Cheatham, Carl W.

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Harding UniversityScholar Works at HardingJohn Allen Chalk: Personal Correspondence John Allen Chalk7-16-1968From/To: Carl W. Cheatham (Chalk's reply filedfirst)Carl W. CheathamFollow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.harding.edu/hst-chalk-personalThis Letter is brought to you for free and open access by the John AllenChalk at Scholar Works at Harding. It has been accepted for inclusion inJohn Allen Chalk: Personal Correspondence by an authorizedadministrator of Scholar Works at Harding. For more information, pleasecontact scholarworks@harding.edu.Recommended CitationCheatham, C. W. (1968). From/To: Carl W. Cheatham (Chalk's reply filed first). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.harding.edu/hst-chalk-personal/6364j sth aoct High laoct CHURCH of CHRIST P"ct"'"""'" _,;;::'tz~ - ~~ 7 ~~;; : ;~; ;:;~: ;~,~~~;: ;;;:; ;~~ ' f 'i ~ - ' July 16, 1968 Mr. Carl W. Ch ea tham Uni ve rsit y Cent er of th e Chur ch of Christ P. 0. Box 424 Still water, Oklahoma Dear Carl: HERALD OF TRUTH Radio and Television Programs _ The day you ·r let t er came with its very int eres ting propo sa l, I a lso rece ive d a leter from a d ea r friend of min e who wou ld fit your situ a tion, with a few excep ti ons. Bro th er Ivory Ja mes is a gospe l preacher in Huntin gto n, West Virgini a. He is a N eg ro in hi s ea rly thirties, w ith a wif e and four daugh-t ers. I have had severa l opportunit ies of assoc iati on w ith bro i·her J ames , as we ll as hea rin g him speak. I can at t est to hi s genuine understand ing of Chri sl·'s way , and of his profound commitm en t to gospel truth . He is an able preache r. His burd ens of family and church wor k have pre vent ed him from fini shing his und ergraduate wo rk at Marshal I Univ ers ity. He ha s just resign ed from that work and is loo king for a plac e to go so that he can finish hi s co ll ege work, including his mas te r' s deg ree. Even tho ugh it might come as an initi a l shock, I be li eve that th ere are severa l advantages in bringing a man li ke Ivory Ja mes to th e church th ere and to t he campus of Ok lahoma Stat e Uni ve~-sity. Fir st, he can show the uni ver sa l nature of Christi a nity as it is be in g worked out in a practical way in the Still wa ter church and at th e Univ ersity Cen t er . Seco nd, you can be a means throu gh yo ur sup por t and enc ourage-me nt of him, in keep ing a highly talented young gospe l preache r from quitting the mini st ry. Thi rd , you can g ive him th e necessa ry eq uipment, bot h sp iril-uall y and ·int e ll ec tually, to become a great leade r in his ow n right, among both black s and whi t es . Fourth, it wou ld be a great vote of confidence to hi s la gg ing spir it s at this po int. I can g ive him an unq ua lifi ed endo rseme nt. I g enuin e ly think thi s is an opportunity to be cons id ered by you a nd you r e lders. I hav e not only asso-ciat ed w ith Ivo ry but I have I ived w ith him, and know him to be a grea t Chri stian. The on ly prob lem might be in prov id ing enoug h supp ort for him to com e and wo rk and li ve w it h you , but I de ep ly be lieve tha t it ought to be pursu ed. His address is Ch urch of Christ , 1693 9th Ave nu e , Huntin gton, West Virgini a , 25701 . I ho pe you can con tact him. F rat erna 11 y you rs, John Al len Chalk \ \ UNIVERSITY of the CENTER FRONTIER 2-5682 ~ p 0 . BOX424 July 5, 1968 Mr. John Allen Chalk Church of Christ Box 2439 Abilene, Texas 79604 Dear John Allen: DUCK AND MCELROY STILLWATER . OKLAHOMA 74074 UNIVERSITY MIN ISTER CARL W. CHEATHAM FR 2-8S68 We are hoping to initiate a new program in our ork here and I thought that as a result of your connection with the Campus Evangeli sm movement in many areas of the country that you might be able to assist us. In order to evangelize the campus at Oklahoma State University more effectively, we hope in the near future to initiate a kind of assistant-ship program. We would like to set up a program in which we would pay a graduate s tudent a sum equivalent to that which he would receive as a graduate assistant. The student would then spend an equivalent number of hours per week to that required of him in an assistantship program in face-to-face evangelism on the campus. Since an out of state student would face the difficulty of high out of state tuition, we probably would have to make some special arrangement to offset this difficulty for him. We are looking for a graduate student of either sex who is mature , who has a mature understanding of his . faith, who could communit~te effectively with the state university student, and who enjoys the p~rsonal contact of face-to-face evangelism. We would like to begin this program as soon as we can find a qualified person. Then we hope to increase the number of personnel in the program as our finance s permit. If you know of a person who would fit the above qualifications, I would appreciate 11'. very much , ry ou wouldpu us in contact w, nnfm. I woul also apprec,a 'celtl f you would te others wfio mi ght be in~a posTtion t o Know of a qualified person a out our pro-posed progr am:- ---- -Thank you very much for your assistance. May God bless you in your efforts. CWC/jle 

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