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My dear Hoy:lIt is so precious to hear from you. I thrill to every word of your letter. It appears

that the Father has been busy in your life and I am glad He does not leave you alone. Heis great to all of us, but I fear these are times He works for us and we do not recognizeHim.

Nell2 is quite sick at present with the flu that has been going around. She has itquite bad but she is watching herself carefully. I do not think you can cure it. It has torun its course. I am doing all right. I work about everyday, and some days real hard. ButI seem to thrive on it.

The Comerstone is doing well. We have about 50 who walk in off the streets onSundays. Last Wednesday night I had 19 for study in Romans. They were most of themstreet people from the community. Tomorrow I'll be there all day. The next day it willbe half a day.

I hope that God will enter in to Priscilla's3 life and make her like Albanya morethan any other place. I feel sorry for her as she had to leave a bunch of friends her age.But there are some there who need her as much as she needs them. May they meet. I hadforgotten that your wifes was an operatic singer. We have lived apart so much that I longto see you. God bless and keep you and make His face to shine upon you.

Yours and Hislsl Carl

4420 Jameson l-CSt. Louis, Mo 63109

I Hoy Gale Ledbetter (1932- ). The envelope for this letter is postmarked 4 May 1988.'Nell Ketcherside, Carl's wife.' Priscilla Ledbetter (1966-1992), daughter of Hoy Ledbetter afflicted with Friedreich's ataxia while still ofpreschool age. This rare neurological disorder eventually renders the nerves incapable to carryingmessages to the various parts of the body. When the disorder reaches a vital organ, it is fatal. Priscillabecame increasingly disabled. Hoy writes of his daughter, that eventually she was "unable to lift a fork toher mouth. Although she had a brilliant mind, her speech was so impaired that she was hard to understand.She could not write, so her last year in college she had to memorize and solve in her head whole pages ofproblems in an accounting class. She died 4 days before her 26ú birthday." Email from Hoy Ledbetter toTerry Gardner dated 4-May-2006.o Albany, Georgia. The Ledbetters moved from Atlanta, Georgia to Albany in early 1987. In Atlanta HoyI-edbetter preached for the Brookvalley church. In Albany he preached for the First Christian Church.

' Lillian "Jary" Ledbetter, Hoy's wife. Jary was a member of ihe Rlbany Chorus, which sang with theAlbany Symphony. This group performed Verdi's Requiem at Carnegie Hall and toured Europe. Emailfrom Hoy Ledbetter to Terry Gardner dated 4-May-2006.

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Dear Hoy:1

If you want to shelve some of the articles2 and run something else anytime feelfiee to do it. The articles are numbered so you can keep the sequence. I am preparing tosubmit a series to [the] Christian Standard on "The Power of God."3 I pray that they willfind them useful and useable.

I am delighted that you are enjoying yowself at Brookvalleya because you areupon the cutting edge of change. You were too far north befbre to notice it and if youwere in Mobile you would be too far south. Florida really does not enter into it because itis out of the swim. It is not that change is not taking place there but the average Floridiantries to ignore it. But in Atlanta you are where the action is. I am confident that throughyour being there you will be able to lead, guide and direct the coming of the greatreformation in the channels in which God wants it to go.

That is not always easy because every institution, and especially every religiousone is resistant to change. The change is built-in and it is not easy to deal with. Itrequires a great deal of loving, of concern, of prayer and of the power of God to make itpossible for the Kingdom to get going and to keep on track without becomingsidetracked. But you are the man and Brookvalley is the place to lead in whatever Godhas for us.

It is interesting you should mention the reactivation of the forum.s The ChristianChurch at Saint Ann has asked me to assist in getting it revived again. God be with youand your dear wife and family. How we love you and pray for you. May His blessingsabide with you. Here are two more articles for the files. Your and HIS,

lsl Carl

I Hoy Gale Ledbetter (1932- ). This letter was apparently written in the Spring of 1983.

