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Speech given by Mrs. Walter Coble, co-founder of the Gospel Broadcasting Mission, Garrett, Indiana^ at the 16th annual Missionary Rally held at South Bend, Ind., on Sept. 24,196S.
God is great and God is good, and we thank Him for our food. By His hands we
His Wis
How often have you prayed this prayer for your food and taught your children and grandchildren to give thanks for their cloth ing, food, and home? But how often do we thank Him and teach the children to give thanks for other specific blessings? Have we "been serious enough in teaching that Man cannot live by bread alone, but by every Word that proceedeth out of the
mouth of God!
In the dawning of the revelations of God to Man, what could Man have done with
the wonders which were latei* revealed to him?
When Man first began the laborious form of writing by pictures and reading sign mes sages, was that the time to bring forth
radio? Was it unknown to God? Whefl He
One of the great proofs of the greatness and omniscience of God, is that He has been
wise as to the time when His creatures have
brought forth when the fullness of its time was come, and for such a time as this. Multitudes may be taught the greatness, love, and power of God and His terms of salvation by His wonderful force let loose upon the world.
been ready to leara the lessons of the rev elations as they have come to the place to become a part of Man's world in the full
ness of time when God aHowed them to
be brought forth.
One of the earliest activities of Man was
Through the ages since the dawn of his tory of God's leading of His people through
surface of the earth that it might grow and bring forth more seed, enough to give
bread to the sower. As more and more
knowledge
about the
brought
and
inventions
accessible,
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them in improving methods. So that in every science, knowledge was increased as capacity grew to assimilate the powers learned.
Time does not permit me to reiterate materials, and discoveries that God has permitted Man to bring forth in order as
Let's just not tiy to find an excuse for not giving or carrying on great radio pro
grams into all the world! These other things you should do but do not leave the radio preaching undone.
all of the inventions, sciences, new elements, no responsibility to send the gospel by radio.
need grew. He gave the creation to Man for his inheritance and led him into the
use thereof.
But since God has brought it forth it be comes your duty as well as of all succeeding generations. Would you say that an intelli gent person, who could read and follow dii-ections, could not find the most isolated place on earth if they had the proper facili
ties of travel? And such a one could not find
their way to God and the way to be saved for eternity by reading and doing what the
Book of Acts tells one in order to come to
Christ? And the rest of the scriptures to guide them to continue on their journey to the heavenly home? The scriptures tell us that the way is so plainly marked out that a wayfaring man,
though a fool, need not err therein.
God rules over all nothing is outside This is another proof of the greatness of of His control or outside of His knowledge. Everything is encompassed within His au- God in radio, tliat His word can reach an tliority and nothing is unnoticed in His care. isolated person or a great multitude to obey
and follow His.
We have heard people say, in respect to the Radio Gospel preaching, that it is a nlane. Then tlie voice of the ground pilot help, of course, but it is not so effective comes on the air over the radio. 6e ex as person-to-person contact. It is not my plains what must be done in order to be intention to argue that, but why isn't it? saved and bring his plane safely in. He Is it more effective to preach to 100 people listens carefully and obeys every direction face-to-fa e and win one or to prjach to and safely comes in. multitudes in an unseen audience and bring Can man give better directions than God the gospel message and plan of salvation
to thousands who have never heard? And point them the way of Christ and salvation
You have heard instances of persons being left all alone in the airplane with a dead or unconscious pilot, and that person know ing nothing about driving or landing the
and point them the way they may read for themselves and search the scripture?
radio waves can use it to the saving of souls. Many years ago, some great Christian
men set out to restore the church of the
who say, "No one should have the right to only rule of faith and doctrine with the words of Jesus and the apostles as the only not heard of him once." guide, with Christ the only creed. Belief in
Also it is contradictory to the same people Bible only, taking the Bible only for the
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Christ and His church as founded on the day of God, claiming the promises along the of Pentecost, when His disciples were en- way until we reach every facet of Christ's hucd with power from on high and they church which has been covered up with spake as the Holy Spirit give them utter men's ideas and opinions, and, like the ance. This movement, led by great Bible woman hunting for her lost coin, call in men and Christian characters, became every neighbor, friend, and person in every known as the Restoration Movement, and 'nation, to join in the search until it is spread over the whole Christian world. It found; and all can rejoice in the unity followed the Bible in teachings, going to the found in His church, founded by His precious Word to see what saith the Lord. It be blood, and revealed in the New Testament. came a mighty force in correcting evils The Gospel Broadcasting Mission for near then existing in the polity of the church. It took as a motto: Speak where the Bible ly 12 years has been issuing this plea to speaks and be silent where it is silent. No men everywhere to search the Scriptures church but His church, no name but the to see if the things they have been taught divine, not union but unity; for the church are so and if tiiey have no previous teach of Christ upon earth is essentially, inten ings to unlearn; we know that by searching tionally, and constitutionally one. That is the Scriptures they shall find the true Church what the church would be today rf man of the New Testament. had not brought in worldly concepts. I believe it possible if there were only
So when we read 'Of the three streams of
one Bible in the world and if all of the
the Restoration Movement, it is disconcsrting for we know the Clirist, the head of the church, is not divided. Only one stream
from the fountain filled with blood drawn from Emmanuel's veins. Wouldn't it be
truth and simplicity, there would be only one church, one faith, one baptism.
As long as the Word of God would not be changed but read word for word, the ord
inances practiced, there would exist only the dirt and dust of ages and bring up the one church His church! God is great, treasure, whole and beautiful in its original powerful, and omniscient. Why will you state with only the age marks of m.i- not let Him control the radio waves in every "turity and evidences of time. For ?fter all, possible place?
a restoration has the scars left of an at
The Gospel Radio Broadcasting Mission the book. Let us find the church; every is dedicated to go into all the world thai jewel of it lost by the efforts of Man to has not known the sinaple New Testam-'nt, change and reform it, or worn and to plea and preach the Gospel by radio,
tempted healir.g. Hez'^kiah's workmen foii d marred by men, to restore it so that no one can say as even now again, we hear men talk of joining the three streams of the
restoration. What has been restored if di
vided into three parts by the process? We must keep using the searchlight of divine revelation, and discard the ropes of ac quired prejudices and destroy the shackles of opinions of men; and false beliefs because we were taught that way thn we can begin to study aright the Word
of Truth and find the church of the New
We began a program in missionary radio in April, 1952,.in the English language, over the powerful station of Radio Luxembourg, Europe. It has a radius of 800 miles over
continental Europe and most of the British Isles. This is that part of the world which for generations wars had come and rumors of war. Finally, it became overwhelmed with the teaching of atheistic enemies of Christ!
It was because Satan came in anJ sov/rd
Testament. We can throw away the debris and sand with the mighty shovel of study, plowing deep the furrow guided by the Word
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week in the English language. Now there is also a German language program on Radio Luxembourg by Edward Fausz each week. Also a Polish language "Search the Scripture" program by Paul Bajko a program in English in Nigeria by Don Baughm over the stations of Lagos and Ibadan one in Formosa by Berl Thomas of Ziliah, Washington, and one in English in Puerto Rico by ministers in America
and Mr. Coble.
as arrangements can be made we have a sponsor for a new Spanish program over
San Juan and also one in Russian to reach
Russia!
We need several more to help with a special pledge before these are completely
sponsored. We must have additional WAVEHOLDERS! What does it mean to you?
PLEASE HELP while these doors are still
There are six programs of "Search the Scriptures" over seven stations using three
open. Come to our booth to get more in formation concerning this gigantic task, the
different languages. Mr. Charles Phipps can help. is the producer of the English Luxembourg WE IMPLORE YOUR prayers for this program from a mission in Italy. As soon work, the workers, and for the listeners.
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Sweden to all Christians."
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"I received your letter and the Lux embourg Broadcast announcement. I had previously received similar ones,
and read about the time in "The Stan dard". Twice I have found the pro
(an elder of a church in California.) Why don't you write to your friends
and relatives in the armed forces in
gram. What I heard was good. It was way above many . . . . Within a short
time some of our officers may have some of their families quartered in Luxembourg because of the housing
in the British
seeing them before next year. From a pen pal in England to Mrs.
Coble . . .
"Your contribution to mission work via radio is like 'bread on the water',
"Thank you for your letter, I did listen to your program first chance 1 have had this week. It gave me peace again. I believe in prayer. I am not a church goer as I don't see eye to eye with Catholic church, and, well, I find
myself visiting odd churches to find re
it Will not return unto you void. God bless you in every endeavor to enlarge His work of preaching the Gospel.
Yours in service.
Well, I
sat to listen to your program and found peace and new hope. I do admire your work, this world needs peace so much." North "Thumberland, England
Letters received by Christian Radio Mission Osakahave been printed in "Wave Lengths" read them. These have
Chaplain (Major) U.S.A.F. P.S. "I . . . . met you folks at Cedar Lake. Ind. when the pulpit there was dedicated in honor of your (nephew) foster son . . . " Be a "Wave Holder" to Iceep con stant beams of radio messages telling of Jesus and His love and His yearning for souls of people all over the world. Do you "want everybody to know"
that God cares for their souls? Be a
Be a "Wave Holder in prayer. Mingle your prayers with the radio message. Tune by prayer for "the gos pel by the air". MONDAYS 4 p.m. C.S.T.
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THE GOSPEL BROADCASTING MISSION MR. &
"BEGINNING AGAIN"
Safely through another year God has brought us on our way Thanks and praise and Godly fear Give we to him to rule our day. A new year is on its course Giving to us another chance
To honor Him who is the source
It s nice to be beginning again In this task growing in service Beginning to do what we can By accepting His will made for us.
"A work of faith depending on offerings from God's peopie for missionary radio broadcasting costs and promotionai expenses."
Past records are written plainly Receipts are all in to last amount The balance is noted sanely.
been
paid
Use of EngUsh as an international language is getting a big boost from two unexpected quarters the Russians and the Red Chinese.
"Faith cometh
by hearing and
hearing by the
Word of God."
competition as the worldwide language of commerce, diplomacy, sci ence, scholarship and propaganda. It is written, spoken, broadcast and
understood on every continent.
regions of the earth, the Russians and Chinese rank among the leading
disseminators of English, according to a report in Life magazine. The Russians use English for broadcast to the Far East. Radio listen ers in Africa receive clear English language broadcasts from Peiping Radio in Red China. And in many cities. Russian cultural offices com
pete with British and American centers in offering English courses. Each year millions of Russian books are published in English and distributed
by the Communists around the globe.
