The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1953

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I. 1'1, e (•/1r1ll >11fJC of tl1e C 1 l1 r11 ;lc1i11c.lJ Tl1e ·l1al le11~e of tl1e 1 l1a [)la i11c·~· ,,rl1i ·11 lecl 111e fro1t1 a 2.oocl tl11·ee :'"Pal' c·o11rse at flapti ·t Billle ~ e111- i11a1·,· i11 1046 to [>rpsll,·tr.1·ian • • ~c·l1ools elate. l>ac·l{ t<J the ,,·a1· ~·ear of lf)42--10-1-.>. r jo111ecl 1 l1e ~ a ,T,.. cl8 ,111 \. , , i a tic)11 ( 1 a cl et 111 19-:l:2. • 111 tl1t-. 11rxt tl1rc\e , ..r<-1rs 1 tra,·elrcl • 111) a11cl <.lcY\\'Ll tl1r }:c1Ht a11cl "\\r rsi toast of Cllll' eo111111')". I)11ri11g tl1is ti111r 1 I c·c1 1 .· c1,.. to t l1p l)e.·t <>f 111,.. • • 1(11 o,,.lrclg·e tl1at I 111rt 0111)" t l1rec go.·1)el 1)reacl1i11g ( I ( 1 or. l:i :1-6 ) ('1l1a1)lai11s. 11e of these 111e11 ,,·as l1cl"\' i11p: cliffic11lty a111 ,,ra, ,1l)o11t 1·ea lJ" to re. ig·11. Tl1e otl1er t,,Tc> ,,,e1·e A.111e1·iea11 a11 cl ~ 1 ot1t l1e1·11 Ba 11- ti:t trai11ecl 111e11. Ex<·e1Jt f 01· 011e . tay·· of six 1no11tl1: at (.,olg·ate l ~11i– \Ter. it3:.. i11 1 Ia111ilto11, ~e,,.. YorJc, I 11e,~er . ta,..ec1 at 011e bc1:e 111or·e tha11 • tl11·ee 111011tl1.. 1 011sec111e11t1~· T 111et 111,111J .. ( 1 har)lai11 . cltl1·i11g tl10:e , ..ear . "\\ l1r11 \"Oll 1·ealize that tl1e • • ~ a,., .. cle111a11d. a 111i11i11111111 of £0111· . . , ..ea1\ of eolleo·e a11 l t h1·e , .. ea1·s of . ~ . - ~0111i11ar,.. at acel' ,c1itecl :ehool. for • all of it: 1 ha1)l ai11 ," 1)erl1ap. J,.Oll ca11 tl1e11 , ee ,,rl1,,. ,,~e l1a<.l 0}11\T a '-' ., fe,,T i11c1e1)e11cle11t Bapti. t pc1 tor · i11 tl1 J. ... a,·~.. 1 l1,11)lai11r~r·. Ba1)ti t ~ f e111i11 a1·ie. ·11cl1 a.. · 1 roiier, ..i.\ 11cl– o,,.er ~e,,rto11 Roel1e. ter ('1olgate " Di,~i11it~'" 8itl1ool l1a,'e lo11g: eea:ecl to l1e . cl1ool. ,,There the ,vo1·cl of (focl i.· ta11~:ht as the i11fallil1le 1·l1le of Faith a11c1 PraC'tjre. IIc>,,.. r, 1 01· :11ch :ch<>ol: are acc1·eclit0tl :o cl: to 1)0 al1l to el1<11111el 111e11 i11to the • T a,T~.. C 1 l1a1)lai11 ')'. , , .,.. (). IT. 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He • c-a111e to the cl,1 · e. i11 tl1e cl1a1)el a11,1 cl eciclecl to ·11t tl1e ·lcl ,. e. to c)11e 11ig·l1t a ,,,.eelt a11c1 11. e tl1e ' l1i11l( ' a · g·l1icle i11 teacl of the lJool( of 1\.ct:. ·\"\Tl1e11 ,,·e o11,i ectec1 ,111cl :aicl ,,~P ,·ra11tecl to co11ti11l1e 11. i11g the I~il)le a. 0111· text, 110 1)1·0- <·<1ec1ec1 to tell ll · 110,Y ,-re g·ot ot1r I~il)le. l t ~ee111: tl1at hr l1c1c1 forg·ot– te11 11111el1 of l1is ~r111i11c l'\'" trni11iug· • • h11t l1e clicl 1·e111e111l>rr tl1at 1110. t of tl1e Xe,\· 'I'r. ta111e11t ,,·a fo1111cl iii tl1e ,, ...a. t<1 l>a ltet i11 a :\Io11,1"tt'1l',.. .. 0111e,,,.l1err 11Par :.\ It. Hi11ai <>r at