The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1953

• ':rl lE I110 INI)EPENDENT BAP..rlST LETTING GOD'S POWER WORK THROUGH US .. \:-. itl tll(' v,l,<' <lf elt't·1 rit·it ,·. l1<1nt. • ,111tl ,>t1l,'1' l'tlr111s t)l' p11,\r~,· ,vl1iel1 • ea1111<)t l)t' ,, 1 t'11 ,, itl1 till' t 1 \ <'. ~<) 111 • tilt\ lH"l' t)t (1t)tl·~ JlC)\\l'l' 111<)lli,!}1 llll"'l\l'll, )t't it 18 ,lll t'\Pl' J)1' (':,...c~11 t ft)l'( l' \Y 11 i,· 11 \\ (\ H~ llr l l('\'('1'~ c·H 11 11, (' it \\(~ ,lrc~ ,,·,1 lk:i11g \Yitl1 lli111 . 'lhis ,, ,1 .... trtl<' i11 tl1,' c·,1..;;;p <)f }~li. l1c1. I . 1 I I I~: ~ FJ 'l''l' I X< 1 ..\ . 1'/1 J>l<1cc. l)t1ri11g a ti111e ,,·11 11 tl1r l\i11u <1f ~,-ric1 ,,·nrreel ci- • g· cl i 11 . t 1. r cl r 1 ( ) : :' ) , ~: lisl1 H , , ..a. i 11 l)otl1c111, ,1 11l<1ee al)Ollt -!O 111iles (ll1r 1,c)1·tl1 of ,Je r11s;.1lr111 ( 6 :1:3 ) . ~~li. l1a 11c1(l j11~t c·c1l1."ecl tl1e axe) l1eacl to ~,,·i111 i 11 t l1e 1·i \·e1· ,J orcla 11. 1·eco,T- eri11g it f 01~ t l1e :0118 of t 11e y11--011]1- et"' l G:.- -6 ) . 13. Tl1c lJCOJJ!c. Eli. ha ·.~ i11te1·est ,~·a8 i 11 t }1p J)eO})le of l :rae1 a 11 ( 1 tl1eir J)1~ote('t io11 fro111 tl1e 1)aga11 l,i11u· of ~,·ria. Tl1e T101·{l 11a l gi,T- . ' r11 l1i111 i11 .-- ig·l1t i11tc) tl1r ,,.e1--~.. pla11. of 8,-1·i~~ so tl1t1t 011 :P\'era 1 or- • ea .. io11. l1e 11ot ifie(l tl1e l{i11Q· of T. rael of 8.'-1·ia 's 1110,·e: jl1 .. :t i11 ti111e t<) 111i..· a battle ,,·it11 t11e111 ( 6 :9-10 ) . Tl1e l~i110- of ~ ·~... r·ia ,,·a: a11ge1·ecl al)Ollt tl1i8 :et of cire11111.-ta11e .· a 11 tl ,,.·a · tolcl tl1at tl1e fa11lt la,.. ,,·ith • Eli. l1a the l ) l' l)het ,\·110 ,,,a. te lli11g Tsrael all of l1i~ 11lc111s ( 6 :11-12 ) . Tl1 e1·e111)011 the i<i11g of ~ .'·1·ia :e11 t n g-reat ]10. t, ,, .. itl1 11or. e. a11cl cha1 ..- i<>t , to Dotl1a11 ,,·l1e1·r Eli. l1a a11cl l1i. :e1·,"a11t ,,·e1·P (6: J :3-1-.l: ) . TT. TIIE E\.,.R. "'"T ~-\. Tl, c 1~co1Jlc. '\\.,.l1e11 tl1e . er,Ta11t <>f Eli.: l1a sa,,· t11e g1·pat 110~ t of t11e a1·111ie. <)£ • ·,T1·ia ,,·itl1 tl1eir • 1101·:e. a11el c·l1c1riot. c-011111a. :i11g· the ,,·l1ole eit)· of Dotha11, lie ,,-a~ f l'ig-J1te11ecl a11cl r1·iecl 011t to Eli:l1a, · · ..\la'. 111,.. 111a ·te1· ! 11 0,,· :hc1 ll ,,Tr • clo!·' ( 6:1 :i ). Eli:l1a ,,·c1: 11<\1·- fectl,.. c:al111 all thP ,,T11i1e a11cl a11- • . "·erecl. ' · I-i ea1· 11ot; fo1· tl1e,T tl1at • lJe ,,-itl1 11: a1~e 11101·p tl1c:1t the,.. • that l1e ,ritl1 tl1e111 ' ' ( >: 1 fi) . 