The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1953

"l,JIE 01410 INDEPENIJENT BAPTIST February I D53 ~~--- - -~~~=~~--------- OUR FIELD MINE •• '//1c.t1 r, <'lit• , ,I Ili c ll' <J I',! ll'il/1 ,rll ,., <r<li11< , <>I n1i11<l. n11rl srr1r,·/1,,l l/1, s,·riJJl11rr" rlr11/11. 1t·l1rl l1 t 1· f/1,,. f/1i11c1, ll'<ft ,,, . ·· .. \ <·t" 17 :11 • .. l \\ \\"(\ ].~ )l ()\\ \\ 11 ,. it '" "'() <1 it'- • fiettlt to !.!<\1 f(lll," 1< t<)lll<\ 1 l) e1111r(·l1 - tl1t\). ell'<' ]il,' tll<' }lil'it('I'" ,,·11c> i11tl'll(l<'<] tL) l'l'"})C)ll<l t<) t}1' ~ltl)– ,ll'et, ,,·t' J)l'(ll)<.)"l'tl i11 tl1r 1·r r11t is,11e ft)1· (li~l·11"~io11 ,111tl tl1('1T })llt 1t off. l~rt'tl1re11. ,,·e c·a1111c)t . ec> ~· )t11· g ){_)(1 i11te11 ti 11 a11)... 1no1~e tl1a11 ,·ot1 ·a11 sPe tl1c)se ,Yllt) c11·e ,,·itl1 • ~ <)ll ~ • i11 SJ) i1·i t'. i11 )'"Olll' l)f\\' . :'\ 0\\' tl1a t t l1e 110licla~..s a1·e o,·er. l)lea. e 1·eatl tl1e - To,·e111bP1· i11~tc1ll111e11t ag·ai11 c:111cl ,y1·itc ! (i cf Tl1 cn1 f o Con1 in .(J °Jf a11,· Prote "" ta11 t. go ' to t l1r • 11ea1·e t cl1t11·ch'': a11 l ,,·he11 ol1rs is that, ,,~(? l1a,·c a11 opport1111it)... If ,,·e a1~e f1·ie11 ll~·, . 1)i1·itt1al. <lt1c1 e,-ang:eIi tie, 111a11)· of t he111 ,rill 1 il{e 011r cl111rel1 a11 l l1eco111e reg·11la1· at– t nda11t . · Tl1i~ cl1111·ch i cliffe1·– e11t . tl1e)r ,,·ill La~T\ ' 'bt1t ,\re lil{e tl1e "~a,· ,·011 ticl{ to tl1 e Bil)le.' • • l\ I a11,r 111embe1·.· of 111ocle1·11i. ti · • C' ht11· l1e~ a1·e ht111g1·y for ot1r me - ag·e a11d . 11irit11al ,,a1"111th. If ,,,e c1o 11ot t1~,T to 11111·1·,· the111 011 to . ~ ·ha11ge tl1ei1· 111e111l1e1· ·]1ir>. tlle)r ,,·ill '0111 '.\ llllti} tl1e,.. Hl'e ('011 \ri11c· e 1. • ( 1 nlli11g r111cl Tract .· Pa. to1·al ealli11g· a11t1 tl1e ,ri ·e ttsP ' c,f Ba1)ti t tract i, es:e11tic1l if th re i to l1e tho1·011.g;l1 eo11, 1 er io11 to tl1e Ba11ti. t 110 itio11. Tl1ere a1·e 111an:· o·oocl Ba l)ti:t t1--act . fron1 lJotJ1 ~~011ther11 a11(l fundamental ~<,11rPe1~. l)11t thr llP~t of all i: 1l1e "~(,,,. ' l1 Pst,1111r11t . 011cc t l1 )' g·et to st11cl~·i11g tl10 111 ,11tc1· f1·0111 a11 01) 11 I il>lc, tl1e,,. arr , .. cr,r 11ea1 .. a c1c- • • <·isic>11. f ro\11-. ·r if tl1ev a1·e 1111- • sc1,·r,cl 1 l1r,· 111t1Rt 1>e ] cl to l1ri t . • a11 cl , ..erv.. re,,,. 