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The Oklahoma Baptist Chronicle The Oklahoma Baptist Chronicle Thelma Townsend, Oklahoma City; Given by Marlin and Patsy Hawkins Lawrence Van Horn, Oklahoma City; The Given by Marlin and Patsy Hawkins H. Alton Webb, Anadarko; Oklahoma Baptist Given by J.M. and Helen Gaskin Almeda Welch, Durant; Chronicle Given by J.M. and Helen Gaskin , Wilburton; Hazel Marie Williams White Given by Del and Ramona Allen Eli H. Sheldon, Editor 3800 North May Oklahoma City, OK 73112 [email protected] Published by the HISTORICAL COMMISSION of the Baptist General Convention of the State of Oklahoma and the OKLAHOMA BAPTIST HISTORICAL SOCIETY Baptist Building 3800 North May Oklahoma City, OK 73112-6506 Volume LVII Spring, 2014 Number 1 64 The Oklahoma Baptist Chronicle Memorial Gifts Robert Mackey, Durant; Given by Mrs. Robert Mackey Lee McWilliams, Durant Given by Patricia Roberts Maye McWilliams, Durant Given by Patricia Roberts John H. Morton, Durant; Given by Bill J. Morton Emma L. Shoemate Morton, Durant; Given by Bill J. Morton Wenonah Willene Pierce, Fayetteville Given by the Oklahoma Baptist Historical Commission Marie Ratliff, Wilburton Given by Center Point Baptist Church John D. Riggs, Durant; Given by J.M. Gaskin Todd Sheldon, Dallas, Texas; Given by the Oklahoma Baptist Historical Commission Todd Sheldon, Dallas, Texas; Given by Marlin and Patsy Hawkins William G. Tanner, Belton, Texas; Given by Marlin and Patsy Hawkins James Timberlake, Atlanta, Georgia Given by Kathryne Timberlake 2 63 The Oklahoma Baptist Chronicle Helen Isom Gaskin, Durant Given by Patricia A. Roberts Joseph Alexander Gaskin, Cartersville; CONTENTS Given by J. M. Gaskin Jim Glaze, Montgomery, Alabama; Given by Marlin and Patsy Hawkins Spotlight……………………………………………………….…5 , Coalgate; George Hill The Story of Oklahoma Baptists by L.W. Marks……………..7 Given by Margaret Hill George Hill, Coalgate; 2013 New Historical Society Members….……………….…..50 Given by J. M. Gaskin Mrs. Carrell Hooper, Durant; Willene Pierce…………………………………………………..51 Given by J.M. and Helen Gaskin Carleen Jones, Oklahoma City; Necrology………………………………………………………..53 Given by Marlin and Patsy Hawkins Memorials………………………………………………………..57 Nadean Justice, Oklahoma City; Given by J. M. Gaskin Murray Leath, Plano, Texas; Given by Marlin and Patsy Hawkins Dick Lovelady, Bethany; Given by Marlin and Patsy Hawkins Clara Luedecke, Weatherford, Texas; Given by Marlin and Patsy Hawkins Charles Mackey, Durant; Given by Mrs. Robert Mackey 62 3 The Oklahoma Baptist Chronicle Memorial Gifts On September 8, 1998 by vote of the Historical Commission, a me- morial fund was established whereby a gift of $25 or more may be made to the Gaskin Historical Archives and Library Forever Fund in memory of a deceased relative or friend. James Ball, Claremore; Given by Lemuel Ball Margie Ball, Claremore; Given by Lemuel Ball Bob Burrows, Amarillo, Texas; Given by Marlin and Patsy Hawkins Pluma Cantrell, Sallisaw; Given by Del and Ramona Allen Rose Chronister, Wilburton Given by Sans Bois Baptist Association E. Farrell Dixon, Tulsa; Given by Curtis and Betty Dixon Donald R. Dunn, Chickasha Given by Jimmie L. Dunn Betty Farris, Muskogee Given by Del and Ramona Allen Virginia Ann Fry, Claremore; Given by Lemuel Ball 4 61 The Oklahoma Baptist Chronicle Tate, Robert L., died June 7. Services were held June 11 at McAlester, Frink Baptist Church. Tate pastored several of the churches around Spotlight on McAlester. Wade, Leonard, 87, died Saturday, October 26. He served as a supply and interim pastor in the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas, as well as in Kansas. Services were in Perryton, Texas. THE STORY OF OKLAHOMA Walker, Donald Haley, 79, died June 2. He was a long time Oklahoma BAPTISTS pastor and DOM in North Canadian Association. Ward, John, 92, died February 4. Funeral services were February 8 at Oklahoma City, Highland Hills. He and his wife, Lilah, organized the Singing Saints at Baptist Village where they lived. Watson, Norma Ruth, 84, died January 14, 2013. Funeral services were January 18, at Ardmore, First. She was the wife of former pastor This issue of the Oklahoma Baptist Chronicle begins a two James Watson, and together they served many Oklahoma churches. year serializing of L. W. Marks The Story of Oklahoma Bap- Wigington, James, 76, died October 13 in Celina, Texas. He pastored many Oklahoma churches. He was also involved in prison ministry, teach- tists. The unpublished work was apparently completed about ing seminary extension classes and went on many mission trips. 