'J'l1r f r,..a11t n111 t )1a,·r l'PP11 ~11r11risPcl tc> }1ear Eli.-11c1 ': 1·e111arl<. \\ ere tl1erP 11ot j11:t tl1e t,,·o of tl1r.111 at Dotl1a11. 1IrJ,,· C'Ot1lel B~li ll<l s,1,~ • that the . 1 , .. 1~ia11 ,,·pre ol1t1111111- l>e1·ecl tl1e11 ! It ,,·a tl1e11, at F:li"-ha' 1·ef111r"'t of tl1r f1<)1·cl . tl1at }Ji"- "-Pr,·a11t ,,·a 11er111ittecl to "(le tl1 at tl1e 111 01111 ta i11 a rol111 cl E 1 i. l1a \Ya c·c,,·erecl 1),- ]1or. e c111c1 el1aric>t~ • cJf fire f1·c)111 tl1e f-'01· cl ( (j :17 ). B. TJ, e j~r,iflz. Elis11a clic1 11c>t }1a,·e to "PP tl1<1 1101·. P.. a11cl c·l1al'iot~ • 2 KINGS- CHAPTER 6 • n O11 al cl 1 a it e c>f tl10 I1or{1 to 1{110,,· tl1 :\'" ,,·e1· ' tl1er e. 1Tac1 lie 11ot ,,·all{ecl witl1 (}ocl £01· the 1>a,. t tl1ree or £0111· )-ea1·: ,111c1 :e 11 IIi. })o,,Ter at "\\ro1·lr. tl1ol1g·l1 1111. ·ee11 at all ti111e.·? Eli. 11a tli<'11 J)t',l.\'Pc l 1h,11 111e l 1or,l ,vottl<l l 1 l i 11 ( 1 t h (l ~ I .\r I' i cl ) 18 ( fi : 1 ) . 'I l1 (' };<)rel f111~,,·rrPcl tl1,tt }J l'cl.\'P r ,111cl l>r– c·c:111.·r of tl1r l)li11cl11 PS.' of thr s,~r- • i H1 1~, 1~~ 1 is}1 ,1 ,Y ,ls a 1 > 1 <> to 1 r a< I t l 1 r1n t<, Ha111c1ric1 t lie (•a 1 it,11 of l s ra Pl, to l)r feel ,,·ith l)rr,1cl ,1 11 cl ,,,c1trr a11<l 111P11 . ·p 1 t l)c\(•l< to H,,ria - 11e,rer a- • g·a itl to 1·Ptt1r,1 ( 6 :19-23 ). I1 r. 'I 1 r E r 1 E• 1 ~ < 4 T 'l 1 ho119,·}1 t hi.· "'·iel<ec.l, .1i11f 111 ,vor lcl of 111r11 11 ee 1: a 11 t 110 ti 1110 to . f>P l1eforr tl1p,r believe, ' 111ll<.' l1 as • Tho111a · of olcl, the cl1il cl of Goel \\'hO i. i11 i11ti111ate to11cl1 \\ 1 ith hi: IIea, 1 e11l~T Fathe1-- throt1gl1 lli. 011 t l1 I101~t1 eT e. t1: 1 hri. t, a11rl ,,·ho i. ,rall{i11g i11 the po,,·er of tl1e Hol~T ~1 i1·it, 11 eel. 11ot , ~e ,, 1 ith hi phy - ital P"\'"E\ l)efo1·e he tr11. t. i11 J"Od . • all-e11 01111Ja. ·i11~: po·vr-e1~. ' Lo, I am ,r·itl1 ,-<)l1 al,~a,.. . . . I ~ 1 ill ne,,.er • • 1ea'•/e t 1 ee 11 or fol". a lre thee . . . ,,·l1ile ,, 1 e loo le 11ot at the t l1i11g. ,,·hicl1 a1-- :ee11 l )11t at the thing. ,,·l1ir l1 ar 11ot . ee11 . . ( .:\Iatt. 2 :20: IIel. 13::--· :2 01·. 4:1 ). lliirs t mnptist Q!:QurrQ "HOLDING F ORTH THE WORD OF LIFE" ... SINCE 1821 (l. JJ. • I\\r.AGF~, 1).1)., P,\. TOR PQXTI..