The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1955

Tll ENDENT BAP'rJST .J nnuu1 y l 9!i!l = THE WOMEN' VIEWPOINT MAKING YOUR HOME A lVIISSION FIELD ' \I 1, l~l't'\\ 1\, \\·ill ~ t)\\ lllt\cl ~P ll':l<l 11, 111 J>l'cl) t'r rt'lllt lltl)eri11<,. t'~ l't't•i,tll~ t)lll"llti, i()lltll'ir·". llt)t}1 ltt) l llt' :111tl t\)1·ei~11 . · · \ g11t'"' l ~r()\\ 11 t 'C)~( :111tl ll' cl tltt l11tliP"' tlt' tl1rir 111i~"ic>11 - :1r) ,t)(: tt't) tel tltt' 'l l1r()tlt' <)f (~r,1c·e, J)r,l~ 111t. tl1,1t tltl' 111i:sio11n ri f' .. ~ 111i~l1t 11,1, t' 11\«lll) ' (lllt)rs <)f t) l >I)<)r – t1111it)· ~111cl tl1at so111~ 111ig·l1t l1P , ,1 ,·c,<l t 11 ro11gl1 t l10i r l ,l 11<.> rs. 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I ll (;o 11"llere 1r 01( 1lT a1zt .lie to (Jo, Dear Lorcl. · 1~l1t , Lo1·cl, · · 1·ea 011ec1 .L.\g11e:, · I \\Till go ,,-he1·e Yot1 "·a11t 111e to go, b11t clo11 t ,e11d 111e ae1·0... the ocea11 fo r I ·a11 ' t go a11d lea,·e Ill}'" chilcl ren a1 tl l1l1 .. lJa11cl. P er hap.. Ile ,,a11 t . t o ll e 111e 1·ight at l1ome. ()1· 111a, ..bc j 11 .. t 111 ,· faith£ 11 l n e:. · to 111, T cl 11 tie·.; .. .. i · e11011gh .' · ... l)o\·e the ,,·orc.1. of the la:t ,·e1,-. '<: of tl1e h~·n111 e:an1e tl1e : t ill, .·1nall ,·oi('e, · ·Ye ha,Te 11ot e l1ose11 111e , bl1 t I ha\"e cho.·e11 ):011, a ncl or – clai11ed ).,.Oll , that ~ ..e . hol1lcl go a1d bri11g forth f r 11it a11d that vol1r fruit ho11ld 1 .. emai11. . · ·\\T as he 1,eari11g a11s.. f1·11it ? II atl . h e lecl a11}" . 0111. to ('hri:t ? ... ~ the ladie: ro ·e £01· tl1e be11r– d ictio11. ...\.g11e · re:ol,Tecl to ha, 1 e it Oltt ,,-ith tl1e Lord tl1at , ..er·,,. 11igh t . '. "'\\"'"h:·, l\ir . BrO\\"ll , }"Oll look ,,01 ..- ri ecl thi after110011. ·' It "-a the pa tor ' wire peaki11g to 11e1·. ·' Oh. I ·111 all rigl1t. J 11. t cleep i11 tl1ol1aht I gt1e ~. · .- . he reJ)liecl. ...i\11cl thE>11 011 the J)llr of thP n1i11l1te . he :aic1, · · . 'a~-. J\I r . .Jone . ,,·ill : "Oll lJe l)tl. , .. tomo1 ..ro,,· n1or11i11g ? I ' cl lil{e t; co111e o, e1· to } ..OllI' l1ot1~e a11cl talk \\TJth ,·011. •, .. Tl1e 11ext 1nor11ing- after the chilcl1'e11 ,,-e11t to c·}1001. .:\ gne: B1·0,,·11 po11recl 011t the b11rden 011 her heart to he1.. pa to1· ·~ ,,.. ife. · ' ....t:\11d I clo ,, 1 a11 to . er,·e tl1e I,orcl . :\fr"' . ..Jo11P. . lJ11t ,,·hat ca11 I clo ,, ll l.' 11 I ll , \\'<' t <> 1<<'<\l ) ll <>t tse c\11,l (l t> tt ' t o·e t (.lll1 H1ll() ll t?,' }) PC> Jl}P 11111 e l1 ? , • :\ l t><> lc t) f l\ll t l e r s l c111 cli11 t?, s 1>rP,l<l () \ 'P l' ~l r :-L rl () l1 P8 f ,1er. . . I 1{110\\' .it1st 110,v ) "<1ll fePI,' ' s11r s,1i rl , · fo1· I c1111 i11 tl1 t) 8H111r s itl1atio11. lJ11t 1 '11 t ell )rOll ,\·}1,tt ea11 l1r clo11<> a11 cl ,,·l1at I '111 cloi11µ: ,, 1 ith tl1e I"or fl s l1Pl1 >. 