The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1954

Pag T 11 - THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ~~------~~--~----- -~-------------------~--------- March 1954 REV. WILBUR C. ROOKE RESIGNS 1l 7 . C. Rooke THE GENE ,t\ f)ctst<>l'clt<' \Vl1iet1 \\ els <> }JPil<\cl ir1 })pee111l)<11· of 1~)4 \Va:-, tt>r1nir1atrd l>)r c1 rPsig11,ttio11 effPPti\·r ~l(1rth 1 1!)34, "vl1e11 I=ie,,.. WillJttr ( 1 • Rooke rlosecl 11i .. 111i11i -.; tr)" i11 tl1cl l~a11 clo l1 >h •treet 13apti~t ()ht1rch ( 1 harlf>8ton, "'\Vf>Rt \ T i rg-i 11 i ,l. "\\rl1P11 JJH~t<>r RocJl{e 01)e11rd hi~ 111i11i. tr~T i11 1 ha1·lesto11 ~1 0 me1nbers ,,Tere e11rc>llcd the' pre, ent me111l1 1·ship of 550 i11 clirate~ thP 11et gai 11. The attr11rla11ec c111cl fi11a11 iial stat11. are i11 l{eeping '-\'i tl1 t11e me1nlJer:hip. 1 1 l11·ol1g]1011t tl;c' ·011g·1·rg·atior1 t11ere J1as l1Pe11 co11tir111ot1. f)eare a11rl unitrd effort a11cl the c.:011greg·at io11 i ' joi11ed b}l thP entire a. oc.:iatio11 in rr g-1·ets tl1at tl1i" l' Plo,·e<l famil.v l1a cJeparted from the fello,,· ·hip. ir1·.. Rooke has l)ee11 activ·e i11 . upport of the local ~~ork, a11d ha. bee11 a . taff "'·riter for 'I'll e O ll io I Jl-<l epen dent Bapt isl. l\ f 1·. Rool{e rr. ig·ned to accent call from the entr·al Bapti t h11rch of Gary, ln– dia11a. a , re1"'y large and exceedi11g]y arti, 1 e R egi1la1· Bapti t ht1rrh. The pac;;tor i. a n1en1ber of tl1e (!ol111cil of Fou rt ~e11 i11 tl1 e (}e11eral A. soc iatio11 of Reg11la1· I~apti t 'ht1rehe." a tr·11. tre of. Cecla1--ville Bapti ·t olle!!e, a11 l ,val form– erly a :\foclerator of the We:t \ 7 ir1i11ia ._ ~ tatc Fello,,r. hip of Regl1lar Bapti. t hurche., editing the official organ. • DIRECTOR Thi , officer i ,Yell l<:110,,·11 th1·011ghout hio A.· oeiatio11 cll1e to hi~ ef- fici e11t . er, 1 ice., a· a tr11. tee of hio Reg11lar Bapti t II01ne a11d amp) clirector of the }To1111g peo1)le '. t1epa1~t1nent, and pa tor of the ,Ter)r-m11cb- ali,Te Fir t Bapti t l111rch, Gall ipoli. , Ohio. A director of the JT01111g p ople '. c1epa1·tn1e11t it i. hi · re po11Ribilit>' to a ppoi11 t c a1111) pe1-- ·01111e 1, i11cl11 c1i11g :peal{el" clirecto1--s 11u1·:e. ,, life U'l1 arc1. a11cl n111 ical di1--ector. I 11 a dditio11 to a ppoi11ti11g· per on11el, ::\I 1·. }r·een i. pe1-- '.'< 011ally acti,Te i11 deter111 i11ing tl1at cletail i gi,re11 atte1Jtio11. 1,11 e Fi1'. t l3,1pti. t C 1 11l1rch of (lalli1)oli. ha. contril)11ted 11101·e t11a11 $1 000.00 to a1nn J.)at1110. a11cl a f11rtl1c1-- 011t1'ib11tio11 i the ,,·illi11g11f 8. of the peo1)lc to .'c:lt1·i£ier tl1e . e1·,·ice · of the pa. to1· ,~.rhile 11e mal{e the fre r1ue11t vi. ·it to the ca111 p. (-}E ... TERAJ; Ai i ~ 0 1 I A TI() ():B"' REG{ Tf1A R BA PTIRT t j a11 ( 1 l1 l1rche. a 11 d Dr. ,T 0}111 l )1t 11- J,in, Dean of the 13apti:t l3il)le ' t • • • . ,. lrV ill ia111 FI 01,ua'rd Gree1i ~ehole. of T.Jo . .t\11!!el t=>. alifo1·n ia ' ,,·ill l)e the 011g leade1\ All e - II1 R HE._ A11n1.1,al llleeting To Be Held I,i Chi'cago Seminar,.. John on it, 1 ~e,,· \ ,.or]{. · · hairn1an of the co11fere11ce ,,rill be D1·. R. l.J. Po,vell of Tacon1a. \V ashington, and Rev. II arold ~ io11. a1·e ope11 to the pt1 blic. For ft1 r ther information concerning the program etc., w1·ite the Home Office, 431 ., . Dea1"born, l1ite J 205 hie ago 5, Illinoi!. The 23rd annual conf ere11ce of the GE ERAL A OCIATIO.L 1 C F R E GULA R BAPTI~_ T CI-IlTRCHE will be held l\Jay 10-13, 1954. in the at1ditori11m of the )f oody :Jf emorial Chl1rch, Clark and .L Torth A venue Chicag-o IJli- 11oi . The the1ne of the co11fere11ce is ' ' }-,or the ,,Torcl of God a11d tl1e Testi1n 011 ·v· of "J e. 11s ( 1 h1--i. t. ' ' • E,·e11i11g 8J)Pal{er . ,vill i11cl11de D1·. R. T . Ketchan1, Xatio11al Rep- 1·rsP11tati, ..e of the (}I\RB( 1 ; Rev. tT. ~f. . 1 to,, 1 ell, pa to1· of tJ1e Fir t Bapti. t 1 l1 t11·e}1, IIael{e11. ae k r .J. ; Dr. Kc11neth R. Ki1111r~.. . J)a. to1-- of tl1e Fi1\ t Bapti. t 1 ht11·rl1, ,.John- 011 ( 1 itJ' ... T e,,l' Y 01~}{, a11cl J)1~esident ,,£ t11e ~ meriea1J Cot111cil of C;hrjs- WONE M,• l y I I I I # -, •"' .... , ..... 'W' • .. ..... , ..... ~, · , .... .. :J , ...... ' • • • .. ~ ...... - s . ,, ...... .... ,.. .. .... .... .. BRO~DCAST\ .... Emn1a11uel Baptist ( ~l111rcl1, Dayto11, Ohio Invites you to t une in Monday thru Friday at 9.00 to 9:15 A. M. and Sunday 8:00 to 8:30 P . M. for Old Fashioned Gospel Preaching. WONE 980 on your dial. REV. JAMES T. JEREMIAH, the pastor will be pleased to hear from the listeners.