The Oklahoma Christian. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1899 Page: 2 of 4
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The Oklahoma Christian.
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The Oklahoma Christian.
Issued weekly 1m the Interests of the Disciples of Christ j
J. H. BOKN
CHAKLKS hazelrigg
VV. A. HUMl'HKliY
J. E. BKEVVEH
Editor, Guthrie
...Associate Editor. Orlando
Field Editor, Guthrie
.Business Manager. Guthrie
srHSCKIl'TION. KIFTY CENTS I'Eit YEAK.
Entered at the postollire at Guthrie. Oklahoma, as sec
olid i l.i^s mail matter, November lu, IhUm.
i" Oklahoma Territory by tbc | hafJ b(?en elected to t|]e Congress of the
Oklahoma Christian Missionary Society | United States. The subject of Mormon-
ism and polygamy is being discussed
more now by the American people than
it has in a longtime. This discussion will
he a great help in enlightening the peo-
ple on this subject, but will warn the
common people all over the country
against "The Later Day Saints or
Mormons. Mr. Roberts argues that he
married these women, while polygamy
was lawful and it would be wrong in
the sight of man and the sight of Cod
for him now to turn these women out
of a home. That may be as he states,
but it will not be wrong in the sight ot
man and the sight of Cod for the
American people to see that Mr. Rob-
erts remains in Salt Lake and helps
his wives care for their children in-
Mr. Roberts and Congress, ! Did you think as you looked out upon
• . r Tt4-. i this beautiful year, with the book that
Mr. Roberts, a polygamist ot I | God gave you to write the deeds and
the book that had
RSDAY. JANUARY 5. 1 MM).
Oflire of Publication: 105-107 South Division Street.
Territorial Board.
Dick T. Morgan
lienrv E. (Hazier.
W. A. Humphrey..
.J. E. Brewer
J. I!. Fairfield
O. I). Halsell
('. M. Jarkman
It. I) Gillespie
President. Perry !
Vice President. Stillwater
.. Corresponding Secretary. Guthrie
Treasurer. Guthrie
.Guthrie
Guthrie
El Reno
Oklahoma t'itv
Professor James E. Anient
Superintendent ol Sunda\ Sc hool Work
it. l Hutchinson
Superintendent of Christian Endeavor Work ..
Miss Nellie F. Whitfield.
. Alva
Perry
Kildare
Ministerial Directory.
following is an incomplete list of our
The
preaching brethren in
Anient. I'rot. ,1. E.. Alva,
Allen. J. 11.. Tecumseh.
Antliis. M.. Orlando.
Doeu. .1. It. (i uthrie.
Bachman, ES„ Medford.
Baker.W. !•:..« 'rest-cut city
Baldwin. 11. 11.. Newkirk.
Barnev* E, M.. Perry.
Bills, W. H., < loud Chief.
Blazer, .las. M.. Snyder,
11' own. .1, P . Hilton.
('hitwood. II., I (owns.
('hurchill. U. W.. Lela.
Coats. Win.. Perkin -.
i'roslev. .lohn. Seward.
Dixon, (let). H.. Stillwater.
I tunklelierger. Win.. I'err\
Dunkleberner.lJ.. Pawnee.
Dunkleberger. A .1..Valley.
Edwards, A. T., Sheridan.
Faik. i . E., Concord.
Fuqua, L. E.. Stroud.
Garner. ,!. W.. Perkins.
(tray, W. B.. Sacred n sart
Graham. J. G.. Newkirk.
Ouest. I.. I'.. Springvale.
II arrold. 1... Perkin».
Hazelrigg. Chas., Orlando.
Herold .1. M-. Cordell.
Herold Cordell.
Hester. T. T.. Ingalls.
Hopwood, .1. vV., Pond
( reek.
Hatehell. .1. A.. El Reno.
Humphrey,W. A,, Guthrie.
