs& (£© (ii® Urgency of Spiritual Regeneration Postal Address: Box 677, Keene, TX 76059 Postmasters and subscribers: Please Seen at Fall Meeting send all changes of address to: The RECORD, P.O. Box 677, Keene, Texas 76059. The Annual Council of the Seventh- “I think the renewed emphasis on E D IT O R ............................_.J. N. Morgan day Adventist Church is a business the Spirit of Prophecy is not coinci Make-up Editor .............. Leroy Hughes session. T here are scores of items to dental. CONFERENCE EDITORS Arkansas-Louisiana P. A. Kostenko be considered, recommendations from “It is not coincidental that the Bible Oklahoma ............................... Gary Grimes departments for the future progress of conferences are being planned here S’west Region ___________ R. P. Stafford T e x a s _____________________ Bob Seamount the work, as well as financial and across the United States for our work Texico —............................ R. B. W ingworker policies. ers. Official organ of the Southwestern W ith 258 items on the agenda, this “Another thing that has impressed Union Conference of Seventh-day Ad ventists. Published by the College Annual Council was different. Rather me,” he said, “is the response of our Press, Keene, Texas. than feeling pressured by the heavy separated brethren. Many of these have Communications or copy not origi nating in a local conference of the agenda, the leaders of the church set been coming back as the call to revival Southwestern Union should be ad dressed to the Southwestern Union aside the business of the council to and reformation has gone out. Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, give attention to that which they felt "All these things are part of God’s P.O. Box 400, R ichardson. T exas 75080. ALL. COPY, SUBSCRIPTIONS, AD should take top priority. plan to tell us that now is the time. VERTISEMENTS AND CORRESPON DENCE from church members in the Concerned that the church’s task of The Spirit of God must come into ev Southwestern Union should be ad giving the message to all the world is ery board, every committee, every in dressed to the LOCAL CONFERENCE OFFICE. not yet completed, concerned because stitution. ” P u blished tw ice m o nthly (24 issues of rapidly fulfilling signs that the end The president then opened the meet a year) by the College Press, Keene, of all things is at hand, the leaders of ing to the delegates, who responded Texas, for the Southwestern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. the church paused to ask the ques with declarations of new perspectives Price, three dollars a year. Entered as second-class m a tte r O ctober 24, 1902, tions: “Why are we still here?” “What in spiritual leadership — a leadership at the Post Office, Keene, Texas, un is wrong with the church?” “Can it be d er A ct of C ongress of M arch 3, 1879. that would find them closer to their something in us as leaders?” Lord. CONFERENCE DIRECTORY The General Conference president Requests were made for victory over SOUTHWESTERN UNION CONFERENCE Elder Robert H. Pierson, called ear selfish rivalry, over elation at words 600 S outh Central Expressway, nestly for a deep revival and reforma of praise. Requests were made for a (P.O. BOX 400) RICHARDSON, TEXAS 75080 tion that would start with the leaders more spiritual work, a more spiritual P re sid en t ............ .....................B. E. Leach of the church and sweep right on thrust in the schools of the church. T re a s u re r _________ V. L. Roberts S ecretary _________________Cyril Miller through the entire membership. He Leaders expressed concern for a Ass't Treasurer —____ J. I. Hartman called for a deeper devotion to study more spiritual emphasis in existing A uditor ____________ Lloyd Strickland large institutions of the church and a Associate Auditor W. B. Robinson of God’s Word, a revival in Bible Association Secretary G. H. Rustad study. determination to assure that such in Education, Temperance .. E. C. Wines HHES Treasurer Jim McKinstry “We need to discover on our knees stitutions would be brought into line L.A., Rad.-TV, S.S G. M. S chram with the true focus of the church’s Medical, Rel. Lib., P.R. _ .J. N. Morgan how our homes can cope with the Ministerial .................... E. K. Walterproblems of today, and there are many mission. Publishing ________ R. E. Appenzeller Stewardship Secretary Cyril Miller of them,” Elder Pierson said. “We One division president stated he had T.P.M .V . _____________ -W. P. Thurber need to bring our people back on their attended Autumn Councils for 21 knees again — with us. years, but this one, he said, “will go LOCAL CONFERENCE DIRECTORY “We need a revival in Bible-based, down in history as a turning point in ARKANSAS-LOUISIANA — E. Frank Sherrill, President; P. I. Nosworthy, Christ-centered preaching. We are not our church.” He expressed the concern S e c re ta ry -T re a su re r; (P.O . Box 5548) 333 Southfield Rd., Shreveport, Lou psychiatrists or psychologists. We are over ministers who talk about automo isian a 71105. preachers of the Word. The message biles with their members rather than O K L A H O M A — C. W.