The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-04
HOLINESS MEN
SEEK new FIELDS
Sancified Preachers Fold
Tents and Slip Away
Like Arabs
EIGHT OF THE 35 STICK
Residue of Faithful Taking
Steps TO Continue Flor
ida Revival

BAGDAD, Fla. June 3.---Llko the
Arabs they have folded their tents
and slipped away.
Their temple or tabernacle---a
small wooden structure 90 by 30
fect--is for sale.
thus ends eight months OF efforts
by a group OF sanctlfied preachers TO
cxhort BaRdaders Into tho belief
that absolute sanctification IL the
only sure route to heaven.
with only 35 converts to show Tor
their eight months Of cNhortation,
all but eight OF whom backslld from
tho faith before tho pinnacle OF re-
quired perfection was reached, the
sanctifled ministers have departed
for Atlanta and other more fertile
iiclds.
Eight months ago they came to
Bagdad as unostentatlously ns they
now have left, preaching tho doc
trlne OF absolute SantlfiCatlon by
which the individual reaches the
point where Elm is impossible. Thoro
were ton ~ them and their wives
and they erected amall wooden
temple whore their services were
held.
For quite while the trl-weekly
meetings were largely attended
nearly everybody went and quito n
number OF Bagdad people started on
the narrow path OF the faith but, as
the sequence showed. only eight OF
the thirty who put their feet on
the path in the beginning came In at
the finish. Tho remainder backslid
despite the example and exhorta-
tlons OF their ministers. These eight
are now raising funds to continue
the work while their leaders pene-
trato further into the "wildcrnoss Of
the unsanctlfled world" to gather
additional disciples.
Not Disappointed.
After ALL" said Reverend How
ard. one of the retiring sanctifiod
preachers, "our efforts In Bagdad
have not been so unsatisfactory. In
nearly all churches the percentage
OF converts who stick IN small. We
leave about eight truly sanctified re-
cruits here TO keep tho church going
and continue the good work.
You see. so many people who
have not read their Bibles closely do
not know what santlfication really is.
There are three states--first, that OF
the penitent who grieyes over his
sins. Then after awhile he should
develop into the state OF conversion.
where he knows that his sins have
been forgiven. lie THINKS ne ib
sanctifiod thon. but he is not. Con-
version Is mighty slippery place
whore the devil is always on the job
and the first thing the merely con-
verted man knows he has been
showed off sidewise into the mlre OF
ain. That's what's the matter with
no many of our Bagdad people. They
have mistaken conversion for sancti.
fication and have not prayed on and
pressed on and struggled on for the
baptism of tho Holy Ghost. It's
hard to get the mass OF people to see
these things so plainly taught In the
Bible"
1t was easy to attend tho services
OF the sanctified people because In
their church, with its dirt floors
\ sawdust aislcs and plain plank walls
and benches, fine clothes were not
required. A coatless, dirty-faced
sinner with one suspender and q
mouthful OF tobacco received as Joy
Gus n welcome as anybody. Neither
IL the passing of the hat" ever
Witnessed. The sanctlfled preachers
work for the soul without money
and without price.