Today, 250 million of the world's people nearly one in ten use English as their primary language. And 600 millionnearly one in four
understand it to some degree.
The Life article points out that English is the language of international aviation, spoken by pilots and aircraft control operators on all the air ways of the world. It is the international language of sport; the interna tional language of jazz; the international language of youth. By the same token, English is the international language of the Gospel broad
caster and your program can carry you far, into many lands, in its present form as you have it broadcast here in the United States. The Gospel Broadcasting Mission has been offered radio stations giv ing access to the following English speaking areas of the world, also many foreign language opportunities, such as Spanish-German-others.
ALL WE LACK is MONEY and Broadcasters to do the work. Europe
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George Baird Chairman of Deaconesses: Mrs. J. Leidy Church Clerk: Mrs. Gladys Kreger
To the Brethren in Christ:
Greetings: We, the undersigned members of the Eden Church of Christ located at Route One, St. Louisville, Ohio, do hereby state that Broth
L. C. EMERICK
Teaching Evangelist
LEN
FAULL
Crestlne, Ohio
Plan and purpose to promote the work of the Gospel Broadcasting Mission. To use visual aids, such as: charts, graphs, chalkboard, flannelgraph, strip films, kodachrome slides, black light, opaque projection, etc., to tell the Gospel story and plan of salvation as effectively as possible, and to instruct accurately and completely in the Way of the Lord. (Acts
18:26)
(Signed By) J. D. Wilkin, Elder, Chairman Harry E. Wilkin, Deacon Walter F. Penick, Deacon R. L. Glover, Deacon Neil E. Wilkin, Elder Orville Booth, Elder
Having been acquainted with the work of the Gospel Broadcasting Mission for the past several years, and having taped twenty fifteen-minute programs to be
broadcast over a station in Puerto Rico,
1 deem it a privilige to be of use in the carrying on of this much needed work. Having had some eighteen years of ex perience in the broadcasting of the glori ous gospel of Christ, I believe that the broadcasting of the gospel affords many people the opportunity of hearing for the first time the gospel of the grace of God. When I stand before a microphone I feel that there is before me a great audience,
and that I am reaching more people in that way than one could hope to reach in
several chui'ch services.
To preach in love the Christ way of life as the only hope for dying men in this changing world. (Ephesians 2:12) To devote myself to the restoration of
of the church as revealed in the New Testa
It is my conviction that there is a need for the broadcasting of the gospel in those
areas where there are no true Churches
ment of the Holy Scriptures as the only means of attaining unity among God's peo ple. (John 17:21) Available for summer camps, daily vaca tion Bible schools, revival meetings of any
of Christ, or no churches at all. Many have never heard the good tidings of salvation from sin; many have never heard the simple gospel plan of salvation as it is re
vealed in the New Testament.
special-day pro
grams, and particularly evangelism any programs which especially aim to win souls
Hilton Woods, Minister: Church of Christ, 4 Hickory Street, Norwalk, Ohio. Harold H. Scott, Minister: Dennis Church of Christ, RFD, Walhonding, Ohio. First National Bank in CrestUne, Crestline, Ohio. To Whom It May Concern: L. C. Emerick was the pastor of the Sherman Church of Christ for a period of four years. We can truly say that he always
preached from the Bible. Our conversions
waiting for spring, good weather and better health so they can take on speaking dates, etc., again.
It is my prayer and hope that many others will desire to join in this most im portant work, by their prayers, and by their gifts of love. Won't you join in with the Gospel Broadcasting Mission so that "Millions May Hear?"
Len Faull
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doubled during his ministry. He was very good in evangelistic and misionary work; our missionary offerings were at their highest peak during his ministry here. We en joyed a good attendance while he was here,
Published bi-monthly by the Gospel Broadcasting Mission, Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Coble, Garrett, Indiana.
Entered as second class matter at
Garrett Post Office.
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and present the work being done by the Gospel Broadcasting Mission. Also how you may help to extend the work and keep it going. Write to them for material
or to the co-founders of the Gospel Broad
casting Mission, Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Coble, P.O. Box 117, Garrett, Indiana. Because of the uncertainty at present of
Mrs. Coble's health and Mr. Coble's ad
BERL THOMAS
ded' burdens, help is needed in this pro motional work. All are working without renumeration except for needed traveling expenses. All contributions given to them
should be made for The Gospel Broad
Box 47, Rt. 1, Zillah, Wash. Mr. Berl Thomas is continuing his effec tive work as field representative of the
ERViE
RICH
casting Mission. They will present their expense account to the Gospel Broadcast ing Mission and be reimbursed by G.B.M.
check.
763 East Michigan Avenue Battle Creek, Mich. Telephone number 616-962-1396
Mr. Rich has been working with the Gof pel Broadcasting Mission for about one yer now as field representative with a vie of taking up the work permanently. But he has not been successful in raising the living link support necessary to joining the work
full time. But he will do what he can as
field representative and to promote the work within driving distance over weekends from Saturday a.m. until Monday a.m. in Michigan, Northern Indiana and Canada, or as far as his time will permit him to
go.
the G.B.M. representative nearest you for a date they can come or for help in a Christian Service Camp. Or you can write to the Cobles, P.O. Box 117, Garrett, Ind., for a missionary speaker and camp worker stating the time, date and age of camp and what you expect from this missionary representa tive of the Gospel Broadcasting Mission. They will be able to furnish slides, bul letins, visual aids and teach concerning mission needs in all the places where the Gospel Broadcasting program, "Search the Scriptures," now reaches and can
reach with more liberal support. There is
to sponsor and finance a "Search the Scripture" program for the Gospel Broad
casting Mission.
Mr.
the work. He will bring exhibits, slides, tapes and give you a good presentation of the work. Call him to present the work at your rallies and missionary meetings, or ior Sunday speaking dates within 2 to 300 miles of Battle Creek, Mich., where he lives
in the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rea. He has a good
no limit to the good that this radio pro gram can do with offerings. We are ready to take on many foreign programs offered to G.B.M. if we were ready with the fi-
Letter in response to the Search the Scrip tures program by Berl Thomas for the Gos pel Broadcasting Mission in Formosa. Search The Scriptures Taipei, Taiwan I wish to express my appreciation for your program "Search The Scriptures"
which I have been able to listen to on sever
FINANCIAL REPORT
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1964 Contributions Total Balance Dec. 31, 1964 Expenses Air Tme Printing Postage Traveling Expense Paper and tapes Exhibit Expenses Advertising
Interest
55.33 22,064.07 $22,119.40 712.37 18,839.18 1,348.90 752.68 272.35 89.12 79.00 6.80
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al Sunday mornings. This program offers the combination of good music, simple Bible exposition, and practical helpfulness to our many English speaking friends on Taiwan. Because of
these above reasons, and the good quali^ of slow and clear English, I have recommend
ed this type of program to my English Bible class at the Taipei Y.M.C.A. Thanks to you and others who make this type of program possible.
Your Fellow Servant in Christ
J. C. B.
Total Number of
1, Arizona 2, Arkansas 1, California 13, Colorado 1, Florida 5, Georgia 4, Hawaii 1, Idaho 3, Illinois 68, Indiana 190, (Garrett, 49), Iowa 14, Kansas 10, Kentucky 9, Maine 1, Maryland 2, Minnesota 10, Mississippi 2,
Jersey 2, New Mexico 1, New York 3, N. CaroUna 15, Ohio 123, Oklahoma 7, Ore gon 12, Pennsylvania 19, Tennessee 8, Texas
7, Virginia 15, Washington 10, West Vrginia 1, Wisconsin 12, Wyoming 2, Washington
D. C. 1.
ment with W. M. A. Y. in Springfield, HI., then fuU time employment with W.I.C.S.TV. In the fall of 1959, I took employment with Sangamo Electric Company, working in
the electronics research lab and continue
ing as representatives of the Gospel Broad casting Mission in whatever capacity as limited time affords them. They will do some camp work, rally and convention en gagements, and take speaking dates over Simday within perhaps a radius of 300 miles of Lincoln, HI. Write to them for particulars at 109 Carter Lane, Lincoln, HI. Mr. Clemens is vitally interested in radio, both as a technician and as a great means of evangelism. Mr. and Mrs. Clem ens attended Lincoln Bible College and graduated from Valparaiso Technical Insti tute with a diploma in Electronic Tech nology. He_has other credits.io-electronicengineering. He teaches a club in amateur radio at the college. But most of all, it is his desire to give time and talents in
the service of God.
to work there at the present time. Also in the fall of 1960, the administration of Lin coln Christian College asked me to take sponsorship of its Amateur Radio club. At the present time I am serving as club sponsor, trustee of the amateur radio station (K9IGB) at the school and am conducting a night class in basic electronics. But this
is another area of radio that can be used in
seeing people brought to the Lord. It is good to know that the program and the personal contacts we have with the peo ple are bringing them nearer to the Lord; we pray they will come to follow in com plete obedience as we are able to teach
them more fully. Following are some of the letters from listeners recentiy received:
Dear Sir, I would be most grateful if you would kindly forward me the booklet is
sued as an aide in these broadcasts. The
the Kingdom and a story within itself.. I really came to know about the Gospel Broadcasting Mission and met Mr. and Mrs. Coble in 1957. Having become better ac quainted witii G.B.M. in the last three or four years, my interest in this work has grown. The major contribution to this grow
th of interest is the success of the mission.
gospel in German, English, Polish, Span ish and other languages. Thousands of let
ters have been and will continue to be
We believe that God is leading them to a great service for Christ 'and His church in working with us in the Gospel Broadcasting Mission with a view of con tinuing after we are no longer able to
lead in it Please consider them as re
placing
us and give
them
avenues
of
service in the Gospel Broadcasting Mis sion. One or two people can do something, but with the whole church with many leaders working with your prayers and faith can do more. May the work of the Gospel Broadcasting Mission grow and
thrive in 1965.
written in response to these programs. This is why I said yes when Mr. and Mrs. Coble asked me to act as mission representative in the Lincoln area (up to 150 miles). I am available for speaking dates any Wednes day night or any service on Sunday. Won't you give me the opportunity to come and present the work to you? My address is Robert L. Clemens, 109 Carter Lane, Lin coln, 111. and my phone number 732-6537.
