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Keith Davenport toGrantbrook Ministry

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A. Kei th Davenport , associate minister of Firs t Church, Clinton, Illinois,has accep ted the cal l to minis te r to the Grantbrook Chris t ian Church in Toronto.He wiU arrive January 24, 1964, from his three and one half year ministry inIllinois where he has developed an extensive youth and music program. He isa graduate of Atlanta Christian College and attended Cincinnati Bible Seminaryan d East Ten ne ssee State University.

Grantbrook Church where Gene Dulin has served for two and one half years,has grown doctr inal ly and spiritually to a place where they are ready for self-support. Attendance is about sixty. Their excellent building meets physicalneeds for an aggress ive program of evangelism.


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GRANTBROOK CHRISTIAN CHURCH

251 BLAKE AVE.JUST OFF GRANTBROOK BETWEEN FINCH AND OBEWRY

WILLOWDALE ONTARIO

10 December, 1963B r o t h e r Gene Dulin,

19 Templa r Drive,Weston , Ont.

D e a r Gene,

At a m ee tin g o f th e Board of the Grantbrook Chris t ian Church thefollowing remarks were made which are self-explanatory.

I wonder how many m e m b e r s of ou r congregation rea l ize that eachLord 's Day, before o ur v ery eyes, we witness a living example of"practical Christianity. " For over two years, through the generosity of agroup of Christians in th e United States, we have been provided with theservices of Brother Gene Dulin an d family. All of you on t his B oa rd recognize and appreciate the untir ing efforts of the Dulin family. They havecontributed in no smal l measu re to the expans ion of our church programmea n d w o r k .

We have experienced growth in our church membership, in our Sundayschool and in our Vacation Bible School. We have enjoyed immensely thefellowship exper ienced when we received vis i tors from t he U ni te d States aswell as from other Canadian Christian Churches. Admittedly, it is difficultto pu t in to w ord s jus t how much we do apprecia te the assis tance given u s.Never the l e s s , w hile w e m e e t h e r e to d i s c u s s th e a r r i v a l o f o u r new m i n i s t e rthereby releasing G en e and his family to car ry on o ther mis s ion work whereth e need is even grea ter than here, let us determine to vigorously follow upth e p ro gram m e t h at has b een se t before us for next year. Without appearin g over ly confident le t u s e xp re ss the hope t ha t b ef or e long, GrantbrookChristian Church will be in a position to participate in the missionary workin a manner s i mi l a r to that of ou r f r iends to the south of us. Yes, we knowf rom a c tu a l e x p er ie n c e ho w helpful th is phase of the work can be - h as b e e n -t o u s .

Hence, m y e a r l i e r sugges t ion - not a vote o f thanks but a s i n c e r e wordof apprecia t ion to the Dulins for what they have done for us and to theChristians in t he U ni te d States for enabling them to assist us. Ma y Godb l e s s a l l t h e s e w o n d e r f u l C h r i s t i a n f r i e n d s .

Sincerely,

A r t h u r SwintonF o r t h e C h u r c h B o a r d o f

G r a n t b r o o k C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h .


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"I HAVE NEVER WON ANYONE FOR CHRIST."

A young member of the Westway Church, as he talked with Minister L e s t e rShell, commented, "I have never won anyone f or C hr is t" . This young man wasdeeply concerned about his fa i lure to share with others the fai th that he ha d inJesus Chris t as th e Son of God. He recognized th e importance of telling othersthe good news of Jesu s C hr is t bu t fo r some r eason he had neve r been able tobring a person to the place where h is f ai th in Chris t would compel hi m to beo b e d i e n t to H im an d l iv e f o r H i m . T his w as a r e a l c o n c e r n i n the l i f e erf t h i s

young Chris t ian .

The young man ha d been reared in the Baptist Church and had married aRoman Catholic girl . Four years ago when Westway Church was ra ther newthese young people stopped by Westway Church for an evening service. Whenwe called in their home we found they were having a number of problems. Theywere having financial difficulty; they were newly-married and were finding thenecessary adjustments uneasy; but most of all th ey were having religious probl e m s .

After hours of teach ing, the young lady commented, "Well I'm not going tobecome a Baptist . " The young man looking at his wife commented in the sameantagonistic way, "I am not going to become a Roman Catholic. " My commentto them was that we wanted them both to be Christians only. We told them that

we didn't want them to accept anything else but the teaching of the word of Godand to follow Jesus Christ . A smile came on both their faces as they came torealize the significance of New Testament Christianity. The young lady wasbaptized into Christ in obedience to the Lord and the young man, having beenbaptized according to the teaching of the Scriptures, placed his membershipwith the Westway Church. Since that time they have shown definite growth,although there have been times when their faith has been sorely t ried .

But yet the one thing that has bothered this young man most of all has beenhis inability to win anyone for Christ. He had talked to many people aboutC h r i s t bu t fo r some r e a s o n had neve r touched the h e a r t of a m an o r woman .Recently, a man came into his off ice and he tr ied again. He i nv it ed h is visitorto attend s erv ic es a t Westway. The m an a cc ep te d t he i nv it at io n an d attendedthe evening service a few weeks ago. He was well impressed and returned forother services. In the meantime, the young ma n and his wife were having thisprospect into their home two nights a week for periods of study from the wordof God. After a few weeks of this type of study the young Christian brought theprospec t to the study of Bro the r Shell and fo r t h ree hour s B r o t h e r Shell talkedwith him. At the conclusion of this conversation the prospect m ad e h is d ec is io nto become a Chris t ian aid was baptised into our Lord.

And now, this young man, who ha s finally won a man for Chris^is on firefor J es us C hr is t our Lord. We all should go forth telling the world, "We havefound th e M e s s i a h . "


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T.C.8. Lectureship

James Myers, minister of Centralchurch inBat t l eCreek , Mich. , i s pictured with s o m e youi^ m en a f t e r a s e ssion of his Lectureship dealing withBible Gec^raphy i l lustrated by sl idesf r o m h i s P a l e s t i n e t o u r .

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Gene Dulin is makir^ plans for th ee s t a b l i s h m e n t of a n o t h e r new c h u r c h

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possible places have been cons ideredbut things begin to point to on e definitea r ea . Deta il ed p lans fo r this new project will be carried in February'sR E P O R T F R O M T O R O N T O .

R E C O R D A T T E N D A N C E

The l a rges t attendance for any act ivity in the Toronto a r e a in r ecen tyea r s w as recorded a t the Chr i s tmasc o nc e rt p re se nt ed by th e a rea choirl a s t month. Over 300 people were ina t t e n d a n c e .

T h e R u s s i a n C h u r c h w a s t h e h o s t

for the gathering when the thirty-eightvoice c h oi r p re se nt ed th eir C h ris tm as prog ram under the di rec t ion ofJohn Huk. Singing was in Russian,Ukranian, Polish and English.

An offering of $104 was receivedfor th e Russian Bible project an d for

Ontario Chris t ian Assembly. Lightre f reshments were served d ur in g t hefellowship hour.

M E N 'S F EL LO W S HIP

F or ty -f iv e m en attended th e De cember meeting of th e Ontario Christ ia n M e n' s Fellowship. Th e dinnerwas prepared by the ladies of theR u s si a n C h u rc h . Gene S t a l k e r had

prepai'ed a Christmas program on thet h e m e " C h r i s t m a s Around th e World . "

During the business session planswere made for th e summer camps e s s i o n a n d a c o n t r i b u t i o n w a s m a d e

to the H il ls bu rg h C h ur c h toward r ebuilding their parsonage which wasr ec en tl y d es tr oy ed b y f i re . The nextmeeting will be a Sweethear t Banquet

in February.