0 f 0111· o,,''11 ro11- • , ..cArt . to 111·ist ,vil] obje t to 1ne1n- l)er. l1ip i11 ot11~ ch111·cl1. ,,.,.e 1 a ,Te fOl111cl tl1a t a f1..ie11dly ' c·,111 i11 tl1e ho111e ,,Till open the ,,-a~T fo1· ct11e. tion. ,1bot1t i111111e1--. io11. cte1·11al ect11·it~.... a11cl other Bapti. t c1oetri11e. . :\fo1·e t111111Jle o,re1-- the cloC'tri11e of ete1 ..nal ecl1ritv of tl1e ~ lJelie,·e1· tha11 a11~... other Bapti t c1i ti11c·ti,Te. h~r llCh iroocl nel\"._ i · . o 11 ated i 11a 1· cl to . a :v·, b11 t it 111t1. t l)r tl1at 1 eople a1·e af1~aicl to let g·o of all clepe11cle11 re 11po11 ,,·orl\. a11cl t 1·t1. t J e. ll 111 ..i t alone. 1"he>r ofte11 c111otP i c1~iptlll"e fo1· t l1eir 1·111e11ia11i. 111, too ancl ,,·e l1a,,.e to ·ho,,· the111 how the e ca11 he l1a1·111011izecl '"'itl1 0111· ~ criptt1re refe1·e11ce... 1·l' i1z11,'11g '1 1 l1 e11z to /1 1 1cncl(11,1 e1ztalis111 ,,re Reg·11l,11· Ba pti t ca11not let <l<>\r11 tl1r l1a1-. · a11cl tal{e i11 1111- i 111111 rxecl 11eor>lr £1·0111 ot11er <·l1t11·che!-i a. ·o 111a11,T ....\.n1e1--ica11 ' I~apt i t ( '011\'e11tio11 el1l11·che do, 11c>1· t'cl11 ,re 111al<r tl1e111 feel at J10111e 1)>" c·o-ope1--ati11g ,,..itl1 all tl1e othe1~ c· l1t1rc:l1e. 111 to,,.. 11 . \"'\Tr l1elie,,.e i11 t 11 e ... Te,,· 'r e.-ta111e11t tall to e1)a1"a– ti 011 11·0111 a10 ta. ~r, a11(1 0 n1a11y . .-: . .. . . . BAPTISMAL CERTI FlCATES • • Per dozen $1.75 ( Po. t 1) a i :l ) Tl1i l)a1Jti .·n1al certifieate l1c1. bee11 i11erea - ... i11g I~· pop11lar t l11·ot1~·l1011 t t lie Te11eral ~ \ .. oria- tj 011 c)f Reg·11la1~ I~a nti. t fi1111 re he. h1111 cl 1--ecl. . hipnecl to local a11cl cli. ta11t ch111· l1e. . The certificate i. a folcle1· eolo1·f11l, pri('ecl lo,,... a11d i a delight to tho e ,,,110 ha,Te 111a c1e p1·0- fe io11 of faith a11d been baptized i11 a Reo·11la1· Bapti t Chu1--cb. The folder pro,~icle. pace for the pa. to1' a1cl the ce1 ..tificate i. helcl a~ a t1·ea- t1red l)" e ion. 111' corupa11~· al o pro,..icle an att1--acti,,e 1"dinatio11 ertifi- cate and a Laymen' ,.. Recognition '1ertificate, imilar to the 01 ..