' See a series of four articles published in Integrþ in l983and 1984 titled, "Thè One Body."3

See six essays on "The Power of God" by William Carl Ketcherside, "The Dyramic of God," ChristianStandard I l8 no 3l (31 (July 1983): 700-70; "The Hand of God," Christian Standqrd 118 no 32 (7 August1983):722-23; "Providence and History," Christian Stqndard I l8 no 3 (14 August 1983):742-43;"Miracles of Healing," Christian Standard I l8 no 3 (21 August 1983):764-65; "No Credibility Gap,"Christian Standard I l8 no 35 (28 August 1983):794-95; "Energy at Work," Christian Standard I l8 no 36(4 September 1983): 819-20.a The Brookvalley church was located in Atlanta, Georgia.' In early 1960s WCK had conducted "fellowship forums" in several locations. See for example:"Messenger Service," Mission Messenger, 25 no 12 (December, 1963): 19l, "W. Carl Ketcherside willconduct a fellowship forum at West Side Christian Church, l8l9 V/est Douglas, Wichita, Kansas, March 5

and 6."

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Dear Hoy:1

Through our lives God is getting us ready fbr the work to which He calls us.

Every teardrop, every laugh, every heartache goes into the disciplining process. Thestonings, the shipwrecks, the beatings, the imprisonment - all of these are apart of Hisdivine preparation for the great work that is to follow. The sting of ingratitude, theattacks we feel, the slurs we endure, none of these can hurt us. If we are His He usesthem, moulding us, fitting us, using us for His greater purpose. That is why I am gladyou are at Brookvalley2 with the fine brethren there. God kept trying until just the rightman came along and it so happens you were that man.

I am glad you are to continue with Integrity.3 It is a worthy little journal. It hassomething to say and it says it well. I have occasionally fèlt that it was too fal advancedfor some of the brethren we are trying to reach. It is hard to lead unless the sheep can seeyou. But I have been, on the whole pleased with its content, and always overjoyed withits goal and objective.

I will accept your invitation to write for it and will hope that I what I say willenhance rather than hinder it. Again let me tell how thrilled I am that you will continueit. Give my love to your faithful wifea and assure her of remembrance of her. How longago it seems when I was at Flint and we hrst met. I am happy that I can be always bothyour and HIS,

ls/ Carl

I Hoy Gale Ledbetter (1932- ). This letter appears to have been written in December 1982.' Hoy Ledbetter began work with the Brookvalley congregation in Atlanta, Georgia the first week ofNovember, 1982.3 Hoy Ledbetter was the editor of Integrity when he moved to Atlanta in I 982. Ledbetter wrote of theimpact of his move in an afticle titled, "Making Our Move," Integrity, l3 (October-December, l9B2): 114,"The first week in November [19821, if God pennits, I will move to Atlanta to begin my new work aspreaching minister of the Brookvalley Church. However, except for some minor transitional changes, it willbe business as usual for Integrity, since the members of the board are unanimously committed tornaintaining publication without interruption and to retaining me as editor."" Jary Ledbetter (better known as Lillian).

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I{oy, my beLoved brother:

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Hoy,t my beloved brother:

I trust that in these dying hours of the old, year2 that God grants you at least ameasure of the peace that transcends all human thought, and that as you sit and ponderyour future in Atlanta3 you will envision only what is good lying before you. Howwonderful is the Father of all mercies in making it possible for us to associate with thoseof like precious faith who can bolster us, comfort us and sometimes aggravate the life outofus.

I have prayed and given much thought to your gracious and kind (even merciful)invitation to me to write for your journal and I want to submit a proposal to you. I wouldlike to write on the one burning issue which the Spirit of God has brought to the surfacein this time when even TIME selects as its man of the year the computer.a We are nolonger living in the rosy days of our childhood nor trampling down little weeds in God'sgarden. It is time now for us to "go for broke." The buming question of the day is unity.Men must hang together or they will all hang separately.) The issues are too great for usto play around the campfire watching the sparks fly upward.

