Wait! Late this month our Annual Book Number, the December Word and Work, will reach you. Hundreds of readers have :formed the custom of ordering all their holiday books, Bibles, magazines, mottoes, calendars, and cards from this office. Our treatment suits them, and their orders help us carry on. We are going to put this book number out earlier than usual this year, to give good time for Christmas selections.
“Please note that my address hereafter will be Jasonville, Ind. I am to give my whole time to the work there. .
“After having rounded out two years of work with Fifth and M Sts., Church, Louisville, I leave with keenest pain. I have come to love each one as a very dear friend. I am leaving only in order that I may be in position to give my whole time to the work of the gospel “-Kenneth C. Spaulding.
From Union City, Tenn., (Belated): “Brother Coleman Overby and I are in a meeting here with great interest. This is my thirteenth engagement for the season.
“It was my pleasure to examine and use your book, ‘Great Songs of The Church,’ first at Murfreesboro in 1922 and 1924, and then at New Orleans in 1924 and 1925. I am to be in two engagements in Detroit in October and November where I understand they use the same book. In my humble judgment, it is as good as the best, and in many respects, the best song book that I have met.”-Ealon V. Wilson.
- J. Brown, writing October 6: “I intend to start tomorrow on my way back East, with a stop-over for a few sermons on the way. My son, Paul, has returned to Philadelphia from his trip to Europe.”
Don Carlos Janes began a two-week’s meeting at Ataliah, Ohio, on Oct. 16. Before that he was in Tennessee visiting nine churches in the interest of missions. From Ohio, he goes to Philadelphia, and Tabernacle, N. J.
R. H. Boll and E. L. Jorgenson have just closed a two-week’s meeting at Albion, Nebraska. A real revival spirit was awakened, and 25 souls were added to the Lord in baptism. Brother Boll preached at St. Louis and Odesso, Mo., on the way, . and Brother Jorgenson at St. Louis on the return trip.
“We are pleased with our new location at Horse Cave, and the attendance at meetings is encouraging. Brother Olmstead and family are held in high esteem by all in the town.”-J. Scott Greer.
“The meeting at Winter Haven, Fla., resulted in 5 baptized and 28 found to start a church meeting in a home until they can build. The -meeting at Wellborn has one addition to date. I go from here to Dowling Park with the tent. My home address is changed to 2816 Osceola Ave., Columbus, Ohio.”-J. Madison Wright.
From H. N. Rutherford: “I am now at St. Augustine in a tent meeting, one baptism to date.”
From Center, Ky.: “The meeting here is one week old, 4 baptisms and good interest. ·
“I left Sellersburg, Ind., after the third Lord’s Day in September. Four were baptized there the last three Lord’s days I was with them. In August , during Brother Moore’s meeting, 13 were baptized.
From Amite, La.: “We· press on in hope. One confessed Christ third Lord’s Day, and one renewed his covenant. Our new song books (‘Great Songs of The Church’) stimulate the singing. ·
“I preached last week at Big Creek, encouraging and strengthening the brethren. We hope to have these brethren put foreign missions on their program.
We are to be at Oak Grove this week in a similar work.”-A. K. Ramsey. –
From South China: “Miss Mattley has arrived. I think we shall like -her very much. She is very earnest and energetic, and is proving a big help to us in the language study just now.”-Geo. S. Benson.
From Pulaski, Tenn.: “The work here held up pretty well during the summer months. We hope to have one of the returned missionaries with us some time this year.”- Maurice Clymore.
“‘Great Songs of The Church’, E. L. Jorgenson, Compiler, alphabetically arranged. Here are 450 hymns, including the largest number of the good old hymns ever contained in one song book. One could sing nine different hymns every Sunday in the year without repetition, if, desired. The index is remarkable, consisting of ‘Index of Hymn Tunes’, ‘Scripture Index’ (from Genesis to· Revelation), ‘Index of Titles’, ‘Index of First Lines’, making it unusually easy to find the particular hymn desired for any occasion. It is without question the most desirable and satisfactory hymn book ever prepared for general Church and Sunday School services.”- The King’s Busi- ness, June, 1926.
“We value it very much.”-Editor Sunday School Times.
“Received song -books, and the church well pleased.”- S. L’ Pope. “I should like to see the ‘Great Songs of The Church’ used everywhere, so that there would be no mistaking the tune of a hymn when visiting in sister churches. I think it a wonderful collection for all purposes.”- C. Cameron, Toronto, Canada.
