The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-12-02
LOCAL MAN ADMITS SUPPORT OF
C. orc LIMITED AND PROMISES
GREATER EFFORT IN COMING YEAR

son, president of the Chickasht
Chamber of Commerce, John r
Owsley, insurance man of this city
comments on the c.. of c. year book
and promises to put forth greater
activity during the coming year for
! the good of ChicSasha. The letter
follows:
My excuse for intruding this let
ter upon you is occasioned by the
receipt of the little Year Book pub
lished by the Chamber OF Commerce
which came to me in yesterdays
mail.
81 find from the "Year Book that
it contains much interesting informa-
tion and great deal of good read
| ing and indeed perusal Of its
pages has served to greatly encour-
age me and my hopes have bright
ened with the glowing prospects OF
many good things to come. However,
strange as it may seem, have felt
somewhat depressed us it occurs to
me when | notice In the Yearbook
under the heading of Things Ac-
Eomplished' that ] can boast of very
little in the way of efforts that
may have put forth for their ac-
complishmont, and it Is this that
compels me with bowed head to ac-
knowledge by own shortcomings and
deficiency of interest that | might
have manifested in matters pertain
ng to the betterment and advance
ment of my town; and with this in
mind | am courting, at least for my
self, revival of spirit and re-
juvenation of personal effort
This thought carries me back to
some of the customs of my boyhood
home among the sun-kissed hills Of
dear old Arkansas and recalls to
mind some of the old time religious
revivals fostered by the good peo-
pie of that state, God bless them.
1T was an annual event that
would bring together practically the
entire population of some two or
three counties where they would
gather at some beautiful spot, where
limpid waters freely flowed from
many springs, and there they would !
rect great brush arbors under
whose protecting shades would be-
gin a week or more Of exortations, /
ldmonitions, earnest appeals and in
tensiye pleadings to the congrega-
tion to flee the wrath sto come, to
turn from their wicked ways and
seek happiness under new pledges
md new vows. These efforts would |
tend to greatly depress the spirits
of' these people and to a great ex-
.ent serve to lead them almost to
he brink of dispair.
"Od Elder Baker would carry his
congregation by his God-given pow
ars and wonderful abilities, to the
very jaws Of perdition and picture to
Them spething punishment ever
lasting thar surely awaited them at
the end of life's Journey, should they
fail to hear and heed.
'The climax being reached, this
wonderful old man with the divina /
light of his Master in his eyes.
shining through tears of sincerity
love and sympathy, would paint a,
beautiful word picture of that home
Of the soul with it's continual and
flow of love divine, and
it was then through misty eyes
have seen that great congregation OF
men and women, with one accord,
rise and respond to the request for
a renewed faith, a renewed pledge,
and a renewed promise for better
life and greater endeavors
1T was always the occasion for
old Jack Grant, who had been guilty
of committing practically every
crime known to man, and convicted
of violating every law in the sta
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