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Clyde Middick,. Davidson, Oklahoma, April 14.
-Brother Homer Gay is here in a good meeting,
giving us some good lessons, with fine crowds.
Six have been baptized and two confessions of
faults, which makes our hearts rejoice. We en-
close check for brethren in CPS.
Jesse French, Three Rivers, Calif., April 10.-
Recently I visited the congregations at Woodlake,
Parlier, and Armona, making talks at each place.
Am sorry I cannot be at home (Davidson, Okla.)
to attend Bro. Gay’s meeting. We regret the pass-
ing of Bro. W. E. Shockley, of Sanger, Calif.
D. B. McCord, U. S. S. Orgeon City, N. Y., April
8.-I hope to be back home in July at the longest,
maybe, sooner. I desire the prayers of all Christ-
ians. I enclose five dollars to those God-fearing
men in CPS. My admiration for them is too high
for words. I see my mistake.
Gayland Osburn, 1428 E. Calif., Glendale. Calif.,
April 11.-I enjoyed hearing Bro. Lynwood Smith
preach three sermons at Fairview, near Marion,
La., March 16-24, after which we engaged in a
successful mission meeting, near Farmersville,
La., March 23-31. I preached one night during this
meeting and baptized two, and March 31, I preach-
ed at Fairview. April 7, I preached at Red Oak
‘Grove, near Summit, Miss., also at New Salem. I
heard Bro. T. E. Smith preach at Jericho, near
Brookhaven.
Ervin Waters, 4436 Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles,
22, Calif., April 15.-I preached at Armona, Mar.
17, 20, and 24, working to build up that new con-
gregation in the meanwhile. I also preached at
Woodlake, Mar. 21, during the meeting con-
ducted by Bro. Cook and Bro. Reynolds. Mar. 26,
I conducted the funeral services of Bro. W. E.
Shockley of Sanger, Calif. He has been a stalwart
defender of the faith and a faithful worker in
the cause there since the establishing of -that con-
gregation six years ago. Mar. 31, I assisted in the
teaching at Armona in the morning and at Merced
in the afternoon. Since March 30, Bro. Clovis
Cook and I have labored at Orange Cove, Calif., in
making preparations for and in holding a mission
meeting in a tent. We have had splendid crowds
regularly with four restorations to date. The
prospects for the cause here are good.
Clovis Cook, Rt. 1, Box 201, Lodi, Calif., April
15.-Bro. John L. Reynolds and I held a meeting
at Woodlake, Cailf., Mar. 15-24, immediately fol-
lowing the singing school at the same place. We
preached alternately. The meeting was well at-
tended with three being baptized. The congrega-
tion seemed to be left in much better condition.
One of those baptized was a young man who has
already begun to assist in the song leading and
teaching. May the Lord bless men like him. Mar.
5, Bro. Waters and I began a mission meeting at
Orange Cove, Calif. We have had four restorations
to date. Good crowds have attended from the be-
ginning. Although some of the members on whom
we were depending to help start a ccngregztion
THE OLD PATHS ADVOCATE MAY 1, 1946
have moved or will move, we hope to be able to
leave a congregation here. Pray for the work and
the plan that gets things done.
James W. Russell, 755 Orange Ave., Fresno,
Calif., March 28.-Brother W. E: Shockley, of
Sanger, passed away last Friday of heart failure.
Bro. Ervin Waters preached the funerql, and
Clovis Cook and wife, H. E. Robertson, and Paul
Nichols did the singing. A staunch leader has
passed on, and those who remain must keep the
banner unfurled. I would like to get in touch with
a young man who would like to attend a good
college at Fresno, and who would be interested
in making a preacher (preferably), that we may
help him and that he may help the church here,
also. Or, one might prefer to do a full time job of
some kind, and take certain night courses, such
as public speaking, etc. If interested write me as
above for particulars, giving your desires, also.
Perry Allen 4702 Dam Road, Richmond, Calif.,
April 12.-We certainly do enjoy reading tlfe OPA
and still believe it is the best religious paper pub-
lished. We continue to meet each Lord’s day at
10:30 a. m;, on 1558 Wanda St., Crockett, Calif.
Ve certainly do miss Sister Ridenour, who recently
went back to Missouri, for she was very faithful
in attendance, refusing to work on Lord’s days,
even when she was threatened with the loss of her
job. She replied, “Job or no job,.I shall go to wor-
ship.”. It is a pity we do not have more people
like that come to Calif. Our congregation is very
small. However, we now have two faithful ones
coming from Frisco, 40 miles away, but before
they found us, they traveled 100 miles to worship
each Lord’s day. We certainly do miss Bro. Reyn-
olds and his family, who moved to Ceres. It seems
that when he left, all tried to leave. But, be it
known to all the faithful we still hold on in faith,
and we extend a hearty welcome to all to visit us
and worship with us. We need the prayers of all
the righteous.
Homer A. Gay, Lebanon, Mo., April 15.-While
at home in March, I preached at Lebanon, Compe-
tition, Richland, and at my home-Lees Summit.