LETTER RECEIVED
FROM THE PHIPPS
Word frpm Charles and Mary Frances
Phipps upon their return to Italy from short furlough in the U.S.A. to Mr. and
Mrs. Walter S. Coble:
In the last fifty years, the scientific world has supplied us with an abundance of tools
and aids that can be incorporated in pro claiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ. One of
the most effective and efficient of these is
radio broadcasting. L-first Jiecame-jnterested in missionary radio while attending Lincoln Christian Col. lege (then Lincoln Bible Institute) in 1955.
This interest resulted in an official associa-
Since arriving home in Bari we have had 298 more Search the Scriptures letters reach us. We are sending out the first contact letters this week and getting the books ready for mailing. We have also been pleased that many of our regular
tion with a missionary radio group which was plannng to erect a missionary radio
station in one of the oriental countries. As
would be back in Italy) saying that they are looking forward to the renewal of our teaching correspondance with them. Also
there are a number of them who have
the group qualified to act as chief engineer. This situation, coupled with an interest and background in electronics (Navy), prompted a decision on my part to terminate my work at L.C.C. and transfer to Valparaiso Technical Institute, Valparaiso, Ind. I grad uated from V.T.I, in June, 1958, with a diploma in Electronic Technology. During this time many problems arose within the mission which finally culminated in the
resignation of missionaries and recruits in
asked for specific teaching on some very vital subjects so we shall be very happy to get back into this phase of the work
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RETURN REQUESTED
(Second Class Mail)
October, 1958. However, my interest in radio as a tool in spreading the Gospel did not
cease.
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THE GOSPEL BROADCASTING MISSION MR. &
14th
anniversary
IT'S OUR
"A work of faith depending on offerings from God's peopie for missionary radio broadcasting costs and promo tional expenses."
"Listen-0, Isles unto me; and hearken ye people from afar " Isaiah 49:1.
April marks the anniversary of the first Gospel Broad casting Mission broadcast in Europe 13 years ago. We are thankful that earnest hearts and interest^; Christians have supported the cause these years through many vicissitudes
and changes and increasing needs.
"Faitli
cometh
Many chemges are taking place now, some of them with Gospel programs, so we must work the works of evan gelism while it is day. We have a wonderful opportunity for a Spanish program over Radio Luxembourg^the first ever offered anyonethat goes into all Spain. But NO
ONE TO TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE of preparing
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Word
of
God."
the programs, follow up work, to say nothing of the extra financing required. We need Wave Holders for this pro gram and a Spanish broadcaster who will do this work. It
is needed at once. WHO WILL ANSWER THE CALL?
We also have the first opportunity to broadcast a Chris tian program in England. Also opportunities and offers in Alaska, Mexico, SEVERAL offers in Africa. It is too badto turn these offers down when the world is in such a con
dition, and it is so dangerous to send missionaries. The Gospel on the Air can surmount difficulties and tell the Good News, renew spiritual strength and win souls to
Jerimiah 22-29. "Oh
Christ.
We thank all who help, and again ask you to help tell
Mary
Frances
prepared,
mimeographed,
Back In 1954
For a few weeks in 1954 the Gospel Broad casting Mission sponsored a "Search the Scripture" program by the late Dewey
Lamb in the Washington, D.C., area but returns were not as expected and funds were too low to go on with it.
conversion through the simple New Testa ment Gospel. The more than 1,300 miles of travel one
entire day, and sometimes more, in order to have enough programs ready for broad cast to cover the interval imtil the next trip
can be made.
The next major broadcast station started on Radio Luxembourg in the German lan guage at $80 per week, with remarkable results. Interest has steadly grown. Sundays at 5:45, German language now 350,000 watt power has a potential listening audience of millions. It also reaches beyond the Iron Curtain. Edward Fausz pro ducer and follow up. For a time Mrs. Coble personally paid
All this is undertaken with deep pleasure and carried on with increasing awareness of the power of the Gospel in the lives of
those who hear it. The voice over the radio
for a Sunday morning broadcast over the Coldwater, Mich., station. This was heard
with much interest but had to be abandoned because of lack of funds.
CHARLES
PHIPPS
reaches areas where not even the posses sor of a United States passport may go. Millions of English-speaking Europeans are reached by Radio Luxembourg. People like the man who wrote, "the life I have lived with Christ in my time of life has not been one minute too long, and if I could see my time over again, it would be Christ." It is with deep humility and pray er for strength that Charles and Mary Frances carry the Word through this broad cast and their follow-up efforts to those who need to feel this way about Christ!
The Nigeria broadcast is given by Donald Baughman over Lagos and Ibadan stations in Nigeria with very satisfying results. Time Sunday, 9:45, English, heard over a wide area. Many answers and much follow up. Polish Broadcast by Mr. Paul Bajko over Trans World Radio. Mr. Bajko handles much correspondence because of answers to this broadest on Mondays. Mr. Bajko also distributes Bibles to Poland
when funds allow.
WIVV Puerto Rico for over three years we had a "Search the Scripture" program over this station, edited and taped by Walter S. Coble. Many sermons were by ministers
in the U.S.A., who gave of their time to
TURES" since April, 1959. The program goes on the air for 15 minutes every Sat urday evening at 7 o'clock (Luxembourg time) over Radio Luxembourg, 208 meters. Charles does the broadcasting itself. Mary Frances has most of the office work to do, since they have no one helping them in any phase of the preparation of the pro gram or the follow-up on the excellent listener response. Through these past six years on Radio Luxembourg; various means have been used to develop the contacts made through the broadcast: copies of the sermons preached on the radio; correspondence Bible studies; tracts; questionaires; Bibles;
difficulty of getting new programs regu larly. Also, their quality of some of them was very discouraging and it took so much time to retape them in fine condition for broadcasting. One member of the Garrett church paid for this broadcast. We hope to have tWs program back on the air again as soon as Mr. L. C. Emerick
can prepare enough sermons to start. It
Formosa produced by Bert Thomas, who now is also sponsoring it in the name
of G.B.M.
articles on Scriptural subjects; the book "Studies for New Converts" by Price Rob
erts. Special emphasis has been laid on es tablishing a personal contact with listen
questions about the Scriptures. This cor respondence often develops into fu'.l-fledged
Typing, writing and sending letters for the Luxembourg English Broadcast.
ANNIVERSARIES IN APRIL
IN MEMORIAM
doctrinal studies lasting over long periods of time and filling an amazing number of
pages.
Charles and Mary Frances are at present in contact with well over 1,200 people in 26 different countries. The program reaches at least as far as Nigeria to t h e South,
which means that it has a radius of at least
Mainie wishes to thank those who sent birthday cards and nice remembrances for her birthday on April 15.
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3,250 miles. In one year alone; the Phipps' mimeographed and mailed over 31,500 copies of sermons to listeners. 137 people have been regularly keeping up their les
sons in the Bible Study course Charles and
Walter Coble's mother was born on April 15. She died at the age of nearly 94 at the home of Walter and Mainie, with Mainie
holding her hand.
* Published bi-monthly by the Gospel * Broadcasting Mission, Mr. and Mrs. * Walter S, Coble, Garrett, Indiana.
* * Entered as second class matter at Garr^ Post Office.
The Christians
our Heavenly Father for the splendid work you are doing in His Name in providing the means for getting the Gospel to the mil
lions of souls in Europe and throughout the world! May God continue to bless you both with sufficient strength to do His Will and may He continue to use you as a chan nel of blessings lor many years to come! Mary and the children join me in sending
Our Christian Love And
Ed, Mary, David, Debbie & Bobby P.S. Please feel free to publish this letter in your next "Listen!"
EDWARD FAUSZ Frankfort, Germany, making tapes for the German Broadcast of Radio Luxembourg.
WEST GERMAN CHRISTIAN MISSION
6 FRANKFURT/M.
the factory again, after having been delayed for four days by the Communist border
guards.
Anzengruberstrasse 2
GERMANY
April 14th, 1965
Frances couldn t come with him. He came Sunday on which we held the special Dedication Services for our new
basement of our Apartment Building for
,nt- i.
{j.y j
twenty more sermons on tape at the recordstudios in Wetzlar for our German
which the recent tornadoes have brought across America. Our prayers go with the many families which have been affected, It is an awful experience for those famiUes to have to go through, and the rest of us should learn (even as the Bible has taught)
to always be prepared to meet Christ, be-
broadcast The Lord is blessing this GerGospel Broadcast far above our greathopes! In fact, it has become necessary foj. to hire two part-time German secretaries to help us in the tremendous volume of letters and work. Among the many letters received was this one from a radio
Autobahn along with hundreds of cars and trucks for passage through East Germany. They then, notified the Company here in Frankfurt by long distance that the truck was being called back to Berlin. Today, however, the shipment was released from
God's Word, but unfortunately. I have no Bible. Without it, I cannot begin a Church here. In your sermon, you have written: "Search the Scriptures, and you will find the true Plan and Foundation on which to
supporters in the States. Every week this broadcast is reaching more and more people. From the letters which we receive, we know that the Good news is heard in Russia, Poland, Czecho slovakia, Yugoslovia, Germany, France and Belgium.
as 20-30 people are crowded in one room to listen to the Gospel broadcast, and after the program they start the discussion. In order to hear the broadcast, many people sold other things and bought short-wave
radios.
Numerous letters come from Poland and other countries with many questions, re
fact, we are now taping the programs once a week in order to get as far ahead as pos
them. May God cherish your efforts and grant you good health and wisdom to en able you to foster the doctrine of the Chris tian Religion to other non-believers here
in Nigeria." LAGOS. "I am hereby expressing
thanks for the beautiful
my
sincere
em
Certificate
bedded in the Acts of Apostles which you sent me at the conclusion of my course
correspondence course or copies of the mes sages. Here are a couple of letters we thought you might enjoy: "This is to acknowledge receipt of the
Certificate of Bible Studies which you sent
plead with God's people in this country to help us in winning souls for Christ through the Gospel Broadcasting Mission. Where
missionaries cannot go in person, where literature cannot reach, the Gospel through radio will get and work very successfully.
very grateful to you, Sir. Your course has given me more encouragement about my
faith in Jesus Christ. But I will be very
with you. I am always searching the Scrip ture. I pray for the rapid expansion of the Gospel." IBADAN. We are still offering the Gosoel of Mat thew, but will soon change to THE RISEN SAVIOUR, a small booklet featuring Scrip tures concerning the Resurrection. Our best to you both in this new year. Yours in Christian love, Marianne and Donald Eaughman
West Africa Christian Mission
The disciples asked Jesus what was the sign of His coming. Matt. 24. Verse 24 Jesus said,, "False Christs, false prophets (teachers) will arise, de ceive and lead astray (if possible) even the elect {God's chosen ones). And in verse 4 He says, "Be careful that no one mislead you, deceiving you and leading you unto error." Amplified N.T. transla
tion or King James.
