The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1953

Pagl' Fottrt ~t~11 ~----------_THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIS_T___________ August 195:-3 O IATION OF BAPTISTS FOR WORLD EVANGEIJSM IIt' rc' ,,·e 11,1,·c, n11c)tl1<11· lrtter ,,,rittr11 b .,T tl1 Ii r,·. T~er11ar c1 J~ clll('rc>ft, 4()1 J) r,1111. \' l- \ct11in ..\,·r 11tle, :\la11ilc1, J>J1ili1)11i11e f:la11cl: tc) t}1p RP,· . . J. ~r,va11cl I=>faff , J> .(). I1ox ..J!) • l~'t1l"11"'hi111c1 ( '1jt ,\·. 1~·11l(11sl1i111c1 } 11, .Ja11a11. '1 l1P <)l1io l 11tlr1) 11clP11t 1 a11tii· t i: ~rrateft1l for tl1e J)ri,·ilrge of ha11clli11g thr 111ail llet,,·ee11 tl1Psr )"Oll11g· 111e11. l11lt ca1111ot g·11ara11t0e (Jt1i 0 l< cl ispat c:11 1101~ striet 11ri\'a<·,\·. I J 1 ~ ( l j f O l' ) '- - Re,·. . J. ~ e,'"1 ,111cl 1 "> fa ff rl'c1l~clCl,111ol)al),l I3a1)tist l11trrl1 To 1~,·o. .fa1),111 ' ~ <' c1 l1io I 11clepe11<.te11t Bc111ti. t l)ear ~ e,,·Ia11c1, For ,,,,eel{ .. ~ I l1a , .. r i11 te11 lecl to ,,·rite )-011 111)'" 1~egr t . at 11ot lJ0 i11 ~2; a l)le tl) ret111~11 ,,.ot1r· ,·i:it to :\f a11ila I 'LL BE SEEING YOU, NEWLAND e1x1 e1~ie11red . o ofte11 i11 tl1e Phjli11- • 1)111e. . l\I).. .· er t pla11 i. to . it c111ietl)'" bac l{ ,,,ith n1,.. 11otebook a11 l Bible ._ a11d e11jo3'" the . e. io11 ,,,hile I . e 'llre c1l1a11titie. of materjal tc) 1,la~riarize later i11 the B PTI ..... T l)octri11e 111. tt'lletor a1111ol111 ·eel ,1 thre -,,·eelc b1·eal< cl11ri11g hj: tri1> to .J a1 a11. There ,, 1 a. a ile11ce the11 one t11cle11 t . aicl, ot1l t111 t ,,~e j11 t l1a,re )J1\. Ba11 roft carr~r 011 011r reg·t1la1-. la . e. a11d the11 • 1~,. atte11cli11g tl1e Fa1~ Ea. t 1 ol111ril <1f ( 1 l11·i. tia11 1 l1l1rche. 011fere11 c:e i11 Irar,1iza,,·a. I t i a goocl tl1i11g I ,,·a. t oo bt1 J.. to "·rite, becal1. e at the la. t mi11t1te I lzad to co111e · tl1e IJord ho,,ecl tl1e wa"""'" to a ·- • ·0111pli 1 it: it ,vo1 ..l{ecl a11d I 11 l)e eei11~: J'"Oll i11 Tok}'"o. You maj.. j11 t po il)l>~ ee 111e there before t hi lette1.. ,Tia ElJ.. ria r·ea he yol1, i11ce ,,·e fl3.. Ollt of :\Ia11ila toclay a11cl it 1na~- tal,e long·e1· tl1a11 that fo1' tl1i lette r to get pri11tecl i11 the ().I.B., a11c1 the COp:)T to 1·each >r0l1. It ,,,. ill be a t1·ea t to .-- ta,.. for a f e,,,. cla3·. i11 J apa11, . i11ce 11;~ .. pre,·io11 , ,. i it. ha,..e l)ee11 ·011 fi11ec1 to hl1r- 1~ie l to1l1~.· do,~t11 the n1ai11 . hop– J)i11g cli. trict: of po1~t citir. wl1ere <>111· .