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Discipliana Vol-06-Nos-1-4-April-1946-January-1947

Claude E. Spencer

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Entered as Second Class Matter , 1944, at the Postoffice at Canton, Missouri, under Act of August 24, 1912.

VOL. 6 APRIL, 1946 NO. 1

Facsimile of half of the first page of the deed John Brown gave to his son-in-law, Alexander Campbell, in 1815, to keep him from helping found a religious colony in .

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had started a religious colony in Ohio. Gift of Oakland Church Group That John Brown's deed had a great influence on the early development of the Disciples no one can doubt. ' Through the generosity of the Adult The deeds were purchased from Mrs. Bible Class of the First Christian Julian T. Barclay of Bethany West Vir- Church of Oakland, California, the So- ginia. Mrs. Barclay was M~ry Camp- ciety has been able to purchase the origi- bell Magary, a great-granddaughter 'of nal deed to the farm land given by John Alexander Campbell. Her mother Vir- Brown to his son-in-law, Alexander ginia, the eldest daughter of Ale~ander Campbell, in 1815. A second deed to 130 Campbell, Jr., married W. H. Magary of acres dated 1820, given by Brown and Australia. his wife to Campbell for a consideration of $1,360, was also secured. The grandfathers of Mr. Barclay were Alexander Campbell and James T. Bar- These deeds are indicative of a dra- clay, the Disciples' first missionary. His matic story. In 1814 the members of the mother was Decima Campbell tenth Brush Run Church were dissatisfied child of Alexander Campbell. ' with the community in which they lived and were ready to move in a body to a Mrs. Roscoe A. Meredith is president better location where they could be of the S'unday School class which made closer together and have their own school possible the securing of the deeds. Mrs. for the education of their children. Then, George Read is the treasurer. The co- too, they would not find serious opposi- teachers of the cla~s at the time when tion to their religious views in a newer, inteerst was aroused in the project were less settled community. W. P. Reagor, the pastor of the church, and J. Edward Moseley the president of A committee, of which Alexander the Society. ' Campbell was a member, was appointed to seek a suitable place. Two months later the committee in a detailed written PHOTO-COPY OUTFIT report recommended that a site near Zanesvilie, Ohio, seemed to have all the PURCHASED desired advantages. The church unani- mously resolved that the report be ac- With the purchase of equipment for cepted and that the removal should take making photo-copies of letters manu- place as soon as the members could indi- scripts, clippings, and other pri~ted ma- vidually make the necessary arrange- terials the Society has widened its scope of service to its members and to the ments. brotherhood. When Campbell began to make prep- arations to move, the opposition of his :r'he outfit consists of a copying ma- father-in-law was encountered. Mr. chme, dryer, trays, chemicals and paper Brown did not want his daughter to was purchased late in January and the move so great a distance from home and Curator has been making copies of vari- he proposed to give Alexander three ous items i~ order to learn how to oper- hundred acres of land, including the ate t~e eqUIpment most efficiently. By house, if he would remain on the farm. the tIme thIs goes to press, work will Campbell accepted and the expected mi- have been done by some of our "members. gration, without his leadership, fell The purchase of this much-needed out- through. fit was made possible by gifts received John Brown's gift enabled Campbell to from W. P. Harman, George Cherry- become a wealthy man, financially ,inde- homes, J. Edward Moseley The First pendent so that it was unnecessary for Christian Church of Yakim~, Washing- him to ever violate his resolution not to ton, and an anonymous giver. accept pay for preaching. Much specu- About $30.00 is yet lacking on the lation can be given to what the restora- total amount paid and money will he tion movement might have become if welcomed from our members and friends Campbell had not accepted the farm and to complete the total cost . •• DISCIPLIANA, APRIL 1946 3 GUEST COLUMN The Link Between the Past and the- Present by J. Edward Moseley Editorial note: J. Edward Moseley needs no introduction to our readers. He has been President of The Disciples of Christ Historical Society since its beginning in 1941. At the present time he is Associate Editor of World Call. Since boyhood his major interests have been writ- ing and history.

S'ome one has written that "A people Members of the Society, in the past, who have not the pride to record their have spoken of the Robison Collection at Canton, as "your" collection or as .1istory, will not long have the virtue to "S-pencer's" collection or as "Culver- make history that is worth recording; Stockton's" collection. Now, it is my and no people who are indifferent to privilege to call to your attention, the their past need hope to make their future only proper way to refer to these ar- chives is as "our" collection. Since it great." is now a collection for the whole brother- That statement becomes a challenge hood-and Iwe consider'that term to in- to The Disciples of Christ Historical clude every group ever identified with the nineteenth century Campbell-Stone Society, an invitation which the brother- movement-each and every interested hood, through the Society, can really be-' Disciple should begin to work for our gin to meet since the Henry Barton collection, realizing that material now Robison Collection has come into the sent to Canton becomes the property of So'ciety's possession. the Society which holds it in trust for use by one and all. "Our" library has It seems needless to point out, again, become a reality. Let us become con- that the Robison Collection is perhaps scious of that fact and support it ac- the most comprehensive In the entire cordingly. brotherhood. And it is, indeed, trite to add that the Society is most fortunate The task of the Historical Society ne- in having the Collection given to it. I cessitates the cooperation of all histori- commend Culver-Stockton College for its cal-minded Disciples. We shall be able i eal generosity. to fulfill that responsibility as we work together within the Society to reaffirm The Robison Col- the validity of the significance of the lection was built up religious heritage which is ours. We slowly across the can render service to all groups, institu- last twenty years, tions, boards, agencies, organizations, primarily by the and local churches within the brother- persistence and pa- hood as we stimulate interest in our his- tience of Claude E. tory. As that understanding and appre- Spencer. It honors ciation of our past grows, so will our Dr. Henry Barton membership and our influence spread. Robison, for thirty- four years the head Immediately ahead of the Society are of the Department many matters of major significance; the of Religion at Cul- program at the Columbus International ver-Stockton College Convention, recommendations from the Dr. Robison in Canton. new Planning Committee to guide the Society in reaching its objectives, the The Society is now five years old and approval of a revised Constitution to pro- the assumption of the responsibility that vide for the Society's incorporation in comes with possession of the ;Robison the State of Missouri where our head- Collection means that for the first time quarters have now been established, the all Disciples can begin to contribute ma- development of an agreement between terials to a significant central repository the Society and Bethany College for the and increasingly call upon the Curator joint control and supervision of the and the archives for aid to research Alexander Campbell homestead, the pub- questions. lication, in July, of the Curator's com- 4 DISCIPLIANA, APRIL 1946 prehensive Author Catalog, and p~rt~ci- PLANNING COMMITTEE pation in the "Crusade for a ChristIan World," to be launched at the Columbus MEETS International Convention. The Executive Committee of the So- Together, in the Historical Society, all ciety at its meeting in Indianapolis, Jan- Disciples can keep the past and .present uary 4, authorized the president of the linked, letting the past instruct as ~ar Society to appoint a Planning Commit- as its wisdom reaches,

A. WILFORD HALL. In connection with his Gospel Procla- AND HIS BOOKS mation, Hall issued in 1848 The Christian Register, Containing a Statistical Re- A popular figure among Disciples port of the Christian Churches in Europe during the middle of the 19th century and America, which was the first at- was Alexander Wilford Hall; author, 'tempt at a compilation of figures con- controversialist, and editor of Ohio. cerning the size and growth of the Dis- Strangely enough very little is to be found about him in our historical and ciples. biographical reference books. Alexander Campbell in The Millennial According to Who's Who in America, Harbinger for October 1848 said: 1901-1902, Hall was born in Bath, New York, August 18, 1819. The Li·brary of "Brother Hall has too much on hands Congress gives the date of his death as to do anything well. Think of one man 1902. keeping a tavern, manufacturing brick, preaching, traveling, editing The Gospel For several ye~rs he lived at Loydsville, Proclamation, preparing a Christian Al- Ohio, where he published the Gospel manac .... No wonder then that his Proclamation from June 1847 to Sep- Christian Register has the appearance tember 1849. The periodical was merged of the most crude, catch-penny thing of with Franklin's Reformer and was is- the present century." . . . I sued in 1850 as The Proclamation and Reformer, with Hall as a co-editor, but Much bitter feeling developed between he soon gave up his connection with the Campbell, Hall, and W. F. M. Arney, paper. Campbell's secretary, which was extend- ed through seve;al numbers of their re- His -popularity was gained before his spective papers and finally ended with becoming an editor. As a controversialist action taken by two churches. he attacked the Universalists, in the pulpit, in debates, and in writing. In 1881 Hall started in New York City Universalism Against Itself, or An Ex- Wilford's Microcosm; A Religio-Scienti- '0 amination and Refutation of the Prin- fic Monthly Magazine which was pub- - tipal Arguments Claimed in Support of lished, with minor variations in title, until 1893. the Final Holiness and Happiness of All l'tlankind. his first book, was priJ1ted for Other titles issued by Hall include the author. in an edition of 5,000 copies at Both Sides of W,ater Baptism; The De- 81.Clairsville, Ohio, in 1846. and sold out sign and Importance of Christian Bap- completely in less than a year. The book tism; Here and Hereafter; Hygenic Se- was then issued in a stereotyped edition, cret of Health; Immortality of the Soul; with the title page of the first printing Zupah; and The Problem of Human Life, bein~ used. Within four years, more of which more than fifty-nine thousand than forty thousand copies had been dis- copies were sold from 1877 to 1886. tlibuted. . Hall seemingly had quite an influence Due to ill health on Hall's part the on the Disciples at one time and since plates were turned over to a friend who so little is known now about his life issued a few editions before allowing and work, a study published after careful the Methodist Book Concern of Cincin- research should be interesting and valu- nati to reprint the work with a new able. introduction by W. P. S.trickland. In 1883, after the book having been out of The library has one of the stereotyped print for twenty-five years, Hall brought printings of Universalism Against Itself; out a revised edition, entitled: Univer- a copy of the revised edition; The Chris- salism Against Itself, A Scriptural tian Register; several printings of The Analysis of the Doctrine. Problem of Human Life; The Design and Importance of Christian Baptism; the Hall's Universalism broughtforth several first five volumes of Wilford's Micro- reviews book size, from the Universal- cosm; and has recently secured nine ists. One just purchased, Review of Alex- single issues of the Gospel Proclamation, ander HaW's "Universalism Against it- vol. 2, 1848-1849. We also have a copy of self," is by G. T. Flanders and was pub- The Proclamation and Reformer, 1850. Jibhedat Zanesville, Ohio, in 1847. Ail other titles are wanted. 6 DISCIPLIANA, APRIL 1946

A NEW CAMPBELL ITEM? WAS JOHN MUIR A DISCIPLE? From the St. Louis Public Library we have secured a photostatic negative of That John Muir had a Disciple back- an Alexander Campbell pamphlet which ground is thoroughly established in we did not know existed. The pamphlet Son of the Wilderness; the Life of John is signed James Esstep, Moderator, Muir, by Linnie Marsh Wolfe. Daniel Alexander Campbell, Clerk. Muir, J·ohn's father, -became became a Disciple in Dunbar, Scotland, and shortly View I of I Mr. Alexander Campbell I afterward moved to Marquette County, Concerning the Doctrines of I Election Wisconsin, where he became a preach- and Reprobation, I as Embodied in the I ing elder. His removal to America in 1849 Circular Letter Addressed to the is attributed to his interest in the Camp- Churches in Connection I with the Red- bells and their democratic approach to stone 'Baptist ,Association, in 1817. I religion. { Fulton, Mo.: I Published by T. L. Steph- ens. I 1856 I 22 pages. In Buffalo township' of Marquette County, there were a number of other On the back cover under the heading Disciple families; the Galloways, the Theology is the following statement: Grays, and the Trouts being especially mentioned. Church services were held in "One of the grandest and most sublime homes and school houses. At one time pieces of Theology ever composed in John Muir tau'ght a Sunday School class, America. viz: that memorable lette'r with emphasis upon nature study rather written by Mr. Alexander Campbell, of than Bible study. Bethany, Va., n,early forty years ago, in support of the despised doctrines of Nowhere in the book is Muir's actual Election and Predestination, addressed church affiliation mentioned. He did to the churches in connection with the rebel at an early age against his father's Redstone Baptist Association held at harsh interpretation of religion, so per- Peters Creek Church, Washington county, haps he never became a member of the Pennsylvania, in 1817, A. D., and lately church in his youth as do most children published by T. L. Stephens, Fulton, Mo., from Disciple families. in pamphlet form .... " From the evidence presented in this book, Marquette County had several preaching points during the middle nine- WALTER SCOTI' teenth celltury. Today there isn't a ANNIVERSARY NOTES single Disciple church in the county. The Inventory of Church Archives of Wis- OCTOBER, 31, 1796; OCTOBER 31, 1946 consin-Disciples of Christ lists only one Early in February Dwight E. Steven- church as ever having been established son, Professor of Religion and Philoso- in the county; that at Packwaukee' in phy, BethaRy College, spent a day at 1908, but now defunct. Here is a field the Society headquarters investigating for research that should be of interest to some of our historians. the -possibility of locating source' ma- terial for his new biography of Walter Another book which might contain in- Scott. He wishes to contact individuals formation of value about the Muirs and and institutions that have Scott letters, the Wisconsin churches, is David Gray's manuscripts, or pamphlets. Copies of the Letters, Poems, and Selected Prose Writ- Protestant Unionist, 184.4-48 are especi- ings, edited with a biographical memoir ally wanted. Information is needed con- by J. N. Larned and published at Buf- cerning Scott's early life and education, falo, New York, in 1888 by The Courier and his family life. Company. We hope a copy can be lo- cated for the Society. Beverly Davis, of Cantril, Iowa, a de- Son of the Wilderness was given to scendant of William Amend (S-cott's us by J. Edward Moseley. first convert) and a student at Culver- Stockton College, 1942-43, informed us that many of Amend's descendants are The Society is planning to distribute Disciples. We hope to have a feature sermon material appropriate for the an- story in our October number about Wil- niversary celebration. Our July ,number liam Amend. will give details. DISCIPLIAN A, APRIL------1946 7 NEWSNOTES RESEARCH AND WRITING Two new entries should be made in Henry K. Shaw, pastor of the First your supplement to Theses Concerning Christian Church of Elyria, Ohio, has the Disciples of Chris,t: been featuring Famous Disciples in his church Bulletin this winter and spring. Harrison, Russell Frances. Disciple We have received copies with sketches Tradition and Local Church Autonomy. of , D. S. Burnet, James A. B. D., College of the Bible, 1945. Garfield, Carry Nation, and Holverson, Walter Howard. The Chal- Benjamin Franklin. lenge of tilt' Rural Ministry of the Dis- The Nashville Tennessean for March c,ples of Christ. B. D., College of the 10, 1946, had a full page with pictures Bible, 1945. of Eva Jean Wrather and the family cat, twenty-year-old Princess. Miss Wrather was the speaker at the regular Thursday At Brite College of the Bible,Texas night supper of the Vine Street Christian Christian Univelsity, Lenton L. Poss is Church, Nashville, March 28. Her subject working on a History of the Christian was An Evening at Bethany. As a re- Church in for his B. D. degree. sult of her talk the Society has twenty- two new members from the church. At the College of the Bible, Phillips Frank Luther, radio and recording University, Jack Sanders is working on star, especially noted for his children's a thesis Events and Influences that Led records, was once an ordained Disciple the to Become a minister: name Francis Luther Crow. Separate Church, and Clarence Saint is For the whole story see The Saturday preparing The Disciples and Fundamen- Evening Post for February 9, 1946. talism. Other students engaged in his- Christine Buder, Cant<>n,gave us a copy. torical research are Curtis Tull The American Church and the Negro Prob- Earnest W. Lundeen, Cataloger for lem, with special attention to the Dis- the School of Religion Library, Butler ciples, and Earl Kragnes History of University, spoke on the subject of the Evangelical Missions in the River Plate Disciples of Christ Historical SoCiety Region of South America, with emphasis at the weekly dinner of the Central on our missions there. Christian Church, Indianapolis, February 28, 1946. From An Introduction to the Revised At Chicago, Paul D. Kennedy is finish- Standard Version of the New Testament ing a thesis concerning our mission we learn that the following Disciples churches in the and Carl were connected with the revision project: Robinson is starting research on the life Robert M. Hopkins and Roy G. Ross, and work of Burris A. Jenkins. through their position with the Inter- na tiona I Council of Religious Education Mrs. E. B. Hensley, Clinton, Missouri, and Stephen J. England, William C. author of several magazine serials about Morro, and Henry Barton Robison were hist<>ric Disciple characters, is working members of the Advisory Board. H. Leo on another one which will tell the story Holes represented the Churches of of the colorful career of Jacob Creath, Christ on the Advisory Board. Jr., of Kentucky and Missouri. Her Where'er Thou Goest, the story of Dr. WANTED Winthrop Hopson, is appearing in The Lookout. McCaleb--Christ the Light of the World. McCorkle-Thoughts on the Millen- McCaleb--From Idols to God. nium. McFarland-Pioneers in the Great McClenny-Life of James O'Kelly. Religious Reformation of the Nineteenth McClure-Stories and Sketches of Century. General Garfield. MacFarlane-The Centurion's Story. McClure-The World's Eulogies on McGarvey-Co-operation in Mission President Garfield. Work. M'Comas-A Treatise on . -McGarvey-Midway Question Book. 8 DISCIPLIANA, APRIL 1946

WANTED: SAFE, FILING fe~sion and haptism, three came by let- CABINET, ETC. ter, one from the Methodists (the record The Society has need for several does not state whether he had been im- pieces of squipment which it now lacks mersed) and for eight the record is in- and for which there is not money avail- complete. What became of these people? able for purchase at the present time. Four were sold, three were excluded, Since the Society is rapidly acquiring one apostatized, two removed by letter, valuable manuscripts, documents, letters, one died, eight removed from Canton and pamphlets a fire-proof safe is a ne- without a letter (including two who were cessity. Although the headquarters is "Free Americans of African descent and housed in a fire-proof building a safe or left for parts unknown," as the clerk cabinet would insur~ greater protecfion Wl'Ote in the record book), eight were for this rare material. left on the records without any indica- tion as to what happened to them. An extra typewriter is urgently need- ed. One with a library keyboard is pref- During the war years the church was erable. Many times work is held up be- almost inactive but in 1864 a new mem- cause only one typewriter is available bership roll was made and two of the for our use. eight unaccounted for on the old roll were listed again as members. This summer we hope to be ahle to sort and catalog material stored in man:,- , From 1866 to 1875 there were ten large cartons. This is largely local church more Negroes added to the church, seven and organizations publications. We now by immersion and three by letter and have seen four-drawer letter files, but three of these were given letters of dis- these are entirely inadequate to house missal, one as late as 1877. How long all the material we have. Seven more Negroes were allowed membership in the could be used at once. church has not yet been determined, but we do know they were on the member- The research worker of today and to- ship list in 1880. morrow will have access to many here- tofore inaccessible items through the There are also some interesting items concerning exclusions and the organ use of micro-film. In order to use micro- film a reading machine is necessary. question, however that is another story. Such a machine should be purchased soon. DO YOU REMEMBER? Perhaps some of our members or friends may know where there is a used Do you remember the Front Rank safe, typewriter or filing cabinet which Bible? It was an American Revised Bihle may be had at little or no cost; if so published under the Christian Board of write the Curator now. Publication imprint, date unknown but probably around 1912-1915. We do not NEGROES IN THE CHURCH know whether a large edition was issued but we have seen very few copies. The Canton, Mo., Christian Church was organized June 8, 1850, with twenty-three The distinctive feature of this Bible charter members. Very. fortunately the was sixty-two pages of doctrinal helps record books have been preserved and written by well-known Disciples. The are in the' church archives of the Society. subjects treated and their authors were Although some years are not very well as follows; recorded there is enough material to How We Got Our Bible-W. C. Morro. give a very complete picture of the life of the church. Bible Dispensations-J. J. Haley. One interesting feature is the treat- Devotional Use of the Bible--J. H. ment accorded the Negro before, during, Garrison. and after the Civil War. BefOl'e 1861 The Place of Jesus in the Bible-R. P. there were 28 Negroes accepted into Shepherd. the church. The first one, Edward West, the fortieth member on the church roll, The New Testament Church-A. C. went into the church November 1, 1850. Smither. One Negro of the 28 on the church rolls The Place of Baptism-F. D. Kersh- was free. ner. Fifteen cilme into the church by con- (see page 12) DISCIPLIANA, APRIL 1946 9

