The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1954

March 1954 THE OflIO INDEPENDENT BAP1"'IS'I' - ~~~~~~~~~~~~--~- ~ GOING FISHING IN FI -FOUR? 7 1 e.rt - l\Iat t. 4 :19. [1itrodllcfio-ri- A1· ) 1 <> t1 goi 11 g fi hi11g in 19541 011 111 ,t}~ l1a ve Olle of , ev ra} a11. \\rc1·s i<) t l ti8 <f llC'S– tion . You 111ay ay ' ' I ve l }ciP11 ier– f i l1i11g· a lreacly. ' ' Or, ' ,1 · soc> t 1 a we hav a br ak i11 tl1e ,v 1 a. lie r I 11 be on Ill)' way.' Or 111 ,1y lJe, ' ' ju t \\ 1 ait 'til t}1e a Oll Op 11 .1, I '11 be 011 n1y ,vay. ' 'I'l1is 1~18 11- PO""r e111 to b lt co11 tc1.g·iou.~ di. ea e ! .1\11d 01n I eoJ)lr 11 e, 1 r beco1ne in1111l111e rcgctl'<11ess of t lie 11l1mber of time they hav had the di ea e. l3t1t p rl1ap yot1 11,tv gue ed t hat I am 11ot tall<i11g al)o11t fi hing for fi h ratl1 r fi ·}1i11g f 01· men £01· 1 l1rist in 1954 ! liow clo you a11s\\,er thi qu ·tio111 ' I would lil{e to, l)ut I have11 't ti111e 1 ' ' 'I ,vill if it · co11ve11i 11t. ' ' I would like to but I do 11ot k110,v how.' It ·eem to m t l1a t tl1 re are everal co11 ic1 ratio11. of the fisher for fi 11 that ,,Te 111igl1t c n - ider in fi hing for men. 1. Eqttip1nent. If yot1 plan to go fi hing for fi h the cha11ce are you will not ay ' I '11 ju t u ·e n1y hands- that all I need.' ' I tried that as a you11g ter a11d wa oon discouraged. A11d to fi h for 111 11 you 11eed equipment! rame]y a ne,v birth experience a bible or a te tamen t, a.11d a r eady eye to ee a 11eedy sot1l ! 2. Ba,it. 1 'm 11ot 1nuch of fi! h- ~ , <'l'lll,t11 fc>r l'i s ll . r\ ll <l I gt lPS~ () 11 (' c)f' 1llt> r P:1s<>11s is ti g· ll1 h<'l'<'. I Iii(<' 1<> tl S<' jt1st t \\<> ki11cl s c,l' I c1it-– \V() J' l l l S H 11 C l ll l j 11 Il ( >\ \' 1-i ! ,\ 11 < I .) C > l I 1<110,,· ,t l,trgC' 1>,trt <>I' tlt P s<.~c tsc, 11 ll1e fi sh J)l'l'f't\r <>thc'r tl1i11 !.?,:-i ...\11,l \i\r}1c 11 it eO lllPS tc> lll C' lt , ) <>ll h..i vc• t c, l1ctV tl1 rig}i t ' ' l>ait' ' to c·,t1c· l1 t}1 p111 ! \V 1 s t1gg('8 l cl < 1 l>lltJ>,ts'-; ic,11 for 1llll ]cn.;t cl j ooc ()\18 '\ l )Pl'i< 1 ll('( 1 ,l 11 l l I)- t o-c l c:l t e t P8 t i 111 cJ 11)~, a c l , l i I. \Vctllc \'litl1 (J e8tL ' ( 1 l1rist! :1. (Jar,11 c11t s. 'I'll <' <Jth 'l' cl,t\' ,t • gP11tl r 111p11 \\' ,ls sl1 0,, 1 i11g 1l1 ,t l PHtl tifl1l 11e,v l1cJ111<1 . lI P }1a c.l ;i c·l<>s<' t be 11 ath t11 \ l>,1sP111e11t :;., tair!