“McGarvey on Acts cannot be beat”, R. H. Boll, 1916

“As for helps and commentaries, McGarvey on Acts cannot be beat, $1.50….” That’s it, at least for this installment.  RHB offers a few comments about books and reading in general, recommends some specific titles and closes with a characteristic (of him at least) caution about the tomes written “by man.”  Such constitutes his first book [...]

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How to Treat a A “Sectarian” by R. H. Boll: A Voice from 1917

How to Treat a “Sectarian.” The sectarian is like unto myself a man–a man, too, for whom the Lord died.  He is plainly wrong in his course.  So was I also once, before God called me out of darkness into his marvelous light.  He is mistaken in many points.  So am I–not in matters as [...]

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Word-Alone Doctrine by R. H. Boll: A Voice from 1917

WORD-ALONE DOCTRINE. There is a well-defined tendency among Christians to dissociate God from his word. It comes to the point that God himself is not needed or directly involved in the matter of our salvation.  The word is all.  As a writer in a certain paper some years ago illustrated it: “the only way the [...]

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The trouble is unnecessary

Yesterday I quoted some from E. L. Jorgenson’s comments in the January 1934 Word and Work.  Today I quote, without comment, from his “Publisher’s Page” in the December 1934 issue of that paper: In the midst of bitter provocation and great temptation we have again sought to keep the paper clean of personalities and fit to [...]

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When others so speak

It is not at all easy to hear unkind words from your critics, or to hear unkind things said of those you know or love.  What should you do in such situations?  I hesitate to offer any easy, pat answer.  I have no such advice, and confess my suspicion of those who advise in such a way. [...]

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Save the Paper

Regular readers of this blog know that one of my research interests is Nashville’s Stone-Campbell heritage.  Judging from the folks who find my blog by searching for old Nashville churches like Foster Street Christian Church or Vine Street Christian Church or South College Street Church of Christ, I see I am not alone in my [...]

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Old Books Wanted

Bibliophiles of all persuasions, Stone-Campbell or otherwise, will love this.  Z. T. Winfree writes in to the Gospel Advocate requesting folks to send him their old unused Restoration books.  My favorite line is: Do not be afraid of sending too much or too many of the same kind, for if you can spare them I can [...]

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Joseph Avenue Church of Christ

“May God’s blessing attend every sermon preached and every exhortation delivered over this sacred board. God bless every child of God at Joseph Ave. and crown their every (effort) for the advancement of the cause of Christ made by them in harmony with His will. This the prayer of an humble child of God,” inscribed [...]

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CEW Dorris on Cled Wallace’s War Baby

This from CEW Dorris, Nashville, TN to Cled Wallace, Austin TX, September 9, 1942: Dear Brother Wallace: I have viewed your war baby which was displayed in the June issue of the Bible Banner and I must say that its one of the ugliest looking youngsters that I ever saw to have such a good [...]

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Fan On

Keeping the churches aflame to the great commission is like fanning a fire of soggy wood.  So long as the fanning is vigorously kept up, it burns fairly well; but as soon as it ceases, down goes the fire again into a sleepy simmer, or it goes out altogether.  What shall we do?  Fan on, [...]

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