1913 has seen by comments in the text. While the manuscript appears completed, the introductory pages were not. The first page entitled “Plan of the Book” calls for a title page, dedica- tion, introduction, and pictures, none of which are included in this book. Since Marks lived until January, 1943, one might speculate as to why the missing pages were not completed and additional history added. It is the intent of this reproduction to keep the author’s text as correct to his writing as can be allowed. Having been writ- ten in a time prior to “white out” (a commercial fluid used for correcting) or computers with correcting features, the original manuscript shows several run-on words and typed over letters. These have been corrected in this edition. What has been retained are a few alternate spellings to our current usage, especially with the names of places. For exam- ple, Fort Towson is recorded more than once by L. M. Marks as Fort Tawson. Joseph Islands is spelled Joseph Isilands in the original manuscript. These may not be errors on Bro. Marks part. Many names and places actually have changed in their spelling over the years. For example in some historical writings Skullyville, Oklahoma was spelled Skullaville, and some tribal names like Muscogee have seen various render- ings. Therefore, to retain the original text and with the 60 5 The Oklahoma Baptist Chronicle Necrology Land, Dorothy, 91, died March 16. Funeral services were March 20 at knowledge that some places may actually have changed their McAlester, First. She was the wife of Joe Ray Land, longtime Oklahoma rendering, this editor felt the need to go with L. W. Marks per- pastor. She served as a church accompanist on piano and organ. sonal knowledge of the events, places, and people, and used McCoy, Pat, died February 12. Funeral services were February 16 at Moore, Regency Park. She was the wife of retired minister of music Troy his spellings. McCoy and mother of Alan McCoy, BGCO IT director. In addition, Marks has a unique manner of wording sen- McDaniel, John, former pastor of Scott in Caddo Association, died and tences that occasionally reverses the sentence structure, often services were March 27 at Pocasset, First. shows extreme use of commas, and uses more archaic spell- McMurrain, Jo, 77, died December 12 after a recent surgery in Okla- ings (for example, Saviour and emigrated), that might cause homa City. Services were at Oklahoma City, Village. Moore, Xander, 11, died August 22 after a nine-year battle with cancer. the modern reader to pause for a moment in reading. He was the son of Doug Moore, youth minister at Lexington, First and There are also occasions where Dr. Marks assumes the grandson of Rick Brown, building manager of the Oklahoma Baptist Build- reader understands his method of writing or perhaps a basic ing. knowledge of previous events. For example, in Chapter IV, Mosley, Ben, Jr., died November 14. He was a longtime Oklahoma “The Creeks and Muskogees”, in the second paragraph, it pastor, last serving Oklahoma City, Highland Hills. Mote, Darrel, 63, died Wednesday, December 11 in Oklahoma City. seems to state that William McIntosh moved a large body of Services were December 16 at Ralston, First, where he was servicing as Creeks west in 1828. Yet the end of the paragraph states he pastor was murdered in 1825. Other sources indicate the group was Prather, Brenda Bottoms, 55, died January 27. Funeral services were so influenced by William McIntosh that later historians, re- January 30, at Sharon Church in Northwestern Association. She was the ferred to these folk as the “McIntosh Party.” Several of the wife of Richard Prather, pastor of Cement, First. Presnell, Bill, 91, died February 17. Funeral services were February McIntosh family were in this earlier group heading west. 20 at Vondel Smith Chapel in Oklahoma City. He served many years as I was personally pleased with L. W. Mark’s ability to pastor, and an evangelist. weave beautiful linguistic descriptions of scenes, people, and Raney, Darrell, 72, died October 7 in Oklahoma City. He was a member events. Mark’s background as a writer and editor for the Indi- of Oklahoma City, Southern Hills, served as State Lay Renewal coordinator an Territory editions of the Missouri based “Word and and worked for many years with prison ministry. Rice, Cindy Forester, died March 9. She was the daughter of David Way” (1903-06 and again from 1909-1911) is clearly seen in Forester, former DOM of Caddo Association. the text. Not only is this a well written manuscript, it is very Roebuck, Jon Marc, 11, died Monday, October 14. He had a life filled enjoyable to read. with challenges after the doctors said he would not live a year, but God had other plans. He was the son of Emily and Jim Cavner, pastor of Hooker, First. Eli H. Sheldon, Historical Secretary Shelton, Hazel, 92, died January 7. Funeral services were January 11 at Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma Mercer Adams Funeral Home Chapel in Bethany. She was the mother of Bob Shelton, BGCO director of stewardship/Cooperative Program/ associational relations. Spurgeon, Jack L., 83, died March 20. Graveside services were March 23 at Graceland Cemetery in Catoosa. He served as pastor of several Okla- homa churches, and was a houseparent at Boys Ranch Town.
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