The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1954

'rlIE 01110 INI) I~PENI)ENT I3AP'r1_S_T~- J ar1 tla ry 1954 Editoria, l C o ,·n ,,,.,, e n t l 111\ls 1,1~\ \ .\111<l11~ tl1t' rn111\ llf{l'\t'll>lJJ·~S .111cl ltll <>f 1Jtt' c·it– iZ('llr\· 1llt'l't' lS tllt' • t·r,· 111a1 t't'liµi(l\ls Jle(l()lt' ,lt<)ttl{l 111i11i111iz0 tllt'ir tfitrPrt'tl<•t'~. t'Htll • <lr11t>111i11,11io11 Cll' g·rt)lll) tt> g·1\' ) n littl '. t,ll~e ,l little. clllll <·t)lllt' to ,l (• lllllltlll !.!'l'llllll({ tlll tJ1e llH'-lS l)f llC– Q' )t i,1ti<)t1. .:\ 111011u· t 110~0 ,, l1t> 11rg·r ftlr ttrl>itrntit 11 ,1re 111,111)~ i11 l1igl1 11nl·rs: J) )litil·ic111" n11tl 111e11 <>f af– fair, 'J llt'll, ,1111011!.! tl1t• relig· it>t1, fc)lk: tl1f•rt art) tl1c)"'t' ,Yl10 c:lcl,rc)c·ate n 111illtlll' !!r<J1111(l: ,t ,<>rt <>f 110-111,111 ·" lc111cl n"' ,1 J)ro1>er <'cllllJ)i11g J)lace fc>r ~otl 's 1)et11>le. ,,·itl1 fello,,·~hi11 011 l)<Jt}l '-itlt'S ()f t}1<1 fell('(--1. ...\11 l)f tl1i"' "'Ol111c1~ g<)()cl a11tl l'c:t11 ' l,t' 'clrriPcl <)llt ~t1vee~sf11ll,~ i11 1·e- • latit)Il tc) l.1Hl l(>r-:\ l,111,1gr111e11t <lis- Jllltt'"-, ~c1tio11,1l Ir1tri~11t-1. ,111cl i11te11·- 11a t i<)11a l C'Oll t1·<,,·<·rs ,-, 1111 t ft) 1· t l1ose • ,,·110 aecc1)t ( i<>tl ." \ .\,. orcl a a gt1icle i 11 fa it 11 a 11 cl I > r cl t: t i ee. 1 1 o s11pp or t t:a11 l)e fo1111cl fc)r s11c·l1 positio11. 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'l,l1c) <-> ,, l1c) \\"C>r– "l1i1) tl1c I.Jo1·cl tJ<~"'tl, c_~11ri~t rl~ <:ocl, a 111e111l ,er of tl1e <•t>clhPctll, c111 (l a~ t 11P ReclPP111e1· of 111p11 · :(>111,. <·,t11 ti11tl Ill) 111iclclle grc>l111(1 ,,·it11 t11<>. e ,,-}1c> (le11,· tl1<),r flt11cla111e11tctl • t1·11tl1 . r1'11ere are tl10-.;p ]' :i}igio11~ 111e11 ,\· l1c) ,1 cl ,·oca t e rr111a i11i11g i11 the ,-tJ)<)statP ... \111eri ·a11 13,tJ)tist ( 1 <>11 ,·e11- ti<>11: the1·e ,tl'e tl1c,~e r eligiot1s 111e11 ,,·110 a<l\'<>eate <·un1i11g 1,ar·t ,,·a~- 011t, a11c1 tl1Pre are tl10 P 1 l1risticl11 111e11 ,, 1 110 ~tc111,l ,, holl~- a1>a1·t i11 a11 ,,,.e1· t<J t}od · call-·· ('o,11 e o,1t fro,,1 {I I J l O 11,q f /1 C 11 l . • ' Reg11lar Bapti t dicl not co111e out fron1 the apostate groups to ur1,e11de1· thei1, principles: btlt rather to enforce them. and such , are not i11te1·e ted i11 any fo1·1nt1la • ]eacli11Q· to a co111J)ron11s,•. • - -------- .Jl'.' 'J' ~l(."f \(; 11 is \Vritte11 ,,r Is- l' cl t1 I t Ii ,1 t . · ) r < > t 1 1 • <, I c I 111 P 11 "' J I c1 I l < l r t1 "1111 c I re ,1111~. a 11 cl ,\·( > t 1 r .,• <, 1111 !.!' 111 e> 11 :-:l1a)I st"P ,,i~i<J11,. · · N<,11Pt]1(•1<lss. tl1c.i ,?J 11Jiratio11 tcJ alJ 111P11 is ar>1>are11t. 'I'l1e )·01111g· 111a11 look:'- tl11·011gl1 tl1e ,,·i11do,,r to,·varcl tl1e to11101·1·0,,· ,\·itl1 a111lJitio11:-- to cli111l1 higl1 011 • t 11(' ln<l<l<'l' <>f ,tll'VP~S. 