\C ~II RIG ... T ~Iarc11 J 6, 1953 Rev. L. P. Buroker 1{ o.,'H 1 On k, ~I icl1 iga11. T) c>n r l~rother Buroker:- Re,·. R. L. Tolo ~a , 1>a. tor of t11e Fir t ~1exica11 Da1)ti "t Cht1rcl1 of f-'agi11u,,-, 1[iel1ign11, ,va , 111 to ee 111c tl1e other c1a~· a1 d ga,·e me ome infor111ntio11 thnt I ,voul d like to 1)a 011 to )'Olla I u11c1cr tood it fro111 l1itn. It seen1 that on1r t,Ye11tJ- )·ear ago, tl1e )lirl1ig:1n BaJ)ti t ~ tate on· ,·rntio11 l)ot1gl1t a lot i11 ~ 1 agina,,~ for tl1c u e of tl1e ~Iexican C,l1urc l1. 111 1937, I thinl< it \YH , the 011,·e11tio11 loa11ecl tl1e C11t1reJ1 $3,000 for 11 e i11 co11- ~tr11(·ti11g n ('l1ur<·l1 l)11ilding. The c:011grega tio11 lJorro,,"ecl 01ne $3,000 aclditional £ro111 ot11er source con- strnttccl tl101r huilcli11g, n11d tl1e11 l)ro ·eec1e(l to l)ay baC'l< tl1e e11tire $6 000 111 due ti n1Cl. ,.rhc." c:011grega tion, n 1,0 l)ougl1 t H 1)a1 011age for t l1eir 1 a tor f11r11it11re for their Churcl1 hui1<1i11g, ancl hacl al o ace1111111] atecl a su111 ( I do 11ot lc110,,- it. nn1ou11t) in tl1c l)n11lc . f3p,·ernl ,,·eel< · ago, nftPr \,·hat Rr,· . Tolosa H}' ,,~a a clul~· a111101111cec1 bu·– jnr 1ueeting. th) co11gregt1tio11 ,·otec1 b,\" a 111) ta11tinl 1najorit~~, to e,Ter their rcb1iio11shi1) \,·ith the ~1ichign11 Ba1>ti t 8tate ( 1 011,"e11tion, n11 net tl1at l1a bee11 n<1iutlge(l 1>.Y u1c111,\· n1)re1nc court clcC'i ion to l)e 1>erfeetl)' pro1)er for an a11tonon1ou . cl~n1oc:rcttic, Bc11>ti"'t Churc l1 . I1nn1edintel~· , o Tolo H reJJOrt , re11re e11tati,.,e of the tate onvention con– f '1 r ,c1 ,,·ith hin1 to tl1c effeC't tl1at the 'l1t1rcl1 l>uilding b elo11ged to the 1 011,·e11tion, a11c.l c1e1na11cl('(l the l(C)'" , ,Yl1ieh ,, .. a urre11dere<l.. ftcr clai111i11g o,Y11er hip of tl1e l>uilcli11g ,,·l1iC'h dic1 11ot cot the Co11,·e11tion one 1)e1111;\r, t l1e}'" al o clemanded one hnlf of nll ot l1cr a et :- 1)ar 011age, fur11iture and bank depo it, to ,,·l1icl1 the < 'on ven tio11 ha cl eon tril)t1tec1 11othing. Tl1c C 1 011,·e11tio11 i 110,v co11ducting er,Tice in the 11t1rel1 buildi11g u11der t l1 e n 1 l,· r1i"ec1 nan1e of the "Fir t .:\Iexican Ba1)ti t ' l1t1rcl1 1 , n11cl by· it otl1er actic,11· i ,,·orking u11tolcl harn1 to t11e co11grcgatio11 \\"l1icl1, 1111clcr tl1e faithful leader l1i1) of I{e,·. Tolosn, l1n a ch ir,·ecl a11 011t ta11 c1ing record i11 t lie ev'a11ge liza tio11 of t 11 e )[exica11 r>eo1>le. I thought )'OU n1igl1t like to i11 ,re tiga te thi n1a tte1 a l it t ]c furt 11 er. Per- 011a l l)·, I 11.1\'(' 1>ron1i eel 'I'olo a 111}' as istance as far a po ible. 011 er, ·ativel~, Your , H. H. VAGE (Xotc:-: The lettC'r 1>ri11te<l nl,o,·c i re1)ro<ln<'erl fro111 tl1c F t1ndamental Fellow– ship , cclitecl 11:v 1Jr. Burokel'.)