Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 20, 1955 Page: 3 of 8
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HAMMOND, Ind. Glenn L. Shav-.
er began work here as evangelist
for the church meeting at 6532 Ari-
zona Ave. on Sunday, July 3.
Shaver came here from Moan-
tain Home, Ark., and it is his first
time to work outside of his native
state. He lias worked in Arkansas
for Wbout nine years.
Shaver asks that anyone who has
relatives or friends who have
moved to this place and might not
be attending church to send him
their names and addresses so he
might contact them.
Just before moving to Hammond
Shaver held gospel meetings In
Harrison; Buford community, near
Mountain Home and Norfonl. No
visible results were shown at tkfae
places. He also held a meeting at
Successful Bible
Schools Close
Tripoli Church Has Opportunity
To Purchase Building for $6,902
(5) Opportunity to teach many
nations, as many as six or seven
nations are represented at the
Sunday services.
Overseas Servicemen
For an up-to-date, world-wide
list of overseas congregations.
EL PASO, Tex. — Charles
House of Los Angeles. Calif., and
Mack Kerchville of this city visited
the small congregation in Nuevo
Casas Grandes, Mexico, July 1-2.
At the services on July 1 more
than 60 people tried to crowd into
a small room 12x16 feet. There are
only 18 members of the church in
that place.
The great need at this time for
the Casas Grandes congregation is
a new building. One could prob-
ably be built for less than >4,000
which would be adequate for their
needs for a long time, Kerchevllle
said.
The Casas Grandes church is not
waiting for someone to build the
place of worship for them, but they
already have a building fund
started and will build as soon as
possible without any help if nec-
essary. “But with the poverty of
the brethren there it will be heart-
breakingly slow,” the local evan-
gelist stated.
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HAMBURG, Germany—Don Fln-
to, evangelist, reports that a new
group of Americans are now meet-
ing for worship in the Burger Park
Chapel in Bremerhaven.
The first organised meeting was
held on June 26 with nine adults
present, Finto said. The group will
meet each Sunday afternoon at 3
o’clock
Finto and Weldon Bennett plan
> preach for the group about
twice each month. Bremerhaven Is
about 100 miles from Hamburg.
There are three new converts
In the Hamburg work, Finto said,
and things are more encouraging.
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(1) Maybe now or never — a
bill was Introduced into Libyan
Parliament and passed that none
but Libyan citizens could pur-
chase property. King Idris was
advised not to sign and the bill
is now in this intermediate
state.
(6) Only church in Tripoli
called "protestant’’ by outsiders
except British Military Garrison
chapel. Is the only known church
of Christ in this Northern sec-
tion of African continent
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lies (Goebels are returning to the
States in August) there are about
88 faithful Christians here after
two years of work.
Rhodes stressed the Importance
of acting at once, since the time
on the option is shorty Checks or
money orders should be* made pay-
able to Tripoli church of Christ,
6 Adrian Pelt, Tripoli, Libya.
garage on the property. The local
evangelist. Woodrow Kirk, form-
erly of Greenville. Tex., is living
tn the house and the garage has
been remodeled and is being used
temporarily as a place of worship.
There is an indebtedness of >3,-
500 on the property and as soon as
possible they plan to pay this debt
and construct a building adequate
for their needs. Their teaching pro-
gram and work in general is hin-
dered by a lack of necessary fa-
cilities, Alley relates.
Scottsbluff is located in the rich
Platte River Valley where there
are approximately 75,000 people
who need to hear the truth. Alley
suggests if there are individuals or
congregations looking for a place
to help with the work that they
write and investigate this particu-
lar field, Lincoln Heights church
of Christ, Box 1137, Scottsbluff,
Neb.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The first
gospel meeting in possibly more
than 100 years was held in this
town of approximately 20,000 popu-
lation last month, closing on June
15.
The church of Christ 1
meeting here on March 13. 1055.
On May 15, C. Edwin Bills began
laboring with the congregation,
which meets at 300 Grand Ave.
During the meeting conducted by
Christian Church and many others
are Interested and are contemplat-
ing obedience, Bills stated.
For the 11 services of the meet-
ing the average attendance was 44,
and on Sunday the Bible class rec-
ord was broken with 34 present.
From five to 12 non-membera were
present each night of the meeting.
The Christian Church is strong
here, however some are dissatis-
fied, and members of the church
hope to be able to cause more of
them to be dissatisfied and come
to a better understanding of the
Word, Bills said.
The local congregation is
posed of 14 members and
children.
Johns was sent to Hannibal for
the meeting by the Academy Street
congregation in Dickson.
Bills said the congregation needs
tracts or literature on many sub-
jects for use here.
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places. He also held a meet!
St. Joe, where six were bai
three from one family. They ware
raised Primitive Baptista, the man's
grandfather being a Primitive Bap-
tist preacher.
August 21-31 Shaver will hold
a meeting in Crossett, Ark, whsre
F. D. Northern is the evangelist.
Just before Shaver came ta the
Hammond congregation, F.' W.
Mattox of Searcy, Ark., closed _•
meeting at this place. A good at-
tendance was reported and an ex-
cellent response to the question
and answer period which followed
the service each evening. < ■ .
Shaver’s address is Dela-
ware St., Hammond, Ind.
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Frankfurt A. M„ Germany
If you are meeting with a group
that assembles regularly for
wbrship after the New Testa-
ment pattern, and which is not
listed in CONTACT, please
write us. Our aim is to keep
overseas. Christians In CON-
TACT.
