Old Paths Advocate - Church of Christ

PAGE EIGHT THE OLD PATHS ADVOCATE - MARCH 1, 1946
J. .P. Whigham, Georgiana, Ala., Feb. 9.-We
. have had much’sickness in our family this year
and last. I am unable to meet for worship with
the church here, due to the innovations practiced,
as I cannot endorse anything i cannot read from
the Bible. I was glad to meet and hear Bro. Cook
last year.
Howard W. King, Box 670, Marion, Virginia,
February 5.-Only three are now left to meet
each Lord’s day for worship here Kenneth Trip-
lett, -Lewis Cogburn and I, and Lewis is to be re-
leased in March. We hope Bro. Gay can visit US
as he wrote, on the 15th., inst.
Ben Frentrup, CPS No. 111, Mancos, Colo., Jan.
19.-Bro. Travis Cogburn is to be released within
two weeks, for which we are very thankful. We
are hoping that all may be free before too long.
We are persistently striving to increase our tal-
ents, that we might be of more service in teach-
ing others. Pray for us.
L. 0. Jones, Hill Top, Ark., Jan. 25.-I wish to
express our thanks for the help to build a house
of worship. We .received $25.00 from the little
church at Shell Knob, Mo., and $2.00‘from Sister
Clauda Henrshe, Ballinger, Texas. We invite any
brethren, who are passing this way, to stop and
worship with us.
Jesse French, CPS 107, Three Rivers, Calif.,
Feb. 12.-Recently, I visited churches at Fresno,
Stockton, and Armona, assisting in the worship,
and the lesson at Armona. We are looking forward
to the transferring of Brethren Leonard Hendrick-
son and Homer Gay, Jr., to this camp soon. We
thank the brethren for the help being sent to us.
John L. Reynolds, Box 251, Ceres, Calif., Feb.
10.-After two months in Fresno, assisting to
build up the causs, I am back home. I am to begin
a meeting at Poplar the 17th., inst. Brother Cook
and I are to begin in Woodlake, Marc5 3, with a
ten days singing school, followed by a series of
meetings. Bro. Chester King is here now, and
we are looking around some. I am enclosing three
subs. for the paper.
William Russell, 307 W. 16th. St., Gardena,
Calif., Feb. 14.-The little congregation at Wilm-
ington continues about the same. We are sending
$25.00 to the boys in camps. We heard Bro. Waters
deliver a good sermon at Montebello last night.
I hope some of the preachers may be able to visit
Bro. Rose, who is in in prison at Ft. Leavenworth,
Kansas, because of his faith. May we “go forward
as brethren in Christ.
Travis Cogburn, CPS No. 111, Mancos, Colo.,
Eeb. 2.-I certainly enjoy the OPA and wish it
were published more often. I am looking forward
to being released from camp within-a few days.
-Three years and eight months is a long, long time
in a camp of this kind. I want to thank all who
have helped me with their liberal contributions.
There were times when I do not see how I could
have made it without this help. May God bless
you all. Wife and I would like to leave our home
town for a while, and we would appreciate word
from any brother giving.us information about a
job, near a loyal church. Write me at De Leon,
Texas.
Guy Mallory, Jr., Box 97, Gatlinburg, Tenn.,
February lO.-Again, I enjoyed my visit with the
brethren at Delta, Colorado, on January 20 to 23.
I preached for them on January 20, and during
the week-days following, we spent much time discussing
the Bible and singing songs of praise.
I hope to return there sometime in the future, the
Lord willing. We have been transferred from Mancos
Colo., to this camp, above.
Paul 0. Nichols, 849 Wilcox Ave., Hollywood,
,38, Calif., Feb. 16.-The meeting at Merced cl&ed
Jan. 20, with four confessions of faults. On Jan.
25, in company with Bro. H. E. Robertson, I went
to Grants Pass, Oregon, where we found some
members and started them meeting for worship,
Jan. 27. On Feb. 1, 3, and 10, I assisted in the
teaching at Siskiyou, preaching Feb. 3.
Clayton Fancher, Mancos, Colorado; Jan. 28.-
We were glad to receive the contributions from
the brethren through Bro.-King a few days ago.
Thanks to all. We are still having three services
.each week. As this camp is closing, we all are
transferring to Gatlinburg, Tenn., except Leonard
Hendrickson, Homer Gay, Jr., and Travis Cogburn.
Travis is being discharged, and Leonard and Hom-
er are going to the camp at Three Rivers, Calif.
W. D. Goodgion, Rte. 5, Wichita Falls, Texas,
Feb: 9.-The church here is doing fine in spite
of all the trials. Three weeks ago we had three
confessions of faults and last Sunday two more,
Bro. Barney Welch gave us two good lessons Sun-
day and Sunday night. We are encouraged to
work harder in the future. We are looking for-
ward to our meeting in April, with Bro. Lynwood
Smith doing the preaching.
E. H. Miller, 1003 Truitt Ave., LaGrange, Ga.,
Feb. 11.-The sadnews, that Bro. J. N. Catterton
was killed Feb. 4, while at work, has just reached
me. He was faithful to the cause, and he will be
missed by the church in Hammond:‘Ind., where I
met him two years ago and again last year in
meetings there. I learned to love him for his faith
and love of the truth. The church here is still
doing fine, but the bad weather and bad roads
have cut down the attendance some. Too, there is
much sickness among the people.
W. D. Goodgion, January 17, Rte. 5, Wichita
Falls, Texas-The church here is doing fine. We
plan to do some mission work in this part this
year. We mean to have Bro. Lynwood Smith for
our meeting, April 14 to 21 and Bro. Gap, July
7 to 14.:XLe”Lord willing, we -mean to have the
all-day meeting here July 4 and we plan to begin
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on the 3rd., making two days, if possible. We plan
to see that the meeting is not a discussion of dif-
ferences on any question. We were glad to have
Bro. Cook visit us and preach for us in December.
