The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1953

TIIE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST August 1953 Editoria, l Com ni en t I' I I 1 1 : ""t I I J \ T } 4 ~ I\ • l l .. 1., I I 1 I~~ F. .. 'J' h < 1 ,\.' i I t • cr f' ,, l> ; t c e <) r l1io \.s~<'<'i – clt io11 <)f I ru·- 11ln r B,1 pt i -- t .; lllll'l'll0... ,,·jll l1e c l ·ll1·atPcl at tl1e c1111111c1l 111eeti11g· to be l1e11 ' i11 Tt 11111le l a1)ti , t l111rcl1. ort. - 111011tl1. l1io, :\fo11fla,.. tl1ro112:l1 • Tl1111· ~c.la, -. ctol1er 10-22, 10:'18. • Tl1e f e llo,,.. l1i p ,,.. a 01·ga11izecl i11 ()etol1e1· of 19~ "' n11cl tl1f 'l -,,·e11t,.. • ~ixt 11 ....\ 111111a 1 ::\ I efti 11g to l1e held i 11 Port 111011 t 11 ,Yil l l)e retog·11ized a.· tl1e T,,·p11 t,- Fifth 1111i,Te1· a1,· of • • tl1at 1110111e11to11. e, ·e11t. Tlt e l.)l lJ'fJO c Tl1e a111111al 111eeti11g· i 11ot a •' g}o1·ifiPC1 '\ara<: a ti011 f l' the pa - to1· a11cl clelegate . 1101· i. tl1e 111ai11 11111·po e tl1at of li teni11g· to tl1 pea l~e1; a11d tran acti11g· b11 111e. , . Tl1e p1·in1ar,· fl1nctio11 of the n1eet– i11g· i '"' szJirif 11al ~ to the e11cl that tl1e l)o11cl of fellow hip i11 tl1e ro pel 111ay be t1·e11gthe11ecl for the er·,;r– ice of tl1e co111i11g' )""ear. To . 0111 e exte11t fellow hi1) ma)· he n1ain– tai11ecl tl1rl1 perioc1ic 111eeti119.· hel l i11 the 1 /a1~io11. cli. trict: th1~11 111a– terial 1)1·i11ted i11 the offiC'ial organ, l)J"" co1·re. 1)011C1e11ee, a11cl l)>T , ri.·ita– tio11; ho,ve,·e1-, 11otl1i11g· ra11 eo111- 11a1;e i11 })Oi11t of pffecti,re11e. .' to tl1e a111111al 111eeti11g·. ,,Tl1e11 pa. ·to11., 11Ji. . io11ariP , a11cl repre. e11tat i,·e clelegate t'o111e face to face a11 d 1111ite tl1eir ,·oire. i11 I 1·a}Ter . . 011g. te. tin1011>· a11cl J)e1·. 011al exe ha119:e of expe1·ie11ce. . The 111eeti11g· pro– ,~icle a ' meeti11g of 111i11cl. o ,rj _ tal amo11~r organized hri tia11 peo– ple. ....\..t the a1111ual meeti112--. in hio ...:\. ociation folk 1"e11ew the frienrl– hip of former ~rear . Freque11tly 1>a tor. 111eet pa tor whom tl1e}" l1a,re 11ot ee11 i11ce C hool clav "' a11cl the~.. "~eep for jo~... Delegate it i11 the pew. a11cl hear the 111(\ - "'aire of pa')tor: ,,..110111 they ha,re 11ot })re, ..io11. l~.. l1ea1·cl a11cl thi ha. i11 111a113· in ta11ce lecl to call. b~y· the local cl1l1rch. Yol111g me11 preparecl fo1-- the Go. pel ::\ii11i t1·y ma11y time 1nake co11tact. at the a111111a1 111eet– i11g . ,,~hiC'l1 are to l)e fo1111c1 pro– fitable at a later elate . :\Ti . io11- a1·ie on fl11--lo11gh a11cl 1ni io11ar)-' ca11cliclate. are p1·e. entecl at the a11- 11l1al meeting. ancl the. e contact. }1 a,,.e l)ee11 11 ec1 1),... Ollr Lo1'cl f 01· .. 