The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1953

THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ~~~~~~~~~~~--- -~~~~~~~~~~- Augus t 1053 - ORTA Baptist Mid-Missions Takes Over Large Field in Belgi an Congo trll(' Jttll(' lSSllC' <>f t}1is lllc'lg'}1Zil1(> l'(\J)<)rtPll tl1r flc})Hrt11re of :\Ir. c111 cl )Ir~.. \r tl111r (1. Frtzp1· for ,..\ f1~ica n 11( l 8 t H t (."\ 1: . ' \\Te 11 H , 1 () 1· ~a. 0 11 t ) 1> l it),·r t 1 at , .. e1·,.. so<>11 cl fte 1· t 11 e • rt)t11i-11 of ~l 1· . clll(1 Ir. . ~"'etze1\ an i 1111)ort ,111 t a 1111 01111er111e11 t ,,·ill be 111 a <l r. · · Ilerc i ~ t 11 c a 11 11 o 1 < , 1 ce- 1,1 e 11 f: I~aJ)tist :\Iicl- )Ii,"'. io11. ]1a fo1·- 111all)· tal~r11 o,..er a larg'e territor~· i11 t l1e Belg·ia11 011go f or111er 1) 1 op- ra tec1 l)3· the t "11e,..a11g'elized Tril)e nii.. '- io11, ,,·itl1 headql1a1·te1· ~ i11 Pl1ilac1e 1 pl1ia. :\f a11;.. ~·ear. ag·o :\ f i. Rl1t11 IIege . the11 ,,·01~l<i11g ,,·ith t lie T11e,~a11gelizecl 'I'ril1e. ::\fi .. io11. wa tationed i11 the Bel- gia11 011go a11d the olde1~ reacler. of thi, mag·azine " 'i] 1 , ,.i,rid lv 1--e all • tl1e tl11--illi11g arti le. ,,~1--itten for t hi pt1lJlicatio11 b~,. 1I i . H ~re. The 1 011fro i a ,,,ild j l111gle la11cl, thirl{l~,. poplllated V\ 1 ith primitive 11ati, 1 e a11d i~ 011e of the la. t re– mainino- part of the ,vorld ,·v11ere the people li~.re a t11e~... clid ce11- t11rie ago. ..llr. Fetzer ha. i._ uecl to 1l' tlie follo1.v1·11g stateni e·11t: Bapti t )Iid-::.\Ii io11 J1a . tal{e11 one of the gr·eate t for– ,,·ard tep in it hi tory i11 co11cll1di11g 11egotiatio11. for the perma11e11t acc1ui.. itio1 of a field , rer~y.. t1--ategically lo– cated i11 t he heart of the Bel– gia11 ong~o. We .. hall he1 ce– fortl1 l1a, 1 e the 1~e pon. il)ilit)r of 1naki11 <>' the _:ro. pe1 1{110,,·11 to , e, re1·a] h1111drecl t hot1 a11d people i11 the K,va11go area of the Belgia11 011~ro 11orth a11cl ea. t of the cit,,. of Kik,vi t .. ,,,.hich "·ill l)e ot1r headc1l1a r- te1-. . Bapti. t 1'Iid-1\Ii. iu11.· }1a: take11 o, Ter the n1ini, t1·v • of t,\·o otl1er n1i . io11. i11 tl1i · fie lcl a11 l v.·ill acld t ,,,el,,.e , ..etera11 111i . io11a1·ie to it , taff thereby. ' ' The Cong·o field at pre - ent embrace eve11 major tation. with a great man}" out tatio11 . The challe11ge of thi. field i. one of the O'reat– e. t "~e ha,·e e,rer facecl. Each ·tatio11 j. . taffed b3r jll t 011e col1ple a11d ,,te look to the Lord to end u ne,v mi ion– arie to r einforce tho e now 011 the field. "V\T e . hall 11eed <loctor . a11cl 1111r e. de per– ately. The field i a king like– ,,Ti e for ingle younO' "',.om– e11 c1l1alified pri11cipally for H tr,1 ·l1i11g: 111i11i trJ' to hanclle • the ,,ro1nen a11cl (J hild1·e11 , ,rork:. I11 aclditio11 each . ta– tio11 11red~ 011e, if 11ot t,,,.o 111ore col1p]e . . the f1ord e11c1l)le the opening· of . e, 1 - e1·a 1 a deli tio11al . ta ti011. ,,·i 11 be 1111dertal{e11. "\Ve a1·e col111t– i11 g· 011 the praJrer . a11cl pl~clC– tical a. i ta11ce of ot11~ Bapti t ·011~titt1e11cv a. ,ve ent er thi .. 11e,,· fi eld of er, 1 ice. "\Ve t h1--o,, 1 out a challenge to ~'Ollllg people ,,rl10111 the Lo1· cl 111aJ 7 be calli11g to a n1i11i ·try i11 the 011go. ' ,,rithol1t c111 e tio11 01-- clo11bt ---he Lo1·cl i laJri11g· h ea\ 1 ) 7 r e po11 j lJil– i t ie t1pon Regl1lar I3apti t a11cl the Reg1.1lar Bapti, t a1"e n1eetj11g the challe1 g·e. Fir t there ,,;ra.· 111 the erie of oppo1--tt1nitie. (.