The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1955

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J) oig11a11c~ .. of tl1e111 i agai11 felt a memo1·,· l"e,·i·yre the111. }Io,, 1 .. ,,·e lo,·e to recall ancl 1·eli, ..e pa t time of eclification ancl e11jO}'"– me11t and ble i11g·, a11cl to , a,Tor again ancl acrai11 the rich11e a11cl ,,·eetne of tl10 e p1 ..eciol1 time. of plea "t11·e and cl elight ; ancl not o plea a11t. b11t , ·erJ· 11e(·e a1·3-· to 11 too t fo1· it ,voulcl be a cala111it, ... • if we ho11ld f 01 ..get 01ne tl1ing ), i the recollection of the tin1e of l1an1e ancl h11111iliatio11 that o 1)– trucle them el,~e ,, 1 hether ,,·r will 01 .. not. a11cl ca11 e ll · to acrai11 ta te ome of tl1ei1· bitterne a11cl to heartil,· lJt1t l111a,..aili11<Tl,· ,vi ]1 ~ . the1·e 1nig:l1t lJe a11 e1·a llre of ~ome of the ,,·1·itino· 011 1ne11101·)· ·. page . ··I ·,·e ~ot too iroocl a 111e111or~·. · a ce1·tain lacl,y aicl to tl1e ,,~1·ite1· ~ a he ex1J1·r eel t11·1)1·i. e at he1 .. re- 111e1nlJrance of a11 occt11 .. 1 .. ence of tl1e pa.st. · I ,,i 11 I cot1ld forget 0111e tl1i11_ ~ ·: I tolcl lier that "·011lcl 110 lJe for the l1e '"' t f 01· if the recorcl of 011r J)a ... n1i,takP~ a11cl failt11·e '""houlcl lJe blottecl ot1t; i11 all 1,rob– allilit}- tl1e1·e ,vo11lcl l)e a 1·epetitio11 of the1n i11 011r Ii,-f>1... ! Bitte1· a tl1e 111en1or3· of ~ 01ne tliing i . it i R 111 nib r d that It was Writt n ...' ' l 11 , :l l t l H l l l e i l l }1 <' I J) i 11 o· l l S H \ < > j < 1 111<'1,1 i11 t It' ft1 tire. 1 t l t t 11 t l 1 i l l g \ \ f ' \ \ 1 ~ }1 t (.) ) 11 l - ll}1,1. iz) i11 tl1i~ littl' nrti<'l 1 ( i11 <.>l'tl 'r tt1 11 lJ) ll.., fi11t:l P~11lu 11c1tio11 clllcl ~olt1tio11 for lllclll)" of th J)l'Ol)– J ,111s, (liffi •t1lti ,111tl cxig 1 11 ·ir of life ) i1... thf' illlJ)l)l'tclll('(l ()f l1cl\ri11g tl1l\ 111L 1 11101·,.. ,,·ell fillrcl ,, it }1 tl1 • ])re·iol1s tr11tl1 · of }ocl. "\\ror<l. 111 c·111· trxt it . tate. : ' ' Tile 11 tlzc di~ - ciplcs ,. nl et11bcrcd f llaf it u•as l~.'rit– te,i . .... 1 rrh,lt 111ea11t tl1ei1 .. millll. C'\·i lc11 tl ,.. ,,,ere ,,·ell tocl{e(l ,,·i th .. ld '1,e~, ta111e11 t t1·t1t h a11d the,.. • ,,·e1 ..e al)le to dra,,· 11po11 then1 for a11 ex1)la11ation of tl1e e,"e11 t theJ'' l1ad j 11 t ,,Tit11e. · eel. To one can re111en1l)er omethi11g he ha ne,·e1· learned 01· d1 ..aw llpon the ba11l< o.f 111e111or3r 1111til ome clepo it hav·e fir-.. t l)ee11 111ade there; a11d " ..e are t11"e tl1e rea 011 o ma11y profe i11g· l11'i tia11 fi11d 110 ol11tion to life' problen1 i becat1 e their n1emorie contain 11ch a meagre an1ou11t of Biblical tr11th. we ear11e tl3r belie,re the man to– daJ.. who e mind i richly tored with trea t1re of Divine wi dom has an i11fallil)le an ,ver to everv " proble111 or difficulty that ma~T pre 'ent it elf. "\Yhen cleath, with hi 1)011\r hand i11, ..ade hi home .. a11cl natche a,va,r one 11ear a11d .. clear to hi1n, lea,.. ing him broke11- l1ea1 ..ted and well 11i()'h incon olable, he 1 ..en1ember it i ,vritten : ' ' But I wot1ld not ha,·e you to be ig- 11ora11t bret.hren concerning them ,, ..hic}1 a1·e a leep that ye orro,, 11ot e,"en a other which ha, 1 e no l1ope ; for if we belie,Te that J es11s clied a11d ro. e again e,~en o them al. o which . leep in J e ll. will God l)ri11g ,,itl1 Him ; ' and there co1ne to l1in1 . weet a. st1a~e111ent of gyief .... a11cl hope i reborn wit.bin l1in1. "\"'\The11 he i afflicted ,,~ith iclr- 11e. . or di abilit,... a11c1 hi bodv i ~ v 1·acl{ed with l)ain he 1·ememl)e1" it is ,, .. 