Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. [44], Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 18, 1959 Page: 2 of 8
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August IH, 1959
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CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE
GUEST EDITORIAL
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BY DRYDEN SINCLAIR
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MAY TAKE FULLTIME JOB
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Christianity
By GEORGE BAILEY
Abilene, Tex.
of JliHHHI by Oct l.T. and $10,000
Having visited Brussels last
of preaching one Sunday to
may I urge all to have a
JAMES W NICHOLS
1ANE CUBSTEAD
A city of a
for the church1
glum
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times have
talents
I Irussi Is,
to the cause i
facilities
How
considered your
felt you were in the same class
I
speaker on
cost when the church
New Testament began?
God select some great scholar
from some distant land? No, a
humble fisherman, with no op
portunity for a great education,
was the chief figure Peter was
the spokesman
urgent need’ Now, let’s pro-
will bless you in whatever
A gentile woman who was a
Canaanite once came to Jesus
to ask for healing for her
daughter. She had no reason
fav-
ors from Him. She knew she
did not have the social rating
We realize how
back of our
book is to be
of the people with whom Jesus ir in. So why not take
Let’s open our eves to the needs of those w ho
ing under such hardships. Let’s open our
joys and sorrows. And finally, let’s open our
to supply their needs, is there a
word? Send your contribution to Rex Bullimore, 192 Col-
lins Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Subvription* should include complete name a<LLr»«« i
.... . . , ‘ name address, town, zone number and state
Wtien changing address please notify in advance th* rUt.
y novance the date you are moving and give
die old and new addresses
next year
\u.ti, .inti Iiaviim TiiKl thu pleasure
this fine little group of Christians,
part in this building purchase
just
I cits
been
apo a very worthwhile publication was made
o the brotherhood. Treachers o/ Today Idled a
much-needed place in the work of the church. It has
served its purpose for many of us in the past years. But,
change and so do biographies. Men move from place
in death, and new ones join the
(lining out dated. I he
now at hand.
in June end the ln*t week
There is a
; ourselves
i annot fully appre-
■ of ('Ii l ist in 1 hat
the work there
(The brethren in Brussels have suggest
take fifth Sunday contributions on August 3d
tins cause. Mail all contributions to
Postah* 55, Ixelles I, Belgium. Make
Brussels Church of Christ. >
think most Christians
adequate when it conies
fering services to the cause of
danger of
from
because we feel
able to do perfect
is much better to try
I to do our best, than
ourselves and end
nothing Idleness is
> patible
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for main
tunes change and so do
to place, some arc taken in death, and
field. Lor this reason, the book is bee
time for preparing a new edition is
million people and an inadequate meeting place
That is the condition today in Brussels, Bel
1 that congregations
or later to help
Church of Christ, Bolte
your checks payable to:
Last tear the .American people paid millions of dollars
in taxes. "But we have to do thL," you’ll say. But in that
same year the people of our country spent billions—yes, bil-
lions—of dollars on things they didn't “have to.” And these
people who spend so much for so little too often
eyes to appeals where so little would mean so
Io be the most effective, of course, Treachers of Today
must include as many preachers as possible. Now the pul>-
hshers of this book have no wax of knowing “who's who’’
we send the information to them. Most of you min-
isters have received a questionnaire which they sent out,
asking you to till it in and return to them right away. If
you did not receive one of these, write to Batsell Barren
Baxter in care of Treachers of Today, P.O Box 6126, Nash-
ville 12, 1 cnn., and he will send you a form.
Was it not. Mary, the sister f-„bi„hed on
of Martha and Lazarus, who by Number a t Abilene
her love and devotion to Jesus
gave a lesson we all need so
much. She loved Jesus and al-
though she lived a quiet life in
a small village on the outskirts
of Jerusalem, she found a way
to demonstrate her devotion to
hearts to feel their ber Lord
pocket books Wo may have many llmi
better way to fulfill God’s ,ations but still we ought to do
what wo can The small things
we can do may result in great
good
’‘■rxd.xv r.t enrh week except the l„t week
texa,. by Fidelity Pre,,, Inc
The brethren in Brussels have to depend on others to help
because of the size of the
century grew because of two things
need: (2)
I low many t lines i ccc
some friend is laboring i
place a name with a face or
terial on some particulai preacher.
