The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1954

''WHERE THERE IS A WILL. '' • • l 11 t ll tl <!Olll'Se <.)f t }1(l (1011\"Cl\ a – t i<)11 ,,.(? ,,·ere lo11 ,·i11cctl t 11,l t ,·er\'" • lit t 1\ f e 11 ,,·sl1 i p exi. tecl cet,,er11 011 r 110 t a11d 110. t e. . 011 t hr 011 r sidr . a11d 0110 of tl1 e 111arr·ircl so118 ( \11 tl1e otl1er . l t ,,·a: .. 0111e,,·l1at e, ·ide11 t t l1a t t lie b1~eal( i11 f llo,,·- . l1ip l1ad lo111e abo11t tl11·11 a \"a1·i– a11ce i11 de110111i11atio11al l1elief 011 the 011 l1a11d, a11d i11 the rliffer e11cr l'et,,·ee11 pirit11ali t~,.. a11 a. ,,·01· l cl l i- 11e.. 011 the othe1·. Fi11allJ· ,,Te . aid : · ' Do .110" fol Jl· J, a i• e a i~ 1 ill ? ' Me1'c,~ no ' ' aid . l1e ,,Te • ha,·e 11othi11g to v. 1 ill, ·i11ce ,,·e o,,·11 11othi11g except thi, ho11.. e (a 11ice one, too ) a11d a mall , a,ri11g a ·- ...... cou11t. "'\"\ e are 11ot 1nonied people. '\Ve then made bold to a k : 'In ,,·ho e name i thi propert~v.. ? he advi ed that it ,,,.a. i11 tl1e 1111 band na111e ' of co11r . e. ,,re the11 et abo11t to . ho,,· the ·e friendlJr follr that i11 ca ·e the 1111. - ba11d hould die, the heir. ' ,,ot1ld in all probalJilit), cle111a11cl their portio11 of t.he . n1all e. ta tP. i11cludi11g the propert~, a11d tl1e sa,·ine; accou11t a11cl that the v\:ifr ,,·ould find l1er elf al1no t ,v hol] }, r]ependent llpon the cl1arit)r e~– te11ded bJr tl1e marrird ('hilc1J·e11 i11 .. u11othe1" rit,,. • The ,\·ife ,~t1a . tartled to lear11 that ~he ,,~ol1ld 11ot be the ole l1eir of the little fa111ily fort1111e a11d that the heir 0ot1 ld dema11cl their lion hare i11 cash. a h tl1at could 0111,r l1e rai. eel lT,... ·ale of tl1e property. · Ft11·ther11101"'e. ,,·e poi11t ecl 011 t that . i11ce the 11ro1)e1 .. t}" ,,·a. i 11 tl1e 11ame of the ht1 ba11d 0111,, i11heri- , tance tax 1nu t ce paid 011 the ,,·hole of it r eg'ardle.. of ,,·ho the heir might be. "\\' e r eco111111e11c1Pc1 that the prope1·ty be 11t1t into the 11ame of both l1t1sl1a11d a11rl ,~·ife. j oi11t o,,·11er~11ip i11 ,,·hicl1 ca. e tl1 r . t1r,·i, ..01· ,,·011lcl pa,,. i11 herj ta11cr tax onlJ· 011 that portio11 of the e. - tate o,,·11ecl lJ}" the de ea eel . \Vhat bega11 a. a frie11clly l"'a1 ..lo1" cl1at e11cl ec1 i11 a d1"' a. tic t ha 11ge i11 dome, tic proeedt1re a11cl a f P,v clav. later ,,,.e r eceivecl a letter . t ati1;g that ' e, ..er}"thi11g i: all 1--ig·ht 110,\·. ,,re ha,·e 111acl e t,,·o ,vill. a11cl t 1 e p1·01)erty i. i11 lJoth of Ollr 11a1ne:, a11d ,ve l1a ,·e a j oj 11 t ' ' a \Ti11g: ae– <·ot1nt. ' ' ...1 "ll.