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Called By God their stand for the Lord and were added to the Concord Church. He went on to say that Mrs. Sype had worked hard, preaching 244 sermons during the year, holding 89 Bible readings, making 484 visits, and taking 22 subscriptions for church papers. Looking at reports for all the ministers, one can see that Minnie Sype was being blessed by the Lord as one of the most productive evangelists in the conference.(Taken from FG. F. Haffner, “The President’s Address,” Record, September 12, 1904.) Up to this point the Sypes’ work had concentrated on evangelism in previously unworked areas. However, in order to provide a church school for their children, in 1905 they chose to accept a call for Mrs. Sype to be pastor in Enid, where the Adventist work was well established. She was excited to see doors opening to the work in every part of the city. During May 1905 the Sypes enjoyed the inspiration of attending the General Conference Session in Washington, D.C. When they returned, Minnie worked hard in Enid and Meno, assisted by her husband. Between General Conference and the middle of August Minnie’s reports showed 118 visits made, 34 sermons preached, 10 other meetings held, and 12 Bible readings conducted. Supervising the established church and school in Enid, Minnie found that working with brothers and sisters of like faith brought some new challenges. Satan eagerly sought to cause strife and division. Yet with much prayer Minnie brought the crisis to resolution, and the church members set to work to bring converts to Christ. Mrs. Sype did not hold a regular series of evangelistic meetings in Enid. Instead, she organized her church to work for Christ. The members sold Christian literature, filled reading racks, and ran a Christian aid society. Even the little children sold church papers. Church membership increased at a steady rate. Two of the Sype children, James and Anna, attended the Enid church school, but Ross was enough advanced to go to Keene Industrial Academy in Texas. Eagerly desiring further education herself, Minnie Sype decided to accompany her son to the Texas school. She was there until the Union Session was held at Keene during the winter. At that time the conference president appealed to Mrs. Sype urgently, “I need you back in the field.” Therefore she resumed her work, giving God responsibility for any further preparation that she needed. At the Oklahoma Conference Session held in Oklahoma City, the work of Minnie Sype and of the other ministers was summarized in the conference president’s annual report delivered on August 27, 1905. First, a statement was made concerning the work of each of the ordained ministers in the conference. Then the president reported on Sister Minnie Sype’s work: 31 had been added to the church as a result of her labors, most of them being baptized by the local elder; in addition, 9 or 10 prospective members were keeping the Sabbath.(From FG. F. Haffner, “ Address of the Conference President,” Record, September 12, 1905.) In the few cases in which other ministers’ baptisms numbered more than Mrs. Sype’s (perhaps 40 or 50), this represented the work of a team of two or more ministers. 34

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