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4.:, 12 WO RD AN WAY Thursday, March 3, 1921. to solicit funds and work on a basement. Soon we hope to have a basement with adequate room and equipment for. Sunday school and B. Y.

P. U. work, realizing that the best is none too good for our young people and children. and we will promise you that the house erected here will amply repay you for the. help given: If the people of the state know that this will be done it will not lessen the drive, but on the other hand, will strengthen it.

AVe would not ask to come in and let givers specify as that would endanger the success of the drive, but we do feel that should we be given this small percentage that it would in no way lessen the enthusiasm and response to the call. Why not grant this, brethren? W. A. LUMPKIN. ST.

LOUIS i organizations of similar name bear to the public-schools. Professor John J. Maddox, who has been president of our "Brotherhood," has been made acting superintendent of the St. Louis schools, and Professor George R. Johnson has been elected president of the "Brotherhood." Grand Avenue Church Wm.

Edwin Darrow, minister. Good services Sunday; Sunday school attendance, 195; one received by letter and one for watchcare of church until letter. is received. Two girls from Sunday school accepted for baptism; 100 pledged for prayer meeting attendance until beginning-of Community meetings under the lead of Major E. W.

White, D.D., March 9. Sixty-eight at prayer meeting last Wednesday evening and one accepted for. baptism. Theme of Sun-1 day morning sermon, "A Living Soul," evening, "A Welcome to Jesus." Tower Grove The', pastor 'of Tower Grove church is glad to be able to report a moving forward in every department. Sunday a year ago had 122, last Sunday we had 295.

There were 125 in B. Y. P. Sunday. Miss Lucy Frost is doing a great work with the young people of our church.

Our young ladies have now formed' a Y. W. A. from which we are expecting great things. The pastor with the aid of the Sunday school superintendent, is conducting a training school for teachers, every teacher, every assistant teacher and every officer of the Sunday school has either completed or is now taking the course.

In the course of a few weeks we shall have over 30 in our Sunday school who have completed the course. F. J. BallakJs our live wiresuperintendent, and under his leadership our school is going over the top. Our meeting begins March 27 with Oliver Reed as our evangelist.

Quarterly Rally of the St. Louis B. Y. P. U.

will be held at the Compton Heights church, Thursday evening, March 10, at 7j45, Dr. James Asa White, secretary of the B. Y. P. will be the speaker.

A brief meeting ot the city Union Advisory Council at close of the program. Rev. P. G. Van-Zandt will direct the singing at the i ally.

The South District Union will meet at Kingshighway church on Thursday evening, March 3. Rev. Grover C. Schwartz of the Tabernacle church will be the speaker. LaMonte Preaching morning' "and evening by Rev.

Fred Cooper who sub- -stituted for Rev. L. E. Hedrick the pastor. Good attendance at both services.

Prayer meeting continues to grow in interest, having an average of about 50 in attendance: County Line Preaching morning and evening by Pastor, L. E. Hedrick. Good attendance at both services. Sunday school under the leadership of Deacon Frank Rissler is growing in" interest and attendance.

The young people are studying the B. Y. P. U. Manual.

Bethel Evangelist Fred Cooper will commence a revival at this church Sunday, February 27. Everyone is invited to attend. Clarksburg This church has extended a unanimous call to Rev. Zeb to become their pastor. This call was effected by the church spending some weeks' in prayer before extending the call.

The church is united and is expecting the blessing of God under Pastor Zeb' Thomas's leadership. Smithton Pastor E. H. Machelko-wsky will preach twice a month for this' church in the future. He will have the assistance of Inlow of the First church who will preach occasionally on Sunday afternoon.

Dresden The work of repairing the church building is in progress. Dr. R. M. Inlow of the First church' will visit this church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock on February 27 and preach an evangelistic sermon.

He will be assisted by the Gospel Team." HANNIBAL (Reported, for Sunday, February 20.) Fifth Street Dr. H. B. Cox, pastor. Four hundred twenty-seven in Sunday school; 100 in B.

Y. P. U. Pastor preached on, "Silent Influences' 'at the morning hour. Missionary Ginsburg gave stereopticon pictures and lecture at the evening hour to a crowded house.

Calvary W. H. Johnson, pastor; 275 Jn Sunday school; 50 in B. Y. P.

U. Brother Ginsburg with us at the morning hour. Subectj in the evening, "Thinking on Our Way." Six baptized -and one received as a candidate for Four new names for the Tithers' League. Prince Avenue B. E.

Williamson, -pastor. One hundred twelve in Sunday school. Subjects for the day, "Sin" and "Seven Dispensations." Two additions at evening service! Church gave $18.50 to famine sufferers of Chi- na, and subscribed $60 to the relief of Armenian children. KANSAS CITY (Report for Sunday, February 20.) The Baptist Ministers' Alliance met at 10:30 a. at Baptist headquarters.

