SIXTEEN BAPTIST MESSENGER
THE UNDYING FLAME. In the co-operative budget program. These special dav August ' 1 sionary spirit. Dues that tact in some measure account for radio said: "What awful stuff, and the great radio stations If this holy flame burns low what is the cause? Is it not MlLLS-Slruns City ,; August 30. of one of the stores in Boston is a broadening accomplice because we lay nothing on the AltarV Barren altars -produce SALT FORK-Fairview, August 18, D. M. Strickland tlie deplorable deficit in our missionary operations? Take the no flame. But when life and time and talents are all on the Burden. ' •'••Unitarians as an or^anixatjion and while they pride themselves in this wretched business. Into thousands of homes the evil Altar, the flame leaps skyward and in the golden light lost souls JEFFERSON—Ryan. Aug. 17. Ernest Harks. • tin being cultured, we notej that their extension work is largely things about the fiendish, murderous God are poured in the. find their way home, while God's Angels look down with beam- PANHANDLE-Hooker, August 24, J. A. Land T T* ing faces at the glorious sight of repentant sinners. My heart >neoa,the interest of mjmey given in the long ago by those nfime of the religion of Christ. It is terrible. We should as , BRYAX-PHILADELPHU-Durant , Augusb t <> G4 CC C lief hear a minister advise a maiden to yield her chastity, a is all athrill with the thought, my soul leaps forward to greet chett A. E. McCreary. - . ' ' " •'-wlio had been reared under the influence of orthodoxy. Five- the coming day, when our beloved State shall pulsate with the 5ixtlis of their present income ,fur this kind of work comes: youth to steal a purse, as to have people taught as they are. song of the reapers, as, they bring in the sheaves from this E£ON—Marietta. Au.ff. 25. W. M. Balthrop, V. C Russell COMA NTHE-COTTOX-Chattanooffa August °G Sw n1 from endowment funds. The total gifts of the Churches awl taught by Dr. Massee." white harvest field. 1 We consider that the infidel has paid a high tribute'to Holdenville, Oklahoma. 3. E. KIRK. POTTAWOMIE-Blackbur n 'Chapel, August ' 3I1p JT Kr individuals for 1023 was only ?37,7(M.OO. The great wealt: Macon, H. A. Burge. * i churches in Boston riving, King's Chapel, §12(>0; Arliugt Dr. Massee. but for the life of us we cannot understand his MUSKOGEE-Heuryetta, August 31, T. M. Smith" V B frn ' "THE ASSOCIATION AND EVANGELISM." son. ' ri / Street, 51SSG; ttrookline First Parish, $loS5. The interestil association in the same federation with him. What we need thiug to note is what this 'money Is used for. Not in evangel today Is a deep abiding, soul satisfying experience of Jesus E. D. Hamilton September As we come to the season when our associations are sched- GREER-Reed, September l, J. W, Solomon L W Perrin king the poor and wretched and outcast, but for subsidizing in the heart that will make no compromise, that will not allow uled to meet it occurs to me "that some earnest words ought MAYES-Choteau, September 2, T. B. Casey, Mrs. T. J Jane- .-"missions," generally among those who need it least Much any seeker to jbe misled in matters so vital as the souls se- way. A l to be said upon the subject of evangelism. Ourj record Is far of the money is spent at political and commercial capitals in curity. • • f- " " -. below what it ought. to read in this 'respect. In many sections ™?™>; c?«?' September 2, S. T, Cypert, Chas Price. •seeking to propogate their doctrine among the so-called better of our state the fires of evangelism have burned low, if at all. CHICKASAW—Nmnekah, Sept. 1. H. P. Haley, L F Hod- riHt. classes. • . • This is a day,,-of new organizations for the purpose o , Some years ago a call w.as made for volunteers to rally toning down and discrediting. Christianity. The latest which to the defense of oar Flag against Spain, who had insulted it. CONCORD-KIOWA-Custer jCity. September 7, J. A. Haley Quoting from one of their own number, "The Unitarian 1 Though I had nevex seen an army in action on the battlefield! 1 N. Campbell. movementjis nearly as old us the Methodist and older than the comes to our attention is "The Church and Drama Association, ' I did witness the men in training for that war. Nobody was KT BFtfKHAM-Prarle View, September 7. H. F. Carmichael, This association seeks a closer cooperation between the Clinrch ST. C. Banner. Episcopal High Church. But "what progress has it made in surprised when word came that our men had covered them-" .converting ignorant, common place, busy people from iworldli- and the Drama. .They say: "The purpose of the new asso- selves with glory and they were coming home victorious. J PITTSBURG-McAlester, September 7, H. L. Marler B F ciation is to .develop the potentialities for good in the Drama &*;;•"$ A fellow student addressed us in chapel upon his return Bland. ness to holiness'; Much ib said of the orthodox persons who fca XT '~ 2 from the ranks of the ''Rough-Riders." He told of the daring/ I TILLMAN-Bethel, September 7, T. P. Haskins, H. Ernest become Unitarians. Their religious character was Conned un by creating and'eiilisting public support for the worthy things the fatigue, the. danger, the triumph of those men. Some ob- llitt. , der orthodoxy. Social reform is not religion. As a deuomiua- ift the stage and screen and to e'ducate the public for the ap^ servations might help at this time, as I am thinking of some 1 ElARMOX-Hope. September 8,".I. H. Plunkett, H. Hicks. tion we ought to have missions to teach eligibn to the!benighted preciatlon for. the. best the Drama Ms to offer."'-. In other of the things that inspired those men, at .that time. ! j MULLEXS-Santa Fe, September 9, C. L. .Truett, words the world desires the cooperation and support of the / Those men fought u good fight, becaue they were con- ; MtfNTOSH-Hanna, September 10, E. A. Splller, R E in the city, in the country, on the frontier among the immi- scious of being under ^ great command. T|ie Government of Manning. grants, nnd in foreign lands, not to start Cuitarian Chinches Church and with the tendencies manifested in much of modern ^ Christendom, they are justified* and warninted In asking it for the U. S. had called fortheir services in this time of national CiXTRAL-Central, O. C., September 14, T. C. Carleton, L Jamoug the orthodox, but to start personal religion union;, the trial, and had sent them afield for action requiring the best ; AY. Marks. Christianity, in many quarters, seems nciw to be regarded as Irreligious." ' • "- . ! ' ' } . ' that they could do, to maintain and perpetuate uur self-respect UNIOX-Corbett, September 14, .7. H. Gardner, k M. Jones. just a worldly organization for social* purposes, etc* "But" adds Mr. Ernest Gordon, "never