The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1955

BE WOMEN' VIEWPOINT FOUR THOUSA.ND MILES ON A PASTOR'S BUDGET I l it l tl l',l J,,l , ll), ,,t'tl ()\tr fnn11l: tf t is l),1, · 11\)lltll \ \ l\}1 ,l l't'Hl tl'PHt :1 11 c ,, l ,,·n 111 1 <) 1),l"" ")111e <Jl' t l,,, l 1 ........ lU.~ ()11 t l) : · ()\\. ·r r11), cl l'l' '-.()1'{ , 1 , 1 , , 1 , I l ,, r n t i < 11-.... : •() l l 1, 11 , l,,·. 'I' l 1 l': • 1· , '<)11 e tl1il1g' f'tlll, , lil,t' 1<) cl< , t·1·ill t' . 'J 11, : j 1, t \ 11 n11 't , ' l' l ll t<) l~<'t'I) tlll' l ll t o t llt'lll , t' i' l ' " 1 ~ l) l , 111)llll' l' I'll i L' I cl\l' tt) t<}ll ,tlll of , t)llll' t)f 011r • l ' l) l l'lt'lll l .... I t ,111 stclrt ccl to 111<1t erinlizc, l1c1el\c i11 tl11' l~'al l ,rl1r 11 cl l l' tter t·c1111' i11 - ,-iti11g· 111:· 1111, l)cllld f 1· ~11'tial 111 t ti1l~· 111 l"'> l'c1tle11t 11. }, lo1·itlc1. ' l, l1r l .,ortl tl t' fi11c1tel~- Ol) 1 cd lll) t l1) tl t 1· of l)1111t)r t1111 it ~ .. a11cl sc 1>l,l11 g·t)t 1111d ' r ,,·c1,·. I t ,,·a. a1·ra11ge<.l • tl1clt ,,." ,111 ,,·ot1lcl g:o- tl1at i , t l1e \°',11 le f c1111i l , . . t 11r ee l1ild1·e11. 111otl1- • t l', a11tl lc1cld, ·. l '11 11ot t ell , .. oll . .. oi eel ·11 tl1r11 ill t l1e 1·0,1cl b11t of . 0111e of t lie l1i2.·l1 11oi11 t ... of l)le~., i11g· . l h how ~"eet it i. to ha, ·(_) a li,·ing I l .. a, ·e11l,· Fatl1er ,,·1 0 i i1 t er cstecl • irt , ·e1·,.. 1110·\'·e of IIi , c hilt1re11 ! • l) oe.;;11 ·t it t l1r ill ,·011 to t l1inlt of • tl1at I ,,... heacl cl . 011tl1 t l1r o11gl1 Ol1io fo111· cla,· l)efo1·e 'l11·i tn1a: bet,·r ee11 • fic·ltl ,,·hite ,vitl1 a thi11 bla11lcet of ""110,,· a 1)e1·f ect etti11p: fo1· '1 hri t- 111a " ·eel~. .4\. : ,,·e pe11et r atecl f11r– t !1.)r a11cl f11rt l1er i11to l ,.. e11t11cl{,. the • , 110,,· got thin11e1" , 1111t il fi11all)· 0111)'" lter e a11cl tl1e1·e 011e co11l cl fi11cl a t i11v ._ pat ·h of ,,·l1ite. a11cl t hen 11011e at all. ~.