The Word and WorkA Monthly Magazine Set To Declare the Whole Counsel of God

VOL. L No. 5 MAY 1956

ROBERT H. BOLL, 1875-1956

BOOKS BY R. H. BOLLTHE REVELATION

"The Revelation" by R. H. Boll is a careful, concise exposition ofthe last book of the Bible. As put in his own words, "The writer's aimhas been, above all, to be faithful to the Word, just and true in hispresentation, and undogmatic in his conclusions. His object is morsto direct the reader's eyes to what is actually said and written than toexplain and comment. He says nothing upon his own authority, burhas endeavored to place everything before the reader, that he maysee, examine and judge for himself. His all-important purpose is toput the reader on track of an understanding of the book as a whole,so as to enable him to grasp its scope and design, and to get the maindrift of its meaning; after which he will be better able to work outdetails for himself." 164 pages. Cloth, SI.50; Paper 75c.

LESSONS ON HEBREWSThese lessons are for "average people." The lessons are given

in an expository style, which makes for interesting and helpful reading if one does not care to look up the references and answer thequestions. Each lesson concludes with a simple prayer that sums upand applies the chief truths learned. This will greatly assist you in astudy through Hebrews either at home or in a Bible class. Large cleartype, 225 pages, bound in cloth only, $1.50.

THE KINGDOM OF GODThe author unfolds the teaching in the Old and New Testaments

on .his most important subject. In his own words: "The writer hasattempted — not to be profound or bolster up some peculiar theory,bjt to reach, as God gave him ability and grace, a juster and morecomprehensive conception of the greater theme of the kingdom ofGod as set forth in the whole word of God."

164 pages. Cloth, $1.50; Paper, 75c.

LESSONS ON DANIELThere are four Bible books which the devil seems to hate most

of all, to wit: Deuteronomy, for with it the Lord routed the devil atthe Temptation,- the Gospel of John, which sets forth Christ's deity ina special way; the Book of Revelation, in which it is revealed thatSatan will ultimately be consigned to the lake of fire; and the Book ofDaniel, companion book to Revelation.

In his "Lessons On Daniel" R. H. Boll gives a clear, concise exposition of this thrilling book, drawing lessons from its interestingexperiences and unfolding its prophecies in the light of other scriptures. Brother Boll has a way of clearing the atmosphere so we cansee God's message for ourselves.

Seventeen interesting chapters, 153 pages, cloth. Price, $1.50Order from WORD AND WORK, 2518 Portland Ave., Loui.villc 12, Ky.

THE WORD AND WORKVOLUME L, MAY. 1956

J. R. CLARK, PUBLISHER

THE WORD AND WORK 2518 Portland Ave. Louisvil le 12, KentuckyEntered at tho Louisville, Kentucky, Post Office as second class matter.

Single subscription, $1.50; two subscriptions, $2.75;clubs of four or more, $1.25 each.

"NO, NEVER ALONE"Copied from ail old scrap-book. The author is unknown. Sec Proverbs14:10; Hcb. I3:">: and ma) iis muh lie sweetly on our bosoms, like sunshine on.i summer sea. —J.

There is a myster) in human hearts;And though we be encircled by a hostOl those who love us well and are beloved,To every one "I us from time to timeThere tomes a sense ol utter loneliness:Our dearest friend is stranger to our joy,And cannot realize our bitterness."There is not one who really understands,Not one to enter into all I led"—Such is the cry of each of us in turn;We wander in "a solitary way".

And would you know the reason why this is?It is because the Lord desires our love;In every heart He wishes to be first.He therefore keeps the secret key HimsellTo open all its chambers and to blessWith perfect sympathy and holy peaceEach soul which comes to Him.So when we leel this loneliness, it isThe voice of Jesus saving. "Come to me":

And every time we will not understandIt is a call to tome to Him again.For Christ alone can satisfy the soul:And those who walk with Him from das to dayCan never have "a solitary way"-.

And when beneath some heavy cross you faintAnd say, "1 cannot bear this cross alone".You say the truth: Christ made it purposelySo heavy that you must return to Mini.I he bitter grief that no one "understands"Conveys a secret message from the King

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Entreating you to come to Him again.The Man. of Sorrows understands it well-In all points He can feel with you,You cannot tome too often or too near.The Son ol Cod is infinite in grace,His presence satisfies the longing soul;And those who walk with Him from day to dayCan never have "a solitary way".

THE UNKNOWN FUTUREE. L. J.

All is in the Master's hands. He is still at the helm. The workis His. the church is His. and we are His. It seems good, therefore,that we announce at once our purposes lor The Word and Work,our expectations and our plans—as Cod may guide.

By means of a survivorship clause in the simple document onwhich the Word and Work has operated through the years as athree-man partnership, the magazine, with all that pertains to it.lalls legally and automatically into the hands ol the two survivingpartners, Clark ami Jorgenson—yet not for persona] use or gain, noryet for sectarian or party management, but as a sacred trust lor thegospel's sake. For 15 years (lollowing this writer's tenure of 25 years)Brother Clark has been the sacrificing, self-effacing, and highly satisfactory publisher and co-editor. Looking to (Joel lor health andstrength, and lor the needed clerical and financial support, he willcontinue to bear this responsibility. So then, we have still the publisher and manager, we have still our able contributors, and we haveat least "acting editors". Only the honored place of cclitor-in-chicllies vacant-like the great teaching pulpit ol the Portland Avenuechinch —until the Lord, whose we are and whom we serve, makesclearer still His providential will. Pray earnestly loi us, for Satanhas long sought to kill this "whole-counsel" journal.

The question that troubled Christ's disciples, "Who then isgreatest?", disturbs us —not at all. We that are left are all just"little people." The Lord will raise up men of His own choice,whether great or small, whether now or later, to do all His will.And we know well that "a man can receive nothing except it havebeen given him from heaven". There may be even now among ourreaders that young man (or woman) on whom the role of publisherwill fall before too long, or even that of editor-in-chief; for we shallsoon provide to "pass it on" as the Lord may lead.

Brother R. H. Boll is dead - as men count death. Full ol years,and yet not old: humble and childlike, but never childish; simpleand unassuming, yet powerful in the Scriptures and mighty in Wordand dcm\: so he went out from us in lull possession ol his mentaland spiritual faculties. This was "our dear Brother Boll", as manycalled him, who crossed so quickly to that other, better side at thetwilight hour ol Friday, April 13th. He was four-score years andtwo —almost. (See lull biography in this issue.)

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I was with the church in New Orleans (where the Word andWork was horn so long ago) when the sad word reached us. Alterthe first sharp hurt, we realized that it was better so. God not onlyknows beforehand what is best; He does what is best. He is too wiseto make mistakes, loo good to wish us any harm, and loo strong tosuller any evil to befall his praying children. Was il not a mercythat Brother Boll was not left to decline in mental acumen andspiritual power? For we have a way of discounting noted men wholive into their "second childhood", yea, even their writings retroactively. Not so with Brother Boll: there was no dotage. Therewas no lingering illness or gradual decay; just one swill thrust ol theReaper's sickle—and that, in the measured will of Cod almighty.For "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death ol his saints".

When we gathered in New Orleans on that Lord's Day morningfollowing, the sad word was given out. as in many other' churches.Soltly the congregation fell to weeping, for they loved him much.We told them ol our long-laid plans to reproduce in such event thechoicest ol our brother's writings, and I quoted what he had said tome lour months before: "The. Word and Work must go on"—meaning alter his demise. And then we asked the sorrowing churchthat tears and sobs be turned to "clubs and subs" (publication parlance) to sustain the magazine in. his memory, and to help us make itmore and more an arm extended in the direction of his highest aims.It goes without saying that the response that day was ready and magnificent. We look for such response from all who knew and lovedhim.

The Word mid Work was a good and going journal, underBrother Chambers (still with us, and as good and wise a man asever held the helm) when we bought and moved it 10 our city, nowforty years ago. Though it was the facile, dedicated pen of R. H. Bollthat made it what it is today, it was nevertheless sustained of Codbefore his editorial regime, and we have confidence through yourprayers, that Cod will yet sustain it alter him. In fifty years a usefuljournal acquires a character and becomes a kind of "institution".On every hand our friends are saying. "We ncei.1 the magazine";"We need the able articles from our living pulpit"; "We need themonthly News Exchange": "we need—our younger group especiallywill need—the precious reprints from our brother's pen". Of theselatter, we shall incline heavily to his devotional paragraphs; for inthis field he was. and long had been, the acknowledged giant olour clay. He had no peer.

Some may well ask, "could not these writings be given us in abook:-" They could, of course. And if there be some one equal tothe prodigious task of collecting, culling, classifying, and indexingthe rich fifty-year effusions from this prolific pen, I know ol nothingto hinder; Brother Boll's works were never copyrighted. But wehave judged it better to mix these writings through the monthswith current articles from our living writers, giving more space thanbefore (for we have it now) to fresh contributions from our youngermen. Most of all. henceforth, the magazine is for them. Too soon,if Jesus waits to come, our able, older men will leave to them theburning torch of free and spiritual New Testament religion- the

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gospel ol God's grace: the building ol God's (lunch —no man's partyand no man's sect; but the house of Cod, which is the church ol theliving Cod. the pillar and ground of the truth. Let us bind ourselvesanew together, to reproduce original Christianity yet mure perfectlyin our day—in its fuller laith. its gracious gospel, iis blessed hope,its gentle spirit, and its beautiful life and fruit. And who is sufficient for these things?