Stout, A. P.-Chronology of Christ's ACCESSIONS Life. Purchases Wright, H. B..,-Son of His Father. We need his To My Sons. The following items were purchased with funds from the Robison Collection, Gifts January g to , 1946: Material received by gift January 8 Adams; William Lysander-History of to April 7, 1946, and not mentioned else- Medicine and Surgery From the Ear- liest Times. For a biographical sketch where in this issue. (R) after an entry of Adams see The Dictionary of Ameri- indicates that the gift was credited to can Biography. the Robison Collection. Baldwin, Joseph-Art of School Man- Charles H. Addleman, pastor of the agement. See DISCIPLIANA, January, KE:rn Park Christian Church, Portland, 1944, for our other Baldwin wants. Oregon, sent a copy of the church's An- nual Heport, 1945. Br·own, Will-Stories of the Great War for Public Speakers. Halph G. Allen, St. Joseph, Missouri, sent a copy of B. W. Johnson's Vision of Christian, J. T.-"Close Communion," the Ages, 1915, edition, in response to or Baptism a Pre-requisite to the Lord's our call in our January issue. (R) Supper, 5th ed. Chapter 11 is titled The Terms of Communion of the Disciples or J. D. Bales, Searcy, Arkansas, sent Christian Church. Are the Disciples Croom-The Christian and War and Close Communionists? Moninger-How to Build up an Adult Bible Class, cloth edition. Church, Samuel Harden-John Marma- duke. An early novel by Walter Scott's .Mrs. Grace Hall Barnhart, Wheeling, grandson. West Virginia, former hostess at the Campbell Mansion, sent a copy of J. Emmons, F. W.-Speech ... on Regu- Magary Barclay's The Messiah Speaks lating the Sale of Alcohol and Prohibit- on Peace. ing Intoxicating Drinks, 1848. We need his Voice of One Crying in the Wilder- W. N. Briney, Louisville, Kentucky; ness. sent copy of the sermon The Years of Yesterday, which he delivered recently Howells, W. C.-Recollections of Life on closing his ministry at the Douglass in Ohio, 1813-1840. Contains an impres- Boulevard Christian Church. He also sion of Alexander Campbell which was sent a program of the dinner which was featured in DISCIPLIANA October given in appreciation of his forty years' 1945. service with the church. (R) Jackson, Cortes-History of the New Russell Bythewood, Lincoln, Nebras- Testament With a Biographical Sketch ka, has sent two packages of ·books and of Jesus Christ. pamphlets. Among the items sent were Maples, James-Discourses on Heaven, Walter Scott Athearn's A National Sys- 1853. A item. tem of Education and Protestantism's Contribution to Character Building in a Markham, Elizabeth-Poems by an Democracy; C. H. Athearn's Ten Reasons Oregon Pioneer, 1847-1851. The mother for Federation: and Steele--Memories of of Edwin Markham was an ardent Dis- Bygone Days. There were a number of ciple. See DISCIPLIANA, January other books which will replace worn 1946 for other information concerning copies already in the library. the Markhams. From the Christian-Evangelist office Markham, Edwin-Shoes of Happiness came files of The Christian Advocate, and Other Poems. We need other Mark- The New Zealand Christian, The Aus- ham books and Stidger's Edwin Mark- tralian Christian and Sahayak Patrika, ham. all 1944 issues. Newton, Joseph Fort-Preaching in J. Harrison Daniels, Charlotte, North New York. Carolina, sent a copy of his new six- 10 DISCIPLIANA, APRIL 1946

page folder The Lord's Supper on the Mrs. Joe Kraus, New Albany, In- Lord's Day. (R) diana, sent a program outline from the Central Christian Church showing a E. E. Dowling, Butler School of Reli- study of the history of the Disciples of gion Library, gave a copy of a folder Christ, January 6 to M'arch 31, 1946. Mrs. with a photograph of the oil painting of Kraus presented the 'Campbells as her Frederick D. Kershner which was pre- part of the study. (R) sented to the School of Religion June 8, 1945. Carroll H. Lemon, Fayetteville, Ar- kansas, sent a clipping (1936) concern- Herbert Duncan, Kansas City, Mis- ing the Independence Boulevard Chris- souri, gave several books from the li- tian Church of Kansas City, Missouri, brary of the late Burris A. Jenkins. All together with some information about were placed in our duplicate files. (R) Disciples of Christ historical materials Ben F. Dixon, Washington, D. C., again to be found in the library of the Uni- versity of Arkansas. . paid the-dues for the ,society for another year in the American Association for Raymond McCallister, Webster Groves, State and Local History. He also sent Missouri, sent a copy of Through a Half a copy of Devereaux-"Spirit of '76" for Century, an Historical Sketch of the which we advertised in our last issue. Webster Groves Christian Church. (R) J. Edward Moseley, Indianapolis, In- Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Garrett, Deca- diana, gave the following items: Dodge tur, Illinois sent a copy of Mr. Garrett's -James G. Blaine (includes Garfield poems Fringes of Fact and Fancy to- letters); Wallace-Ben Hur, 2 vol. Gar- gether with some local church material. field edition; Markham-The Man With (R) the Hoe and' Other Poems, 1902; Fisher -The Children of God (historical fiction W. F. Hamann, Canton, Missouri, about the Mormons, including Sidney gave an early printing of Ashley S. Rigdon); Robinson-Old Wagon Show Johnson's The Tennessee Evangelist; a Days (with an account of the clown, deluxe edition, leather binding and gold Archie Campbell, a nephew of Alexander edges, of Franklin and Headington- Campbell); Untermeyer-Modern Amer- Life of Elder Benjamin Franklin (fron- ican Poetry (with a Vachel Lindsey sec- tispiece has black hair and black beard); tion); Coan and Lillard-Fiction in the second edition of George F. Hall's America (list some Disciples fiction); Plain Points on Personal Purity; and Hackett-Fifty Years of Best Sellers (sev- Browder's Pulpit, a volume of sermons eral were by Disciple authors); James- by U. M. Browder. (R) The Cherokee Strip (Oklahoma Chris- C. 0. Hawley, Indianapolis, Indiana, tian University is mentioned); two pho- gave a copy of Moore-Comprehensive nograph records of sermons preached by History of the Disciples of Christ. We J. H. Goldner, Euclid Avenue Christian need other copies of this work also as Church, , Ohio, September 23 there are a number of individuals and in- and 30, 1945; a Garfield memorial glass stitutions that want ~his book. plate; and several hundred newspaper clippings, promotional pieces and pam- J. R. Hutcherson of Aurora, Ohio, sent phlets. a copy of An Act to Enable (,{leal Churches to Form Consolidated Corpora- L. G. Mustian, Osseo, Minnesota, sent tions passed by the general assembly several issues of the Portland Avenue of the state of Ohio in 1933. Judge F. (Minneaolis) Christian Church orders of R. Henry of Geauga, Ohio, is the author worship together with the 1945-46 Catalog of the act. (R) of the Minnesota Bible College and the 32d Commencement Program of that H. E. Keltner, Canton, Illinois sent a institution. number of books together with the An- nual Report, 1943-44 of the First Chris- Bruce Nay, Atlanta, Georgia, sent a tian Church of Canton and some orders copy of the 96th Annual Convention of worship of the church. (R) Program of the Christian Churches of; Georgia, 1945. John S.Kenyon,Hiram,Ohio,sent a copy of his recently published Pow Family H. G. Parsons, Hastings, Nebraska, Records. sent a copy of The 60th Anniversary of DISCIPLIANA, APRIL 1946 11

the First Christian Church of Hastings, Theological Committee-Nature of the 1885-1945; and the Directory and Year Churches (with a chapter Disciples of Book of the church. Christ by W. E. Garrison); Burnham- Unification, 1st. edition; Yearbook and George L. Peters, who has spent the Directory, 1930-31, First Christian winter in California, has continued to Church, Burlington; West Boulevard send numerous items to us. (R) Christian Church, Cleveland, Ohio- Orval Peterson, Yakima, Washington, A Br;ef Historical Outline of the Estab- sent the following items: Wingfield- lishment and Accomplishments, 1888- Notes of a Pil~rim Under Summer Skies 1938; and many other programs, year- and Hills of Horne; Welshimer-Candle books and periodicals. With Mr. Slater's Light; numerous items in regard to gift we are now able to supply complete Northwest Christian College; and more sets of World Call again and can fur- than a hundred pieces ranging from I nish Yearbooks since 1906. The Dakota Evangel, , Dakota Bible College to the program of John O. Spencer, Champaign, Illinois, the Christian Church Convention. Spo- sent several views of. Missions building kane District, October 23, 1945. Mr. Pet- and the old Butler Library at India- erson has sent several packages of this napolis. (R) type of material which we were very O. P. Spiegel, Falkville, Alahama, sent happy to receive. a copy of his What Saith the Scripture? .J. F. Quisenberry, Woodward, Okla- How Readest Thou? an 8 page pam- hom'a, in response to our request in the phlet. J",nuary DISCIPLIANA, sent a copy of James Lloyd Stone, Mexico, Missouri, Johnson's Ten Lessons in How to Read, sent a copy of his pamphlet What the How to Understand, and How to Re- Individual Needs to Know About Jesus. member the Bible. (R) (R) Galen Lee Rose, Be'rkeley, California, ~ sent the following material; Ewers- A. D. Stout, Canton, Missouri, g-ave a Vital Religion; Synopsis of the Pro- copy of White River Country of Mis- ceedings of the 57th Annual State Con- souri (has material about the Shepherd vention of Christian Churches in Cali- of the Hills country including the cover fornia (North) 1912; Hunter-Music picture of Old Matt's cabin). (R) and Religion (includes Wonder, Love and Charles C. Ware, Wilson, North Caro- Plaise by Burris A. Jenkins); Sky and lina, sent a number of pamphlets and Telescope for (has an ar- programs including the Program of the ticle by J. H. Pruett Eclipse in January 100th Session of the North Carolina Con- '55 Years Ago, about Prof. J. Durham, vention, 1944: Minutes of the Proceed- an early California Disciple minister, ings of the Ninth General Assembly of teacher and astronomer); 'and several the Colored Disciples of Christ, Eastern programs and papers. North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, W. E. Schultz, Blooming-ton, Illinois, New York and New Jersey, 1945; Krew- sent a copy of Will Carel ton's Farm Bal- son-Facts About Instrumental Music; lads, 1822 ed. (contains a poem about and Minutes of the 72d. Annual Assem- the death of G'lrfield Why Should They bly of Disciples of Christ, Goldsboro- Kill My Baby); and several newspaper Raleigh District, 1944. clippings and orders of worship. (R) Louis A. Warren, Fort Wayne, In- W. B. Slater, Burlington, Iowa, sent dj,>na, gave copies of his pamphlets the following items Johnson's Speeches Abraham Lincoln Interprets the Con- -Hempstead-Johnson Debate; Letters stitution: Little Known Facts About the to a Young Methodist Preacher, 1893, Gettysburg Address; Little Known Facts first printing; The Great Controversy, About Thanksgiving and Lincoln's Proc- 32d. edition; Evangelistic and Expository lamation; and Thomas Curtis Clark's Sermons; The Story of a Hundred Dol- Abraham Lincoln, thirty poems. lars, 1898 edition, all of the above by Winston W. Wharton, San Antonio, Asley S.. Tohnson; Catalogue of Johnson Texas, sent photographs of G. L. and Bible College, 1907, 1920-21, 1922-23; Emma Wharton, our first missionaries Programs of the General Christian Mis- to India. He recently made a nice con- sionary Convention 1898 and of the In- tribution to our DISCIPLIANA pub- ternational Convention 1922; American lishing fund. 12 DISCIPLIANA, APRIL 1946

PICTURES AND Periodicals I' POST CARDS Vol. 1, no. 1, of The Mid-West Chris- tian, was issued from Oklahoma City, Orval Peterson, Yakima, Washington, Oklahoma, January 1946. It is being sent post card view of the First Church published monthly in the interests of the of Christ, Lewistown, Montana. newly organized Mid-West Christian College. The editor is Vernon M. New- J. Edward Moseley, Indianapolis, gave land. a number of post card views of churches and many pictures of individuals. Chester A. Sillers, Danbury, Connec- We are now receiving; regularly The ticut, sent a post card view of the Church Church Speaks, published at Portland, of Ghrist at Danbury. Oregon, by A. Word, who kindly sent us a dozen back numbers. Chester Hensley, Fort Madison,la.,sent a large framed photograph of the Cen- The Gospel Proclaimer, Austin, Texas, tennial Convention Communion service is back in circulation with a new size, at Forbes Field, Pittsburg, Pennsyl- 6x9 inches. The issue was vania, October 17, 1909. the first sin,ce January-.

CLIPPING FILE Local church papers new to our files are: For several years we have been sav- ing clippings, from newspapers and Chimes, Douglass Boulevard Christian Church, Louisville, Kentucky. magazines, mostly about individuals and churches. Some of these were mounted Church Life, Euclid Avenue Christian in scrap books and a subject index was Church, Cleveland Ohio. made for them. Recently we have at- tached several hundred to letter-size First Christian Church News, Tacoma sheets of paper, and filed them in fold- Washington. ers arranged alphabetically by subject. Franklin Circle Bulletin, Franklin Our members can 'be of great help to Circle Christian Church, Cleveland, Ohio. us by sending clippings from their local papers. We need biographical items Kern Park Christian Church, Portland, Oregon. about prominent Disciples as well as news write-ups of the activities of local The Messenger, Church of Christ, Dan- churches. bury, Connecticut. Newark Christion, Central Church of Christ, Newark, Ohio. INFORMATION WANTED The Tower, First Christian Church, Does anyone have a copy of the first Paducah, Kentucky. edition of John Roger's Biography of Elder John T. Johnson? Vine Street Visitor, Vine Street Chris- tian Church, Nashville, Tennessee. Who has seen a copy of this book: "Dr. W. A. Morris of Austin, Texas, is publishing a book which will contain the cream of the writings of Alexander DO YOU REMEMBER? Campbell," from The , 1896, page 67. (continued from page 8)

The Place of the Lord's Table-no Mrs. M. E. Harlan. author given. The Disciples of Christ-W. R. War- The Place of the Holy Spirit-Marion ren. Stevenson. The Place of Missions-A. McLean. We wonder why the Front RaJl~ Bible was not kept in print with suitable'revi- The Place of Christian Stewardship- sions of its doctrinal helps section. DISCIPLIANA, APRIL 1946 13 New Books Received The latest volume in the series of manuals published by the laymen of Texas. Archer, John Clark. , LeS'uer, Meride!. The Sikhs in Relation to Hindus, Mos- lems, Christians, and Ahmadiyyas. A North Star Country. New York, Duel, Study in Comparative Religion. Prince- Sloan & Pierce, 1945. 327 pages. ton, N. J., Princeton University Press, 1946. xi, 353 pages. This interesting and well-written vol- ume in the American Folkway Series A history of the Sikhs and an analysis deals with the folklore and history of of their 'relations with the other reli- Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the immedi- gious groups of India. Dr. Archer, ate surrounding country. The author is Hoober professor of comparative reli- the daughter of Disciple minister and gion at Yale University, is a member of poet, Winston W. Wharton. the Disciples of Christ Historical So- ciety. The Sikhs, a beautifully printed Perkins, Jacob Randolph. and bound book, was ranked second as an outstanding example of designing for Antioch Actress, A Novel of Pagan the month, by members of the Trade Against Christian. Indianapolis, Bobbs- Book Clinic at its meeting, February Merrill Company 1946. 279 pages. 19, according to Publishers' Weekly for March 2. This dramatic novel of the Second Cen- tury, set in the Syrian city of Antioch, Bruner, Benjamin Harrison. shows how the Roman government en- deavored to suppress Christianity Man Has Forever; Assurances of Im- through the use of the theater. The mortality. St. Louis, Bethany Press, author, formerly a Disciples minister, 1946. 64 pages. is now in the Congregational-Christian ministry. Short essays on the Christian belief in immortality by the minister of the Schwab, Charles F. Christian Church at Holliday's Cove, West Virginia. The Quest for Christian Brotherhood. St. Louis, Christian Board of Publication, Christian' Hymns. New. York, The 1946. 94 pages. North River Press, 1945. 544 pages. The seventh booklet in the series The ·publication of this book of well Bethan,y Courses in Christian Living selected and edited hymns was sponsored tells the inspiring story of how men bJ' The Christian Foundation of Colum- across the centuries have sought to bus, Indiana. E. Wayne Berry and Cle- realize the ideal of Jesus. mentine Miller are the music editors. The Sexson, W. Mark. responsive readings were edited by Ed- win Errett. Rainbow Building. .McAlester, Okla. Author, 1944. 67 pages. Finegan, Jack. This book dealing with the history and Light From the Ancient Past; the principles of the Order of Rainbow for Archeological Background of the He- girls has as its author the man who was brew-Christian Religion. Princeton, N. the founder of the Order in 1922" then J., Princeton University Press, 1946. minister of the First Christian Church 500 pages. of McAlel'ter. A connected account of the background Sweazey, George E. of the Bible and of early Christianity The Keeper of the Door. St. Louis, as known through the discoveries of Bethany Pl'ess, 1946. 190.pages. archeology. The text is illustrated with 214 plates, maps and plans. Eleven sermons dealing with the moral, religious, and social life of the Hines, Harry, compo home and family. The author is Secre- tary of the Department of Evangelism Evangelism on the March. Dallas, of the Board of National Missions of the exas, Laymen's League, 1946. 139 Presbyterian Church in the United States ages, paper covers, of America. 14 DISCIPLIANA, APRIL 1946

Tuggle, Annie C. Society immensely by urging that your church become a member. Such a mem- Our Ministers and Song Leaders of the bership on the part of the church should Church of Christ. Detroit, Michigan, result in an increased appreciation of Author, 1945. 200 pages. Paper covers. the religious heritage of the Disciples. One page biographies of the Negro Program at Columbus ministers, evangelists and song leaders of the . Plans are developing for an outstand- ing program at our regular meeting in Columbus. We should be able to give you full details in July DISCIPLIANA. CALLING ALL MEMBERS Author Catalog New Members Wanted Patience sometimes ceases to be a Our membership, now close to 400, virtue but we hope that stage has not should be much increased before our reg- been reached by those who sent in ad- ular meeting in Columbus, Ohio, in vance orders for the curator's Author August. Let's have 600 members by Catalog of the Disciples of Christ and August 1st. That's only one new member Related Religious Groups. All copy will for two old ones and if everybody works, be sent to the lithoprinter by June 1st, it should be easily attainable. With the and the book will be re3dy for distribu- July number of DISCIPLIANA all new tion by the time of the International members will be listed and credit will be Convention or before. given to every old member who has se- CUl"edone or more new ones. If you haven't' sent in your order, to- gether with a check for $5.00, the pre- Have You Paid Your Dues? publication price to members of the A month ago our Secretary-Treas- Society, do so now. After the book is urer, Dr. A. T. DeGroot, sent out his l'eady for distribution it will COst you annual letter calling for the collecting $6.00. The price to nrn-members after of this year's dues, and at the same time publication will be $7.50. showing how each member stands in re- gard to his payment of dues since the founding of the Society in 1941. As an REVIEWING OUR HISTORY inducement to pay this year's and back W. John Parker, pastor of the First dues he offered to send Gold member- CLristian Church of Paducah, Kentucky, ship cards to all whose

DISCIPLIANA, published January, April, July, and October hy The Disciples of Christ Historical Society, Canton, Missouri. Founded by the Ministerial Association of Culver-Stockton College, volume 1, number 1, was issued March, 1941. Volumes 1-3 were mimeographed. With volume 6 The Disciples of Ghrist Historical Society assumed publication. Claude E. Spencer, Editor

Officers of the Society J. Edward Moseley, Pre~ident W. H. Hanna, Vice-President A. T. DeGroot, Secretary- Treasurer Claude E. Spencer, Curator

Subscription to DISCIPLIANA is included in the membership dues of The Disciples of Christ Historical Society. The price of an annual subscription to non-merribers is fifty cents.

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OUR SIXTH YEAR There will be a change in our circu- When DLSCIPLIANA was first issued lation policy. In the past DISCIPLIANA in March, 1941, little did we imagine that has been sent without charge to any it wculd eventually become the official individual or institution interested in re- organ for The Disciples of Christ His- ceiving it and in addition, as a special torical Society, which was then in the courtesy, to the entire membership of the Society. With the Society taking process of being organized, or that the oyer the publication, fifty cents will he Henry Barton Robison Collection would allotted from each annual membership become the property of the ,S·ociety. We fee to our' publication fund. Non-mem- were pioneering in a new venture and bers will be charged fifty cents for a could not forecast the success which we year's subscription. have achieved in tlfe past five-year period. We shall continue our policy of ex- changing with our national, state, and There will be no change in Our basic district periodicals and with the periodi- editorial policy during the next year. cals of the churches of Christ. We shall list the,gifts and acces ions to the Society and shall frequently make If you have been receiving DISCIP- known our wants. We shall continue to' LIANA and are not a member of the bring to our readers news concering Society, send fifty cents now to insure books, old and current, by and about receiving future issues; or, better still, Disciples. We hope that our longer ar- send a dollar for an annual membership ticles may prove stimulating enough that in the Society. someone will continue research from where we have been forced by time, op- portunity, and space to stop. THANKS! More news about the Society and its Our thanks are due Joe W. Kraus, members will be printed than has been Champaign, Illinois, H. E. Keltner, Can- possible in the past.' We ask that our ton, Illinois, Mrs. Ada Mosher, India- individual and institutional members napolis, Indiana, and Mrs. Ada Roberts, send us write-ups regarding their biblio- Canton, Missouri, for copies of DIS- graphical and historical adventures. We CIPLIANA which we requested for our want to be a clearing house for historical files. We can still use vol. 4, no. 1, April information for the whole brotherhood. 1944. POSTMASTER--If undeliverable, notify us on Fonn 3578

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The Disciples of Christ Historical Society was organized May 5, 1941, at St. Louis, Missouri, and received the approval of the International Convention of the Disciples of Christ which was then in session. The convention at that time appointed the Society Custodian of Convention archives. The purpose of the Society is to maintain and further the interest of the Dis- ciples of Christ (sometimes known as Christian Church or Church of Christ) in its religious heritage, backgrounds, origins, and development. Membership is open to any individual, institution or organization who is in ac- cord with the purpose of the Society. In 1946 the Society secured as a gift from Culver-Stockton College, the valuable Henry Barton Robison Collection of Literature Relating to the Disciples of Christ which contains thousands of books, periodicals, pamphlets, manuscripts and illustra- tive materials dealing with the religious groups which grew out of the Restoration movement fostered by Abner Jones, James O'Kelly, Barton W. Smith, Thomas and Alexander Campbell, Walter Scott, and other reformers of the early 19th century in America. The collection will be used as the nucleus for a comprehensive research library.

