The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1953

I a , 'l,,,o TI-IE 01110 INI)EPENDEN'r BAP1"IST .Jul ,· 1!1,;~ ~ ~~~~~=~----~~--- ------------ - ~ - ~ · Editorial Co,nn-ient \\ 14~ \ l{ F.J _ \ 1 I I .\ ~ '[' l)1· . 'l'. 'l1. ~11icltl~. ,l ~ t n l ,, a 1· t <1111011 g· 11 i bl c b I i ,.- i11g· 1)1·eael1- e1-., a11 cl a I 11g· ti111c ..1t")fe11dc1· of tl1e £aitl1, i tl1"' "l(lito1· of Tl1 e (i O. JJcl 11-rit- ' 'l .. t111cl Prote ft111t "'1dvocatc . J)ll b li~l1t"\ cl i11 '1'01·011to. . .. a11ada. D1·. sl1ield ll, e la1·g'e 1)ace in l1i ... 111aO'azi11e i11 ex1)0 i11g· i(lolati·)r c111tl }Ia1·,·olat1·,- a1no11g· ,1tholic ~ . of tl1e do1ninion. a11cl l1i .. den11nci- atio11 of eccle ia tical 1)1·actice and l)Olitical infl11e11ce of tl1e l1ie1·a1·cl1~· ha. bee11 1 .. e 011ndiug~. rr11e eclitorial polic~T of the 111ag·azine, i11 1·elatio11 to the ath- .... olic 'ht11 ..ch. accol111t fo1.. 011r a to11i hme11t a ,,-e 1·eacl the ·opy clatec1 ~J1111e 4. 195:3, a. 1·elated to H e1-- }Iaje ty Queen Elizabeth II. Xo Ro111a11 atl1olic pl1blicatio11 e, ·e1.. car·ried an editorial " "riti11g more l1ea, ,.ilJ~ lade11 with p1 .. ai el ado1·atio11. or homag·e tha11 wa carried in thi fi, 1 e page eulo~7. ... bo,e tl1e fi,,.e-page ent1 .. y the editor carried the £ollo,,i11g· crip– t11re : · 'Thot1 are f aire1· than the cl1ilclre11 of men: g1--ace i J)our e i into th}'" lip. : therefore, God hath ble el thee £ore,.,er. (P alm 4; :1-2 J Of co111 .. e, tl1e clea1· Docto1-- ha a 1·igl1t to l1i opi11io11 a11cl ru editor l1e ha. the 1·io·ht to exp1'e it. °'\Ve ,,·ol1lcl 11ot 111al{e bold to co1n1nent, l)11t £01· . ome . tate111e11t. ,,hich hit belo,,,. the belt: :\Ir. ~ hielc1. av- .. 'I c: 011£e. : 111,..:elf to l)e an .. incor1 ..igil)le mo11archi t. I l1a,·e litt l e ~ ...m1)ath~... ,,itl1 1·e– pl1blica11i. 111, e,Ten of the hig·l1- e t 01 ..c1e1· . Tl1 e Ql1ee11 i. 11ot the l1eacl 0£ a11~T pa1·tJ··. . ihe i remo,·ecl £1 ..0111 all politie al di. - c11 io11 anc1 co11flirt . The co11- ti11ui11g· g·o,·e1·111ne11 t wl1icl1 i. 1'ep1--e. r11t ed l)y t l1e Ki11g· 01 .. the Quee11, 111ake. fo1-- . tability a11d co11ti1111it~ ... of polic~... i11 t h e af– fair of tate. ' ' I11 0111· frie11cll,... 11eighl101 .. .. to the 011tl1 the~T ha,·e a polit- ical ea1·thc111ake of the fir. t mag11it11cle e,.. e1 .. ~r fo111' ~·ear . , a11d le ·e1.. 011e. e,·er,.. t ·\',O • ,~ear . . . .. · · 1 1·c,1{1 r cce11tl.) tl1c1t l)rc~i tle11t li~ i8e11l10,, 1 er it i. hr lir,.. rd , \YH ... lar~2;r l) i11flt1 '11c·ecl i11 ]1i: 1-01·r,111 })oli c}... c111cl l1i. c1e– i r r111i11<1tio11 if l)O, ·iblc to l>1·i11 g· ,1l>o11t . 0111r l{i11cl of a tr11ee, l)~– tl1r i11fl11c11ee , 11cl1 a11 actio11 111igl1t }1a, 1 e lll)Oll t}1e ll CXt clcc– tio11. I t i a pit)" ,,,. J1 e11 111 e 11 of all)'" 01·t, ·\"rl1r tl1e1· t l1e).. l)e })oliticia11. i11 a11a la, 01· i11 Englanc1, 01.. in t11e l T1 itecl ~ tate ... l1011ld lJe i11f ll1eurec1 i11 tl1ei1.. jl1clg111ent l )~T ,vl1at thes.. th:u1k "·ill 1ueet with 1)11blic favo1-- ,,..l1en n ext t l1ey a1)1)eal f 01.. tl1e 11ffera11e of tl1e J) eo– ple. ' ' ' I r epeat that I a111 n13r\ el£ a 1noua1'chi.