The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1954

---~-~-- OHIO ~1111, ,,·rit 'r ,ra, s 11l'Hl\i 11 }2.· l't'(·p111 - 1, i11 ,111 t111c1t1ilint<'ll il111rel1 ,111cl<'r • tllt' s11bjeet: ·· 1~e11t'l1t~ 'l'<) l~P ll cl<l }~1•t)111 l 1 t' ll<),r~l1 i11 i11 ()l1it1 .. \ s~c>ei,l– ti<111 < f l u11lnr I ,111ti~t ( 1 l1111·e l1 - ()"· · · l 11 t l1e ,lt1clir11e0 ,,·,,~ t lie 11,1s– tt11· of a11otl1rr ,111a1'filintrc1 I~,111tist l l1111·el1. ,,~110 ~11gg·e."tct1 tl1at ,ye 1 ed llte to t>·11e :c>111e 11oi11 ts of t hr adlll'f\.. . II c re tl,e,lJ ar(: : l)EPI1.JXl)F..X 1"" It i 11ot good t l1at tl1r 111a11 . l1ol1ld be alo11e. ' The. e ,vor cls ,,·ere 11ot ,,1~itte11 co11ce1~11i11g· t l1e "l1l11·cl1, bl1t t l1e a1Jplicatio11 i: ob, ..iol1. . It i tI'lle tl1at a Ba1)ti."'t C 1 l1111 ..cl1 1naJ~ f1111ctio11 a 11ch, ,vl1oll~.. apa1·t f 1,on1 othe1.. cl1111 ..che of lil{e fait11 and 01·de1·, bl1t tl1e c1l1e. tion i. , ' ho"T lo11g· ,,Till it co11t i1111e th11: to fl1nctio11 ? }Ii to1·1 .. i11dicate. tl1,1t " 1"ega1,dle.. of it. orthodox)'", the i11filtration of 11011-Bapti t 1)eo1)le ·\rho l111ite witl1 the chl11· ·11 f 1·om a e11 e of expeclie11c)"" the co111i11g i11to the cla e of per 011 , fro111 tl1e i 111 a11d the pa.. i11g of a ge11- e1·atio11 of leade1 .. , ofte11 lea,Te: tl1e chl1r ·11 far· from it 01~i gi11al po i– tio11. The cha11g·e £1·0111 or thodox~T t o l1no1·t l1odoxv i · 1na11,.. ti111e . o .._ t graclt1al that n o11e 1,ealize tl1at the po itio11 i . hifti11g l111til it i £01·– e, .. er· too late. ~ 11ch l1ift or clrift i Ctl1ickl3T detected ,,,.he11 the c11l1rch i. i11 elo. e fello\\Thip ,,Titl1 11eig·h– bori11g congregatio11s. The gr·eate. t i11gle 1Je11e fit to be l1ad f1·on1 a11v a.. ociatio11 i.· FE l..i- .. L "\\T 1 HIP: tl1e 'l)i1 .. it11al i11.·11i1·a- tio11 ,,Thitl1 co111e. fro111 1111itecl })1,a:y·er prai e, a11cl tllCl)" lJ11t . ec– oncla r,.. be11efit · come fro111 the 011e- ne~. of 1111cler. ta11cli110· the .·l1ari11£r of pla11. the COllllllOll objecti,re ·, the coo1)er atio11 i11 effort, a11cl the he 1 p i11 tin1e: of t1~e. . . °\\Tl1ile e11- j o~\''"i11g the e lJe11efi t . t l1e c11t11·c11 i. enablecl to cletect tl1e :hift if l1ch i. taki11g place at the ho111e ba e. E\T • .\. .,.(-}ELI ~ i :\I It i · a fact ,,·e 11 1<110,,·11 t hat 111a1J}'" of the p1·ofe:. io11al eva11g·e l– i. t lea,·e the cl1l11·cl1 \ritl1 })rol)– len1 i11cl t1di11g cloct ri11al a11cl 01·– ga1 izatio11al diffic11l tie., . Lite1 ..at111 ..e . e11t ol1t l )}" iti11e1 ..a11t e,·a11geli/t: i · n1a11y time. cl ecei,·i11g a11cl 111anJ' c:1re drcei,·ecl the1·ebJ... The })a ·tor~ ancl officer of hio .L\ : ·ociat io11 ,vatch ca1·efl1ll)" the ,,·orlr of , ..i it- TIIE Ol II C) INDEPENDENT BAPT.