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'l']1p ,·c>llllg' l~l<lll \Yi}} 11},l<:P f11}l Vl>11ticlPtl('P i11 l1is frie>11tl">. a11cl f<1Hl' J1i"' fors. l)11t cl"> thl) <)lcl 111a11 (1rea111, c)f <>tl1r1· v·e,t1·...... tl1e J)le,1-....a11t c111cl 1111 - l)1 easa 11 t ·experie11l'e~ cl r_e , <J.c>11 ~,,·a 1- 1 c)\\'P(l 1111 i11 tl1e a11al~·s11._; <>f rr~11lt". rr}1e ,.<)llll!.! 111a11 \Yit}1 }1i'-) (>~'"(-', llJ)– ()11 tl1e. l1ig·l1,,·c:t}~ al1<1c1cl. e,-al11ate, c.iac·l1 c·i1·c·11111stc111c·p i11 relatio11 t<> l1is ])PJ''-IC)llcll s11<·<.:c>""'· 'I'11e ol<l 111c111 ,,·it}1 hi-.; f<><>tJ>ri11t" 11Prll' tl1e <'lttl <,f th<' rc>a<1. c1tte111J)t:-.i <)111~· 1<> (•,·a l- 11atP tlir sJ1c->a,·rs to la~· at lii feet. So111'e frie11cls are tr11r a11c1 otl1rr·.., 1i e ]{le : so111P foe~ a1·e si11c·rrr. ot l1- < rs j 11 st a 111 lJ it i o11s . l J 11 t i 11 t l 1 e I ,1 ~ t a11al,·sis. fc>r tl1o~e e111gaQ'ecl \111,lrr • l)i,·i11P c·,t1li11g·. ,11t<·ciss i~ i11 <1c1i11t! ._ 111<1 ,,·i]l C)f CJl!t' }>ltlSSP(l l.1()l'(l. rl~III{ f r''l, r~c·c,11t>111ie') ,,.<>ttlll ~tJf 1 111 to Ila\'°(> l}llt ,111all r)lclt;C t>11 tlll' rc.lit<>1·i,1l 1),1~·r <>f cl relig io11s 111ag·,lzi11P. l)tlt ;lll;'e lllC>ll e~r i~ ,l, 11r('r:--. ~1r,· tc) t}1 p ( 'l11·i. tia11 els t<J • tl1r ,,yc>rlclli11g·, ,,·c) P11trl' tl1<1 iit> l<l ,, it 11 lJo lcl11Pss. \\Te 111c)\'(' c1111011g· cl gp11Pratio11 <>f 'J)e11,l-th1·ifts; a gc11erati<J11 ,\·]10 t1 111c·c,111<1 i~ c·()Jl"-illl11ecl 1),. i11strtll111e11t ' J>lll'<'l1,1~r~. ,,·J1o~P a111l1itic)11 i t<> (1,,· 11 a tele,·isic>11 c>f t 11<1 lctt<:> ·t 111c,llt1l, fl 111<JclPr11 refl'igrrat<Jr. cl clP< 1 lJ fr<'ezr. cl11to111,1tic lr,1st1tlr. <lriPr. electric- iro11er. a11c.l ,1 late 111<Jclc~l of the fa,·orite at1to111ol :ile. It i. con1111011 tl1ol1gl1t t11at Bocial - . ' . ~ 'ect11·1tJr or co1,porat1011 pen 1011 ,,·ill take care of to1no1,I·o,,·. ' '. o ,,·e '11 li,,.e a11cl spe11d today·.' "\\-rhat i n1ore trag·ic tha11 a11 agecl c~ot1ple ,,·itl1ot1t h<>tne eo111- forts. <JI' ,111 ag·e(l c·<)lLI)lP 1110,·i11g· i11 ,vit11 1}1p \r()llllD' fc)ll~ \\ThPl'P tllP\.. • M • ,tI'P 11<11 ,,·,1111<1cl. l><1i11~ 1t11al,lt1 1,, J~ <• <· J> 111 c:. , v < > I f f' 1• <, 1•1 t h ca < I < >< , 1•. \~Titll<>lt1 <lllP~ti<>ll cl g<.><>cl i11\'l'S1 - 111P11t i" 111c>11e,\· J)l,1<·<1<l i11 tl1P IJ<>l'<l '...., trf>a"11t·,\·. It ,vill 1>,t.'' g;<>e><l tli,·i – < lf>11cls. 11 <>\Ve\"Pl' <>11 t lie l>ct:-ii~ <>1' J>t·e. r111 i11ro111e le,·el~. tl1ere> \\<>llltl I ee111 tr) l)e 110 l'ea 011 ,,·11,T r.,·er,.. • • f a111il ,.. eo11lcl 11ot la,. a. icle so111e • • n1011e,r•. , ,. tP.111aticall,r for o1cl ag'e. ' . ' ~ ( )f' ('()lll':-i<', 1 liis <l<'})ClJl<ls ~() JllP\Yl1,tt 111><>11 tl1e ,,·ifP: ·~ 1\ g<><>,1 ,vifP is 1·,1t 11 )r tc> l> l c·hc>s<' ll t }1,t11 g'l'P<l1 11c)\ 1 Pr1 .,r. '· ()111· J> lll'}><>SC' i11 \Vl'iti11g tllPSl' 1 >,ll'clo'rctI>l1s i~ tf> ttrg·p cl h,1lt i11 ~ . t l 1P :-; J) e 11 c 1 i 11 g- . r> re 11 (>, \ 1 < l <) 111111 a 111 tl1ro1tg·ho11t t11c •fJ1111t1·~·. 