1 l c· ,111 l o ,111 tl1i11 g.1 thro11 g·h 1 l11·i-.;t \\ 1 l1i ·h . ti· ,) ll ~ th(l ll tl1 lll (l . ••\\Tl1t:1 11 'ctle · 111e 11 eon1e t o my cl oo r 1 tr~? t o 11e, 1 er fail to gi \ Ft tl1e111 a O' Q 1>el t1·ar t to ·lip i11 th i1· I)Ocl<et a11cl 1·ea 1 ,,·11 11 the\T gc> l10111e. Keep a little tr·act 1·aclc 11ca r )-'"Ollr f ro11t door 0 1' place a pil e of t 1·a ·t., 011 a table 11earb,r ancl bef o1·e the) '" lea,re a~T, · I hav :omethi11g J cl like to gi,re }"Oll. .:.\la11}.. l) ople t ome a, 1{i11g -for f oo l 01· help and the be t help yo11 C:Ollld 1)0 . ibl\" gi, 1 e the1n i ~ t o })Oir1t the11 t o ( 1 l1ri ·t . \\That a jo}T t o a ·tl1all)T lead . 01ne 011e t th e Lor cl . B11t e,Te11 if they clo11 t a·– t'ept I l i1u t he11 vo11 ca11 clai111 t11e .. J)r omi e tl1at lli \"\T ord ,,,ill not r et111 ..11 , ·oid. I p e1\ 011a1lyr lil<e the leaflet (' alled Fo1tr Great Fcict: a11cl Tli1·ee Tli i1ig God Ha.. Done Fo1· [ rs. B1 t ther e are ma11y ~:ood g·o. pe 1 t ract. . A11 l the11 ther e are the ehil– clren i11 ~~01tr 11eighhorhood. Y 011 c·a11 ,,·i11 t hen1 f or the Lorcl. Y otl ·a11 ~ta1·t a Bible l t1l) i11 ,To11r liv- .. i11g r oo1n. .. 1 ome people ha,Te 11i ·e lJa:e1ne11t. a11d p1"ef e1· t o l1a,Te it 111eet ther e . o tba t their· li,ri11g roon1.' \\ 1 ill 1 ot be tracl{ed llp hy the ·hildre11. Bt1t r emember. i11 an~' ta. e. 011r home· . hot1ld belong to t he Lorcl . The 1e . 011.· pl1t 011 t for t 11 e f la1 11el boa1·d ar e o ea ,T a 11cl effecti, 1 e. Di(l ' '"Oll r , 1 er 1,..e ., t hen1 g11e. '? · Xo l)11t 't ally lo\Te. the111 111 ~t111clav ~chool a11cl I cot1ld lear11 .. I gue , , a11 ,,~er ecl Ag11e ,vitb gro,,ing entb 11 ia m . 4 I f ~Tol1 ,,rite to :\Jr ·. Fi11ley, : he ,, .. ill help }"'"OU get li11ed tlp " ~itl1 .·ome fa111iliar Bil1le 1 t orie obj e t le. ·01 bool{ and ehor t1 book . ( 1 li ilrl E i·a;igel i ·,11 I tlt 011t . 01ne g·oocl le: 011 . i11 t heir n1011thly mag– azi11e. a11d tl1e G.A.R.B. ha j11 t 1·ece11tl~... :tar ted pt1bli. hi11g a erie. of le. ·. 011. · fo r ·hildren .. meeti11Q:-. --11t itled lzr i t -Ce11 t erecl Cli1·z_ cl retz · Prograni . 