The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1954

Pn~ T\, el,1 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST July 1954 ~~~~------------------~- - - ---------------------------------- ~ CAMP PATMOS ,11111) l)<1t 11 \l)s l) l )t' l \l\<i t<) ,1 go l1 st c11·t t111 ~I <.)11cl n).,., "l l lllC 2 . for· t l1e e:11111) ~t',1~011 of 1~)~4. 1 1 ollo,,~i11~...: t11P llP ll t'<l iet io11 ,1t tl1e F ir ~t l~cl l)t ist ( "l111rc l1. (l allipoliR. )11 1111ll tt\" < , · <)11i11g, t l1e R ,, .._ "\\ril- . ~ lii1111 11 ,,·,11·tl (,.1·0e11, Direc t or of \ T 01111µ: l )ro1)l e · "\\T 01·1~ fo r Ohio .:\ ..... o li,lt1()11 . ... lii)11ed i11to t he eat of l1is l111icl- c1 11d . t a1·ted 011 tl1e lo11g cl1·i,·e of abo11 t 4/50 111ile a1·- 1·i,·i11g- at .. a11cl11 1t~.,. al)o11t 2 :30 ; \.:\I ., wh e1·e h e 1)a1·l~ed hi.' a1· a t t lie clo -a le of the • r e11n1a11 Boat T; i11e... . . 1 at cl1ed a f e,v wi11lr of l eep. and ,v·he11 thi. editor a1·- 1·i,~ed a t the d ock about 6 :30 A.1\1. the1·e lie .. tood at the g·at e, r earing t o go . I t t h a t t ype of ervice tha t mal{e tl1e admi11i tration of Direc t or r e n a big u cce . .L 1 o i11 li11e " "a the R ev. Leonard Tra,~i , hi ,vife, a.nd the entire kitch e11 for ce r t1. hi11g t o t h e can1p t o tart tl1e fi1·e and to wi11g the . killet . . Ther e al o ,ver e t110 e f aithful ervant. Re,r. a11d ) Ir . Elton . H 11kill, R ev. and l\fr . J o. eph H. Troup and Rev. Dou g'– la B ea on all eager t o be 011 hand when the fir. t camper a1·– ri,red. and cl eterminec1 to h ave e,re rJTthi11g in hape. At t he camp we f o11nd t hat tl1e Y 011ng P eople . D epartment h ad in. tallecl a 11ew D eep Freeze in order t o pro,Tide i ce cr eam on e. a11d f r oze11 andie f or t h e y ot111g– . ter and a big cool e1· £01· t h e .·oft c1rink ·01 . urned in c111an t ity thr ol1g;hout the camp p eriods . The e iten1. ,ver made po sibl e bv the n e,,T 1, ... in talled electric line .. "' carryi11g ample cl1rren t t o the p r op erty. Thi current al o p1·0- " ...ide p ower f or other n eeded equipment , ome of which ha now been procured. 1\Ir. Travi i cry– ing f or a cool er r oom, d11e t o the l ar ge quantity of p eri habl e foo d wh ich m11. t be . t or ed ~ however. (l11e to th e . h ortage of funcl . h e ha. agr eed t o j11. t lreep 011 cryi11g· fo1· another year . \\ e aI·e abl e t o repor t t hat t hro11gl1 11 eO'otiat ion ,,ith th e go, ...e1 ..nmen t :\fr. Travi. i.· p r oc11ri11g each mo11 th a lar ge r1t1an t ity of butter ch ee e an cl oth er item at an exceedingly lo,,{ eo t, the com1nodit ie bei11g r e- 1ea ed f r om . 11rpl tl. . Th i. ,,,ill ·a,Te th e camp m11ch mo11ey d11ring the . 11mmer en ablin~ t he tr11. tee. to keep th e co. t p e1-- camp er. at the f 01·mer l evel . 0 11 a l atf>r hoat eamr t h e j11mn – i 11g j1mior ·-a11 excited l ot. J\Ir. If11kill ,,,.as jn tl1e c11~iver 's seat ,-111<1 tl1P l l tts . clc>11,1tc cl by tl1e ]3 r 1· a l~a1)tiRt ( 1 l1t1r 1 h, of ,, 1 l1i r h R ev. ]~. \ T. \\Tillctts i. J)ru t or ma cl it first r1111 of tl1e ..ea. 011 follo,ved l l) . otl1 c1· ea1·s loaded "'"ith yol1ng– :t 11. • The bt1 no,v car1-. ie, i cl en – t ificatio11 and the i land p eopl e ,,·ill l~no,, 1 ,vhe 11 thr Bapti t . a1· - 1·i,·e. f co111· ·e all ,vithin ear- hot ,,To11ld p1·obably kno,v even ,vi t ho11 t 111ar·l{in~: on the bl1 .. . ... t 5 :00 P. 1. the fir t dinner ,va. e1·,Ted and many v i itor ,ver e pre. ent. ir1· . Tra,"i gai11ed at- t e11tio11 and an11011nced that t hrol1g}1011t th ,veek, anc.l ever y ,,·e k tho e who vvi h ed to have the plate r efilled ,vith any pa1--t of the 1ne1111 11eed 0111:, .. t o bring the plate to