Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-05
Move Forward Vas The Order
Given to Israel, by Jehovah"



that we have been confined to our
home for about two weeks and unable
to get about we think it proper tt
speak TO the churches and brethrer
thru the columns of your paper, and say
that the prospects are bright as th'
nrospe.ts Of God, in our State work
Victory Is purched upon the banuer o
chose that are in the right, whose mot
To, i to do or die. Baptist brother ant
sisterhoodl let IA be doing nov; oul
marching ordere are to move forward
Will We do IL. or shall we say there Il
time enoughg Do not forget th'
Kings business requires haste" lie
IA cultivate every foot Of ground thai
comes under our observation. The lanc
10 ours let az 60 up and possess 1t.
Brethren and sisters. let Us strive tc
put Our Grand Old State In the front
ranks In mission and educational work.
where IL justly belongs. IL should be
an encouragement to MI Of the regular
Missionary Baptist TO learn nat letters
are coming from the different parts OF
state claiming that we stand for the
old time faith. That faith chat forever
characterized the true missionary 3ap-
tise from the days Of Jesus Christ until
now.
The ''old war horse. Dr.. ]. r. Thom-
ns. 81 Chicago. pastor Of the Ebeneczar
Baptist church. heads the General Bap-
fist State Association. desires 70 see
ali Of the regular missionary Baptist Of
the state to bestir themselves and push
the battle to the gate" We mean by
regular Missionary Baptist. those that
contend for ''yegeneraled church
membership. New Testament baptism
and New Testament church govern
ment A contention Tor the three prin-
cipIer, makes the minister regular. tho
he may have to contend. tolerate some
things In the church that he does not
advocate. but he has only TO teach,
preach and prsrtice those thing. hand
ed down by jesus Christ and praeiiced
By the apostles. and things viii come
right No man can be New Testa-
lament Baptist Preacher and Coward.
His motto should be onward and up
ward. and by this sign we shall conquer
in the district work, In the state work.
In the Home misaion work. In the For
eign field. Last but not least con-
quar In the educational work Of the
state. Our divine commander
says "Ye shall be witnesses
unto me both in Jerusalem. and IN Ju-
dea and In Samaria. and unto the ut
most parts OF the earth We here
quote what Is said respecting this pas
sage. Jerusalem corresponds 10 the To-
cal church. OF course this Ia meant
that the Mission work must start IN
the church. tloeal) bat II by no means
must stop there. This home charity
that never spreads abroad is no charity
at all. Judea, corresponds to the state
work, fState Missions) Ssmaria. the
home land. tHome Missionsl. The ut
tsrmost parts Of the earth. Foreign
land or field. The commission Is to
20 into all the world. OF course there
must be a good healthy mission spirit
in the churches before we con look to
accomplish anthing at home or abroad.
The work must FIRST develop In the dis
trict. after II leaves the church. then
the State, then Home and Foreign.
We are very much encouraged to see
the mission spirit taking fire and
spreading everywhere. Let the good
women come up 10 the help of the Mas
ter as never before. Come and be un-
fettered. that ye may feel free TO work
for the Master. Come because your
faith Is founded on Gods word and TO
honor your convictions, this you can do
and not hate the many other Christians
and this we all ought to do unhinching-
ly and unblushingly and unhesitatingly.
Do honor TO your convictions. and en-
10y heavens benediclions. ARISE and
let US be doing.
To keep this work before the public
let US not forget that entails an expense
on the editors. let me suggest that the
churches take collections for them,
Tho Gazette and Baptist Truth, Or
gans.
G. G. PHILLIPS.