11 t <' J 1 r C) 111 C) t i <) 11 o f 1h P , r <) r I c 1-, ,· i < l <' 111i11i"1 r,.. of ()l1io ,.\ . sc>c·i ,1tio11. • 'lr11l,· t11cs() l1a,·0 l) e11 ··,11 ira clc • .11ra rs. ' ( 11 ic1 ... \ 88oc· ic1tio11 ea rr irtl H eha rter 111Pllll1er8}1i11 of , ' (l\r(l ll – tr 11 rl1l1rel1c8 loratecl for tl1 e 111().·t J)a1~t i11 11orth er11 Ohio. 111 the l1 - g·i1111i11g· th ch111~che. £011111 it . 0111e– ,,.11 at 1iff i c11lt t o p1·oc11re 1,a, to1-. · \\' ]1Q \\'er e \, 1 il}ing· to l~i. 'lt , Ppa ra tj 011 f ro111 the helteri11g fold. of t he ~ or the1·11 Ba i1ti. t 011, 1 e11ti 011 ,s,it h it~~ J)e11. io11 p1·ivilege. . The11, i11 ,.ie,,· of the re,Te1\ io11 c la11 e. p11- te1~ecl i11 p1·ope1·t)r deec1~ l),V the ti111icl 01 gr eg·atio11. 1na11~T ·ht1rc 11- e he itatecl to . e1Ja1·ate f1·0111 the hierarrh~r le .t th ii-- propert}r l1e Jo. t. 11 the other ha11cl, ma11>'" l1acl bee11 edl1catecl i11 De11i, 01 T .. 11i– , ..er it}.,. a procl11ct of the co11, ..e11- tio11, a11d t l1e. e held alleaiance to t l1e co11,:re11tio11. I t 111igh t al. o be . aicl t l1at 11ot :o 111a11:)'" Bapti t pa tor . l1acl 1·e– cei,yecl tho1"011gh t1·aini11g' in the cripture a11cl ,vhile t he e wi. heel to be cla ifiec1 a ft111dan1ental they ,ver e 11ot o . ure abo1.1t ma11J"' thi11g: . Of cour e i11 t he begi11- 11i11g, a. 110,v ther e ,,·a that g·rol1p of 'believer j11 plllpit a11d pe1' 1 , "\'. 1 ho ,vi hed to ta1r i11 the deterio- • r ating .1. rorth e1·11 Bapti. t tio11 for the p11rpo e of it of aJ)O. ta. )". onven- 1eari11g· IT 0,,·e,"'e1· a tl1e fl1ll Go pe 1 })1·eachj11g· ,,·e11t forth f1--om th e 1>latfor111 a11cl a.1. o jiatio11 1 ha1111 el. t l1e ch11r he of the tate beg:a11 to r . })011d to t he call of 011r I101--d a11cl 110,,· 3 . tl1rc11r hllrChe are i11 ._ fl1 ll fella" ' hip. Ohio ociatio11 l1a 11ever co11dl1cted a113" t)rpe of campaig11 for member hip and thi accou11t in larg·e mea 11r e fo r the high piritual level maintai11ed. ,vhe11 a cht1rch ha divided e11ti- 1nen t within it member hip Ohio A ociat ion doe 11ot e11col1rage a f- f ilia ti 011, unle the oppo ition i a mall minoritv. " 011 1'o Po,·t. nio ztf li ()bio .r\ • .1ociatio11 of RegL1la1-- Bapti.