'l' \\... () "\\Te 11,1,·e at 11a11cl a '(>l- (1E ... 'J'S lrg·e J>HJ)Pr i11 ,,·l1iel1 the J>l11·el1a~i11g· age11t r <->1)ort"' ,111 ,1,·er,lge ')a,i11~ of clJ)J1roxi1nc1te l:· !)()1c l)ll 111ate1~i,tls l)Ollt?,}lt f<>l' t}1r i11 'tit 11 ti 011, tl1e 1> 111·e}1 a ,e., 111,1tl e (">ctel1 111<>11tl1 fro111 ~o,·pr11111e11t ~11r– l)lll~. ~ ( >11P iter11 listecl i~ t~' t>e,,rrite1· 1·i l) 1)011. . tl1 r :t a11cla1·cl }J ri eP <>f ,r11ic·l1 i~ ,1bc>11t $1.<H>. 'J,11 esr arP J > 111· < • l 1 ,1 sP Ll cl t t,,· r 11 t :v·- fi , re (· P 11 t ~ 11 r l' clt1ze11, <Jr ,tbo11t t,,·c> c:.'.Cllt"'- eac·l1. \\Tr ra 1111 ot i 111a ~ i 11 c go , ,c r11111r11 t J>l11·c·ha ·es . o fa1· al1Pcltl of 11eecls tl1ctt ·11ch 111\1. ·t l1e soltl at.()~ 011 tl1e clollar. X(>l' tc111 ,,·e i111agi11P ,vl1f1t lro11lcl i11sJ)ire tl1P ~,1lc~ <>f t~·11e– \YritPr ril)l1011. ·. '\Yl1iel1 cll'P tl<Jt J) Pl'– i"-11,-11,IP, i11 tl1e Ii~J1t <Jf tl1e 111a11~p t11otl"-clll(l~ (>f g·cJ\yrr11111P11t t~·J>P– ,v1·itrr"' i11 <'(>11. ta11t 11~e tl1r<>l1g·l1<>t1t 1·hP fc,rty'-Pig·}1t "'t,tte. ()f eOlll'~t>, it'~ Pel")- tt> ~1>e11<l <,tl1er J)c>OJJle ·":> 111c,11e)'" a11cl ,,·he11 ,l g·o,·p1·11111e11t p1111>lo)pe<1 i" li~te(l , t..... a I' t 1 rt· l 1a ~ i 11 g· ....\.. i.r t."l 11 t . l 1 t l J) r < > l > a l > l .Y· flJPl~ tl1at l1e . l1c>1tl<l cl<> s,,111p IJlll'– <·l1,t~i11g·. ~l1el1 r<1IJ<)I't:-,, 111rtl<e tl1c> tax1>c1)·Pr lO'-iP S()l11P ()f l1i~ e11tl111- ~ia"'111, l<110,Yi11g tl1c1t 11i~ clollar 1·t>- 111ittecl i11 t,lxr'> J)l'c>,·iclPs tl1e ~rt>,·– <· r11111t111t ,,it 11 cl !!l'<>"~ of t,, <> l'(.l11t~. ' '1,11<> t,1x11c1~·rr fet'l'-) lil~P t,,·o <·P11t", 1111le. ~ l1is l)11si11e:..,. i'-i tl1at <Jf J)llr– ( l1c1si11g for tl1e go, t->1·11111t>11t. <>r e 11 i11g· g ooc1. to a f ec1 eral a~ 11 ·~T. "\;'\y l l1ave 111a11,· ti111e 11 otecl tl1e ~ a 111e t1;e11cl to e~t1·a,--aga11ce i11 the l)a tor· 01; office1' of the cht11 .. cl1. It~ ea y to pe11d othe1~ peoJ)le '. 111011e~·, a11d quande1'i11g the Lo1·cl · 1n.011e~· eem: 11ot to bother the co11sc1e11ce of-Tl1 e P1trcl1nsitz,r1 . l r1c11f. I~ I I{ I J J~~ ] 111Pr11,tt i,,11c1I < 1 ( )\' ~'lJI < .,rs I ' \p\\'" SPl"\'J('(' )'(' - I><>l't '-1 tl1at tltl' ~<·,v ,J<•t·~p\ ~llfll'l'lllP ( 1 l)lll't l'<'fll"P<l t<> l > l l l' 111 i t f } 1 t-> J\ i 11 g· - J H l 11 < ''°' \' l' l'" i < > l l <) f tl1c l{ill]P t<> l>P. cli~tril>1LtP(l i11 tlt<" ~tctte1 '.._, 1111l1]ie l'llO<>l"'. 'l'l1e c·f>Lll't tlJ) et a re~olt1ti(,11 acloJ)tecl b~r tl1e Rt1therfo1·cl Boa1·cl of Ecl11catio11 at1tl101~izi11g· tl1e cli"'-