will that -be luntil and dignity as a nation. They went and- sbrved and brought McCURTAIX-Valliant, September 15, J. M. Dawson, This association has enlisted the interest of such pronoun- the flag back home undimmed and floating aloft. As our assor they make ;their peace with the eternal Christ." No, unless HASKELL-Keota,.September IS, G. AV. Davis, J. P. Martin- ced leaders as Dr. S. Parks Cadman, President of the Federal ciations meet let us remember that we are under a great com- dale. Jesus Christ is God manifest in the ilesli, crucified on the mand to go afield with the Gospel of our Christ for the evun-' Council of Churches of Jesus Christ to which' Federation Pres- JACKSON-Martha, September 21, H. H. Burton, C. B. truss, alive forevermore to save all who come to JIaii, there gelization of the world. Nuylor. . byterians give $10,000 a year, Northern Baptists $10,000 a year srillbeno dyna nic in religious profession to save the wretched, Another thing that marked the service of our soldiers in BANNER-Calvary (Sulphur), September 22, J. H. Pratt, D, and we presume most of the denominations contribute in pro- that day must mark the service of the soldiers of the Cross: May God save AV. Swaffar.. . us from the sentimental stuff about Jesus, the portion. We are glacj to say that Souther \ Baptists do not It meant the performance of genuine self-denial. Tent and vague theories of cultural salvation and lead us to know thai camp life supplanted home life and comforts. Scant meals . SEQUOYAH—Talikniuah, Sept. 27 Mrs. AV, P. Davis. affiliate. The Federal Council of Churches lave a Drama com- and. cold took the place of daintily prepared spreads In com- October. feus o f the Book who was Divine, our substitute and hope. mittee, the Catholics are mixed up in the matter. They say: fortable dining or breakfast rooms. Instead of a walk to the LEFLORE-LATIMER-Cameron, October 1, C. L. Barnes, R Header, do you know Him as your glorious and sufficient "All denominations, Protestants, Catholics 'and Hebrews are office or store 6r shop in meant to trudge and tramp through J. Williams. Savior? Do you rest your hope of eternal felicity upon the joined with the Stage and the motion^plcture IA the newly mud or swamp or under torrid sun. In tl?e place of customer, CADDO-Apache, October 5, R. J. Morgan, C. AV. Morrison shed blood of the Son of God who, loved you and gave himself or client, or friend, they were met by enemies with guns ready DELAWARE-Bnrnsdall, October 5, E. D. Hamilton. Jas. B. formed association." l '. to take their lives. When we come together these autumn Eldrhlge. . | for you?" -If so you have u hope that the tides of this world's It is well for us to remember that friendship with the T theories and philosophies -cannot shake or destroy. months to plan for the program of our King, let this tiling 4 ORTIIEASTERN-Miamit October 5, Roy T. AVills, J. Gra- world is enmity to God and surely this is the kind;of world stand out clear before^our plans: The highest triumphs of the ver Scales. fans. of the' Book who was Divine, our substitute and hope. the Book is thinking'of for the. effect of the stage lias been gospel of our Christ have come in the wake of the multitude tfAWNEE-CREEK-Sapulpa. October 5, AV. 0. Leach, D. E 'In Massachusetts Unitarians are on all the important com- wllo have heard His command "Let him deny himself." i Truhltte. degrading nnd.; demoralizing always. The motion picture in- fcftteei of tUe Massachusetts Federation of Churches. In 1921 -My third observation is that all they tiad done was in ttye ISORTH CANADIAN-TwIn Oaks, October G, Jno. M, Via, • dustry is controlled by a sinister power that is seeking to de- Interest of worthy causes. Traditions, institutions, friends, . J.AVJ Hodges. J Dr. Gooddeii addressed 300 ministers in Boston on Evangelism. The stroy Christianity and all that would tend to maintain morality, loved ones and government were depending upon them. What - HERRY-Lainont October G, J. E. George, S. F. Murphy. Unitarian Editor stigmatized his address as "a reversion and noble ideals. Inhere arje occasional exceptions, but all are mighty incentives were theirs! "Ye shall jbe My witnesses" IJiORTHWESTERN-Buffalo, October 15, T. A. Butler, AV. A. to type in 'evangelical Protestantism" and said: "Is it 'possible Is no "less imperative than when uttered.- No other cause is Kite. I a part of the same great plan and program. Judging from the comparable to that into which the religious people of today today In an assembly of ministers of all denominations that the information obtainable regarding the trend *>f this business do not have the date of the Frisco Association. note should be that mankind is under condemnaiion have been called. If in His eyes the "harvest was white" ' T - - the Churches [of Jesus Christ cannot afford to become in twenty centuries ago, should it not be clear £0 the eye of faith sins and nmst be washed in, the blood that flowed from INDIAN ASSOCIATIONS way associated with it • ! ' ,, today?" ' '.' _ if ttlis- is anowed to prevail, liberalism will have President W. W. Phelan of Oklahoma Baptist University OKLAHOMA INDIAN— Osage, July 22nd. There is pretty good-evidence that the whole moving-pic- in sending oj|t a follow up letter to the Churches that have not MUSKOGEE-AVICHITA—Wetumka, August 11. seems that liberalism has re-entered through maiiy regu- ture program Jis dominated! by influences, that are ^definitely : •;^:^:$-:i^t^ii sent in a Clfistian Education Day collection says: CHOCTAW-CmCKASHA—Durwood, August 19. agencies. : We .heard the great Dr. Hughes, seeking to dUute^tone^dqwu and destroy Christianity.i^^We a^e "Our people, when informed and led by the Holy Spirit, CREEK-SEMINOLE—Holdenvllle, August 27. to Or. Clifford, speak slightinglranfl desparagingly of reproducing a very; able, editorial by, otlr good friend, will do the Tight thing— the necessary, thing; You have been OLD CHOCTAW—Red Oak, August 27. Wood in aa address before the layme^ in the Northern divinely appointed to lead your people and I know that what CHICKASHA—High Hill, September 16. sey.. It will be in this issiti€ ' To. this ,same Federation belongs both your church ''does is up to. you. You violate no promise made CHJSROKEE—Round Springs,. September 23. for it l!f not,;b^;aj^VM^ £^i the Editor ^Unitarianfein' , an" d ' Dr*. J. C. good feature?0i^nected' wl^|nio^n^plcrtr€^ -~&?t ill