Johnson, b. \V.. Ingalls.
vlahotnn:
Judd. Win.. Mulhall.
Heigh. Will. S. Perkins.
I<ratz. D. c.. i ikeene.
McMahan.O. 1'.. Oklahoma.
McFherson. R. I-'.. Marshall.
Martin. .1- I'-. Norman.
Martin, P. J., Noble.
Monroe, .1. M.. El Reno.
Nation. David Selling.
I'.ixtou. Prof.H.J.. Norman.
Powell. J. C., Moore.
Powell. C. 11.. Edmond,
l'uckett.1W.. Stillwater.
Quinneth, F. M . Ingalls.
Rains. ,1. I!.. Sha vnee.
ltiley. J. S.. Enid.
Rehorn. W. S.. Mulhall.
Scheiick. l)r,\\ I *otie,: City.
Stephens. It. F. Alva.
stout. B.. Sheridan.
Tabor J. A.. Enid.
Teague. S. H„ Guthrie.
Thomas. J.*N.. Ivinglisher.
Taylor, A. H.. Cloud chief.
Taylor. W. A.. Waukomis.
VaiiDolah. ( W..Hennt ssev.
Walling. II K Medford.
W.li lick. II. E., Hexington.
Waidmon, .1. G., Meridian.
White. Johnson Stillwater.
Wilson. John, Cres< eutCity
w i ilia ins,Vertes, Stillwater
Wilkinson, O.. McLoud.
Woods, lien. F.. Fill.>n City,
Young. Frank, Cordell.
Zellar. August, Orlando.
One object of inserting this list is that il may
lie corrected. Ymi are invited to render nssist-
nnce in securing its correction.
All members and friends of the
Christian church in the territory who
have friends in Guthrie or will be in
Guthrie during the sitting of the legis-
lature are requested to write to their
friends and request them to attend
Christian church while in this city.
will give them a hearty welcome.
the
We
stead of going to Washington and help
take care of the goverment. The peo-
ple of the United States simply think
that Mr. Roberts has responsibility
enough at home with out assuming any
more.
I think that God will use this election
and purge the political arena ol much
wanton corruption. Pol}'gamy as well
as polyandry either legally or illegally
is wrong in high life as well as low lite
and this fight on Mr. Roberts will be
like a two edge sword, it will cut both
ways.
The noted McGregor Church trial of
Texas has been decided by the supreme
court. This was a case in which a large
portion of the congregation, two thirds
of the entire membership, held that it
was sinful to have instrumental music
Ladies Aid Societies, ^ . P. S. C. Iv and
such things in tin1 church. They held
that should any one who believing that
these things were not sinful and in-
sisted on using them, was not in fellow-
ship with the church, and this was just
cause for dropping their names from tin-
church rolls. Several names were
dropped and these few who were drawn
from organized another church and were
not allowed to come in the house and
hold meetings or worship as a body.
'The f iction that does not believe in
having instrumental music, Aid Socie-
ties or in co-operative mission work are
1 known as tirm foundationists and claim
j to be the true church.stating that-those
| who introduced such tilings into the
rcit have departed from the faith of
words of each day,
;3ti.j clean white pages; that this may
be the last book you may ever be able
to fill V Several pages have been filled.
Read what is recorded on them. Sit
down in some quiet place and think
what did the recording angel write on
the first page of the book. That was
Sunday and the new year, think what
is writon on that page. Remember
that which is writen will remain. You
can not go back and erase it and write
something else. No, what is writen
will remain until the great day when
the book will be opened and then will
be read the actions of that day. Then
there is the second day of the year. \es
it has been writen, and then there is
Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday, Fri-
day and Saturday, all those pages have
been filled already. Read what is re-
corded cm them while it is tresh in your
memorv and see it you are willing for
it to go before God pist as it is. Well
it will l'.'1 > just as vou a re writing it, each
day for itself. The first week is now
gone, wont you do more work for Jesus
and less work for Satan each remaining
dav than you have the few that are
passed. Try and see if you can not
have the recording angel as he turns the
leaf for
and less
each
evil.
day to record more good
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Y. P. S. C. £. COLUMN.
