The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1954

P:i~ '\ Tt'l\ TiiE 01-IIO INDEPENDENT_ BAPTIST____________ J_a_n _uary 1954 ~~-----~--~~--~----------- ' l' l l l~" 1 1 I 1 ~ 111~: 1) \ \ l) l 1 1 ' l \ l ~ 11 1~l) ' l' ..\ 8 l\ t 'o tl1 i11\tP(l fr<)111 ]l:lg(' .) ) :..<l 1~,,all!.!.t'li"111 ,,<1" l)()t\1 tl1e l)lll'– l'(l"-l' n11<l tln-...,1tl11 <)f tltt' Sn, l()ltr \\ ll<) -...a ill • • 'l,llf' ~ <) 11 ()f :\l,t11 i~ et' llll' tt) < < /,· cllltl . <ll'< tl1at ,,·l1iel1 ,, il' /(. ' . • • tllltl ( 1 \'<lt1g·pli~111 is tl1( 1 1,r111l<' \\tlrl" of tl1t' llol,\ ~})irit i11 tllt' lif(:, <) f tl1~ l>t 1 li<' \.<' r . 111 #Jc)l111 l,l ::.? tl1(~ 1J<.1l'tl Slll)Hl~s <)f •• fr11it – l )l',lri11Q.· ·,: i11 , ·l' l'~l' 1(). · · ) .,.<.' l1a,·e .. llt)t el1t)St'11 :\le ll11t l l1a,·e el10 e11 , <) 11 cl l l ( l <) r <.l cl i 11<' tl , ·(111 t l 1 a t , .. r • • • ,l1tl11l l g<) ,llltl llri11g fortl1 f1·11it, , ... cllltl ,·r,rse :.?6 · · B11t ,,·he11 tl1e 0111- fo1·tl'l' i, et)111e 1, .. II OJI I ,\·ill e11 1 l111to )-(){ ", e, ·e11 tl1e ~J)i1·it of Tr11tl1 \\... 110 11ree0ec1et11 fro111 tl1e Fatl1er, II}; ,Yill tP:tif,· of 111e . . . . a11 l • } -}J ,11all ell~<> l1ec11· ,, .. it11e. becat1 e , ·r l1a, · e be(-)11 ,,·it11 111e £1~0111 tl1e • l)0ui1111i11g. · · 111 _.J oh11 16 :7 the ' llol~- 81)i1·it i.. e11t to tl1e l1elieve1-- ,,·l1ilP i11 tl1e 11ext t,,·o , ..er· ·e, IIi. eo11,·itti11g· ,,·orl, is 1·elated. The < i11c.l ,,·e lli11~.!' of tl1e ~ pi1·it a11d the ,Yit11e. "'i11g· of the • 't pirit a1·e 11ot t,,·c> t1111·el,ltec1 eolcl doctri11al f ac-t 1·,1tl1rr TIIE II LY .. PIRIT ., 1 J>R I)I E :\IIXISTRY THR lT(} IT TIIE I3ELIE'\.,.ER T • "\"\-rlT~R 't - IX<} TC) THF-' L T. Ile ha 110 11a11d:-, h11t Ollr ; 110 li,Te. l)11t 011r. ~ 110 lip~ l)llt 0111· . It ,,·a. tl1e local ch11rch at ,J e1·n– ale111 t l1a t ,,·e11 t i11 to the ho1ne ,Yit11P.. i11g. Pa tors r eferred to i11 E11l1e.-- ia11.· 4:, a1"e Goel . g·ift - to local l'l111rc:hes. It fo]Jo,v. that t l1e loc:al ch111·ch i11 a ,,,ery pecific a11cl pecial ,,Ta)T is {od l i11 tl'll- 111ent i11 tl1i ag·e fo1-- e, .. a11g·elizi11g the lo.·t. TI-II .. .1. TOT ,Jl T A XCEPT TO BE AGREED 1TP JX FOR TIIE W RK of the :\II 1 • IOX~\RY IX AFRI 1 A IT I .. T D :\IETH D OFRE H– I~ ~a :\IEX HERE AT HO)IE ~.\L 0. 1,IIE1\ ... ,,r:rHO[TLD IT BE DO ... \ -rE : •• i .. Y not , ...e, t ht>1·e are , ,.et fo11r • • n1onth a11cl THE ... ... rometh har,·e t · lift 11p ~'rol11· h eacl . , look on the fielcl fo1 .. tl1ev a1 ..e white 11nto har- ~ ,..e t aleracl,T." THERE I._ AL- • "~~.