HOME PAGE OF BENNIE JOHNS 2770 County Road 1570 Baileyton, AL 35019 Phone: 256/796-2680 email: bjohns@hiwaay.net Preacher at Sugar Creek church of Christ

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THEY YET SPEAK is a web site dedicated to preserving and distributing the writings of Gospel Preachers and Teachers from past generations. Although the material is from long ago, the lessons are those which need to be studied in our day. The Gospel message is the same in every generation. Many of the works available through this site were authored by "well-known" preachers of their day; others, perhaps, by men of less recognition. We realize all the authors were "uninspired" men. As with the writings of any man, these works should be studied in light of the teaching of the Bible.

(Most of this material has been scanned. Therefore, there will be some errors in some of the files. Technology is improving, so this is not as much of a problem as in the past.)

You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to read the material on this site. If you do not have the Reader installed on your computer you may download the latest version from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/main.html

BOOKS, Etc. on CD ROM. I have a number of CDs containing a wide variety of good Bible Study materials at a very reasonable cost. Some of these have dozens of good books at less than the cost of a single hard-back book. Click on the links for the CDs for more information on the material.

PRECEPTOR and VANGUARD CDs. CDs containing a wealth of good articles, debates, etc. from number of outstanding preachers and teachers from years ago.

GOSPEL ANCHOR (Edited by Gene Frost). Twenty-one years of articles, debates, etc. from a great number of writers from the mid-70s to the mid-90s. Click link to open Adobe Acrobat pdf file containing subject index..

"A Big Old Bunch Of Books" (Classic Christian Reading Material #1). A collection of better than sixty books and short works from authors from the 1800's up to some modern day authors.

"LESSON ANNUAL COMMENTARIES" – A series of "Lesson Annual Commentaries" published by Firm Foundation Publishing Co. in the 1950's. These contain some good Bible Class material, as well as material for sermon preparation. There is a lesson for each week of the year. For the greater part, this material is very conservative in nature. (Click here for a sample lesson from one of these "Annuals".) ALSO ON THIS CD – Two similar books written by David Lipscomb in 1895 and 1896. (Click here for sample lesson). – A Commentary on the Book of Acts by David Lipscomb – The MESSIAHSHIP by Walter Scott, dealing with principles of unity in the "Restoration Movement" – and THE PIONEERS ON WORSHIP.

"CHRISTIAN CLASSIC READING MATERIAL #2" – Contains THIRTY good books from the late 1800s and early 1900s. There are some debate books, books of sermons, etc. on the CD. One book, "Handbook on Baptism" is worth several times the cost of the CD.

THE DOUTHITT-WARREN DEBATE. A debate conducted Oct 23 - 26, 1956 on the subject of "INSTITUTIONS" comprising approximately 8+ hours. The speakers in this debate were Cecil Douthitt and Thomas Warren. This debate is in MP3 format, which can be played on a variety of operating systems using various software programs (often FREE, such as Windows Media Player, Winamp or the FREE "They Yet Speak" MP3 player) or on any number of stand-alone MP3 players and MP3-supportive DVD players on the market. This debate is made available through permission of the grandson of Cecil Douthitt, (little Cecil).

To download MP3 sound file samples from this debate, right click on links below and from menu choose "Save Target As", or "Save Link As", or similar terminology depending on your browser. After downloading the files, double-clicking on them should open them in your default mp3 player.

Douthitt.mp3

Warren.mp3

***NEW -- A CD containing 21 written Debates from Days Past. A collection of debates from the last half of the 1800s through the first half of the 1900s. These debates cover a variety of subjects of present day interest. Click link for list of debates on this disc.

***NEW (7) mp3 CDS! -- Debates in MP3 format. Several valuable debates have been preserved in MP3 format. These can be played on computer, on CD players (with MP3 capability), or portable MP3 players which can be purchased for as little as $30.00. Click link for a complete list of the available debates.

***COMING SOON: OTHER CDs WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON: Four CDs containing works of T.W. Brents, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Sommer, and Ashley Johnson are planned for the near future. These CDs have a wealth of information on them. These are expected to be ready for delivery in early December. Check back again for further information.

GOSPEL GUIDE is an eight page monthly publication edited by Billy Norris of Russellville, AL. for thirty-three years. There are outstanding articles from several writers, some of which had an article in every issue published. The publication ceased this past December. (There is an "electronic" edition that continues on line. The address for this the "electronic edition" is <http://www.norrisbookco.com> I have received permission to upload the first sixteen years of this publication to my web site. I will be putting these files on line over the coming months.

The latest volumes of Gospel Guide are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. These are fully indexed. Click on Desired Volume for downloading.

Gospel Guide VOLUME #1
Gospel Guide VOLUME #2

* FREE MP3 Player

MATERIALS THAT WERE ON MY PREVIOUS WEB SITE:
My previous web site was closed for several months. A number of people have written requesting that I continue to make the material available. I am happy to do so. Click the link to access this downloadable material.