Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-07-25
Read Act, and Help Build Up

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The General. Baptist State Assoeia-
ton closed one of its most successful +
annual sessions at the New Hope Bap. I
fist church the last week in May, and /
now we are calling upo all the Baptist
to enter into the fight for a larger and
better State Mission effort along all .
lines. The State Association granted
State Missionary Board the right t in
crease its membership to Is or more
persons.
First want TO y, the success OF
the Slater Mission Board is In the hands
of Gods appointed leaders. If the pas.
! tors will show to his people that he
their leader has the missionary spirit.
believes in missionary work. 1.-THE will
set the standard or raise the colors for
any amount for the year, and then at
regular times call upon the people, the
people will advance to The standard
Every pastor knows that we must have
religion in business and business in re-
ligion. Where there Il business you
find system, but where is no business
you will find spasm. Every pastor
ought 10 do all he can to change tina
just before the association. Spasm
which result in very small sum.
The members of the State mission
board are exp. cted to canvass their
home field and secure not less than 80
persons that will give 10 cents per
month for State Mission Work. It may
require some little sacrifice. but no real
work IL refuses to sacrifice a little.
Every member Of the board should take
the name of each person that gives any
thing to the work and report the same
| thames. amount To the church, at
the end of each mouth to the secretary.
so list of the names and money given
can be kept to show who Is who. and
who has helped. Let each memt er
of the State mission board ask his or
her pastor for after collection at some
service Sunday July 10th 50 each mem
Der can send in good report We
must try and build state missionary
army. We can If the members Of the
State Board and the pastors will do
their part Let the pestoror the Board
member IN each church ask the mem
bership and those who are inclined 20
work ask them for the hame. address
and i0c al member OF the mission
AIRY army. What pastor board mem
Der. or church will collect Ist. End srd
and 4th 10 or or more names. and send
them in to this Office before August ist
1919.
For the benefit Of give you fhe
names Of the State Mission Board.
Mrs. Mary Pollard. Chicago
. ). l.. n. Francis.
. Ida Gibson. :"
Emma Long. centralia
/" j. w. Bates. Waakegan
. cerie Casey. shawneetoan
Julia Oliver, Springfield
. Nancy Coleman, +.
. Matte Pearon. Sparta
Lee Ben Dukes, Metropolis
" Halle Ellsworth. Brookport
Maggie Williams. Mt. Vernon
Matte Reddiek. Duqsoin
Matte Walls. nallidabovo
\, 5. Brown. Dewmalne
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Mas Bertha Crawford. Coleenda
MIRA Matte North. Marion
- Katie Taborn. Carrier nu'a
Rev. y. Johnson. pew1anlue
- D. Davis. Colp
" r. Washington. siurpaysbogo
Root Gray,
9. W Dorsey cafb8adals
" Henry 5npwdca. 1900 So. Il. ST..
Springfield. Secretary
c c. Phillips. Golcoa3s.
President
Who sill Be the iirsi 70 report7 LET
( every member ol tie state 81 ga
Board send us their address Oh a pos.
( tai card at once.