We have been agreeably surprised at the
reaction to our offer to send a free copy of my book The Royal
Priesthood to any college or university student requesting it
personally. Nell has sent copies to colleges in several countries
and requests come in daily. If you are in college and you want
one of the books, simply write and give your name and mailing
address, and state what college you are attending. Your book will
be mailed without further obligation and we will pay the
postage.... If you want to subscribe or renew a subscription for
any religious or secular magazine send it to Ray Miller, 1205
Woodland, Fort Worth, Texas. Ray is a handicapped saint who is
making it on his own. If you want to send a magazine for a gift
he will send a card announcing your gift.... The congregation at
Garretson Road in Bridgewater, New Jersey, has opened an
international mission at the World Trade Center, in New York, the
complex containing the world's tallest buildings. Recently
Toshihiko Nishi was immersed into Christ the day before returning
to Japan. Jackton Kwambo, a native of Kenya, and a recent
convert, has completed a translation of teaching materials into
Swahili, a language spoken by several million Africans.
Jackton's wife is a secretary to the Kenya mission to the United
Nations.... If you did not read Integrity for September
you missed something. We salute Betty Haymes on her article
"Turning from the Womb" which has to do with Ladies' Classes. You
can secure a free copy of the journal by writing to 8494 Bush
Hill Court, Grand Blanc, Michigan 48439.... There are a couple of
books I want to mention to you. One is called Morality, Law
and Grace, by J. N. D. Anderson ($1.95); and the other is
What Christ Thinks of the Church, by John R. W. Stott
($1.50). Have you read the little book by Francis A. Schaeffer
titled The New Super-Spirituality? It is only 32 pages but
it deals with the Jesus Movement and Neo-Pentecostalism. It may
give you a surprise!... I wish to record my sadness at the loss
of a long-time friend and brother, Floyd Fleming, who was brought
back from California for burial in Saint Louis.... I also lost
another dear brother when Paul Dart, of Arcadia, California
departed to be with Jesus.... Capstan, Inc., of Checotah,
Oklahoma specializes in producing sound motion pictures and
teaching filmstrips for use by the brethren in missionary
activities throughout the world. You can receive Capstan
News simply by requesting it at 416 West Gentry, Checotah,
Oklahoma 74426. Tell Bob Small that you saw it in Mission
Messenger.... The Druid Hills congregation in Atlanta,
Georgia will present an hour-long documentary television special
to be called "There's Got to Be a Better Way" during prime time
in mid-February, on stations all over the nation. They already
have a syndicated newspaper column called "Search for Truth"
which is carried in 335 daily and weekly newspapers....
Christians in Italy have established a camp forty miles from Rome
which will be used to evangelize young people and those who
become interested through the correspondence courses.... The Sam
Shewmaker family will return to Zambia, South Africa, in January.
Sam was born and raised in Africa, where his father, J. C.
Shewmaker has long served.... My good brother, Alan LaRue, is
president of the newly-formed Bible College in Toronto, which is
different in its approach. The students are urged to attend
university, a community college, or trade school,
and develop skills to support themselves financially. If you'd
like to be on the mailing list write to Alan at P.0. Box 124,
Station W, Toronto 15, Ontario.... If you have special printing
that you would like to have done, tracts, booklets, or whatever,
I want to urge you to write to Stewart Baker, Route 1, Box 223A,
Clackamas, Oregon 97015. He has the equipment for excellent
work.... Nell and I express our sincere condolence to Noble
Brinegar, Bloomington, Indiana, whose wife departed this life
August 8.... In our next issue we are going to carry a complete
program of the Preachers Workshop at Abilene Christian College,
and also one of the Hartford Forum.... Those of you who would
like information about my visit to Nashville, Tennessee, during
the David Lipscomb College Lectureship, can secure it by
contacting Richard T. High, 708 Berry Road, Suite 6, Nashville,
Tennessee 37204. It appears that we will set up some informal
discussions while I am in the city and explore some of the areas
related to the fellowship in the precious Lord.... Ray Downen
and Seth Wilson collaborated in bringing out a book of study
guides on the Revelation letter, and it is excellent material.
The title is Revelation Unveiled, and you can secure one
for $1.00 by sending to Ozark Bible College Bookstore, 1111 North
Main, Joplin, Missouri 64801. I suggest that you send a little
extra for postage because this book is worth much more than the
asking price.... We recommend Gordon Linscott, editor of The
Word and Work on an excellent issue in September. The journal
is published at 2518 Portland Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky
40212.... The September issue of Mission contained
in-depth articles on the rationale for faith written by David
Stewart, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Ohio University,
and James Robert Ross, Campus Minister for Eastern Illinois
University and Lake Land College. The journal may be addressed at
P.O. Box 2822, Abilene, Texas 79604.... The Canadian Christian
Harbinger contained several definitive articles on baptism in
the September issue, and the cover featured an attractive outdoor
baptizing scene. It can be addressed at P.O. Box 413,
Mississauga, Ontario, Canad.... Pepperdine University School of
Law has been granted provisional approval by the American Bar
Association.... The congregation of saints in Nazareth, where
Jesus grew up, is in the process of erecting a chapel. These
brethren are Arabs who formerly were Muslims, or members of the
Greek Orthodox Church.... Nell and I send our greetings to T. W.
and Mary Banting, Macrorie, Saskatchewan, Canada, who are
celebrating their golden wedding anniversary, November 14.... We
would like to remind you once more that you can now secure my own
book The Parable of Telstar and Other Talks for only
$2.95. We hope that when you send for it you will include an
order for a copy of The Declaration and Address by Thomas
Campbell. It is only $1.50, and we would like for you to read
it.... If you like real singing attend the 7th Annual Gospel
Singing Concert at the High School Gymnasium, Farmersburg,
Indiana, November 25, starting at 7:30 p.m. Featured will be
The Melody Boys Quartet, from Farmersburg; the Harmony Four, from
Charleston, West Virginia; and The Horizons, from Saint Louis,
Missouri. We guarantee that you will have a wonderful evening....
In our next issue I will be dealing with baptism and its
relationship to the fellowship of the redeemed. We hope you have
not allowed your subscription to lapse.... During 1973 we hope to
present the most significant series I have ever written. Each
month I will be dealing directly with important questions that
have been asked me, especially on the university campus. You'll
like it!
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