The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1953

Novcrnbe1· 1953 {'((tli})J) (l lci1<. 1 l1c11, cl)l(l llltlll\" CO ll - • • , ,P111 11 r . J~ 1·0111 Hll orio·itlcll 111( 1111) 'l'Hlli l) c1 f 7S t 11 r o t r 11 o \V e ctr r i 't l l :3 , ,,·itl1 ('<>11Rtcl11t ,1 lcJitit>11:. ' l'hr 1110111 - l)t'rsl1i1) is l\Cl\\" c>Jl<'rc1ti 11g t111c l ,1· cl clc 1 l>t of 0111,\" $41 2:-in. \\ l' 1) - lie\'0 111at 011r 0sti111ntr of , ,:-tllt<;\ i. t'Oll8(1)'\rc1ti, 1 \ at. $1 G0,000. I~(l\,'. ,t11c.l I1.. ·. 1 a rcl 11 8 c111 to be Cl(lfi11itrl) 1 }10J)lllcll' \Vitl1 t}1c eo11gre– g·n t io11 ,111cl ,-1) 1 i 11 tl i e,l ti 011s l)O i11 i to 1·a11icl ,1tl'\"cl11r i11 tl1 g·rov\' i11g r i– clr11tic1l <.li ·trirt. THE OHIO INDEPENDEN~l,, BAP'r1srr f'ag • SPvc11 Tl1e ("'li11to11 \,' ille 13a1)tiRt ( 1 l1t1rc 11 i. 11ot 011l~T 011erati11g· a. cl I{ g 11 l i1r 1{a })ti. t 1 1111 r ch bt1 t 1 0-operati11g ,,,ith tl1e ,1ffilia1 cd '011g·r(lg,1t io11 .. • 0011 after t l1P ,vorl{ ,va: 011- stitl1tecl th })astor J) rrse11tecl Tll Olzio I1zd eJJe 11 cle1zt l~aJJlist a11c1 tl1 fa111ilie. f llo,\'e 1 tl1 eourse f eve11t.. fro111 111011t]1 to 111011tl1. 'I'l1 11 ca111e a la1~g·e 1 011t1'ibt1tio11 £01· l1io Regt1la1' I3a1)ti. t II0111r a11cl 1 a1111), a11c1 tl1e ht1rcl1 ctt1alified to tal{ a place 011 the 110110 1· Roll. To TJ1e Cl1oir- Iin t onvi ll c Bapti ·t 'hurcl1 cl,1te th<1 el1ttrel1 11a. eo111 r il)11tecl– $Gl.J..OO. J;\ t 1}1c 111c)r 11i11g . Pl'\' i<-t'\ 011 tl1 e cl,ltP (Jf cl rclic 1 a1i c>11, 111is clitor stc.>J)J) cl f<)l'\\'arcl, c11,,plo1>cs i11 l1a11 I to J)resC'11t 111 111a~·~1r.i 11 ). 1\ t 011er t ,vo c)f t J1 r })r0t l1re11 t'a111 clo,,,11 tl1r ai.·le l1ct11cli11~· lt: 19 11e,v :t1lJ.· 'ri1)tic)11s. It ,v<ls lat er cx1)lai11ec1 tl1,:1t J> ,1sto1· ( 1 ,trcle111 s,1,r 110 11eell to "''clste 1 r (le io118 ti111 i11 Fostoria Celebrates Sixtieth Anniversary The Fo to1 .. ia Bapti t hurch " ras oro·anized in 1 93. A ix– tietl1 11nive1--- a r y Evang·e– li tic an1paig11 ,va held ov. 1 to , " rith Rev. R. L. Iatthe,,,. of Toledo a the eva11geli t. The cl111rches of the ~orth Bethel A o– ciat io11 ft1 r11i... he cl th . J)ecial ml1 ic cliffere11t ch111'ches . 11di11g g1 .. ot1p.· fro111 11ig l1t to 11igl1t. A bea11tiful a1111iversary l)ookl t ha. been pre– pared for the celebratio11 b) 1 the J)asto1~, Ral J)]1 T. .l orcll1111c1. Lil{e 1110. t of the older cl1urcl1es, I~'ostoria J3aptist ha cl a hard, slow start uncler the 111i/ io11 11t1rtur of tl1ci ( 11io l3~tJ)tist 1 011ve11tio11. The • • t l111r( 1 h 11 eve r lJPCa111 1111. ·s1011ary i11 s1>i1·it or i11 g·ivi11g: u11til it lJe– <'a1nc srlf-s11r>l)<)rti11g a11cl incle– J)e11cle11t 1111(le1r tl1e 111i11istrJY of 11. \V. I~ rcl<lr)', 1925-31. It s \'Prec1 all rPlatic)11 sl1iJ >s ,,,itl1 th~ ('()llVC~11tic>11 8V8tP1n i11 1929 a11d lJc>ga11 to f ll~\\'s11i1) with tl1e 07lio Associatio,z of J? g1,lar Bc,pfist rr /1 u tc/1 es. ~·i11c·r. 111,tt 1i1ne it l1as be 11 pas- 1() J'(l( l l,,t : • Ho,va1,d '0111 to l<' 19;3;3_34 Ralpl1 E. II011e ] 9:33-4... F. R. Fitch, 194:3 ca1· ~1nitl1 194-4-4J Lot1i a per 194r"' -49 Ralph T. rOl' ll t111cl, 1950-- Tl1e de1)r ,. io11 year · \\ 1 er e a evere te t to the faitl1 of the 111e111 - ber hip, whicl1 " 1 a · 0111}' 73 i11 1935. In the \;\lor t of tl1e De– pre. io11 n1011 thly 111i. io11a1")" of– f eri11g· " ' re e11t to ft111 l,11ne11tal n1i . io11a1--ie . .. •i11 • that ti111e 111i~·- io11ary g iv·i11g l1a.. i11 rca:ecl e, ·– eral ht111d1·ed p e1·ce11t. The p1--e. 11t cht11'ch eclifice ,vas r ected i11 1911. .._ te1) bJ... te1) tl1 l)a. eme11t ,,ra~ exca,,atecl a11cl t11rn ecl i11to cla 1'00111. \\·l1ir11 "''Orl{ ,,Ta. fi11ii-;he l l11ri11g· tl1e 111i11- istry of Ralpl1 lfo11 . 1 To t t111til 193 ,vas tl1e bt1ilc.li11g· fillr(l , ,, l1 e11 ~ 1 l111dc1:v· sel1ool ,r, 1 P1·ag·rc.l 17:i f(>t· ._ tl1e yc 1 ar. 'l'l1e ,var )' l'ars R,1,,· ,l clPerc'H~t' i11 ,l1tc11c1Hl1l'C. 111 1~)4- 1l1P H\' Pl' age '"' flS 11 G, i11 '49 it ,, ,1s 1:~(i Tl1 lJ gi11ni11g of tl1e J)resc11t J),1s– torate, 1950, saw tl1e 1. 1 1111<1,l)' 8Cl1c)o] atte11cla11ep ris tc> ] 71, 'fi l to ] 97, 'fi~ tc> 22(). 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