Brother Boll is dead, as men know death; and yet he is not dead—as Cod views death. For it is written, "He that doeth the will ofCod abideth lor ever", lie lives—with Him who is Himself theLife, where- none can ever die, and nothing can ever grow old. lielives, moreover, in the hearts of thousands who owe him. under Cod,their spiritual peace and power: yea, and many ol them their souls'salvation also. He lives in scores ol living ministers and missionarieswho came under his influence. And he shall live on. and speak to usas long as time shall last, in his immortal writings.

And now, let this brief epitaph be mine:He was—bill words are wanting to say what a truefriend, a real brother, and a faithful minister o\Christ should he — and he was that!

"I WILL GLADLY TEACH"J. R. Clark

Brother R. II. Boll was an outstanding Bible teacher. He taughtfrom the home pulpit, in the class room, in evangelistic campaigns,in the homes, or wherever he was. He was never happier than whenteaching Cod's word. "I will gladly teach" could well have beenhis motto. His teaching reached the farthest, and over the widestarea, through the Word and Work Magazine. He spoke of the Wordand Work as an arm reaching out when many other mediums olteaching were closed. He said that we must not let this journal die.A few months before his departure he told Brother Jorgcnson thatin the event ol his death the Word and Work must be continued.This was his wish regarding this harbinger ol truth.

Brother J. E. Thornberry, in his little message at the funeralservice, read John 11:26: "Whosoever liveth and believeth on meshall never die"; and he observed that Cod's children never die.There is a real sense in which our departed loved one still lives.Is it not then lilting that this organ ol teaching should also continueto liver While the Word and Work was preeminently Brother Boll'spaper and he gave character 10 it, yet others assisted in its writingsand publication. For years, the publisher gathered articles, editedthem where needed, arranged them in the magazine, prepared thenews and advertisements, and assumed full responsibility for delivering the Word and Work to subscribers.Our greatest loss is that we are now denied fresh writings fromthe gifted pen ol our beloved editor. But it is not as though wewould not be blessed at all by his pen. We have hours ol his Bible-class teaching on tape, which can be taken off and edited for publication. We can even prim choice portions from his pen from old

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Gospel Advocates, and Word and Works, printed before many of ourreaders were born. He may also have left some unpublished manuscripts in his home.

Brother Boll has departed, but the things he taught continuewith us. We could not now, even if we wished, stamp out the teaching of Brother Boll; for first, we would need lo destroy all the Biblesin the world, lor the Bible was his textbook; next we would needto recall all his students, for scores of them throughout the wholeworld are teaching the truths he taught as they are found in theWord of Cod.

No one could take the place of J. W. McGarvey when he passedaway. Neither need Brother Boll's mantle fall upon any one individual. He hail his work to do and his place to fill and we haveours. If this mantle must fall, perhaps ii could fall on the wholenumber of disciples who are content to be—as he taught—"just Christians" in the true sense, where he left off.

It is our thought to invite a dozen or more good, spirit-filledmen to unite in bringing out the Word and Work, fresh each month—for the glory of Cod, the edification of the church, and the salvationof sinners. Keep your subscriptions coming in. Let us keep theWord and Work going as a monument to our beloved teacher.

THE MEMORIAL SERVICEJ.R.C.

When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound and lime shall be no more,And the morning breaks eternal bright and fair;When the saved of earth shall gather over on the oilier shore,And die roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.

The whole congregation joined in this song of triumph asBrother R. H. Boll lay in state in front of the pulpit that he hadoccupied so long. As would be expected, every available seat andall standing room in the large auditorium was taken. The singingwas under the leadership of James Frazee, the regular song directorof the Portland church.

The three elders of the church then had a part in the service.Brother Victor McKinley read Psalm 19 and parts of 1st Corinthians15; Ceorge Albus read from Psalm 86 and led the congregation inprayer; then Carl Vogt Wilson spoke on behalf of the PortlandAvenue Church. His message was as follows:

Many of you, who were here for Brother Boll's fiftieth anniversary celebration, will recall that Brother Boll requested that the key-note be Psalm 115:1:—"Not unto us, Lord, not unto us, but untothy name give glory, for thy mercy and for thy truth's sake." Inwitness of this same rare trait of humility, I read a note he addressedto the business meeting of the brethren when he learned that planswere under way to commemorate his fiftieth anniversary. (This note-had reached the elders too late, as arrangements had already beencompleted for the anniversary service.)101

The last sermon Brother Boll preached, on Sunday night a weekago, was on the subject, "Paradoxes in the Life of Christ." Heshowed us, among other things, that our Lord Jesus was at one andthe same time the saddest and the gladdest of men. The saddest,because on Him God laid the sin of the entire world; and, said He,"Ye will not come to me that ye may have life." At the same time,Jesus was the gladdest, the happiest of men, because He did, onlyand always, the Father's will perfectly. "Thy will, not mine bedone," He said.

So, in the same way, we may say our gathering today is the saddest, yet, praise His name, the gladdest. We sorrow for his loved onesleft behind without his love and tender care; we sorrow for ourselves,bereft so suddenly of our humble shepherd and faithful teacher.And yet he himself has taught us not to sorrow as those withouthope. Even Uirough tcar-lilled eyes we look up to our HeavenlyFather and say: "Thou doest all diings well."

Therefore the keynote of our gathering today is one of joy, oftriumph, of praise. "AH glory and praise lo the Cod of all grace,who has bought us and sought us and guided our ways."

"We praise Thee, Oh, God, for the Son of thy love, for Jesus whodied and is now gone above"—"Thanks be 10 Cod lor his unspeakablesift-"

"We praise Thee, Oh Cod, lor thy Spirit ol light, who has shownus our Savior and scattered our night"—Thy Holy Spirit, eniempledin each believer as an earnest of His love.

And now, Father, we praise Thee for our Brother Boll, who labored amongst us so long, so faithfully, so humbly, with his heart soburdened for the lost. We thank Thee, all-wise Father, that Thoudidst give him to us in the first place, that Thou didst leave him withus for so long, and that Thou didst call him to be with Thee, at justthe right time!

Alter over sixty years in God's service, our Brother Boll wasunderstandably tired and weary. So God, "who giveth His belovedsleep," gave His servant the longed-for rest and the unspeakablebliss of being for ever in the presence of the Master whom he hadserved so well!

It is written (Rev. 14:13), "Blessed are the dead which die in theLord, from henceforth, yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest fromtheir labors, and their works do follow them."

— End of Brother Wilson's message.Brother Wilson then introduced four men who had known

Brother Boll for many, many years, each of whom reail a passage ofScripture and spoke briefly. These men were. J. E. Thornberry, H.L. Olmstead, John T. Glenn, and H. N. Rutherford. BrotherRutherford sang a solo in his characteristic, unassuming way. J. R.Clark and Stanford Chambers conducted brief services at the gravein Cave Hill Cemetery.

A telegram from E. L. jorgenson from New Orleans, was read byBrother Wilson. It read as follows: "We arc due home by Friday,but our final meetings here are advertised and important and cannot

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well be cancelled. Our precious friend would wish it thus. He willlive on: he will speak on to us, and we will have him and love himfor ever.

"Tell the church to keep looking unto jesus, the author andfinisher of our faith. For yet a little while and He that cometh shallcome and shall not tarry. Our love to all who loved him."

— Jorgy and Irene.

Forty-two ministers of the gospel were counted at the funeralservice—perhaps there were more. Cod buries His workmen but Hiswork goes on!

SIXTY YEARS OF FRIENDSHIPI have written almost nothing for publication, hut I want lo hear a word

of testimony to R. It. Boll. 1 knew him intimately for nearly sixty years. 1never knew a man who loved the Word of God more or who .studied it morefaithfully. It is only natural therefore that he was a man of great faith anddeep conviction. He was also a matchless Bible teacher. —John T. Glenn.

AUSTIN, TEXAS: You and all the brethren at Louisville and elsewherehave my sympathy in the loss of Brother Boll. He was one of the Lord's trulygreat men. I presume that the Word and Work will continue its monthly visitslint his masterful writings will be sadly missed —J. D. Phillips.

The paragraph on page 120 under Brother Boll's initials was handed in byhim and in type before his death. We think it fits nicely in this issue.

THERE REMAINETH A MONUMENTStanford Chambers

I speak of the Portland Avenue Church. It stands as a livingmonument witnessing lo the labors and faithfulness of Robert H.Boll, fruitful through his enlisting the co-operation of faithful menand women of the past and present generations. This monumentstands not at his grave but at the center of his wide field of labor.It stands to give "honor to whom honor is due," to the glory andpraise of Him who bestowed this leader and teacher as an invaluable,and precious gift to the Portland Avenue church. This congregationis also blessed with consecrated leaders who have no idea of allowing this monument ever to become like the leaning tower of Pisa.

Now, R. H. Boll was not conscious of building a monument.The church (to illustrate) could have had a more pretentious building had he been serving himself. He loved simplicity and plainness,as did others in the fellowship, and so anything thai might smackof the love of display got very little encouragement. He was overcautious perhaps, lest there be a catering to the Ilesh even in .seemingly necessary moves brought up for consideration. His humilitywas real as all who knew him will testify, not assumed, as some whoreally knew him not have been known to charge. He was not faultless as those who loved him most will admit; yet neither was heincapable ol praying lor his opposers, as some coming upon himunawares when he was on his knees (as well as hearing him in prayercircles) well know. Portland Avenue is far from being a perfect

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church, but as to purpose of heart it is perhaps as nearly one hundredper cent as can be found.