\_y l D ... \,. TGER I .LT DEL Y. T11e pag·an ,vorld i11c1 ..ea. e. more rapidl~" at the bi1 .. th rate tha11 doe. the ch11reh i11c1·ea e th1 ..011gl1 all he1· effort . I ,va. 1 .. ai ed 11nder ~01111<1 Bil)le teaching·. I fear, 110,, 1 - e,·er. that o,·e1·-empha. i 011 cli pe11- atio11al tr11tl1 ha. lecl . ome to be– lie,"e that '· ... FTER ALIJ ,ve ha,...e 2fJC)0 1...E ... R~ • TO .4 1 O:\IPLI .. H THE T... ~~ 1 K F E\ 7 ... \. ... TGELI.. :\I.' Otl1e1· ha,..e had a better-- ,,.iew a11d ha,·e een that the church of this nt)11erntit)t\ ,s l'P"'l>t>ll~il>ll' l><1f'(>l'<\ (lc)<l l\lr rt'Hehi11~ 1l1t1 ,, )1<>lc' \\c>i·lcl <>t' tl1i s !.!l\l\<1l'Hll<)ll ,,,it}1 tJ1r !!,()!'-l l>Pl \\itl1i11 tl1i . g'lll1Prntic)11. Ii~ \ 'P 11 ,vitl1 tl1i~ , ip,,·~ it i"' J)t>~~il>l C' 1<) llP clilatc>1:~.. }1() J)i11 g· tc) <' '' Htl~eli ·· p tl1r ,,·or iel. 111 fi,'<' , · l',ll's tP11 ,~ra r:-; t ,,·p11t)·- fi,,e • • , ·par~. 'l'l I l~Ii 11: :\I l ~sr1, ~ ()rl' I~I~ 1)11~ \ J.. \ \ r ! 'l'hp \\ t>rcl <>f the> };Ol' Cl t',tll~ l\>r intJJl t clictf c ctt'tic)Il. I 11 111)r fi1·8t pastorc1t<1 I 11,t(l 111a11,.. fa1·111 er ., a11cl tl1011gh th e)· " :l id t l1eir ,,·orl{ i11cle1Je11 cla11 t 1~ 1 th1--c)11o·bot1t tl1e , ..ear- at tl1e l1ar- o . \'es t ti111e the)· all ,,~01~~, cl toJ{etl1r1· - fi r . t £01· tl1e 011() a11cl tl1e11 for the othe1--- ,,·ith 110 tho11g-ht a to ,,·110 ,,·011lcl get tl1e r1·edi t. 1~at1l, tl1e a1)0., tle .·aid 011e J)la11ts , a11- othrr. ,vate1~.. JOD g·i, 1 <:1. • t 11e i11- ·rea. e. 111 0111· fel lo,,,. l1i1) of R eµ: t1lar Bapti. t. ·. \'{e . ho11lcl 11ot tl1i11l< of ; na.·to1\ a11cl a half doz- - e11 e, 1 a11geli ·t . a: cloi11g the worl{ of e,·a11geli. ·111 ~ ,,·e .·ho11lcl t11111l< of J-:1:.000 111embe1-- a · l10111e 111i . . io11- arie. ,,.,01 .. l{i11g· for 1 hri ·t i11 tl1e great har,,e. t fielcl of ()hio. .Al)ot1t ] 1 ::~o one 11ight i11 ,,,.e:te1'11 ~ e,,, YorJ{ I had a l)11rcle11 to f!:o a11cl cleal with a 11eigl1l)or. I 1·ea:011ecl th11 : it i · late; tl1e}"" ,,ill thi11lc it . tra11g·e. etc , . o I ,,~e11t to RleeJ) . 'rhe 11ext n1or11i11g· a 11eighl)or eall– ed o,.,er a11cl . ai l l)a. toi-. clicl )"Oll 1{110"~ that .·o a11cl .·o <liecl cl111·i11g· the 11ight ? ' It ,, 1 a · tl1e 111a11 I ,va b11rde11ec1 for tl1e 11ig11 t l)ef01·e. In the la t year or . o a ) 7 01111g· 1ua11 111 tl1e chl1rc}1 callecl 1ne al)o11t th ame ho11r- ll :30 at 11ight- a11cl a. keel if I would @:o a11 l . ·pealc to hi g1·a11clmother abo11t C 'h1·i:t. ,,Te we11t. 1\. little afte1· 111icl11ig·l1t tl1e elcle1·ly lacl3r ,va a ehilcl of -rocl bv faitl1 i11 l'J e ·11.· ( 1 hri. t. A f e,,.. lay late1~ I hacl h e1" £1111eral . er,·- ice. he wa at ho111e ,,·itl1 tl1e Lorcl. 1T 7 e nitlsf 11ot cl elay foI' Chri t ma)r come ; tho e we eek to ,,in may lip into ete1·11ity b:y" EVANGELIZI NG among the Jews of CLEVELAND and YOUNGSTOWN, omo CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, S. A. THE CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION INC. Gerald V. 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