The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1955

(.) 111() IND~l i.~N DENT BA P1' IST~--~~--------·J_ar_1 t~•~a1=-=-·y~~1~0~55 'fHE H N ED OUTLOOK OF A CHANGED LIFE \ \ \ I . l I . I ).\ \ . l I~; s, 1:...h 1 \' . '[ ' () I(' I I ' I ,. ( ' I ' ( 1 ( J l 1 ( I} , h II s :... 2, () " ; () I 11 • - ( , () l'. ,> :17 \\' t' l'('illl: ··'r11 •. l,r()l't' i r :l11\ lllclll ll f' ti\ • • l 1}111,1. llt' ..... a Ill'\\ t'l'l'Htltl't' (<j 1'l'Hlttl11 ) ; ol<l tltillU :--. ,ll't' l'Hss<'l1 cl\\cl.\. lJp}10l({ all t 11 i l l - s ( l l' "\ l 1(' l' () 111 (.' l l l \ \ \ . • • ~ llell i11 lPPCl 1, t )1p l'\. ll<'l'lPll('t' ()f tll()s ,,11() 11,1,·t· l'l' .... ll'll tllt'ir i'c1itl1 111 tilt , \'111~ lllt l'lt, Llf tl1t' 8t)ll of ( 1 () t l . ' ' J l () 11{ l \. (' lJ(' l' 11 1) l) l' l l cl g ( l i 11 , Hll l l1a, l' l,ll<l\\~ll tll< jtl) 111,lt COlllC'~ t) 1] ,, ,,·} <)"t' ,i11, llH\ P lJ t'('ll f<)r- ~ i, 11 . ·111 <I ,, It<) 11,1, l ' l)et}11 111c1cl }lartal,t , < f tlll' l)i,·i11e 11at11rP. 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' • I t i. l1ar l i11cl recl fo1· a11 1111. ave 1 J) r r . 011 to 1111cl r r:ta11 l tl1e blr. :ccl- 11e. of thP ( l1ri."tia11 life, fo1· it ,'er111s to hi. 1)e1·,re1·tetl tl1i11lci11g· a . ort of 1{illjoy tl1at ,,·olllcl de1)1•i\ 1 e l1i111 of n10. t of hi. plea 11re . ...\ c0rtai11 i11di,·icl11al aicl to the ,,·1,iter , 01ne time a~o : ' I ca11 t . ee ,,That e11j 0)'"111e11 t ~v·o11 g·et 011t of life. Y 011 clo 11ot dri11lt 01 .. . 111ol<e or cla11ce 01-- g·a111l)le or pla~T ca1·<l. 01-- e:o to the tl1eate1-- or i11cl11lge i11 a11)'" of the thi11g I de1--ive plea 11re fro111. "\Vhat i. there i11 life f o1 .. ~·011 a11y ,,aJ'"? I could not ex– l)lai11 to tl1e 1)001· bli11d ma11 with l1i · low . ta11c1ard of joy the ble ed, 1)1--ecio11. thi11g ~ that 1J1·i11g joy t o the hea1"' t of the h1--i tian for, the, r ~ " ·er e fooli ·h11e. 1111to l1im. I co11lcl 0111,, feel , orr,.. fo1-- hin1 a11d ~ ~ 11ra)... f 01· l1i111. "\"\That he 11eedecl ,,..a a cl1a110'e of , ,ie·\,poi11t - tl1at ,,a all. Tl1e . t or}'" i tolc1 of an old frog· li,.. i11g at the l)otto1n of a ,,·ell ,vl10, eha11ci110' to loolc 11p 011e la3r e piecl a little bi1 ..c.1 11e1·ch ec1 11pon the lJ1·a11cl1 of a tree alJo,re t]1e ,,..e 11, . i11iri11g a,vay at :11ch a g·1--eat 1·ate it . ee111ed 111. little t]11--oat ,,,0111<1 1)111·-. t. i \"\rl1at a1·e ~ .. 011 . i11gi11g· , ..our fool l1ea(l off that ,,ay £01·?' . ~ r oalcecl tl1e olc1 f1·og. I do11 t . ee a11 )'"tl1i11g to . i11g abo11t. • ... To ,,·arl)lecl the little l)ir 1. b11t if :rro11 ,,·e1·e 11p 11 e1·e ,,~ l1er·e I an1, a11cl co11lcl e t l1e tl1i11g\ that I . ·ee. 1"011 ,,011lcl . 