SIXTEEN

BAPTIST MESSENGE R

THE DEPARTMENTAL B. Y. P. U.

The following is a portion- of the new pamphlet

that we have gotten out f or J. B, Rounds on '-'The De-

partmental B^^ P. U." We will publish all of it in

sections- in The' Messenger, but the thing for you to do

is to order a-supply of them, IDC apiece, six for 500,

ten for 750. 'Order through The Messenger.—Ed,

b. Lectures and Addresses. Many things of a special

character and to meet special needs miy be cared for

by this committee. A peculiar condition may arise in

your Union. It needs looking (after. This may be done

in the^form of lectures along certain lines. When calami*

ties, wars, eclipses, comets, plagues, fix the attention and

interest on certain localities or things, a lecture or

course of lectures might be very beneficial. Returned

missionaries from the foreign fields might give great im-

rpetns to Young People by addressing them on their work.

There are many ways this committee might be helpful.

c. Religious Literature* This committee should keep

the good books of the presnt day before the youth. Many

lives are ruined by reading the "wrong book. This does

not refer to the periodical literature we use but the books

we read. Give some one in your Union who is a great

reader the task of keeping the Young People posted on the

best current literature that is both fascinating and up-

lifting.

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d. Church Finance. Young People should be taught

to give. If you wait till # man is thirty-five or forty years

old before you begin, training him in giving to the Lord

he will in all probability not be a largergiver. Proper

education along, this line Is very ^important. Study a

book on Stewardship or Tithing. Enlist the Young Peo-

ple in systematic, proportionate arid-regular giving. Fur-

nish tracts on this subject and in many ways th'e matter

may fee kept before the Union till the;tratalng they need

is given*; - ;v r-;-/"".'.v.V:.;. V :!^'-^\-'.^ '>y.;' ":'_•. : .' •

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e. Study Classes. In Bible Study, Missions, Methods^

and the Bible Readers' Course; work. In - very few in-?

stances should over one study class, aside from the Bible

Readers' Course work, be undertaken at one time. The

course of study to be^fpllowed should be decided upon

after consultation with the; pastor and president This

committee should also have charge of the monthly Mis-

sionary Meeting. Sub-committees may be necessary here.

3.—The Devotional Department

For the culture of the Spiritual.

Motto—"Saved to Serve."

Key Word—Consecration. ;

Emblem—The Heart

(1) The Devotional President Is in charge of the De-;

partment that deals directly with the spiritual growth

of the Union. He needs, himself to be deeply devotional.

He needs to be in close touch with the other departments

that he may win those;whom the Social Service Depart-

ment has brought in, and use those whom the Educational

Department has prepared for special service. As to what

service a person will render to the church is usually set-

tled in the Devotional Department The spiritual talents

should be closely watched and reverently and persistently

developed. Frequent conferences "with the pastor and

president should be held.

(2) The Committees of the Department are:

a. Devotional Bible Study. This is a Bible study not

as you find in the Educational Department but to feed

the soul. It is .the manna from above. <£As the hart

panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after

Thee, oh Lord." This expresses the kind of study this

Committee should try to further.

If you are a friend to the Messenger we want you to join us in the

Biggest campaign for new subscribers that we have ever put on. "We be-

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We .nave your confidence which we trust we have not .betrayed, but the

Messenger should be in at least five thousand homes in this state We

realize that to put it there we must make sacrifices, but we are in this

work for the,glory of-God and the building up of His cause, and the con-

serving of truth, and to the limit of our ability we are willing to be spent.

So.we not only offer the Messenger to new subscribers from the time

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Bible or "Smith's Bible Dictlonaiy", or a good leather bound "Webster's

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Bemember this offer is good for only a short time and made to show

you that "we are in earnest when we say we want to reach more people

.In order to do more good, for anybody who knows anything about the cost

of producing the paper will know that it costs more than returns financially

would justify, but we want to build up the .subscription list" rapidly, for

there are going to be many Interesting discussions in the paper In the next

few .months that our people ought to know about ;We have some live

questions to discuss .and the Messenger will be a live wire, and it will

Amu on the light .wherever you will give it a chance. Let up run the list

up at le^t one thousand in the next twenty days. We can do" It if we will.

RYAN, OK LA.

I take this method of announcing

to the brethren throughout the state

that I have resigned the pastorate at

Ryan; and have accepted the work of

District Missionary for Northwest

Oklahoma, and plan to begin work on

April 1st. I will be glad to come ia

touch and get acquainted with the

brethren in the Northwest, and am

ready to be used where work is most

needed and where my efforts will

count for most;

The two years and seven months

spent in the pastorate at Ryan have

been pleasant and I trust to some-ex-

tent profitable, The membership of the

church has been materially increased

and the working forces strengthened

and built up.i This Is a good church

in a good little-town of about 1,200

people, .and is situated on the Rock

Island road about one hundred miles

south of El Reno. The church is able

and willing to pay a pastor a living

salary and furnish a neat four-room

pastor's home. For the present my

address will be Ryan, Okla. After this

term of school is out we plan to move

to Woodward where we can be lo-

cated near the center of the field.

I have engagements for April. Have

planned to begin a meeting at Strong

City the first Sunday in April and at

Cheyenne the third Sunday. After

May first am ready to make engage-

ments for the remainder of the spring

and summer months "where the needs

are the greatest

Yours to serve,

D. N. CURB.

My Brother, have you not, Jike Paul, had a vi-

sion of the man from Macedonia saying: "Gome

oVer and help us," and have you not like .Demas

turned aside for the Ipye of this present world? If

you are a child of Gody through faith v in Jesus

Christ, you have heard the call of the lost \yorlcl;

Ohl my brother, have you stopped you&ears and

imagining because you have become busy about

other things that there is no longer a:.call? /Have

you forgotten that we are ambassadors, that to us

is committed the word "of reconciliaibn, arid that if

you do not go to the heathen you should send, and

send

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the words, "Demas hath forsaken me," says:; - V

*fl think I: cant;hear Demas—for I know his

temptation—saying: I ; love this '•'-, man Paul;: his

dream is a great one; but I am; riot sure of it; ;all

this talk about ah epiphany of glory present

Jesus coming again to establish a kingdom is, at

best; uncertain. But look at Rome: I am Sure of

this; it is here close about me. Thus he weighed

the present against the future; the seen as against

theiinseen; the thing he co\ild touch as against that

which was intangible; the'sensual—and I use the

word, not in^ its vulgar sense> but^ of that which

appeals to eye and ear and taste and smell and

touch—as agairist"the spiritual, which can only be

apprehended by^i iaith. ; My .brother, you know

Demas. He^ lives with you. You 'are Demas! iThe

present is a force/alluring every man of us.

