Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 23, 1952 Page: 1 of 8
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IOUTH AFRICA
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First Native Convert In
Pretoria Prepares To
Preach To His Countrymen
Let me introduce myself. I am —why certainly not, I could not
onrad Steyn, my age L ’
Kara. By profession I am an em- through my fingers,
timer and a funeral director. <r
left
Juan and Pablo Villa, the two
brothers who have worked so
faithfully in Matamoros, were
never Catholics. Their father
was a Christian Church preacher,
and from their youth up they
have known what it means to be
persecuted in a Catholic country *
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12 Baptized in
Oregon Camp Meet
BY L. D. WEBB
623 N. E. Hassalo St
- Portland IK Oregm ..
■ The Crystal Lake Park camp-
[1 meeting sponsored by the Central
Church of Christ in Portland,
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tugs came to Abilene to |
Dunbuque, Iowa, and
'es I was reminded of that ev-
answering thia question
someone has said:
1. In faith, he is a believer.
2. In heart he is obedient.
3. In character, he is a
saint.
4. In relation, he b a son.
5. In conflict he is a soldier.
6. In the world, he to a pil-
grim.
7. In the darkness, he to a
light.
8. In earth's pollution, he
to salt.
9. In the vine, he is a
branch.
10. In life, he to a servant.
11. In his walk, he is a living
epistle.
Ik. In expectation, he to an
heir. At all times, out and out
for Christ
UNIVERSAL
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“LIFT UP YOUR EYES, AND LOOK ON THE FIELDS THAT THEY ARE WHITE ALREADY UNTO HARVEST*—Joh* 4:35
ABILENE, TEXAS, JULY 23, 1952
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for their faith.
The progress of‘the gospel in
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ample of thte way the’ gospel is
spreading in Mexico. Each year
sees new congregations started,
and those already started, num-
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— ■ He will be supported in his tary to Mr.^Gatewood, all^mp.
lege, is to join workers in Ger- work by Texas churches, U.c ~
- Congregation being sell Artist, an associate.
The object of the school is to
In his 36* years as a language train native Germans to be mia-
?an workers. pruxtssur tn mm.. u>vuug »mxd They receive Bible
Mr. and Mrs. Schug will sail been instrumental in preparing training equivalent to/thgt
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a I lived a good life morally,
Knd was well thought of among
Any friends because I would agree
■vith them always, regardless of
■That their needs were. But ev-
entually I thought more often of
■tod, my soul, death, the here-
after and eternal life. People fre-
quently say that an undertaker is
Inclined to become callous, but
■hat was- not so in my case.
To be very truthful I was
‘afraid of death. Some evenings I
would lie in my bed and stare
into the blackness of the night,
■ben fear would overwhelm me
k-fef^of death. My friends, I
Iwonfrer whether there is any-
thing more horrible than being
■fraid to die—being afraid to
is XiMb
OttJMW<
faithfi’1 labors of Pablo and Juan
Villa, there is a growing
gregation of 45 members.
To show just how lively and
___ _ _, a few
[life. I met an American evange- facts might be cited. On a recent
(list, Don Gardner. Sunday night I preached there
The preacher and I discussed to a crowd of 90. How many
the matter relative to death, the churches in our country can
hereafter and eternal life, and have almost double its member-
[thus I had to make a decision as ship present for a Supday night
tto whether I was going to obey service?- For the Wednesday
the scheme of redemption out- night meeting, there were 70
lined by God in the New Testa- present, and this notwithstanding
ment, or not. Could I let this the fact that our place of wor-
glorious opportunity pass me by ship is a very ordinary residence
with < two partitions removed
which we would think could seat
comfortably no more than 40 or
50 people.
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Howard L. Schug To Sait j
For Work In Germany ]
Walker; Kathryn Patton, secre- J
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the students of Dr. Schug; and Rus- J
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By JOHN WOLFE
Three years ago there was no
mi_ _ church in Matamoros, thriving
ieet~one’s maker face to*facZ Mexican city of 90,000 just across
- ... k ey the Rio Grande from Browns-
V day as Fconducted* funerals, y1!!® ,T1°?®y’ owl-n« <J}ieflyJtoT ^5
As I lived day by day a life * T‘“v’ J
! pleasure mixed with fear, the
me came for me to make a
»ry important decision—a de- _ ____ ,
sion that changed my whole zealous this church is,
it, Don Gardner. c ~ r Z.
