The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1954

,.... . THE OHIO INDEPENDENT_J3APTIS_T _______________________ J_an_u_a_r~y_1_9~54 l . ~----~~~~-~~~ ORDINATION RECOGNIZED 111 ~lcl\ t)f l!l-1-1 tl1t~ l{ t\\·. ,J t)l111 • \ \~ ~lnrt111 ,,p11t f<)1·1l1 i11tt) t l1(' t;()"l) t'l ~l111i~tr~· t111tl<'l' a ePriilit•at<' ot ortli11,1tit)11 i~~llt'tl l),. tll<' E,·,111 - • (..,.t,lit·,11 l'l1t1rl·l1 a11tl 1111cler tl1is r:" '- l'l't i fit' cl t e 11 e ... er,·rll ·t1eee. ·f 1111 ,· • i11 ~e,·t:>r,11 l)cl tor,1te ·. '1 l1e11 l1i tle11<1111i11c1til)ll 111 rg·('.)cl ,Yitl1 t l1 1"11itt'll l rPtl1re11 a11d lie car1·ied <J11 l1i" 111i11istr,· ,,·itl1 e,·er-i11e1·ea. - "" i 11~ 1·e"P11 t 111e11 t ag ,1i11.. t a 1)0 ·tasy· ~1·ee11i11~ i11t<> tl1P g1·0111), a11cl tl1e <)rga11izatio11s ,,·itl1 ,,·l1iel1 it ,,·a <. ,1ttiliclted. Fi11all,.. , i11 tl1e ea1·l)" "" ~ 1)a1·t of 10;3 the 1)a.. to1· decidecl to ... eel~ ot1t . 0111e gro11p ,,~ ho e cloe– t1·i11<1l l)eliefs a11d fielcl pra ·tice.· ,,·e1·e i11 li11e ,,Titl1 hi co11, 1 ictio11. , c;11d 111ade co11tact ,ltith the Re,·. "\\Tilfrecl Bootl1 of the Fir t Bap– ti t l1llI' 11, Gal io11 hio. The ({alio11 l)a. to1· fo1111d hi doctr inal ·rie,,-s i11 exaet li11e ,,,.ith tho. e of t l1e Reg·11la1· 13a1)ti ·t ih111--c l1e · a11cl 111et ,Yi t 11 l1i1n 111a11 \" ti111e: i11 t11 l ,~ ~ . ()f l3a1)ti. t 11olit}- (111 l practice. ct11cl tl1 e Re, ·. l\larti11 a11 l ,Yife affil– iated i11 111e111be1· hip ,,·ith tl1 I)eo– I)le of tl1e Fi1\ t Ba11ti. t 1 l1111·ch of ( ralio11. Tl1 c l?ccogniti(JJl l ... 11c1er a ·all for c:01111cil i 11etl l)~.. tl1e First I3a1)ti:t 'ht11·ch, Gal– io11, t,,.. e11tJ··- ·e,,.e11 111e. :e11ger · 1·e1)- 1·e~e11ti11g Regl1lar l-~a1)ti.-t <.. 1 h111"C'l1- e.-, 111et i11 tl1e a,1clitori11111 of the F ir~t ]~a1ltist l 1 l1t11·el1, ({alio11 ~1011- tlcl~.. . Deee111ber 7, 1053, lel'ti11g the Re,T..... ~cla111 ...\. (-}alt a.· :\fo(le1--a.to1· a11cl J)r. Ilo,,·arcl (.}. Yo1111g, 1 lerl{ a11cl 1>1·oceecle<l to i11terrog·ate tl1e Re,·. )Iarti11 i11 1·elatio11 to l1i co11- ' e1-. io11. call to the :\li11i:tr).. , a11c1 Doctri11al , ... ie,,T.·. rf l1e J>lll'])OSP of t 11 r l'01 l ll • il ,,·as to clrter111i11e the acl,·i. abilitv of • 1·eco111111e11cl i11g· t 11 at tl1e F irst Ba1)- ti ·t ·11 tl1·c.;h of (1 alio11 1·ecog11ize l1i p1--e,Tio11.-· l~.. i sl1ecl te1·tificate of 01'cli11a tio11, ,,·hich i tl1e e ll1i,Ta– l e11t of I'e-01·cli11atio11, ancl i , de– ~ig11ecl to e:tabli:h the pa. tor in the co11fic1e11 ·e a11cl on eq11al . ta11d– i11g· ,,·itl1 01·clai11ecl Bapti t n1in– i. te1-.~. ThP exa111i11atio11 ,,.. a.' ,·er,r tl101·- ~ ol1µ:J1, teel111ic:al, a11cl ,,ith ft1ll co,re1·age of all 1)oi11t i11,Tolved. )Ii·. nia1·ti11 i a11 excellent theolo– gia11. tlefi11itel3.. l)apti tic a11d ,,Ta clee111ecl i11 e,.. er)'" ,,·ay c111alified fo1· 1~ecog11itio11. Carr).. ing· the igna– t11re of all me . enger. 1)1·e.. e11 t, t }1 e f ollo,,·i11g ·e1·tifi ratio11 ,,·a i:- t1ecl : ".1;\.11 ,,·ering n call exte11cled lJ~· the },irst Bapti t l1l1rc·l1 of Gali.011, Ol1io ,ve tl1e u11der igned as e1nl)lccl a re1)re– sc11ta ti, e of our res1>ecti,·e el1urcl1es i11 sole1n11 cou11ci l i11 Galio11, Ol1io, 1[011- cla}T, Dccen1ber 7 1953, for i11tcr,· ic,,· ,vitl1 the Re,·. Jol11L ' '"· :\Iarti11. ' Aftl'r l1 cari11g tlic te ti111011!,. of Re,·. ,Joh11 \'"·t. 1Iarti11, relatccl to l1i co11,--c r– io11, rall to the 111i11istrJ', cloctri11a l ·vie,,· . a11d J)a toral cx11erie11tc l111der Ol'di11atio11 cxtc11decl l)Y' tl1e E, 1 a11 - • gelical 1 l1nrcl1 u11<ler certificate clntecl ~Iay· J 94], ,ye tlo l1 erel)\. rcco111n1e11cl to tl1e' .r,irst Bapti t C 1 l1ur ·11 of Galio11, ()l1io, that the afore aicl c·crtificatc of o rcli11a tio11 l>e rccogn ized 1),~ th c c hu rr 11 of ,, ..11i ch 11 e i. a n1c111l)er · a11cl tl1at i11 all })Oi11ts a11<l i11 e,Tery· re l)ect his J)rc,·iou orcli11a tio11 as l1erei11 icle11 tifiecl be r eeog11izecl . It i. s tl1c 111te11t a11cl }llll'J>O e of thi nc-tio11 to rceo111n1011<l ' ' in' ' ' Thi s i s an a lt ogether possibl e g oa l fo r R egula r Bap t i st s To R ea l ize • L et U s Be Your Agen t F or R echurching America • FELLOWSHIP OF BAPTISTS FOR HOME MISSIONS P . 0 . 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