The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1953

11t) -'l\vo 'I'HE 0 1110 INDEPENDENT BAPTIST November 1953 T IE HOlJ EWIFE I TAKEN FOR A RIDE \ ) 1l f' - t } 1 i r 1,· ill 11 l t 1 111 <) l' 11 ill~ 1" H • <lrl':1r , · tlt' 'tll<lt l' t i1tll' i11 a 11, la11cl • • lltt1 ,,(1., 111) i11 tl1 1 • ·t)rtl1t1r11 'l cr- 1·i1t)l'lt', <)f tll(' l1oltl 1 t)H, t ... \fri rc:1 . it 1, }ltl,1t1, c.'l~ fo1·llitltli11g. ,,re ,,~t 1 re ]ll'CJ),11·i11g to lPc1,·e 011 cl t ,, o 111111lll't'll n11cl se,·e11t,·-fi,·e 111ile • c.lri\t' t{) bt1cll'll cl J)la11e fc.1r tl1e r()H "t ~ t '". i11 t l1e g·oocl olcl l ~. ~ ....\ .. cl t,, () 111111<.lre<l a11d se,,.e11t , ·- " ti,·l 1 111ilP tri11 i~ j11 t a 11ict') little .i,11111t b11t 11c)t ~<) i11 tl1 {olcl ( '()a "t. 111 tl1~ fi1· t J)laee. tl1e t1·i1) ,,?a" to lJe 111,1 cle i11 ,1 l1alf-to11 hev·r·o– let 1)itl~-111) tr11ck. T lrnew f1·om })cl~t :)x11erie11ee tl1at tl1i. i11 it– ...e l f ,,·a~ 110 l)i c11ic ; the11. 011 top of tl1at. it ,,·ot1ld l)e c1t1ite cold 1111til tl1 e 1111 ca111e 11p; then it. ,,·011lcl beco111e , ..er,· hot. .. l~ol) Fla)"e, , tl1e 111i io11a1·3" ,vho ,,·a, to (l1·i,·e, a11cl (-}le11 t1. taf on tl1e 111is "' io11a1·,· to ,,.ho111 the trt1clc " helo11ge(l, l1acl , rer•}r ca1·eft1ll}'" e l1eel{e(l a11cl . e1 ..,..icecl the trt1ck. Tl1e 1Ji o· c11·11111 of ext1·a g·a oline ,,·a "'to,,·e(l i11 t]1e l)a ·k a11cl all \,a. i11 1·eacli11e ·s tl1e e,re11i11g· l)efo1·e. ...\ fte1· a 111eag·e1· th1·ee 110111,\· of lee1> ,,·e ,,·e1·e 1·11clel} .. a,,~ake11ecl by tl1e al,11·111 a11cl ,,e 1·ealizecl it wa ti111e t o l)e 011 ot11· ,, ..a,·. .,{\., we .. ,,·e11t 011t i11to tl1e cold !)itch lllaek 11ig·ht. I 1·ealizec1 b:v· the light of fla.·l1lig·l1t , that the trt1cl< (lra,,·11 111J to the cloo1· ,,~a. 11ot t l1e l1alf-to11 t1·t1c·l{ ,,..l1i · 11 the bov. l1ad .. ~er,.. i ·eel 1111 t ,,·as Bo1) '. t h1·ee-c1ua1"'- t er to11 tr11ck " "l1icl1 wa. 11ot 11ea1·– l)· a. ·0111f01·talJle to 1·icle i11 ( please fo1·gi,·p 111e, Bol1 ! ) . In the u ual ,,·ifel)" 111anne1--, I l)Okecl the Bo ~ a11cl ,,·l1i. 1) e1·ecl to l1im that the bo,T~ hac1 111acle ~0111e 111i. take a11d • l1acl l)rOll~(l1t 11p the ,,·1·011g cal". , 1 0. 111 tl1e 11. 11al cl11tift1l 111a1111er. lie lJega11 to a.·l{ c1t1e:tio11, ancl the11 <)11e of tl1e 011t- ta11cli11g· i11ciclent of ot11· ,,-hole tri1J took place. IIere were t,,~o , ol111g· 111e11, ,, ..hon1 the " ,\·01·lcl ,,·ol1lcl co11. icle1· . ill,.. be- .. ea ll e the,.. l1acl · lJt11·ied ' tl1ei1· • li,·e i11 cla1·k •.\frica, li,,.ing· . o elo~e t,) tl1e I.101·cl that the}.. ,,e1 .. e ablP to cl i ·c·e1·11 Ili leacli11g· i11 . 11el1 a , er~· 111all cletail a. a . pot- 1ig-11t ()11 a. t1·t1c!l(. Aft 1· ,,--e hac1 gc,11e to 1,ecl tl1e 11igl1t befo1·e. the 1 ,o~-, 11 acl cleeiclecl to c· 11 a11ge t1·11ck. l)Pc ·a11 P I~ olJ · trt1tlc l1acl a . l)Ot– ligl1t a11cl +le11 · t1·11clc clid 11ot. T}1e,- 1·ea'->011ecl tog-etl1er that the • lig-}1t ,,·011lcl be ,·e1 .. >· important i11 1)icki11Q' 011t tJ1e l)ac1 l1ole i11 the l'{tacl. 11e,·er 1·ea]izi11g that j11 t .]Jr·. and M1·s. A. G. Fetzer that little ite1n ,,,.ot1ld ave u £1 .. om pe1--hap a mo t eriou accident. How n1any times ou1 .. heart were th1·illed as "\\"e a vv the Godly live ou1· mi ionarie lived. I ,~.ra really quite