“I will recommend it to any church that I may work with a s being one of the greatest hymn books published.”-G. B. Derryberry, Columbia, Tenn.
“In my humble judgment it is a s good as the best, and in many respects . the best song book that I have met.”- Ealon V. Wilson, Union City, .Tenn.
“The new books have arrived, and our folks seem to be pleased.”–J. W. Dollison, Rector, Ark.
“We like ‘Great Songs of The Church’ very much.”- Chas. Herndon, Franklin, Ky. ,
“Some didn’t see how we could get such a book at so’ low a price.”- Maurice Clymore·, Pulaski, Tenn. -.
“We use ‘Great Songs’ in Corsicana and wish it could be adopted by our people everywhere.”-Mrs. T. A. Miller.
“As a collection of the very best there is in the church’s hymnology, ‘Great Songs of The Church stands unsurpassed.”-R. H. Boll, in Editorial, October Word and Work.
E. H. Hoover was in a good meeting at Worthington, Ky., in October.
“Our World Tour,” an interesting book of foreign travel with much missionary information is a fine gift book. Price $2; 4 copies, $6.
S. L. Pope held a good meeting at Bales, near Elnora, Ind., with 3 baptisms.
We can furnish any map published, $2 and up. Maps of Palestine (Old or New Testament), The Exodus, Paul’s Journeys, and others.
The Ormsby Ave. meeting in Louisville in which E. L. Jorgenson assisted this good church, resulted in 16 additions to the congregation.
We can supply Bibles and Testaments in almost any foreign language. Prices upon request.
- Baptismal pants, best grade, cloth covered, $22.50, from this office.
The Louisville Winter Bible Classes open Nov. 8. The second course begins on Jan. 3; the third course on Feb. 14. During the 1926-27 session, the lessons will include–in the Old Testament, Exodus to Deuteronomy, Isaiah, and Minor Prophets; In the New Testament, Mark, Ephesians, Hebrews, Revelation. For all further information address R. H. Boll, 2626 Montgomery St.
From New Orleans: “Closed an interesting meeting at Independence, La. Three baptisms and a congregation of fifteen brought together and set to work on the New Testament plan. Numbers of the Oak ·Grove and Amite congregations have agreed to assist them in their new efforts. The encouragement and assistance given by Brother Ramsey was a big help in these meetings. ”
“Since that, I was at Jackson, assisting J. Porter Sanders and the congregation in a tent meeting on Bailey Avenue. Attendance and interest encouraging.
“The New Orleans work is doing nicely. Am just entering my fourth year’s work with the church there.”-Willis H. Allen.
Tuning forks, 25c each, key of C.
“We expect to go to Moundsville, W. Va., for a meeting and three month’s stay-beginning about November 15.”-R. A. Zahn.
From Dallas Hebrew Mission: “In the continued Providence and goodness of God another special blessing has been ours. That others may be made to rejoice with us, we are giving this brief report of the meeting at the Dallas Hebrew Mission, Friday night, October 1. –
“The service was a glorious one, and was conducted by Brethren 0. E. Phillips and John E. Dunn. A goodly number of Jews attended. Their hearts seem hungering and thirsting, and they listened with marked attention as the Messiah was held up in all His worth, and as they magnified His substitutionary death, and His glorious resurrection.
“Every one present was stirred by the message stressing a fuller acceptance on our part with respect to the obligation laid upon us by our Lord ,Jesus; and a clearer vision of the opportunities of evangelism among His ·brethren after the flesh. .
“We are impressed with the steady and increasing interest on the part of the Jews. They want something real, something hopeful, comforting and , satisfying. Those who come daily to the Mission are brought under the influence of the dynamic Gospel. We shed forth the light and continue to pray, feeling assured that in due time we shall leap if we faint not.”- Stephen D. Eckstein. · ,
From F. L. Young, 4514 Abbot Ave., Dallas, Texas: “My health has improved very much. I am preaching nearly every Lord’s Day now. The Lord has abundantly blessed me in my work.”
:from Mangum, Okla.: “The summer meetings are past and regular work resumed. Some are growing spiritually, and enjoy feasting on the whole counsel of God Two confessions at our regular services at Granite last Lord’s Day.”-C. T. Clay.