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B A P T 1ST MES S ENGER

FRECKLE-FACE

Sun and Wind Brinjr Out U*fy Spot*. How

to Romovo Easily

•'•Here's a chance, Miss Freckle-face to

try a remedy for freckltd with the guar-

antee of a reliable dealer that it will not

cost you a penny unless it removes the

freckles; while if it does give you a clear

complexion the expense is trifling. .

Simply get an ounce of othine—

double strength" from any druggist and

a few applications should show you how

easy it is to rid yourself of the homely

freckles and get a beautiful complexion.

Rarely is more than one ounce, needed

for the worst case,

Be.sure to ask the druggist for the

double strength othine as this is the

prescription sold under guarantee of

money, back if it fails to remove freckles.

SAND SPRINGS, OK LA.

(By T. C. Carleton.)

Sand Springs is three years old, has

about three thousand population, sev-

en hundred twenty-nine school enu-

meration/ one thousand in factories,

and about a dozen important rnanu-

factoring plants. Until I went there

for a meeting two weeks ago, they

had no Baptist •work. A singular

thing about the religious work there

is that the community church, now a

Presbyterian church, was made up of

Baptists principally, and that about

a third of the Methodist church or

more are Baptists. I found about

fifty more who were still Baptists.

The Presbyterian preacher openly op-

posed our meeting "as another church

in Sand Springs would be an injury

to the town." "We rented a theatre

and had preaching services twice a

day, besides cottage prayer meetings.

We had several conversions, some re-

storations, and closed by organizing

a tiptop Sunday School and preaching

services under auspices or direction

of the First Baptist Church, Tulsa. It

is only seven miles from Tulsa on in-

terurban ft. R. Pastors Floyd and

Cannady, of Tulsa, were present and

GIVE "SYRUP OF FIGS"

TO CONSTIPATED CHILD

Delicious "Fruit Laxative" can't harm

tender little Stomach, liver

and bowels.

.;"•; Look at the, tongue, mother! If

coated, your little one's stomach, liver

and bowels need cleansing at once.

When peevish, cross, listless, doesn't

sleep, eat or act naturally, or is fever-

ish, stomach sour, breath bad; has

sore7 throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give

a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of

Figs," and in 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 and for grown-ups.

took part in the organization. A citi-

zen, Mr. Chas. Page, not a Baptist,

offered us a lot and his wife, not a

Baptist, offered $100 to assist us in

building. One .of the Baptist families

offers to give a pastor his meals and

a room for a year. The prospect looks

good. Brother Floyd says they ex-

pect to have a building on their own

lot within six weeks.

I can bold another meeting the lat-

ter part of April or the first of May.

1410 N. Ellison St.,

Oklahoma City, Okla.

.sons by:,Dr. Garabrell, is well

^any times the price of the

Regular price of the book

blotn binding 60c. We ha

large stock and will send as

they last the paper binding for

the cloth binding for 25c. Order

day.

No Time to Get Divorce

The Lawyer—"You really want a di-

verce?" The Wife—"Yes." The Law-

yer—"All r'ight. What about the ali-

mony?" The Wife—"He can't pay any

alimony." The Lawyer—"Eh! What

is this—a practical joke? Take my

advise, madam, and go back home

and wait until he gets something.

Fifty dollars, please."

In a Hiawatha school one of the pu-

pils read: "The pig won't go.over the

stile." and the teacher asked what was

meant by "stile." "A light dress," the

little boy ansured.—Kansas City Star.

GOSPEL FOR THE EYE.

(By Love? and Gambrell.)

This is a little booklet that will

greatly . interest every Baptist, and

should be of interest ito others. The

discussion of the ordinances will in-

terest and instruct. The chapter ou

"Twelve Stones in a Pile," with les-

•:.••££

Good-bye sore feet, burning feet, swot

leu feet, sweaty feet, smelling feet, tired

feet

Good-bye corns, callouses, bunions tod

raw gpota. No

more shoe tight*

ness, no more

limping with

pain or drawing

up your face iS

agony. <(HZ"ii

magical, aeti

right off. "TIT

draws out all the

poisonous exuda-

tions which puff

up the feet Use

"TI2" and for*

get your foot misery* Ah! how com*

iortabfe your feet feeL Get a 25 cenl

box of "TIZ" now at any druggist or

department store. Don't suffer. Hare

good feet, glad feet, feet that never

swell, never hurt, never get tired. A

year's foot comfort guaranteed 03

mosey refunded*

CHRISTAI$ UNION

RELATIVE TO BAPTIST CHURCHES

A New Book of Articles Previously Published. Edited by

J. M. Frost. 12 MoM 144 Paga. Cloth, 40 cents. "•

TABLE OF CONTENTS *

1. Decline of Early Christian

Page

Churches

W. X McGIothlin.

2. "What We Believe"

3. Center of Christian Union.

J. M. Frost

4. The Deity of Jesus Christ

L. K. Sirrell.

5. Faith and Knowledge

6. Faith and the Faith

7. Are Baptists Calvlnlsts?

Z. T. Cody.

8. Christian Union—A Deliverance by

the .Baptist General Convention

of Texas

9. Pronouncement of Christian Union

and Denominational Efficiency

by the Southern Baptist Convert

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10. Uses and Abuses pf Creed a I State

ments

J. B. Gambreil.

11. The Commission In Creedal Form

J. M. Frost,

12. Baptism and Christian Union...,

R Y. MUilins.

13. Christian Union and Infant Bap

tlsm

14. Modern Scholarship on Immersion 68

A. T. Robertson."

•Titles without names of writers are

Page

15. Baptism'— Light From All Sources 71

A, T. Robertson.

16. The Spiritual Meanfng of Bap-

tlsm .

.....79

E. Y. Mullins.

17. The Baptist Position as to Re-

;

strlcted Communion

E. T. Mullins.

18. Dr. Campbell Morgan on Baptism 98

19. A Methodist View of Baptism

20. Judson's Change of View

102

21. "Baptism by Immersion".

10;

22. Larger Use of the Ordinances

.T. M. Frost.

23. The Values of Baptism

J. S. Kirtley.

24. The Greatest of All Easter

tures

Howar

d Lee

Jones

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25. The Problem of Christian Union..121

•

J. F Love.

26. "The; Art'of Thinking Things To-

getherJ

. Frost.

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O . L .

Powers

of Education..

132

28. Christian Fundamentals In Educa- _;

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Editorials, as shown in proper place.

BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, APRIL 21, 1915

NO. 46

THE CRISIS IS UPON US

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F. Love informs us that less than half the amount

required for .foreign missions has been received.

He says: "The situation is most distressing, but

certainly not hopeless. A Christlike passion, per-

onal work, and thorough gleaning necesary. Hold

personal conferences; take special offerings, and

seek some large gifts. Prayer and courage will'win.

Victory is worth any sacrifice."

Our relation and loyalty to Jesus is being put

to the test. Are we His? Do we love Him? Do

we love Him more than anything else? If so we

will"keep His commandments, His last great lov-

ing command, "Go into all the world and preach

the gospel to every creature." Certainly we cannot

allow personal ambition* luxuries, or even comforts,

to lull us into a feeling of indifference in this hour

of our loudest call that has ever come to the church-

es of Jesus Christ in the Southland.

W. Y. Quisenberry writes an appeal to the

Baptists of the South to launch their work on a

basis of nine million and a quarter, which would

only mean an average of one cent a day. We re-

joice' in his enthusism, but remember that even

home and foreign missions. Have you given as

much as $3.66, or a penny a day to both objects

combined? It may be you ought to give many

many times that much, but could you not do that

much? We are extremely anxious, anxious in the

right sense, about the results of our home and for-

eign missio^fecampaign in Oklahoma; With the

distressing war engulfing so much of the world and

necessarily diminished gifts from many countries

constitutes a strong appeal to the Chritians of this

peaceful country. The marvelous way in which God

has opened the doors for our missionaries and bless-

ed our feeble efforts at home and abroad is a chal-

lenge to faith. We have claimed that, Baptistically

speaking, there is not a body on the face of the

earth with such opportunities and potential pow-

ers as the Baptists of Oklahoma. Now let us launch

put and take a greater place that we have ever as-

pired to among the forces that win, win victories

untarnished bycarnal gain, imperishable, yea fruit

that endureth. Brother, friend, do you .realize that

there is only one more Sunday before the books

close. If it should be an inclement day how dis-

astrous to our work unless you show the heroic

spirit of accomplishing in spite of difficulties. See

Baptists are sometimes not ideal Baptists, and it your members privately; hold conferences; get on

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will take long training to lead even a majority of

them to be willing to make such a tremendous self-

sacrifice (?) as even one penny a day for foreign

missions; but with us the two important objects are

himself.

THE LAST CALL

fire yourself and set the church afire. No man wlil

accomplish anything worth while who does not be-

come so earnest'that to many he is counted beside

(J. B. Rounds.)

This campaign is drawing to a close. Only

one more Sunday. Have conditions made it appar-

ently necessaryJor you to wait till this time? The

urgent call of the Boards makes it imperative for

the loyal supporters of these two great objects-

Home and Foreign Missions—to do heroic work

next Sunday. How will Oklahoma look among the

states? How would it look if every church did as

yours has done during this campaign?

Among the forces that have changed condi-

tions in the Orient must be numbered the Christian

statesmen. China is now awakened to this. They

are looking eagerly now to Christian peoples i to

help shape their national ideals. Are we as Bap-

tists equal to such a task? We have the gospel they

need. We haye the liberty they seek. We .have

the solution for their problem. Will we be as loyal

to Jesus as the soldiers in Europe are to their mon-

archs?

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Our home needs are increasing- with our com-

plex nationalism. Foreigners must be evangelized,

the negroes must be evangelized, the mouhtain

schools must be maintained to reach the mountain-^

eer,

the cities mus

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their tasks AH over the Southland church build-

ings are needed. What will your answer be to this

call?

