From Meaford, Ontario: “The Meaford church will have the June Meeting this year. The date is June 13 (second Lord’s Day). All interested take note and plan now to be here, and enjoy the fellowship. A good program is in the making. Work here progressing nicely. Two baptized March 21. Please send me name and address of Christians in Grand Rapids, Mich.” –E. Gaston Collins.
From Carthage, Tenn.: “My plan, the Lord willing, is to re-enter the Blue Grass mission about January 1, working in Fayette, Jessamine and Woodford counties. Would like to have name of some one interested in Woodford County to correspond with. The work here is going nicely. Every church in the county will have a meeting this summer.”—M. D. Baumer.
From Brother Janes, at Graton, Calif.: “Excellent people here at Graton, sacrificing for the cause of Christ, and seeing some results from their work. Good missionary sentiment everywhere I have been among about 40 churches from Memphis westward.”
From Η. N. Rutherford: “I came down here to Oxford, Fla., March 19, and found some fine brethren. This is the home of our good and humble brother, David A. Martin, a faithful preacher of the Gospel who may not be recognized as ‘one of our big preachers,’ but as big or bigger perhaps than most who might claim that title, because of his faith and humility and earnestness in the Lord. He has done a great and good work in these regions, although he has never been outside the state of Florida.”
From Linton, Ind.: “Work of the church very pleasant here.”—Edward E. Kranz
The poem which appears on the fifth page, written by Brother Paul Hays, of Fresno. California, is taken from Brother Hays’ excellent little tract, “Israel’s Messiah.” The tract may be had from Brother Hays whose address is Route D., Fresno. Calif. The poem will bear, and perhaps require, a second reading. Note that Moses is made to typify Israel.
From Carman Manitoba: “We are still pushing the work of the Lord here; expect to continue this School till the end of May. In March three young ladies turned to the Lord Jesus, confessed their faith in Him. and were baptized. Two of them are students in this School.”—H. L. Richardson.
“Living Sermons,” a volume of twenty discourses published by F. L. Rowe, Cincinnati, may be had from this office at the regular price, $1.50. Among its many good discourses, there is one from Stanford Chambers, one of our own editors.
We have word from Thorp Spring, Texas, that Brother G. A. Klingman baptized six young men at that place recently. Brother Janes also, who visited Thorp Spring on his Western trip, reports good things from the church and school at that place.
Yes, we admit it! The Word and Work is sometimes late for the First Lord’s Day Lesson in the month. But a single silver quarter in a letter brings you the Quarterly for a whole year, always on time.
Pray for the meeting at Strathmore church in Toronto, where Brother Boll is now engaged in a meeting, and where Earl C. Smith labors regularly. Also, for Brother Olmstead’s six-weeks’ ministry in historic Bathurst Street church of the same city.
D. H. Friend is one of the first to begin and last to wind up the meeting season. He is already home from a good meeting in New Orleans, and gone again, back to Jacksonville. In some respects, Friend is like Finnegan.
We need, for binding, one copy September, 1918: who can furnish this? We are just now binding up one copy each of the following volumes: 1917, 1918. 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, and 1925. If you need any of these, speak up. $1.75 each, postpaid.
From Toronto: “I am enjoying my Canada visit. The weather has warmed up this week and is glorious. Have had two Sundays and two prayer meetings at Bathurst Street. Attendance good. Have preached once at Strathmore, and once at Wychwood. They sang ‘The Lord is my Shepherd’ for me at Wychwood. We begin a meeting at Bathurst Street, May 2.”—H. L. Olmstead.
From Paris, Texas: “There have been seven accessions here recently. Two by primary obedience and five otherwise. Work is doing nicely although we miss Brother Garrett (deceased) sorely. We are expecting Brother E. A. Elam to preach here a few nights about May 1st.”—R. A. Zahn.
William G. Klingman writes that he has 50 second-hand copies of “Choice Gospel Hymns” for sale to some church wanting this book at a sacrifice price—25c or less. Brother Klingman’s address is 1102 Shelby Ave., Nashville, Tenn.
“I congratulate you on the brisk sale of ‘Great Songs.’ You have done a good work which will be one of the ‘works to follow you after you rest from your labors.”—J. M. McCaleb. “Everyone is tickled pink with the book.”—Wm. G. Klingman.
“Wonderful Song Book.”— B. M. Taylor.
From Everett G. Wing, Albion, Maine: “We like your song books, and we sent a number of them up to Danforth. They like them so well they wish more. There is a faithful little band at that place, and we lend a hand where we can.”
“Frankly I must admit referring to your book a number of times for hymns the words of which I wanted; and I gave your book preference over other sources of information.”—Wm. Norton, Mgr. Moody Institute Colportage Association.
“I wish all Texas would use ‘Great Songs of The Church.’ I consider it the best.”—J. M. Deveny. From Galveston: “The song books arrived Saturday, and we used them Sunday. Everyone is highly pleased with them. That which we appreciate most is that they are deeply spiritual, and in sentiment pay honor and glory to God.
I regard ‘Great Songs of The Church’ as the best song book we have. This book will never become tiresome and out of date. It will live. “We are in the midst of a series of meetings. We are entering· the second week. Our audiences have more than doubled. This is fine for Galveston. The work has been slow and hard here; but we are gaining all the time, and growing in peace, unity, and zeal.”—John E. Dunn.