(J(Jesfion It is tl1e com1no11 thot1ght that 011ly the '"·ealthJT people' ' have • EDITORIAL • tl <'P(1 to 111c1l(c ,1 "\\Ti ll c111(1 i11 tl1c o l<.1 c 11 t i 111 r , fr , r ,,·o 11 l c 1 h cl ,• c h c1 c 1 tl1e ro11ragr i o ,·isit 111r. la,,·>"r r , l)tlt ti11108 l1a,·r ehc111 grcl a11 c1 (• l1il clr(l 11 ha,·e c·l1a11 ~r.cl , too. l t i" tragic ,,·J1 r 11 t11r l111~l)a11c1 c111(1 ,,·ifr lc1l1<J r <lo,Y11 tl1rc)11g·]1 tl1(l )·rar8, l111)·i11g· ,1 l1 0111c .. <>11 t11c 111011tl1l~· pa3'"111e11t 1)la11, tl1e11 . a,,.i11g fo1-- thr a11t1111111 ti111e of life,, 011]J" to fi11cl t11at ,,·h e11 011r J)a .'. (l ... 011 , tl1e ot l1 rr i~~ left ,,,.it11 11 ot 11 i11 g' e~ c·r pti 11 g th r 1t11c111tiei1)at(l l 11r ol1lr 111. . Tt i · 011r . 11gge. tio11 tha t J)e1'. 011. of ~111all 111ea11.\ l1l1t ,,·1 0 a1·e o,,·11r1·:-, of a l1 on1r 01· . a,Ti11g. acco1111t }Jt1t tl1e l10111e a11c1 .·11c 11 cl c·eo1111t., 1111 cler the 11a111e. c)f rar11 a11c1 t11at t,,·o ,~ j]l. 1-·e 111ade, rarh l ra,"i11g the ,,·l1ole of l1i. or l1r1~ e. tate to t l1e cJth er. f co tlT'. ·e, ,,· l1e1,e 1 !.l 1·gp r e . - tate. a1·e i11,·ol,,.ecl, a ,,Ticle1, ro,·er– a ge <)f l)rc111e ·1s 111ig J1t be cle:irq_b] e. :\fa113r 11e1-.. 011. a.. t1111e tl1at a Wili i~ a , ·Pr)T eo1111liratrcl a11c1 .·0111 ,__)_ \\•hat rx11e11:i,·e i11~t r11111r11t, 1)111 . 11 ·h "\"\ 1 ill a ,,·e l1a,·e . 11gg·r. t r cl ,,·ill l)r fol111cl '"Pr~.. i1111)le a11cl clefi11itels,. i11exp r11. 1,,r. Tl1 \\rillf., . J1ot1l l l,e . ea]eel i11 a 111a1--lr 1 e11, .. e_ lo1Jr a11 c1 l)larrcl i11 a afet~.. clrJ)O~it l)OX, 01, , 0111(.l otl1er loeatio1 \\rhitll i · 1{110,,·11 t o t 11 e i11 terr. tec1 1 er. 011 ·. \\rills . hot1lcl 11r,,.e1· l)r hiclcl r 11 a,va,~ • 11}'" 011e pe1\ 011, i11 a loratio11 1111- l{11c,,,·11 to 1 e1-. 011. i11te1~r. trcl. .. t 11 0 f /1 (' J. , t 1l O g C .<; f i (J I I I11 e, 1 er>" atl1olie J)clri sl1 there i: a r eal r. ·tate cli\"i. io11, 111~111::1gi11g })l'OJ) e1·t~.. ,,..l1ic·h l1a. 1Je011 left to t hr. eht1rch. ,, 1 r ]1a,"e i11 111i11c1 011e 111 r– cl i1l111 sizPc1 ritJ' ,,·11 er r 011e 111n11 i.· • P11Jplo~r cl £1111 ti111e, }C>Ol{lllg' <lft0r the pl'Ol)Pl' t ie8. Tl1e la1~ge c-oll(lge. a1·r th r 1Je11 e– fi ria1·ie. of 111a11,.. fo1·111e1· st11cle11t:. • c1 11 l .·0111e of tl1e i11.·titt1ti o11 . l1a,·e fXCercli11~lv" }1 ea\ 1 \r P11Clo\,·1110~1t. ~ . r1l1111i11~r i11to the 111illio11: of cloliar ·. • I 11 al 1 })rol)al)il it}'" 111a11)" Ro111c111 ( 1 athol i c })€1'. OllS Ir a, re t hri r . ·a,. - i 112-. a11 l 111,opert)· t o t l1e c- l111r('l1 to 111'0"\riclr I'e,·t for t]1 eir ,'0111 . .:\fa11,.. 1ea,,.c 11111el1 to the i11st i t11- • tio11.· bera1l.·e of 111eir i11te1·c\ ·t i11 tl1 r ,,~01 .. h: of tl1o~c i11stit11tio11 . \"\ritho11 t cr11e tio11 01· c1011bt Bil1lr belie, 1 i11g })eople l1a,"e a gr rc1 t c1· i11- ce1 ti,·e- t he 1·rael1i11g· of .