The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1954

-.!!;:;...__ ... 1 ·tc_ n____________ Tl__:..I....:.E OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTI_S_rr_____________ J ..... t1 .:::ly_19....:.5~4 rt'\)l't'~('lltl'<l 11 1ll('~l' tc1l1lt'l~ l'H}} ,ll }\l i-\] , \ Xlll,lll l)t)\\} <)f ll<Jil('tl riee. ,, 1 l11t•l1 is llill'll lll) l'<llllltl. is tll'l\\ l't'<l <'\ ('l'~ ll ll) l'lllllg ttl t}1(' tl<'H<l llll'lltl) '1'8, ... ,lllt1 ~\Yf't'ts. frt1its. <llltl ,·l'g·e tcll)lt'S 'itllt'l' l'<l\\. ()l' l'(10ltt1tl, ell'(\ ,ll~t) offt'l'('tl. ,.(\11,· o·ift re- • r- t't' i \' t'll 11, tl1c fc1111il,· is first • • l)fferec.l t) tll" 1111clcll1ist altar. cxce11ti11g fiRl1 or fc),,rl. brfo1~e it is 11se<l 01· eate11. I~,·e1·)" 111e111 be1• 0 r t lie f«llllil~T g•1•ect ··g·<)otl 11101·11i11g·" befo1· tl1e al– t cl r ,·er, .... 11101·11 i11 o· to 11 o,,T 1·e- • b 1)ect to tl1e clec1cl 111e111bcr of t 11 e f cllllil} 1 • .f: 11dcl l1i .. t 11rie. t i i11,.. ite(l occa io11all,r a11 l • pa1·ti 1 11la1·l)r 011 t lie a1111i,..er- a1·ie of tl1e deat 11 of tl1 en– l1ri11ed 111e111be1· to cl1a11t a Bl1cldl1i .. t l1t1·a before the a.1- tar. The Budclhi t fa111ily al– tar ig11ifie tl1at the clead 111e111be1.. of the family are ., t1·eated a if they ,,·ere a- li,.. e." F1~om J apa11 i11 a llt– hell' b,... t 11har·l1 .. alrai '- It i al O a Cl1, to111 i11 ma11,r .. l1ome to bo,v and pray to the a11ce tor each mo1 ..11ino·. Thi. yol111cr hri tia11 triecl to get a- 1·ou11d thi b)t ayi11g· i11 her hea1't, I do11 't belie, 1 e thi bt1t I ,vill ju t bo,v Ollt of re pect. ,, Her i \\ 1 hy the Old Te tan1ent mu t be taught to give the people here a. backgrol1nd for trt1e ,,Tor hip. Thj , i a imilar attitude which cau. ed many hri tian leader. of the " lVorld Coztncil Cliiirch or the lTnited hurche of Japan to bo,,, at the hinto hrine cl11ring the ,var. How different were the live of hadrach and hi f1·ie11c1. ! Thi i a , ...ery real problem along· ,vith the hinto rite \vl1ic b de– n1a11d . o mt1ch bo,,Ti11g before al– tar. a11d idol a11d cleacl a11ce to1-. . It i more tha11 a11 actio11 like Ollr placing of flower at a gra,re for it i. J)a1~t of a religio11. ~' 01-. hip. The te timo11,T of Olll' la11dlo1'c1 . .. . on, a e11io1· in high chool, wa. of the ame 11atllI"'e. A en. e of . i11 and a 1011gi11g to know Joel ,,·a. ,·er}y promi11e11t. After the "'·a1, mi.. ionarie. can1e a11d he heard of hri. t. Although it i. diffict1lt fo1.. him to live i11 a hon1e \\ ..here ._ o 111a11y rite· are contrary to the "\V ord of od. I l)elie,re l1e \\ ..ill trulJ"" ol)e}" od. Ho,v we long to ee hi. father a11d mother fincl Chri t. To break \\'"ith the 1"eligio11. of the family mean to break ,, ....ith all 3rol1r a11ce. tor in the eye of yol1r family. l\Iy heart ,va. tirred a. I heard the te timonies. The , <) 1111 g , 111 i \ t\ rs i t , st t l < l < 111 , \ h < l • • tr,\11slntc.'"' r()I' ~Ir. ~]()l'g·a11 ll ,lS llt'f'll ll<l}1tiZ<'<l Hll(l \\ 1 ill ll<>f l><>\\ l>rl't>l't' tl1r l~ll(lclhn ultHr i11 l1is l',1- tl1<'r's l10111c. Ili ~ l'ntllcr i" ol' 1l1r c)l<l li11p a11tl l'f'se11ts tl1is , ·0r, • 111t1c.·l1 . ( 11 111a11,, • 1 1111tl cl\'"8 it i:--. . ' c·,·p11 lit'l'iel1lt for l1i111 to g t t i111P to eo111e to r l111r c· l1 berat1. e l1i s fatl1e1· 111nl<e. l1i111 ,vorl{ c1.ro1111cl tl1e 11011. e a11c1 i11 tl1e ga1·cl e11. Bap– t i. 111 i. cl piet111·c to all th i1 .. fa111- il}'" that tl1 ,,. l1a \,.0 b1·oke11 ,,·itl1 • • i lol~. 1 it all)" ,,,011 l r tl1at ba1)- ti .. 111 i ·o ir111)01·ta11t i11 tl1eir mi11cl. ? The )Tot111g· people of "J a– pa11 a1·e the l1ope of the futl1re tl1ey a1--e brealci11g· with the pa t. Te11 yea1'. ao'o i11 Kag·o. l1in1a thi11g \Vere , 1e1·y cliffere11t. De– n1ocracy ha fo1111d it wa3T i11to Japan b11t l et ll hope a11d })l'a3r tl1e pe11cl11lu111 cloe 11ot \\iring too fa1' the oppo ite ,va~ ,. a i. ll - 11allv the ca e. It eem: ""·hen • people breal{ ,,,ith olcl habit in uch a l1clclen fa l1io11 tl1i. ll 11allv ._ happe11. . 