the . er ving windo,v and it ,vot1ld be filled 11ntil every r egi - t r a1 t ,, 1 as . ati. fl ed. Mr. T1--avi . aid: Bri11g )""Ollr plate to t h e ,,Tindo,,~ a. ofte11 a. yo11 wi h, t her e plen t y of e, rerything . ' IIo,v differ e11t fr·o1n the experi– ence at camp previol1 ly 11 ed by hio A ociation ! A. we ,valked arol111d from place to p la e, we noted the exten ive ,,1 01--l( c1011e by ,villi11g ,vorker . . "\Vall. ,ver e n e,,Tly c1ecorat cl, ct1r- tain.: had bee1 r eplaced cr een . ]1acl been i11stalled n ew mattre e v\ 1 er e i11 eviden ·e rug. had been ·011trib11tecl an l ever ythino~ had a11 appeal . It ,va.· ,voncl erf11l and shol1ld l)e .·ee11 by eve1'y pa tor , eh l1rc:h offi cer anc1 i11t er·e. t ed p er – . 011. F o1" tho:e ,vh o \\' ant a . lln-ta11 t he l awn ,vill provide it ; f or tho " 7 ho like to fl. h the ,vater a1· e loa cl e 1 : f 01-- tho e ,vh o like to lo11nge ancl r e t the ample haded portion i available and for tho e ,vho enj oy f ellow hip in the Word the ch eduled e ion and group meeting on the broad lawn will be the an wer. Then for tho e who like to hop arol1nd the B e– liever Bible a11d Book ompanv ha. the la1·g t di play in it hi - tory t l1er e f or i.n p ectio11 , the tahle: ·erv d bv Mr . H. K . Fin- .. l ey anc1 fr . Elton . H llkill. amp Patn10 seem to have the a11 ,ver 11ot only for the j11mping j t1nior . a11d the entimental sen– ior , b11 t al. o for the dignified adl1lts ,vho vi it the site. Only mall-mincl ed p eople are hard to get along witl1. o man can be "rrong all of the time. Even a :topped clock i. right twice e, rer y c1ay . FLASHES FROM THE CHURCHES .1\ letter .froin Mrs . E. n,f. res– l)itt of the ( 1 al, 1 a1·y T1apti. t h1tr ·h •a11to11 hio, gives llS in- forn1a.tion r elative t o the <:>var1- geli. tic mee ti11gs r ecrntly concl11ct- ed i11 that ch111--ch by R v. R eginald Lloyd Iatthew. pru,tor of the Emman11el Bapti t hl1rch To– l edo l\Iay 16 t o -.J 7, i11clt1. ive. The meeting. ,ver e 011 a high l evel , t en mal{ing profe ion of faith and man} ... other . l ed i11to active ~ er,p- • 1ce. ... l)er . onal l etter f 1·01n tl1e pa.·- t or Rev. harle .. \.Al. )IcKi11ne).,., a.3,. ' I have bee1 in a pastorate f or 011lv four year. b11t t.hi wa by ever}r mean of mea 11re1nent, the fine t ev angeli t ic effort pro– moted to date. Pa tor nlatthew i. a humble incer e a11d pirit– filled man of God and I cannot p eak too highly of him. It. i . lit– tle \\"Onder that hi mini try i11 Tol edo i p1--ogr e.. ing ~ 11cce . £111 - 1,r. ' ' ._ t t h e alvary B apti. t hl11~ch, )Ir. . Pa11l :\Iet zl e1.. ,,,.a a r ecent gue t peaker at a ~Iother-Dal1gh – t er Banq11et and Mr . Gen e or– bett 1·ecen t lv addre eel the mi. - "' .' io11arv i1n ion of the chl1rch . ._ :i\I1·:. Ray P)""C1 .. aft a. , i ~ t ed hy 1\11-- . L ow1·y W olff llpervi ed the Dailv Vacation Bible chool .. at the Fir t Bapti t Chur·ch Elvria. \\'ith 30 t ea ch er and work– er en gaged . Enrollment wa 310, average attendan ce 235. Twenty– five year of e1--vice as a t ea ch er in the llmmer chool " Ta r ecog- nized ,vhen Mi Dorothy Joy was pre ented with twenty-fi,Te dol- ~ lar . The large auditorium was filled to capacity f or the clo ing demon tration, Friday evening, ,J t tne 25th. The alvar )" Bapti t hurch 1 or"Tallt hio of ,vhich t h e Rev. Donald B ei ah tol i t he pa tor, : eem to be enj oyino· the abundant ble ing of the L ord. Accorcling to information r ea ching· 11 15 ,ver e r ecently r ecei, 1 ed i11t o t .he church by bapti n1 and 5 by l et– t er. H e who look down on hi 11eigh– bor i living on a bluff. a.ndwich . pread i what . ome p eople get from eati110· bet,veen meal .