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Carl Ketcherside is a fascinating study. He was Daniel Sommer’s star pupil. A brilliant man and perhaps the best writer produced by the Churches of Christ. He first became prominent through his periodical, The Mission Messenger, through which he pursued … Continue reading →

H. Leo Boles was perhaps the most influential of the 20th Century Gospel Advocate editors. A disciple of David Lipscomb, Boles wrote for or edited the Advocate for 40 years, until his death in 1946. However, Boles is most famous … Continue reading →

Beginning shortly after the Civil War and continuing for 50 years, David Lipscomb and E. G. Sewell edited the Gospel Advocate, which was plainly the most influential periodical among Southern Churches of Christ until the last 20 years or so. … Continue reading →

Daniel Sommer was a student of Benjamin Franklin. Sommer lived a long and influential life, carrying on his mentor’s work–so much so that Sommer can properly be said to have been the father of two major divisions within the Restoration … Continue reading →

Alexander Campbell died shortly after the Civil War end, leaving a united Movement. The various congregations had a number of disagreements, but they were all willing to tolerate one another’s disagreements for the sake of unity. A handful of congregations … Continue reading →

The driving force behind the Restoration Movement’s doctrine of baptism is the writing of Alexander Campbell. As Part 3 suggests, Campbell’s early writing certainly seemed to suggest that he considered baptism essential to salvation. And this was conventional wisdom within … Continue reading →

Thomas Campbell’s son, Alexander, very quickly became the intellectual champion of the Movement. Both Thomas and Barton W. Stone suffered from poor health and produced limited written work. In 1932, the Stone and Campbell movements merged, beginning with the famous … Continue reading →

Perhaps the most influential document in the Restoration Movement is the “Declaration and Address” written by Thomas Campbell in 1809. It’s a very long document and often the 19th Century prose is hard to read. But it’s well worth the … Continue reading →

We in the Churches of Christ often claim to be part of or heirs of the Restoration Movement, founded by Barton W. Stone and Thomas and Alexander Campbell. We like to recite various Restoration Movement slogans and give them very … Continue reading →