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The se c hu rc he s report additionss i n c e o u r l a s t R E P O R T .

Grantbrook; On e bapt ism.Keele S t . : T h r e e t r a n s f e r s .

Westway ; Two t r a n s f e r s .


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A New Church For HamiltonA new church will open in Hamilton, Ontario, Feb. 9, 1964. This comes

after numerous personal contacts and several meetings with interested peoplein that area. Gene Dulin will serve as minister as the church opens, but planscall for the bringing of a new mission supported family to Hamilton to lead inthis work, once it is underway.

Hamilton, located midway between Niagara Falls and Toronto, is a r ^ -idly growing metropolitan area. The city proper has a population of 275,000while the metropolitan area, which includes suburbs, Is listed as having 400,000.The fifth lai^est city in Canada, Hamilton is a leading manufacturing and portcity of C anada . Steel is the principal industry, with automotive, electrical,rubber and textile Industries also of major importance. A high standard of living is evident, as 70 percent of the residents own their own homes.

As far as we have been able to learn, there has never been a churchpatterned afte r the New Testament established in this city, except for a non-instrumental effort. Hie Disciples have never had a work there, and neitherhave the conservative Christians. With the help of Godthis will be changed.We have a small nucleus around which to build a strong band of faithful Christ i a n s .

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Yes, we would like to help the new church in Hamilton in this way:Chairs at $5.00 each (50 needed) Bibles at $1,00 each (50 needed)_Hymn Books at $1.65 each (50) Used piano (Approximately $250)_Small pulpit (Approximately $50 Month's Rent - $75

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The nucleus is composed of young marr ied people, many of whom havebeen regular attendants at Christian Churches. One girl has a 22 year B i b l eSchool attendance record. These young p eo pl e h av e m ov ed to Hami lton to findemployment in industry and at the same t ime a re sharing in establ ishing the newchurch. None of th em ha ve e ve r s er ve d a s a church officer, an d in some ca se sone member of t he c ou pl e has never accepted C h r i s t . This becomes a rea l

chal lenge as we endeavor to mold t hese young l i ves into effect ive and faithfulservants of Christ . While we will miss the experienced leadersh ip , we shouldbe able to channel the energy of these young people In a most advantageous wayf o r C h r i s t ' s c a u s e .

A smal l store building has been rented and is being r ea di ed f or t he f i rs tservices on Feb. 9, 1964. D ea n Gl en Watterson of Toronto Christian Seminarywill teach t he B ib le School class on this f i rs t Sxmday. Gene Dulln will bringthe sermon entitled "GO FORWARD. " Mary Ann Brownwill bring special mus i c . An af ternoon se rv ice Is p lanned with Ben Woodruff, m i ni st er a t Selkirk,bringing the sermon. This service wil l a llow numerous interested people toattend the opening day, and a t the s am e t im e enable them to s e r v e a t t he i r homec h u r c h e s in t he m or ni ng . F o r the f i r s t s e v e r a l weeks, a t l e a s t one ca r loadf rom I n t e r e s t e d c o n g r ^ a t l o n s will be s ch ed ul ed t o a t tend an d a s s i s t in these rv ices in some way. This will encourage the new church an d also l ink thees tab l ished churches w ith t he new effor t in a definite way.

Many t imes people ask fo r specific pro jec t s on which the i r group canw o r k . In th i s new c h u r c h venture , t h e r e a r e n u m e r o u s i t e m s needed . The

coupon l i s t s some of these, If yo u o r y ou r g ro up would l ike to help.

Another WorkerMary An n Brown h as a cc ep te d a call to s e r v e w ith Toronto Chris t ian

Mission an d began her work the f i rs t of January. Th e need fo r someone to devote fu l l - t ime t o t he office work and p r in t in g w o r k of Toronto Chr i s t i an Miss ionhas been apparent for some t ime. During the past y ear the w or k h as b ec om eheavier an d heavier and we have been getting far ther and far ther behind. Correspondence piled up on the desk, visitation of area churches had to lag, an dtime for study and sermon preparation, and recreation or t ime with the familyhas been non-exis tent . The hours spen t In the ru n of a week a r e unbelievablea nd t he effect of th em i s quite apparent In both Lenora an d me. Weknow Goddoes not expect o r want u s to damage our health by working t he h ou rs w e h avebeen. We know tha t you, o u r f ri en ds and suppor ters would not want us to do so .

We have b e en h e si ta n t to cal l full- t ime help for two reasons . Firs t , acapable, consecrated, efficient worker of the nature needed Is r a t h e r difficultto find. The hours are long, th e w ork Is e x a c t i n g , an d the pay cou ld not belarge. A thorough comprehension of th e New Testament plea and a p as si on f o r


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tlie sharing of the plea was imperative. An understanding of the need of theToronto area and a devotion to that need was of great Importance. Obviouslysuch a person is not to be found Just anywhere.

Our s ec on d h es it an cy w as financial . Toronto Chris t ian M i ss io n d o esnot have a large Income. Most of the time we have barely enough money tomeetoperating expenses. And yet, WE HAD TO HAVE HELP. Considering the saving we have recorded by doing our own printing of REPORT FROM TORONTOand CANADIAN CHRISTIAN HARBINGER, we c o u l d , i f i n c o m e increased$175.00 per month, pay a reasonable salary. After careful thought and prayer,we invited Mary Ann to come to the Mission to work. We h av e f ai th that God'spec^le will u n d e r w r i t e t he ne ed t ha t is so very apparent. If your class, orchurch, or you as an individual can help in meeting this needed $175 per month,we would appreciate i t so very much.

Mary Ann fulfills o ur n ee ds completely. She c am e to Toronto nearlyfour yea r s ago when she became aware of the need for workers I n Tor on to . Shesupported herself at secular work and served In the churches and Seminary as

t ime w as a va il ab le . These yea r s In Toronto have given her a more thoroughunderstanding of the magnitude of the work than any other person we know. SheI s a graduate o f C i nc i nn a ti Bible Seminary and i s a c o n se c ra te d C h r is ti an andan outstanding student of the Word. Sh e KNOWS t he P le a, and is dedi ca ted tothe teaching of the pure message . Sh e i s efficient. When she has comple ted ajob, I d on 't h av e to check i t to see i f she h as done i t properly o r well. She has.Such a person as this i s an answer to our p r a y e r s and we thank Go d for her.Surely the $65 .00 per week we are trying to pay her is no t t oo much (indeed i tIs not enough) for one of her talent an d capabili t ies.

Mary An n will have t he r e sponsib il it y of p r ^ a r l n g copy for our publications, including REPORT, HARBINGER, and DEAR FRIENDS l e t te rs . Shewill work on the mail ing l is t, and do much of the c or re sp on de nc e f or t he m ission. She will keep up the various od d jobs and a t the same t ime ass i s t in thevarious mission activities among the churches.

Lenora will be keeping the financial records an d writing most of the receipts. She will also continue her help in addressing and mailing publicationsand at other odd jobs, in addition to her responsibilities asahousewife who hasto have t he h ou se ready f or g ue st s at any t ime. Over a period of five monthslast year, including the summer months, there was one night when we did nothave gues t s in our home.

