One Hundred Years In Louisville
Word and Work magazine was founded by Dr. David Lipscomb Watson in New Orleans, LA in 1908. Stanford Chambers, a teacher in the Christian High School operated by the 7th and Camp Church of Christ, was there from the beginning. From then till 1913, he shared the editorship with Dr. Watson. Then Dr. Watson sold the Word and Work to Bro. Chambers, who continued as editor through December 1915.
In December of 1915, Bro. Chambers held a meeting at the Portland Avenue Church of Christ in Louisville, where Bro. Robert H. Boll had preached since 1904. While he was there, the sale and transfer of Word and Work to Bro. Boll was completed. Starting the next month (January 1916), Word and Work was moved to Louisville, KY and remained there ever since. It was a print magazine issued in Louisville from 1916-2008. Since 2009, we have been putting it out on line.
Since this issue (January 2016) is the 100th year in Louisville, KY we thought we would reprint two articles from the January 1916 issue. One is by Stanford Chambers telling the readers of Word and Work of the change and the other is Bro. Boll outlining the aims of Word and Work as it transitioned to Louisville.
Larry Miles is co-editor of W&W and attends Cherry St. Church of Christ in New Albany, IN.