Take hold of the Home and Foreign Mission

campaign in earnest—the time :is short.

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B,^P^i:S^T:^M-E-i5^S-JE;N--aE^R

MORE OR LESS PERSONAL;

Rqff Sunday School, attendance 90; collection

Do you believe in missions? I do not care what

you say, I doubt it unless you believe INTO mis-

sions.

If you do not believe actively and practically in

missions your system of theology needs a going

Brother, you -will not be guiltless unless you

put forth every ounce of/power to see;that every

Baptist is enlisted in the caius^ of preaching the

gospel to the regions beyond.

Pastor J.TV King: "Good-service last night at

Coalman. Brother E. C. Long was ordained a dea-

con. Brother Crane preached a powerful sermon on

the office of the deacon. Pastors.present, Brothers

Hook, of Coalman, missionary of Philadelphia As-

sociation, and Brother Crane, of Atoka."

BAPTIST MESSENGE R

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Jesus knew all about the obstacles ,and yet He

said "Go." It is not our business to consider obsta-

cles but to "get there."

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E. E. Lee, Dallas, Texas, writes: "Thank you

for that splendid editorial this week, "The Brok-

en Reed." It strikes right at the heart of the thing

and-in no uncertain lone;"

Brother, preacher, don't let he Devil deceive

you. He will try to make you think you have too

many burdens to undertake any great thing for

preaching the gospel to the heathen.

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I fear that we are doing and fussing over many,

things under the name of Christianity that do not

really count and neglecting the weightier matter

of giving every creature a chance to be saved,

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"Scottie" closed a meeting Sunday night with

the Capitol Hill Church, this city, in which there

were ten conversions and restorations. He preached

for the El Reno church Sunday morning in the

interest of associational missions.

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Bandy writes of the Sunday School and

B. Y. P.- Institute for the Salt pork Association to

be held at Pond Creek, beginning Thursday night

before the fifth, Sunday in May.) : The editor is in-

vited to speak on "Interdenominationalism and the

church." It is our purpose to comply with the re-

quest is possible.

V. I. Masters, editorial secretary of the Home

Mission Board, informs us that the total receipts

from Oklahoma to March 1st, including Evangel-

ism, were $2,367, balance due on apportionment,

$4,133. The total receipts of the Home Board to

March 31st, $132,545, balance;to be raised during

April $311,205. Surely Oklahoma will not fall short

of her apportionment.

Brother P. J, Vermillion, Stillwater, writes:

"The work is doing well here. I say "Amen" to

your comments on "A Broken Reed," and "Grace

Frustrated^" Stay with the truth and the Lord will

stay with you.

Brother P. J. Sullivan, of Tonkawa, writing of

the Fifth Sunday Meeting of the Perry Association

which convened at Freedom, states that Brother

S. L. Grantz was chosen.moderator and P. J. Sul-

livan clerk. Considering that this is a rural church

the ..attendance was good. "Brother Bowling .has

been called to succeed Brother Grantz. The next

Fifth Sunday Institute will be held with the church

at Tonkawa.

Pastor H. P. Haley, Chickasha: "We had a great

day, Sunday at the Second Church, ninety in Sun-

day School Professor eo. W. Anderson was with

us and led the singing to the delight of all. Large

congregation at night. Two came for prayers."

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W. S. Miller, pastor at Gracemont, dropped into

the Messenger office Monday. He reports his work

encouraging. The: old debt on the church house at

Gracemont will be cleared off, and they expect to

.dedicate the house on the fourth Sunday in April.

The revival at Collinsville, in which Pastor El-

mer Ridge way, of Cord'ell, is helping Pastor Pot-

ter, seems to be sweeping the town. Some time

last week the report was seventy-two additions, six-

ty-three by baptism. The Sunday School has gone

beyond all expectations, over three hundred last

Sunday week and the figures are now set for four

hundred. They are working "The Win and Hold

Contest Plan."

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W, J. Caudill, a prominent Baptist layman, of

Hobart, died suddenly last week Brother Caudill

was for, several years enforcement officer and he

was always found on the right side of moral ques-

tions. We join his many friends in extending sym-

path

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Li Bandy, Pond Creek; "I want to say:

'.{ "Amen" put loud in meeting to your articles' in the

1 Messenger on Shailer Matthews and the Church

?l ^Federation Council. "A Baptist Program for the

r Whole World" is our motto at; Pond Creek, and if

-we are hot big enough for the task, with the help

of the ;Lord,- let us ;take down our sign and turn it

;; over to the Pedos and the Catholics."

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Brother John Latimer, of Cyril, writes that the

discussion between Mr; Baugh ami/Elder S. A. Pey-

ton closed April 2nd. He says that Mr. Baugh's

strong points were noise and evasions, and that

Peytomis an able and fearless defender of the faith.

He says that Brethren Campbell, Nunnery and

Vance were with them the last day, and Brother

B. S. Ross was the Baptist nrioderator in the debate.

The Sunday School at Cyril put on the "Win and

Hold Contest" last Sunday.

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. - } J. W. McMennis, who was for a short time

pastor of the church at Lindsay, speaks in highest

praise of the noble saints there, and regrets that

sickness in his family necessitated his going back

to Arkansas, his native state. He is now at Amity

and has been asked to take the missionary work

of the Pike County Association. He may do so,

but still we gather from his letter a kind of yearn-

ing to return ;to good old Oklahoma, the state in

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ABOUT MISSION BOARDS AND MISTAKES.

(By Secretary Stalcup.)

I have just closed a tour covering a good deal of

the State, visiting 15 or more churches in the in-

terest of the present campaign for Home and For-

eign Missions. In the main I found the people op-

timistic and hopeful. I talkeii face to face; with a

large number of pastors arid other workers about all

phases of our work. These conversations prompted

the writing of this article."-.. In this article I frankly

and freely admit that, Mission Boards make mis-

takes. For Mission Boards are composed of men-

men make mistakes; therefore, Mission Boards

make mistakes. This is both logically and actually

true. If those who make no mistakes are to cast

the first stone, there will be no stones thrown. This

fact ought to be comforting to members of Boards.

