The family of Sam F. Meyers, who departed
this life on May 14, has announced plans to continue publication
of The Concerned Christian, the address of which is 2912
W. Lawrence Lane, Phoenix, Arizona 85021.... The June issue of
20th Century Christion was a beautiful one dealing with the theme
"Sins that Go to Church."... The Preachers Workshop at Abilene
Christian College has been definitely set for January 8-10. I
will present my paper on "Fellowship" on Wednesday, January
10.... The annual issue of Christian Mission Today, a 192
page compilation, is now off the press, having been printed by
New Life League, Tokyo, Japan. It is filled with thrilling and
pertinent material, including a lengthy and effective article by
Martin Meyer Rosen, on "How to Witness Simply and Effectively to
Jews." My article is entitled "Drifting Along." You can secure a
copy by sending $2.00 to the editor, Al Hammond, P.O. Box 1090,
San Jose, California 95108.... Sweet Publishing Company, Box
4055, Austin, Texas 78765, has just issued a monograph dealing
with the expression "That Which is Perfect" in 1 Corinthians
13:10. Six men were asked to present their thinking on the
passage in relation to the duration of spiritual gifts. They are
Leroy Garrett, John McRay, Roy Osborne, Jim Reynolds, Rubel
Shelley and Carl Spain. You can secure this pertinent publication
for 25c per copy, but you must order ten or more at a time.
Simply address the Sweet Publishing Company as above.... Don Cain
reports 17 added at Anderson, Indiana, in two months. Don
received his degree from Ball State University.... The 485th copy
of my book Simple Trusting Faith was sent to Dennis
Wilson, a psychology major at Western Kentucky University; the
486th copy to Randall L. Hood, an English major at Texas Tech;
the 487th copy to Sandra Young, Mississippi College.... Ten young
people were immersed at Camp High Hill, near St. Louis, where it
was my privilege to be one of the teachers.... Rod Langston is
now working with the brethren at Dunn Road Chapel in Saint
Louis.... A special issue of Facts for Faith features
Edward Fudge dealing with the claim of a Spanish scholar to have
found a portion of Mark's Gospel on a fragment of papyrus
discovered in one of the Dead Sea Caves. This is important and
you can have a copy by sending 25c to Gordon Wilson, 6316 Pernod
Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63139.... Communion Quester, a
magazine begun by Leon Tester, a missionary in Sao Paulo, Brazil,
in 1965, has suspended publication according to Glover Shipp, who
succeeded Bro. Tester as editor.... We are saddened to report the
death of George Ruhl, Republic, Missouri, on May 28.... Have you
secured your copy of my latest book of sermons under the title
The Parable of Telstar and Other Talks? If not, we would
like to mail you one for only $2.95.... Integrity featured
an article in the June issue, by Don Haymes, under the title
"Simple Trusting Faith." It is sort of a masterpiece tying
history to the problems of right now. The paper is published at
8494 Bush Hill Court, Grand Blanc, Michigan 48439.... The June
issue of Mission contains a lengthy interview with Ernest T.
Campbell, the minister at Riverside Church which was founded by
Harry Emerson Fosdick, and built with funds supplied by John D.
Rockefeller. The journal may be addressed at P.O. Box 2822,
Abilene, Texas 79604.... Charles and Louise Ulmer had an
interesting article about James A. Garfield, in the July 2 issue
of Christian Standard, under the title "The Preacher Who
Became President."... Leon Appel is the
new president of Lincoln Christian College, succeeding Earl C.
Hargrove.... The Hartford Forum, Hartford, Illinois, is scheduled
to be held December 28, 29. Outstanding speakers from various
segments of the restoration movement will be discussing lively
issues. A full program will be printed later, but we urge you to
plan now to attend.... The congregation at Dunn Road Chapel is
planning a great meeting for youth during the Christmas vacation
period. It will be open to all high school students.... In our
next issue I shall review an editorial by Reuel Lemmons titled
"The Music Question," which appeared in Firm Foundation,
June 20. I am convinced that the position he takes only serves to
perpetuate disunity, rather than to lessen the problem. I intend
to tell you why I say this.... We hope that brethren in central
Illinois will remember that I am to be with the New Liberty
congregation, south and west of Sullivan, in a special series of
studies dealing with the Holy Spirit, October 2-6.... I am also
scheduled to be at Hobbs, New Mexico, October 16-20; and at
Corvallis, Oregon, starting October 30. Further announcement of
these meetings will appear later.... If you will send us a check
for only $3.00 we will mail you two books you will really enjoy:
The Declaration and Address, by Thomas Campbell; and
Alexander Campbell and His New Version, by Cecil K.
Thomas. We will pay the postage and this is a bargain.... Dr.
Roland Bainton, Professor Emeritus of Church History, Yale
University, was the Commencement speaker at Emmanuel School of
Religion.... Charles R. Gresham has been chosen as Academic Dean
of Kentucky Christian College. He will be an excellent man for
the spot.... Dr. Fred Norris will join the staff at the Institute
for the Study of Christian Origins at Tuebingen, Germany. He is
eminently qualified for the responsibility.... Dr. Dean E. Walker
was presented a Distinguished Service Citation by Milligan
College, where he served as president for 17 years.... David
Macy, 330 Artemis, San Antonio, Texas 78218, has produced a new
book of 228 pages under the title "Powerful Sermon Outlines and
Charts." It contains sixty complete sermon outlines and pictures
of ten hand-painted charts. This clothbound book will be mailed
to you at once if you will send $3.45 to the author. It is well
done and we think you will like it.... Facts for Faith,
which is an excellent work on current apologetics will combine
with Gospel Guardian, after January 1, but will be printed
in a separate issue which will continue to be edited by Gordon
Wilson.... We just want to remind you that Ray Miller, 1205
Woodland, Fort Worth, Texas 76110, would like to take care of
your magazine subscriptions and renewals. It will not cost you a
penny more and you will help a courageous handicapped brother....
Don't forget the meeting with Leroy Garrett at Grassy Church of
Christ, near Arab, Alabama, September 1-3.... I am looking
forward to being at Family Camp at Little Galilee, near Clinton,
Illinois, September 1, 2. I am going to be sharing with the
brethren, by their request my personal feelings with reference to
Charismatic Gifts and Speaking in Tongues. We hope you can make
it for the occasion.... It is a little early to mention it but I
will be with the brethren in Astoria, Illinois, in a study in
depth, December 4-8. We would like to see all who live in that
area attend this most interesting "season of refreshing from the
presence of the Lord."... If your subscription is due to expire
this year would you please renew it at once and save us the cost
of notification? We suggest that you send in three dollars for
three years of great reading. The theme for all of 1973 is "The
Question Forum" and I will be answering pertinent queries. Next
year should be one of our best.
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