\ 110011 ti111e cl1·e,\· 11ea1· a11cl ap1 e- 11te-., g1·ew, we got l1111e;h 1·eacl}· . Xo, ,,· clicl11 't ~top at a r e "t,1111·a11t. "\"\Te got 011t lJ1--ead a11cl ,·ariot1 · t l1i11g: G 111al{e ~a11d,,Tiel1e."' a · ,,·e c11·0,,.e ,1lo11g-. Fi,Te J)eople tau ha, ·e a gooc1 l1111 cl1 at '"'O little ex1)e11. e if it i pla1111ecl that ,,·a~·. The fi1-... t u ig11t , \·e ta~·ecl ,,·i t l1 1"clati,·e in Bo,,ling ~ree11. Ke11t11 ·l~~·. "\"\Tl1at a jo~ .. to l, ~ ,,·itl1 lo,·ecl one . to f ello,, h i1) ,,· ith t l1e1u aro1111cl the long cl i11i11g l'()Oin ta lJle. enjo}· i11g· cou11t1·)· ha111 , f 1·iecl cl1icl{e11. hot lJi. c11it. a11cl 111a1~· otl1er clelieio11~ tbi11g ! ... To ,,;011cle1· tl1e . ' 011th i fa111ot1 fo1" it · --1li11ar~· a1·t . I~ef o1' e tarti11g 011 j tl t l1e 111or11i11u·. ,,·r gatl1 r e<.l arot111cl t 11e 1)ia110 a11cl ang carol. a11cl " 1 -! of I rai r to 0111-- ,,·011clerft1l JJu1·d. I t t ool( 111e lJaCl{. t o tl1 e , 111n 111e1' ,·eni11g', ,,.he11 ,,·e ll eel to i,it t l1e1·e 011 tha Ke11t11cl~\" f c11·n1 • ,, ·hilclre11. "\\~e ,,·ot1lcl all g·at her c11 tl1e ,,· icl e £1·011 l)Or ch i11 tl1e l 1 lr a11 1 i11£?· 011e l1,·1n11 after a11- .. cL1 e1· a11cl tl1e 111eloclir" ,, <Jt1lcl float fa r ot1t o,·er the fl at a11cl f ertile field . .\ltl tl> <ll l l' el1ilclrt' ll 111is:,.:r ll C> ll C' \ rt•l\}, t)f '°\<11ltl<> l ,t f t t' l' 1}1e }1<> li clH\"- • t ht ,\ "cl \\ ll ltll l ~ t'< llt t'H 1l<) ll cll f ]1111 g·" ,1],l ll !.! t ht' ,, n, ,vl1i <· l1 th e, ,, ill 11 <' ' <1 1' . ' i't> l'g'<'1 : Jl ,llllllltlt l1 ( 1 cl\r(' , l1i11 ·0111 's l,ir1111)l,1c·l' , Htp, <' tl 1 1 ,o~ l t> r 's · · ( lcl l \l' l l t 11c·1,,· I [c>111<1 ·' ,rl1erP Itl flll\" . ' f cl ll l{)llS '-,(l ll g'I \\ l' l' C' \\' l'it t 11, '\.. clri C)l l"i ~ t H t <' c • ,l 1) it <) 1~, ,· P i 11 s o f i 1• o 11 o 1· e i 11 11 ir111 i11g11 ,1 111, ...\ lal),t 111c1 . S 11,,· a 1111ee I~i,·t' l' , a11 cl otl1er:. Ilo,,· 11111cl1 l1Ptt c1· tl1a11 st11cl)·i11 g· c:1 l)ig thi el{ g·L'<lg· ra ]) 11~'" bool{- c111cl 11101· i1111 r e.·- i,·e too. 1,11c1 t 11i~l1t ,v·c ,,·e1·e 1"'0:r·alls·· r1 ter1ai11ecl at tl1e lo,·el,.. 1101110 of ' 111.'· a1111 t i1 I~ ir111i11gl1a111. (It \ cl1 r c11 P l' to s t cl )' ,,·itl1 1·elative. ,,~11e11 1 r a,·elli11g ! . ) I t ,,·a a 1·eal plea ·t1re t o 1·e11e\\' olcl t ie ,,·ith cl ea1· 011e ,rl10111 \\"e l1acl 11ot . een f o1· )..ear . a11(1 ,,·ho l1acl 11e, ·e1· . ee11 Olll"' chil– c11·e11. 011 1 l11·i. t111a , claJT ,,-e " ~e1'e l1ea li11g t l1r ol1gl1 Floricla. It ,,,,a · }1[lr Ll to 1·ealize it ,,·a.· 1·eall~V" h1·i. t- .. 1~1a.· no 110,,·. 