The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1953

I ag() 'I\v<.1 TliE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST OctolJct· 1953 ~~~ -~ --------------- Editorial Com r,,, en t ~l I\ 1~ l l~~'l' 111 1 I,i11g·"' 1 - .,, 1 . I : 1.. - (>. \Y (' (i11(l tl1r r ec- 01·cl {)r r~lija 1 1 i11 r0lc1tio11 to tl1<"} ,r i cl o ,,. of ZarPJ)l1c1tl1. rr11e })1'0}111et. ~011t t)f tl1e l1or cl. fol111tl tl1 e ,,·itlo,,~ i11 tl1e 11ro le8s of l)11ilcli11CY a fire ttl 111c1l,e ,l ·al,e for ]1r1-.. r lf a11cl 11er . 011 . 11~i11Q· t l1c la.·t of J1er 111eal. a fa111i11e l)e i11u: i11 tl1e l ,1 11cl. ...:-\. c ·ordi11g· t o tl1e 1·eco1·cl the 11ro11l1et sa i l: · · ... 111al{e 111 r tJ1e1·e- of a little ·al,e fi r . t. ' Thi. 111·eacl1er l1acl ~'hi: 11e1·, ..e ' ' a. ki11Q· the ,,iclo,,· fo r tl1e fi1'. t cal<:e ,·vl1e11 . lie ha l 0111,.. 111ea1 for t,,·o. or • clid l1 e? Tl1e Lo1·cl ,,·a. . J)ealri11g throl1~l1 t l1e p1·01)l1et. ,111 cl 11ot the J)ro1)l1et £01 .. hin1 elf. The fl1tl11·e pro. per – it,.. of tl1e l1ot1, ehold . ee111ecl to • 1~e. t i11 the l)ala11ce . To co111 pl)'" 111ea11 t a11 al)1111cla11 t ble.. i11g; of t l1r Lo1· 1. to 1·efll. e 111ea11t 111·0. pe1~it3.. or JJo,~e1·tJ.. , ac 01·di11g· to local eco110111ic. . Tl1 e 1·eco1~c1 . a·v·. that < · •Tl1e l)arre 1 <>f 111eal ,,·a, tecl 11ot. 11eitl1e1· c1icl tl1e c: 1·11i ·e of oil fai l , a co1·din<Y to tl1e ,,To 1· c1 of t }1e T101· 1. ,,·hicl1 lie :palce lJ) .. Elij al1. · F1~0111 a l111111a11 J)oi11t of ,~jr,,· it 111igl1t . een1 tl1at tl1e ra ll of t h r Lo1·cl i. 11111·ea. 011c1 ble at ti111e. · a11cl tl1at the l)111·cle11 i. 11101·e tl1a11 ,y·e ea11 lJea1·; l10,,·e, ,.e1·, it i.· to be re111e111l1e1·ec1 tl1a t · ' II e is a l1le to clo exceecl i11~ alJ1111da11tl,,. a lJo,"e all • t l1at ,,·e a le 01· tl1i11l(.' The Lo1·cl J1a. J)lacecl befo1·e 11. • a challe11g·e i11 :\fl> P AT:\f . 1 ' a11cl ED ... \R"\TILLE. It i: ot1r r e J) Oll. ilJi}itJr to n1eet t]1at el1al– le11ge a11cl to pt1t fir. t thi11g. fir· t. tl1e11 "~atcl1 the Lorcl ,, 1 orl{. - - - - --- - WHITHER BOtT~ TD? At the funeral home " ·e are l"'e– mincl ed that the l)ocl,-. i11 ,,·l1ich o 111l1ch ha. l)ee11 .. i11,·e tecl. l1a. l)ee11 cl efeated the battle of tl1e hocl,r J1a bee11 lo:t. • ThP1'e it li e. , . 0011 to l)e l)t11·iecl a11d l)y n10. t people. :0011 to l)e fo1'– gotten. I11 babv"hoocl the l)od·v· 1·eceive. ~ . C'areful attention fro111 tl1e l\Iothe1· and dt11'ing· the ea1·l~ ... ~"ea1'. l111- ('0l1nted ho111· and 111an,r hl1nd1·ecl. • of clollar' ar·e :pent to 110111·i ·11, clothe. a11cl 1nal{e attracti,..e t11P }Joel~· of that l)o~ .. 01· g-i1·l. The11 th1·ot1g·l1ol1t a lifet i111e 1011g· l1c>t1r~ }l11 cl tl1011s,t11 (l .