The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1953

-~ -~--~-----T_H_ E OlIIO INDEPEND_ENT_ BAPTIST____________ March l!l!J3 Editorial Comn-,,ent l)(~{ 1 l){)'-.l j }-i~ l'O1l l 1 > l l 1- I l \ t i 11 ~ ,111 < l I t.– t l1 r~ l'l'<'(~l\"C(l, \YP ll()f(' t}1at it i~ tl1t\ 1101- i<•\ of 111,111,.. • • c l1t1rel1es to J)1·erecle t 11 e ,1111111,1l 111eeti11g·. a11c.l c.)t l1 <1r i11111<)r– t,111t e~~io11 ,,·itl1 a ,,,.ic1el~.. 1)11L1i- ·iY-r<l £ello,,·8l1i11 cl i1111 e1·. Tl1e rle- ~ig·11 of tl1i. i. to g'11a1·antee the 1)1'e8e11ee of 111a11~~ ,rl10 ,,,,0111c1 11ot otl1e1·,rise l)e 1)1·e e11t. "\\"'it l1011t c111e:·tio11 e,rer}r 1ne111l)el' of the ro11g1·egatio11 . l1011l c1 l)e at t l1e ,1111111a 1 111eet111 g. c1 11 c1 C"'\"P ry otl1e1~ . cl1ec1111ecl 1neeti11g: of tl1c ('11111--r11. '\\Te ar·e i11 f 1111 accorc1 ,,,.it 11 a f e llo,r 11i l) di1111er, ,·r l1i h s01·,,,e. a Q'Oocl 1)11rpo.. e a1no11µ: a11}'" ()1·ga11izecl l)eOI)le. "\\re clo not, how– e,Te1·, fa,"01· a fello, 1 t:hi1) di1111e1·, the cle. ig11 of ,,~l1ie]1 i .. to attraet 1111- i11te1·e. ted 111e111be1\ in 01·c1e1· tl1at . 11c 11 ,,,,ill l)e l)l'e e11t to elect the of– f i ·er of tl1e cl111rel1. I11 ti111e. of ·t1"'e. . ,r l1e11 the t1tltco111e of a11 i .. 11e 1·e t i11 the "'e11ti111e11t. of tl1e J) eople a ex– J)res. e 1 1>)" l)allot, it is the practice of tl1e le.. cr111111lo11 to ca11va.. the 111e111 l)e1--:l1ip a11c1 ' ' get ot1t tl1e ,·ote.' ' 111a11,r of tl1e voter' atte11cl- tc i11!!. tl1e . er, 1 ice at 110 othe1-- time. ·\,e a1·e of tl1e opi11io11 that all 111e111bor of the cl1l1rcl1 . hould ha,"e t l1e p1~i,· ilege of "'\ 1 oti11g, a11c1 tl1at clue notice ·ho11lcl l)e !riven of the n1ePti11g, bt1t that 110 cli1111e1· ·l1ol11c1 be 1)1·eacl to att1·act tl10. e ,,·110 ,vill ha,Te 110 fl1rtl1c1· inter"'e t i11 tl1e ch111·cl1 follo,,,.i11g t l1 e au11t1al 111eeti11!!,· 1 1111 til tl1e clin11er lJe11 1·i11g • aga111. l~ARTH'~ RE~TI .. TDERS \\r]1itl1er .~11all J O'Q f 1'0111 thy pi1~it 1 01~ whith– e1· J1all I flee £1·0111 th) 7 pre. e11C'e ? }) ·al111. 139 :7 Whe1·e, .. er 1na11 goe. tl1ro1tg·h- ... ol1t the ,,Tor·1cl, the1·e he fi11d 1~e- 111i11cle1· · of < rocl au r:l hi.· W 01·cl. 111 tl1e little . tate of 1 011neeticl1t 011e {)a e~ citie. c1nd 111all to,v11 whiC'h <·ar1·~.. Bil)}e 11a111e. , a follo,,· : J e– r11~ale111. ,.Jerico, Bethlehem Ca- 11.c:1,111. ~e,,· ( 1 a11aa11. {ilcacl, J 01·– (la11, Ilel)1'<>11. Betl1el. 8l1a1·011 a11cl Soclo111. 