Lenora and Mary Ann, together, doing t hi s w or k will enable- mB tq domore evangelizing, including visitation of area churches, planning fofenw congregations, holding evangelistic meetings, etc. I doubt that it is theSfe^ s t^ -ardshlp for m e to spend hours a t thetypewriter when someone else can dothis, thus f r e e i n g me for the moreurgent responsibilities of preachingand teaching.

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AppreciationNiglitThe Grantbrook church, in rec

ognition of the two-and-one-half-year

ministry of the Dulins, held an appreciation n i g h t . A fellowship supper,with the l a rge s t attendance in the history of the church, w as held. Corsages were prepared for Lenora , Va-nita an d Karlita. The r e ti re d p r es ident of Canadian Western Union, wh owas bapt ized during the Dulins ' ministry, spoke of the progress made an dexpressed apprecia t ion to Lenora fo r

her work in the Bible School, Vanitaa n d K a r l i t a f o r t h e i r a s s I s t a n c e i n B i -

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and mission giving has reached 51% of the total giving. Five of their youngpeople are now in training f or C hr is ti an service.

Bro. LaRue's father h as b een an elder in the Garrett, Indiana, Firstchurch, for over 30 years an d his mother t e a c h e s in Bible School and is incharge of music. It was while Mrs. LaRue's parents, the Felix Walkers, now

s e r v i n g a t Lawrence , Indiana, s e r v e d the church a t G a r r e t t t ha t A lan a nd P a tricia met . Both young people attended Cincinnati Bible Seminary where Bro.LaRue received an A. B. degree in 1960. The LaRues-have two daughters,Leslie Renee, aged 3-1/2, an d Michelle Susanne, 2-1/2.

While in Cinc innati Bible Seminary, Bro. LaRue sang with the Semi-naires, a male quartet, which traveled as a student team for the Seminary. Ona Seminary tour to Toronto, Bro. LaRue visited the new Westway congregationin 1958. Later he returned to Toronto with his wife and parents for a visit.Since that t ime in teres t h as g ro wn in th e w or k of Chr i s t in Canada un ti l no w adecision has b een reached to move to Hamilton to share in th is mission effort .

B r o . LaRue i s now speaking b efo re c hu rc he s i n the United S ta te s in aneffort to raise support to move to Canada. He has arranged to close his mixiis-try at P a l m y r a Sept. 1. It is hoped the necessary support can be raised byOctober so he can be settled into the ministry in Hamilton before winter. Bro.LaRue is a very capable speaker an d ha s been highly r e c o m m e n d e d to thechurches by the Palmyra elders and his home congregation. If you can arrangea speaking date fo r him, please contact him at Fredericktown, Ohio, R. R. #3,telephone 694-4160.

While there is and will continue to be the closest cooperat ion between

the LaRues and the Dulins, they have agreed it is expedient for the LaRues toopera t e separa te f rom Toronto Chr i s t i an Mission. The LaRues will b e es tablishing HAMILTON CHRISTIAN MISSION with the thought of organizing numerous new churches in that area, even as the Dulins are doing in the Toronto area.Fo r this reason, all contributions for the LaRues should be forwarded directlyt o t h e m .

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MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCEGod ha s blessed the work in Canada withsomany "once-in-a-life-time"experiences that we sometimes think " there jus t can't be another day like that

one. " And then God comes along with another such day! Isn't He wonderful!The opening day of the church at H a m i l t o n was "one of those days. "

We a t h e r was perfect, spirit was high, fellowship was rich, and MOUNTAINVIEW CHRISTIAN CHURCH was off to a wonderful s t a r t . The cl imax of themorn ing w as a t the t ime of invi ta t ion when t h e r e w e r e four t r a n s f e r s of m e m -

b e r s h i p and one c on fe s si on o f faith . The new w ork ha s as a nucleus s eve ra lyoung mar r i ed women, whose husbands a re not m e m b e r s of t he c hu rc h. In thisopening serv ice one of the young husbands an d a ne w fa ther took his stand forChrist. He has attended church where there is a nice building, good attendance,choir, organ and all that we consider necessary for a church. Yet on this o-pening day, in a store room, with a handful of people present, this youi^ mansaid, w i t h o u t prompting from me, "I believe that J es us C hr is t is the Son ofG o d . "

The f i r s t music w e used in the new church w as "GO T E L L IT ON THEMOUNTAIN. " The sect ion of Hamilton where the c hurch is located i s cal led"the Mountain. " We were singii^ on the way to church that morning whenKar-l it a s ta rt ed us out on "Go tell i t on the mountain. " Wechanged tlie words a bit,

and Vanita, without music, played, just the chorus for Bible School. We sangit this way: "Go tell it on the mountain, over the hill and everywhere.Go te l l i t on the mountain, that J e sus Chr i s t will save . "

T he re w er e 13 in the Bible School. Dean Glen Watterson, of Toronto ChristianS em in ar y, t au gh t th e c lass .

Intheworshipservice, lusedamessage entitled, GO FORWARD. MaryAnn Brown sang a solo and Lenora Dulin and Paul Diatel, from Toronto Russianchurch, sa ng a duet. Worship a ttendance was 17.

The afternoon service, planned especially to allow interested peoplefrom other congregations to attend, was the most en thusiast ic service we have

seen in Canada. There just hasn't been such a day in many years. Representatives from eight other Ontario congregations and seven preachers were present. We ha d only 53 chairs . Someone brought six more. Thesewere filledlong before services started. People lined up around the wall, and stood in asmall room at the back. And still people came. We even had people standingbehind the pulpit. It reminded me of the l i t t l ebu i ld ings and the big crowdswhen I was in Ru s s i a . Finally, as close as we could count, there were 120people present for this service. Ben Woodruff minister at Selkirk, brought amessage entitled, "Branching Out F or C hr is t. "

Our policy in getting a new c hu rc h sta rte d, h as b ee n to give just as muchfinancial support from the United States as is absolutely necessary, but to expec t and u rge th e C an ad ia n Chris t ians to do all they can in the w ork. O ur sa lary comes from the U. S. but in the first days of a new work, expense is great,with no backlog or membership. To get this work at Hamilton started, expendi tu res from Amer ican sou rce s have b ee n u nd er $500. Canadian churches a r ebehind it, an d have really helped. Westwa y contributed about 30 chairs . Grant-brook gave a used pulpit and communion table. Selkirk gave drapes. Somechurches have given money toward needed items. This we feel is prc^es sand


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indicates the growing zeal an d intere s t i n C a n a d a .

While we are express ing appreciation to th e churches of Canada, westil l must give credit to all of you inth e United Sta tes who have enabled u s

to work in Canada these seven years.There has been a great change tn thist ime. A compar ison between the o-peningof Westway an d Mountain Views h o w s how much r ea l p rog res s hasbeen made. And i t h as b ee n m a de onlyb e ca u se C h r is ti an f ri en d s in the U. S.have helped. One d e a r soul has sen t$50 to be used, and some time ago the

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P E R I E N C E S in C an ad a h av e c o m e o nly a s Chris t ians in the United Sta teshave joined with Chris t ians i n C an ad at o d o t ha t w h i c h God would h a v e themdoGO FORWARD FOR C H R I S T .C o n t i n u e to pray withus for God'sbless ings on the new work in Hami l t o n ,

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Men's Fellowship held the i r a n n u a lSweethear t Banquet . 65 a t tended .

