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Dedication Service
The Fort Towson Enterprise – November 23, 1917 – transcribed by Ron Henson

    The property of the local Baptist church will be dedicated Sunday Dec. 2nd, 1917. The dedicatory sermon will be preached by Rev. J.I. Coseey. The Methodist people have called in their service for that day and will worship with us.

    C.D. Brockman will sing a solo, and and [sic] good singing will be furnished by the choir.

    Lunch will be served at the church at noon for the out of town visitors. The B.Y.P.U. members from Hugo, Boswell, Idabel and Valliant are invited to come and spend the day with us.

    The local B.Y.P.U. will render the following program at 2 p.m.

Subject: - Proving Our Work
1. Leader of Meeting, Miss Ada Balch
2. Scripture Reading, Col. 6:1-5
3. “Proving Our Work Involves Proving Our Faith” Elijah Meggs
4. “Loving Faith in Christ is the True Motive of Our Work.” Mrs. Jesse Meggs
5. “An Example of Faith at Work” Miss Ethel Henley
6. “Proving Our Work by Mutual Burden Bearing” Mr. I.P. Woods
7. “Proving Our Work Will Enable Us to Think Rightly of Ourselves” Miss Zara Langston
8. Special Music. Quartet
9. Poem, “I Didn’t Think.”
10. “Let the Mirror Answer.” Miss Mabel Palmer

    Our slogan is “Go Forward Won’t you come and go with us?”

    J.I. Cossey, Pastor