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One of the most satisfying meetings in which I have engaged recently was the one held under the direction of Central Church of Christ, Irving, Texas. The brethren completely transcended the party spirit and made fellowship come alive. It was a privilege to see Leroy and Ouida again. I spoke three nights on unity and fellowship to excellent audiences, and also appeared before a number of special groups. A half day was spent at Dallas Christian College where we had a great open forum. David Reagan, Ron Durham and Truman Spring, Jr., labor with the saints at Irving and are doing a masterful job . . . on March 17 it was my privilege to be the speaker at a District Women's Meeting in Saint Louis. It was a great season of refreshing from the presence of the Lord . . . We are pleased at the response to my latest book, the revised edition of The Twisted Scriptures which deals with the wresting of God's Word to justify division in the divine family. A number of those who have read it have ordered additional copies for distribution to friends and brethren. The cost of the book is $3.25 . . . We would like to have advance orders for my next book "Talks to Jews and Non-Jews" which is scheduled to be released by Standard Press, about mid-June. 'The cost will be $4.95 and this includes postage to your address . . . I have again reprinted The Authority Totem, an 8-page treatise on the ridiculous position in which our divisions have placed us. This is the fourth edition. The publication will be sent to you at the rate of ten for one dollar, and when you read it, you'll hardly know whether to laugh or cry . . . All of the lectures given at Oak Hill Chapel on the Revelation letter in conjunction with Old Testament prophecy are now on tape and may be secured for $3.00 for one to five cassettes, or six for $1 5.00. You must order them from T. N. Ratliff, 9729 Calumet Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri 63137. As a starter I suggest you send him $3.00 and ask for the tape entitled "The Mark of the Beast." If you do not agree with my thinking I will love you anyhow . . . Nell and I are still sending a free copy of my book The Death of the Custodian to any college or university student who makes a personal request for it. The address will be found at the bottom of this column. The book is $2.95 per copy to all others . . . June 3,4 I will be at the Cavalier Men's Retreat at Mechanicsville, near Richmond, Virginia . . . July 27-29 1 will be at Arkansas City, Kansas, where the saints are celebrating their twentieth anniversary as a congregation of free men and women. Leroy is to be there and I shall enjoy being with him . . . August 11, I will be speaking at the Southern Christian Youth Convention at Winston-Salem, North Carolina . . . August 26, 27 will find me at Western Buckeye "Camp Christian" near Houston, Ohio . . . September 2,3,4, I will be speaking at the Labor Day Family Camp held at Camp Winema, Oregon. Later I will tell you of other meetings this year in Canada and several states, but I want to mention to saints in California that I am scheduled to be at Escondido, January 8 - 11. It will be a real blessing to me to see brethren at all of these gatherings. —W. Carl Ketcherside, 139 Signal Hill Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri 63121.