The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1954

'l~IiE OHTO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST September 1954 ~-=---~~~~~~~--~~----~~- . - ~~~--~~~~~~~~~~~~ ' l'llt' li ir~t l~cl}lt i~t ( l1,1rel1. 1~1- ) 1·in~ J)H~t()l'lt'~~ f(ll' lllilll) 111011tl1. , 11(1~ 111,1tl<' ~·<)Oll llrogr<.' .. s ... i11c·0 tl1e lll)ll\i11g· t1f tilt' l{ t'\·. l, c)llCl't J. ll t\)" ll– }1()llt. 'rll t' ~ ll llllcl , . ~l- 1100 l cl ttc11d,111ce ' l1cl8 ii 1 'l'l'cls 'll to cl le,·0 l of 3~5- ;~~(). a11tl cl \ 't' l'H g attc11<ia11ee at p1',l}"<."ll' llll't't i11~ i8 cll)ot1t 123. .:\ 1·ec 11tio11 fo1· tl1e pa~toral fan1- i l~· ,,·a. l1e ld ~ cl t111·day e, re11i11g ...\.11g·11st 21, ,,·l1e11 a l a1·ge a11die11ce e11jo)· ti ,111 app1·01)1·iate p1--og1·am :\I1·. IIe1·be1·t a1·l 011 r. er, 1 i11g a 111a te1· of ce1·e1nonie . Pre e11t we1·e al o n1an~.. JJa tor a11cl r ep1·e- e11tc1tiv·e people f 1·0111 t1r·rot1nding ch111·ch e . The program a1·ra11ged b~ .. i\f1·. El1ge11e B. mith con i ted of p ecial nt1mbe1· by the King s CHURCH MOVES FORWARD lc) 11 , n11cl H l >rass tric) ,, 1 itl1 ,111 ,1<1- (1 re." s o f ,,· r leo 111 e by i\ l r . I I cl r C) l cl • 11. "\\ il8011, 111oclPra tor <>f 1 l1 c> c·o11- g·1· t'g·,1t io11 <ltt1·i11g t]1c' 11 c1s torlP. : ll<' ri ocl , n11cl ,1 lJ1·i0f c1clclrr. ·s by l\ Ir . ,, H.lt 1· l)a,·ie. r 11·e ·e11ti11g thr boa1·cl of t1·l1. tee.:·. "i\l i. I J a11e I3ok,11 1 '" 1·e1)1·e. e11 t rel the )"01111g people. Rev. J)on ,1lcl Beigl1t ol 111ocl erator oE Ilebro11 .r\. ~ ociatio11 ca1·1--ied the " rel 01ne of tl1at or·ga11izatio11, p1·ecedecl by the R ev. J. Ir, 1 i11g R ee e, wl10 off r ed p1·aye1'. Fol– lo,v·ino' the fo1·n1al program the n1ember a11cl g·11e t \\ 1 er e Olldll t– ed to tl1e Ilel)l"Oll 11011 e "\\ 1 here daint}r r·efre. h111ent. ,ver e ervecl follo,ved by an h our of fellow hip . A we o'o to pre upe1--i11tendent Ray Pycraft a1111ounce eptember 12 a8 ' ' Rot111cl - l 1 l)aJ' ' ,,,hen tl1e ~1111clay Rc•}1<)<>l <'X J>rets to r ra<·h thP g<>al of J:-i5 1>rc~p11t. 'l,}1p eh11rf'h e11111>loys t l1 e1 ,Joc1sl1 r111est JJ/an. for r er<.>i,ri11 g· thr gifts to apply 011 tl1c> l)ttil li11g f1111cl a11cl l1ncler the J)la 11. a1111ot111cecl, t he rhc>st wa to be i11 plare 011 t!1e day of tl1e 1·ozt1zcl-1,p. 8i11ce the comi 11g of I>a t or Rey11- ho11 t tJu11e 20, the ch11rch ha. adcled thirty three to t he 1"011 by l)aptism, ch11rch letter and exp erien ce. The new pa tor i aggre ive i11 l1i cam– paign and v i. itat ion, highly popll– lar witl1 the yot1ng p eople addre . - i11g· recorcl al1clie11ce at every erv– ice of the church , a11d we p1·eclict a continuatio11 of the on,vard n1ar ch . BROOKSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH \,re ha ..,;re a per onal letter from )Ir . J ohn Kautz of the Brook.. ide Bapti t hurch, l eveland and have decided to bra,re the 'right- eOll indignation' ' of thi i ter a11d p r·int h e1· lette1 .. i11 ft1ll. I r . Kat1tz i the ,vife of tl1e cl1l1rch clerk and er ved a a nur e at Camp Patmo throt1gh two week of the recent camp ea. on. ( In a recent l etter from Mr . Kal1tz, he aid : ' ' Our pa tor, R ev. George 0 'Keefe, i even better t han you think he i . ' ' ) ' ' H er e i the letter we prom– i eel to write : Fir t the purcl1a e of the par onage i our gr eate t rea on for r ejoicing, and econd come the purcha e of t h e new bu . The par onage i located at 1203 Brookview 1Joulevard, Parma, Ohio, and i about a ten minl1te drive from the church. It i a larae ix-room colonial, ,vith an enclo ed front porch do"~n, al. o e11clo.