The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1953

TI·IE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Fobruary 195~ ~--------------~--------~ ---------------~--------~~~~~~~·~~-=-----~ PASTORAT, ASS CE AS I SEE TT • ·~-----------------------~------------------------------~--------------------·~-------------------------------. ~11· . ()1ti11tt'll l•}. ~<'t'lt'.\' . tl1c ,,·ritrr <>I' 11 is rxenlle11t artielr. is a n1 c1r1ber <>t' tl1r t~irst 11aJ)tis t lllll'l"ll. jl t'<li11a. )l1t(), lt<)l(l111g· thr- ()ffi(•(> <>I' tr\lstrr. ITP is tl1r loc·HI repr<1se11tati,rr ()r NP\\' l,.<>rl{ J,ifr. l 11 , 11ra tl('(' l t)11111a 11~. ,,. <' rct•P11tl, 11elll a e()t1fP rP11e r ,,·itl1 Ir. ~ lev l)l'Ol' ttri110· ,,alt1,1bl e i11fo1·111,1iio11 t<>11er1·11i11g an11t1- • • ' t" it)· 111,tll'cllleC clll<l l1 o~pita] izc1tio 11 . 'r]1is ,,·el] i11for111ecl a11a ly:t ,,rill .'ta11 cl 111 ]i11 e fc)r ser\' lfl e to tl1i~ 111(t!?.<l/i11e c111tl rr11rr~P11tc1ti,·e 111r111l1e1·s <>f affiljatecl cl1l11·cl1es. (1~ditor ) ..\ 11 < > f 11 ~ cl ~ r ee, l a111 , t l r c>. t 11 at tltt' 11clsto1·~ of tl1e ()l1io I11(le1)t111(l – t'll t Ba 11ti.. t e l1 t1re lie · a re , ·er~· ,,·e 1l cl, ~11 r<.l<i of sc1 l , ·ati011, b11 t doe 11a. - t vra l c1s~111·a11ce ~· toJ) the1·e ~ T l1ere i~ 110 l)rof r .._ ·io11 t l1a t is t)f 111ore ·r r,·ire to 111a11l{i11d t lJ at l1ri11g- -- 111ore g·lo1·~· to (}ocl tl1 a11 the 111i11i t1·~· of a Bible-belie\'·i11g· 1Ja:– to1· ,,·ho is al,, .. a~·. at 011e fi11ge1 .. tip fo1· . 11i1·itt1al co11ncil. l\Ia11}· 1)rofe. io11 a1·e fee-cha1·2.i112.>, e.g·. a docto1· 01· a la,,,...er. P1·ofe ion .. ~t1ch a t11P e l1a,Te the oppo1·t1111ity to build 11p a large p1·acti e, a11d \,-it11 thi, p1·actice la1·ge income.. ~ .. 111·1)lu. ca 11 ca11 be 11 ed fo1· other t)·pe of iu,·e tn1e11t to p1·oduce i11- 1on1e £01· tl1em at 1--eti1·eme11t age or to 11pJ)ort a pla11 to co1n1)en ate then1 i11 tl1P e"·e11t of di ability. 1"'1i11ce the 111i11i te1--ial profe . ion i · . c1c1--ificial a11cl 11ot profit b11ilcl i112:, tl1e pa to1· js eo1 f1·011te 1 ,,·itl1 a JJI'oblem. Thi. 1 a ·tor al p1·0ble111 i. : '· ,;vhere i, the . 11rplu. ca h to n1ake i11,·e:t111e11t · fo r retire111e11t ~' Tl1e 11asto1· 11ee 1. i11co111e '"he11 he is 110 lo11@:e1· a ·ti, ,.e i11 a1 y ht11'ch. Ther e a1'e 0111,· t\,'O thi11g. tl1at ,vill procl11ce i11come ma11 at ,vo1'k a11cl clolla1\ · at ,vo1"k. Tl1e 1110 ·t 1·ea 011able 111ethod to I)r ocl11ce i11ro111e for late r i11 life is th an11t1ity \Va)r . For example I a111 infor111ed that the average age of the pa tor i11 the Ohio I11de– l)e11dent Bapti t a ociation i tl1i1·– t,.. -fi,,e , ..ea1· . If the church in- • • , ..e. t $1 7.20 a 3;ea1-- for it. pa to1· tl1P 1--e t1lt wo11ld be $5 000 at t he age of :ixty-fi,"e plt1 $2 000 i11 cli,,.ide11d ( 1953 . ·cale) totaling· , ·7,000. Or at the ag·e of ixt}T– fi,,e the l)a tor ,, 1 ol1lcl r eceive $42. - 00 a 11011th for life. A. oon aR s11ch a I)la11 i. enf01--cecl, the pa tor ha: $5 000 e tate , ral11e ,,·hicl1 ,,,otil 1 be payable to hi. family i11 0,,e11t of hi deatl1. No 011e e11joy clependence t1po11 re] a ti, 1 e · 01' going· to a home f Ol' the agecl ,,·he11 h e l)ecome 1111- GIFfS TO OHIO ASSOCIATION < 1 al,·ary Bapti.