The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1953

1 THE OIIIO 1NDEPEND~~N1' BAPTlsr LE't•I'ING GOD'S POWER WORK THROUGH US 11, I t) \l ;l ) ~\l Jl JI·~ ~ \\"4\l ' l I·~.:~!)()~) 1'°\1{ 1 1s, _l 1 1 <111t<' . /) r1llr1s , 'l 'c.1r1s • l t , 't ol'tt'll trttr tl1nt ,, l1t'll ,, t' , , 0( 1 l 1t , t' r-.... 11sr .1 g·1·c Ht <lc,1 l t)f lll,1\·ll lllt'l'\ t t) ~'l'f 1 ]1Q ];Ol'tl '~ . ' ,,. rl, tl)llt\. }11, l)t),\Pl' 1"' ~:!,'l'Cilfl)r 111i11i111iz0(l. I . I I I l ~J ~ E 1" l L. ' ( , \ 'l /, J)/c,c . l)11ri11g 1l1e ti111r )f tl1t j11tlg·0". ,,·11 11 111crc ,,a · 110 1~111!.!· i11 I,r<l t'l, tlll") l)CO})le of TOc.l uatl1t~1·0tl tl1t'\111,(l1, e. togetl1c1· 101· l1i1tt It' l) ')"itle tl1e ,,·c11 of Ilaroc1 ( -:1 ) ,,l1ill1 ,,·i1. ,1bo11t GO 111ile. 1101·tl1 of J c1·l1... ale111. Tl1ei1-- e11e111ie~. t 11 )I it:1ia11ite cl11c1 111alelcite. ( · :3:~ ) ,,re1·e Cc11111)ec1 l)~· t }1e 11 ill of l\101· 11 ( 7 :1 ) . c1o. e 11~· the ,Talle~· of fr z1--eel. B. Tl1 e peozJle. :ficleo11 ,Ya. i11 cl1a1·ge of tl1e IJ01·cl, a1'111ie ,,·l1icl1 then nl1111be1·ec1 32.000 111e11. The T101·cl wa 11ot. ati fied ,,·itl1 o g1·eat a 11l1111l)e1· ( 7 :2 ) le t tl1ere houlel l1e l)oa ti11g· 011 tl1ei1· pa1·t if tl1ey ,,·011 t lie l)attle. ... fte1· , e11(1i11g l1«el~ 22.000 of tl1e fea1·fl1l ( 7 :3 ) a11d 9.700 of tho e " ~ho ,,·e1·e not ca11tiol1 ( 7 ::--6 ). 1 ideo11 . a1 .. 111)T ·011tai11ec1 onl,... 300 111e11. .. I. TIIE E"\'EA. ... T ...\. Tile people . Thol1gh the e11en1,.. a1 .. 1nie of the ~Iiclia11ite • B PTI~ T BIBLE Ii T TITCTE 273 Hol1gh 1\. '\"enue le,Tela11cl 3 Ohio The Ba11ti t Bible I11 tit11te openecl tl1e ~---. ero11cl ~ e111e ter ,,Tith thi1·tee11 11e,, 1 tt1cle11t. e11te1"ii1g i11 the Da~... " chool, 111alri11g· t he total 1·eco1·d atte11cla11ce for thi chool ,-ea1... 19.-2-53 . of 9 tl1 le11t . \Ve .. a1 .. e co11ti11t1allJ"" prai i11g tl1e Lo1~c1 fo1.. tl1e ,,·a~T Ile i l1le. :i11g a11c1 uppl:\""i11g ot11· 11eecl. l\f i io11a1--v... 011fe1·t'11 ee ,\·a · l1eld .. tl1e fi1· t weel{ of the ~ econd ~ e- 111e ter 11ncle1· tl1e lli1·ectio11 of l\lid– l\I i ion . ,y·itl1 peake1' e,Ter~y,. e,Te- 1J i11g a11cl the e11tire 11101·11ing . r - '"' io11 of W ecl11e c1a~.,. a11c1 Th111· · lay ,,·e1·e de,..ote l to :\Ii.. io11a1·y me - • "ag·P ". Tl1e follo,,i11a l\Ii io11ariP . a11cl the fielcl. they 1--e111·e. e11t, tool~ I)a1·t: D1... Denzel () l>11r11 II01n · office. Re,. Rol)e1"t l i111ith. Liberia . IIa1·1',... BalJcocl{, Brazil Rt1th Pilat, • E111 ..ope. Ro~· IIa111111a11. F1·e11cl1 Ec1t1atr>rial ...\f1~ica a11cl Re,~. Do11 Dou a la of tl1e Ba J)ti t ~ 1 e111i11a1·.)? of tl1e Bible. ,4\ ~Ii io11ar,~ ~ ·,~111- . " po iu111 ,,a 11elc1 011 i\1011cla)T ancl Friclay eve11i11g Tl1e e11tire 011- .. • Do11ald 1Vaite and tl1e n1alel{ite ,ve1·e a 11t1- 1ne1·ot1 a gra. l1oppe1-- ( 7 :12), the Lord l1ad 1)ro111i eel to defeat them b~.. 111ea11 of tl1e e 300 111e11 ( 7 :7 ) . B. 1'll e v ict 01·y . .Afte1~ xicleo11 had cli, 1 icle 1 tl1e 300 i11to t h1--ee c:0111- pa11ie. of 100 0ar 11 ( 7 :16) , he ga,"e the111 eacl1 a t1--11111pet a11 empty pitche1 .. , a11 l a torch. The11 tl1ey . l11--1·01111c1ec1 tl1e r a111p ( 7 :1 ) a11 l f ere11ce ,va a real ble i11g to the tuclent ancl the}"" enjo3"ecl tl1e 1·icl1 time of fellow. hip ,vith tl1e. e ~Ii - • • 1011ar1e . Tl1e B.B.I. :\Iale Quartet i go- i11g to be i11 1 al,ra1·~,. Bapti. t h111" h of Qt1i11c),. Illi11oi. the ,,Teel{ of .r\ pr·il 5th t l11·t1 the 12th i11- clll. ive l1.ppl)Ti11g· tl1 e 111t1 ic f 01· a . 