-,. li e 0 1)e11 l t l1 ·lo ·et cloor a11tl J ~a,\ i111port,111t fi s l1 i11g- g,1r111c.\11t~. 1 0111 of }FOll ]acli t"S lllcl Y ll cl\ 1 (' t ri ctl to di .. ,t1·cl a J1ctt , e<J,lt, c> r J),tir <>f tro11: r : a11cl tl1 11 )r<> ll l1 ra r <l i11 110 1111 ertai11 ter111 tl1ai that ,,·,t<.; H 1 art of th fi s l1i11g l)clrct]>l1e r11,1li ,1 ! <l ctr- 111 11t i11 scri r>tl1r s1Jcak of rjg}1t - ou 11 •. ! IIo,\ 1 cl x1) eclie11t, l1 t) \V 11 Ce :,lry a }10JJr \Va] l{ if \\' (_) cl r C to ,vi11 111e11 a11cl \\' 0111e11 for 1 l1rist ! l 11 le ~ \\·e ]1a, , ' c 1 ct11 g ar111 11 t · , lo t 1n 11 a11cl ,,,0111 11 ,,,ill tt1r11 a~?a fro111 ll8 a11c.l fro111 Ollr JJor c.l. ~ 4. A Place. F isl1er111en l1a\' told me ) 1 0U l1a\r t o 1<110\\' \\rl1er e to go or :)"Oll ,va.'t ~011r ti111e. ' We clo11 't ha,, 111t1cl1 J)rolJle111 tl1e re j11 fi ·hi11g for n1e 11 clo ,,. ? The~-– are ev 1 ery,vl1e1~e ! Poor cloo1ned d r– luded n1e11 a11d ,,,01ne 11 0 11 tl1ei1~ ,vay to ete1~nal de ·pair. \\re ca11 . ... . ~ ' , • • 1-'age Seven :tHl' t jt1~t Hll)' J>l,t c·c· }lll,Y 1i111c· , ,t11y \Vii ' I' . :i. ,, 1111/Jil irJll. I >c •J'l l,lJ>s .'l CJll }1,tV<' cli"<'C)\' Pl'<'tl 1l1at the• lll <' ll \\' }l <> c·,tl<'~l :1 l<>t <>t fish ( sc> tll f' lacli <1s, 1<><) ) ,trc 11 1<>"-iP ,,h,, ~<> c,f'1l'tl l ci,t\'ci Pclrly· i11 t 11<1 111 o r11 i11 g·, ·c>111 ci J10111P l,tte at 11igl1t , get }Jit l> j" n1 t>. <Jtti1<>c·s ,tncl fli<'~, ~c·r,tt c· l1 ec l 1J} 9 l>rjars, ir1fe1C' 1cicl l>) ' J)c>i so11 -i,·}' , <1 11 esticJ11 <1c l l l ) ' g <tr11P ,v,trcl011s :-i<'o lclrcJ 1)}' tl1c 1 ir fa111ili rs, clltC} 1}l (l l1 f} t('\ }1H\ (' <lc1,·:-, \\h P J) t ltP • • <·,Lt · h i"' :-; ll I c1 11 . "\ I I·~ \\" (i: ( : < > I >; < } 'J' <> Ji INIJ l•, <>J{ ~I f·~~ ? J'l' '1' ~\l{I~.· 1\ ~ I J ~ I '] I ( ) ~ 'I' ( ) 1 1 ' ( ) I .I J J ( ) \ \T ~ J I·:– ~ •l .. S ! 'J'c, f< Jllt>\\' ,J <'~ tis 111r,t11 · t c> gc) 1<> (! e t11sP111,111c• , ( ·aJ\ 1 ary, ,t11c l p,·e11 tl1P u r cl\' P. 1\ 11, l tl1a11l< (l ocl 1 l1 e • J>ct tl1 g<><1: tl1ro1tp:l1 tl1P g·r cl\'e to II1 1 ~ 1-\ \ l' I~X ~ \ ~ J) ( J I., Il '\' ! I Z I < : II 'r ~ T ( ) \ \ 1 • I) I~ 'l \ i I) I~ I I l ) ID ' r' () (} ) 1 1, [ . · 11IX(} I~ 1 1 , I 1~'l'Y- l 1 ' ()l TI~ ! I~ {TI j { _; J 1 .J 'I, 1 x l\ 11·. :\I c1rti11 IIol111p~ of thr ~ortl1- sic.le B~1)ti ·t ( 1 ]11t r c·l1 I"i111a, ()hio. 11,1: ctc·c:;1)tecl c·,1 11 to tl1e ])lllpit of tl1e l,i., i1~st Bar)t ist ( 1 l111rrl1 , "'\\ral1 - eo11, () hio.