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vangelistic Meeting at Aylmer, Ont.w h e r e Bob Wade m i n i s t e r s .

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ple! !! Ten weeks following the mailing regardingthe printing of 10,000 New Testaments in Russianthe n e c e s s a r y $15,000 was on hand. The NewTestaments will be printed by the time this REPORT is in your hands , and binding will be donelater in t h e month with delivery expected th e las tof July. Then the task of forwarding t h e s e getsunderway. Pray that God will guide as efforts aremade to place "the sword of the Spirit" in the handsof people behind the Iron Curtain.

Contr ibut ions to the fund have been l a rgeand small. Several offer ings have been fo r 50^ an dmany for $1.00. The largest offeringever receivedby Toronto Christian Mission arrived last monthfo r this fund. The c h e c k w as fo r $700 f rom onecongregat ion.

The offerings have c om e f ro m youi^ peopleand older people. Small children have s ent th eir

allowances and newspaper earnings. One ninety-year-old lady did extra baby-sittii^ to help. Manyjunior age classes have sent offerings - s om e v er ysizeable. Beginner, primary, junior high and highschool c la s ses a lso have shared . Vac atio n B ib leSchools have helped. Mission study g ro up s havehelped. On and on the l i s t could go. Perhaps ofspecial significance has been the help received frommiss ion and benevolent w o r k e r s . Contr ibut ions


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OVER TH E T O P (concluded f ro m f ro nt page)ha ve c om e from personal funds of mission workers in the Philippines; BritishColiimbia; Brazil; Chile; Klamichis; Palmer, Alaska; Grundy Mountain Mission; Christian Day School, Springfield, 111.; and Alaska Christian Home, Homer, Alaska. The children in Chr is t ian Chi ldren' s Home, Boise, Idaho, gave.Stu(^ent organizations in Cincinnati Bible Seminary, Lincoln Christian College,and Ozark Bible Col lege have h e l p e d . A Quachita Mountain Mission {Ark. )church sent an offering. Mission churches in Canada ha ve shared generouslyan d th e R u s si an c h ur c he s h a v e a l s o c o n t r i b u t e d .

Since we a re now "ove r the top" in this fund, aiid seve ra l pledges a r eyet to be forwarded and other churches have indicated intentions of forwardingofferings soon, we hope to print additional material in the Russian language foruse behind the Iron Curtain. Several impor tan t printing projec ts a r e proposed.These a re indicated in t he o ve rf lo w a t the to p of the t he rm o m et er a s follows:

1. 1000 Unbound New Testaments , for d i rec t mail ing - $1500.

2 . C h r i s t i a n Doct r ine L e c t u r e s of D ean D e n v e r S i z e m o r e , A tlanta Chris tian College. 3000 copies (30 pages each) $600.

3. 100 songs f or ch oir s and soloists , etc. 2000 copies - $500.4. 100 Songs for Congregational Singing. 2000 copies - $600.5. Bible Study Outlines by Gene Dulin(used in th e Russian New

Testament). 2000 tract size - $100.6. Christian Worker Leaflet ( tr ac ts ) b y C. J . Sharp. 2000 co p

ie s of each of th e 10 t r a c t s - $400.7. Additional t rac ts . 2000 copies of each one printed - $40.

As you consider the l i s t of materials to be printed, please remembertha t a l m o s t no Chr is t i an mate r i a l has b een pr in ted in Russ ian in r ecen t yea r s .I t is difficult for us, with so much Christ ian l i te ra ture , to imagine there beingnone in Russian. This will explain the material selected under th e guidance ofBro. John Huk, min i s t e r of the Toronto Russian language church.

All of the material planned for printing is badly ne ede d b eh ind th e IronCurtain. In addition to this , Russian speakir^ p e o p l e in free countries alsoneed m a t e r i a l s . While this material i s p rim ar il y fo r the people behind th eIron Curtain, we certainly desire to use such material elsewhere as we are a-ble. In add it ion t o the 10,000 Ne w Testaments ordered for iro n curtain dis t r ibution, we are ordering 1000 extra copies to be sold at cost to Russians in freecountries. Of all the mater i al l is t ed for future printing, only th e 100 songs forcongregational singing will be primarily for usein Canada and the United States.These b o o k s will have English and Russian text a long with th e music on eachpage. This will meet a great need in the Russian Restorat ion Movement congregations as they gradually change f r o m Russian to English, a necessarychange, as their people learn the English l a i^age . Certainly, this m usic canbe used b e h i n d the I ro n C u rt ai n, too, and i s needed , but t h e i r pr imary u sewill be in North America and England.

Perhaps some cor^ regat ion or individual would l ike to underwrite oneof these projects. The cost indicated is for text preparation, offset plates andpaper. These will be printed on th e Toronto Christian Mission offset machine.We have made no e s ti m at e r eg ar di ng mailing costs on these projects , exceptfo r the unbound New Tes t amen t s . The $1500 t he re includes mai l ing cos ts . Yo uwill notice t h a t funds over the original $15, 000 a r e being appl ied to this project f i rs t . If you would like additional information or if you will share in thiswork by underwriting the cost of one of the projects, please let us know. Thiswill allow us to begin prepara t ion of the mater ia l immedia te ly.


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Need ed : Tape Recorder

A smal l group of Russ ian Christ ians have been meeting in a hom e inS a s k a t c h e w a n f o r s o m e t i m e wi thou t

a preacher o r a capable leader. Theyh av e h ad Scripture reading and praye r,but heard no preaching. Assis tancefo r t hem w a s diff icul t . F i r s t , t h e r e

was no money a v a i l a b l e to pay apreacher, and if money were avail-there would be no on e to preach in theRussian language, anyway.

But there was one way they couldhear th e gospel in their own language.Messages could be tape-recorded asthey w e r e delivered in th e TorontoR us si an c hu rc h. The tape could be

f o r w a r d e d to the l i t t l e band of be l i eve r s f o r t h e i r u s e . B U T T H E Y H A D

N O TA P E R E C O R D E R .

Toron to C h r i s t i a n M i s s i o n had atape recorder. We could not res i s tmaking i t available to t h e s e Christians so they could hear the gospel. Ithas already been forwarded to thema n d w e h a v e r e ce iv ed w o rd t h a t i t i s

in regular use .But t h i s le av es u s wi thou t a v e r y

needed piece of equipment. We haven u m e r o u s f i lmstr ip recordix^s ontape. We make recordings of specialse rv i ces . We also r eco rd t apes to beused with s l i d e s t h a t a r e m a de a va ilable to supporting churches. Otheruses for the r e c o r d e r comes up al l of

t h e t i m e . B u t w e a r e w i t h o u t o n e .

W e k n e w s o m e C h r i s t i a n o r

c h u r c h group in th e U. S. would beglad to help in this very worthy project. If yo u w il l h el p in replacing th er e c o r d e r , you will have shared in

making possible r eg u la r s er v ic es fort h i s b a n d o f C h r i s t i a n s . W h o l e s a l e

outle ts permi t us to purchase a goodquality recorder whichcanbe used asa loud s pe ak er fo r around $250. Ifyo u can help on this p roj ec t, p le as el e t u s k n o w.

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WESTWAY has had tw o additions byt r ans fe r a n d AYLMER baptized oneyoung marr ied woman this montli.

