DOWN HOME

 

Final statistics on the North American Christian Convention which it was my privilege to attend in Cincinnati, showed there were more than 25,000 in attendance, with an excellent turn-out for workshops and forums which covered many vital areas of thought ... I returned home to assist in a Vacation Bible Study with the little group of saints meeting in Webster Groves, Missouri. The attendance reached 91 and it was a glorious season of fellowship in the Lord . . . The celebration of twenty years of freedom by the brethren who meet at Random Road Chapel in Arkansas City, Kansas, July 27-30 was a marvelous experience. I was especially thrilled that I could be there with Leroy and Ouida as well as many other fervent brothers and sisters, including my brother Paul and his wife. Under the guidance of Dr. Max Foster, the congregation ignored false tests of fellowship and walls of hostility and reached across lines to bring in those who had a message of love and unity. I spoke once and taught two lessons from Ephesians . . . August 9-11 I was in Winston Salem, North Carolina for the Southern Christian Youth Convention held in the lovely Convention Center in the heart of the city. There were some 1600 high school young people present and it was a real blessing to me to speak to them. Five were immersed one midnight in the swimming pool of the great Hyatt House Hotel, and one was restored to a greater sense of duty . . . As a part of its outreach program in the Saint Louis area, the saints at Oak Hill Chapel shared in a meeting at Webster Groves in which Teddie Renollet and I joined in the proclamation of the Word. The interest was good . . . Nell and I are sending free to any college or university student a copy of my book One in Christ. The request must be made personally and inform us of the name of the school where enrolled. The supply is limited and we advise you to write at once if you are interested. The address will be found at the close of this column . . . My complete series of lectures on the Revelation letter can be secured in cassette form from T. N. Ratliff, 9729 Calumet Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri 63137. Write to him and enclose a stamp and he will send you a complete list . . . For a list of cassettes containing some 200 of my lectures, including special forums on the charismatic movement, send a large self-addressed stamped envelope to Vernon H. Woods, 2413 Dale Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97401 . . . My latest book Talks to Jews and Non-Jews is available for $4.95 from either Restoration Review or from our address . . . I will be speaking at the Prairie Young Peoples Conference in Calgary, Alberta, Canada October 21-23 . . . November 9-11 will find me at Colonial Place Church of Christ, Hampton, Virginia in a seminar on The Church, The Home and The Family . . . November 15 I will be the speaker at the annual Pre-Thanksgiving Meeting at Alton, Illinois, with the Franor Avenue congregation . . . November 18, 19 I will be addressing the Indiana State Christian Youth Convention in Indianapolis . . . December 2 I will be addressing a meeting of The Master's Men at Elkhart, Indiana, and December 15 a men's Fellowship meeting at Salem, Illinois . . . On December 13 I am to speak again to the Jews at the Messianic Forum in Saint Louis . . . I will be at Kentucky Christian College, Grayson, Kentucky, January 25-27. — W. Carl Ketcherside, 139 Signal Hill Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri 63121