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Among the influences that will shape or niar

the future of America and the world, are the forces

set in motion by the Baptist forces of America^

Will you be among the constructive forces of -the

kingdom when the King calls to account His stew-

ards?

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MORE OR LESS PERSONAL.

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Only one more Sunday for home and foreign

missions. Make it the biggest Sunday of the year.

Rev. W. L. Rector, writing from Chickasha,

says: "Things are moving pretty fair with me and

my work."

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Edgar T. Thorn, pastor at Buffalo an9 Paruna:

"Churches doubled on their apportionment to home

and foreign missions."

Field Editor J. E. Ross comes in from the north-

west with a fat list of new subscribers and renewals,

IIO in about -ten davs work.

Missionary P. F. Harmon is just starting a

meeting at Apache. He phoned in Monday morn-

ing for song books. Harmon does things.

Brother B. S. Ross, who is wbrlcing for the Mes-

senger in the Southwest, keeps sending nice lists every

week though he has not been well for sometime.

The church at Britton took her collection for

Homeland Foreign Missions last Sunday and gave

about twenty-five per cent above the apportionment.

Field Editor, J. E. Ross/has been called as pastor

of the church at Britton. The call includes only Sun-

day services. He will keep to the field for the Mes-

senger through the week.

Our readers will join us in expressing deepest

sympathy to Pastor JL-R. Long, of Davis, in the loss

of his father, Mr. E. L. Long, of Morristown, Tenn.,

who died on Sunday, April nth. .

T. R. Gathwright, pastor at Billings and Free-

dom, writes that the eleventh was a great day at Free-

dom, five professions of faith.

Church is on the

mountain top.

Brother, have you fallen down on home arid

foreign missions? If so, pull yourself together be-

fore next Sunday, for this is the very heart of our

work. If we fail here we fail utterly.

Gospel Singer W. G. Lewis, who has for sime-

ftime been associated with Evangelist Joe English, who

'has taken pastoral work"for half time, and therefore

Brother Lewis will have half time to aid other pastors

or evangelists. Address him at Eldorado, Okla.

Ed G. Butler, pastor Central. Church, Musko-

gee; "Took offering for home and foreign missions

yesterday. Will reach our apportionment; four

additions by letter at the evening service; congre-

gations large and interest, good."

J, M. Burton: "I am in a meeting at Locust

Grove, one conversion last night. 'This church is

coming to life. Collection for home and foreign

missions last Sunday $7.5Q. Trying to pay off debt

on our; house and think we will so

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The church will ie of "dry rot" that: does not

do its best for home ^nd foreign missions! and

member is aiready in! that condition who does

do something. Therejcan be no

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IT IS OU

R BUSINESS.

J. K. Johnson, writing from Calera, says: "Just

closed a glorious meeting, Brother G. R. McCraw

of Bonham, Texas, preaching. Brother F. M. Lee

is the pastor; forty-one additions; fourteen bap-

tized; five approved for baptism; *

Brother Rishel reports a fine meeting at Wal-

nut Grove Church, this city, Missionary" "Scottie"

aiding. Twenty-two ; baptized last Sunday and

many more to follow, $72.50 raised for association-

al missions. One delightful feature of the work is

that whole families came into the church. They

had ninety at Sunday iSchool last Sunday.

Are you a missionary Baptist or an omissionary

Baptist? If you are a member of a regular Baptist

church and haven't given anything to home and for-

eign missions you are an omissionary Baptist. If

your pastor has not asked for an offering take it

to the treasurer, or send it to Secretary ]\ C. Stal-

cup.

James R. Eldridge, Dewey: "A great meeting

yesterday, four additions by letter; three for bap-

tism; eight baptized making "fifty-five additions in

all during this meeting.; I am preaching every Sun-

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The Lord'is good to us/'

Brother V. Kretzinger, of Waynoka, has joined

our honor roll of pastors who pay for the Messenger

to go to ten of their people. Brethren the time of

our special campaign is nearly up. \Yoa\you make

one heroic effort .this week and send us a list of sub-

scribers for the Messenger?

Evangelist J. L. Bandy, of Pond Creek,, who

has associated with him permanently as singer

Fred H. Poulter, is now at home for a few days

after a strenuous campaign beginning Jan. 1st. He

says: "Pastor Wicker, of Pond Creek, is bringing

things to pass in a great way. We have some open

time and would be glad to serve the brethren in

meetings."

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T. J. Saxon, Sallisaw: "Will round, out fair

home and foreign missionary offering. Have

launched a laymen's campaign. Our goal: The

enlistment of the unenlisted and the development

of the undeveloped. Full house, several candidates

for baptism. Sunday Sphool doubled. Count on

me for kingdom matters!"

Frederick,

Okla.—\Ve closed

our

meeting

Wednesday night. There were'about 50 professions

and 34 additions by baptism. Although we had so

many additions by baptism there was not an addition

,by letter. The pastor didithe preaching and Rev. Car-

son Taylor led the singing. He is a good singer and

I hope for, him a wide field ol: usefulness. His wife

was here with him and did good work. The Messenger

is:always read with joy and profit and I 'wish for you

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THE GOSPEL.

(Sermon by J. E. Hoss,)

The gospel of Christ is the doctrine of the ATONE-

MENT Therefore, Paul says: "The gospel is the power

of God unto salvation to every one that believeth." Also,

"I declare unto you the gospel * * * * how that Christ died

for our sins * * * * that he was buried and that he arose

agaia the third day." (I Cor. 1-5.)

The gospel is the power of God to save evidenced by

the meaning of the term. When the word gospel was put

into the King James version it was in current use and

meant GOOD NEWS. So the good news of the gospel is the

glad tidings that while we were lost "God laid hold of one

mighty to save even Christ Jesus the righteous." This

harmonizes with Paul's statement of the gospel — the death,

burial, and resurrection of Christ. The gospel then may

he expressed thus: The innocent, sacrificed, conquering

blood of Jesus.

This is the only power of God to save because to reach

saving power you must reach the blood. A blood-bought

redemption is with some people unpopular. A noted musi-

cian has recently said: "We are too far advanced in civ-

ilization to put the word blood in a song." But, thanks

be unto God, that many with blood-bought redemption are

yet living who love to sing "There is Power in the Blood."

Again, only the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ

meets human need. To find glad tidings in the message of

salvation you must find a gospel to save sinners. Is there

good news in the doctrine of salvation by works? Nay.

The last one of us has failed of perfection. The Bible says

that "Every one has gone astray, every one has turned into

his own way." But there is wonderful good news in the

gospel that Christ died for siriers, and that he conquered

death for sinners. This, and this only, meets human need.

It must never be forgotten that Christ did not come

.into this world to save good people, but to saye siners.

And herein is the good news of the gospel." Goodness is

a good thing wherever you find it, yet, "all have sinned and

come short of the glory of God." The gospel then is not

the doctrines of repentance, of death, of the Lord's Sup-

per, of baptism, but the doctrine of the atonement

1.— THE INNOCENT BLOOD.

Why? Because if Christ had been guilty of one sin

he could not have died>in another's stead. The guilty must

die each for his own sirf. In Christ was innocent blood

nowhere else to be found on the' face of the earth. He

is the only perfect man that has ever lived or that ever

will live. Is somebody teaching the children that they are

members of the spiritual family of God and thaty can by

right living remain in that family without the necessity of

regeneration, or conversion? What a reflection upon the

steadfast and unchangeable truth that Christ is the ONLY

PERFECT ONE. He was both God and man and He, the

God-man, brought to the , sacrificial altar INNOCENT

BLOOD. He was the type of the sacrificial Iamb without

spot or blemish.

2.— THE SACRIFICED BLOOD.

Did Christ die unto death? The supreme test in deter-

mining the presence; of death was applied to the -body of

Christ on the cross. A A sword that penetrated right into

the precincts of the heart was, pierced into his left side

without the quiver .of a muscle. ' It was so definitely deter-.

mined that he was^dead that the officer in charge passed

his body by without breaking one of his bones. What?

His enemies literally fulfilled one of the prophesies, con-

cerning Christ— "Not one of his bones shall be broken."

It was the unalterable rule of the Roman government to

break the bones in the body of everyone that was crucified.

The two thieves that were numbered with Christ did not

escape this rule. But when^the officer came with a vice

to break the bones of our Lord to give climax to the igno-

minious suffering of that hour he was pronounced already

dead. Many more of the prophesies were fulfilled but your

attention is called here particularly to only this one that

was fulfilled by the enemies of our Lord after the supreme

test of stabbing him to the heart without a single indication

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He succumbed in advance bf the two thieves because

he died a dual death— "He pourfrd but his soul unto death."

Scientists have not -known until more recent years why

there came from the heart of Christ blood mixed with, water.

It has been discovered that when a person died with a

broken heart there isJ always found formed around the

heart a feverish liquid. VHe was a man of sorrows and

acquainted with grief.^ "Surely he hath borne our griefs^:

and carried our sorrows.'*

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The Son of God was crucified in violation of every

known human law, still his death was no accident, or hap-

pen so. He died of necessity, made by the sin of the race

and enjoined by former contract with God. "He stood as

a lamb slain from the foundation of the world." "He had

power to ley down his life and power to take it up again."

"He will give his angels charge concerning thee' vouched-

safe to the Savior ten legions of angels if he had called

them to his-rescue. He had power within Himself to re-

sist all the armies of the world but he would not "He

bore our sins in his own body on the tree," thus dying to

to satisfy the demands of a broken law. There are only

two essential differences between the death of Christ and

that of the two thieves that were hanged with Him. 1, They

died to satisfy the demands of an earthly statute, while

Christ died to satisfy the demands of a Heavenly statute.

2. They died for personal transgression, He died for the

transgression of others. "Not for our sins only but for the

sins of the whole world."

Neither was it any accident that two thieves were

hanged with him for it had been written that "He was

numbered with the transgressors.'* It is good news to the

penitent believing soul that the Lord" Jesus was numbered

in his death with siners, that he died for sinners, that

"He bore our sins in his own body on the tree."

