Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 21, 1945 Page: 4 of 4
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In Sherman Meeting
Brother Homer P. Reeves, Sher-
man, Texas, reports that three
were baptized and three were
added to their local forces by
transfer during January.
_________ _________Brother Cecil Hill of Longview
area which has adopted an ac- will conduct the spring meeting
tive program to go into these for the Walnut Street Church in
fields that are white unto harvest. Sherman beginning April 8.
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February 18-25, 1945, 11:00 A. M. Sundays, 8:00 Each Night
Theme: THE CHURCH.
Sunday morning: God's Eternal Purpose in the Church, Wayne
Mickey, Monahans, Texas.
Sunday night, Worship in the Church, Noble Patterson, Grand-
falls, Texas.
Monday night: The Kingdom the Church, Jack Dunn, Pecos,
Texas.
Tuesday Night: Denominations and the Church, James Wille-
ford, Carlsbad, N. M.
Wednesday night: Unity of the Church, Mike Young, Andrews,
Texas.
Thursday night: Loyalty to the Church, J. D. Harvey, Big
Spring, Texas.
Friday night: Leadership of the Church, L. C. Bankhead, Mid-
land, Texas.
Saturday night: The Home and the Church, Weslie Mickey,
Odessa, Texas.
Sunday morning: The Glorious Church, Wayne Mickey, Mona-
hans, Texas.
Sunday night: Membership in the Church, Clifford Fehl, Mona-
hans, Texas. .
It
ger than 60 days. With the great
increase in population in the me-
tropolitan Los Angeles area dur-
ing the war years, great new
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New Congregation
Begun In Gardena,
Calif., Boomtown
Begun a few weeks ago under
the sponsorship of the Vermont
Avenue congregation in Los An-
* geles, Southern California has
gained a new body of Christians
at Gardena, Calif. Brother Hugh
M. Tiner, who is president of
George Pepperdine College and
who worships at Vermont Ave-
nue, Started the work as preacher
and will continue working there
indefinitely.
Gardena is a war-boom town, its beginning on Sept. 23,
being in the middle of the de- "
fense area of Los Angeles. It is
located equidistant from Comp-
ton, Los Angeles, and Torrance.
Attendance has been good from
the very beginning and at last re-
ports the Sunday morning crowd
averaged 45, of which a number
are not members of the church.
One reason for the immediate
success of the venture is the per-
sonal work campaign made re-
cently in the area by Brother
Otis Gatewood and a group from
George Pepperdine College. Most
of those in the group are in Bro-
ther Gatewood’s class in Personal
Evangelism which he teaches at
to the elders of the
.venue Church this
congregation plans to begin new
campaigns in the Southern Cali-
fornia area at regular intervals,
which they hope will not be lon-
ger than 60 days. With the great
increase inpopulation in the me-
ing the war years, great new
fields have been opened up for
evangelization, and the brethren
worshipping at the Vermont Ave-
nue congregation are just one of
the Churches of Christ in this
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Coolidge, Arizona
To Erect Building
The church in Coolidge, Ariz.,
has just finished a very progres-
sive year with twelve baptized
and eight restored to fellowship
in the church, and with all tak-
ing a renewed interest in the work
of the future, Brother D. L. Har-
guess, Jr., reported this week.
This young church, like most
churches in the west, and like
Christians should be everywhere,
is very courageous, he said. They
have bought property in a very
good location in the downtown
area and are working toward
erection of a new building.
“We need help, as this building
is very necessary to the growth
of the church here. A small con-
tribution from stronger churches
and from individuals would be
very much appreciated and care-
fully spent,” Brother Harguess
said.
He advised that all contribu-
tions should be made payable and
sent to the Church of Christ, Box
892, Coolidge, Ariz.
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I have just received a copy of
a fine report from the College
Church at Abilene on the work
they are sponsoring in Mexico.
Brother Walter Adams, writing
the report, gives more encourag-
ing information about the new
work begun in Fresnillo and
Calera in the state of Zacatecas.