·ed porch up- This magazine carrie an aclver– ti. ement . ubmitted by Tlie King's 1llen of The Fir t Baptist h11rch, Elyria~ which con i t of Richarcl J. Elliott Dr. ... lan Davie Edward Thomp. on and H erbert Carlson, Jr. :\Ii . B etty Fodor . er1.1ing a. pia11i.~t. rrhe (J t1artet i: p1·e1)ared to . tair . I t ha 011e of the mo t bea11t if11l yard we have ever ee11. The Jot i 40 ft. by 160 ft. and there i a lot of the a1ne i ze 1 ext door that i joi11ed with the lot of the par 011age and i. eql1ally beal1tifl1l. The owner has given Pa tor O 'Keefe the privilege of u ing the lot a hi own. The home i i11 excellent conclition a the ow11er jt1 t r ecently in talled a ga f111--11ace n e,v copper plumbing· a 11ew roof ga incinerator n ew bath a11d n ew kitchen, with all of the up-to-the-mint1te fixture . fle al o in talled a $250.00 g·la chandelier in the dini11g room. It ha a mo t bea11tifl1l fireplace in the living room. 11e ,vo11ld n eed to ee it to r eally appreciate what ,ve ha,re . God has an- werec1 ot1r prayer in a wo11c1er– ful way. Oh ye , I mu t tell you that it ha an attachecl green– hou e, with it o,vn h eating y - tern. The pa tor i delighted with the greenl1ou e a11d ha.· THE IUNG'S MEN fur11i h . pecial mu ic at r eg11lar er vice , e, rangeli tic meeti11g· youth rallie mi io11ary or Bible confe1--en ce , banquet or· any other type of meeting amo11g fl1nda– mental chl11·ch e withi11 c11·i, 1 i11g cli ·tance of Elyria, Ohio. Tl1e grot1p i al o p1·epa1· cl to pr·e e11t a full p1 ..ogram of , ..ocal a11cl in trl1- promi ed to have c11t flower for the ch11rch throuo~hout the win– t er mo11th . We paid only $1 ,- 900.00 for it. The bu i a 60-pa enger I one in excellent condition. We offer ed the other' bl1 to Camp Patmo but the gi.ft by the B er'ea • Bapti t h11rch ha upplied that n eed. ' Ou1.. Lord ha b een so gr a– cio11 to t1 thi y ear and we want to clo g·reat thing for Him here • at Broolr ide. I have tried to tell yo11 of the j oy that i mine 1 today prai e Hi Holy ame. 'I t1r ely had a ,vonderful time clt1ring tho e two \\ 7 eek at amp Patmo , and I hope to have the privilege of e1·ving in the ame capacity next year. I\Iay Goel ble you and Mr . Fi11ley. Give to her my fonde t r egard . h e i t1ch a wonde1·– ful per on. The trot1ble i that yol1 men 1011 't r eally appreciate ll wome11, a you hot1ld. ' mental mu ic pl111ctt1ated by brief me age from the '\V 01--d. W e have l1ea1--d the e men i11 , 1 ariOll meeting a:lld d efinitely r ecom1nend them to the chl11--che . Inte1·e ted p eople may contact irr. Richa1·cl J. Elliott Rot1te 1 0. 1 G1·afton, Ohio by mail, or tele– phone, ElJTl"ia 3- 96.