3.—THE CONQUERING BLOOD.

We need a Savior that could die for our sins but we;

do not need a dead Savior. "If Christ be not risen from the

dead then is our preaching vain, your faith is also vain."

"But now is Christ risen from the dead and become the

first fruits of them that slept" The one thing that above

everything else gives to the gospel the element\of good

news is the conquering power of the Son of God over

death. None before Him could* look back at death and

the grave with that defiant exclamation of victory, "Ob,

death! where is thy sting? Oh, grave! where is thy

victory?"

Has the death of Christ been proven beyond a doubt?

If. so, what about the eye-witnesses of His resurrection

Is history worth anything? If so, consider the record of

the sacred historian Paul, who says that "He was seen of

above five hundred brethren at once," What a mystery

that after the life and death1 and resurrection of Christ had

iilled full all the phophesies of the Old Testament he had

to prove himself by infallible proofs. Were not His miracles

—the giving of sight to the blind, healing the sick, raising

the dead—sufficient to sustain faith

Poor, doubting

Thomas that would not believe until he had thrust his

right hand into the sword-pierced side of the Savior,

But when he believed in the resurrection he was but and

out for the Savior. The conquering blood of the Lord

Jesus becomes a challenge to your faith; If He Came tack

from the dead how dare you live in defiance of his might?

Death will knock at your door some day and call for you

and you will have to go. If you have not this Savior (and

you will not have Him unless you accept him), death will

take your body down to the grave without the hope-of

immortality and your soul down-to Hell. But with Christ

as your Savior, the angel of the Lord will camp round about

you in this life and when death comes these same angels

will take your spirit to Paradise; and in the morning of

the resurrection you will be given a new body fit to dwell

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resurrection. Every ray of hope depends upon it A mother

in Israel once stepped up to Mr. Ingersol and said: "You

liave denounced my Savior, the one that forgave my sins;

the one that has comforted me in affliction and sorrow

oft repeated. You have said you^ could formulate a creed,

proclaim it three years and have more-followers -than

Christ had. Now, I make you," she said, "this proposition:

If you will formulate your creed, proclaim it three years;

and die In its defense, and after three days rise from the

dead, I will believe in -you." Mr. Ingersoll was at an end

of speaking. There is more power in the soul of a humble

believer than with all the infidels of the world. *:

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It is well to preach the death of Christ, but ii\ is

better to preach his resurrection from the dead, for, "If

sin this life only we havei hope.we are of all men most

miserable." But he lives aftain and ever liyethito make^in-

tercession for us.

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Do you remember the time that you saw life fade ;out

from the cheeks of devoted mother? •-;Your mother's God

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bring her body back. Mother, do you remember when the

little rose-bud faded out, do you almost feel its little hands

pulling about your neck yet? The death germ was in its

body by depravity, but Jesus will gi^e to it resurrection

power some day. I shall never forget how Mrs. Ross and I

clung to each other as we carried the body of our little

Carroll of fifteen months out to the cemetery as we held

the little white casket in our laps. As the heavy clods

began to drop down with unconscious weight over the little

casket I asked, "will I ever see him again?" Yes, for my

Savior and Carroll's Savior passed through death and

the grave and as he came back to his own body and made

it to live gain so he'will come to Carroll's and by the

resurrection power of the Lord Jesus we will meet again.

TEN DAYS AMONG THE CHURCHES.

The writer returned home last Wednesday, April 14th,

from a ten days' tour visiting churches in the interest of

Missions and Education.

Oa Sunday morning, April 4th, it was a pleasure to be

with Pastor A. L. Leake and his church at Lawton and

speak on the "Modern Missionary Revival." The Sunday

School was larger than the building and full of enthusiasm.

Pastor Leake had buried his father, Rev. J. F. Leake, only

a few days before, and had been out of the pulpit one or

two Sundays. The Church was beautiful in its expression

of sympathy to the pastor in his hours of bereavement

Brother Leake's death came very suddenly, though he had

been in bad health for some months. He was pastor at

Spiro, and for more than twelve years has been pastoring

churches in Oklahoma, Pastor Leake is doing good work

at Lawton. He hopes to get the apportionment for Home

and Foreign Missions and will be ready for Education in

June.

•

Sunday evening we were with the good church at Ana-

darko. Pastor Jones is very much encouraged in his work.

Good congregations wait on his ministry and every depart-

ment of the church work is prospering. The pastor was

preparing to take the offering for Home and Foreign Mis-

sions the following Sunday. The church is looking forward

to the coming of Brother Pyatt to lead them in a revival

meeting about the middle-of the month. .

For years the work at Snyder has been difficult and

liard. The forces have been flivided and the church bur-

dened with a crushing debt on the building. They still owe

a lumber bill of $700 and $600 on the pews. Brother C. C.

Campbell has been the pastor since October and is doing

his best to lead them out of the wilderness, and is making

progress. He hopes to have the money in hand in a few

days ta wipe out the debt on the lumber bill. 'm The old

guard was well represented on Monday night to hear about

the Lord's work in other parts. The members and pastor

feel that a better day is coming. Pastor Campbell gives

half of his time to the church and the other half to the

church at Manitou.

On Tuesday night we spoke to the church at Roose-

velt Brother .J. B. Dosher is the beloved pastor for half

time and has recently taken charge of the church at Lone"

Wolf for the other half, and has moved there from Mt.

Park. It was a disappointment not to see Pastor Dosher,

but Dr. K. B. Ford, the associational missionary was in from

the field and helped in every way possible to secure a good

audience. It was a privilege to be entertained in his home

and hear his wonderful experience in his conversion last

summer and see his enthusiasm in the worn.

Brother E* A. Wesson is the new pastor at Cordell,

but has not yet moved on the field from Sentinel on account

of not being able to secure a suitable home. The church is

expecting him at an early date. It was a disappointment

not to see the pastor, but there was a god audience present

for the prayer meeting and we addressed them on "Missions

and Education/1 A number of the members were enthu-

siastic for the University, and will get in on the next cam-

*tionpaign

. Cordell is one of the strong churches of that sec-

We have few pastors so happy in the work and making

so steady progress in Kingdom affairs as Brother W. *H.

Stigler at Custer City, He has been on the field since

October and hails from Tennessee. We enjoyed speaking

to a fine audience of his people on Thursday night The

Custer church expects to raise all their apportionments this

year.

Brother R. A. Rushing has been pastor at Thomas for-

five years and bas the confidence and support of the entire

town. A large audience greted us on Friday night to hear

about the work of the Kingdom in Oklahoma. Our stay in

Thomas was pleasantly spent in the pastor's home. It was

a real joy to go over the days we were together in the

seminary at Louisville. Brother Rushing is one of the

Trustees of the University, and is full of faith and hope

regarding the school. He and Mrs. Rushing will spend the

summer in Kentucky and Tennessee, resting and visiting

relatives and friends.

At Enid we found the B. Y, P. U. rally for that section

in session at the First Church and well attended. Things

are moving well in Enid under Pastor Watson's leadership.

The great auditorium was filled at the morning service!

and the report is that on Sunday evenings it requires all

the available space to take care of the throngs which come.

The writer preached in the morning and Pastor Payne of

Hennessey at night At the close of the morning service

the pastor announced that the offering for Home and For-

eign Missions would be taken the following Sunday and he

also assures us that the University -will have u good hear-

ing after the wheat crop is harvested.

Nash is a little town on the Santa Fe, north of Enid,

and Brother Tyler is the pastor. This church has been

without a pastor for a long time, but the work is rapidly

reviving under Pastor Tyler's leadership. A large audience

greeted us ^Sunday night to hear the story of "Modem

Missions." They were planning the Mission offering the

following Sunday. This church will not forget the offering

for the University In June. The women are preparing to

help.

Pastor Mansfield is closing his fourth year with the

First Church, Guthrie, being his second pastorate there.-

Things" are getting better in this good church. They are

beginning to see the daylight. For years the congrega-

tion has been loaded down with local debts, but with pati-

ence and perseverance they have pressed on until the

future is promising. There was a splendid audience out

on Wednesday night and listened with interest about

"Mis-

sions and Education." The church has a good meeting

house well located, and a comfortable pastor's home. The

writer certainly enjoyed the lovely hospitality of the pastor

and wife while in their home, and the delightful car drive

of Brother and Sister J. A. Clark over the beautiful city.

Brother Clark is treasurer of the church and a passenger

conductor on the Santa Fe.

At Gushing everything had the smell of oil. We

found Brother W. T. Scott, the pastor of the church, as

busy as he could be launching the new building. On

account of the meeting of all of his men to consider the

building we held no service Tuesday night The proposed

new meeting house is to cost about $18,000, and they have

$10,000 of it already provided. Pastor Scott reported the

apportionment for Home and Foreign Missions \vould be

in on time and the "dollar per member" for Christian Edu-

cation would come without fail. How important it is that

the gospel be established in the oil and mining districts

of our state.

. F. W. MASTERS, Shawnee.

Bro. Stalcup, our faithful and efficient leader,

who has for several years visited so many of our

churches with words of encouragement and in-

formation, has been unable to do so this time be-

cause^ of over-work, thus leaving much of the re-

sponsibility of the field work upon the general mis-

sionaries and workers. I am sure we have all made

an honest effort to meet the demands, but as we are

now so near the close of this period I see a multi-

tude of things that should be done. Where I have

touched I have had the heartiest co-operation. There

are many places whre I purposed to go but have

been unable hitlierto. This final word: My hearts

desire and prayer to God is that we all shall quit

ourselves like men and show our faith in Christ by

doing our best. Yours for success,

J. M. WILEY, General Missionary.

Send us $5 and the names of ten people to

whom we will send The Messenger the balance

of the year; good only where one person pays for

others. We must have five thousand by May 1st

Help us.