1-\.l. o. the to111'i ·t pa. e tl11·0 tia:h Da111a. c11., . ~ i11i ·veh, a11 c1 })1·on1i rel La11c1. For tho ·e ,, 7 110 cle– sire to . to1) at ,1 11lare icle11tifiecl ,,·itl1 1·<>ligio11, lJllt 11ot ,,·itl1 eri1)- 1tll'P, 11lt'l'<' i~ illP ]j{f]p t<l\\'ll <>f' l>t1rg t 1 t<>l'\". . . ( •J1rist iHll 11\rlllll" Hl'P 111<)1' () i'rP- • (jllPlltl)· llPHl'<l {)11 tl1 e Hll' 111,111 all,\. c)tll<\1· 1111tsi<·. <l11cl religic>tls J)ic· - 111rrs 111·rcl<>111i11c1tc. :\lttC'l1 of tl1is 111rc111~ lit1lf' cl'i rf' - 1 ,1 trc 1 to i l 1 e . l) i r it lLa l 1 if e of the J)eo11lc; l10,,·e,·e1·, 1·eligio1t: tl1ottgl1t i. i 11 e ,·j cle11e e a 11 !l the 1111 eo1111 t eel }11111rlrrc1s of c-0111111l111itie. ,,·ith ·Bi– l;]r 11ct111c' .. , tl1c al)l111cla11 ·e of re– lig·io11. 111118i r . a11cl tl1e 1)1·ec.10111i- 11a11c0 of l)iett11·e ,,.. itl1 1--eligio11 ig- 11ificct11ce. 11ro,Tic1e a co 11. tant r e- 111i11cler to e,,.e11·~.,. 11as. i11g g·r11e1·atio11. a 11 < 1 l> <) !.J I 'f I ( • ~ 1 Chri. ·tia11 people [)l'a}recl for a ehange a11cl t l1e p1·a~"e1-- ,va.· an ,,Te1'ecl. Reaetio11 tc) the 11e,,· acl111i11i tratio11 ha. lJee11 fa,ro1·al>le a11cl ,,·e a1·e of tl1e 011i11- io11 tl1at ,,,hat ,,·a.· prol)al)l}'" the \YC)rst, ,,·ill be follo,,·ecl 1))1" 011e of t 11e be.-t a t1111i11i. ·t ratio 11: i 11 11 i. ·to1--,... ~ Tl1e i11a11~·l11·atio11 ,,·a: J)rreecle l l),\T a thl1rel1 ,· p1-,ricP, the 11e,\·l~" i11- c1ltg'lll'cl tecl l'1·esic.l e11 t c)ffe1·ecl a11 ex– t e1111)ora 11 eo11 ~ 111·a~"e1· cl 111·i11g the ce1·e111011J ... later .. atte11cli11g a JJ1·ayer ~er,·it e atte11clec1 l>v ·0110·1--e men ~ t, ' a11cl 110,,· tl1ere i.· a 1110,Te111e11t to ~ai11 clJ)pl'()])l'iatio11 for tl1e l)1ulcl– i11g: c>f a . 111all <·l1a1)Pl 11ear tl1e ca11- itol, ,,·l1r1·r clail)r 111·a~v·er 111eeting " 111aJ· l>P l1rlcl. ()11r IJorcl l1a!-, l)ee11 ig·- 11orecl i11 11olitic:s for . ·c, 111a11)-'" }"ea1,.· exre1)t f 01· II011ota l)le ::.\f e11 ti 011. that a .· i11ee1·e alJ<J11tfaee ·ee111.· al111().·t 1111l1e lie,·alJle. I)r0:icle11t EiHe11l10,ve1· £01· 111a11,r '" > ear cl 1)eI ie,re1·' i. 110\\ 1 a Pre b)T- t e1·i a11. at 11 ol ic. .J e,,r a11cl ma111 ... 1 )1--ote..ta 11 t}; ,,·ill be cli I)lea eel at tl1eir i11abilit1r to elai1n tl1e fam- .. il3'" b11 t Ba })ti. ·t~ · 11011lcl comme11 t i11 <1 ,,Tl1i '})er, if at all, i11ce Bap– ti:t. l1a vr l)re. e11 tec1 1V a1·1"e >l (}. Jlctr(li,,g c111cl lla1·, ·.lJ -..r . T1·ii,1ian, c)11e a Re1111blica11 t11e other a J)e1110 ·1·at. Tl1e I)1~e. icle11t fateR ta ·le. of co- 1os8a l 1)ro11<)rtio11s; tc:1sl{8 tl1at ,\Till J'e<{ lt ire 11101·e t l1a11 h 11111a11 ,,~i (10111 ,111cl ex1 crie11ce, .-111cl e, 1 e1·y bo1·11- ag·ai11 l)elie,"er .-hot1lcl l1olcl l1i111 c1ail}'" l>efore tl1e th1 .. 011e of g1·ace. ( 1 ()1\IJfO...... Tl1e ad111i11i. t1"'ation SI~~S ~~ l1a: l1ee11 eri tiri ·ec1 £01· it: a1)11oi11t111e11t of 1 ig:11 ra11l<i11g: exe<:t1ti,·es anc.1 re111·e– . e11tati,..e.· of fi11ancial intere t to ea l)i 11 et po. t . '1'}1e l T11itec.l ~tate.