TWO BAPTIST MESSENGER BAPTIST MESSENGER THREE i the ruling purpose and general effect is of 'the world, worldly, 1 association. The missionary can arrange the mooting that «- fiPii find In Heaven. Heaven offers It's brightest Christ, and given to any believer in the I Lord Jesus Christ This und is not educational or helpful in the final analysis. Its are to be held by the pastors. In this way U c associational in uvu . st purchased souls on the instalment plan, and nothing more is the New Birth. (John 3:14-18). whole program fits in with the spirit of .modernism and the missionary will be enabled to enlist all the for -os -in carrying th his temptations,, his experience in Gethse- 11. Build up Saints in. the'.-Faith. (Col. 2:7). rationalistic program. but the evangelistic program, which is the big inisiness of the his mocK trhil and his crucifixion were but some of the 1. Three positive Facts of the Holy Spirit, (Rom. 8:15-17). association. The primary purposb of the associ "tion Is to en- triiiCfi w»'Chrisi i-~ti offerv' ******s «»« fo-r souls— . a. The Spirit makes us children of God. Such relation- able the churches to co-operatej in preaching tlie gospel of a watchword for the hour; A thrilling word, a word ship Is bad conduct It is not formed by; good conduct not de- WHERE ARE THE NEW CONVERTS Christ In destitute places. ! stroyed by bad conduct The Christian cannot lose the;life : R, L. Estes. of power,^ g ^^h that calls to conquest or (to given him of God. i (John; 14:19). It is in Christ, (CoK 8:3,4). PUTTING REAL POWER AND FIRE INTO THE WHOLE flamln Where are tne new converts? This question Is often asked ASSOCIATION It is Christ Himself. I \ — > b. "If Children then heirs." On glorious ttbought No about some who made profession of faith during last year's If the program committee will plan for an evangelistic to rouse the cliurch from rest To heed the'Maser's high meeting. Some of them have never been back to the church service for jat least one night during the annual session &of the believer can unmake a natural son or no behavior can unmake since the revival closed, some came a few times and then qnveu' Ye hosts arise, Our watchword Is, Evangelize! a supernatural son. , Eternal life depends! on Christ's faithful- association, selecting the strongest evangelistic preacher t<5 be 1 dropped out, while others have attended church along, but had to lead that service It will greatly intensify the fires of evangel now proclaim Through all the earth in Jesus ness. (2 Tim. 1:9,30). As lawfully begotten children, possess- have never taken any active part in the services;! Where are evangelism In the hearts ofithe messengers. When the fires of ing the Father's life, we are entitled, to the Father's .property. they, what are they doing and who is to blame for the course IJrhHn" through the skies Evangelize! Evangelize! (1 Cor. 3:19). of evangelism burn bright in the annual meeting every mes- ft they have taken? These are questions which jconcern the senger is stimulated and goes home with the determination to ^ fallen race, Make known the gift of gospel c. Inheritors of the Promises. (2 Pet 1:4). Christ Is in- cliurch, the pastor and the evangelist 1 ; win the lost and to support jhe ussociational program. heritor of the whole universe arid all it contains. It Is His by In my judgment, the evangelist is often to blame. In the tmt now in darkness lies,Evangelize! Evangelize!" right of sonship, (Mat 28:18), creation, (Col. 1:16) and re- first place, he ma^ fail to preach the whole gospel during the .At Jerusalem when they fmd the meeting with representa- ' . , • ^y^ j^ BUY AN. demption. (1:7). Christ purpose to share all things with the meeting. 'The gospel Is tlie power of God unto salvation to tive men from every nation they received such a blessing and members of the family of God. Eternal life cannot be lost, inspiration that they went every where preaching1, the Word all who believe," and without it there can be ;no genuine con- MISSION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. but the inheritance may be lost,,; A Child can be heir without version. Under the power of the gospel'people are convicted Tills glorious meeting, led l»] Peter, the greatest soul winner being an inheritor. (Gal. 4:1). A Child that has ceased to of all the apostles, was brought about by prayer nnd waitta* of sin and, without conviction of soul and without contrition Pastor !A. Reilly Copeland, Tabernacle Baptist Church, grow, his faculties stunted, cannot take possession of the prop- of heai-t, men may be lead to join the church without regenera- for the Holy Ghost. There should be special preparation made erty, beepuse he is still underage. ' | for the evangelistic servipe by selecting, as I shid before, 'the Waco, Texas. ; tion. What a sad plight No man, woman or child will be able The Holy Spirit's specific mission is to glorify and gladden 2. Ungrbwn Christians. (Rom. 8:3-9). . i '' ; to overcome the powers of satan without Christ in his life. best soul winning preacher to be had to lead hi the service. a. An ungrown Christian remains a baby. He is a minor . Prayer should be made often with1 much 4arnostness for fie Lord JesUs Christ. He witnesses for Christ (John 15:20) How^Important then, that the preacher in the meeting preach d reveals Him to :meri. (John 10 :S). The Holy Spirit is In the eyes of the law as regarding dependence, capacity and the whole truth, as it is in Christ Jesus. Evangelistic preach- this special service that the lost may be saved jnnd the wliole position. (Gal. 4:3). : ing is not being able to tell anecdotes in an Interesting manner, association receive power from on high so thej will so home Administrator of G*)d's affairs on earth. (Acts 20:23). b. The ungrown Christian is .one that has not yielded determined to reach every destitute place and i&nke every ser- communicates and applies the work of Christ to the heart's fully to the ' ----,- «-,_ ^-t. nor to clothe stories In beautiful language, but it is the pre- iUlI^y HJ l*»W J»«- v,' -WIV--UT powef - •' — r- and fulness ^>f the Holy Spirit senting of God's word to a lost and ruined world. vice in the home churches intensively evangelistic. sf unsaved men to win them for Christ. (John 10:9-11). No His capacity and character are therefore, undeveloped. (2 Cor. 'C.M. er. could ever be saved without this marvelous revelation But It-is just possible that the evangelist is not every •3:18). , time to blame. There are other persons and Influences which ,(1 Cor. 12:3). The Spirit likewise develops Christians. 'i, (John 3S), and teaches them the deep things of God. (John 10: c. Ungrown Christians cannot enter into the possessions could have to do with the cold, indifferent and inactive lives of WHY WE NEED A REVIVAL ; of the hereafter as i fully, and in the same degree as those who the new converts in the church. There Is never a time In one's MS). : ; Dr. A. C. Dixon said, *'A revival is a quickening according ! The Spirit actually begins His work with sinners, striving have yielded themselves wholly to the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 3:8). life when he .needs instruction, encouragement and leadership, t.