The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1953

THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Dcccm1Jc1· 195~, -==-~~~~~--------~----------~~- ---·~----------------- THE FALL R~t\LLY rl'llt' l,ll'!.!l' cllltlit(>t'l\1111 ()f 111r 1Iiu·11 ~eltt><)l l111iltli11tt at l <'l'f',l <·,1r– rit' l cl11 <lltcliettl'l' ()f ,1l1l1ost fc)11r· l111 11<lrecl ., <)1111!,!· l)P<) l)le a~ ( 1 llcli1·- 111n11 "F.Jctrl \ "'. ,\.,.illett~ <) l)P11rcl tl1e aftt?r11t1<>11 -- rr,·ie<l, ~ ricl,1,·, ~<)\'Plll- ~ ll('l' 'l.7, c111<l i11t1·c)cl11 t·Pcl tl1r Re,.... \\... illi,1111 F 11seo. ,,~11c) t•<)11c l11etecl tl1e 11 l l l ~ i (• ,11 l) l' 0 g ] 'cl 111 • \\Ti t 11 i l l ,1 f r\ \'• 111i1111t(_)-... :\Ir. l,.11seo. ~lll)l'<) rt <.-1cl l>)– l1i, ta lc'11tec1 ,yife at tl1p 1)ic111c1, l1 c1cl tl1e ~-c)1111g· fol]~ si11g·i11u l11"t il )· tl1P \YP11 l,11c>,,·11 l'l1o r11srs a11c1 fa,·orit r (:c>s11t)l TT)·11111s. 1.,11<1. J)Paltrr for tl10 otta~io11 ,,·as tl1 r Rr ,·. .Jol111 <{. l ~al,"o, 11e,,·I,· 111- • • tallecl 1Jastor <)f 'fl 1e l r 011g·l1 Bcl11- t i~t t l1111·tl1 ,,·110 c1e1i,·er ec1 a foree– f11l 1110~sagr 1111 c1Pr tl1e s11l)jrc: t . · · Tl1e ~ tee1·i11rr "\"\Tl1ee 1 of T.Jif e. :\fr. Ral,·o, i11 l1is t11a1·aC'te1·i, tje • ,,·a~~, 1)ro,·iclec1 <·011 ·icleral)le r11 t er - tai11111e11t ,,·l1ile p1·oc111ci11g· c111 i11- . I)i1·i11~:. 1 ea rt-searc·l1i11 ~· 111P~.'ag·r f ro111 the ,,.,.or c1. Tl1 c B r111 r111 el . \ t fi\·e o'c: ]oe]{ tl1e 1 e·y·. 1 Do11g·Ja. B111·t ,,..a. rallec1 111)011 f 01· p1·a~~e1' after ,,.11 ie 11 t 1 r a11 clie11ce ,,·a. clir eetecl to t11e h11g:e a11cli to1·– i11111 of the .... \g1·ic·11l tt1ral T311ilcli11~· <>11 the C 1 113""ah<)~ra Fai1· g·1·01111cl. . I~ 0111· h1111c1rec1 a11cl t,,·r11t,.. fi,~r • ~:01111g follc :11r1·01111clell tl1e ,,~ell <~e<'oratPcl tablPf., a11 c1 lac1ie~ of tl1e l~r r ea BaJ)t ist ( 1 ]111rc·]1 ,,·Pr e :<)<)11 1111.1.'.. . e1·,.. i11g 011e of tl1e 1110:t l)o1111tifl1l a11cl tast.'.. l>a11c111et.· c>vrr e1t l1efor e thr )"01111g· 1)eo1)le of tl1i. 1· ello,,·.· hi 11. Tl1 e E t•e 1ii11 g At the e,,eni11g . e1·,,. iee l a. ·tor Bal~yo deIi, ..erecl a 1na. t erfl1l n1e. - age, hi tl1ol1ght ce1 teri110' 011 . r,, H ea,,e11 one the 011e ide, T-T ell on the otl1er. It ,,Ta g·1,afic, thol1!2:ht r>ro,,.ol{i11g. a11d ca1·riecl a11 appeal for al,ta tion. ..:-\t the clo e of the 1ne a£re ma11v rai e 1 tl1ei1· 11a11cl. • foJ-- pra~..er, othe1·. })le lg·ed c1ecli- ·atio11 of life. a11cl . 0111e ca111e fo1·– ,,·a1-.d f 01-- . al, ..ati011. :i\I1~. Bal, ...o sll g·- • g-e ted that hi. me age 1nig·h t l1e too · 'hea, .. J... ·' for the occa. io11, b11t at the clo. e of the er,,.ice it ,,,.a. the co1nmo11 tl1ought that 11othing co11lcl ha,,.e l)ee11 of g-1"eater value. Fo1· tl1e e, ..e11i11g· . er,·ice man, .. • • <! rri,... er1 ,,·l1cJ ,,·er e 11c,t p1·r~r11t cl 111·- i11g· thr afte1·11o<J11 c111cl it ,,·as c>~– ti111aterl that tl1e a11cli e11c· 1111111- l,erec1 11101·e t 11a11 f i,·e h 1111clrecl. 