Over 200 people a t t e n d e d the 1964Sunday School Picnic in June. Thiswas the l a r g e s t s uc h p ic ni c in r e c e n t

his tory.

J oh n Va il an c e, missionary r ec ru i t toR hod esia , an d David R e e s , m i s s i o nary to India, have been recent visi tors in Toronto where they have spoken to s e v e r a l congrega t ions .

A s e t o f s l i d e s t aken i n R u s s i a i s a -

vai lab lefor showing to church groups.To r e s e r v e s l i d e s , w r i t e u s .* * * * * * * * *

To r o n t o ' s P E O P L E S C H U R C H , a

faith-only g r o u p , gave $329,000 tom i s s i o n s las t year. They use theFA I T H - P R O M I S E m e th od o f m i s s i o n

support . For additional informationabout this s ys te m , p le as e w rite us.

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TORONTO C HR IST IA N M ISSION

Operation and OversightToron to Chr i s t i an Miss ion c a m e into exis tence in 1957 a s th e Gene D u-

lin family prepared to move to Canada to establish new Christian Churches -

C hu rc he s o f C hr i s t and to do s e v e r a l evangelist ic works in the Toronto a r ea .The Dulins went out as direct-support missionaries with the recommendationof Hoosier congregations they had s erv ed . Th ese congregations and a few otherchurches became l iving- link churches . T he w ork of Toronto Christian Missionand the Dulins has been and con tinues to be under the di rec t oversight of theelders of the living-link an d major supporting churches. Each major contributing congregation in the United States receives monthly financial reports andalso numerous letters each year keeping them informed of activities and progress. As often as is possible, the Dulins make per sona l v is it s to supportingchurches

andgive detai led reports.

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field to theU. S. has e na bl ed m a ny suppor te r s tov i s i t th e w o r k an d t ake b a c k f i r s th a n d i n f o r m a t i o n t o t h e v a r i o u s

c h u r c h e s .

I n 1 9 6 2 To r o n t o C h r i s t i a n M i s s i o n

was i n co rpo ra ted unde r the laws o fthe S ta te o f I nd ia na fo r legal reasonsa n d h a s a m i n i m u m n u m b e r o f d i r e c

tors who meet only to satisfy the legal requ i rements and hold no ove r-s i g h t of the work of the Mission assu ch . M ilfo rd A nn e ss , C h r i s t i a n a t

torney in Columbus, Indiana, s e rve sa s l eg al a d vi so r .

In C an ad a, Tor on to C h r i s t i a nM i s s i o n a n d t h e G e n e D u l i n s a r e a s

sis ted in selecting ne w areas for e -vangelization and in planning various

projects by three outstanding Canad i an C h r i s t i a n b u s i n e s s m e n , w hocomposeanAdvisoryCommit tee . RoyFul le r, cha i rman of e l d e r s a t Kee leStreet , is the ow ner of a machinerycompany dealing in boilers. Edwin C.P hi ll ip s, a n e l d e r a t Westway, i s gene r a 1 manager of Trane Heating andAir Conditioning Company of Canada.He i s the son of C. H. Phill ips, founde r of Puget Sou^d C o l l e g e of theScriptures. Richard Hatcher, who isa deacon at Westway and was bap ti zedby Gene Dulin, is in the meat brokerage bus iness . These m en s e rve asadvisors and a re fully aware of theDulins' primary responsibility to theirsupporting c h u r c h e s in the U. S. A.

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August , 1964

The l a i ^es t g a t h e r i n g of New Testament Chris t ians in recent yearsmarked the opening of Christian Service Camp this year. Three hundred fiftypeople were present to hear the sermon delivered by guest speaker Autry Jackson of Clarence, New York. A basket dinner had preceded th e service.

The l a rges t attendance incur camp history was recorded when 87 youngpeople enrolled. Three campers could stay only par t of the week, leaving 84for the entire week. Three youth made their confession of faith and seven youngpeople became l i fe r e c r u i t s . As inadequate a s s ta ti st ic s are in expressinggenuine a cc om p li sh m en t, t he y do show p ro gr es s i s b ein g m ad e.


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L E T T E R S

We wish to buy 12 Bibles for Russ ia . This i s one of the f ines t th ingsw e c a n d o . T h a n k s t o B r o . EXilin a n d

Bro. Huk, we a re sendi i^ the Breado f L i f e to t h o s e w ho a r e s o i n n e e d o f

G o d ' s Wo r d . I l l i n o i s^ if * * * *

W e w o u l d l i k e to s e n d o u r m o n t h ' s

miss ionary o f f e r i n g to you that wem ay have a s m a l l p a r t in this mos tw o r t h y project . We hope and prayth at th e love of the R u s s i a n peopleshal l be changed from Communism tothe love of God through this wonderf u l w o r k . A l b e r t a

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It is encouraging to know that yourwork i s p r og r es si ng s o well . As ourm i n i s t e r sa id , a t t imes our works e e m s a t a s t a n d s t i l l h e r e and t h a t

what w e w o u l d do w e cannot , and i tdoes encourage on e to know that them i s s i o n i nt o w h ic h w e s e n d a f e w d o l

l a r s seems so progressive. May Godcontinue to bless your endeavors andpray for us that we progress for God,t o o . Ind iana

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We just re ad you r " Report" y esterday and enjoyed the art icles by Va-nita and Karii ta so much. They surely a r e a credit to you. I t 's so won-dei*ful to r ead of the p r o g r e s s yo ucontinue to make there . Michigan

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Not much but maybe will mean aT e s t a m e n t f o r a n o th e r o n e . I t s e e m s

bad that some p e o p l e want to readG o d ' s Word so ba d and d o n ' t have i t ,when we here in o ur c ou nt ry have i tand d o n ' t r e a d i t . B e s t w i s h e s w i t h

your p roject . Ohio* * * * * *

Thave b e e n very in te res ted inyour project , "Bibles For Russia ."This project in my mind, will do moreto c h a n g e t he a tt it ud e of the peopleb e h i n d t h e I r o n C u rt a in t h an a ll t h e

m i s s i l e s i n t h e w o r l d . O h i o

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AlanLaRue p a r t i c i p a t e d i n a"Fai th-Promise" missionary confere n c e a t th e We s t m o r e l a n d c h u r c h ,Huntington, W. Va., in May. In 1963this congregat ion gave $1300 to m issions. The increase in mission giving was over $3100 w h e n the fai th-p r o m i s e s were m a d e .

F o r a d d i t i o n a l i n f o rm a t i o n o n t h e

"Fa i th -Promise" miss ionary conference, p l e a s e wri te Gene Dulin, 19Templar Drive, W e s t o n (Toronto),O n ta ri o, C an ad a.

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A s e t o f s l ides , with commentary,on the t r ip to R u s s i a has been p repared for use by the churches. If youwould l ike to use these s li de s, p le a sewrite indicating the dates you w an t th esl ides. Please give a l te rna te da te s ,and w ri te a s f a r in a dv an ce a s poss ible . As soon as a tape r ecorde r i s a -vai lable , a taped commentary will be

p re pa re d f or u se witli t he s e s li de s .* * * * * *

D e a n G l e n Wa t t e r s o n a n d W e s t -

way minister, Lester Shell, are helpi n g in th e Northwestern New York(Buffalo area) Christ ian Service campin August. C o o p e r a t i o n betweenc h u r c h e s i n O n t a r i o a n d t h i s s e c t i o n

of New York has resu l ted in a strengthening of th e work in both areas .