The Portland Avenue church is a body of pans. It is not justhead and trunk; it has arms, hands and feet. It is not composed ofa wealthy membcrshp, but is made up of common people and manypoor, who, however, are compelled to feel welcomed, and who arepurposely cared for. The congregation has been at peace and hasenjoyed the unity of the Spirit this whole half century; likewise theliberty ever to be enjoyed "where the Spirit of the Lord is." Thisspeaks.

Having feet unparalyzed, this church has gone far beyond itsgeographical boundaries, even to lands beyond the seas. Long beforesome churches, recently awakened from inactivity regarding theScope of the Great Commission, began some efforts toward fulfilmentthereof, Portland was already supporting the gospel in. foreign lands.It is still doing so, and has increased, so that regions of Japan, SouthAfrica, the Philippine Islands and Palestine have in divers places feltthe impact of the gospel. Several thousands in dollars (of more than$35,000 in receipts for 1955) were invested in sowing the seeds of thekingdom in those lands the past year.

But "the heathen at home" have been given attention on avaster scale at a greater outlay, not only measured by dollars, but alsoat the sacrifice of good workers for the sake of erecting lighthousesin other fields adjacent and also in distant stales. A "large membership", that the church might boast of numbers, has not been theambition. Such prestige has not been sought. So "Portland members" are to be found at "mission points" and in congregations thaihave come out of the mission stage. Portland has felt the loss ofscores of good and useful members thus, but has suffered its lossesfrom such cause without resentment.

Within its own "precincts" there has ever been maintained (andoccupied) a pulpit from which the word of the Lord has run andhas been glorified, from which the whole counsel of God has beendeclared as far (we may suppose) as is humanly possible, and fromwhich every syllable of the New Testament has been heard. Throughpersonal workers (both men and women), and through the pressand radio, the word has gone beyond four walls. Neither freedomof speech nor freedom of the press has been disregarded. The advantages of the class method of teaching have not been denied thoseelecting to come for the same, whether on Sunday mornings, Sundayevenings, mid-week, day or night. The church has so carried on foryears past, teaching thus in observance of the charge issued in theGreat Commission. This is done through those qualified, trainingfor which the church has long afforded. This work the church hasnever delegated to any separate institution, but the church has notbeen so unwise as not to organize its work. It has exercised its rightto conduct class work or group work for the sake of giving somenecessary training to those willing in one capacity or another to serve.So there have been "Singing Schools," "Special Prayer Meetings,""Personal Workers' Classes," "Training for teachers," and such like.Results have abundantly justified the outlay.

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Painfully observing some years ago that sin and Satan were taking an alarming toll ol the youth ol the community, "not sparing theHock." alter much praying and agonizing, a day school was startedby the church, which step has never been regretted these thirty-twoyears, and this work continues with unabating interest and concern.The church through its elders conducts this activity just as it doesthe afore-mentioned activities, employing consecrated Christianteachers qualified lor the grades from primary to Senior high school.For a number ol years a Christian Training School was carried on.chiefly in night sessions, for the benefit ol adults desirous of liltingthemselves lor belter service in the Lord's cause. This work wasmerged into the Junior College into which eventually the educationalprogram sponsored originally by this church, expanded itself. Thisdevelopment came in 1918.

But other congregations (not a lew) had their youth problemsand they wished to enjoy the blessings of the benefits and advantagesas were known to be afforded, and they wished, of course, to sharein the support ol the same. They were invited to appoint qualifiedmen ol their own to co-operate in the conduct of the work, with theresult that interested congregations now have their appointees actingconceitedly as a board of directors of the Kentucky Bible College,now domiciled in, adequate buildings at Winchester, Ky. This work,like other activities mentioned above, is not a separate institutionsupplanting the church by doing the work the church should do.It is the church, by these several activities, at work on its own job,in execution of the Great Commission, and in obedience to His command. By these methods the church, and individual servants of theLord, teachers of His word, endeavor to "commit to faithful men",the Word, "that they may be able lo teach others also." Throughils own arms, hands and feet the church has projected itself intoministries commanded of her Lord.

These things have I written, not that the Portland Avenuechurch might boast of its achievements, for Portland is far frombeing satisfied with herself, taken from any angle whatsoever. Neitheris this being written to be making a shrine ol what I'm pleased tospeak ol as a monument to the beloved brother who has gone in bewith the Lord. His works do follow, the monument stands, rathershould we say, lives on. and by the grace of God will live on. ButI believe this word picture of this one church may afford vision toothers, and that herein is illustrated the possibilities ol a congregation wishing to be more than just the trunk ol a body; also tliepracticability of congregations co-operating in carrying out the educational program commanded by our Lord, even as they co-operatedin Paul's day. lhis is not written to set forth Portland as a copy,bill as a stimulus. And Brother Boll would have us follow him onlyas he lollowed Christ. He would have nothing received as truthmerely upon his dictum. This writer would admonish on the otherhand, nothing in God's word be shied away from because R. H. Bolltaught it. A tree is known by its fruits. A fisherman by the qualityof his string of fish. A workman by his product. The critic — whathas he produced? Friends of Jesus, carry on for HIM, so "that inall things HL may have the pre-eminence." Amen.

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A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHFrom K.L.J, in TRUTH AND GRACE, li»I7

(Revised in 1956)Robert Henry Boll was born June 7, 1875. The birth-place was

Baelcn.weiler, a small but far-famed watering place in the heart ol dieBlack Forest, Southern Germany. His mother, whose maiden namewas Magdalena Uhnan, was born in Altbreisach on the Rhine, nilhis lather. Max Boll, in Schliengen. Both parents were ardent Catholics. In the Cathedral al Freiberg there stands the marble statueof one Bernard Boll, first Archbishop of Freiberg, an illustrious kinsman on the lather's side. As for the mother, it was her wish thatRobert should be a priest, a wish in which he himself shared enthusiastically. But in God's good providence he was hindered even frombeginning that career.

Fhe father seemed to have had no such influence over the son asthe mother exerted; and that partly because he died before Robertwas ten years old, while his mother lived and kepi in touch with himin one way anil another until her death when he was twenty-two.The mother (who never came to this country) was described to me.by German friends who knew her as a beautiful woman ol most expressive lace, strong intellect, and high ideals. The son rememberedher with love and longing, and spoke ol her in tenderest terms. Thefather, say these friends, was of rather a roving disposition. Heremoved the family to Basel in Switzerland when Robert was threeyears old; and alter a short residence there, lo Karlsruhe in Germany.Thence, following a hard experience, the bitter memory ol whichlingered to the end, the lather brought the family to Muhlhausenanil Irom thai place to Freiberg, a beautiful city not many miles fromthe River Rhine.

Here Robert went to school. Here the younger ol his two sistersdied, and in the the same year his father also. At eleven he enteredthe Lyceum or Latin School. Though a lover ol books and precocious also, the German school system seemed to him needlessly severe.But perhaps thai hard training accounts in part lor the strong slu-dent habits which characterized him to the last, and loi morethan the average power of concentration throughout long periods ofstudy. But il it was good in the end. it was not pleasant; and oftenrelief was found in communion with nature in long walks throughthe German woods, and in the companionship ol a mother who wasto the son, adorable.

When Robert was fourteen, the mother married again; and itturned out, as il so often does, that the step-lather cared not lor thechild at all, nor die child lor him. This incongcniality and theloosening ol the bond between him and his mother that naturallycame with il, paved the way lor Robert's departure to America.With an. aunt by marriage (Mrs. Uhnan). and other friends who weresailing September, IK90, he came to this country and Stopped lor abriel period with them in Zauesville, Ohio. It may be of some interest to say that this (original) was written in Zauesville, wherethe writer had been at great pains to trace things accurate!) and

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gather much information, iii addition to that furnished by BrotheiBoll himself.In Zauesville. Robert worked for a time and found it tough

enough lor a school boy utterly unused to it. and of a frame somewhat slight besides. As a musician, an artist, or a story writer, hadhe given himself to one of these pusruits. he might have "made good"and made his head save his heel: bin at manual labor he has neverbeen a great success having no turn for it — though not a whit worseai that or at anything else than he made himself out lo be. Forseveral years alter this he was a farm laborer—in Tennessee, where hewent after leaving Ohio, ft was in that state that he obeyed thegospel. Brother Sam Harris took his public acknowledgment ofJesus Christ as Lord and it was in Columbus Brittain's pond (nearNashville) that he was baptized on Sunday. April II. 1895. Themanner ol his gradual relinquishment ol Romanism which led tothis step, and his turning toward original Christianity is ol greatinterest, but cannot be fully related here.

In the fall ol thai same year, 1895. he entered Nashville Bible-School where J. A. Harding was still president. By reason of BrotheiHarding's mighty faith in God he was taken to "work his way"—although all such chances were in fact filled before he applied. Roberthad walked twenty miles through the rain to present himself at theschool: anil in God's good leading il was this comparatively littlething which touched the big Harding heart, and led lo his admission.Brother Boll considered himself greatly indebted to J. A. Harding andlelt the greatest appreciation also ol his teaching. He paid backwhat money was spent upon him; but the debt of love that was duecould never be repaid.

