The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1955

May 1955 i11 ·111. i,"e ' grOlll) a1·c tor11 ,1s1111- clrr b,· ,'trife. ' rr}1e llO ·tri11e of }1io ..<\, i, ·oeiatio11 i · ])l'Otertec1 lJ}r g11a1· li11g· t}10 cloo1·. 1~11 13a pt i t ('111111--c lie. e11 te1·i11g the f ello,, ... l1i1 111t1 ·t be i11 clircet li11 e ,,·iil1 tl1e .... 1"'ticle. of ~ aitl1 ,1clopted b)r tl1e fello1v l1i1) . If the ba1"'1·ie1-- i ., to lJe lJ1·ol{r1 clo,,·11 011 c1oct1·i11al tate111e11t~ j11st ,, 1 ]1e1--e ca11 the li11e be cl ra,,?11 i ,"\ lien ch t11·cl1e holcl i11g· ,Ta 1~iot1. ,Tie,,T: of cloct1,i11e a1--e acl111ittecl to the fello,,~. l1i1) the a ociatio11 0011 l)eco111e lil{e the 11011- leno1nj11atio11- al chlll"'Ch ,, 1 l1ic}1 accept. i11to it 111e111be1" hip all tho e who :le l a1"'e tl1em el,te to ha, 1 e bee11 1)01']1 a– g·ai11-a hodge-poclge of tl1eological eo11f 11. io11. rrIIE E:\ IPIIA I Ilappy i the cl1l1rch wl10. e pa - tor ha 110 l1obby; but 1111forttt11ate i the cl1t1rcl1 ,,Tl10 e pa tor fail t.o i11clt1cle in l1i teaching 111i11i. try all of the Ollt ta11cli11g· cloct1"ine of c1--ipture. D111·i11g the })a t 1ua1 .. te1· cc11tury the ro. ter of pasto1\ ha i11rlt1clecl . 0111e me11 with hobbie : B a1)ti 1n Eternal ecurity the eco1cl on1- i11g or 01ne other", to a l)Oint ,vl1ere the . 11bject became weari ome. II0,, 1 e, 1 er, 011e theme ,vhich l)eca1ne a Reg11lar" Bapti t cli tincti, 1 e 01ne t,,re11ty-five }Tear ago, ee111 110,v to t)e 1 eglected . Re~r11la1· Bapii t ca1111ot clai1n to ]1ave a n101101)oly on fu11da- 111e11tals; i11 fa ·t, . on1e otl1e1' g1·ot1ps JJlate eqt1al en1pha i · 011 e ·. ·e11tial t l'lt t l1. The 011 t~ ta11di11g clistj 11ctive c,f (Jhio A :. ·oe iatio11 i11 tl1e begi11- 11 i11g \\·a.· tl1e preachi11g· of l)roph– PC\' a11<l arOllllCl t}1e \\ra] l of . ' 1110:t e\ 1 Pry affiliate 1 el111rch co11lcl he ser11 clis1)e11satio11al e l1a1·t.. a11d ])l'OJ)l1et ic ot1tli11r.s. 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I l t' l>1·011 .1 \ ~sO('I,lt i o11, 1\ 111 I 1 , .. :-; t ; Ii' 11 1 1 c 1 ct 111 111 ct l ]Jc 11 > 1 is t 1 h111·t·J1, ' l'all111a<luP; 1~; 111111c11111< I ]!r111tist 1 l1tll' (•l1. l)c1 ) 1 1011, ]1'l'lil )3c11 ,1is1 1 J1 tll' C' }l f{ P l '('H, Hll<l (}1 <1 li'j 1·st l )ct 1>t ist 1 l1 ttr<· l1, 1 1~ I. Tt·in 11 io. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Published Monthly by THE OHIO ASSOCIATION OF REGULAR BAPTIST CHURCHES Pub lication Office 110-118 E . Oak St., Butler, Ind. H . K . F INLEY, Editor 120 Park Avenue Elyria, Oh io Circulation Manager MRS. CARL W. MARTIN 316 Ten th Str eet Elyr ia, Ohio Subsc1iption Rate: P er single copy_______ ______ _ -$ .15 Per year __ ___ __ _____ _____ ___ __ $l.50 Advertising Rate: Per column inch __ _________ __ -$ 1.50 P er h alf page_____ ______ ______ $21.00 P er full page ____________ ___ $40.00 Entered as second class matter at the P ost Office at Bu tler, Indian a un der th e Act of March 3, 1879. THE COUNCIL Ohio Association Of Regu lar Baptist Churches Chairman REV. E. V. WILLETTS 11 Adams Street Berea, Ohio Secr etary REV. REGINALD L. MATTHEWS 937 Grand Avenue Toledo 6, Ohio Treasurer REV. VERNE L. DUNHAM 227 Kansas Avenue Lorain, Ohio Mi sion ary REV. HALL DAUTEL Gallia & Waller Sts. Portsmouth, Ohio Young People REV. W. H. GREEN Baptist Parson age Gallipolis, Ol1io l\Ie111l,ers REV. JAMES T. JEREMl1\H REV ELTON C HUKII L REV. T. FRED RUSSEY REV. ALLAN E. LEWIS REV. J OI IN G. BALYO