The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1954

lay 1954 THE 01110 INDEPENDEN1' BAPTIS'l' ----~----~~--------~~------~- - ~------------~----------------------------~ J 'ag · Ji1i vc ELYRIA CHURCH CALLS PASTOR \11 s ,,'P ri11 g· a enl l rx1r 11(l Pcl l>)" 1 1<" I~i rs1 J~;.11> tist ( 1 l111r( 1 l1, 1~} J)rri c1 , )hi o, th r f{ p\ r. l { o])(' r( ,1 . I y 11ll C)l tt f t h' Jlar r l\f( 1 111 c> ri,1l l{,lJ)lis1 ' h11rel1 . f>e11osl{c1,),T l\li <' l1i•..!'H ll , \Y i11 ll 1Pl' 111 <1 J)t1 l 1l it of' l1is 11('\V J>,tS ) l' ,l 1 P < > 11 8 l l 11 < 1 H\ '. , J l l 11 < 1 ~ ( ) 8 l l c' - • Prcl i1 1g· l) r. .i: \ r tl1t1r ,~,. \~ ill i,1111s ·li e) rPs ig· 11 rcl i11 .. c> J)1<'111l >P 1· 1<)f>;J C'Jl t r l' H< 1 r, 1 ier ,lt ( 1 C'C lc11 \ ' i} }e ]JHJ)– l~t ( 1 0J lrg'r . 1' 11 r I, e,,. R c.) )' 11110111 is ,l g·r ctc.l11,1tc> f ( 1 a l,ri 11 ( 1 ol lrg·r, (11',l ll<l l{c-l!)j \_{s r}1 r r 0 l1r l' ('('C' i\' l a 11 ,\ .13. cl ,,g·r c·e, Jso l),1llas Tl1rologieal 8 r 111i11c1 1·~", '11.:\ I., ,-1 1 c1 t ool{ J>c>. 1-g r a ,111ntr 'or l< ,1 f Nc)r t l1 er11 I~a])t iHt ~ 'r111i 11 - I') ', 1 l1 ie,1go. '1, lll'Ollg·}1 fj\'C' )'"Cel l '. ' ·bile sr r,·i11 .~· i11 01 r of 111. ]),ts- 1rat P~ 1 ,, 1 b~ a J)ai· t -1 i1l1 r i 11- t r11rtor i11 tl1e rra11c1 I{clJ)icl .· I~ap– I t 8e111i11a~· ,r a11d l3ibl ) T11 .·ti t1 tt . • l\ fr . R ey11l10 11t i11 ,1cldit io11 to >r\'i11g i11 111all pa:t o1"c1 t . clu1·i11g i. colleg·e a11cl . 1n i11ar y ,vo1·lc ,,,a 10 J)a t o1.. of thr Fit."' t Bapti. t 'h1lrch, I}or t la11J :\I icl1i~a11 f1·on1 42 to 1944, F ir t B,LJJti ·L 't l1111· h, \llega1 l\'ficl1iga1 1944 to 1950, 11cl of t l1e })arr l\fe1no1·i~l Ba.1 ti:;;t 'l1L1rch P eto:l~Pv fi l1i..ra11 fr om ... 950 t o th ela t e of t er1ni11atio11. )11ri110· l ln1111eY· 1no11t l1 V\·hile at · t"" >11d i11g; t he variou cl1 ool h e '.) r,·e l ,,,itl1 t he Rural 1 'il)lr l\li - 0 11 of I{ala1nazoo :\ fi ·l1io-a11 p1·0- 1ri112: ,Ta l11 al)lr exp ri e11ce. The P a rr l\f e1no1--ial Bapti. t 1 l1t1r 1 h, P to lce:v, i loca t e ] i11 a ity of al)ou t 6,000 po1>ulat io11 ~ ovve,,er j ts i11f l11e11ce i. wide– preacl . ,,,ith 11e111l) r hip of n101--e 1a11 :300, a , ~ tlllday chool ,1.rith \'e1·ag·e atte1 da1 ·e of abo11t 300, 11cl a,,eragc of 100 i11 t lte n1 i ll – '<.. rl< l)raJre r Ber viee. A (;or cli11t-'' to 11 r 1111dP:rsta1 di11g t he a 11d ito1·i 11111 f the chur ·h comfortabl)t S\-'ats l>out :350, 1~11 t ,,·it h 0 11e11j 11g of 1111 r x a 11cl l)al ·011 y capac:i Ly. al )o11 t 00 c·a11 be aec·on111 c)d ated . The Re, 1 • ic .. g· i11 a lcl 11. l\I at tJ1 w ·, 11<)\"' J)a~to1· f l~111111a11t1e1 l J3;,ll)ti.. t "1 l1ttrch 'I'o– ·cl c), \\'as t he i111111ecliate y)1·0c1 :irr:– Jr of l)astc)r I1 ry11hot1t i11 J->etos– <·y, a 11cl i11 ,t J)C' r H0 11 a l ]rtte r l\lr . lP.v 11l 1011t i11cli 1 ait>cl 111. · higl1 es- •fl I J l f (} l' 1\, r r . ~ I a t t }1( I vv s a11 1 t l 1 x <• P J) t j o 11 a 11 y f- i11 e V{ or l< <lo 11 <> l > y i 11 1 i 11 t>et<>Hl{C~)r. ( { 11 , !e r tl1e sJciJ- 11 ] l1a11dli11g· IJ~)' ?\1r. \ 1at1 }1c\,'S, t l1r f1 11r<· l1 l>11i lfli11g· ai J>p t c>slcey \\rlH 1\ ' :.cl f r<J111 t 11 1 g·1·as1> o f 111 1 1:\ 111 er – ·a 11 J!,tJ>tist ( 1 c111,,e1111i<>11, ,vl1ic~J1 ,1<·hP<l fc, 1· i1 111r <>11g·h th P •<)ttrt s.) 'Ph P 1 > a 1• r \ I e 111 or i <t l l ~ c1 J > t i st R. J . l l ey 1i l 1 oitt ( (11111 .. ch i. a ,,aJ 110 1 111e1n l>e1~ of thP (1 1--a11c1 Rapi(ll· .i\ ,,.·oe iatio r1 c)f 1 eg- 11l a 1~ J3aJ)ti ,· t 1 h 11r C' l1 )8 eo11"i ·t j11g· of abo t1t :·ixty ·011g r e~·at j o11s J >a:– tor Re}"11ho11t l1a,·i11g se1·,·e l (1 · l~1e1 1\focl e1·ato1·. I t is also a 111e111l)01· of t h l\ l ichiga1 • tat 1~ llo,,, l1i1) of Reg11lar Bapti:t 1 h l1r ·h ·. a},ol1t 011e 1 u11cl1· l 1 11111 .. ·}1 : of ,,.. l1ic11 1\J 1· . Rey11hot1 t vva a 111t 1 111be1 of t h 01111 il a1c1 a l:c> 8er v c1 a: ha i1·1na11 of t he 1 ol111 ·iJ 19:-- __ 1953. 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