=...I.:...:S=-T___________ FebE_Uary 1954 ASSOCIATION i11g· <.'\·a 11 ~t,list~ a1ttl :t,t 11 cl rPclCl,\· t c> 111,tl~t' sl1g·~·cstic)11s t<> i11 <111iri11~r <'llll1'<· l1t>.. l\ 1 rs N r t) ~ "'\ r ~ I E 8 111 t lie lo11g, lo11g· ago it ,,Ta · the 1>r actiee of ]3aJ)tis t ( ~l1 l1rche: to e11cl 111 i~·io11a1'J" off eri11g. to the g e1 eral trca:11r)'. I Io,,,.e,,,er, to a11 e,·e1·-i11rreasi11g 0xte11t, Reg·11l,1r 11a l)ti:t (-. l1l11·el1e. co 11 tril)11 te ft111cl c1irect to tl1e ,v·o1·l,rr, 01~ to a recog- 11izecl 111i. io11 l)oarcl. (l e ig11atecl for a 1 ecific ,vo1·lr or 111i io11ar>,.. S11e 11 111i . io11a1--ie. ll. 11all, ... n1e111- .. be1 ... of one of t l1e affiliatecl cl1l11 ..ch- e. - ,,·l1e11 011 f111·lot1g·l1 ,...i. it the l10111e cl1l11·c:h a11(l are tl1e11 'l)a. ·eel a r ol111cl a111011g· tl111rehe.~ of tl1e a · ·ociatio11. Thi :,.. ·te111atic ,Ti. ita- ._ tio11 1 ro,,.icle. that per. 011c1l to11 ·h .·o 11ece.. ·a1·y f 01· .·11cce.. fl1l 111is- ._ . iona1•3r e11clea,'"Ol'. :\ Ia11J,. ti111e. , ,,.he11 a :n1all eh111~r h is l111able to ,,.,11011},. . t11Jport a 111eml1er ,,..10 i. · goi11g· 011t a.· a 111i.'. io11a1·3r ot l10r af– filiate cl ch111·c}1 e . ,,rill j oi11 ha11c1 a 11cl lJ).. l t11i t eel eff 01 .. t, the ,,~or l{e1· ,,·i 11 lJe . e11 t f Ol'th. ~ ll(.' 11 COOl)Pr a– tio11 i11 a 111i.. ·io11a1'~" pr·oj eet 1Ji11 cl. · tog·Pthe1· the C' 1111 r e 1 e. i11t<J a fa111 il)~' ' g1·01111 . '1 1 he11, it i. i111po.. il)le £01· a ,· i11gle r ht11·cl1 to ·11011.·01 .. a ·o. tl)" 11roj ect, b11t thr11 eo111bi11r l eff01~t . 11cl1 p1"oj ect. a.· 1 a11111 lJat1110. . The Fello,, l1i1) of Ba11ti. t .· F o1· Ilon1e :\Ii: ·io11s 1 eclar,1'ille a11c1 Ba1)ti.·t ~ ien1i11a1·}.. of t l1e Tiil1le are 111acle 110 . ible. FEI.1L )"\\T. IIIJ> . ,,Te l1a,Te a11~eac1,· statecl tl1at tl1e • g·1·eate:t . i11gle be11efit to l1e ha l £1·0111 a11y a. :ociatio11 i. F el lo zv– slz i1J. 'I'11e 11e1· 011al fello,, 1 .1hi1) is p1 ..o,,iclecl lJ}" tl1e a. · ·oc:iatio11 tl1rt1 t l1 e ... -\1111 t1al :\Ieet i11g l1elcl ea ·11 ctober ; tl1e 1T 011th Rall,,. lielcl eacl1 ~ o,,e111be1.. for y·ou11g folk, &,,.erag·e atte1 cla11te al)o11t 300; the ~pri11g Rall)" co11 ll1('tecl 1) ) ¥ a11cl for t l1e ,v,0111e11 of tl1e ·tate lt11·i11 0· .'."" the 111011tl1 of .L\ l)I'il, a11cl the ,,~01·1( at l ta111p 1~at1110: ,,,.l1erc a1Jol1t 1 00() Jro1111g ])€0})}C a · ·e111l)le 0\ 1 er a 1)eriocl of ,,·eelts fo1· 1·ccr ea tio11, 8tl1cl ,. a11cl i11. t1"'ll<'tio11. • The .,ta t e is cli,,. iclecl i11to ~ec·tio11~ a11c1 all of tl1e affiliate 1 cl111rel1es l1a,"e a I_Joc·,11 ~ :ociatio11 i11 ,, 1 hic11 ~"011tl1 111eeti11g. , la~T111e1 ·. 