The Society maintains its headquarters at Canton, Missouri, where authors and publishers are asked to send copies of all new publications. Churches are requested to place the Society on their mailing lists to receive orders of worship, papers, re- ports, yearbooks and other printed records. Gifts from individuals are especially welcome. Classes of membership are as follows: Individual member, per calendar year $1.00. Individual member, one payment $25.00. Institutional member, pel' calendar year $10.00. Institutional membership is offered to churches and other organizations in addi- tion to the colleges of the brotherhood. A church should take advantage of the oppor- tunity to share in the work of the Society by becoming an institutional member and designating some historically minded person as its reprseentative in the Society. Dues should be sent to Dr. A. T. DeGroot, 766 North Vermont Avenue, Los An- geles 27, California. Subscriptions to DISCIPLIANA, gifts for the Society, and inquiries concerning the. work of the Society should be spnt to: Claude E. Spencer, Curator Disciples of Christ Historical Society P. O. Box 226 t;anton, Missouri DISCIPLIANA Published quarterly by The Disciples of Christ Historical Society, Canton, Missouri

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SOCIETY IN NEW QUARTERS'

The Society archives, including the The other sectioN contains four double- Robison Collection, were moved in June faced floor cases, together with addi- into better quarters in the same building, tional filing cabinets and our photocopy Culver-Stockton Hall. The Society now equipment. Here are housed the bound occupies two rooms, one sixteen by fifty and unbound periodicals, duplicate books feet and the other, used for the curator's and boxes of material as yet not cata- office, eight by ten feet. loged. The larger room has been divided into We extend to all our members and two sections by the use of book shelving. friends an invitation to visit us in our One section has wall cases around all new quarters. If you are driving near four sides. On one wall, between two or through Canton this summer do not windows and over low cases is the oil fail to drive "up the hill" to the Culver- painting of Dr. Robison. In the center Stockton campus. If we should not be of this section is a long reading table, in our office our telephone num'ber i tQgether with filing cabinets and a desk 437. We shall be away from Canton for the curator's secretary. August 3 to 11 and September 1 to 8. I

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ISAAC ERRETT LETTER A Feature of Society Meeting The Society has just received from F. H. Groom, pastor of the Franklin Circle Plans are being made for a round Christian Church, Cleveland Ohio, a let- . table on Walter Scott as a feature of tel' dated June 11, 1885, written by Isaac the annual meeting of the Society during Errett to Jessie Brown. This is our first the International Convention at Colum- Isaac Errett letter. bus, Ohio, August 6-11. Well-known In the letter Mr. Errett warns Miss members of the Society have been asked Brown that she is ,over-working, and to take part. tries to impress upon her the necessity The annual meeting will ,be held at the for her to slow down and rest. Neil House, Thursday, August 8, at 4:30 The letter came to Mr. Groom from p. m. All members are ur,ged to at- Thomas Close, a nephew of Jessie Brown tend. Pounds. Mr. Groom, in his letter ac- companying the gift, stated that as he The Planning Committee, Dr. Louis A. was anxious for the Brotherhood to own Warren, chairman, will meet at the Neil it he was giving it to the Society. I House, Tuesday, August 6, at 1:00 o'clock. The Executive committee will meet at 3:00 o'clock the same day to hear reports of work accomplished since EARLY COMMUNION 1944, and to ,pass upon a revised consti- SERVICE tution for the Society. Recently the Society received through At the final meeting of the E'Xecutive the kindness of Mrs. Ada Mosher, libra- Committee at the Neil House, August 9, rian of the Missions Library, United Friday morning at 7:00 o'clock, J. W. Christian Missionary Society, a pewter Everhard, Cleveland architect, will pre- commul)ion set which was used in the sent plans for the rehabilitation of the First Di~ciple Church of Hubbard, Ohio, Campbell mansion. for many years. The church was locally The Society will have a booth in Mem- known as the Cornerhouse Church. orial Hail where members will be wel- The cup was made by Boardman Broth- come at all times. Either the Curator, ers, Thomas Danforth and Sherman of Claude E. Spencer, or the Secretary- Hartford, Connecticut, between 1825 and treasurer, Alfred T. DeGroodt, will be 1854. The plate was made by Samuel there almost every hour of the day. Kilborn of Baltimore who worked be- tween 1814 and 1824. Both are in an excellent state of :preservation. MAHONING MINUTES That the service has been preserved That Disciples research libraries will was due to the thoughtfulness of Mrs. soon be able to have a microfilm copy of Richard Minglin and her descendants. the original manuscript minutes of the Mrs. Minglin (a member of the Corner- Mahoning Baptist Association is a pos- huse Church) rescued the set from the sibility, according to Dr. Harold E. Davis, discard before 1904. Her daughter-in- Dean of Hiram 'College. The minutes, law, Mrs. Isa K. Minglin (now deceased) now in the library of Hiram College, may and hergrapddaughter, Miss Ruth G.Ming- be filmed at a cost of approximately a lin, Wooster, Ohio,' carefUlly treasured dollar and a half for each copy if ten or- the plate and cup until they were ,given, ders are received. for safe keeping to Mrs. Mosher, who re- ceived permission from Miss Ruth G. Those who are interested should write Minglin for them to be placed in the to Dr. Davis at once placing their orders museum section of the Society's -archIves. so that the project may be started im- They are a valuation addition to our mediately. collection. - DISGIPLIANA, JULY 1946 19

A NEW PHOTOGRAPH JOSEPH FORT NEWTON OF CAMPBELL AND THE DISCIPLES Through the Robison Collection the One of the interesting new books of Society has secured an unpublished pho- the year is Joseph Fort Newton's auto- tograph of Alexander Campbell. Roy biography, River of Years. And of Fields, pastor of the Central Christian Church of Springfield, Missouri, re- special interest to Disciples is the section dealing with his connection with the ceived the picture from Mrs. Kate Smith Paris, Texas, Christian Church. In his Hubbell Ellington, and in turn presented book Mr. Newton says that while ,pastor it to Culver-Stockton Colle,ge for the of the Baptist Ohurch he tried to unite Robison Collection. the Baptists and Disciples there, but was Upon comparing this photograph with unable t,o do so. the thirty published, dated and undated, Campbell photographs in our files we This is a slightly different story than think that this one was made in 1858 or Mr. Newton told in The Christian-Evange- 1859. It was made, perhaps, by the list, January 2, 1902. Here are Mr. New- collodion wet:plate process which was in ton's words at that time: "In my new vogue about that time. field of labor I soon discovered that I was out of harmony with the spirit and the theology of the Baptist Church. I thought then, as I think now, that no honorable man should serve at the altars of a church the doctrines of whose creed he does not heartily believe. For that reason I resigned the postorate of the First Baptist Ohurch. At that time a committee of elders waited upon me and invited me to unite with. the First Chris- tian Church of Paris. They assured me that I would find in their fellowship not only toleration, but also fraternal confi- dence and support. In due course of time I was installed as pastor of the Christian Church in the same city which had been the scene of my dismission from the Bap- tist ministry. "When I entered the Christian minis- try my theology was identical with the five-pointed creed of the gentleman to whom you refer in your editorial. But I was not disagreeably dogmatic in my preaching. On the contrary, I was happy in my new-found freedom and fraternity. Nor was I disposed to force my opinions upon anyone. Shortly afterward I at- tended the Texas Christian Lectureship and heard a lecture on the 'In:spiration of the Bible,' by one of the most prominent men among the Disciples. The implica- The photograph was given to George tion, if not the assertion, of the lecture Hubbell by Mr. Campbell, who had con- was that a denial of the plenary inspira- verted both Mr. and Mrs. Hubbell. It tion of the Scriptures is rank infidelity. was kept by the family until it was Naturally the spirit of that lecture and given by Mrs. Ellington, a daughter, to the way in which it was received by the Mr. Fields. lectureship convinced me that I had An interesting sidelight is the fact made a mistake in entering the church that Mrs. Ellington's mother, Mrs. of the Disciples. The movement for the George Hubbell, was a sister of Ben H. restoration of primitive Christianity Smith, Culver-Stockton's second ,presi- seemed nothing more than a molecule in dent. Mrs. Ellington, now eighty years the indistinguishable mass of sectarian old, lives in Springfield~ see page 23 20 DJ,SCIPLIANA, JULY 1946

CHRISTIAN UNION THE MORRIS-CAMPBELL QUARTERLY BOOK

At the National Convention of the Three replies have been received in Disciples of 'Ghrist, in Topeka, Kansas, answer to our question concerning W. A. October 11-18, 1910, the Commisshm on ,Morris' edition of Alexander Campbell's Christian Union was formed with Peter writings. J. T. Phillips, editor of The Truth, Munday, Texas, C. C. Ware, cura- Ainslie of Baltimore, Maryland, as tor of the Historical Collection of the president. In 1917 the name was changed North Carolina Christian Missionary to the Association for the Promotion of Convention,and Mrs. Clark Wright, Christian Unity, the name by which the bookseller of EI Paso, Texas, sent letters in regard to ,the book. organization is known today.- Mr. Ware has a copy of the book in the Christian Union Library, a quarterly North Carolina Collection. Mr. Phillips publication featuring Christian unity and reports that there is a copy in the Texas the work of the commission was issued State Library at Austin. Mrs. Wright in July 1911, and regularly each quarter has had copies of the 'book for sale, but with two exceptions, until 1935. Al- none now. ' though Mr. Ainslie's name did not appear as' editor until the third volume in 1913, From Mr. Ware and Mr. Phillips we he undoubtedly was the editor from the secured copies of the title page which beginning. reads: The Writings I of , Alexander Campbell Selections Chiefly from No volume numbers' were carried until I I The by W. A. volume three, July 1913, when the name I was changed to The Christian Union Morris, M. D., I Austin, Texas, I El- der in the Christian Church for over Quarterly. From the start copies were thirty years. Austin, Texas: numbered consecutively until volume I I seven, July 1917, when the consecutive Eugene Von Boeckman, Printer. I 1896. There are 621 pages in the book. numbers were dropped and the numbers one to four were used in each volume. W. A. Morris was born in Henry coun- The July and October numbers in 19P~ ty, Virginia, May 21, 1812, according to Mr. Ware. We do not know the date of were not issued due to the financial dif- his death. ficulties of the depression years. Volume twenty-three, number one, was issued in We need this book in our archives. Who January 1934. can send us a copy? With the death of Mr. Ainslie, Febru- ary 23, 1934, the editorship ,passed to Numbers one to eight had arpage size five Herbert L. Willett and Finis S. Idleman and one half by seven and three quarters for the next three issues. The April' 1934 inches. Volumes three to six had a rpage number was a Peter Ainslie Memorial, size seven by ten inches. Volumes seven containing an account of the funeral to twelve were six by nine inches. Vol- service and remarks of appreciation. . umes thirteen to twenty-four were six Volume twe~ty-four, January and and one half by nine and one half inches. April, 1935, was published by Willett, The number of pages in each issue varied Clark and company from Chicago, with from twenty in the earlier numbers to no editors listed. Christendom is the di- one hundred twenty-five in the later rect successor to The Christian Union ones. Quarterly. We lack the following numbers in our For the first twelve years the quarter- archives': ly was printed by Hie Christian Bo~rd of Publication, as is attested by the colo- No.1 July 1911 phon on the back cover. Part of that No.7 January 1913 time the Board was listed as publisher. No.8 April 1913 From July 1920 to October 1934 the Vol. 3, No. 9 July 1913 printer was the Hess Printing Company Vol. 3, No. 12 April 1914 of Baltimore. The two numbers of 1935 Vol. 4, No. 15 January 1915 were from the press of the General Vol. 7, No. 3 January 1918 Printin~ Company of Chicago. Vol. 8, No. 1 July 1918 DISCIPLIANA, JULY 1946 21

WORLD COUNCIL WANTS AUTHOR CATALOG TO PRESS DISCIPLE BOOKS Final typing and checking of the The World Council of 'Churches, Ge- Curator's Author Catalog of Disciples ' neva, , wants the bOl'lks,bro- of Christ and Related Religious Groups chures, and periodicals concerning was completed June 15, and the manu- church-unity and church-cooperation which have been issued by Disciples of script was sent to the lithoprinter, Ed- Christ. The Council needs particularly wards Brothers, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michi- a complete set of the Christian Union gan, the same day. Printing will be Quarterly. completed by the middle of July and the The Disciples of Christ Historical So- unbound sheets will be sent immediately ciety has agreed to act as a clearing to the bindery. It will probably he six house in the matter of this request. We weeks before the bindery will ,be able to have already sent the following books have the books ready for distribution. from our duplicate files: This is a disappointment as we had Ainslie-The Message of the Disciples hoped copies would be ready for distri- of Christ for the Union of the Church; bution during the International Conven- Campbell, A.-The Christian System; tion. Even though no bound copies will Campbell, T.-; be available at that time, we expect to Cowden-Worshipping Toward Christian have several unbound copies for display Unity; Cowden-Thinking Toward Chris- purposes. tian Unity; Cowden-St. Paul on Chris- tian Unity; The Equality of All Chris- The book will be 8lhxll inches page tians Before God (with an introduction .size and will contain 370 pages. It will by Peter Ainslie); Garrison-Christian be bound in the best grade of cloth that Union; Idleman-Peter Ainslie, Ambas- is obtainable. sador of Good Will; Willett-Our Plea for Union and the Present Crisis; and Anyone who has neglected to send an Young-Historical Documents Advocat· order, with cash, should do so now, and ing Christian Union. save money, as the pre-publication pricl>! will be in effect until August 15. We do not have many duplicate num- Pre-publication price ,bel'S of the Christian Union Quarterly to Society members. $5.00 and will welcome all c01piessent to us, as well as other periodicals, books, and Pre-publication price to pamphlets dealing with Christian union. non-Society members $6.00 Our people will surely want a compre- hensive collection of our writings on Price after publication $7.50 Christian unity in the World Council li- brary. Forward your material to us at once. DO YOU REMEMBER'! Do you remember the Centennial Flags WANTED: carried in the men's parade at the eon- McVey and Hickman-Debate. vention in Pittsburgh in 1909? According to an ddvertisement in The Christian- Martindale-Garden of Eden to Para- Evangelist for November 11, 1909, these dise. flags had the Centennial emblem in Pittsburgh colors, were made of muslin Masters-Following the Trail of a and measured 14x22 inches. Preacher in the Mountains of Kentucky. W. R. Warren, the Centennial secre- Mathews-Contributions of Joseph tary, who offered them for sale at ten Baldwin to Public Education. cents each or seventy-five cents a dozen, said "These souvenirs of the world's Maupin-Whether Common or Not. gre~test church convention are priceless McReynolds-Soul-Winning and Stew- treasures for Christian homes, incom- parable keepsakes for our children." ardship Sermons. Marshall-Religious Backgrounds of How many are yet preserved in our Early Christianity. homes? Who will send us one? 22 mSGIPLIANA, JULY 1946

ACCESSIONS of Service which contains a brief his- tory of the church by S. S. Lappin. . Material received, to July 5, 1946, 'by purchase, exchange or gift, and Kelly Bragg, Culver-Stockton student, not mentioned elsewhere in this issue. gave us a post card view of the Chris- (R) after an entry means that it was tion Church of Mexico, Missouri. (R) credited to the Robison Collection. Miss Alberta Callison, Kahoka, Mis- souri, sent two different post card views Purchases of the Garden City, Kansas, First Church. (R) Wallace--Lure of the Labrador Wild, 1905. 'l1he story of the ill-fated explor- Ben F. Dixon Washington, D. C., sent: ing expedition of Leonidas Hubbarq, Jr. Menzies-Why Marriage?; The Hos- (R) pital Corps Quarterly, May 1945 which Asbury-Carry Nation, 1929. Carry contains his Manila Bay Episode, also Nation was a Disciple for many years the Quarterly for May, 1946, with his until she was expelled from the church Manila Ba.y Episode--Postscript; A at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, "as a stum- typescript condensation of an account in bling block and disturber of the peace." Niles Register concerning Sidney Rigdon (R) and his revolt from Mormonism; and Historical Files, National City Christian The Quarterly of the Oregon Histori- Church, Reports of the Alpha Centen- cal Society, December 1902. The contents nial History Committee. include Disciple items. Pages 356-358, a sketch of William Lysander Adams, pio- Frank C. Huston, Jacksonville, Florida, neer preacher, editor, doctor and polti-. sent several copies of his Three Songs cian of Oregon. Letters of Peter H. Bur- for Youth for Christ. nett, pages 398-426, are letters written Joe W. Kraus, Ohampaign, Illinois, by Burnett, at that time a Disciple, to the sent a clipping from the Indianapolis New York Herald, 1844-1845. Burnett Star, Bedford Church Completes Cente- later moved to California,became gov- nary. ernor of the state and joined the Cath- olic church. (R) W. M. Forrest, Cuckoo, Virginia, sent a copy of Irish - Treasured Thoughts Exchanges Gleaned from the Fields of Literature. C. W. B. M. Calendar 1906. J. Edward Moseley, Indianapolis, In- Duncan-Brightening the World, Chil- diana, sent the following: Ayles- dren's day exercises, 1905. worth - Growing Miracle; American Mercury, 1926, has Markham's Balla" Fillmore's Concert Quarterly, 3 num- of the Gallows-bird; Boatman-A Bible bers 1904-1905. Christian; Cook-lOI Famous Poems, in- cludes Lindsay and Markham; Everts- Hamiltonian-February-March 1904. Why Not go Back to Christ's Church of Hartsough and Fillmore-Christmas the New Testament; Hudson-The Man Carols, no. 4. and the Moment; McGavran-And When You Pray: Mallet-Mr. Lloyd George, Hartzel-The Baptismal Controversy. a Study; Markham-Man With the Hoe, 1899; Merrill-The Man Shakespeare International Sunday School Lessons, and other Essays, which has an intro- 1897. B.,B. Tyler is listed as a member duction by John Muir; New YQrk Herald of the lesson· committee. Tribune-Annual Forum, 1945 has Give Pounds-Pioneer Missionaries. and Take with Russia by T. V. Smith, pages 109-114; Newland-I' Visit an Gifts Open Membership Church in New York City; Newland-With Christ and a Medi- Arnie Abrams, St. Louis, sent a cal Bag Among the Tibetans; Patton and newspaper clipping about the Silent Be- Doswell-Monticello and Its Master, the reans of the Union Avenue Christian missionary Barclays at one time owned Church. (R) Monticello; The Poet's Tribute to Gar- field; The Presidents from 1776 to 1900 From the First Christian Church of and History of the White House, gives Bedford, Indiana, was received 100 years the interesting information that the New DISGIPLIANA, JULY 1946 23

York Life Insurance Company paid $25,- Charles B. Tupper, Springfield, Illi- 000 at Garfield's death; Smith-James nois, sent copies of Home and Family Life, a series of ten leaflets issued by Abram Garfield, Life and Letters, 2 the Division of Christian Education of vols; Songs of Fellowship; Vermont the United Christian Missionary Society. Avenue Christian Endeavor Society- Alfred D. Stout, Canton, gave a copy Banquet Echoes, 1906-1915; and West of The Locomotive, April 1946, which has Virginia in the American Guide Series. a picture and an account of the recent In addition to the above titles a number boiler explosion of the Washington, of duplicates were given together with Pennsylvania, Christian Church. packets of newspaper clippings, leaflets and periodicals. Oharles C. Ware, Wilson, North Caro- lina, sent a number of typescripts of George L. Peters, Canton, gave many al'ticles in books and periodicals. We items including: Program of the 107th also have a list of recent accessions to Annual Convention Missouri Disciples the Historical Collection of the North of Christ; a Registration badge of the Carolina Christian Missionary Conven- Convention; First Christian Church, Os- tion. kaloosa, Iowa, 1846-1946, its History, Or- ganization, and Membership; Proposed J. Clyde Wheeler, Oklahoma City, Ok- Constitution, Missouri Christian Mis- lahoma, sent a number of printed items sionary Society; and Reports, 1946, Mis- from his Crown Heights, Christian souri Christian Missionary Society. (R) Church. Orval Peterson, Yakima, Washington, M. E. WilcockSQn, Evanston, Illinois, sent a number of items including; Jordan sent 'l copy of the Christian Lesson Com- -A Brief History of Colored Disciples in mentary for 189!l. Michigan; Zimmerman-Way of Life; Paul J. Willhoite, Austin, Texas, sent Our Future is Now, Urichsville, Ohio, a tOpy of Deck-The Devil or Satan. Christian Church; A :post card view of the School of Religion, Butler Univer- sity; and a photo of Yakima District 99 NEWTON AND THE Men in the new church at Grandview, VIashington. DISCIPLES Galen Lee Rose, Berkeley, California, continued from page 19 sent a copy of Dedication Souvenir, 1929, of the First Christian Church of Oak- agglomeration, only one among the land, California, which has a brief his- countless elements of strife in a world of tory of the church. irrepressible factional feud. W. E. Schultz, Bloomington, Illinois, "It was further made clear to me that, s"nt copy of the program of the Illinois while the Baptist Church had a theo- Christian Ministers Association, Eureka, logical test of fellowship, the Christian Ill, June 10-13, 1946. Dr. Schultz con- Ohurch had a ceremonial test of fellow- ducted a seminar: The Preachers Use of shi,p; and the one was as objectionable Language and Literature. He also sent as the other. I must say that it seemed some clippings concerning the activities inconsistent for me to emphasize the of William Trabue Major. (R) duty of the individual interpretation of W. B. Slater, Burlington, Iowa, con- the Bible and at the same time refuse tinued his giving by sending the follow- fellowship to those who differed with me in their interpretation of the pas- ing: Boara of Church Extension Blue Books, 1936-1945; Christian Union Quar- sages relating to baptism." terly, vol. 8, nos. 2, 3 and 4, vol. 9, no. 1; Later Mr. Newton joined with a for- Illinois Christian Missionary Society mer Disciple, R. C. Cave, in the work of Yearbook, 1918; International Missionary the Non-Sectarian Church which Mr. Conventions, Churches of Christ, Buf- Cave had started in St. Louis. falo, New York, 1906; Johnson-Ten Les- sons in How to Read, How to Understand In River of Years is a valuable appre- and How to Remember the Bible, 1896, ciation of the preaching of Edward Lind- Guide Printing and Publishing 'Com- say Powell, pastor of the First Christian pany; and Missionary Intelligencer, No- Church of Louisville, Kentucky, for more vember, 1907. than forty years. 24 DISCIPLIAN A, JUL Y 1946 NEWS NOTES WALTER SCOTT ANNIVERSARY NOTES The College of the Bible, Lexington, Kentucky, has announced a legacy from OCTOBER 31, 1796-0CTOBER 31, 1946 Mrs. H. M. Bosworth of more than $200,- 000 which will be used for a library From an advertisement in the Millen- building. nial Harbinger for December 1858: "Just ready, a superior Lithographic Likeness of Elder Walter Scott ... The multitudes The sesquicentennial celebration of of brethren who have long known and Tennessee's statehood was June 1. The loved Bro. Scott .. will be gratified to official anniversary sermon, "God Walked learn that a portrait, of suitable size for These Hills," was preached by Dr. Walter framing, and on which the best artistic R. Courtenay, pastor of the First Pres- labor has been employed, is now ready. byterian Church in Nashville on Sunday Single copies will be sold for one dol- morning, June 2. In tracing the devel- lar. . ." H. S. Bosworth. opment of Protestantism in the Volun- teer state, he referred to the influence We certainly would like to have one of the Campbells and StoRe, originally of these! as Presbyterians, and finally as founders of the Disciples' movement. One night in the fall of 1832 Walter In the official display of historical ma- Scott accepted the confession of Dr terials of Tennessee, shown in the Loggia John Thomas, and im1l!ediately baptized of the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, him in the Miami Canal in front of the there was a copy of , pub- house of Major Daniel Gano in Cincin- lished in 1832. The volume is owned by nati. The hour was ten o'clock. This Mrs. Rutledge Smith of Nashville, a information was discovered in Dr. member of the Tennessee Historical Thomas: His Life and Work by Robert Commission. Roberts. The program of Tennessee Through Dr. Thomas visited Alexander Camp- the Years, a historical pageant pre- bell at Bethany, later quarrelled vio- sented in Nashville June 1 to 3 by David- lently with him through the pages of his son County teachers and pupils, included Apostolic Advocate, and its successors, a list of churches throughout Tennessee and finally established the Christadel- organized 50 or more years. The pro- phians as a separate religious group. gram stated that "County school super- intendents and Congressmen from the The Roberts book is very rich in source ten congressional districts were asked to materials for a study of the relationship send in this list." Thirty-nine "Churches between Scott, Campbell and Thomas. of Christ" were listed and one "Chris- The copy we read was borrowed from tian" church-Vine street of Nashville. J. D. Phillips of Munday, Texas. We hope to locate a copy for our archives:

The leading article in The Scroll for June is Alexander Campbell in Nashville WANTED by Eva Jean Wrather. McGarvey-Four Letters to Bishop McIlvaine on Christian Union. First Things, an autobiography by McGarvey and Baxter-Christian Sun- Flora Beal Shelton, wife of the martyred day School Hymn Book. missionary, Shelton of Tibet, is being published currently in The Christian MacLean-S~ch of the Life and Lab- Standard. The first installment ap- ors of Ridurt'd McNemar. peared July 6. Maclachlan-Poems.

