DOWN HOME with CARL

 

The lovely little village of Burnside is a quiet Illinois community of 150 souls, built around a shady park with a bandstand in it. It is just a block square. On one side is a Methodist meetinghouse and on the other, directly across from it, is the new facility of the Christian Church. Both congregations have existed for more than a century. This year they decided to meet together for three nights in the park and bring in someone to proclaim the simple gospel. I was selected and I could write a booklet about it. The audience numbered 250 the final night, more than the population of the place. The attention was excellent and the effect profound … Featherstone Christian Camp consists of 160 acres nestled in the mountains thirty miles from San Diego, California. It is completely surrounded by national forests and access is gained by going through an Indian Reservation. Ziden Nutt and myself shared with a group of saints in a family camp from Friday through Monday at the Labor Day vacation. It was a great time of study and inspiration … InterVarsity brought me on the grounds at Washington University for a three hour session on the night of September 10. Special efforts were made to invite atheists, skeptics and infidels to attend. The encounter was great, with perfect attention and real confrontation. My theme was “The Way Out is the Way In.” … We are now engaged in a study of the prophecies every Monday night at Oak Hill Chapel, with people from all religious backgrounds in attendance. In addition we are in the fourteenth year of Tuesday daytime studies to which Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist and other folk from the community come. We eat together at a covered dish luncheon at noon every Tuesday which provides a real opportunity for acquaintance and discussion … The Saint Louis Forum will be held at St. Louis Christian College Auditorium, 1360 Grandview Drive, Florissant, Missouri 63033, December 27, 28. The theme is “Renewal and the Restoration Movement.” Featured will be speakers from Disciples of Christ, Christian Churches, and Churches of Christ (non-instrument). The audience will be allowed to question the speakers, and one session will be open for brief expressions by those who wish to speak. The subjects are: Things in Which We Need to Make Changes; Barriers to Renewal; Experiences in Renewal; Approaches to Renewal; and Renewal in Relation to Our Original Goals of Unity and Restoration. Housing can be arranged in nearby motels. For information and program contact Charles Boatman at the college address above. His private telephone is (314) 741-9898 … We have cancelled the meeting at Hidden Valley Christian Church in Escondido, California, because of the time involved … We eagerly trust that you will announce the Fellowship Forum to be conducted at Sunset Ridge Church of Christ, 2367 Brees Boulevard, San Antonio, Texas, January 12-14. I will be speaking each night on the theme of fellowship and unity and in day sessions on Thursday and Friday will answer questions from the audience relative to the theme. The meetings are open to all who love Jesus and His word … February 2-4 I am to be at Minnesota Bible College, Rochester, Minnesota. February 16-18 I am scheduled to be at Pacific Christian College, Fullerton, California, through invitation of the Alumni Association … On August 15, 1975 we sent out the 1093rd copy of the book Thoughts on Unity without obligation to college and university students. On October 1, this year Nell sent out the 342nd free copy of The Parable of Telstar, which exhausted our supply. We are now sending a free copy of The Death of the Custodian to anyone enrolled in college who will write for it and mention the school where attending. Make announcements to students and let them get in on it. The cost of the book to non-students is $2.95. It deals with law and grace. —W. Carl Ketcherside, 139 Signal Hill Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63121.

 

“Liberty is a beloved discipline.”- Homans