· of clc)llar~ Hl'(' ~ J) Cllt SllStc1 i11i11 fr tl1e lJO(l)", 111c111.,.. t i111ps fiit l1ti11g· cli~ cl~r <l 11cl llll~l1 i11 g· bacl< le. tr11eti,"e ,1g·e11eie8. l 11 ,·er)· 1111111,111 l)ri11g t l1 er0 is so111e tlcg·ree o E J)ri 1 ,,·11011 t J10 bc)Cl.'· ,l })J)ear. to acl,·c111 t ag·0, l> tl t i 11 t l1r e1 l- t l1er 0 it 1 i .·. 0011 to lJc h111·ircl a 11(l 1) ) 7 111ost J)eo1)1c. 80011 t(> l)e f or g·otte11. }"or tl10. ,,·ho. e g·oal i. l111111a11 ac·(· o1111 li._'h111011t . defeat i a ce1·– ta i11 t~· : the , avi11g'. ,,rill be cli. - t1·il)ll ted a11othe1· ,,·01·lcn1a11 ,,·ill t ,1 l<e 11p t he l111fi11i, heel ta. ·l{. the 11a111e ,,·ill be 1·e1110,·ed £1·0111 tl1e l)Oll lJoolc. , the office will lJe fil lec1 b)-r a 11e,,.. 1--ecrt1it, a11otl1e1· g'e11e1·a– t io11 ,,"ill .·tep i11to tl1 e li11e. a11 i i11 cll1e ti111e tl1 e ,,·i11cl. a11 cl the 1~ai11. · ,,·ill ha ,·e all l)11t era eel the 11a111e e11g·1·a,·eel 011 t he 111ar'l{e1· ,,·he1·e the (lefeated l)o l,· ,,·as lJ111·ie :l. • I t i. ,,·ritt e11 . I t i. a1)J1oi11te 1 l1 11to 111a11 011ce to die a11d after t hi. t he j11 clg·111e11 t. · Dea1· J'eacler : 1i"71 itJ1 er J1 01t11cl? BAII. ...\ 11ew 1 a1Je1-- pl1l1- IIt T:.\fB1 "" + ! li: he(l i11 To1·011to, 1 a11ada , re e1 t] , r a11- • 11ot111ce(l tl1at Ro111a11 a tholic a1·chdio ·e ,a11 al1 thol'it ie. l1acl 11ot 1·e ei,recl })er111i.·..io11 fro111 tl1r , rat– j a11 to eat 111eat 011 a ce1·tai11 F1--i– c1a,... ,,·l1ic: l1 ]1acl lJee11 cle. i2.·11atecl i11 • t lie c10111i11io11 a: a LalJ01· H oli la,·. .. It ,,·a...tatecl f111·tl1er that i11 tl1r 1>a ·t P ope Pi11. l1acl s11, pe11c1ec1 t11e 1101·111al c·l111r h 1·111 P for tl1at cla,... • It i. a111azi11g· tl1at i11tel- lig·e11 t peo1)le 011t of jail . hot1ld eo11. e11t to ,,,ea1-- the 3rolce of Ro111e. r\.. l1:te11tio11 f r o111 111ea t 011 F1·icla·y .. ~ a a relig·io11. cl11t~... i8 a bit of 11 01 - . e11. e a11cl to a. 1{ the P ope ,, ..l1at 011 e ..11all . er.,{e fo1· cli1111e1· i11- clicate i11cr edible . e1·,,ility. ' ' The ki11g·dom of God i 11ot n1eat a.11cl c11·i11l<: bt1t 1~ig}1teol1. 11e.. , a11cl peace, a11cl joy i11 the HolJ" (1 ]10. t. L\ . ,,·e 1~eacl of t11e. e thi11g. ,,.,e are 11r e:e 1 to J)1·0 ·t11·e a11 i11clt1lg·– e11ee ,,~ l1ic}1 ,, 1 ill pe1~111it ll, t o bo1·- 1·0,,· t he la11g·l1ag'e of Old ~ c1 ..ooge a11c1 cr,r, Bah! Ill11nbl1Q.. ._ .. TOT The (f11e tio11 i f1·e– T 1 T~ PTRED ((llentlJr 1·ai. ed con- ce1·ning· the book. fot111<l i11 the Catholi I Bible-n o i11clt1decl i11 Bihle 11.·ed b,T P1·ot- .. e. ·tant peOJ)le. The. e l)ool{. a1·e . 