The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1954

ttHE (11110 INDEPENDENT_ BAPT.=..:....;IS.:.-'l_, -----~~---- J a 11t1ary 1954 - ---- LONG AND SHORT PASTORATES l\ , J{li:\'. I,I·:~~ I~rlll 11 . (~()()!) , /! r1111b1tl'</, ,\ 'r 11· J"r,1!1 \\ l' 11,·e 111 a tln, ,, 11t'tl. ll, • • • Hlltl }Hl'D,'P, tllt' 111i111~tr,- <>t' t)1ll' • el111rvl1Ps i~ l'l1c1r- clvtt)ri1etl ll,· r el- • Ht i \'Pl\. ~ 11 0 l' t • 1)a-....tt>rnte-.... i11 c..·011tr,1~t t<l 1l1P crcl <)f t lll' 11ot tl)t) tli-....tn11t l)clst ,,·ht' ll tl1e ~1,· t'l'Hg(\ tPr111 of cl l)Hs1t)r i11 a gi,·011 l<)l'cllit,· \YH" lllllt'll lOllt?.Pl' . ....\ fter • ,,·c 11,1 ,·e 111c1tlt" l )1·01)e1· cll lo,Ya 11 ce.., fl)l'. ])<."c..·ial 1)roble111: ,,~11icl1 l1a , ~e al – ,r,1)·8 ex i~t rtl . bot 11 i11 pa.,tor a11cl i11 el111rel1. ,,·p art> still fa ·e(l \\'itl1 a11 t)l),·io11s c1iffere11eP i11 tl1e a,..er – cl~r ter111 of offie(l tl1at p1·e,·ails t o– lla,· ,111tl tl1,1t ,,·l1icl1 o·e11erall, .. ·l1a1·- . ~ ~ a ·t~rizP l a ge11e1·atio11 prior to 011r ()\,·11. 1· 11011 £11 rt l1e1· ·t 11c1}'" of tl1e 1)1 .. 0 b– le111 ,,·e arP .:tr11tl~ ,,·itl1 the fa ct tl1c1t ·i1u11lta11eo11 · ,,·itl1 tl1i. co11- cl it io11 t l101·e l1a~ .. c1 lso co111e 111)011 the 1a11cl a clea rth of tl1e l{i11d of 111i11i. - tr)· tl1at J)rocl11cecl tl1e BilJlical lit– < .. ra t11re t l1a t i.· 110,,· so11ree 111a t e1·ial f C)l' ~r1·ic)1ts , ·t11 cl,- of t l1e ,,T 01~ 1 a 11cl . ~er111011 1)re1)ara ti 011. J)11l1li. hi11g 11011:f's are fi11cli11g· it 11e<·e. sar)'" a11(1 J)rofital)1e to 1 .. e111·i11t , .. ol11111e: tl1at \Yere ,,·ri t tt111 l)~· ex J)osi t or),. :tal– ,,-art~ _f r r;111 tl1f JJr1 .·t. ,, ... e <'a11 11 ot 11el11 l)11t ,,·011clf'r if tl1ere is 11ot a ~ig;11 i fi t·a 11 t tc)1111ec·t io11 lJct,,·ee11 tl1 e sl101·t 11a"'t<)1·ate a11 l t l1P .· 11<)rtag·p of <·11r1·e11t lit ra r)· 1) r C)cl11ct io11. ~ 1 relti11g a11 a11.·,,·c1· tc> t l1is \Ye ,. a111e 011e clc1)· ti 11011 t l1P olcl, fa 111ilia1· ,,·orcl: i11 t lie Di,·i11e i11str11ctio11 to a }"'01111g 1)asto1· of ,1 t l1ri \"ing ·l111rcl1, a11cl t l1e,,. ca111e ,,,.itl1 11e,,· • c 111 for ·0 £111 111ea11i11g. ,,rrit i11g t o Ti111otl1~,. at l1:1)l1e:11. , })a11l .·a) ,.8 , · · Till l (·c>111e. g:i , ·e at te11 cla 11ce to 1·eacli11g:. t o exJ1ortatio11, to cl<)1.: tri11 . XP-!leet 11c>t tl1e !!.·ift tl1c1t i. i11 tl1re . . ' ,,·l11ch ,,·a~ !!.l'\"e11 tl1ee l>~· l)l' <)J>l1 et)", WONE ,_.. ,•lY .,, #,, .. ,... ···-· I WW I .... , ' ........ "_,.. ""'., .. . , - ,,- . • • • - s: • \\ ith tll<' lH\'l ll t> <> ll <>f t}l<' lt,lll t l i-, <)f . -. tll<' J)l'<'~·d>)· l<>r)·. :\l rc lit a1<' 1111011 1 hc'S<' tl1i 11g·~ ; t?.'i,·<1 111,\"SPlf ,,·l1c>ll~· tc> 1l1r111: tl1,lt tll,\" J)rc>fiti11g 111,1~" clJ )– J> PH r tc) ct ll . 