B A P T I;S T M E S S E N G E R

SUNDAY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.

(Conducted by W. D. Moorer, D. D.)

Dr. W. D. Moorer called us over long distance

yesterday to give us a note for thfe Sunday School

lessons. We must confess that we were feeling so

badly at the time that we could hardly take in

what he said, but as we grasp it the following is

his brief note on the lesson for next Sunday:—Edi-

tor.

;

DAVID AND GOLIATH.

Faith vs. Force.

The challenge of force always produces faith,

fear, or flight • The challenge of force produced

faith in David, and faith produced fight. Each man

has his challenge of force, his Goliath, who threat-

ens what he will do, but if you have faith you will

not need fear the

fight.

CHEROKEE, OKLA.

Dear Messenger;—Since my ill health became

known, I have had many letters of sympathy from

brethren in different parts of the state, and wish I

had strength to answer every one of them, but this

would be next to impossible, and so I want to thank

those dear friends who have so kindly remembered me

in my affliction, and. tell them how their letters have

cheered me, and helped me to bear my sufferings.

May our God bless every one of them, and raise up

friends for them in their time of need.

By the wonderful1*grace of God, I have only.

failed to fill my pulpit at two or three regular ap-

. pointments. Many times I have gotten out of bed and

gone to church, and God has always given me strength

for the hour. Last week, I was not out of bed for

three consecutive days but when Sunday came, I

preached morning and evening to large congregations,

and received two of the finest young ladies in the

city for Baptism at the morning service. One of the

young ladies is our newly elected City Clerk.

All departments of our church work are on the

upgrade, and especially do I. want to present a boquet

to the very best Aid Society I have ever known. It

will take eternity to reveal the lasting good these noble

Avomen have rendered to their Lord by their self

"sacrificing labors in this field. The woman's Mission-

ary Society is young, and have not as yet shown the

degree of enthusiasm that has characterized the Aid

Society. It would be entirely unfair to judge the

women of this church by the work this young Mis-

sionary Society have accomplished.

With best wishes for the Messenger, and all who

'love our Lord.

•T•

. M. TALLEY.

ANOTHER SPECIAL DAY.

The Biblical Recorder suggests that to the multi-

tude of special days- we aSd another and call it' Book

Day."

'We agree with the suggestion and believe that

if we could get it into successful operation it would

bring joy to many a brother who has long been trying

to remember who borrowed that book. Isn't it strange

that people who are comparatively .honest about other

things will be sinfully careless about returning a bor-

rowed book or paying their subscriptions to church

papers. Our "good friend; Guy Green of Waurika, is

trying to trace up Carroll on Revelation whicfi some-:

one borrowed. We judge brother Green and a 1006

other readers would enjoy a real successful "BOOK

DAY."

SULPHUR, OKLA.

Our meeting began here the pth and is going well.

Bro. L. E. Finney aind his singer Mr. Gilbert H. Peter

are with us and both doing fine work. Fifteen profes-

sions to date and the meeting growing in power every

day. : We, outgrew the church house last Sunday and

had to move to a large pavilion just across the street

where the people could find room. We expect the

meeting to continue the rest of the month. We also

expect to take care of Home and Foreign Missions.

Brethren pray for our meeting.—W. C. Garrett, Pas-

tor.

HOLLIS, OKLA.

By request I am sending you an account of the ;

dedication services of Harmony Baptist Church,

three miles east of Hollis. Rev. M. L. Scivally is •

their pastor and has b£en since the organization of

the church. He has clone a great work. Brother

Scivally has accomplished more in the Master's

cause than any man in this part of Oklahoma. He

has organized more churches and built more houses

than any man in our association. Harmon County

cannot estimate the work of this man. To know

him is to love him.

The following preachers were present: Rev.

S. C. West, J. W. Solomon, W. J. Johnson, M. L.

Scivally, T. F. Redman, W. L. Nelson, L. S. Aber- V

nathy, G. R. West, and L. A. Blair. Rev. M. L-

Scivally was chosen moderator and L. A. Blair, sec- .';"'

retary. Rev. J. W. Solomon was chosen to preach -

the dedication sermon, which he did in his own mas-

terly way, and it was a feast to all lovers of the

truth. Rev. L. S. Abernathy and .G. R. West read

Scripture lessons and Rev. W* J. Johnson led the t

dedicatoin prayer. Harmony is young in years,

but is coming to be one of our best churches. She

has within the last year erected a splendid house

and paid for it, as the report of J. H. McClure, the

treasurer, showed. At the close of the dedication

sermon an offering was taken for home and for-

eign missions.

At three in the afternoon Rev. Drumright, pas-

tor at Hollis, preached a great sermon which seemed

to be enjoyed by all present. Brother Drumright

has won the esteem and love of the brethren in our

association. After this great sermon all tKe preach-

ers made short talks in which they endeavored to

show their appreciation of the privileges of the day,

and also spoke of the benefits the church had been

to them. This day shall never be forgotten and I •

believe the seed sown will be.gathered tip many

,days hence. May the blessings of God be upoii

this church and pastor, and may each member feet i\

His presence when he comes into this house which v

has been dedicated to God. Oh! that we may all

learn how to behave ourselves in the house of God.

May the Lord bless this church and ^pastor to-

gether with all'.the church is the prayer of your ^

servant.

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SIX

BAPTIST MESSENGE R

WOMAN'S WORK IN OKLAHOMA.

(Miss Sue O. Howell, Cor. Sec.)

OUR DISTRICT MEETINGS.

South Central District, Duncan, April 27-28.

North Central District, Guthrie, April 29-30.

All are invited. Entertainment free.

from

RevSout

Brazil,'wilB

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returneour

districd

missionarjt

meeting

at Duncan next week, and we hope also at Guthrie.

The second quarterly meeting o£ our Executive

Board will meet at Guthrie in the Baptist church

at 9:30 on the morning of April 29th.

BRIEF REPORT OF SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST

MEETINGS.

The Southwest—and first of our District Meetings—

held with Altus Baptist Church, was a splendid initial

meeting. Miss Howell and I started from Oklahoma City

Monday afternoon, April 12th, expecting to be there on

time to begin pur meeting next day; however, when we

reached Lawton we found that our plans were not in accord-

ance with the Frisco Railroad, for the Altus train had

been taken off the day before and we were forced to wait

in Lawton until the next regular train. When we reached

Altus we were much pleased to find the afternoon pro-

gram well tinder headway and a nice crowd to greet us.

This proved to us that the women of the Southwest are

equal to conducting their own District Meeting. The

Round Table Conference on Children's Work was ready

for us, and the women entered into it heartily, followed

by some splendid recitations and exercises by the children.

The evening session was well attended by local and out-of-

town people; we had a good service and fine collection.

At the morning session we had the roll call of Asso-

ciations. Six Associations were represented and responded

-with/reports of growing work. Including the pastors and

other brethren there were fifty in attendance of the out-

of-town people, and the people of Altus swelled the attend-

ance until we were delighted with the crowd.

Some B^s to be found in Mission study:

ARRIERS—removable;

ENEFITS—intellectual;

LESSINGS—spiritual;

were given by different

women over the District in a very helpful way. Then the

Conference on Young Women's Work was our last dis-

cussion, and many" suggestions were given in regard to

our helping our young people, and we hope to see results

of this conference in our Young Women's Mission Work.

At the close of the session the Baptist men of Altus

were at the church door .with their fine automobiles and

took us over the cityf which we all enjoyed very much.

We want to especially thank the choir, and the chil-

dren for their valuable assistance to make the meeting

interesting. And the women of Altus, we can not find

words to express ourselves toward them for their splendid

entertainment.

Reports were given at this meeting that the women of

Altus, Frederick, Hollis, Elk City, Lawton, Tiilman Asso-

ciation, Harmon Association and Altus B. Y. P. U. would

furnish a room in the Girls' Dormitory at Shawnee.

The Northwest meeting was held at Alva, April 15*16,

beginiiing with the evening session. I don't believe I

have ever enjoyed one of our women's meetings better

than our first session at Alva. The welcome address was

given by Pastor Netherton's wife in a very pleasing way.

Response by Mrs. Faucett of Woodward. The choir g£ve

two or three rousing chorus songs; a splendid male quar-

tette and one young lady sang a beautiful solo. Then,

aside from our regular outlined program on Home and

Foreign Missions, Mrs. Johnson, from Helena, gave the

reading, entitled, "Candita." Mrs. Johnson is a new Baptist

woman in our state/wife of the president of the" State

School at Helena. She is educated and talented and,more,

is willing<to give us the benefit of her* splendid training.

Everyone felt that we had a beautiful and gracious service

that night.

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At the morning session we began, after the devotional,

with the discussion on local society work, follow

splendid paper, "Some Things Gleaned From the

the Midst/' by Mrs. B. A, LoVing, of WoodwardI

for roll call came and while we were somewhat

in the number in attendance, there was a spirit of

manifested in our work that made us all rejoice

a few pastors were in attendance and other men and tw

expressed their appreciate of the women's work

At the noon hour the local women served a delicfnn

luncheon in the Sunday School rboms of the church At thn

other meals we were entertained in their homes * Durinp

the noon hour Prof. Wood and wife, members of the facnu*

of Northwestern State Normal, escorted us to the Coiwl

to peep in only on the school, for our time was limited

The afternoon session ;was taken up with the onPn

conferences on Mission Study, Young Women's Work anS

the Children's Work, followed by a very interestine'chil

dren's meeting. We are sure from the way the discussion

was prolonged by pastors and the women that we will hear

of greater inteerst in the children's work.

The envelopes were not nearly all turned in at these

meetings, so a definite report of the offering for our work

at Coalgate from these districts will be given later.

MRS. T. M. HUNTER;

"A public offering and an every member canvass"

will assure your apportionment.

Several parties have asked us for quotations

on individual communion sets and we have quoted

the forty glass tray at $5.75. The price has recent-

ly been redued to $5.50; per tray of forty glasses.

