The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1954

<l , ('l), i" t)r n. tl10 1·ot1g·J1 or ,,·011- t rai11l'rl ,1 ..... ~ll(' ,, ot1l<l lil{<'. ~\ , ·o,111g • 111t)t l1t'r ,lt 110111(' (]Cl) '11 l ._ cl g1·eat ll<'Hl 111)011 tll(' a(l,·ieP a11cl 0x1)eri– r 11 ep ()f t) lcl(' r ,,·() 111r11 ,1rot111tl l1er. l 111clo·i11p t 11<' eo11rt'1·11 of a ,·0,1110· r . 111 issio11a r)· 111ot l1E 1-, cla~· ' j ot1rl1(\)' fro111 a docto1· or a11otl1er ,,·l1ite ,ro111,111, ,,· l1 r11 her el1il cl l)r cak ot1t ,,·it 11 a -: i111 ple r cl 11. l1e doe n t 1~110,,- ,,·l1at it i , l)11t doe k110,,· that ~11e i."' li,·i11!{ i11 a la11d ,,·r1 ere di. - ea, e of all 01·t a bou11d. he c· ,11111ot lo11 "' tll t the 11ati,·e n10 the1· , f 01· tl1e, .. li,·e t1 11der di\'er. e c: ir- • e11 1u ta11ce a11d l1a,..e rai. ed their t l1iltlre11 cliffe1·e11 tl,,.. • Tl1e 111i... io11a1·,,. n1othe1· 111t1, t al- • ~o be l1 er cl1ild1·e11 '._ .. r hool teacl1e1" -e, "e11 t l10,1gh l1e 111a, .. 11ot he ..._ t r ai11ed £01, that. Of cour e. the ·hildre11 n1u t e, re11tuall3r lea,·e l101ne to co11ti11ue their-- chooling either 011 the field 01 .. i11 tl1e home– la11d. l1e ,vill 11ot 011l3r be .. epa1 ..ated fro1n her chilclre11 b11t al o from l1e1-- hl1 l>a11d for jt ,¥ill be 11ece. - arJ~ for him to be g·o11.e 011 iti11er– atio11 for day a11d e, 1 e11 ,veel{. at a ti1ne. .. he n1u t lear11 t o trt1. t the ]101·c1 f 01· protectio11 from danger a11d al. o for freerlo111 fron1 lo11eli- 11e . ITt1d 011 Taylor ,,rr ote hi ' '"ife 011ce that he di .. liked bei11g: l.!eparated fro1n her o ofte11 b11t that l1e k11e"· the3r ~Toul cl he 1111iterl th1·ol1gho11t eter11i ty ; b11t u11le l1e tool< the (}o. pel to tl1e heathe11, be ,,·ot1ld he .·rpara tecl f ro111 t 11 e111 <' t e1·11al1,... .. 7-.l, e 'vV 0 1·k I11 additio11 to bei11g a l1011se– lteepe1·. ,,·ife. a11d n1ot]1e1-, ot11· . 1111- ject i al o teacher . ecr etar3", a11cl 1ni.. ·io11ar)". I 11 t l1e mor11i11g: Rl1e 1904 SOth - 1954 ANNIVERSARY CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION Testimonies to Jews Ohio, West Virginia, P ennsylvania and Brazil Quarterly Magazine "THE TRUMPETER FOR ISRAEL" "News and Views" of local and world-wide interest concerning the people and the land GERALD V. SMELSER, Supt. P. 0. Box 3556 Cleveland 18, Ohio THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST___________March 1954 - 11s11all,, tC'arl1r. hC' r c11ilclrP11. Dt1r– i11 g tl~P siC'Rta 110111\ of tl1e1 aftc1· - 110011 . l1 c 111a , .. ,,·rit t> 1Ptt cr s to • frir11<.l.: fan1il3.. , a11cl clo11or.· . T11 t.l1P la t r a ftc1·1100 11 ~ 11 ,,,ill clo ho111c ,·isitatio11. r\ fter r-;11ppe1· therr j <.; a11 e, 7 e11i11g 111 eti11g, la.·t i11g 1Je1·– l1a1) u11til 11i11e-thirt.v or t e11. ( 011 1110 t fi eld eve11i11g 111eeti11g a r e held each 11ight of the ,veek. ) Tl1er e i al. o i ti11erary ,,,ork to b(· do11e. If er l1t1 ba11d ,, .. ill do mo t of thi. but 111a11)'" tin1e the 11atio11- al \V0111e11 ,, 1 ill llOt be COlltactecl if he doe 11ot go alo11g. :\Ir . Jon– Htha11 Goforth ,vl10 pe11t a life– time i11 hi11a tolcl of ma11y time. that l1e ,,~e11t on e, ra11o·eli. tic tt"il)· ,rhe11 l1e \\-'a ill or ,,~he11 l1e l1ad .·111all childre11 t o car e fo1· beeau. e . he k11e,,r that if he taved at .._ home, h e1· heathe11 . ister .