The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-18

GROWING BY
ADVERTISING
DR.. BURNS WAS THE FIRST TO
LAUNCH SUCH A CAMPAIGN IN
THIS CITY AND is GETTING RE-
Suits.

A few days ago The Ardmoreite be
/ came interested in the advertising and
publicity matter being furnished for
the First Christian church of this city.
SO intense was that interest that il
was deemed advisable to look into the
matter and to interview the pastor of
the church, DR.. j. w. Burns. The in.
yestigation proves that the half has
never been told about the activity of
the church and the energy of its pas
tor. The fact that this church and its
pastor are doing things accounts for
the fact that within the past year, the
| district convention of Christian
churches has been landed for Ardmore
to convene some time during the
month of April OF this year. DR.. Burns
made such a hard fight for the state
convention of Christian churches to
convene in Ardmore that confpro-
mise was reached, whereby Ardmore
was promised the state convention
next year. The district convention
will bring a delegation of about three
hundred to the city while the state
convention will bring a delegation of
a thousand visitors, The contest for
Ardmore as the place to hold the next
state convention was waged on the
floor OF the convention at Claremore
last June by Rev Burns.
DR., Burns was found at his desk.
deluged with letters, papers and books.
He was hard at work, and stated that
he was preparing for the dedication
OF hiss church on the 2Sth of this
month. His desk is in the pastors
study of the church, which study con.
tains a large library and a complete
suite of office furniture and fixtures.
Rev Burns spends about sixteen hours
out Of each twenty-four at work. He
says that the days are too short for
him and that he finds it hard to have
sufficient time to do all the work that
he wants done. He is an organizer
and a natural leader He plans the
work for the church and passes it out
to the proper departments and meets
with speedy response. His congrega.
ton respects his wisdom to the extent
that no one ever questions his plans.
The departments OF the church
move like clock work. Every one
knows his duty and does not fail to
perform it, All departments are thor
oughly organized No side of the
church's work is neglected. While
the congregation, in the past year, has
managed to complete its handsome
building and to thoroughly equip it,
the membership has grown almost one
hundred per cent, The pastor is evan
gelistic in nature and extends an in
ytation for new members at each ser
vice. The sermons and music are
made special features and much time
is spent in preparation to entertain.
instruct and eyangelize the people.
Rev, Burns believes that the church
should be conducted as any other i'm
portant business concern, and a com
plete record is kept of every matter.
His plans for the future of his church
are interesting and will serve an edu.
cational purpose to anyone who will
talk to him of them. He is an inter.
csting and ready conyer5auonalist
but never diyerts his mind from the
task he is performing He simply
asks you to come again" if he is
busy when you step into his study.
Dr. Burns has in his possession "A
number Of letters from church maga.
zines and pastors over the country
asking for his method or church pub.
licity and organization His answer is