The church here is glad to have any loyal preacher
visit us.
J. W. Allsup, Richland, Missouri, Feb. 11.-The
church here is getting along very well. Brother
Paul Carrol is a very strong young leader in song
and in the teaching. We hope to have one of the
faithful brethren hold us a meeting this year. We
want all loyal preachers to visit us as they can.
We are located in the northwest part of town in a
stone building. We like the OPA mighty well. We
are expecting Bro. King to visit us soon.
‘Jewel1 B. Lasater, 1832 NW 13th., Okla. City,
Okla., Feb. 2.-The past month (Jan.) I was with
the brethren at Sentinel, Washington, and Mc-
Alester, also the home congregation here. We had
good crowds, considering the sickness, which
seems to be general over the state. I was especial-
ly pleased with the congregation at McAlester.
If they will keep fighting the good fight of faith
they will have a large assembly there. We ask the
prayers of the faithful.
Jim Thompson, Rte. 2, Box 572, Merced, Calif.,
Feb. 8.-The little church here continues in the
work. We shall miss Bro. King in Calif. this year,
but we look forward to his return sometimes. May
the Lord bless him in his work ir, other fields.
hfay we all look around about us and see that the
fields are ripe to harvest, but the laborers are
few. There is much work in the vineyard of the
Lord to do, and we have no time to be.looking
for something to differ over. Let us all work for
the one faith and the unity for which our Saviour
prayed. We ask the prayers of all the faithful
for the congregation here.
C. Nelson Nichols, Route 2, Lebanon, Missouri,
Feb. 20.-En route to Lebanon, Missouri, I stop-
ped over with Bro. G. B. Oliver, Alamogordo, New
Mexico, and worshipped with them in his home,
Feb. 3rd. and 10th. On. the 17th. of Feb., in com-
pany with Bro. Homer L. King and family, also
Bra. Claude King, we met for worship with the
church Competition, Mo., where Bob. King preach-
ed. That night we were with the brethren in the
Lebanon church, and Bro. King preached for them.
Fred Kessinger, 4522 McCorkle Ave., S. W.,
South Charleston 3, W. V., Feb. 16.-I received
the check from Bro. King sometime ago, and I
appreciate it very much. We want to thank everyone
for the contributions I received while in Camp.
It has helped me and my family out in many Wafs.
I want to thank Bro. King, too, for his trouble and
interest in soliciting help and sending it on to us.
I was released from Camp No. 2, so I will not
need-more help. It certainly makes one feel good
to be free again. No one can fully realize €hat
unless they have been in that condition . for a
while. : e
Batsell Moore, Rte. 1, Hood River, Oregon, Feb.
6.-I am glad to report that my release finally
came through, and we hope to leave for Texas
next month. We are certainly grateful to all who
have helped us in a financial way, and we are glad
now that their kind consideration can be turned
to other good work. It is our prayer that this
help will &er be an example in our lives. This
leaves the wife and baby doing well and me well.
Gayland L. Osburn, 1428 E. California Ave.,
Glendale 6, Calif., Feb. 12.-I enjoyed being with
Bro. Paul Nichols during his meeting at Merced,
and I preached one night of the meeting. In Jan-
uary, I attended part of the meeting at Sanger,
which was conducted by Bro. Ervin Waters. On
Jan. 27, I assisted in the worship at Armona, and
I heard Bro. Cook preach that night at Arvin.
The last two Lord’s days, I have preached at
Greenfield. I recently made a talk at Siskiyou on
Friday night.
Ervin Waters, 4436 Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles,
22, Calif., Feb. 15.-I closed a meeting at Sanger,
Jan. 26, with one restoration. Jan. 27, I worshipped
at Armona and heard Bro. Clovis Cook preach at
Arvin that night. Feb. 3, I again worshipped with
the new congregation at Armona. Feb. 8, I preach-
ed at Siskiyou. Feb. 10, I worshipped at Glendora
and preached at Montebello that night. Feb. 14,
I assisted in the teaching at Fresno.
Clovis T. Cook, Rte. 1, Box 201, Lodi, Calif.,
Feb. 15.-I began a singing school school at Arvin,
Calif. Jan. 18, of nine days duration. I preached
over two Lord‘s days during this school. I preach-
ed Feb. 1 through the 3rd., at Corcoran, Calif..
Feb. 10, I preached at Lodi, and that night at
Stockton, Calif. I am now in a meeting at-Green-
field. It has been my pleasure to attend two busi-
ness meetings by two different congregations in
this state, which, apparently, were successful.
There is much good to be done in these kind
of meetings.
Carlos B. Smith, Wesson, Miss., Jan. 16.-We
are still trying to carry on in the Lord’s way in
this part. I met two S. S. and cups men on our
differences in an informal discussion in Bro. D. A.
Moore’s home, Mobile, Ala., recently. One of them
admitted he did not have any Scripture for the
class system, but he said neither did we have
for the song book. I reminded him that we did
have for the song book by inference, at least, as
we are taught to “sing with the spirit and with
the understanding, also.” They denied Luke 22 :20
“the cup is the New Testament,” and tried to
dodge the truth by asking what the N. T,is. I
reminded them that was not the issue, but that
Jesus said, “This cup is the N. T.” As they de-
parted, one reminded me that I had not changed
him, and I reminded him that it would take the
judgment to do that, but that Jesus has told us
His word would judge him in the last day (Jno.
12:48), and that His word said: “This cup is the
New Testament.’’ (Lk. 22:20)