> God's Word." Dr. C. H. Finney said^A revival is tlie re- 3. Marks of Babes (in Christ (1 Cor- 3:1-5.) (Heb. 5:11-14)., more than in these days of infancy In the Lord. A little neg- newal of the first love of the Christian, resulting in the awaken- im the conscience in qrder to convince of sin. (John 10:7-11). (1) God warns Christians against remaining babes in Christ. 1 fee Sin of which the 'world is most gui lty is the rejection of lect, on the part of the church and pastor, during these days, ing and conversion ;of sinners to God. ' A summary of the It seems that Satan slips in his marks t on God's children W>fc *.WM »••. V* *> u. ._ ..U ~£.- -• - „ _^ -,„.„„ ,.--„,-,_„need _ of righteousnes,, s may result very fatally for the new convert. He is only a above statements wcjuld lead one to say: a revival is u quick- 'the Son of God. The Spirit shows the air too often and spoils their service for Christ Satan knows babe and demands the most careful nursing. jNonejof us would ening to a renewed1 spiritual- Hfe, according to God's Word, ife Christ in* order to receive God's forgiveness and pardon. He he can't get the Christian's soul, hence he does the worst thing think of going off after business or pleasure jand leaving which results in the conversion of sinners to God. seeks access to the sinner's! heart to introduce Christ the Lord ... - - ,-. , *!*.*hi_s servicei-M*. Nothin-vr^uiXog- Itahlm. ;
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BAPTIST MESSENGER FOUR BAPTIST MESSENGER distinctively moral effect,) the intellectual curse is the afflic- tion of the motion pibture mind. It is a mind tliat has no auto- SCA^ motive power. It will not think, and gets to where it cannot : P i Miwy. Editor Baptist Recorjl. think. The wheels in people's heads who habitually attend the p L 1J1 moyies will not turn; except by a-violent yanking of the crank E , « ,,*' d attendance on thA movies is the J.B. ROUNDS r Thense of *e radio and J«cnoan ^ ifc ft iu. on the outside, and then there is moreJscrfeeching. arid 'groaning Our Org \Vork CorroBponding Secrets,, than motion. They come to where they can't read a serious book; they can't be interested in a magazine or newspaper un- : -. -- • - , , I IMPORTANT PHASES OF MISSIONARY WORKL &&#$£%£&£&£ ^ less" it is salacious. They don't see why a sermon is so dull, why f bigot when he sympathizes with and wants to aid a blind mn 5 the preacher can't be more entertaining.^ If .the (moving picture ' __ -- ' ... l Because governments make serious mistakes Is no reasn' There are no government problems that are more difficult '^-r^^^^«"^ . ,, 1~W ant, ^ business does not show improvement in the next generation, and than the problems of the church of the living God. God recog- why the churches should follow suit. Everybody in the luistaf people continue to patronize them, we will be a race of near ' nized this in giving a special .divine revelation for the wojrk of making business produces confusion. The sum' total of honest imbeciles. It education is the highest development of every the church while governments are the result of human genius mistakes does not produce perfection. Now the church ImsaY form of life, then the moving picture is dairying people in the K$&™ solely. The world is eagerly watching today for some human any more wisdom than the world. -It is the church's Christ other direction. : ... ' I • ; colossus to guide th# destines of Europe, and lead them, out and Holy Spirit that possesses the wisdom. Therefore whal -- "——'"I '- • : - ••''"" /•':. the world Is badly wrong, the church should be more thoroirJ — - - THE SHEPHERD PSALM V ; of their helpless condition, into a great reconstructive pi"o- ca«.n% b.^e^ convince_ . ._ d 01 gram. Very^few consider God in this matter whatever. ly right. If the church ever needed the wisdom that is divine an educational vahm it __^^_^__^—— .'*-"'• • ' • - .: : that day is now present. i/JMie world of statesmanship, scholar This age of unbelief, leads us to depend more on human ticism, and society is atheistic, inmubral, time serving, ^ i (By Dr. M. E. Dodd, Pastor First Baptist Church, : efficiency than any aid we might secure from God. The opin- destructive. ; v' 'r .\ i Shreveport, La.) i ^' ion of the world, has divorced God frrjrn governments. And The 23rd Psalm'is like a silvery lake nestling in thelSwiss yet history is insistent on the truth that no human crisis has This is a day o!f popularity for the church If it will soft Alps. One, of these lakes near St. Moritz, at the upper end of v ever been overcome without; divine intervention. A crisis is pedal. But we must be faithful to our Christ given Commis- sion. That Commission requires: AUU3 _ the Valley, originates in a silvery cascade which looks like:, eminent, when the world tires "of the old order and steps out and when is one educated, or wiio is uu wuuv«i.v» -. .. .. y b^dal veil. It is the beginning of the River Inn?" into new and untried fields of human endeavor. First: The evangelization of the Iost._ The church that Las Some asr lost its passion for souls, lias lost the main spring of the Com- :tot of people, have been working on that, definition a lung awe, -T1|is jiiver% suecorcfl by the glaciers and strengthened by; the- There were efforts at democracy before the great American "--*naybewe are due to work on It a good wime^et, *or our r;lhl.lajllen winds of its Aipipnne e birthland,.wend,. s its way down mission. This caused God to complain( against the church at republic came on the scene of action. But they were solely ens of education will vary with our ideas of life. A. bottom it a lon^ Swis. . s valle.. .„ y an_.d, give«s,,Aes .thflme nsiminamle toto ththe e cltycity,, ,o of f InnsInns-- human efforts, and the divine was given no consideration. The Kphesus. \Ve had over eleven thousand baptisms last rear brucl? in the beautiful Austrian tyrol. It then mingles its Rhode Island common-wealth was the model and base of our in Oklahoma, to be sure, but that is hot what "it"should be not ouly what people call a practical question but a moral waters with those of the Danube and iinally finds Its nirvana when we realize that over half the population of Ok!:ihpna *At bottom all questions are moral. democratic re-organization. It .was founded by persecuted, in the Black Sea.. ' " twl faith inspired, determined men, 'who sought the will of God kubws not the Savior. There are many churches in Oklahoma There are many, many things Involved, in an education, such Such a lake is the 2,'Jrd Psalm ia the midst jof . the mighty regardless of consequences. ^This divine element made our that did not have a baptism last year. There are lost people isinforn&tion, or knowledge, culture or refinement, preparation who are out of Christ because we are unfaithful to Him In :fcr business or profession, social position, and finally useful- mountain chapters of 'Biblical, history; poetry tind prophecy- government successful. You can't follow God and go wrong, **•»•*."»