From Port Arthur, Texas: “Interest and attendance very fine for vacation times. More than 120 promised to read the entire Bible through this year. We still maintain our unbroken record of new pupils every Sunday this year, so far; 61 new ones in five Sundays. We have a good leadership and they are working for the Master’s cause. We plan a new church house for 1925.”—L. E. Carpenter.
“The meeting at Boone Prairie, Texas, closed last night with nine additions, seven coming forward the last service. It was a good meeting in many ways.”—D. C. Williams.
Sometime ago, Brother McCaleb reported 16 baptisms at Zoshigya, Tokyo, since February. Many American congregations that have refrained from foreign mission work on the ground of slow results could not report as many in a whole year.
“The meeting at Reinhardt, near Dallas, closed with a good interest. Attendance was good throughout the meeting. Three were baptized into Christ.”—J. E. Blansett.
“I preached one week at Westmoreland, Tenn., with fair audiences and four baptized, two men with their wives. Was two weeks at Wharton, Tex., supported by the congregation at Hungerford, Texas. Five were baptized. Am now at Old Salem, Harrison County, Ky.”—H. L. Olmstead.
Later from Old Salem: “Ten additions, 4104 chapters in the Bible read by those who attended the services. Twelve subscriptions for W. and W., and move set on foot to build a preacher’s house. Building committee appointed and a large part of the money raised. Brother E. E. Kranz lives in the community and preaches for the church. Both Brother Kranz and his family are held in high esteem by the church and community.”—H. L. Olmstead.
Brother Kranz’s report: “Η. I. Olmstead just closed a fine meetingwith us at Salem. Meeting continued through eleven days, during which time there were ten additions. Much good was done besides, in the way of strengthening the church.”
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The following news note from Glenmora, La., is no doubt bona fide, though the sender forgot to sign his name:” Two young ladies baptized first Sunday. Friday night song practice is wonderfully improving our singing. Great interest is manifested in our mid-week Bible study. Two classes are to begin a study of Revelation soon. Brother Ramsey baptized five persons near Turkey Creek last week. One was a convert of our French preacher, Bro. Prather. More are to be baptized. Brother Prather is at the same place this week.”
From Africa: “The work here goes on well. Several expressed an interest in their soul’s salvation just recently, and interest in general continues. We are getting a good deal of necessary temporal work done this season. Financial condition is greatly improved of late. We rejoice at the interest taken in Brother and Sister Sheriff. Pray for us continually.”— W. N. Short.
“I closed the meeting at Carey, Texas with 10 added. Three were reclaimed and seven baptized. I am now at Olympus schoolhouse. Large audiences are showing good interest. We go next to Florence, Ala., until Sept. 21. After this date I shall be glad to answer calls for meetings or regular work as I have resigned the work at Hillsboro, Tex. Address me above until August 29; or at 715 Second St., Hillsboro, Texas.”—R. A. Zahn.
“The work here is doing fairly well, better than last year when I came here. Four nights of this week I preached in Silas with one baptism. The meeting here will begin the second Sunday in August.”—G. B. Dasher.
“We have received invitation to the marriage of John Winston Gill to Miss Amanda Grigsby Cato. Congratulations.”
“I am now preaching for the Church at Dickson, Tenn. At the beginning of the school term I will teach Mathematics in the High School here, and work among the neighboring congregations. The Church here is looking for a regular man.”—C. C. Morrow.
“Two thousand persons heard Brother W. D. Campbell’s opening discourse in the great meeting just held at Abilene, Texas.”
“Dr, E. V. Wood, that high-toned Christian gentleman and splendid preacher, of Dallas, is visiting old friends in Tennessee, and preaching too, of course.
The meeting at Thorp Springs, Texas, in which F. L. Young preached, and E. W. McMillan led the Bible studies, is reported to have been most helpful. Four sessions were held a day. We need meetings everywhere of that sort.
Chas. R. Brewer is now with J. Scott Greer, and the good Sellersburg Church, Ind., in a fruitful meeting.
The meeting at Borden, Ind., in which Η. H. Adamson was the preacher, brought 28 additions, 22 of them by baptism. It was a wonderful meeting; and Borden is a wonderful church.
Brother Adamson is now at Salem, Ind. Claude Woodruff is in a meeting at Martinsburg;
Edmund Ratts is at New’ Pekin. J. E. Thornberry has just closed a great meeting at Fort Hill.
Η. N. Rutherford spent a few days in Louisville, coming up from Jacksonville for a meeting at Locust Grove, near Franklin, Ky.
Wallace Cauble, one of the most promising of the younger preachers, is now in a meeting at East Indianapolis Church.
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From Winchester, Ky.: “Two additions recently at Lancaster. We are entering work at a new point, thus increasing our mission activity. Please remember this mission field in your prayers.”—M. D. Baumer.
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Louisville News: Brother Boll is now in a meeting near Nashville.
The New England meeting (Westbrook, Me.,) resulted in nearly a score of baptisms.
Stanford Chambers is in a meeting near Glasgow Junction, Ky. The Ebenezer meeting, J. Scott Greer, preaching, led 17 all told to obedience.
E. L. Jorgenson makes the long jump from Texas to Toronto—with a week in the office between. He goes back to Bathurst St. Church while Geo. Klingman goes to Florence, Ala., for a meeting.
Don Carlos Janes is attending, by invitation, the mass meeting at Magnetic Springs, Ohio.
From Mangum, Okla.: “Earl C. Smith preached here 15 days and S. C. Walls two days. Eleven were baptized. Brother Smith brought us not so much a law as a Savior. He preached more of the failure of man, and the power, goodness, and the love of God than I had ever heard in a meeting. We thank God for it. Every sermon was an inspiration.”—C. T. Clay.
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“I am at McDade, Texas, in a fine meeting of 10 days. Very large attendance and fine interest. Several already obedient.”—B. F. Rhodes.
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