The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1953

~=---~~------T_H_E OHIO INDEPENDENT~AP!IST ____________ F_ 1 _J,_rt~1r~11·~y~ l~!J~5:1 ~ •l 1 l' ' {: 1 t - i11g· ·~Pel l' f ri p11 cl~ i11 t l 1 r 11 ,1111 <' of C)ll r ,,,011der- f11 l I1or<l. It ]1,1s l1r011 . 0111r ti111e .. i11ec 1 1 e:1111ecl ,1 f e,v li11e:1;" to 011r ,ro11tler– t:11l frie11d.. . l)11t ~: tti11g· 1·eacl).. fo1· ,1 Re e11e :\Ii sio11 l1rist1na. , ancl 11re1)a ri11i!· for 0111· Tl1i1·teent 11 .1-\11- 11i,·e1\. a1·~· 111·ou1·,1111 ,,,.e l1a,,.e l1ee11 . 0111e,,-I1at 1111 , ... Ilowe,re1~ I want • t<1 tal{ ti111e 011t 1·ight 110,,· to tell ~ 011 a little al1011t 0111-- ,,or1{ a11cl p - 1)er iall~.. abo11t 011e of the gi1~1 111 0111· l10111e. T11is little 011e "Ta l1or11 of Ital– ia11 1)a1--e11tao·e. ~ hortls' after he1· l, i1·tl1 he1~ })are11t. . e1)a1·atea A . 1101·t ti111e lat<:'1· her-- fathPr clied. .r\ t t lie ag·e of t,,.. o l1er n1otJ1 er 1 la ·e 1 l1e1· i11 a ca tl1olic orpl1 a11age. F1,0111 t l1e ti111e . he ,,,a. a habv . he ~ l1a(1 t1"011l)le getti11g alo11g ,vith otl1e1· ~11ild1,e11. It ."ee1n. that :01ne ,~\·11e1·e alo11g~ t11e way" . he hac1 lear11ec1 to 111i. t1--11. t e, 1 el'} 1 011e. 1. o, tl1e tl1011g·bt tl1at 110 011e lo,red l1e1-– ,,~a.. i11. ·til] eel i11 her i11 ea1·l ,r lif P. • If er 111otl1e1· ,,·a. , a11 1 . till i ( arto1·cli11g tc> tl1e gi1·l .· . ·to1·y ) a ,,·0111a11 of tl1P ,,·orl(l. BilliC3 a, 1 8 • :-,]1e i~ a. l1a111ec1 of h er and is glad ~11e 11ever l)otl1er.· a l)o11t 11 er·. Bhe 11c,t 011lJ" cloe.· 11ot .·ee l1rr, l)llt never e,~e 11 ,rr .. i te · to her. Billie '""a. cli:111i:. eel fro111 thP or- 1)]1a11age at t l1e age of fo111--tee11 c111C1 f1--0111 the11 011 ,, 1 a. 011 l1er 0\\·11. ~ ,li e ,,·01·l'°e 1 i11 a l10111e a11cl ,,·e11t to . tl1ool, fi11i hi11~· hig·l1 . choo] a11cl ihe11 tal{i11g a bt1.·111e.:~ (·011r. e. \\-rl1 e11 t l1i. ,,Ta: eo111pletecl she ,·va a l)le to get a goo cl I)O. ·iti 011. Tl1e )"ear. that fo]lo,,·ecl " 1 ere a11Jrtl1i11g· l>l1t haJ)J)Y 011e.. ...\bol1t fol1r 111011tl1 ,1g~o a wel– fa1·e ,,01·l{e1' 1)1·011gl1t Billie to 0111" Door of HoJJe. I 'n1 . l11·e, from the wa~.. . l1 e actecl at fir/t, l1e came ,,1 ith a chip 011 her· hol1lcler. We l1a,.. e hacl g·i1"l ,vith all l,i11c1. of J e1" 011alities a11cl cli. po. itio11. , b11t Billie ,,a. one. tl1e lil{e \\'C ha,.. e 1te, ... er 1{110,,11. I l1a,·e pe1--. 011allJ.. ,,.. 01·lrecl ,,·ith tl1i:· f?:irl. I a111 l1a1 J)~T to :a~.. :l1e J1a aece1)tecl h1--i:t a. her ~ 1 a,,.io11r. I 1 he a~T he hacl 11e,Te1-- . ee11 the i11 icle of a Bible 1111til . 11e came to tl~. IIacl 11 e , ..e1· hea1·cl tl1e 11la11 of ,a}-y·a ti 011. l,11 P,,. 11otl1i11 !!.' of the (' r e- BEAMS FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE ' c ITRI~ TI J TJIGl J'l'II atiOll i11 faet , lcllP\\' llC)t}11 11g· a – l)Ollt t11c Bil)le. 'rl1i.· ,,·a . 111"\" first r,·pc ri011ce to .fi11cl ,1 J)crso11. so ig- 1101·a 11 t of xoc.1 . ,,r orel. , l1r11 t11c lig·ht of tl1r glorio118 go l)el 11011 th1·011gh, . ·he l)eli , 1 ec.l anc.1 a · e1)tecl the Lor·cl J e ' ll · a11 1 ,,Ta aved. We had ·hov{11 a11d l)ro,·e 1 Goel .