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CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE
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NEED CHURCH FINANCING! - LET US HELP YOU
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Dear Editor:
Thanks .for printing the story
of our plans for mission work
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not everyone is blind to the need of moral edu-
noleii educator said. Secularize the
Two Young Men
Add Strength
At Burlington
BURLINGTON, Vt. —
young Christian men have
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1961'. Educ ators and friends
the critical problem and sickness
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guest editorial
If There Had Been
I fortunately I made a
mistake which 1 would like to
i correct 1 mentioned that Fran-
co/Mongillo was losing $56 per
month <»t his support and I
said that Preston Road church
in Dallas was discontinuing this
support. I was wrong. It is the
Overton Road church which is
stopping their support Would
you please be so kind as to run
a correction and apology for
me in the earliest edition possi-
ble — Glenn Sargent, Tiptonville,
Tenn.
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his win*"1,
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Two
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cently moved to Burlington and
have added good strength to
the group of New Testament
Christians meeting here.
Kenneth Frisby is from Kan-
sas City, Mo., and Jerry Mc-
Intosh is from St. James, Mo.
Frisby spent last y°ar at York
College in Nebraska, where he
became interested in Uie North-
east through reading articles in
r'digious publications He made
further contacts and in the sum-
mer of 1961 came to The north-
east and worked at Camp Gan-
der Brook in Maine While, he
was there he learned of the need
m Burlington
Jerry McIntosh has been in-
terested in locating where he
could be of help to the church
Having just completed his re-
quirements for a doctor s de-
gree in Agronomy at the Uni-
versity of Missouri, he was hap-
py to know of an opening in
his line of work at ’he Univer-
sity of Vermont in Burlington
The Burlington congregation
now numbers 27. according to
minister Alvin Jennings
This !> ;
Washington.
monument
However
ca'ior Mark Faddeina. at
school and we move in the direction of paganizing the nation ."
'Bill Patterson. "Christian Schools and Christian Education."
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"going to the
mentally im rt
<d our young
than with our youth? The need .s evident From Los Angeles.
California, newspapers carried a report that nearly half of the
ninth graders at a large Junior High said that they would cheat
on a test if they had a chain e
Yet the same report revealed that these ninth graders
sidered themselves, "basically honest The fact that they were
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THE SECURITY PLAN OF CHURCH FINANCING...
(owned and operated by members of the Church of Christ'
Has Helped to provide over 4 million dollars for our brethren in the
last 12 months with which to build, thus exceeding any one organiza-
tion in the notion
Has saved congregations up to $5500.00 on a single bond program thus
permitting more monev to be used for preaching the Gospel
Has helped many congregations to sell their entire blind assue in just
five days.
Guarantees its progrom to be the best available or there is no charge
for our services.
Offers greater experience in Bond Programs than any company serving
only the churches of Christ
Provides an outstanding time payment program for individuals desiring
to purchase bonds on the installment plan Only 10% Down with up
to 3 Yrs. to pay. Purchaser pays only 5°o interest while bonds earn
6%. This permits a person to make money while paying out his bond
and helps to assure the success of the program
Continues to offer the services of an outstanding representative until
program is completed, if so desired
addition to iris regular training
training in the principles of Christ
this important ‘
voluntary basis, a .student at Columbia Christian
Christian activities that
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she will meet nightly
young
SUMERLIN'S
SUMMERLAND
A PRIVATE CAMP
FOR BOYS AND
GIRLS
me to a beautiful vaca-
lond surrounded by tow-
woods and mountains,
a large, clear, private
This camp is nestled
m the great Adirondack
Mountain Forest Preserve, in
scemc upstate New York The
Comp |S personally directed by
J Sumerlin, minister of the
y'urch of Christ.
• Corettiity selected counsellor.
tmm Christian Colleges and
from teachers who are devoted
r h' stians Your child will hove
•"'‘rellent guidance and will
not lock for love, sympathy
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• At least 50 planned activities inckidlng »oitlnQ. water sknnfl, horsa-
>>ock riding, archery, tenni., overnight canoe trips ond nature study.
' pine-panelled bungalows with modern bathroom foohties.
• Spacious modern dining hall with excellent food prepared by a pro*
JcMional chef. , n
• modern. $75,000 gymnasium for indoor gdmes, including roller
e o%‘* 9° ,w0 doctors always on coll
• fates m line with other private comps. Make reservation soon
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By Ottis Hilburn
PORTLAND, Ore —There l, no instrument v.hn h will mens
gre tjie value of the influence of righteous people—except history
Blackened remains of brimstone encrusted with Dead Sea deposits
five mute testimony to the failure of a city to produce even ten
righteous people.
U^he preservation of our society, certainly the preservation of
our soul depends on what we do to extend righteousness. The
Sodom and Gomorrah tragedy illustrates the folly of measuring
the influence of Christian education in terms of numerical
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Hundreds of Visitors Seen
For Pensacola Series in May
PENSACOLA, Fla — On Fri-1 men in the brotherhood
day evening. May 11 and Satur-1 c«rv,
day May 12. the Third Annual
Warrington Church of Christ
Lectureship will be held m Pen-
sacola under the oversight of
the Elders of the Warrington
Congregation
It is expected that the lec
tureship will attract hundreds
ol visitors from four states.
