Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-10-11
Church GROWTH
OVER OKLAHOMA
LATE STATISTICS SHOWING IN
CREASED CONGREGATIONS
BAP7ISTS ARE ACTIVE
Nov Buildings by the Various Chur-
ches - Conference at
Tulsa.

With the development along indus
trial and business lines which has
come 10 the two territories along with
the near approach Of statehood, re-
hgious activity seems to have kept
full pace. Late statistics show that
the churches Of Oklahoma alone now
have 26,o00 members and 4O2 organ
izations, but only about half that
number of buildings. The value of
church property is placed at $35O,Ooo
During the year something over fifty
houses Of worship have been erected,
and the number is increasing rapidly,
almost every week witnessing the ded-
ieation Of one or more new churches.
The Baptists have probably been
mere active than any of the other
denominations of late. Sunday the
first services were held in the new
"White Temple" which is being err
ected by the First Baptist church of
Oklahoma City, at cost of 100000.
Only the lower part of the building
has been completed, but services will
be held in it from now on. 1t will
be when completed the finest and lar
gest church structure in the south
west. 1t is said TO be built along pure
Doric lines.
A new Baptist church has also Just
been dedicated at Cordell, with dedi-
eatory addresses by Drs. Brown and
Elliott, of Kansas City, Mo. The new
church is one Of the best in south
western Oklahoma. Bartesville also
has a handsome new Baptist church,
iust dedicated. Lone VOLTS new
Baptist church will be completed in a
few weeks, and will be dedicated with
appropriate ceremonies.
The German Baptist churches have
just been dedicated, one at Rainy, in
Caddo county, where dedicatory SER
vices were held in both German and
English, and the other at Calvary
creek, near Cordell, where A. J. Smith
of Cordell, is pastor.
With the idea Of accomplishing
more effective work through union, the
First and Central Baptist churches
al Ardmore have decided TO consoh'
date.
The Baptists Of Chickasha, who
have a new church under construction
have decided to give considerable pro
ninence 70 institutional features
Tho big basement, under the entire
church building, will be fitted up with
gymnasium, reading rooms, baths ant
other features of the sort usual.
found in Y. M. C. A. rooms. 1t ii
proposed to make it home for thu
younng men Of the boarding hous'
district.
Rev. J. M. Moore of Oklahoma City
Who kept up record for severa
months Of dedicating new Christian
church every week, is still keeping "
good work along that line. His lates
dedication was at Quinlan, where b
was assisted by Rev. Mr.. Metler, o
Mooreland, and Rev. Edward S. Nc
Kinney, Evangelist James W. Zach
airy, OF Lexington, Ky, dedicatet
new Christian church at Sterling. ii
has announced his purpose to NOV
10 Oklahoma and establish an in
dustrial school. Work has just begu
ou the construction of new Christ
ian church at Carnegie.
Work has also been commenced o
the new Methodist church at Blsol
where Rev. G. Ii. McDermond is pas
toi. Efforts are being made to secur
Bishop Berry to preside at the layn
of the corner stone, A new Methods
church of concrete blocks, is to B
built at Curtis. Rev. Wayne Mettlt
Is pastor =,
The Presbyterians at Bartlesvil
have selected plans for new churc
edi6ce to cost $4,000. A church
Denison, Texas, is taken as the mode
Work will be begun as soon as u
plans and estimates are completed.
The Reformed congregation OF VI
lshoma City will commence work son
time this month on $4,000 tempt
for which a site has already been pu
chased. Rabbi Joseph Blatt, OF &
lmbus, Ga, has been employed
pastor for the coming year. -
A bishops residence to cost Us,
200 is being erected at Oklahoma Ci
for Bishop Theophilc Meerscaert,
the Roman Catholic diocese OF OH
hcma. Efforts are being made by |
dian Territory Catholics to secu
the location Of another bishop'in I
new state, with South McAlester
his see. The miners of krcbs, Aide
svn, Dow, llailcyyillc, Wilbm'on n
llartshornc, arc mostly Italians, "
s,p very devout Catholics. AT krc
they already have quite n church
Mblshmcnt in tho way OF II
church and convent
Practically all of the churches he
their annual territorial gAIhrrn
dining the next Few weeks,
Tho Oklahoma ccpttence ot
eclholiN rplaeopel church Is hel
mli ut Enid, converting WrlNrsd
buhop j y nerV m pres'dINg I
biainn TnullpNy mias,oN conlrrl