The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1953

a~,.. F ottr THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST .f ulv IH;;:~ ~====~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ · ~~~ SEMINARY GR UATES FIRST CLASS R ,r. Walt ~1· Ba11ks Tl1. B. , Delivers CoU11nencelllent Address rl lie l~cl })t i~1 ~c 1 111 i 11c1 r~~ of t l1P 13 i l)le i.· a 11io11e0r i11 i11 i; fie I 1 of service a11(1 i11 tl1 e lJeg·i1111 i11g 1l1a11y ,, t 1 1·e ~1~e1)tiec1l. ... 1 l'-c1 tiei. 111 c111cl eriti~i.1111 l1c-1\·c bee11 :ll} IJla11trcl l>)'" full '011ficle11 ·e a11cl r11th11sia. ti<' 111)1) rt ,1111<)11~· l, eg·11la r 1~cII)t i.:t.,, a " 1·0s11lt ha,.. e l)Ce11 11ot0cl. rr'l1 ,,·t)1· l, 111rri t~ <1 11lctce 011 t lie e l1111·c 11 b11clgct a11cl f t111 els 111,I)'" be .·e11t tl1roug·h tl1e trea. l11·y of J~c111ti"t iii<.l-~lis~io11. . 112() l1e.. te1· ....\ ,·e11l1e le,..ela11cl 14 Ohio, 01· clire~t to Bapti. ·t ~ 1 e1n i11ar·y of tl1e I~illl e, 1:~407 l ... i11...111a11 Roa cl le,·ela11cl 20 ()hio. l)i1·e(·tor Do11g la · .. ,,·ill be plea ed t o , ,.i it a113" i11ter e. tecl c11l1rch to p1'e e1 t the ·\"vOr'lr. (Editor ) J:. Ol11· )'"ea1· , of ,,·01·1~ i11 the 11ight ..:chool of tl1e Bapt i t ~e ,1ii11a1·y o.f t lz c B ible ,,,.a cli111axed for- t,vo tl1tie11t ,,·ho 1·ecei, recl tl1ei1' cer– tificate of g·ra(l t1ation in tl1e com- ....., 1nenceme11t e1'\Tice l\Io11da~y·· 11iCYht, June ') th. ::.\Ir· . Rachell Barnett tl1e fi r' t t11dent to graduate from the four J'"ea1-- Bible co111' e, l1a been acti,.. el3... en o·agecl in 11nda:)r chool ,,ork, ,,,eelr-clay child1·e11 Bible cla e ancl , racation Bible chool '"' all d l11 ..ing l1e1· t1'aining at the eminar·y. Rev. Fred }lille1· the other graclt1ate i the l)a tor of the .__ emi11arJr Bapti t hl1rch, an indepe11cle11t Bapti t chl11--ch organizecl a a r e 11lt of mi io11ar3... en cl ea,01--. Pa tor· :\I iller ha al o condt1ct ed a nt1111ber of Bible cla . e for adl1lt i11 the "le,...elancl area. 011e of the e ·la . e i 110,v al)out t o lJe org·a11- ized into an i11clepe11cl e11t Bapti t chl1rch. THE ~ PE.AI ER The I on1111e11cen1e11t Aclcl1--es -nTa cleli,,,er ed b}'" Rev. ,,T alter 11. / / t ' • : . • ·::::i: ": :-:::- ,, .·.·,I' ; , • Headquarters Building Ba11k: a ~licl-::\Ii · io11 111i ionar3T a11d 111e111ber of the en1inar}" Fac11lt)'" . 11 the .. 1 atl1rdaJ.. 11igh t befo1·e nf 1·. Banl{ had the di._ - ti11gl1i l1ecl ho1101· of being· awarcl– ecl the fir. t theolog·ical cleg·ree to be i lled lJJ" the Bapti t Bil)le I11- titt1te of Ie, reland. 1 ERTIFI TE PRE E~TED ::.\Ii. l\Iabel tar1· the Regi. - t1·a1· and Di1--ecto1' of tl1e 1 l11"i tia11 Ec.lt1catio11 co11r e of the Bapti t emina1--y of the Bible p1·e ented the E,,.a11g·elical Teacher' T1'aining· Prelimi11a1"~y· ce1'tificate to eight tt1clent · ,vl10 ha,"e con1pleted the r ec111i1--ecl 72 l1011r of cla room ,, 1 01'1{, a11d tl1e olc1 > eal certificate 1·epre. e11ting· 144 l1our to fr . Ba1 ..11ett ancl I a to1.. l\Iiller·. Re, r. Do11alcl E. Dol1gla , Dean of E c1l1catio11, i11 behalf of the n1i ionary facl1lty p1--e e11tecl the eminarJr cer"tificate to tl1e t,, 1 0 gracluates. -.:.\Ii :.\Iarjorie ~ mith i11 t1"t1cto1· i11 E11f!:li 11 1--am111a1-- on1po i– tio11 a11cl l\Ii.,. io11. , and l\Ii E11icl • > • j lber, who e1 ..,·e. a a pecial in– trt1cto1·, are the other-- me1nbe1' of the n1i ionaI"'}~ fac11lty. UR BEGI~ ING Tli e Baptist "e 1rii1ia1·y of tlie Bib le began a the ommt1ni tJ'" Bible la in 1947, meeting 011e night a ,,~eek in the l1ome of B1 .. other and i te1· ~Iiller. From a clas of ome fifteen ·tudent , tl1e emi11ar3r ha gro,v11 in f Olll" } ..ear-- to a tudent body of 130, which thi la t e111e ter 1'epre- ented 54 different chur--che of tl1e Cleveland a1"ea, meeti11g· ii1 twenty-two cla e in both Day ancl ... 1 ig·ht chool e io11 . The "· emina1"y meet in it ow11 builcl- ~ i11g· locat ecl in a ve1'y fine 11ei 0 'h- bor--hood, a brick t1'l1ctt1re ,vitl1 e,.. eu ,,~ell-ec1uippecl cla 1·00111 , a11 office lib1--a1'y a11cl al1c}itorit11n eating about 200. Believing that p1'actical expe1·i– ence i an i1npo1·tant pha e of trai11ing' £01· hri tian er, 1 ice, each tl1de11t i e11col11·agecl to be– con1e e11g·ag·ed i11 0111e clefinite for1n of effecti,Te ,,Tit11e . Dl11·– i110· tl1e pri110· Ter111, the tt1- cle11t 1·e1)orte :l t eacl1i11g· 64;' 1111- claJ·· .. chool a11cl Bil)le cla.. e i11 ad(lition to 219 -n·eel~-cla,· Bible ' cla e for bo3,. a11cl girl . The}'" 1·epo1·tecl 150 c1efi11ite J)1·ofe io11. Rev. Donald Douglass at Headqt1arters Of fice