The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1953

1,HE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIS'I' ~~ - ~~--~~ NovemlJer 1953 GE BURNED IN NILES CHURCH D dica ted Septen1beI· 1951 l'llt 1 f' '\l)Pl'it'll<'t'" elf tllt 1 }i irst l~HJ)t 1,t l 'l1ttl'el1. :'\ il<'~. ()}1i cl, h,l\'C' l>('t'll <'<)l<)rfttl ,111cl Ht·ticl l l l1n" ('l1a r – a e t <' r 1 t' < l t l 1 r' cl < l ,• H11 t • <' • ' l l 1 <) e I 111 r <' l 1 , Y,l ~ l > r g· a 11 i .1. e cl i 11 1~~1() ,, itl1 st'\.t'11t<'('11 ·}1nrtPr 111e111 - llt'l'. . tllt"> tirst l1011s<1 of ,,·or:l1i1) ,,·c1 , erec·tecl i11 18!):1. ll,1,·i11 v: <)11t– ~·1·c),Y11 tlll) l)l'ig·i11,1l l1l1il cl i11g, a 11e,,· t'tlifit•t' ,r,1" c1rettc'.)cl 111 10~2. t l1i · t lest I'()\ Ptl ll, . ti re i 11 1041 . ,ye1· ' ' t 11<' ,1~l1rs of t l1r 1 clest1·0,"e(l el11i1·e11 ' stot)cl a <leter111i11ecl 1 011g·r rg·at io11 , , it 11 011 l)· <1 ,·ara11t lot a11 cl $6.000. ,1 fte1· 1)a)·i11!:.?: off tl1e 11101·t~2'ag·e f1·0111 tl1r i11aclec111ate i11. llra11ce. D11e to tl1e ti111e 1~ec111i1·e111e11t for 1·aisi11g· £1111 :ls. t he g·o,·e1~11111 11t 11rio1·itie. . the ,,·ar p1'og·1,a111. a11d a '·1·e,,.e1· io11a1··v· rla11. e i11 the .. deecl. tl1r e1·ectio11 of a 11e,,· l)11ild- i11g ,,,.a.. clefe1~recl . .L.\fter t,,,.o a11cl 011e-l1alf ~ ..ea1·: of litiu·ation, the X Ol' t l1e1·11 Ba l)ti.. t 011,Te11 tio11 ,,·a. · l1a11 lecl . ·2..100.00 a11c1 the cleecl ,,·as c lea1·ecl . a11d i11 -T t1l,· of 1949 ' the t 1·ea. lll'e1· r epo1~tecl $65,000.00 i11 tl1e l1 t1ilcl i11g· f t111cl. Tl1e e11e1--– !!'etic bt1ilcli11 2.· ro111111ittee headed 1)~.. "\\T illia111 K. Ti t11. , eo1111 leteel tl1e l)ea11tifl1l a11(1 . 1 acio11: l1ot1. e < ,£ ,,·01·. l1i p a11cl cl eclicator~- :er,1ice. ,,·ere l1elcl 011 ~epte111l)e1· 9, 1951. . l)ecial . 1)eake1·.· fo r the da~v·. D1·. R. T. I{etc:ha111 a11c1 DI· . I-I . K . Fi11le,·. • The co. t of the ~ t1·11ct11re ,,.. as . li~·htl}· 11101'e tl1a11 $100,000.00 an l t,,·o )"ea1\· later, ~ 1 epte111l)e1· 19;-'8. tl1 e t1~ea~11r er 1·rported that the la. t 11a~·111e11t hacl lJee11 ma cle. e, ,.er~· clr l1t of t l1e l' h111' ·}1 ha c1 bee11 clra1·ecl, a11cl a Xote Bl1 r11i11g ~ er,.. - ic·e ,,a.- 11 eld 011 Oetobe1· 1 J. 19!)8. Tlz e .. yeri•ices Re\". IT. K. F.,i11le)". editor· of Tl1 e Olzio l t1clc11c11cle11t B (tJJfi:t ""a. ·pecial s1)eake1-- fo1· tl1e cla,· a11cl • J)re. e11tecl the 111or11i11g: 111 s. age, a11cl the afte1~11001 :e1·111011 ,, 1 ith la1·g a11c1ie11ce. pr~e. e11t, i11c·l11cl– i11g ma11,,.. ,Ti. ito1'. . .. ...-\ t the after110011 se1·,·ice Trea. - ll1'e1·. tr ar1'~T ~ T icholl. , pre.·e11 t ec1 th~ c·a11c:ellecl 11101·tg·age to D1· . Le- 1·0,· Da,,.i~ hai1'111a11 of the Boar'cl .. of T1·t1.·tee ,. \\·ho 111a le aJ)J)r opriate 1·e111ark ·. afte1· ,,·l1icl1 the 111ortgag·e ,,a. lJl11~11ecl 1))'" E. Ro.. .L\ cli~;ate a11cl }:cl,, ..ar·cl T. 1 arbett, offi(· er . of the e}1111·eh ,,·110 l1a, 1 e l)ee11 clefi1ite– l3- acti,·e throll!!l1011t tl1e bl1ilcling 1)r·ogran1. .