*- c, ..*..- *—»„,»«,. corvtro to our fellowmen. There may it originate1U4lttso in the [cascade of God'A infinite grace. It then you can't follow God and lose. i their behalf. During the summer many churches go oat of L\. l»i iH ».•••-' - - . landss annd deserdesi t waste aggressive business. They do not expect the Lord to operate Hows down the valleys through and . m That makes the church a necessary element in every suc- places, refreshing and fructifying- tttem and joining ite life- "'*-- cessful human government- Governments are constantly kill- iu the hot weather. They lose much of vital religion by |i& activity. The lost are impressed that we don't care very much giving waters with other streams of divine revelation; and Ing the influence in their -midst that is tlie most vital necessity j then, losing itself in the unbounded fulness o^ God's great love,'•< to their existence. Churches controlled by governments are, about them. What has that to do with .national and Christian progress?. Everything. If failure coiiYes here we have iost is caught up by the warm rays of the Son of righteousness andf not churches, but imitations that governments dictate to and started again on its mission of mercy. • y model in human moulds. A-reftl church is Gold's station of com- the motive. To lose the motive is to lose the entire thing in r - :- • i 1 1 •"• a Christian effort. ' This psalm has.sent more gladness into human hearts than «-.ia- 5 . I i^f't-r Second: The enlistment of the people. Every saved sod any other" one piette of literature ever written. It htiss given hope to the faint, strength to the/weak, food to the. hungry, lias a mission and God Is dishonored in the, life of a useless the Christian. **\Ve must work the, works of Ilim that'sent me slight increase in comfort to the sorrowing and light to-the dying. We .do not; while it is day." Jesus was a worker. From* his visit to Jeru- di- know at what period, of the Psalmist's life it was written; but * ,','#s3K. salem at twelve He was a workeK He said He was about Ills «* we do recognize that in it "There is a fulness of experience Father's business at that a^e. He said to'His disciples: "Oft and a tone of quiet confidence which speaks of a':heart mel- up your eyes, and look on the fields, that they are white al- t.,0 n,»vl«. l<»wed by years of faith, made sober;by many U trial/' '••.'• ready unto harvest." He seeifledito Indicate that it was not ^ Theiold king is looking back upon his childliood's occupa- necessary to tell them to go to work. Just intimate that the tion and there is drawn up into memory's halls the green val- ; fields are white unto harvest should set the forces to wort in the of a certain am, leys, the gentle streams, the dark glens where he. had led his MAKI reaping. God expects every savejd soul to go to work for Him. ilock in the old days. It is a very beautiful thing to behold AMC A busy people at home means a missionary people on the Orins him meditating upon the stormy years of his warfare, remem- CHORCH TO t NO MT line. bering his jsin and sorrow and in all these experiences observ- TO Bl $JH£ $ Third: The mobilization of finances. The man who thiab ing how Cijotd's guidance hadL alwayUlWU^As lieeutcini wit».»«*h. him.: 5 isss no difficul-~»—I-.^K^Ct | phrase^s rto^r dPvioudeviouss pftthpathss iinn thithiss more of a dollar than he does a daughter ought-to lose bis Is an increase of knowledge. Get . amount There are no difticult dollar. The man who thinks more of a dime than a destiny, of learning acquired thai does h.m any good tha, tit is ™im g It is us clear and transparent as the limpid is not a statesman, but a politician witli self-seeking ,procliti- of hard work f.c has done while getting '* J° 233rd Psarn.we" must not undertake to analyze it under the spring; btt we must noi uuwmm• •»-v* *~.~*»v , VIA-Inst. jrhis ties. The man who thinks more of a denarius than his diety, In this way he has acquired tUc ability to work, hiws.of homiletics, lest its beautiful fragrancnnftea be lost, is an idol worshipper. The way for churches to win .the in- work and 1ms learned the joy of , work. h bJg would be like trying to discover the sweetness of a flower Jby fluence of money is not to corral the dollar, but win the Indi- Musclusce is stored up pliys leal energy JJ« ™an t< taking it into a chemical laboratory! and dissecting it\intuits, TW0 WHOtt Mom/5 vidual man to.Christ. Rich men should all be Christians. Then: muscle has acquired-it by bard work, Jy teU' constituent chemical parts. j "-;S > when money is placed in our hinds, be wise in its .Investment diligent, disciplined labor. The activitj .of ^ This shepherd psalm magnifies the grace and goodness of RESM-WKtftt and expenditure. It takes more religion to spend money wisely, ttat arm on which the muscles stand s and God. "It .rises from memories of the past, traverses the ex- CHl/ffCH • than it does to collect it. Stewardship today Urns very largely tbat he has done in the past is gathered W SERVICES &% like the treasured water in a nioniitalii lake hk e periences of the present and reaches in hope to the future c^re Ml OK AM. t'j do with righteous use of money. We have'a proat company v of young people prepared to go to the foreign tlelds. Unsel- steam in a big engine can be released at ^"L *" f of God." - - ' ; no mused or untrained arm can do. That is enn « iu The grace of God which it glprifies is a marvelously suffi- fishness in the use of money within the power of an individual No* the mind gets the same Advantage b>lon ff^TP^LP' is the severest test of n righteous life today. As n steward! cient grucq. - , „ V of work. An education gained in this way Is "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." Here is must spend the money of the Lord that comes to me to uw * , L- zjf =.-,.; *; f , -^^rWw^fdiVfYifz i,-?,"^-^ '»•> "!^i X-J/Ka -*«'/.v' It can be released on' proper occasion A boy h Hf ;1'UQVIDING grace in the great storehouse of the king. ; ; -; ^r/:;>:-^^(|a^v glory of God rather than for self. This requires a life near to • -;V:h.v;'-^^^f^? = ; school with little effort is at great disadvantage to \ *'He maketh me to lie .down in gi'een pastures." Here is - .. ^ • ^w&^.-i.ffc^jy-jr^ municatlon between earth and Heaven. It Is where He speaks the Master to do this thing. ' :- --':•• I': .. - ^SS'^-/--^^**'.