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The series of meetings sponsored by Intermountain Bible College, Grand
Junction, Colorado, produced excellent attendance, and made it possible to share with brethren
across many of our lines.... In Newport, Oregon, the services at night, the morning and afternoon
forums, as well as other meetings, brought together eager students from many groups, some of
them outside the restoration spectrum.... May 12-14 I will be
speaking at the Central Ohio Church of Christ Ministers'
Fellowship. For information contact Ira J. Brandon, 1889
Genessee Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43211.... May 24-28 I will
be at James River Chapel, south of Springfield, Missouri. For
details write to Allen Boyts, Route 8, Box 152, Springfield,
Missouri 65804, or call (417) 881-0562.... June 7-11 I will be
at Highland Church of Christ, 1275 Bardstown Road, Louisville,
Kentucky 40205. You may address enquiries to Ernest Lyon at
that address.... June 20-July 2, I will be at High Hill Camp in
Missouri.... July 2-3 I will be at the Conference on Unity to be
held at Atlanta Christian College, Atlanta, Georgia.... July 6-8 I will be at the North American
Christian Convention, Dallas,
Texas. I will be staying at the Statler Hilton, and I hope to see
many of the brethren in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, if our Lord
wills.... We will clue you in on other meetings as time goes on,
but there are a few we ought to mention now, among them
those at Wi-Ne-Ma Camp in Oregon, August 2-6; the Fellowship
Forum in Houston, Texas, September 13-17; the series of
studies at Canton, Ohio, October 4-8; the Louisiana State
Christian Convention, October 14-15; the Fellowship Rally in the
Bay Area of California, October 20-22; and the meeting at Flint,
Michigan, with Genessee Church of Christ, November 1-5. There
are a lot more, but we will mention them later on as time draws near for some of them.... In view
of the scope and importance of the meetings in Houston, Texas, we suggest that you contact
James D. Fuller, 123 Abney, Houston, Texas 77037, and plan to attend this open and candid
investigation on fellowship and unity among the saints.... I am saddened by the loss of a dear
friend and brother, Louis J. Kappelman, Paragould, Arkansas.... We have received word that
Teeth on Edge, the forthcoming book by Robert Fife has been re-scheduled for
publication in June.... If you want tapes of any of the messages on "The Holy Spirit in Our Lives
Today" as delivered in Newport, Oregon, you may secure the same for cost of the tape plus
$1.00 per message by contacting Vernon H. Woods, 3950 Coburg Road, Space 87, Eugene,
Oregon 97401. He will also furnish you copies of the series of messages
delivered at University Street Church, Eugene, Oregon, on the
same basis. You may secure tapes with the question forums in
which I covered the whole gamut if you wish. Vernon is
contributing the extra dollar charged to Mission Messenger to
help us with the expense of carrying on this work.... We regret
to chronicle the death of our sister in Christ, Mrs. Spencer Talley, of Walla Walla,
Washington.... The Wall Street Journal, March 2, featured a story on the front page
dealing with the rise of the "Jesus People" and the withdrawal from Pat Boone because of his
belief that miracles happen in our day.... The Saint Louis Globe-Democrat also carried a
feature article about Pat and the action of the congregation toward him.... Fort Worth Christian
College and Christian College of the Southwest (Dallas) have merged with Abilene Christian
College.... Burris Butler, executive editor of Standard Publishing Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, has
retired.... The Concerned
Christian, 2912 West Lawrence Lane, Phoenix, Arizona 85021,
announces an open forum editorial policy. We suggest that you
write for a copy of this interesting paper.... Jimmie Lovell
announced that the March issue of Action reached 53,000 copies.... We did not hit nearly
that number with MISSION
MESSENGER, but we broke all records for paid subscriptions with
our March number. Reader interest is at an all-time high.... The current series of articles in
Restoration Review, edited by Leroy Garrett, is titled "The Restoration Mind." It will run
for two years and then be issued in book form.... Bill Banowsky has been named president of
Pepperdine University.... The
Caribbean Lectureship of Churches of Christ will be held in
Kingston, Jamaica, June 21-24.... We regret to report the
death of our black brother, Levi Kennedy, Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 71 years.... Lewis
Foster, Dean of the Graduate School, Cincinnati Bible Seminary, delivered a series of lectures at
the Brazil Missionary Conference, Anapolis, Brazil. Those in attendance were from both the
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ (non-instrument).... The Ontario Christian
Missionary
Conference, held in the Toronto area, April 4-9, brought together
some outstanding brotherhood talent.... If you would like extra
copies of this issue of the paper you may obtain them at the rate
of ten for one dollar. Because of the research which went into
the paper we think you might want to share it with other members
of your congregation. Send for extra copies and enclose payment
with order, please.... If you know of an opening in a college for
a Ph.D., with a major in Student Personnel and Guidance and
minors in Psychology and Speech Therapy, please write to me at
once, so I can put you in touch with a brother in Christ.... The
1971 School of the Ministry will be held at Milligan College
(Tennessee) on August 16-20.... We eagerly urge you to read
the latest book by Elton Trueblood, which is titled "The Future of the Christian." It is well worth
the $2.95 it costs. Let us mail you a copy.... The March issue of Integrity was an
especially pertinent one. You can secure a copy by writing to 8494 Bush Hill Court, Grand
Blanc, Michigan 48439.... Mission devoted its March issue to a discussion of the Holy
Spirit, with James D. Bales replying to an article by Warren Lewis which was entitled
"God-With-Us." The magazine can be secured from P.O. Box 2822, Abilene, Texas 79604.... In
the March 18 edition of The Gospel Guardian, Robert L. McDonald evaluated the
"Preacher's Workshop" held at Abilene Christian College, as a triumph for "the liberals." The
paper can be addressed at P.O. Box 470, Lufkin, Texas.... Ben Merold and John Caldwell have
been added as associate evangelists for Revival Fires, according to Cecil Todd, Joplin,
Missouri.... The theme of Johnson Bible College Homecoming (Kimberlin Heights, Tennessee)
was "Reconciled to God."... Brethren in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, will hold their third annual
"Rally-by-the-Sea" for young people, June 26. The theme for this year is "Christ--The Bridge
Over Troubled Waters."... College and university students are asked to write for a free copy of
my book "Simple Trusting Faith." Please give name and address, and mention college where you
are enrolled. The request must be made personally, not by proxy. Almost 150 books have been
sent out.... The Word and Work, 2518 Portland Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky, is
published by brethren who generally espouse the premillennial interpretation of the scriptures....
The March 18 issue of Gospel Advocate paid special tribute to the late Charles R.
Brewer.... The Pepperdine University lectureship had as its theme "For Such a Time as This."...
We urge those whose
subscriptions will soon expire to send three dollars and extend
the subscription for three full years.
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