The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1955

THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Page Nine MISSIONARY JAMES RUSSELL ORDAINED •\ t cl \ \r rel 11rstl c1 ) r ('\'el l i11 g· ,'(>r, ·ie<' i 11 'l' hc> 1~ i1·.·t l~cl I)ti Ht ;l1t1r ·11, IDl)' r' - • • • • 1a , :\I1 . -.· 10 11 cll')' ~J ,1ll l< !4 f{ 11ssr ll ,,,aH a t' e <) r cl c cl o 1 · 1 i 11tl ti o 1 I)\' i l 1 e c · h t tr · h ' , a.·:i:ted b~t ,Tisiti11g· 1 1· t b1· }11 . Iis- :io11a1"'>'" Rol )< rt \ \ .,.p~t c·o11 cl tt ·tecl tl1e so11ir :er,Tier J1a, 1 i11µ: l)Pr t1 i11- t r oclt1eecl l)>r t l1r Re,·. l{<>l)Cl'l tJ . R r )·11l1011t , ,1ftPr , ,·l1i<·l1 Ir . llc1 r ol<l \\ ilsc>11 ,l ll rxec-11ti , TP 111e 11 1l ><' l' of t l1P e l1l1re l1 <>ffp r ec.l J>l' <l)"er , a111 J)eaeo11 .1\ 1·t l1111· I ) ) "l(P rrH<l Hl)l1l'O– l)r iat r 8 ·1·i1)tt1re:. 'I'h e I~ r,· . ... \ rtl1t11· l~. ~J <) 11ps of ]~11ffa ]o, .:'\r,r 1r ol'l<, fo r111er J)a.·tor of t he Fir:;.;t l~a J) t ist 1 l1 t 11·e l1, .,. iles ()hio, a lo11g:- ti111 f1· ic11 l <>f t l1 c R ti: e 11 fa111 il )'" J) 1·ese11 tP<.l t 110 111 8- .·ag·e clfter ,, 1 h i ·]1 t l1e l1P\' . l 1:,, 1 i11g \\'alte1·s F ell cr,,,8l1i1) of l1a1 ti:t~· l 1 "'<> r I I 0111P ~Iissic> tl :-i , <>f ft' l'Pt l 111 <1 ()r<.li11at io11 J>ra)'l" l' , } >, tst<) l' ({py11- l1ol1t g·a , ·e ( 1 l1arµ:r ic> t h \ ( 1 n11cl ic la te, l{P\ '. LI . I(. 1~ i11] (' ~r ga\'(\ ( 1 llcl l' g'( 1 1c> t h ( 1 J 1 t 1 1 · < • l 1 ,1 11 cl ~ I t' . 11 <' \Vi s ..\ . ()l>i tt s, H 8C' tti <> l' 111c111l>r 1· c>f t l1c b o i:1 1· l <> f lr,l<'<> 11s, i11 a ,,,Pll l) r \_ J>cll 'Pc l a11c l \VP ]l cl e1 li, 1 Pl' l'< l , clclrP8R, 1>1·rse11iPcl 1 h< 1 11P \Vl .\ 1 <> l'c lai 11 ( cl 111,111 , vitl1 l1is ( 1 e1 r t ifi C'clit1 () f ( )1 ·c li11,ti1<) tl . 'I l1e <) r cli11 a ti c>11 , , 1 c1s 111<1 1·<~. · t t) t c>f a <'<> t1 11e il n1 <1P ti110· l1<1 lcl t he h ]) l' l' \' i<> ll~ \ YPPl<, \ ... ] () !""- ... l Ig·11S t .) . , >, l, , rl 1e11 t l1irteP11 111 es~<' l1 g·c, rs, 1'<' 1> l'<' – sc) 11 ti 1 µ: t <) 11 J{c)g·l1la r I3a 1>t jst ( 1 l 11 L r t l l e. · 111 fl 1 i 11 t 11 P ] t> <' ,l l t 1 t l r C' l 1 l1<>11se c·cl r Pf ttll,, t<>V<} ri1 10· t l1e l>a ·l<- . ,..... !!,' l' C>1111 cl c> f' il1c' c·H1 1cl ic1,t1P i1 1 r r - l <l ti 1 1o c·c>tl\ 1 (' 1'8j<>ll, <'cl l l 1<> 111) 111i11i stl'}" ,t1 1c.l tl <><·1l'i11,1l , ·ic·,vs. :\ f r. • l{u ss<.\ l J is a ,,·Pll l>al a11<·<'<l 8i1 1cl c, 11 t <>f' 1110 \ \ <> l'<l a 11cl ,,T<1 l J <l\lcl l ifi P<l I'c) r t l1e1 ,, 1 c> rl< <>f l1is 1>r<>frs:-.; io11. 'l }1e1 <'<> 1111 t il b.\' ,1 11,t11i1110,1s \' t>1<.