I The Kentucky Female Orphan School reviews the work of the school while the of Midway, Kentucky, has recently is- other, Archives: Bivins Brotherhood sued as a part of its centennial cele- Room tells of the collection of Disciple bration two little pamphlets of historical historical materials there' and describes interest. One Hundred Years of Service some of them. DLSGIPLIANA, JULY 1946 25 New Books Received Periodicals Dexter, Harriett (Harmon) and Beach, Eugene C. The Life Line is the new name of the Florida Christian Advocate of Tampa, Friendship. St. Louis, Christian Board Florida. The change was made with vol- of Publication, 1946. 95 pages. ume one, number eleven, . The eighth volume inA Bethany Course The Christian Unity Quarterly re- in Christian Living Series. How to de- sumed publication , volume two, velop friendship in our every day lives. number three. The editors are Peyton H. Canary, Jr., and Gaud F. Witty. England, Stephen James Seminaire is the name of the College of the Bible, Lexington, Kentucky, new We Disciples, a Brief View of History student paper. Volume one, number one, and Doctrine. St. Louis, Christian Board is dated , 1946. Richard Dawson of Publication, 1946. 80 pa,ges. is the editor of this mimeographed This little book dealing only with the monthly news bulletin. highlights of the historl and ,belief of the Disciples was written by the Dean Monthly Thought, issued by Joe Ben of the College of the Bible, Phillips U!1i- Rhodes, from Kissimmee, Florida, is a versity, and a member of the ExecutIve new periodical. Volume one, number six, Committee of the Society. was issued April 1946. The Voice of Evangelism, Joplin, Mis- souri, is published weekly by Donald G. Finegan, Jack Hunt. Volume one, number eight, is A Highway There Shall Be. St. Louis, dated March 30, 1946. Bethany Press, 1946. 159 pages. Single copies of other ,periodical titles Sermons on a philosO'phy of life for new to our archives are : young people. Christian Hour Broadcaster, Cincin- nati, Ohio. Hamlin, Charles Hunter Christian Benevolence, St. Louis, Mis- souri. Ninety Bits of North Carolina Biog- raphy. Wilson, North Carolina, Author, "Go Ye ••. ", Cincinnati, Ohio 1946. 152 pages. Gospel Broadcaster, San Jose Cali- Sketches of North Carolina leaders fornia. in all fields of endeavor, written primar- ily fpr junior high school boys. and ~irls. Christian Church School Reporter, In- dianapolis, Indiana Dr. Hamlin is professor of socIal sCIence at Atlantic Christian College. The Mountain Crusader, Grundy, Vir- ginia.

DeGroot, Alfred Thomas". ed. The Korean Messenger, Los Angeles, California. Central of Des Moines. The Story of Central Christian Church (Disciples) The Lake Region Christian Assembly Written for its Eighty-fifth Anniversary, Bulletin, Cedar Lake, Indiana 1945. Des Moines, Wallace-Homestead The Witness, New York, New York co., 1945. 241 pages, illus., ports. The latest book-length history of a Christian Church is interestingly written Dutton & co., 1946. 221 !pages. and comprehensive in scope. The editor Stories of various conservative re- was assisted by nine co-authors. ligious groups of the South. Chapter 14, Heresy at Horse Cove, is ,an account of controversy ,between the one cup and the Preece, Harold and Kraft, Cecelia many cup folks of the Churches of Christ. Mr. Preece grew up with a Disciple Iback- Dew on Jordan. New York, E. P. ground. 26 mSCIPLIANA, JULY 1946

CALLING ALL MEMBERS Rolland H. Sheafor 301 S. Butler Life Members Indianapolis, Indiana Early in May, Oreon E. Scott, St. William West Louis, Missouri, 'became the first life 583 Thompson Ave. member of the Society. Mr. Scott, East Haven, Connecticut prominent real estate man, has been ac- tively identified with the Disciples for Lacey Leftwich more than fifty years, and has served Canton, Missouri many organizations. He is president of the Christian Board of Publication. J. David Kidwell First Christian Church Later in May, Mrs. Ada Mosher, In- Union City, Tennessee dianapolis, Indiana, became the second life member. She is the librarian of the Alberto Esculto Missions Library of the United Chris- 5505 Kellog tian Missionary Society. For many years Edina, Minnesota she was a member of the staff of the Cleveland Public Library. THE DISCIPLE HERALD At Columbus TheSocietyhas recentIyreceived all the President Moseley, Secretary-treas- numbers issued (6) of The Disciple Her- urer DeGroot and Curator Spencer will ald, a mimeographed news bulletin issued be at the Convention. Dr. DeGroot will by the Committee on War Services for be willing to accept back dues, current Disciples of Japanese descent. Volume dues, and receive the applications of new one, number one was dated January 194.5 members. Make our booth in Memorial and was headed News Bulletin. Hall your headquarters. Number two was issued Insti,tutional Members and was called The Disciple Herald as were the succeeding issues. Number We hope that all of our members are three was , number four, Sep- working to have their local churches en- tember 1945, and number five, December rolled as Institutional members during 1945. May 1946 was the date of volume the neJl't year. At the present time we two, number one. It our understanding have only a few when we should have that perhaps no more issues will be several hundred. made.

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INDEXES The authors of other days are not the only offenders in writing ,books without A book, especially an historical one, indexes. Some books today are being, without an index is like a library without produced with the index lacking. Per- a catalog. Both are almost unusable, haps many of these current books do not unless one wants to read all the book or have an index because their authors do not know how to prepare one. Surely search through the whole library. There an author realizes that if his book is is a no more exasperating feeling than worth publishing, a reasonable attempt to know that the information you are should be made to make it usable as a looking for is between the covers of a reference work. . book, or is in some book in a library, and you can't get to it quickly because there We have never seen a graduate thesis is no index or catalog. with an index, and we believe that a knowledge of index making should be a Anyone acquainted with Disciples lit- part of each graduate major, and that erature knows of many books without indexes should be a necessary require- indexes, and knows of others without ment for a thesis. adequate ones. Two examples should suffice: Lamar's Memoirs of Isaac Er- The Disciples of Christ Historical rett has no index and the index in Rich- Society will gladly give advice and help ardson's Memoirs of Alexander Camp- in regard to indexing problems. bell is far from complete. Comprehensive indexes must eventu- ally be made for our older books and EQUIPMENT WANTED periodicals. Think what a saving of time could be had by research students if Filing Cabinets there.was a cumulated index for The Mil- TYlpewriter (Varityper) lennial Harbinger. We understand that such an index has been projected by one Safe of our graduate schools of religion and Dictaphone we hope that it will ,be published when completed. The task of indexing our Show Case books and periodicals will take years of Microfilm Reading Machine time and require the efforts of many people. It could well be a cooperative Mimeograph work directed by the Society. Large Electric Fan POSTMASTER~If undeliverable, notify us on Form 3578

FOR YOUR INFORMATION The Disciples of Christ Historical Society was organized May 5, 1941, at St. Louis, Missouri, and received the approval of the International Convention of the Disciples of Christ which was then in session. The convention at that time appointed the Society Custodian of Convention archives. The purpose of the Society is to maintain and further the interest of the Dis- ciples of Christ (sometimes known as Christian Church or Church of Christ) in its religious heritage, backgrounds, origins, and development. Membership is open to any individual, institution or or.ganization that is in ac- cord with the purpose of the &>ciety. In 1946 the Society secured as a gift from Culver-Stockton College, the valuable Henry Barton Robison Collection of Literature Relating to the Disciples of Christ which contains thousands of books, periodicals, pamphlets, manuscripts and illustra- tive materials dealing with the religious groups which grew out of the Restoration movement fostered by Abner Jones, , James O'Kelly, Barton W. Stone, Thomas and Alexander ·Campbell, Walter Scott, and .other reformers of the early 19th century in America. The collection is being used as a nucleus for a comprehensive J'esearch library.

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VOL. 6 NO.3

SOCIETY HONORS WALTER SCOTT

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Garrison and Group Broadcast The sesquicentennal anniversary of Mr. Scott would be 150 years old on the birth of Walter Scott, one of the October 31, 1946. The Society's recogni- pioneer "Founding Fathers" of Disciples tion of the Disciple pioneer was planned of Christ, was appropriately commem- following continuous but unsuccessful orated during the International Conven- effort to have this year's convention tion in Columbus, Ohio, on August 8th honor Scott. The round table ;was the with a round table discussion on "Walter feature of the regular meeting of the Scott and His Significance to the Ameri- Society and was held at the Neil House can Religious Scene." in Columbus. In addition to Dr. Garrison, the round Approximately 100 persons attended table participants were: Prof. Dwight E. the program, of which Dr. W. E. Garri- Stevenson of Bethany College, author son, Chicago, was the moderator. It was of the new popular Scott biography just the first formal program ever held at an off the Bethany Press; Dr. A. T. De- annual meeting of the Society and was Groot, Dean of Chapman College in Los followed with a 15-minute broadcast on Angeles, and co-author with Dr. Garrison Mr. Scott's life and work over Station of a forthcoming comprehensive history WHKC of Columbus on Saturday after- of Disciples; and Miss E'va Jean Wrath- noon, August 10th. See page 33 30 DISCIPLIANA, OCTOBER 1946

WALTER SCOT,T: VOrCE QF THE GOLDEN ORACLE

Dwight Stevenson's New 'Book Reviewed by Henry K. Shaw

\ Is the publication of a new biography sis on Scott the editor, teacher, writer, of Walter Scott justified, even though theologian ,and lovable whole-souled this is the sesquicentennial y~!lr of his Christian. ':(',henew book rounds out the birth? This is the question one asks on life of Scott, fills in many gaps in his hearing of the forthcoming book from ,life story, and shows his mature years the Christian Board of Publication. The to be as important to the brotherhood answer is a definite "yes" for those who as his earlier ones. have had a preview of Professor ,steven- son's delightful little volume. In its Profes'sor Stevenson's volume points pages one sees the younger member of out that Scott's work was not merely the. Restoration Qua.l;itet restored to life; '; a reflection of Campbellian views, popu- as huma'n ilnd, as:~Mtble a persOn as larized on the level of the common man, could;,be found. The ,book captures and but that Scott himself was. a creator and hol~~he req,d.·iintJi.~est from the first original thinker in his own right; a man cha'pt'er: ";,. "": ,,' to whom Campbell was actually indebted . for many successfuJ features of his refor- Hei'e,is a,' . ' .e that ~ontains a .great," ~ation. Th,e reader is led to the conclu- de.al of new\a mterE~' . g material on SIGn that It was Scott, more than the ~cott, his 'preaching",~,' :ethren, an,d his Ca1?pbel~ or Stone, who se.t .the p~tter.ns. tU)1\ls.. It mcludes .tco :t's academiC ex- which ha'Ve become so traditiOnal m Dls- periences at;',Jjjdjnbut;g.li, char.ming side- ciple churches. lights on ,h.~§'~;.iifupression of. frontier .. America, a ~k'into his intimate family T~e book a,bounds ~n human mterest circle, the story' of hs clash ~th Camp- stor~es assocIl~ted Wlt~ Walter Scott; bell when the BHhany reformer thought, storl~s ,that Will embe!;lIsh the sermons. his 'position thr~atened as sple origi-' of .DISCiple.pr~achers for years to come, nator of the restoration movement, and delIght. th.elr hstener~, ~nd develop a real informa,tion on the· sunset years of appreCiatiOn. for DISCiple .folklore. It ~·cott's life never before published. shows th~ mtellectual gem,us o~ Scott; commandmg respect, It gives Illustra- The author seems:'to have been able to tions of his great faith and one is in- use, ,in painting' a word portrait of spired. It relates of many occasions when Scott, the same analytical method char- Scott was unnecessarily made to appear acteristic of the subject under survey. in a secondary role; compelling sym- While he gleaned much from Baxter and pathy. Best of all, the book portrays Hayden, no writer could be faithful as Scott as a human being, and one loves a 'biographer and do otherwise; in no him. piace does the text appear burdensome. He has the story teller's abilitY tosepa- rate the chaff from wheat of older GIFTS printed accounts, revive the interesting features through the medium of twen- That George Caleb Bingham, mid'- tieth century English, sllpplement with nineteenth century Missouri artist. recently discovered material, and inter·' painted the portrait of James pret the man on the· basis of his own Shannon, is perhaps not known by many writings and his own times. of us. Shannon, a leading educator and minister of the Disciples, was president Probably most Disciples, who have had of the University of Missouri at the time more than a casual interest in ..the his- the portrait was painted, and later be- torY··M their movement, have been under came the first president of Culver~ the impression that Walter Scott Stockton College. re~cli;d,hi~ peak during the three years he' evangehzed on the Reserve; The portrait is the property of the that he burned himself out in' the years State Historical Society of Missouri. 1827-30; consequently declining in pres- T'hrough the kindness of Floyd S. ~.hoe- ti~~e'ftom that time on.. This may be Through the kindness of Floyd C. Shoe- dlie to past over-emphasIs on Scott the have secured a photograph of the por- evangelist and subsequent under-empha- trait. DISCIPLJANA, OCTOBER 1946 31

FROM VILLAGE TO CITY by B. H. Bruner Editorial note: B. H. Bruner has been the minister of the Cove Christian Church for the last four years. He is nationally known for his writings in the devotional field. From the time of the publication of his first book Evenings with the Master in 1920 to his Man Has Forever in 1946, he has produced nine books not including a joint authorship and a booklet Seventy-five Years on Mis- sion Trails, the story of Disciples of Christ in West Virginia.

One of the most interesting develop- state line, and purchased most of the ments in the history of any church is the farm land for the site of their new way in which it has adjusted itself to steel mills, a new day had dawned for both the church and the community. By the changing conditions of its community. 1913 these new mills were under pvoduc- Many congregations are operating to- tion and the valley was rapidly filling day under conditions which are totally with new people. This new population different from the conditions under came from industrial centers all over which they were organized. This is America and from the far corners of true of the First Christian Church in the earth. Hollidays Cove, West Virginia, which is generally known as the Cove 'Christian In 1912 J. Albert Hall, a student in Church. Bethany College, began a ministry with the church, and when he graduated ,i~ In the year 1830, the same year in 1913, he located as full-time minister. which the Disciples separated definitely Oli the night of September 1st, 1912, the from the Baptists and became a distinct old chur.ch building was destroyed bv religious body in themselves, Alexander a flash flood which swept down the val- Campbell and his father Thomas Camp- ley. But on May 30th, 1913, on a large bell rode horseback form Bethany, Vir- lot on the main street of the growing ginia, a distance of about seventeen city, Frank Poole, who is at the present miles, to the village of Hollidays Cove, time chairman of the Official Board of and assisted in the organization of a the Church, and some other men brought church. The first meeting place of the their teams and broke ground for the new congregation was "a house not new building. February 8th, 1914, the made with hands," a beautiful grove of building in which the congregation now sugar maples. with a natural pulpit and meets was dedicated. benches. In a short time the first build- In the last thirty years, the community ing was erected in what was called the has .grown from a village of a few hun- "upper Cove". This young congregation dred people with a distinctly rural at- was represented at the first missionary mosphere and backgrounp, to an aIrpost meeting which was held in this region at Wellsburgh in April in 1834, and the one hundred per cent industrial com- munity with a population of near thirty church has been missionary in its out- thousand people. The present com- look all through the years. munity is comprised of four cities, Hol- During the early years, while Holli- liciays Cove, Marland Heights, Weirton, days Cove remained a small village, the and Weirton Heights. The church is pulpit was supplied chiefly by students located in Hollidays Cove, just one block and professors from Bethany College. from the Weirton line, and is almost Such names as Pendleton, Luce, Lam- exactly in the center of the population phere, McKeever, B. L. Smith, Bruce of the entire community. The member- Kershner, and many others appear on ship of the church is growing, having that list. The present minister is con- passed the five hundred mark this year. stantly meeting or hearing from men Through the years the congregation has who tell of preaching their first sermon adjusted itself in equipment, program in the pulpit of the Cove church while and message to the changing conditions students in Bethany. (Some churches of this community. The present building can stand a lot, and still survive). is inadequate in many ways, but what there is of it is being used almost every When the Weir brothers entered the evening in the week. The members of valley in 1909-10, which is just across the. the church are represented in all of the Ohio river from Steubenville, Ohio, and activities of the community. The S-cout only four miles from the Pennsylvania see next 'page, column 2 32 DISCIPLIANA, OCTOBER 1946

COLLECTOR'S LUCK FROM VILLAGE TO CITY Second-hand book stores always yield from 'page 31 an item or two of interest if one takes Troops, both Boys and Girls, are among the time to explore the high Or low the best in the community. At the present shelves which are hard to examine. In time a definite move is under way to a store in Columbus, Ohio, were found incorporate the whole community into two such books which have been added to one city, which would make it about the our collection. fourth city in West Virginia. The leader of the Greater Weirton Com- The first" volume one, Life, Letters, munity Council, 'which is backing this Poems, etc. of Letters, Poems and Se- project, is an active member of the lected Prose Writings of David Gray, Cove Church. published by The 'Courier Company, Printers, Buffalo, New York, 1888, is a Every nationality group in America, little-known item. David Gray, 1839- with the exception of the Orientals, is 1888, was of that family of Grays which represented in the community, and many "met for the first time ... in 1839, in of the younger generation of these Roman Eagle Hall, Lawn Market, as a groups are in the church and the o' little body of Disciples of Christ." Alex- ganization of the church. In the church, ander Campbell's journey to Edinburgh both the officials and the workers of the in 1847, and his visits to the home of the Weirton Steel Company, which employs Grays, probably inflenced them in their some thirteen thousand people in its oper- decision to come to America. ations, work and worship together in harmony. During the war period this David was active in the church in his community was' free from the labor new home in Wisconsin. In the same troubles which disrl,lpted so many indus- community lived the Muirs and the trIal communities. The First Christian T1"Outs.Later Gray almost became a fol- Church in Hollidays Cove is operating lower of John Thomas, who departed within the frame-work of a great indus- from the Disciples to found the Christa- trial community, seeking to be true to delphians. Finally Gray joined the Ply- the gospel of Jesus Christ, and to do mouth Brethren. all that can be done to further the kin~- dom of God in such a community. Its While travelling in Italy in 1866 he leaders believe that many of these issues wrote home that he found severalgx:.oups which are vital to the future of America of Italians who "have struck out a form and to the church in America will be of church order and government precise- decided in just such communities as this ly that of the Reformation called Camp- in the next few years. bellite. They meet once a week to break bread. They likewise recognize the ne- Historically, the Disciples have grown cessity of the -believer's baptism, and up in 't period of American history when profess to have no other rule or authority we were moving from a rural and agri- than that of the Bible for their con- cultural-minded culture, to an urban and duct." industrially-minded culture. In one case, at least, a church has moved through David Gray's father Philip Cadell Gray this period of transition and is serving was perhaps the P. C. Gray of the Plum its industrial community just as effec- 8treet Church of Christ, Detroit, Michi- tively as it served its rural community gan, and joint author of Statement of in earlier days. Facts, the story of division and reunion in the Detroit church. Reformation. But Campbell failed, and The other book should probably be his name is not even mentioned in Clapp's called an association item. It is Autobio- book! graphical Sketches and Recollections, During a Thirty Years' Residence in New WANTED: Orleans by Theodore Clapp, published in Boston in 1857. 'Clapp was a Presby- Cochran-Series of Sermons On Bible terian minister who took ,his congrega- Subjects tion with him into Congregationalism. Cody-Campbell's Baptismal Remis- Alexander Campbell visited in his home sion and, according to the Millennial - Cohen-Henry Luria ger of 1839, hoped to enlist him in the Cole-Classified Bible Studies DISCIPLIANA, OCTOBER 1946 33

DISCIPLES AND BIBLE Fanning had speeches reported in the REVISION Proceedings of the first annual meeting in Louisville, Ky., in 1853. Silas E. Shep- That Disciples have been interested herd addressed the second meeting of in Bible revision from the time of Alex- the association at Nashville, Tenn., in ander Campbell and his edition of Camp- 1854. W. H. Hopson, John T. Johnson, bell, Macknight and Doddridge's transla- and John R. Howard gave talks at the tion of the New Testament to the present third meeting in St. Louis, Mo., in 1855. Revised Standard Version is well known. Perhaps not so well known is the fact That harmony did not always prevail that during the 1850s, when there 'was in these revision groups is attested by the action on the part of the Baptists which Bible Union Quarterly for August 1852. culminated in the organization of the The whole number is given over to corre- American Bible Union, individual Dis- spondence between the American Bible ciples were among the leaders of the Union and Rev. William R. Williams of whole revision movement which was the Amity-Street Baptist Church of New growing through the mid-west and the York City. There is a bitter attack upon south. "" by the Amity-Street Church and a defense by the Union. Our library contains a two-volume Documentary History of Ule' American The main project of the American Bible Union, 1857, which consists of the Bible Union was the revision and publi- reprint of its constitution, annual reports, cation of the Bible. This was started quarterly papers, select addresses, tracts, with the printing of the individual books etc. We also have some of the original of the Bible translated by American reports as issued. From the Documentary scholars, who believed that baptism was History we learn that Alexander Camp- immersion. Alexander Campbell trans- bell was one of the vice-presidents of lated the Acts of the Apostles at t the organization and delivered an ad- request of the Union. dress, The History of the Bible, at the Our ~ibrary has the following Union first anniversary meeting in October translatIOns: The Gospel According to 1850. The address was printed in its Matthew:, 1st and 2d editions' Second entirety and occupies 34 pa,ges in the Epistle of Peter, the Epistles of 'John and report. Judas, and the Revelation; The Book of Other Disciples were active in the new Jo~; The Gospel According to Mark; union. James Shannon was also a vice- Eplstle to the Ephesians; Epistles of president and Eleazer Parmly, James Paul to the Thessalonians' and The Challen and Silas E. Shepherd are names Epistle to the Hebrews. It will be frequently seen in the reports. Shepherd, noted that we do not have a copy of Challen, and Shannon gave addresses Campbell's translation of the Acts of the which were published. Apostles. It is on our list of urgently wanted books. Many revision groups were formed and conventions were held following the Se.eJ!1in!?ly~he whole field of Disciple partIcIpatIon III the Bible revision move- founding of the national organization. At Memphis, Tenn., in 1852 some of the ment of the 1850s has never had adequate Disciples mentioned in the reports were study and report. It isa fertile field for graduate student research. B. F. Hall, D. P. Henderson, , John Young, and S. S. Church. James Challen, James Shannon, and SOCIETY HONORS SCOTT Alexander Campbell made addresses from page 29 which were printed in the report of. the er of Nashville, Tennessee, now in the convention. last stages of revising and editing hp-r monumental biography of Alexander The first annual report of the Phila- Campbell. delphia Bible UniQn in 1853 contained ad- dresses delivered by James Challen and Scott's varied career as evangelist Silas E. Shepherd. educatol, editor, pastor, and author wa~ adequately presented in f.ormal state- The Bible Revision Association was ments and subsequent discussion by the another group with which many Dis- round table. A forum period followed ciples were connected. H. T. Anderson, with the program adjourning at six B. F. Hall, Jacob Creath, and Tolbert o'clock p. m. 34 DISCIPLIANA, DC-TOBER 1946