The base now costs $2 and the cover $2 instead of

$2.25 each as heretofore.. The bread plates have

been reduced from $1.45 to $1.25. We trust the

friends to whom we quoted prices will take note

of this and let us furnish what you need

Brother let us hear; from you on the special

campaign for five thousand subscribers. Send in

the .names as fast as you get them. We can win

if you will help, but not; without your help.

Remember that we have on hand a good supply

of "The Child in the Midst," the study .book for this,

year. Remember also that the price has been in-

creased by the publishers. We will send the paper

bound, postpaid, at 40c, cloth bound, at 60c, post-

paid. Every^ dollar spent in the Book Shop gives

a little of the much needed help in publishing The

Messenger.

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WHERE AND HOW TO SEND HOME AND

FOREIGN MISSION MONEY.

On account of the added burden placed upon

the home board, brought about by single alignment,

it was agreed by the co-operating boards for this

year, that money given :for Home and Foreign

Mission (undesigriated) should be divided in the

ratio of $12.00 for Home and $7.00 for Foreign Mis-

sions.

Designated funds (if any), will be sent as di-

rected: Do not send direct to the Home or For-

eign Boards for then it cannot be credited on your

apportionment, and it will not appear in the An-

"i" u Money £iven for woman's distinctive work

should be sent to their secretary, Miss Howell, of

.this city.

When sending money to this office be sure

and give name of church,'! the association as well

as your name and postoffice, in order that you may

receive .proper credit and-i receipt mailed accord-

mp-lv

BA?TI^

We just must have some money, and to stimu-

late immediate cash trade we announce the follow-

in0- exceptional bargain prices to last for a brief

time only. Order today. The'offer may be with-

drawn tomorrow.

" That popular and intensely interesting and

profitable book on Travel by Dr. Hamlet, published

at $1.50, sent postpaid for 75c.

The great book on Baptist Doctrines, by Dr

B. H.| Carroll, published at §1.00, sent postpaid, for

70c.

Evangelistic Sermons, by Dr. B. H. Carroll,

published at $1.00, sent postpaid 70c.

The Life of Dwight L. Moody, by his son, pub-

lished at $2.00, sent postpaid 70c.

The Life of L. L. Smith of Oklahoma, pub-

lished at 50c, sent postpaid 20c.

The Gospel for the Eye, cloth, by Love and

Gambrell, published at 50c, sent postpaid 25c.

Mabel Clement, a Baptist story, published at

75c, sent postpaid at 60c.

; Little Baptist, published at 50c, sent postpaid

3Sc.

In Red Man's Land, cloth, published at 50c,

sent postpaid 30c.

Prince of the House of DaVid 50c, sent post-

paid 35c.

Our special $1.50 Bible, sent postpaid $1.25.

Our special $2.00 Teacher's Bible, sent post-

paid $1.60. '

Our solid leather, India paper, self-pronounc-

ing, long primer type $5.50 Bible, sent postpaid.

$4.10.

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Immanuel's Praise song book, round notes

only, cloth board, published at $3.60 per dozen,

sent postpaid at $3.00. Leatherette, published at

I have been in Oklahoma two months. I am

pleased with the appearance of things in this part

of the State. As to my field of labor will say, I am

hopeful. I love my field, "and I see no reason why,

under God, we should fail. I am no hand to blow

about my work through the papers, but will say

this: We have about all we can take care of at

each service. Our committee raised $300 last week

to pay off an old debt of $100 and paper and paint

the church building. We had 143 in Sunday school

and from 30 to 35 in prayer meeting, and from 15

to 18 Bibles.

' E. C. BUTLER, Pastor.

Clinton, Okla.

: ,

When we are called upon to make a sacrifice

we have the right to ask why? The primary pur-

pose of all missionary effort is to carry the message

of salvation to the unsaved. The question-is be-

ing asked "by; many today, Has the church lost her

power? This questiok is a challenge to those who

believe that all power in Heaven and Earth was

given unto Jesus. Matt. 28-18. Christ enthroned in

our churches gives to thenva world-wide vision with

a world-wide message, backed up by a world-con-

quering power. The supreme.purpose of our giving

to Home andjForeignMissions should be an effort

to have Jesus enthroned in the hearts of all peo-

ains

2.50 per dozen, sent postpaid at $2.00. Special:

price on large quantities. Do not ask us if other

song: books are reduced for they are not; We are

overstocked on these and need the money.

Gist of the Lesson, by Torrey, 25c, sent post-

paid, 20c.

TarbelPs Tejacher's Guide, $1.00, sent post-

paid 80c.

-s

Peloubet's Select Notes $1.00, sent postpaid 80c.

The Twentieth Century Sunday School 50c,

sent postpaid 35c.

Pastoral Leadership of the Sunday School

Forces 50c., sent postpaid 35c.

Following the Sunrise 40c, sent postpaid 30c.

In Royal Service 40c, sent postpaid 30c. -

The Study of Child Nature, Harrison^ $1.00,

sent postpaid 75c.

„

Pendleton's Manual, board 40c, sent-postpaid

30c; leatherette 25c, sent postpaid 20c. .,

History of ESaptist Young People's Union of

America 55c, sent postpaid 40c.

' »

Brittanica, ninth edition, twenty-eight volumes

bound in sheep, splendid condition, delivered for

S22.00.

;

The Messages and Papers of the Presidents,

half morrocco, good as new, ten volumes delivered

for $10.

Stoddard's Lectures, cloth, fine condition, thir-

teen volumes, publisher's price $3.50 per volume

our price for the set $25 delivered.

Pilgrim's Progress, splendid edition well worth

60c,

Thipostpais is

you40cr opportunity

. Act now.

We need

the money and you need1 the books. Address; and

make all checks or money orders to

BAPTIST MESSENGER BOOK SHOP,

30 N, Robinson.

Oklahoma City, Okla.

pies everywhere. Our love for Christ and our friend-

ship to Him will be shown by our efforts.

J. M.WILEY..;

Remember we turnish any song book you wish,

particularly the "World Evang'el," "Immanucrs

Praise," and the "New Evangel." They cost you no

more to order from us.

Undesignated funds \vill be divided in the ratio

of $12.00 for Home and $7.00 for Foreign Missions.

Plan to go to Houston—round trip $18.70 from

Oklahoma City.

Dr. Bovet. of Durant, is pastor of the church

at Caney, Oklahoma.

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THE LAST CALL.

(Continued from Page 1.)

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Norge church will raise over $100 for these t\v6

objects. Norge is a country church southeast ;of

Ghickasha. Bro. Rector, the pastor, and Brother

Wright, are working on it now. At last report $103

was subscribed. They have considerably exceeded

their apportionment. They are still'togleaa the

field to get what they can, : What an>

son this is. The Lord blessthis church.

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and send in money to pay-for s&me.

WHAT SECY. STALCUP HAS TO SAY IN AN-

SWER TO A. NUNNERY'S CHARGES.

My attempt recently to speak a good word for

"denominational papers" m general and making spe-

cial mention of the Messenger appears to have given

the Editor of the Worker an opportunity to" get a good

many things "out of -his system/', I hope he will feel

better now and I do not feel any worse. — The End. —

J.C. STALCUP.

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EDITOR NUNNERY RELIEVES HIS MIND]

As is well known the policy of the Messenger is to

avoid anything that would create or foster strife and

contention within the great brotherhood pf Oklahoma.

It is also equally as well known that tne Messenger

does not hesitate to speak with clear and uncertain

sound on "correct doctriner and right living." We

have had many opportunities to enter into discussions

that would be to no profit and probably cause much

harm.

"."-."" .

It is hardly necessary for us to affirm that we

stand unhesitatingly for a constructive program. and

full and absolute faith in the consecration, loyalty and

wisdom of the state executive board, elected by the

convention and our beloved corresponding secretary

and superintendent of missions, Mr. J. C. Stalcup, who

has always been elected to this position by a unanimous

vote. True, there have been now and then some little

rumblings of discontent here and there, but they have

been negligible.

•

• \

Last week's Baptist Worker; published at Granite,

Okla.? edited by Rev. A. Nunnery, published a lengthy

article in which the editor pays his respects to several

people. The main purport of the article, however, was

to announce his opposition to Secretary Stalcup. The

occasion for said denunciation was a brief article by

Secretary Stalcup, printed in^The Messenger March 24,

1915, headed "Help Everything by Helping The Mess-

enger." This article was written for The Messenger at

the requesNow t

anof y

thdiscussioe editor.

n as to th

e relative merits of

the papers'is superfluous. To people who like the

Worker, that is the kind of paper they like and those

who like The Messenger have the same privilege of be-

ing loyal to it. The Messenger is constantly seeking

the support and friendship of the whole brotherhood,

and judging from the appeals for support and help in

the columns of the Worker that is its attitude. If one

paper should have more support than the other it is

simply because it supplies the needs and thus fills a

larger place. One thing is sure that \vhoever. keeps a

paper alive is putting more into it that he will ever

get out. The important question is not keeping

the paper alive but making it an instrument of help-

fulness and increasing co-operation among breth-

ren. So, that if a paper lives a long time or a

short time, is not necessarily an evidence of its

merits or demerits. The important thing is results.

Now—as to Brother Stalcup, We would not

be able to confer with him if we desired, for be-

cause of his unceasing and unselfish labors his

health is somewhat broken and he is now, in obedi-

'ence to the wishes of the state board, out of the

city for recuperation. But AVC know the facts well

enough to say that neither Secretary Stalcup nor

the executive board ever play to the grandstand.

Though they may make mistakes, their intention is

to administer the funds to the glory of God in the

upbuilding of His cause and everyappropriation is

made up on the application of a free and sovereign

Baptist Church whose duty and privilege it is to se-

lect her own minister and who!has voluntarily en-

tered into co-operation forming: the State Conven-

tion, but thereby does not lose her independence

and privilege of self-government. This board care-

fully considers the petition for help in the light of

all the information possible, and in the fear of God,

and desire to further His cause they appropriate

trust funds. Every sensible man knows that while

all are~'free and equal, all conditions are not equally

strategic.