In the very beginning of this article, I want to call

attention to, the personnel of the Executive Board

of the Baptist General Convenion of Oklahoma.

They are as follows: Rev. C Stubblefield, the Pres-

ident; W. B. Blake, Recording Secretary, and J. H.

Stewart, Treasurer of the Convention, are ex-officio

members. The following named brethren are the

members elected by the: messengers from the

church at State Convention, to-wit: H. H. Hul-

ten, Oklahoma City; D. P. Sanders, Frederick; D.

N. Curb, Ryan; R. V. Meigs, Muskogee; S. L. Hol-

loway, Hugo; W. W. Chancellor, McAlester; E. D.

Hamilton, Marietta; J.B. Mosely, Oklahoma City;

J. E. Billington, Duncan; E. L. Compere, Shaw-

nee; John Whitehurst, Sayre; J. T. Hargrove,

Muskogee; T. A. Sheriff, Louis; G* W. Sherman,

Holdenville; J. F. Gettig, Woodward; J.^N. Ed-

wards, Durant; J. O. Kuyrkendall, Atoka,; F. M.

Masters, Ardmore; R. E. Smith, Port; and C. H.

Carlton, Poteau. In all (sixteen preachers and sev-

en business men) twenty-three as good men as can

be found in the State of Oklahoma or elsewhere.

Many of them have served on this bord for many

years, always without compensation, and for many

years paying their own expenses and attending four

sessions of the Boar-d each year. To the churches

and pastors, who are doing things worth while in

this State, these men need no defense at my hands.

Nothing I shall say is intended as a defense or com-

mendation to them, but is written in the hope that

what I shall say may tend to create in the minds and

hearts of those who may read these words, a higher

appreciation- of their services, and to more keenly

realize the delicate and Responsible task entrusted

to them. ._. .

_ The most delicate and responsible task which

this Board has.to perform is the disbursing of the

funds given by the churches for State work—Mis-"'

sions and Education. This task is always approached

seriously, thoughtfully and prayerfully. Informa-

tion is sought from every available source, and then

Appropriations are made wherever, in the combined

judgment of the Board, with the counsel of the Su-

perintendent of the work, they will bring the larg-

est and quickest returns to the kingdom of God as

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In spite of all; they can do, it sometimes hap-

pens, that individuals^ and churches are disappoint-

ed, and in some instances (notvery;ihanyso far

as I know) ..they- have; complained at the actibii of

the Board in refusing to make appropriations at

other -places.^

may or may not have> been well iptmae:a---^ere^

no way of knowing absolutely as i to that; ;;$utiit£iag

fair to presume that these men; feeling * *"

responsibility upon them, have always dpn^v^Ka^

appeared best to .-them,allthings;'consi^re<tfe^^|lp^^S

as a rule they had much -more information of >tKe ^*-^^^

entire field on which.-.to basetheir action than^those

who complaine

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the complaint in any given case; may

well founded, and that the Board actually made

mistake in: withholding an approprialion whicli

should have been made, or; in making one; which

should not have been made. "What of it? vWfc^r^i^

there a church or an individual who has no^;dphe

the same tHing? No sane pr thoughtful person,

i*> at all disposed to do right, would

or refuse to co-operate in its work upon

plea. If all of the members of all of our clmrches

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prises. Take our schools and colleges for instance;

To follow such a course with reference^to;•* them^

would destroy and break them down "inaveryisbiort'S-ASS^^

time. The same is true of any -"andall dencrmind-v^;3SS?S&fe

tional enterprises. But I need not multiply

for our people will not pursue any such course.

the man or the church, or the denominational^ en*

terprise, which makes no mistakes, first speak and

silence will prevail.

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I hope I will not be understood as saying or

even intimating thatlMission Boards or the

agers of any other denominational

above just criticism. For I advocate no such thing;

,but just and fair minded criticism -for the purpose*

of preventing a repetition; of mistakes, while cpn?;

tinuing co-operation in the work; is a very <Hffeivi.

ent thing from withholding cp-operatiori arid wiihr'

drawing from the enterprise tinder consideration;^ •

If mistakes are made by a church in its; local;

work or in the exercise of its disciplinary po\vers^

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of any general denominational

these organizations, and at their 'annual

is the place and time where these things can

wisely be considered and adjusted, and with

least possibleharm to the work for :whicK

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hinder our work; but if mistakes hiave been^made;

let us at the right time\and>:place^;-in;;.the;;5pmt;ofv;^;^?^^p-5^

the master, and in the "'interest of the ;c^

whole, faithfully and fearlessly deal:with;SUcH}mat^

ters as may need consideration and attention.

Our educational interests, so impprtantj

icate; and so complex; :the question; of aligiuneat;

which is exceedingly important, equally

imminent, and several maters are calling:

ly for the combined .strength of bur

life, iand are most loud^

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three more

ant phases pf our work must be consideredV I

therefore,-plead with;all ofmy heart, that we do not

let anything come^ in to hinder and prevent us from

doing our full duty by these'^ two important phases

pf our Lord's work.? Let everybody remember/that

in Order to get credit on the books this year that

mbney for Hbme and Foreigii missibiis must be in

iny hands, AT THE LATEST, by the^morning of

ApriL30th, so that I can send it to the Boards by-

wire that evening.

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H The Southern Baptist Convention will meet

M^y 13, at Nashville, I am hoping that we may

.have a full attendance from Oklahoma at that gath-

ering. - Notice of routes and rates will be published

in the hear future. No^V, for a "public offering" and

"an evbry member canvass" in every church in Ok-

lahoma for these two important objects before the

last day of April.

' SOME HAPPY VISITS.

still ceiving-TO&p

persons

who,; .subscribed for:?- the ^Messenger;;through J. R.

Gason. Friends of the paper will conifer a favor upon

us if *they will report all; cases. Mn Casbn has not

been with the paper^for many months and has no

authority to take subscriptions notv but we are very

anxious that everyone who lias subscribed shall re-

ceive the paper.

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THE BIBLE.

THEY THINK

Spiro people say that Brother Butler did some

great preaching in thie recent revival. Brother Me-;

Clurkin is'/ioing a noble work at Spiro.

T was sad to. find the Poteau pastor at the bed

side of his sick wife. C. H; Carlton has a great

church largely composed of men. It was very easy

to get subscribers.

