Old Paths Advocate - Church of Christ

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Frank Cobbs, 4522 McCorkle Ave., South
Charleston, W. Va., Nov. 19.-I have not been able
to work since August 26, but I am feeling better
now. The church here is getting along fine. We
had a good meeting recently, with two baptized,
one of whom was from the Methodists. Bro. Bar-
ney Welch did the preaching at Stop 12. By re-‘
quest, he preached on divorce and remarriage. I
hope ,the preachers get together on these-ques-
tions, and all unite on the word of God. Let us
fight sin and the Devil instead of fighting among
ourselves.
L. N. Byford, 410 Clay St., Waco, Texas, Dee.
13.2The church at So. 4th. St., here is getting
along nicely, Bro. Lynwood Smith was with us
for ten days the latter part of November. He
did some of his best preaching, and two were bap-
tized and one confessed faults. Brother James R.
Stewart talked on Wednesday night and one more
was baptized and one restored. We are looking
forward to having Brother King for a series of
meetings in March. All faithful brethren will
find a hearty welcome with us, when passing this
way. Pray for us and the cause.
‘William M. Russell, 307 W. 165th. St., Gardena,
Calif., Dec. 14.-The little congregation at Wilm-
ington continues to struggle, but if we lost another
family who plan to move north, we may discon-
tinue to meet there and meet with brethren else-
where. Having recently learned through the OPA
and others directly of the needs of brethren in
CPS, we are sending $25.00 toward their support.
Brother John Rose, serving in prison at Leaven-
worth, Kansas, has been recommended by prison
draft board for parole to do work of national im-
portance, under Civilian Supervision. I solicit the
prayers of all the faithful in his behalf. (In Jesus’
name, Who openeth the prisons to them who are
bound, may we earnestly pray for this dear boy,
H. L. K.)
THE OLD PA’l’HS ADVOCATE . JANUARY, 1946
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Gayland Osburn, 1428 E. California Ave., Glen- Clarnece C. Kessinger, Gen. Del., Ada, wladale
6, Calif., Dec. 17.-I was with Bro. Paul Nich- homa, December 11.-I have preached several
ols during his meeting at Greenfield, also at Pop- times in the past month at Ada, and the results
lar. Dee. 2 I attended a part of both the singing of which, were two restored and one baptized.
school and meeting at Ceres, conducted by Bro. The one baptized had been a Free Will Baptist
Homer L. King. Being at home for a while, I for 45 years. I am now preaching four times per
was privileged to attend the meeting some at week. On Thursday nights, I preach at Garr Cor-
Glendora, conducted by Brethren Waters apd ner, Okla., where we have hopes ‘of establishing a
Chester King. On Dec. 6,‘I preached at Lodi. 11 dongregation. We are pressing along nicely now
am now at Stockton, attending a meeting con- “+ Ada, gaining in number and in unity. We ask
ducted by Bro. King.
all the faithful to pray for us that the work may
continue unhampered.
L. 0. Jones, Hill Top, Arkansas, Dee. 6.,Broth- . E. H. Miller, 1003 Truitt Ave. LaGrange, Ga.,
er Ray Nichols and wife, of Hollywood, Calif., en
route to Missouri, stopped by over Lord’s day
Nov. 19.-There was another soy1 baptized into
with us. We believe that we were benefited by
Christ here yesterday, and it was evident that
others were almost persuaded. The church here
Bro. Ray’s help on the lesson, it being the eleventh
chapter of First Corinthians. In spite of .his youth,
is doing fine. (Under date of Dee. 3, Bro. Miller
writes again.-H. L. K.) We had another wonder-
Bro. Nichols seems to have considerable knowledge ful day yesterday. Bro. Gillis Prince was with
of the Bible and .the New Testament way of war- us for three services, and another soul was born
ship. We were glad to meet him and wife and
we pray he will preach the gospel with much sueinto
the kingdom. Our collection was $333.00,
cess.
being a special collection to finish paying for my
home. I am to be with the church in Wedowee,
Ala., next Lord’s day. I was with the church at
Lawrenceburg, Tenn., last Lord’s day, with one
confession of faults. Bro. Lynwood Smith is to
be with them for a meeting in ’46, and I in ’47.