· love fol"' her 110,, 1 -"re l1acl to ho,,T ancl prove our-- lo,re for· her" . Diel yo11 ever top and thin]{ l1o"T easy it i to love your frie11c1 a11d loved 011e , those who love yo11 " REPORT OF ACTIVITIES FOR 1952 J\1ission ervices 4lU Prayer & De,·oti.onal Meet- ings 732 011en Air & .Jail 1:feeting 66 You11g People s ~ ervices 49 CJ1ildren's l\feetings 54 Assisted in Outside Meet- • 111gs Radio Broadcasts Professed Conversio11s Reconsecrations Testame11ts & Bibles Gi·l'e11 Gospels Gi , ,. e11 Visits in Ho111es Visits in Hospitals Busines Calls Meals Served Beds Furnishecl Clothing Given (art.) Shoes Given (prs. ) Cl1apel AttElndance Sunday School Att. 329 169 !)9 35 J :5G 'l () u • f>12 675 20, 102 6 !)91 3 ~ 2 302 7 750 J ,91 a11cl are 11ice to } 7 0ll "! Bt1t- . 0111e- • }10,v yOll }1a, 1 e trOllble }o,ri11g· the 011e ,,·ho tall{, al)o11t you a11cl ,,,ho i • . o hard to g·et along ,,·itl1. l\Ia3rl1e thei1-- per 011alit)'" al,,ra~r · ela. he ,rit11 3ro11r~. If the1·e i · 011e thi11g· tl1at I tl1ii1l< h1"i, tia11 · fall . hart i11, it i 011 tl1i . 11bje ·t of lo, 1 i11g tl1e t111lovely. I fi11ally "''a al1l to convi11.ce Billie tl1at I clicl t.r111~v· love l1e1 .. • a11cl I ',,e 1·eall3r t1"iecl to p1 .. ove that lo, 1 e to l1e1-- . he all. 111e her '~Ian1rny ancl I ve 1·eall1r triecl . ~ to be j11 t that to he1-- . After-- g·etti11g· th1 .. 011gh tl1at l1a1 .. cl :hell- I fo1111 l a little gir--1 l11111g·r~.. fo1· love. l1e ha 1 11ot fou11d it in the or·phanage 1101-- in he1-- 0,, 1 11 11Lother. B11t l)y the g1"ace of roc1 I a111 ,vhat I a1n. I ,, 1 011cler ,,,he1·e , 1 ol1 • 01-- I ,,·ol1lcl be l1acl ,,.. e 11ot J1ac.l a .. E' ' -Roman 1 :16 l10111E>. ,vitl1 ;l11~istia11 11c11·<>11t~ \ '<'s ' . ' <.1\ 1 P11 ,,yitl1 j11st go<)c1 J)arr11ts as tl1e ,,·01~11 ,,,0L1lcl ('al l tl1e111. I3illie hacl 11<>t Pxprc·tPcl 11111c·l1 of a 'hr·i. ·t111,1~ b11t :he l1acl a ,vo11- clrrf ttl 011e. No111e ,,yo111e11 i11 011r <)f t 11e cl1111,cl1e.· . e11t he1~ . e,,e1 .. al g·ift.1, beRide the gift. f1--on1 all of tt ·. ,va he th1--illed ! 1 he called 111e late hri t111a. eve to tell me tl1at thi. ,,·a tl1e 11ice t 111--i tma . l1e 11 al e,re1-- had. Billie 11evel' fail to te. tify at Ol1r te. ti1nony 1neeti11g. a11cl . e11cl: L ~ l1p to 0111-- Father a . ,,..eet ·i11ce1·e prayer~. J oi11 ll.' i11 1) ra)'e1· f 01 .. her. \\7 ell, thi i. tl1e fi1\ ·t c1a, .. of a bll y ,,Teel{ of .1\ 1111i,"el\ ar'\" • acti,T., L • itie~. It l1a1--dly ee111 l)O ·: ible that ,,re a1·e ·01111)leti11µ: tl1irt ee 11 3·ea1· fo1.. tl1e Lorcl her--e i11 II l111- ti1.1.gto11. Pi--a)" tl1at the Lo1 .. c1 111i2:l1t ll e 11 i11 a greater " ~a3T for IIi111 i11 tl1e cla,~ al1eac1 if He . ·ho1.1lcl .. ta1·ry a11c1 allo,,r 1.18 to li, 1 e. Beg·i11rting tl1e fir-- t of Fe l11·ua1·)" ,,Te ,,·ill l)e i11 11eecl of a 111iclclle ag·ecl co11. ec1·a tecl e1)a1·ate l h1·i. tia11 ,,~0111e11 to tal,e cha1·ge of 0111-- Doc}r o-'! TI01)e. \ \Te a:]{ t}1at clll)r <fltalifietl 1)01 ..- .'011, ,,·110 £ el: lecl of tl1e Lorcl to g:o i11to £1111 ti111e :e1·, 1 ice fo1· Hi111, to 1 011tact 11. • at 011 ·e. ' ' K 1 . e 1> re111e111 ) 1 ..111g: 11s to I l i111 . \\TE IIEARD 'f l1a t 011g1'e: r efl1.1e 1 to a 1) 1)1·<>- 1 1·iate $1 0 000 £01~ the e 111catio11 of 111ig'rator>· ,,Tc>1·l{er. ' e11ilclre11, lJ11t clicl ap1)rop1·iat $6;'0,000 fo1· bi1~c1 l1elte1·: a11cl tl1e t11d,T of bi1 cl , 1 , ( t1•ictl~T f 01' t}1e bi1•d ' he~r?) 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