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     We have a 12 page reprint of my article "Facing the Issues," in which I answer the editorial by Reuel Lemmons in which he justifies division on the basis of the so-called "authority of silence." You may obtain as many as you will use without cost.... If you are in college or university, we will send vou absolutely free a copy of our book Simple Trusting Faith. You must write for it personally, giving your mailing address and the college where you are enrolled. Do not ask us to send it to someone else. Tell them to request it.... We rejoice with the parents who report these recent additions to the family circle: Memory Dawn, born to the David Askeys, Pottstown, Pennsylvania; Julia Jan, to the John Jennings, Hondo, Texas; Kriston Klark to the Brian Altmillers, McMinnville, Oregon; and Jonathan Dale, to the Hugo Earwoods, Decatur, Alabama.... We deeply regret to announce that we have lost a number of personal friends by death in recent weeks. Among them were: Fred Killebrew, Senath, Missouri; Noah Smith, Sullivan, Illinois; Earl Hanson Fife, Johnson City, Tennessee; Dallas Potts, Mattoon, Illinois; and Brother and Sister A. Honn, Kemp, Illinois. The latter two were killed in an automobile accident near their home.... Eva Wells, 8453 Bennett Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60617, has a large bundle of back issues of MISSION MESSENGER which she will send to the first person asking for them.... Those who wish single copies to complete their stocks of the paper for past years are also invited to write to Otto Schlieper, Box 128, Hartford, Illinois 62048, and mention the papers that you need. He will be glad to supply those remaining in the stock which he keeps for that purpose.... Roy Harris, Route 2, Box 27, Cawker City, Kansas has produced a little volume of poems under the title "Comfort and Courage." This is an excellent book. The price is 50c for single copies; 3 for $1.00; or 10 for $3.00. This last price will make it possible for you to send them as cards to those who need strength or encouragement. We urge you to send for a copy.... We solicit your help in locating two wonderful brethren in teaching positions. A 35 year old brother who has received a degree in law would like to correspond with other brethren teaching on the Junior College or University level in Florida. A 27-year-old brother with remarkable ability in the fields related to the history of Christian thought, ethics and psychology, would like to hear from those who may know of an opening in their area. Please write to MISSION MESSENGER, 139 Signal Hill Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri 63121, and we will forward your letters.... It was a real pleasure to hear my brother in Christ, W. S. Thurman, during the Sixteenth Century Studies Conference, sponsored by the Foundation for Reformation Research. Bill, who is a professor at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, spoke on "Michael Servetus as Hellenist..... It was also a rare privilege to be granted an interview with a high official in the Mormon Church, at Salt Lake City, in which we explored the changes occurring in the tightly-knit Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints..... If you know of Christian students who are attending at Tennessee Tech, please have them contact John E. Acuff, Box 828, Cookeville, Tennessee 38501. John is an attorney with the firm of Crawford and Barnes.... Grieb Wicklund, Route 1, Kendallville, Indiana, is available for Vacation Bible Studies, and special meetings of up to two weeks duration. Grieb is a capable and qualified young man.... Ellis and Norma Crum will lead their fourth Holy Lands Tour, starting June 9, 1971. Planned especially for members of the body of Christ, the tour will last 22 days.

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... We congratulate brethren of the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ who are keeping alive their regular discussions of fellowship and unity in the state of Wisconsin.... On the last night of the fellowship rally at which I spoke in Sacramento, California, there were 107 cars from 48 different towns on the parking lot, and the attendance numbered 410 brethren from seven different segments of the restoration movement. The three-day meeting was planned by W. L. Jessup and gave great impetus to the cause of unity in Christ.... In the meeting at Genessee congregation, Flint, Michigan, the audiences present were the largest in their history. The daily question periods were held alternately with brethren who use the instrument and those who do not. There was not a single untoward moment. A like meeting is planned for November, 1971.... Any person moving to the Washington, D. C. area is invited to call Kyle R. Simplot at any hour for assistance. The telephone number is (703) 573-2285. The address is Berea Church of Christ, Box 131, Vienna, Virginia 22180.... Our great brother in Christ, Tom Loney, 7821 Deer Trail, Dallas, Texas, has started a house church in his home, in which spiritual strength is captured by mutual sharing in unstructured form. You are invited to write, call, or visit with the more than two dozen brethren who are seeking a closer walk with God. The telephone number is 348-8248.... I am sorry to announce that my record, "Who Is My Christian Brother?" is now gone. We can still supply copies of my recording "Fellowship for the Lonely Crowd." It contains two thirty-minute talks directed primarily to the young college mind. The cost is $3.00.... If you want to learn of something unique in reaching young people of all kinds and types, straights, squares, hippies and the far-out, why not write to Marty Hooper, 3513 Eisenhower, Bakersfield, California 93304. Marty is a graduate of Abilene Christian College and a former worker at Camp Shiloh. This lad is something else because he knows the Someone who counts. He is working with "Christian Fellowship of Bakersfield."... I will speak at the YWCA auditorium, 1350 North Tenth Street, Abilene, Texas, at 7:00 p.m., Monday, February 22, God willing. The theme will be "The Fellowship of the Spirit." Since this is the Monday night of the ACC lectureship we hope to meet many brethren who are in Abilene for the event, which I will also be attending.... On January 9-15 I will be at First Christian Church, 1300 South Juniper St., Escondido, California, for their annual spiritual education seminar. You may write to Al Karges at this address or call 745-5722. If no answer, call 746-1882.... February 1-3 I will be at Manhattan Bible College, Manhattan, Kansas, speaking on "Changed Lives for Changing Times." This is in conjunction with the annual Preaching Convention.... February 9-12, I will be at University Street Church of Christ, 2880 University Street, Eugene, Oregon. In connection with the meetings I will also be in chapel services at Northwest Christian College. For information call Truman Robbins, at 344-1523.... We have the book A New Song in which Pat Boone describes his experiences with the Holy Spirit. The price is $4.95 per copy.... Alvin E. Houser will mail copies of his digest of "A Plan of Union" dealing with the plan for a one world church of the Consultation on Church Union, for ten cents per copy on orders for ten or more. One copy will be mailed at ten cents if you enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope. Write him at 1250 Grand Avenue, Abilene, Texas 79605.... Please renew your subscription to MISSION MESSENGER in advance.

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