The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1955

May 1955 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Page Seventeen ~~~~~~~~~~~~--a=;___ WIIEN OPPORT KNO I3y RI II ID DlTI{lIA 1 Jl iss1·a,1ar.11 1111cle1· .. 1/Jl \' E 401 I en11. y lva11ia ve. l\I a11ila J->}1ili1) J)i11es Richard Rose ~ 0,, 1 ,vhile P et er· loubted in l1im elf ,vl1at thi~ vi. io11 V{hich he had ee11 houlcl 1n a11, 1Jehold, the 1nen " 'hich wer e e11t f1 ..on1 01 .. 11el– iu had 111ade e11ql1i1 ..y for ~ 1 i1non 's hol1 e, a11d tood befor e the gate and called .... The pi1·i t ~ a id ... g·o with then1 clo11bti11g 11othi11g·: for I ha,re e11t tl1e1n.' ct. 10 :17- 20 pport11nity lu1ocl{ed fo1~ I)e+er in the form of a cl eleo·atio11 £1·0111 orneliu . The Lord hacl pre1)arecl P eter for~ thi oppo1"tl1nity ... he ,ve11t ... a11d preciou 011ls ,ver e ~ a,recl. ft en it i that tl1c Lo1·cl o·i,,e u opportunitie. of a le er or greater deg·ree. A ,vo11clerft1l opportlmity to pre e11t tl1e go. pel to the lo t l{noclced ' at t l1e cloor of the pastor stt1dy i11 the Fir t Bapti. t Churrh. TI e1·e are the rle– tail . "\\re all r ecog11ize the impo1~ta11t roll which educatio11 i.· pla3'"i11g i11 our p1"e. e11t day a11d age. ~ e fL1r t l1er 1·ecog11ize that, for the 1no. t part, a our teacher. go, . o goe.- our educatio11al . y. t e111 . . . a11d ot1r 11atio1. It i · becall e of tl1is fact that n1a11y so-called 1 hri - tian school. have cleparted from tl1e faitl1 011 which a11cl b,r ,,,bich • they were f oundccl. I t is l)ecause so111e se1ni11ary profes. or s have tt11·nr<l thei1· lJacks 011 the £11nda- 1ne11 tals of the '\Vorel of JO cl t hat \\'e ha ,,r e11ti re cle1101ni11a t io11 i 11 t J1 e <!it·{' lr c,f apostaSJ". 1\11cl so ,,·e. or_. I eaga 11 GflO I1111)e ri a l ~<>C'tl1r11 :<> 1<1 ( 1 ' i11i. 11 , J>ra<'1i<·,t11,r "c'\\ 7 • Barg·ain Te1·ms One-third off . la~y l)e s) 1 11 ,1t tl1, 1 11,t}>fist )la t\ <JJ1,1g<1, r,l \\' IJc,11<l <JJl ( 11 if) a Cl11·istia11 · are ( 01· 011ght to l)e) C011 Cer11ecl o,·er thoRe '\\ 7 ]10 i11 .1t1·t1et ot11· chilclre11 a11cl Ollr ft1tt1re l),ts– tor. a11 l 1ni.,. io11a1·ies. ( Ji r ee })lt1g' for ( 1 eclarville !) The 1\ 13"\VJD ha. also recog·nize rl t l1is faet a11cl as a r esl1lt ha clr– , rotecl t,,ro 1ni. ·io11ari . l\ I i. . II e le11 Ili11kl ey a11d lvii.,.· HtcJla l\l o,,rer, f Ol"' ,,r Or l{ a1nO 11 o· t 11 (' • t ll 1 e 11 t , 0 f ~r a11 ila. F or a 11 l11n lJ 1· of year. 110,v tl1 y ,r1a,re 1) e11 faithft1ll:)' hol<li110· Bil)le ,· tl1clv cla: es for ,'tl1- .., cle11t of the l)hilippi11e _ or111al olleg·e a.· ,vr 11 al· for-- stt1clc11ts of othe1-- college . I)~ C ! j , th largr~t, the olcl e t, a11d the n10,·t inf lue11t ir1 l teach er college i11 the Pl1i lipJ)i11e.'