· of A111 erica i: a 111111 ti-l)illio11 c1ollar conce1·n ancl \\' < 1 arr <>f tliP <>r,i11i<J11 t11c1t n1c11 i11 c•l1arg·p of g·c>,·c>r11111<111t sl1c>11l<l l1a,·r clp111<>11~tr,1tPcl tl1eir c111,tlific·a – t ic>11s for ~t1<·l1 l'P~J><>11~il>ilii,\'". Xo (·l111rc.-l1 v\'<>11lcl c·all a 111a11 a"' 1>,tst<>l' ,,·he> \\'H'i l111c111alifiecl. 1101· ,,·ot1lcl t hP st<>C'lch<>l(lPt'S of Hll)'" ('0l'})Ol'H1 ic>ll 1>lc:1er tlirir ,1:srt~ i11 tl1e l1a11c1s elf a 111 cl 11 11 o t C} l ta l i fie ( 1 11,,, t 1· a i 11 j 11 o· c:111 t l • t"'I • PXJ)er1e11ce. There i: a feeli11g· i11 :-.io111r <111ar– te1-.. tJ1 at 11 o 111a11 <·<)11lcl arc.- ll 11111 latr larg·e holcli11g· · a11cl l1e ho11e ·t, a11cl 111a11,.. a:. ll111 e that 110 111a11 1)ossrs"- .. j11g· \\ 7 ealth <:Otl1cl 1 i1111)art ial. rl,l1e faC't is that the 1ua11 wl10 ha 11ot cl e111011.-t1--atecl hi.· abilit,... to 111al{e • a11cl i11,~e t large 111011e,r co11t1·ol ' . large c:01·po1~atio11. ·, a11cl ucce. ful- l}'" l1a11clle 01·gc111izecl 2·ro11p: of 111r11, l1a 110 1·i£rl1tf11l p1aee i11 a C'a l)i11et 1 0:i ti 011. For a 1) l) rc>xi111a t el)" t,ve 11t),. ~ .. ear. tl1 e tOJ) 1~a11l<i11g official i11 govern- 111e11t l1a,·e l)ee11 J)oliti<:ia11s l1olcl– i11g 1)a1·t)" fa,·01·, a11,l tl10 res11lt .· are too ob,rio11. to 1·ec 111 i1·e co111n1e11 t. "\\ritho11t clo11bt the .· tate of l\Ii~– . o11ri ,,·ill s11£fer lJ,r t 11 e r l1a11ue i11 • 1;olie)·. b11t the r :t of tl1e 11atio11 \,·ill l)e11ef it. (_4 o 11 o·re:sio11a 1 i 11 ,·e. ·ti- t"" ga tio11 l1as c.le ,·el01>ecl t l1c1t 111illio11. of c1olla1·~ ,tlloeatrcl to '1-,lze 1 7 (Jice of .ilni er·i– ('(t' h,1 ,·e be-211 tt8E cl to l)1'<->,1cl<:ast \YOrtl1le~s l)fOl)cltra11cla, . 0111e of ,rl1ie]1 ,,·a.- att11a 11,r fa , ~01·al)le to • ro111111 lt11i ·111. 'l,h 11s, ,,· l1ile ,l I) l) ;-t r - e11 t l,- t1·,ri11u· to 1·ec1el1 11·011 Ct11·tai11 . . """ eo1111trie. \vitl1 trl1tl1 tl1e age11c, 7 • ,ras :t1·e11g·the11i11g tl1e l1a11cl.· of t l 1 e e 11e 1n,.,.. • rr 11 at iuf 01·111a tio11 ,,.,as ·tt11·tli11g to tl1e peo11lr of the { ... 11itecl ..'itate ·, l)11t tl1e pri11 ·i1)le is 11ot 11e\\'" . 111 t l1ot1. ·a11cl.· of 1)11l1>it. tl1e . o-ralletl ~Ii11i8te1-.. st,111cl l>ehi11c1 the .·acrecl rl~:lc a11cl tl1e 01)e11 Bil)le l)ro ·lai111- i11g: that ,,,.hiel1 i a 'll111ec1 to be the \\ 7 orcl of ({ocl, 1nl1cl1 of ,,·11ie 11 i artl1all'",. f,1,,.01·,ll)}e to the ene111,... ~ . of ({ocl. Thl1. ,\·l1ile a1)pa1·e11tl~.. tr~... i11~: to 1·eacl1 tl1e 1111.. a·'"·ec1 ,,·it l1 tr11th, the 11a ·to1· i ' tre11g·tl1e11i11g the ho ·t of Sa ta11. \ T l1e , .. oice i~ tT ~1eol) ·. , .. oire, l)llt tl1e l1a11cl a1~e t lie l1a11cls of E al1. 'l,IIE J>()J)E' I ...\ 1>1) 1~ ... tl.J J->oJ)P Pi11 ........ II 1·e– l ' P11 tl~- al)})Pa lecl for lJre ·iclr11 t ial ele111encJ· £01· ~Jt1li11 · a11tl Etl1el Ro.- e11ber~ ·011cle11111ecl to clie 011 J l al'c·l1 ~) fc>1· betr,l,·,11 of <)11r <:01111- tc tl-.)r ,