I pray that many souls will be added to the Lord
the coming year.
Lynwood Smith, Rte. 1, Box 150, Wesson, Miss.,
Dec. 13.-Recently, I held a meeting at Advance,
Ark., near Mountain Home. ’ The meeting was well
attended, and there was one confession of faults.
This little church was restored last year, and
Brethren Harvey Chapman and Edward Mead
took over the leadership. They now have a faith-
ful church. From here, I visited Lebanon, Mo..,
for a few days, preaching once at Lees Summit
and assisting Bro. Cook in the services at Com-
petition. En route to Waco, Texas, for a meeting
at Waco,.resulted in two being baptized and two
restored, and the attendance was good. Preaching
brethren, attending one or mcre services were:
J. R. Stewart, Cyrus Holt, Tommy Holt, Jack
Bledsoe, and John Staley. One Sunday afternoon,
I visited Sro. Gay who was in a meeting at White
Hall, which I enjoyed.
Raymond Bray, 2217v2, AW 16th. St., Okla.
City, Okla., Noy. 22.-The church here is more
than holding its through the fall months,
,and has even gained a few pembers-one coming
over from the cups brethren. The mission work
is growing, and we had a good year, even though
we did not have a man in the field full time. A
congregation was established at Stroud, the meeting
being conducted by Bro. Robertson. Another
was established at Oak Grove, near Elmore City;
the preaching being done by Brethren Tom and
Lynwood Smith. Also, another church came over
at Graham. Bro. Clarence Kessinger is to be in
c the mission field in Okla. next year. I think he
will be able to do much good. It seems the cause
in Okla. is on the upward swing. We are trying
to help the cause at Maud. Let us work on.
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Leonard Hendrickson, Mancos, Colorado, Nov.
18.Last week-Fnd a number of us spent some
time in Texas. In company with Bro. Travis
Cogburn, I went to his home at De Leon, and we
attended the worship on Lord’s day, meeting a
number of Christian friends. On Sunday night we
were in Wichita Falls, where we met a number of
brethren. Bro. Clyde Middick, from Davidson;
Okla., visited us in the camp from Oct. 24 to Nov.
2, helping US in the teaching and singing, which
we appreciated very much. He is the first bro-
ther to remain with us long enough to really get
an insight into our problems, so as to understand
what it really means to be drafted. We learned
to love him and to trust him. Should anyone
desire to knbw more about us, our problems, etc.,
we suggest that you get in touch with Bro. Clyde,
or come and spend a week or more with us. If
we can stay here all the time without compensa-
tion, surely there are a number of brethren who
can stay a week away from their “easy wages”.
We believe they will feel well paid for their time,
and we had rather they wduld do that as to give us
the wages they would make in that same length of
time. We hope to visit the little congregation at
Delta, Colo., as we can. Many thanks to all for
the financial help.
Barney D. Welch, 1512 N. 7th St., Wichita
Falls, Texas, Dec. 13.- After returning from
meetings in W. Va., I was called to conduct the
funeral service of Sister J. N. French at Chilli-
cothe, Texas. She was a member of the Carter,
Okla., Church and the mother of J. N., Jr., who
is in the CPS camp in Calif. We extend our heart-
felt sympathy to him and his young sister as they
mourn the passing of their mother. Nov. 18, I
preached at White Hall, Texas. We had a fine
singing here at Wichita, Nov. 19. Nov. 20, I
preached at Oklahoma City, to a nice crowd. I
mas happy to have my family, mother-in-law,
brother-in-law (Earl Hayes) and his family with
me at these services. Nov. 21, we attended ser-
Tkes here. Bro. Fred Kirbo, and family accom-
panied me to Mancos, Colo., where Bro. Fred and
nyself conducted a two Loid’s day meeting, Dec.