\ r t·c)1l1- 111 c• 11 <lr< l <>1· ljn cti i <J 11 1<J t J1p el1ttrel1. l{Pv. 1 • J) c>t1µ:1cl8 ]{1l r 1 ~l c>c.lerator, 1{ P, , . J 1<' la 11 < l I 1 <> \r,tr 1, ( 1 I <1 r I<. I (l \ r. clll (l 1\ 1 I'S. I{llS8(' 11 ,l l l(l t l1<1 t hrre \' <> t1 110· l' c) ll( ,vi ll s<• r \·v , 11 1c lur . ,.., , t he cl jr<'ei ic, 11 <> f i\ I ic l-~Ii ss i<>11s ,-it H :-;i,tt io11 llPH r 1}1p ~ l cix i tH ll 1><> l'<lPl'. , r hr r r t It e ) T , vi11 l > P a I)1 <' t <> <11 l 1 l > l <>) T N1>a11iHh, , ,· ll ic· h t hP.,.. ~·q><>ctl< f l t1c' 11t l ) 1 • 1\1 r . ,1111 ~I l' N. l{ t1 sse l I 1>1·e1,· ic>ttf., l.,· S( 1 }' \ 1 P(l 111 \ r(' ll ('ZllC'l cl l>11t cl t l(' t<> lt e1,t lil1 <·011cl i1io11s t l1p 111 iss io11 <l<J<'– to r 1·rc·on1111r11cl e1c l t l1ctt t h ,.,. ,tsl< • t he Tj<J r c.l f<> r cl 11p,,· l<><'ct1 io11, ,vhic-h l 1 elf., 11 () '\ 1 1)(' (' 11 ( l( I r i 11 i t p}\ T 1 l) cl r k (1 ( l • ()t l t . ORDINATION AT BEREA ..:\11.· ,v0 r i 11g: tl1e c:all <)f l3e1·c'a ap– ti:t 1 h t1rc: l1, Ber ea , ()l1io, of ,,,11i il1 t l1e Re,r. ~:arl \ T. "\Villet ts i~ J)a. to1· th irtee1 111e. \ ·e11g:er : r r111't18e1, ti11 g cl1111~c}1e8 i11 liel)r o11 \ ssotiat i<>11 a:– :e111h1ec1 i11 t]1e C'h 111·el1 <l 1tcl itc>r i11111 0 11 t llP afte1~1lO{) ll of 'r11rscl a)" ..\ 11g·– ll.'t 16 a11cl c:011 cl1tetecl cl lt pxa111 i11a– tio11 of · 0 11 v r: io11, c· a 11 t <> t l1 r 111i11i:tr,.. a11d c.loet ri11a 1 ,·ie,,·s 1111tl er • <·ot111c: i] or (l er of Do11 a lcl ,J. ( }11ar - 11ere a ,,a]l1ecl 111e111ber of the c·ht1rc: l1. 'I'l1r co1111 ·ii \ \ ' els t, 11,111- i 111 <> ll,· i 11 , , o t i 11 g t o 1·r c · o 111111P 11 cl or - cli11atio11 to t l1r t l111r<' h. ::\ 11·. ( }11ar 11e1·r i s ,1 g r ,-tcl 11cltP of lia r>ti . t J{i l>le I11sti t l1t<1, a cli \ ' i .· i o 11 <)f ('Pcla r,·ill e J1a1>t ist ( 1 <J11Pg )' ·0111- ))leti11g· l1i.· , ,·orl< i11 ,J 1111e (>f 10.3~. 1I e ha,8 f 01' t l1 e l)ast six 111011 t 11~ :er ,·r<l ,,·jt l1 'f'l1r .F ell o,,·shi1) of 13,11)– t i: t .· F o1· TI 111e l\ Ii~· sio11s a11cl l1as t)re11 ca llecl as 1>a:tor <>f a 11 ),r t h l tl'<: 11 at ... \ st<>ll, J>r 1111 s,r] , · a11 i a. tl1r • 011tg· r c) \\'tl1 c>f his ser ,· ic·r. 'fl1c c> r li11atio1 .·r r,·ic·r ,vets (·<> 11- c111etecl i11 t11r J~e1· rc1 I~a1)tist ( 1 11111· ·11, i11 t l1r 1>r cse11' of ,111 <ll t – cliE 11e t l1at c:c)111plet r ]3r fi ll cl the largr a ttc1ito1·i1t111 0 11 • 1111 cla)" e,·r- 11i 11 ~:, . \ ll g' llSt 21 Ht . 'r l1c\ R c'V. \'\ 1 ill ett s c>ffpr ('<l i1i-,·c>– c·at io11. l) c',l<·<)11 ( 1 c11·l ( )lsso11 rPa<l a Nt· l'it)tt 1rr 1 01·ti c> 11 , l)c 1 ,1(· t>11 "\\.,.a l– lac·<1 i,t ll H,\'H.)' l(cl i11 1>1"~1.,·c\ 1'. 11c>l <l– i11 0· t l1e ,vc>rl< <)f t he t·a11 cl icla t <' l)P- r-- fo r ) tl1c' [1or cl ~ l ) l' . J) cl t l<t l cl ...