' Wister has a loyal band. Barnes i$ leading no-

What a good meeting at-McAlester! Chancellor

s\vept me off my feet \vith a"~great sermon. 'He

made a fine announcement with good responses and

Monday morning we approached sixteen persons

and fifteen of them gave their subscriptions to the

Messenger. Chancellor has baptized about fifty

$buls since the first of January. A revival is on all

thetime-

v-t;.;.Well,'I^had.been-aw'ay.from-home nineteen days

and from McAlester I broke away from the field and

went home. But I am about to leave out North Mc-

Alester. F. L. Cargile, of school day acquaintance,

was unanimously elected pastor. This church has

some excellent members.

The fifth Sunday meetings at Clinton, Roose-

yvelt, Manitou and" Martha were good. J. L. H.

Hawkinses happy in his work at Clinton. The pas-

qrs were nearly all present.

The -associational spirit is picking up in Kiovva

ssociation;

Jno. W. Jennings swept the deck at Tiliman 5th

erSundas is

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. Bro. D. P. Saund:

v Heaven came down and crowned the mercy

seat at Martha. Jackson County missionary, Bro.

Shehan, reported a balance of fifty dollars raised

.abov-e his salary. 7- H. Burton, of Altus, had a su-

perlative message Sunday morning and there were

tUrenty conversions and reclamations. My father

;in>th"^;-ihinistfy,:Jn6. F. Elder, that used to trot me

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This book cohtains---Tlie mind of God, the state

of man, the way of Salvation, the doom of sinners, and

the happiness oJE Believers. Its doctrines are holy, its

precepts are binding, its histories are true, and its de-

cisions are immutable. Read it to be wise, believe it

to be safe, and ^practice it to be holy. It contains

Jig^at to direct you, food to support you, and comfort

to cheer you. It is the traveler's way, the pilgrim's

staff, the pilot's compass, the soldier's S]vprd, and the

Christian's charter.

Here Paradise is restored,

Heaven opened, and the gates of Hell disclosed.

CHRIST IS ITS GRAND SUBJECT, our good its

design, and the glory of God its end. It should fill

the memory, rule the heart, and guide the feet. ^ Read

it slowly, frequently, prayerfully; " It is a mine of

wealth, a paradise of glory, and a river of pleasure.

It is g^ven you in life, will be opened at the judg-

ment, and be remembered forever. It involves the

highest responsibility, will revvard the greatest labour,

and condemn all who trifle with its sacred contents.

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to give the gospel to every creature?"

Will you help us celehrate pur second anniversary

with four thousand subscribers? For a long time you

have been intending to do some real work for the Mes-

senger. Please do it now,

Please remember that we furnish "The World Evan-

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will appreciate your order. We could not publish the

Messenger but for the co-operation on the part of the

brotherhood in the book and printing business. "The

World Evangel" seems to be the most popular song book

up to date.

The world pu:^u<e3 :.a/f renzied speed, ^ ,

For pleasure, gain and spoil;

The times are perilous indeed,;

And lawlessness appaUs.:

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No power can bre^k the spejl ;

No fear of God restrain? the will,

They think there is no hell.

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Why do the church and world; so link

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Why sit they down to eat and drink,

And then rise up to play ?

A bureau of amusements fine,

A social club as well;

A house of merchandise divine,

They think there is no hell..

With double logic sehplars -plan

For all a f tatur^tri^bt,

God is top good to; damn a man/

And man too good for that.

The Word of God they : little heed,

But mind one thing right well;

And all agree in this one creed>

Th-ere surely is no hell..

And why are watchmen smooth and sweet?

O why hot w^rn with -tears?

And why not saints all plead and weep,

As in the former years?

And why not sinners haste to. flee .*•-..

The place where lost ;ones dwell?

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may have- everlasting -life: ,'^d;I;;will^

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PROMISES OF SCRIPTURE.

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culture, or :in ig^orance.^^

heresies of .the^ dayi^to paralyze.";-your'";:mi^sionar^

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which niay be pleaded before Him with this reasonable

request: "Do as Thou hast said/1 The Creator will

not cheat His creahire. who depends upon His tritth;

and, far more, the heavenly Fatherwillhot break His

word to His .own child. "Remember the word unto

Thy servant, on which Thou hast caused me to hope/'

is most prevalent pleading. It is a double argument:

it'is Thy Word, wilt Thou not keep;; it ? \Vhy hast

Thou spoken of it if Thou wilt not make it good?

Thou hast caused me to hope in it, wilt r Thou dis-

appoint the hope which Thou hast Thy-self begotten

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magnify God's loving kijid^

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of crops; hard titties; ^unexpected>rev^

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false security and has glbomy appreliensions; of tiie

penalty awaiting him for hi-S sins,^ the;Peyil tells him

that his fears :arei needless;; that Qod is his loving

Father, and will loofe;witlii a merciful eye tipbn^ fiis

faults;>• that ;He is^of' top tender a nattire to punish

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WOMAN'S WORK IN OKLAHOMA

YOUNG PEOPLE'S DEPARTMENT

Miss Sue Q; Howell, Cor.-Sec.

ARE YOU PLANNING TO ATTEND THE JUDSON CEN

TENNIAL DISTRICT MEETINGS?

.. AprH 14-15.

..April 16-17.

..April 21-22.

..April 23-24.

, -April 28-29.

May 5-6,

Ada.,*

Muskogee........,....,,,.........

Enid.,.

Woodward..,.,..,,.....

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'Oklahoma Clty..^.,..;

Entertainment free. Everybody Invited. The pastors

are most cordially urged to be present.

Bring or send your thank-offering, which will express

In come measure your gratitude for what Christianity has

done in the past one hundred years.

If you are planning to attend .any of these meetings,

send your name to the following persons:

Ada—Mrs. L; A. Ellison.

Muskogee—Mrs. W.J. Quarles, 228 S. 14th.

Enidu-Mrs. Belle Wyckoff, 801 W. Cherokee.

Woodward—Mrs, B. A. Loving.

/ Hobart—Mrs. H. H. Hoover.

Oklahoma City—Mrs. W. E. Dicken, 410 W. 10th.

Please do not fail to do this. We owe it to the sis-

ters who are so generously providing homes for us.

The meeting at each place will be in the first church,

except Muskogee, where it will he held in, the Central

church.