· ,,·011lcl lJe l111reached. p1· r·i tit al Proble nis The act of beco1ni11g a 111i io11- a1·y doe. not a11to1natica lljr 111ake 011e a pirit t1al g·ia11 t. The 11e,,-- 1ni. iona1·~r ,vill probably becon1e l101ne._ ick, di. courage 1 a11cl cli. - hearte11ed. ,Vhe11 sl1e goe to ehl1rch he ,,,ill hea1" the me.. age 1,ut be u11able t o r eeei,Te a11y hel1 fro1n it beca11se . he ,vill 11ot t111der– ~ta11d the la11guage . ~ '(he ,~·ill ha,re to lea r11 thi 1 e,,· to11g11e-i11 acl– ditio11 t o cloi11g he1· holl e,Yo1"lc <'a1 .. - i11 O' £01· her cl1ildrert , a11cl gc)tting adju~t ed to the 11e~, climate. Thi. ,vill ha,re to he clo11e l)ef or·e ~ l1e ca11 t e 11 the pElopJe the Go~ p e 1 . to1·3--r. T t is11 t ea },. to lea r11 a foreig11 l<l11 - D. uage, 11or is it ea:Jr to . it 1Jy a11c1 l)e 1111al, le to clo a11ythi11g· f 01-- t l1e lo. t :ot1l. ar ot111cl her. Thi . i. 11ot t11 e ti111e for h e1· to lear11 to place e, ,.er~.,.tl1i11g i11 the IJ01·cl ha11d · a 11cl to fi11cl Sl)j ri i t1al 11ot1ri l11ne11 t f 01-- l1er . elf f1·0111 t l1El ,,r ord. The e le. . 011. 111t1."t 1 ave bee11 lea1·11ed lJefOl' El tl1 is. X o\\· t he, · ,,,ill . tre11gthe11 l1 er a 11 cl l1 e1, faith • ,,Till lJeco11e 111o r e te11acjo11s. I f tl1i . J1a 11ot l)ee11 lea1--11ed l)efo1"E\ he is ,,er:v likely to . 1 crt1111l) ll11dPr t l1e 111a11)'" p1--e 11r .. arou11d lier . . he i. 110,v i11 a11 a11t ago11i. tic e11,Ti1·011 - 1ne11t, a11d "he mt1. t fight a ro11 - . ta11t pirit11al battle. C 1 < \T( 1 L l l I :\ ' ) r 011 r e g·oi11g to tl1e 111i.. io11 fiel cl ? IIO\V 11ice ' , a3r 111a11y l)PO– ple ,vhe11 they hear· "'re p la11 to be 111i ionarie . ' You 011ght t o l1a,"e 111a11J'" acl, 1 e11tt1re , · or ' llo,v ,;)x– citi110· to go to tra11ge co11ntrie . the}" r e1nark. Ther e 111a3r l~e . 0111e adventure.. bt1t 11ot 111a11}'". \\re a 11 d other young people 1·ealize that " 'e have not cho e11 a11 ea }' ' p1·0- frss io11 .' I311t \\ 1 C' havP 11ot c·hosen it: II e1 has cl1<)S<'11 l1S ( l'Toh1115: 16 ) . Tl1e Ijor cl l1a s tolcl 11s to go. a11cl ,,·r are ol)e,vi11g IIim. v,r e a1--r lea ,ri11g 111a11~· eon1forts to face 111a11,,. cliffic11lties, to 2'0 to ' a tra11ge peopl e \vho alreacly have r eligio11 · of thei1· ow11, ,~·ho \Vil l 1 ot 11ece arily v.elrome us v.rho ,vant to t ell the1n of the 01 ly One ,,Tho ca11 g·i,re a] \ Ta tion. BU t if hri ·t co1;lcl lea\Te the glorie of l1eave11 to co1ne to earth to die for tl , ,,,e hould be willina to do this. I it worth it ? A1 ..thur J. Bro,vn an. wer the ciue. tion for us in our textbook TJ1 e r'oreig11 ill issio11ary. 1r e. ' ' it i e11col1ragi11g . . . to . ee the con11nu11ity i11 "''hich 011e labor. becomi11g more orderly a11d temperate; to see hu. bands re– .·pecti11g their wive ,von1en ele– ,,ated cl1ildre11 becon1i11g truthful, and home · becomin~ pure these are <>'reat thing<:.;. A greater re– "''ard however, come fro1n the k110\vledo'e that the n1i io11ary i. ble. . i11g me11 pir·it11alljr . . . only he who has bee11 u ed i11 the aving 1<110\y· the i11effabl e peace ,vbich C:OlllE'. to the 011e ,,rho ha bPe11 thll ho11ored of the H ol~,. pirit. ' ' 'l'her e are al o the re~·ard at the Be1na eat i11 heave11 to which tl1e 111is ionar:r· can look fo1.. ,va1·d. When • he hear hi Lord a Jr Well done, thot1 goocl a11d faithft1l er·vant, ' ' he ,,vill f Ele 1 that it ,,·a, i11cleed ,,,ortl1 it. (Edito1·' 11ote : The Bibliog1·a– ph}T \\Tl1ich appea1•ecl at t\1e e11d of tJ1i. paper i bei11g 0111ittecl becat1 e of l i n1 ite d . pace. ) Ther e i 110 111ore mi e1·able h l1111a11 bei11g tha11 one i11 whon1 11othi110· i~· habitual bt1t indeci ion . ' ' in' ,, This is an a ltogether possible goal for Regula r Baptists To Realize • Let Us Be Your Agent For Rechurching America • FELLOWSHIP OF BAPTISTS FOR HOME MISSIONS P. 0. Box 455 Elyria., Ohio