Paul W. Walden, 78, died Feb. 19, 2010, at Crossgates River Oaks Hospital in Brandon. He was born in Tupelo in 1931. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean conflict, serving from 1950 to 1954. He then graduated Mississippi State University. He was a medical technician/laboratory supervisor at the VA Medical Center for 40 years and retired in 1995. Brother Walden was the minister of Morton Church of Christ and for the past 45 years served churches in Vicksburg, Hazlehurst, Utica, Monticello and Tennean Road church of Christ. He has been involved in mission work in Cuba and Jamaica for the past 20 years. His funeral was at the Brandon church of Christ and burial was in the Verona City Cemetery in Verona, MS.

Monday March 1, 2010
Friends of the Restoration Movement Lectures

2:00 HP128/130
Touring Historical Sites of the Restoration Movement
Scott Harp, Buford, GA

3:00 HP128/130
Foy E. Wallace, Jr.
Terry Gardner, Indianaplolis, IN        

4:00 HP128/130
OPEN FORUM

5:00 ROT Dinner
B.C. Goodpasture, Editor
John Hardin, Montgomery, AL

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Time is running out. We are losing many of  the recorded copies of our older oral debates which are probably stored in closets, attics, or dusty bookshelves.  Most of the older debates were recorded on reel-to-reel or cassette recorder.  Some people still use the cassette tapes, but the reel-to-reel recorder has not been in use for many years, even though it was standard equipment for most preachers thirty years ago. Some church historians are concerned that the recorded debates are in danger of being lost forever. Not only do the tapes break, but we are quickly losing equipment on which to play the tapes.

In the 1960s brother Donald R. Fox of Saltillo, Mississippi started collecting debates.  He purchased many from now defunct, out of business tape distributors. Along with the late W. N. "Bill" Jackson, brother Fox attended several debates in order to tape them. Over the years, they obtained many debates which were important, but obscure and were not highly publicized. One debate collected was the Rogers-Barr debate. The original copy of the debate was later destroyed in a fire. Due to the foresight of brother Fox, this debate has not only been preserved, but he has provided a replacement copy to the Roger's family.

Several years ago, Don, along with Robert Rawson, Michael Jordan, and others started transferring debates which were on tape to a digital format called MP3. The great thing about this format is that there is no deterioration due to time or usage. It is easy to use and easily converted from computer, to car, CD, or MP3 player. This collection now consists of more than 100 debates and more will be added as the transfers are made.  The debates are on eleven DVDs. The Audio-Visual Center at Freed-Hardeman University has been provided a set to insure the preservation of the recorded debates.

An effort is underway to locate and continue preserving these old debates that were recorded on tape.  These old tapes are quickly deteriorating and crumbling away. If you possess any debate on the older format, you are urged to convert it as soon as possible. The clock is tickling and time is running out. Contact us if we can help.

Our thanks to Donald for providing the substance of this article. For more information about his work, go to www.essaysbyfox.org.

Below is a photo provided by Arthur Sharon which was taken at a recent meeting of the Friends of the Restoration at Freed-Hardeman University. Back row, left to right: Sam Hester, Wayne Kilpatrick, guest speaker Alan Highers, and Scott Harp. Front row, left to right: Arthur Sharon, Ancil Jenkins, and Tom Childers.



Friends of the Restoration Movement
Monday, February 8
BK-Ayers Auditorium

8-8:40 - The State of the Restoration Movement
Mike Baker

8:50-9:30 - Restoration in West Tennessee
Tom L. Childers

9:40-10:20 - Current Restoration Research
Panel Discussion

11:30 - Friends of the Restoration Movement Luncheon
Great Teachers I Had at Freed-Hardeman College
Alan E. Highers

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Death: 
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Gospel preacher, writer, and coach. Legendary ACU basketball coach Willard Tate died Friday after a long battle with an illness, he was 74. Tate served as head basketball coach at ACU for seven years from 1973-1980, leading the Wildcats to a team-best 27-5 record during the 1979-80 season. In his time at ACU, the Wildcats compiled a 119-79 record. Tate graduated from Alabama Christian College in 1957 with a bachelor's degree before receiving his master's in education from Troy University in 1965. In 2008, the men's basketball locker room was renamed "Willard Tate Wildcat Den" in honor of Tate's service to the university as a coach and an associate professor in the department of communication. He was inducted into the ACU Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.

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R. DAVID UNDERWOOD, 81, passed away February 12, 2010. Visitation was held Sunday, February 14, at the Chisholm Hills Church of Christ, 2810 Chisholm Rd., Florence, AL 35633, from 1-4 p.m. A memorial service was held Monday, February 15 at 2 p.m. at the Chisholm Hills Church of Christ, followed by a reception at the church. In lieu of flowers, Mr. Underwood requested memorials be made to the Heritage Christian University, Florence, AL. David is buried in Colbert Memorial Gardens, Muscle Shoals, Colbert Co., AL.

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Gospel preacher and author. Jack Hardeman Exum, Sr., 81, of Lake City, FL, died Sunday, February 7, 2010, at the Lake City Medical Center. He was a native of Nashville, TN, the son of the late Fred E. and Alma Jewell Selley Exum. He moved to Lake City, FL in 1993 coming from Royston, GA. He was a member of Central Church of Christ (New Horizon church of Christ, where Jack Exum, Jr is the Minister). Mr. Exum was a retired minister, an author having written more than 39 books and a recipient of an Amy Award for religious writing. He also wrote a column that appeared in the Lake City Reporter each Saturday. An avid reader, pool player with his friends at Eastside Village, golfer, coach (football and basketball), Mr. Exum enjoyed walking, cycling, fishing, and any outdoor activities. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Survivors include his wife: Marion Ann McLeroy Exum, Lake City, FL; two sons: Jack Exum, Jr. (Lauw) and Robert Eugene Exum (Svetlana), Lake City, FL; two daughters: Sandra Sheridan (Phillip), Jacksonville, FL and Tamara Hart, GA. Ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren also survive. He was predeceased by two of his children: Sharlene Johnstone and Glenn Edward Exum. Funeral services for Mr. Exum were conducted at 2 P.M. on Friday, February 12, 2010 at G ateway-Forest Lawn Chapel with Earl Williams officiating. Interment followed in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery. --- Lake City Reporter.

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