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ilton ear ly in August to meet with thechurch t he re and plan fo r the i r moving inOctober. They will b e p urc ha sing t he i r home and shar ing in makingthe decis ions regarding the permanentl o c a t i o n o f M o un ta in Vi e w c h u r c h . A t

t e n d a n c e a t M o u n t a i n Vi e w r u n s f r o m

10 to 15. C o nt ac ts b ei ng m a d e willg iv e B r o. LaRue a s ta r t ing place whenhe a r r i v e s a nd, w ith cul t ivat ion, seve ra l of the prospec ts will be maki i^t h e i r d e c i si o n f o r C h r i s t .

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Our thanks to those who have pu tu s w ith in $200 o f t h e needed amountfo r the tape r eco rde r.


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in St. Louis. John Huk, Egnat Sldor-chuk, K e it h D a ve np o rt , L e s t e r Shell ,a n d G e n e D u l i n w e r e m i n i s t e r s w h o

a t t e n d e d .

Vacation Bible Schools a r e being heldin the churches a t Aylmer, Selkirk,Westway and Grantbrook. Th ese a rei na d d it io n t o t h e E a s t e r V a c at i o n B i

ble Schools already held.

We love to ge t l e t t e r s a nd th ey do g eta n s w e r e d . T h e f i r s t s i x m o n th s o f

this y e a r we mai led 2495 f i r s t - c l a s sl e t t e r s . We mailed 7376 individuallyaddressed printed l e t te rs , 107 packages , 298 p a c k e t s , 4841 CanadianChris t ian Harbingers and 29,682 in

dividually addressed REPORT FROMT O R O N T O .

Inanswer t omany inqu i ri es r ega rd ingLenora Dulin's health, we are happyto r e p o r t t ha t sh e i s be t te r . T he rea r e t i m e s when the a r m and s h o u l d e r

pain i s severe , b u t t h e r e a r e a l sot imes when she is without pain. Hiet r ea tments by D r. A. A. Hinks, o s -t eo p at hi c p h ys ic i an of Niles, Mich . ,started her on the road to recoveryan d c o n t i n u e d t r e a t m e n t f r o m h im a s

opportunity p re se n ts i ts el f has continued to help. As t ime passes , wef ee l L e n o r a wil l f ind m o r e and m o r e

rel ief from this painful injury.* * * * * *

Many have also inquired about Gene

Dulin's mother, who was serious ly i l la t C h ri s tm a s t i m e . She h a s m ad e ex

cel lent improvement and i s no w ableto d o h e r ow n h o u s e w o r k .

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Lenora 's mother is well and spent amonth in Toronto in the spr ing, visi ting an d assisting in m any w ay s witht h e w o i ' k o f th e m i s s i o n .


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A New C h u r c h E v e r y Ye a rOne new church established in t he Tor on to area every year is the goal

of Toronto Christian Mission. The plan has been devised and, where oppor-tunily and time has allowed, i t has been discussed with supporting churches."Dear Fr iends" letters have outlined the program and invited comments. Promotion is now underway to ra ise necessary funds and recrui t personnel to actuate th e ambitious program.

G en e D ul in , in coopera t ion with e lders and minis te r s in the Toronto a -

rea, will locate a general area where there is apromising nucleus around whicha new work can be established. The nucleus will be c a l l e d together for consultation and planning. A building site will be selected and arrangements madefor a m e et in g p l ac e. A worker will be c alle d from the United States to ministe r to the new work with G en e D uli n assis t ing him for a l imited t ime.

L O C A T I O N O F N E W W O R K S

N a m e s a n d a d d r e s s e s o f N e w T e s ta m e n t C h r is t i a ns i n t h e T o r o n t o a r e a

are well known to th e Dulins after seven years of work in the area . Their dependability, faithfulness and desire fo r new churches is generally known. Eachnew work wil l be established in an area which has promise of development in areasonable t ime. At this t ime it is not necessary to start a new work in anya r e a w h e r e w e do n o t h av e a t l e a s t tw o o r t h r e e f ami l i e s . While Toron to w i l l

definitely have new churches established within the city, other cities in the gene ra l a re a will be included in the new church plan.

L E A D E R S H I P

M i ni st er ia l l ea de rs hi p m u st be impor ted from the United States . Them an m ust be faithful to the L ord, consecrated, industr ious snd z ea lo us , andhave experience, maturity and common sense. Every effort will be made toprovide moving expenses and support fo r t his m an through Toronto Christian


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Mission. At the present, no funds are available for this work but we t rust, asthey are informed of the opportunities and p l a n s , the churches will respond.Christian leaders in the United States are be ing asked to assist in recruitingt h e s e n e w c h u r c h w o r k e r s .

S A L A R Yt

Living expenses are high in this area and salary arrangements will takethis into account. Housir^ will be the responsibility of the minister. He caneither purchase a house, or rent an apartment or h o u s e . For two years theentire salary would be paid through Toronto Christian Mission. The third yearthe church would pick up one-fourth h i s salary. The church and the missionwould each pay one-half in the fourth year and in the fifth year the church wouldpay three-fourths. By the end of the fifth year the church would be expected topay the entire salary. Such an a rr an ge me nt , from th e beginning, places the

church and minister in a position of knowing w h a t is expec ted and should result In everyone's working diligently. It avoids the possibil ity of any church'sb e c o m e a paras i t e . While Toronto Chris t ian Mission will endeavor to ra i sethe salary of the new w o r k e r , i t is probable that he could give some limitedass i s t ance by speaking in a r ea s where he has minis te red and Is known.

C H U R C H B U I L D E R S C L U B

Experience has taught that a building site is an absolute necessi ty in beginning a successful work. It centralizes the w o r k and illustrates stability.Yet land Is very expensive, and it is almost impossible to get a loan onundeveloped lots. To e n a b l e a new w o r k to get started, a CHURCH BUILDERSCLUB is being established. Churches, church organizations, and individualsare invited to become members a nd w il l be expected to contribute $5 twice eachyear toward the building fund of the new church being established that year. If20U0 members canbe recruited this will allow the new church to purchase landan d possibly some arrangement canbe made to borrow some funds to constructa s m a l l meet ing p lace .

P R O M O T I O N O F T H E P L A N

Canadian churches and individuals wil l be u r g e d to do all they can toassist in t hi s p rog ram, but there just aren ' t enough New Testament Chr is t iansin Canada to underwrite such a program. As time vidll permit , Gene Dulin willbe visiting American churches presenting this program and the challenge of thework in the Toronto area. He will be available for speaking at FAITH PROMISEMISSIONARY CONFERENCES. Although it has been the p o l i c y not to acceptevangel i st i c mee tings in the U. S. , if some church has a definite i n te r es t i n thework of Toronto Christian Mission and would be willing to give serious consideration to regular support to the mission, Bro. Dulin might be able to conduct an evangelist ic meeti i^ . Such does allow th e local church to b ec om e acq u a in t ed w i th h im and the Toronto work , and then a de cis io n c an b e made withthe fullest knowledge. The printed page will also be used as extensively aspossible and we hope you will become an "area promotional director", informing the people where you have Influence of this program and need.

For additional information, please write: GENE DULIN, 19 TemplarDrive , Weston , Ontar io .


