The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1954

Page - J_ t n__________ 'l_'H_E OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST November 1954 'l 11 B: :\ 11~ 1 " , 8 1~ l ) 1{ l 1 }\ 1 1{,· l{ t' \ ' .... \ (l cl lll 1\ . l~ cl lt ' 'I l1 t\ ... \ 1111l t ,l l i\I t>rt i11g of t l1 JI l>,·<) Jl B<l I)tist "'1 l1t 11' che, 11elcl i11 c1l,·ar~.. l~ ,111tist "'1 l111r cl1, a 11- <l11~l~)·, ~ept . 2l1 a11d 21.. t ,,,a.. 011 of t lie l ) (' t ,, .. e 11,1, .. e, ,:er ,1 tte1 ded. Tl1 t) p )ple f the cl1111·el1 111ade u , ..er J· ,,·elco111e. Tl1e .. pealter ,v r '· .:\ ble 111i11i t e1· --. T lie .ill e 1l s }"10 , .. l1111 ,,·a l' i 11 i11 11--i t ia11 f 1- lo,,· hi p ,1 11d , ,:ery i11 truct ive. \ "el')~ ord rl}" di Cl l ion " ra 11nde1' ,vav ,vl1e11 ,,e ent.er ecl the ._ r oon1. Re,;r. K. 111el er ,va lead- ing- tl1e 111e11 i11 t he t udy of the t1bject tore-lio,, e Titliing.' ' ther name o·iven wer e ' Propor– t ionate Giving ' ' a1 d ' ' t ewar·d– sll ip. ' The char ge of legali m in r ela– t io11 t o Tithing ,va count.er ed with t he criptu1'e Gen . 14 :1 -20 wher e i t wa how11 that Tit hing was known and practiced befor e the la,v. A r efer en ce al o wa made to H ebrew the even t h chapter wher e hri t the Gr eat High Priest i wor t hy of even gTeater hon or than Old Te t ament prie t who r eceived tithe . The gen e1~az opin– ion was that ti tliing was not legal– istic. tor e-hou e Tithing~ wa under- tood to be the giving of mo t if not all of our gift through the local church . One man not a preacher a ked what he hot1ld do if on e of hi family on t he fi eld ent home a r eqt1e t f or some clothe f or the children . hould he t ell th e ch11rch and have t he ch11rch end them, or go ahead and do it him elf 1 We could see that be ide a chl1rch r elat ion hip t o a mi ionary ther e wa a fam– ily r elationship and al o t hat of a fri end. Gif t s sent to a mis- ionary from a friend or f r om hi family wer e believed to be above and beyond t he r egular giving through t he chu r ch . ome per onal t e timonie wer e given a to ble ing r eceivecl f r om t ithinO' and tor e hou e tith– ing. Churche and p eople are ble ed for obedien ce to God s Word . The gi. t of the di ·cu io1 in– dicated that t ithing wa con ider ed a only the beginning in giving to the work of t he Lord and t he comment t hen t111,ned to 1 Cor. 16 :2 ' ' po11 the fi r t day of the week let every 011e of yot1 lay by him in tore, a God hath pro - pered h im, t hat t her e be no gat h– ering when I come.' ' (Continued on n ext page ) GIFTS TO HOME c (Contributions to date) NOTE: Black face type indicates $2.00 per member Re,,. R. \V. IIo well t ruther ........................... ---·-··-····--·· ............... $ 40.00 Struthers .Baptist Tabernacle, Struthers ···· ········--·· ·-····-···· ·--·- ··-·-· 520.00 l\lr. a11d Mr . Ben "Ni ohl er truthe1, -- --· ···- -- -----·· ··-· ·-·-····-------···--·--- 50.00 Trinity Baptist Church, Lorain ····-···-······ ······ ··--- ·····----------- --· -· ····--· 482.15 Pa to1-- and Mr . Elton . Ht1kill f_Jorain --- ----· ···---·-·······-···-···· ·· ·- ·· 10.00 M1· . and Mr . Fraul{lin Treenwood Lorain --- ·-·-·· ·-········--- -·-··-······ 10.00 Penfield Junction Baptist Church, Lorain ····-· ·--· ·····-··-······----······· 718. 77 Mr . and Mr . Ray Jack on , Lorain ·-· -······ ·----·-···-----··-·····-···-······--·- 40.00 Ea t ide Bapti t Church Lorain ··-··········-··--·-· -· --·-···· ····--·-··-·-·-···· 492.23 Mt' . Henry treck enbe1~g. L orain --· ·-- ·--·-· --·-········ ·····-··--······· ···--········ 5.00 l\1i H elen Riley Lorai11 ···· ··------ ···· ·-·-·····-·····-· -··-- ·-······ ···-·--·-·-··-··· --- 5.00 Calvary Baptist Church, Norwalk ·····--- -······-·············· ·--·- ·---- ------···· 551.50 Memorial Baptist Church, Columbus ····--··· ·----· ·--···----------------· -·-··· 1,037.70 Memorial Bapti t hurch olumbu HOME ONLY ··-·-------···· - 125.00 Immanuel Bapti t hu1~ch , Columbu --····· ·· ················-·· -·-···-···--···-·- 175.42 Clintonville Baptist Church, Columbus ·· ·- ---·-·--------·· -· ·····-·--·-········· 815.83 Central Baptist Church, Col11mbus --····-· -- --··- ··--······· ··· ·······-· ·· -··----··· 346.73 Fostoria Baptist Church, Fostoria ......... ·······----·-----· ..........