·01118 for ( 1 11·i t. I t o c- c: 111.._· t o 11. · t 11 ,1 t ,,· i t h i 11 t l 1 c 1 .. eac 11 of t l1i8 111agazi11 e t l1e1·e a1,e tl108e ,,·11 0 are ,,·ell ,:1cl,Ta11r(lcl i11 )-ear. , ,\·i tl1 11 o fa111 il).. o 111 iga t io11,, , ,,·ho J1a, ·e 111acl 11 0 l)ro, 1 i. io1 fo1· tl NJ)O ·itio11 of e. ·l,tte. l\Ia11y fr er1- 11l (l}' / l(tJJfist ('lz111·cl1 e: are ha1·cl J) 1 e.1:rcl for fl111d , to IJl'O\·icle acl– c l 1 t io11 to tl1e 11011. e of ,,,o r:hiJJ. or t<> l)11il cl a nc,,~ hol1sr of ,, 1 01-. l1ip ; il1e F el loll'SlliJJ of RaJJfists .fo1· JI 0 111 e ... 11 i ·. io12s i 1>reacli11g it. 11r– l)a ·1 111i.. io11arJ'" ,,·orlr thr·ot1gho11t t 11e c·ol111t1')", lJ11 t only to the limit of it. fi11a11c- e. . C"a111p Patntos i: ;-1 11e ,v , ·e11t1 tr r for the Reg11la1· Bapti.·t: of Ol1io a11d i. . t1·t1g·gli11g 1111cler a l1ea \ 1 ) '" i11 l elJtecl11e . . (' e– rl r1 r i ·ill c i: 11ro,ricli110' a gio·antie t::' • ....... l' l1a lle11 ge t o Reg11lar Bapti. t r' eo- J) le. It i. 0111-- . t1g·g·e. tio11 that all per– ~011 · of 111ea11. - l)e tho e 1nea11 large Ol' • mall-give attention to t l1e cli.:1)0. itio11 of the accuml1lated i11,,.e ·t111e11t 01 .. . a,.,i11g , doi11g that ,,·l1ie 1 . ee111. 1'igbt i11 th ei1, eye , after appeali11g to 0111· Lord for di- 1·pctio11. - - /'/ Tl1e J."fJJri11.r1 Ral ly of the "'\Vo1n– r.11 ·., } Ii .·. io11a1·,· 1 T nio11, 0 hio r\ . - ~ sociatio11 , \\·ill be helcl in the Fir t J1aJ)ti: t l1111· t l1. 114 "\\re. ·t Wal1111t . treet ( ialio11, ( hio T11e. c1,r,... " ...\ J)1"'il Gth. Tl1e 111 or11ing· io11 v,·ill OI>en at l O:30~ the after11on11 io11 at l :30. The1·e ,,·ill l1e 110 e, 1 e11i11g 111ecti11g'. - - ~})ea]( (ll", te11tc1ti,rpl~? a1·ra11irecl ,,·ill l 1 e l\I1,. . ...\li te II a1~rin~rto11, ra11 clic1ate 1111cler Ba1Jti.'t :\Iid-)fi. - !-)io11., ...\ .."a111 , 111 lia a11d ::\Ir . Ro e l) l11'h,1 111 , r a11c1iclate l1nc1e1 .. ..c-\ . oci– atio11 of Bapti:t. F 01· ,,..,.or·lcl E,·a11- ge 1 i. 111 I alri ta11. ::.\I1·. . , .,.er11e T..J. l)1111ha n1 \rice J">re ·icle11 t, a. l{. t l1a t the a ociat "CT 111i.. io11a1,,· . ocietie.. 1,emen1be1· to ._ .·e11cl offe1"i11g f1·on1 the Din1e Ba11l{. to the ~'1ec1 ..eta1·,Y" :\fr. Ea1~1 .. Fra11tz 11;- Li11,rood .t\, 1 e1111e, 1 ol11111b11. 6, hio. Re. e1--, 1 atio11. fo1· the 110011 lt111ch– eo11 8l1ol1lcl l1e 111ailecl 11ot later' tl1a11 :\Iarcl1 ~ 7, to :\Ir . ,Vilf1·ecl l~ootl1. 1 :i Ora11g'e .__ t1·eet, Galio11, ()l1io. It i. , ..er,· cle" i1'able that the ' ' '"0111 e11 i11 ( i alio11 lc110,,r tl1e ap- 1 1·oxi111ate 11t1111 l)er of g11e t . ,,,.110 ,v·i ll br p1·e. e11t. l\f r". :teorg·e R. C{il)8011, '1 le,re– la11 cl , \'\"110 i: P1'e.. i lent of the . tate i.'1·01111 ,,·ill 1 ... ,. i11 el1a1'ge of al l . e... - . io11s, a11 l :\f1\·. ,,.,.illia1n F11 ro of ."a11cl11 1{,.. ,, 7 ill ha,·e charge of n111- • . :-.}fl .