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Bill McCown, 959 Lee Street, New Braunfels, Texas, Dec. 6: "Our meeting of eleven days duration, conducted by home forces, came to a close last night. During the meeting three were baptized, one restored, and one identified with the local congregation. We give God the thanks and the praise for this fruit. This congregation, numbering less than one hundred, is busy and a fine spirit of peace and cooperation prevail. We feel that the outlook is good for a profitable work to be done in this community. Though the nature of our surroundings in a predominantly Lutheran German community make the work slow, it does not make it impossible."

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T. H. Tarbet, 813 W. 17th, Big Spring, Texas: "Since last reported fourteen have been baptized, three of these at home, and eleven in meetings held during the summer. I was in meetings with the following churches: Murfreesboro, Arkansas, where Neal Watson preaches; Burkburnett, Texas, where Don Mansur was then preaching; Tatum, New Mexico, where Mark Hicks had been laboring; Lovington, New Mexico, where Gamey Atkisson labors; Jal, N. M., where Dale Smith is regular preacher, and at the home congregation in Big Spring, Texas. My work with the East Fourth and Benton Streets church here began the first Sunday of September. I followed Herbert Love, who left the work here in splendid condition. This church is two years old, and has a membership of a little over 200. There are three other congregations in Big Spring—two white and one colored. Tom Wallace followed me at Hobbs, N. M., and is doing a good work there."

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Robert A. Bolton, Box 653, Chowchilla, California, Dec. 3: "On Sunday, November 25, 1951, I began work with the church in this city after two and one half years with the church in Lefors, Texas. Although we realize much hard work awaits us here, we anticipate a good work with this congregation. Yesterday some 360 were present for the morning worship hour as we met for the second time in the new building. Certainly this was a challenge, and we look forward to the time when we can see as many children of God present each Lord's day. Brethren, we solicit your prayers and invite you to worship with us when passing through the San Joaquin Valley of California."

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E. L. Stumbo, Aurora, Nebraska, Dec. 4: "We now present another report of our work at the end of six months here at Aurora. As you have noticed from our previous reports, this is a mission point. There were three members here when we came. Since that time two have placed membership from the Christian Church and five have rendered obedience through baptism. We have been meeting in the American Legion Hall. We stated in our last report that we would acknowledge all donations both publicly and privately, and that all donations would be applied on our building fund unless requested otherwise by the one sending the donation. Since July we have set aside our second Lord's day collection here to apply on the building fund also which totals $57.55; a good sister from Iowa sent $8.00 (we acknowledged this personally but have misplaced her letter since and don't recall her name—she will understand when she reads this); brother Henry Settles of Ottawa, Kan., $5.00, and sister Minnie Byers is making a donation of $1,400.00. This makes a total in our building fund of $1,470.55. Our plans now are to try to buy a dwelling and convert part of it into a meeting place and use the rest to house the preacher. These contributions are appreciated beyond words, and these good sisters here surely deserve the consideration of the brotherhood in their effort to establish a congregation here. Contributions may be sent to Miss Minnie Byers, 140 13th St, Aurora, Nebraska."

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W. Earl Mansur, 241 E. Arlight, Monterey Park, Calif., Dec. 3: "The work with the Montebello church continues in a good way. With a membership of forty-four our attendance is around seventy and contributions averaging $150.00 weekly. We are trying to obtain lots on which to construct a building. Worship with us when in this area."

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HINES-BALLARD DEBATE J. L. Hines, 611 S. Mont Clair, Dallas 11, Texas: "The debate between Mr. L. S. Ballard (Baptist) and J. L. Hines will begin January 8th and continue for four nights. It will be held in the Woodin Blvd. church building (church of Christ), which is located in the Trinity Heights section of Dallas, and in the neighborhood where Mr. Ballard lives and preaches. The propositions to be discussed are: Apostasy—Mr. Ballard affirms; Plan of Salvation—I affirm. We moved the date from January 1st to 8th because Mr. Ballard could not make the former date."

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H. F. Sharp, Blytheville, Arkansas: "I am to meet Jim Balch, Missionary Baptist, in debate at Damascus, Ark., December 13th and 14th. Sessions will be from 2 to 4 o'clock in the afternoon and from 7 to 9 o'clock in the evening."

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W. Wallace Layton, Rt. 8, Box 792, Tucson, Arizona: "From November 4th to 18th I was with the church in Salem, Oregon. It was my pleasure to speak each night on the lecture program there and to conduct a meeting following the lectures. Brother Choice L. Bryant preaches for the church in Salem and is doing a good work in that area. Two were baptized. I preached a week for the church in Molalla, Oregon, where brother Marvin Towell labors as evangelist. At this writing I am preaching in a meeting with the church at Galena Park, Texas. Brother Tom Warren, local preacher, has done much to ready the church for this meeting and the audiences are excellent."

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R. Ervin Driskill, 2505 Gould St., Columbus, Georgia, Dec. 3: "In October there were one hundred-fifty Korean officers sent to Ft. Benning. One of the men had been baptized by brother S. K. Dong while he was in Korea. Brother Dong wrote me to contact him and it was then that we learned how many Koreans were in the group. Since brother Dong could not return to Korea it was decided to arrange for him to come to Benning and hold services in the Korean language. Within six weeks twelve of the officers have obeyed the gospel and there are others who will be baptized this week. Two of those baptized desire to preach the gospel when they return to their native land and are released from the army. We believe that brother Dong is doing a wonderful work with these men and if any would like to have a part in this work it would certainly be put to a good cause. We are trying to give them some idea of practical Christianity, so several families of us fed one hundred thirty-seven of them recently. If anyone would like to have some of these men in your home during the holidays, as a Christian gesture, write S. K. Dong, care of Rose Hill church of Christ, Columbus, Georgia. The work at Rose Hill is making some progress; peace and happiness prevail and we're making plans to do more for the cause of Christ, in the coming year."