All visitors are requested to go immediately from

the train to the church, where, a Itinch will he served at

noon.•./

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all effort made to attend these meetings. She is a Nor-

wegian who served for a term of years as missionary In

Japan, She has also visited other mission fields and

brings to the work a great fund of inforamtion and a

vision of the world's needs so fired with her own zeal

and,intense earnestness that her hearers are filled with

a new desire for service. Miss Petterson is much in de-

mand as a public speaker and we trust Oklahoma women

will not lose the opportunity to hear her.

We are expecting many results from these district

meetings and not the least of them to be the T^ank Of-

ferlng. In the past In women's work, much has been said

about mite box thank offerings, but we have outgrown

;such giving. "A penny a week and a prayer" has done

a mighty vrork, but we are living in an age of big things

and we cannot measure the blessings of the past 100

years;by pennies.

We are also living in an age of shameful extrava-

gance. To'a large extent itv is in the power of Christian

women to ;turn this tide and lift up new ideals for tem-

perance in all things.

Easter!is upon us once more and the earth is put-

ting on her beautiful dress of green. Merchants are vy-

ing with one another to-bring the most tempting display

of wearing apparel to please the feminine mind. How

much shall I spend? This becomes a momentous and per-

^plexing question. How many of us would be willing to

wear a $5 hat instead of $10, or a $15 suit instead of $25

tor Christ's sake in order that His treasury may be filled?

., China and India, Japan and Africa-are calling for work-

vers. Young men and young women by the scores have

said: "Here am I, send me!" but the treasury is empty,

our Mission Boards are in debt because we have robbed

God, in many instances, to satisfy our desires for lux-

ury,

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to those who have and are'. sacrificing for ^the work's sake,

but our heart's desire is that the appeal may come with

force to many who are blessed with ah abundance of this

world's goods, and who have not yet learned the joy of

sacrifice,

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: The Wbman's Missionary Union will meet in their

twenty-sixtti annual meeting at Nashville, Tenn., May 14th.

Oklahoma is entitled to twenty delegates in that meet-.

hiag;/.;. Any rwho - are planning to go may receive creden-

tials as delegated by ^writing to the Corresponding Sec-

Conducted by J. B. Rounds, Oklahoma City.

TOPICS FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 19,1914.

B. Y. P. U. Quarterly Topic—"Bible Study Meet-

ing—Balaam."

We have here a man who has-had exceptional

opportunities to know God and be a great man in

the right direction, but he saw fit to turn it in the

"wrong direction.

I.—Balaam and a King.—We see here the King

of Moab Balak trying to buy Balaam the prophet

to say things that they might come true. Not tell

him what was going to happen, but make things

happen by saying the thing that he wanted said.

II.—Balaam and God.—God did for Balaam in

a direct effort what He does for many of us not so

directly possibly, but just as truly. Balaam knew

the truth and for fear did it. But when he was

out from the influence of the Lord, he put stumb-

ling blocks in people's way. The thirst for gold

killed the thirst for grace. He had an opportunity

to serve a king and do wrong, or to serve ,God and

do right

Look up the N.- T. reference to this man and

see what he finally became.

Service Topic—"The Consecration of Time/'—

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I.—A right relationship between the season

and the purpos.e—To sow in harvest time or to

reap in sowing time would make either useless and

without value. Do the right thing at the right

time or it will not be the right thing.

II.—An active effort and not just a theory about

it—When, you find out what should be done do it

We need men of action today. Thought energy is

necessary, but the .thing that ruins thought energy

is the failure to follow it with physical energy. "To

him that knoweth to do right and doeth it not to

him it is sin,"

III.—The paradox.—The laugher is the mourn-

er, the lover is the hater, thersoldier is the recon-

ciler, the sower is the reaper. It was true in our

SaviprV-life—-the sacrificial Lamb was the Priest

He who had not \vhere to lay His he^d was the pos-

sessor of Heaven. He who prayed the Father that

His will might be done was Himself ^the King of

Kings and Lord of Lords. Can you do the easy

and the hard?

Notes and Suggestions.

We spent a very pleasant time with the Young

People and the Sunday School workers at Weleet-

ka. Here is a church that has in it a splendid com-

pany of choice spirits who are giving themselves

to the work of the Lord. The B. Y. P. U. President

is Dr, J. L. Sims, a physician (and* a Christian

worker of considerable experience and ability. He

who is leading the training service of the church is

himself a trained worker in the Master's vineyard.

The Sunday School is under the efficient leader-

ship of Mr. R. J. Catlett, His reyiew methods are

Hovel and good. The Junior B. Y; P. U., one of the

.best in Oklahoma, is under the direction of Mrs. H.

B Catlett, who is ably assisted by Mrs. S. H. Wort-

man. Opportunities for Social Service and Educa-

tional work here are first class. !; This is a great

company. I predict you will hear from Weleetka.

-v - Why not make an effort to induce .some Uri-

. ions close; to yours to visit you or you visit them

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baptisihg'pebple^

Invite the Unions close to spend a social evening

with you sometime and they will so enjoy it that

they will probably invite you, to visit thenu This

interchange of ideas is healthful and helpful.

A GLORIOUS CONFESSION.

The author of the book entitled "Other Sheep,"

has written a confession that calls; for the most se-

rious consideration from all.; denominations of

Christians throughout he world. He was swept into

the deep waters of a great emotional experience—

"that of watching Christ at1 work regenerating the

Pagan heart of India." The author sets out to ac-

complish the worthy task of counteracting the mod-

ern tendencies toward thepsophy and other heathen

cults. The book closes with a strong appeal to the

various churches to give up their creeds and ritual-

istic differences and! "'send to the non-Christian

world a single message of a loving God, a regen-

erating Christ and the necessity of a cleansed heart

and a pure life." The Baptists from the days of

John the Baptist, until the present hour have been

doing the very thing that the earnest author of

"Other Sheep" is demanding. His request is not

relevant to the Baptists, but Pedo-Baptists would

do well to take it under advisement with a view to

giving up those teachings that differentiate them

from the Baptists and that identify them with Rome

All regenerated people should come home, where

they belong, to the Baptist church and help us in

giving the "single message of a loving God, a re-

generating Christ and the necessity of a cleansed

heart and a pure life" to the whole world. And they

can do this without compromising any scriptural

truth believed by any Pedo-Baptist Church in the

world. The Baptists hold in common with all Pro-

testants every essential truth that can be quoted in

defense of their existence as a religious body. The

Baptists hold to the scriptures as the infallible rule

of faith and practice. It is also claimed by Pro-

testants, that the Bible is their religion. Baptists,

therefore, should not be asked to give up their posi-

tion in order to unite with any other sect or denom-

ination for.the evangelization of the world or any

other purpose, because such compromise of the

truth would1 be dishonoring and displeasing to Je-

sus, the great head of the church. Let all those

persons in the church and out of it, who are clam-

oring for union, remember that Baptists have all

Scriptural truths possessed by other denominations

and the errors of none. Therefore let them put

away their erroneous teachings and bring their truth

into .the Baptist Church and we will be one and in-

disolubly united upon the word of God.. "Upon

this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell

shall not prevail against it." "Unto Him be glory

in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages,

world without end. Amen."