Flis first sermon was preached in a mission meeting at the Nashville jail; and the first protracted meeting was at a schoolhouse named"Accident," not far from Nashville. The following account of thatfirst meeting, written some time ago by Brother Boll himself willinterest the reader:

"It was through the enthusiasm of my friend Bob McMahon(who in the meanwhile had also entered the Bible School), that Iwas inveigled into holding nn first protracted meeting—which meeting well-nigh played out in the middle ol it. Bob had made arrangements lor the affair without having half consulted me about it. Hejust 'knew' I could 'hold a meeting'. It was to be at 'Accident', alittle log school house that sat as if blown there by some favorableaccident on the hillside by the big road, near Bob's home. And ilwas too small a thing in Bob's eyes to start in for a week's meeting-two weeks seemed too common even; we must arrange for a threeweeks' campaign at least. So he pulled; and I, however reluctantlyand diffidently, tumbled into assent with his ambitious plans. Thedate was June 15, 1890.

"So after the school had closed I stayed around some days. Afew days before that 'appointment' was due (I shook in my shoes atthe thought of that) there was a prayer meeting at the Bible Schoolchapel: and it happened that there were present a number ol notablemen of God: David Lipscomb. E. G. Sewell. I. W. Brents. J. A.Harding. J. W. Grant and J. W. Shepherd. The assembly was small

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and I do not remember how il came about, but I made a talk in theimposing presence ol those brethren. As we went out Brother Shepherd slapped me on the back and said to me, 'Go right ahead; youwill come out all right'—which was but a kind word dropped by theway, bin it helped me so greatly that I nevei forgot it.

The big meeting started oil fairly well, but alter the first Hushof curiosity had passed the audience dwindled to a few, and thenfewer; and these looked bored: yawned, smiled, anil a lew youngcouples who were there for their sweet company's sake, did valianicourting. And my lolly looks were brought very low and my speechand my preaching became weaker and more stumbling and halting.On Wednesday night, which had been particularly dispiriting, Iventured the suggestion to Bob on the way home, that il might bewell lo close Sunday. Bob said he thought so too. That was a blow1 had not expected, for Bob's faith and comfort had alone upheldmc-. The first elfect was to arouse me. I could do something and1 simply would. So Thursday I went in for a special effort. I pickedout the best theme I had in reserve and felt rather confident thai Icould talk for an hour on it and 10 edification. But my big sermonfailed me more miserably than any previous one. I got entirelythrough with it in twenty minutes anil stopped with a feeling ofbeing lost in ihe woods. On the way home that evening it was Bobwho suggested that the meeting ought lo close Sunday—// not sooner;and that straw broke my back. Ihe next morning I took my Bibleand fled to the woods, where I spent the day crying, praying, studying! and on Friday night, like a poor sinner to the gallows. I wentback to 'Accident' to preach. But lo—how it came no man couldtrace—there was a new atmosphere, a larger audience, a new interest,and to everyone's astonishment (my own especially), I preached withease anil power. And that proved the turning point. Saturday nightthe attendance was unusual, and 1 preached il anything better: andSunday .night it was said that such a crowd had never been seen inthe little*'school house. Well, the meeting ran over two weeks, andabout seven were baptized in the course of il. Often since then fhave found that when I came to the end ol myself God was a never-failing help, and that when I was weak I was strong."For several years after this—one whole year, anil in the Otheryears through the vacation period. Brother Boll preached whereverhe could: in barns, in school-houses, in church-houses, in the open,under arbors; and his work bore good fruit.

In 1900 he left the Bible School, but he did not lease to be aindent, nor to go to school. His special study ever since has been

the Bible in various languages. His knowledge ol its lads was remarkable, and his grasp upon its spiritual truths, profound. About thistime also, his work as a preacher began in good earnest: In Texas,in Tennessee, in Kentucky; and in evangelistic meetings frequentlyin other Slates. In 1903 he made a first visit to the congregation atPortland Avenue. Louisville. Kentucky, where the beloved George A.Klingman had labored seven years; and in 1904 he took up the workthere, one year (1910-11) excepted, during which he taught the Bibledepartment of the Lawrenceburg. (Tenn.) High School on behaiiol that nobleman of God. J. H. Stribling. From that time on until

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his death he remained with the Portland Avenue congregation-more than fifty-two years. In Louisville he was married to MissVillette Schang, and three children have been born to them, of whomGod took the first, when she was two years old.

R. H. Boll excelled as preacher, teacher, and writer of religioustruth. In which capacity of the three he was the strongest wouldnot be easy to say. In his preaching he denounced sin terrifically,but brought hope and "strong encouragement" to all who heard.He was logical, his outlines being well arranged and easily remembered; but he was not logical in the sense ol being dry or merelyintellectual in appeal.

As a teacher ol the Bible he was instrumental under Godin raising up many gospel preachers. A number have gone out fromhis home congregation to bear the message; and many from all partsof our country almost—cast, west, north, south—have come in for thehelp and blessing ol the classes which he conducted every winter inLouisville: among these many, the writer of this sketch. Brother Bollhas helped me be "a Christian only," an independent Christian, separate from all ecclesiasticism, recognizing no authoritative teacheraside from Jesus Christ: bound by no string or human bond to anyman or set ol men. obliged to agree with no one but God. And sohe has helped scores ol others also. It is, however, as a writer for thereligious press that the subject of our sketch was most widely known.In 1901 he became one of the editors of the Gospel Guide. In 1909he became first page editor ol the Gospel Advocate. This post heheld for six years; anil when in 1915 he resigned it, five other papersoffered him their columns. About this time the monthly magazine.Word and Work, was purchased and removed from New Orleans toLouisville. There he assumed the work of editing that paper;ani l in this work he continued steadfast ly — along with hispreaching and teaching—until his final clay on earth, April 13, 1956.On that last Sunday before he passed on Friday, he preached at Portland Avenue with unusual power. And thus he had his wish—to beused of God until the end.

"The great things which the Bible says ol faith, it says of it onlybecause it is die channel, the medium, ihe condition, by and onwhich the real power, which is Jesus Christ Himself, acts upon us.

"It is not the window, but the sunshine that floods this buildingwith light. It is not the opened hand, but the gilt laid in it thatenriches the pauper. It is not the poor leaden pipe but the waterthat Hows through il thai (ills the cistern. ... It is not your faith, binihe Christ whom your faith brings into your heart and conscience,that purges the one and makes the other void of offense toward Godand man." —McLaren.

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ONLY ETERNITY

A Tribute to Brother Boll's Memory

Only eternity's book will declare Only eternity's thanks will sufficeThe immeasurable good he has done: When wc gal her around the throne

T h e t r u t h s h e t a u g h t : T o g r e e t o n e a n o t h e r ,T h e h u m b l e t a s k s w r o u g h t ; E a c h s i s t e r a n d b r o t h e r,

And the souls for the Master won. And the Christ lie claimed for his own.

Only eternity's praise will reveal Only eternity's door opened wide,How great the depths of his love Tin- hope he proclaimed without feat.

F o r t h e l a m b s t h a t h e f e d . C h r i s t a m i e s w i t h a s h o u t .F o r h i s g l o r i o u s H e a d , A n d r e m o v e s e v e r y d o u b l —

And Ihe Heavenly Father above. As we mecl once again in the air!—Bruce I). Chowning.

GALLATIN, TENNESSEE: In his character he manifested Ihe fruit <>r theSpirit. He bore ihe sorrows of others and in a great measure carried out Iheteachings and example of Christ, who when he was reviled, reviled not again.

He taught us the gospel of the grace of Cod. the unseciarian approach loCod's whole word, the necessity of personal relationship lo Cod. how to lei Codsay just what he has said ami in a most remarkable way led his studentsthrough the word into the very presence of Cod Himself. We cannoi bill "thankGod f o r ou r eve ry r emembrance o f h im . " —H. I . . O l i ns i eac l .

WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS: Wc are so sorry lo hear that the Lord calledBrother Boll to be with Him. We at Fourth Slreel loved him very much. Hewas indeed a spiritual giant, yet a very humble and kind servant of Ihe Lord.He has meant very much to me and my family, ami will always be » powerfulinfluence in our lives in causing us to serve ihe Chrisi he loved so much.

-j.CTatc.CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE: My wife anil others here wish to join all

who feel as we do. in giving thanks to Cod for His bringing Brother Boll I" litiscountry, and for making him a vessel unto honor, who being moulded by thegreat Potter, was used to bring blessings lo hundreds upon hundreds of soulshungering for a greater knowledge of Cod and His word. May Cod bless hismemorv-his work of faith, his lalior of love, his patience of hope in our Lordlesus Christ, to all our hearts.

Il seems as if the Lord had said. "My child, you have labored and sufferedlong enough, come up home now and rest from your labors." - E. H. Hoover.

TULSA, OKLA.: Among the many great blessings which God has grainedme has been the privilege of knowing and loving R. 11. Boll. He was a realfriend ami helper to me in nn efforts to preach and teach Cod's word. He wasa man truly set to declare the whole counsel of Cod. His writings are a delightto read- clear, clean, scriptural spiritually healthful, and refreshing, like a breathf r o m h e a v e n . - L e r o y Y o w e l l .

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: Long alter all of us have passed to the grcillbeyond Brother Boll's footprints will still be here. There is the Portland Christian School, the Kentucky Bible College, which is a result of his work and throughwhich his work will continue. I have known Brother Boll for fifty yean and heh a s b e e n a g r e a t i n s p i r a t i o n t o m e . — W. B . F o r e m a n . M . D .