·hiJ) . t o1)pecl fig'l1ti1Jg off i11- . i:te11t taxi a11cl l'i ·l<: . ha cl1 .. i,,.e1". ' a11cl Q·a.:p i110· at J)rice. i11 qo11,,e11ir !';t01"0 . (Tl1e la:t ti1ne ,vc l)a. 'Beel .J apa11, 1r e1 ''/er e 1200 to a l clolla1', b11 t e,Te11 o 1ny pa1' imo- 11iol1. , Olll fai11ted "·ithi11 me at the 111ere thought of paJ"ing eight tbol1- . ancl of any ... thing for any thing. ) B11t no hortctlt Xewlanc1 ~·ith f1,eq11ent top for map tu<ly, when } 7 0l1 take me back to the plane f or )Ia11ila. I till cri11ge a little at the me1nor:yr of that ailor Jeft .. 011 the dock. . taring .·adly a fte1~ 0111~ . J1ip a. it pl1llecl a,\--aJ'", ''{he11- p,·e1~ I r e111eml1eI· that ,,·e a1·ri,·ed J{ ~. 1 T T\\T :\fIXl~TE:1 BEF RE IIE DID! "\Ve did e11.jo :;,.. ou1 .. o,Ter- 11ight ta)r in }"Ollr lovely little hot1 e with it mv teriou . licli119.· ~ paper-doo1~ ,,·all , a11d tl1e deep 1r1at 011 the floor. . I thi11k I 11 take tl1e .J apa11e e-:t}'"le acc·ommoclation. · at the 011fere11ce-tl10 e · ' Ft1to11' 011 the floo1.. ,,·ill be lot . ofte1~ tha11 the J>lit l)amboo floor I ha,Te , ~IEN. E~ T ER, ,,·hi h I eclit fo1~ Ollr Ijl1zo11 Fielc1. Yot1 fello, 1{, ,,,110 I i ,re tl1ere ,, 7 ill take a1·e of all the c1etail. · of the Co11fe1·e11ce wJ1il e 1 fold 1n,,. l1a11cl.. a11c1 li. te11. Thi. ... 11a l)ee11 ID}T plan e, ·er i11ce the FE 1 da,,., i11 :\la11ila \\ 1 l1 e11 the ' , ,.ariol1 cl11tie of ho t pa tor and 110 t, pe1~iocl a11d the ·on1plication. of i11ac1eqt1ate 111eeti11g- pace, a11d the 1,ai11 t11rol1gh 011r 1tnfi11i hed 1~oof p1·i11l{ling tl1e Bible Pre b3r - t eriaJ1 , 1,ept 111e fro111 g·etti11g 11101~e tha11 a , l,et chJ,.. gli111p e of the })le., i11g: that ,,re1·e l1ei11g· pol11·ecl Oll t e, rery da, ... ' ' I a111 a little co11 ·e1·11e 1 at the ex- t rr111e . ketchi11e.. of 111J .. . J apanp. e , ..o ab11lar 1,,.. 'i ~ a, ,..011a1'a i. a bea ll- ._ ' tif11l ,va,.. to , a,r ' -1-ooclb, ...e lJ11t ' v ~ if I . ta1,t ll, i11g· it 1·ight 8,,, 1 a>-, a.· I . 11rel, ... 11111 . t , i11 e it i, half • of 111~.. .. J a11a11e. e ,,rorcl. , are11 t t l1 e foll{.· tl1ere a1)t to thi11l{ that T 111 o,r 1~-a11xiol1.· to g·et l1aclr to Elea1101 .. c111cl the ·hilclre11 ? Tl1e other l1alf al O vVOrr·ie. 111e ome,, 1 hat. Tho e ,J apane e- tJ·1e accommodatio11 at 100 3 ..e11 (rot1ghl3r $.2 ) per da)r i11clucli11g 1neal at the J apa11 Bible In titt1te ot1nd ,,,onde1~fl1]lv ... ( aln10 t fearft1lly ) eco11omical bt1t I omeho,,, que tion whether I ,,..ill l1ave m11ch approp1"iate 11 e for n, }.. otl1e1-- V{orc1 'l\1o tal{ll- " a11 (I', e had plent)· lit. I , re hacl , ,,,a111p. a11cl lllOlllltai11 ) . l\Ia~?be ,,. ·011lcl ha , re 011e l>ig f eec.1 .