The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1954

July 1954 TIIE OIIIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ~~~~~~~~.~~~~------ JAPAN CALLING .J . l )1 1 ... \ l 1 'li' 1 HJ)ti,t ~[itl \li~~l()llS ll~l) ( "llt\sf<' r . \,·('. , ( "lt' \t'l,111(1 14, ()l1il) I~' I 1 ~~ I .il) \ I) I) I~ l•~N~ .J a1 ft11 l~,111t is1 ~l icJ - ~I issio11s I>. . I3ox 49 F tt1{11.~ hima .. 1 }1 i }"111<11 . ·himc1 1( <> 11 , ,J a 1>a11 ... \11 <>l)f'11 lc,1t:)1• fro111 tl1r Rr, ,. t]. ,vla11cl J'lfaff, 13aJ)tist :\licl-:.\1iHsi<>I18, ,J,tpan, t<l tllt' l{ P\'. }~p r11c1r cl I~,111eroft , .\ ss<><·iatio11 of l~rt1>tists }1,or \\ro1·lcl E,,.a11gelis111, Jfa11ila, J>}1ili1>1>i11P [ ·l ,111 <.ls. ( "B~ cl itc>r ) l) I~: ...\ I I~ ERX ..\ l I): ......o llo11l)t , ·011 ,,·ill 1·e ·all ,,,ith- ~ ' llt S<?l'iOtlS (la111ao· to \ rOlll' 1ne 11- , tell a1J1>a1~at118, a11 ex lha110· of 11(~,,·~ ,111<.l , ·ie,,·s l)et ,,·ee11 11. 0111 lll<)ll t l1s cl o·o. I 11 011e i11st,111ee 111, . • ll(")~e ri1)tio11 of )"011 i11 l11tlecl a 1·a11- c.l 111 g·11 ~ , at , ~0111-- ,,·ei o·bt ,,,hich ... ' 11lti111atel3:-- b1'011ght a p1--ote t fro111 >-ol11~ d ear :\Iother botl1 a to yo111, ,,-eigl1t a I o·t1e eel it a11d which >·011 late1-- 111'oved to be a preache1· e. ti111ate 011 1ny J)a1--t a11c1 al o to t lie IJ11blic cli ·11 , io11 of . 11 h p r·– . 011al n1atte1-- . I ,va11t yo11 to kno,v that }TOlll.. :\Iothel' ~ till lo,re me in pite of all thi . D11ring a re– c·e11 t ,·i it to .1. T 01 .. th Tonwanda ..c ... e" r or·lc h e i11vited ~Ir . Pfaff a11d n1e to h er a1)artment o,rer - 11iaht a11cl ,,Te had . 11ch a lovely tin1e talki110· ove1' the old day . IIe1~ opi11io11 of tl1e abo,"e n1e11- tio11ec1 matter however 1·emain .. c111ite, ql1ite 1111cha11gecl. I j11. t tl1ol1ght J"Ol1'd appreciate t l1i. l1it of 11e,, 1 • f1'e . 1 f1 ..01n ho111e. J11cidently, I am rapidly re– co, ...ering from my erie of ope1~– a tio11 . \ 1 e1'cla ha been 1)11 y 011 . p eaking e11gagement ever si11re 011r r et111'11 a11cl I have bee11 peak– ing frec1t1ently during the pa t 111011th. The doctor l1a not been partie11la1·l~... happy over my ex– ce. i\'·e acti, ..it}", a11cl I fear I '11 ha,..e to h t1mor him a bit by tak– ino· a co1nplete 1~e t dl1ring Jul~y... I am completel}... healed but till need to build up my tre11gth. Beginning in eptember we ha, ..e a cleputation ch edule that ,,..ill take 11 tate b"" tate from Penn- " J·l,...a11ia to alifor11ia llP to W a h- i11gto11 and back to J. Tew York. ,, ....e ,,·ill 11 eel to be h eal thv to • tael,le it. 1 011eer11i11g B Ct JJ ti. ·t A.11icl-lll is sion i11 J apa11 let 111e r epoI·t ,vhat thr a11cl. of t i111e ha,re lJr o11ght £01~th. I~,.. tl1e ,,Ta,.., nrofe::or. arP t l1P .. ~ ancl of ti111e a :ort of a beach 111)011 ,,Thich one 111ake. footprir1t. <>1· i it the t11ff that 1 .. 11n. throt1gh the ho11ro·la · ? I am 11ot c1t1ite ,·lPar 011 that lJ11t I a1n . 11re that ti1ne i 1Ja8. i11 g altog the1· too fa. t for ,,rhat ,ve ar~e acco1npli hi.11g fox~ ( hri. t. 111 1nerica I fear far too 111an of ot1r Bapti t people are li\ 1 i11g· i11 co111pa1·ative ea e and l11x11rvT ,v11ile tl1e v\ 1 heel of Zio11 .. (lrag· a11(l g1·oa11 pitifully ven thol1g:h the jo111i11g· of the Lord c.11,a,veth 11igh.' IIa,Te yot1 any . 