PEKIN, INDIANA: I loved Brother R. H. Boll. Every visit I had with him.even time I heard him preach made me happier that I had turned from in-ol.lo Chrisi 1 found personified in Brother Boll the truth of the way I was seekingwhen I became a Christian only. Mrs. Brooks and I are glad we knew RobertI I . B o l l . - R R - n , " " k > -

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SANTA PAULA, CALIFORNIA: Our hearts were made sail when we heardyesterday of Brother boll's passing. The church has lost a wonderful and godlyman, but our loss is heaven's gain. We express our deepest sympathy lo those hel e f t b e h i n d . — M r . a n d M r s . ' R . T . B a r b o u r .

JAPAN: One of the great tragedies ol modern day is that men who arcverbally committed to the furtherance of the whole gospel and freedom iii Christhave attempted to eclipse the great spiritual truths and stimuli from Brother Boll,suited to sustain and encourage multitudes of hungry souls both in and out ofihe only church of our Lord. 1 speak not of the encouragement to "look forami earnestly desire the coming of ihe Lord" as despised of Satan as it is andas important as it is. Bui I speak of Brother Boll's ability io bring the greatSpiritual truths beyond "lirsl principles" that accompany salvation. His ability lobring to life, as il were Old and New Testament characters from Genesis to Revelation, and with ihem their inspired message was grcal and encouraging.

As senior of all living missionaries of the church of Christ from U.S.A.,except Miss Andrews. I can say that his influence was great to many of us lolake lesus and His freedom in die Gospel lo the iiliennost parts of the world.

-O. D. Bixler.PLEASURE RIDGE PARK, KENTUCKY: May the Lord bless the sweet

memory of Brother Boll. I surely will miss him, his Friday night classes eachwilder, and his writings. "Beyond the sunset, O glad reunion, with our dearlined ones who've gone before; In that fair homeland we'll know no parting;B e y o n d t h e s u n s e t f o r e v e r - m o r e . " — C h e s t e r G i l b e r t .

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: We thank Cod for our dearly beloved BrotherBoll through Jesus Christ, our Lord, for his unfeigned faith, his hope and hislove for Chrisi; thai he was no! afraid lo declare the whole counsel of Cod on.1 it\ subject. He lived in faith and in the hope of ihe lirsl resurrection. Our lossi s h i s g a i n . — O . E . S h i e l d s .

WINCHESTER. KENTUCKY: It has been my privilege to have associatedwith many line preachers and Bible teachers. High on this list is Brother Boll.1 give thanks to Ihe Lord for him and for what he has meanl in my life. I wasin his Bible classes for almost three years and. needless lo say. I found him alwaysin be a thorough Bible student, full of reverence and love for the Lord.

My prayer is that the Lord will help US all to follow Brother Boll's examplelo Ihe end thai we may be more diligent as Bible Students. And may He raiseup olhei great spiritual men to lead us on lo greater lliings for Cod.

-Paul Clark.

AMITE, LOUISIANA: I am happy and thankful that it was my privilegeio be permitted to Study under Brother Boll for two years. I am thankful that heunite so much, loi even though he has gone home to be with Ihe Lord, we still.by his printed page, can lie lifted (loser lo Cod. Al his hour of parting we allfeel so keenly our loss, even though many miles away, yet I thank the Lord thaiHe permitted Brother Boll to be with us'as long as He did. Words cannot fully-express the blessing ibis man was to me. Very few men have been such a blessingi o s o m a n y . — A n t o i n c V a l d e t e r o .

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: On April 13th 1 losl a very dear friend, RobertH. Boll. God took him home. I had known Brother Boll for fifty-two sears,from the time he lirsl came lo Louisville until bis death. Being a member ofIhe Portland Avenue Church. I heard him preach his first sermon there. I saidlo some of Ihe brethren, "Wc IllUSl get thai man for Portland." They fell the•.line way. The church invited Brother Boll to come ami lake ihe work: hehesitated at first for he had intended IO devote his life t evangelistic work.Finally he yielded to the pleas of the brethren at Portland. What a blessing itwas for the church!

I was one of ihe lirsl to study the Bible under his guidance Three of usyoung men. sometimes four or live, would go lo his room and Study with him. Itwas a grcal blessing lo us and he delighled in teaching Cod's word.

I have never known a better man than was Brother R. H. Boll. I havenever known a man with a deeper and broader insight into the word of Godthan he. Good. kind, sympathetic, meek and humble man of Cod was he. Godi s L i v i n g i h e r e s i h e d e s e r v e s . - R . E . D a u g h c r i y .

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DUCCLK, INDIANA: In my association with brother Boll, which wasalways a blessing lo me and continued over a period ol lliinvsix years, onething that impressed me ven much was his deep appreciation of the grace ofGod. He told inc one time thai when he learned ihe true significance of thegrace of God il changed his whole life as much as any oilier one thing. II onehad asked him the secret of his power, his love, his humility, his gentleness, andhis reverence lor the word of God, I believe his answer would have been. "I amwhat I am b\ ihe grace of Coil." And we know thai he had his hope set on thegrace of God that is to he brought unto us at the revelation of Jesus Christ.He was one you could speak kindly of in his life as well as in his death. Thosewho knew him could not speak otherwise. I shall cherish his memory as longa s 1 l i v e . — M a u r i c e C l y m o r e .

WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY: Humanly speaking, Kentucky Bible Collegewould never have come into existence weie it nol lor Brother Boll. Mosl offaculty members learned the way of the Lord more perfectly from him. and itis our aim to commit these truths "to faithful men. who shall be able lo leachOthers also." Brothei Boll's life stands as an outstanding example ol what Godcan accomplish through one who is completely surrendered to him.

Winston N. Allen.

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: Notwithstanding the shortness of my acquaintance With Brother Boll. Ibis period has been to me Ihe most profound andspiritually rewarding ol all my life. All praise and tlmuks unto Cod, who soarranged thai I might "rejoice in bis light for a season." Having been priwlegcdlo attend this lasi winter session of his Bible classes (which many say were hisvery best!) has helped me to realize more than ever that one of Clod's "Huhgreat in the kingdom of heaven" has lived among us. —Vernon C. Lawyer.

HAPEVILLE, GEORGIA: About fourteen years ago I lirst heard BrotherBoll speak. I was attending Milligan College, and he spoke at the chapel service-that dav. I liked what I heard even then, but little realized that God would usehim and others lo cause me to obey Chrisi before many months had passed."Why Nol Be Just A Christian?" seemed lo have been written just for me. Hispen has continued to bless me ever since in pointing me lo Ihe word of Cod.How thankful I am thai our paths crossed! May God give us many others whopossess the rare understanding in God's word that he (Kissesscd!— Carl kil/.miller.

AMITE, LOUISIANA: To me Brother R. II. Boll was a man of great faithand had unusual ability as editor, author, preacher, leather, counsellor, servant olCod Most High. He was a balance wheel to ihe brethren, scriptural!] standing inihe middle of the road, as one stands in the breaches, holding back ihe forcesthat they turn neither to the right nor the left, but follow ihe Scriptures as themariner follows the compass. It was a new day when Brother Boll loin lied mylife, not thai he brought new truths, but that he gate new emphasis to faith,hope, and love and the grace of Cod. Yes. we loved him. too.—A. K. Ramsey.

PEKIN, INDIANA: Brother Boll's passing hrings a feeling of sadness mixedwith a feeling of respect for ihe inemorv of a man who lefl all and followed hisMaster all the was. I knew him well ami remember him as a close friend,and a servant of the Lord. Our Brother knew the Bible and Ihe hour of prayer.He was led by the Spirit and he could impart to others the spiritual riches hepossessed. He was a successful preacher, writer, teacher and personal worker,with emphasis on the word worker. In docirine and in ihe prophetic word hewas sound and dependable. His leading rule of interpretation seems to havebeen to get all there is in the Bible on ail) given subject and let ihe Bible interpret itself.

Surely now that he is in glory, lu- knows experimentally that il is "very farb e t t e r " l o ' b e w i t h C h r i s i . - R u s s e l l I I . M a r t i n .

MANILA. PHILIPPINES: Wednesday we learned of Brother Boll's departure.The distance between us does not lessen the sense ol loss. Il would he impossiblelo express how much he meant to both of us. Wc feel a grealer burden now tolive up to the truths of God's word that he taught us. and to "let the beauty of112

Jesus be seen in us," as it was ill him. Ami his being on the other side i|uickcnsour desire for Ihe Lord's coining. Ihe lime for working and trusting may be verys h o r t , a n d t h e n e e d s a r e s o u r g e n t . — T h e D e n n i s A l i e n s .

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: It would seem I hat any one with even a limitedknowledge of the life of our departed Brother Boll could but conclude he was aman led of Cod. How grateful we are for this one who submitted and committedall to a faithful Creator.

Perhaps that in Brother Boll which impressed me most was his humilityand freedom from ostentation. This was always evident in his preaching, teaching, and in his brief and simply worded public prayers.

This man suffered for the sake of his Lord as have but few in our day. Reproaches and false accusations were borne cheerfully and without resentment bythe power of the Spirit. With many others wc look forward to a lime of reunionwhen by His grace, we shall be caught up with those who now rest from theirlabors to meet the Lord in the air. Maranatha! —Dennis H. Friend.

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: In the passing of Brother Boll, the churcheshave been bereft of a man whose influence for good has been nation-wide. Norhas that influence been stilled by his death. The lives that have been touchedby his humility and honesty will long continue to carry to another generation(lie fruits of his earnest study of Cod's Book. He preferred to let the Wordspeak for itself, and to give ear to all that it said on each theme. This attitudeof respect and faith in Cod's Word will build true greatness into all who possessi t . M a y i t b e a l w a y s o u r s . — R o b e r t H e l d .