1 .. itte11 : 'Tl1e pra}re1.. of faith . hall a,"e the . icl{ ancl the Lorcl . hall rai. e hi1n up. r if that 1Je not 1 ocl · will it i. al o writte11 : · ::\I}· g1·ace i ufficie11t for thee ~'' a11cl h e i. 1·eadJ.. to either prai e (;ocl for healing mercie 01· f 01 .. 11 tai11ing grace. "\"'\Tl1en mi £ortu11e and fi11a11cial re,"er. e come and c1e tit11tion and ,va11t loorn on the l101·izon, he r e- 1ne1nbe1~ it i ,,,.ritten: ' ' ::.\f y }od ':>hall 11pp l)" all }your need ac- ·ordi11g to }Ii ricl1e. in glory - John 2 :17 l 1}r ( 1 l1ri. t, ,J ·s11s. ct 11 c..l 111 <l,trl, l' l<>ttcls a rP < 1 isJ) >t\ ·cl a 11cl tl1 f:11 - t 11 r) g·lc)\\:-, ,rit}1 r<J:i 1· ·olors. \\Tl1 e11 Lr11s t ctl fr i e11 < Is 1 > ro,'c ti 11- 1 rtt) tL11cl 11 is t 1 111 J)t \cl to lose fil l fait}1 i11 J111111,111itv u11,l to c,111 .. ct ll 111 ) 11 lia1·s, he rc1r1 1r1l) rs it i. ,,·ritt 11 i11 tl1c n1icl(ll '" rsc of the J~il)lc: ·' It i. lJ tt 'r to tr11 "t j11 the T.Jorcl t ha11 to J)ll t 1 011 £icle11ce i11 111a11 ~ ' ' a11cl he O'c1i11: a 11e\v eoncept of t.hc fraility of ht1n1a11it).. a11cl of i he faith£ 11]11e. of l1i I1ord. \ he11 time of cli:cot1rarrement a11cl clepr es. ion come ( a11d the}'" (lo come to e,Ten t}1p l)est of 1 hri - tjan ) he rememlJPl... the J>.,almist l1ad a like experience a11d that it i. ,,ritte11: ' "\\Th,.. a1"'t tholl cast .. do,vn h my oul, ancl why are thot1 di c111ieted ·\vithin me? Hope thou in od for I . hall yet prai e 1Iim who i the healtl1 of mv co11n- ... tenance and ID}" :rod~'' and com- fort come into the darkne. . of hi nig·ht, a11d patiently he ,vait for the mornin()' light. "\Vhen temptation l)e ets him "Tith 11ch trength and allurement it een1 he mu t yield to it he re- 1nember it i written: There bath 110 temptation taken )·011 but uch a i common to man, but God i faithful ,vho will not . uffer yol1 1.o be tempted abo,~e that } ...e are able, but will "·ith the temptatio11 al o make a way of e. cape that )"e may be able to bear it. ' And he face the foe with ne,v p11rpo~e. re olution and co11rage. When through lack of watch– fl1l11e and pra)-er he i clefeated by the e11emy and thro11gh the .·l1ame of it all i ten1pted to giv·e 11p the t1 ..ugo>le, he reme111rer it i written: 'If we co11fe ot1r .. i11 H e i faithful a11d j11 t to forgi,Te u ou1.. in a.11cl to clea11 e ll from all unrighteo11. 11e. ; ' ' ancl he pleacl the preciol1 blood a11d keep on keepi11g 011. \Yhen the e11em~y· con1e i11 like a floocl ancl g·reat oppo itio11 op- 11re.... io11 and pe1· ect1tio11 i hi lot, he 1 ..emember it i "·ritte11 : '· 111 the world ,·e hall ha,·e trib- ... 11latio11~ but be of good cheer I '-' ha,..e o,..ercome the ,vorld: a11d the thot1ght of the futl1re trit1mph fortifie hi heart agai11 t the pre - e 11 t cli. tre . "'\ he11 he hea1 .. cala1nitie , 01~ ,,ar. ,,·ar of a ton1ic l)omb a11d other of i1n pendi11e.– a11cl r11mor of and h,Tclroge11 ., ....... cle trt1cti,.,e a-