- dination Ce1'tificate de ig11ed for u e of the chu1 .. ch ,,,.he11 yo1111g· men are licen ed to preach. BELIEVER 'S BIBLE AND BOOK COIVIPANY 120 P ark Avenue Elyria, Ohio ------------------------------------------------------------~· of tl1r. otl1rr C'h11rc·l1 >, a11cl 111i11istc>t'. }1a,rr irotte11 a,,·,1~r fr·o1n the olcl 111 torir cloetri 11 r. ' tl1at ,, 1 e ra11not ,,..01·1< ,ri tl1 t 11 111 i11 eva1 gelistic 111eeti11g (01· ca11 ,, .. e1 ) , in Lente11 a11cl J"Oocl F1~ic1av . er, 1 ice. ancl o • fortl1. That offe11c1.. a gooc1 ma11y • 1~eo1)le, a11cl t l1e a,re1·age Regt1lar Bapti. t l)a. to1· ha co11. icleral)lc trollble e,"e11 con,,.i11ci110· l1i own n1ember. tl1at . 11cl1 cooperation is ,,,.1·0112,'. The~.r long for the goocl olcl da~r. ,,..he11 the Bapti t ch111·cl1 ,,·as i11 g·oocl. £rate1--11al 1·elation \\"itl1 tl1e othe1· chl11·che . 1>e1·l1aph ,,e . 0111eti111es go too fa1~ i11 ot11· eparatio11. "\Yhat al)ol1t a cit~.. " ..he1·e a 11 tl1e othe1· 1Ja to1\ -a 1·e . Ol1ncl i11 t l1e faith? • l1all ,,·e ~ta11cl aloof bera11 ·e t l1e~y· 1--ep1~e e11t c1e110111i11a ti 011. that a1·e 111ocle1·11- 1. tic? That i. 011e 1·e1110,Te f1·01n the loea 1 i.. lle. ~ hall ,,·e e\"en 1"ef11 e (•001)e1·atio11 '"·itl1 pa to1-- of co1n– l >a1·a ti,Te l~r SOllllCl cle11omi11ati011, if tl1P\'" 11a,"e 1111ited \\ 1 itl1 tl1e .i. Tatio11a] a11cl W 01·lcl ( 1 01111eil. ? That i. tw<> ·01110, 1 es f1·0111 tl1e locc1l i.. 11e. What al)ot1 t cl 1111io11 1·e,,.i, ..al with a very f1111da1nental , ,a11geli t ? Wr ,,..01tl cl l il,r to 1(110,, .. ,,rJ1at tl1r ot l1er br--eth– t•e11 tlo i11 tl1ei r o,,·11 ro11i111l111itie. , ·11ot ,rl1,1t t11e,· . l1011t i11 a. . oriatio11- • • H 1 111 eeti11g.· . I) ..\~TOR '8 I,. 1 ELIJO\\"".. HI J> 'rJ1i1·tee11 111i11isters of IIel)l'Oll ..~. :ociatio11 111rt i11 tl1e office of tl1e Fi1·. t Ba l)ti t l1111·ch, l\Io11cl a~r. F cb1·11a1·,r 2, a11cl Ol'Q,cl1lized fo1· a • 111011thl)" 111eeti11g to l1e held in J~~J,rricl <>11 tl1e fi1~ t )fo11c1a,.. of Pclt•l1 • • 1 11011tl1. Tl10. P J)rese11t co11 i. ted of R . I(e1111etl1 .._ 111el. e1·, ,r e1·11e L. D1111- han1. Ec1,,·a1--d IIel111irl(, Ho,,arcl T. Y 01111g, ,Villia111 Fl1. eo, . Do11gla. Bt11't. Ila1--old .L\ ll e111 Elto11 . II l1 l,– ill, Do11alcl Beightol, • 1--tht11.. F. Willia111 , Wilbl11· ro h,T, II. K. ~ Fi11 le,... a11 l ... \.da111 Galt. Office1·~ • of I-lelJ1·011 .~ ociatio11 ,,Till dir·ect the 01--g·anization. .._ Tho e pre e11t cli cu ed prob– l em of m11tt1al i11tere t, following· a time of p1--aJ"er, a11d enjOJ"ed lt1ncheon togethe1--.