ABILENE, TEXAS: It was with mixed emotions that we received the newsof Brolhcr Boll's home-going. Of course, our lirsl reaction was a sense of greatloss—a loss which is and shall be fell both by each of us personally and throughout the entire brotherhood. Then followed a sense of deep gratitude for BrotherBoll's long and faithful ministry. Ihe influence and power of which shall live onpossibly far beyond our cherished memories. Understandably, there was alsoheartfelt rejoicing in the blissful slate of the departed which "is very far better."

Brother Boll's influence in my own life possibly began indirectly throughhis influence on my "Grandmother Gill" and on my father. In the fall of '-18bis life and work began to alfeel me more directly as I went to Portland to lakehis Bible classes. Bblh his noble character and'life and the classes, in whichhe unfolded the great truths of God with power and simplicity, have been ofuntold blessing to me. Besides [he specific truths he pointed out. he also enabledus to attain and maintain a true and honest perspective of Cod's Word — a thingof great importance. Thus, my life and work will long bear Ihe imprint gainedfrom fellowship with and study under our beloved brother. So it is with deepappreciation that 1 pav tribute- to this great, though humble, servant of Chrisi." - F r a n k G i l l .

LINTON, INDIANA: Deep and lasting impressions arc made in youth. Wcare so thankful that while we were young we came under the teaching and influence of Brother Boll. His spirit of' humility and his spirit of love for all, andfor the Lord, made us know and love the Lord in a fuller way. Wc are sothankful that WC learned to "look for Ihe blessed hope and appearing of Iheglorv of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ."

—Eugene and Allelic Pound.SELLERSBURG, INDIANA: God be praised for the life, influence and work

of Brother R. H. Boll. I will long cherish his memory and thank Cod for histeaching and influence upon my life. I have never known a more humble andconsecrated servant of ihe Lord. Truly that which was gain for him in his home-going is a great loss to the church. I pray thai Ihe example of his life and workmay challenge us lo a renewed interest in the work of our Lord.

To me there was one thing that stood out in the life and work of BrotherBoll lie never forced or even asked anyone to agree with him in his teaching,but left US free to examine Cod's word. I spent seven years in his classes, andnot once during this time did he ask me lo accept what he taught us unless wccould see clearly that it was what the word of Cod taught. Neither did I hearhim ask anyone'else this question. I appreciated his talent and ability, but mostespecially his fairness in handling God's word.1 ' 1 1 3

May Cod bless the Portland church in choosing his successor, and may allof us who sat under him put into practical use those principles which he taughtus in his classes and by his example of life. — Howard T. Marsh.

WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY: I am glad for Brother Boll that he is nowwith the Lord Jesus, whom he loved supremely and served devotedly througha long useful life to God's glory. No greater joy could have been his than thatof gelling to be at home with the Lord he loved, unless il could have been hisprivilege to have lived to see the Lord coming for His own. And yet it shall behis privilege to see the Lord coming for His own, for "the dead in Christ shallrise first" and then together with those alive at His appearing, we shall be caughtup lo meet the Lord. That will be a clay of glad reunion. Till then he shallenjoy the long needed rest God has provided for His own.

I join with all who knew him and were touched by his life and ministry—his family, the church at large, and the Portland Avenue church in particular—in the feeling of a deep personal loss. After more than thirty years of close association with him in the Lord's work, and three years in his Bible classes. I sincerely say there is no oilier human agency lo whom I am so deeply indebtedfor the blessing my family and I have received from the Lord and in makingwhatever service we may render unto the Lord what God would have it lo be.I am indebted to him as an instrumentality in God's hand for giving me theright perspective in the study of Cod's word—to read it and liclieve it as a littlechild, and to lake il in its' fulness as it is written—and toward life itself, inputting first things first anil keeping them there, and in looking to God as oursufficiency and the leadership of the Holy Spirit in the Christian life. His simple,humble devotion to God and walk of faith shall surely live on yet to bless thes o u l s o f m a n y . - F r a n k M . M u l l i n s , S r .

WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY: It was when I was a siudcnt at the NashvilleBible School, sometime during the session of 1903-4, that I first saw and heardBrother Boll. A few years later, when I was a teacher in the Western Bible andLiterary College, he conducted two meetings for us at Odessa; and it was thenthat my acquaintance with him really began. Bui even at that time it was impossible to foresee the tremendous influence that he was, ill the providence ofCod. lo exert over my life through the years that were to follow. The tempestof criticism and controversy that soon burst forth against him. together with hisfirm stand for the truths of the Scripture that he had found in the Book, hadibis good result: some of us were led to make personal investigation, not onlyto questions relating lo prophecy, but also of the Bible leaching on the graceof God. the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, etc. Il has become my convictionthai as surely as God raised up men like Jeremiah and Paul in former days,so did he raise up R. H. Boll for a special work in our clays. We praise God forhis manv vears of faithful ministry in the service of his Lord.

-J. Edward Boyd.

BRANDON, FLORIDA: We are grateful lo God for Brother Boll's work offaith and labor of love. I shall ever be thankful for having had the privilege oftaking his classes for live winters. His work has touched the lives of many. Hisability and faith were unsurpassed. Truly it was Christ in him that brought ablessing to us all. He showed forth the grace of Cod. "Blessed are the deadwho die in the Lord from henceforth: yea. saith the Spirit, that they may restfrom their labors; for their works follow with them." — Robert F. Gill.

PARKSVILLE, KENTUCKY: Through ihe providence of God I was blessedwith the privilege of attending Brother Boll's Bible classes for several years. Hisdevotion to the Lord, and love for His Word made a deep impression on me.Only eternity can measure and reveal the value of his service lo Christ and the( . | m r ' c n — H a r o l d R . P r e s t o n .

IENNINGS, LOUISIANA: The news of Brother Boll's "homegoing" whichreached us about three hours after bis departure brought sadness to us; yet the"blessed hope" which wc have in Christ gives us peace and joy. and we realizethat it is "very far better" for our beloved brother.

To me. one distinctive mark of this servant of God was his great humilityso manifested in his teachings and his kindly manner of dealing withhis lellowman. Another outstanding quality of his character was his ability to114

pursue a balanced course in his study of the Word of God, not permitting excessive pressure to throw trim off on it tangent, but always dealing honestly andfairly with every Scripture. He knew the Lord and faithfully served Him.

I am very grateful to God for the blessings we received through BrotherBoll. For the past few years he has been with us in our fall meeting, and histeaching was always spiritual and uplifting. Wc will miss him this year, but wcarc thankful for the privilege of having him with us as often as wc did. "TheLord eiveth, and the Lord taketh awav; Blessed be the name of the Lord."6 - I v y J . I s t r e .

BORDEN, INDIANA: In 1921 (or '25) I first met Brother Robert H. Boll.We were living in Meaford. Ontario, and he was in a meeting in Toronto.About two weeks before his decease we last saw him a few minutes in the Wordand Work office, when he greeted us in his usual cordial manner. I was associated with him during the \cars in between, including a very pleasant timewhen I led the singing in one of his meetings at Mt. Pleasant, Tcnn. Our association was consistently congenial, pleasant and brotherly. He esteemed me (fromfirst to last) a brother in Christ as 1 did him. I thought his sermons were clearand forceful, his knowledge of the Bible amazing; and withal, he was sincere andhumble before God. With an abiding faith I believe he loved Cod and Hisword supremely, accepting "the whole counsel of God."

It seemed to me that he was always willing to let me be responsible for myown faith—not once did he (nor those associated with him) ever try to get me tosign on the dotted line, or sound me out to line mc up on any peculiar item offaith or doctrine, to commit me to their views. To mc, under certain trying circumstances, this idea of freedom in Christ, was most impressive and grew to bev e r y p r e c i o u s . - E . G a s t o n C o l l i n s .

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY: Brother Robert II. Boll, esteemed and belovedBible teacher and preacher for Ihe Portland Avenue Church of Christ, Louisville,Ky., for fifty-tWO vears. and an evangelist and servant for Jesus' sake for moreI hail three score years, our dearly beloved brother and friend, is with the Lordwhom he loved and served. We who are left behind can rejoice in the outreachof his many-sided ministry and the testimony of his life, which in a slriking wayattests the grace and power of Cod.

Word of bis homegoing on April 13 in Louisville, when he was about to goon his annual preaching tour in Texas and the South, came as a shock to his innumerable friends. Wc who have liccn closely associated with him in the workof the Lord feel our loss with particular keenness. But with others we rejoiceto know how gently the Lord kissed him to sleep in His long, tender embracewith but a short illness, at a time when, in spile of his 81 years, he was actively

Lord's presence; and we rejoice for him.To his dear wife and daughters and grandson we express for ourselves ami

the Cramer and Hanover Avenue Church of Christ in Lexington. Ky.. our deepestsvmnathv in their loss and ours. Our beloved brother fought a good fight, finished the course, kept the faith. There is indeed a crown of righteousness laidup for him and for all of us who have loved His appearing, winch the Lord, therighteous Judge, wil l give unto us in that day. -H. V Rutherford.

LEON, IOWA: The information that Brother R. H. Boll has been called. 1... .„ 1, ,|,c Lord's return, has just reached me. I am shocked, il

h" SyaGTb£.,nyou" stu carry on the great work through the Word and— Homer Winnett.Work.