1' !, (' . l i{'<l ,·rl. · 1 ell.'!.!.cltio11s ,,·r1·e J) re.-r1Jt f 1·0111 P \ 'C' l')" 11a1·t f t l1 P . tate, .-0111e 111 l11·i– ,·ate ears, c)tl1er ~ i11 t l1 r <·l11L1~cl1 l)11s. a11cl f 1·0111 tl1P l~111111a11 11cl Bap– t i. t Cl111rcil1, Tolrclo, ec1111e cll )o11t fift,· i11 a C'llclrterrcl C1rr,rl1 01111 l • • n11s. .4\ ,\·arcl s ,,·err l)l'P~r11t rc1 fol' cl el– l' ~·c1tio11 111c.111-111ile of t1·a,·,Al, ' ' a111 fo1· tl1e · · per<·r11tc1~e of e1 1·o]l111e11t 1 > r e:e 1 t . ' r 1 r a,v· a r cl f o 1• :\ I ,1 11 :\ Iile: ,,·as f'a1·ri rc1 a,,·a,· 1), .. tl1e • • clr lr2atio11 fro111 I~111111a1111e1 Ba1)- t i~t ( 1 l1111·tl1 . r olr<.1() , Re\T. R eg·i 11alcl l.1. :\fattl1e,,\ , 1>a. to1--. a11cl the a– ,,·arcl fo r 'per C'e11tag:e ,,·a.· tal(– c11 110111r l)~Y ( 1 al,·a1·~?' B,11)ti. t 1 l111 r eh. ('a11to11, t l1e Re,,. 1 l1ar le. ,,.,. ':\fcl(i1111r~· l1eacli11g: the 100% (le 1 e!;rati011 . :\ f 1·. )ft Ki1111 e, y hacl ' <· , ·e r , .. .-i11o·le 111e111l1er of hi · , .. 011110· • • r-. l eor)le 's 01·ga11izatio11 at ha11cl. ( .c\. fi11r 11a. to1· , <loi11g· a g·r rat ,,·01·1<. ) 'l 1 he .!111,.·ic \\rp . ea rC' el,.. ]<110,,· \\ 1 l1at t o :a,,. • • t'Oll('t'I'lli11g· t}1e 11111, it . )J1·. ~"'ll, CO is t l1e last ,,,.01"c1. al . o tl1e fi1· t ,,·01·cl i11 or g·a11izi11g a11 cl l1a11cll i11 ~r 11111sic fo r :t1r l1 affc1i1·.1. ,.. 1110110~ the r s1)re ial 111l1.·ical e11trie. c111 rin ~r the c1fte1·11 0011 a 11 cl e,·e11 i11 ~: ,,,c 1·c– < 01·<l ecl the fo llo,,·i11g· : :\la]e (~11a1·tet: R11:. ell (}ilJ8011, .Jc1c l{ "\"\.,illett:, .Jac·l< ,Jo11e· a11cl ,Ja<'l< f<'l e11 01·, th1·re of t l1e bo, ,..~ f1·0111 • l ~ al, ·a r,.. , 1 le,·ela11(l a 11 cl 011e £1·0111 • B r r ea f3 apti. ·t ( 1 l1l1rtl1. '\r oral cl 11- et : l )a.le Tho111. 011 a11 l "\'\Tillia111 l b1·igl1t, both of Tri11it}", L orc1in. the bo)r' aCCQl11pa11ie(l bJr \ T a11g·hn D1111 ha111, Ea. t ~ ide, T;o1 ..ain. Bra . T1·io : Re,·. Rober t J_; . T itl1 , Pat11 Tit11., a11cl Pa1'l<. Da,Tie., I111111an- 11 el Bapti. t h111"cl1, ol11111b11 . \ r ocal D11et : Loi ,J e1"e1nial1 a11cl Do11 Roll e E1n1na1111el Bapti t l111rch, Da,rto11. _t\ cco1·clio1 ~ oll): ~ Ba1'lJa1·a Wolf, ~ p e11cer Bapti t 1 h11rch. , rioli11 ~ olo : 11e J 011e . 1~, ir. t I~apti. t 1 h111·ch, ... Tile . B1·a Dt1et: ,J e1·1·,r Th<)1·11to11 a11d Rav ~ ~ T)a, 1 all, E111111a11l1el Bapti. t hlll"Ch Toleclo. \ Tocal j'olo: R11th I-Il1bble C 1 al,..ar~r Ba1Jti t Chur ch leve– Ja11d. :\fr . D o11gla B ea 011 of Toledo pre ented a bea11tiful vo– cal nl1111l)er at the eve11i11g· e ion. • .c\ cl elig·h t to the a l1clie11ce ,va a g· irl8 (~11c11·tet f 1·<>111 tl1c Be1·ea Ba1)– ti:t ( 1 J111rel1 , ro111 i>o eel of: I(are11 I~'ct)'" • 1 al])" l~1 t1·l<<. l\fare: i,t J>i11 co111l) HllCl ( fl"clC'C \\rillett. . 