The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1954

J u ly 1954 ------------ THE OI IIO INDEPENDENT_ BAPTIST___________ Pa~ , Fiftc n .r\ ft pr tl1 1. Rttrrp11<l r r l1r r l1 r a r t bt11·11<1 l ,vi111 cl 11 0\\ 7 i11t P1 s 11 \ r f<>r • ( 1 l1r ist. Hl1r l'Plt l>ttr<l(' ll <'cl f<) r t l1r ) '"O llll g' J)C'O J) }r i11 1 h<' [) r. {<' 11 1 it)ll II0111 r a11<l ,,r<' 11t ll l) 1<> 8<'<' t l1e li- 1·ret c> r c1 l1c>t11 J1c1,·111g <)<'<'<ts io11c-tl Bil)le ela8s<'s fo1· tl1c 11 1. I l a r ttl <<> iH t l1c> k:i11c l of a J)l' l'Sc>11 ,v hc) ea 1 :ell ,1 11ig a sid l-:Hcl cll clll(l sl1r .. 0011 l1ad t l1r clir ·t o1· i11 ,1g·1·ec- 111r 11t t a \\ 1 c>Pl<l) 1 ] ~i}>}p el cl88 t ll l' r (', "0111et}1 i1g 1110 ) '" 11,1 < l 1 C\ ' <' r 11 <'cl r el of l)efo1·f•. r \ H a rc 1 s t1lt s<1 t1 ls ha,' <' be 11 .~a ,·ecl Hl1Cl li,rc.\8 }l cl\' H11()\\Tll a cl fi11it e ;l1a11g·r . 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J>. • JAPAN HAPPENINGS Ba p t is111 i 11 A111e ri ea iH () r– t~- 11 t 1 e a , 1 I i– c l i 11 z rt .r t <.1 co11- , ,er ' io11 bt1 t i11 J a pa1 it . een1, t o b e t l1e cli111ax. r\. k a 1 1~i .. t i a11 i11 A111 ri ·a t h t in1e h e b ecame a .. l11' i._ t ia11 a11 <1 3ro11 are l) l"'Olllpt l )r t ol l t l1e day he r·ecei,red '1 l1ri t a . ~ a ,~ iol1r ( if .. ,l1cl1 a dat e i 1{110,~{11 ) . F-' ,,er y t in1 I have ha l o ca io11 to i11qt1ire of a hri tia11 i11 J apa1 t h 1 1 gtl1 of ti1ne that ]1e h a. l)ee11 a hristia 11 I g·et the ti111e f1·om })ap t i 111 01 .. the date of hi ba pt i 111. At :fi r-- t I t h ol1g·ht tha t bapti ·111al r eg· 11er– atio1 migl1t be t he 1· a . 011 b11t I wa. p1--on1ptly i11foi-·n1ed t l1at h e wa: . a , ,.e l by g·r are throl1g·l1 fa it h . '\r Ollr r eac tio11 t o this empl1a ·i · 011 baptisin 111ig·ht l)e m11f' h lil{e 111i11e ,,,a.·. f.;a t 11igh t I fo t111d ot1t ,~{by ba1)tis111 i · 1nor e of a t·li111ax to t l1e 1 hristia 11 eo11 , 1 er : io11 ex– pe ri e11 ee tha 11 it is i11 111 e1·ica . Let 111e expla i11 b)' tl1r e illl1:tr a– t io11s. C) tit ,va r (l ·r r 111c>11i s J)l,1y n11 i111- l) <> r t e111 t p a l' t i 11 , J H 1 a 11 e:-,; 1 r r 1 i g· i <> l ls li f . .. \ so11 (> r a tl ,ll1g·l1tr r is <>ftr 1 a llo\v (1 to g·c) t o a ( 1 l11·i Htia n sp 1· , 1 - i ee cl 11 tl <! <l 11 P \ . e 1I ]) l' () r P .' S r c-l 1 t } l j 11 }1ri . t b l l t to b e<·o111 bel J>tizecl is a11otl1e1· 111att r. Tl1r e ) TOlt11g· J)PC)– p 1 g·a , ,e t l 1 e i r t 0 8 t i 111 <> 11 i rs 1 a st 1 ip: l1t . B}ae l1 ]if l1rtcl a st ol')" 1<> t el l of 01)posi tio11 rr 111 1)a r e11ts. 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