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VOLUME XVII. NO 2. METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS. FRIDAY MARCH 13, iq14 , Single Copy rive Con* r,
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NOTICE
To the Baptist Women of the
State Convention
Galesburg III Mar 2, 1914
Dear Sisters:
Our State meeting will con
vene in June at Springfield III
Our president is calling for $700
this year. Let us begin now to
this year, She also desire for
every circle to appoint a slum
committee and to report to the
convention the results of your
work. The chairman of the Art
and Needle Work deparment has
resigned on account of other
work, and Mrs. Laura Richard
son, 56. W. 37. St., Chicago,
has been appointed as chairman.
Let the sisters rally lo her the
tame as to our former chairman,
Mrs. Kva Hooptr, who will as
sist her all'that she can Our
president Mrs. K. L. Cotby, has
moved to Chicago Her address
is 3533 Calumet avenue.
Yours in the work
Susie F. Hazel
Cor See.
7 18 Arnold St.
To the Baptist Family Of
• Illinois.
Greeting:
Dear Breth
; ren and Sisters we are about four
months from the setting of our
annual or convention meeting, I
hope you have all kept well and
and tha* the work of the Lord
has been prospering in your hand.
1 am sure from the reports
coming to this office from the
various workers that we shall have
much oVcr which to rejoice when
we reach Springfiield next June
with Rev. Mr Chappelle and his
good people at Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church. Our General
Missionary and our district work
ers some of them has done and are
still doing commendable service
of which we shall all be proud
when their report are made.
Many souls are being brought
into the kingdom. Let us hope
hit each Church. Sabbath Scool
.with every Missionaiy Circle in
j our great state will be represcm
this year, l.et us have a large
attendance in keeping with our
name, and let us do work in keep
ing our ability as the servant cf
the Lord Jesus Christ, Tim
should be the telling year in tne
history of our denomination in
the state of Illinois. Let each
church and mission circl/c through
our sisters do your very best
bring the Lord's money along
lor Missions and Lducatioh.
Our Fureigh Field claims ou
attention as well as our Home
Field. Western College should
be made to the Negro baptist of
the West that Wiiberlote is to the
Methodist. We nave the money
and the - men therefore let each
baptist in Illinois with others thru
the West, arise to the situation.
Our Home Field siiould be
worked and our Foreign Field
should not go unworked. Let us
have two giem days one lor Mis
sions and one for Fducation and
let both the me>) and our sistets
tne women unite in making this
the record breaking session
Arise and let us go hence.
1 am yours for the salvation of
the State and the West.
L. J. Fisher.
NOTICE.
To the Sisters of the Women’s
L. and M Quarterly meeting
will convene on Friday beforp the
Third Lord’s day in March with
Bxccutive Hoard of the Mt. Olive
Baptist Association. We hop(e
that each Auxiliary will send
something for Educational cans*
and to bear the expense of this
meeting. ,
We hope to make this a good
meeting both spiritually and fin
ancially. Come praying.
M. J Blake,
Pies.
Emma Farrow,
Cor Sec'y.
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An Alabama man. ninety-seven
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biscuits regularly all bis life.
The Carnation Art Cluh
The Carnation Att Club met at
the u-m il hour Monday aftt-tnt on
at the residence ol Mis. Tay or
Stalls, on Vi nna St, Site was
iablv a listed by her daughter
Mrs. Matti: Buchanan 1 he
clu j is mov ng upwards under
the leadership of Mts. J<-i nie
C owper. This club is one beam
ing lighten t e c ty. as it is well
I known thru out the town, 1 he
j rally the 1st Suhday was a great
success, and theie will be another
one by this club the I st Sunda)
iu April in connection with the
rally the progam committee will
render a musical for the tve >ing.
The following officers wt re e
lectcd: Mrs Jenni^ Cov. per,
president; Mrs. M. J McCraty,
vice president; Mrs L. B I'Jtikes
secretary; Miss Ol'ie Buchan a rf
assistant sccretarj ; Mrs. V. K
! Shannan treasurer; Mrs. Jtnme
| Wood., critic. After the dic
tion officers the club sai g a vt ry
familiar song, then the hostesses
invited their guest into the din
ing room where a well prepart d
, luncheon was prepated luncheon
was served which satisfied the en
tire club. Much arc due them
, lor their kind treatment.
The menu was as follows:
First Course,
Salmon salad
Pickles
Black coffee
Unecda biscuits
Second Course
Ice cream
Cake-(Jelly roll)
The club will be entertained
next Monday afternoo i at the
residence of Mrs, L. B. Dukes,
on Ferry jjt. ’
‘‘Baptists Did It.
This looks like Baptists did it
all. The tacts are compiled by
C. W. Hudson and printed in the
Baptist Messenger:
Who was the first of modern
missionariesr William Carey, ol
England, a Baptist.
Who was the first missionary
from America to the heathen?
Adoniram Judson, a Baptist.
What denomination sent out
the fust Negro missionary to
Africa? The Baptist,
Which is the greatest book
next to the Bible, aud who wrote
it! "Pilgrim's Progress," writ
ten by John Bunyan, of England,
a Baptise,
Who was the first to pat the!
i
Bible in the Sunday School and
have it taught by unpaid teach
ers? William h'ox, of Kngland,
a Baptist.
Who organized the infant class
and wrote the first book on that
department of Sunday school
work? H. A. Howland, of Bos*
ton, a Baptist.
Who was the founder of the
great Baraca class movement for
young men? Marshal A. Hud
son, of Syracuse, N, Y., a Bap
tist.
Where was the first Sunday
school in America founded? In
the Second Baptist church of
Baltimore, Md.
Who founded the first public
school system in America? f John
Clark, of Rhode Island, a Baptist
Who founded Judson College,
the first great institution of learn
ing for women in America? M.
P, Jewett, a Baptist.
Who was the first great apos
tle of religious liberty in Amcri
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rmwMxa*rsvr*fi**JX rtrTiiii— m—WHinw«n u. u »m ulmiii
ca ? Roger Williams, of Rhode
Island, a Baptist.
What denomination led in the
great contest for religious liber
ty ? The Baptists,
What denomination is the lar
gest in Arkansas? The Baptists.
What denomination has the
largest non-Catholic theological
seminary in the world? The Bap
tists, at Louisville, Ky.
What denomination was fore
most in the advocacy of Ameri
can independence? The Baptists
The Denver Association, of Vir
gia’ in 17/6, seven weeks before
the declaration of Independence,
memorialized the Virginia dele
gates to vote to declaie the col
onies free and independent.
Who wrote the great national
hymn, "My country, ’Tis of
Thee?” S. F. Smith, a Baptist.
—The Vanguard. Ark.
UNIONVILLE.
This is to certify that Rev. J.
M. Blake is in good and regular
standing witli the Siloam Mission
ary Baptist Church of Unionville,
III. He is a honorable gospel
minister and as such we most
cotd;ally recommend him to the
!Confidence, Christian Sympathy
and fellowship of any sister church
wherever Providence may direct
him. He has been with us as
pastor for 5 years, /months and
7 days. He has been a true,
faithful and competent advisor,
his character is untarnished ®a
mong us.
When he came to us we had a
debt of $370 00 which has been
paid and all debts accumulated
has been paid. He leaves us ol
his own free will with no friction
him and the church and we heart
tily recommend him to any Miss
ionary Baptist Church wherever
providence may direct him
Done by order of the church
this the 7th day of Feb. 1914.
Fred Briscoe,
* Church Clerk.
FOR SALE.
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Metropolis, 111.
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