AN AUTHOR CATALOG WORLD COUNCIL A Supplemental Introduction OF CHURCHES

An Author Catalog of Disciples of We are still collecting Disciple writ- Christ and Related Religious Groups, ings on Christian union for the library 0,;' compiled by Claude ·E]"Spencer, curator the World Council of Churches at , of the Society, was 'published September Switzerland. The following books have 23. PhysicalIy it is a book of 370 pages, bGen forwarded recently to the Council: buund in dark blue cloth, with a page size 8 x 11% inches, and printed by the Buckner-Concerns of a World Church litho print· process. The typing of the and Garrison-An American Religious master copy was done by Miss Christine Movement, gift of Geor·ge Walker Buck- Buder, Culver-Stockton student of St. ner, Jr.; Abbott-The Disciples, an Jnter- Louis, MO., who is the curator's secre- pretation and Ainslie-If Not a United tary.:' Church-What?, gift of Ben H. Cleaver; Hutslar-Setting His Church in Order, .In all, probability there will be both gift of Charles F. Hutslar. commendation and criticism of the work, which of course is the wish of the com- From our general duplicate collection piler. Research students will note we are sending Errett-True Basis of omissions of authors which they think Christian Union and Twelve Masterly should have been included, some per- Addresses Delivered at the World's Con- haps justly.' Some individuals will see gress and General Missionary Conven- names listed which should have been tions of the Church of Christ, 1893. omitted. As yetwe have been able to secure only For example, James Lane Allen's these few scattered issues of The Chris- books were not listed because we have ti"n Union Quarterly: Vol. 3, no. 10; Vol. been unable to prove to our satisfaction 8, No.4; Vol. 9, no. 1; Vol. 10, no. 2; Vol. that Allen was ever a Disciple. That he 11, no. 3; Vol. 13, no. 1; Vol. 15, no's 3-4; h3.d a Disciple background is true, as Vol. 16, no. 1; Vol. 17, no's 2-3; Vol. 18. did many other authors, but he never be- no's 1-2; Vol. 19, no. 4; Vol. 22, no. 4; came a member of the church. Vol. 23; no's 2-3. If our readers have Other authors have been included be- 3n)! numbers not listed above which they cause they became. members of the wish to give or sell, please write to the church in early life, even though their Curator of the Society at onc-e. later life may have been spent outside ------.... _. _.... the clturch. As one author said, "I was It should be sufficient to say that the baptized and vaccinated the same year; compiler has a new list started, which the vaccination took." now contains almost 200 entries, to sup- nlement this volume. He will appreciate This is an arbitrary way of doing, but your notes of mistakes, corrections and some dividing line was necessary, and adclitions. actual church membership was decided as the only possible way of determining There was an advance sale of 34 copies which authors should ,be included. to individuals and 56 conies to institu- ti"ns, including the ,copies sent to our It is 'possible that some persons have institutional members. Since publica- been included who were not Disciples. tion orders are being received daily. We haven't been able to document every author. We have had to depend upon Copies are still available to Society oral and written statements of indivi- members at a special $6.00 price. Li- duals who should know the membership braries and organizations will receive a status of many of those listed. 10% discount, and there are generous discounts to dealers. To all others the There are some mistakes in the book: book is $7.50. mistakes in ty.ping which the compiler failed to correct on the mastercopY,omis- -sion of added entries and titles which were accidentally left out; and finally omis- WANTED: sion of authors and titles due to the Cleland-Letters to Barton W. Stone 'ignorance of the compiler concerning Cleland-Unitarianism Unmasked them. Cobbey-The Church and the Law DISCIPLIANA, OCTOBER 1946 35

The First Christian Church of Corpus ACCESSIONS Christi, Texas, sent In Observance of the . Material received July 6 to October 3, Fortieth Anniversary of the Establish- 1946, by purchase, exchange, or gift, and ment of First Church, August 25, 1946, not mentioned elsewhere in this issue. which contains a history of the church (R) after an entry means 'that it was and a sermon Life Begins at Forty by W. Oliver Harrison. credited to the Robison Collection. Crown Heights Christian 'Chul'ch, Ok- Purchases lahoma City, Okla., sent a copy of its Abilene·· Christian College Bible Lec- pamphlet Our Church Prepares to Meet tures, 1928-1929. (R) Her Greatest Challenge. Garfield-A, Soldiers Monument (R) J. H. Dampier, Johnson City, Tenn., sent Programs of the Seventieth Anni- McNutt-Brief History of the Chris- versary of First Christian Church of ti/ln Church, Almeda, California. 1906. Johnson City, Tenn., 1941, and Sixtieth (Rt Anniversary of First Christian Church of McKeesport, Penn. Ralston-Review of a Debate on Chris- tian Baptism Between Walker and John L. Davis, Indianapolis, Ind., sent Ca.mpbell. -1.825. two college yearbooks: 1944 Argonaut of Southern Christian Institute-First Lynchburg College' and 1932 Bulldog of Annual Catalogue, 1891-1892. (Shows Cotner College. total of 56 students for .the year.) A. T. DeGroot, Los Angeles, Calif., sent Gifts a file of Chapman College Review for 1946, the Chapman Catalog for 1945 and N. W. Alphen, Takoka, Texas, sent a 1946, and a newspaper clipping concern- copy of his Visions Unveiled; or, the ing Mr. Graham's School, the first col- Revelation Expbined, and Pre-Millen- lege in Arkansas. nialism Versus the Bible. Ben F. Dixon, Washington, D. C., paid Percy R. Atkins, ,St. Louis, Mo., spent the Society's dues for the current year Lhamon-Studies in Acts and McRey- in the American Association for State nolds-Soul- Winning and Stewardship and Local History. He was also instru- Sermons. mental in having placed in our archives on a loan basis two Isaac Errett items Ira J. Bailes, Albuquerque, N. M., sent belonging to the National City Christian a copy of Day of Dedication program, Church, one a conditional pledge of $100 December 15, 1935, Monte Vista Chris- toward a $50,000 church in Washington, tian Church of Albuquerque. dated 1866, the other an 1888 letter to Mrs. Verne J. Barber, Ephrata, Wash., F. D. Power. sent Spokane University yearbooks, The Spokannual for 1919 and 1929. Paul H. Fall, Hiram, Ohio, sent f' copy of the Hiram College Alumni Di- Harry Benton, Eugene, Ore., sent a rectory, 1850-1945. copy of Rural Sermons, together with the program of the Diamond Anniver- Charles M. Fillmore, Indianapolis, Ind., sary of the Holley (Ore.) Church of sent the following items: Fillmore-The Cnrist. Temperance Musician, 1853; Fillmore- Songs of Glory, 1873; Fillmore-Grateful John S. Chambers, Corbin, Ky., sent Praise, 1884; Fillmore-The Polyphonic, a copy of his pamphlet The Christian 1863; Fillmore and. Leonard-Christian Church, its Distinctive Message .. Psalmist, 18th ed.; sheet music of three of his own compositions and the reprint The Christian Board of Publication, edition of Elliott-A History of the Third St. Louis, Mo., gave a copy of Marshall Christian Church of Indianapolis, Ind., -Religious Backgrounds of Early Chris- vol. 1 with which is bound Mr. Fillmore's tianity. history of the church from 1909 to 1943. Ben H. Cleaver, Muscatine, Ia., sent Joseph B. Fitch, Bardstown, Ky., sent 16 volumes for our duplicate shelves. a copy of his 16 page A Brief History of ~R) the Bardstown Christian Church. 36 DISCIPLIANA, OCTOBER 1946------The lnternatiqnal Convention proved a The Illinois Christian Missionary So- source for free materials. On registering ciety, Bloomington, Ill., send the followc a program booklet and a badge was se- ing: National Evangelistic Association cured. From exhibit booths came the materials, Constitution and By-laws, 2 following: Reynolds-Kindergarten De- different printings; Program and Note- partment of the Church School; Shaver Ifook for 1929 and the Annual Re.port for 1929; also these manuals by Jesse Bader, -Coaching Your Teachers; Hunter- Suggested Autumn Program of Evange- The Nations, the Church,' and Permanent lism, 1932 Pre-Easter and Pre-Pente- Peace; Higdon-The Sun Returning; and cost Evangelistic Program, Pastor's Pen- Dixon-General Garfield's Church. Many tecost Manual 1931, and First Year of aNew Century Program of Evangelism; other items were available but were al- and Charles Reign Scoville advertising ready in .our files. The business sessions for a meeting at Joplin, Mo. yielded the Schedule of Resolutions and Richard L. James, Richmond, Va., sent Reports to be Submitted to the Interna- the following: a bound volume of the tional Convention of Disciples of Christ Battery Park Christian Church orders by the Committee on Recommendations, worship for 1945; post card picture of a iotal, of 45 mim,eographed pages. the church; Woman's Missionary Council Yearbook for 1944-45 and 1945-46; and By staying, for the last session each his The Christian Church, a 6 page evening The., Christian-Evangelist COn- folder. vention Daily, August 6 to 10, was .add- ed. W. W. Jones, Bristow, Okla., sent a copy of McReynolds-Soul-winning Ser- Alden Lee Hill, Los Angeles, Calif., mons. contributed a manuscript biographical sketch outline pf James Crawford Keith; J. David Kidwell, Union City, Tenn., the Dedicatory Service, November 26" sent Abernethy-Christian's Treasure Is- 1922, of the Highland Park Christian land and 'two books by John B. Cowden. Church of Los Angeles; a photograph of the same church congregation when 1 A. P. Kirsch, Stayton, Ore., sent copies was organized in a tent April, 1905; pic- of 11 pamphlets which he wrote and tures of the two church buildings; and a published: This is Life Eternal; Why photograph of himself. Call Ye Me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say; The Great Commis- Charles F. Hutslar, Pasadena, Calif., sion; I, Jesus, the Anointed of Q{)d; Why sent his How to get Well and Along the and What I Believe and This Perplexing Way. Age; Therefore, Let Your Moderation Be Known To All Men; What Shall I do Chester 'po Hensley, Fort Madison, to Inherit Eternal Life, 2d ed.: Gonver- Iowa, brought several boxes of books, sion of Evariste Hebert; Salvation; God periodicals and pamphlets to headquar- is Not Mocked, For What Soever A Man ters in July. Included were the follow- Soweth, That Shall He Also Reap; Ye ing: The Harbinger Restored, vol. 1, no. Do Err, Not Knowing the Scriptures 1, August 1, 1943; Staton-A Colorful Nor the Power of God. Career of a Miraculous Mountaineer (Sam H. Hurley); They Went to Africa; Mrs. Joe Kraus, ,Canton, Mo., gave post Harrison-'-Studies in Christian Steward- card pictures of churches in these placps: ship; Meacham and Brown":'-Loyalty to Liberty and Shelbina, Mo.; Centerville the King; Page-Pray Once Every Hour, and Fort Madison, Ia.; Emporia, Kans.; Reminder Cards (28) for Practicing the and Cincinnati, Ohio. (R) Presence of God; Bash-Setting Young Adults to, Work; Coleman-When the George W. Marchand, Canton, ·Mo., Boys Come Home; Doan-Disciples of gave a copy of Rice-Silver Anniversary, Christ and America's Peoples; Ellis- Huntington Park Christian Church. Disciples of Christ and Indian Ameri- cans; Becker-Earth Shall be Fair: Barclay Meador, St. Louis, Mo., sent Grafton-The Time Is Now; and for our a copy of Williams-The f'hri!'tian duplicate files five year runs of the Church in Cass County, Mo., Previous to 1882. Christian Century, the Christian-Evange- list, Christian .Standard, and World Call. Miss Ruth G. Minglin, Wooster, a., (R) sent a newspaper clipping concerning DISCIPLIANA, OCTOBER------1946 37 the Young Peoples Conference at Christian Missionary Society Conven- Wooster. tion 1946; and Burns-Making Life Over J. Edward Moseley, Indianapolis, Ind., Again. sent several packages of pamphlets, W. E. Schultz, Bloomington, Ill., sent newspaper clippings, promotion material, a number of newspaper clippings. programs, periodicalS, and books. Includ- ed were: Garnett----God in Us; West---- George H. Scott, Lexington, Ky., gave Plainville, U. S. A.; Bates-Religious Campus Memories, 1945 and 1946, the Liberty, 1st ed.; Markham-Gates of Par- year book of Kentucky Female Orphan adise and Other Poems; Muir-Our Na- School. tional Parks; Dodson-Bergson and the Modern Spirit; Who's Who in Colored Earl T. Sechler,Springfield, Mo., sent America. 1930-31-32;' Markham-Man a copy of the Dedication Day Senice With the Hoe. and Other Poems, 1925 program of the Walnut Street Christian printing; Piller~Time Bomb, (contents Church which contains a brief history of include Gerald L. K. Smith); The Menace the church. for August 21, 1915; and several photo- Henry K. Shaw, Elyria, 0., gave a copy graphs including the International Con- of Garfield's Words compiled by W. R. vention 1946 picture. Balch, and some news'paper clippings. W., G. 'Moseley, Spokane, Wash., sent 'Chester A. Sillars, Danbury, Conn., several packages of material which in- sent Rice-A History of the Church 0" cluded the following items: 'lhe Crimson, Christ (Disciples) Danbury, Conn., 1817- Transylvania year book for 19~7; Archer 1946; The Winnipsaukee Breeze, Septem- -A New Approach in Missionary Educa- btl' 1946, publfshed by the Disciple tion; Hutchinson-Men Who Made the Youth of New England, and You Should Churches (contains chapter about Alex- Knew Me Better, a 4 page promotional ander Campbell); Page-The 'Light is' leaflet of the Danbury Church. Shining in the Darkness; McGavran- Eofeko, a Child of the Congo; Munro- Alva W. Taylor, Nashville, Tenn., gave Christian Education Your Church; Bur- a copy of the January 1930 issue of net's edition of the , Secial Trends. '12th ed., 1858; some photographs and many pamphlets. The publishers of Truth in Love, Fay- et,te, Ala., sent their 1947 calendar. Mrs. Pehr M. Norgaard, Hart, Mich., Mrs. Harry Walmsley, Ephrata, sent Smith-The Six Rocks of Ages; Wash., sent Spokannual 1928, the Spo- Smith-"Thy KingdOm Come, Thy Will kane University yearbook. Be Done in Earth as it is in Heaven"; /' and a post card view of the interior of Earl West, Indianapolis, Ind., sent his the First Christian Church of Miami, The Menace of Roman Catholicism Fla. and Goodpasture-Henry Leo Boles. George L. Peters, Canton, Mo., brought Walter White, Nashville, Tenn., gave his Our Organized Missionary Work in several packages of material including Current Religious Thought, June 1946 Tennessee; Tate-Saved by Grace; Haley (contents included Keeping Our Date -Pocket Bible Handbook, 5th ed.; Camp- ben-Principles of Christian Union; with Destiny by E. D. Jones); Yearbook, Smi th-Religions for Day; ,Cowden- 1945-1946, of the Wyatt Park Christian a Church, St. Joseph, Mo., and the Program Moses or Ishmel; CWBM-Sketch Book of Mission Stations; Observing 25 Years of the Annual Convention of t,he Third of Christian Service, Mississippi Boule- District of Missouri Disciples of Christ, September 18, 1946. (R) vard Christian Church, Memphis, Tenn.; Walter M. White Golden Anniversary Orval Peterson, Yakima, Wash., sent (Fifty Year's in the Ministry) ; and several packages containing books, Where I Met God and Christianity and pamphlets, periodicals and clippings. Communism by Nooe.' Most of this'material has been placed in Mrs. Guy Withers, Washington, D. C., our local church files. Included were: s"nt these items: Photograph of De- Annual Report, 1945-46, Washington Montfort Hall, Leicester, England, Christian Missionary Society; Directory, where the 2d World Convention was held: IN4, First Christian Church, Watson- program booklets of the 1st and 2d World ville, Calif.; Program of Washington Conventions; a photograph of the Mills 38 DISCIPLIANA, OCTOBER 1946 family, living link missionaries of the M. Arant is editor of the bi-monthly of National City Christian Church; some which vol. 1, no. 1 is dated September 1, International Conventon programs and 1946. badges; a newspaper clipping concern- ing Pres. Garfield's mother; and several With the .July 1946 number publications of the National City Church. Christian Expanded into the Christian ,Horizon became again the Tokyo Chris- Miss Eva Jean Wrather, Nashville, tian. Samuel K. Sanders is the new Tenn., gave a manuscript description of editor succeeding Morris Butler Book. the Campbell Mansion compiled from The place of publication is McKeesport. anginal sources. Pennsylvania. Mrs. John Bruce Dalton, Iowa City, We have received a complete file of Iowa, who is going to Japan to live with volume one of The Christian Mirror is- her husband, an Army Chaplain, sent sued by the Mirror Lake Christian several cartons of his hooks to the Cul- Church of Petershurg, Fla., which was ver-Stockton College Library. The Dis- started September 30, 1945. David Samuel ciple items have been placed in the Rob- McNelly is the minister. ison 'Collection. Included were: Lindsay- Studies in Acts; Phillips-A Pocket The Kentucky Christian Evangel, Manual of Prayer; Harrison-Training published by Kentucy Missionary Conven- fOl' Personal Evangelism; Willett and tion, and edited by D. 1. Reid, is a new others-Finding God Through the Beau- perio<;lical, vol. 1, no. 10 being issued in tiful; Moninger-Bible Drills and 101 S-eptember 1946. We have a complete Things for Adult Bible Classes To Do; file with the exception of the first three Ridpath-Life and Work of James A. numbers which were sent out early in Garfield, 188+ ed,; Lobinger - Our 1945. Church; World Conierence on Faith and Local church papers now being re- Order-Can the Churches Unite? (Ar- ceIved by the Society for the first time ticles by A. W. Fortune, Peter Ainslie include: ABC Visitor of the Austin and A. M. Kerr included); Meeks-At Boulevard Christian Church, Oak Park, ' the Feet of Jesus (Gospel Advocate IlL; Christian Church Caller, Palo Alto, printing); Wright-Systematic Personal Calif.; and the new publications Bat Par Work; Rotherham - Studies in the of the Battery Park Christian Church Epistles to the Hebrews; Compayre- of Richmond, Va., and Canton Christian Horace Mann ; Christie-The Christian of the church of Canton, Mo. Church Hymnal; Sturgis and other-A Junior Hymnal and The Kings Praise; Colegio Internacional is sending regu- Sturgis-Songs for Soul Winning; Stur- large River Plate Reflections; EI Mensa- gis and McKee-Songs of Praises; Tuttle jero; and Luminar. and Beazley-Revival Hymns No.2; and Pratt-Present Day Hymns and Why Ozark Bible College, Joplin, Mo., i" They Were Written (Thomas Curtis publishing monthly The Compass with Clark included). Edwin B. Strong as the editor. Vol. 1, no. 1 is dated . Exchanges

Bulletin of the All-Alaskan Christian PERIODICAL CATALOG Missions Committee, vol. 2, 1945, com- plete and vol. 3, 1946, no's. 1-5. Periodicals of the Disciples of Christ and Related Religious Groups, published Kappa Beta News, 1945. by the Society in 1943, is still in print Seven mimeographed sermons of L. K. and can be supplied by the Curator to Bishop. Society members at fifty cents a copy. The price to non-members is $1.00. ~.rheVoice of Evangelism, vol. 1, no's. 1- 28, February 7 to August 17, 1946. The book is an alphabetical listing of more than eleven hundred periodicals Periodicals published by Disciples, the 'ChristIan Church, and the Churches of Christ. , :rhe Midwest Christian College Bulle- Dates and places of publication together tin is the I;lew promotional paper ,of re- with major editors are shown, " The>-c cently or,ganized Midwest Christian Col- are 145 mimeographed pages, size lege at Oklahoma City; Okla. Francis 5lA! x S'lA!, bound in heavy cover stock. DISCIPLIANA, OCTOBER 1946 39

W. M. FORREST PAPERS CALDWELL BOOKS

William Mentzel Forrest, for 36 years Isaac Hodgen Caldwell, lawyer, bank- in charge of our religious work at the . 1'1', and merchant in Kentucky, moved to University of Vir.ginia and now retired, Carbondale, Ill., in 1868, where he fol- has presented to the Society a file of lowed his avocation of preaching in his personal papers, consisting of letters, churches in the rural areas about that clippings, pamphlets, reviews of his city. He was active in' county and state books, and the books necessary to com- conventions and meetings. Before his lete our holdings of his works. removal to Illinois, he had been inter- ested in the Bible revision movement. Before going to the University of Mr. Caldwell liked to read and own \{irgmia in 19M Mr. Forrest had been g books. pastor, an assistant at the Ann. Arbor Bible Chair, and had spent three years Many of Mr. Caldwell's books have in India. He secured his education from recently come to the S'Ociety through Transylvania,College of the Bible, Hiram, the kindness of his granddaughter, Miss and the University of Chicago. Elizabeth R. Caldwell, of Cleveland, Uhio. Although Mr. Caldwell died in His published boks and pamphlets ar- 1902 his books were carefully kept by ranged chronologically are: The Theory Lr. Delia Caldwell until her .death in and Practice of the Disciples of Christ, 1945. 1897,3 editions; Keep Thy Self Pure, 1902 (no copy in the file);' A Plea for the We have space to list. only a few of Union of Christ's Church, 1903; The the titles rbcelVed: The Christian Record, Christian Mis!"ilm and Christian Unity, vols, 3 and 4, 1845 and 1846; several 1903; Our Mission in Calcutta. India, . single issues of the Christian Baptist, 1904; The Fires of Desire, 1907 (pub- 1823-1827; The Proclamation and Re. lished unde!' the pseudonym Laurence former, 1850; a first edition of Camp- R. Mansfield); India's Hurt and. Other bell's printing of the New Testament Addresses, 1909; A Program for the Uf"e ~title pa·ge missing); a first edition of of Sunday Schools and Churches in the Seventy Years in Dixie -by Sry,gley; and Observance of C/luntry Church Day, :;eventl of the books listed in our article 1916; Bible Courses for High School Disciples and Bible 'Revision were from Students, 1916; Official Syllabus of Bible the Caldwell gift. Study for High School Pupils, 1916; Re- Mr. Caldwell was a personal friend of port of Inquiry into Conditions at Beth- Aiexander Campbell and included in the any College, 1919; Bible Classes for High gift are photographs of Campbell ant: School Pupils with Credit Toward Grad- his wife. These photographs, 21,i x 31,4 uation, 1921; Do Fundamentalists PIa" in size, were made by Webster and Broth- Fair?, 1926; King or Shepherd? The er and have revenue stamps cancelled in Song of Solomon, 1928: Biblical Allusions 1865. Undoubtedly the p.hotograph 0: in Poe, 1928; Centennial Address, Gilboa Campbell is one of the last made of him. Christian Church, 1934: and Centenni~l Sermon, Macedonia Christian Church, 1935. Virginia; Osgood-Centennial History of the Hiram Church; and S-ala-Is the In addition to this valuable fiie Mr. Sign of Jonah Valid. He also gave pho- Forrest gave the following books and tographs of Dr. Mary Londgon and Mr. pamphlets from his librarv: Ain!"lip- and Mrs. Walter Menzies, missionaries For My Part I Will Not Go to War: in India in 1904. Dowling-The Lesson Helper, 1889; Dowling-The Lesson Primer, 1889: Christian Lesson Commentary •... 1892: WANTED: St.andard Eclectic Commentary, 1895: 1898 and 1908; Monser-An Eclectic Cole-Creation and Science Commentary of Internatinnal Sunday Coleman-Memoirs of Louis Harrison P·c,",oolLessons, 1884 and 1886; Adams- Coleman "'he Belated Honeymoon; Bennett-Hi!'- Lonner-The Boggs Boys t"l"V of the Founding of Educational Tn_ Cooley-Ripples of Song ~-t't"tiO'ns bv Disciples of Christ in Vir- Coon-Bible Reader's and Christian gania and West Virginia; Earnest-The Worker's Self-Help Handbook Religious Development of the Negro in Cotton-Education in Indiana DISCIPLIANA, OCTOBER 1946 New Books Received NEWS NOTES

) A number of visitors were received at Bynum, E. B. our headquarters this summer, some of whom came to do research work. Ray These Carried the Torch; Pioneers of Baker of Kansas spent a few days work-. Christian Education. Dallas, Texas, Printed by .Walter F. Clark Company, ing on his history of Kansas Disciples. 1946. 58 pages. illus. A. T. DeGroot, Society secretary-treas- urer, was here two days. Mr. and Mrs. The story of Add~Ran Christian Col- Henry K. S·haw searched our Christian lege and Jarvis Christian College. Sepa- Standard file for Ohio history, and Rich- rate chapters were written by Colby D. ard Dawson, College of the Bible studen~,. Hall, L. N. D. Wells, W. W. Phares, Bon- talked about so'urce materials for a study ner Frizzell and Mrs. R. C. Farrar. of Isaac Errett.

