The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1954

!:age E_i...;:;.,g_ht____________T __H __ E_ OHIO INDEPENDENT_ BAPTIST J uly 1954 - NEW CHURCH DEDICATED l)111·i11g t l1e 111011t 11 of ctobe1· 1 l13~~. t l1t> co11g·1·eg,1 t 1011 01 tl1e 11e,ris ....\ ,·e1111e Bc111tiRt l1l1rcl1, To– letlo, l1io, 1110,'ecl i11to 1·en t ed qua1~– te1·~ ~ tl1e old cl1111·cl1 ,, 1 a 1'azed, a11ll cl 11e,,~ 11011 of ,,·01· hi1) ,va er· <:tetl to cl con1111odate the 0Tow– i11g· 111e1nbe1· hiJ). I111111ediately after' tl1e a1·1 .. i, 1 al of tl1e Re,r. Har– , ..e3.r l11'i tia11 on J 111:}T 1 1952 the i11c1·ea ed attenda11 e wa 11oted and it \'ra 0011 evident that the b11ildi11g of a new chlll'Ch wa a 11ece it3y. The building commit- tee co11 i ti11 o· of lat1de hufelt -reo1·ge la).., Phillip l\IcThena, J 01111 be1'lin a11d Iile Louden- lager oope1·ating with the archi– tect and the co11t1'actor rui hed the wo1'lc to a conclt1 ion and the fir t e1',Tice wa held in the partly– completed at1ditoril1m, l\'.Iay 16 19~ -±. R e, .. . II. K. Finley ,,Ta. . el ectecl a. the g·11e t peal{e1-- for the dedi– catory ervice hel d on June 27 1954 the vi itor b1·inging the 1norning me age and addre ing the larO'e audience 1vhich a embl ed for the afternoon ervice. The afte1 ..noon at1dience included the Rev. R eg·inald L. :\Iatthew pa - tor of the Emmanuel Bapti. t hurch and approximately 40 friend.. from that 11eighboring· con– gregatio11. 1nong the many flo1"'al offering ,va. a hl1ge basket pre- ented by the Emma11l1el Bapti t h11rch a.· a tol{en of e. teem for the pa to1-- ancl peopl e of the L e,vi. ....\."\"e1111e Bapti. t ,h11rch. Following the ong . ervice co11- clucted by )f1·. \Ve. l ey .. pah11 di– rector of the choir, :i\Ir. E. L. Louden laO'el"~ one of the con– . tit11ent member. 1·eviewed brief},'" the hi torJT of the ch11rch, extenci– ing a ,,-elcome to the vi . itor, , ancl )I1.. . f 1 la11c1P ••h11felt 1nac1e ti111rl,r • The Exterior • remarl{ tl1a11ki11g tho. e who hacl co11t1,ibl1te l tin1e, money and talent to bring' the bl1ilcli11g to completio11. Pa to1-- Ch1--i tian al o expre eel hi app1 ..eciation for the loyal upport of the bt1ilcli11g com- 1nittee and membe1-- of the cht11"'ch many of ,vhom wo1--l{ed long l1ot11\ with the builder to r edt1ce co t a11d to ha t en co1npletion. Tli e Bztilding The ht1rch proper"tJr i. locate 1 at 44 0 L ewi ve11t1e i11 a 1· . i– cle11ce di. t1 .. ict. The eati11g· caJ)ac– ity of the al1clito1·i11m i. app1 ..ox– imately 300 a11cl i11 aclditio11, the builcling provide. 11i11e :11aciol1 1111c1ay chool 1,00111. , 1v~ith 111od– er11 eql1ipment. The beat1tv of tl1e at1clito1·il1111 ~ i. enhanced 1)y a pai11ti11g above the bapti t1,y a11cl " Te have een 11othino· 1nore beat1tiful in any C'ht11"ch of tl1e a.. ociatio11. The pi r t11rc i. tl1e ,vo1·k of Rev. C. J.;. C 1 ,1rcle11 JJa tor 0£ the li11tonville BHJ)ti:t l1t1reh ( 1 ol111nl)ll.' a 11 . ' art1. t extrao1·cli11a1·y ,vho co11t1·il)- 11trcl hi . time a11c1 tale11t. Otlier • e1·i·1ces ]'ollo,,·ing t11e clay of declication the pa ·to1-- a11cl p eople of I.Je'\\"'is ,;re11t1e Bapti t Cl1l11·ch enjoyecl a ,,,,eelc or meeti11g. ,,ith , Ti. iting . p ealce1-- . The peal{er selectecl i11cl t1ded the following: R e,,.. r\llan E. Lewi . pa to1~ of . X otti11gb an1 Bapti t Chl11·ch, l e, yelancl. Re,". "'\ 7 er11e I.1. Dt111ham Ea t , i cle Bapti t Lorain. Pa tor hur·ch, R ev. Reginald Lloyd ~Iatthew . Pa. tor E 111111 an ll e 1 Bapti t h11T·cl1 Toledo. R e,r . r. E. pa11lding Pa tor 1 ... orth icl e Bapti. t hl1rch, Lima. Re,". "J a111e. Goclle~..., Pa tor Fir t Bapti t h111·ch , Pa1'1na. Throl1gl1ol1t the day of dedica– tio11 anc1 the week of meetings, mu– Ric p1111ct11ated the ervice , the follo-n..i11g 111t1 i cia11 erving with , ..ocal 01~ i11 tr11me11tal n11mber : :\11\. ::\[a1·ia11 IIaa e :\Iarv E1len a11cl fJaclr be1·li11, Loi .. ht1felt a11cl "'\Ve. l ey " pahn, Go1--c1on ChriL- tian a11d .r\ll1e1·t i. chatz. The well t1·ai11ecl choir-- of L e,,.. i. ... , renl1e Bapti. t l1l11'ch pre. ented n1any "\\Tell-a1)11re ·iatecl 1111111ber ancl the c l1oi1-- of E111111a1111el Bapti t h111'c11 1·e11cl e1·e 1 ,,ral11ed e1 ..,Tice. Tlie Pastor· The pa tor, Re,T. Har,TeJ'" Chri - tia11 i 110,v . e1·, .. inoa with the third Mr. E. L. Loudenslager add1·es ing congregation