The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1954

June 1954 p,,g -- 1 ~ THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST___ ________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - li"'1·()tt1 ti111t1 i111111e111ori,1l. tl10 })t)t)l' l,l , ·11til ll ( ,,·it l ll)ll t 111 ll t 11 vllcllll'(~ ·()f 1·ejoi11liP1' or ro111r- 1,,1l'l'" ) l1c1s 1),1t ie11tl)· li. tr11r 1 a~~ t lit) 1)r t)ael1(.lr 11,1,, told l1i111 a11cl 11ot too g011tl>· sc)111eti111p.· ,,Tl1at 110 111l1 t l1r. ,Yl1at li e 11111. t cl o a11 l 111a11,~otl1er tl1i11o·s ,,·J1icl1 cl otll)tl e .· • e- l1e l1a -- 11et)t1ecl. a111 ,,·J1icl1 I a111 11ot di.,J)O. ed to fi 11(l fa11lt ,,,itl1. B11t I a111 ,,·011deri11g if it ,,·ot1ld 11 g·T·eatl)· a111i. ~ ( j11Rt for a ha11ge ) fo1· a l111111l)le la)...111a11 to 11a111e a fe,,· of tl1e c111alitie.· l1e tl1i11l{8 111ig}1t l)e cl :i1·al1le i11 tl1e 111a11 ,,·110 o ;c11pie , tl1e J1lllpit; al:o to gi \Te a f e,, 1 t hol1g;ht .· co11ce r11 i11g· the e1 a1·acter of hi. 111e ag . To l1eg·i11 -\,~itl1, the :\I l .1. Tr .. 1 TER I ... X. 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X ot 11 ece. :aril~" a1 ecl t1cated 111a11 l10,, 1 ever cl e. ir– al1le tl1at 111ight l~P for tl1at ,,..011lcl ex ·l11de 111a11}" goocl a11cl ,vo1"'t1 )" 111e11 lJ11t be ·a11. ·e of tl1c higl1 a11c1 hol,.. character of l1i.1 off ice, a th leader of hi.· J)eo1 le, l1e . ho1tld ha,re . 0111e 11ati,,.e alJilit)r , ]1 011lcl J)O, , 1 •• Sl1cl1 c111alitie.1 of heacl a11cl l1ea1·t a.: ~hall 1 0111111a11cl thE· 1~ :pe<.:t a11c1 1o,·e of hi. 111 111lJe1·: a11 l eo1n111e11cl ' ' in' ' ' This is an altogether possible goal for Regular Baptists To Rea lize • Let U s Be Your Agent For Rechurching America • FET,T,OWSHIP OF BAPTISTS FOR HO:M:E MISSIONS P. 0. Box 455 Ely1ia, Ohio THE MAN l1is 1101)" e,1lli11g t<> tl1e ,,·01·lcl. 'I hr r r l1as l)re11 a 8acl 1etp1·iorcttio11 i11 tl1e c111alit)'" of tl10 111i11i. tl') '" i11 t }1p. ·e la. t cla)r, a11d J)rople a1·e fa:t lo. - i 11 ~!' th'e higl1 1·r ga r el t 11 r~r 011 ('(> r 11te1·tai11e<l fo1" it. 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B,- ' · T ol- • r1·a11ce I c1o 11ot 111ea11 l1P . hol1lcl tole1·ate e,·eryt l1i11µ: 111 cler the 1111 ( th 111or e .·0111e n1e11 l)roa d 11 011 t the thi1111e1· tl1e,~ beeon1e ) : bl1t • tl1er are 111a11)· c1 i1e. ·tio11 · of a ·011- tro,'"er. ial 11at111·e a111011g {o 1 o,,·11 <' hilclre11 ,,·11 ic h a r 11ot e:, 1 tial to .1al, ratio11 a11d tl1e preaehe1· 8}10111 tl ]1a ,rr g1·aCP llOllg ]1 to 1·e– . 1)0ct a11 other :-; 01) i111011.· eve 11 tl1ot1g·h l1r clc)P: 11c)t agree ,,-itl1 tl1e111. ~\ fte 1· a ll 110 011e lt110\,,.,. it al l , a 11cl it i.· jl1: t l)O · ·il1le that t l1e p1"'eacher 111a~" l1r ,,·1--011g al)o11t so111e t l1i11gs. I 11 tl1e 11 xt 11lare. I tl1i11k tl1e \ Ir\ X \\TI I () ( 1 ( '1 l P l EH TII l~.1 J> IjJ.