Jones, Edgar DeWitt A news story in The Canton Christian" The Corning of the Perfect, and Six- July 26, 1946, states that Lew Ayers, the teen other Sermons Preached in Trou- movie actor, was baptized by Chaplain blesome Times. St. Louis, Bethany press, Bedford Smith, Christian minister, after 1946. 224 pages. he had read P. H. Welshimer's tract Facts Concerning the New TeStament Dr. Jones' ninth volume of sermons Church. includes an appreciation by G. Curtis Jones and an introduction by J. Clyde Wheeler. Positive Living by Horace B.' Clay is the title of a pamphlet recently issued by Culver-Stockton College. Mr. Clay, Shelton, Orman Leroy. alumnus of Culver-Stockton and promi- nent layman of Tulsa, Okla., delivered The Church Functioning Effectively. this address at the 1946 Commencement. St. Louis, Christian Board of Publica- tion, 1946. 224 pages.

A handbook for church officers by the The personal papers of Ralph F. dean of the School of Religion, Butler Lozier, Carrollton, Mo., Congressman and University. The introduction is by Wil- layman, have been presented to the li- lard M. Wickizer. brary of the University of Missouri.

Hedley, George. The State Historical Society of Mis- souri has recently received a number of The Christian' Heritage in' America .. items concel'lling Christian. College of New York, The Macmillan Company, 1946. 177 pages. Columbia, Mo., including eleven manu- script ledgers of J. K. Rogers, president The author in devoting one chapter to of Christian ColIege, covering the years Disciples of Christ ,gives credit to them 1858-1882, find containing personal, for being "the American' Christian church, and colIege records. group, the only major denomination sprung from American soil, and the most 'completely American in its character." In Periodicals of the Disciples of Christ As usual with non-Disciple authors, and Related Religious Groups was listed writing about Disdple themes, there ar,e The Pierian with the query: "projected several factual mistakes; e. g. Camp- but never published?" C. Richard Daw- bell's printing of the New Testament is son, Lexington, Ky., now informs us that incorrectly given as 1827 instead .of the Lexington PubHc Library has a copy 182(1,and the author is not clear in re- of The pie'rian, a periodical conducted gard to the Christian Connection rela- i:>ythe students of Bacon College, Vol. 1, tionship to Disciples. no. 2, July 3, 1843. DISCIPLIANA, OCTOBER 1946 41

CALLING ALL MEMBERS Willis, Harold D., Osborn, Ind. Wilson, T. J., Shadyside, Ohio New Members Witmer, Edward A., Republic, Mo.

Adams, Ira E., Fulton, Mo. Gold Card Members Allen, D. E., Kalispell, Mont. Barfield, J. H., Birmingham, Ala. Founding members are individual mem- Bennett, Ralph, Charleroi, Penn. bers who have paid yearly dues since Berger, Dean W., Enid, Okla. the founding of the Society in 11141. Any Bills, Robert J., Haverhill, Mass. member may become a founder by paying Bloebaum, J. C., Boston, Ky. dues from 1941 to the ,time of his joining Britton, Maynard R., Jersey Shore, Penn. the society. A gold card is issued to Bruner, B. H., Hollidays Cove, W. Va. thlS class of membership. At present Campbell, Alexander M., Ft. Wayne, Ind. there are 56 gold card holders. Carter, J. Wilfred, Colby, Kan. Cartwright, Colbert S., New Haven, Life Members Conn. Cave, Mrs. Pauline, Nashville, Tenn. Paul B. Rains, Chicago, Ill., became ,Charlesworth, Stanley, Lomax, Ill. a life member in August. Mr. Rains is Cleaver, Ben H., Muscatine, Iowa a son of Francis Marion Rains, who was Coffman, Edward F., Jr., Mayfield, Ky. for many years a secretary of the For- Cornelius, Edwin T., New York, N. Y. eign Cpl'istian Missionary Society. The Cowden, John B., Nashville, Tenn. first gift to the newly organized Robison Crossfield, Miss Goldie, Gadsden, Ala. Collection (now a part of the Society's Dawson, C. Richard, Lexington, Ky. holdings) in 1925 was Mr. Rains' life of Day, A. Garnett, Nashville, Tenn. ilis father. Fillmore, Charles M., Indianapolis, Ind. Findley, Joseph, Canyon, Texas J. Edward Moseley, Indianapolis, Ind., Foster, O. T., Florence, Ala. president of the Society since its, found- Furbish, Mrs. Mary E., Memphis, Tenn. ing in 194·1 and World Call Editorial As- Green, Irvin T., Bethany, W. Va. sociate became a life member in Sep- Harris, Miss Cora B., Macomb, Ill. tember. Hickman, Cecil R., Knoxville, Tenn. Eva Jean Wrather, Nashville, Tenn., Hill, Paul Deane, Ellensburg, Wash. became a life member in September. Hoisington, Charles W., Columbus, Ohio Miss Wrather, well-known for her Alex- Holwager, George H., ~,ockwood, Tenn. ander Campbell research, is a member Hoover, H. H., Carrollton, Ohio of the Board of Directors of the So- Hughes, Mrs. Pearl Jean, Hamilton, Ohio dety. Kruger, Frank 0., Benton Harbor, Mich. \ McKim, C. E. A., Little Rock, Ark. Institutional Members Miller, Orville C., Shelbyville, Ill. Monser, Jessie C., Chicago, Ill. The revised constitution provides for Osberg, John W., Syracuse, N. Y. the membership of any institution- or Robison, Newton J., Raleigh, N. C. organization of Disciples at a yearly Ross, Charles W., Memphis, Tenn. fee of $15.00. Russell, Arthur J., Murray, Ky. Institutional membership dues were Sager, Mrs. Meta ,Chestnutt, Chickasha, set at $10.00 or more by the 1941 con- Okla. stitution and the executive committee at ~·arvis, Mrs. Amy J,ean, Oslakoosa, Iowa its first meeting after the organization Scott, George H., Lexington, Ky. of the Society established the fee at Satterthwaite, Harry C., Detroit, Mich. $10.00 for all. With the increased pro- Sessions, William A., Jr., Kansas City, gram of the Society and the attendant Mo. increase of benefit to institutional mem- Shearer, Milton E., Williamsport, Penn. b~rs, dues will be $5.00 more starting in Shelton, Gentry A., Lexington, Ky. 1947. t'.nidon, Mrs. Conley T., Princeton, W. Va. Stephenson, Howard S., Mt. f'terling, K", The School of Religion, Butler I Uni- Sullivan, Mrs. James W:, North Little versity, Indianapolis', Ind., Chapman Col- Rock, Ark. lege, Los Angeles, Calif., Johnson Bible Testerman, Wayne E., Midway, Ky. College,Kimberlin Heights,Tenn., and the Watson, J. Allan, Chicago, Ill. North ,Carolina Christian Missionary So- White, Walter M., Nashville, Tenn. ciety, Wilson, N. ,C., are new institutional Whittal, J. T., St. Louis, Mo. members. All of the graduate schools 42 DISCIPLIANA,. OCTOBER 1946 of religion of the Disciples are members, meeting in the Walnut Room at 3:00 as are several of the liberal arts ,colleges' o'clock. and the two major publishing companies. 'The Executive Committee met with the' All educational, missionary, and state following members present: J. Edward. organizations are invited to membership. Moseley, president, Claude E. Spencer, Church Memberships Louis A. Warren, Richard James, Eva Jean Wrather, W. P. Harman, and A_ The revised constitution provides for T. DeGroot. After the reports of the local' church membership separate from secretary-treasurer and the curator the institutional group. Any local church were read, discussed and approved, the can become a member by paying $12.00 Planning Committee presented the pro- dues' a year, which includes individual posed revised constitution and by-laws. membership for the minister and one This document was adopted with minor layman. changes after discussion. The president appointed W. P. Harman, ,Richard James. The following churches are members: and C. C. Ware as the nominating como. First Church, Oakland, Calif. mittee. First Church, Fort Madison, Ia. August 8 Portland Avenue Church, Minneapolis, The annual meeting of the Society was' Minn. held in the Red Room of the Neil House First Church, Union City, Tenn. at 4:40 p. m. Approximately a hundrerl First Church" Yakima, Wash. members with several visitors were in attendance to hear the Walter Scott We hope to be able to report in our Round Table. At the business session im- next issue that many of our mem~rf; mediately after the ,scott program the have interested their local churches in following Board of Directors was elected becoming members. to succeed the old Executive Committee ~ Membership Records Terms Expiring 1947:' All membership and financial records C. C. Ware, Colby D. Hall, Henry K. are now kept in the Society headquarters Shaw, Enos E. Dowling, Reuben But- in Canton. Membership dues are pay- chart, Dwight E. Stevenson, Raymond aole there. McAllister, Miss Harriet-Louise H. Pat- terson, and Chester Hensley. Since August 20 all members who were in arrears have been notified and Terms Expiring 1948: many have responded with checks. Any Warner Muir, Merle R. Eppse, C; L. member who hasn't paid his 1946 dues Pyatt, Richard L. James, Wilfred P. should send the money at once. The Harman, Stephen J. England, James De- curator's secretary, who will do the book- Forest Murch, Walter W. S,ikes, and Ben keeping, weill send membership due no- F. Dixon. tices in January each year. Terms Expiring 1949: Changes of Address W. H. Hanna, A. T. DeGroot, Louis A. Warren, Eva Jean Wrather, J. Edward Members should report promptly to Moseley, Claude E. Spencer, W. E. Gar- the curator all changes of address. If rison, Ronald Os,born, and Ro'berts Burns_ the address label needs a ,zone:'number; please send a card making th,e proper August 9 correction. The newly formed Board of Directors met in the Garden Room of the Neil Columbus Meetings House at 7:30' a. m. Moseley, Warren, August 6 "'-are" Stevenson, Hensley, Harman, James, DeGroot, Spencer, Osborn, Garri- The Planning Committee met in the son, Sikes, Wrather, and Pyatt were Garden Room of the Neil House at 1:00 present. All the officers were re-elect- p. m. T,hose in attendance wer,e Louis ed: J. Edward Moseley, president; W. H. A. Warren, Chairman, W. Barnett Blake- Hanna, vice-president; A. T. DeGroot, more, A. T. DeGroot, W. P. Harman, secretary-treasurer; and Claude E. Spen- and Claude E. Spencer. Finishing cer, curator. According to' the revised touches were placed on the revised con- constitution, an Executive Committee stitution and by-laws which was pre- consisting of the president, curator, and sented to the executive committee at its see pa,ge 43 DISCIPLIANA, OCTOBER 1946 43

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DCHS AND THE CRUSADE EQUIPMENT WANTED After thorough. consideration it has Filing Cabinets Ibeen decided that the Historical Society Typewriter (VaritypeI') iwill not participate in "A Crusade for Safe a Christian World." Dictaphone W,hether or not the Society should par- Show Case ticipate in the Crusade was fUlly dis- Microfilm Reading Machine cuss~d by the old executive committee Mimeograph and the new board of directors during Large Electric Fan t.he Columbus International Convention. CALLING ALL MEMBERS The President, ·the Curator, and W. P. continued from preceding page Harman, a director, were charged with three members of the Board of Directors, responsibility in the matter for the So- is res{lonsible for the active manage- ciety. Mr. Moseley and Mr. Harman met ment of the Society. Hepry K. Shaw, W. !with the Askings Committee of the Cru- P. Harman, and Chester Hensley were elected to the committee. sade in Indianapolis September 9th and, Junior W. Everhard, Cleveland archi- after weighing the advantages and dis- tect, made a report of his survey of the advantageS of participation, decided for Campbell Mansion together with his rec- the Society not to participate. ommendations for the repair, restora- tion and development of the property. In the next several months increased (This report is availa·ble in mimeograph effort will be made by the officers and form for those who are interested.) tlirectors of the Society to enlist addi- The Board voted its deep appreciation tional individual and church members to Mr. Everhard for his services. Authority for the future relationship '0 that as soon as possible the Society of the Society to the Campbell Home and may begin operation with the Curator Bethany College remains with the pre.si- on a full-time basis. An adequate build- dent and curator who plan to visit ing in Canton to house our archives will Bethany in late October to confer with' tlepend upon large gifts of interested President Cramblet, of the college, and persons who realize the growing need of members of the Campbell Historical and building for this purpose. Memorial Association. Miss Cora B. Harris

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The Disciples of Christ Historical Society was organized May 5, H141, at St. Louis, Missouri, and received the approval of the International Convention of the Disciples of Christ which was then in session. The convention at that time appointed the Society Custodian of Convention archives. The purpose of the Society is to maintain ar.d further the interest of the Dis- ciples of Christ (sometimes known as Christian Church or Church of Christ) in its religious heritage, backgrounds, origins, and development. Membership is open to any individual, institution or organization that is in ac- curd with the purpose of the Society. In 1946 the Society secured as a gift from Culv~r-S·tockton College, the valuable Henry Barton Robison Collection of Literature Relating to the Disciples of Christ which contains thousands of books, periodicals, pamphlets, manuscripts and ilIustra- tlVe materials dealing with the religious groups which grew out of the Restoration movement fostered by Abner Jones, Elias Smith, James O'Kelly, Barton W. Stone, Thomas and Alexander Campbell, Walter Scott, and other reformers of the early 19th century in America. The collection is being used as a nucleus for a comprehensive research library. The Society maintains I'ts headquarters at Canton, Missouri, where authors and publishers are asked to send copies of all new publications. Churches are requested to place the Society on their mailing lists to receive orders of worship, papers, re- ports, yearbooks and other printed records. Gifts from individuals are especially welcome. Ciasses of membership are as follows: Individual member, per calendar year $1.00. Individual life member, one payment $25.00. Institutional member, per. calendar year $15.00. Local church member, per calendar year $12.00. Institutional membership is offered to educaUonal institutions and other organi- zations including state boards and national agencies. Local churches should take advantage of the opportunity to share in the work of the Society by becoming members. The local church dues include individual mem- berships for the minister and one layman. / Subscriptions to DISCIPLIANA, gifts for the Society, payment of dues, and inquiries concerning the work of the Society should be sent to: Claude E. Spencer, Curator Disciples of Christ Historical Societ)' P. O. Box 226 Canton, Missouri DISCIPLIANA Published quarterly -by the Disciples of Christ Historical Society, Canton, Missouri.

VOL. 6 NO. 4

CAMPBEll HOME RESTORATION Joint Responsibility Bethany College and Historical Society

The Disciples of Christ Historical So- Negotiations have been under way be- ciety and Bethany College have joined tween Bethany College, the Campbell in a cooperative effort to preserve and Memorial and Historical Society, and the restore the Campbell Mansion at Beth- Disciples of Christ Historical Society for any, West Virginia. An agreement wa-s a year in regard to the best possible solu- reached at Bethany, October 25, when J. tion to the problem of the Campbell Edward Moseley, Claude E. Spencer, and home. The Campbell Memorial and His- Henry K. Shaw met with President torical Society deeded the property to Cramblet, Professor Irvin T. Green, and Bethany College in July 1946, and event- ot~er officials of Bethany Qollege. ually will dissolve its organization. Junior W. Everhard, Cleveland archi- After several hours' discussion, plans tect, who had surveyed the home for the were made for a program of joint main- historical society, was present at the tenance and operation of the home by meeting and outlined a plan for the pres- the college and the society, and it was ervation, restoration and development of agreed that "a joint committee rep-re- the property. The cost involved for the senting the society and the college will whole program to be carried on over a undertake to solicit funds for the repairs period of years will total more than and restoration of the Mansion, listing $75,000.00. see page 48 46 DISCIPLIANA, JANUARY 1947

THE CAMPBELL HOME by Irvin T. Green

Editorial note: The author is Professor of New Testament and Church His- tory at Bethany College. As a member, of ~he fac?lty of B~thany sinc~ !921 he has had an opportunity to become mstIlled wIth the hIstory, tradItIons, and lore of the Camp>bell country. He is interested especially in an adequate system of markers for the historic spots around Bethany. The most important pla,ce in all the a commodious home for that day~ world for the history of the Disciples is proba~ly indicating that its o,wner w~s the Campbell Home and Farm, Barton expeatmg to re,ar a large famIly, but ,m W, Stone started the movement in Ken- thIS he was mIstaken for o~ly o~e gIrl tucky, Thomas Campbell made a second came to augment the famIly CIrcle. beginning in Western Pa" Walter Scott Sometime about 1809 John Brown be- made a real contribution on the Western came acquainted with Thomas Campbell. Reserve, >but the man who stand~ head They became good friends and deter- and ~houlders above all others m the mined to form a family alliance, John movement is Alexander Campbell. It was Brown had a beautiful, accomplisned to the Brown home, th~t Alexander daughter and Thomas Campbell had a Campbell came courtmg m 18~0; here brilliant young son, Yes, the young he married Margaret Brown m 1811; folk fell in love and were married in the here h~ lived and wroug~t until he ?e- living room of the Brown home. In 1811 came the greatest Ar,nencan theologIan Margaret Brown brought her blushing and reformer of all tIme; from here he bridegroom home to live with Father passed to his eternal reward in 1866, It Brown. This was a most hap.py ar- was from the soil of this old farm that rangement for some years later when he dug out the, money to b~ild for and the grOUP' at Brush Run '''ere c~ntem- finance the Buffaloe 8emmary; The plating a migration west tc: set up a Christian' Baptist; The Millennial l;Iar- colony, John Brown offered his farm to binger; Bethany College; and I mIght his son-in-law if he would not go. The say the whole plan and program of the more I think of it, the more I marvel at Disciples. the farsightedness of this remarkable About 1791 John Brown, a young car- man: Father Br?wn deserves as much pen tel' a'nd mill-wright, made his way credIt for the ultImate success of Al~~- from Maryland into Virginia to buy a ander .Campbell as Father Camp.bell hIm- farm a'nd set up some mills. He came self dId. .. to Wellsburg, and established a The desire to teach took such a hold temporary residence, met a young w~m- upon Mr, Campbell that by 1818 he de- an, married her and then set out to fmd termined to turn his home into a school a suitable place for farming and milling. to propagate his reforming ideas. That He found such a place where Bethany he might have more room for the ven- now stands; bought a farm; built a mill ture, he added a two-story frame struc- dam and erected a set of mills. As the ture to the west of the old home, ran a deeds to the property date from 1793, it one-story ell back of the new building, is probable that he began to build for turned the original porch into a hall, and himself a suitable residence, on a beau- moved the stairway from the living room tiful knoll overlooking the Buffaloe into the hall. During the period of the Creek, about the same time. Buffaloe Seminary, the Campbells lived The home which he built was in every in the basement and tradition says that respect worthy of the master workman Mrs. Campbell caught cold, as a result of which he had come to be. There is no t?e. aampnes~ and we~t mto c~nsump- better built home in all this section. The tIon from WhICh she ultImately dIed. foundation is made from the limestone As Mr. Campbell's family increased of the rugged hills and is just as solid and his circle of friends widened, it be- as the day it was built. The house itself came necessary to extend the dining was made of the sturdy oak and walnut room, so an addition was added to the which he cut and milled on his own land, west of the seminary room, and a ,parti- The house consisted of a finished base- tion was run cutting ,off the north end ment with kitchen, dining room and of it. A bedroom was added at the ,pantry; a first floor with 'a large living northwest corner of the dining room. room and two smaller rooms; a second This probably was done about 1836. floor with four bedrooms. It was indeed see page 50 DISCIPLIANA, JANUARY 1947 47 THE OLD CANE RIDGE MEETING-HODSE by Rhodes Thompson

Editorial note: Rhodes Thompson, min.ister of the First Christian Church of Paris, Kentucky, is chairman of a committee appointed to make plans for the preservation of the Cane Ridge church. He is also a member of the permanent committee of the church.