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Christians In Soviet SchoolsSovie t s c h o o l s do a l l wi th in t h e i r

power to destroy t h e faith of Christian youth. One n e w s p a p e r said,"Teaching should be organiz-edso thatevery l e s s o n on any subject shouldh e l p to f o r m the ideology of theschoolchildren. " Another quote pointso u t t h a t i n a s c h o o l w i t h 20 C h r i s t i a n

y o u t h , "every little 'pray-baby'gothis good guidea teacher whose taski t was to drag him ou t of the sec ta r ianbog into which t he c hi ld re n , tha nk s to

their parents, hadalreadyput a foot. "

The Minis te r of Education said , "Wedo not want our boys and girls to growup merely ignorant of religious quest i ons . We w a n t them to b e c o m e con

v i n c e d , m i l i t a n t a t h i e s t s . " B ut e v e n

such determination fails to make manyChristian youth deny their faith.

The tw o y ou ng m en pic tu red herea r e bro the r s , born in the town of

Cholm, Volyn, U.S.S.R. Tliere theyaccepted Christ , w e r e baptized andbecame members o f the Evangel icalChristian Church (the Russian Restoration Movement). In Lutzyk theystudied in the Universi ty, one to become a physic ian and the other a dent ist . All during their s t u d i e s theym a i n t a i n e d t h e i r a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h t h e

c h u r c h .

Tw o y e a r s ago th ey were to f in ishtheir studies and receive the i r diplom a s . B u t b e f o r e t h e s e w o u l d b e

gran ted they had to renounce God andfa i th i n H i m . T h i s dec i s ion h ad to bemade immediate ly and w i t h o u t anymental reservat ion, or pain o r sorrow. These Christian y our^ m en r efused to deny their Lord and they were

n ot a ll ow ed to g ra d ua te f rom Univers i ty.

These devoted youth renoxmcedtheir Soviet citizenship, managed tom o v e t o Wa r s a w, P o l a n d , and a r e

now continuing t h e i r s tud ies a t W ars aw U n iv er si ty where they a re studying l a n g u a g e mostly, s in ce P ol is hauthori t ies gave them full credi t for

t h e i r previous studies. While theysearch for permanent living quartersthey a r e s ta jang in th e home of Bro .Paul Bajenski, whom many met during his recen t v is it to the U. S. and tot h e N o r t h A m e r i c a n C h r i s t i a n C onv e n t i o n . T h e b r o t h e r s a r e a c t i v e i n

the church and travel t hr ou gh ou t P ol and tel ling of their faith in Christ andgiving assis tance to various congre-g a t i o n s a s they a r e able . Indeed," FA I T H IS T H E V I C T O RY T H AT O -

V E R C O ME S T HE W O R L D , " A l l t h e

p o w e r s o f c o m m u n i s m a nd a th ei smcannot make the t rue Chris t ian denythe Lord who bought him.

B R O T H E R S S H T U R M A

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GRANTBROOK r epo r t s tw o bapt i sms . An aggress ive youth p r o g r a mi s underway. V. B. S. at tendance w as9 0 . E R I N w a s i n th e L o o k o u t s u m m e r

a t t e n d a n c e campa ign . TORONTOC H R I S T I A N S E M I N A RY c o n v o c a t i o n

w as held Sept . 11. SOME RUSSIANN E W T E S TA M E N T S a r e n o w o n t h e

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Faith-Promise l\/lissionary Conference

Andover, OhioAndover (Ohio) Church of Christ,

a new congregat ion jus t over tw o yea r sof age, conducted their f i r s t "FAITHP R O M I S E M I S S I O N A RY C O N F E R

ENCE" Aug. 30 - Sept. 6. Missiona ry i n t e r e s t qu ad rup led du ring theplanning and carrying out of the con-f e r e n c e . Gene Dulin spoke t h reenights during the conference. Wood-row P e r r y, Pres iden t o f Cincinnat iBible Seminary; Robert Smith, South

ern R h o d e s i a ; and Rupert Bishop,Barbados, each spoke one night during th e c on fe re nc e. C h ar le s S til es ,Andover minister, spoke on the Sim-days of t he C o nf er en c e. A miss iona ry C an ta ta w as presented the opening Sunday night.

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New Testaments was held at the Toronto Russian church recently. Prayer wasoffered asking God to guide in the distribution of the New Teis taments behind theI ron Curta in and to pro tec t those who s h a r e in t hi s e ff or t.

John Huk, Toronto Russian Church m in is te r, tra ce d the history of thetranslation of the Bible into the Russian language. A display of various oldertranslations showed the numerous efforts made to give the Word of God to themasses of Russia. The New Tes tamen t p rint ed by Toronto Christian Mission

C o nt in u ed o n back page.


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T O R O N T O C H R I S T I A N

SEMINARY

'Toronto Chris t ian Seminary isconducting n i g h t classes again thisy e a r with a n e nr oll me nt in e xc es s of20. { Classes being offered a re Pauline Epist les , Elementary Music an dRel ig ious Educat ion . Local preache r s a r e teaching. Since the s tudentbody is so small and prospec ts for ane ar ly i nc re as e in s ize i s not too encouraging, a ful l - t ime p ro fe s so r i sn o t n e e d e d . B r o . G l e n W a t te r s o n i s

n o w teaching a t Mari t ime Chris t ianCollege on Pr ince Edward Is land, a -bout 1500 miles eas t of Toronto, andwill be t h e r e fo r at least two yearswhen o u r s i t ua t ion wi l l be r e v i e w e d .

T hi s c oo pe ra ti on b e t w e e n TorontoC h r i s t i a n Seminary an d MaritimeChris t ian College g i v e s them muchneeded assis tance t h i s year, givesBro. Watterson opportunity to be ofm o r e s e r v i c e in the kingdom and r e

l ieves f inancial pre s su re on T. C . S .

F A L L LECTURESHIP

A w e e k of preachi i^ , with AlanLaRue s pe a ki ng e a ch night, i s sched

uled for the fall lectureship in Toronto . D a te s f o r th e s e r i e s o f s e r m o n s

w i l l b e Nov. 23-27 . Lenora Dulinwill be leading the singing.

A Y L M E R R E V IV A L

Gene Dulin will be preaching eachn i g h t Nov. 15-22 in a revival a t theAyl me r c hu rc h w he re R ob ert Wade i sminister. Bro. Wade wil l be leadingthe singing. Doctrinal art icles, prepared by Gene Dulin, are being carried in paid ads in the Aylmer weeklypaper si x weeks before the meetii^.Be p ra yi ng f or God's blessings upont hi s e ff or t.

W E S T W A Y P L A N S

M I S S I O N A R Y C O N F E R E N C E

Westway Chr i s t i an Church, thefirst church started in Toronto by theDulins, w i l l h o l d a Faith P r o m i s eMissionary Conference th e f i rs t weekof N o v e m b e r . G en e D ul in will bebringing Bible-centered messages onthe subject of World Wide Evangelismand th e people will be challenged toshare sac ri fi ci al ly for the preachingof the gospe l a round th e w or ld .

New C h u r c h P r o g r a mResponse has been encouraging as congregations have heard of the goal

and plan to open one new church every year in the Toronto area. Mail in response to the last REPORT FROM TORONTO has also indicated a definite interest on the part of those who regularly read REPORT. A few people have already i n d i c a t e d a desire to be a part of the CHURCH BUILDERS CLUB andsome congregations areconsiderii^ definite commitments toward the necessarysa la ry fo r a new worker.

