Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1909 — “Baraca.” [ARTICLE]

“Baraca.”

The Baraca Bible Class, composed of young men of the First Baptist Sunday school, just received their national charter, admitting them in the membership of the international class union of all Baracas. The boys are justly proud of their charter, being class number 1387. The word “Baraca” means blessing, being a contraction of the word “Berachah” found in llChron., 20:26. The national platform is “Young men at work for young meh, all standing by the bible and The class watchword, or motto, is “We do things.” Class number 1384 has a membership of twenty-fofir, and steadily growing. Any young man between the ages of fourteen and thirty, not being a member of any other class, is earnestly solicited to become a Baraca. Visitors are always made welcome. Class Reporter.