1,..·ing the. e le. - S()Il. 3T0l1 ca11 p la !l ~ro11r 0"Tll f 1· 0- gr an1 of . 011g. object l e. on:. a11 cl / tl lP ll 11 ) st() l'\~. ()}1 it's S ll('ll H • J)ri\·il ge tc) t r ll the losJ) 1 t<>: <)1r1e ehi}clre11 ,, 1 }1 0 pPrhclpS 11 P\rc> r go to ~"'C1111 c.la ,.. ~ .. ehool . . . '~ I311t 10,,· ·a11 I get tl1e:r c·h1l– tlre11 t oget l1er ? ' a l<r 1 1\ g11 r.· . ' f'J ti. t. O'(lt tl1e 11a111ex of the c- hil– cl1~p1i of \'"Ollr 11eittl1lJ01·hoocl ('OV- .. ' ' r1·i11g t ,vo or~ three l)loel{. a11cl t}1 (l11 :r11cl the1n all a11 attracti, 1 in– vitatio11 011 a po. t ca1·c1 t lling the.1n tin1e of n1eeti11g and place eaeh \\1 el<. Yol1r c111b sho1 ld 1neet right aft e1· . chool. .t\ 11d yol1r .. all)r can t e 11 all her fri e11d. in . chool abo1 t the 11e\·~.r 11ib t oo. A11other opportt111it .v that yo11 111ig·ht ·011 id r i a hobb·v·· cll1h for .. t ee11-age girls. I l{IlO\V , roll can t l o bot11 the e t hi11g A'"'g11e , bl1 t ,v hile we 'r e talkinO' I 11 t e 11 }TOll abo11t the l1obbv clt1b I had 011 e " J.. ar f or girl. . The~y· ·ame to 1ny l1ome right after ehool 011e after- 110011 a ,,Teek. I ,va. r eady for .. then1 "Tith on1e ki11d of ha11d craft. I l1ad rl1bber n1old. f or· riptt11 .. e 1)lac111e and o I 1nacl e many of them a11cl the girl ·01lld l)i ·k the 011e. the~'" ,, 1 a11t ecl a11cl paint the111 ,vit.h t empo1"a water· color . and tl1e11 o·la ze them ' '"ith ·lear lacc111er or f ig·11ri11e glaze. Ther e are lot of other iuter e. ting acti,"itie. .·11c h a maki11g j e,velrJT leather ,,To1·k pai11ting 011 gla a11d china : etr. Yol1 mig:ht e1 d f or a ·atalog from :01ne c1·aft . t or e if ),.Oll do11 t ha,re 011e i11 to,, 1 11. IIer e . t he addre · of 011e ,,..her e I ha,Te gotte11 <1l1ite a fe ,v thi11 : Gztilclcra f t C1o. 1305 Il ertel .rl1:e., B ztff alo. _ T. }T. The1"e ar e other Q'ood craft to1·e in ' '1 le,Teland. Toledo and all the citie i11 Ohio I m 11re. ft er "Te wo1;ked 011 the hand cr·aft a ,,·hile the ai1·l. laicl do,,·11 their ,,cYo rl{ a11d I ga,~e them a. hort le 011 £1·0111 tl1e Bible a11cl the11 ,, ..e gathe1·ecl arou11cl the piano a11 cl a11 g a f e,,· hym11. a 11cl di mi. ec1 ,vith pra~'"e1·. 'P io,1eer Girl · i " a ,,.,011clerf11l orga11ization t o 1·each gi1·l too. Jt i · patte1 ..11ed after Girl ... col1t but i.· di tinctivel\T l1ri tia11 ancl .. thl'OllQ,'h it gi1·l ar led t o a a, 1 in2' l{110,, 1 leclge of l1ri~ t. 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