The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1954

r ag i .. ·te n__________. TH~ OHIO INDE~ENDENT BAPTIST BEHIND c THE SCENES AT 1 (\ l1i11cl tl1c . e(\ 110. nt ( a1111) Pat - 11lo.. is t11r R , ,.. ( . l 011p:1a. · 1{t11't, 11,l i r111n 11 of 1 l1 r G r t) t 111c 1. ( t) 111111 it- t ()e. 1'11r ,,·orl~ of :\1 r . B 111·t l)cg·i11 ,,·l 1t"\11 tl1e fi1-.."" t rol)i11 t 1· o t ,1- Cl'O ~ tl1 al11J) g1·01111d~. 1011 g 1 - f or e t 11 e f i1--. t trt11111) t e1· toot ~ l1i h o1 ..11, 01· t 11e ea111p p i a 11 i t . t1·ike a h ord. :\[a11,T a . 11111e ._ that the ca1np ·in1pl~,. halce it- 1 f n1 a le i 11 o· :-, 1·ead:yr to ,vitl1- . ta11d the l1 ocl{ o f the fir t boatload of i 50 VOllllO' t e1· · h0\\ 1 - ._ ~ e, 1 e1· 10110· lJefore 0 PATMOS , ..rar a. a. , i ta11t cli1 ..ector 0£ thr ' ,,?orlc. ,,rr 111al,c 110 att0111pt at l . - 1)01·ti11g· the 11 l1111 - l)er of trip made to tl1e ea1np each \"ear b}" the e two ~aliani ,,..a1·rior nor the hol1r p e11t at hard la– bo1·. I.Jet it l1e aid al o tl1at aro1111d the.. two ex ecu– tive · ther e are craft men tech- 11icia11s, a11d will– i11g ,vork er fron1 e,7'e1 ..y part of the a.. ociation. \Vith- 011t thi. , ralt1ecl . er,,.ice Ohio . o iation ,vould be utterly unable to handle th e , ,.a t amot111t of ,,, 0 r l{ in , ,.ol, 1 ed . the fir t boat i tied to the pier C. Do1tglas Bit 1 rt ~ either :NI1\ B l1rt 11or :\Ir. II ukill, the hal{ing· proce. i. in f t1ll ,,Ti110' 1111der the cli1·ectio11 of the g1:·01111d comn1ittee . J_;et it be aid that .:\Ir . Bt11·t cl oe 11ot tancl alo11e. B e icl e hin1 i tl1e R ev . Elto11 C. I-It1kill, wl10 i no,v i11 hi · third nor any ot h er con11ect ed ,vith the p1·elimi11a1--} 7 ,vork r e ·ei, 1 e. f ina11- ·ial co111 I)e11. atio11 for . er v ice. bt1t theJ" clo r ecei,re the g·1·atef t1l tha11l{: of a11 appr ·ia tiv f ello,v. l1ip, a11cl other 1·e,varcl n111 t co1ne f1· om tl1e ha11cl of 011r Lorcl. FLASHES FROM THE CHURCHES oocl i11t en t io11 ,,·ill 11 ot l1elp if on e take. the ,vro11g· r oacl. _ p e1· 011al l ette r fro1n the R ev. T om Y 011ng·e r J)a:tor In1111anuel J3apti t hl11~ch ....\ 1·ra1 l1m Ohio. . ay : { Tl1e Lor cl l1a: l)ee11 1no. t graciol1 t o give eig·ht .. o t1l .. 1 t111- cla}T i11 addition t o th pl1blic 11r ofe .· io1 of Olle ,,rhom it \Va OLlf privilege t o lead t o the Lorcl la. t Thl1r cl a1r. 011e of the g·r eatr. t t hrill i h a, ?e ever h a d thot1!rh occu1"'red la. t e,,.eni11g ,vhe1 the Lord gave u t h e Ol1l. of a n1other· and f ather , 1nor e t h a11 fift},. year. of a ~e. I t ,va ,, 1 011cle1"'flll !' 011- t inuing h e . ay. : ' ' Th r lo11ger I a1n in tl1e mi11i t r y the n101 ..e I f eel t h a t hig}1 above a11y oth er l)a8to1·al ta. k come. the hl1s i11e. : of \\'"i111i11g· . oul. . The belo, ,.ecl pa. t or close hi let– ter ,vi th t h e e ,, 1 01·cl. : ' ' I j ll, t '\\"a11 ted to hare ,,,.ith YOll 01ne of the. e ble.. i11g· . I c101 't \,ri t e let– ter . eve1·y day at thi, h ot1r- 4 .1\1. - bt1t I wa o r ej oiced at the al- \·atio11 of the. e pre io11. . 