The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1955

l Tlll~ 111 1 lNl)l!IPI\Nl)l~NT 1'.JAPTJ '1' April 195~ ~~~-------==-----....~~~~~~-----" FIRST RESSIONS Ricl1ard '1 lll': ,n~· tl1at fir~t 11111 l'l'~"'io11s nre ()tte11 l<1,t111~· t)llls. c111tl I t1·t1"'t tl1at ~l llll' <'f tllt' p,1rl:· i1111)1·e~:it)11.· ,,.l, l'l:'t t'l\ ('tl tl11ri 11<)' t)llr first lt"''. :--, tl,1, , i11 :\l<111il,1 ,, ill et)11ti11t1c111,.. ~tir • • t)llr ~1)1rits. a" l),1,11 '. ~1)irit ,,·,1... ,tirrltl clt ... \ tl1t11"', ,,·l1e11 l1e ~a,,· tl1at ~·r"l,lt 111t'tr<)l)Olis ,,·11011)· gi,·e11 to i 1 t) l cl t r ~ · . ( ...\et . 7 :16 ) "\\"'"t"l l1atl a ,,·011de1·f11l ti111e ·ro~. - i11u- tl1e J>aeifie 011 a ~or,,·e~;ia11 f rt'} i~·l1t er. ,, ... e left Lo. ....-\11Q·ele .J a11. 2~1 a11cl a1·1·i'"·ed i11 :\la11ila F el1. 1, . 'I l1e • • 111e11 ·' of t11e fa111il,.. ' ,,·ere ~ea~i ·l~ tl1e fi1·st t11rre da,.. • l l1t ,,·e ~0011 got 011r · · .,ealeg: ' a11<.l tl101·011gl1l}· 11,io)·ed tl1c r e t f tl1•"' tr11). The foo(1 ,,·a · ex- ce lle11 t, t l1e office1co · ,,·ere COllf?."enial a11cl 011r fello,,"._ l1i11 l,ith a11otl1e1· ,·ot1110- 111i ... io11ar,.. fa111il,.. ,,·a ,,·011- derf1~. "\\'"e ,,:ere th~1tl{ft1l for tl1e OJ)l)01-.tt111itie · ,,,,hich ,,"ere 011r: to 11re e11t t11e go. pel to the pa - se11o·e1·: a11d officer: at tl1e t,, ..o . ,t111da,· . e1·,·i ·e: ,,te l1eld 011 l)oa1·d • "'hi11. lllco fi1· "' t O'li111p, e of :\1 a11ila ea111e THE CHRISTIAN LIFE SERIES SUNDAY SCHOOL LITERATURE (Int. ...11ifo1·n1 ~ . .._ . Le , on.) I ,,,,011lc1 like FREE i11forn1ation checked belo,y·: --Begi11ner Dept. --P1·i1na1·:~ Dept. --J 1111i 01· Dept. --I11te1·mecliate Dept. --,._ 1 e11io1· ept. --1: ... oung· People' Dept. --... dt1lt Dept. --. 11pt. and Pa to1· --Fla1111elerra ph --~}o pel He1·ald "'\"\.,.eekly UNION GOSPEL PRESS Box 6059, Cleveland 1, Ohio ,,·l1il(\ \\'l' ,,rrr ell c111 ·l1c)r i11 :\I,1- 11il,1 11,1)" ,,·,1iti11g fc)r c)ttr shi1) tc) 11,1~.· tl1e q11,lra11ti11P i11:11eetio11. 'I'l1r Rl{,·li11e of tl1e cit,r . t1·etcl1ecl .. . 011t before t1"'· i11 a11 ar1·a,T f 111otl- • <'1·11 l)11il li11g·s, ,,·itl1 111c111,.. b1·ight .. 1 ig}1 t. a11d 11eo11 . ig11. . 111 pa1't . of t 110 h,11· 1)01· ,,·ere the re111a i11. of ·11111{ 11 . hi}) , ,,·ith a 111a. t . tic ki 11 g 111) h 1·e, a11d a l1l1lk lJ1--ealci11g t11e ,,,,at 1· tl1ere. .1\l. o a11 ho1·erl 011t i11 tl1e ba,.. ,,,.e re a 1111mlJe1-- • of l .... . ,,"a1-. l1ip. . 1--e111i11ding tl t11a t t hi ._ i. t 11e clay of ' ,va r.1 a 11a rt1111or. of ,va1·. .' .J. \ fter clea1--i11g <t11ara11ti11e 011 r shi1) proceedecl to the pier· \\"here a good 1111111ber of 011r n1i. iona1·ie. ,,"e1· 011 ha11cl to g1--eet 11.. It ,, 7 ru · gooc1 to . ee ome of the .,..\J3WB 111i io11arie · ,,"ho a1-- ,,,.ell-ac- c111ai11tecl i11. the ~ RB 1 , t1ch a. ...