The oversight of such a program of starting new churches is of vitalconcern. Living link and major supporting churches have primary oversightof all activities of Gene Dulin and Toronto Christian Mission. However, it isnecessary to have some local oversight for new congregations. Ordinarily eachnew church will have a small nucleus and most likely those engaged in the newwork will not be mature enough, or numerous enough, to assume completelocaloversight from the beginmng. While Gene Dulin will give guidance in selectingthe location of the new work, and will endeavor to draw the beginning nucleustogether, the new minister should not be accountable to an individual.

To meet t h i s need, the elders of Westway Christian Church, the firstchurch established by the Dulins, have consented to serve as overseers of eachnew congregation unti l the new w or k h as developed and local elders have beenselected. The Westway elders, who have been through a new church program.


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are dedicated Christian leaders and their minister, Lester Shell, is vitaliy interested in new churches in the Toronto area. Undoubtedly elders in supporting churches will be pleased to know dedicated Christ ian men are on the si te to

give coimsel as needed. Such a plan is scriptural and avoids bringing into existence unnecessary and poss ib ly unscr ip tural organization.

By the way, we have a CHURCH BUILDERS CLUB charter membershipcard fo r you. All that is required for membership is your willingness to contribute $5.00 twice a year ( total of $10.00 per year) to a new church buildingfund. This will be used only to purchase land and construct church buildings.We will mall a "call" twice a yearlikely in the spring and fa ll t o e ac h m ember announcing plans and enclosing an addressed envelope fo r the convenienceof all members. Surely 2000 different people, classes, youth groups and other

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a new churchi n t h e T o r o n t o a r e a .If you will assist in this way, please clip the form below, fill it out, an d

forward it to Toronto Christian Mission, 19 Templar Drive, Weston, Ontario.

I w a n t to be one of 2000 i n the CHURCH BUILDERS C L U B . P l e a s e

enro l l m e a s a c h a r t e r m e m b e r. I wil l endeavor to contr ibute oncall $5.00 twice a year for the NEW CHURCH BUILDING FUND, ofToronto Christian Mission, Inc. Please mail my membership card.

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Faith-Promise

Missionary Conference

Westway

Westway Chri s ti an Church' s f i rs t a n n u a l Faith Promise MissionaryConference brought a 135% increase in missionaz-y giving over 1964's missionary giving of $1974. When they were received Nov. 8, the F a i t h Promisesa mo un te d t o $4643.00.

The West\vay conference went from Wednesday through Sunday nights.Gene Dulin preached three n i g h t s an d also showed missionary slides. AlanLaRue preached one night, John Huk spoke of th e Russian work one night andLester Shell, Westway minister, brought the messages on the Lord's Day whent h e F a i t h P r o m i s e s w e r e t o t a l e d .

The r e a l significance of Westway Chri st ian Church' s commitment of$4643.00 to world-wide evangel ism can only be understood when the membership, indebtedness, regular expenses and age of the congregation is taken intoc o n s i d e r a t i o n .

Westway church started in the Dulin home in Sept., 1957. In four yearsth e church became sel f-support ing , which means they assumed th e full finan

cial responsibil ity for the local church program, the minister's salary and theindebtedness against t h e i r building. At the present time, after seven years ,th e membership of the c hu rc h is 88, about 30 being non-resident. Attendanceaverages for 1964 are: Bible School, 60; morning worship, 63; evening servi c e s , 55; midweek s e r v i c e s , 20.

Financia lly this congregation has an indebtedness of $30,000 which requires regula r interes t and principal payments. Thei r yearly budget, exclusive of miss ions , i s a round $14,000 . Of the 20 famil ies tha t contr ibute r egularly, f o u r live on monthly pension checks. Only one member ha s an above

average income. The other 15 family contributors are average wage earners ,living week by week on their earnings.

With t h i s in format ion , the $4643 Fai th P ro m is es f or 1965 miss iona rygiving becomes truly phenomenal.

A s Toron to C h r i s t i a n M i s s i o n e s t a b l i s h e s c h u r c h e s i n the To r o n t o A r e a ,one goal is that each congregation will become self-supporting as soon as poss ib le and then in t u rn s h a r e in the w o r ld - w id e e v a ng e li sm prog ram. BecauseAmer ican Chr i st i ans have ca red , churches l ike Westway have c om e i nt o exis tence. And now they are sharing in the great challenge of missions. The message of Christ, through the offerings of Westway church goes to the four corners of t h e w o r l d . Missionaries in India, Japan, J am a ic a, B ra zi l, Africa,western Canada, Europe, Philippines, as w e l l as Toronto Christian Missionand Toronto Christian Seminary receive offer ings from Westway church.

We "thank God and take courage" when we see the f i rs t church established by Toronto Christian Mission becoming such an outstanding congregation. Because Christ ians in the United States help, m any more such churcheswill be raised up in t h i s area and, ultimately, they will be able to carry outtheir own program of a r ea evangelism, without the present necessary ass i s tance from you who share so faithfully in this work.


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LaRues Begin

MinistryatHamilton

Vi s i t o r s f r o m a l l t h e a r e a c h u r c h e s s w e l l e d th e a ft er no o n c ro w d o n

Nov. 1, 1964, to 74 as the Alan LaRue family was welcomed to their new workwith tlie Mountain View Christian Church in H am il to n. M or ni ng w or sh ip t ot al ed20, with 13 in Bible School. Bro. LaRue preached and Ge ne Du lin taught theB i b l e S c h o o l l e s s o n .

The L aR ue s m ov ed into their new home on Friday. Construction on th eh ou se h ad been delayed, but the builder was able to rush i t to completion witha few m.inor exceptions , and tliey moved in on time. Unfortunately the LaRues'oldest daughter was ill and Mrs. L aR ue h ad to miss Sunday morning services.Karlita Dulin volunteered to baby-sit in the af ternoon and Mrs. LaRue was ableto b e in the s e r v i c e when th e a r e a c hu rc he s w e re in a t t e n d a n c e .

Attendance has been c o n s i s t e n t with a l l the " r e g u l a r s " t he re e ve ry

service. New contacts are being made by the LaRues and follow-up is beingdone on contacts the Dul ins were a b l e to give them. Regular newspaper adsare being carried in both the larger Hamilton paper and in the publication justfo r the Mountain area. Continue to pray God's blessings upon the LaRues andt h e w o r k i n H a m i l t o n .

Hamil ton church and gues t s a t spec ia l se rv ices .

A N D T H E L O R D A D D E D . . .

T he K eel e Street , Westway and Mountain View congregations each r eport two additions by t ransfer in r e c e n t weeks. The London Russ ian churchr e p o r t s two addi t ions by bap t i sm.


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ARTICLES ON MISSION PRINCIPLES

In 1965 th e R E S TO R AT I O N HE R

ALD is carrying a series of articlesprepared by Mark Maxey, missionary

to Japan, d e a l i n g with missionaryprinciples and problems. Mark, along-time friend, always writes withclarity and documents Ms materialwell. Our personal feelings are thatt hese a r t i c l e s should b e s tu die d c a r efully by every faithful Christian. Thiss e r i e s a l o n e wil l be wel l w or th th e$2.00 yearly subscription price of theH E R A L D . M a i l subscr ipt ions to:R ES TO RATI ON H ER A LD , 5 66 4 Chev

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