~A~fP P T:\I The11 came ;EDARVILLE a11d 110,v a 11e,, 1 fielcl i11 the COXGO . The load i,., hea, 7 ) 7 but it mu t 11ot fall . .. \11 of the e projects ml1. t l)r :t,tff0cl a11cl . l t p11orted . 011r I1orcl 1< 110,,,. ,,,I1ere a cl1alle11ge \Vill l)e met l)JT .. con ecratecl a11cl ,,·illi11g people. Brethr·e11 it i: ot11· · to bt1,, a11cl • 01·g'a11iie , ancl if ,J e.1t1. tar1·ies it ,,,ill he f 01· Ollr r hi lclre11 to tL e f <>r Hi. glo1--y. ,,re call t1po11 the cht1rch– e: to o-et behi11d the e p1--oject. ,,·ith ev 1--,,. available dollar. We call • t1po11 the you11g people t o e11roll a1 eclarville Bapti. t 1 ollef.re ancl Bible I11. tit11te to prepare fo1-- l1ri. tia11 erivce. y\T e call 111)011 <jllalifiecl mi.. io11arie. to . eek the n1incl of the Lor cl co11cerning tl1i: 11evv .., thrilli11g ,,ror k in the , ,.e1~y heart of the clark co11ti11ent . Th e Lord i ope11ing .. " 'icle the doo1~ f 01' . er,rice ; come, brethre11 let ll e11- t er in. ~Ir . A. G. Fetzer i lJeg·i1111inµ: a erie of article for thi maga– zi11e a11cl \\Te ha,Te e, rer1r l'ea. 011 to ... l)elie,Te that forthco1ni11g· article \Vill . et forth at le1 gth thi 11e,,· fielcl of opportl1nitv. AN URGENT APPEAL B·v· RE\ . EDWARD :\I RRELL • :\Ji... ~f a1·{)'a1~et '1 1 010. a dal1g'l1te1, of a ~Iexican J~apti t l)a. tor a11c1 f l11e11t i11 the ~pa11i. 11 la11guag·e J1a. arri, 1 ed i11 "\T e11ei11ela 011th A1neri a a · a J3apti. t :\Iid-:\ f i.. io11.· 111is: ionar~... I-Ia,,i11g· p1·e1)a r e 1 for· se lllar teachi11ir i11 a hri. t ia11 l)ay 8 ·hool l\Ii.\' Tolo. a ,,·a: challc11ge(l lrv· l1e1-- . l11--,...e1- of the '\T e1 ezel1la11 • • cit, ... of ~ a11 F elix ,vhicl1 re, 1 ealecl ~ :300 chilcl1'en 1·eceivi11g 110 ecl11ca– tio11 at all. The cit3r i a gTowing ce11ter of the iro11 or e i11 clt1 tr,T a11d • the i11c1'ea e i11 pop11latio11 ha lrft t l1e ,· hool faci litie. i11a cl ecit1ate. Fl1tl1re hri tian leader n eed to be trai11ed i11 ec11lar llbject. a11cl it i the exp1'e ed hope of the n1i - Tra in for ,ervic& in our Missions, Chr istian Educat ion, Postoro l, ond Music Courses . Write Pres . H. 0 . Van Gil der for deta ils of 3 or <4 year courses . WESTERN BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE .S28 33rd St., Oept.QB Oakla~d, Cal i f. .·jo11a1·ie that g·racll1ate. of the hri tia11 Da3r choo 1 ,,,ill pl11~ 11e £11rther tl1die~ i11 the Bible I 11- . tit11te a11d prepare for f-t1ll ti111e Chri tia11 er,rice. I11 an,T e, ... e11t . .. r hilclre11 of Chri. tia11 pare1 t neecl the be11efit. of a prima1'~"' . chool ecl 11catio11 ,,Tithot1t the prejt1 lice of R 0111a11iL 111. E,Te11 ll ll a,,eel c l1ild1,e11 ca11 be 1'eachecl for h1·i t tl11·l1 the clail,r i11L tr11ctio11 fro1n the \\T Or el of .. God. 11ch a11 opportl111it~r oug·ht 11ot t o be neglected. :\Ii. To] o a ,vrite . ll r 1)1·01)- 1 ein 110,,· i ft11'11itl1re a11cl 111ate1,jal8 fo r the chool. Tl1e cl1ild1·e11 l)llY thei1-- o,v11 bool{. a11d pape1' a11cl pencil etc. bt1t ,ve will ha,Te to ha, 1 e map a11d othe1' material in the chool for their ll e. "\Ve ,vill al o need table a11d chair · for the chilcl1--e11 a11d cle l{ for the teacher blacl{board chall{ etc. ' It ee111 that aero tl1i pro- ject Ollld be ,v1~itte11. ' ~ o,,. i the accepted ti111e. If )"Ol r,t1"'e to ha,Te a part i11 thi mi11i t1'y, 1nal{e g·ift payable to Bapti. t :\Iid– ::\Ii io11.. a11d end to 1120 he t er A ·v·e11t1e 1 leveland 14, Ohio. Ft111d \Vill be tra11 mitted to the mi ion– a1--y 100% " 1 itho11t dedl1ction of a11y ki11d.