On, Year Sub,criplion in U S. — $4 00
Who became the number one
the day of Bente
when the church of the
Testament began? Did
select some
encouraging to take
look at some of the
outstanding accomplishments
of the past
Send all communication, and material to Box 1739. Abilene. Texa,
in Pnom 328 Petroleum Building, Telephone ORchard 3-8396
congregation The < htireh in the first
(1) The brethren saw a
they made preparation to meet that need
An opportunity has come for this situation to be .hanged.
The brethren in Brussels have just purchased a fine piece of
property within two blocks of at least 20 streetcar stops, and
therefore easily accessible to thousands of people
the one talented
They are now in need
more by March lit of
a nd having bad the
little group of
In Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, there is a small emigre-
nation of the church of our Lord. I hex’ arc trying to build
a building in which to worship, but the problems seem al- is the greatest
most insurmountable, l ew of us in American realize the 1,1 Heaven.”
difficulties surrounding the work tn such a field. Now, the '1 he Samaritan was consid-
buildino these Christians are trxinw to build is not huoc—in ,re(1 (’ut<ast l)y the people
fact, it could not even be termed big. But it is sufficient J(,sus 11VV(1 ()|1 lht. e,u.(h th(,
for their present needs, and they do need it. And $1,000 people of Judea did not asso.-i-
would sec it to completion. So little to ask, ‘but so little a,“ wi,tl ,lu‘ of Samaria
ii I, V.'l when the lawyer asked
would mean so much'
Jesus "who is my neighbor?”
Jesus answered him by telling
the story we all know so well,
the story of the Good Samar
itan. The main character likely unless
would have felt inadequate to
have taken the leading position
in a lesson that silenced the
lawyer.
Whom did Jesus use to teach
the greatest lesson in humility
but a little child? In Math.
lS:l-6 tin* story is told. The
master took a child and put
him in the midst of them
(His disciples) and said, "Tru-
ly I say unto you, unless you
turn and become like children,
you will never enter the King-
dom of Heaven Whoever hum- , ,
Ides himself like this child, he I CI1 X cars
in tlie Kingdom available t
Here is a need in Brussels an
pare to meet that need The Lord
part you have in this work
I nless you have been in
what this will
Because of poor
greatly hindered
Brother Rex Bullimore is presently laboring with this
little group. 1 Ic works part-time in order to support his
family ami, incidentally, to cover a large part of the con-
gregation’s expenses. It seems as though he will have to quit
his daily teaching and visitation program in order to get a
full time job so that the work may continue. In a recent Canaanit0 <mce
i i i i i i i r • " , to ask for healing
letter he humbly stated that if it were possible for some (iilUEhter she had »<> w i i
I 1 .1 ; I- 11 r (laugnier hl" ,ia(1 reason W c realize how easy it is to put such things to the
good brethren to support his work in the amount of $25 to feel entitled to special fav- . f ' uungs
per week, he could continue to L’et by with only part-time ora from ,,iln She knew she >,lt ° ”ur 1 ts an u,11t unr'l tomorrow. But if this
work and still give much of his time to the work of the <HAhn°l ha? /T*' rat‘ng * C(>"’PlctC' wc ,nust (iibr ir °ut today and send
Lord. His words arc recommendation enough-‘Td work associated.* <W * J< 8UB '/ i n^T * ar<Uin(1 -VOur tJcsk? ,)ld Vou
very hard to be worthy and do a good job for the Lord.” when Jesus explained to her J".) 'see you m tlie’nex""IT
i . ,, man. Net you in the new edition of Ireachers of lodavf
that she was not really proper i t/uaj.
in asking for blessings because
of her race, she persisted by
Stop and think for just a moment! Surely in the over flrS*<’n\f°r A*’/'. crninbs ,hat f,‘11
' ’ . ■ from the childrens table. Jesus
R,500 congregations in the United States, there are some rewarded her faith and humil
who could take the support of this good brother. (He only ity an(1 persistence by granting
asks $100 per month.) Surely in the thousands of Christians
in this great country, there arc some who could help finish
the very' modest building this Australian group is trying to
construct. ($1,000 is all they need.)
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