The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1955

_A-=-p_ri_l _1_9_55____________ THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST P age Eleven ----~~~~~~~~~~~~::E..::.._.:==.:::...:....::.~ Should Baptist Pastor's J oin Social Security? ?\ I a11y J)a. ·to1·R a1-- lool, i11g· i11to th e ()lcl .l\..g·e a1c1 .. 11 1·, ,i, 1 0 1' H I11- . 11ra11c y . te1n. . \\ e Bc1pti t ca11 l)e t l1a1 l<fl1l that the law i11cl t1 l e. 1ni11i~ te r . on a voll111ta1;3, a 11d • elf-e1nploy1nent ba i . F o1-- 1110 t t.hat ~ 1 ill 1·emove tl1e obj ectio11 that it i11vol,re 1111- io11 of chl1r cl1 a 11cl t at . The min– i ·t er e 11ter . · t l1e sy. t 1n as a11 .r\ 111e1·ican ·iti%e11, ,; 1 it l1011t 1"'efer – e11re t o hi.. eh l11~c11 . We ' <l1111ot cli. 1 11. a ll the 1;ami– f i cati o11 of tl1e la,,r. I11ter e t ed pru tor · n1a3, go to t heir 11ear est " ocial " ecl1rity of f i e a 11 1 o'et a fo lder , ' ~ ociai > e 'llri t}' F or O Ier– g·yme11 ' a .11cl a g·e11e1·al l)oolclet Y ol11· ._ o ·ial ~ee11rity. ' 'I'he. e , ,·ill rxpla j11 all tha t ,1 1na11 11ee(l s to 1<J10,,r t o e11t e1· th . y. tem. Ot1r r111e:ti o11 i. ,vl1ether it i. l11·i. ·tia11 to join. 1rol1t1itary 01ily Orze 1Vay rr}1e f i1· ·t OlJje ,t io11 111a3r COlllC ,,,he11 t he 111i11i.1ter fi11ds t l1 at thr ,yo]lt11 tari11e "S of t lie la,,, i. 11 ot a t , \T0- '\"\ 1 ay . ·t1,eet. Ile is f i·ee to e11- te1· b11t n ot f r·ee to ,,.rithcl1·a,v. P1·e. - e111t c1ay pa, ·toi·: }1a, 1 e ll11t il April 15, 1957 to clec: icl e t l1011g·h it i , ,,·ise to l)eg·i11 the p roce. 1.; soo11e1· if t l1c.1y ,,ta11 t to j oi11 . .J f e1 e1 ter– i11g· t ]1p 111 i11i. t r.)' 11c1, 1 e t\\ 1 0 yrar8 11 1 ,,,J1ic}1 to 111al<r llJ) t h (.1 j r 1r1i1 cls af– tPr asst11r1i 11g t l1ril' f irst p,1.1to1·atr. l f the3-· fai l io e11t r 1· i1 ti111c>, t l1ey c·a1111c1t joi11 late r . f f they joi1 1, t l1ey <-annot ,,,it l1(lra\\'. I1 i~ ras,r to ser ,vhv t h l o·o\'- . ~ ~ Pr11111c.l 11t as]{s tis to 111al{e :1 li fe 1 i111:. c)ec·isio11. 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II c>\VP"\"P r , c1 11 i11\·est- 111(l n t i11 µ:<) \'<cl r 11111r11t i11s11rc1 11 'P i ~ 110 111<>1·r r isl<}" t l1,t11 cll l)"t l1i11g cilsr 11111 ,·s it bP i11 l c1 11<l. If t J1e g·o, 1 - P r11111 11 t g·oe.· l>c111l(r1 11)1, ba11k::-; ,111(1 i11. lL1·a11c·e c·o111 11ct11ie8 ,,·il l fail al– s c1. I11 ct 11 )T p l'o,' is i o 11 f <> r o I cl cl gP. \VP ll C~ '"Hl;il 1· talt<1 a ri8l{. ( :o\ 1 Cl'll- ~ 111011t i11~·11ra 11 <·e .·l1c)tt1<1 l)e tl1c saf<\:t <>f all. POOL your POWER Pray today for MEN' LEAGUE OF REGULAR BAPTI T CHURCHES Send notice of your meeti11g BRECK VILLE, OHIO BAPTIST Bl BLE COLLEGE / 1 'hrl\ti,111 l ltl11,,11io11 for Life ,111,/ 'er11ife • ome to ch1s gro,viog in)ticut1o n b eautifully situated in tht! 0.1kh1n<l - an }?r ancas o Buy ar~a, a ~p1r1tua l crossroad e D epartn1encs 1n Bible, l\<fi)~ions, acred Music, hristiau lldu,tlcion and Pastora l ,vork Approved course 3 o r 4 } ear~ depending on dt!parcn1ent. CA TA LOG FREE- Wr,te today, address H. O. Van Gi lder D. D., Pre,., 528 33rd St. De pt. 08, Oakla nd, Calif,