Keep the faith secured of yore Supported by His word so true . When you hear His words condemned Are you afraid to own His cause?
Because stormy, dark clouds, portend
Do you speak up bravely, proudly When told, "Muzzle Your Mouth," you
Shown above is Beri Thomas with Mrs.
should
ALBERT
YOUNG
DarrsI! Terry and her first daughter. Mrs. Terry is a niece of Mrs^ Coble's. Mr. Thomas was a guest in the Terry home during the NACC in California. Mr. Thom
as, who resides at Zillah, Wash., produces and sponsors the Formosa Program for the Gospel Broadcasting Mission "Search the Scriptures."
THE BAUGHMAN CHILDREN
Then your conscience speaks up loudly For you must answer for its good.
How much of a soldier are you?
Handling the Spanish program over WTAQ Chicago Saturday at ^:I5 p.m. and the
Spanish Church in Chicago.
CONTRIBUTIONS NEEDED
Send your contribution today to the Gos pel Broadcasting Mission in Garrett so that this great means of spreading the (jOspel of the Lord Jesus Christ may continue and be expanded. Contributions to the GBM are
deductible for federal income tax purposes.
And with no compromise allowed. Banner high and purpose shining Marching forward ears vigilant
Mind and heart with love entwining
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THE GOSPEL BROADCASTING MISSION MR. &
MRS. WALTER COBLE, Founders, Garrett, Indiana "A work of faith depending on offerings from God's peopie for missionary radio broadcasting costs and promo tional expenses."
"Listen-0, Isles unto me; and hearken ye people from afar " Isaiah 49:1.
WORLD."
Romans 10-18
Why stand we here idle? and about a faith that saves, the only faith
once for all delivered to the saints.
Catholics a religion that has a vicar of God on earth, and also a temporal state, the Vatican, has 571,927,000. Others are as foflows;
ESTIMATED RELIGIOUS POPULATION
OF THE WORLD
Jerimiah 22-29.
Hear the the
Religion 1960 1963 Roman Catholic 537,533,000 571-927,000 Eastern Orthodox .... 137,136,985 140,779,000 Protestant 214,133,041 220,349,000 Jewish 12,335,500 13.016,000 Muslim'^ 430,325,000 445,949,000 Zoroastrain 140,000 145,000 Shinto 50,500,000 78,632,000 Taoist 50,053,200 51,305,000 Confucian 300,290,500 342.577,000 Buddhist 151,810,000 158,692,000 Hindu 332,470,700 386,683,000 Primitive 121,150,000 Others or none 524,335,074 728,307,000 Total 2,862,213,000 3,138,361,000 "Muslim figures are from a Muslim statis tical survey of world Islam. (Continued on Page 2)
RADIO PREACHING
(Continued from Page 1)
All of this before the denominational Christians and Christians only begin to count and in that number are manv mod
casting stations or sponsors receive gifts of SI,000, many times our largest offering. We had one contribution of $500. One such of fering, only naturally it raised our spirits
because it was much needed at the time
religionswork to
isn't doing what they claim it is. From my observation since being baptised Mar. 10. from above and cometh down from the 1902, many claims of congregations don't father of lights in whom is no variableness, measure up. Many are going out of the back neither shadow of turning." The dime-adoor about as fast as they come in the month from a little girl or from the lady front, or are going back into worldliness in an old people's home touches your heart enticed away by their own lust, modern and we know God blesses them for their thinking, socialism, liberal thinking. One thought of Him that they long to help sow who-is interested-enoug4i-to listen-to-radio "the seed~of the' Gospel. and study and search to the saving of the The American Bible Society is a great soul are more concerned about being real society and has enabled multitudes of Christians than some drawn into the church Bibles to be published in many languages. by personal persuasive methods. We are They are asking for some family to give witnessing for Christ and sowing the Gospel $1,000,000 of the 344,000,000 needed to build seed. God will give the increase, His word
will not return unto Him void. That is ac
a Bible House. Also one man or woman to
believe. There are many denominal church es and other churches that are not preach ing all the word in its fulness but are en deavoring to place a broadcast in every
furnish $350,000 for the library and $50,000 for a room in memory of parents to testify to their belief in the Bible. They are asking from $10,000 to 850,000 gifts. Is God's hand shortened among the people who believe in restoring the New Testament church in all of its teachings and fruits? Do we still believe that the Gospel is the Power of
want to restore the church in every detail have only a few, probably three, outside of the U.S. in as many languages and are
We want to express our deepest thanks for your continued support of us and the work here in Italy and in Europe, (this last through the radio ministry). A huge envelope of Radio Luxembourg mail yester day again gave us a vivid, first-hand knowl edge and reminder of the fact that people are ready to put aside all of the trappings of men's ideas and accept the simple word
of the Lord Jesus Christ as authority. Mary Frances and I have only one regret, that we get behind in this work because of the lack of funds and time to get to the people in a more personal way. Perhaps the Lord
that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and they that turn many
to righteousness as the stars forever and
We believe there was some power great er than we know that made 4,000 and 5,000
people hear the words-of Jesus when the
What
preachers would want to ever try to make 5,000 people hear his service today without
aid of lately discovered instruments whose power has been there through all the cen
turies?
Who will begin giving the Gospel through radio to many of the 728,307,000 people who
do not believe or have any true faith and
to many millions more who follow false
are using God's creations to proclaim His word, even though it may be not the whole gospel. Yet Christ is proclaimed. But we who proclaim the whole gospel and want to restore the church to its origi nal plan in all if its ordinances, teachings and fruits, are so reluctant to use God's gifts to the world in proclaiming it is
Gospel.
women who practice this profession, if you can call it that, in great numbers, and in the last few years, it has become an actual "industry" in Italy, according to one of the Italian weeklies. We doubt if many people in America think of Italy as being a country steeped in superstition and the practice of witchcraft, but it is a problem we are always running into. Many of the superstitions are the outgrowth of the
Roman Church's domination and are so
true follower of Christ, would start today to go forth and preach, how many unbe lievers could be reached in this generation? We have neglected the fields too long. We
must use Radio to awaken people every
where to their need of Christ and follow
entangled with the beliefs and the teach ings of the church that it is sometimes dif
up as fast as possible with personal teach ing of the Bible study prayer. Also search ing the scripture by every means to lead people to Christ so they also may answer
* Walter S.
*
*
Coble,
Garrett,
class
Indiana.
Entered as second
Garrett Post Office.
matter at
the call of teaching and preaching Christ. Send your Christian dollars to preach
we thought it would be good to tell you of some of these religious "superstitions" that reach their peak in the spring, just around this time. There are many pilgrimages to places where relics of "saints" are kept.
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has been proclaimed the protectress of Italy, has been made into a sanctuary to which people can comc to ask favors of
this saint. In the house are certain relics
which are considered to be holy. For ex ample, the crucifix before which she re
Another example: In 1224, according to the Roman church, St. Francis received his stigmata on the top of a mountain, at Assisi, in Italy- and there the church built a monastery. This has become every year, in the spring, the goal of many pilgrims wishing to ask a favor of this saint. It is said that one night when it was very, very cold, in the middle of winter, the monks did not get up at the hour of 2:00 a.m. to re cite their prayers because of the intense
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fausz and David, Bobbie and Debbie
Coble^s Capers
The Mister begins the day^ about 8:30
We ask your prayers for us and for the people among whom we work that the Word
usually, sometimes a little earlier, some times later, according to how hard he worked the day before or time he retired. After his daily wake up exercises he goes
to the kitchen, makes the coffee and eats some cereal. Then he brings the Mrs. her
rest in bed, looking over papers, plans or preparing for more work. She also answers the telephone, right beside the bed, some times having company in the living room
where she rests beside another telephone extension. While she is doing these things
cup of coffee. About that time she takes her first pill for the day. The Mister goes
after the mail about 9 or 9:30 a.m., she
looks over that while the Mister finishes
the Mister has garden work, tape record ings, radio repair and recordings to send
out to those who request them. Tliis week he planted some flowers and plants for
the Mrs. She went out about an hour to walk ai'ound to show him where she would
routine visit by Mary Frances to the hos pital for a check up turned out to show the necessity for immediate surgery. Two tumors, deeply located, were removed and when the analysis from the laboratory came back they were found to be benign, for
which we thank the Lord.
reading the morning paper and works his daily crossword puzzle.
After the Mrs. looks over the mail for
letters, she may just settle back for an other nap lasting perhaps an hour or long er. The Mister posts the books and gets
the banking and mailing ready. Sometimes he turns on the F.M. radio music or tape recordings. The Mrs. used to do all the bookkeeping but the past year the Mister has, taken
it over because of her illness.
like to have them, but it was difficult to get back in the house and to bed where
she remained the rest of the day and the next. So there is not much bodily exertion
ment and painful cutting each day she retui'ned to the hospital for medication. She had been dismissed when this other com
plication arose. However, we are now back into the routine of the work and the Lord
is blessing her with continued strength each day. We thank you for your continued
prayers and help. The Phipps.
After the Mrs.' second nap she writes letters and answers correspondence for a while, if she is able, or works on "Listen." She takes short naps or rests between times. She seldom eats anything for break fast but about noon the Mister gets her lunch, which is sometimes eaten in bed.
glands. Then I "pop" calls for meal. I try to but soon find
usually go to sleep until supper. This is our dinner stay up awhile after this myself lying down again,
^
JL
He didn't tell me how I can
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tuckered out. Then when I get up after a while I do my best work of the 24 hours.