2-9. All the boys seemed to be in higher spirits
as we departed. I certainly did enjoy the visit
and the spiritual feast together. We do hope and
pray that these boys may soon have their free-
dom again. May the Lord bless them all for
their strong faith, courage and sacrifice. We
thank the brethren who assisted financially in this
trip, a result of their sincere interest in the boys
and their families.
Paul 0. Nichols, 849 Wilcox Ave., Hollywood, 38,
Calif., Dee. l7.-The meeting at Greenfield closed
F. 18. The faithful few have a struggle in that
Sodom.” I visited several sessions of the singing
school being conducted by Bro. Homer Xing at
Ceres, also> two or three services of the meeting
that followed. Nov. 24-Nov. 50 I was at home,
during which time I attended the meeting at GlendoTa
being conducted by Ervin Waters and Chester
King, where we have a new congregation. Breth-
ren Abe and Jim Smith, brothers of our beloved
Tom E. Smith of Healdton, Okla., are in charge
there. Dec. 2, I worshipped at Poplar, where I
preached at the morning service. Bro. Gayland
Osburn was with me, who is a fine young preacher.
Dee. 9, our highly esteemed Bro. H. E. Robertson,
formerly of Lebanon, Mo., and I drove to Marys-
ville for worship. We both spoke on the lesson.
That night I preached at Lodi. Dec. 13, I visited
the boys, Bill Harmon, Luke Robertson, and Jesse
French, in the C.P.S. Camp at Three Rivers.
Brethren, let us not forget the faithful boys in
.the camps and elsewhere who are being persecuted
for righteousness sake. Howard Nunnally of the
Belden camp is spending his furlough in our home;
he is expecting his release soon. Dec. 14.and 16,
I assisted in the teaching at the home congrega-
tion in Los Angeles. Brethren, what are we doing
to advance the Fause for which Christ gave His
life?
Homer A. Gay, Lebanon, Mo., Dee. Il.-We
closed the meeting at White Hall, near Temple,
Tex., the 18th. of November, with two baptized
and three restored to the fellowship, and .in all,
it seemed that we had a good meeting. I got home
the 20th., and was with Sonnyboy a week of his
furlough. I worshipped and helped with the teach-
ing service on Lord‘s day-the 25th. at Lees Sum-
mit. Ray Nichols preached for us that night.
Wife and I left home the 30th. of November for
Harrodsburg, Indiana, where we are at this writ-
ing in a meeting, which is to continue over the
16th. Sickness has caused the crowds to be small-
er than common here, however, all seem to come
that are able, and there seems to be a gocd in-
terest. This is a good congregation, and there
are lots of possibilities in this part. I would love
to see some preacher kept busy in this part of
the country for a year. Let us begin the new year
with renewed energy and a stronger determination
to withstand the Devil and to get the gospel befoye’
as many lost souls as we possibly can. -4wake!
Arise! The day is far spent; the night is at hand!
Then, let us work while’it is day: for the night
soon cometh when no man can work. If every
congregation of any size would help to establish
another congregation in 1946, what a change it
would make for good!
D. C. Kelley, P. 0. Box 272, Woodlake, Calif.,
Dee. 10.-The church now worshipping at Wood-
lake, extends an open door for all who stand for
but one loaf and one cup on the Lord‘s table. We
are sorry to have to report that one family has
pulled away from us, because we would not use
preachers who advocate and worship with a plural-
ity of cups, which, of course, we could not do.
We are glad, however, the separation was done
in peace and love, which we hope will continue,
even though we cannot work and worship to-
gether. Bro. Reynolds worked hard to bring about
a united and loyal congregation at this place, for
which we are thankful. We are here to say as a
congregation, and we ask the prayers and help of
all the faithful brethren in Calif.