The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1954

~----...:T..:......I I.:.::..:::E 01110 INDEPEND~NT BAPTI_S_T__________ December 195! BEi IND THE LINES I~, 1 > I·: \" . 1 l l .. \ l{ l 1 l(. \~ . JI < • I( I ~ ~ 1~: \ ,. 1) nst <) r (., H I, nr) l.. c1 1) t is t ( 1 l 111 r · l 1, l 'cl 11 t C) 11. <) 11 i o DO YOU HAVE HEART TROUBLE? ...\11 Hi l' C)f ()})1 i111i:--;111 Jl P 1' - ,·cltletl 111<1 <1t- 111c>~J)ll(ll'P at tl10 Hllllll<-ll t'tlll\·e11- tit)ll <>f tl1t\ ... \1l 1r1·it•a11 (,c)llrQP t)f ~l trg•t\l)ll~ t}1Ht l'll('('lltl\" ('Oll\Pll(lCl • c:t ... \tl ,111tie ( 1 it~·, Xe,'{ ~J crsr,· . ..t-\ t- c >rtli11g· to tl1t1 rPlPa · 1 cl reJ)C)rt: r·ea 1 t,t'l fo1·r. tl1e g·atl1c:1 r eti c1eleg·ctte. , . ·i– e11tifit rrse,11· )11 i ... 110,,· 1·,~1)icll,· cle– , . ~l<)J)i11g· 11c>,,· ttlcl111iri11P. i11 1·~11ai1·– i11g fa11lt)· clt>feetL· of tJ1e h11111a11 }1 Pel rt. 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' 13ehold I ,~{a . l1a1)e11 i11 i11i 111it)r: a11d i11 si1l cl.icl 111,.. 111otl1e1· c:011<:ei,'e 111e ' L ( J al111 51 : 5) . It f11rtl1e1.. . tate. t}1at the1·e are n1a11,T cle,riC'e. i11 a • 1l1a11' hea1·t (1~1·0. 19 :21 ) ,, .. hi ·h tt111cl to bli11cl t l1e l1ea1 .. t a11 l alie11ate l1i111 throl1g·l1 ig11ora11ce fro1n the , re1·~T life of Clo 1. ( Eph. -± : 1 ) It i.· little ,, 1 011cler tl1at a r111\ e ro111e. 1111011 tl1e 111a11 t l1a t t1·11. t~, i11 111a11 ,111 l 111alce. tl1e fte.·h l1i: ar111 a11cl ,Yho. e heart cle1)art , £1·0111 the Lor :l. < ) 1111'" {ocl lr110\'\T, · t 11 e l111111a11 hea1--t ' ,111c1 l1e .,1,.. , tbat ·the heart i. cle- • reitf11l al)o,·e c:1 11 tl1i11g·. , a11cl cle. pe1·- a tr 1~.. ,,·ir l{ecl , ( fJ r1·. 17 :3 9 ) . Tl1a11lt (;ocl ! Tl1rre is a 1·e111ecl,.. • for 1na11 : l1 ea rt co11clitio11. 1 hri:t i.· tl1e c111·r ! Tl1i.· ;re,1t I>h,... iria11 • 11 a: 11e\.er 1 o. t a 1 at i e11 t. I f yo 1 < 1,3· faitl11)laer tl1 e to11clitio11 of 3ro111 .. 11recl, .. a11cl 8i11-:iclr l1 ec1rt i11 IIi. • t• ,1 r r, Ile ,, 1 ill prrfo1·111 a11 ope1--atio11 i11 '\'"Olll' l1eart t}1at \\ 1 ill lllclltP "\r01l • • a 11 e,,· 11 r1·:011. llrre i: ,t 111iracle c,f 11ra1·t s11rger)' tl1a t tra11. ce11cl.· ,111)'"th i11g· 111eclic-al :cience l1a. cle– ,·c·lope l to late. rrhe \\T 01"(1 of (: ocl tclls ll.' tl1a t ihri ·t i: e\ 1 e11 ctll]e lO gi,re ll8 (I Jl Clt J1 ea rf. ' ...\. 11r ,,T l1ra1·t al. ·o ,,·ill l gi, 1 e ~TOll, a11 l a 11r,,· .