By Luther Blackmon Hardly a week passes now but that we see in some religious paper an account of division in some church over such things as church support of vacation resorts, youth centers, colleges, church hospitals, homes for unwed mothers, church kitchens, banquet halls, brotherhood programs under one eldership, brotherhood organizations to take the place …
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The Work In Haiti, West Indies
By Robert Vezinat About two years ago last June, Brother Truman Smith and I made a visit to the island country of Haiti to see what, if any, opportunities existed there for the work of the Lord. We were not exactly prepared for what we found. In my estimation this is the poorest country I have …
Handling Aright the Word of Truth (X)
By Morris W. R. Bailey Continuing our study of handling aright the word of truth, I shall now point out that such is required when dealing with the examples of conversion recorded in the book of Acts. A proper division of the word recognizes the distinction between. The Essential And The Incidental By the word, essential, …
Unity (IV): Ecumenical Councils (1000-1520A.D.) Medieval Councils of the Western Church (1000-1300)
By Ron Halbrook Major Contribution or Characteristic in Approach to Unity: Saxon King Otto I (962) restored the Western Roman Empire which became known as the Holy Roman Empire, and asserted German influence over Roman synods or councils. Otto and his successors “appointed their own popes” and introduced “Germanic features into Church organization” (Dvornik, p. 47). …