DENVER. Colo. — Park Hill
church here sent their evangelist.
John H. Alley, to Scottsbluff. Neb.,
recently to conduct a gospel meet-
ing.
Alley reports there were no bap-
tisms during the meeting, but
many heard the truth for the first
time and were impressed. Robert
A. Hawkins, evangelist for the
South Lincoln church in Denver,
directed the singing.
Services were conducted at 7
o'clock in the morning and 7:30
o’clock In the evening. Some drove
over 30 miles to attend the early
morning services. According to Al-
ley. the contribution averages
nearly 34.00 per person each week
for that congregation of about 16
members.
Several xnonths ago the Scotia-V
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raro offer. Rising costs and a
boom is on here, the economy
is improving, 10 milion dollars
annually reach the local market
through U.S. military operations,
and prospects are favorable for
oil from desert productions,
(3) Within five years at the
rate of rental cost the property
would pay for itself,
(4(.American personnel here to-
tals 10,000. United States re-
ment to provide operational
bases
Oregon Church
Notes Increase
PRINEVILLE, Ore. — Member-
ship at the Prineville church of
Christ has shown an increase of
more than 75 per cent since 1952,
according to Troy M. Cummings,
evangelist.
In 1952 the congregation totaled
23 members, it has now grown to
107.
There has been 71 baptisms, and
41 confessions or restorations,
some from the Christian Church.
Most of these are mature people,
many are men who are heads of
families, Cummings said.
During the past year the mem-
bership has been conducting home
Bible classes, a systematic nine-
lesson survey of the entire Bible,
that has resulted directly in 24
baptisms and untold good in build- .to
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purchase the above “casa” for the price of $6,902, with one-
half of the purchase price as clown payment and the balance
payable in six months. This offer is for a limited time only
and is a rarity in Libya, according to C. M. Rhodes.
THE CHURCH IN TRIPOLI has a rare opportunity
casa'
ing up new members, t’ .e evange-
list related.
A new church building is now
under construction, which with its
more than 8100,000. A twice weekly
broadcast has been maintained Including the two American faml-
since 1952 by the congregation,
which has assisted greatly in the
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work, Cummings added.
TRIPOLI. Libya — The Tripoli
church has a limited opportunity to
purchase suitable property for $6,-
902, including tax and legal closing
costs, according to C. M. Rhode i.
The large “casa" has 19 rooms
covering 5,000 square feet of floor
space. It is sound In structure of
the usual Libyan materials, block
and concrete construction. The
casa is on a corner lot approxi-
mately 100x175 feet, and. included
in the offer is an adjoining lot of
60x185 feet.
Located on the main artery to
Wheelus Air Base and at the local
and military bus stop, the build-
ing affords ample room for audi-
torium with seating capacity for
150 persons, five class rooms on
the main floor, and living quarters
for the evangelist and his family
Entirely Private
Rhodes pointed out that it Is
entirely private, a rarity in Libya,
and is alterable to the needs for
approximately >3,000. Local real
eatate men have appraised the two
lots, If vacant, to be worth two-
tntrds the price the casa can be
purchased for.
"We do not want anyone to as-
sume the entire cost for us,"
Rhodes explained, "but to assist us
in this work in a needy and diffi-
cult field." The congregation hero,
though few in number, is com-
posed mostly of military person-
nel and can supply in cash and
commitments sufficient funds for
alterations on this property. One-
half the purchase price is required
us down payment with the balance
payable some six months later.
To Transfer Title
The congregation proposes to
transfer title of this property to
trustees as soon as legal registra-
tion is gained from the Federal
Government of Libya. The Amer-
ican Embassy is handling the pe-
tition for the congregation. The
trustees consist of two persons in
Libya and five others from the
States, including two elders and
two preachers.
Rhodes stated the local congre-
gation would appreciate either a
contribution or a loan that could
be handled by the group to assist
in helping now prepare for a
profitable future work here In the
Middle East. Preaching the gospel
in an Islam Arabic nation has been
called "Impossible” by leaders of
many religious organizations but
we are confident that much good
can be done, he said.
The presence of many Americans
and influence of United States gifts
to Libya are favorable in training
official registration of the church
of Christ in Tripolitanla.
Gives Reasons
Rhodes pointed up these reasons
to consider in assisting in the pur-
chase of the casa,
WASHINGTON. D. C. — A suc-
cessful vacation Bible school closed <
the first week in July at the Six- <
teenth and Decatur church, ac- 1
cording to A. R. Holton, evangelist. I
Holton reports the largest en-
rollment for a Bible school here. I
Children from six Protestant de- 1
nominations and Catholic children 1
were enrolled.
Churches in this area all use the :
medium of vacation Bible schools 1
as one means of reaching the com-
munity, he said. 1
The Arlington church. Southeast 1
church and Silver Spring church 1
have all just closed successful
Bible schools. The Falls congre
gatlon and Alexandria congregation
have schools scheduled.
The church In Fredericksburg, 1
Vs., teeswn a vacation Bible school . - — ---—7-— —— ,
(2) The pried of >6.902 Is • «uty 18 to taat through My H buttwoagregatton Furchaoi®
1 ' 7 w)t)i Hmo|(| Thomas of Bangor, erty in an excellent location. There
Maine, as leader. A number of fa • four-room house and a doable
teachers from the Washington area
will help in the school. Holton
said.
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Nichols, James W. Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 20, 1955, newspaper, July 20, 1955; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1306516/m1/3/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.