Brother Goins and Brother Holmes presented the matter of raising $33,000 for securing a college for colored Baptists in Kansas City, Mo. The. paper of the morning was a book review of "The Disease and Remedy of Sin," by Brother-E. J. Rogers.

A splendid review of this good book. Swope Park George F. Reichel, pastor. Our good Sunday school and church attendance continue. Two additions at close of morning service.

Roanoke, Fortieth and Wyoming O. P. Joyce, pastor. Two fine congregations; 221 in Sunday school. The evening service was in charge of the young people and Brother Moorman, young people's pastor of the First church, brought them a fine message.

South Side G. E. Barham, pastor. All services encouraging and well attended. Arrangements have now been perfected to have, with us in our re- vivar campaign from March 6 to 27 Brother R.

Foster, State Evangelist, to lead in the work, and Mrs. Albert Wein of Excelsior Springs to have charge of the music. We are greatly encouraged with the outlook for the meetmg. Kensington Avenue E. J.

Rogers, pastor. Good congregations; 382 in Sunday school with $63.50 collection forv the Chinese sufferers; three additions to the church; all are looking forward to our coming revival beginning March 13, with Rev. W. R. Lambert, Dallas, Texas, doing the preaching.

Oakwood The best day during the present pastorate. The largest Sunday school in the history of the church, and increased interest in other departments. The church is looking toward our special meetings with prayerful in-terest. Independence Three hundred thirty-five in Sunday school; two good audiences; eleven members received last week. We are having a very splendid growth in numbers and interest.

Maywood Alvin G. Hause, pastor. Unusually eood attendance at all services except our Bible school; a little "drop from 200 to 186 in our Bible i4inr1 with an offerinsr of $15.00. We ,1 St. Louis Baptists Get-to-Getfier Dinner The annual Baptist Get-to-Gether dinner, representing the various departments of the St.

Louis Baptist Association, will be held at the Third church, Tuesday, March 8, 1921, 6:30 p. m. This will be the quarterly meeting of the St. Louis BaptisP Mission Board and the annual meeting of the World Wide Guild of the city. The other co-operating bodies are: St.

Louis B. Y. P. U. and Sunday schools of the city.

The speakers of the evening will be: Miss Jessie Burrall, Dean of the Bible Department of Stephens' College, and Df. Charles A. Brooks, Secretary of City and Foreign Speaking Work of the Home Mission Society. We are expecting a capacity house and are looking forward with a great deal of interest to this meeting. This is quite an affair with St.

Louis Baptists each year. St. Louis Baptist Ministers' Conference (Report for Sunday, February 20.) Good attendance. The devotional exercises of the morning were conducted by W. L.

Nash. Grover C. Schwartz, new pastor, Tabernacle church, presented the paper of the morning on "The Great Religious Awakening in America." Webster Groves H. L. Reader, pas tor.

Unusually large congregations. Splendid interest. Maplewood W. L. Nash, pastor.

Large congregations; $120 raised for starving children of the world; one received at evening service. Lafayette Park R. K. Kelly, pastor; 570 in Bible school; baptized four and received one for baptism. Several requests for prayer.

Large audiences at both services. Calvary N. E. A great day for the Lord. Good Sunday school with 202 in attendance.

Ten conversions and four received for baptism. Brother Graham addressed our W. M. S. in the afternoon.

Pray for us. Fourth Oliver Shank, pastor. Splendid services in all departments. Sunday school, 287; four baptized at evening service, and two received for baptism. Offering for starving Chinese has gone over $400.

Carondelet Splendid services both morning and evening the largest since I came on the field. We begin special meetings Sunday, the 27th. We are expecting a great meeting. The church is united and ready for a meeting. E.

M. Ryan, pastor. Kingshighway J. W. McAtee, minister.

Good day; 206 in Sunday school. Two received for membership at the evening service, one for baptism. Ebenezer A. Linder, pastor. Y.

P. U. put on a special educational program. Bible school was well attended. A good spirit prevailed at both preaching services.

One was received by experience and many requests for prayer at the evening service. Euclid Russell B. Whiteside, pastor. Good day Sunday. All services largely attended.

Increased attendance in Sunday school. Congregations large and responsive. Three professions of faith in Christ, and two approved for baptism. More unsaved and unenlisted people in our Sunday evening congregations than have ever been in attendance at our Euclid church. Many are under conviction, and we are expecting a large ingathering during the next few weeks.

The Wednesday night prayer meeting is well attended, and a spirit of earnest prayer" characterized the meeting. The pastor's wife has been quite ill for the past three weeks, but is slowly recovering her strength again. We praise God for his constant favor and blessing upon his work, and solicit the earnest prayers of all the readers of these items. Mrs. R.