The Mister generally is busy in his tape recording and in his music studio, or work of his in the basement repairing radios, recorders or working at his hobby of making amplifiers, speakers, recorders, lie doesn't get as much time for this as he would like. If we do anything we feel we
need to do for ourselves we feel like we
The Phipps have had a very fruitful broad casting ministry since then on Radio Lux embourg on Wave length 208 meters, 1939
KC. The cost is S172 each week.
are stealing it but we sometimes do. You know, all work and no play would make Walter a dull boy. We can't have that! Of course that doesn't apply to me, the Mrs.
The Mister loves to play his multitude of Classic music selection on the phono graph and tape recorder. But after 10 or
ear
ation). So, he seeing the signs, puts on his phones and this breaks the Mrs.'
heart because she is such a thom in his
The next major broadcast station started on Radio Luxembourg in the German lan guage at S80 per week, with remarkable results. Interest has steadly grown. Sundays at 5:45, German language now 350,000 watt power has a potential listening audience of millions. It also reaches beyond the Iron Curtain. Edward Fausz pro ducer and follow up. The Nigeria broadcast is given by Donald Baughman over Lagos and Ibadan
stations in
Nigeria
side or lack of a rib showing. After all the hours he works doing things the Mrs. should be doing, she should be more con siderate. Just no living with some people
like her.
results. Time ~ Sunday, 9:45- English, heard over a wide area. Many answers and much follow up. Polish Broadcast by Mr. Paul Bajko over Trans World Radio. Mr. Bajko handles much correspondence because of answers to this broadcast on Mondays. Mr. Bajko also distributes Bibles to Poland when
funds allow.
wedding anniversary June 21, 1965, prob ably quietly at home with children and grandchildren. Watch out for next year when all of you are invited!
WIVV Puerto Rico for over three years we had a "Search the Scripture" program over this station, edited and taped by Walter S. Coble. Many sermons were by ministers in the U.S.A., who gave of their time to make programs. This program was dis
IN MEMORIAM
continued a few weeks ago because of the difficulty of getting new programs regu larly. Also, their quality of some of them was very discouraging and it took so much time to retape them in fine conditions for broadcasting. One member of the Garrett church paid for this broadcast. We hope to have this program back on the air again as soon as Mr. L. C. Emerick
can prepare enough sermons to
Ohio.
start. It
will be paid for by an interested person in Formosa produced by Berl Thomas, who now is also sponsoring it in the name
of G.B.M.
The "how" is to obey and get it done "And the fruit of the righteous is a tree of
life, and he that winneth souls is wise."
Proverbs 11-30.
New ways open to get out the message Travel by boat jet aeroplane
Preach it in homes classes and radio
Spanish language broadcast by A1 Young over WTAQ, LaGrange, 111. Satur days, 4:15 p.m. 1300 KC.
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Separate contributions made in liis memory by the Liberty Christian Church at Mechan-
To
icsville, Va., Mrs. Book and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Coble, founders of the Gospel Broadcasting Mission.
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JULY-AUGUST, 1965 ISSUE No. 49
Sep 2 65
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THE GOSPEL BROADCASTING MISSION MR. & MRS. WALTER COBLE, Founders, Garrett, Indiana
An Open Door
Radio stations large and small are as an open door,
to enter and to send the Gospel to every part of the
world.
"A work of faith depending on offerings from God's peo ple for missionary radio broadcasting costs and promo
tional expenses."
"Listen-O, Isles unto me; and hearken ye people from afar " Isaiah 49:1.
Radio Luxembourg in Europe is as a friendly door that has opened wide to offer its 600,000 watts of power to present the Gospel Broadcasting Mission's programs to millions of listeners within its range of more than 800 miles of radio coverage. Also, its prices are astoundingly low in comparison with the costs of many accepted and traditional methods.
The door is also opened to radio from many other foreign and home fields that we must accept as a
unto the harvest.
AN OPEN DOOR"
Now this great, effectual door Stands ajar for His words to enter
Where it has been shut before
Together we'll sup and rejoice." Help waft His praises o'er the air Through gates of Zion save from
sin
As you obey in faith and prayer As the King of Glory enters in.
Mrs. Walter S. Coble
The Gospel Broadcasting fields are no farther from you than your mailbox or
church treasurer.
or Bulgaria, and your freedom of life, fam ily life, were under the police state, forced labor and all the shackles of communism; if you had ever known freedom, religious liberty and peace would you grab at any chance to hear of such things? If you would learn of a program on radio
that would tell you of the love of God and urge you to read the Bible and search the
sowing the gospel seed over many places of the earth. We pray that God blesses you
richly by using His means of radio to sow
the gospel seed.
that are beamed into aU of Europe and the Satellite countries by the U.S.A., as well as other broadcasts by individual citizens
of the U.S.A. who want to inform those who
are
under
bondage
to
communism
in
scripture to tell you the way of eternal life, of a better life beyond the grave and how you might have peace in your heart even here while experiencing the cruelty you were undergoingthat God could speak peace to your soul and that you could pray to Him for deliverence and for your loved
QTIPg?
liverance from
slavery.
The
time and
money the U,S,A, gives to these causes is a proud contribution to freedom and to
Would you take every opportunity of fered by radio and run every risk if neces
sary to hear about the freedom others have
life and their happiness. One 01 inese i5r6a(lc^slsTs~&5rth6"liaaior Free Europe Fund, Inc. Many people do
that you long to have? That feUowship in listening and prayer with others may gain you and your loved ones some day liberty? You know you would do everything in your power to listen and hear these pro
grams if you were there. Then do not with
founded and is managed by Private Ameri can citizens. It was begun by a large busi
ness corporation in America and soon other
Give Us An Opportunity!
A Faith Mission depending on offerings
from God's People.
GOSPEL BROADCASTING MISSION
Now on the Air, "Search The Scriptures" program. Radio Luxembourg. English Lan guage, Monday,' Midnight C.S.T.; German Language, Sunday, 5:45 a,m, C.S.T. other if these things they are told are true by the places with eight stations, four languages. Founded by Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Coble, Holy Scriptures. 208 S. Guilford Street, Garrett, Indiana. Help them listen to Christian broadcast Dear Friends in Christ; ers, so that people in Europe and around The Gospel Broadcasting Mission is the world may know that there are people in the United States of America who are knocking on your door. Will you let us come to your congregation and present anxious about their souls. our work? We need speaking dates. Please Through great networks beamed to their answer this plea. countriesthey - also-can- learn that-freeWe r^resent Cffrist^bjT^y of Ra^id to America is interested in their personal lives, their political hopes and their desire areas in Europe, Africia, U.S.A. and other to win freedom from communist tyranny. places. Read "Listen" for information. For almost 14 years we have struggled But we want them to know that there are Christians around the world that want against almost insurmountable odds to keep them to win freedom from religious the Gospel on the air in English from Radio Luxembourg. We have since added a Ger tyranny!
big business and corporations and individ uals were joming in the great broadcasts to give the Satellite countries good news and incouragement by telling them the kind of freedom as a nation we enjoy. Also to keep their spirits up that they may some day create enough truth instead of false
learn that America is spending millions of dollars so that they may learn the truth.
tries and other countries throughout the world. It broadcasts in about 40 languages whose purpose is to create a good image of the U.S.A. in the minds of these people; to show them our concern for them, to
show these countries that the U.S.A. has an interest in them, a sort of public relations
interest. We want to be friends. Radio Free Europe broadcasts are trying to make men
tures, to learn what they must do to be saved, that Jesus is the way, the truth and
the life and no man cometh unto the father but by Christ. Read John 14:6,
opportunity for many other speaking broad casts. Our needs are desperate and urgent. Will you give us the opportunity to present our work to your congregation during Sep tember or any date up to Dec. 1st? Let us come and present the work Sunday morning or evening or your midweek serv
ice?
think for themselves, just as in the gospel Broadcasts of the Gospel Broadcasting Mis
sion. One can not always SEE the results at once. It is the sort of thing one has to
LISTEN"
Please give us this opportunity and give yourselves the opportunity to fight the dead ly evil of communism and atheism with the pure gospel of Jesus Christ. Help us reach behind the Iron Curtain many times. Please reply.
In His Service Mr. and Mrs. Walter Coble
believe that radio will accomplish their purpose and be eager and willing to ex pend millions of dollars in their belief,
what about you? Oh ye Christians of little (Continued on page 3)
COBLE'S CAPERS
(July and August)
Great business corporations like the DuPont Co. are willingly spending $50,000 in
The Cobles decided that it would be best for them not to travel to the North Ameri can convention after they registered and
early. Mr. Grimm is the gracious host and eager to serve you. His wife, Mary, is a
wants. ,
Mr. Larry Barnes, a young man who is a friend, and some of his friends from the city where he is employed, graciously set up the display and took care of them. We thank everyone who so kindly helped in
this. Next year the convention is some what nearer and we hope to attend again
Europe. It is because RFE believes in the power of radio to reach the minds of men! The Gospel Broadcasting Mission is small peanuts compared with them as to
the number we can reach in seven or
eight programs. But we BELIEVE in the power of God that He will see that their programs will work for Him and that His
Word will not return unto Him void but
in person and meet many of you, our friends, through the bonds of Christ face
to face again.
sylvania. We do not remember missing any other and it has been a rewarding experience. Last year and this I needed
to stay bedfast most of the time. In 1964
I had the rewarding experience of Miss
they
unto they were sent. Read Isaiah 55-9-1. Also God's people have not sent enough money so that we can use radio and TV for promotion or extensive means. Chris
tians have not believed enough to open their
The main discomfort is the knee disability and weakness when the effects of the digi talis runs out. More rest is needed. We attended the Lake James School of
pocket books to show to the world that the "Gospel is the power of God unto salva
tion."
Missions, Lake James, Indiana, and took our youngest granddaughter, Cynthia Lee Coble, age 11, to be my helper and nurse.
stairs and was a wonderful help with the literature and display. She also helped her
very very much was Mrs. John Schleicker, the superintendent of the St. Louis Chris tian hospital at St. Louis. It was there that I spent the days during the National Chris
tian Convention in 1964. I suffered a severe heart attack the first night of the conven tion when in our hotel room that night and I was taken to Christian Hospital in an ambulance where I was under the tender
administrations of the doctors and nurses
So the only way we have (The Gospel Broadcasting Mission) to add to our list of interested people is a few added each year at rallys and conventions. We have appealed to Mission groups to send names
and addresses of their members. We have appealed to all Christians to send us names
of people interested in good works so that they may learn about this way of winning
souls to Christ.
