More than 2500 people attended
the Second Annual Brush Arbor Meeting held at Pleasant
Grove congregation, Hyde County, North Carolina.
Speakers were Harvey Bream, Jr., Philip Ling, Raldo Cook
and W. Carl Ketcherside, with Orlin L. Mankamyer
presiding.... Our good friend and brother, Rod Cameron,
was featured by Dr. George W. Crane in his syndicated
column "The Worry Clinic." Dr. Crane said, "I can rate
him as deserving an 'A' grade in pulpit oratory."... I'd like
for everyone who reads this paper to purchase your
magazines through Bob Haddow, one of the finest young
brethren on this earth. Bob is permanently confined to
his wheelchair but his heart is not bound. He can handle
all popular magazines at the lowest publishers' prices.
Write Bob's Magazine Service, 5409 Baldwin Avenue,
Temple City, California 91780, and he will send you a
price list and postage free business reply envelope....
Thomas Langford has accepted a fellowship for a year's
work in the United States Office of Education,
Washington, D.C. He has recently been in the English
Department of Texas Tech., at Lubbock.... We'd like to
mention to you again that you can obtain our long play
record with the messages on "Koinonia and the Church
Yesterday," and "Koinonia and the Church Today" by
sending only $4.26 with your order to us. This album is
labeled "Fellowship for the Lonely Crowd" and it can be
used to spark discussion in various groups of the
concerned ones.... We are saddened to announce that
since our last issue the following, who were very dear to
us personally, have crossed the Jordan of death: Cleo
Mabery, Flat River, Missouri; Homer McConnell, Nixa,
Missouri; Mabel Ephland, Nevada, Missouri; and Vearla
Foltz, Chillicothe, Missouri.... One of the most attractive
and interesting magazines for college men and women
that we have ever seen is called "Within" and it is being
edited by a group of students at Ozark Bible College. If
you want to see something different in format and
approach just send for the promotional packet. Address
your request to "Within Publications, 505 North Byers,
Joplin, Missouri."... A number of our readers have asked
about the condition of the wife of my brother, Paul
Ketcherside, Nowata, Oklahoma. Floreine has been in and
out of the hospital for long weary months, and we regret
that she is still confined to the hospital as we write this.
Your fervent prayers are solicited in her
behalf.... Boyd L. Lammiman was chosen as the new
president of Alberta Christian College in Calgary. Boyd
was previously professor of New Testament and Greek at
Puget Sound College of the Bible, Seattle, Washington....
Announcement has been made of the sale of Christian
Chronicle, formerly edited by James W. Nichols, Abilene,
Texas, to the Ralph B. Sweet Co., in Austin, Texas....
Bernie Crum has recently finished his third class on
Clinical Counselling at the State Hospital at Farmington,
Missouri. Bernie labors with the congregation at Flat
River, Missouri.... Our next issue promises to be one of
special interest. There will be two feature articles. The
first is titled, "A Letter From Texas" and in it I will answer
questions posed in a letter signed by two Texas brethren,
demanding that I face up to the issue of instrumental
music as related to fellowship. The other article will be
titled, "Liberty and Expediency," and will represent some
of the most definitive writing we have been able to do on
a most important theme.... Bob E. Fuller writes that
Harvey Bream, Ray Bennett and Billy James Hargis, will
speak at the Blue Ridge Men's Clinic, Piedmont Christian
Service Camp, Hillsville, Virginia, August 25, 26.... We
urge you to send for a copy of our new book "The Holy
Spirit in Our Lives Today," containing the eight speeches
made at the Hartford Forum (Illinois) last December.
Speakers were Roy Key, Walter L. Spratt, Leroy Garrett,
Paul Eckstein, La Vern Houtz, Richard Phillips, Loran
Biggs and W. Carl Ketcherside. The price is only $1.50
per copy and you'll be glad you ordered yours when you
see and read it.... Speaking about books, let us mention
another new one called "Let My People Go!" by A. V.
Mansur. The foreword is by W. Carl Ketcherside and in
addition to the chapters by Brother Mansur, there are
others by Dan Sloan, Obert Henderson, W. Carl
Ketcherside, Vernon W. Hurst, Leroy Garrett, and Harold
Key. The book stresses the mutual ministry of the saints
and the cost is only $2.00 per copy. You may order from
us. Send your order to MISSION MESSENGER, 139 Signal
Hill Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri 63121.... A special forum
dealing with the problem of division will be held at
Wynnewood Chapel, Dallas, Texas, September 7-9.
Featured on the program will be men from various
segments of the restoration movement. This is an
important convocation, and we urge you to attend. Write
to Ray Specht, 1226 Sunnyside, Dallas, Texas 75211, for
information.... I will be speaking at the Cumberland
Christian Camp Meeting, at Corbin, Kentucky,
August 15-17, in company with Luther D. Burrus. This is
a family type gathering held out in the piney woods....
On September 1, 2, I will be speaking at the Family
Retreat, held at Pearson's Mill Christian Assembly, near
Converse, Indiana.... On September 7-9 I will be at the
conference on unity at Wynnewood Chapel, Dallas,
Texas.... On September 11, 12 I will speak at the
Minister's Retreat to be held at Lake Region Christian
Assembly, Cedar Lake, Indiana.... September 18-22 I will
be in a series of meetings with Hall C. Crowder and the
congregation of saints at Gallatin, Tennessee.... On
September 29, 30 I will speak at the Men's Clinic to be
held about five miles east of Chatham, Virginia....
October 9-13 I shall deliver the Roy B. Shaw Memorial
Lectureship at San Jose Bible College, San Jose,
California.... October 25-27 I shall be with Glenn M. Giese
and the congregation at Elgin, Illinois.... November 7-9 I
shall be speaking at the Alumni Rally at Atlanta Christian
College, East Point, Georgia.... November 15, 16 I will be
at Nebraska Christian College, Norfork, Nebraska.... The
first issue of Mission, a new magazine published
by a number of capable brethren, contains articles by
Abraham J. Malherbe, Roy Bowen Ward, Thomas H.
Olbricht, Donald H. McCaughey, Wesley C. Reagan, and
Juan A. Monroy. The address is P. 0. Box 2822, Abilene,
Texas 79604.
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