The appeal made for part time
support for two workers in this
field was answered by the church
at Edna, Texas, who are support-
ing Brethren Jose Villagrana “nd
Gabriel Perez in these two towns.
The report further states that
“During January Brother Rivas
held services there, baptizing two
from Fresnillo and three from
Calera. The Edna brethren also
paid out the lot and property on
which the Torreon church had
made a down payment."
The church at Torreon, al-
though still only a small congre-
gation, has become a radiating
center for the gospel. From
there, the word has been sound-
ed out to six other points and
people have been converted in all
these places. Surely God is bless-
ing these efforts, and the seed
is bearing fruit in Mexico.
Another interesting item in the
report referred to above states
that “With $25 a month we can
put another fine young Christian
man into part-time work in and
around Torreon. Who will make
that possible? His wife was bap-
tized into Christ in 1944 and will
be a good helper.” Here is an-
other challenge for some church
looking for an opportunity to do
some real missionary work. There
are Plenty of churches that could
easily assume that responsibility
and so help to build up a great
center for New Testament Chris-
tianity in the heart of Mexico.
The young man refered to, unless
I greatly mistaken as to his
identity, would make a splendid
worker among the young people,
a work that is especially to be
desired in Mexico, where the on-
coming generation is now more
than ever susceptable to new
ideas and teaching. Anyone in-
terested in this young man’s sup-
port should wnte to Walter H.
Adams, Station “A", Abilene,
Texas.
Brother Javier Calderon, of
Mexico City, and until recently
a student in A. C. C., has now
entered Texas A. St M. to take
up a course in engineering. He
is not only interested in engineer
ing, but in the spread of the gos-
pel in Mexico. At College Sta-
tion, Brother R. B. Sweet, who
once made a trip >yith me to Tor-
reon and who is keenly interested
in the Mexican work, will be able
to further Javier’s spiritual edu-
cation. Brethren, let us keep up
up and intensify this good work
and intensity this good work in
Mexico.
5347 Telford St.,
Los Angeles 22, Calif.
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Ten Men In Paris
Worship In Spite
Of War Handicap
There were five members pres-
ent at the regular Sunday eve-
ning services on Jan. 14. Since
three of the boys had to return
to their stations because of a mili-
tary requirement the services
were short. Bob Fulmer directed
the group in the study and Max
Watson lead the singing.
The corrected copy of the tracts
which has been in the process of
translation for several days was
turned over to Brother Watson
Tuesday and it will be printed
as soon as the men are able to
engage the services of a printer.
On the same day ten ($10) dollars
were sent to the London Congre-
gation to help in the work there.
Our contributions are used to
meet current expenses, help in
the work of the London church
and any other good work which
comes to our attention.
Bill Wallace, one of the mem-
bers who has been away for sev-
eral weeks, was located in a near-
by hospital. They are hopeful
that he can return to them soon.
Further eftorts were made to
find a more convenient place to
worship but at this writing they
are still waiting for a definite
answer from the Columbia Red
Cross Club.
This congregation has had a
total of 10 visiting brethren since
1944.
Some of the mhave been with us
two or three times but most of
them have only been by for one
meeting. The visitors were, Al-
bert Jones, Fort Worth, Texas;
Rex Shelby, Clarksville, Tenn.;
Ralph Knabe, Little Rock, Ark.;
Bill Wallace, Alabama; Paul Wil-
liams, Columbus, Ohio; Theodore
Armstrong, Maine; Dean Mumaw,
Freelandville, Ind.; Louis Fears,
Houston, Texas; Basil Cooke,
Miami, Fla.; Myron Ferguson, Ar-
cadia, Calif. The regular mem-
bers at this time are Paul Phil-
lipa, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Ray-
mond Camp, Mt. Pleasant, Texas;
James W. Daniel, Lynchburg,
Tenn.; Mav Watson, Austin, Tex-
as; and Bob Fulmer, Florence,
Ala.
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Hicks, Olan L. Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 21, 1945, newspaper, February 21, 1945; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1305855/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.