^ It is only .vhat we get by hard work fj»^^f SATISFYING grace in the morning meal on the1 meadow. , an .unbiased message to a needy .-world. ; To tie His, hands is Fourth: Proper care of my own religious I He. Unclean cost "He leadeth me beside the still "waters.! Here is UE-* to throttle progress. For a government 'to control religion (is ns. We cannotoffer to the Lord or to the vow b living on the part of the people of God at liome'.vrill influence us nothing. If we do it is worth only what .it costs - «e KRESHIXG grace in the limpid stream of God's goodness. ' , to blindfold itself. It is like "the untried j novice who takes the type of persons sent tt> the foreign fields and the manner the steering wheel out of the hands of the airplane pilot. The also that learning b5: hard work Acquires the Imblt of *° *'IIe restoretlv my soul." Here is IIEPLENISHING grace of spending the money we I have. We need private PW^TJJJ. brings the Joy. of work. Anybody, vrho Imsn t acqu ^rea i iu the loving forgiveness of the Father. ' world's greatest catastrophies are produced by irreligion. Bible study. We need to attend Sunday and mid-week.services. uuugs me joy 01 worK.. A*IJUW«JJ .—~ --7- through v missed his opportunity for an etucationn * Htt • maj-™« b orfc "He leadeth me in the paths ot jighteousness." Here, isj As governments must not control churches, so churches, regularly. We need to bd as religious In the warm summer GUIDING grace at the tender hand-of our God. "" V|: must not go Into politics. The task of the church is to change all the schools, but he comes out i calam ty. The JJD 4t months as in th e winter.' ;\We need to have constant commons and joy in work are our biggest ^ta 'The reasan , i Yea, though I walkj 'through the valley of the shadow f the hearts of men. These men; with changed hearts should with God. ; : Pierre shoved aside is that they dldn t pick tnese m of death." H(>re is COMFORTING grace in the consciousness; then shape governments and propagate policies. As the church All these elements Iptfk to the ennobling of the s 1 went aloTis:. „*. fvmrp to work. of the divine presence. y , i - / • is set to change the hearts of men, so governments are Intended Caring for such homely affairs doesn't amount to Newtek to the movies. Nobody evpr went there to Thou preparest a table before me in tlie presence of mine for the protection; progress and prosperity ' of their peoples. it? Well the destiny of nations hapgs upon it. The K People go! there to get away from it, «*nv from .t^ •o- — ^- --~ TionrrTrnTTXol crace in the strength/of ,the^ These two can, go band In bund- when they understand each 1 enemies." Here is PROTECTING : cometh not with observation means that we are not and memory of it. They want to go..^- other's functions. - ; J the coming of the kingdom by such methods, but as - Uw 1 It is like ! : The Bible says 'The kingdom of God;cometh not with ob- * themselves and their minds won t Ipples of " ""!SJ"itatitSy head .-*Al. dl." Here Is 1 Christian spirits live clean, beautlttl.rpowerfiil live is yorir feet in n running stream servation." That Scripture has been .explained away *it unconsciously influences the whol^ -citizenship. Foj: l iin, water !ckle your toes as it passes by. **£ % 'SSffiS?*** ^WINtt •i";^"; turies. To those v/ho possess the spiritual realities, isn't it of ten righteous God would save the city of Sodom.: genU_ r y raassnged* » InsteaL^_d^ oA^f> «1***»vltl
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" s TEN REASONS_FOR TITLING. and use the programs In "Worln n rades" every other Friday Com* There are so many nice'thin™ ^m "PlirisUan Ste\vardi|l)Ip." i Headquarters 223J4W. First 8t W can -•nfSe So Has Scrtptnrdl Author- do that we never get tium » ^ ? (1 Berta K. Spooner >* _., \f if clearly taught in the) Word of M Thirty Per C^nt Corresponding Secretary. i : »totaBUncPrW^i?WmS; thr f i 5h?ch S "lore than we-c^n say for •-'" ^«^• _ % , .pastorioum and left our lunch biViba Jkets l V Godl NOTES FROM tHE FIELD LlIU* K-»» j.*««- have Royal Service in your home? Three our pastor to carry to M'";.!!. ? .tei Ifhnds of church finance. Itev. Tully McGrea, for twenty-one then we hiked to*a p the w iui and Businesslike. No, Discount years our own Missionary to China, on months of tho new year of ROl'AL SER- i that God is a hard land- VICE Imye passed by. Each state has a Horsehead Creek and i«vi, one-can seeing the letters, "H. A. P. A. G." on fire. By the time we had asks only one-tenth as his the side of a big .German liner, asked certain Quota to fill. ; The returns for dod a,? W?e the giving of a definite those thr*e- months are about the same as cared to our lunch had ..f wlmt they stood,for. The Captain jaking- enjoyed eating our sd d the whole matter of giving Jy replied, "Happy and Pretty American : for the corresponding months of last year. ppor IU " * and dependable basis. •Girls,"—for he had seen .enough of the Oklahoma women have a quota to reach, of:doors and; then hike d home inn lnu tile r ,i T*^ —_rt««l» a in! may I count on y<{w and your.co-work- prayer meeting - ; *» Tt' Removes the Reproach world to know that American girls are We jlmy? collected !aml packed •. i« Artemis Many of the Methods Used not only pretty, but have that which ers to encourage prompt renewals and in box of rnW< whin!. „.,; l :.u d Ijirge Money. We must always apolo- ; makes for happiness—Christian advan- the securing,of. new subscriptions? We are s in should, too, reach our "quota" secure Indian School at Okn.ul - MS b Surs, suppers, fairs and k n- tages. . But best of all our Jovs , th forms of raising money, whose ap- Never did "H. A. P. A. G." more truly 2,SG3 more subscriptions to reach the total apportioned us of 3,335. Unitedly Pink opting nighties Vo a Tto selfish^ or worljr motives. describe a group of girls than the group be sen to China. We have ltliing Will LiftlChurches Out of ' which met at tiie home of Mrs. Elmer let us try to secure subscriptions from these "thousands".;'This wonderful mag- ed and have done all the work ours do of n Beggar. We will stop Castle of Manguia to organize a Y. W. A. only the cutting out. We wish we g out begging for the church, and on July Cth. After a talk on "The Need iixine is only 50 cents per -year, ami To Baptist Churches EVERY, member of the Missionary So- send 100 if it would only s caule of God will be financed honor- of Sending Christ to the Girls of. the those little babv girls and! free from the stain of meiidi- World," a motion was made and seconded cieties and Y. W. A:'s should have it for Our B] ON PRINTED-TO-ORDER the programs and to attain the Standard. I- ^. had a pro-ram on • to organize. The Y. W. A. voted unani- Medical Tlthinp Removes the Necessity mously for Mrs. .Elmer Castle as Coun- Let us help you to help us. Scad us your last ifionUi subscription or .send it to W. M. U. Liter- offerin that nteht were for Spasmodic Efforts and for High selor. Miss'Faye Thrower, an O. B. U. Piles, such as bandages,, adhesive *' girl was chosen to lead as the President ature Dept., nil Age-Herald 131Ug.