The theme of the lectureship
*ill be "Dangers Confronting
the Church ”
Outstanding and well-known
College in
Ap'il 1H|
concerned deeply < one rtn d — and , even
le will tic exposed to God Tire parents
ew \ oi k are petitioning the
pray er
i in the brotherhood will
serve as speakers Friday eve-
ning Willard Collins of David
Lipscomb College will speak on
the subject "The Danger of
Complacency" to be followed by
Ira North discussing the sub-
ject. "Danger of Preaching
Without Practicing.’’
The subjects Saturday will
open with a panel discussion
entitled "The Danger of Extrem
ists in the Church." "What
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many congregationA, spiritual pleasure
Several ol the young women of Columbia teach Bible cla-se>
i in nearby congregations They have resolved io develop inio the
| kind of wives and mothers that Christ wants them to be.’1
| Students study mission areas and better methods of .serving
H hi 1st m the ( hiistian Lite Forum, which meets weekly on the
ca mpus.
At piesent. members of the Forum meet at seven a m. each
morning for thirty minutes of prayer and Bible study . ""
making preparation for a coming personal work door to door i
.campaign and gospel meeting at Seaside. Oregon No one . rTTrn *r/\ CfXiTAB
makes these students do these things They do them because they Lt I I, tK.^J V Elzl
aie strong, vigorous young ‘’hristians end because they are not
; ,|lind to the GimI given faits about the destinv of man.
pe ople are concerned dee-ply e <>n< - rn< el anel, even As a result of Columbia > dedication to lead vouth to Christ
aliJid '-..I young propio will be expoM-d to (.<•<! The- parents , over sixteen young men are now preaching Christ ami fifteen I
ol nine < l,..di en in New Hyde Park. Ne w \ oi k aie petitioning the > are presently in school both preaching and preparing to become
Supieim- Court to rule that the ottering of prayer in publie p oachers Others are training with the hope of becoming lead-
school. i> a violation of the constitutional principle' of separation er.s in the church They, like- others before them, will become
Of uhui-h .ind state The zea. ol these parent * to keep » hun h ' the strength of the uhun h *------ — ----------
and st.i'e- separate is commendable, however, the prim ipl^e which The Christian college philosophy is not to try to put a funnel 1,1al> -,l!e M*r.ch >6 edition
olh-n pio-wates this thinking is absiiiei 1 in the ear ot a student and pour in dogma, but the philosophv .s, ?’ .,he .C,rist,l,n Chronic e. Un-
1 he philosphy that one can teae-h alnnit the universe anel still ,.:.i . _r .e* .— ' fortunately, I made a teriible
ignort the muse of the universe as the bigges' fuel m t
univt-r-e is the height, or should one say the dep'h, ol ab-urdity
Thi. is roughly comparable to tun Im tin : u guided toui >'
Yla-hm-ifon. DC. while attempting to ignore the Washington
Christian Bible Teacher, September
of young people who have seen li..
of our times have not rationalized
despair
Among those who belong to the church of Christ, godly men
have already set up twenty eight elementary and secondary
schools where both God and the things concerning (rod's world
are taught in perspective.
At Columbia ( hristian f ollege, to illustrate the positive values
a < hrisl centered education, each student is required to spend
, one hundred eight class hours in Bible study per school year >n
i addi'ion to the class preparation which he makes Daily attend
I to i Impel sei vices is required This the student gets in
; in the congregation In short,
is more than doubled
Remember Sodom and Gomorrah
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con-
willing to cheat is less cause for alarm than the duplicity of '
character seen i
that they are honest. A failure to teach ethical priricipl
suit'm (hi- ty pe of fuzzy thinking
A Gallup I’oll survey of three thousand American youth 'Sat
urd.i. Evening Post. Dec 23 and 30 IMG) give- further evi
deme of hazy morality and ethics Severity four, per cent of
our college yoqth believe in God very firmly Yet only twenty
two per cent of our college*youth believe every word of the
Testaments.
Only one third of the college youth reported that honesty
“extremely important'’ for sucres'. Eighty two per cent of <
leite men and seventy one per cent of college girl- admit 'hat they
drink hqum
Thi' leads on to
dog - ‘hi- i' being I h row n t
who .ue -hrugging oft the most
people
Oltlel
suspect that youth m not
ttle dog' by tile
dt-'per.ite needs
in the ear of a student and pour in dogma, but the philosophy <s.
--- quite simply, to present God's side of the picture. YOUNG
the I people will have forty or fitly years Io hear Satan’s servants, so*
‘7 i why in the name of all that is decent and honorable, should
•f they be denied a f'-w 'hot! years devoted to hearing of God s
side of the story ?
Nor are Christian educators trying to leave the impression
that they are developing a "little heaven out on the hill.” A
better life not handed to the student gift-wrapped and ready-to-
wear Only the "care less" share this illusion. But here, in an
' environment which is not hostile to the moral principles of
, C hrist, and in a climate which is favorable to growth, the young
i and tender can find room and opportunity to grow.
By God's merciful grace we will have ten righteous souls—
and perhaps some to spare—when He asks for them
par-
in variou' • hri'tian activities that will enrich his life
i and will equip him lor lite in a way that is truly without
" '"‘ll“l He or 'he will meet nightly with fellow Chri>tians to
G<xl in worship The young men are encouraged to
pre.n h and thi.' they do to the benefit both of the Mudent ami
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On a
11< ipates
in the fact that they would cheat and still think p..raih-J
♦ failure to teach ethical principles re , honor
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Nichols, James W. Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1962, newspaper, April 6, 1962; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1320641/m1/3/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.