All bills met, and 88c over, is the showing of our balance sheet for Jan. 1, 1926! December gifts and orders wiped out the $500 deficit shown Dec. 1. We thank God-and our good helpers all!
From Greenville, S. C.: “Work here progressing very well-nice attendance, good interest. Still a mission point and in need of outside workers, prayers, helps.”-G. F. Gibbs.
From Cynthiana, Ky.: “Please send my next Word and Work to Linton, Indiana. I begin the work there first of year. Brother George Johnson will preach here.”-E. E. Kranz.
From Shreveport, La.: “I was recently with the Winfield and Carbon Hill, Ala., churches with one baptism at Winfield and two at Carbon Hill; and yesterday, I was with the church at Corinth, Miss., with one restoration. I will be in Tennessee next Sunday, and in Kentucky the week after.” -T. W. Phillips, Jr.
From Abilene, Texas: “Brother Busby closes a meeting here tonight of eight days’ duration. One hundred and nineteen responses to date, others coming. More than forty immersed.”-F. B. Shepherd.
Belated report: “Brother E. L. Jorgenson, of Louisville, recently held a very fine meeting at Trinity Springs, Ind. I preached once, and led the song service. About fourteen were -added. This is the place where I got my wife a good while ago. I recently filled appointments at Prospect, Sugar Ridge, Oakland City, and Duff-all in Indiana, besides regular appointments.”-H. D. Leach.
“Brother Moore’s visit with us at Highland church was indeed delightful and helpful; His messages were deeply spiritual and soul-stirring, and we felt greatly blessed by his visit in our midst.”-D. H. Friend.
A great revival has swept over the Portland Ave. Church, bringing the whole congregation, almost, to its knees, in penitence, and rededication. Scores have come forward, including some for baptism.
From Jacksonville, Fla.: “December Word and Work fine. Brother Olmstead’s article is very fine. We had two confessions last Sunday.”-H. N. Rutherford.
From Lubbock, Texas: “Things are moving well here. Still having additions every Sunday.”-R. R. Brooks.
From Glenmora, La.: “Another year is gone, many things have happened, some good, some evil. The Louisiana work has advanced some, some places have gained a bit of strength, some losses, and much weakness re- mains; much to be done and few to do it. Remember the work as a whole to the throne of grace, and the workers, that they may be faithful during the days allotted them here. Forget not the missionary work; stir thyself up, and then others.”-A. K. Ramsey.
“I am feeling some better, but far from being well. I have not been able to be at the public worship for more than a month, and that goes hard with me. This city with its more than two million of people is a very lonely place. My left side is quite weak yet, my heart is stronger and my speech is much better. I have been examined by seven doctors at the University Hospital, but they have not told me the nature of the trouble. I do not like to think that the time for my work is about done. I am asking the good Father that I may be spared a while longer for the sake of the work I am anxious to do for the cause of Christ. He knows best and arranges all forces to work together for the good of those that love the Lord. If I get able to preach the gospel again by next summer, I hope to get a location some place where I can have access to the people that need the help that I may be able to give. This is a very dreary place to me, because of the lack of congenial associations that I have been accustomed to for many years.”-W. J. Brown, 4218 Baltimore Ave., Philadelphia.
From R. A. Zahn: “On November 15, we took up the work with the Lamar Avenue Church of Christ. We found these people to be an earnest, wide-awake band of Christian workers, and we are truly happy and thankful to God that, in His providence, our path was directed to this part of His vineyard
“Brother Young, who for· the past seven years has done a wonderful work here, being held in the highest esteem, was forced, because of ill health to leave this field of activity. “The city of Paris, called ‘The North Star of Texas,’ has some 20,000 inhabitants and has many advantages, among them a wonderful water system, and the only free daily newspaper in the United States that has lived since 1887. This paper has a circulation of 7,000. “We crave your prayers that God may use us to do much good here, and lead many souls to the obedience of the faith in Christ Jesus.” “I hope to get out into the great harvest field again by the last of January. ‘Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly,’ if it be Thy will, is my prayer.” -Andrew Perry.
Brother Jorgenson preached a few nights in Chicago, and in Gary, with a view to a closer interlinking, and more effectual co-operation between the groups that meet in adjacent territory. In Chicago the great distances make it necessary to arrange assemblies in a number of places, even at the loss of larger numbers. The work is worthy of encouragement and definite fellowship. More information can be supplied to those interested. Our next issue, February, is to be devoted chiefly to missions. Renew now, so as not to ‘miss this special number. Many foreign workers will be represented.
- H. Friend reports a delightful season of labor with the church in Gainesville, Florida, where J. P. Prevatt labors in word and doctrine.
Writing some time ago, Brother H. McKerlie, of Fern Ave., ·says: ‘-‘Brother Rockliff, of Detroit, is at present in Toronto. He is giving four evenings to Wychwood, and the Sundays, December 13 and 20, to Strathmore Blvd. Church where Brother Jackson labored, and to which I understand Brother Earl C. Smith goes at the New Year.”.
0 J. A. Setliff, prominent teacher in Chattanooga, once preacher for the First Christian Church here, took his stand with Central Church recently. He was for four years in Lexington under McGarvey. Brother Setliff made a strong, clear statement, that the New Testament is all-sufficient without the ‘aids’ and ‘inventions’ sought out and added by men.”- E. H. Hoover.
From Carthage, Tenn.: “The church here will cover local and. county work, home and foreign missions, orphanage work and church building-a full work it seems to me for a congregation of sixty.”-M. D. Baumer. ·
Brother Janes offers $25 in gifts for best articles or suggestions on scripturally doubling the missionary work this year. Ask him for rules and particulars. Thorp Spring Christian College and Gunter College are among those ordering “Great Songs of The Church” within the past month. The revised book is now being supplied in three forms: round notes, cloth; shape notes, cloth; and shape notes., manila. It continues to sell steadily more than a thousand a month. All the Bible Schools among the conservative churches have now purchased this song-book.