( Bir- Fissure Collections. We have been do- mingham, Ala. VIcks Salve, vasallnc; olcM n TWELVE BAPTIST MESSENGER BAPTIST MESSENGER I • ' .- ':•,*' ! Sunday MENCEMENT, AUGUST From Wf E. Wood, Pastor First Baptist pleasure to me to commend him to the O.B. 8-10 ' Church, Gould, Oklahoma. , Baptist brotherhood of Oklahoma, as a $30.50; Antioch, V e '* Brother O. 1C Webb, of the S. W. B/T. great preacher and evangelist. Let's tcr, $22.00; Butler, $S.OO;'V^son ft* : Commencement exercises for the Oklu- Seminary, has just dosed a fine meeting keep him busy. His address is 314 W. Devol, $20.00; Adair, $2.50 f; UlotpPhS* Baptist University suinnier gra*luat- with-me, giving us what the church'mem- Fifth St., Okmulgee. $10.40; Talala, $1.16; — a«- bers -say was the best preaching they $11.75; Deggs, $12.00; irtss will be lield from Au^. 8 to 10. B. L. Watson* Okmulgee, Okla. - IS IT BEAUTIFUL? g to the program released by have ever had in a revival. He is truly \V. Jeut. At this time.'twenty-' a missionary, and a great preacher. The ORPHANS' HOME REPORT. church voted unanimously to have liirn i four A-B. degrees will be conferred niak- The following Sunday Schools made re- Oft'times only K' In" a*total of 54 for the graduating class hack snext year, and a move was also open spaces in*a large Rosodale, $5.00; Mrs EV *^5 I made to secure him for missionary of gular monthly .and•birthday.offerings to- room with other classes, or some dark of 1926.. ' ! the Baptist Orphans' Home during the, dingy corner -are Chancy, $5.00; Stilwell,' $isQ- By special request of tlje senior class; Harmon County, the matter'to be taken the places given to our $15.92; Dale, $3S.CO; Waiari^, „,«,- Dr. J. W. Jent, dean of OJ B/U. will de- up in the Association in September. It week of July 24th-31st. Hag your/school boys and girls in which to do their Sun- been listed in this column this month?. day School work, Temple, $11.^2; Caddo, $3.35; MakS' liver tlic baccalaureate address at 11 is my opinion that he will continue with . Mrs. CX D. Creasman Williams, $2,50;Dustin, $9.80; Elk * o'clock, Sunday morning, August S, at the his Seminary work. ' - ' Antioch (Eldorado), $f63; Bethel gives us a poem which we reproduce, (Frederick), $0.15; Blair, $11.02; Gushing which has some \ $22.38; Headrick, $2.05; Savanna % First Baptist Church. There were twenty-four additions and ery splendid suggestions Tahlcqimh, $10.00; Bethel Colony Y professions in the meeting, eighteen pro- I $18.00; ChanuteL Kan.; $ilO; Chelsea, in it about what At 8 o'clock, .Monday evening, August ; $4.50;' Calvary, Tecemseh, $25.45; Cyril, boys appreciate. Strong City, $1.00, 2nd.; Antioch „ Stb, the senior class will give their class fssions. r ton, $5.00; Morse, $3.70; PbcaSof ^ My meeting with RevJ K. R. Moore near ?2.07; Choska, $7.20; Cedar Canyon, $10. day program. A feature of this program 00; Egin, $2.20; Enid, 1st, $19.45; Elm Our Junior Room 2nd; Chelsea, $12.37; Pauls Valley* will be a dramatic presentation of a Grand Prairie, Texas, has been cancelled. : 96; Weatherford, $29.75; Valllant, * $1000.00 gift to the University to be ap- I was to begin there August 1. \ View (Duraiit) $1.39;'Friendship (Altus), Say, Jack, you ought to go along Muskogee Central, $24.GO; Coyle i plied on a permanent .library fund.11 It is my hope to follow our revival with $5.00; Grandfield, $3.25; Gotebp, $11.95; To Sunday school with me, Ilowell. S2.7fi r Pnn'i.lfa*. et o-J V, * Mhe formal i commencement program a D. V, IX S. A jjreat .deal of credit in Grove, $7.67; Hope (Hollis),-$4.50;-Kief-'. Our Junior room is just the place t7; Pond Creek, $10,25; Guymon, will be held Tuesday ejening at S'cldck at this revival is due to the Jr. and Int. [B. er, $1.56; Louis, $10.18; Macomb,;?L06; Where fellers like to be; $11.22; Driftwood, $11.93; Miami, S170- which time President \V. W. Phelan will Y. P. U. members, for since their orgapi- Manit6u, $11.45; Miami, $22.53 ^Mt. View I tell you it's a dandy room, 00; Clinton, $29.01;' Avant, $5.00; Enid (Ho\ve),*$2.29; Mnysville, $3.32; Moscow, So clean and pretty too, ^ W. O. Leach, pastor of the First : deliver the haccalaureatit address: zatioa in Martrh they are the life of the 1 First, $2).73; Big Cabin, $1.00, 2nd; Ma- Tiie seniors who are tjo'receive A. B. church. $17.75; NOble, $5.02; Newkirk,- $2.12; With tables, chairs and everything Baptist Church, Bristow, Oklahoma, is to comb, $5.35; Yukori $9.00; Kenefick $1.00- Nardin, $9.42; Peaceable Valley* $2.80; All painted £rey and blue. teach "Doctrines of Our Faith." degrees, August 10th are: $1.00; Dill, $15.83; Jenks, $3.92; Okemali' BACHBLOIt' OF ARTS ' GROVER CLEVELAND. Ringling, $1.30; Kichville, $2.05; Rose $12,29; -'Letitia, $12.13; Betliel ll.wlojv Earl Cole, Wanette; John J. Evans, Hill (Laverne), $3.12; Shidler, $9.38; Sa- Nash,$l5.47; Mooreland, $12JOO; Henry Fairland; Opal Krazier, Shawnee; Emily pulpa, 1st, $15.86; Sayre, $0.50; Sentinel There's curtains at the windows hung, etta, $50.00. On Sunday, July llth, Rev. G rover $5.50; Shattuck, $5.70; Shady Point,: $5.00 There's pictures on the wall; . Ruth Guthrie, Shawnee; Helen Augusta Cleveland, State Evangelist of Ark., under Jenkins,llipgins, Texas; Oliver D. Johns, Skiatook, $11.98; Tamaha, $2.38; Tyrone, The sun comes shining through the room, Virginia Are., Bartlosvillo, $12.47; the'appointment-of the Ark. General Con- $8.00; Thomas, $3.10; Tishomingo, $5.00; • A-giving light for all, Westville, $2.05; Douthnt, $4.51'; Curdiu, Ada; Nancy Kuth Keen, Shawnee; Lola ference of the Methodist Church South, C. Lambdin, Shawnee; Dorace Phillips, .Vian, $1.71: Vinson, $1.50; Victor, $1.50; There's flowers blooming all around. $9,40; Euchota (Ind.), $1.57; Hinton, was received into the First Baptist church Wairiright, $4.00; Wister, $3.85; Weather- There's brightness everywhere, $8.00; Silver Lake, $4.30; Spiro, $!).G5; • Ittkon; Walter L. Riddle, Republic Mo.; here upon Profession of Faith and was LouiseRankin, Shawnee; Harold Mandley ford, $5.84; Washington, $2.14; Wann/ I tell you, Jack, it makes you feel Coalgato, $0.43; Atoka, 525.00; Pocapset, baptized the same hour. On Tuesday $G.95. - That surely God is there. $29.05; Forgan, $7.00; Stratford, $15.00: Sweeney, Eufiiula; Paul Sinitlr, Hooker; night of that week he opened an evange- Orowder, $1.52; Lcbn, $.75; Lambert, Glendon Walker, Shawnee; Roc K. Wau- listic campaign out in East End. He was chope,• Shawnee; Mrs. Lisle Wheeler, Ok- "Tomorrow is my birthday," announced §.'5.04; Spcrrhnore, $0.51; Strong City,, Assisted In these meetings by George and five-year old Sidney,proudly .to his kin- There's something 'bout that Junior room, $7.00; Center Point, $2.50; Zoe,S $4.87; Mrs. Reynolds, as the meetings were dergarten teacher. • That fills your heart with joy, IlaskeH. $20.50; Tulsa First, $74.89; BACHELOR OF ARTS "CUM LAUJDE" under the auspices of the First Baptist "Why," returned she, it is mine, too." And makes you want to say your prayers. Wostville, $7.02: Subtly, (Ind.) $1.18; Florinne Finney Caylor, Dallas, Texas; Church. The* boy's face clouded witii perplexity, And be a better boy,; Frederick, $.'