110 i11, ·ig01·ati11g colll , r incl . I11 f act, Ol11' "i11ter coat ,, l)1·e l)llt i11 t l1e t r l11 k of tl1e car to l)e fo1·gottc1 1111til ,,·e g·ot aln10 t l1 01ne. Ile1·e a11cl t l1e1·e ,,·er e hri t– n1a. t1·ee , 1· lig·l1t a11d all alo11g t l1e r oacl ,,·er·e . t a11d ,·ritl1 h11ge ig.11 FIRE\\TORKS F R 1 ALE - an olc1 01tthe1·11 c11. t on1. \\ 1 e 1,11rc:ha. eel a f e,,. . 1 arl{le1"' . a11cl fi1--e t 1·aclie1· , j l1: t fo1· f1111. "\\.,.hat a th1·ill ' '"C hacl at Rainbo,v ._ '1 1)ri11g. - a ve1'ital)le ,Yoncl erlancl 1111cl er wate1 ... 1\ , ""e . at in tl1e lJot to1n of a l)oat a11cl lool{ed Ollt throt1o·h I ortl1ole. i11 t he ~ itle , ,,..e " ·atcl1ec1 ocl · · . ee1·et l1c111tli,,To1·k t111fol l-fi h of a 1 1 colo1·: ancl : ize. -.,,i111111ing i11 t l'JT tal clear . I)1--i11g ,,ate1· . o clea1-– t l1at t he a11cl)-.. lJott on1 fift )T feet iJelo,,.. lool{ecl lil(e .·110\\T'\" hi] 1 : icl e . • I 111t1. t te 11 "·011 of the l)ea11t ie. i11 - 1Le S1111ke11 (.}ar cl e11· of > 1 t . P eter . - l1t1rg. \\Te " ·a11c1e1"'e l tl1r o11o·l1 tl1e ,,·i11cli11g l)at l1·, cool a11cl cla1111 f rom the 111a11s .. t1·01)ieal 1)la11t · 011 e, ·er}'" . :cle . The1--e ,,·er e 1)aln1. of all l{i11cl . , l)1·illia11t I)Oin. ettia. t o,v·e1·– j11g fa r aboy·e 0111-- l1eacl ·, lJa1nboo , ba1 a11a. , cac:ti. a11cl 111a11)T othe1· · t oo . t 1·a11ge a11cl n t11ne1·ot1 t o 1·e- 111 en1lJe1· l))~ 11a111e. 13)" t he ,,a}T, ther e ,va a lo, ·el~" g·1'a . )" IJlace i11 t l1e ce11te1· of all that ,,~he1·e 111an)" \reclcli11g- l1a,re t alre11 place f r amecl , ritl1 1n~"riacl l)lo. 0111 a11cl t 1·opical ~:ra11cl el11·. "\"\..,.hat a etting £01· ._ 11c:l1 ,1 1·oma1 tic e, ,. 11t. I>e}i · c:111 e11te1-- tai11ecl tl1e ·l1ilclre11 011 t he pie1· at Rt . P et e1'. l)llr o·- fi~·- / i11 g <>, Pr tl1 r ,,a1 <1 r a11 cl : 11clclc11l v· • • J)l1111g111g cl c) \\ 11 fl>r t}1 c> ir fi s l1 . 'l,}1 <1 \" ci l (' 1' C1 fll})" ~ ll ' ('(l~~ ftll fi',li P l'll1 P ll. . ( 1 hri~t111 ,1~ cli1111 Pr ,,·a. C1 c-t tP 11 ,it CJ111· cl rsti11atio11 i11 l~ra<l 11to11 • 1 'l oric1a, i 11 t }1 r l10111r. of t l1 e J1c1 ·tor c111cl 11is ,,·ifP of I>al111 \ ie,,, JJa11tist 1 h t11--cl1. "\\Tc rejoiC' r cl i11 <; cl' care a ll al o11Q: tl1r ,,·a~· a11 cl i11 t he joJ" of £ello,, .. ·hip ,,ith clear l11·i tia11 friP11 1... F or O\'er a ,veel< ,,,.e li, 1 ccl ,,·itl1 tl1e111-,vorl{i110· to- ~ g·Pt her. 1)la3ri11g t ogetl1 e1· ~ r eacli11g- (}ocl , "\"\Tord t ogether, a11cl co11cl11ct– i ~1g ·e1·,·ic t op:etl1 e1·. A 11e,v· fi eld of oppo1 ..t1111itJ... ,°\a: 1)r e: e11tecl t o 1 L, - tl1e 11eglectecl. 