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: Brother Boll was truly an example of an educated man He had a broad comprehension of the whole realm of knowledge.Kb, education WM no. obtained by university training, but acquired largely115

through reading and private study. In (he Word of Cod he was a specialist.In leaching his mind was full ol apt illustrations. In speaking, Brother Bollcould adjust himself either to children or adults. His personality manifestedall the virtues of heavenly wisdom described in the third chapter of James. Hewas loved by the children of Portland Christian School. —Claude Neal.

WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY: Our tribute to Brother Boll cannot be expressed in words (hat describe Ihe deep feelings ol the heart. He has been thegreatest of leaders and Bible teachers in our day. Only those who sat at his feetto drink of his knowledge and love can really appreciate him as a humble servantof God. The greater the blessing the greater the loss when it is gone. Ourtribute falls far short of his desert. The greatest thing he would accept from uswould be simply—"behold, how we loved him." —Coy V. Campbell.

THESE THINGS HAVE I SEENMany of us who have had the privilege of sitting at the feet of Brother Boll,

have expressed gratitude for his great and good influence on our lives. Theimportance of his teaching is beyond my power to evaluate, but at Ihe sametime 1 feel his manner of life, his Christian bearing and conduct have broughtme as much blessing as any other experience I have ever known.

I have seen the spirit of line humility. Brother Boll was tempted the sameas others, had the same desires and like passions with the rest of us, and to hesure he received more criticism than any other man I know in our generation.Yet through it all he maintained the most humble attitude toward himself andtoward others.

I have seen the love and compassion of Christ manifested especially to thepoor and discouraged. He was well qualified to speak before the great of theearth; but like the Lord he chose rather to work among "weak and foolish thingsof the earth" that he might inspire them to follow Christ.

1 have seen respect and kindness in dealing with all who did not understandas he did, with all who opposed him. At no time in all my association with theman have I known of his forcing any opinion or interpretation of scripture onany of his students.

I have seen a reverent and respectful attitude toward the word of God. Hestudied it as Coil's message of love to man. I never knew him to twist or mutilate scripture to prove any doctrine. He granted Cod the privilege of speakingall his heart on any truth and gladly accepted il all by faith and sought to obeyin as far as he could know the will of God.

These things have helped me more than 1 can say in my efforts lo be aChristian. May God raise up many more to serve as did he.— Orell Overman.

PORTERVILLE, CALIFORNIA: Words cannoi express the shock and sorrow that overwhelmed us when wc heard of the sudden "falling asleep" of ourbeloved Brother Boll, ft was during a meeting dial Brother Boll held in Abilene.Texas, in 1935, that 1 accepted the Lord as my Savior, and as far back as I canremember he played an important part in our lives. A more humble man anda more devout student of God's word would be hard to find.

Those of us who have known and sat at the feet of Brother Boll have aresponsibility to continue teaching the "whole counsel of God" such as no otherscan appreciate. May the Lord bless you in carrying on the Word and Work withw i s d o m a n d p o w e r o f t h e H o l y S p i r i t . - E u g e n e M u l l i n s .

DALLAS, TEXAS: "Christ liveth in me" are four words that sum up thelife of Brother Boll. Through college work and three years of seminary work Ihave never studied under a greater teacher, a more scholarly man. Yet he spokeso that children could understand. He insisted on freedom of thought for his

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L o u i s v i l l e , K Y. : w h i l e I l i c i t ) B r o t h e i B o l l i n d i e h i g h e s t p e r s o n a lregard, I believe his greatest inspiration to me was in his teaching, summed upin these words: "Do nol preach for die salvation ol your sermon, but for thesalvat ion of souls." Brother Bol l pointed men 10 Jesus. I remember his admonition, as he baptized me: "Call on the name of die Lord." I look forwardlo die lime when WC shall meet al die feel ol lesus simouuded bv mauv, manvs o u l s G o d g a v e h i m a s h i r e f o r h i s l a b o r s . — E d w a r d S c h r e i n e r .

M Y F R I E N DI am look ing at the l ly lca l o f a l i t t le p igsk in tes tament . Ihe inscr ip t ion

reads as follows: "Marked and presented to 'Jiramic Harding' by 'Brother Boll'.March, 1918, With much love. 'Lei i is draw near with boldness lo the throneof grace, dial we may receive mercy, and may find grace lo help us in die time■ if need.""

That message of love reached mc in Frame during die darkest days of WorldWa r I . I t s a i d m o r e t o m e t h a n a n y l e t t e r c o u l d h a v e . I h e l i t t l e p i g s k i nTestament lies in my desk drawer al die office.

Nol long ago a dear friend ol mine, a great man himself, startled me witha public statement thai many heard. He stated dial the two greatest men hehad known were J. M. McCaleb and R. H. Boll. The one, my father, baptizedme in Japan. Die other was my close fr iend and spir i tual adviser during myformative years; he look Ihe place of a father. He impressed upon me indeliblydie great truths of faith, hope and love, and die grand principles ol Christianl iv ing.

Brothei Boll has gone to meet his Lord. M\ father is there loo. I expectio join them both in a happy reunion. Blessed arc they who die in the Lord.

- J . I I . M c C a l e b .

WINCHESTER, KY. : \ s a sma l l ch i l d I ha i l d i e oppo r tun i t y o f hea r i ngBrother R. H. Bol l in a scr ies of meet ings in my old home congregat ion inAlbion. Nebraska. I vaguely remember some meetings of about thai period, butdo nol recall lor sure whether Brother Boll was die preacher. My first definiterecollection Ol the name of R. II. Boll dates back lo a lime when I was aboutten years old. Puzzling over what was to me a difficult Bible passage, 1 questioned whether "the best preacher on earth" could answer everv question a!>oiitdie Bible. One thought led to another, and soon 1 thought aloud, "I wonderwho die bc-si preacher on earth is?" Ihe answer mv mother gave mc was sosudden and positive dial I've never forgotten il. "R. il. Boll." she replied, "andif von ever have an opportunity lo hear hiiu. don't pass it up."

In die next few years die name R. H. Boll was lo become very familiar lo ,ne—through die pages of rel igious papers opposed to his teaching. Perhaps I ' l lnever realize how much my mothers words of years before enabled me io seethrough jealousy ol religious leaders, and kepi in) mind open lo die leaching olCod's word. Bv Cod's providence in 1914 I was led into die work ol die Povtlandcongregation by an invitation io join (he faculty of Portland Christian School.Then came my first opportunity within m> memory to meet the man of whom invmother had informed inc. The years since have been a great source of blessingto me. In Brother Boll's classes and in my associations with him. I learned dialthe best pieacheis canuol answer every question abotll the BibU-, hut lh.it diebc-s i preachers readi ly admit i t i l they cannot answer a g iven quest ion. ToBrother Bol l no explanat ion o l a d i fficul t quest ion was bet ter than a cheapexplanat ion.

Brother Boll's life also laughl die lesson dial die great man of Cod has not ime lo defend self . For those who mal igned him. Brother Bol l had only thekindl iest ol words. When one ol his eisiwhi le enemies would l ie cal led fromibis earthly scene of action. Brother Boll would write a kindly tribute lo the lifeof die departed brother. I am sure that now. as he shakes hands with themon the other side, thai die kindly feeling is mutual.

Though God has seen fit lo lake him home lo Him. I am sure that BrotherBoll's influence Will continue to live on in us who have known him, and havebeen drawn closer to the Lord because ol his work. His memory will ever beprec ious lo us and w i l l be an insp i ra t ion lo us fo r be l te r dungs.- L . V. l l o u i z .

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LOUISVILLE, KY.: Il was my privilege to attend die- wiiilei Bible classes ofBrother Bull. Il was a blessing to sit in his classes and dig into the wonderfultruths of God's Word, lie was never dogmatic in his opinion, but ever pointingyon to the inspired Word of Cod. We will miss him here, but will meet himi n t h e m o r n i n g i n " G l o r y . " — J a m e s L . W i l s o n .

LOUISVILLE, KY.: "What have I lo dread, what have- I to tear-leaning onthe everlasting arms?" Brother Boll taught me this in his wonderful manner —he laiighl me lo "lean on" Christ and I can only say. blessed be the memory ofone who was very dear to me. "He taught me how" . . . "till we meet at Jesus-feel." Thanks be to Cod who doctll all things well. —Win. W. Heicl.

JENNINGS, LA.: Throughout all Ihe ages there have been men used ofCod in a special way in making other men Cod-conscious. In their life andteaching thev continually point men to God. For al least two generations nowthe Lord has used Brother Boll in making men and women Cod-conscious.Even as thioiigh his life, so through his departing lo he with die Lord. Godseeks to make us God-conscious.

As Brother Boll wrote. "If, then, a man is remarkably endowed, and hasextraordinary force and character, the common man may make a hero of him.but he will excuse himsell from any obligation of duplicating his feat. Bui ilit is seen thai the man is nol extraordinary, but as poor and weak as others,and that his remarkable conduct is not due to any unusual power of the manhimself, but lo the free grace of Cod—then, at once, hope springs up in manyhearts, and thev will draw near to God for a like blessing." Brother Boll is an example of what God can do in the life of a man, even in these modern limes,when he is surrendered to Cod through the Lord Jesus Chrisi. How our heartsrejoice dial we had die privilege lo be taught of him who had been so tUUglllo f C o d . - E a r i M u l l i n s .

FLAT ROCK, MICHIGAN: Merc words cannot express our feelings al thislime over the loss of so great a servant of God as our Brother Boll, yet al thesame lime we rejoice greatly knowing he is with Ihe Lord.