>r rr ~ 1 II Ol TI-1D BE .r\ DEEP- 1.JY Rl1:'\TEREXT ..,IA~ . \Ve l1a,' r falle11 1111011 11c: l1 ()"'\ 1 il cla)". ' oltl– f ashio1 ed r e, 1 er e11C'e , pe111 la1·p: l)r ,1 thi11g· of thr 11ast. Th e lig]1t chararte r of so 11111 e11 of th p1' racl1- i11g the eracl{i11g of el1eap joke. · ( 111a11y of the111 bor cl 1,i11g 011 t l1e .·ac1·ileg·io11: ) ,vl1ir1 la1"'gel)" rle– .·t r o, .. the :ole11111i t , 1 a11cl 011, ricti 11g· ... po,v·e1 .. of t l1e .·er·111011 the i1'1·e, 1 r1·e11 t 111'ayi11g : aclcl1·e.·:i11g the (Jod of tl1 e l 11i,..er e a: YOl 111. teacl of ' TlIEE a11c1 ~ TII l a 0111-- fa- t he1~. d1cl is .·on1etl1i11g greatl~r t o l1e deplorecl. I t i. 110 e,·icle11 e tl1at the }Jr eacl1er is livi11 g· clo:e to Clod ,1{he11 he 11se . 11ch fa111ilia1~ ter111. · but 1·ather the 1·ever ·r, f or the c lo.,e1"' 111en li,re to 1od the n101--e 1"'e\'ere11t the, .. beco111e ~ a11d a.· 111--oof .. of thi.· ,,re ha,,e 01 1\· to lool< to .. ~criptt11--e ,,~her e i11 f , ·e1~J' i11 ta11ce HIS MESSAGE ,,?l1e11 th l l'P l1 (1s l)rr11 .·0111p 1na11- ife.· t ,1ti o11 of Di <> tv to flo cl .· ~rr,'- ._ a11 t8 the.}'" ha ,·r f allr 11 tl po11 t l1Pil' faer .· i11 l1oly a,,·e a11(l 1·e, 1 er e11c·r>. (1od g·i,'P 11s 111or r 111i11ist e1·. ,,,ith a ,,·e11-cle, ·elo11e<l ~e Il f-,fl of th P f ra r of ( 4ocl i11 their heart "). .1\ 11 other thi11~· I thinl< g:reatlJ' 11eeclecl a111011g. t :\I TXI ~ TER.. TO– D Y r.'1 :\I RE no,,T:'\RI ' II'I, HlT}IILITY OF l-IEART. ThP (•0]1- ceit a11d c·o11~ecJ t1e11ee of ·01ne of o u 1· preacher.' e.'p ec: iall)'" t l1 e , ·ot111ger 011e.1 i. 11ot th 1110. t 11leas– a.11t thi11g· i11 the ,,·orld to . ee. If th<1~1 0111~~ l{11e,,· it thr r e i. 11otl1i11g tl1at . o grace. tl1e . l1ol1] l e1·s of tl1e n1a11 of od a: tl1e 111a11tl e of h t1- 111ilit}T, for it i . till t1"'t1e that · Joel 1·e. i:teth the 1)1~011d , l111t gi,Tet l1 grace t o t lie l111111ble. I t.hi11lc prea e he1· a11cl la itJ'" alil{e 11eecl to p1·aJ· tl1e p1--a)~e1· of a eertai11 e, ,.a11- g-eli. t : ' (-1-od n1alce 111e .·o h11111 l) le. I ,,~ill 11ot e, 'e11 l1e eo11 ·eiol1 . of 111,· l111111ilit,... 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I Ia ,,i11 o· leal t l)r·i efl:\" a11cl ,re • tr11 . t 11ot too . e, ·cr el,·- ,,·it l1 tl1e • 1)1,eache1· a · a l\Ia11, ,,·0 ,,·011lcl lil{e to gi,·e a fe,,r thol1g:]1ts. £1·0111 a la~"111a11' · , ,ie,,·poi11 t , eo11rr1·11 i11g– l I T~ 1 l\IE.._ ~ 1-\ GE. f 11 the f i1-. t })laee. I t l1i11 k ( 1 0 .. ,.• IDER.A13I;E 'fl~l}~ ~D 8Tl DY ~ ho11l cl l1r .11)r11t i11 t J1e l)I'epa1·atio11 l)f t l1e 111e., age , a11d it : hot1lc1 co11tai11 a fe,,~01~igi11al icl ec1s of a tl1011µ: l1t-1 1·0,·ol( i11g 11at111·e, c1 e- ·0111pa11iecl 1>3~ :0111e @:oocl ill11 ·tra– tio11s . 1.~0111f 1 r eacl1e1--s :till l1a,·e t l1e olcl icl ea that all t l1e, · 11ee 1 to clo • i.· to 01)e11 t l1cir 111ot1tl1. ,111tl < .}c,cl ,,·ill fill the111. I re111e111l'er l1ec1 r– i112· a '0101 .. ecl b1·otl1er I 1·ec1ch . 0111e ti111e a ~;ro a11cl at t11e beai1111i11g· of