----- ·-- ·--···· 5,99.01 F o t oria Bapt i t Church F ostoria- HOME ONLY -· ······-· -·· ··--·- ··· 50.00 North Royalton Baptist Church, North Royalton ·-··-·-- ---· -··· ·--····- 578.00 l\tfr. and l\1rs. l1ester Edgerton, North Royalton MEMORIAL 100.00 Mr. H. 0 . Dunning, North Royalton --· ······ ·--········-··············-·-········ 10.00 Ohio As ociation- :ren eral Fund -·· ·-··· ··------ -· ···---········-·-··················· 84.09 Ohio A ociatio11 W omen Mi sionary Union ·-· -·· ·----······ ········ ··· 275.00 Ohio A ociation W M U HOJ\1E O ILY ·--· ·····--········------ -·· ···-·-·· 25.00 Ohio A ociation Y 01mg P eople Department ·····--·- ···· ·-·------ -·-· 1,909.63 Bethel A ociat ion South -·-· ····-· ···--· --· ·······--·--··· ··---- ----- ·· ·· ·--·· ........ 14.76 Bethel A ociat ion- orth -- -- ----· ···---···-- ········-···--·- ·····- ·· ---·····-·--- ·-·· -- · 46.46 Hebron A ociation You11g P eople Department ···------···- -·------· 1,151.00 H ebro1 As ociat ion Ge11eral Ft1nd --·· ··-·-···- -···········-·- -- -·-·· ··--·······-- 62.27 Moriah A or iation ····--·-····· ···-··· --····------ --- ··-·····-··········-··· ·---·-······-······· 37.00 Emmanuel Baptist Church, Toledo ·-····-----··-·····--········· ·-··------·-······ 1176.95 Emmanuel Bapti t hurch , Toledo- HOl\tIE ONLY ···· ·- -- -····--- 26.00 Rev. and Mr . Reginald Tj. Matthew Tol edo --·· ·· ··-··· ·--·-·····--···· ·· 5.00 M1~. and Mr . l l arold Am de11, Toled o ·· ··-- ·-·····-·····-·····-·· ··-------- -····· 20.00 Mr. El en Raw en , Toledo --- -··· ········-·····-···· ·· ·· ········ ----·····--·- ·····--·-···· 75.00 Mi s My1~na Lothian Tol edo -- -- --- --- --- -- ···········------·-··-··· ·······-·· ····-····· 5.00 Mr . Burmet , Toledo -· · · -- · -··- · ·· ··- -··--·- · ··· -· -· -··--·-· · -····· · ···· ·· · · ·- ·-······· ·=·- ·- 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Forre t tinehart Toledo ··· ···------ -- ----· ··············--· -· 2.00 J\1r. and ~Ir. . Alber t eewer Toledo ······ ·-····--·· --·--·-------·-· ·-··-··--· -· 7 .00 Lewi Avenue Bapt i ·t Cht1rcb , Toledo ----·---· ·-········------ ···--- -- ------- -- 120.00 New Harmony Baptist Church, South Olive ······ -- ---· ------·--· ·· ........ 288.50 Emmanuel Bapti t hu1~ch Dayto11 ······· ·-· -··- ·······----- ------------ --·--··· 368.28 Calvary Bapti t hurch Bellefont aine ·-- ---· --·------ ----·- ····-·······- ·· · 460.50 Mr. a1 d Mr . herman Bu cher , Bellefontaine -- --- -- ------ ··· --- --------- 10.00 l\ir. and Mr . H arold Mill11er Bellefontaine ·········--- --· ····------- -·-··· 22.00 Fir t Reg·ular Baptist hurch Bellefon t aine --·····-········--·-······ -····· 119.04 Fir t Regular Bapt i t hurch Bellefontaine-MEMORIAL .... 5·.00 Anonymou gif t fr om Bellefontaine ...... ........................................ 5.00 Ambrose Baptist Church, Fayette ··-- ·--···-- ·.........................__ ___ __ __ ____ 227. 7i Berea Baptist Church, Berea ---···········-·-··· ·· ······--·-· ··---· -- ----- --·-·······- 828.05 First Baptist Church, Elyria ·········· ············ ······· -·· ····· ···--------···· ·-·· ···- 1,149.04 Mr. and l\fr . Richard J . E lliott Elyria ........................... ............. 25.00 Rev. and Mr . H. I{ . Finley Ely ria ----------· ··· ·····-···············-·-····--· - 120.00 Calvary Baptist Church, Cleveland -- -- ----- ---······ -·····------ -······· ···· ·- -- -- 10.50 Dr . a1 d Mr . Geor ge R. Gib on leveland ···· ······ ·--·· ·· ··- ·--·-·- ······ -· · 5.00 F aith Bap t i t ht1rch Clevela11d .......... ··· -·· ·--------···-·· -·-····-·-- --- -__ ___ 15.00 otting·ham Bapti t hurch , l eveland -··· ··· ··------- --·-· ·· ----·--·--·-···· · 459.25 Brookside Baptist Church, Cleveland ··-········· ·· ·---------··-·····-- ------ --·--· 559.90 H ou gh Bapti t hurch , Cleveland ··--··········- ---- --- ········-···· ---- ······----· 1,126.00 Bethlehem Baptist Church, Cleveland ---- -- --· ··· ··--- ·----·-··---------- -----· 330.89 Hay den Avenue Bapti t Chl1rch, l eveland ··-·· ··· --·-··-- ··········-····· 50.00 Independent Baptist Church, North Jackson ---· ---- ------- --- --·-· ···· ··· 21 5.00 (Continued on n ext page)