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I propose that the two of us do something about it! I hereby offer to meet Bro. Lemmons for two full days of dialogue in any place of his choosing in Texas. I suggest that be select any member of the Abilene Christian College faculty to act as chairman. To this dialogue we should invite all segments of the restoration movement including Disciples of Christ, Independent Christian Churches, and Churches of Christ. Let us have three two-hour sessions daily. In the first let each of us speak an hour, in the second let us question each other, and in the third let us sit down and be questioned by the audience. I suggest as a basis the following proposition: "The practice of instrumental music, the support of liberal arts colleges from a congregational treasury, and the advocacy of the pre-millennial coming of Jesus, should be made a test of fellowship and of union or communion among children of God." Both of us oppose all three so the question will be their relationship to fellowship in Christ.