P/C, SCHILLING.

TAHLEQUAH, OKLA.

In the Baptist Messenger of April first, on

page second, the editor thinks I got my wires cross-

ed, as I referred to the nine bars the Lord placed

around his table. In my \communicatibn, which

appears on page fifth; I mentioned the sixth bar, as

joining the church, or being1 received as a proper

subject for ;baptism.^:This is B^)tistic, a custom

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We are having a great meeting. Brother fij

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heard^ scriptural through and ^through;; twenty :;.-rej-

generations to date and the enr is not in sight. AnyJ

church and pastor will be foi±unate who

him for a meeting. He is'-..sound-.'.and evangelistic/

a fine yoke fellow for any working pastor and? a

man of God who takes well with the people.^

Blessings upon the Baptist Messenger and

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^Brother

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.mer. article to qualify his sixth bar by the

"or. being received as a proper candidate for bapr:

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between this and the first oft August occasioned ,by

several pastors asking.me if:I ever held meetings.

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be taken will be for the Orphan's Home. I can

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know who desire thus tq use me iri a series of gos-

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ST. PATRICK^LENT, ETC.

; Fir^t, as to St. Patrick, who is suposed to have

; lived somewhere i around 400 A. /D., and to have

wrought a wonderful work in Ireland; He is very

"much patronized there days by; Catholics-and bth-

: ers* It]is very questionable, indeed, whether there

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• supposing that he was a Roman Catholic. There is

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' -trines dir practice. We heed no bolstering for we

fe ^established on the solid rock of Scripture, but

r the.;purpose of Rome; it makes .no difference

rhetheti a character existed^ and wrought as tradi-

:;tibns_say or not, if the;church says so it is so, for

"Rome; ;.;'••::--- ...'. :"•"- '.' . •'"-,;:•-; '''•"--. '-. "-"...:•-'• •:.-.,.:;;

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; used by-l the "Daughters of Rome" in order to make

a showing in the flesh, is sending many a professed

;:Ghristian blindfolded "into hell. It is perfectly right

proper to repress and restrain the "flesti, but

in the; year,; and no reptessioi^Vtodiay ;cari atone for

yesterday'sexcessor•• purchase indulgence for to-

morrow. The usual result of Xenteh piety is flesh-

ly pride; It is becoming quite a: fad today to make

little of the blood of the cross and-much of the cul-

ture of therflesh, and the Devil himself will help a

man to-be religious and a stickler for days and sea-

sons'-: and religious ceremonies, if "he can make him

believe that somehow, merit is being stored up that

will help him to stand in the great day. Anything

goes with the Devil except the essential fact of sub-

stitutional atonement.

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and her daughters is Easter. •: It seems that the

Devil takes the great essential truths of our Chris-

tian religion and dresses theni: up with millinery

and furbelows to obscure the blessed truths that

they are supposed to commemorate. That our Lord

arose from the dead, next, to the fact that He died

for our sins, is the most blessed truth in scriptures.

"He arose for our justification." We have an ad-

vocate who has been, accepted, who stands before

Heaven's bar, having paid the penalty of our sin*

fulness, and we stand there in Him, the risen glor-

rious Lord. Oh! blessed truth, because-He arose

we shall also arise from the dead, that is, our bodies

shall come forth. Our spirits can never be sepa-

rated from Him, for "to be absent from the body

is to be present with the Lord/- or to depart this

life is "to be with Christ," but in Christ we have a

complete salvation and our boldies ..shall- be raised

and fashioned like unto His town glorious body."

Have you ever stopped to think what it will mean

to be free from the limitations that hamper the

body in this life? Oh I salvation is the greatest

thing in the universe. Do not be deceived. No man

can secure it save through Je^us, Christ, who, in

His own body bore our sins upon the tree. Is He

your personal Saviour? If not, accept Him now.

The time for home and foreign missions is rap-

idly passing, and it may be that \ve are not suffi-

ciently informed, but we have an impression that

not very much aggressive effort has been put forth

so far to meet the call of this most important work.

Brethren, if our churches do not co-operate in the

work^of missions, most of our labor is in vain, for

to this end we were called. Our commission is

clear and unmistakable. Oh! let us arise to the

heavenly call and the earthly service and glorify

our Lord in carrying the great tidings to the end of

the earth. It-must be done, and we are highly hon-

ored in being permitted to have part in it No zeal

or effort thkt falls short of seeking to carry the gos-

pel to those who sit in darkness and under the shad-

ow; of death will count for ntuch when things are

manifest as to their real worth.

MISSION DAY IN THE SUNDAY SCHOOL

that;is something that should be;;done; every day

Sunday, April 12th has been set apart as Mis-

sion Day in the Sunday Schools throughout the

Southern Baptist Convetioh. .Every Sunday School

in the South \yill be provided with a sjplendid wall

map, of the world, announcing the program and giv-

ing the central thought of the program. The of-

fering made by;-thev schools on this ^ty^ill be di-

vided between ;homie and;ioreig^^mJssio9s> and in

no instance should this offering-1>e allo\ye!& ;ta inter-

SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTiON.

fere with the r

ffive all too litle

crease the amount by

of the,church;

every one in the §ua^

day School, as well as :iri the regular^ church ser-

vices. We sincerely hope tKat every ?unday School

in Oklahoma will observe this or siome other day

in April as Mission Day, r ;: ;

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It was the editor's privilege to supply ^ the pul-

gipastort at

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^ Elmemeetinr ;Ridgeway,theg

at Coirms-

ville. There are signs of life and; loyalty -on every

hand at Cordell.^ ^ The Sunday/ School mbre than

fills the house. They are' using; rooms in the

neighborhood to accommodate some of the classes*

It was an inspiring audience that greeted the

preacher, for they keep the: Sunday School fpr the

morning service. It was "our -first opportunity to

be with the Baptist folk of Cordell and we esteem

it a great privilege to know this splendid church;

We were royally entertained in the home of Broth-

er and Sister J/E. Miller, superintendent of the

Sunday school. ' r ; •

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The air was bracing and, the, little town in w;hich

there is a Baptist church having more members

than there are citizens in the place, looked good

to us. In fact it looked, as we saw the green fields

and splendid homes surrounding, anything but

"Rocky.".