Let us pray that (loci will use us in far greater .service to Him than He hasdone thus far. and that He will raise up more such unfaltering men so thattruly there will be faith found on die earth al die coming of our Lord.

Lei us pray also for Ihe future good of Word and Work, and that we mayall lake a greater interest in upholding the dignity, love, spiritual service andzeal we have found within ils pages throughout the years.- Brother and Sister Jay F. Chamberlain.

LEXINGTON, KY.: Brother R. H. Boll in his long and significant ministryhad and will continue lo have a profound Influence on many individuals, olvvhoiil I am one. I had die- good fortune, as a boy and as a veiling man. lo betaught the Bible bv John I. Glenn, who had been taughl by Brother Boll. Here-was ihe firsi influence Brother Boll had on me: later I had the privilege of sillingin his Portland Avenue Bible classes for three years while 1 was a college student,and then, when I was a mature man. the Saturday morning preacher-discussionswilh Brother Boll as leaclei unfolded further the riches of God's Word.

God's Woid must be spread and interpreted to men by men; R. H. Bollhas left Ihe meaning of God's Word to men richer by his interpretation of thegreat doctrines of grace, love, hope, the atonement, and the second coming. Iam loathe lo enumerate these doctrines, for Brother Boll was a preacher andinterpreter of the whole counsel of God, which lo him meant literally every wordof the Bible.

He was deeply scholarly; I was often amazed at his penetrating knowledgeof Creek of Hebrew, of history, of technical theology. He loved Cod, he lovedChrist, he loved die Bible, and he loved his fellowman. He never wanted tobe- a "big" preacher but he was a great preacher and teacher.

His influence will live on through his students and through those io whomhe preachcd-aiicl il will be an influence that will perpetuate the free study of

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die Word ol Cod in all of iis richness and fullness. II diere is one thing 1I licrisll most of all of those perspectives I got from Brother Boll, il is the fadthat die entire Word of God must be open to unhindered Study and preachingby God's people regardless ol whal any person or any church or any organizations a y s t o t h e c o n t r a r y . — J o n a h W . D . S k i l e s .

DALLAS, TEXAS: The home-going ol our deal friend, Brother Boll, meantto me God's stamp of approval upon his good work, and thai he hail completedCiod's mission for his life, for surely he did walk in the center of our Master'swill and served Him faithfully.

Brother Boll was truly a grcal hero of faith and will long be reineinberedand appreciated by those of us who were so blessed to have come under hisministry.

May (he Lord bless you and your fellovvworkers in the good work von aredoing so that Ihe "Word and Work" may continue to go forward with greatp o w e r . — C e c i l B r o o k s

FLAT ROCK, MICH.: Brother Boll was a gracious helper lo those who were inneed. So far as I know, no one has ever told it: but when I graduated fromhigh school some twelve years ago, ii was Brother Boll who supplied me withdie lirsl fifty dollars I needed to further my education. To my knowledge he hasnever wanted die praise of men, bin has done everything for die glory of Cod:but ii is fitting ibat he should be remembered as a helper of the brethren, alailhful minister of die gospel, and one who has sel an example for all of usin meekness and humility.

There are many other things dial could be said aboiil Brother Boll; billhis true praise can come only from the Lord Jesus Christ, whom he served sof a i t h f u l l y . — F u l t o n E . C u r t i s .

DALLAS, TEXAS: Whal a vacancy now exists! Of course. Brother Bollcould mil forever remain with us, but it is hard lo give him up, even for a littlewhile. Soon we shall travel dial same road, if die Lord tarries.

Brother Boll has meant much lo me. Fie was living on tremendousheights in my estimation. I shall ever be grateful for having known such a man■ if God. What a joy lo anticipate die coming reunion. —Horace Wood.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN: Ii has been my happy privilege to know BrotherBoll since 1913. 1 met him in a Bible class at Portland Avenue. Ibis meetingmarked a greater change in my conception of the Spirit and power of Christ andHis Word than any oilier one thing in my life, f praise Cod for that meeting.mil for Brother Boll. May God's riche-si blessing ic-st upon every good thingthat he did while he lived. He was a true example of unsellishness, humility,kindness, patience, and love. He was a (rue servant of Cod, a rare student ofHis Word, an outstanding preacher of ihe whole Bible. May his qualities live-on in all of us who have come under his influence. —J. Scon Greer.

JAPAN: From of old, God has always raised up men in a lime of crisis lodo special service lor him. Brother Boll in his generation was outstanding inthe work of die Lord. For he beheld in Jesus, as John did. "The glory of theFather full of grace and truth". One of his favorite texts was. "For thou. Lord,art good and ready lo forgive and abundant in lovingkindness to all them thaicall upon dice".

Brother Boll in his leaching, preaching, writing and personal work showedforth this "grace of God", Ibis lovingkindness, for he had beheld it in Jesus.Likewise also he held forth the word of life, the truth of God. He considerednothing "nonessential" and especially the prophetic word: for it was lo him asa light which shiiielh in a dark place". Thus he showed forth the grace of l.odand held forth Ihe word of truth, all the truth and had no peer among us inIbis generation in this "special" service which he did for the Lord, whom bel o v e d a n d s e r v e d . - E . A . a n d B e s s W . R h o d e s .

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JESUS' ESTIMATE OF MENBy R. II. B.

The best attitude toward men in general, thinks Carl Hilty, isa kindly pessimism backed by a love thai will not be discouraged orstaggered. That is. by only a little, a good summing-up <>! a difficultanil many-sided question. It describes in part the attitude ol ourLord. His tender love; His sympathy; His willing, helping hand;His unfaltering devotion to men by ihe will of God—they need noextolling from us. lor they stand out big anil patent, in charactersthat cannot be effaced. He was indeed the friend ol sinners. VetHe was not deceived in them. He knew perfectly the fickleness ofthe human heart and the awful persistance ol wrong tendency. Itcannot be said thai He was looking for the good in thiin only, orthat He did not see their faults, or that He expected great things olhuman beings as such. John tells us that though "many believedon him." "Jesus did not trust hinisell unto them, lor that he knewall men, and because he needed not that any one should bear witness concerning man; for he hinisell knew what was in man." (John2:2.S-25.) Nevertheless jesus loved them. He looked upon their sinswith sorrow and compassion. He bore their reproaches with themand lor them. Like Moses interceding lor Israel, He identifiedHinisell with the guilty people and took their iniquity upon HinisellHe had none ol our false modern optimism, lie knew well howdeeply rooted and stubborn a thing sin is. lie dill not fancy, as dosome today, that man has in hinisell recuperative powers by whichhe can rise lo acccptableness with God. lie did not average thingsup. as is ihe fashion ol some, saying: "There is so much that is goodin the worst of us, and so much that is bail in the best ol us." etc.lie did not shut His eyes to facts or try lo ignore the evil that rankled on every side. But. lor all that. He loved. He could look intoa man's soul with the prophetic eye of love and tell the possibilitieslor him that lay in the hand ol God—not what die man might become of himself, but what God could make ol him. He could gazeupon the impulsive Simon and name him "Peter," "a rock." by wayol anticipation. He could again predict to die weak disciple, who hadbut just denied Him. a bold martyr's death. He foresaw the waterol lite flowing out from the heart ol a degraded Samaritan woman.He saw the corruption ol the flesh; but He foresaw how. when dieciivine nature was implanted, Fruit ol the .Spirit would grow upthence. He did not despair, lie had come to help; to seek anil tosave that which was lost. That was Jesus' attitude, that .should beour attitude, toward our fellow-men.

LOUISVILLE BIBLE CONFERENCE FOR 1956). 1.. Addams has been appointed program chairman lor this

fall fellowship meeting. He requests that we announce thai in outlast local preachers' meeting we set the date lor ihis annual event upone week—from August 27-31. Will churches please keep these datesIree front evangelistic meetings so their ministers can come?

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BOOKS BY R. H. BOLLPAUL'S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS

"The epistle to the Galatians is rather short—six brief chapters,averaging not quite 25 verses each—but how much of teaching, andpower is packed away in its small compass! How revolutionary it is,how con t ra ry to man 's na tu ra l th ink ing ; how con t rad ic to ry to thenotions of many of even professing Christians who think themselvessound and enl ightened in doctr ine." These beginning words of th isl i t t le exposit ion commend it more than anything we might say. It ish i s newes t work . 39 pages , go ld l ea the r -fin i sh paper, 50c each .

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FIRST AND SECOND THESSALONIANSWhat do First and Second Thessalonians say about the rapture of

the saints; the day of the Lord; the power of the Gospel; Christianl iving? There is much teaching on the Second Coming of our Lordin these epistles, and Brother Boll is well qualified to open up thescriptures on this vital subject. Excellent to use in Bible classes orfo r home s tudy. 51 pages , g reen lea the r -fin i sh paper, 50c each .

LESSONS ON ROMANS"Romans, the greatest and most fundamental of all Paul's epistles

(since its teaching is the basis of all the rest) is mighty revolutionary.Even if we have studied it before, it gives us a new shock every timewe take it up again. Things that do not fit into our general concept ions we readi ly forget, and a teaching which runs counter to ourideas quickly fades out of our consciousness, unless we make specialeffort to hold it fast."

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comparat ively tr ifl ing pr ivate affair can become the mirror in whicht h e w h o l e g l o r y a n d b e a u t y o f C h r i s t i a n i t y i s r e fl e c t e d . T h a t i sdemonstrated in the short letter of Paul to Philemon." So run the firs1words of this l itt le 12-page pamphlet by R. H. Boll. One copy, 10c20 for $1.00.

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