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John Wray and Wife Go to Europe
Wealthy Tourist Pays Full Expenses of Popular Miami Pastor and His
“Associate” —A Stirring Good-Bye Message on “Motherhood.”
ONE of the most beautiful things
which any big-hearted man ever
did has found expression in a free trip
to Europe for Dr. John A. Wray and
wife of Miami, Fla.
A wealthy tourist who declines to
let his name be known to the public,
heard Dr. Wray, the popular pastor of
the First Baptist church, simply say
one day: • “I wish I could go to Eu
rope. I was about ready to go five
years ago, but what seemed an im
perative call to duty intervened and
I stayed by my work at Live Oak.”
That settled it in the heart of that
generous tourist. Realizing that mon
ey is worthless unless it is invested in
the happiness and larger usefulness of
others, he proposed to pay the expen
ses of that tired, hustling preacher
and his faithful wife all the way to Eu
rope and back.
Dr. and Mrs. Wray sailed June 11th
with the “Wicker party” from Phila
delphia.
Parting Message to Mothers.
In his Miami pulpit Sunday morning
before he left, Dr. Wray used the fol
lowing ringing words in a sermon on
“Motherhood”:
“The safeguard of our social struc
ture is the unit idea of the family.
Let us guard against aught that would
endanger this idea —heaven born.
That Oklahoma Peril—A College Danger
Since the days of Paul to the pres
ent, the hearts and ears of godly men
and women have been open to the
Macedonian cry—“ Come over and help
us.” Because of this we are encour
aged to appeal to our Baptist broth
erhood and sisterhood in behalf of
Oklahoma State Baptist College in the
darkest hour and greatest crisis in
our denominational history in this new
state.
We have only this one college in
the state, the only school owned by
our state convention, and now it is
in imminent peril. Through a series
of unfortunate circumstances for which
the present administration is in no
way responsible this property became
encumbered with a $38,000 debt, and
will be sold to the Roman Catholics
in July unless we can make a pay
ment of SIO,OOO. If that much can be
obtained we will be given until Jan
uary 1, 1914, to raise the balance. The
property is worth $100,000; this val
uable plant has been obtained and the
school maintained by heavy sacrifice
and self-denial on the part of our peo
ple during the past thirteen years. If
it is sold and snatched out of our
hands, then our educational work in
Oklahoma is completely ruined. Our
people will be disheartened. Our hun
dreds of Baptist boys and girls will be
deprived forever of the advantages of
a higher education in a Christian
school. This amounts almost to a ca
lamity.
We have had three or four crop fail
ures right in succession over a con
siderable part of the state and times
have been hard. Our people are heav
ily burdened; they have made heroic
sacrifices, and many have given to the
limit to save the school. To raise $lO,-
: 000 between now and July 1, and $26,-
‘ 000 more by January 1, to save our
college is almost an impossible task
unless we have some outside help, for
this is a hard time to raise money
in Oklahoma.
NEWS FROM THE WORKERS
“I haven’t as yet taken a stand
against woman's suffrage. If it can
be shown us that it would in no way
endanger the unit idea of the family,
I would not oppose it; but if, on the
other hand, it is made clear to me
that it would endanger this idea, then
I would oppose it with my last breath.”
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“I grow patient with the erring man
who never knew as a boy a mother’s
love, nor felt her touch nor heard her
prayer. Yet more do I pity the child
of an indifferent mother —not realiz
ing and appreciating her opportunity
and responsibility!
“O pitiable sight! One to make the
angels weep! The mother who lets
the flashlight of a frivolous society
blind her to the great duty and blessed
privilege of rightly molding the young
life whom God has given her. Oto see
a mother failing to see the great pos
sibilities and wonderful outcome of the
young life properly directed!
“Think of the tragedy when the child
sees her mother given to selfish sin—
sees her giving precedence to the com
promising conversation of the card
room and the gilded whirl of the ball
room which are as powerless to lift
to a higher plane as wings of gauze to
soar aloft with the body of a moun
tain.”
So, beloved, we, your brethren and
sisters in the same faith, come to you
in this great crisis and ask your help.
In times of peril and great public
disaster we should help one another.
We have facing us as a denomina
tion here in Oklahoma a disaster that
is state-wide in proportions and entern
ity large in its influence. To lose our
school will bemore calamitous in its
far-reaching effects than anything that
could possibly befall us. Does this
not appeal to you? We are of the same
“household of faith;” many cf us are
from you’- own state, perhaps frem
your own community and maybe from
your own home. If you help us you
may be helping closer home than you
think.
This is no ordinary appeal. We are
not asking you to help save an insti
tution that has only a small local in
fluence. This enterprise is more than
state-wide in its work and influence.
Moreover, we are not asking you to
help build a school, but to help save
a fine college property and equipment
alreadry here, with thirteen years of
splendid history demonstrating its pos
sibilities and usefulness. We are not
asking you to help save it because
we are not willing to make a tremen
dous sacrifice to save it ourselves, but
because we have about given to the
limit of our ability and expect to do
so again and again until all debts are
paid and the charter is changed so
that the property cans never be mort
gaged again without the consent of
our state convention.
Please send a free will offering
NOW. If you can’t give a large amount
send what you can. If all who read
this will send from $1 to SIOO our
great school will be saved and no
body will be damaged financially. You
cannot make a better investment of
money.
E. A. LOVING,
Cor. Secy. Oklahoma State Baptist
College, Woodward, Okla.
