The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-03-21
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
q. T. Pope, Pastor.)

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g. 7. Pope. Pastor.)
Rev C. ID. Stevens, the enlistment
secretary of the Baptist General asso-
citation of Kentucky, spent several
hours last Monday with the pastor OF
the First Baptist church, in regard to
| evangelistic work in this part Of the
state. Mr.. Stevens work is kind of
oversight OF the churches In Eastern
Kentucky. helping to enlist as nearly
| all as possible of the members OF the
churches In some form OF religious
work, and to assist them In getting
suitable pastors. He reports the re-
liglous conditions In Eastern Kentucky
| 10 be in very discouraging condition.
| He reports that there are many hum
| bred square miles OF the best farming
parts of this end OF the state without
any church OF any denomination what
ever He is now organizing an evan
eellstic campaign for next summer at
which time he hopes to hold and have
held revivals in many OF these desti-
tute places.
Tom Ferguson and Newell Ferguson
ne doing some much needed repairs
Oh the roof OF the Baptist church.
IL a church choir meets and prac-
tees several pieces for Sunday SER
vices and then several OF the choir
Sis back when the time comes to sing,
are they not slackers? We had some
slackers even In the Junior choir last
| Sunday.
Let every member OF our Sunday
school remember that the fifth Sunday
| In this 'month--March 30th--is mis-
sionary day I'm all the Sunday schools
in the Southern Baptist Convention.
| Each one is expected to make just as
| liberal contribution as his pocket
book and heart viii allow him TO make.
Many thousand dollars are raised in
| this way every year for Home and
| Foreign Missions. Let's not let our.
Sunday school lag behind in this re-
spect.
The pastor has an urgent invitation
| to attend two meetings next week at
| the same time. one at Pikeville and the
other at Ashland. II he attends both
at the same time as requested he will
! have to spread himself or stretch out
TO an unusual length, But acting along
| the line of physical law, the nearer
the object the stronger the attraction.
he Will attend at Ashland Either one
nearly the General Association in in
terest and Importance. Every one who
possibly can do so ought to arrange to
attend these meetings and stay till
| the last benediction is said. We can't
afford to miss these great meetings
when they come so near our homes.
DR.. o. +. Bryan, Missionary secretary
OF Baptist General Association of
n II Dt-NEFn s.f
| Louisville, and DIR. Hatcher editor of
the Baptist World of Louisville, and
other men OF great prominence will
be present and speak.
Some men pride themselves in be-
ing self made men when they are so
poorly made that no one else would
want to assume the responsibility for
such poor job
Some people make fools OF themselv-
es very easily because they have plen-
~ material OF that kind near at hand.
Sunday seems to have been an or
day with us. Both our regular organ
lists were out OF town. Miss Clara
Queen having accepted position at
Ashland and Miss Blanche May Brom-
| ley being on n visit to Van Lear We
very much appreciated their places
being filled by Misses Simpson and
Branham, II shows n special grace
and worthiness to stand ready and
willing to serve when needed.
shut in but not shut out" Not shut
out OF the kingdom, but do we chris
tians give enough of our time and
sympathy to our "shut-ins" to make
them feel that they are not shut out
OF the church and our love and APP
probation. "A rose to the living is
more than countless wreaths to the
dead Many by their quiet patient
waiting before God give to the world
a far deeper and holier influence than
life Of grea. activity could do, Let
us keep in touch with them for thereby
we receive renewed spiritual strength.
Pastor's Announcements.
Sunday school $3.50 u. m,
Preaching service 1880 a. m.
Evening worship TOO o'clock
Prayer meeting "WEDNESDAY p m.
First wednesday night in each
month business meeting.
| You are cordially invited to attend
all services. J. 7. POPE Pastor.
M. e, CHURCH.