Gilbert W. Holt, Servant of God

By E. N. Lovel On February 20, 1978 the Kingdom of Jesus Christ; my Lord, suffered a great loss. It occurred in Nashville, Tennessee, at St. Thomas hospital, second floor surgical suite. There death came to my beloved friend, my fellow laborer, my co-worker, a great soldier, a Christian, Gilbert W. Holt. His Operation And Death …

Miscellaneous Meditations

By Larry Ray Hafley Funeral Service Postponed The funeral for the body of “anti-ism” has been postponed-again. The corpse is most uncooperative. Every time a memorial service is announced, it blinks an eye or wiggles a big toe at a liberal mortician. The obituary columns in institutional papers are constantly embarrassed by a living subject. The …

The Religion of Freemasonry

By Thomas G. ONeal “A God” As one enters Masonry, in the first degree, the Entered Apprentice, he is asked, “Do you seriously declare upon your honor, that you believe in a Supreme Being to whom all men are accountable?” (Tennessee Craftsman, page 6; emphasis mine, T.G.O.). This statement is found on page 7 of this …

Church Cooperation in Evangelism

By Guthrie Dean How should congregations cooperate? In short, what is scriptural church cooperation? Three general answers have been given: (1) Campbell, McGarvey, Pendleton, et al, taught that it was right for congregations to cooperate through the Missionary Societies. (2) Certain Texas brethren (following the Civil War) developed the concept of congregational cooperation which centralized the …