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streets of this splendid town. We had compassion

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Wolfinger, the Sundaty School superintendent, and

did not disturb their morning rest The new Bap-

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plendid little city, and we pulled <mt on the Rock

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out of eighteen were given. They

showed an average attendance of 80,

average collection $3.00. The mis-

sionary made a good report The field

is difficult

Professd Christians are

not shedding many tears or offering

many prayers for the lost people. It A. splendid

Is not the most encouraging thing to

a missionary when the Christian peo-

ple are not saying "come over and

help us/ The treasurer made a good

report, all bills paid, and a nice bal-

ance on hand. We are glad to,report

our work as advancing in a gratifying

way. All departments are succeeding.

The B. Y. P. TJ. started in their study

course last evening—"Training fin

Church -Membership/ The union is

doing good work. It is encouraging

to note the good meetings being held

in the.state. May the good work con-

tinue.

The Messenger is doing a good

work. It will help to clarify the fog-

gy, hazy notions that some preachers

have in regard to some of our denom-

inational, tenets. More people could

be readers of the paper If they would^

cut out one or two political papers'

which are of no profit to the home,

but rather a. curse because of the vice

and sin printed in such papers.

W. F. WISDOM.

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SOCBETt

KEEPING BEES/ERY PROFITABLE

Only

Known Producer That

Have to Be Fedl

If people knew what a great sotirse

of profit is found in the keeping if

PIGS IS PIGS" OUTDONE AT LAST

B. Harned of Comanche County

Has Two Sows with 56 Pigs.

Many of the folks have to their great

profit followed the suggestion: "Get a

Pig."

Now comes W. B. Harned, of Co-

manche county, and being first duly

sworn, deposes and says:

"That I own two Duroc-Jersey sows,

one two and one three years old, these

being the only sows I have owned in

the past three years. The older sow

brought 18 pigs on the 3rd day of

March, 1913,11 being sows and 7 being

males, and on Sept. 6th, 1913, brought

11^ pigs, 8 being females and 3 males,

Of these 29 pigs, 24 were raised to

maturity. The younger sow. brought

15 pigs on the 30th day of June, 1913,

of which 9 were females and 6 were

^n&les, and on the 2nd.day of Febru-

ary, 1914, she brought 12 pigs, 7 being

females and 5 males. Of these 27 pigs,

all are living."

Note that these two sows brought

66 pigs (51 of which livedl in 10

months and 29 days. These t^oi sows

are all the hogs Harned has owned, so

it Is not a record of two from a large

' herd/"This - ••''".'Is

furthe/

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;right kind of a pig wiir grow Into a

herd In short order.

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bees and how Interesting the

there wouldn't be an unused square

foot of grQund on any farm lit' the

United States. -v .- -;.;':- -.-;-•'•' ; ••.

Bees are the only producers nown

to husbandry that yield a Profit .with-

out cost of 3feed» They find their own

pasturage. They multiply [so rapidly

that they more than pay for the small

initial expense' 'ofhousing: 1them,

the first cost of .equipment

trifling. ;

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Bee culture may be made

by the children of the fannj or by the

women members

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family;:'*

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may be carried on successfully In con-

junction ;w1th;the keeping of "poultry;

or the growing of fruit In jthe latter

case, apiculture is found to" j>_e a great

help toward more fruit\ ahd better

."fruit. -''.•••*•:•:•. -

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Bees are little ^trouble, and require

only^ occasional attention. ; [They>; are

easily handled and readily controllecL

Best of all they give real "service

.hard' cash 'and.".that '

.the'farm.'- '';.' •;.-..-"'.'•"•

is almost

profitabl

Let It be your method tp contem-

plate spirits^ apart from the shell -they

are shut up In;—Marcus Aiiriellus.

BETTER THAN SPANKINCL

Perfect Justice^

Even-handed justice commends the

poisoned chalice to^ our own lips.—

Shakespeare. ; "

Spanking does not cure.childrte of

wetting1. There is a constitutional cause

for this trouble. Mrs. M. Summers, Box

942, South Bend, Ind., will serid free

any mother her successful hoina treat-

mgnt, with full Instructions,

money, but write her today If

dren trouble you In this

the cnlld, the chances areljt^ 0aaft

it This treatment also cures adults an

aged people troubled, with urine difficul-

ties ^.by dayprinlght.

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BREAKS ALL HER RECORDS

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Drink Lots of Water and Stop Eating

:":: Miit FOR a WhHe If your fiiad«

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der Troubles You. -

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V; When you wake up. with backache

and duU misery in the Jfcidney region

It generally means you liave/ bjsea eat-

iiig too; much mea^ says a well-known

authority; Meat forms uric acid which

overworks the kidneys in, their effort

to filter it from the blood and they

become sort of paralyzed and; Ipggy.

When your kidneys get sluggish and

clog ypu must relieve' them/ Me you

relieve jyour bowels ^removing all the

body's lurinous waste, else you have

backachei sick headache^ dizzy speUs;^

your stomach sours, tongue is coated,

an^i when the weather is bad you Jiave

rheumaitic twinges. -Thie: urine is

cloudy/i full of sediment, channels of-

ten -getjBore, water scalds .and you are

obliged] to seek relief two- or three

times dfuring the night .

^ Either consult a good reliable physi-

cian ati once or get from your phar-

macist ibbut four ounces of Jad,Salts;.

take a jtablespoonful in a glass of wa-

ter before breakfast for a few days

and yrair kidneys will; then act .fine.

This ;f^mous salts is made from the

acid of grapes and lemon juice, com-

bined-pith litbia, and has been used

for generations to clean and stimulate

sluggish kidneys, also to neutralize

acids Si the urine so it no longer ini-

/tates, jtbus ending bladder weakness.