di mayed a I climbed into that cab because I kne,v only too well what a long back-breaki11g twelve l1our we had ahead of t1 . By the ,vay, ho,,,. long ha · it been since yo11, pl"'ayed for phJr ical t r ength and ta1nina for your 1ni iona1 ..ie on the field 1 Remembe1--, ,ve hold the life li11e. . o no"" we ,ver e r eady to lea, re, the th1 ..ee of u and :\lark, the 11ative 1 hri tian boy ,,ho ,,..a goi11 · alonO' to ee the ,,..orld, a11cl i11cidentally to r ende1· any a ·i tance nece a1·y eithe1~ as i11terpreter or mechanic. "\Ve had been ,:rar11ed that the road would l)e rol1gh bt1t that ,,·as certainly pt1tting it n1il 1ly. It wa r eally t errible and to make matter ,,,01"' e, at lea t to me, an habit11al lJacl{ . eat dri,·e1· Bob d1 .. ove 011 the ,,..ro11g . ide of the 1·oad. I fol111cl it , ,er·v diffic11lt to 1--emem- • be1-- that the Gol cl oast wa a ' little bit of E11gla11cl ' a11d that }"Oll 1n l1 t keep to the left 1·athe1· tha11 to the right. Bob Hayes, the truck, and Mark in his dress coat 111 or cle1· 1<> a]Jc,,v ot1rs •J,, )s J)lenty of ti111e to 111alcc! tl1e J>lc111 at 011e-thirt,, that aftcr110011, it • seemed ,td, 1 i8ab l0 tc> .·tep rigl1t alo11g at thir ..t_\"-fi,·e or £01·t:v· 111ilP: a11 hou1\ 'I'hat 111ay .·01111cl fun11)~ her e at hon1e lJut it ,,·a 110 jolcr 011 tho. e .... .\ f riC'a11 ' ' :uper-l1io·h– ,,..aJ"· . ' ' fte1· a11 110111· 01· . o of riding I beg·a11 to get cl1illecl th1·ot1gh to the lJ011e. All I l1acl ,vith me wa · a .·111all , 110-acco1111 t . ,veater ancl a ilk . ca1·f. I triecl to nt1ggle i11to them but tl1e l)acl{ of my neck ,,.,a ju t abo11t f1·eez– ing·. It dic111 't eem to me to l)e the appropriate tin1e to be c1·eat– ing 11ew tyle. in ladie necl, wea1-- but 11everthele · · the thought came to me that I l1ad the t1 11al garment in my overni 0 ·ht bag that is customaril,T car1·i ecl the1·e. I .. SU1 .. reptitio11 ly OJ)ened my l)ag, which I wa tl. i110· a a11 arn1 1·e t in the cab, and pt1llecl ot1t mJr garment, wound it arot1nd mJ... head and n eck and ettled back purring like a kitte11. I do11 't believe, 11ntil they reacl the e ,vord , that eithe1 .. the Bo or Bol) ever kne,\" ,,·hat I had on to keep me ,varm. After nearly a hu11clred mile: of teady ridii1g I " Ta 11ea1·l~ ... thrown fron1 m,... eat b,.. the .. ~ violent appl)·ing· of tl1e l)1·ake b)" Bob. And thi ,va the moment the potlight paicl off. .A. })ridge bad wa bed ot1t cl111·ing the hea,r)T rain of the da)T befo1·e, a11c1 ,,..he11 ,ve lid to a halt 0111· front ,vheel. had dropped do,, 7 11 into the fr·ame \,ork. 011e 1nore foot, a11d we ,vould ha,Te gone th1'011o·l1 tl1e bridge. 0 h , ho,, 1 ,,,e t 1 a11ked Goel for two you11g· co11 ec1'ated mi. - siona1,ie that night. Had it 11ot been for that ~ potlight Bob ,, ..ot1lcl n ever ha, 1 e . een the ,,a. l1ecl-011t l)ridge in t ime. ' God an wer. 11ra:r·er i11 tl1e • mo1--nmg God a11 we1· God an ,ve1· • evening p1'aye1· at 110011, p1·a~Te1.. i11 the o keep yo111· heart i11 t1111e. J We n1a11aged to c1 ..a,vl 011t of the cab ,vithout falli11g· i11to tl1e tream a11d called t o :\Ia1·l{ to , ee if he ,va all 1 .. ig·l1t. Tl1ere '\\"a 110 ound of anJ,. kind i11 the bacl{. a11d ,ve discove1·ed t o 0111.. gI·ea t di mav that tl1ere , "ra no :\Iark. ... The tail o,ate of the trt1ck ,,·a