0111. tl1at I eol1lcl11 t . leep.' D ea1~ 1--eader lie,re i a11 e.rpre ·– iorz of a pa to'r 's lt ea1·t. - - - - --- --- Tl1e An1111al Repo1·t i t1ed by I r oolr i l e Bapti.. t h llr 11 of ,vhich R ev. Georo·e O 'Keef e i. the pa tor, i11cli ;ate the Lo1·d . bl e - . i11g· thro11g·hol1t th pa t )rear· witl1 ,1 l1ealthful acl clitio11 to th e n1em– lJ r hip a11d ru 1 r eceipt of $22,- 5, 0. 7. ,,re 11otice that clas 01· d epart– m e11tal trea . 11ry tithe all r e eipt to the mi. . io11ary d part.me11t. Tl1e n1i. io11a1·3r cl epart1nent, ope1 ..ati11g a. a clivi. io11 of tl1e ~:e11 1·al ch1.11·eh . }ivic1e. all r eceipt. i11 li11e with th e h t1rch b11 cl g·et. l J11cl er pla11. for the pre. ent y ea1· the cht1rcJ1 ,,,ill g·ive att 11tio11 t o r e111oval of 1 .. e ide11 ce p1 ..operty o,,,.11ecl l)y the cong'l"egatio11 to p1·0- , ·ide fo1" t11e 1nl1ch-11eecled parlci11g . pace ~ explore the l)O ibilitie of })l1I'cha ine a 1nore . t1itahle par– . onage, a11._d . et 1.1p a bl1ildi11g· ft1nd April 1954 ,\'ith a ,·ir,,, 1o 111al<i11g so111r ex– tc11. i,,e a clcli1101J .· to th 11rr: r11t l)l1ilcli11g. D tlri11 O' tl1r past vra., r t hi. e 11 trr- n " J)ri. i11g ro11g1·eg·atio11 a1·ra11ge l tl1at (' \ 1 ff"\' f an1il1r 011 thr (1 l111rc h r oll sho1ild r er ei~e Tlz e Oli io I r1derJe1i– clent Bapti t, co11tinllOl1. ly the SlJl)– . r1·iptio11. to b e paicl from the chl1rch trea l1ry. R ev. J_;j"J111 R oger . pa. tor of the "\Tillage Bapti. t h11rc 11, .l Orth.field. hio, report. a highl}'" . u cce ft1l C' , 1 anaeli tic ca1npaig)1 co11ductecl r·ece;tly ,, 1 ith the R ev Glenn II. Da,Ti lev eland Ohio the vi. iting Bible' Teaching· E,·a11g·eli. t. Thf pa tor r ep ort el ev e11 profe io11 of faith a11cl ,,,ide- p1'ead . pirit of rf– , ,. i,1al throt1ghot1t the co11g·r egation. Pe1~11. al of a ch t11 ..ch b11lleti11 fron1 the En1ma1111el Bapti t l1t1rch, Dayto11. hio, Re, 1 • ,Tame. T. . J e1'e1niah Pa tor.. i11dicate. av– erag·e atte11da11ce at ...: t1nda}T chool abot1t -oo, 11ot i11clt1di11g the two 011tpo t . at B ea,,ertow11 a11d Fo1 ..t f cKinley 1·e p ectivelJT· The com– bi11ecl atte11dance at the three lo- ·ation . a1)proxi1nate , 600 p er week, ,,ith t otal offeri11g. ,,·ell o·~.rer . 1 000.00. Pa. t or ,J er f 111iah i al– .·o e1''-' i11g· a A cti11g P1 ..e ide11t of ecla1·,·ille Bapti. t 1 olleg·e. I11tellig·e11 ·e i like a river; tl1e c1eep er it i the 1t1iet er it i . The R e, r. 1f ax II. Ha1,,·rv I1an– C'a .·t e1· hio acl, 1 i e that, the na1ne of the hl11·ch ha. lJee11 cha11g·ecl f1·on1 1 al,ya1'}T Bapti. t 11l11·cl1 to The Fir t Bapti t hl1r 11 thi be– i11g· th fir t Bapti. t • l111rch to }1old . er,rice. i11 that ity i11 thi1 .. t~" J' ea1., . The 11 ltr h i i11 the proce of 1·ecti11g· a 11e,,· b11ilcli11g i11 a J)a1·t of ,,Thich . e1·,·ice. a1~e 110\'v l)r i11g· l1elcl, the ,,,.01·k to be co?1- plet d i11 n1icl- l1n1111e1.. . ~ t eady 1n– (: l'ea. e i11 a tte11da11ce a11d 111e111be1·– . l1ip i 1 .. e1)01·ted. Re, 1 • a11d l\ I 1~ . Ilar, 1 ey 1·ece11tl)" elo ed a11 eva11geli tic campaig11 lteld in t h e Bapti t cht1rch at Al– lJa11y, hio ,, 1 he1~e l' Od p erfonnecl cl 111ight)T,,,.01,]t for Hi glor~r i11 al– vatio11 a11d 1· to1·atio11. :\Ii--. a11d :\11· . Ila1~,,. y p1" 11t a fi11e mt1 i al 1., 1--00·1 ..a1n i11 r elatio11 to thei1~ e,·a11- g eli tic ca1npaign . 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