READERS' EXCHANGE

 

I appreciate what you are doing and that you continue to send me my issues over here, even though the postage must be higher. In view of brother Meyers’ article in the December issue, I won’t say I don’t always agree with you. In fact, almost always I do agree with you. There, I did it the other way around! Keep up the good work! —Walt Provost, Chiangmai, Thailand

I grew up in East Tennessee where the lines between the three groups were tightly drawn. It was when Carl Ketcherside came to Johnson Bible College that I realized how sectarian I was. Praise the Lord that I left my sectarianism! I’ve come a long way, Baby! I got weary of the Restoration and felt it was done for. I’ve never taught much about our heritage because I was afraid the people would become sectarian like those Restoration churches around us. But I really saw our principles at work in the Tri-State Billy Graham Crusade. I was on the committee that ran the crusade, and our youth minister was vice-chairman of the youth committee. One of our preachers was director of counseling, a first in crusade history. While we were crucified by area churches, my congregation stood behind us. Some of those in the area made me feel guilty about “forsaking the Restoration Movement plea,” but through your writings I came to see that I and my church were far more Restoration than those who were criticizing us. —L. D. Campbell, Florence, KY

We have over twenty pastors or elders in this area that meet weekly to pray, enjoy fellowship, and discuss ways we can practically be one as our Lord commanded us. There are two of us from the Church of Christ, and it has been thrilling to me to share truths that our pioneers worked out. Would like to see you face to face this side of eternity. God bless you and Ouida. Have you ever had articles on what our restoration fathers thought of the millennium? I would appreciate reading what you think along these lines. Maybe this will spark something! —Bob Cannon, Eureka, CA