The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1955

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'l 1 l1P c·o1111<·il 111e1t. tl1e el111rel1 ,,·,1~ r e ·oir11it'c 1 cl, ,111<1 rreo111111r11clrcl fo1· f Pllo,,\ hiJ) i11 <) h io ...\ ~'OC'ia tio11 ( )f Rrg·11 lar I~,1 r>– ti. t h11r t he:, al:o tl1P (} A R B. 'rl1e t·o11g·r egatio11 eo11:i ·t .· of a c·o11- see1·a t e cl. ,,·e 11 ta 11~rh t 111e111lJer. ·hip. ~Ir. Do11g lass ,,,.ill lea1/e the p11l1Jit 011 ()rtober :10 ,,·ith tl1e g·ooc1-v\·ill a11cl 11ra~"Pr 8111) port of t hr r 11tirr 111e111l1e1· hiJ). Edil ()J'i(Ll ( "O J]l)}l (;Jlf ll e1'e i · a11 1111a11tho1·izecl ec>111- 111e11t. l)llt for ,,~J1ieh ,,~e are ,villi11v: to talre f ttll 1·e:1)<>11:il)ilit}'": Tl1P R<:>,,. . 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It ,,·c)11lcl b<1 t111rP,t~o11al>Jr tc> ,1c;,~111nP that tJ1p (;r,1c·r I1ar>ti\t c·h11rc·h ,,·otLlcl eo11ti1111P tl1i · fttll . 111>r>ort. ,-111cl it ,,·c)11 lcl l>r <1q11all~.. 1111rC1a 011- ,1l1ll to c1s:11111r that ~Ir. l)o11~lass ,111cl his fa111il,.. c·c)11lc1 li,Te \\'itho11t • • lllt0111f . 'I'l1e 13a1)ti:t ,. "e111i11ar)T of the 13 ible ,,..hiel1 l1a.· herrtofo1·p bee11 icle11tifirtl \\'ith 13apti.·t ~Iid-l\Ii. - . io11 .. , i. · l)eing· i11corporated , an cl ,,·l1ile tl1r eolo1·ed people are 1Jl1y– i11g· tl1e lJ11ilcli11g a11cl 111eeti11g all o,.. e1·heacl expe11 e, the)" clo 110 t ·11 J)– l)o1·t the lire ·to1· 01· mi . io11ar·ie.. Thi. eclitor \,·i. he: to ha,·e a pa1·t eatl1 111011th i11 1ueeti11g thi. ex- 1)e11se of aclmi11i tratio11 a11d all C' l1 t1rehe. a11 d i11di,,. icl 11al. ,,.ho ,,·ill joi11 11. i11 J)1·0,·icli11g a .-alar)" £01· t l1e clireeto1·, are in,·itecl to co11- tac·t Ba1)ti ·t Se1ni11a1')" of the }3ihle. 1:3-!07 Ki11. n1a11 Roacl, le,·ela11cl 20 hio. DR. J. SIDLOW BAXTER r['}1i lllag·azillP l'P('Plltl,· all- ~ 11<>1111<·Pcl tl1,1t I)1·. ,J.. 1 icllo,,· I~axtc 1 r, tl1t 1 <·e}pl1ratecl ~<·otti~l1 J>rPa<·l1Pr– I3il1le rrea<·hp1·. ,,·c>11lcl l)e i11 t>l1ic) ...\ !--ociatio11 fcJr tl1irtt>P11 ,,·pe}<'-;. lJe– ~i1111i11~ al)c)tlt ....\.1>ril 1. 19:--G. E,,.P11 lJPfrJre the 1111blic a1111<)l111ee111e11t ,,·a" 111acle the lJ1·etl11·e11 l1a \'in~ Jea1·11ecl that t1el1 iti11e1r;.1r,· ,,·a i11 • tl1e 111aki11g-- l1acl a1)J)lietl ft>l' J)laee <)11 thP ,c·l1etl11]<1 far l,p,·c>11c1 <>lll' • cl b il it,- to ac<·<J111111 <Jcl at P. • ,,Te 110,,· l1a,·p l<.-tter f1·0111 < :1·,ttP 'I~heological . ·e111 i11ar~· \\T i11 <J11 a fJak . I11c1ia11a. a~ki11g <>llr a~~i t– a11 c ~ i11 tl1eir pffcJrt tc1 J)r<)<·11re tl1e ·elelJ1·it,,. for a fP,, 1 tla,·. . 