11g·ge tio11 a. to how we might help our dea1, people to lay it to heart? IIo,,, can we impre upon then1 ho,,, per111ane11t are the foot– J)1·i11t tl1ey l eave i11 the eternal . and of tim d11ring th hort life 011 ea1·th i11 whi h th y labor for our ble ed Lord ? How ca11 ,,~e bri11g them to f11lly realize the b1--eath-talcing . h ort11e of time be– fore the ho11rg·la.. · }1a: l"tln out for eaeh 011e of 11. ~ It i a g1"eat privi– leg·e and opport11nity to p eak to 011r cht1rche of Goc1 . work in ..J apa11 l)11t l1ovv I wi h I co11ld c1efi11e t h e e thi11g. more ·learly a11c1 . er 111a11v more live tra11 - .. formed to l)11r11 011t for hri t ! Bacl{ to Bapti t .J.ll1:Cl-Jlissio1i in Japan. 011 'll be cl elighted to know that thi11g. are moving for– "\\7ard rapiclly under the good ha11d of (Joel. The 11ew t111clay hool ._ i11 F11l{11 bima which ha. been go– ing· le . tha11 t,vo mo11th , i gro,,T_ i11g . teaclil}T. The r e e11t total at– t e11dance has lJeen over 100 in– cl11cling a cla of 15 to 20 ad11lt . Ot1r Japane e radio broadca t called Tokosliie no l nochi no Jlichi ,vhich mean Tlie Way of Eternal Life, i bringing good re- ult . People are writing in to our h eadq11arter concerned be– cal1 .. e of thei1· i11. ome ha,re l1ee11 avecl. nI any of the1n a k for (}o. pel literat11re and to }{now the ,,,ay of eter11al life more per– f e ·tl}T· , yo11 remember the ,,,orl{ i11 fJ apan befo1~e the thro11e plea. e r e111e1nber thi broadca t. A 11e\\ 1 Bible cla.. ha recently l>ee11 a(lded. J. f i Morano led a )tOl111g J apane. e llllr e trainee to the Lord la t ,,,inter. Thi yol1ng· girl rejoice.· i11 her· o,v11 ·al, 1 at io11 ancl i. anxiou for h e1· companion. to l1are it. 'he ar1·a11g· cl fo1-- l\li... ~Ior,1110 to teach the Bible to a 0'1"ot1p of 1111r. traine . and i11 thi., \Vay ha. bee11 really 11. ed of Go(l. Only a fe,v ~ ·ho1·t 111011tl1. ago thi g·irl ,va. in tl1e 1~aw of hea– the11don1. l 11der a hea, rv bl1rde11 • of i11 he ,,Te11t to ee the atholic prie t. The h elp he gave clid not relieve he1~ 011e whit. Late1· he 1·ett11~ned to a. l< the p1~ie t if he might om to 'the new mi ion hot1 ·e a11d talk V\' itl1 11 . He aid a , ,er)' emphati, ' ' 110 ! But he 1 a1ne an)r,vay a11d it ,va. the11 that l\Ii ?\Iora110 l ed tl1i nur e trainee to the Lord. he ju t a babe b11t . he i... burde11ed to win other . It i 011 thi poi11t of oul-wi11ning - I r11ea11 real heartfelt concer11 for hellbo1111d relati,,e neighbo1~ a11d frie11cl that I believe o many of ot1r Bapti t h t11·che. in Amer– i ca fail . nether 11e,, 1 p1·oject 11pon "' 1 hi ·h the ha11d of the Lo1·d ha l een evide11t i the Bible cla, in the D ete11tio11 IIome i11 Ftik11 hima. It wa thro11gl1 Ollr J apa11e e girl, I-Ia1 ..t1ko a11 that thi ,va opened to 11 . h e ,va. ,,·ith 11 wl1en yot1 ·ame to the FE conference i11 Kar11iza,va. Do yo11 remember h e1-- ? he ct1te a a button and prett3r a · a pict11re. Poor Haruko ,·ve11t throt1o·h the \ r alley of De– ci io11 i11 a 0111- caring fa hion ju. t afte1.. we left. he had to face the deci ion of being di owned b)r her family or con enting to marriage with a O'Odle , wealthy man of h er family' choo ing. After day of wre tling with the problem i11 inten . e ag·o11y of pirit he urrender ed to l1ri ·t i11 com– plete cledicatio11 and ga,,.e 11p h er famil~.... To a J apa11e e that mean. 1no1~e than j11 ·t bei11g ki keel 011t of her hon1e. It mean that l1er 11ame ha: bee11 officially :tricl{e11 f1--01n the fan1ily regi ter' in the tate office and that he i ... dead ' to them. B11t prai e God. she i · deacl al. o to i11 and ali,re i11 h1"i t.