Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, June 21, 1963 Page: 4 of 12
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The Careys are to follow in July. And
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His reply WM that when the children
got older, perhaps mother and dad then
could go into the mission field for a
portion of their lives. The young girl
then said, “Daddy, I have heard you
preach that people die every day. If
you wait, many people who will face
the judgement will die before you go!*’
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in Port Arthur, Tex., was one of the
speakers on the recent Abilene Chris-
tian College lectureship.
Brother Summerlin, if you will re-
member, made a recent trip to Nigeria
to investigate the work the Procter St.
'group is sponsoring in that African
country .. - -
He was, as he points out, in-
nundated with affection and attention
from the Nigerians. E/en the secular
press and radio in Nigeria made a big
affair out of his coming—because, after
all, he was the first elder of a church
of Christ in the United States to visit
the evangelism efforts in Nigeria.
Brother Summerlin Was surprised
at the publicity, and overcome with the
realization of the need for American
churches to more closely supervise and
know the foreign works they are assist-
ing. Workers abroad are begging for
> elders to come over. The Christian
Chrontofe has preached the necessity
of this action before.
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Gospel. The story is a wonderful one. \
We pray that it will have a happy end-
ing. (For further information about
Miller contact him at: Church of Christ,
Audubon Drive at 20th St., Laurel, d
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THE WORLD VIEW --
Let Us face Realities
With an Abiding Faith
By Bob Woer
Chronicle Staff Writer
The complexities of world affairs seem to increase
daily and the confusion becomes more frustrating. Gen-
erally, we seem to be more insecure and more fearful
in our personal feelings, but we seem reluctant to face
the fact that the material elements upon which we de- ,
pend are becoming less and less adequate.
Obviously, our
j|HBA personal wealth,
our social posi-
tion, our world-
ly wisdom, our
(inventions and
our schemes are
becoming less
and lees depend-
able,
b The great
(tragedy b in the
fact that we are
further compli-
cating our situa-
tion by excessive use of the
msny escape devices with which
we have surrounded ourselves. _
with the Procter Street Church of Christ jr^whote- ST*21°”
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are harmful in themselves.
ful eva^na^LTalweys detrimen-
tal to us. In fact, they add to
our problems and our frustra-
tions. The use of the whole-
some escape devices can be
beneficial; but excessive use of
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facing the realities of life.
In order to meet the almost
unbelievable challenges of this
age of automatton and apace ex-
ploration, we must find a source
of strength and help that wiD
serve us well in our time of
great need.
We need a source of strength
which will enable us to live with
the dignity befitting people who
believe that they are made in
the imago of God.
i. Tto answer b Christian faith,
a faith that willutaMl by us
' when we finally admit the in-
adequacy of our money, our
social oosition and our modern
BophUrolc itfoii, It W';b^2
hope. S hope that depends upon T,
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over wrong?/*-’--—“ ——■
* justice over
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id obvious that this Is ex-
AV7kero are some indications
that we may be beghm
face realities, but, even
are, there b no hope
lees wo can humble oureelvee.
“Pride goee before destruction
and a haughty spirit before a
Mil.**
We must honestly and intel-
ligently face the remittee of
our day, and do with al our
foight what wo find worthy of
the doing. ~
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Brother Miller says, “I began to lose
sleep and orav more about this
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Thon the second thing occurred. He
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ve ex- Arr, Qne of the first
persons to met there was .George
Dumas of Andrews, Tex. Dumas was
a former student at his at Freed-Harde-
man. He sgid, “Brother Miller, I’m
r , ^gotot to Greece.. You helped me a lot
such an experience back at Freed-Hardeman, but you could
help me again. Whey don’t you go with
me to Greece?”
Dumas did not know that Miller was
already struggling with a decision about
Greece. '
A third thing happened in Abilene.
Dumas introduced Brother Miller to
Curtis Ramey. Ramey is a farmer
county judge from Huntsville, Ala.,
who gave up his practice to return to
school so he could preach full-time.
Ramey told Miller, “Orlan, if you will
go to Greece, I will go with you or
join you later.”
This story is not finished. The three *
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Our greet need is moral and
spiritual strength.
Until thia fact b admitted by
enough peojrie who care, our
situation will continue to
worsen. We seem to be con-
stantly thinking about and re-
joicing over what we have. Real-y»
ity demands that we take a good '
look at what we are.
Are we strong in every im-
portant ’— *
honorable pi
rageoue and v.
we dare ask and and
these questions?
The present and future wel-
how honestly and intelligently
we face realities. Our personal
welfare b involved, too. We win
do well to heed the Divine in-
junction given to another na-
tion jet another time — “Con-
sider your ways.” The longer
we continue to hide our heads
in the sands of pretsnded
strength and superiority, the
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pErfeneed interesting—and moi
hard-to-understand—occurrences which
have combined to make their trip a
renlityandatappyone.
One man still in the U.S. has already
been involved h t
and, if the part, does not He, we believe
that Brother Orlan Miller of Laurel,
Mire., wUl tee hi* dreams come true
as be and Ms family arrive in the
* country of Greece soon to start preach-
iMl ths tfospcl.
It Mn tart February when Brother
Miller was attending the Freed-Harde-
man lectureship. He was invited to eat
dMTWh a friend of Ms, Brother
* Howard McTOe of New Orleans who
not long before had taken a business
trip to Greece. Brother McTee verbally
deplored the situation in Greece, where
there was not one full-time supported
* preacher for churches of Christ.
He said to Miller finally, “Orlan,
will you be the man to go? ”
The words seemed to burn into
Miner’s thinking, he says. Weeks went
by, but he could not forget them. > aoon as they can raise support.
April one at his daughters said to him,
“Daddy, what are you going to do about
Greece?”
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Nichols, James W. & Sewell, James H. Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, June 21, 1963, newspaper, June 21, 1963; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1313042/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.