NEWS OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, January 1916 - Smith Co, TX

Submitted by East Texas Genealogical Society 
P. O. Box 6967, 
Tyler, TX 75711 

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Tyler Daily Courier-Times, Saturday, January 1, 1916, on Page 6:

Women's Auxiliary of First Baptist Church
	
The Women's Auxiliary will meet at church Monday, Jan. 3rd. The 
Executive Board will meet at 2:15 o'clock.

The Auxiliary will meet at 3:15.

There will be no program following the business sessions of the 
Executive Board and Auxiliary.

Program for the week of prayer will be carried out later in the 
week. Due notice will be published in Daily Courier-Times.

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From Tyler Daily Courier-Times, January 3, 1916, Page Six

DR. E. C. ROUTH AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

The First Baptist congregation yesterday morning and night had
the please of listening to excellent sermons by Dr. E. C. Routh, 
of Dallas, editor of the Baptist Standard.

At the morning hour the preacher selected his text from Paul's 
second letter to the Corinthians, "God forbid that I should glory 
save in the Cross."

The preacher suggested that the Cross of Christ revels many 
things, but probably the most important that in no other way can a 
man be saved except by the Cross. The hope of the world is the Cross 
of Christ. The Cross of Christ also reveals a path of service, and 
there can be no real service without this Cross.

The preacher closed his remarks by stating that the Cross of 
Christ and the spirit of Christ should always have the first place 
in every man's life. This is the spirit that will win the world, 
added the preacher.
	The two sermons were of great spiritual power and the large 
congregations were much edified by them. Dr. Routh returned to his 
home at Dallas last night.
				REPORTER


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Tyler Daily Courier-Times, Saturday, January 15, 1916, Page Ten:

SUNDAY SERVICES AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

	Pastor Yates will fill the pulpit of the First Baptist 
church tomorrow morning and evening as usual. Subject at 
morning hour is: "The Race not to the Swift," and at night, 
"The Home Sickness of the Soul."

	Sunday School will meet at 10 a.m., and the Men's 
Bible Class will also meet in their rooms at the same hour. 
Every member of both the Sunday school and church are urged to 
be present tomorrow.

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Tyler Daily Courier-Times, Wednesday, January 19, 1916, Page Four:

AUXILIARY YEAR BOOK.

	The 1916 Year Book and Bible studies of Auxiliary of First 
Baptist church are ready for distribution to the Circles. The 
program committee will be at church this evening, just prior to 
prayer meeting to give out these books and studies to presidents 
of Circles or representatives of same.

Should any circle fail to have a member at prayer meeting the 
president can get the literature by calling on chairman of program 
committee, Miss Mary Douglas, 310 South Beckham Ave.

				AUXILIARY CHAIRMAN
Jan. 19, 1916