£\ ~ fla111e: of tl1e paper a~re11clrcl. thr c·hoi1' a11cl co11!r1·e– !!Htio11 sa11g- tl1r T) c)'<Olog·).. a11cl a Debt Cleared Sep tember 1953 THE NOTE BURNS L eft: Edwai·d Garbett - Right: E. Ross Adgate • p1·a} 1 er of Tha11l{~ ,,·a: offer ecl b~· "\Villiam Tit11.. Ber11ard 11lli,,.a11 . e1·,,ed a :\Ia. te1~ of er e111011ie the e1'vice bei11g· ·lo. eel l111der the be11edictio11 of the Re, ". Leo11arcl T1--a,,. i. of :\ f cD01 alcl Ohio. Th1·011g·ho11t the c1aJ" 11111. i f ec1- tl11·e(l th :e1·,rice:. Tl1e cl1t1rcl1 ha. bee11 ble. t lJ~y~ the 011111ete11t leacl e1-. hi I) of ::.\11--. BPr11a1·cl t1l– li,1a11 a11d tl1e worl{ of the ve. t ed <' l1oir of t,,,en t3r voice: le 1 l1y :\Ii--. ,. 1 11lliva11 i : ot1t .· ta11di11g. In acl– clitio11 to tl1e .,ch dl1le l a11the111.· . the ·hoi1· 111--e:e11tecl 1)1·ior to the be11eclietio11, ' The Halle l 11j ah 1 l1orl1s, a11c1 thi," ,,rite1· ha8 11eve1· 11earcl a 111ore l1ea11tif11l 1·e11- clitio11. 1 1 Jz c Cli1lrcli 'l"'he Fi1· ·t Bapti. t 1 l1t11·ch of ~ ile carrie. a 111e111 l1erHhi I) of 32; a11cl l1a 111i... io11a1·}r offeri11g. of al)Ollt $7 000.00, total , 1 olt111ta1·J" offeri11g. i11 exce:: of $32 000.00. Th e ~ 1 t111 lay cl1ool ope1--ate. 1111- cler the cli1'ectio11 of lVIr. Tit1t. , who ha · been the . 111)e1~i11te11clent for· n1a11J" }"ear , a11cl a1'rie~ a roll of n101""e tha11 BOO, a ,,.rrag·e a tte11cla11ee abo11t 275. T Ji e J.Ja tor 'l 1 he Re, ,. . Arth111· F. J 011e ha.: l>ee11 pa. t o1' of thi.· fi11e c l1t1rch si11ce 19.J:2. He ,,,a. called to the J)lllpit ,,r}1e11 the co11g·regatio11 ,,ra, 1·e o,,.e1·i11g fro111 the . hoclc of the (. cle. troyi11g fi1·e of 1949. Ile ,,·a. callecl to a re11ted pt1lpit, a n1ee t– i11g place l1a,..i110· l1ee11 lea:ecl fI·o1n a 11eig·hhori11g co11g1·egati.011. a11cl imn1ediatel,.. et l1im el f to the ., ta. lt of r e tori11g a gg:1·e i,,.e actio11 a11cl prepari11<Y f 01· a r ett11·11 to the ch11rch p1·ope1·t)r i11 the ce11ter of the bu i11e cli t1--ict . I 11 thi da1r ... of hort })a tor·ate. a11d ~1·itical people the mi11i tr)" of 11101'e tl1an te11 year tand. ot1t a high l}.. eo1npli1ne11ta1·y. Pa to1-- J 011e · ha. beco111e clefi - 11itel3'" i11te1·e tecl in a1111 Patmo: a11cl tl1e ·011g·r egatio11 i 110,,r pa,1- i11g $100.0 pe1· 111ontl1 to hio Reg11lar Ba1)ti t II0111e a11cl 1 amp, the larg:e to11t1--ibt1tio11 to co11- tint1e t111til tl1e ·11t11·cl1 i lf.·tecl 011 the r oll for ' ' II01101·able 1Ientio11. T,,rice ha hio ociatio11 of Reg·11la1· BaJ)ti t 1 ht1rcl1e helcl it a1111t1al 111eeting i11 ~iles hio. a11cl the experie1 ce of the co11o·rega– tio11 l1a,re bee11 fi1·111l1r l{11itted i11to ' the hi tor"'~" of the fello,,· hip. A the rh111·cJ1 110,,., [2:oe £01·,,Tard ,,itl1 it.· an1ple a11cl mocler11 hol1 e of ,vor l1ip and ec1t1ipme1 t f1·ee fro111 del)t the ol1tr acl1 ,,·ill 11nclot1bted- 1,,. l)e ext e11cled. hio ..c\. ocia- , tio11 ext e11cl. co11g·1·atl1lation to tl1e pa to1' a11cl })eople, l)a. eel 11po11 the ,vo1·tl1,,. ad,,.a11 'e. l111cle1-- l1a11cli- .. ra1) a11d ,,yill p1·a)" fo1· tl1e co11 - ti11l1ecl ble:.·i11g of the T101·tl to 1·est o,rer the ,,,.or·l{. PHOTO ENGRAVING-SERVICE ZINC HA.Ll' f0 NE5 ANO UN~ ETCHINGS - AAT WORK WRITE FOR PRICE UST ANO CATAL.OG OF G co. CHRISTIAN STO CK ,-v I .... I •• ENGR.AVlNGS , ,.011 ta ff•- 1 I ••lie laa 45() WM,t-, I. ( ... If I POI C.WI.C..U ANO a-l lUSTIAN PVILtCAnONS