The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1954

THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST February 1954 ~~--------~~~~~--------~------ - ---~ ------~---------------- BEHIND THE LINES MURDER-DISORDER IN THE COURT! 111~· 1·i11• t\l~· ti t11·i11 g 111111. t1,1l co111·t tr ii1 ls. ,,·l1r11 tl1 l 1) r ('.., ea1)it aliz 0 11 tlltl .. J) t'Ctcl tllll,l r cl ll tl plcl)r , lll t}1 (ir ,1111at ie to 1~ee1) r ea(ler i11 11 - 1)e11s • tlo ). 11 fi 11(l l)eOJ)le figh t i11g· ft) l' "(\cl t .. i11 t l1e co111·troo111 to , 1 ie" 1 t l1e J) 1·0 erdi11g· .. fi r t ha11 c.l . Ther e ,,·,1 11otl1i11g of a11 1111l1 11al 11att1re to )0111e befor e W a1·1·e11 ou11ty t P e1111a. ) J ll tige r\lli 011 \V acl e 011 J a1111,1r~T 13. 011 eq11e11tl~"' t he1·e ,,·e1·e 0111~" a few ' '"1 0 11app e11ed to be p r e e11t t o ·vri t 11 011e of the trang·e t i11cid e1 t i11 n1oder11 cot1rt ..... h i t or1r. .. mo11g· other ,vho wer e um- n1011ed befor e t h e co111' t 011 thi d a3r wa .J. 01 ..man l\Ioon, a 26 y ear– old electrical v\ 1 0rlrer who wa called beca1 e h e had f a iled to comply with a upport order di– r ecti11g him t o pay hi e tranged ,,,ife 30 a ,veelr. H e a id h e could 11ot make the paymen t . A l\Ioon ,va tanding b ef or e the judge f or enten cing, Judge Wade a k ed him: ' Have you any– thing to ay 1'' ' 'No,' ' l\Ioon r e– plied. Then uddenly he pulled from hi p ocl{et a concealed pi t ol , and bef or e anyon e could do any- C1 . 1V. JJ! cl(i1z rie y · thi11g t o top l1i1n he bega11 fi ri110' wildly. n e of t he bl1llet trl1ck the jt1dge a h e at t empted to ri e from t h e ben ch. The j l1ri t died a h e wa carried from t he be1 ch ,vher e he had pre ided over the court for 13 vear . The la,rer at - ~ ~ t empted t o e cape b11t ,va oon appr eh ended by the police. One is r eminded i11 1 .. eading of thi court r oom incide11t t l1at the Bible clearly p eal{ of a ft1t u1·e day of j l1dgm en t ,vhe1 tho e ,,rho l1a,,.c r r j ect ecl t he ~ 1 Vl ()l TR, ancl ,,,11 o:e .:i 11 • ,ve r e r e:1)<)11: ib 1 e f or J)l1tt i11g Il in1 t o cl eath ,vhe1 Ile ea111e th fi1-. t t i1n e . hall i ·ta1 d be– fo r e IIi111 a their· ~Jl D(}E. \Vl1at a11 a ,, 1 f 11l ('e11e i. cl epict ecl ,,Th en both ·n1all a11cl g1 ..ea t i11 tl1a t d ay . h al l crJr Ollt to t he r oc:lc t o fall t1po11 t hen1 to hide t l1e1n fro1n t l1e face of hi1n t hat . itteth 011 t he t hro11e a11d fron1 the \VRA TH of t he J1amb , a11cl 11011e will be able t o flee f1..01n bef or e 11 im. J.. T 011e will be able t o e cape tl1e pier ci11g e }te of the g1 .. eat Judge f or all " rill be 1 ak ed an d ma1 if e. t i11 Hi ~ igh t . 'rher e ,vill be 1 0 cha11ce f or any of the co1 d e11111ecl i11 t h at cl av to carry con ceal ed ,veapon ,vhe1 t h ey come bef or e that t 1~i– b111 al . The J tldO'e h all ca11 e hi gloriot1 , roice t o be h ear c1 and hall how the lighti110· d o,vn of hi a1 .. n1 ,vith the i11dig11atio11 of h i a11o·e1" a11cl with the fl ame of a d evourino· fir e ,vit h cat t eri11g· a11d t ernpe t a11d hail t o11e a11cl the 1111beli , 1 i11g· hall go a ,, ..ay i11to ever l a ti11g p t111i l1111e11t . Ilow ha ll ,ve e cape if ,, 1 e 11egl ect o g r eat alva t ion 1 MEN'S LEAGUE IN ACTION The Men's L eague Of R egular Bapti t Chl1rch e , i a n ewly or – ganized b11t already well l{no,vn, f ellow hip i11 Ohio. The ,vork op– erate under t h e gen eral direction of H enry A . Hun icker 691 tate treet Parma 29, Ohio, with sec– r etarial hea clquarter s at the office of )fr. Go1~don Cartwright, 13199 Y ork R oad, Breck ville Ohio. T o co-operate fully with t his up– and-coming gr oup !-Iebron A o– cia tion of R egular Bapti t h t1rch– e at i t ann11al meeting held in eptember 1953, el ect ed t he R ev . Elton 1 • Hukill 2029 East 30th ~ treet L orain Ohio, a . Advi or to the variou . men ' QTOU p s being f ormed in the l ocal a ociat ion . l Tnder date of ~ att1rday, J an11ary 9. t he lvi e1 s F ello,v hip of t h e Fir t B ap t i t 1 h ur ch • L a Gr ange, of "'"hich R ev. Edward H elmick i the J)a tor invi ted me1 of t he local a ociation t o meet with t h em end– ing out invitation to all l ocal church es prior t o t h e dat e. Follo"~ing the brief a d dr es of wel come by Pa tor Ilelmicl{ the p r og1--am ,,ra placed i11 the h and. of the R ev. Ilt1l{ill . l\lr. Ri chard Gie el of t h e La Gra11g·e ch llr 1 wa in charge of co110'r egatio1 al a11d p ecial mu ic the p ecial 11111n– ber i11cluding a vocal 11 l1mber by l\Ir. Gie el , a vocal 1111ml)er lJy P a1il n ezelr of Tri11it y Bapti t h11rcl1 a axophon e olo by J oh11 Ilayc111 of L a Gra11ge. The me age of t h e evening ,va p1~e e1 tecl by t h R ev . Richard Dt1rham of B er ea , an ex– celle1 t me ag·e ba ed upon Ephe- ian 4 :11-13. Officer \ve1--e el ect ed for t h e 1ll en ' s L eague of H eb 1 ron r1 ocia– t ion, a foll ow : Pre ide11t v\ril– liam Rodger s, W elling·ton · Fi1~ t Vice Pre ic1ent, Jame chv{artz 'I 1 rinity, L o1·ai11; ecr eta1·y Ilar ol d La11g La Grange ; Trea l1rer, Doa11e l\fc l e1 11an amde11 l{ipto11 Ohio. The exec11ti, 1 e commit t ee p l an. for a c1uarter ly meeting the 11ext a - sembly to be i11 elli11o·t on elate not a11n ounced . R efr e hme11t '-' 1 er e erved to the 54 n1e11 pre e11t the e 1·epre e11ti11g ehl1rche located i11 La Tr a11ge Parma L orai11 a11dt1 l<y B e1·ea " Ki11t o1 , "\Vel l i11gto11 ancl pe1 ce1--. W ... ~ E :\J Pr\ TOR RE I .. T f t er a 1ni11i tr)T of abol1t fot1r \'"e a1· t l1e R e, 1 • Ea1·l P. ochra11 ._ p1 ..e e11ted hi I'e ig11atio1 to t he F ir: t Bapti t '1 hl11·el1 \"\T a11 eo11 ()hio accept i11g· all to t l1e Fir t Ba1)ti t 1 h11rcl1 , P1·0 ·p erit3r \\Te t "\rirg i11ia lo ated abol1t f our 1n ile £1--om B ecl, ley. The chl11~ch i lo– ca ted in a f a t gr o\\ 1 i11g· r e~i c1e1 tial c1i ·trict a1 d ha a brigl1 t 011tloolr. .. l\Ir . och1'a11 i.. a11 e11er g·etic l)a - t o1.. a11d hi 111i11i t1")T i. ,,,.e 11 . 11p – po1~ted by hi co11ge11ial ,vife. :\Ir . a11 l 11.. . •o hra11 a1~e tl1e pa1--e11t of t,,~o mall child1·e11. The Fi1 .. ~ t B apti t 11111· 1 of "\Vau eo11 i ,,,.ell l oca t ed i11 t h e bl1 i11e di t1·ict of tl1e , Tillag e. It ._ "Ta f 01•111all3r r e ·ei '1{ed i11 to the f ello,,Thip of l1io .r\. ociatio11 at t he a111111al 111eeti11 °· 1·ece11t l , ,. l1e lcl iu .. P or~t n1o t1th Ohio .