E. Bell, Secretary. Compton Heights H. C. Combs, pastor.

Two hundred and thirty-six in Sunday school. One addition to the church by letter. A large class in to Christ" has been organized and meets every Wednesday evening. We plan to have a special evangelistic campaign in March. We have organized a "Parent-Patron-Teachers' Missouri nr M- California Reioice with me Mv people voted unanimously to go forward in the construction of a new church house.

The Lord is prospering us in every way. John R. Blythe, I meet with Brother Jones Monday night of this week to talk over a building pro-i, position. We must have more room for growth. Our only neighbor in our community the Maywood Methodist church will build a 40,000 building i at once with a gift of $20,000 from their ptnpfprv fund.

Pleasant Hill, Mo. Every department of church work continuing to grow. Sunday school has outgrown present quarters and work in progress on more room in basement. Money practically all raised for this Tabernacle R. F.

Jaudon, pastor. Two received by letter. Mexican Good services. Many of our Mexican brethren have been thrown out of work. Plans are being SEDALIA AND VICINITY (Reported for Sunday, February 20.) First: Preaching morning and evening by pastor, Dr.

R. M. Inlow. Two received by experience and baptism." Since Brother Inlow became pastor, October 1, 1920, the church has received by experience and baptism, 166; by letter, 77; by relation, 11; total, 254. The church humbly and gratefully praises God for his abounding goodness.

Beginning Monday, February 21, the -pastor will commence teaching a large class of new converts, also a number of older members in "How Baptists Work Together" and "Training in Baptist Church Membership." The study of these lessons will continue every evening throughout the week. The Woman's Bible Class of which Mrs. Inlow is teacher, has increased its contribution to the new building fund from $500 to $1,000. In our recent meeting there were 17 additions to the-church from this class. The Primary Department, under the direction of Mrs.

W. O. Stanley, is increasing in numbers and interest about-125 little tots in attendance. There' were 690 in the main Bible school Sunday. This does not include the large number in Lawnsdale Mission of which Deacon Ed Calvert is the efficient superintendent.

The deacons will meet Tuesday evening, February 22, to plan for making extensive improvements and greatly enlarging the church building. East Sedalia Preaching morning and evening by Pastor E. H. Robinson. Two additions.

The B. Y. P. under the direction of Rev. Robinson, is taking up the study of the B.

Y. P. U. Manual. Much interest is being taken in this study.

There were 450 in the Bible school Sunday. The attendance in the Bible school is growing rapidly. Hopewell Preaching morning and evening by Pastor" E. H. Michaelko-wsky.

With the coming of the spring pastor is planning for an aggres-tjfrt campaign on this field. made to help the most needy, inose interested in this matter may commu-nicate with Missionary J. E. Davis, who is acting as supply pastor, at 725 The Paseo, Home Phone, Benton 4994. Independence Avenue Good services at both hours; 228 in Sunday school; splendid B.

Y. P. U. Our re- VlVai meetings ucgm iicm auuuay. 'Evangelist-Singer W.

J. Morris, will assist. Supply Pastor J. E. Davis will do the preaching.

''V Bales, Twelfth and Bales 0. P. "Bishop, minister. Five hundred and five in Sunday school; large audiences; "one accession to the church. We are making every effort to raise $31,000 by Easter Sunday, when we hope to dedi St.

Louis Whereas, the Rev. Chas. Durden has resigned the pastorate of the First church of East St. Louis, 111., to accept the pastorate of the First- church atGalesburg, 111., and Whereas, we as members of the St. Louis Baptist Conference have -found him a worthy co-laborer and faithful brother among us, therefore be it Resolved, That we express our deep re- gret at his removal from our conference.

Further, That we commend him to the brethren at Galesburg as a strong and efficient pastor, and that we extend to him our cordial good will and prayerful interest in his new field -W. L. Nash, R. K. Kelly, Committee; Albert Linder, Secretary.

LaGrange Sunday was a great day with the LaGrange church. There were 213 in the Bible school; 39 young men in the Agoga-class taught by the pastor. The congregation filled the large auditorium. The subject was, "Nathaniel." Two were received into the church by letter, making 75 receiv- ed into the church since September. Our people greatly enjoyed the lecture by Brother Ginsburg on last Wed- cate the 64-room new eaince.

Marlborough Sunday school, 233; 55. All services well attended except prayer meetings." Eighty-iV In SnnHav school under eieht years -of We hope to be able soon to I -csre for. our large Sundav school. Marlborough is growing, the possi- tilities are unlimited. Pray for us.

1 II. S. Rainwater, minister. fcc Mile Pastor C. E.

Sheets. morning and evening to good graces. A committee wa appointed i 1 Association which will bear the came relation to the Sunday school at the.