·0111e,,.. l1er e, j ll . t . 'O l ca11 ll e 111} 7 otl1er ,, 1 01 .. d. I t l1a 11ot bee11 ea y to g'et a,Yay f1"on1 the many little tie that bind here. ~Jy Doctrine and Theology :tl1cle11t ,ve1,e a bit llp et afte1· a \Yeel( of .·ole11111 acljlt1,atio11 ( ri e11- t, ... tion \\Teel{ ) to ha1·d ,, 1 01·k a11d faithft1l tl1cl3r, to have 011ly 011e ,,eek of 1~egltlar cla e before thei1-- .. a,,.e Olll" c1ue tio11 fo1-- }'"Oll ? ....\ l)i g· mil e ,,,.e11 t a1~01111cl. a11c1 the ,·ote ,,?a. 1111a11i111ol1 . Elea11or a11cl Tin1111v ,,·ill f eel .. <fllite de erted the e 11ext fe,v cla~·.-,. \\ e jt1 t took Ro eIJee, i. ~-1,ria El– le11 and Be1·11ie 11p to tl1e chool for 111i io11a1·ie chilclren la t weel{ mal{i11g· an echoi11g· ,raid of Ollr ll 11all3r lJt1lging hOll e-and now Pop 11p a11d depart. . We clon t l(llOW jll. t \\ 1 hat Tim wa think– ino· or if lo11eline prompted it, bt1t ye tercla3r he opened the I'abbit h11tch a11cl cra" 1 lecl right llp i11to the ti11}~co111partme11t with the doe. ~ ell lookeel i11, cleciclecl that tl1e 011e ,Yitl1 the . l1orte1· ea1.. ,,·a he1\ , a11cl hat1lecl l1i1n ot1t, lo11clly prote t- • Ill o· ~· ·\\Te a1·e bl e. .·eel i11cleec1 i11 tl1e th1~ee b1'ethre11 ( ""\11t o11io Or111eo. Jo. e :\Ia11do1"iao a11cl Epifa11io cle la Pe11c1 ) ,,·ho a1~e co111i11g· al011g· to 1"e1)re. e11t the J->hilippine . ,r\. 11a11g· of 111e111or~"" 110,,? aJ1 cl tl1 e11 1·eg·1·et . the ab e11ce of Dr. C1'll - l)el'O a11c1 Pa. to1.. alila who er,Ted 1 l1ri t f aitl1fl1ll)~ among ll a11d l1elped lar()'el:;r i11 the formation of tl1e Fa1' Ea. t ot111cil. Tlie)- left Jarg'e en1pt~r· place i11 their II0111e– goi110' bl1t the Lo1 ..d of all ha 1'ai eel t1p trong n1en i11 tl1eir place, }"Ol111g 1ne11 ,vith pi1~itl1al po,ve1" zeal patie11ce a11cl h111nor-good leader. of 111e11. The 0111pli ated 1"01111cl of cle– l)artl1re ,·i iti11g foreig·n affai1· , e111ba ie , airli11e imn1ig·ration a11cl tax bl1reau ha· bee11 a ti111e of ·enuine ft1n and fellow hip. o ,,·ell did certain i11 . oll1ble puzzle 1111ra ,re 1 f 01· l1 that f e1"\Te11t ' ~ praise the Lo1·d ' excla1natio11 can1e f1'on1 e\·e1·,,.. 011e 11101'e tha11 once cl l11·i11 o· ._ ot1r office rot111d . Pa t or ::.\Ian– clo1~iao l1ad hacl a \"erv diffict1lt ' ti111e ,,ith hi .. Ta .. r lea1,ance and