1)1·. • • .J. ( 1 • \\Thiteo1111) a,· : · •\\ ... p ,trP • 11. i11g l.i~ ,·olt1111e . · }_::xJ)lore 'fhP 11ilJle · i11 011r lcl Te ta111e11t 11r– ,·e,· eo11r P a11cl ha,·e f ot111cl the111 "" 111o~t J1 el1Jf11l . · · PrP,·iot1 I~·. t,,.fJ o he1· theoloe-il'al Pn1i11ariP l1acl ,,·ritte11 11. · fc11· acl,·ic·e relatPcl tc, JllaC: · 011 tl1r .·ebecl11le. The J)t1rr,o~e of thi a1·ti,·l i to !-,tcttP clefi11itel,· tl1at 110 fLllclitir1il.' • cc111 he ,11c1cll to tl1c 10:-0, Oliio scl1ccl1tll. '1,o to,,e r a]l of the lc)– ('a tio11 ,,.hil' 11 l1a,.. ,llreacl ,r a: l<:erl .. for l)r·. Jlaxter ,,yo111c1 1·ec111ire 11ot le8: tl1a11 fi\"P 111011tl1. a11c1 the 111aj]– i11g· of aclclitio11,1l ap1Jlieatio11/ i~ 11sr le:.· . {)eea.-io11all}" :0111p IJPrso11 a.' l{s 11~ ,,·l1ere l)r. I3axt e1· . ta11cl. 011 · tl1i~ ,l11cl that~ org·a11iz,1tio11al J>o.·it io11 . ()fte11 ,,·r fi11cl 0111.. ·el,·e. t111able to a11 :,,·er t hr (1 ll p .·tio11, a · 1) r. l3axt er rate. · a111011g· thP i11telleett1al.· a11cl l1a lea1·11e(l to 111incl 11 i. o,v11 l)11. ·i- 11r. . "\\T P li ·te11ecl to the teat l1er Pal'l1 11ight for al1110. t ,1 ol i l 111011tl1 a11 1 ,rhilP }1r clealt lJolcll,· ,,·itl1 • c1oct1'i11al 111atter. -a11cl i11 exatt li11e ,,·ith tl1e belief. of Reg·11lal' Bapti t. - l1e 111ac1e 110 1ne11tio11. cli– ree;tl,· or i11clirettl,.. <)f orga11izatio11- ctl at.tit,1<.lri . !Jr. ·Baxter i'i a Ba11- ti"t a11cl a <·l1a1111)ic)11 of tl1P faitl1 c,11c·P a11cl for all clrli,·Pr rcl. \\Tl1ile i11 F loricla ,,. ~ 11otecl 111a11~· of the <>11tsta11 lir1g· l~ilJle teaehe1·.· of tl1e '- C' 0 l l l l tr,,. cl1·i,·e 1011 ~!' 111ile: to hea 1· .._ ' I)r. Baxter · · eXJ)lore the I3il)le,' ' a11tl the J) eople of Ohio .. \ .. oeiatio11 ,,·ill l1a ,Te a11 1111 t1. ·11al p1·i,~ilegr ra rl~· i11 tl1e co111i11~r ~ ..ear. ~E.\\T8 X( rrE!4 ( 1 p Ir lJ1·ati11g· t hP T,, 1 e11t~" -F ifth . \ 1111i,re1·:a1·)'" the " 1 t rt1the1·: Bapti ·t Tabr1·11aele 1)11bli l1ecl anc1 cli. tril)– ll tecl a11 att1·aeti,·e lJooklet, ,,itl1 cl tt1·ac:ti ,·p a 1·t eo, 1 e1· a11(l 011e . ·il ,Ter – tcJ11c-1 l)age. 'I'l1e l>oolrlPt c:arriec1 t lie J)ic:tl1res of Re,·. R. ,,... . IIo,,ell. I~e,·. J~r,.. c:e . 1 • :\lal'ti11, thr talJe1'- ~ 11aclr. a11cl othPr IJict111·p,· 1·elatecl tc> the ,Yorl< i11 it.- c111a1·ter c:e11t11r~T <)f 1>1·0~1·e. ~. i11 aclclitio11 to a11 in– tere. ti11~· l1i:to1·ical ·l{etch. The 13etl1e 1 Bapti ·t ..t\. · ociatio11 ,,·ill holcl t}1p Yol111~ I)eOJ)le '. Rall}· i11 tl1e Jlir. t Ba1)t i. t 'l111rrl1. \\.,.c111- :-,r•o11 , ( l1io. F 1 ·ic.la, ·. ()c:tolJe1· :2 "' , ~ 19;- ;). rr11e Re,,. K. L.L Ancll'll.', To- le lo. ( l1io ,, ill l1e t lie ~1)eaker.