April 5, we met and sang with the faithful church
in Oklahoma City. Brother Barney Welch, on
his way North, was at the singing, and kie and
Glenn Bray made us plenty of bass. We had a
very enjoyable visit in the City. We began a
meeting at the Carter Church of Christ, near Da-
vidson, Okla., Saturday night, Aprii 6. We have
had good crowds and a mighty good interest, with
several baptized and restored and the meeting is
to continue over next Lord’s day. My next meet-
ing will be at Mozier, Ill., and then to McAlester,
Okla., t? begin May 19. Several of us from this
place visited Bro. Lynwood Smith’s meeting at
Wichita Falls, Tex., yesterday afternoon, and .en-
joyed a good visit and singing, as well as witness-
ing a baptizing. This is my first meeting at this
place in about ten years, and I am pleased to
note the wonderful improvement in the congrega-
tion-both in numbers and in spirituality. Let US
“strix J together for the faith of the gospel.”
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Jim Thompson, Gen. Del., Merced, Calif., April with the faithful brethren at Mountain Home,
1.-It is certainly a pleasure to receive the OPA, near Galena, Mo., delivering three sermons. I
which to me is just a big letter from the faith- found a good interest in mission work in that
ful brotherhood, and I find many interesting part. The fourth Lord’s day in March, I baptized
things on its pages. Here we may learn how one at the home church, Lees Summit. The first
the gospel is being spread in many places, and all Sunday in April, I was with the home church
should be interested in saving souls. The mis- again, and the second Sunday, I was with the
sion work in California has done a wonderful faithful brethren at Lawrenceburg, Tenn., being
work. It was the cause of my setting my house accompanied by Bro. Paul Triplett, Sisters Tripin
order, and I hope it may ever continue in this lett, Ruby and Bonnie Ruebush, all relatives of
state, knowing that so many need the light,-but mine. We enjoyed the fellowship of the good
it would seem that some are not worried about brethren there. It seems that the S. S. brethren
lost souls from certain reports. Let us wake up, in Lawrenceburg, are not so anxious for the probrethren.
What do we intend to do with the posed discussion of Brethren Waters and Porter
Lord’s money? Let us not be as the unfaithful in July, on the differences of the two congr’egaservant
in Matt. 25:25. We want to use what we tions, if we had a true picture of the
have to the best advantage, so that when the situation. Next Lord’s day (the 21st), I am to
Lord comes, we may hear: “Well done, good and be with the Fourth Street Church, in Waco, Texas,
faithful servant.” Though few in number, we to preach over the week-end and to officiate at a
continue to serve the Lord “in spirit and in wedding. My first mission meeting in this part
truth.” We have not heard SO much of the good is scheduled to begin the first Sunday in May,
preaching as some of the larger congregations, at Grove Springs if we secure a suitable building.
but we still give to the worthy cause, that those 1 expect to assist in a series of meetings at Ada,
who can preach may go into the “highways and Okla., beginning June 2, and we would be glad for
byways” and tell the good news. all in reach to attend. May we all launch out with
zeal in the work this year. I am enjoying the
good meeting by Chester King in Lebanon, Mo.,
Guy M. Mallory, Jr*, Box Q7, Gatlinburg, Tenn.7 and a number have responded to the
16.-on February z49 I preached at my The preaching and the interest are good.
home congregation, Mallory Chapel, near Spring
va*; March 3 9 I preached at Spring Hill,
and that night visited the church in Huntington, Texas.-I
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Weached again for the home church, and that will allow it to find a lodging place in their heart.
evening preached for the brethren at Winefred, Since last reporting, Bra. Fred Kirbo and 1 closed
lV. va. On 7v returned home and preached our meeting at Mt. Zion, Ark., near Jerusalem. 10
for them again. The above congregations- have were baptized and 27 backsliders and unscriptural
grown considerably in rment months, and best of worshipers took their &and with us confessing
have become more
in the work of their wrongs. May the Lord bless them for their
the Lord. Let us not grow weary in the work Of faith and courage. At Wichita Falls, we of the
the Lord, brethren, for in due seasons, “we shall 6th St. congregation met with 4th St, misreap
if we faint not.”
understandings were removed, confessions” made
and all agreed to co-operate in a series of meetings
Tom E. Smith, Healdton, Oklahoma, April 14.- at 4th St. and have Wednesday night services at
On March 24, the family and I were at Ada, Okla., 4th St., one week and then at 6th St. the next and
for services. I was gladly surprised to find Bro. so on. I was chosen to conduct the meeting. Never
Clarence Kessinger there. We visited in the Ed did I conduct a more pleasant one. A wonderful
Menasco home for lunch after services. He is spirit was manifested. The results were 12 bapfast
developing into a useful leader. It was a tisms and 2 confessed their faults. Arising probpleasure
to be associated with all the good bre- lems which might hinder the co-operation of the
thren at Ada. They are looking forward to a two congregations are to be ironed out when they
meeting by Bro. Homer L. King soon. I was at make their appearance, it was agreed upon by all.
Sentinel, March 31, and enjoyed the good fellow- All agreed also, to completely erase the past with
ship and hospitality of that good congregation, all its troubles, dealing only with the present and
for which they are famed. We had two services, future. I am now enjoying a very pleasant meetnorning
and afternoon, and lunch at the noon ing at Ottumwa, Iowa. May the Lord help us all
lour. I was at Ardmore, March 29, in the in- to live soberly, righteously and Godly in this
.erest of the school of music. We had a short present world. My next two meetings are to be
service, and one young man made the good con- in W. Va., preaching and working with one I
’ession and was baptized, also one confessed dearly love, Bro. Fred Kirbo.
‘auks. ”. We had singing at Graham, March 17.
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wii 1Y.-The last Lord‘s day in March, I was La., after which we preached for