-50.00; Wynnewood, $10 55; Uattle'Louise Guthrie, Shawnee; Payft Brother Cleveland has proven himself and, after a brief silence, he exclaimed: It tells you that some people think Pen-Onus. $;J.17; Iti'sham, $4.00; Perkins, Laird, Ada; Lula M. Wiley, Okla. City. to be -a great preacher, a man of fine per-" "How did you get so much bigger*n me?" - A heap of boys, you see, $10.35: Chanute, Kansas, Trinity, $4.35; BACHELOR OF ARTS "MAGNA CUM sonallity "and deep spirituality. It" is a —Ex. Because they fixed that dandy room Nineknli," $5.HO; Fmrview, $0.50; Nellie. LAUDE" For chaps like you and me. Rev. W. S. Wiley* Field .Secretary of $4.50; Hinton, $7.50; Klnprflsher, $12.15; Lea Elizabeth Hill, S'hawnee; Irene the 5. S. Board, will teach "Winning to Kkiorado, $<1.01; Porum, $4.21; GramHield, McGaire, Shawnee; Hessle Smith, Lone BAPTIST BIBLE INSTITUTE - -N ? : Christ" , $21.70; Sasakwa, S±5S; Cameron, $42,OQ;; Wolf; Dorothy WHtenmyer, Bartlesville. New Orleans, .La. And, Jack, there's something in that room i niafce,. $5.07; Biiliiiffs, 53.00; WetumkaJ Byron H. DeMent, President. h That kinder speaks to you These three men are splendid teachers 511.00; Little Quarsarty, (Ind.) $4.21. Session opens September 14. Five standard courses and degrees offered to k)f God, and makes you really know and are helping (o make for us a great •i He-loves us fellers, too; Tulsa First, §30.00, 2nd ;• Frederick, preachers and Christian workers. Free tuition, comfortable living quarters, spacious faculty at Falls Creek. We hope that -$114.00; AVri-ht City, $10.00; Cleveland, lecture halls, spiritual atmosphere, cultured faculty, unlimited opportunities for !o, Jack, just come along with me, those who may read this frige today may practical religious activities in the SoutU's greatest city. Write for catalog. To Sunday school one day. f $14.00; Burden, Kansas, 56.71; Bristow, not think it is too late to i et any of the $150.00; Broadway; Ardmorc, $120.11; GIVE WHILE YOD LIVE And after that I think you'll see, Assembly, for-next Sunday, August Sthr You. just can't stay ; away. will be the lied Letter 'day of the Assem- Smith Ice, $2.00; Newklrk, $14.00; Moore . and —Mrs. C. D. Creasman in Working $5.00; Chandler,:'$10.50; Ashland, $1.00; bly. When you read' this the Assembly Spring Creek, $38.40; Blackwcli, $100.00; •with Juniors. will ^iave been is session only three days, 1 Hamnion, $:5.50; Cook, S.S., $1.00; Mid- LIVE ON YOUR GIFT 0 K LA HQ M A BAP TIS T with most of it yet, to be held. Crank i up your car or catch the train and come lothian, $3.00; Lamnr,, $3.10 Eufuuin, spend the rest of the time with us. $7.78; Nardin, $15.70; Afton, 56.70; O rove, $5.00; Blue Jacket, $2.02; Pleas- Can one do that? Yes. ant Vfow, Orienta, $12.01 Lihetrty, Quin- - Orphans Home RESUi-TS OF THE CHRISTIAN ^EDU- ton, $4.70; Aslier, $2.93; Pleasant Hope. _ -The Foreign Mission Board of the CATION DAY IN THE S,S. $5.57; Louis First, $4,73; Ponca City, Southern Baptist Convention issues Our children are fond of chickens. Can't you send us a coop? $3.00; Yale, $18.35; Cherokee, $10.21; i —~ —~ —" ~ " ANNUITY BONDS, The tangible results of 'Christian Day Liberty. Fargo, $5.14; Kendall, Tulsa, E. A. HOWARD, Superintendent in the Sunday school, up to the present 58.05; Edmond, $8.90; Wagoner, $12.40; which bear interest of 4% to 10% per time, as furnished by the book-keeper, Chattanooga, $10.00; Trinity, Oklahoma annum according to age. By invest- reads as follows: City, $15.00 Mnn^urn, $10.00 Chickasha. ment rn these Bonds Firk, $72.00; New Salem, $5.00; Hobart, J. $. Murrovr, Atoka, $10.00; Kolhnni $11.28f Yale, $18.35; Banner, Lindsay,,. ONE CAN LIT? ON MONEY Ave., Okia., City, $19.24; Hulen, $5.00; $2.10; Col. LaMunyon, Personal, $4.00; : GIVEN A CERTAIN INCOME FOR LIFE , Exchange Ave., Okla., City, $11.S&; Ken- IHackwell First, $15.41; Hinton, $1.00; A SURE WAY TO GIVE WHILE YOU LIVE tucky Ave., Okla.,. City, ?4.00; Salina, Sha\vnee First, $308.00. *° the greatest Christian task in the AND GIVE IN PERPETUITY $2.27; Wilburton, .$20.04; Britton, $15.00; r world. Duncan, $100.00; Featherstone, $5.00; BY PURCHASING OUR Empire, —4.95; Vanoss, $3.90; Noble, THE LOST NATIONS/ $17.50;! T. M. Rowland, $1.00; Wister, which have been longer neglected, pre- Life Annuity Bonds 8ent Rev. McKinley Norman, pastor of the $2.05; Perry, $21.50; McAIester (Ind.). DEAGAN TOWER CHIMES greatest destitution and have the Absolute Safety 'Liberal Interest Rate* First Baptist Church, Durant, Oklahoma, $1.00 ;| Chattanooga, $10.00; Gushing, PLAYED BY ORGANIST FROM ELECTRIC KEYBOARD geatest needs, make the largest claims $82.47; Stroud, $9.26'; Jay, $2.50; Big THE MEMORIAL SUBLIMED For Full Information Write Is to teach the Post Graduate work, Cabin, $2.00; Gutlirie, $8.8£; StiUwiiter, upon American Christians! - ; UTERATURE.INCLUDIMG TESTED PtAH FOR * t T _ d 1 "Churches of the New Testament" v $7.00; Maramec, $20.80; Tonkawa, $14.45;: * * •" *^^^^*^*"H^^BBIP^^^ ]'*'•• * THE RELIEF AND^ANNUITY BOARD this" week and next week at the Falls ' STANDARD SETS-5 6.000 AMD .UP ' Lexington, $12.10; Ralston, $5.00; Geary, PMinformation about Annuity Bonds- (Southern Baptist;Convention) v ; * i -.' -j55j« .»*-' ? SK'fZ'f&fS'S? Creek Assembly. $4.75; Wanette, $6.79; Ponca City, $30.50; «l. C. DKAOAM. INC 1226 Athletic Club auildlng, Dallas, Texas 2O7 DVAQIM nnnniKn ™*Ato J. F. Love, Corresponding ^ -K^&\Syj Wm, LUNSFORD, Cor. Sec1/. f ^; •secretaryi • -' , Box 159S, •'.','•''•'.,Richmond, • Va. f'1--' BAPTIST MESSENGER FIFTEEN FOURTEEN BAPTIST MESSENGER I THE GREAT HUSH-HUSH oases altogether neglected. The only of the awl; Connect his soul de Baptist churches. There is no place In way to get life insurance is to go after a Baptist church for an organization that ; gowspel teafome of de central skies, lum- - 'Thfe is tlie broad age of suave toier- It." . , p does not meet a distinctive need. Let J*. The soft pedal threatens at times Similarly, the most successful meth •%.-.