'l'alte l1 t><'<.l 1111tc) tl1)"– ~elf. a11tl 1111tc) tl1e c.loet ri11r; eo11- 1 i1111e i11 tl1e111: fc>r i11 (loi11g tl1is tho11 sl1c1lt l)oth sa, ·e tl1,·se]f, ,111cl ~ tl1e111 that l1ear tl1er.,' ( 1 Ti111. .J: :13-16 ). ~ •01110ti111 s it i: hr l1) f 111 t o 0111· 1111cler sta11di11g of \vhat a tl1i11g· 18 if ,ve fir. t i11, 1 e tigate \\'hat it i.· ;\{)T. c ·or 1i11~:l)," \\·e :et al)o11t to co11. tr11et a pa1·a1)l1ra --e i11 r e– , ·e1·. e a11d the r e 11l t ,,Ta., to ll, at l fa. t both tartli11g a11cl ill11111i11at– i11g. ,,Te st1b111it it fo r )To111· ·011- . ider atio11, ' ' Till I co1ne give at– t e11tio11 to or g·anizatio11 to J)1·01110- tio11 t o ~ ocial , ,i: i ta ti 011. .i. T eg lect 11ot the r e p o 11 ibility tl1at i: 111)011 t11ce 1)). 11 cc... itv ,,·it}1 t l1e la~.. i11g· 011 of the d11tie · b)r the 111en1l)r1.. ·hiJ) . 1 011re11trate 11po11 tl1 >:e thi11g8 ~ $2.ive t]1,·. ·e 1£ ,,·holl ,T to tl1e111 · t l1a t . .. . th~r . lle<:e.-. Illa}" ap])Pa1· to all . Tal{r l1eecl 1111 to tl1 J.. re:po11. i 1,ilitie: }111 cl 1111to th e 111a11agr111e11 t ~ eo11ti11 t1e i11 the111: for i11 loi11g thi: tl1ol1 . l1alt both R l TX tll)"':elf c111(l t l1 e111 t l1at ]1par tl1ee. ' 'I'l1<>11g1 t l1e a l)o, ·e so11 11 c1. ha1·8l1 a 11cl .·t1·a11gr l1rc·a11se it i. a clelil> r – c1te rp,·er ~al of the 1a11g11ag'e c>f S c:1·i1)t111·e, }"et it loe.· 11ot . eJ·io11sl)' c.·011 Hi c·t ,,·it 11 the 1101)11lc:11· 11 otio11s of t11e ,,,<>1"1{ of tl1e pastor in all too 111a11~· of 011 r <: h 11rc· he:. Tl1i.· 111er e 1 , . , er,re: to l1l' i11g· i11 to bol ] re lie~f t~e cl e1)a1·t111--e of 011r 1)l1ilo 01)h)'" of n1etl1ocl fro111 tl1e co11r se of ~ 1 t1 .. i 11- t11re, a11cl i11 tl11·11 lJri11g·s ll8, at lea. ·t i11 IJart, tc) tl1e a118,,Ter to Olll' 1)rob– l c111. 111 E1)hesia11s 4 :11, ,,·e arr : J)r– t i fi c• a l l },. i 11., t r 11 c; t ec 1 i 11 th t 1 cl i fj' er - cnee .· to be ex1 eetrcl (l\1ri11g t l1is • - En1n1anuel Baptist Church, Dayton, Ohio Invites you to tune in Monday thru Friday at 9.00 to 9:15 A. M. and Sunday 8:00 to 8:30 P. M. for Old F ashioned Gospel Preaching. WONE 980 on your dial. BRO~DCAST\ REV. JAMES T . JEREMIAH. the pastor will be pleased to hear from the listeners. Hg·r a111<>11g tl1 <1 (;c>cl-<> r<lai 11Pc l 111i11 - 1c.,ters of t)1p \\r()1'(l....