·pi1·it ,,Till l 1111t \\ 1 ithi11 , -011 : a11c1 I ,rill t al~e a,,·a,.. tl1r . ._ ~t01l) 1 l1ea1·1 Ollt of ~'"Olll' tir ·h a11cl 1 ,,.. il1 gi , ·r ) · <)lt a 11 11 ea1·t of fl . h' (E zelc. 36 :26 ) . Do 1·011 l1a,,c hea1't trolll)le ,? • "\\"T Oltl cl ) 1 011 lil(e to })l'OC'lll 'e a 11e,,T h ect rt ! ' ' 13le. secl is tl1 e 111a11 tl1at t 1·11. ·t ecl i11 tl1e l..iorcl a11cl ,,·110.·e fJ(>})e t he Lo1· l i. · ' (Je1·. 17 :7 ) 1)t1t ' '11 e that trl1:tetl1 i11 l1i.· o,v11 hea1--t i~ a fool' ( r=>ro . 2 :"'6 ) . POOL your POWER Pray today for MEN'S LEAGUE OF REGULAR BAPTIST CHURCHES Send notice of yoru· meetings BRECKSVILLE, omo BOOK REVIEWS l\I I ~ \-1 I 1 i A 'l' '1'1I E 1 R ~ 1 ~ • I <) ..c\ DH rr11i. boolr b}r T. ~ 1 1 a11ley ~ 1 oltat1, cl , ,.ete1·a11 mj , ·sio11a1·y fro1n l{o1·ea, "l101tlcl be i11 tl1e ha11ds 0£ all 111i•• io11a1·J,.-n1i11clecl people. It cleal~ ,vith the prob1e1n of clo i11g doo1\ ·, c111cl ,,.. hat to clo 11ext. • '( t1 .. e. i placecl 11pon the ne– ce ity £01-- the incleg·enou churcl1 i11 eve1 ..y 1ni. ion field, the en– ti1 ..e p1·ogram having it ba e in the Word. The author cite the Pa11line mi ionar}"" method and tl1e ta11dard of the early chu1·ch pointi11g· out that the time ha come for· a 1·e~toration of the e methocls. Tl1e book i hig·hly valuable in 1·elatio11 to mi io11ary method and p1·oceclure anc1 it teachi11g i e pe– cially neecled in the light of c111·– rent national problem . Van Kampen Pre , Wheato11 Illi11oi $2.50 TH E} DIRE TORY OF THE DE OUT LIFE In tl1i reprint we have tudie by F. B. MEYER covering the fifth, ixth and eventh cl1apter of 1'.Iatthe,'t. The erie of tt1clie ,vill be fo1111d valt1a'ble in ermon build– ino·, each of the t\\rent3r me age being· packecl ,vith i11 t1--11ction in pi1·atio11 eclificatio11 and il– lt1mi11ating· inte1·p1·etation. F. B. lVIeyer ,va a highly gifted teacher a11d hi e1·111on ancl Bible tudie al,vay find a 1·eac13,. 111arket amo11g Bible belie,re1· . The bool{ )a1·1·ie · abot1t 200 l)age attJ"acti,,.el3.,. bot111c1 colo1·ft1l jaclret and i being· cli t1·ibt1ted at $2.00 l)er COP)'" b)· the Bal{e1· Book IIot1 e Gra11cl Ra1)icl 6 l\Iichigan. U IT TI-IE UTTERl\f O T 11101 .. e ab 01·bi11g h1"'i tian 11ovel ha ne,,.er 1·eachecl the de k of thi re,Tiewe1·. LLIE LEE BELL al1thor of ' ' ntil The Day B1·eak ' ' ancl many othe1.. l1cce - ful book , ha llcceedecl in p r e- enti11g anothe1"' book which ca1·rie 1·on1a11ce int1·ig·11e and marital t111faithf11lne in a to1•Jr Which eem to force the reade1-- to con– ti11l1e on to the encl . Unlike man\'" • hri tian l T ovel , the to1"'y i lacl- ._ en ,vith pi1·itl1al ,v-01 ..th throt1g·l1- ot1 t. Ka1·en and Kenneth we1"'e deep– ly in love and that witho11t qt1e ..