Many people have not learned of this work who would help if they knew about it. So please help us keep progressmg by sending new names. I know there are some of those who may not approve of this way of getting new names. There is always criti cism for every thing so if you know of a better way we would be glad to follow it.
We can't advertise on TV or radio or have
conversations with
big announcements printed. A lot cf people would complain of us using the Lord's money that way. But you know that travel from place to place to teach people about a missionary work costs money also, a great deal of money. So we are trying to add to our mailing list and do more by mail. That is hard work TOO, but not so expen sive in the long run. Many good, con secrated contributors die every year and
I attended all the meetings I could and enjoyed every one immensely from my wheel chair. Mr. Coble took advantage of me being unable to appear in the line of missionaries as they were introduced and he said what he pleased, thinking I couldn't help myself. But I am getting better and there may come a day.
We came home from Lake James and
enough support and felt it better to drop trying to do that. But thev are still in
terested in the work and help whenever
after a day prepared to attend the Lake Region Christian Assembly at Cedar Lake,
Indiana. We found that our accustomed
Now a happenstance that is a great dis appointment has come to Mr. and Mrs.
L. C. Emerick who have been such a great
room there for many years had been saved for us and it had been painted and re arranged. As it is in easy access to the as sembly we were grateful. We attended the
there. They are home now and he is im proved, but must rest several weeks. Please also pray for him and his wife who has
much to do.
You learn of Christian causes and get a renewed study of the scripture in Bible
doing, they may yet be able to carry on some of the work. Because Mr. Emerick
of useful knowledge of the past. The meters and music terms and sort of songs
that I did take time and space to save these books and other things to be a source
Also the visitors we have had, callers, mis sionaries, recordings Walter has made, helpful information given and the many
comments received. We have had advice, constructive, some otherwise. Just recently we were happy to have missionary travel
ers visit and have a meal with us. We
were so glad to have Brother Herbert Wat-
first lesson in radio and recording from Mr, Coble. There are some in good elec
bench and in his studio.
and tape recorders. Many high school boys can remember that they learned their
Walter is anxious that his tape recorders are in good order and the copies of his tapes. He also spends a great deal of time
to send funds to send recruits for E gelism in Europe when war would ce Also an appeal was made for recruit
go as soon as war was over because of thus raised.
Up until tiiis time tiiere had been no tive missionaries of the Church of C1
kins bring us some beautiful tape re cordings from his choir at Colliglio Biblico,
Eagle Pass, Texas, and such a fine visit.
tronic positions today because of encour agement ^ven them over Mr. Coble's
Professor Garth Reese, a hometown boy and one who was a Christian endeavor boy )f mine, is now a fine preacher and a pro:^sor at Central Christian College of the
Bible, Moberi^Mo. We happily sent back _tas wife_anl .three_ children. _retumed_Jo vith him a nice one-wheel trailer for use Europe, starting a week in Genk. Belgium iround the college. We loaded it with more where he has left at his death (May n'
nissionary bulletins for their large collecion of such bulletins in their fine mission-
iry library. We also sent many good literiture books, antique reference books with ovely binding and other books of use in a
lollege. This kind of a caper is a little leart rending but rewarding. Try it some
ime. You can't take your treasures with
ou, you know, and all bible colleges are rying to build up their libraries. Send ome to the college of your choice or where
they might use this money if they w 1965) a growing congregation and a church willing to GO out and work for more; bmldmg. He never ceased to give thanks evangelize in Europe by radio! for the Saviour and served Him well dur They accepted this challenge and a: ing the 13 years he had been a Christian. weeks negotiating and work they w In his gomg, the cause of Christ suffers a allowedof a spot for Gospel Broadcasting great loss. He leaves a widow and three Radio Luxembourg, the then largest c( children Julienne, Don Jr., John and mercial station in the world with a po^ Linda, who have accepted Christ as their of 150,000 watts. The place for 10 mint Saviour and are good workers too. cost us $60 per week at the start This s
for the purpose of evangelism in Eur< Then God opened the way in a marve] f^hion"by leading them to learn of~]
cruit ready to go, it was a problem to Cobles to use the money then in the b
IN MEMORIAM
tion has grown to 600,000 watts power i is $172 per week and will be raised in pr
soon. But with potential hearing to Milli
of people in Continental Europe and British Isles where can one buy so mi for so littie that the power of the Gos may be heard by millions? In everyth
give thanks.
J34. This hobby I have had through the earsa nice caper. Oh yes, this summer
gave one of my favorite professors in an
For Mrs. Effie Shanley, who passed away June 23. She had reached the age of 90 on
Many times we have printed the log stations or calendar of the Gospel Bro casting broadcasts and still people wi to know about them. Please keep t "Listen" or this calendar of broadca
where you can refer to it!
rm^oL-telling_tTiPgo thingj^
makft any-
June 5. A fine Christian and faithful helper of the Gospel Broadcasting Missionfrom her daughter. Miss Ruth Shanley, and
friendS^~at~Ridgway7 Pa.
For Don Castelein^from Miss Eulalee
In 1959 when
Mr. and
Mrs.
Char
}e it might be nice to cultivate my aciiaintance. Not promises, just engaging in little fun. There are so many people I
ve and respect all over the U.S.A. I would
to have the broadcasting and follow up wc done in Europe, the Phipps have had very fruitful broadcasting ministry sir
Augustine and family, Puget Sound mis sionaries, and from Mr. and Mrs. Walter
the Book of Job in English Verse, transted from the original Hebrew with re-
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SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER, 1965 ISSUE No. 50
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MRS. WALTER COBLE, Founders/ Garrett, Indiana "A work of faith depending on offerings from God's peo
From highest top of tree so teiU Is that the reason, we call it fall?
M. I. Coble
UNFINISHED JOURNEY
Saint Paul wrote "I will visit Eomc
"When I take my journey into Spain" He looked forward to it, alone That many Christians he might f?ain.
lu journeys many he had been From Jerusalem to Illyricum To preach to those who knew not him;
To visit Rome he now could come.
As he for many years had yearned; From there they'd help him go to Spain To preach of whom they'd never heard That eternal life they might attain.
He took monies for Jerusalem
To give their poor from all of them Wlio sent it from Europe and Achaia.
But Paul -was never to reach Spain His plans upset by trial and arrest His hopes were ruined became plaia
He accepted this burden and distress
For he had learned in whatever state
The Lord had placed him; so to be Instead of reaching Sp^in though, late
A Roman prison he was to see. E 'en witli no promise of release
Paul preached to those around him there; And many souls through him found peace And learned to wait in daily prayer.
JeHmiah 22-29. "Oh
Many have unfinished journeys "We look for\vard to with, longing We miist yield in spite of yearnings That God's will we'll be adorning.
Paul may have later gone to Spain
COBLE'S CAPERS
Wliile the days are going by. The days go by quickly from one duty to another.
Sometimes and - in certain circumstanee.s
Mr. Coble has been trying to get things ready for winter. It's always a relief when the storm windows are up, which he did
things along
they drag by, but they bring one too quick ly to the realization that "whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might;
for there is no work, no desire, nor knowl
hear the conclusion of the whole matter; fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man, for God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or
whether it be evil."
shoes, coats, pillows, rugs, comforts and multitudes of other things for Christmas happiness, from the "do haves" to the
"have nots" to be worth far more than the
So in thinking over the doings of the past weeks, one wonders how each little
or big thing has been recorded. Mr. Coble just left to get a pair of new glasses. I should have gone for the same reason. He expects to get a pair of shoes so he can keep going on his many errands
for me and also for the G.B.M. work. I
ladies bring a sack lunch. Lately we are having a limcheon prepared by a com
mittee and the rest of the ladies bring an
us at the Missionary convention in Joplin, Mo. The Lord has strengthened me. My doctor on the next visit said my cancer is smaller, my blood pressure lower and my
heart beat was steadier. For more than a week there was no pain and only one pain since almost like making a last stand. Then before the week was up there was a letter on the way from a fine volunteer for the work and well recommended. I re ceived it at Markle. We could personally talk to a man attending the rally who was very exuberent in his praises for this man and wife and family. We hope to have more
news next "Listen." "God's in His Heaven
offering for it above their regular offering for the missionary work.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO
he cannot stretch the days when I get the copy there so late. Another pecularity he has is that he won't stretch the paper when I have too much. Otherwise he does have a lot of patience with me. We had a glorious time at the Missionary
MISSIONARIES
rally called "Faith Promise" at Markle, Ind., on Oct. 3-10. It was truly the most. They were so wonderful by affording us
a motel the full time so it would be easy for me (Mainie) to go and come. The meet ings were so inspiring I didn't have time to go back to rest. I didn't want anything going on I didn't hear and have a part in. I did sleep through one evening service on a cot in the basement. I just was pretty
tired.
please write to Mrs. Coble and tell her your desires and needs and how and
where we should send them. The Mis
sionary Study and Aid Group does not send money as a regular policy but we use the offerings to provide material
aid with needed articles; mostly that we can salvage from good things usually discarded but can be made to be useful a second time. It does take some money to buy a few things such as comfort linings, yam and weaving
Letter To Helpers
October 1965
Because of your help we have been per mitted to carry on this missionary minis try of sowing the Seed of the Gospel over several lands and practically over a whole
continent.
Also, I went home to a previously planned missionary meeting and my ladies packed and sent about 15 missionary boxes. They also made some comforters, two or three
for our Missionaries who come to our
also paid for rugs we had woven to give to Missionaries and camps, colleges, etc. Then they climaxed the day by electing me president again of our Missionary Study
and Aid group. This is for the last 9th consecutive year (I think) and every once in a while for the last 46 years. Right now I am just a "figure head." The ladies all pitch in and do the work. Some pack boxes, some sew buttons and mend, some sew rags, make bandages, bed pads, others sort missionary bulletins for the missionary
bulletin library we maintain in the mission ary group. Others take care of local mis
and all missionary workers in the Church of Christ in America, telling of your work and any way our Mission ary Aid Group can be of service to you. Thank you. Please write immediately concerning this to Mrs. Coble.