·t 1 h11rche. helcl it > ixth ~\ 1111l1al ~feeting i11 P ort 111outh ctobe1-- 24-26, 1933, j t1 t twent)" ,\:-ear ago dl1ring· t l1e pa. torate of D1·. II. . ,r a11 ilcle1 ... Th1·ougho11t tl1e 1)1·e e11t )'"ea1· ,ve l1a,Te exchan O'ecl 1nuch co1're pond– e11ce with the pre ent pa tor Rev. II LL D TEL and ha, 1 e a 11r– a11ce tl1at the coming big event i co1 tantl,.. in the mind of the , l)PO])lr. r he 'l (l )11] )l(' T~HJ)t is1 ( 1 l1l1reh is 8J1,1c·i<>tts: i11 faC't, thci , ~is i to r 111i g·l1t !.!P1 l <>st \\'}1il r r"– plori11g· it. f ar-rrat hing C'ha i11 of l1alls ,111 cl c·la8s r oo11s. r\ c·o1111 a. 111 tl1e1 ha11 cl of the visitor 111ight 11 11sefl1l. JJ01·t.' 111011tJ1. ()l1 io, i: Jocatrcl <)11 tl1e lJa11l<. of the Bea11tif11 l Ol1io ' a11cl i. a cit}Tof la1"ge p1 .. oportio11 s. Tl1e chlt1·ch i. locatecl 011 the cor - 11e1" of Gallia a11cl "\"\ 7 aller ~ trert:. 0111,r fo11r . hort cit ,r lJlock. £1·0111 . "' the b11 i11e. cli. t1·ict. DP leg·ate. ,,rill fi11cl the r e ta111·a11t a11cl ho– tel dining r oon1. 1' 1 ithi11 easy ,, ..all{– j11g di ta11ce . Registratio11 It will be 11ece arv that the • ·h11rch ha,Te 11otice of tl10. e \,Tho 1·ec1uire o, rernight accomodatio11 anc1 . ometime bet,vee11 ctober 1 t a11cl 10th all deleg·atio11 houlcl be 1·eg·i tered " 1 ith the ch11rcl1. Tl1e pla11 of regi tration " ~ill be et forth on t he page of ol1r eptem- 1Jer i u e. \ )LD "' GE Boy a11cl gir1 a1·e lo11g– i11g for the year whe1 they ,,ill be grow11 ll p ' ' a11d ca11 take their place in the e, Te l"-1110, ri11O' affair of life• _.:\ t ,,1 orl{ and at play the }rot1na t er a.re al,va,,. t.hi11l{i11g· i11 term of "' eo111i11~: year. . The11 whe11 the~,. ar e f 11ll~v· gro,,·11 llp ' the:,;r " ·ant to . ta~~ at that ame age inrlef– i11ite l:r·. ... . olc1 aae con1e cr eep i11g i11, tl1ei1· ag·e 111an:v t i1ne 1Jecome~ a cLeep c1arl{ . ecr et a11cl the e,re11i11g– t i111e 1n11~ t l,e pll hed back . anc1 11e,rer 111e11tionecl i11 p11blic. 111 the pla11 of cr eatio11 011r ble ed Lord fore aw the , ,aried period of life and made abl111dant JJr ovi io11 that each might be ll, eel for IIi glor:v·. 0111· Lord i11tended that old age ..... hol1ld be g'ood a thing' of hon- Ollr . In I aiah 46 :4 it i writte11. Eve11 i11 your old age, I am 1-Ie, a11d e, ,en t o hoar hair will I <:arrv, a11cl c1eli, 1 er 1'"0ll. The I1orcl rT e. 11. hri. t i. the· Good J1ephe1·cl ,,1 1 0 tal(e. a1·e of hi 11eep e, ·e11 to tl1e e11cl. Ile 11e, 1 e1~ place a hri tia11 on t he r etir ed li t . The a ig·n ec1 ta k 1na}r be cha11gecl but there ne,Ter come. a ti111e ,,·he11 t l1e ag·ecl ha, 1 e 110 111i11i trie to })e1·form. IJ i tanclarcl of fit11e are 1 ot a tho e of ma11 for- ' The Lo1·d eetl1 11ot a man eeth: fo1~ 1na11 looketh on the outwai·d appeara11ce, b11 t the Lord looketh on the heart. ' If we ,ve1--e to r emo, re from the