I would like to write a series on The One Body.6 You can publish them when youget space. I shall write them in units of four pages each. If that is too much tell me. Thatis what I write for EnsignT and Restoration Review.s I am sending the first one herewith.The rest will follow soon if it is all right. 'We

must get into the incoming tide or else weshall be washed out to sea. I am convinced that this is the way for me to go. God be withyou, bless you, keep you - take care of your dear ones. I am ever both

Yours and HIS,lsl Carl

I Hoy Cale Ledbetter ( 1932- ).' This letter was apparently written 3l December 1982.3 Hoy Ledbetter moved from Grand Blanc, Michigan (a suburb of Flint) to Atlanta, Georgia the first weekof November,1982.a Time Magazine began selecting a "Man of the Year" in 1927 with Charles Lindbergh. ln 1982 Timeselected "The Computer" as its Man of the Year. Time later changed the title of its selection to "Person ofthe Year."s

Quoting Benjamin Franklin who said at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, "We must indeedhang together, or, most assuredly, we shall surely hang separately.""'The One Body (Part 1)," by W. Carl Ketcherside, Integrity,Vol. 14, No. I (Jan-Feb, 1983): 131. Theother articles in this series followed in successive issues oflnfegrity. Part2 appeared in Integrity,Vol. 14,No. 2 (March-April, 1983):22; Part 3 appeared in Integrity, Vol. 14, No. 6 (December 1983): 83; and Part4 appeared in Integrity, Vol. I 5, No. I (January/February 1984): I L'Ensign beganas TheEnsignFairinMayof 1973. EffectiveJune of 1979 thenamewasshortenedtoEnsign. In 1982 R. L. Kilpatrick was the editor of Ensign and W. Carl Ketcherside wrote the followingarticles for the paper: "The Totem Authority," "The Pattern - Nos. 7,2,3," "strategy for Unity," and "OnBeing One."8 Restoration Review (lg5g-lgg2), a religious journal published and edited by Carl Ketcherside's long timefricnrl lcrnr¡êarraff ¡rlOlQ \\¡ / ¡u, ,¡.

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Dear Hoy:

the growth that 1s being made þ INÎEGRITY is qulte remark-able I think, ar¡d l-t pleases me no end. I am glad that our plugsin Mission Messenger help ard I shall eontLnue to meke mention ofthe paper at such tlrnes as I believe 1t rrlll- do the most good. Ïtis quite obvlous that people eannot t¿ke lt 1f they do not knowabout 1t. Tou are doing a great job of edltlng ltt

Our article on THE NAIIE PATTERN sort of brought the house down

on us again. Several asked to heve thelr names teken offr althoughall h¿d been sent the paper free by somêone else. I dtd not realizethat the Ittltl€tt of the instltutlon wes so doar to the heart,s of a

Iot of people r^¡ho tr'rst ln !t. One elder got up in New Me¡ç]:co andflourished a copy and asked how marry took lt. They were all- afraldto adrnit lt. He assalled it a¡ril a stster or tr¡o took publf-c excep-tlon to his renarks ard this perturbed hfut. Flnally' they calledReuel Lmnons to come over and stralghten thqn out but he confusedthen more thsn ever, taldng one posltion on Surday morning andthe opposite on SundaY night.

I am glad Talrnadge McNabb wrote you fron Germany. He is no

slouch of a ttrlnker ard wrLter. Judy Romero llves on the very edgeof one of the largest hippie communes in Arner{.ca ard she and herhusband have sought to sen¡e the needs of these drop-outs frrcm thesocial stnrcture. She Is a young woman wÍth a hearb fllled wlthcompasslon and a pocketbook empty of coins. idith love for you andYours Ï am as ever

ïours and Iüs,/l AIt/r1¡Pl-/r

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The growth that is being made by INTEGRITY2 is quite remarkable I think, and itpleases me no end. I am glad that our plugs in Mission Messenger help and I shallcontinue to make mention of the paper at such times as I believe it will do the most good.It is quite obvious that people cannot take it if they do not know about it. You are doinga greatìob of editing it!

Our article on THE NAME PATTERN3 sort of brought the house down on usagain. Several asked to have their names taken off, although all had been sent the paperfree by someone else. I did not rcalize that the "title" of the institution was so dear to thehearts of a lot of people who trust in it. One elder got up in New Mexico and flourished acopy and asked how many took it. They were all afraid to admit it. He assailed it and asister or two took public exception to his remarks and this perturbed him. Finally, theycalled Reuel Lemmonsa to come over and straighten them out but he confused them morethan ever, taking one position on Sunday morning and the opposite on Sunday night.

