Word and Work, March 1920  NEWS AND NOTES.

  • Under the front cover, you will find a bill for one year’s renewal—but not unless your time is out with this issue. If you remit promptly, you will avoid missing· the April number.
  • Scott Greer, with his entire family have been very sick with influenza.
  • L. B. Holloway of Louisville, made up a club of seventy names. D. H. Friend of Horse Cave, brought in sixty at one time not long ago,
  • From Washington, D. C. “The work here is moving along fine. We have started a mission at Alexandria, Va. The interest is growing and we expect to see it on a self-supporting basis before long.” Ο. B. Curtis.
  • Do you want the Word and Work lesson Quarterly for April, May and -June? Unless you have a standing order, write us at least a week before the first Sunday in April. The Quarterly contains questions and notes on the uniform lessons, suitable for adult and young peoples’ classes. It is intended as a help—not a substitute—to Bible study, and costs four cents each, per quarter, in any quantity
  • Don Carlos Janes is on a preaching and lecturing trip westward.
  • The Gospel Herald with the Word and Work, one year, for old or new members, for $1.75—$2.50 value.
  • Send for our sample set of tracts, seven for a quarter—and select larger quantities from the samples.
  • The January and February issues of Harvest Work—published by C. C. Merritt, Davis City, Iowa, has come to hand. It is a small journal, twenty-five cents the year, devoted to the cause of missions at home and abroad. Merritt and his co-helpers, Campbell and Sevedge, are true, good men, and the paper is bound to do good.
  • Paul C. Young reports $1,100 in the Minneapolis building fund. They hope the gifts may continue so as to put up a modest meeting-house soon.
  • Often we are asked if we have a catalogue of books handled. Yes, we have, but it is almost impossible, with prices constantly changing, to keep a catalogue up to date. It is better to order from current issues of our paper. And, “if you don’t see what you want, ask for it”—as our friends sometimes say at meal-time.
  • We ran short of February papers—not for regular readers, of course, but for new subscriptions received during the month. Can you spare us your copy to send on to one of these new subscribers.
  • Our readers seem to have accepted the advance in price to $1 per year very gracefully. Anyhow, the renewals are coming in just as usual, or better; and some say a dollar should have been the rate all along. Gifts also are being received to place the paper in the hands of those who cannot pay.
  • Bound volumes on hand at $1.25 each: two copies 1916, four copies 1917; three copies 1918; ten copies 1919. Choice of any one copy for three new subscriptions at $1 each. We also offer a splendid book of 442 pages, “Mother’s Guide to Child Training,” free for three new names. The book sells for $1.50.
  • P. Cheek, of Van Buren, Ky., has suffered the loss of “his house and all that he had” by fire.
  • Later from Washington, D. C.: “Two confessions Feb. 22. Pray for this work,”—Ο. B. Curtis.
  • Since the announcement of the forthcoming song book, Brother Jorgenson has received many helpful suggestions, numerous lists of songs for consideration, several new pieces in manuscript form for examination—and even some advance orders. All these are very welcome.
  • From W. Johnson, Amite, La.: “Since our last report of what has been given for the work in this field, we have received the following: Mrs. Bertie Smith, Enloe, Tex., $5; Church at Albion, Neb., $25; E. E. Johnson and daughter, Harrah, Okla., $5; C. C. Johnson, Bethel, Tenn., $1: Geo. Witherow, Bethel, Tenn., $1; D. W. Hunter, Goodsprings, Tenn., $1; Some brethren in New Orleans, $2; Church of Christ, Nebraska, $5.50; Church at Iota, La., $51.48; Miss Cora Brooks, New Orleans, $5; G. A. Leach, Sellersburg, Ind., $15; J. G. Malphurs, Ky., $1. These gifts have been great encouragement to us in the work that is before us and which we wish to complete as soon as possible. More donations will be of great aid to us in this work as our funds are very limited. Trust that others will respond so that progress may not be retarded.”