. Pro pecti,,.e teach r co1ne fro1n a 11 ove1-- the i. la11cl. to r ecei,re t l1ei1· trai11i11g at PN . Ther e i. a . t11 - dent body of 2000 . tudent, and throl1gh the year. a. the e tV\ 1 0 , er,·a11t of t he Lo1·cl ha,,e la– bored her e, the Lor l ha. bee11 !)lea. eel to to11 rh t.he live of .10111e of the. e yo1111g people a11cl tl1cy ha, 1 e come to k110\"\' hri. t a. Sav– iour. Each ~ ..ear tl1ough, .·0111e 00 graduate. are ·e11t 011t to tah:e l)O itio11s of leader hip a11cl ir1flue11ce in their O\Vn l"e, pecti, 1 e ba1-.rio a11d citie. . l\f o t of t hen1 are u11savecl. 111 fact ·vve ,vot1lcl }Jl"obably be afe i11 ·ayi11g· that 1110..: t of t l1em go ot1t ,vithol1t c,'rr 11 cl ,,ing· hacl a lea1· 11 11cler . ·t a11cli1 g of tl1 e go ' l)el. r he l3il)le st1113 1 ela.. es r ea h :0111e l)11 t atte11cl a11cc is ,rol 1111 ta l'}'"- ,111cl t lie g·r ra t 111a– j ori t3r of tl1e r f11t11rr tearl1er , are l{o111a11 i,tt l1olie:. 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'l 'h is J>l',L<•t ic·c, ,vas <I i:s- eo11 ti11t1 l I· veral yca1-.. ag·o, a 111 11ow t her e i. only 011e baeeala11reato se1·,r i ·e, 11 e lcl at the coll ge \\' i th a I>1·ote. ta11t 1r1i11i. ter lJri11g·i11g the inc'- : ag·e 011e yea1·, a11 l cl Ro111,111 C 1 atholic J)rie1 ·t the 11ext. Thi. year ,,,as the ' Prote. tant year' ' a11d l ,,Ta· t 1 IJealcer. I . 'l)Oke 1Jef ore approximately 900 gracluat ing ·t11- (le1 t . pl11s the fac11lty, t l1e ma– jo1·ity of whicl1 was Ro111a1 ath– olir, plt1. othe1· tucl e1 ts parc11t . a11cl fri e1d.· . Thi. ,vas tl1e large t g1·aduati11g cla:s i11 th hi tory of the . chool, a11cl I l1a 1 t he privilege of prr . e11ti11g ,J e 11.· 1 l11·i..t ancl I Ii111 cr11rifiecl hl1riecl ancl t"i. en to that 11 cecl,,. 11111ltit11clc. • I)erha11,· )rOll \\ 7 Q11ld ay t hat 111}'" OI)l)Ort1111it.).. ,,ra' 11ot cl gr eat a. ,va P etet" . ,vhe11 he hacl the op– J)ortt111i t},. to cleal I)er·:onally per– l1 a 1J, i11cli,ricl11all~y.. \Vitl1 everyo11e i11 hi auclie11ce there i11 or11elil1·' l10111e. h ho,v I ,,,ished for .·11c' }1 ,111 opportu11i ty ! B11 t at lea t i11 the 20 mi11ute tl1at were mi11e t l1c ,,Tel ,\'" of . al, 1 atio11 ,,·as pre e11tecl. I ea11 011 l~T pra)· that a: tl1e 8CC:'d ,,,a ·o,,·11 ._ O t l1r II ol3r ~ pirit ,,·ot1l l ca11. e it to l1a\'e f,1l le11 011 so111e f e1·tile l)lot ,,·here it ,vill :-;prol1t a11cl ~ro,,.. a11cl bear f1·t1it l111to tl1e p1·,1i. e of ot11· lJlc · e(l ~ i a , riOllr, t h r I.101·d (r(' l l S ('1 l11·ist. Who doesn't love them? Especially "ha by churches' '! Our GARBC fel- ~ -.-~...';_...,. lowship should l1ave m any new churches ~ ~ 11 born duri ng 1955. F LLOW IIIP OF 8 1\PTI 'fS FOR 1101\I~ 1\11 '10 1•.o. Bo · 455 ElJ 1 1·ia, Oluo Is i11 tl1e cl1urch 'bor11ing" busi- 11 ~& Your pra)' rs, yoi1r gifts. your irlterest solieitecl.