The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1954

ag'~ nt ' ---------~~~T=H=E OHIO INDEPENDENT BAP_T_IS_T________ ~_ November 1954 A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST 'l If , ·t)11 ,,·i ll lr1 111t' ~('(' 111 , .. ~t)11 • • <1gc1i11, 1 ,, ill cr,1,,·1 1<) ,·011r c1lt c:1 1· • L) ll 111,· l1 c111tl ... c111d l{ll<'rs ,,,itl1 1n,... • • t 0 11gllt'.\ to llt1l1 i 11g· t }1e flOOl', ' V0\\ 1 ed cl11 lt ,1 li,111 :\lot l1 r r, lc11erli11g· l)e– fore tl1e stat11r of a fe111,1le ."<1i11t i11 ,1 ) 11111· 11 11ea 1· t }1e fan1011 a - si110. It ,11,"' . ... IIeI· 011, , .,.. i11ce11t F tl co l1ad al- 1·ead, ... I ft Ital,.. i11 1906 to . eel{ hi f 01·tt1ne in tl1e la11cl of 01)por– t1111i t~r· the l T 11ited tate . The parti11g ,,·a ha1--d, of co111-- e a11(l he 111i ed her olde t 011 t1--e- me11do11 l~v... Th11. t hi t1·ip to the di taut chu1--cl1 a11cl the ter1--ible , ..o,,,. bef01--e thi. idol wa macle. In 191... h e1-- 011 r et11rned ancl afte1· the 11 t1al jo}'"OU g1,eeti11g an.d e,Teral da}'r,.. of happ)· fellow- h1p he r en1emb er ed h er ,ro,v. 1 ot kl10,vi110· h e had take11 thi ,ro,·v when . eeki11g the aid of the tatue to bri11g her boy back Vi11cent accompa11iecl hi mother to tl1e church. Whe11 they arri,re cl at the church h e \Va. amazecl to ee hi mother get do,v11 on her ha11cl . and knee 011 the fir t . tep ot1t ide the cht1rch. A black r obed mo11k with the typical rope arot1nd hi wai t for a belt came out holclino· l:"' ome . 01·t of col l ar a11cl lea. h. Thi he placecl on h er a11d with h er tongl1e tol1ching.. the tep he dragg·ed her like a d og all th e way up the ai l e of the lon~: chl1rch to the altar of t h e f tatt1e. With h er to11g·1,1e bleedino· a11cl bli t er ed h e had paicl h:r vo,v and expr ed her appreciatio11 to the ai11t for bri11gi11g b e1· boy back. · 011 a11other o ca. io11 111y Father pu~cha eel from . ome oliciti11g pr1e t several car clboar cl pic:t111·e. of catholic ai11t . Putting t h em ,vitbi11 hi. hat a11d then iar ef11l1v placing t l1e hat 01 hi. head h.e ' Tra in for service in our Missions, Christion Education P~storo l, and Music Courses. Write Pres . H. O . Vo~ G,lder for deta ils of 3 or 4 year courses. WESTERN BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE 528 33rd St. , Dept . QB Oakla nd, Ca li f . 72 n ( l a l' fi c 1cl .. \ \' (' 11 \ 1 , lf"il li c1 11i a1zcl Lore,ze Fu co ,re11t on l1i. ,,Ta3r ,vith a ~ t1ra11ce tl1at l1e ,,·a f1·om all harm. the fal e p1·otected ,.o,,T let ., l ea,Te Ill}'" Father . h ol1 e a11cl g·o clo,,?11 tl1e 1·oad for, abol1t a c1l1arte1· of a 111ile i11 thi I talia1 fa1·111i11g co111ml111ity. prett)" Jr0l111g' g:ir 1 i11 l1e1" l ate tee11 i J)1--epa1·i11g· to 1·et i1,e for the 11ight. lill t 1111cle1· 110 ire11111. ta11ce n1ll, t . ·h e f 01--get }1e1· 1~0 ·a1.,,\,.. o thi11l<i11g· of all t 11e .·ai11t , l1e ·ot1lcl . ·he r ecitec1 TEN b eac1 for racl1 a11cl 011l}r ~E f 01-- od. A . he l)era111e . l eepier .·h e . llb ·tit11tecl the . ]101--ter L or cl . P1·a~y·e1.. for the te~1 l1eacl a11cl the1 g1·acl11all)'r . 111)ped off to :lee1 l101)i110· tl10 e • l:"' sa111ts ,, 1 oltl l i11te1--vene ,, 1 ith Go l SHt1(llt8l<j"", ()lii<J i11 h<\r llrl1 ,1lf. '1 hi s yot tng lacly , v H s 1n}" l\ I o th r r . Tl1is i.· thr icl o1atro1ts, paga11 l1c1C'l<g·1·01t11 l fro111 ,,ThiC'h my par– r 11t. ea111e. Tl1is iH ,jt1. t a littlr g li1np:e i11to the c111ti- 1 l1ristia11 rr- 1ig io11 of R oma11 ( 1 ath oliei: 1n which holcl. · . o n1a11v I talia11.1 i11 it.· 111eree11ary gra. p. 111 1012 ID)" :\Iotl1e1' a11cl Fat h er Tere. a "\ r lla a11cl Vi11ce11t Fusco ' ,,ere l111itecl i11 mar1·iage a11cl im- 111ecliately e1n lJa1·l{ecl for the l nited tate. . "\\That ca11:ecl the e a tholie. to e,"e11t11allv .. , ta11nch b ecome g·l or io11. ly co11, 1 erted to hri t ~ J t all . tartecl " Then they pa eel a Prote ta11t ht1rch 01 their " "ay to :\Ia . The j o3rou . co11grega– tio11al i11gi11g romi11g throl1gh the ope!1 winclow l eft a longing in their hea1--t to l{11ow more . .A. Bi– l)le ~:i,ren to 111) 7 F ath er by a fore- 111a11 i11 a . ill{ n1ill h elped to break lo\r11 l1i fear to atte11cl an Italian J:>rote. ~~nt hu1~ch. .After hi very , fir. t , 1 1 1t to the hl1rch the pirit of God lifted the veil f1·om his e~"e, a11d the Lord J e ll became , hi. l)l e. eel " a, riot1r. llb ec1l1ent- ] y, 111Jr l\'lothe1· acceptecl Chri t a . h er per 011al ~ a ·viol1r a11cl for 111an3r )real"', both ha,Te been r e- I joicing in IIin1. :\Ia11y millio11 of I talia11 ha,"e 11e,Ter heard the p11re 1111aclulter– ated o pel of Cl11"'i t . H ow \\e prai. e Ili111 t l1at ot1r 11ppo1"t pleclge a1--e con1i11g i11 a11d 111a11Jr • • p1"a)"e1.. warrior are b eii1g enli ted fo1-- Italv . .. GIFTS TO OHIO ASSOCIATION REV. VERNE L. 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