Devoted to the Propagation and Defense of New Testament Christianity
VOLUME 2
November 23, 1950
NUMBER 29, PAGE 15-16

News

W. E. Brightwell

To Debate Russellite

Cleon Lyles, Little Rock Ark., November 16: "According to present plans I am to meet Rex Coon, Russellite, for four nights, in Clarksville, Ark., beginning December 5. The debate was to be conducted in their building, but his people have refused to allow it, even though they were pushing the debate in the beginning. Present plans call for the debate being held in the building belonging to our brethren. Two subjects are to be discussed: The Future Condition of the World, and The Future State of Man. More people than we could get into our building were present last Sunday night at Fourth & State, at which time we discussed the question, "Was Mary taken bodily into heaven?"

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F. B. Shepherd, Box 836, Sweetwater, Texas: "Closed a very well attended meeting at Coleman, November 5 and began at Pampa with a capacity house yesterday. I am to spend January and February preaching in England and visiting some of the churches on the continent."

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Woodrow W. Hughes, Ontario, Cal., November 14: "During the month of October four adults were baptized, one restored, and three were identified with the congregation here. Our work with this splendid congregation continues to be pleasant as well as profitable. Guy H. Woods will be here for our fall meeting, November 24-December 3. If arrangements can be completed, he will meet Van Bonneau of the Anti-class brethren while here. Hoyt H. Houchen is to be with us in our spring meeting in 1951. I continue to enjoy the Guardian and appreciate the great work it is doing."

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Boyd D. Fanning, Snyder, Texas, November 16: "Tom E. Wallace preached here Wednesday night and baptized two. In the past seven weeks we have had ten baptized, fourteen by transfer, and three restored; making one hundred sixty-eight additions to this congregation since March 5."

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A. V. Isbell, 216 N. Adams, Elk City, Okla.: "Eight responded to the Lord's invitation last Sunday morning: two for baptism, three confessing faults, and three placing membership. Fifteen others came forward last month. I began my fourth year with this congregation on October 1. Prospects seem good for continued growth."

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C. Cuthbertson, 2305 West 12th, Los Angeles, Cal., November .14: "Sunday, November 12 was a good day with us at Central, 12th and Hoover. Four placed membership, one of whom also confessed neglect of duty. I have recently preached on Sunday afternoons at North Long Beach and Ontario. Both have good buildings and churches. I preached in a good meeting with the Compton Church. Two were baptized, two restored, and three by membership. This is one of the best churches on the West Coast. Hugh Shira is doing a splendid work with them."

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Jimmy Wood, Crescent Hill Church, Brownfield, Texas,' November 14: "Since our meeting here with G. K. Wallace during the first two weeks of August, we have had thirty responses to the invitation. Nine of these have been restorations, eleven have placed membership, and ten have been baptized. Our Bible school attendance has averaged above 300, and our contributions have averaged $597.00 per Sunday. Our building seats 528 in the auditorium, and we have to use the overflow room each Sunday. Plans are now under way to begin another congregation in Brownfield. Lots have been purchased in the south part of town, and we hope that we will be able to begin a building on them shortly after the first of the year. This hardly seemed possible three years ago when we moved to our new location in the Crescent Hill addition of Brownfield. At that time we had about 300 members of the church here. Today our membership is over 600, and our building is too small to accommodate either our Bible school or our Sunday morning audiences."

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George T. Jones, Nacogdoches, Texas, November 15: "Roy L. Foutz will preach in our fall meeting December 3-13. Progress continues on our new building which we shall enter sometime after the first of the year."

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Dr. J. M. Allen, Box 74, Dade City, Fla.: "For the past three years we have been working with a few members of

the church. This year we have had three meetings at this place in the country—it is called Clay Sink. With a start of four members, we had our first meeting in May of this year with no results. The second meeting was started the last of June and closed the first week in July, with eleven baptisms. The third meeting was in the last week of October, with no results, but we think that the meeting was very good, as many heard the gospel for the first time, and we think that the harvest will come. Frank Andrews of Dover, Fla., preached, and he did a very good work. He is one of six brothers who are all preachers of the gospel. The writer conducted the song service. We are looking for much good to come from the meeting just over."

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