Fauze. They first came in contact with the New Testament message through answering mail and assisting him in his labors for the Gospel Broadcasting Mission. Many more have been won through our several ministries, but if these were the only ones, it is surely worth all the time, effort and money expended!
OR MISSION WORKERS
If you are nearby or passing through Garrett, Ind., and wish a place to stay all night or a group to speak to, please call the church. The Missionary Study and Aid Group is prepared to see that
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Think of the witness these two may have for Christ in Europe, and who knows, perhaps the world!
sionary
disasters.
needs,
food,
clothing,
etc.
We
meal committee, *
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If you have prayed and given YOU TOO, HAVE HELPED IN CONVERTING SOULS FROM ERROR and have taught them the true Gospel. We pray that God will bless you daily
with His benefits.
tables divided up into as many missions in the U.S.A. We will try and have some new
Sincerely,
Mr. and Mrs. Coble
glory of God.
1. Radio preaching in German to 25 untries or 100,000,000 souls. Results Bible groups developing into churches. 2. Printing tracts, sermons, booklets
3. Visitation Mission tours covering ne different nations. Radio Luxumbourg
id lesson materials.
marriage and left a lucrative engineering position to study for the ministry. His let
ter yesterday was a power house of Chris tian inspiration to Mrs. Coble. He had just
learned of her added illness through Betty's
mother.
Our Father is not such as he would let one of his children to stumble on in the wilderness if they called to Him for help. He is not only willing, He anticipates the call, and only waits for His child to re member that He is walking beside His
child all the way.
Ask for wisdom, make the decision, then leave the whole thing to His care and
Mrs.
Carol
Mrs.
keeping while you give all diligence to carry out the decision. Let your light shine in patience, peace and joy and many
will be blessed of God. Your children in
the Lord, Dean & Betty.
elly are announcing their plans to work the Chidamoyo Mission in Rhodesia with
arold McFarland. Great Lakes Bible col-
ge, Lansing, Michigan. "Save the Manon." Fireproof it and repair. Total cost 5,000. Urgent. Read "Horizons" to be-
and challenging to me that I want all of you dear friends to share it with me, especially those in attendance at the Mis sionary convention in Joplin, Mo. Also please pray for the Wegwarts in their field of service in England and their five precious children. Any offerings you feel like send ing them will be used for Christ. Their ad
dress is: D. Wegwart, 64 B, Bloom street,
MISSIONARY RADIO
There are several things that can be done through Missionary Radio that can not be done through other missionary
media.
Horizons" if you do not want to be in)ired and advance in your spiritual, misonary and Christian life. REVIVAL FIRES Read "Blue Print >r Slavery" by Cecil Todd. Rom. 6:16 eed it. "Know ye not, that to whom ye ield yourselves servants to obey, his serants ye are to whom you obey; whether of n unto death, or of obedience unto ghteousness?" The revival fires, giant svival crusades are a part of a project iken on by the Christian Evangelizers
Edgeley, Stockport, England. The following is their letter to us, may it bless you as it
has us.
multitudes m a
Oct. 9, 1965
Dear Brother and Sister Coble, May the unlimited and freely given blessings of the Lord be multiplied to you in your knowledge of him and in your pa tience of hope, for whosoever hopes in Jesus shall not be put to shame. All too often we meander through this
ssociation of which Mr. Todd is the execuve director. The singer in the crusade ; the little man with the big bass voice
lidget Lowell Mason, They are making ible believing people with a big faith, ^ho repent and are emerced and arise to
GUY MAYFIELD The Bible Christian
the rivers we must cross. We rejoice in the bridge, but often fail to give thanks for
What a compassion the hours and hours spent in teaching 15 girls. She picked them
but on the radio they pick you! She was convinced that she could have reached
all. The Mayfields are back to work in taly after a visit to the United States,
'hey announce that the Ciampino work /ill be carried on by Harold and Enid 'owler and ask for prayers for them. It 5 a very inspiring and interesting letter ou may receive four times a year. You lay receive them by writing Charles Troyr, who prints them, or Guy Mayfield's Drwarding agent, Mrs. J. Wates Ward, 207 State St., Washington 47501, Indiana.
mergency and need, a worker to help arry on the work of the late Don Castelein.
received at your hands, we are also made aware, in the letter from Carandma, that you have been. Aunt Mainie, made aware of an additional thorn in the fleshcancer. We do not speak lightly, but hope that
:ency and exhausted all funds in getting the )uhons on their way. They ask continued irayer for them. Clyde 'ftue, secretary,
Mission.
some light may be given, if only in being reminded of the precious promises of our Father, given to strengthen us in times of
need. And we KNOW (we have crossed
''rench Christian
WEGWARTS, ENGLAND Dean and Jetty Wegward are now back at their 'hristian work in England. Betty's father, vho was very ill since June, died about wo weeks after they arrived back in Engand. Her mother is bravely facing the
uture in Garrett. There are two sons
the Red Sea, we have gathered manna in the wilderness, we have drunk the water from the rock in a dry land) that to them that love God, ALL THINGS (we cannot go too far to be seen by him who loves us
we cannot face a furnace but he has al
I few years back. Mrs. Cleland is happy 0 be able to attend many services of her hurch through Christian friends.
strength or courage or a helper) (notice every word) All things work together for good. To them who are called according to his promiseto them who shall inherit
salvation to them who have loved his
Does not believe God will require men to give an accounting of their lives.
9.
appearing and wait for his coming and their adoptioneven the redemption of the bodypreserved body, soul and spirit to the
October 8, 1965
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Coble:
baptisms from this personal teaching con tact with the listeners and as the Lord gives us time to develop other contacts surely His Word shall find a place in hearts, barren as of now, but ready to accept the
seed as it is sown.
programs for the English language broad cast I was pleased to find out that the studio could use the English religious records we
had sent from the States. Since the music at the recording studio is either instrumen
never knew there was so much red tape to trying to build. It is hard enough to get money, but all the rest is so slow. Praying
for your success, yours in Christ A. H.
tal (however, familiar hymns) or sung in German (which we cannot use on our pro
gram) we thought it would be well to have some records of hymns also familiar to the
English people. I had recorded, singing and playing, some of our hymns but be cause of the number ^"^ogram's recot^ed"' ands each week: Be a Wave Holder. Tune it had been necessary to repeat these in also with prayer for the "Gospel on the
hymns. We were a bit concerned about the
Air."
More Contributors, More Regular "WAVE HOLDERS," to pay for these missionary radio programs, "Search the Scriptiu'e." Sow the gospel seed by missionary radio, that beams the gospel light to many thous
problem of customs at this end, however, even though the records were expensive,
we had no trouble with the customs offi
way, blessing this work. We were delighted, also, to have had the
visit of one of our hstener's from Holland
. . a young man who is a teacher of English and English literature in a private school. He was on a "scooter-touring" trip of Europe and he put Bar! on his schedule
Please direct all requests for information, tapes, correspondance courses, speaking dates for camps and D.V.B.S., and all contributions and offerings to the Gospel Broadcasting Mission, P.O. Box 117, Garrett, Ind., Telephone FL 7-3262.
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Kansas City I am enclosing a check for the Gospel Broadcasting Mission. We voted to send a check each month. Please feel
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"radio congregation" for over three years and he said that the copies of the sermons sent to him had been underlined, read and
re-read so many times they were almost
* for such items as bulletins, posters, * * scrapbook materials, other missionary * * bulletins, tape recordings of the Gospel *
* Broadcasting Mission, copies of "My * Experience With Prayer" and Search the Scriptures" copies of correspond ence course. Postage appreciated. * * * *
day offering to Sunday school for you. So will now send it, very sorry it is late. I hope you are feeling better. Some days I feel better than others. This is a lovely day
and I washed my three new dresses to see if they might shrink. They are a little
long. Bye now, Mrs. H. It is nice to hear from friends and about the things they do.
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in shreds. He was with us for two days and we had the opportunity to talk about and
read together God's Word which is still the "power of God unto salvation." With
wrwisfr-
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many letters asking for help with personal problems. More than ever before, which was a lot! This is a great blessing for the people are very reserved and do not easily
jxpress then: feelings to an outsider. How
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Each package labeled and wrapped Just going over the lists to discover If any were missed in the scrap.
THE GOSPEL BROADCASTING MISSION MR. &
MRS. WALTER COBLE, Founders, Garrett, Indiana "A work of faith depending on offerings from God's peo ple for missionary radio broadcasting costs and promo tional expenses."
The teacher, the preacher and Mame We're happy their names are all down.
Some money we gave to the Holloways We hope they don't spend it for booze
But this is a Christmas holiday
It's been a big scramble for sure It took so much worry and time
I'm tired and weary and sore
The grace and power to save the world. You must go to my chosen people
By being bom a babe to them Proclaimed by the angel Gabriel To a virgin in Bethlehem. With clubs and all taking our time
The church might postpone its meetings To cooperate more stands to reason When could I write Christmas Greetings?
The church bulletin just arrived What else have they now going on?
>f
COBLE'S CAPERS
The Coble's Capers are sort of tame this
time as far as traveling, although we have
been around some.
have
great
many
letters
from
things I feel compelled to do and a few I wish to do. I am greatful for your prayers
for Walter and me and the work. I really
We were graciously entertained at the Utica, Ohio, Church of Christ where Mr. Coble presented the work of the Gospel Broadcasting Mission and Mrs. Coble taught the adult mixed class in Bible school. She enjoyed the period very much. There was a period of discussion where many took part, which Mrs. Coble enjoys. If they downed her, she never found it out. The lesson on the building of the tabernacle and
the dedicated craftsman Bezalel, is one of the most interesting lessons and charac ter studies in the Bible. It is interesting to remember that Bezalel, the builder of the tabernacle, Solomon, the temple, and Jesus, the head and builder of the church, were
aU'ftwm-thirtrlljrTJf-Jnthal^
"Listeners" from the early part of the broadcasts that were sent to me from Japan by Exie Foultz, who had answered them from the program on Radio Luxembourg then sent them on to me to do what I
wished with them. I saved them. This was
The last place we had a speaking date was at Bangor, Mich., on Nov. 14, where our friends of many years, Mr. and Mrs.
from the Search the Scripture program Radio Luxembourg when Alex Bills was the broadcaster from Japan and Korea. They were a great many people who took the correspondence course that Exie graded and sent replies and sent on to me when they had been answered by her. I have felt that they are a good part of the
history of this Gospel Broadcasting Mis sion and might become useful some day
if someone needed material or had the
We were royally entertained by mem bers of the church and we lodged in the home of a registered nurse. Needless to siry^ w~hM~helpful aiid"profitable convert
sations.
inclination to write concerning the first Gospel Broadcasting Mission with the primarv piirpnsft nf Brnflrinasting tn Furnpp
and other countries than America.
