The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
J. CuIpepper Discourses
 On the Baptist "Cultus"

occupied the dry places They're com l ing. too.
 The Baptist preachers who organized 1 our Flint River Church in 1908 were, | perhaps. plain flliterate men. earnest | and "zealous of good works" It Is l supposed that even those without | honored them with respect. esteem. admiration. The worst fellow in the neLghboFho pod wouldn't swear in the | presence of the Cody man. He didn't | even live rich on forty pounds a year" He was thankful for pair of | socks and a pattern of jeans to make him a pair of barn door pants. He eontended earnestly for the faith once delivered to the Saints" They >con- tended for honesty. ct is understood that this is common contention among the Christian, to this day, and a man who doesn't pay his debts is promptly excluded from any and every Branch of the Christian Church.D
 Honesty Is what distinguishes the Christian from the common run. It Is no reflection upon other Christians if We Baptists can point with pride to our upright. honest membership.
 Business Honesty.
 That was one of our prideful boasts at the Centennial. We have so im- pressed the business world with our probity that a member of the Baptist Church doesn't have to give mort gage. That's hard on the Probate Judges but we can't help it--it's better to be q Baptist and have good name than to pay recording fees. The members of that Flint River Church dldn't have to give. mortgages. After a hundred years. we are sttn keeping up a reputation.
 Our church government was dem- oeratic (not in d partisan sense) and every man in it was as good as an- other and frequently better if he bee haved himself'
 However. there was some restriction upon the Deacon. He wasn't allowed to "cuss." Later. some brother afflicted with a political doctrine of Equal rights to all" wouldn't let us have any peace till the restriction upon the Deacon was removed Any brother can be a Deacon, now, with perfect equality of privilege. Of course, he can neglect to exercise his rights. Bro. Mallory Is a Deacon and If oc- casion arise to call forth his privilege, before he is Governor, why, he will not be going beyond his rights
 PoIiteness used to require that the Deacon "swear not" in the presence of the "beloved pasture" but that kind of politeness Is now obsolete. It has been discovered that Politeness is not al- ways altogether truth. We Baptists stand for truth.
 We are mighty bad about separation of Church and State, but we've proud when we get one of us on the Bench or in the Governors chair-(Kolb for instance.) We are especially proud of Kolb because he would have no pay for his services.
 Yes. we have advanced a right smart" in a hundred years. We have learned the use of money and can make "littie go a long ways" We send some to China. We love our brethren who have prospered--if we can pull them" Bro Rockfellow has accumulated. He doesn't believe in the union of ehuFch and State. He's sat isfied to own a few law makers. He's no respecter of persons and will buy a Democrat just as soon as a Re- publican and puts his money where it will do the most good" whether in Ohio or Texas. When he buys senatorial steer and brands him, he just ties his tail to the other bunch and they all pull together for good and upright Baptist. He thinks the people are all the time clamor-