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The
Saint Louis Forum on December 27, 28 drew interested listeners and participants
from twelve states. The theme was "Renewal and the Restoration
Movement." Speakers were drawn from the Disciples of Christ, Christian
Churches and Churches of Christ. One two‑hour session consisted of a wide
open forum in which anyone present could speak for ten minutes with absolute
freedom. The 1977 session will be held on December 28 and 29 at Saint Louis
Christian College . . . More than 200 young people attended the annual youth
meeting at Central Church of Christ, Saint Louis, December 29‑31, where
Harold Key serves. It was my privilege to participate in an afternoon panel
session in which those present could ask anything that was upon their heart . .
. . I am looking forward to a return engagement with the Church of Christ
meeting on 9000 Bloomington, Minnesota, where Bob Cash ministers to the
brethren. The dates are April 27‑29, and I will speak all three nights,
and conduct a forum session on Thursday and Friday mornings. . . It will be my
privilege to speak at Boise Bible College, 8695 Marigold Street, Boise Idaho,
at the annual Preaching Conference. I will be associated with three outstanding
speakers ‑ John Koekkoek, Alan Dunbar, and Dale Marshall. The theme is
"United in Him" and the dates are May 3‑5. . . On the afternoon
of May 15 I will address the saints at the Franor Avenue Church of Christ, in
Alton, Illinois, on the occasion of their 25th anniversary as a congregation. .
. Recently I spoke to an overflow crowd of Jewish business and professional men
at a noonday luncheon. The questions were sharp and perceptive and the encounter
was direct. I have agreed to speak again on April 19 and May 27 at the
Messianic Forum which held its first meeting on May 14, 1948, the same day that
the Jewish national state was proclaimed, the first since 70 A.D., when
Jerusalem was destroyed. . . On January 5, Nell mailed the 444th copy of The Death of the Custodian to a college
student. The book is sent free to any such student in the world upon request.
The retail price for others is $2.95 per copy. . . As I write this the final
proof of the revised edition of my book The
Twisted Scriptures is being read, and the book should be ready for
distribution soon. If you would like to be on the list to receive one as soon
as the books are published write and send your order to the address below. You
will be sent an invoice with the book . . . Although it is quite a little while
before the events occur I want to mention that I am scheduled to address the
Southern Christian Youth Convention in Winston‑Salem, North Carolina,
August 11, and will also be at the Prairie Young Peoples Association meeting in
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, October 21‑23. . . October 6,7 I will address
the Florida State Christian Convention, at Jacksonville . . . One of the
biggest blessings for me is anticipated at Camp Winema, Day Family Bible
Conference. It is the largest such meeting held in the United States. I will
mention other such meetings in future reports.