The preacher and I discussed to a crowd of 90. How many
‘ 2—j in our country
taught military English
YET—
It is the Schugs’ first trip to
Europe, and they_plan to stay
one or two years.
Abilene Monday and stop
' Washington, D. Q., to visit
Outstanding Work In Matamoros New York th?00
_e _ ACC students doing mission
Credit To Two Mexican Brothers The Schi _ u - - «
1915 from Dunbuque, Iowa, and
As in most congregations, there the members for disorderly con- he taught in Abilene High School
have been problems. Recently I duct The result was all that before going to ACC. He racahted I
was called into a meeting for the could be desired and the guilty his BA. and MA degrees in Ln-
purpose of disciplining one of party was truly restored. The tin and German from the Uni-
ch?ef point is that the leaders in versity ol Michigan, did gradu- -
this young Mexican church took ate work at the University of
action in the Bible way and the Texas> received his PfaJX J
wound was healed, as one of from Peabody College. " ’• J
them said, without even a mark -
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Howard White to
Join Lipscomb
College Faculty -j
BY WILLARD COLUNS f >
Howard White, minister of
Carrollton Avenue Church efr^
this bonier*dty”is mly* mw^ex- Christ, New Orleans, IxMiisiana,
---'---. wiH become a member of ther .3
; David Lipscomb College faculty J |
in January.
He will teach in the Depart-
ment of History and his work'^-
win atoo^ incline' ocwsm !■>
i Church History. . . a yjw
White is stewdulad to rectosneLLjM
I his PhD. (tegne in history from ^®^^^^^^M
I Tulane University during >3Ns
He has been teaching in the Da
, partment of History thfre durtaf
r the past two years. He had msA
r hn iimanially high record h
' graduate school. '■/... -Z.' >.^-^1
, A ■wry popttete
a gospel Dreacher. White has dors
regular work with the followite
cansranitioiist Columbus, wtissio*
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Brother Schug’s work in the
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Bible, ’ EngUshZ and the aodaH:?!
They are Weldon B. Bennet^ sciences from time to time,
muixc. ... .... Gatewood, dean of the even
training school sponsored by the school; Delmar Bunn; Richard during World War I.
Z ‘ \ ~ '_Z. i Howard L. Schug, longtime churches of Christ
is 24 afford to let eternal life slip teacher in Abilene Christian Col- L
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__ So in accordance to the will of many soon, where he will teach Lampasas
his may sound morbid, but real- God I repented of my sins, con- in the training program con- chief contributor,
f it is not The undertaker fessed faith in Christ, and was ducted in Frankfurt for Euro- I_ 1_L ZZ — ---- -
Ightly fills an important place buried with him in baptism for pean workers. professor at ACC Mr. Schug has sionaries.
1 the community. It is a noble the remission of my sins, thus Mr. cr.d M:_. -----o ------------ ------------ — , -------
rork, and calls for very upright becoming a Christian, and being July 31 from New York for Cher- mission students to go to Italy, ACC.
added by the Lord to His church, gourgh, France; stop in Paris to France and Germany. He will be ■
Many people say there is no see some former students in mis- reunited with five ex-students part has been chiefly m the lan^
difference, I lujocu. L.^..
guilty of making this statement, to Frankfurt where he will teach Bible school.
But the truth is there is a differ- “Church History" and “New Tes- 7
ence. I want to mention just tament Greek” in the Bible Otis
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I BY WILLIS G. JERNIGAN
r It has been announced by Dr. HI
[James G. Gee, president, East Hi
|Tbxas State Teachers’ College, H7-
Commerce, Texas, that the baccu- |H
laureate sermon for the summer
graduating class of East Texas I
State wil be preached by Brother M
Fohn H. Banister, minister, Skill- ||||
Dan Avenue Church of Christ, LX-.i
Mias, on August 17. H
Brother Banister will preach at M
ha regular morning service of gg|
kt Commerce Church of Christ [LJ
<m that day- before delivering the |H
cement sermon. A large. ■
of degree candidates are \ J
l^ to receive degrees in H|
. graduate and under-
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the community. It is a noble the remission of my sins, thus
added by the Lord to His church, gourgh, France; stop in Paris to France and Germany. He will be
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I myself have been sion work there; and then go on and an associate at the Frankfurt guages, although he has taugnt
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Hicks, Olan L. Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 23, 1952, newspaper, July 23, 1952; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1306233/m1/1/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.