~tan Ilol1na11 ai-· on Fremo11t, .J err,.. a. 11e1· a11cl Be1·uie Ba11 ·ro ft. • The11 the pro e of getti11g" 011r good tl1rot1gh Cll ton1 bega11, a p1·oce. ,,·hicb c1ic1 not e11cl u11til the 111i ldle of the 11ext ,,,.eel(. "\'\Te ,,,.e1·e al o re1ninclecl that ,,,.e are a– lie11 a11 l g11e. t i11 thi. Ollr · a– clopted land' as we went thro112:h the 1nan}r cletail i11,rol,red in get- .. ~ ting i1nn1igration cleara11ce. Tin1e . eem. to 111ean 11othi11g i11 the orie11t . .. that ,,T11icl1 1oe 11ot O'et do11e toc1a~y· ca11 be clone ton1orro,, . . . or the 11ext cla,· . . . or the 11ext. ' .L \ 11cl o it ~:oe.. )11e of the bigge.'t thrill. of 111~... life ,,a: ex1)eriencecl the , 1 e1·)"' fir:t ,. 1 l111 laJ"' ,,T he11 I l1acl tl1e oppor– tl1nit}" of lJri11gi11g l)oth the n1or11- i11g· a11cl e, 1 e11ing· 1ne age i11 the Fir t Ba1)ti ·t 1 l1t11·ch. I wi h each 011e of ) 1 0t1 col1ld it i11 the at1cli– e11ce a11cl hear the e bro"T11-. l\i1111ec1 Filipi110 belie,,.e1· i11g· ·' 11 the "\'\-r av :\I,.... '1 a,Tio111' Lead :\Ie. , 111· .. . la1101-. here i11 ::\Ia11ila ,,..ill center· in the Fir. t Bapti~ t h11rch, a· ,,,.e ha,·,, the 1nini. t1'\T of bt1ilcli11g L 11p the :ai11t. a11 l of rea ·l1i11g the lo t for· '1 111--i. t. \Ve ha,"e ee11 the f i11e gTOllp of }"Ot111 O' J)eople heii1g· trai11ecl i11 Bapti. t I3ible .. e111ina1·~" l ?\la11ila ) a11cl ·a11 . ee fir t hani!, the f1--11it. of t1·ict ac1he1·e11ce to tl1e o 1·eat co1nmi.. io11-e,..a11geli1e ,.... ~ bar tize a11cl teaC'l1. / Rose .. \11cl ,\.. Pt th<> ~l1rfa<·e 11c1"' 11ot. f>\",'J1 J> c P 11 ~ (' ra t <' 1 e c 1. ~ [ a 11 i l ,1 i t 8P 1 f h a" a J)OJ)t1lati<>11 <>f aro1111cl t,Y<) 111il– lio1t IJP01 l r . 0 11r1' c·c11t of \\"hc>111 arr 1111cler tl1c tl11t1nlJ of Roma11 1 c1tholic:i ·111. The 11111ltit11cle. of J)c>c)plr 11 }re to l1e rearhecl the ex– tre111r 110, ..ert).. i11 ,vl1i ·h 1110. ·t Ii,·e a11cl tl1e . e n1i11~: lael{ of a l<no,,rl– eclge of ,,That i11 i. , almo. ·t . tag– ~er, 011e. \\re \\"it11e. eel a Roman 1 atholic parac1e, eon1plete ''"ith t,, 1 0 bra . ba11d l1t111drecl · of peo1)le ,,·alki110' cl0'\"\ 7 11 tl1e 1nic1d le of the . treet a 11t11ulJer of prie t.·, a11cl a larg·e ·tatt1te of 1 h1·i. t beari11Q' the cro. (ofte11 it i. a tat11e of :\Ia1·}· ) bei11g· carriecl b}" a nt1111ber of 111e11. T1--affic ,,a. tiecl 11p for~ . ome time. 11d ,,.et ,, 1 he11 on1e .. of ot1r tl1de11t. a11cl 1ni ionarie. tr!... to holcl a treet 111eeti11g tl1e ·0111plai11t come i11 to the police £1--om the Roma11 atholic that we are blo l<ing t1--affic ( ,vhich the)" ,, ..ere 11ot ) a11d o the permit a1~e 1coe,·okecl. t1r l1ea1't have been tirrrd a. ,,·e have een thi. mru of people ,,~l1oll)r gi,Ten o,Tel'" to jclolatr~". Thi field i white 1u1to har,re t. ' Pra,r .., ,- ther efore . . . . ' ' ~ Please mention THE OillO INDE– PENDENT BAPTIST when writing our Advertisers. It will be appreciated. THE CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio PRESENTING Vitt'~ (Yeshuah-Saviour) For Fifty years to the Jews of Cleveland and Vicinity An evangelistic and Christ-cen– tered ministry by personal visitation, radio, Scripture distribution, and Bible class work. "TRUMPETER FOR ISRAEL" Sent upon request GERALD V. SMEI,SER, Supt. P. 0. Box 3556, Cleveland 18, Ohio