Ti e Golden Age for June 19, 1913
GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN MERID
IAN COLLEGES.
The presidents of Meridian Male Col
lege, and Meridian Woman’s College
have affected an arrangement by
which the colleges will be greatly
strengthened and improved. In the
first place, some friends of Christian
education, seeing the fine type of
young men and young women sent
out from these colleges, have assured
an endowment fund, by means of
which young men studying for the
ministry and women studying for
Christian work, and worthy sons and
daughters of ministers may receive
some assistance on their expenses.
Secondly, a few scholarships have
been endowed for talented students
not already in these colleges, which
are to be awarded by a contest, or
competitive examination. Ten of these
are in the literary course, worth SIOO
each. Ten are for music, five being
for S9O each, and five for SSO each.
Five are for oratory, worth SBO each.
Five are for art, worth ;p&0 each. These
are all to be contested for and par
ticulars will be furnished upon appli
cation.
Thirdly, some excellent new mem
bers have been added to the already
strong faculties, prominent among
them being Prof. Roy Young, the great
violinist, and renowned artist, who has
for many years been concertizing in
nearly every state in the union. Prof.
Young is a great teacher, having
taught wtih marked success in Phila
delphia, Chicago and other cities. He
is also a composer, some of his com
positions having been made famous
by being in the repertoir of such emi
nent artists as Kubelik, Schuman
Heink and others.
In addition to the above mentioned
improvements, the colleges have de
cided to combine their office work in
such away as to have only one office
force, and to allow one of the presi
dents to be in the field during the va
cation, and do some teaching during
the college year. It is arranged that
President J. W. Beeson will hereafter
be office manager, and conduct the cor
respondence for both colleges. All let
ters for both institutions should be
directed to him hereafter. It is so
arranged that Pres. A. M. Beeson, be
ing relieved from office duties may be
free to travel for the colleges in va
cation; and devote his time to the
general oversight of the educational
work of the colleges, and have charge
of the science department during the
school year.
It is further arranged that the high
er classes of the colleges will be com
bined so as to greatly strengthen both
faculties, and the efficiency of both
colleges. This will give more teach
ing force, and will make this one of
the strongest faculties of any college
of the kind in the land. The pathetic
grounds for young men will be en<
larged, by giving them a ten.acre plot
in front of woman’s college outside of
the campus. The boarding facilities
of the male college will be greatly
improved.
The art room at woman’s college
will fie enlarged. Conservatory of mu
sic, art and oratory will be opened
to men, thus giving both young men
and young women the finest advan
tages in these lines, including all sorts
of string and wind instruments, pipe
organ, voice, oratory, art and business
cotfrse. The orchestras of the two
colleges will be combined into one,
thus making one of the finest orches
tras in the South. A fine brass band
will be organized under the direction
of a superior musician. Ensemble play-
ing in piano and various other instru
ments will be a strong feature. A good
male quartette, woman’s quartette and
a mixed quartette, and a grand cho
rus of trained voices will make the
singing at college services very im
pressive.
Greater Meridian Colleges is the
watchword for students, patrons and
friends. The colleges are entering
upon a new era of enlarged useful
ness. The many improvements will be
greatly appreciated by all friends and
patrons of the colleges. It is hoped
that all who are interested will spread
the good news of the strengthening
of these institutions of learning that
have already attained unto national
fame.
J. W. BEESON,
M. A. BEESON,
Presidents, Meridian, Miss.
PAUL PRICE AT JESUP.
We closed on the second Sunday
night in June a very fine meeting.
From the first service to the last both
interest and attendance were good.
Rev. Paul Price of Newton, Ga., did
the preaching and did it well. We
were all charmed with him. He is a
most lovable spirit. He is strong,
clear, logical, scriptural and preaches
the gospel with power. Prof. Spivey
of Eastman led the singing. He is a
man of large experience, and being a
composer of much note, is in great
demand as a teacher.
It was a real revival, leaving no
sting or bitterness, but a sweet taste
in the mouths of all . The church was
greatly revived and sinners were faith
fully warned. At the close of the last
service the people repaired to the de
pot and hade Bro. Price a tender fare
well. Twelve were received for bap
tism and four by letter.
J. C. SOLOMON.
Jesup, Ga.
DO YOU WANT A PART IN THIS
WORK?
Dear Readers of The Golden Age:
Greetings in Jesus’ name, we want to
praise God through the columns of this
valuable, inspiring and widely circu
lated paper for the way in ghich He is
blessing and prospering the work here;
and rewarding honest, and sincere ef
fort in many ways; especially in sup
plying all our needs according to His
riches in glory. Praise His name.
It’s just like Him.
The work is moving along nicely and
smoothly. Quite a number of new
students came in after Christmas.
Many others knocked for admission
whom we were unable to take, but
hope we can soon.
The tide of enthusiasm and interest
in education continues to rise. One
student was heard to remark recently,
“Oh, these tastes of learning and
glimpses of the high and lofty possi
bilities ahead of us make me so hun
gry for more true knowledge and wis
dom.”
As a training institute we strive to
train the heart, hand and head —to de
velop an all around intellectual, spir
itual and practical character. We
have from two to three religious ex
ercises each day and from three to
four gospel services on the Sabbath
furnish food and development for the
spiritual nature.
Domestic duties wisely planned and
divided are provided for each student
under the supervision of a competent
matron. In this way practical train
ing in Domestic Art and Household
Economy is gained. Bach girl who
stays long enough learns how to do
everything well that is to be done
about a home from cleaning up the
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