Photo by Fraser Allen Thomason THE CANE RIDGE CHURCH AND CEMETERY

For our brotherhood the old Cane licly the cardinal principles that gave Ridge Meeting-House built in 1791 has birth to the ChI"istian Church or the Dis- a unique distinction and significance all. ciples of Christ. its own. Its sturdy log walls echoed to It was built in what is now Bourbon the voices of the first pioneers of our County, Kentucky, in the year before religious faith as a movement in Ameri- Kentucky was admitted as a state into can Protestantism. Its loving wooden the union. The builders were settlers who arms enfolded the hopes and dreams and had m~grated from North Carolina under the leadership of a Presbyterian minis- longings of noble spirits who were seek- ter, Rev. Robert W. Finely. They had ing to heal the wounds of the divided been directed to this vicinity .bY Daniel Church of Christ. Its roof has protected Boone, who, himself, had called this sec- a rich and varied life across more than tion "The Cane Ridge" because of the ex- a century and a half. From out of its tensive cane brakes found there. hallowed precincts has issued a stream From the surrounding virgin forest, of sturdy arid reasonable faith which has these pioneers cut blue-ash logs and con- flowed on like a river linto other coun- structed the church which was approxi- tries and under other skies. It is over- mately fifty feet long and thirty wide. laid with all manner of sacred associa- The ceiling was fifteen feet in height. tions, which, taken together, make it the The ends of the building faced east and oldest and most unique shrine among us. west. The main entrance was from the It was here in 1804 that Barton W. west, with a main aisle extending through Stone, its minister, first proclaimed pub- see next page DISQIPLJANA, JANUARY 1947

thecentertoanotherdoor on the east side. committee in charge of this pro,perty In the "middle of the north and south desires to make a report to the brother- walls were alcoves or offsets about two hood on the condition of the building. A few years after the restoration, evidences feet deep and eight feet long. The pulpit of deterioration, caused manly by the was located in the north alcove, and, ac- ravages of weather, were noted. Repairs cording to James R. Rogers, wall "boxed were made as the need arose, and the up, with entrance at the side reached by building was painted several times with the best known preservative materials. several steps, and its elevation was so However, in spite of all this care, very considerable that the speaker literally serious disintegration has occurred in looked down upon his audience." recent years on several parts of the building. A competent architect was Three immense girders, si~teen inches called in for consultation: He advised square, hewn with a broadax, tied the that the only sure way to give adequate walls together at the ceiling. The sheath- and permanent protection to this sacred ing was sawed with whipsaw, and the place-this birthplace of the Christian roof of clapboards was attached to this Church-was to erect a superstructure . sheathing and held in place liy wooden over the entire building. Obviously this pins. will entail considerable expense. But there is only one Cane Ridge. The old church had a gallery,-en- trance to which was gained by means of The details for the proposed plan to a ladder. The floor was originally of preserve old Cane Ridge are now being dirt, but at an early date puncheon formulated. When completed they will be floor was laid .. submitted to the brotherhood. Surely every loyal Disciple will want to have a On February 12, 1829, a movement was part in preserving this heritage from started to make this old meeting house our fathers in the faith. more comfortable and to purchase addi- tional grounds. As a result of this ef- fort, the outside was weatherboarded, The curator of the society, Claude E. the inside was plastered, tongue and Spencer, attended a meeting of the Cane grooved flooring was substituted for the Ridge Meeting-House committee October puncheons beneath, and seats with sup- 23. at Paris, Kentucky. ports to the back were installed. The gallery was removed and its timbers used Although the society has no connec- in. the construction of a stock barn by tion with Cane Ridge, it is much con- one of the :f:armers in the .community. cerned about the preservation of all Dis- ciple shrines and has officially given its Again in 1882 more modernization of approval of the Cane Ridge project. the building took .place when the interior was made still more comfortable and attractive; the eastern entrance was CAMPBELL HOME RESTORATION closed and the pulpit transferred there from the north alcove. For a little over from page 45 a century from the year 1829, the Cane projects in order of priority, contacting Ridge Meeting-House, to the passing individuals and organization for the sup- throng, looked like another one of the port of same." Until the joint committee white country churches on the hill. Then, can function, the college will be respon- in 1932, the centennial anniversary of the sible for minimum maintenance. , union of the ,stone and Campbell move- ments, old Cane Ridge, was resorted to Immediate needs for the preservation its primitive appearance. Dur~ng the of the home, including porch steps, gut- last twelve years many thousands of ters', downspouts, roof repairs, furnace, -people from all parts of this country and certain necessary fire proofing pro vi- from other countries have found their sions, and painting, total at least way to this sacred spot. Since its restora- $10,000. Plans being made for living tion, there has been a growing apprecia- quarters for a permanent caretaker add tion of the significance of ,Cane Ridge to the total cost. as the birthplace of our Church and as a symbol of our plea. It is hoped that the home can be put into proper shape and a hostess em- It is because of this widespread in- ployed before the stimmer months when terest in Cane Ridge that the permanent a stream of visitors is expected. DISCIPLIANA, JANUARY 1947 49

ACTION AFTER 45 YEARS building in which documents could safely ,be kept, and collections should he made Fifty years ago the first proposal, of all documents bearing on the history which we have been able to find, was of the Reformation. There should be a made for the organization of a historical custodian of these archives, a man of society for Disciples of Christ. This pro- intelligence and ability, who would look posal and later ones were not put into after the collection and preservation of successful action until 1941, forty-five these data. To this place would be sent years later, when the ljresent society was copies of all our publications, our books, organized. 'periodicals and all important documents The for November to be filed and preserve<:i. From all 28, 1896, reprinted from the Christian sorts of unknown hiding places would Guide, a letter or an editorial, Preserve come forth priceless documents, which Our Hist()ry, authorship unidentified, are now in existence, but which a few suggesting that a society be formed for years later can not be found. Every his- the purpose of collecting, preserving, and tory of a church or biographical notice using the historical materials of the of an individual connected with our his- reformation movement. As this half tory should go there and be put in safe century old appeal so nearly approaches keeping. Files of the periodicals ,pub- the purpose of our present society, we lished by Walter Scott, Mathes Henderson are printing it in its entirety. Franklin, and others could no~ be found: The dead and forgotten papers of Vir- "No one could fail to be .impressed at ginia, Indiana, Kentucky, Alabama and the Springfield Convention with the other states priceless and valuable ~ould passing aw.ay of the old men-the pio- now be unearthed. neers of this reformation. Soon the last of that great generation will have In these archives would be deposited, passed over the river. as they appear, copies of all books pub- lished by our people and files of all our With them will pass away much of the papers, bound yearly. history of the beginnings of this great religious movement, and it has long been There would be a yearly meeting of in the mind of the writer that some- the Society, which would arouse interest thing ought to be done, and done prompt- in our history. ¥ongraphs would be read ly, to preserve that history before it is and published, and we would soon have too late. the materials on hand for such a his- tory as the world has never seen. All over the country to-day are men who hold in their minds and hearts the A very small fund would serve for elements of one of the grandest religious a beginning. Later on money would ,come histories thatwas ever written. Before the from beauests and donations, and pos- eye-wit11esses and participants in this terity will applaud our wisdom. What glorious history are gone, these memories do you say, ,brethren?" should be g:tI:hered up and put in syste- matic form for preservation and record Although the Standard supported edi- for the use of future historians. tocially, this proposal for the orga~iza- tion of a historical society, nothing seems There are many valuable documents in to have been done toward the formation existence in the homes of the old families of such a group at that time. of the reformation that will be scattered to the four winds when the men who now For a brief account of ,an unsuccessful preserve them die. They will fall into the attempt to start an organization in 1901, ha.nds of heirs who neither value nor ap- see Discipliana, and Janu- preciate their importance. There are auto- ary 1943. graph letters of the pioneers, church documents, files of papers, long since Gilbert Harney in the Christian Stan~- forgotten, scarce publications, pictures, ard of March 11, 1911, described a meet- church records, etc. In all these things ing of the Backus Historical Society lies the history of the reformation. (Baptist) in Boston and suggested that the Disciples organize a simila.r society What ought to' be done? This: A His- with sub-societies in each state. This torical Society should be formed with a was well received by at least one state, small membership fee. It should have a Ohio. Alanson Wilcox reported in the board of trustees and a house. It should Standard for May 13 that Disciple minis- have a fireproof room, and, later, a ters in Cleveland recommended the for- 50 DIS.cIPLIANA, JANUARY' 1947

mation of The Disciples' Historical So- eluded W. P. Harman, chairman, Colby ciety of the State of Ohio and had ac- D. Hall, Miss Eva Jean Wrather, J. Ed- tually set up a constitution for the society ward Moseley, Merl R. Eppse, A. T. De- and elected these officers: J. H. Goldner, Groot, C. C. Ware, A. W. Fortune, Claude president; W.· F. Rothenburger, vice- E. Spencer, and Edgar C. Riley. . president; E. C. Harris, treasurer; and Alanson Wilcox, secretary. We have no The committee's report .resulted in the further information concerning the so- convention authorizing the formation of ciety of its .work. the Disciples of Christ Historical Society. After 45 years of discussion, a historical The Christian-Evangelist, in acknowl- society was organized (with an initial edging receipt of two photographs of membership of 20 which has grown to historic interest, January 4.', 1923, sug- almost 600) and is the most potent force gested "that a' commission be appointed in the brotherhood life today for making to assemble books, pamphlets, pictures, Disciples aware of their heritage. and other material of historic value and provide a place and equipment sufficient to preserve it and at the same time make it CENTENNIAL CONVENTION available to those who would inspect it REPORT either for sentimental or utilitarian pur- poses." In 1909 the R. W. Johnston Studios of Pitts·burgh published Today's Pictorial Ernest E. Elliott, in the February 17. Story of Alexander CampbeU and the 1927, Christian-Evangelist, in a letter to Christian Churches as a contribution to the editor, said, "It is about time now to the Centennial Convention. On the en- .form the historical society WQ talked of velope in which the book was sold was some years back." . printed this statement: "Every pur- chaser is entitled to the Pictorial Sup- It was reported in the Christian- plement Report of the Convention, Evangelist, October 6, 1927, that "The addresses, sermon,s, photographs, and Western Pennsylvania Convention will current news, specially collected and recommend to the next International compiled, will be mailed as a supplement convention of Disciples of Christ, the to this volume. Write address on blanks creation of a national library of the provided inside of cover. Orders must literature and history of the Disciples of be received by November 1, 1909." Christ." Does anyone have a copy of this sup- EVidently Disciple leadership approved plement? the idea of a historical society and a rrationallibrary but.no on~ took the time to start ;md develop an organization. Not CAMPBELL HOME until 1939 were steps officially taken to from page 46 to put into motion the machinery which eventually resulted in the organization The final stage in the building of of the Disciples of Christ Historical the "Mansion" came at the busiest time Society. in Mr. Campbell's life-about 1840. He had always felt ,the need of plac~ to The International Convention at entertain his guests and needed more Richmond in 1939 authorized the ap- room for them to sleep and rest. ' This pointment of a temporary committee of last addition consisted of a .parlor and ten members "to study the field and to two bedrooms, just west of the other present at the 1940 convention definite buildings. Thus is completed the home plans for the setting up of a historical of one of the great men not only of his commission." According to the resolu- time, but of all time. No greater cham- tion the desire for such a committee pion of Christianity ever lived than arose from the necessity for "locating, Alexander Campbell and in my judgment preserving, and cataloguing on a brother- he could have held his own with the hood-wide scale, the historical materials, great men of all the ages, in the fields records and materials pertaining to the of his interest. origin and development of Our brother- hood." But the home is rapidly rotting down- and only a determined effort 0'11 the The commission appointed by Presi- part of the Disciples can save it. It is dent McCormick of the 1941 convention the greatest treasure we have, if we lose (there was no convention in 1940) in- it, it can never be regained. DISCIPLIANA, JANUARY 1947 51

Galilee, the reverse has Hark the Voice of ACCESSIONS Jesus Calling. The record, made by the Rodeheaver Record Company, Chicago, was f?old to secu~e. money for the build- Material received October 4 to Decem- ing fund for the National City Church. ber 17, 1946, by purchase, exchange, or gift and not mentioned elsewhere in this W. N.· Briney, Louisville, Ky., sent a issue. (,Hi) after an entry means that it copy of A Heritage for the Future in was credited to the Robison collection. One Hundred Years, of Service, 1846- 1946, Donglass Boulevard Christian Purchases tian Church, Louisville. It includes "One Hundred Years of Service" by Mr.' Challen's Illustrated Monthly, volumes Briney. 7, 8, 9. Robert Burns, Atlanta, Ga., sent a Kennedy-Early Days of Mormonism. Souvenir Program of the Ninety-seventh Has a chapter "Sidney Rigdon and the "Annual Convention, Christian Church ell Kirktland Haven". (R) of Georgia, 1946. It contains "Brief His- Moore-The Rational View. tory of our Beginnings in Georgia" by Bruce Nay. Riddle-Life, Character and Public Services of Jas. A. Garfield, 1880. Mrs. Anna Scott Carter, Kansas 'City, Mo., sent a ,bound copy of the Christian In Memoriam. Gems of Poetry and Standard, March 14.~December 26, 1896. Song on James A. Garfield, 1881. James W. Garty, Chicago, sent a clip- Exchange ping about his work with the Ford Motor Company last summer. The Crimson, 1910, Transylvania University annual. J. Harrison Daniels, Catonsville, Md., sent a copy of his new leaflet The Un- Butler Collegian, 1898, 4 numbers. pardonable Sin. The Collegian, University.of Indianap- C. Richard Dawson, Lexington, Ky., olis, 1899, 2 numbers. sent Brief History of Somerset Christian Church, 1829-1946, a pamphlet which he University Brief, University of Indi- recently wrote. dianapolis, 1899-1900, 10 numbers includ- ing vol. 1, no. 1. A. T. DeGroot, Los Angeles, Calif., sent Achievement Report, Hollywood-Beverly Butler Collegian, 1900-1901, 7 numbers. Christian Church, 1945-1946; Program Butler Collegian, 1901-1902, 3 numbers. of the 39th Annual Convention, 1946, Christian Churches of Arizona with Smith-Promise of American Politics. Convention badge; some Gerald' L. K. (R) Smith's ·Christian Nationalist literature; Folk-Patents and Industrial Prog- and other church reports and bulletins. ress. Has an introduction by Robert L. .J. A. Dillinger, Des Moines, Ia., sent: Lund. (R) 100 Years of History of the Christian Gifts Church in Marion Co., Iowa, 1846-1946; and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Found- Miss Mary Alderton, Canton, gave Ray ing of the First Christian Church, Fort -The Church, 1894, and Dodge, Iowa, 1896-1946. The latter in- Spelling Simplified, 1894. The latter has cludes a history of the church written stamped in gold on the cover "·Canton by Dr. and Mrs. G. J. Green. Commercial College, J. E. Beadles, prin." Ben F. Dixon; now of ,San Diego, Calif., (,R) formerly of Washington, D. C., sent the Mrs. Birden, Indianapolis, sent a clip- following items: Vermont Avenue" Chris- pingfrom See about Gerald L. K. Smith: tian Church Visitor, several numbers I from 1889 to 1894; Christian Visitor, in- W. E: Braithwaite, Washington, D. C., complete files, 1891-1893; Power- gave a phonograph recording of the History and Doctrines of Disciples of Columbian Male Quartet of the Vermont Christ; Power-Our Plea as a Religious Avenue Christian Church, Washington, People, What is it?-Pickens-A Repre- D. C. One side has Behold the Man of sentative Church in the National Capital; 52 DlStIPLIANA, JANUARY 1947

Hastings-I Believe in Jesus Christ; Loren Hudson, Boone, Ia., sent a post- Dixon-An Achievement of Navy Peace- card view of .the church at Boone. He time Medicine; Dixon-A Washington also allowed us to make a copy of a Hymn, ,words and music; Postcard view history of Appanoose County, Iowa, of the Vermont Avenue Christian churches, written by L. L. Taylor 'about Church; Photograph of the Central 1906 and published in a local paper. Christian Church, Indianapolis, Ind.; In- ventry of the Alpha Historical Collec- Miss Helen Johann, ,Madison, Wis., tionS.of the National City Church; and sent 26 items dealing with Eureka and three.' cartons of duplicate materials of Culver-Stockton colleges. Included were the National City Church for future dis-· the following: Leaflet 'of the Church tribution. Mr. Dixon secured on a loan of Christ, Eureka, Ill., with list of offi- basis from the Alpha Historical Com- cers, committees, etc.; Programs of lit- mittee Criticisms of Sermons Delivered erary society exhibitions of Eureka Col- by Dr. Earl Wilfley by s.pencer. lege; Programs of ,alumni reunions ,of Miss Carrie Duncan, Washington, Eureka College; Cancelled notes of the D. C., sent a package of magazines, pam- Christian Univers¥;y Building Fund; and phlets, programs and clippings. Included photographs of Carl Johann, George Callender, John Darst, D. R. Lucas and of were Pinkerton-National City Sermolls; Christian University student groups. and Report of the Pentecost Committee, International Convention, 193Q. J. David Kidwell, Union City, Tenn., sent a copy of the program commemor- C. V. Dunn, Grove, Okla., sent a copy ating the 25th anniversary of the First of his pamphlet Authority in 'Religion. \ Christian Church of Union City, 1937, Charles Hume Funk, Arlington, Calif., which includes a history of the church. sent the following: Brown-The Larger Mrs. Grace Knepper, Akron, Ohio, sent Faith, ,chapter 3 deals with Disciplest a copy of the Akron Disciple, September Darsie"'-Before the Throne; Zollars- 19, 1946, which was a memorial number Syllal>i of Lectures on Biblical and Re- for George D. Kn~pper, a member of the lated Themes; Zollars-The King of society, who died September 14. Kings, first, ed." lOOp.; Lard-Commen- tary on Romans; Standard imprint; and J'oe Walker Kraus, FUlton, Mo., sent, 27 titles for our, duplicate shelves. a copy of This is your Library, a hand- book of the Westminster College Library, B. C. Goodpasture, Nashville, Tenn., which he compiled; and Williamson- sent a copy of Funeral Services of Henry South of the Middle Border: Leo Boles by Goodpasture, Hardeman and Hall. S. S. Lappin, Bedford, Ind., sent a co'py of The Evangelist Work, vol. 1, Colby D.Hall, Fort Worth, Texas, se- at no. 20, December 18, 1879. T. S. Wall cured' for usa copy of Brite College Ser- mons, vol. 2, 1938. ' was the editor of this periodical pub- lished at Jeffersonville, Ill. From Rex Harlan, Naches, Wash., we Fred Lockley, Portland, Ore., sent a received a form letter sent out by the clipping from his column Fred Lockley's Foreign Christian Missionary Society Impressions in the Oregon Sunday Jour- in 1896,' acknowledging the receipt of nal, containing historical material con- money' for the Children's Day offering cerning Orego~ -Christian College. from the Henderson (Ia.) Christian Sunday School. John Long, Edwards, Miss., sent a copy of the Annual Catalog, Southern William E. Harris, Grangeville, Idaho, Christian Institute, 1923-1924. sent the church bulletin of the Grange- ville Christi'an Church from September Miss Ruth Lowery, Indianapolis, Ind., 1945 to date. gave a copy of long wanted Stidger's Edwht Markham. Chester. Hensley, Fort Madison, Ia., brought' to the archives several packages T. W. Lyman, Turlock, Calif., sent of material whiCh included programs, Achievements June 30, 1945, to July 1. promotional materials, reports, etc. 1946. of the First Christian Church' at Alvin Hobby, Searcy, Ark., sent a copy Turlock. of African Missions of the Church of Lester McAllister, St. Louis, Mo., gave Christ· in Northern Rhodesia. a photostatic copy of Youth's Confer- DISCIPLIANA1 JANUARY _ 1947 53

ence Call, vol. 9, no. 9, June 1933, the last sent his-Universal Christian Life; Green number issued. -Yesterdays Memories; Early History of the Marysville (Ind.) Christian Church From the National City Church, Wash- (typescript); Converse (Ind.) Christian ington, D. C., came its 1947 calendar. Church-Order of Worship Homecoming Mrs. Peter Norgaard, Hart, Mich., sent Sunday, 1946, (contains brief history of a copy of Trout Family. History, by Wil- the church); Via Crucis, Marshall (Mo.) liam Henry Trout, who was Mrs. Nor- Christian Church, 1929; and a program gaard's father. of the Centennial 'Convention, Churches of Christ, Indiana, 1939. Orval D. Peterson, Yakima, Wash., sent several packages of orders of wor- Elmer O. Underwood, Turner, Oregon, ship, bulletins, periodicals, etc., mainly sent photographs of the Turner Chris- of Western churches. tian Church and the Turner Memorial Tabernacle. M. E. Poland, Delta, Miss., sent copies of his works: The Church and To- Wilbur Wallace, Athens, Ga., sent bacco; Poland's Disease, a Temperance One Hundred Years at Mt. Vernon (Ga.) Study; Poland's Disease, a Temperance Christian Church, 1842-1942. Tract. . Charles C. Ware, .Wilson, N. C., sent Paul G. Preston, Indianapolis. spnt some newspaper clippings. the following Pension .Fund Bulletins, Louis A. Warren, Fort Wayne, Ind., vol" 1, no. 1; vol. 3, no. 4; and vol. 4, no. 5. sent copies of his new pamphlets: Abra- These complete our file. ham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address; Carl B. Robinson, Vandalia, Mo., sent Herndon's Contribution to Lincoln Myth- the following: Program, Audrain county ology; and The Woman in Lincoln's Life. (Missouri) Convention of .Christian Mrs. John Wayne, Jackson, Tenn., sent churches, 1946; Orders of worship, Van- Foreign Christian Missionary Society's dalia, Christian church, September - Living Links, 1912. November, 1946; Nooe-Christianity and Communism; Souvenir of Your Visit to Eva Jean Wrather, Nashville, Tenn., Broadway Christian Church, Lexington, sent Glimpses of Vine Street Christian Ky., includes a brief history of the Church, a 24-page illustrated booklet church ey Orval M. Morgan; and Robin- which includes "A Century of History" son-On Beginning. by Miss Wrather. Mary Evelyn Rankin, Kansas City, W. E. Schultz, Bloomington, Ill., Mo., sent a package of materials which brought a number of items for the 'ncluded some newspaper clippings; archives when he visited Culver-Stock- .C.M.S. Biography Set, series 3; and ton at Homecoming time. Included were r-r'he Lexington Herald, May 14, 1940, the following postcard views: Qanton, hiCh was the Transylvania Day edition. Mo., Christian church; Ivanhoe Park Christian Church, Kansas City, Mo.; Walter W. Sikes, Indianapolis, Ind., Independence Boulevard ,Church, Kansas ave a copy of his Class Notes IlIl. the r City, Mo.; Christian Church, lfrankford, ~ew Testament-Acts of Apostles; and Mo.; William Woods College, Fulton, ~ewell and Klingman-Class Notes on Mo.; Missouri f:hristian Colle2'e, Cam- he Shorter Epistles. den Point, Mo.; and 23 views of Culver- Chester A. Sillars, Danbury, Conn., Stockton College. i>ent the 1946 ed. of the Constitution of From S. B. Braden, Wichita, Kans., New England Christian Missionary So- we secured a file of the Christian Cen- ciety and The New England News for tury, 1936-1945. May' 1, 1941, December 1945 and Feb- ruary 1946. The World Call, Indianapolis, Ind., re- cently sent give boxes of half-tone cuts Leslie R. Smith, Lexington, Ky., sent used in various issues of the pediodical. an autograph copy of his From Sunset These will be arranged in a subject file to Dawn. and will be available for use for his- torical purposes. James Sugioka, Indianapolis, sent ome newspaper clippings. Bellville Gift Joseph C. Todd,. Bloomington, Ind., John 'Francis Bellville, Elmira, N. 54 DISCIPLIANA; JANUARY 1947