That day we were entertained in the home of a present day craftsman, one whose hobby was keeping clocks in run ning order and repair to delight present generations. It was a pleasure to see his fine collection, but a delight also to see the fine figurines he made of metal. Upon seeing a small metal eagle perched on one of the clocks and remarking that it was her favorite bird, she was delighted later to have him hand her a beautiful, much larger eagle with outspread wings for her to keep as a souvenir. It has an honored place among her souvenirs. The church had a fine reception dinner for the Cobles at the noon hour, they are delightful people
and dedicated Christians.
lesson, this time to the Women's class, which regularly supports the G.B.M. Here again we met with our need for being loyal
to the church. Christ died for the church
I would like to tell you more of the many interesting things that might be found in my files that have been a real
and we must be true to the things taught in the scriptures concerning the church. The Thanksgiving season was a very blessed one spent at the home of our sonin-law and daughter in Fort Wayne. Both
son, one niece and husband and their six lovely children and the husband of my youngest sister and Walter and myself. We
I have been very late answering letters. My big box of unanswered letters worries me a lot but its impossible to do everything.
Since I need a lot of rest and in fact couldn't
really made
answer everyone if I were weU. But if you write I will try especially if something we
can help you to do or if you have needs we can supply or you want literature or tapes. One Caper Mrs. Coble doesn't feel especiallyproud-of-happenedone^ Sunday morning when we had a speaking date. Mr.
sent home by our daughter. Not all gone yet, nearly a week after. Yes, we did eat
the last of it tonight and what can we do until a Christmas feast may supply more? I don't think I need any food with all the
pills I take. One of them alone costs us 50 cents per day. The regular price is even word shall not return unto me void but more but we have a kindT)harmacist and ^^1 accomplish^ what I please and" will anyway that is only a small part of it in prosper in the things whereunto I sent it." the long run. My husband has the worst Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year part, though, putting up with me; supplying to all our friends and loved ones in Christ all my needs and doing practically all the and our best wishes to all. physical work of the house, wheeling my
chair when I go places and that is not as easy as it may look. I walk some but be
The Cobles
IN MEMORIAM
days when radio has become such a power, were carried on by radio and all the out lets that it affords of answering listeners and sending literature, etc., that in a very short time there would be a greater re spect for Christ and Christianity. People would be proud and anxious to say, "I am a Christian," all over the universe. "My
cause of my arthritis in both knees I have to preserve my strength because of the strain on my heart. If you have seen a jet engine take off that is a good example of my heart only it stops every little bit.
Walter has been working all day when
To Mr.
and Mrs.
Charles Sherman of
Garrett, Indiana, by their daughter, Mrs. Rebah Sherman Sweitzer of Ashley, Infflana.
My health condition is probably no worse than the last time I wrote, although it has been decided surgery is not feasible be cause of my heart condition. I am depend ing on God to do His will. I am about the house doing what I can, resting when I can, going about, some to church and church meetings, seeing the doctor. Some
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fully that our resources are insufficient and so we are trusting God to fill up that which
we lack in His own way and through His people.
hot and humid climate. Lester will be alone in his work for the entire year. There are no other Church of Christ Christian Church missionaries in this country. In their home
As you can see, your prayers have pre vailed and we are going to Nigeria. Now we need your prayers for our visas and travel funds to come through as well as the rest of the support we need. We believe that God will provide and help us to do His will. We do continue to pray for you folks and the help you need. We will con
tinue our Faith Promise to you as we can
would also be cheaper because of Eric's turning 2 in Aug. of 1966, and thus raising
from a 10% to a 50% fare. Therefore it not
they will have no modern conveniences. They will have to purify their own water, read by the light of kerosene lamps, and grow a portion of their food. They will be forced to take prophylactic doses of an anti-malarial every week they are here (and even a few weeks before their arrival
and for several months after their de
only would be an economical use of God's money to buy tickets for the whole trip to the states, stopping over in Nigeria for the
parture). They will have no T.V., washing machine, telephone or fan. In some fields, perhaps, these handicaps would be counter balanced by the abundance of the Christian
harvest. This is not true in Nigeria. There
1966, and thus help the situation here. They are needed. But, Don Baughman needs to be in the U.S. recruiting additional help ers for Nigeria in 1966. We can help him, if you can help us. May God help us all to do His will completely!
DON BAUGHMAN APPEALS TO YOU
THE
LeMAY
FAMILY
The following letter of appeal and expla nation was written by Don Baughman for printing in our News Letter to tell of the need in Nigeria in 1966 " Even though the Lester LeMay family got a taste of the hot and humid Nigerian cli mate late in 1964, they have agreed to return to itand the many other difficul ties of life in Nigeriato relieve me for the year. And how they are needed!
Lester will take over the care of the ten churches that have been established since
THE
BAUGHMAN
FAMILY
the LeMays to face the difficulties that Ni geria will present. Their courage stems
from their love and from their desire to bring His mercy to people.
Lester and Donna will need your sup
production of the "Search The Scriptures" program that has been broadcast since 1961 (sponsored by the Gospel Broad casting Mission, Coble's). Donna will as sist in this program through her singing
talent. She will also supervise the clerical work of the correspondence course.
port for the year. Their courage can be infinitely strengthened through knowledge that you are concerned about them and
are praying for them.
ing in Nigeria during 1966, relieving the Don Baughman family during their fur
lough. The LeMays expect to return to the U.S.A. in December, 1966. " Seeking God's will in a decision has never been an easy task, but closed and open doors have a way of speaking. The
needs of South Africa had made us feel a
It will not only be helpful for the LeMays to replace me, but it will be necessary as I have no other replacement. As far back as 1955, Roy Goldsberry and I planned against just a situation; that is, someone needing to go on leave and having no one
Will you be able to add your financial support to your prayer support? They do
not have all the promised support that they need. If you have supported them dur ing the year in South Africa, won't you re new your promise for one more year? It is paradoxical, but in order to help, they must first be helped. Much of the financial
But the greater needs of Nigeria, coupled with the realization that our financial sup
port was not sufficient for an effective work here, left us with two choices: (1) Return now to the states to prepare for the future, or (2) Act on faith that God will supply the financial needs for a year in Nigeria, and accept the call to go there. We would be untrue to God's calling to bypass our Brother in Nigeria in his pres ent need, to seek only our own needs. Therefore we are committing ourselves and
all our resources to this course. We realize
ices here. If they had not volunteered, the churches here would have undergone a period of pronounced duress. As it is, their presence here will be a strengthening and a
renewal for the church leaders and mem berships.
WE'RE SORRY!
We are sorry that we have had to leave
out from this issue several news items re
This is a mission of mercy. We in Ni geria have no right to demand something of the LeMays. They have seen our need and have made their decision to help us.
garding the broadcasts. These items we hope to include in our January - February
issue.
It was not an easy decision in the making, and it will be no less difficult in the doing. They have two small children, and their
care will be much more difficult in this
MERRY CHRISTMAS
HAPPY NEW YEAR
with a priest and did bodily harm to one of those families. In this way they sent them to hospital and in addition to that they were accused of being spies because they
listen "American broadcasts." During the
every turn in the road, not only in the work for the radio ministry but also for
the Italian field.
By this short letter I would like to share with you and dear supporters of the Gospel Broadcasting Mission some victories through the Radio ministry. In the past months we received many
Since, with the radio ministry we are reaching thousands and thousands of po-
Ir''
about victories for Christ. In many places where people never heard about the new
for many weeks and for which they are accused of being spies. The judge agreed and next Monday he tuned his radio at 6:30 p.m. to Monte
Carlo and to his amazement he heard
simple gospel, good news of salvation in his own Polish language, Christian song with a great message. The following day the accused were cleared from the unjust
accusations.
MM
lives send They They
POINT OF DECISION
free. The mob and priest make their miserable. Many times we have to letters to them through other people. mail their letters from another city.
free from denominationalism and super stition in which they lived before. Thanks to the Gospel Broadcast Mission, every
a matter of prayer what to do with the time and money at our disposal, since both
are limited.
souls in many countries and we ai^e very happy to do our part by producing Polish programs and to do the foUow-up work and to build the church of Christ. Yours,
Paul Bajko.
proper turn you are going the right way. One of the things that prohibits many peo
ple here in Switzerland from following the "right way" is that missionary work, as
such, is not allowed. However, we have peo ple in Switzerland studying the Scriptures with us and we are thankful that through
Testament Christianity now regularly every Monday meet together for the special service at short wave radio receivers. They try to write every simple word which they hear. They try to learn songs which they hear
and then write to us for Christian litera
Is Thanksgiving Day almost here? Thanlc you for reminding us since the day, as such, does not mean anything here in Italy. For Christians, however, each day should be a day of Thanksgiving. We have supplied many Bibles to our listeners and while it is expensive it is worth it in order to get God's Word into
their hands.
the mail there is the possibility of winning some. It is not always easy to know which road to take but praying for the Lord's guidance and following His leading we can continue to point people to the only way that
leads to God and their salvation.
tion.
Every week
many packages
with
languages are sent to listeners by first class mail (it is the only way of sending literature at the present time) Many people are baptized into Christ be cause of radio ministry which is followed by native Polish preachers who received addresses from us and this way the new
Testament churches are established. Not
When we reach the spot shown in the en closed picture, on our way to Germany to record the programs or to visit people along the way who have had contact with us,
there is always a decision to make. This decision must be made either going or re-
In Him,
Charles & Mary Frances
long ago we received the following news; In a remote village of the southeastern section of Poland, very close to the Russian border, thi-ee families were regular listen ers of Polish broadcasts. After they wrote to us we asked a Polish preacher to visit them and to preach to them in person,
which was done. Those families were
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sponded to the Gospel invitation. In order to baptize them, permission from the police department must be obtained and
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