0111eti111e .fo1111d j11 the olcl ' ' Fa111- ily 13il)le' i11 a 8P}>,1rat e sPc·t if>Jl l)Pt\,'Cr11 tl1e <)lcl 'l 1 esta111 11t a11 l t hr Xe,,,. 'l 1 esta111011t . 'l 1 l1c f o11rt~<>11 lJool~s are k:110,r11 as ' ' T 11 e 1\ !)r<J<' r}"pl1a ' ,,·l1iel1 if> of (1r·rrl( orig·i11 ,111cl 111ea11 .' ' l1i l cle11.' 'l 1 l1e bool{. a re 11ot co11tai11 cl i11 BilJle. 11. etl lJv l)rote.~ta11t. for " t l1e follo,,Ti11 g· r ra.'c>11 · : 'fl1c ~e,,· 1,e. ta111e11 t cloe. · 11ot 1·efer to t J1e111 cli1"ectl3" Or i llCl i1·ect l)r l)}" fj llOta– t ion. Tl10 lJool{. ,,-er e 11ot i11 - l11clecl i11 a11Jr Biblr ,,·1·itte11 cl11r– ing the fir . t t h1--ee ce11turie. after ( 1 h1"'i . t. a11cl 11ot officiallv 1·eco~·- L < 11ized lJ}" the Ro1nan atholic· h111--ch 1111til A1)1"' il , 1:-"-!6. "\\Thile t l1e conte11t ha. l1i.·to1·ical ,?alt1e. 111l1ch i. 1eg·e11c1a1·,.. a11cl .·0111e of < it 11011-. e11. e. ·- ---- - '\"\TII1T ,,Te a1"'e co11,Ti11cecl tl1at - TOT: tl1 e a,·e1·aoe co11o·reo·atio11 .... ;::. t"- doe. 1 ot 1·ecei,..e tl1e fl1ll be11efit,. of the 111i11i. t1·,,. which Goc1 L 11a. pro,..idecl. :\Ia11),. ti111e. the pa. tor i. not 11otifiecl of ill11e., , or fa111i ly prol)– le111. t111le. the i tt1atio11 i. ac1.1te . The l)a to1· i. 11ot a I)hJ,. ician; ho,,T,·e1· l1e i. al)le t o appeal ef– fecti,..el,.. to the Great Ph,-. icia11 ~ . a a11 inte1~ e. 01... The pa to1, i: 11ot i11 e, ,.er,.. ca. e a bl1, i11e. • 111a11, l)11t i11 111a11,- ca, e. bi. co11- • tact ,·vith i111i] a1· Ca. e. p1--o,ricle.' a " .,.ealtl1 of i11£orn1atio11 " "l1icl1 111ie:l1t l)e of ,~al11e. Whe11 tbe1~e i. a fi11a11cia] probl 111, few tl1i11l, of co11 t1lti11g the J)a. to1\ a. l1e i · 11ot t1.·11al1,, a 111a11 of 111ean : ho,,·- ~ e, ·e1\ t11at J)a. tor 1na:v· l1a,·e co11- tact.- ,,·l1e1·e l1elp ca11 be I r ocl11·ed . I11 the long· , lo11g ago, the J)a to1· ,,·a.' a pa1·t of e, rer~" fa111ilJ· ci1·cle a11c1 l(11e,,,. tl1e ope11 a11d tl1e . ecret J)1·ob]en1. of e,"el'J" home. 111 the 1no1·e 1~ece11t J"ea1-.. he ha. bee11 le : f r ec111e11tl)" co11 lllt ecl. except i11 pi1·itl1al 111att e1' . It i tl1 e })a. - to1· de i1~e to be of the g1~eate. t po ible help to the co11g·r eg'atio11. a11d tl1e co11 titl1e11cJ ... , a11d 11ot 0111~· ,,·ill }1i. 111i11i t1·,r l)e . t1~e11g·tl1e11ed, ~ b11t hi. hea1·t ,,·ill be ,,·a1·111ed bJ·· 111 01·e f1·e Jl1e11t ro11fer e11ce ,,ith l1i. p eople. ... .\ Dl.,.LL Dy The ,,,.ife ha. bee11 a,,a,r • f1"'0111 home for a ,·reek a11d not ,,·a11 ting to . pe11d ,Tel"Y hot11· i11 ~ t11cl ·r· 01· ~ . J)oun cli11g· the t}.. pe,,·1·ite1· ,,e . et ahol1t to fu1d ·om di,..e1· ion. V\T e :fi1· t tl11·11ed 011 the radio a11d 1·ecei, 1 ecl a cot1ple .. l1ot~.. of . i11gi11g con1111e1·cia1. a11cl li. te11e 1 •