Gods Messenger (Newspaper) - January 18, 1923, Elk, Kansas tv GODS And they were ALL filled with the Holy and began to speak with other as the Spirit gave VOLUME NUMBER 20 ELK JANUARY 1923 5ac PER YEAR BUS PERSONAL LETTER About the This morning with one of the force quite I have two mens work on my so what I say will have to be short and said in a but there is some things I want to speak of at this time and I feel that our readers ought to know about the Some never let their business be but I have no secrets to and more especially when it comes to the work of the office where our readers are so and kind to send offerings to help support the I feel that they are entitled to know just what is going on I want to say that the past year was the most trying time of our Finances were short all the year and are still so but when we invoiced the 1st of the year we found instead of during the year as we did the two years previous that we had made all expenses with the sum of gain dur ing the We were pleased with that as we were expecting to find that we had lost during the We speak this as some are always wanting to start to injure the work and make people believe we are getting These kind of tales always start somewhere in oth states where the gossiper nev er was in side the Some of you will remember that in 1921 that we lost about and the year 1920 was a great deal so you will readily see that we are worse off now than three years Another thing I want to men tion is We have a lot of bills to meet that are past but business has started out nicely this year and we hope to be able to meet these bills So we will expect a continuance of your business this year and trust that every one will join in and help make this the beat year for the office we have ever Then I want to speak of the office The office build ing is an old frame building that years ago was occupied by a sa I dont think I ever told you this Now the gospel is going forth from it every day and we feel that you have an in terest in The condition of the building is very The roof is leaking and must have a new roof this Spring before the heavy rains set The building is in the fire limits and we will not be allowed to replace the roof with a shingle The post office wall is within a foot and a half of the office building and onehalf of the brick wall be longs to the Messenger To tear out the wall between and join on the brick wall will give us much more room and put a metal roof will aid greatly in giving us more which is much needed and will also cut down the fire insurance This will be quite an expanse and at the rate we have been going the last few years we will never be able to have this But if each one of our readers will help us bear the burden we will soon be able to have the building repaired and have a much better place to We have been getting lots of job work the last few months which gave us profits enough to help a lot of the expenses on the Messenger and to pay the way of the Most of you know that there is not one in a dozen religious papers that pays its own Most of them are supported by Some are supported by the editor by working on other work which is quite a burden on the One thing we can say about the it has been support ed both by the work of the edi tor and the offerings from the saints which has made it what it I would like to have a few words from the saints regarding the funds for the State how you think would be the best plans to arrange for the I want to be a blessing and do my best for God what time I stay but I am bound and helpless without your I have my hands full with a heavy debt on my shoulders which accumulated three years and since that time we have not been to pay any on our Our banker suggested to me the other Jay to raise per month to pay on the notes to get them paid That would be fine if we could do but un less we have a much better busi ness this year than last we can not do it in the Any job work that you can place in our hands Willie iated and your orders for any thing in our line will help a great deal and if you can send in a few subscriptions now and then will be greatly Now I have not been saying anything about finances for some Dont you think we have been doing well If we had a big organization back of us and some hustling women to have an oyster tackey party or something of that sort they could soon get us all the money needed for Since we have no organization backing and the Bible says we will be the fewest of all peo ple so this puts us ina very small class and a peculiar people at this makes it a rather hard row to hoe but when we get thru and come out at the we will receive the reward which will be far above anything that tongue can express or our mind think I trust that each and every reader will listen at the voice of Jesus and move as the Spirit Let us stay close to Him for we do not know what hour He is coming and lets be ready when He Your unworthy Three Cheers for I praise God this morning for the faithful few that we I feel that we have accomplished very much thru the power of He said to go and we and thru that I feel that we have accomplished We have a nice little Mission where we can assemble ourselves to gether and worship Him in Spir it and in We have prayer meeting Friday and Sunday nights and preaching on the first also Saturday night and Sunday night by a man of Dear I feel led by the Spirit to add my testimony this First of I want to praise God for a free and full salvation without price and out Whosoever let him come and take the water of life Praise His dear I praise God for His saving pow er and His sanctifying and heal ing If we will only let Him lead He will carry us The promise is only to those that endure to the He gave His life that you and I might live and He says to fol low my have set the Come If Stinson sees fit to let this escape the waste basket and who have the privilege of read ing pray for the little band Hold us up to the throne of grace and that will be much accomplished here thru His dear Yours in still seeking the fullness of His Will Obituary Anna Mary of Barry and Miller was born in 1862 and departed from this life 1923 after a very brief death being due to neuralgia of the She was united in marriage to Heidemann March to them were born two sons and one Harry of Melville Heidemann of Cher and Mary Rovilla Heide man at home in She leaves to mourn her her three four grand an aged two brothers and two The funeral services were held in Saturday morning in the Christian with Miller in She was laid to rest in the Mount Hope cemetery at She left a very definite testi mony as to her preparedness for leaving this world seemingly to have had a presentment of her SOOD passing She I have pitched my tent in and she wanted us to know she was happy in the Her daily life of Bible reading and meditation proved ber faith in
