The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1954

1.,HE fllO TNDEPRNDENT BAPTIST A ttptts t 1954 ~- REV. DOUGLAS BEA ON RESIGNS ' l'll l\ l{ (' ' l) t)ttg·las l~P,lS<)ll. ,,·11<> l1as ~l' r\' <><l , l ~ .. \ ~st><·i,11<" J> as1<> r <11 li~J111t1a1111 pl l{HJJtis t l ' lllll'ell. ' l'<)ll' (l () , ()}11<>, ~l ll('(' ,f ,lllllHl'.' 1~)..f.!) , ll cl~ s t1l1111i11 c•tl J11s f' P~ ig·11,1ti <> 11 . pf'f'Ptti\rp i\1l t?, ll 81 ~~. l!l.-) l. ,lll<l ,, ill P111rr l'<)l' t1·,1i11i11 v.· at l 1cls .. \11~Plt 1 s l ,l t>t i~1 Sc>111 i11,1r.\1' i11 ~ •r 1>t<' 111l l<1 r . I)<''. l~l)<1~c>11 ,,·ns gr ,1cl11atecl fr(>111 1~<>1> ,J cl tll'S l r11i,·e1r8i1.' i11 1~)..f.~ c111 cl i111111 ecli,1trl~· tl1 rc– al't<'l' d 't't\lltecl e,111 to l\Iar ,1 11 ,1 tl1 c1 l~,11>tist ( 1 l1 11rc·l1. N1 >ri11 p:fie1lcl. ()l1io: ,,·l1er c he1 ~r r,rr ,l fc>1· tl1r c <l lltl t)llt' -l1,1lt' ,·c\cl l'8. • j{r. c111cl i\ l rs. l~c>,1sc>11 ,ire l1iµ:l1l., · c111ctli fiecl 1111 t~ieic111~. tl1 r l)a. ·t or 1Jei11g effiei<111t i11 tr1111111Pt, 11i,111 <) c111cl , ..oiee, a11cl ~[1·8. l1Pc1so11- tl1P for111Pr ~\ rl e11e Rei11}1olcl ic1P11tifi <>cl \\' ith ~111itt~· (~11i111 r t £01· e, ..01·al ) y ar:·-i: c-111 cleeo1111 li. heel :oloi. t a11 l })ia1 i.·t. :\11· . a11cl Jir . I) c>c1:·011 a1·r tl1c I a1'e11t of r>,1111 ;31 2 c111c1 ,J O)T :2 )"' a1-. <Jf age . :\11·. B rclSl)11 l1as ."Pr ,·ecl ,vell i11 1·elatio11 to ('1,111111 J>a.t1110., l1 olcli11g t l1 office of ..c\ : i.·ta11t l)i1·eet <Jr to the R0,.. . Ec11·l \ T. "\\rill r tts fo1· . e, "e1'al )year at ~,1 1111) 0 c1ell Erie icle, a11d 1 a1111J J> ,1tmo. a11 l as Reg istrar i11 r elc1tio11 to tl1e ad111i11i t1·c1tio11 of Dire tor .. \Villia111 II O\va1·cl rrer11. Ile l1a. al.,o ; er, .. rcl a. Director of .J f 11~ic– fo1· ... ""t1 rtl1 I etl1el _\ .--.--ociatio11, a11c1 a a T1·11. t e of tl1e <11·aee (-}o, 1>rl :\ Ii. io11 Tol cl o. l clsto1· Rrn,i11,1l l L. J\fattl1 ,,·. of tl1e Em111a11 l1el 13c1pti. t ('1hl11·ch ha. :poke11 i11 a l1ighl)r eo111pli111 r11t ,11·~T 111a1111er '011 ·e1·11i11g· tl1e "'er,riC'e of l\ f J'. a11d fl'. . J~ ea. '011 i11 Tole lo, a11cl tl1eJr '-ee111 to l1e pop11la l' th I'Oll g' hOll t tl1e ro11g·1~ o',1tio11. THE A AL MEETING The T,,·e11t1r- e,Te11tl1 A111111al ~ )I e ti11g of hio .J.. \•. OC' iatio11 ,,·ill be held i11 tl1e B1·oolt ,i le