11erial Bil)le 011£ere11ce ancl Re,T. -J o. e1)l1 IT. Bo,,·e1· of the 1 al– ' Ta1">,. Bapti t 1 l1l11·cl1 i b1--ingii1g the me ag·e . • KETCI-IA:\I PE..:-\I IJ. .c\ ::.\IBRID TE D1' . Robert T. Ketcha111 f acecl a c-a1Jacit}T allC1ie11ce i11 tl1e .._ econ 1 Bapti:t c•11urch 1 a111l)1"iclg:e hio, .r a11t1a1·3.. 13 ,vl1e11 lie adc11"e ed clelegate repre:r11ti11g· t l1e eig'ht affiliatecl eh111'c·he. of i\Iorial1 ~\ . - 8ociiatio11. P1--ior t<) l1i.· 1nPs:ag·e- l111 ler tl1e .·t1l)ject: ' (}oc1 . on11)lete Rem- clJ.. For :\Ia11': ( 1 01111)lete Rl1i11 l\I1--. Keteha111 Oll tli11ccl tl1e l1i to1'y of tl1e 1 e11e1"al .c\ -.. ociat ion of Reg- 11l a1· Bapti t 1 hl11·che. , the patte1 ..11 for ,, ..hich wa et i11 the orga11iza- H t ( : i(I(' () ) l '8 ', i g· 11 cl I, l 1() I ( I i 11 g' 1 I 1( f 1·111111 r 1s i11 1l1 1 ir rig·l11 l1n11 c1. n11cl 1l1P to 1·<·l1 r~ i11 tl1r.ir lrl't, thrv i111t1]- • 1 a11<>c>11HlJ'" llrol,P t lie 1>itcl1c1-.· l)le,, 1 tl1 c t1·t111111rts, cl11rl cri cl ' 'Th ~,,·or c 1 <> f t h I 1 o "c 1, a 11 cl o E } i <l e o 11 ' ' ( 7:2() ) . Tl1 r 11r111)-, .ecino· t l1 101·el1rs all ,1ro1111cl a11rl ]1 a1·i11g· th<' tr11n1 J)rt. a11cl 1 he ~ 11011 ting, beg·a11 to figl1t a111011g the111.,r1, 1 r. a. the~ l'l<1cl ( 7 :21 -22 ). I I I . T II~~ T (licl eo11 . ba11d of 300 learnecl that Goel ~ a, 1 e , not ,, 1 ith a 1nulti– tl1cle of fea1--fl1l a1cl reclrle sol– clie1-. hllt b·\'r Hi OW11 t1·emendou. • 1)0,ve1" a it 01)erate t l1rougl1 the li,Te. of a 1rielcl ee1 ]1a11dfu 1 of ,var- • 1--ior . It i ' ' 11ot hy might, no1 .. l1y po,ver, bt1t by m}... pi1 ..it, aitl1 the Lord of ho t ' ' (Zech. 4 :6 ) . ~ o we of today, if ,ve are to ac– ro111pli h g1~eat v ictorie fo1" ou1· .. a, 1 io1" Who elie(l that ,ve might liv·e ete1"11allJT, " "e mt1 t be willing· to . c1 .. ap the be t a11cl mo t e - tee111ecl of ot1r 111a11 if tl1ey are l,11t t l1e procl11ct of f le hly effo1'i . \Ve 1n11. t be willi11~ to prefer qual– i t) 7 to CJl1a11tit3... if we a1 ..e to ex- 11e1·ie11ce oc1 ~ miO'hty power ,ro1·l{i11g through 11 • tio11 of hio .L • o >iatio11. The Ohio ociat io11 l1a , d11ring~ the · pa t 24 yea1-- , i11c1 ..ea eel from 17 cht11 ..che... to 2 a11cl t l1e G r\. R B, clt1ri11g· approxin1atel:v· t11e ~ a1nP 1)e1·iod, ha. in 1·ea ec1 from rl1l1r·cl1e to app1·oxi1nately 650. Follo,ving· the pl1bli e io11 t he l)a. tor, , the ,·i iting peake1-- a11cl a fe,,T ot l1e1 .. per 01 e11jo:v·ecl a fel– low l1ip 111eeting at the l1ome of Rev. a11c1 :\Ii· . IIo,rcl}T Ilot1 e. The 11ext cl1ec1t1led 111eeti11g of tl1e a ociation ,,Till l1e l1elcl in tl1e al,Tal'j 7 Ba1)ti t l1t11--cl1, BJ ...e. ,Tille, :\ Ia1--ch 17 ,,·l1e11 Re,... :\Iax H. IIa1--– ' Te3T of La11ca te1 .. , will cleli,Te1-- tl1P 111e · age. - - -------------- SACRED RECORDINGS W e handle the bette1-- 1{110,\·n ac1·ecl 1--eco1 ..di11g·. . I f de1i,re1\)-' i to be 1nade by 111a1l, 01--der mtlSt be fo1· not l e than ih1~ee. $1.00 each, plt1 tax, po tpaid. BELIEVER 'S BIBLE AND BOOK CO. 104 Denison Ave. Elyria, Ohio