JadlSalts is a life saver for regular

meat eaters. "Itis inexpensive, cannot

injure! and^makes a delightful, effer-

vescent ttt&a-water^d^

AN INSPIRED ^"CALLING DOWN."

- Qncb I led a B. Y. P. U. meeting

and r^al a little poem about "Doing

the :I4ttle .Things," . I remember neith-

er the poem nor the author, possibly

because they were so small. Our pas-

tor, wK5 was present that evening,

rose and said something to this ef-

tired of talk about doing lit-

le' things! Let's talk more about do-

ing gSeat things. We can do them—

God gives us His power if we will

"Gb grant that His people see the

folly; 0f doing 'little things ; ' and take

up grlat ; things. Work at something

that will count big! And these little

will take care of themselves."

That calling-down has been such an

inspiration to me that I want to pass

it on io all Oklahoma Baptists.

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E. M. McG.

Teasing Him v v

ician^—"What's the rent of this

roomr|ncluding th ;euse of the piand?"

Landlady—"I can't say offhand. You

nxust play me something first.1

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F^ifteeil Cars;Needed toJ Haul Away

Seven Days Crop of Precious

Hen Fruit. "•.-:/-:' /, -"

Delicious "Fruit Laxative" can't harm

tender Httlc Stomach, liver

and bowels.

FiiXeen carloads of eggs, or 180,000

dozen, is theVnumher shipped out of

Enid:during the six days, from Fehru-

ary 28 to March 5 inclusive. Enid lor

the past year has been recognized as

the biggest poultry and egg market

west of the Mi?5issjppi, but the ship-

ment for this one week is the heaviest

ever made, and indicates the opening

of the spring season of heavy ship-

ments as .well as storage.

>The price of eggs on March 4 was

just 6c a dozen higher ,than on the

same date in 1913, and this despite the

competition with imported eggs under

the new tariff, and weather conditions

which have been much more .favorable

.this year than last. In the opinion of

Manager Dort of the Aaron Produce

Company, the importation of eggs to

the United States from other coun-

tries will not affect the price of the

domestic articl

e to an appreciable ex-

Look at the tongue, mother! if

coated, ^ your little! pixels stomach, liver

and bowels n$ebV, cleansing at once.

IVhen peevish, cross, listless, doesn't

sleep, eat or act naturally, or is fever-

ish^ stomach, sour, breath bad; has

sore throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give

a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of

Figs," and ia a few hours all the foul,

constipated waste, undigested food

and sour bile gently moves out of its

little bowels without griping, and you

have a well, playful child again. Ask

your druggist for a 50-cent bottle of

"California Syrup of .Figs," which con-

tains full - directions: for babies, chil-

dren of all ages anct for grown-ups.

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The Enid market at present is one

of the highest in the country and it is

said that the entire year fanner^ in

Garfield county receive mpre for th&ir

produce than do "the farmers of Iowa

or any of the northern states. Live

poultry is selling at 13c a pound on the

Enid market, and only 17c a pound in

New York.

Another industry has been added to

Enid's list during the past few weeks

with the opening of the big creamery

in the n6w Swift & Co. building/Re-

ceiving cream from sixty-five stations

iii Oklahoma and Texas, the -Enid

creamery is now shipping a carload of

butter about every fifth day, and the

production will increase as the farmers

of Garfield county become accustomed

to the new; market opened to them at

this point.

;

The Fifth Sundiay: meeting of Mcln-

tosh County L Association was held

with the Elm Grove;Church. Every

service was well attended and a great

thinterese entirt e

wameetings manifeste

. Oud r Missionarythroughout;

R. L Hiner, made a splendid report,

notwithstanding the fact that we

have had an epidemic of smallpox in

this county for the past two months.

Brother J. F. Leake preached an able

sermon on Sunday on the "Inner

Work of Grace" which was well re-

ceived by several hundred people/At

noon dinner was served on the ground

after which the entire evening -was

spent in the interest of the woman's

work. Sister Lila Leake being the

leader. All join in pronouncing this

meeting a great spiritual uplift to our

county/

B. J. REYNOLDS.

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About 65 per cent Incubator hatched

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FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING.

BAPTIST MESSENGE R

Text: 2 Cor. 9-7: As a man purpos-

eth in his heart, so let him give.

Scriptural Evangelism was dis-

cussed by Brother A. V. Pendleton,

pastor of the church of Fairview.

"Ought we to have a Sunday School

and B. Y. P. U. institute in the Salt

Fork Valley association." On motion-

the chair appointed a committee to

make arrangements for and set a date

not later than the 5th Sunday in May

for a S. S. and B. Y. P. U. institute

in this association.

J.-'L. Bandy, A. V. Pendleton, H. T.

Crocker, Committee.

"The Betting up of "the church."

This subject was discussed by Broth-

er A. W Pendleton.

The following brethren pledged

themselves as one of fifty brethren of

this Association who will stand be-

hind the Mission Board for a Mission-

ary for this Association. J. L. Ban-

dy, Pond Creek; R. W. Crockett, Jef-

ferson; H. T. Crocker, Wakita; Jene

Trenton, Nash; Horace Randels, Wa-

kita; G; W. Gilly, Nash; W. H. Pot-

ter, Nash; A. V. Pendleton, Fair-

view; A. N. Foot, Fairview; T. E. Me-

Lain, Fairview; S. A. Biby, Nash; C.

W. Haskins, Nash; Henry Edwards,

Granton.

"The arder of the Ordinance" was

discussed by Brother J. L. "Bandy.

The attendance from over the As-

sociation was not good but all who

were present felt it was good to be

there. And we feel sure this Associa-

tion will be heard from in the future.

Pastor Haskins and his noble flock

know how to entertain. Dinner and

supper were served*In the Odd.Fel

lows' Hall.

Two splendid good men were set

apart to the office of deacon.

T. E. McLAIN, Clerk

Salt Fork Valley Association met

•with th,fc Church at Hawley for;the

Fifth Sunday Meeting,

Brother C. W. Haskins, pastor of

fhe Hawley Church, was elected as

Moderator, and Brother T. E. McLain,

of the ITairview Church, clerk.

*'Go<rJ3 plan of giving" was assign-

ed to Brother H. T. Crocker, pastor

of the church at Wakita.

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when Catherine de Medici was in the

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lar with the Greeks and Romans.

, They actually played it in much the

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