1 rl1e ~"Olll1g · J>P <)J)lc> ~ <l <' 1)art111e111 of Ol1io .. \ ~– s<)e iati<>11 J)rr. r11t. a 11111. ·ic·al 1 r o– ~r ra111 1111exe0ll ecl l rv· ,t11,· 8ll ·}1 <>r- • • t!·a11izatio11. 111 a11,· of tl1e e11trje. • l1or cl r ri11g· 011 tl1 c 11r ofe. . io11al. .1/ r. 1{rilleif: ,,ritl1 thr F all Rall}· at Be1·ea ~ i.11<.} Re,·. "\'\rillett: r·eli11c111i. hed hi: 1 0. t as ( 1 }1air111a11 of the ).,.01111g J") eOJ)l e .· De1)a1·t 1ne11t, the Co11ncil uf Te11 h ,1,· i11g p1·on1otecl hi111 to a l1i~·l1er offi ·e c1l1 ri11g the a111111al 111 reti11tr J1rl cl i11 Po1·t. 111011th. Ohio. 1 a. to1· ,"\rille1tt. 111a(l e }1i., e11trv· • i 11t o l1io .. \ .,. o ia tio11 11101·e tha11 t ,ye1 t~.. )..ea1'. ag·o ,,~ith th e con1- i11g: of alvar},,. Bapti. t Chl1rch, Bell efo11tai11e, i11to the fello,,,.. l1ip. F1--0111 the l1ol11· of hi. coining l1 e 11 a. bee11 exceec1i11g·l)y acti, ,.e 11e,rer :eel{i11g· offiee, h11 t bei11g cho. e11 1))" the people. H e ha .. climbecl 1·01111c1 aft 1· 1·01111cl tl1e laclde1' of J>o1111la1·it~.. a1no11g· tl1 e Reg·11 la1-– Baptist. of Ohio, 1111t il the ' Ro,... al I llrple ' ' 110-n~ . ec:1111.. to re t 111;011 l1i. ho1101·ecl . hol1l cle1--. . H e i. 1 1 ai1·111a 11 of t lie Ol111cil of Te11 ' l1io ..-\ . ociatio11 of Regl1lar Bap- ti. t 1 h111--che. : Pr·e. ide11t of Ohio Regt1la1-- Ba1)ti. t II0111 e a11c.1 an11) : a Tr11.·tee of edar, 1 ille Bapti. t 1 ollege: 011 t l1e Ac1,Ti 01·~.. 01111cil of tl1 e F ello,,r. hip of Bapti. t .. F or IIor11e :\1 i. ·1011. · · a 111e111l1e1· of the ()l1io ( 1 01111cil 111 111--i. tia11 :\ fi._. io11. . 1 l1e P a. to1· of The 13e1·ea Bapti. t 1 l1 l11·cl1. ?\I1·. Willett n eglect , 11011e of hi..: 1·e ·ponsibilitie a11d l1i c· l111rch i: 011e of tJ1e 1110 t aggre. - .·i,.. e i11 t he F ello,, 1 • hip. T11e n1oral . ll J)po1·t g·i, 1 en bJr thi belo, 1 ed ·erv– a1 t to thi edito1-- ha. bee11 highly , ,. alt1ed, a11cl hi ad, 1 ice ha al,va,r .. ._ bee11 fol111cl 01111c1 a11d ,,Torthv of ._ co11 ideration. 1ll r . Green Xo,,r con1e · the Re, .,. . "\"'\Tillia1n I l o,;va1·d r een to ao·ai11 h ead the Yot111g P eople Department. Thi I)a. to1· i c111alified l)y"'" exp erience. cl, lie ,,,.a the chai1·1na11 of the c1epa1~t111e11 t w he1 AlVIP PAT– ~10 S wa ope11ed in 1952. :\f1·. G1·ee11 i a ma11 ,vell liked by the )rot111g folk a11d l1a the happy fac11lty of beina young ,,Tith the yo11ng ,vhile at the ame ti111r ext r 11cli11g· ,, 1 01·cl . of maturr ,,·i. '< lc>111 t <) tl1e ,1~·ec.l a11 cl tl10 e ,,,110 ' Hr 1 lac·ecl i11 1)0: itio11." of 0·1·eat ( C"o1 t i1111 ecl 011 l)a!?.·e 11) •