Y., sent a carton containing some valu- the Hanover Christian Church, Richmond, able material. Included were these Va. pamphlets, four of which are not listed in An Author Catalog; Spayd-Two Cove- Mr. Hunley also sent a copy of Hymn nants and the Sabbath; Calvin-Pre- of Pentecost written by him with music eminence of Jesus; Musson-Jesus Ex- by Mrs. Hunley; Programs of the Annual actly Seventy-two Hours in the Grave; Country Church Day,Gilboa Church, Ferguson-Foreknowledge and Predesti- Cuckoo, Va.; Walker-Brief History of nation; Berry-The First Congregation the Smyrna Church; and Program of of Disciples of Christ, Pompey, N. Y.; Centennial Services, 1932, Smyrna and Johnson-The Story of a Check for Church. $100. itevenson Gift There were two issues of The Christian Times, a four page semi-monthly period- From Dwight Stevenson, Bethany, W. ical "devoted to the restorat'ion of primi- Va., we secured the first draft of ibis tive Christianity," published by the manuscript of Walter Scott: Voice of the, Christian Press Association of which Golden Oracle, together with the follow- L. C. Willis was, the president and gen- ing items used as source materials for. eral, manager. The paper, issued first the writing of the .book: Photostat copies fr'om Caneyville, Kentucky, was later of the Scott-Fall, correspondence; Photo- moved to Central City, Kentucky. Vol. stat copy of Protestant Unionist Extra 1 no. 1 was· evidently dated November 1, Ayril 16, 1845; typescript of Yancey:' 1915. OUr two numbers are voL 1, no's . Bamber letter, Scott-Payne letters 4 and 10. Campbell-Smith letter, and Scott~Smith letter; exc3rpts from May's Lick Church A number of manuscript items were records, and Scott's notebook' and a included, History of South Butler Church typescript copy of the Maho~ing Aa-. Material Bearing on the Church of sociatioil minutes in 1828. . Christ, Granville Center, Pa.; Milton- The Great Man. Was Alexander Camp- Mrs. Stevenson prepared a Walter bell One?; Fraternal Address For Dis- Scott index of the Millennial Harbinger ciples Given by John Francis Bellville to which was included in the gift. the '··Northern Baptist Convention, 1938; and'Rellville-Presidenes Address Wis- Moseley Gift consin State Convention, 1936. J. Edward Moseley, Indianapolis, Ind., Copies of Our Year Book, publication gave the following: Annual Congrega- of the churches in New York and New tional Meeting, 1946, Downey Avenue- Jersey, for 1939, 1940, and 1941, were Christian Church, Indianapolis; Bruner in the carton.' There was also a co·py of -Resurgence of Christian Life' sheet the report concernin'g the ptoposed New m?~ic of Hoagy Carmichael's' songs, York.New Jersey headquarters merger Am t God Good to Indiana, Hong Kong with'the Congregational headquarters in Blues, Little Old Lady, Star Dust, New York City. and Ole B~lttermiIk Sky; Historic Towns of the MIddle States, includes "Pitts- Ne;wspa·per clippings, other ·pamphlets, burgh" ,by Samuel Harden Church' programs, orders of worship of the El- Historic Towns of the Western States' mira. Church, and two photographs of includes '!San Francisco" by Edwi~ Silas ,E. Shepard completed the contents Markham; Holloway-Ladies of the of the package. White House, incllldes Mrs. Garfield; Hudson-The College and New America; Hunley Gift Hudson-Truths We Live By; Lloyd~ Red Head; Lloyd George-Abraham Lin- J. B. Hunley, Pendleton, Va., sent auto- coln; Markham-Man With the Hoe and graphed copies of his books and pam- Other Poems, 1899; Midwest Institute- phlets as follows: Disctinctive Message of International Relations, Drake Uni- of the Disciples of Christ, Richmond, cersity-Proceedings, 1946; Miller- Va., imprint; In the Light of the Star; Walter Scott, Biographical Sermon; The Guest of the Shepherds; Pentecost Minister's Bulletins, September 1943, and the Holy Spirit; Altar Fires of December 1945, January, February, Faith; and Shelton and the Crimson March and May, 1946; Newton-An Am- Trail, which has attached a play-bill for bassador; Newton-Lincoln and Hern- the first performance of the drama at don; Russell-Readings from California .DISCIPLiANA,' JANUARY' i947. . 55

Poets, includes Edwin Markham; White- SPEAKERS BUREAU hall-History of Education in West Vir- ginia, includes a chapter about Bethany The society announces that a speakers College; and a folder of World Call bureau is being formed for the purpose Plays. In addition to the above items, of furthering the knowledge of the local Mr. Moseley gave many other books, church in regard to the heritage of the pamphlets, bulletins, clippings, etc. Disciples of Christ, and of the work of the society. Arrangements have been Mr. Moseley also gave these recently made with some of our Board of Direc- published books: Carmichael, Hoagy. tors to make a limited number of The Stardust Road. New York, ,Rinehart speeches before local church groups dur- & Co., 1946, 156 pages. An autobio- ing 1947. graphical volume written by the com- poser' of Stardust; Gibson, Jewell. The s-peakers upon invitation will Joshua Beane and God. New York, Ran- make talks in churches within a radius dom house, 1946, 238 pages. A satirical of 150 to 200 miles of their homes. novel, Texas scene, whose central char- Churches will be expected to pay for the aCier is an elder of the church of Christ; travel expense incurred by the speaker. and Jones, Edgar DeW'itt. The Greaten- Appropriate subjects for this year are ing of Abraham Lincoln. St. Louis, "The Campbell Mansion" and "Barton W. Mo., Bethany press, 1946, 138 pages. Stone and Cane Ridge"; althought &peak- Prize-winning sermon on Lincoln pub- ers will not necessarily be limited to lished in an autographed edition limited these to-pics. to 950 copies. The following members of our Board James Gift of Directors have indicated their will- ingness to take part -in the program: Richard L. James, Richmond, Va., re- A. T. DeGroot, Los Angeles, Calif.; Ben cently sent two cartons of pamphlets, F. Dixon, San Diego, Calif.; Stephen J. bulletins, periodicals, letters and manu- England, Enid, Okla.; Colby D. Hall, Fort scripts. This gift is especially rich in Worth, Texas; Chester P. Hensley, Alabama material as it includes notes, Bloomington, Ill.; Richard L. James, lettel's, etc., which Mr. James collected Richmond, Va.; Raymond McCallister, for his thesis, The Disciples of Christ Webster Groves, Mo.; J. Edward Mose- in Alabama, 1830-1860, and of later ley, Indianapolis, Ind.; Warner Muir, studies in the history of the preachers Seattle, Wash.; Miss Harriett-Louise and churches in Alabama. H. Patterson, Cleveland, Ohio; C. L. Pyatt, Lexington, Ky.; Henry K. Shaw, Because of the immense number of Elyria, Ohio; Walter W. Sikes, Indianap- pieces in this .collection, it is impossible olis, Ind; Claude E. S.pencer, Canton, to give a list, but two or three examples Mo.; Dwight E. Stevenson, Bethany, W. can be given: The Living Church, vol. 1, Vo. (for Campbell and Scott subjects no's 1 to 4, 1898, Montgomery, Alabama, only); Charles C. Ware, Wilson, N. C.; ed. by M. F. Harmon: Gospel Messenger, and Louis A. Warren, Fort Wayne, Ind. Birmingham, 15 no"s, 1900-1902, ed. by Additional persons will be announced O. P. Spiegel; Parry-Writing Local later. Church History; and Constitution and By-laws of the Board' of Missions and In order to secure a speaker the local Education of Christian Churches of Ala- church should write to the curator of bama. the society giving the date or alternate dates on which a talk is desired. Allow plenty of time as the curator will need WANTED: considerable time in which to contact a Craig-Precious Jewels speaker and make final arrangements.

Crane-Rector W. F. Brand's Pamph- Davis-Campbellism in Christian Cos- let Reviewed tume Creath-Biographical Sketches Gf Eld- Dickerson-Sermons and Sayings er William Creath Metcalfe--Sunshine; 01', Uncle MinGr's Creath - Memoirs of Elder Jacob StGries. Creath, Senior Miller-In the Land of Sweepers and Crihfield-The Universalied Kings. 56 DISCIPLJA-NA, ,JANUARY 1947 New Books Received News Notes Carr, James B.- Charles C. Ware, Wilson, N. C., re- The Foreign Missionary Work of the cently found in a Louisville, Kentucky, Christian Church. Manhattan, Kans., bookstore a' copy of A Short History of Author, 1946. viii, 169 pages. the Long Family by J. L. Long. The author,a cousin of the late R. A. Long The work of the United Christian of Kansas City, was a member of the Missionary Society and of the various Church of Christ and his book contains organizations which united to form the much material concerning the anti-organ organization' in' 1920 is cO!llpared with controversy. Needless to say, the book the work of the independent mission has ,been placed in the Historical Collec- groups., tion of the North Carolina Christian Missionary Convention. Niedermeyer, Mabel A. This is God's World. ,st. Louis, Mo., De Groot and Dowling"s The Litera- Betha!'!y, press, 1946. 63 pages. ture of the Disciples of Christ, 19'33,page 52, listed the following item: Dye- A Christian stewardship ;reader' for Lone Pine Principal, without initials of children. author, name of publisher,or date. The compilp.r of An Authl)r Catalog: of Dis- ciples of Christ and Related Religious Parry, 'Wilbur C. Groups, because of a lack of definite information concerning the author and Christian Education for Adults. St. title, left it out of his list. Now comes Louis, Mo., Bethany press, 1946. 64 Dr. DeGroot with complete biblio- pages. graphical informationahd the statement that a copy is in the Chapman College A book for the leader of adult work in the church. Library. Can someone send us a copy of Dye, Eva May (Nichols) (Mrs. Royal J. Dye) The Lone Pine _Principal. Cin- Swander, Clarence F:: cinnati, Powell and White, 1922, 47 pages, illus.? Supplement to Making Disciples' in Oregon. Portland, Oregon, Author, 1946. 47 pages. Chester P. Hensley, form"rly pastor of the First Christian Church, Fort Madi- This booklet brings up to date Making son, la., became State Secretary -of the Disciples in Oregon published 'in 1928. Illinois' Christian Missionary Society, It is a valua]:}le contribution to the his- with headquarters at Bloomington, Janu- tory of the Disciples in Oregon. ary 1. Chester is a member of the Board of Directors of the Disciples of Christ Historical S,ociety and also of the Execu- Young, M. Norvel, ed. tive Committee. The Lubbock Lectures on Mission Work Presented at the Broadway Church A number of copies of a History of of Christ, Lubbock, Texas, August, 1946. Cotner University by Moomaw were re- Lubbock, Texas, Broadway Church of cently discovered in the old ,Cotner Christ, 1946. 14·9 pages. building the other day according to The Nebraska Christian for December 16, The proceedings of the Lubbock Lec- 1946. A limited number are to be dis- tures which deal ma'inly with the pro- tributed to ministers upon request. posed opening of mission work in Ger- many and Italy. Contains the reports of the survey made by Otis Gatewood Richard L. James, Richmond, Va., and Paul S,herrod. made some Kodacromepictures of the Campbell mansion when he visited there last summer after the convention at The final number of the Disciple Columbus. We are securing from him Herald; vol. 2, no. 2 was issued October some slides that will be available for 1946. loan. More about this in our next issue. DlSCIPLIAN.A!, JANUARY 1947 57

CALLING ALL MEMBERS McCarthy, Floyd, Altoona, Ia. Mauck, J. L., Canton, Mo. New Members Miller, Charles C., Osceola, Ia. A list of members whose applications Moore, Eugene, Burlington, Ia. 'were received October 4 to December Newman, L. V., Perry, Ia. 17, 1946. Odorn, L. A., Daytonia Beach, Fla. Adams, Lloyd A. Batavia, Ia. Allen, A. N., Canton, Mo. Pickens, James M., Chevy Chase, Md. Arnold, Mrs. W. A., Ft. Madison, Ia. Polk, Thomas C., Washington, Ia. Baird, J. Kenneth, Des Moines, Ia. Quisenberry, J. F., Woodward, Okla. Bake, Miss Alma, East Cleveland, Ohio Boebinger, Woodford, Louisville, Ky. Roberts, G. Harold, Ottumwa, Ia. Booth, John H., Indianapolis, Ind. Robinson, Carl B., Vandalia, Mo. Brock, Virgil P., Hartford City, Ind. Rothenburger, William F., Indianapolis, Brown, Genevieve, Indianapolis, Ind. Ind. Brown, Mrs. Pauline, Berkeley, Calif. Routh, Evan, Elkhart, Ia. Buckner, George W., Sr., Cannonsburg, Sammon, Leonard E. Davenport, Ia. Pa. Scott, Mark H., Austin, Texas Burgdorf, W. A., Canton, Mo. Shepard, C.•P., Lake -City, Ia. Burgess, Samuel J., Alexandria, Va. Sherwood, Henry Noble, Indianapolis, Burke, Donald B., Enid, Okla. Ind. Caldwell, Miss Elizabeth, Cleveland, Ohio Smith, M1's. Agnes Monroe, West Farm- Garter, Vernon H., Marion, Ia. ington, Ohio Cash, William, Bay City, Texas Smith, Clark, B., Morris, Ill. Cook, D. Clay, Buffalo, N. Y. Starke, T. Earl, Cameron, Mo. r••vid, Mrs. Har'old, East -Cleveland, Ohio Taylor}, Alva W., Nashville, Tenn. Davis, W.O .. Memphis, Tenn. Thompson, Rhodes, Paris, Ky. Doan, Mrs. R. A., Indianapolis, Ind. Trimble, H. E., Centerville, Ia. Dungan, James A., Greeley, Colo. Turner, James Walter, Canton, Mo. Erlewine, Henry L., Marion, Ind. Underwood, Elmer 0., Turner, Ore. Everts, Arthur A., Dallas, Texas 'Walton, T. M., Lipscomb, Ia. Wasson, Woodrow W., Nashville, Tenn. Fallon, Miss Virginia, Cleveland, Ohio Farl', Mrs. Virgil, University Hei2'hts, Waters, Baxter: Liberty, Mo. _- Ohio. Watkins, Wilbur R., Winterset, Ia. Welpton, Mrs. H. G., Des Moines, Ia. Fuller, Mrs. J. H., Little Rock, Ark. White, Mrs. Fred H., Kenmore, N. Y. Gabr.iel, E. P., Des Moines, Ia. Williams, G. E., Newport, Ore. Gilkison, Miss Dorothy N., Washington, Woods, Ellsworth, Jefferson, Ia. D. C. Wyker, Mrs. James, Huntsville, Ohio Gonyea, Robert B., Calgary, Alberta, Yocum, C. M., Indianapolis, Ind. Canada Gray, A. Preston, Kingsport, Tenn.· Life M8mbers Hart, panavan G., Iowa City, Ia. Two new life members have belNl added Herod, William K., Plattsburg, Mo. to the society since the report in Oc- Hogevoll, Wilbur S., Pittsburg, Calif. tober. Hollis, Benjamin R., Des Moines, Ia. Hudson, Loren, Boone, Ia. Colby D. Hall, Dean of Brite College Humbert, G. 8. 0., Enid, Okla. of the Bible, Fort Worth, Texas, pecame Hunley, J. B., Pendleton, Va. our ~ixth Hfe member in November. Dr. Hall has long been interested in Dis- Jacobs, Charles F., Waterloo, Ia. ciple history and is largely responsible Jones, David, Des Moines, Ia. for the collection of Disciple literature Keltner, H. E., Canton, Ill. at Texas Christian. Kinz-el, H. LaVern, Des Moines, Ia. Lester G. McAllister, St. Louis, Mo., Lentz, Richard E., Anders-on, Ind. became our seventh life member in De- Limpert, Mrs. Frank, South Euclid, Ohio cember. He is in charge of the Youth Love, John W., Washington, Penn. Work of the Department of Religious 58 DISCIPLIANA, JANUARY 1947

Education of the United Christian Mis- first calling attention to the fact that sionary S.ociety. His interest in Dis- membership dues are payable in advance ciple history is shown by his College of each year. Although sixty people have the Bible thesis The Philosophy of High- already paid their 1947 dues, a con- er Education Among the Disciples of siderable number have not yet paid fo~ Christ. 1946. Local Church Members All checks should be made payable to the Disciples of Christ Historical Society Three churches have been added to our and should be. sent to the curator at growing list of local church members: Canton. Christian Church, Canton, Mo.; First Christian Church, Jefferson City, Mo.; and the Hollywood-Beverly Christian Church, Los Angeles, 'Calif. RESEARCH AND WRITING Executive Committee Meetings These titles can be added to your ·copy The Executive Committee met Cct,- of 'theses Concerning the Disciples of bel' 25,. in' Steubenville, Ohio, wilh Cnrist: Evans. Clyde l:Iarold-A History Moseley, .spencel' and Shaw present. A of the United Christian Missionary So- second meeting was held at the society ciety to 1926. M. A., Phillips Univer- headquarters in Canton, November 15 sity, 1944; Fitch, Joseph B.-The Prob- and 16 with Moseley, Spencer and Hens- lem of securing Leaders among Disciples ley present. A third meeting is planned of Christ, B. D. College of the Bible, for January 13, at St. Louis. 1946; Holt, Basil-A History of the Re- lations of Baptists and Disciples, B. D., Among other items discussed at the Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary, Executive Committee meetings were (1) 1945; Kennedy, Paul D.-Forty-five promotional plans for memberships" es- years with the Disciples in the Philip- pecially local churches; (2) a speakers pines, University of Chicago; Moffett, bureau; (3) representation and exhibits J. Robert-A Study of Peter Ainslie as at state conventions; .(4) special projects pastor, preacher, and journalist, Univer- for which money should be solicited; (5) sity' of Chicago; and Robinson, Carl the budget for 194.7; and (6) the His- Booth-Burris Atkins Jenkins; his Mes- torical CaravaI). sage and Method, B. D., University of Chicago, 1946. Planning Committee to Mellt Mr. Robinson and Mr. Evans have al- A meeting of 'the Planning Committee lowed us to make copies of their theses has been called for Panuary 13, at St. for our archives. Louis. The committee will meet jointly with the Executive Committee. Plans for the society program and exhibit at the International and World Conventions Dr. James A. Dungan, Greeley, Colo- will likely be made then. rado, has given us a copy of his rece'ntly completed A Wheelhorse of the Old Historical Caravan Guard-Biography of D. R. Dungan, a manuscript of 98 pages. Preliminary plans are. being made for a Historical Caravan to come to society headquarters for a month's study,-work and recreation this summer. This will Donald P. Burke, Enid, Oklahoma, is be a cooperativ,e project of the Christian preparing a thesis on the subject The Youth 'Fellowship and the society. . Di;;ciples of Christ and the Church Col- leg_Historical for his master's degree Membership List , at Phillips University. The complete membership list of the society will be published as a part of our report in the 1946 Yearbook. Wilbur Wallace, Athens, Georgia, let 1947 Dues us make a copy of his research paper James McGready: Father of the Second Statements were sent out January Great Awakening. ______~D:;;,;I:;:;S:.;;C::.:;I:.P:::L,:.:IA.:.;N:.:.:.:A:!.,....:.J.:.:A:.:.N.:..;U;;.;A.:.;R;;.;.:.;Y_.:.;19;.,;4~7 5_9 .

DISCIPLIANA, published January, April, July, and October by the Disciples of Christ Historical Society, Canton, Missouri. Founded by the Ministerial Association of Culver-Stockton College, volume 1, number 1, was issued March, 1941. Volumes 1-.3 were mimeographed. With volume 6 the Disciples of Christ Historical Society assumed publication. Entered as Second Class Matter April 26, 1944, at the Postoffice at Canton, Missouri, under Act of August 24, 1912. Claude E. Spencer, Editor

Officers of the Society J. Edward Moseley, President W. H: Hanna, Vice-President A. T. DeGroot, Secretary-Treasurer Claude E. Spencer, Curator

Subscription to DISCIPLIANA is included in the membership dues of the Disciples of Christ Historical Society. The price of an annual subscription to non-members is $1.00.

YOLo 6 JANUARY, 1947 NO.4

OUR RESPONSIBILITY Meeting House, and countless other shrines must be preserved and made Talk is cheap. Accordi'ng to a news available for public inspection and study. story in this issue Disciples talked for 45 years about a historical society, but How can we achieve all this? Three did nothing. Our society will celebrate things are necessary: hard work, money, its sixth anniversary May 6, 1947. We and the will to make these plans come true. can well be nroud of our 600 members, of our material growth, and of the It is our responsibility, yours and service we have rendered the brother- mine. People in your church (and mine) hood. must be made aware of the society, its But ·we can't be satisfied with the work, and the great possibilities for little we have achieved, although it bulks the future. New members must ,be se- large when comparM with expectations cmed-individual, life, local church, and institutional. Men and women with some Of us held at the beginning. Far- reaching plans must be made to serve money must be made to see the vision the Disciples as they deserve to be of the service to be rendered as we 5·eeit. served; as they m,ust be served if they Yes, talk is cheap. Will we spend are to appreciate their heritage as the.- another 45 years talking, but doing most completely American ·Christian little? Will'we talk about how valuable, group to spring from American soil. how necessary such a program as out- lined above would be for our people,- What are some of those plans? We and decide to let George do it? can list only. a few. A building with adequate equipment and a staff compe- In the light of our experience during tent to handle all research problems pre- the past five and a half years, we believe sented to it is a necessity. The union that there will be less talking and more catalog of our literature which has been' doing. Disciples are willing to become projected must be financed to its com- historically conscious. pletion. Research must be encouraged and a publiShing program put into opera- Our responsibility for 1947? One ihun- tion, if necessary, to insure the dissemi- dred local churches enrolled; fifteen new nation of the fruits of that research. institutional members; two hundred and Study classes in our history must be fifty new annual members, etc., etc., etc. encouraged in, local churches and ma- Yes, it can be done, hut it depends upon terials must be made available for their you and me. use. The Campbell Home, the Cane Ridge What are we waiting for? Let's go! POSTMASTE:It--If undeliverable, notify us on Form 3578

FOR YOUR INFORMATION The Disciples of Christ Historical Society was organized May 5, 1941, at St. Louis, Missouri, and received .the approval of the International Convention of the Discfples of Chhst which ..was then jn session. The convention at that time appointed the Society Custodian of Con.vention archives. ·Thepurpose of the· Society is to· maintain and further the interest of 't-he-Dis- ciples of Christ (sometimes known as Christian Church or Church of Christ) in its religious heritage, backgrounds, origins, and development. . Membership is open to any individual, institution or organization that is in ac- coro-·wlth the purpose of the Society. In '1946 th~ Society secured as a gift from Culver-Stockt9n College, the valuable - Henry Barton -Robison Collection of Literature Relating to the Disciples of Christ which contains thousands of books, periodicals, pamphlets, manuscripts and illustra- tive materials dealing with the religious groups which grew out of the Restoration movement fostered by Abner Jones, Elias Smith, James O'Kelly, Barton W. Stone, Thomas and Alexander -Campbell, Walter Scott, and other reformers of the early 19th