0-11 o tici 111 i. ·"·e1~y t1~011g a111011g the vol1th a11cl Pa– cifi m i 1naki11g 0·1·eat t1·i le. . Tol~yo wa the . ce11e of a \\ 1 0r lcl Pacifi. t n1eeti11g· la. t week. Thr H-Bo1nb explo io11 i11 tl1e i. land i 1"'eall3r playecl 11p i11 tl1e nevv - paper . The 24 1ne11 ,\·ho v\"eT·e p1'ayecl \\ 1 ith ato1nic cll1 t alwa)r, make the .fir. t pao·e a11cl ra lio– acti,1e fi 11 are pict111'ecl c 1 l1ite f1·e– qt1e11tlv. Fi h a11d 1--ice a1'e all im– I)Orta11t he1'e. O itr trip to tlio ria1~tli ,va a c1a}r 10110- affair co,l'eri11g· al)o11t 120 mile a, ....eragino- alJol1t 15-20 1nile. p e1' l1ou1". It ee111. i111po. ible tl1a t . o 1na11}r ·itie. to,vn a11cl , 1 illage ha,re 11e,"el .. }1ear c1. \"\Te o·a,re Ollt all our' tract . Tl1 e IJI'i11tecl pa~:e i. a prizecl po.. e . io11 here. The}r cau t get to tl1e t1'a ·t. fa t e- 11ol1gl1 it .·ee1n.. l\Iob £01 ..m if 3rot1 tr·y to pa ol1t tract ,vhile sta11cli11g still. ,,re c1i 1 fi11d 011e tovv11 which i a I'ail b11 , and g·eo– g·ra1)hical ce11ter ,vl1e1 ..e we l1ope to ,vo1'k 011t f1'0111 to 1·eac11 tl1 e tho11 ancl. i11 tl1e i11lanc1 of .... l 3-111- .'h11. \Ve do 11ot know of a i11gle l1ri. tia11 i11 th i c1i t1 ..ict. Tract. a11 l lite1·atu1 .. e 11111 ·t be obtai11ed pla11 . 111u t be macle for the en– tra11 e into thi · 11eecl,,. .-eetio11. .. I tr11 t yo11 will co11tin11e to pray a. ,,·e pt1 h into thi area a tl1e vvay and time i n1a le kno,vn. The trip to the T .B. ho pital wa a long· 011e o,"el"' l1io·h nar1'0\V mou11tai11 1"'oacl ( cli1"t a11c1 0·1·a,·el needle . to ay ) . The ce11ery v\' a beal1tifl1l. gai11 \\Te • a,,,. \Tillage after village a11cl to,, 1 n after to,v·11 N1 ~; "\\T 1 1 t T N <: 1 r ( < 1 <> 111 i 11 t 1 e1 ( I f' r o 111 pag· , 1:l ) ' ' ..\ s eolcl \Vcltrr.· i<) a thirsty ~c)11l. so i8 gc)otl 11r,,·s [rom a 1·c1 r ·011111 l',\". 'l l1al gc,ocl 11e,,,. ,vill ·c)11t i11t1c to g·o c>t1t to tl1i1·.·ty .·0,11~ i 11 \ r 0 }10Zllf 1a if JTOU c-011ti11ue to 1)1~a:y·. 1-\ ug11. t 20 ,,.. ill find 11s al)oarcl the D11tel1 freighter, >- • >.. '. Ore. f es 1t 1 ifli tl1e 11ew la1inch 1~eacly to l0a, 1 e Te\v Yorl< harbor for a11otl1c1, te1"'m of er,1ire i11 V enc– z11ela. .. e11d u off with your .. l)I'a).,.er ! ,v·ithot1t a ·i11g·le wit11e . The T.B. 1 0. pital wa. to the outheast of Kago hi1na 011 the oppo ite ide of ou1 .. i. la11cl. \Ve ,,,. ere met in the :111all to\.v11 of Ba11zi by a J a– pane e ,vl10 hacl . pencl . e,,.eral 3rea1· in anac1a. He i11terpretecl fo1~ ll . 1\111ch of l1i. E11gli:h hacl lipped from him becau e of mi - 11. e . ince the ,,a1·. I played ome go ·pel recorcl o,re1"' the ho pital 1 .. aclio polre a11d lert tract a11c.l a fe,v go pel of J oh11. I only had a limitecl llppl}T of go pel . fter ,ve o·ot home a lo11g di - ta11 e phone call came to 0111"' 11eighbor from the ho pital. TheJr 1·eque ted ,ve co1ne 011ce a ,veek. Tl1i i i111po ible at pre ent. \"\Te 11eed mo1"'e tir11e 01 .. mo1"'e mi ion– arie . l\Io1~e time i not to be had O you l{eep p1"'ayi110-. } eep pra}r– i11g that othe1"' 3 ... 011ng people ,,,ill ee the need to give a11d go. 11ay we introduce to you the • • • FLANNELGRAPH tor '' TINY TOTS'' • To be used in conjunction with the International Uniforn1 Sunday School Lessons The figures are large and printed in full colors on material that will ail– here to the Flannel already on the board. Tl1e "TINY TOT" FLAN– NELG RAPH TEACHER, a sixteen– page quarterly is included in the set . The L essons and the Figures are simple, fitted to b eginner and prim– ary boys and girls. Price, $2.10 a set Address UNION GOSPEL PRESS Box 6059 CLEVELAND 1, OHIO