·t · I belie, ...e i11 the p1·inci1 l e 0£ a co11 titt1tional mo11a1 ..cl1,~: fo1.. a a 1natte1.. of • fact, the co11 titutio11al h eac1 0£ the B1 ..i i h Empi1"'e ha 110 u ch powe1· 01-- a11thority a, the el ectecl I"epre entati,.,.e who oc– ct1pie the White Holl e. Tl1e Pre ident of the Unitecl tate after the election, and l111til the 11ext electio11 i. , ri1"tl1all,.. a • dictator. The l)road fact i~ that }1r. hield i cor1·ect in tati11g that the 011 titutional Head of the Briti. h Empi1·e ha. no t1ch power, 11or a11tl101 ..it:v'" . The Q11ee11 i. a ymbol a11c1 it. 011 h er thro11e i11 ome" ~hat the . ame relatio11 to the Briti h Empire, a . tl1e tar and .. tripe. ha11ging fro1n the flag·pole lJear. to the g·o,Te1 ..11111ent of the l T11ited tate exce11t that the Q11ee1 i. 111t1ch more expe11 ive. Let it be aicl fu1'the1-- tl1at the ' political earthq11ake ' 011 thi ide 0£ the tla11tic are 11ot 111ore noi , .. tha11 tho. e " "hicl1 . tril{e the .., littl e i land. The hock i11 Britain a . betwee11 the ociali t Pa1·t,r a11cl • 011 er,,.ati,..e ha,re bee11 o , '"iolent that tl1e P1'ime :\Ii11i te1'. ha-ve fre– q11e11tlJ.. bee11 blow11 fro111 .I.. To . 10 Dow11in~r t1"'eet which col1lc1 11ot happe11 i11 the Di trict of ol11n1- bia. F e,,.. i11 1111n1be1 .. betwee11 Pl1rm- • outh R ocle and the Golcle11 Gate wol1ld Cfl1e. tio11 the right of B1'it– i. 11 citizen. 01' llbj ect to o·o off center d111·ing the coro11atio11 fe - ti\'"itie. , a11d 11one wol1ld clep1'i, 1 e them of their Q11ee11; ho,veve1 .. , t o 11. it woulcl eem l)etter ta te if Dr. hielcl. wo11lcl . implJr adore hi. Q11ee11 " .. ithol1t awing 11p hi. 11c ig·l1l><)1 · 's J)l'<>J>crt y 1 <J 111al,e1 t )J>. · for 11ig·J1 c r altit11cl c, c. J)eciall)" ,,..11e11 t]1c 11 eig·l1l)o1· J1a'> l{e1)t the Q110r11 ' . · E1npi1·e 011t of tl1e pa,\ 1 n s}1op. J 1\. 'I' N P BLE:\f~ .I.. To p er 011 ,,..otllc1 attempt to clefinc the cll1tie of tl1e pa to1"'. ·\\Tith chrurcl1e. large a11cl : 1nall a11cl ,·arJring co11ditio11. . 110 cha1"t i. l)O ible or cle. irable. Ho,ve, ..e1· cluI·ing· the }Jast 111011th ,, 1 e ha,Te tall{ecl -n·ith three J)a tOl"S, each of whom 1 .. e1Jo1'tecl that 1ni. cellaneoll 1--e pon ibilitie and chore. l1ad n1ade it almo t impos- ible to fincl time for IJra~·er. meditation . tudy a11cl ermon 1Juilc1ino. This conditio11 c1efeat the , Tei·~,. pt1rpo e fo1.. "·l1ich the pa tor' i. callecl. In the a, 1 erage cht11 ..ch. tl1e boa1"d 1ueet a a ' ' comn1ittee of the whole.' ' and in man, iI1 tance .. the plan. 1nade in llch official meeting are handeil to the J)a tor for exec11tio11. One pa to1· 1--epo1"t that he i expected to meet with evel'JT bu ine s group be a men1- ber ex-officio of all co111mittee . be p1 ..e ent at every ocial or de– votional 111.eetino· helcl in and about hi ch11rch, heacl e,~er,- dele- ._ gation ,,l1ich wi he to attend an out ide meeting and plan prac– ticall3... e,Tel'Y prog1"am to l)e ca1 .._ ried 011t i11 the church. Tlli in additio11 to hi study, l e on and . ermo11 prepa1 ..ation, teaching· and preacl1i11g time, and ,,.i itation. ~ aid l1e: ' ' I ca11 'YlO lo11 .r;er car"ry t 71 e l oa (l. ' ' In . 0111e 0£ the malle1 .. cl1111·cl1e it i. nece. . ary that the pa to1 .. pe1 .. - . 011all~.. e11g·a~:e i11 eve1·}- 1nove– me11t ancl p1·oj ect bl1t thi. l1011lcl 11ot be 11ece arv in anv ch111'c11 of .. .. The cabi11et of the p1·e ide11t cloe 11ot 111eet a a ' ' co1n1nittee of the "·hole ' a11d l1and the p1·e i– le11t of t l1 e l T11ited tate tl1e 1'e- po11 ibilit~"" of ca1 .. 1 .. 3~ng 011t the J)1·og1 .. a111 i11 it detail. tate a11d 1111111ici1)al g·o,..e1 ..11ment i exec11ted 11,... t.l1 e elected officer· a11d hi • cabi11et, 01.. co,111cil, each office1-- 01' con1n1ittee ca1 ..rying 011t the a ig·nn1e11t repo1 .. ti11g lJacl{ at tl1e 11ext ge11e1·al e io11. Big· b11. i- 11e . appoi11ti it p1 ..e ide11t, wl10 i. 111 ..1"01111 lecl bv a half doze11 01-- , 1no1 ..e exec11ti,.,e office1 .. , eac11 ca1 .. 1·~.,.- i11 g- hi 0,,..11 cli, .. i ion, o far a.