On May 6, Nell sent the 364th free copy of Thoughts On Unity to
Gary L. Bender, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico. This valuable 325 page
book will be sent free upon request to any student in a college or university anywhere on earth.
The request must be made by the student personally and the name of the college must be
mentioned. Those not in school may secure a copy by sending $3.95.... If you'd like to hear my
presentation at the meetings at Hartford, Illinois, on the question "Do Demons Inhabit the Bodies
of Men Today?" you may secure the cassette on a loan basis by sending 40c in stamps with your
request to T. N. Ratliff, 9729 Calumet Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri 63137. The cassette will be
mailed to you by first-class mail and should be returned soon after you have heard it.... Cassettes
containing my talks throughout the United States may be secured from Vernon H. Woods, 2413
Dale Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97401. I suggest you send him a large self-addressed stamped
envelope and ask for a list. There are almost 90 tapes which can be purchased at a reasonable
cost.... Our readers are urged to write for free copies of our book lists 74-A, 74-B, and 74-C.
These contain the names of scores of books which you will find helpful and stimulating.... While
writing for the book lists, feel free to ask for a copy of the 26 page booklet on Baptism in
which I discuss my views on so-called "Baptist Baptism" and set forth the nine designs of
baptism. It is free in any quantity that you will promise to use among friends.... Extra copies of
this issue of the paper can be secured at the rate of ten for one dollar. If you would like to
receive 25 copies per month write for the bundle rate which is very inexpensive. Address your
requests to Mission Messenger, 139 Signal Hill Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri 6312.... The
paper is due to cease publication on December 1, 1975. If you would like to receive it the
remainder of the time send $2.00 and we will put your name on for all remaining issues.... We
suggest that those who would like to have the bound volume containing all of the issues for this
year, send your advance order now. We will bill you when the book is sent, probably about next
February. The title will be Pure Speech. The number available will be limited. If you'd
like the next two volumes ask to be put on the permanent list.... Although it is quite a ways off I
want to mention that I will be in Bryan, Texas, next February 19-21, in a series of studies on
fellowship. Meetings will be held at Central Christian Church, and you may address Al B.
Nelson, 801 Hereford Street, College Station, Texas 77840, for information. His telephone
number is 846-6612.... Questions to be discussed at the Saint Louis Forum (successor to the
Hartford Forum), December 30, 31, will be: Is Demon Possession a Reality in This Generation?
Are There Scriptural Prophecies Concerning the Last Times Being Fulfilled by Current Events?;
Are There Doctrines or Practices in the Restoration Movement Supported by Tradition, but
Without Scriptural Foundation?; Is The Principle of Tithing Binding Upon Christians Today?; Is
The Eternal Punishment of the Lost and Reward of the Saved Unending? The meetings will be
held at Saint Louis Christian College with Charles Boatman and W. Carl Ketcherside
presiding.... The Ninth Annual Unity Forum will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, July 4-6 in the
chapel of Scarritt College. Rooms can be had at Scarritt for only $5.00 per night per person. For
information write to Stanley Hime, 1225 Lone Oak Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37215, or call
him at (615) 297-5043.... If you would like to
see a publication for little children write to Living For Jesus, Box 103, Farmington, N.
M. 87401, and ask for a free sample.... The first edition of Our Man in Heaven, the
commentary on Hebrews by Edward Fudge, is sold out, and a second edition will be released in
November by Baker Book House.... We are saddened by the death of our brother, Vernon
Newland, in the crash of a private plane, May 3. He was president of Iowa Christian College at
the time of his death.... Reggie Thomas reports in Revival Fires that 504 persons were
baptized in Jamaica, with crowds of near 3000 attending during Impact '74.... I regret to hear of
the death of our aged brother, Duncan Stewart, long a pillar in the congregation at Slamannan,
Stirlingshire, Scotland.... The congregation at Slamannan held a social celebrating the 100th year
of their meetinghouse. It was my privilege to speak in it several times.... Roger McCown, who
labors in Sacapulas, Quiche, Guatemala, writes that after four years of studying the dialect and
preaching Jesus, some of the Quiche are beginning to accept the Lordship of the Son over their
lives.... Daniel Hoard has enlisted in Share, the missionary intern program administered
under oversight of the elders at Malibu Church of Christ, Box 100, Malibu, California 90265.
Daniel is to work with Howard Horton in Brazil. He needs additional finance and he is worthy. If
you want to assist, write the elders as above.... Another valuable work is the coffee house
ministry carried on by Thomas and Barbara Minton in Basel, Switzerland. You can contribute to
it financially by sending a contribution to Koinonia, Inc., 915 Villa Place, Nashville, Tennessee
37212, and designating it for the Switzerland work.... Please remember the School of Ministry at
Milligan College, Tennessee, August 12-16. This is a real opportunity for gaining new insights
and for meaningful association and recreation.... If you can make the scene with us at Hanover,
New Mexico, September 18-20, be sure and come. Write to Albert Botts, 1306 W. Street, Silver
City, New Mexico 88061, and he will send you information.... I look forward to seeing a number
of brethren in the California area while at Westchester Church of Christ, January 13-17. Contact
J. Harold Thomas, 7943 Airport Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90045, or call him at (213)
645-3822. There are good motels in the area so why not take a short vacation and come and
share with us in this mountain-top experience in the Lord?... My esteemed brother, J. E. Jones,
Jr., informs us that Douglas A. Jones, an excellent student, has prepared a series of lessons on
Revelation available on a loan basis. You can borrow either cassette or reel-to-reel tape by
writing to Douglas at 220 Cove Lane, Click Route, Llano, Texas 78643.... The graduating class
at the Cincinnati Bible Seminary and Graduate School for the fiftieth anniversary was the largest
in history. It was my privilege to deliver the baccalaureate address on the theme "Open Doors."...
Janice Day Reed, 8850 West 30th Street, R. R. 18, Indianapolis, Indiana 46234, is interested in
helping missionaries get their stories published in book form. She is an author and journalist,
and for a very reasonable fee will consult with you or edit your manuscript. She can really help
you if you'll write to her.... I am happy that City of Hope honored our good brother, Max
F. Wright, by establishing a Medical Research Fellowship in his name, during a banquet in the
Grand Ballroom of the Indianapolis Hilton, June 4. Max is Secretary-Treasurer of Indiana State
AFL-CIO. Congratulations!... The meeting with the Fairlane congregation in Amarillo, Texas
was well-attended and the interest was excellent. These brethren are striving to be free in
Jesus.
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