1)001~ cla of Flor"ida . Tl1e , 111all cha1)el ,·ra ot1t or~ a little a11cl,.. 1 ..oacl a11cl at ' : r.> r,.. ice ti111e tl1e . tation " ·ago11 1Jt1.· ca111e loacl ecl ,, .. ith poor me11 wo111en a11cl chilc11·e11 l11111gr)'" for ocl "\\T 01·d. It " ·a a fa111il,,.. affai1·- • 1Jr eachi11g, chall< cl1"a,vi11g, a11d pecial 1n11 ic. We 111acle n1a11, .. ' 11e,,· f1"ien l . a11cl lea1·necl to lo, ..e t 110. e 11001-- 11eecly 1)eo1)le. \\Thile " ·e ,,·atched 011r ehildre11 1:; la)..ing a11cl wimming· i11 tl1e bl11e l}11lf wate1~ in the after110011, it ,,.. a harcl to imagi11e ther e n1ight '- 1) e . 1 0,, in the air i11 l1io ! W e felt o fa1.. a,,Ta, .. a we l)a. l{ecl in '" t 1 1 e t1n ancl ate fre h t on1atoe a11cl ll' t tl1ce picl~ecl in the gar·c1e11 a11c1 . 11ippecl 01~a11ge ~ a11d g1·a1)efr t1it f 10111 the g1·0, re, . The Lo1'cl wa g1 ..ac:iol1. t o let lls t o1) 011 the ,, ...aJ" l1on1e i11 \\T il1ni11g·– t o11, -'- ...01·th a1·oli11a ,,·her e " 'e :fi1-.. t l l1i1 i. t e1-- rcl fift ee11 }·ear. ag·o. \"\"Te l1ac1 t l1e f eeli11g· of Rip \.,.a11 \\Ti11l{le 28 ,,·e c11·0, ..e lJ)"' tl1e chal)e 1 Ke1111 th l tel1)ec1 t o l)11ild a11 c1 t op1)ecl t o chat ,,·itl1 follc ,,..e l1ac1 n ot l1eard from i11 all t l10 e \'"eaI\ '. 1Ia11,,,. olcl f1--ie11cl ., ' t .11ne t o t he pr--a}rer . e1·,·ice i11 t o,v11 tl1at "\"\Teclne cla)... 11igl1t to hecll' a 1.l ible 111e. ·age g1, .. e11 lJ)" l(e1111eth ('41 (1 t o 1·e11e,,· olcl a c111aiuta11ees. -\\Te dro, ·e 01lt t o ( 1 a1·oli11a Beach t o ~ef t he l1a ,roe pla)·ecl bJ"' hl11·rica11e Ilazel. ~..\ we a,,.. 111a11,· 11011 e • to1111)let e l)" blo,,·11 cl ,,·a~,. a11d 111an~., t t1 1·11ecl on tl1ei1· . i l e 01· ,,·e1)t c1 c~a i11 ·t otl1e1-. '. ,,·e 1·ealizecl a11e,,· the gr eat l)OW r of Ol11· i ocl. It 1·en1i11 lecl 111e of Hel)1·e,,.... 1( ::31 · · 1 t i a f r c:11·£111 tl1i11g· to fall i11to t l1e ha11c1. of tl1e li,Ti11g (iocl . ·' ,,·e cl1 ..o,·e i11to "\\Ta l1i11gto11