. •

As to hosts of Baptists going to the landmark-

ers, all we have to say is that those who are going

do not create a vacuum or fill a vacancy.

As to the charge that Brother Stalcup meddles

with churches we should be glad.to hear from some

of the churches so disturbed. The usual criticism

of him is that he is too slow to recommend any

particular mail as pastor.

As to his writing to churches or individuals we

are sure he would be doing less khan his duty if he

failed to reply to individuals or churches writing

for suggestions or advise in solving their troubles,

BAPTIS T MESSENGE R

but we predict that it would be impossible to show

a letter from him prejudicial to the rights or priv-

ileges.of any man.

Again as to Secretary Stalcup's failure to write

articles for the Worker, he will doubtless be able

to give a satisfactory explanation if he thinks it

necessary. We should jjidge, however, that the fol-

lowing editorial expression, found in the Worker of

November 18, 1914, and which we doubt if Editor

Nunnery will deny referred to Brother Stalcup,

might explain it: "It is not best to keep one man

in office too long. We need to learn that there is

such a thing as getting all there is in a man. When

.the denomination has gotten put of a man all the

strength he has for that one thing there is no wis-

dom in continuing to pull at him than there would

be to sip at a dipper when the water has been

drained from it."

Now, in expressing our own conviction, and

we predict that it is in accord with the overwhelm-

ing majority of the Baptists of the state and in line

with the opinion of denominational

workers

throughout the South, and no doubt that portion

of the North which has come in contact with him

would also agree^ that he is far-sighted, beyond the

average, consecrated beyond question, administers

the duties of his office with increasing efficiency,

and was never so useful as he is today. There may

be plenty of men who could do his work as well

as he, but there is not a man, that could name him

now.

my understanding was that it was merely an asso- r;

ciational paper with no thought of trying to serve

the whole state as a general medium between the.,

brotherhood. During the Convention I met Brother

Nunnery, and while I cannot recall his exact words

the substance of what he said was that he had no

thought of filling the place that The Messenger \

evidently aspired to fill. If this is not the substance-

of his statement I have no quarrel with him, but

such is the impression 09 my mind. We have never

knowingly done him an injustice, nor has any rep-

resentative of The Messenger done so by our con-

sent or approval. We have heard back and forth

of things that have been said pro and con, but we L

have learned to discount rumors. We rejoice in

the continued evidences of the favor of God arid the

Baptists, for within three years we have gone away

beyond what anybody expected in subscriptions.

We believe it is because we have tried to be con-

structive and faithful to ^very interest of our de-v

nominational life in the "state. There is not an

honest-minded man in the state who does not know

that the only pull we have is that of work and

service. Let us say right here that it is not our

purpose to continue a discussion of these things. It

is very easy to take up what so and so has said

to have said and nurse it until we feel we have a '

grievance. Wejshall not enter into any,harsh or

mud-slinging discussion, but we shall stand for the

defense of good and true men who may be mis-

represented.

The conviction that Brother Nunnery has

reached that The Messenger was started at the sug-

gestion of someone to down the Worker is abso-

lutely ridiculous in the light of the facts and shows

to what straits he is put to find something with

which to appeal to his followers. After the unfor-

tunate ending of the career of the Oklahoma there

was a conscious lack of a medium through which

the brethren could keep in touch with one another.

As inexcusable as it may be I had never heard the

Worker mentioned in any of these expressions ot

regret at the lack of. a medium. I had had the

matter of a denominational paper for Oklahoma

on my heart and mind for a long time, anc) myselt

introduced the matter of starting a paper to a_num-

ber of brethren. They all expressed a desire to

see such a paper and ardently hoped it could be

done, but I do not believe that there was in the

whole number a single man who at first believed

we would succeed. They certainly did not back it

except by their sympathy. Our opportunity to con-

fer was more limited than it would otherwise have

been on account of hastening in order to get out

the first issue by the time of the S. B. C., which

.met in Oklahoma City in 1912. In speaking with

some of the members of the board one brother said

in response to my statement that there was no

paper in thp state: "We have a little paper in our

end of the state." I supposed at the time rtat he

referred to the Scml Winner. The first informa-

tion that I had that there was such a pap*: as the

Worker came while I was soliciting an ad in this

city. The business man said: "I have just given

an ad to a Baptist- paper." Upon investigation 1

found that it was for a special convention number

of the Baptist Worker, which was my first mtima-

tion that there was such a paper in existence. Then

, Mention was made in these columns sometime

ago regarding circulars being sent out to Philathea

classes. Dr. J. M. Frost, secretary of the Sunday

School Board, calls attention to a paragraph in the

pamphlet being sent out from the Syracuse organiza-

tion, which should in itself cause every Baptist Baraca

and Philathea class now associated with the general

organizations to withdraw. If they are -wedded to the

name we suppose they could retain it, but certainly no

true Baptist church can afford to have its young peo-

ple fed on such as the following:

"We stand upon such a broad platform. * * *

Creed and denominationalism are not emphasized in

Baraca and Philathea. * * * What a significant

thing to have an organization like Baraca and Philathea

that emphasises the points of unity rather than the;

points of difference. The class will close the door to

its largest field of service if it lets denominationalism

grip it. * •-* * Let us substitute the spirit of

brotherhood for the spirit of denominationalism."

• We do not believe that interdenominational or-

ganizations for church work are helpful to the cause of

Christ in the long run. Certainly they are not if Bap-

tists have any ground for their position. Yet most of

these interdenominational organizations, while in fact

tearing down denominationalism, usually in their utter-

ances are careful to respect denominations. But the

above paragraph shows the logical result of such fra-;

ternity. Baptists have a mission to the world peculiar

and important. . It can never be performed by comjpro-;

mises.

Home and Foreign Mission apportionment

for Oklahoma, $19,000. Books close April 30. ;V

"Ridpath's History of the World," nine volumes, Tery

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B APTIS T ME S S EN GE R

Brother D. P. Payne,, of .Enid, sends

a report of the B. Y. P. U. Rally11 of

the Perry Association which was held

• at Enid, April 9th-llth. Secretary J.

B. Rounds was present on Frfiday

night and Saturday morning, 'delivering

a stirring message appreciated by all.

The report on progress of B. Y. P. U.

work in the respective churches was as

follows: Enid, Jan. 19th, new members

since Oct 25th Nineteen, total member-

ship eighty five~ with fifty-five active,

average attendance forty-eight, the

group system carried out Enid also

has an Intermediate B. Y. P. TJ. with

an average attendance of twenty-five.

Ponca City: Thirty enrolled, eighteen

average attendance, Bible Readers'

Course taken by a good number.

Perry: Forty-five enrolled, over half

in regular attendance, striving for A-l

union. The Junior has enrollment of

thirty-five, also have a Sunbeam Band

and striving for higher standards.

• Bramen: Better work the past two

months. -Now have u pastor and striv-

ing for A-l union.

Tonkawa: Average attendance twen-

ty-five to thirty. Junior started re-

cently with eight members now has

forty-three with interest '• growing.

Nashville: Re-organized in January

with nineteen members, all active

workers; and they are striving under

the leadership of their new pastor,

Rev. R. J. Tyler, to reach the A-l

union.

' •

Brother Payne says: "These meet-

ings are encouraging and we hope the

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next district rally will have a large

attendance."

During the rally helpful sermons

were preached by Rev. E. L. Watson,

R'ev. E. T. Cole, Rev. O. T. Pinch,

and Re'v. Robert Lee Payne.

"We believe that if more of our life-

less churches had The Messenger in

sach horns they would naturally get

more of the love of God In their hearts

and send representatives to our next

rally."

STOCK IICK IT-STOCK LIKE IT

PRYOR, OKLA.

Missionary day was eojoyably ob-

served March 28. Pryor Baptist Young

People's Union gave a profitable ex-

ercise. Missionary songs, addresses,

and a splendid Missionary play ren-

dered by five young ladies.

Although our pastor was absentj

conducting a B. Y. P. U. service at

Pawnee, the church was crowded and

the programs "enjoyed by everyone.

ARPELAR. OKLA.

To the Baptist Messenger and its

Readers:—I take this as a means of

informing you of the condition of the

community in and around Arpelar. We

are out here about 12 miles west of

McAlester. , We have no Baptist

preaching or any Baptist church, or

any church of any kind. No Sunday

School or any thing of the kind. There

are several Baptist people scattered

around here and I learn that land

markers have been dropping in and

preaching occasionally fop them, and

the people don't seem to tie at all in-

formed in our line of work. We have

had once or twice, preachers who call

themselves New Lights, they have

regular appointments here and several

members and some of the Baptists

have gone off after them. Now I do

trust that some of the readers of the

Messenger inay become seriously in-

terested In this condition of affairs for

I feel if we have a destitute place in

our state it is right here, and the peo-

ple are so anxious for the gospel, they

are hungering and-thirsting for the

truth. Now this is a sad reality, and

I do hope and trust that you will con-

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this is an earnest appeal from one who

feels the interest at heart. Sincerely,

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PAULS VALLEY;

We are rejoicing m me good work

done by Brother Kennedy, who closed

our revival services Sunday night For

house to house work, "won by one"

methods Brother Kennedy certainly

excels.

. m-

His preaching is logical and forceful,

putting the blessed plan of salvation

up to the calm judgment o£ the sin-

ner in a manner that makes him feel

he is accepting or rejecting the per-

sonal appeal of the Son of God. Broth-

er Kennedy is also a true pastor's

helper, and when he went away, he

had the satisfaction or knowing that

he had. wrought a good work for the

the church, awakening it to a proper

sense of its God-given task. .

And when Glen Kennedy gets

through a meeting the tolxs kn^.- why

they are Baptists!