-- t (_"1h111·ch c•1e, 1 ela11d -·-· --- ---·- --····- · --- ····· -·· -·-·· ·· -·-·-·-- · --··· $ Fir ·t Bapti t h11rcl1. {alljpoli: ·· ·-----··· ·--- ··--·-·- ·-- ·-· ···---·- ---------- ---- ·-· T·"ir, t Bapti ~t l1t1rch, Bo~vli11g T1·ee11 ---- ·--·-----··-·--···------- ·· --· -·· --·····-· 10.00 10.00 6.00 10.00 2.00 5.00 20.00 r ,. 1 · 1 1 1 ""'T L 11~:t 3apt1. t 1urc: 1, .l' e\v 011clo11 ------ ·····--·--· ···-·· ·-··--· ··--·· ·····------- I.)io11ee1-- Bapti ·t h111'ch 1. T 01·t l1 R o~.. alto11 ··- -· ---- -----··---·- --· --·-- ·...... .... ... •otti11ghan1 Ba pti t h u1·r b, Cl e,,. el a11cl _______ .._. ___ ____ _______ _ ....__ .. ___ ..__ ... 1 e11t1·al Bapti t hllI'Ch (; olu1nbt1: ------------- ----·--------- -·-- -· ···----· --- -- ·- ·– ( 1 al ,·a1--}~ Bapti. t 1 h111·ch, ~ 01'wa]k -------- -------------- -- ----- --- -------·- · -- ·- ········ Berea Bapti t 1 hl11--ch Be1·ea --·· ··-· -------- -- ---------··---·- ·-··--- ----···-···-- ·------- 5.00 7.13 WONE · .... ,,c..y # I I I I ....... ., ,,,,,,, • .;,,,,w • . .,.,, ·"·· ,,. , .... .:, ,,_, • • • • Emmanuel Baptist Church , Dayton, Ohio Invites you to tune in Monday thru Friday at 11:30 to 11:45 A . M. and Sunday 8:00 to 8:30 P . M. for Old Fashioned Gospel Preach - • mg. WONE 980 on your dial . REV. JAMES T. JEREMIAH, the pastor will be pleased to hear from the listeners. able to :Lt:tain his life · oect1patio11. 111 e,{e11t of a 11 l111t i111elv deatl1, • t lie pa. tor': .fa111il}' is 1·ec1t1ired to i11·0,,.icle t lie f i11al exJ) e11. es-l)111'ial t111de1·tal{e1" clocto1·. ho pital , a 11(1 ot1t ta11cli11g· bill . Bill. mu ·t be IJaid. I t · a . tra11g·e thing, bt1t c:redito1'. do11 't eem to have mercy 011 anybocl} 7 , eve11 a pa tor's fam– il,T • • .F r o1n at1 a11nt1it ~· plau ·11ch p1·oble1n • woulcl be ol, 1 ed a11d ,\-ot1ld a i t i11 famil},. r ead jl1 t- 1I!e11t. If tl1e pa tor had 110 famil}r the church or a . ociation might 1·e– ceive th e p1·oceed . The1·e ,,,a 011e pastor that died r ecently ,vho er,,ed in e, 1 eral of 011I· Bapti t cht1rche . H e '"'a a d)r- 11a111ic n1a11 of Goel; and i11 eve1JT t ha1 ..ge he :e1·,red the people of hi.· co11g·1--egation liked him ver)r 111l1ch. Tl1e11 tl1e thi11g happe11ecl that ,,Till l1ap1)e11 to all of 11 · olcl a o·c. Hi e1 .., 1 ice ,,·e1'e 110 long·e1" ,va11tecl a a pa to1· o he ,va com– pelled to p end the remai11ing ,·ea1.. of l1i life i11 a home .for the • ag·ed. If the1'e had been ome ea h ent 011 aheacl fo1~ him hi 1111plea ant ebbi11g· )..ea1'. ,vo11ld l1a,-e bee11 a\,.oicled. Tl1e pa to1-- a11d hi famil:y· are 11ot exo11erated fro111 iclc11e ·. 'The)' al ·o a1--e . 11bject to ' trrgi cal a11d t10 pital expen e. Tulo t of them could not tand hea,,).. medical ex– pe11 e a11) 1 11101 ..e than a man who ,,-01--k, i11 a facto1--y co11ld ta11d the hi~·l1 co t of icl{ne . The latte1·, ,,·ith hi · o-callec1 'fringe ' ' bene– fit. , i c11 hioned to ome extent. The e ' fr i11ge' be11efit include .·ome ort of life in u1·ance, ocial ~ ec11rity and ho pitalization which i ·· t1pported by the employe1·-. I challenge each of you to ho,~{ }ro t11-- ]o,re and app1--eciation to yollr pa to1.. by ll ppo1'ting· 11ch a pla11 £01· him until the )Ia te1~ come. . ' ' The only dependable fortune– teller I have known,' ' said Theo– dore Roo evelt, ' ' i the life in ur– ance man. He tell you what i going to happen, and it does.' '