The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1972

The C'hurch's Mission hur 11<.:s are l~ta\l'11's ar,lll,i,,tt'li agl't1c1 •s for till' al\' atiCl11 o f r11cn . r, 1t1 u h it ,, lllli t, tals n11 ll I rc,t .111' ll'l ,.,,• tl1at rtll'n <lltl<.l not he sa \'Cd ot1t si<.lc the l1t1r 1, s. ,int , it11r,l1t tl1c1r atll. , •ct. ·'" ,, n1att r cf fact. ht1t few arc con- ., crtc 1 t\tlli s!\ t' l asillt' r(ltll .,,,l1 i~\tCll ( l1r1,t1nn cfiort, , s rcprc~cntc<..I hy the ..hur l1t' • c r till' 7.t'al c f I er, lt1al J'tct ' . as not1r1sl1c<.I ,\n<.i ,t1ml1latcd b thc1n . J1c ,111 ,,1 11 l,f t 11 .. l1r1,t t,l n l1t1 r h, t her cfor , i · to a 0 w rl<.I lying in wicked- 11c ·· t"' 111cn. "liea I i11 trc p,ls"cs an<.i ,,n. ," a~ the hearer f glad tidings to ' I , , ·" n( r, " f hl'l' •. ·• , n<.l l1cral<l f the grca t a 1vation to lo, t men. In order t act<. n1pl1,t1 t111,. tl1c l l1t1rch n1t1st st1 tain 1t elf in the faith and di cipline, tllc 1rtlcr ,tnd r<..itn~1ncc~ t the ( ,ospel. Ind ed for thi cau e hri t gave H1n1"clf f'- r tl1e Cht1r h. "that He n11ght pre ent it to Him elf a gloriou hurch, Ol'\t h~1,•ing sp t or ,, rink.le . or an)' . uch thing; but that it hould be holy and ,,,ithOltt blcn1t.. h .. - ph. 5: 27. carnal, e lfi h, worldly minded hurch can nc, er l'erf rn1 thi .. hot, n1i ion~ indeed. i neither worthy of it nor fitted for it . The re.. p n 1b1l1t) f a hurch i both corporate and per onal. As a body it 1 h und t make 1t influence felt far and near. But the body i what the 1nd1, 1dual unit which compo e it make it to be. Each member, therefore, hould .. tri, •e t be and to do , hat the entire Church ought to be and to do, "th light f th , orld and the alt of the earth," "a city set on a hill that cann t be hid." OHIO BIRTHPLACE AND HOME OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF BAPTISTS FOR HOME MISSIONS Reaching America at th is Strategic Time P.O. BOX 455 ELYRIA, OHIO 44035 Phone: (216) 365-7308 DR. KENNETH A. MUCK, President - SELECTED The Ohio Independent Baptist - Pvbli,hed Monthly by - THE OHIO ASSOCIATION OF REGULAR BAPTIST CHURCHES SECOND CLASS POSTAGE paid at Xenia, Ohio. POSTMASTER : Please send Form 3579 to The Ohio Independent Baptist Box No. 160 Xenia, Ohio 45385 Editor ial Office: Box No. 160 Xenia , Ohio 45385 Rates of Subscription: $2.00 per year; $5 .00 for three years; EVERY ACTIVE FAMILY PLAN, $1.1 S per subscription; BUNDLE LOT PLAN (mailed directly to the church), $1.00 per subscription. Minimum bundle order - 15 copies; single issue 20 cents. Your Editorial Office should have all news and advertis· ing copy in hand no later than 30 days prior to printing. Advertising rates will be sent on request. STAFF Editor . . . A. Donald Moffat Box No. 160, Xenia, Ohio 45385 Circulation i\fanager . . Stuart L. Chaffe Box No. 160, Xenia, Ohio 45385 iv on1en's Editor Mrs. Inez Milne r 2195 Brock\va y Road University Hts., Ohio 441 18 State AJissionary Earl D. Umbaugh 2150 Marhofer Ave., Sto\v, Ohio 44224 State Y outh Director . . . Robert Anthon, J 705 Graham Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, 0. 44221 COUNCIL OF TEN Ch,11r111an ..... Lynn E. Rogers State Rt. 82 & N. Boyden Rd., Northfield , Ohio 44067 l 'i<. e-C !1t11r111,111 • • John R. \\' ood 1 1 40 Ru~h A, c., Hcl lefontai ne, Ohio 4 33 11 Secretary . Kenneth L. Andrus 315 S. Kensington Pl., Springfield 45503 Treasurer . William A. Brock 4659 Trabue Rd., u>lumbu~, Ohio 43228 Prograni Cl1rn1. W. Dean Henr\' • 5..J 1 Brov,n St., Akron, Ohio 4431 r t' f issionary Cllrm. George A. Bates 304 Center St., Blanchester, Ohio 45 I 07 Education Clzrm. . . . . Raymond F. Hamil ton Gall ia St. at W.11ler, Portsmouth 45662 )'011ng Pcop/e'l 1i·o1 I< C/11 ,n., .. on1a n l3o~,vorh CLda1 \'ii le College, Cedc1rv11le, Ohio 4 531 ~ Kc. nneLh R. 111cJ.,cr 123 \V. Liberty St. Me<lina, Ohio 44~56 J:arl \ '. \\' 11lett~ 250 \\'c t St. HereJ , Ohio 4401 7 •