He ought to be kept In Oklahoma,

for \ve need men of his type and stand-

ing; there\ wouldn't DC so much of

this "dipped and done"" evangelism, if

more of us had hb method. There

were twenty-two additions

the

church, and many more who are under

deep conviction. We thank God for

the coming of BrotUer Kennedy. If

Brother West succeeds in getting him

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the state work, it will be Missouri's

gain and our loss. We are to take our

Mission collection Sunday and hope to

reach our apportionment

Pauls Valley church is doing splen-

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.J. W- STORER.

CHICKASHA, OKLA,

To the Baptist Messenger:—=. Just

back from the B, Y. P. U. and Sunday

School convention which met with the

Baptists of Ninnekah. The convention

was well attended by the people of this

association. We had Bro. J. B. Rounds

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the first to the last The Lord was

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Sunday was a great day, $88.00 for

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never met better people than the Nin-

nekah saints, but how could they be

otherwise with such a good pastor as

W. L. Rector. He loves his flock and

they love him, so we all felt that it was

the best meeting of the convention

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Dear Messenger:

The church work at Tuttle, Ireton

and Sooner is moving nicely. The

Lord's Supper was observed at Sooner

and Ireton last month. Nearly every

member was present at both services.

J. M. Cantrell is Sunday School Super-

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Superintendent at Ireton, I venture to

say that no country church can ex-

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for good singing and good leaders in

song services. The work of G. W. An-

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Our B. Y. P. TJ., which has been

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ing much attention, and is growing in

number and efficiency. The -*Snnday

School is taking on renewed life and

activity. Jack Sloan is the Superin-

tendent. We give a standing invitation

to all B. Y. P. U. and Sunday School

workers to come and help us at any

time in any of these places. Our Home

and Foreign Mission committees are

at work for our apportionment.

DE WITT SANKE Y.

The Corn of Long Ago

Many ways* of cooking5, corn are

known, but the simpler are the better.

A sturdy race of pioneers throve on

mush and milk and corn pone and hoe

cake. Civilzation and luxury have led

the,children of these pioneers to look

with "disdain on corn, and to prefer to

secure its great health-giving prop-

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have been taking our corn by way of

pork and beef.—Maysville (Ky.) Bulle-

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Bang! Goes Ambition

Another pathetic little feature of

everyday life is the way a man at

twenty-one will start out with abso-

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Joyins; the beat

of health. It is

over a year stnctt

•he has had a

fit. We cannot

speak too highly

«f Dr. Miles' Nervine,"

MRS. FRANK ANDERSON.

Comfrey, Minn,

Thousands of children in the

United States who are suffering

from attacks of epilepsy are a

burden and sorrow to their parents,

who would give anything to restore

health to the sufferers.

Dr. MUe.' Nervine

is one of the best remedies known

for this; affliction.

It has proven

beneficial in thousands of cases

and those who have used it have,

the greatest faith in it It is not

a "cure-all/' but a reliable remedy

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You need

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The Suprising Part

"I was suprised to learn that Bone-

head had lost his mind." "What was

there surprising, about It ?'r "Why,

that his friends found it out. That's

what surprises me."

In a Vacuum

Since Ihe time -of the great Galileo

it has been known that "in a vacuum

a feather falls as rapidly as a piece

of lead." If we could get rid of the

resistance of the air the feather and

the stone would be found, wherever

tried, to fall to the ground in the

same time.

WESTON BRUNER,

Secretary Evangelism, Southern Bap-

tist Convention, says of

IMMANUEL'S PRAISE

"I am very much interested in the

new book, IMMANUEL'S PRAISE,

and am fully persuaded it will be the

best book that has yet been on the

market and I predict a1 great sale for

it throughout the entire Southland."

Order From

BAPTIST MESSENGER

Oklahoma City

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Gospel (No. 1 or 2).

Bound or shape notes. fS

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Helps to eradicate dandruff.

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VICTORY AT COPAN.

On February 7th, the writer began

a revival meeting at Copan, Okla.,

which continued nearly three weeks

and resulted in many conversions and

thirty-four additions to the church,

mostly by baptism. Of this number

twelve were men, heads of families.

The church had nine members to begin

with. It now has forty-three. Some

of them the leading citizens of Copan.

During the meeting we secured a

beautiful lot and wors was begun in

earnest on the new building. It has

been pressed on to completion and

services were held in the new building

Sunday,'April 18th. One lady, not a

Baptist, has presented the church

with a fine church bell.

Mr. W. H. Bowersock, a prominent

merchant, who was converted and

joined the church in the recent meet-

ing, writes me: "We want a pastor

for one-half time and will support him.';

Some of God's noblemen live at Copan

and it will make an ideal half-time pas-

torate for some man who is not afraid

of hard work. Copan people mean

business. They are full of religious

enthusiasm. They want a pastor and

will stand by him.

The fields are .truly white to har-

vest and the laborers are few in this

great section of the state. We need

many pastors who are willing to do

hard work on small salaries. May God

send them this way.

I should like to correspond with

.brethren who would consider a fourth

time or half time pastorate. I know

of several churches that want pastors

and others that ought to want them.

Yours fraternally

ANDRKW POTTER,

Collinsville, Okla.

April 19, 1915.

Omit Egg Yolk When Bilious

People who suffer from biliousness

will find that the elimination of the

egg yolk from the usual breakfast dish

will help relieve this trouble. Have

the eggs cooked medium soft and have

the yolk removed before serving. The

whites contain all the essential tissue-

building qualities and are more easily

digested.

FRECKLES

Don't HId« Them With a Veils Remove

Them With The Othlne Prescription

This prescription for the removal of

freckles was written by a prominent

physician and is usually so successful in

removing freckles and' giving a clear,

beautiful complexion that it is sold by

druggists under guarantee to refund the

money if it fails,

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Don't hide your freckles under a veil;

get an ounce of othirie and remove them.

Eve

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application

s should

snow a wonderful improvement, sbme

of the lighter freckles vanishing entirely.

Be sure to ask the druggist for the

double Btrengtti othine; it is this that is

sold on the money-back guarantee.

Fire Engine's Beginning

It was not untill the close of the

sexteenth century that the hand squirt

was introduced into England, and they

were extensively used In the great

London fire in 1666. Soon after the

commencement of the. seventeenth

century the Londoners preceived the

convenience that would arise from

fixing these squirts to a movable cis-

tern, and applying their power through

the means of a lever, and the first en-

gine thus obtained was considered a

great mechenical achievement.

EXERCISE AND GRECIAN BEAUTY.

—WHAT IT MEANS.

Many thousands of women are now-

a-days paying attention to physical

culture and the proper exercise of

their body / muscles, where, thirty

years ago of fifty years ago there was

no thought expended on this science,

which is quite necessary to physical

beauty. The reason the Greeks, bothr

men and women, excelled in beautiful

and symetrical forms was because of

the attention they paid to the proper -

exercise. Then, too, they were un-

trameled by corsets, shoes and the in-

conveniences of clothing.

To the

minds of some women the idea "of

physical exercise conveys only the

Idea of hard fatiguing work. Mild ex-

ercise continued day after day is best

for the body and spirits and health.

Without proper exercise there can be

no health, and without health there

can be no real beauty.

There is no stronger proof of, the

sound remedial value of Dr. Pierce's

Favorite Prescription than that it re-

stores the wasted form to its wonted

roundness.

The mighty restorative power of Dr.

Pierce's Favorite Prescription speedily

causes all womanly troubles to disap-

pear—compels the organs to properly

perform their natural functions, cor-

rects displacements, overcomes irregu-

larities, removes pain and misery at

certain times and brings back health

and strength to nervous, irritable and

exhausted women.

It is a wonderful prescription pre-

pared only from Nature's roots with

glycerine, with no alcohol to falsely

stimulate. It banishes pain, headache,

backache, low spirits, hot flashes,,

dragging-down sensations, worry arid

sleeplessness surely and without loss

of time.

Sick women are invited to consult

Dr, Pierce, by letter, free. Address Dr,

Pierce, Invalids1 Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.

—Adv. ,

DENOMINATIONAL TREE.

We have had one or two inquiries

, for a chart showing the origin and

development of denominationalism.

Mr. J. L. Francis has prepared a very

interesting map showing at one view

the origin, date, descent and by whom

the Christion

denominations were

founded. You may not agree with his

arrangement of the tree, but if you

are interested in this line you will be

glad.ta have this chart Size of chart

is about 18x26. Price $1.00-postpaid.

Order from the Messenger.

To Get Rid of Fleas

Sand forms the' best surface on

which to expose garments or bedding

infested-with fleas. If the sunlight is

strong enought to raise the tempera-

ture of the sand to 120 degrees the

fleas will be destroyed within an hour,

provided there is no vegetation or

shade where they can take refuge.

Not In-All Respects

"I hear that they belong to the early

settlers." "Well, you wouldn't think

.so if you could see the bill collectors

climbing their front steps."—Judge.

Remarkable Watch

In a costly watch that has been made

for exhibition purposes there is * a

wheel that makes a revolution only

once in four years, operating a dial that

shows the years, months and days.

N all the Avorld

.there's no other

xhiiinb that can make this

Ther

e may te thumbs

lhat look lihe it—-but there

la r.o thumb that can

lh-5 same fmpiv«fon.

In a-l the vorld Utero

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cgc3 that arc tr.acle !*

Zooh like ;t—but ther»

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same delightful tVn

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Demand the genuine

name— and ovoid iwppointment.

FOURTEEN

B A P TI S T MES SE-N.GE R

MANITOU, OKLA;

The iceburg is leaving Snyder with

the coining of spring.

We have a fine working force at

Snyder, few in number, but they are

making things go. Among our good

workers is Brother J. H. Brooks and

wife and Brother J. H. McCristian and

wife and some few others that are

.willing to spend and be spent for the

Lord.

Brother F. M. Masters came to Sny-

der some time ago and delivered a

great sermon to a few of the faithful

at the Baptist church.