\ 111a11 lllcl\" l1c 1 • ,111 ell)(), tl e ,1 J11'<>1>h<'t, ,lll P\'Hllg' P l1 s t, <) l' ,11J,t1..,tor-tra<' l1rr. lI P ec:111 11<>1 l1P tl co111l)i11ati c> 11. ( 1 l111rc·l1P~ 1ocl,t,· are • 111 all t oo 111a11~· i118t a 11 <'<>s e)~11eC' t i11 g ~0111e l)a rag·o11 tu t ,:1 lcc O\' Pl' t l1c> }) l' 0 - 111ot io11 of tl1e ( tl111rc·l1" ,,·orl{ ,, .. h r> i 11 'I0111e 111, .. ., t eri 011s ,vc1,· ,,·i 1 l o L · ' l10111oge11ize the fo11r clisti11et 111j11i :trie. tl1at belo11µ: to at least three other· per. 0 11. \ c111cl ll, l1e1~ i11 a11 era of great ' l1cce · ·. '\'\The11 at la. t it i. cli. eo,'el'ecl that t hi~ ca11- 11ot be clone there is cl is: atisfac-tio11 011 both icle. of tl1r 1)111 pit, a11cl f a1· too ofte11 the preacl1er i11 c111Pstio11 g oe. off to a11other fie l tl to t1·,T tl1e ._ i1111)0:: i1)le all 0'\ 1 er ao·ai11. J>1·eath– e1.. a11 Ll e l1 l11~ · 11 a1·e l)otl1 to l)la111e . . a co 11. e(111e11ce tl1ere ha. arj . ·e11 ,1 :ort of 11e1)11lol1. c111 l poo1·l~· c1e– fi11ecl fee li11g·, ,,·11 ie 1 11e,,e1·t l1el e.. l1a. p er111eatecl fa r i11to the 1·a11k a11cl fi le of ·h l ll't h 111e111 l1e1-. l1ip, a11rl ,,1 hiel1 fee l i11g· ,,·e 111igl1t si1111) l~... cl e- 8l'Yil1e as ·' thP li~·:,1ti:faetio11 fe – ' Te1~ . · This . tate of c1ffair: i: at lea. t the bac:l~g·1·01111(l of the ·011cli– tio11 J) r ecli rt e ] b)" t 11e })O ·t le J~ a 11 l i 11 1 Ti111. -! :2--l . ()11 t <)f t l1 i: l'Oll 1 i tio11 t 11 ere ha. ari:e11 a ela111or for r eligio11s ex– eite111e11t to 111i11i:t< r to tl1e. e j a c.le (1 . p iri tt1a 1 c11 petite ·. H i11111 l t a11 Po11~ ,,·itl1 . 11e}1 ela11101· tl1 r r l1as to111e lt po11 the sce11e c1 ,,·a,"P of 11op11lar. e t1t ertai11111e11t-t.,·11e of 1)ro111otio11al 111i11i:tr)? to tl1r 1·a111':.· of £1111cla- 111e1 tali. 111 ,\·hie 11 ha: ea 11i t alizecl ll 11011 t }1e Cl'~\''" for t }1 lee l<:, 0 11 l 0 11:. ci 11cl g,1 r lie of E g)'" l t a1 l(l the c:01 cl i– t io1 l1a ~ gr o,,·11 st c)c1t1il~· ,, 1 c)1-. e. 'l'o atteu111t to : ati. f~" t l1est> tl e- 111a11cls 011 a local ('l1111·rh l1asi: i. to g11a ra11 t re a sl1ort 11a. torate. for p,·r1·,· e11tert<1i110r !-,C)t)11rr or latPr • r1111s 011t a11 l t}1(l tr1· for c1 11e,,· .. fare a11cl 11e,,, a11tit•s i.· soo11 l1 ec11·cl . 'Io ~ ta 11cl agai11. ·t t l1r tic.le a11cl t o clra,r <)11e ,., i11str11etio11 f 1'0111 the "\\rorc.l of (}ocl, es11et iall)· t li e a 110, ·e J)a:sag:e~ \ ,,·ill gi , ·e I) r o111 i:e of 1·011.. rl1 sea , al1 ea 1, 1)11 t al!-io t lie 11 OJ)e t l1a t c1t }~a. t ,,rher r ()11 (' i:--i tleter111i11etl. L)r (}ocl 's l1el1), t o ·· g1·it t l1P t eetl1 ,1 11cl l1a11 u· 0 11,' ,ritl1<>11t l)eeo111i11~ • P111l1itte1'P(l, t}1pre 111 c1,· l'0111e e,.. e 11t - • 11c111, .. tl1 < 1 1·e:to1·ati<)11 t o 11or111ale,.. • • a11(l 1l1c 11os. il)ilit)" of a le11g'tl1)·, f r11itf11l , a11tl 11111t11all~,. l1cl})}1). i·r- 1,ltio11sl1 i 11 . Please mention THE OHIO INDE– PENDENT BAPTIST when writing our Advertisers. It will be appreciated.