The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-23
WE DO THINGS
IS CLASS MOTTO
And the Slogan Is Faith
fully and Effectively
Lived Up to
BARRACKS WIN MEN
nanv of It's Members Among
Those Who Served Country
in Overseas Work
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,hc class
since 1907 the class has had the
,,p,o teacher and members OF the
\ t,s4 declare always will until she is
=, ,.sr away from them by death The
,.3.h.is and its motto, however, are
...r ino only things which tho
lass has allowed to remain the
ser.r Tho first class OF it's kind to
DO organ lod in the state of Okla
tera % has always been the aim of
lid, members tO be in the lead and
N hardly day passes but what IT puts
forth another claim, that OF being
,ba lycyt church organization in the
CIV
40 espp,ial occasion IL allowed TO
mass without some notice OF the oc-
.r,uu being taken by the Baracas.
sr.ytlv ur some other way. ~ "A fair
is held IN Sapulpa. YOU will find
.h,nI with u booth, ready 10 help and
~, itc thing over and incidentally
,luo,t f1r tho class. II II is pa
Il ,tIa and GutIy Grr "gfcd for. the
plr3ras can bc depended upon to be
rruroseutcd: II II is church work that
needs 10 be done. tho pastor counts
or their help without the tormality
NJ asking for II. Practically every
store and public building in the city
has ifs invitation to young men to
lain their class, neatly framed and
hanging In a conspicuous place.
There is no place lillo home" 1t
proclaims. except the Earaca class
NJ the First Baptist church" When
,hc church put on the drive for the
100000 fund this class alone
contributed $4,000 toward It, and
when funds for new church were
asked for they gave more than
$1,000 They built and furnished the
,oom they occupy In the church as
classroom as surprise to their
teacher while she was away at Hot
p springs recovering from a nervous
breakdown
Two men have gone from this
class and are already ordained as
ministers Of the gospel and two
members Of It are now in seminaries
studying for the ministry. The class
Is paying the way of one OF these
men through voluntary subscriptions
which are placed in special box.
Every denomination, even the
Catholic. and nearly every national
ity is now represented in this class,
and tho membership now numbers
q, and il lays claim to the distinc-
lion NJ being the only mems class
IN any Baptist church which has a
woman as its teacher.
Once a man who apparently has
no church affiliation Is spotted for
membership in this class, nothing is
lef undOnr until he becomes a mem
ber or moves away. AZ many as
seven members have visited the
home of the same man in one morn
Ing 10 ask him to attend; he is bonn
barded with letters and invitations to
special affairs until he IL finally pre-
vailed upon TO attend, Just once.
They claim that no man has ever
wanted to be absent from "A Baraca
meeting after he has once met the
'edoher
Standing out from all that they
Do and stand for is their love and
respect for their teacher. Mrs. Rufus
White, She Is tho first to he
notified, outside of the immediate
lemiy on the momentous occasions
u their lives. indeed there is a pact
among them that in case any OF
mem become engaged, when the
I'N baby Is born. when there Is "A
uealh IN the family, or sickness, she
VII be the first to he told and in
great many cases even after they
hale left the class this pact is still
e
me class numbers among it's for
n" members some Of the most in
mental citizens of Sapulpa and
many ~ its former members are
now suporintendents of Sunday
schools and are otherwise engaged in
eNurch work, all over the state.
among these Is Judge II. S. Latimer
Mlshogec, who Is superintendent
ol The First Baptist Sunday school
there.
Lngcndered by their teachers
snole-heartcd devotion to their well
isre at an times and under all con-
uNohs spirit OF comraderic has
sprung mp among the members
NniGCh is unequaled probably In any
"niar organization.
., SICK members are always sent
,'Ners and frequent visits are made
W. llem. II "A nurse is needed Mrs.
WlH stage at their bedside until
"faang"r is passed. II they need
Hhuon every man in the class Is
WI me hunt for "A job. II they need
n money members go down into their
IN uNU pockets to provide Il. Before
nue. Ie ADVENT % the Salvation Army or
'4uane society. the Baracas took
ubon themselves to see that the
Guy were taken care OF and at
oh hslmas time they distributed
uH'mas baskets and gifts until the
sR hourS Of the morning to poor
H,I,llles of Sapulpa.
- inc stranger in the city tho
aF oi This class are revelation
,n 'uea Is used twice, except for the
annual affairs at Thsnksgivine
ana Mothers day. Tho first of
,nri Is always celebrated with a
NJ NY dinner at the home of one
bs,tn. members and the latter by
gI,s's lhe mems mothers as the
hal "I Nunor, Though this lnsl
a., n''n q feature OF every Mothers
hsN sn''al that the class has ever
III " is always planned as "a sur
II tbI ahd great time IS made over
r,l mat tho mothers are there
bcld 'nrlslmas a party Is always
nsrlh N honor OF the teacher and Is
hayo after the gift which the boys
sven To her for a Christmas
par,,.n" This year u "porcolator
va was given and last year II
buffet lunch.
4o,, her desire, 50 Mrs, White
ioins TO make every man who
na. s ner class a real man mentally
has Az ana spiritually. That shC
h--toat lhls would seem to be in
u - the fact that % mem