His message came at the right time'

and did much good.

r:.".:. May the Lord sencl Brother Masters

to hold us a meeting in thf summer.

The church gives and outstanding in-

vitation to him until he can come.

Some facts about our debts at Eny-

der: When I accepted this work, in

last October, I asked-the Lord to help

me lead this church out*of debt. They

SPRING ISSUES!

Life and Influence of the Rev-

Benjamin Randall

Founder of Free Baptist Denomination

By Rev. FREDERICK L. WILEY

$1.00 net

;

TRANSPLANTED TRUTHS

or Expansions of Great Texts In

Ephesians

ALVAH SABIN HOBART, D. D.

75 cents net

THE PEOPLE'S PRAYERS

- Voiced by a Layman

By GEORGE W, COLEMAN

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50 cents net

In Social Service Series

Women in American

Industry

By SCOTT NEARING. Ph, D.

10 cents net

THE SOCIAL PROBLEM

By SAMUEL ZANE BATTEN

15 cents net

THE CHURCH AS A SOCIAL

CENTER

By CHRISTIAN F. REISNER, D. D.

10 cents net

American Baptist Publication

Society

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514 North Grand Avenue

ST. LOUIS, MO.

•were due on pews $800 and $700 for

lumber to Cameron Lumber Co.. With

the help of Brother J. H. Brooks and

others,*we have settled for the pews

and raised $306 on the lumber debt

May the Lord have all the glory.

I have been silent for some time

and would have reuained so unless

the Lord had given the victory.

May our great State Board and all

my friends and every Baptist in .the

state that reads thete lines pray for

a great revival to come to Snyder.

Political conditions make this a

hard place to do anything for the Lord.

May the Lord bless our faithful edi-

tor. --•". •

C. C. CAMPBELL.

ALLENDALE, OKLA.

Aspen Wood for Matches

Aspen wood is used almost exclu-

sively in making matches in Sweden

as it is easily cut and porous enough

to be readily impregnated with sul-

phur or parffin.

Quite Natural

It is a cuious thing that the coun-

try which invented the "quick lunch"

also prides itself on the scientific study

of foods and their digestibility.—Lon-

don Spectator.

Dear Messenger;—Please admit a

few lines from Allendale into your

columns. We have a small church of

twenty-two members which has been

organized about three months. We

have an attendance of about fifty in

Sunday School and the interest is

growing.

We have a flourishing

prayer meeting; The people of Allen-

dale believe in prayer. We haven't

called a pastor yet. We are asking

for God's guiding hand to direct us to

the man He would have at Ailendale.

Bro. A. M. Brown, our county mis-

sionary, and his wife were with us last

Sunday. Bro. Brown preached a very

helpful sermon at eleven o'clock. We

had Sunday school in the afternoon,

and Bro. Brown preached again in the

evening. We had one addition to the

church at the evening service. Sister

Brown met the ladies Wednesday af-

ternoon and organized a woman's mis-

sionary society of eleven members. We

are praying for a great victory at Al-

lendale. We ask all praying people to

pray for us. May God's richest bless-

ings rest upon Bro. and Sister Brown,

as they work for Him. God bless the

Messenger. Yours to do sen-ice for

Christ—"Miss Janie R. Fields, Geron-

imo, Okla,

Easy to End Dissension

Much of our dissension is due to

misunderstanding, which could be put

right by a few honest words and a

little open dealing.—Black.

The old-fashioned man who used to

get mad when his wife had hash for

supper now has a son whose wife

makes hash in a casserole, calls it a

French name and makes her husband

enjoy it

A JOYFUL MESSENGER

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FIFTEENS

A DROP OF BLOOD.

Taken from a person who lias for

a few months used Vernal Palmettona

(formerly known as Vernal Saw Palm-

etto Berry Wine) is pure and free from

taint.

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We say a few months, because it

takes time to overcome the effect of

years of careless living in the matter

of diet, sleep and' dissipation. This

great one dose a day remedy, gives

quick relief from indigestion, consti-

pation, dyspepsia, 'headache and all

kinds of liver, kidney and stomach

troubles, but as the impurities entered

the syste.v slowly, so they must be *

got rid.of slowly.

;

Poisons and disease germs creep in-

to the blood through the retention of

impure waste matter in the stomach

and bowels and through inactive kid-

neys and lazy liver. Vernal Palmet-

tona gives gentle aid to the weakened

organs. Gradually they gain strength

and are finally able to perform their

natural functions without any help.

When this stage is reached, use a little

judgment in what you eat and drink

, and you will have no more trouble*

You will be able to do twice as much

as before, whether it is done with your

hands or with your brain.

Perhaps you have read this kind

of talk before and have found the

remedy.talked about a ijat failure in

your case. It so, you are prejudiced,

Knowing that such a prejudice often,

exists, we give everyone a chance to

try Vernal Palmettona before they

buy. It is on sale at all leading drug

stores, but you can try it'fr^e of ex-

pense. Write us for a free sample

bottle today. It will be cheerfully and

promptly sent "free and postpaid. If

it does you good," it is easy to stop into

a drug store and get a full size bottle.

The druggist will not try to sell'you

something else. If he does, he Is an

exception, for . druggists know -that

Vernal Palmettona is the best remedy

of its kind in existence. Why hesi-

tate

Write immediately for sample

bottle. Vernal Remedy Company, Buf-

falo, N. Y. '

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in every church who will press and

present this noble cause before the

books cibs'e. Our objective is $19,000

for this year. After the last day of

this month will be next year, with an-

other sum to raise. Shall we raise this

sum this year?

If all will help WE WILL, if many

fail we will NOT,

The last question is: who is respon-

sible for the failure if we fail?—J, M.

Wiley.

Not There Because He Enjoyed It

"Look here," sternly demanded the

police magistrate. "Didn't I tell you

the last time your were here that I

never wanted to ^ee you again?"

"Yessah, yo' honah, yo, did sol" re-

plied Brother Slack. "And if yo'll

.scusably puhmit me to say it, I don't

'joy de sight 6' yo1 no mo' dan yo'

does de sight o' me, sab!"—Kansas

City Star.

THE CONVENTIONAL NORMAL COURSE

SELECTED BOOKS FOR CHRISTIAN..

1. "The New Convention Normal Man-

ual" (SpHman, Leaved, and Bur-

roughs); cloth, 50 cents; paper, 35

cents.

2. "Winning to Christ—A Study In Evan-

gelism" (Burroughs); cloth, 50 cents;

paper, 35 cents.

3. "Talks With the Training Class"

(Slattery); 50 cents.

4. "The

Seven Laws of Teaching"

(Gregory); 50 cents.

5. "The Graded Sunday School" (Beau-

champ); cloth, %50 cents; paper, 35

cents..

Optional books are offered for workers

In each of the six departments of the

Sunday school. Send for leaflet.

6. "What Baptists Believe" (Wallace);

cloth, 50 cents; paper, 35 cents; or

"Doctrines of Our Faith" (Dargan);

cloth, 50 cents; paper, 35 cents.

7. "The Heart of the Old Testament"

(Sampey); cloth, 50 cents; paper, 35

- - cents.

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8. "New Testament History" (Maciear);

30 cents.

POST GRADUATE COURSE

DIPLOMA.

WITH

(Offered for those holding Blue_ Seal

Diplomas).

"The

School of the Church" (Frost),

$1.00.

"The Way Made Plain" (Brookes), 75

cents.

"The

Making of a Teacher" (Brum-

baugh), $1.00.

"Secrets of Sunday School Teaching"

(Pell), $1.00.

"The

Monuments and the Old Testa-

ment" (Price), $1.50.

27,000 Diplomas awarded. Descriptive literature free. Books

may be studied individually or in class. Begin at any time. Send

for "The Convention System of Teacher Training;"'by. Educational

Secretary P. E. Burroughs (25 cents).

- BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL BOARD

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Nashville, Tennessee.

BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL BOARD

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

Baptist Messenger, Dear Bro.:—

Home and Foreign Missions, $19,000,

are our financial liabilities for this fis-

cal year.

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The several hundred churches in the

state are our assets.

Each one of those churches is a unit

in our strength and .our .success de-

pends upon, the direct help of .each

church.

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It is perfectly reasonable to expect

each church to be interested in this

vital question of missions, and this in-

terest can only be manifested by tak-

ing an active part In doing the work

to be done. Many of our churches and

pastors are doing gre&t service to

Christ by praying, preaching and giv-

ing to Home and Foreign Missions

which gives a favorable outlook, but

success can not be obtained! in the

largest way uAtll all of our churches

come up to the apportionment of the

Lord in this effort.

;

My earnest prayer . is that every

church will rally: with: all of her

strength whether you have been.called

upon or not—whether you have been

solicited or not-— the call Is ^tp*you

also—surely some one will be found

CALOMEL IS MERCURY!

ACTS ON LIVER LIKE DYNAMITE

"Dodson's Liver Tone" Starts Your Liver

Better Than Calomel and Doesn't

Salivate or Make You Sick.

Listen to me! Take no more sick-

ening, salivating calomel when bilious or

constipated. Don't lose a day's work!

Calomel is mercury or quicksilver

which causes necrosis of the bones.

Calomel, when it comes into contact

with sour bile crashes' into it, breaking

it up. This is when you feel that awful

nausea and cramping* If you are slug-

gish and "all knocked out" if your

liver is torpid and bowels constipated

or you have headache, dizziness, coated

tongue, if breath is had or;stomach sour

just take a spoonful ,of harmless Dod-

Liver.Tone oa my guarantee.

Here's my guarantee—Go to any drug

store and get a 50 cent bottle of Dod-

son's Liver Tone. Take a spoonful to-r

night and if it doesa't straighten you

right up and make you feel fine and

vigorous by morning I want you to go

backi to the store and get your money;

Dodson's Liver Tone is destroying the;

sale of calomel because it is real liyer:

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liver to work and clean your bowels of}

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