A few years ago, my brother Paul and myself
conducted the funeral services for our beloved mother. Now he has
conducted the funeral service for his oldest daughter, Vicki, who
died suddenly, leaving a husband and two little girls. The White
Brothers sang at the service. Following the funeral, it was
necessary for Paul to place his wife back in the hospital. They
live at Nowata, Oklahoma 74048.... Richard L. Jones writes from
Porterville, California, "If Alexander Campbell could see what
has happened to his grand design to unite the Christians of all
sects he would feel that he must begin all over again."... Harold
Fox, Malta, Montana, has been extending his ministry to the local
Alcoholics Anonymous group, for which he has spoken several
times. His son, Sam Fox, is now carrying on a campus ministry at
the University of Wisconsin, in Madison.... If you need
individual copies of MISSION MESSENGER tO fill out your file you
might write to W. L. Buttram, P. 0. Box 482, Eudora, Kansas
66025, stating the ones you lack. If he has them he will send
them to you and pay the postage.... Logan Fox is teaching a
College-Career class in Inglewood, California, of which his
daughter Ramona is president. This class is accomplishing real
things by being actively engaged in a Mexican work project, as
well as helping a Negro congregation in Watts, opening their
homes to U.S.O. young men and women away from home, and assisting
the Red Cross blood program.... A letter from Bob Haddow, Temple
City, California, tells of the departure of his grandmother to be
with Jesus at the age of 95. We will miss this gentle soul. Bob,
who is almost wholly paralyzed, has been one of the great
inspirations of my life.... A newly signed lease with East
Tennessee State University, makes property at 908 West Maple
Street, Johnson City, available for use as a Christian Campus
Center. The work will be supervised by James D. Sanders, senior
student at Emmanuel School of Religion.... Our brother, Rod
Cameron, recently held a meeting at Amboy Methodist Church, in
Indiana, where he immersed eleven who had previously been
sprinkled and another who came forward for initial confession of
the Christ. Rod is continuing to attend their weekly Bible
study.... Ira Y. Rice calls the book, Voices of Concern,
"the most vicious onslaught against Churches of Christ to appear
in the 20th century," and says it is "a dagger at the throat of
the church." He labels the editor, Robert Meyers, as "a traitor
to the cause of truth." We very humbly suggest that you read the
book and form your own conclusions. It is only $3.50, and
anything which causes that much excitement ought to be
interesting.... The theme of the North American Christian
Convention, to be held in Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, July
8-11, is "Jesus Christ Leads to Life."... We would like to send
you a beautiful limp covered gift edition of the J. B. Phillips'
New Testament for only $4.25; if you'd like a regular hard bound
copy, we can supply it for $2.25. I am in the process of reading
through the book as translated by Phillips and the new insights
are remarkable.... I am scheduled to speak at Orlando, Cocoa and
Daytona, Florida, during the Annual Spring Christian Clinic,
March 17-21. The themes will be: The Voice of God; The Spirit of
God; The Love of God; The Power of God; and The Life of God. For
information write to Francis R. Reid, 130 East Central Blvd.,
Orlando, Florida 32801. You may call him at 423-6491.... March
26-28 I will be in a special series with the brethren at Platte
Valley Bible Col-
lege, Scottsbluff, Nebraska. You may secure information by
contacting Ed Nelson, Box 636, Scottsbluff, Nebraska 69361....
From April 7-11 I will be speaking and conducting forums at
various places in the area around Boston, Massachusetts. The
series will open with a two hour session on April 7, at Harvard,
starting at 3:00 p.m. I will develop the theme, "Toward a
Conservative Ecumenism," and will then receive questions from the
audience. It is expected that this gathering will be held in the
Braun Room. For information as to this and other schedules,
contact Barry Willbanks, 9 Claremon Street, Apt. 3, Somerville,
Massachusetts 02144.... From April 21-25 I will be in a study in
depth at Paoli, Indiana, where there will be daytime discussions
as well as night meetings. We urge brethren in that section to
contact Glen Listen, at Paoli, Indiana 47454, or you may call him
at 723-3784. The area code is 812. We promise you an interesting
and enlightening time if you will come.... I shall mention in
passing that I will be at Northwest Christian College, Eugene,
Oregon, May 6-8, and in a Leadership Training School in Chicago,
Illinois, May 14-16. We will give greater details of these in our
next issue. We hope our brethren will "get with it" and share in
these spiritual encounters.... Our good personal friend, Dr. A.
D. Dennison, Jr., had an article in the January 17 issue of
Christianity Today under the title, "Golf Isn't Enough."
We hope you read it.... We lost a real friend and brother when E.
L. Jorgenson departed to be with Jesus. Bro. Jorgenson died in
California and was buried in Louisville, Kentucky, December
20.... We are also saddened to chronicle the death of Esther
(Beam) Montfelt, in California, on December 23. She was a sister
of Ernest Beam, who pleaded for unity when some of the rest of us
were quite factional. Members of this family have come to mean
much to me in the Lord.... A group of young people will start a
coffee shop in the heart of downtown Washington, D.C., in an
attempt to reach and reclaim alcoholics, addicts, prostitutes and
others with problems. It will be called "The Listening Post" and
will be supervised by E. L. Keesling. Brother Keesling recently
immersed Joseph Lesser, a Jew who has come to believe that Jesus
is the promised Messiah.... This reminds me of the excellent book
by my dear brother and friend Stephen D. Eckstein, 2246 East 70th
Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri 64132. Under the title "From Sinai
to Calvary" Brother Eckstein has written the story of his whole
life, starting with his birth in Czarist Russia, in 1893. The
cost of the volume is only $3.00 and you can order one directly
from Brother Eckstein. Do this and you will not regret it.... In
his January issue of the mimeographed Restoration Plea, M.
S. Whitehead, 211 East Park Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36110,
has written a good article on the theme, "The Fellowship of the
New Testament."... The elders of a growing congregation in a
university town are looking for a brother with creativity and
imagination to launch a work with their young people. They do not
want someone who will simply do things within the building but
one who will take advantage of witnessing situations and
undertake genuine Christian service in the city and community.
Although this is a non-instrument congregation, the question is
not made a test of fellowship, and the brother selected may be
from any segment of the restoration movement. If he desires to
teach on the high school or college level they will substantially
augment his teaching income. Otherwise they will support him
adequately if he will work at the task. If you are interested why
not send me a letter and I will forward it to these brethren....
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