l1c11)t i. t 1 hl11·cl1 . le, rela11c1 )l1io, l\Io11cla)r th1·ol1gl1 Tl1l11-. tla)'" , Oetobe1· 1 -~J. 103-!. Re, r. Regi11ald L. "i\fattl1e,,\1, the . ec1·eta1--~· i 11ow 1naili11g 1--epo1--t bla11lc t o the eig·ht~,r-. e 1 {e11 affiliat ec1 c11l11·che . Tl1e e11,,.e lo1)e ,,Till ear·1·}T two hla11k. , aR fol lo,,7. : .L • Tli e ~ 'tati ·ticctl l lezJort. Thi 1--epo1·t ca1--1·ie.1 . tati:tiC'.· of the , .,.ea1'. to i11 ·ll1cle , 11ch tatisti ·. ._ for the fi cal 3Tear 1·ega1· tlle: · of elate. In b1--ie£, if tl1e fi . ra] , ,.ea r • of t}1e ·hur ·11 e11cl. 011 .-\ pril 13, the fig11r es for the J'Tear e11clin~: 011 .L \ })ril 1- ho11l cl be ll eel. B: Tl1 e Ballot. Thi. i.· a lJla11 k 011 ,,Tl1i<·l1 tl1e cl1l1r ch ente1~ · five 11a111e: \Yl1ieh ha·r·e bee11 electecl fro111 a111011g· 111e11 of the fel lo,,~. l1ip to .1e1--·v·e 01 the 101111cil of T e11. Thi: c<)t111cil eo11 - i. t , of te11 me11 fi,~e of " ~}10111 are Tro in for service in our Missions, Christion Education, Pastora l, ond Musk Courses. Write Pres. H. 0 . Von G il der for deta ils of 3 or 4 year courses. WESTERN BAP TIST BIBLE COLLE GE 528 33rd St., Dept .QB Oak land, Calif. electecl eac.- 1 , rea1· . Tl1e bla11lc i. • 11ot a 110111i11at ion ' lJ11t i .: a cli1·ect l)allot fo1· tl1e 111e11 .·elec.: t ec1. Tl1e five 111e1 r eeei,Ti11g the gTeate. t 11t1n1ber of ,Tot . a1·e a11to111ati ·all"" .. de lared to l)e elect e(l a11 l t l1e li. t i. 11ot . 111Jject to a11)y . c1·ee11i11g operatio11. ,,-rJ1ate,,e1" . Tl1e. e 11a111e. . ho11 l cl be electecl a11c1 tl1e bla111< 111ailed to , e ·1~eta1~y )Iatthe,v. ( 937 • ran 1 .£~ ,,,e1111e Tol clo 6, h io) 11ot later tl1a11 ~ 1 eJ)t e111be1-- 1;t11. Eacl1 3rear tl1e 1·0port. a1~e fi11all3" 1~e ei,,,.ecl f r o111 abol1t all of tl1e c 11 lll" ·he. ~ ho,ve,..e1· thi. i. af te1· 1·epeated 1--ec1t1e:t. f r o111 t l1e . eer e– ta 1·y a11cl ,,..e t11--ge f 01· pro1111)t ha11 lli11~: to a\roic1 tl1 i : 111111 ·es. 'a1·~" c.:lerieal \'to1 ..l{ a1 :l exp e11:e. The t erm. of the £ollo,,,,i11g· to1111- C' il 1ne111be1-. ,·vill expire i11 0 o 1)e1· 195-1-~ ho,,re,re1· tlie:e }J letl c1re eli– r1ible .fo1· 1· -clect io,z . ct: tl1 e.i1 l1 c1i 1 e .·e r1 1 ecl bltf rJ ne t e1·11z : Ilall Dal1tel , Ear 1 , . ,"\ illett. ,J a111e. r . ~J er e– miah a1 l \T 1·11e L. Dt111l1 c1111. R.ev . . la,,r. 011, }1a,Ti11g: .' e I' '\ 7 d t\, 1 0 '011.'