The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1954

TIIE 01-IIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST December 1954 :__~~~~~~~~~~~-=~~~~- -~~~--~~~----~ - FROM THE WOMEN'S VIEWPOIN'l 1 }~, l'll l)t'fl)l'l"' rr l1c111ltsgi.,·i11g t11r- l\.l1\ ,, cl" ,111 rc1tr11 ,111tl tl1e: llig· • f<t111il~· 11l,1ttPr 11t1t b,1elt 111) 011 tl1( l1ip:l1 sl1l~lf i11 tlll) e1111boc1rcl, t 11() st()l't) ,, i11ti<>,,·R ,,·ere glittcri11g ,,·itl1 '1l11·ist111as ti11~el a11c.l c:1li,·e ,,·itl1 111eel1a11ieal fig·111'E\. of ._'1,111ta tllltl l1is ti11,.. elf. . ,l1ildrf11 . ta11d • i11 1·c11)t ac.l111i1·atio11 ,,Titl1 tl1ei1· llOS<:'S })l'<? ed aga i11~ t tl1e ,,Ti11clo,,r 1),111r , ,,·atel1i11g- t h a t jolly 111 cl1,111ic,1l 111a11 11od ,t11d 111ile fro111 left to 1·ig·ht. IIo,,· doe thi, effect 0111· hri. - t ia11 l10111e. ! \\ hat ho11lcl ,,·e ih1"i - tia11 111otl1e1· do abot1t it an1011g Ollr t l1il l1·e11 ? Tl1at i. i11c1"'ea. i11gly be- 0n1i11g· a mt1ch-a lted fJ.tle ·tion a the e1111)ha i of the ea on \\ 1 ing· 11101·e a11d 1nore to,, 1 arcl .._ anta. •'hol1ld "·e lJe ,,Te1)t alo11g· ,, 1 ith tl1t' re t ? The la t pa1·t of a Bible ve1· e ran1e to my mi11cl a I po11de1"ecl 011 thi ql1e tion. olo ·ia11 1 :1 b aJ~ , '-tha t i11 all thing he 111ight ha, 1 e the pree111i11e11ce. ' I)1·ee1ni11ence i11 .L LL thi11g i11 ,\·ork, i11 pla,T, i11 l1ome life eve11 in l11"'i tma ! f COlll" e in 11ri. t111a ! For ,, 1 ho. e birthcla)r i it :· Do ,ve hono1-- ,J ob11 if it'· Tom bi1"thda,r ? f COllI' 11ot. .. "\\.,. e ho1101~ the 011e ,vho. e birthclay i. bei11g celebratecl. v\ 7 e n1othe1·. h,1,"e the ocl-g·ive11 ta l{ of teach– i11g Ollr chilcl1"'en to give hri t the p1--een1i11e11ce- the fir ·t place i11 thei1· hea1--t. and love ·. We 1,nday chool teacher· l1a, 7 e the . ame jol) to acco111pli h. 1 hil(lren a1·e . l11--ely little 1nimic. . The} 1 clo ,,·hat the) 1 ee yOll do. I f YOll are bono1--i11g the Lord completely in }Tot1r life it i a lot ea ier to teach them to ho1101" Hi111 with fir t l)lace. ••a11ta lli. 11ame i. on the Ii p. · of . r11001 teacl1er. 011 bill board. i11 . tor} 1 book. 1nag:azi11e , a11cl 11rw paper.· . ~'1 ·ramble the let– t er . aro11ncl a11c1 ) 1 0ll ,,,ill get– ~ ·-a-t-a-11. I . 11 t that a ci o i 11c i - tlence ? 111 l1ome · of tl1e t111. a,Tec1 111an)~ childre11 hea1-- that na1ne l>ut 11ot the 11a1ne of hri t. There are 0111e ,, 7 011cle1--ft1l ,?er e · 011 t l1e 11ame of J e t1 . ~ A11d thou halt cull hi 11ame J e u · £01-. he hall :a,ye hi people fro1n their ·:i11.· ' ~fatthe,,T 1 :21. ' - a11cl hi: 11a111e ~l .aJl l1e <'allecl \V 011cle1·f11l, ( 1 01111- :p ]lor, The 111igbtJr ({ocl, rr1 r e,,.e1·la ti11g }.,ather Tl1e J->1·i11 ·e A CHRISTIAN CHRISTMAS (){' }l rHC'<' ', l s<1ic1]1 ~) :61>. 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(ialt, pa:tor of tl1e Fir,·t Bapti. t th111·cl1 of HJ)e11ce1\ ( hio ,,,a th g11e t . 1Jeal{– rr. 11si11g J ol111 1 :14 a. l1i: text. rl l1e 11ext 111rPt i11g ,,·ill be helcl i11 tl1e Hrcon<l BaJ)ti ·t 1 h111·rh of ( ' ,t1111Jriclg·e l)hio, .J ,111l1ar)y .... 0 10-- .1.. ~ , ;J J. BULLETIN The R,ev. },fax E. Tucke1" pa tor of the Fir t Bapti t l111rcl1, par– ta11 b11rg Pe11n 3rl, 1 ania ha ac– cepted call to alvary Bapti t ihurch, a11dl1 lt}"' Ol1io t1cceecl– i11g· the Rev. "\\r illiam Ft1 co.