0011 . ee .·on1ethi11g to • . i11g: abo11t. .4 \ 11cl that i. tr11e of t lie " "01~1a. The,T 11eecl to r--each a higher alti- • t11cle, · · "\\,..l1r1·e tl1e air i 1)11re ethe– r eal, Lacle11 ,vitl1 the l)1~eath of flower . i11 orcle1' to e(l a11c1 al)J1r eciat e t l1e tl1ing-.· tl1a ~i,·e })lea. t11· t o the heart. of the reclee111ecl. I 11 ·teacl of c1e:t1·o)'"i11g the i11cli- ,·icl t1al ca1)ae it}... for 11jo)r111e11t / ,, lie11 l1 c' IJP<'<>111cs a ( ' hri s t i,111, it i111tll<'clSl\1',tl>l\ itl<'J'PH.'C'S it HIJC} • gi, P~ 111111 a 111\tc·l1 l>l'<>H<l ' 1' J> ·r- SJl P<'l i\'C. !I P .ec>s tl1<> c·rPati,..e )1a11cl <>f ,l l<i11cl lc>, 1 i11g· l lPc1,·r11l~· I~'a t ll c1· i11 r , rr)"tl1i11g ,1l)<>11t l1i111 ,t11cl llehc>lcl .· 1><Jcttt1i<'s l1i s llli11clP<l . i11f't1 l r,·cs l1ncl 11 e1vc r se>P11 bef'or <1. • l Ie1 is 11ot lil<r t]1 e ~tolicl 1111i111ag-i- 11 c1 ti,· I>ct c r l1rll i11 \ \rc)rc l,\·ort l1 <;; poe111 of t h,1 t 11a 111 of '" 11<)111 it ,,·as :ai(l: .L\. pri1111·ose bJ'" the ri, 1 r r .· b1·im .c\ }rello,,,. 11·i111ro. e ,,·a. to hi111 ~ ..t\ 11c1 it ,v·a: 11othi110· 111ore ~ ' l"11t hi. p e1~ce1)ti,Te fa ·11ltie. l1ave l1ee11 i11crea ed a11cl . a11etifiecl, anrl lie ha a n11tcl1 g1--eater appre iatio11 of the l)eal1tif11l a11cl the e. thetic tl1a11 he e,·er l1ad b for e. Ther e a1--e 1·0.·ier ti11t to th e bea1u. of the 1·i:i11g . 1111 a11cl it . et. ,,,ith a 1·11 l lie1~ glo,,... Tl1e n10011 . hi11e ,,,i th a ofte1· light a11d e,,.e1--,,. tar ha. a mer1-- ier .. t,,li11l{le. The 111ol111tai11. . een1 111or 111aj e~ tic a11c1 tl1e valle}'" more , ·e1, la11t. The tree are ga1 ..becl i11 lovelie1-- green a11c1 the flo,,Ter are a1·rayed i11 111ore exc1ui ite color~ ancl dirft1 e a ,veeter f1·agrancr. Ther e are cheerie1" 11ote.· in the 011g. of the bi1--cl . Tl1e1 ..e i. 11111- ·ic i11 the patte1 .. of tl1 e 1·ai11drop l1po11 the g'rot111c1 i11 the n111rm11r of the l)roolr i11 t l1e 1Jla h of the ,,·at erfall i11 the 1·11 tle of tl1e lea,"e til'l'ecl by the ge11tle zepl1:rl"' . h, life i11cleecl wea1'. a diffe1 .. (l11t fare ,,Tl1e11 h1'i t ·0111e. i11to the heart to a1)ide, ancl all t l1i11g. are i11- , ..e:tecl " 1 ith 11e,v i11te1·e t beauty a11c1 cha1'm. IIea,Te11 alJove i ·oft r l)l11e, Eartl1 be11eatl1 a . ' '"eet e1, green ; ).. to1nethill0' li, 1 e i11 e,·erJ... h11e 1 l11·i tle:. e, ..e · l1a·r·e 11e, ,.e1~ ee11. ~ Bi1,d ·y,ith ~:la 1 ler' .. 0112- o er- flo"'" ~ Flo,,"eI'. " ·ith cl ee11e1' l'ea11tie . hi11e ~ 1 i11ce I lc110,,'" a,· 110,,~ I 1{110,,·. I am Hi. a11cl I l e i 111i11e. ',