111eeti11g,. , 111i. ·~io11a1·3.. 1 1eeti11g. ·, a11cl g·e11e1 ..a 1 . e :io11. a1·e l1elcl. Tl1i~ loe,11 ,,·orlr , ll J) 11le111e1 t the ·ta tc f el lo,,,._ l1i1) 111,1l<i11g· 111or e f r(' c111 011t c·o11t,1C't I)O, :i l>lr. rr1108r 1o<' a1 g1·011p: 8e1·,·e j11cle1>e11clc11t of Ohio j"\ ss<><·i c1tio11, l)11t i11 f11ll eo11£01·111it, .. . ' ,\re 1·ece11t1,, 1·ecei,·ecl a lette1· • a l{i11g· ,, 1 hat olJligatio11 a ch11rch ,,.,ol1lcl a..·11me fi11a11c iall,... 1J\ ' aff ilia- • • tio11 ,,Tith Ohio .-. ociatio11. To tl1at i11c111i1~~.. ""e ac1,1'i:ecl that 110 affil– iated co11g1 ..egatio11 ha. obligation except a 111oral obligation to ,, ... 01 .. k i11 cooperation witl1 p1~oj ect po11- . 01..ecl bJ·· the gro11p. There are 110 cl11e. ' ' 01-- a . e.. 111e11t. , b11 t ,vhe11 a cht1rch exp ect: to 1--ecei,Te t lie be11efi t of . 11ch a ociatio11 the ch111·ch wol1lcl seen1 to be 111orall1r '- o l) ligated t o help i11 the . llpport thereof. iQXTR L Xo tr11l,T BAPTI ~T a o iatio11 t 11a . a1Jy jl1ri clictio11 o,rer tl1e local chl1rch · it:- p1 ..op e1·ty, it finance, it. go,"e1·11111ent or it membe1"..: . I 11 a11 ext 1--eme ca e . houlcl the C' l1 t1r ch, d 11e to pe1·,Terted doct1 ..i11e l111-bapti tic practice OI' fron1 other ca11:e, cea e to be ,,,.orthJr of place i11 th a., ociatio11, the a ociatio11 ·ot111 exe1--ci. e 110 c1i. cipline, no1~ tal{e acti,l'e 111ea 11re to cor1'ect the l o t1~i11e. or practice l)llt col1lcl '\''rith 11 ..a,,· tl1e l1a11d of fello\\"– ~hi1).' hio .Lt ociatio11 i not i11corpo1·– a te 1 0\,-11.· 110 p1 ..operty a11d bold 110 111ortO'ag·e . ( an1p Patmo. i 1111 ler the eo11t1 ..ol of Ol1io o ia– tio11. }Jtl t is a tl1all:y· o,av11ed b,.. 0 hio . ... ., Re;! 11 lc11· Bt111ti.. t II0111e a11d a1111) ,,·}1ich i. a l1olcli11g C0111J)al1)r.) rrIIE :\I1\.GAZIXE The 111e111lJe1-. hi1) of e, ,.e1 ..).. chl11'ch to11. i. t . of People 1Yitl1 clefi11itely l111111a11 cl1ara ct eri~· tic . They lil{e ' to l1lalre 1<110,\rll theiI' ,rOl'l{ ancl to l0a1'11 of tl1e ,,..01·1{ l)ei11g do11e b~T otl1e1·. Tl1 e Olzio l J1clep erz cle11t B (11J t ist i. tl1e official 01 ..ga11 of the fello,, 1 ·l1ip a11 l iri,..e exp1"e io11 to the affiliated ch11rcl1e. . a i t i11 the 1 ro111otio11 of 1)1~oj ect i11 ,,..hich tJ1e cl1t1rrhe ha,,.e an i11te1·e t, p11b– licize · g·e11e1 ..al a11d local n1eeti11~: , c1 11cl e11clea '\''Ol' to })l'eacl the o pel 111e.\ age. J>. ~ T R.AL "\"\The11 tl1e 111agazi11e pt1bli he ac– to1111t of a r e ig11atio11 tl1e pl1lpit co111111ittee 1'ecei,·e letter' fro111