By Irvin Himmel Reuel Lemmons submitted the following in an editorial in the Firm Foundation, Aug. 2, 1977: “We have developed an ‘eldership.’ There were elders in the New Testament church but where do we find an ‘eldership’? . . .The average reader will be astonished to learn that you cannot find the term ‘eldership’ In …
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By Glenn Jones For many years I had heard the term “state religion” used, but I never was confronted with it personally until I came to Germany. The state religions of Germany can be divided basically into two major affiliations, namely the Catholic and Protestant Churches. The employees of these institutions have the same status and …
By Ray F. Dively On December 25, 1977, Windell Wiser and I left for a preaching trip to India. This was my fifth trip to India and Brother Wiser’s first. Our main purpose in this trip was 4o encourage and edify the brethren. There have been approximately seventy churches established in the Hy4orabad area. These brethren …
By Leslie Diestelkamp When a companion is snatched away by death, whether after a very few years of marriage or after several decades, the surviving spouse is thrust into a condition of shock at first, of loneliness a little later, and of frustration finally. The intent of this article is to be helpful to such troubled …