I am glad Talmadge McNabbs wrote you from Germany. He is no slouch of athinker and writer. Judy Romero6 lives on the very edge of one of the largest hippiecommunes in America and she and her husband have sought to serve the needs of thesedrop-outs from the social structwe. She is a young woman with a heart fîlled withcompassion and pocketbook empty of coins. V/ith love for your and yours I am as ever

Yours and HIS,

lsl Carl

I Hoy Gale Ledbetter (1932- ). This letter was written in late August or September of 1970." Integrity was founded o'to encourage all believers in Christ to strive to be one, to be pure, and to be honestand sincere in word and in deed, among themselves and toward all men." The paper usually appearedmonthly or bi-monthly. Hoy Ledbetter founded the paper and served as "Editor-in-Chief' for the firstfourteen years of its existence (through December 1983). Ledbetter was followed by an Editorial Boardcomposed of: Joseph Jones, Laquita Higgs, Natalie Randall and Dean Thoroman."'THE NAME PATTERN" by V/. Carl Ketcherside, Mission Messenger,32 (August 1970): 1.a Reuel Gordon Lemmons (1912-1989). In 1970 Lemmons was the editor of the Firm Foundation and, awell-known preacher.) Ketcherside wrote of Talmadge F. McNabb (22March lg24 - 7 August 2002), "Talmadge F. McNabb,whose arlicles have appeared in this journal is now Senior Chaplain of the largest hospital complex inGermany, located at Frankfurt. . ." "Messenger Service," Mission Messenger, Vol. 31, No.9 (September1969): 143. For articles by Talmadge McNabb see, for example, "The Church with No Creed," MissionMessenger, Vol. 31, No. 2 (February 1969):24 and "The Great Appreciation Dinner," Mission Messenger,Vol. 31, No. 7 (July 1969): 100. McNabb is refered to as an Assemblies of God Military Chaplain." Judy Romero (XXXX- ) eventually left the Churches of Christ and made her way to the United MethodistChurch. In 1998 she became pastor at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Socorro, New Mexico. Sheconsidered herself a lay minister for the first 25 years of her adutt life; time she spent holding Bible studiesin hippie communes and in her home. Romero also contributed arlicles to Hoy Ledbetter's periodical,Integrity. See, for example, "Church-Made Hippies," Integrity, Vol.2, No.4 (September 1970),57 and"ObstaclestoOurGreatest Aitn" lnloørilr'Vol ,) No Rllanncn, lQ"ll 11')

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June 1 5,1970Dear Hoy:l

I am thrilled to know of the upward look for Integrity2 and I think we have

mention of it again in another forthcoming issue of Mission Messenger.3 If thete a.e

other ways that I can help let me know. I recommend it when brethren of various

segments ask me for advice as to what they should read and keep abreast of things.

David Warren is president of the bank at Borger and an elder. He has distributed more

copies of VOICES OF CONCERN4 than any other single person. I was really sorry that

we had printed the letter by Ralph.s We generally ask if it was submitted to another

editor. It is a little bit unnecessary to publish an article like that in so many journals. It is

important because it shows a trend bit [sic] not that important really. You are doing a

great job and the paper you edit gets better with each issue, I think. With prayers and

best wishes I am as ever

Yours and HIS,

lsl Carl

¡ Hoy Gale Ledbetter (1932- )." Integrity was founded "to encourage all believers in Christ to strive to be one, to be pure, and to be honestand sincere in word and in deed, among themselves and toward all men." The paper usually appearedmonthly or bi-monthly. Hoy Ledbetter founded the paper and served as "Editor-in-Chief' for the firstfourteen years of its existence (through December 1983). Ledbetter was followed by an Editorial Boardcomposed of: Joseph Jones, Laquita Higgs, Natalie Randall and Dean Thoroman.' See for example, "MESSENGER SERVICE" by W. Carl Ketcherside, Mission Messenger,32 (June1970): 95, where Ketcherside wrote, "The March issue of Integrity was a tremendous issue as we look at it.Have you asked for a sample copy? Wrote to P.O. Box I 205, Flint, Mìchigan 48501 . These men tell it likeitis...."o Voices of Concern, critical studies in Church of Christism, St. Louis, Mission Messenger, (1966), editedby Robert Rex Meyers (1923- ).' "TROUBLE NOT ISRAEL" by Ralph M. Sinclair, Mission Messenger,32 (June 1970):92. Sinclair livedaI ll9l Holz Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45230 when this article was published.