Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, August 12, 1966 Page: 1 of 8
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school have totalled at least S3.5
million and in one decade Bur-
ton and his wife spurred the
Lipscomb expansion program
forward with more than $1.5
million. He was named to the
board of directors of the college
in 1917. He had served on the
board as vice-chairman, chair-
man, and chairman emeritus
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many homo Bible studios wore
arranged. There are only 40
members of the church worship-
ping in Montreal today.
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not appeal
stated one of
is estimated that his philanthro-
pies have amounted to more
than $15 million.
David Lipscomb College has
been the recipient of his largest
_____ contributions. Officials there
home’in saX his financial gifts to the
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period of
and many individuals
have borne persona! expenses to
rise to the call for assistance.
Meanwhile, there is a continu-
ing drive to complete the fi-
nancing of the campaign. Sup-
port has come in from across
the nation, and the 800 New Or-
leans members themselves have
given almost $30,000 to. the Cam-
lie meeting will be held in
the 3000-seat Municipal Auditori-
um. It will mark the first mass
campaign
city-wide
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Workers and leaders in "Mission
Montreal" chock maps for the
zone locations which are their
responsibility. Waiting patient-
ly it a young follow who did his
share of climbing stops and dis-
tributing tracts. Altogether,
about 2 00 Christian workers
gathered in the Eastern Canada
city to participate in the mass
evangelistic project. Thousands
of tracts wore distributed in the
French areas of the city, and
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With assistance from 64 “Op-
eration Doorbell’’ workers from
Abilene Christian College and 36
Shaw Street members. 250 local
workers set out to call on 27,500
homes in New Orleans oh April
30 and May 1. The results
caused the effort to be stopped
almost before it really got start-
ed.
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. - J.
M. Powell of Springfield, Tenn.,
will succeed Lewis Case as
president of Ohio Valley Col-
lege, according to Robert Cron-
in, chairman of the OVC Board
of Trustees.
Case recently announced his
resignation to accept a position
which, as assistant professor of speech
at Lane Community College in
Eugene, Ore.
Case came to OVC six years
ago and served first is its dean.
He was promoted to Vice-Presi-
dent and two years ai
President’s ehalr. During his
tenure, the college gained ac-
creditation from the We»t Vir- .
ginia State Board of Education.
Powell, a member of the fa- p
culty for the past year, is a
graduate of Oglethorpe Univer-
sity. He holds the master’s de-
gree from Harding College
Graduate School in Memphis.
In announcing the change,
Cronin said Powell “brings a
wealth of ability and experience
to the positii---------
dent that u_2__22_ 2______
the school will go forwatd ra"
pidly.”
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With 6,360 homes interviewed, A
1,628 persons had responded fa- /lDIX)llll6Cl
vorably. including 1,245 who re- jpjp
quested that someone study the
Bible with them in their home. ____
An additional 371 enrolled in the
Bible correspondence course. I
It is this work that the public
meeting is designed to supple-
ment. Already, home Bible stud-
ies are in progress or have been
completed, in 235 homes in New
Orleans, and 37 persons have
been baptized since the effort
began.
Personal workers from across
the nation have been assisting
the local workers. Many groups
have formed car pools i
come to New Orleans from
neighboring towns one night
each week to teach. Several
• churches have sponsored per-
sonal workers for apT
time, and many
and many cathedrals, 2,500.000 ’------------
people reside. Less than 60 of (Continued
By Edgar Orman
Chronicle Mid-South Editor
MONTREAL. Quebec, Canada
—Several of the estimated 200
workers who arrived eager to
work in the Campaign for Christ
in “Mission Montreal’’ distribut-
ed, on July 6, thousands of the
300,000 tracts printed in French
for distribution in the French
areas of the city.
' On the following day these
workers, along with many more
of the 300 participants who
came from at least 13 states
and three foreign countries,
gathered on schedule at 8:45
a.m. in Plateau Hall (and each
day thereafter) for a devotion,
assignments and materials to be
distributed.
In a room immediately behind
where the devotions were held,
800,000 pieces of material to be
distributed were stored. “This
was an enormous stack of pa-
per. However, <z
Shipp, personal wor
his usual enthusiai
addressed the |
of materials di<
be so big,
workers.
M Christians
In this city on the banks of
the St. Lawrence Waterway
with its towering Mount Royal
and many cathedrals, 2,500,000
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• NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Philan-
thropist A. M. Burton, founder
and president of Life and Casu-
alty Insurance Company and
chairman emeritus of the board
of directors of David Lipscomb
College, died Monday, August 1
at 8:30 p.m. at his I____2_
Nashville.
Burton, 87, was buried on Au-
gust 3 in Woodlawn Memorial
Park. Dr. Athehs Clay PulHas,
president of David Lipscomb
College, officiated at the funeral
services held in the Alumni Au-
ditorium of the college.
Throughout his life Burton es-
poused Christian education and
gave it its practical financial
backing, which has been the
mainstay of several Institutions.
In “Who’s Who in Philanthro-
py in the South and Nashville,”
Burton’s name beads the list. It
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Workers who gathered here to I
work in the campaign were re-
ceived by the residents with
mixed emotions. Some who
were offered tracts refused to
take them. Others inquired, “Is
it free?” Still others indicated
their interest in the 8-page, 2-
color brochure and the invitation
to attend the gospel meeting ex-
tended by the workers.
Edward Aikin, one of the
workers, related an experience
he had in present'
and inviting a g<
tend the meetii
Hall. After briefly looking over
the brochure, the man said, “I
be there. I be there.”
According to Aikin, before he
completed his work in the im-
mediate area a screaming siren
attracted his attention. The sir-
en announced the arrival of an
ambulance which had been dis-
patched to pick up a man who
J had died of a heart attack—the
same who had said, ”1 be there.
I be there.”
Meeting Starts
Nearly all the 8-page bro-
chures were distributed prior to
July 10, the day the meeting
started. Some of file follow up
personal work had been done by
the French-speaking workers.
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New Orleans Campaign
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Eight nights of preaching by George W. Bailey will
carry the 1966 Greater New Orleans Campaign for Christ
through its public climax August 14-21.
He has been chosen to speak
at a meeting that resulted from
a raging hurricane that stalked
its way across Southern La., in
September of 1965, leaving a
path of death and destruction
behind. The disaster, Hurricane
Betsy, took the lives at 81 peo-
ple, and caused almost $372 mil-
lion in property damage. App-
roximately. 17,000 persons were
injured. .1
A concerned and compassion-
ate brotherhood responded im-
mediately to the cry for assist-
ance that went out. Relief work
directed by the churches of
Christ made an unforseen and
unexpected impact on the New
Orleans people.
To move through the opened
door, the Christians of Greater
New Orleans, almost 800 strong,
launched a Campaign for Christ
in January, 1966.
To insure that the maximum
amount of interested people
could be identified and taupit,
■to lBrw Orleans Christiana de
eided to use the religious survey
technique pioneered in the fall
of 1965 by the Shaw Street
Church of Christ in Pasadena,
Texas.
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Nichols, James W. Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, August 12, 1966, newspaper, August 12, 1966; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1313319/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.