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I
think the “Church of Christ” is the greatest mission
field there is, so I intend to stay and do what I can. —Edna
Eckenberg, Olathe, Ks.
The
Fool of God is excellent reading! I have new appreciation for “a
movement to unite the Christians in all the sects.” As I read
I feel as though I have been transported back 150 years and have the
rare privilege of becoming intimately acquainted with a truly great
man of God. Please continue to recommend it to others. —Greg
Newman, Canby, Or.
The
Georgetown Church of Christ here is 125 years old. This year, in
honor of that fact, they used the cup communion set they used 100
years ago. The oldest members say they used to take communion but
twice a year. Do you know when we started having communion every
week? —Robert
L. Wilson, Cincinnati
(The
first Church of Christ in the Campbell movement, which started in
1811, had the Supper each first day from the very first Sunday they
met. The Christian Churches under Stone, which started in 1804,
observed it quarterly. When the two united in 1832, weekly observance
was soon common for both. —Ed.)
I’ve
discovered an unanswerable reply to the question of why we don’t
use the instrument in our services. It is not copyrighted and is
simply:
we
don’t want to use them.
Try
it! —Ralph
Embry, Leitchfield, Ky.
(You
might try:
because
we never have. - Ed.)
I
appreciate your work in trying to promote unity among God’s
children. I thought when I was exclusively working with the
non-Sunday School segment of the brotherhood, that we had a private
hold on sectarianism. But I’ve found the spirit of division
much worse with the main-line Church of Christ. I look forward to
the day when we all will be one.—Frank
Poynor, Portales, NM
Another
two years by all means! God bless you. Hook ‘em Horns and
Happy New Year! —G. N. Page,
Pflugerville, TX
The
recent article “Matters of Faith are Matters of Fact”
was especially helpful to me since I’m a theology major at
Cincinnati Christian Seminary. It is important to see that right
opinions in the area of theology are not essential to salvation.
—Scott
Robertson, Cincinnati, OH