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Meetings This Week
Louisville, Kentucky — Robert Turner of Burnet, Texas, will be with the Park Blvd. church, October 8th-17th, according to Grover Stevens, the local preacher.
Poison, Montana — Harold Sharp of Conway, Arkansas, will be with the church in Poison, October 6th-13th. All in that area are urged to attend this meeting.
Port Arthur, Texas — The church which meets at 2948 Thomas Blvd., will have a meeting, October 6th-13th, with Aude McKee doing the preaching. J. W Evans is the local preacher.
Grove City, Ohio — Weldon Warnock of Lawrence, Tennessee, will be with the church in Grove City, October 7th-13th.
Louisville, Kentucky — The Shively congregation will have a meeting, October 7th-13th, with H. E. Phillips doing the preaching. Services each night at 7:30 according to Glen Shaver, who is the regular preacher.
Borger, Texas — Paul Price, the evangelist for the Franklin and Juniper street church, announces a meeting for October 6th-13th, with Oliver Murray of Lufkin, Texas, doing the preaching.
Indianapolis, Indiana — The Lafayette Heights church will have a meeting, October 6th-13th, with Gilbert Holt doing the preaching.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — The tenth and Francis church, where James Adams is the preacher, will have a meeting, October 6th-13th, with Floyd Thompson, of Garden Grove, California, doing the preaching.
Port Arthur, Texas — The Pear Ridge church, which meets at 3401 30th Street, will have a meeting, October 7th-13th, with Charles Boshart of Dallas, Texas, doing the preaching, according to an announcement by James Trigg, the regular preacher.
Chicago, Illinois — Vestal Chaffin, preacher for the Grand Ave. church, meeting on 3619 West Grand Ave., announces a meeting for October 6th-16th, with Paul Keller, of Lubbock, Texas, doing the preaching.
Lowell, Indiana — The Lowell church, which meets 1111 Harrison Ave., will have a meeting, October 7th-13th, with a different speaker each evening.
Monday, Oct. 7 — "The Faith Once Delivered" — Harvey Williams, Gary, Indiana.
Tuesday, Oct. 8 — "The Power of the Word" - Marklee Raulerson, Hobart, Indiana.
Wednesday, Oct. 9 — "Ways of Disobeying God" -Clarence A. Burcham, Hammond, Ind.
Thursday, Oct. 10 — "Born of the Water and the Spirit" - Jim Sasser, Joliet, Illinois Friday, Oct. 11 — "Who Is A True Worshipper?" -Robert Speer, Bradley, Illinois.
Saturday, Oct. 12 — "The Church Revealed in the Bible" - Eural H. Bingham, Griffith, Indiana. Sunday, Oct. 13 — "The Christian Life" William C. Sexton, Lowell, Indiana.
Sunday, Oct. 13 — "If I Am Lost" — Lloyd Barker, Hammond, Indiana.
West Orange, New Jersey — The church which meets 169 West Main Street, will have a meeting, October 6th-11th, with Sewell Hall of Birmingham, Alabama, doing the preaching. Bill Echols is the local preacher.
Orlando, Florida — The Pine Hills church, Basting and Arundel Streets, will have a meeting October 7th-13th, with Thomas G. O'Neal of Jasper, Alabama, doing the preaching, according to an announcement from Connie Adams, the preacher.
Brandenburg, Kentucky — Amos Davenport will preach in a meeting, October 7th-12th at Brandenburg. Services each night at 7:30.
New Creatures
Herbert Fraser, preached for the Southside church, Kansas City, Mo., reports a baptism, Sunday, Sept. 15th.
One has recently been baptized at Dallas, Oregon, according to James Rury, the preacher.
Arthur W. Atkinson, preacher for the Mt. View church San Bernardino, California, reports seven baptisms during July and August.
One was baptized the first Sunday in September at the Belmont church, Indianapolis, Indiana, where Earle Robertson is the preacher.
The Expressway church in Louisville, Kentucky, had two baptisms the first week in September, according to James Needham, the preacher.
Harvey J. Williams reports a baptism the second Sunday in September at the Glen Park church, Gary, Indiana.
Two were baptized at the meeting in Mt. Lebanon, Kentucky, conducted by Grover Stevens.
Foy Laton reports a baptism in August at the church in Venice, California.
On Wednesday, September 11th one was baptized at the 6th and Meredith St. church, Dumas, Texas, where Derrel Shaw is the preacher.
Lewis Willis reports three baptisms at the church in Lowell, Indiana, the first Sunday in September.
There have been three baptisms in August and one in September at the church in Hobbs, New Mexico, where Frank Thompson preaches.
O. C. Birdwell, preacher for the Vivion Road church, Kansas City, Mo., reports a baptism recently.
One was baptized September 4th at Laurel Heights, M c A 11 e n, Texas, where Judson Woodbridge is the preacher.
Robert Jackson, preacher for the Riverside Drive congregation, Nashville, Term., reports a baptism Sept. 1st.
One was recently baptized at Rock Springs, Wyo., where John W. Pittman is the preacher.
New Congregations
On August 18th a faithful congregation was begun at Dam B near Jasper, Texas, and Woodville, Texas. Jim McDonald of Lufkin, Texas, did the song leading and Bob Franks of Lufkin, Texas, did the preaching in a meeting August 12-17th. One elderly lady was baptized, who was formerly a member of the Nazarene church. Two were restored who had been out of duty for several years.
The records for the past two weeks are as follows: Aug. 1, Morning-59, evening-28; contribution — $98. Aug. 8, morning-28; evening-18; contribution — $55.
The brethren are now meeting in a small rented building but plans are under way to build an adequate meeting place.
Hubert Stubblefield of Lufkin, Texas, is preaching for these brethren on Sundays and is supported by the Union Road church and Timberland Drive church, where Jim McDonald and Bob Franks labor. On Thursday nights McDonald and Franks alternate in preaching for them.
Dam B is a large lake and reservoir where many people from the cities are buying property, building homes and retiring. Prospects for continued growth are splendid.