Nellie F. Whitfield, Editor.
has the true church
Ouk Corresponding Secretary
done a splendid work at Chandler. Did fellowship,
you read his report? If not get it and
read it.
will tel
kind of
kind wt
that wi
have no
ganizatious and build a congregation
that will employ a man part if not all
of his time. Do you know what it will
take to keep Hro. Humphrey in these
Brethren this is the work that
in days to come. This is the
work we want done, and the
must support. We want a man
1 go to the places where we
churches, no, preachers no or-
destitute places? Well it will
liberal contribution from every
and individual member in the territory.
We don't want a man to go where lie can
only make his salary. Hut this is what
lie will have to do in part, if we fail to
do our duty. Having been an evangel-
ist, the greater part of my Christian
life, I know what it takes to keep a man
in the tield where mission work should
be done. A good resolution is no good
sitting still, you must give it a start,
then start it by sending a contribution
to our treasurer for mission work. Who
and hence are not in
lie minority side of the
church those that had been locked out
on account of using instrumental music
brought suit for the church property,
claiming that they represented the true
church of Christ, and those who had
locked them out were a faction of the
narrowest sort. rl lie case was tried at
Waco in the district court and the min-
ority won the suit. The court holding
that the minority those who believed
in co-operative mission work, held and
the sa me teachin
take a practiced
cliurc
is was held
by the great body of people known as
the Disciples of Christ or Christian
Church. The faction calling them
selves the church or firm foundationists
were a sect not in harmony with the
great body of the Church of Christ and
ordered the church property to be turn-
ed over to the minority. An appeal
was taken to the supreme court which
affirmed the decision of the lower court
This will virtually settle a great many
church troubles both in Texas and the
TOPIC FOR JANUARY 6.
"A Precious Invitation," Matt. 11:25-30.
New Year Thoughts.
A happy and prosperous new year to
you, one and all. As we turn the page
of the old year let us glance over it.
Are w< satisfied with the record? Are
there not many blanks that could have
been tilled up with beautiful deeds?
Are there not blots and blues that
might have been gems for the Saviour?
How have we kept our resolutions? Too
often have we failed, because we have
not trusted in the L >rd Jesus for
strength. What have we rendered to
the Lord for all his benefits, what use
have we made of our God-given time?
Now that the new year dawns upon us,
let us thank God for his mercies and
unnumbered blessings, take fresh
courage and upon the stainless white
page of the New Year write, ••Trusting
in the Lord Jesus Christ for strength,
I promise him that 1 will strive to do
whatever he would like to have me do."
Fret not over the broken vows of last
year, for now the world is made new,
and we began a afresh. Take for your
watch word "Whatever." Wait not
for great opportunities l<>r serving God
use the little things of life. You will
find that they comprise most of God's
whatever. Do your best, trusting in
God, in his care, His wisdom, and his
love. God would have you earnest in
prayer, not easily discouraged, but per-
severing. Keep near I lie heart of ('hrist
and try to be a blessing to all you
touch.
As we have recently been experienc
ing the pleasure of giving and receiving
gifts, so with the new year may we be-
gin to have the joy and blessing that
comes of giving a tenth of our income
to the Lord's work, and receiving the
spiritual uplift of the quiet hour.
May (iod receive from each one of us
roudi is'Ui, the very brst that is
Territory. W. K. Homan is having the in lis—best moments our best'gifts, our
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will be the first to send a New Year's entire trial printed in tract form. It best ser
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pay you to read it price LTi cent>
ice. Nkllik F. Wiutkield.
Kildare, <) T. Superintendent C. E
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Boen, J. B. The Oklahoma Christian. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1899, newspaper, January 5, 1899; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc305578/m1/2/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.