€Cllti, 1 t f111.' i. ,ir;f eligibl e fo ,· re-electio11 i,z 10;-- ! . 'fhe fi,Te 111e11 110,, 1 e1·,,i11 g· 011 tl1e c-01111 il, iclz o. ·e t e1·111 • cl o not er pi re i,i 1954 i11cl111 : Elto11 ,. llt1l{il l , ,"\rilliam H o" ·a1·d r ee11 1-\ lla11 E . Levvi~ T. F1--ed Ilt1 e:\"' a11 l Reg·i11- ._ al cl L. l\Iattl1e,,· . The 11a111e. of the e men hot1ld not ai:>pea1-. 011 t he ballot . (In brief an, 1 man in Ohio A ociation i eligible for election to the cot111cil of te11, ex– ce1)ti11g Revr. . . la,,r 011 and t he five ide11tifiec1 i11 thi 11a1·a– graph. ) A c-01·1 011 the col) i.· ,vo1--th t,,.,o 011 the foot ! FLASHES FROM THE CHURCHES Re1Jort.· i11di ·ate tl1at eightee11 111e1nbe1--. l1a·,?e l)ee11 acl clecl t o the <~1·are Bapti. t ;l1l1rch, TroJ", Ol1io, of ,,·hich Re, "' . (leralcl :\I itehe11 i: the pa tor i11 ·e tl1e fi1--. t of the )Tea1-- . Fiftee11 of the. e ,,·e1--e r e– c·ei,·0cl ll,r l)a oti ·111. .. - (}11e. t ~ peal{eI\ cl t11· i11g· t he fi1· t 11alf of tl1e ,r a1-- i11cl11cl cl : Re,T. .. -4\ 1,,111 K1~l1g, Re,r. Ila1 .. la11 xal1t,. chi, ~fr. Rol)e1·t ._ 1 l1aclcelfo1~ 1 Re,·. E a1·l olli11 . a11d Re,". lar e11 ·e 11rle,·. .. \..t t l1e a111111al 111eeti11g of tl1e C'hl11 .. ch r ece11tl~· l1elc1, 1 eclar,-rille Bapti:t 1 ollege a11 1 Lo._ Angele lleb1· f.l ,\' :\ [i ·.1io11 ,, ..e1·e pla ·ed 011 t l1e l)l1dget . The :\Iotl1e1 .. a11cl Da11gl1te1 .. Ba11- c111et fift~r pl"e. e11t feat llT' eC1 )fr. . .J oh11 Re110, ( 1 eda1.., rille a. the .'l)eal<e1·, ancl the F a the1· a11d .. ~ 011 Ba11c1l1et e11jo)Ted the ac1c1re. · of l~e,r. :\I e1,Je R. Ilt1ll, Da:y·to11. .. Pa. tor-- l\Iitcl1e 11 . ·ee1n · to lJe , ..e1· 1~ .. l1al)P3r i11 t he \\"01·lc at T roJT a11cl tl1e p ople 1--e. 1 011cl 1·eadily to l1i: 111i1 i.·tr, ... . ., .•b •i\" t tl1 e F i1-. t BaJ)ti. t 1 l111rc;l1 j_ f ecli11a ()l1io, :\Ir·. (!oli11 la1"lc a tl1cl e11t at ( 1 eclar,?ille. i. cl ·si. ti11g , ,,, ith the ,,·01·lt ll11·i110· At1g·t1 t. The chu1~ch i 110,v e11ding the chl1r ch bt1lletin to all ab entee member according to the Re,". R. K en11eth mel eI\ that all ma, ... .. be info1--med i11 1--elatio11 to ite111., of i11ter e t . The me11 of Fir t Bapti. t ' h t11·cl1, :\le li11a 1·ece11t l)· 11jO)"e l a l)all game with m 11 £1--on1 the Fi1-. t Bapti t 1 bl11·c l1 .. 1 1)e11 ·e1·.