\ . \\ 1 c1it ( l ( l i, rr r ecl tl1C' ~(l l'lll() l l, 1>;.1sto r \\ 1 il– l et ts <) f f P r r c 1 t h e ( )r < 1 i 11 a t i o t 1 l > r a , · t> r • I) r . ( }r<>r g:P I . (1i l>sc>11 ~~xtr11cl cl tl1P fl a11cl of f el lo,vsl1iy1, l{e\·. lT. 1(. ~'llllr,r Ciel\' (\ ( ;]}<ll'O'(' 'J'() 'l ' }}p ( 1 cl l)- • I-> (lic~atE\ ct11c l l )c>,lt'<) l l Nta11 l l\,· ~J . Nc·11er er J) l' <'SPl l t c.acl t 11<> c·c>r t i f ic· cl tr a11cl a l>Pa 1 t i f11] l~il> l<>, ,t gift <>f t t1P el111r · ]1 to t ]1p 11r\\TJ\· <>rcl c1i11 'cl 111i11- • i:t ~r . 't l1r o11g· l1<)ltt t l1l 1 cltt r cll'ti,·e ~er,.. - i('<.1 1 olle r t I1c>g·er s c·o1lc l11<·tPtl tlll\ c·<>n<>·r eo·<tt i >11al lllllsic- a11cl l'011tril>- r-- h tttPcl <l \ 'C>t·cll 11t1111 l )<'l'. I{('\' . a11tl :\ [r;-;. ( 1tt,l l't1t) r < 1 g·c> fcJrtl1 i11tc> thPi l' 11e,,· ,vc) r 1< ,,·ith t J1r µ:c><>c l-\rill ,111cl 1)1·a~?er Hlll) ] )Ot't c>f cl 11ost c)f friP11cl~ . ORDINATION AT SAI~T FOlll( .i\ 11 <Jr< l i 11 a 1 i <> 11 <> f t 111 l1 ~ t Ial i 11 tr r - P!'-lt ,, ;.1!--i h0 l cl i11 th<~ Salt l~'orl{ l1a1)– t i"t •}tlll'<·l1, ll<' Hl' (~llcl]{Pl' ( 1 i1)·, ( ) )l j < >, <) J I • •H 11 l I'< l H \ . . , \ l l ~ l lSt (;. \ \' }l <' 11 • t i ll' 1>a~tc,r <>f tl1P c·l111rc·l1. ~Ir . l(r11- 11et 11 I~'l1llc 1 r. ,, <l~ "Pt ,t t),11·1 1111tu t l1e go"J)el 111i11istr.,. \\ fl a1·p i11clel ,tecl to t ll P I~,.. ,,. ( ~. 11<)\\'Ht cl I l <-1i11 f<>l' a clPtai1 l'P J)C)l'1 <J11 1}1,.. PX,t111i11a1i<,11 a11<l <>rcli11c11i<) 11 S(.. J'\Ti<·P. A1 1 hf* ,tf1Pl'tl()())l ~(' ~Si<> l l th .. I c•, 1 • f1IP\VPll.\ 11 '1'11<11111,s ,>11 ,,,1~ Plf'(•1tl(l to S(.. 1'\' P Hs ~l<)<lPt·at<>t' , ?\ 11· . I I , i 11 n s <' I" r l, . 'l' l1e1 <·11111·<·}1 at Salt l .. ',,rl, \\'els <·l c)secl fc> r 11 1c11 1,· ,·ear~: }10\\'( 1 \ ' <'l', • • 1]1(' J~p\r. }; l f'\\' C'}l.\ ' )l ' l ' }l()l l ll)~()l1 <> l)<'llP< l t l1e cl<10 1·:-; :,.,p\·er cl l ) ' <'el l' ~ ,1g·c>, ],ttPJ' 1ll l'lllt lg 1 llP <> l)P l'Htl<lll ()\'<'1' tc> :\1 r . J~'ttl lPr ,,· lit> l1n~ <'Hr riecl <) ll st1c·<·rs:f1lll ,· fc)r ,tlJ<)tlt fi,·c, , · c\cll''-1 • • ,111cl 1l1r g r rHt 111ajt)1·it)· c>f t l1P 11rP~- <1 1 t 111c-1111l>er shi t), al'<'<)rc1i 11g· t<) i\J r. II ei11 ,,,err . a,·r 1 01· lt n i1l•c1 ,ritlt ' t J 1P <• h 11 r <• l 1, l t 11 cl e r t l 1P 111 i 11 i \ 1 r > · <> f <'ii 11< 1 1· J>H~1 <> l' 'I ltc,1111>s<>11 <>l' l )H~1 <>I' Ii l1 I lc 1 r . ~f1·. t~'11 }l < 1 1' cl<'lllC)ll"(l'Hf1•tl 111:,., H- l>1Jit\ l<> }1H l l< fl l 1 till' \\ 1 <ll'<f Ht 111<' • al'1til'll<><>ll ~<'I'\ ic·c ' , ~<> f11 JJ,, ('()\( ' l'ill ~ • A <:I-llJRCH IIOI"'D~ ( )11 t}lt .1 af(t't'll<HJll ,,f \ttg l Hi ~) , l~J., fj H t•<>llll<:il \,H s 1'<>1'1111' <1 i11 1lit• ()IJi<> . l'<,t ' i11t,·rVit•\\ \\l(lt ,fHll\(•S Ii:. 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