The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1955

May 1955 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ~----~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FINE COOPERATION ED R [T;LE Rev. Jame J e1·emiah 1>resident of eda1·ville olleg-e ,vil 1 lJrin g tl1e n1ain addre. s at th thirteenth a1111t1a.l on1111e11cen1e11t exer ci. e. of the Gra11d Rapicl . 13apti. t Tl1eolog·– ie;al e111i11ar1r a11d Bible 111qt itt1te ._ of Tra11d Rapid . Miehisra 11 . The gradt1atio11 e1,,rice i. to tal{e placr in the "\Vealthy tr t 13aptist Church on T11e day e,re11i11g fa~r 31 at :00 p .111. Thirt3r- t,,To gradt1ate , \, 1 ill 1·e- ·ei,Te th ir diploma fro1n the ._ ern– inarJr, the Bible 111~ tit11te a11(l the E,,.ening chool. The Bachelor of Di, 1 i11it3r degr e will be l' f , to,~/P{1 on l\Ir. John Yarworth of ft. Pleasa11t Michigan . Tl1e chool Choir which to11rrcl the . tate of Ohio i11 ~t\ 1)1·il and . p ent an entire morning 011 edar – ville ': campt1. will pro,ric1e ., pe- rial m11. i ·. A spe ,ja]] y form0 cl Ial e horl1s will also Rt1pp1y a 11111.' i eal e l ectio11. Th n C\\ 1 ca ta] og· issl tr 11 ,ts 1 lec11 1·ec iv d from th J)ri11ters an 1 1118.)" l)e J1a d 11 po11 r eq1l(l8t. } i 1 (lc:t– t111· d ar the r ec01 t ac1c1itio11s of P1·ofeRso1-. ,Toh11 WilHon an cl PJ o- 8 ph Balbaeh to thr f11ll -tin1 r f<tr – tilty a11d t h e i1 a11g11ration of t l1r 110\v five yea1-- t,hco1og·ieal co111· e ,vhich i. to r eplarP the P 're-Re111- i11a1·y pll1. en1inary eo1nl)i11atio11 C'Ol11\ ·e ,v h iC'h h a . rler 11 off rre 1. 1\ pp1ication. are b e i11 g· r ec0i, 1 rcl i11 11nprecedente(l n11ml)r1· ancl 8 ,]100 l authoritie. a1·e predi cting tl1at the . t 11de1 t lJo ly wi]] r earh " ca1 acity size cll1ring thr 1055-56 aracl mic yea1"' . Rev. ,J. Rc1,varc1 Ilal{e" i president of t hi8 fi11e in– .·tit11tion. BAPTIST BIBLE SEI\UNARY J oh11. on City . '"\r. Baptist Bible eminary con- 111 tecl it nnual Open H ou e 011 Anril 14-15 ,,,ith cl iffer e11t gro11p. atte11ding each day. :\f 01"'e tha11 200 you11g· people from 1 T e,v Y 01·1, P en11. v lvania and Ohio atte11dcd. • Follo,, 1 i11g co11d11cted tol1r. throl1gh <·las. e. library and 101·1nitorie , the guestc:; werP entertained £01· the 110011 1neal i11 tl1e ~ emi11a1·y dining hall. )11 r tions on the ~ 1 eminary ' ,1.11,l 011 va1~io11s a. l)erts 0£ l1rj , tia1 t1·aini11g ,ve re ans,, 1 ered at a for - 11m <·011cl11ct cl ~fter l tt1 eh. ,Jtllle 6 \, 1 i] l l1e a maior lllllP– ~tone i11 the l1istory of Banti. t n il>lP RPn1i1 arv. as cle!r1·ees wil l 11r • a\va1·<1ec1 to fortv-fot11· Rrnior8 ::1 ncl • thirtv-. e, 1 en gTaCll1ates of thr 1952- ':5~- '54 c·Ias. es. The. e cle2.1·ees ar·r of real va111e aeac1Pmica 11 v. a. thPv • • :=tre s11pported bv the apr)roval of the ew York • tate Board of R e– f!ents. There i. a nation-wicle intrre~t ir1 t}1 t r·ai11ir10· <)ffercsc] H1 n .R .R J\ 1·CC()t'<l llllll ll )P l' <>f H f>f>li<•a1 i<>ll S f<>r a,lrriissi<)tJ nrc l>(• i11.g· l>l'f>C'<'8Srcl f<,1· 11<-•x1 fall. r1,J1 ca .,\<l1r1i11ist1·a1 ir>n t1sl<~ fc,r· t}1 e f>l'R.\'<' rt11l s111>t><>rt r>F. thP T1c,1·<l 's 1)Pc, r1lc i11 8Cjlc•cti 11 c,. tl1r , tll<l~11t lJ<J(l,\t. [111(1 it) l>l'()\'1<li11g t hr ]1P<·P SH)'\ 7 fac·ili1 l(lS to aC'('Ol"lllt10- • ,late 111is £!1·r,,,vi 1 ~ ir1stitt1tio11. 1 011 r ,, 1 R<1]<8 of R11111 r11PJ· Sel10c,l \ a.rj] l l)P off, reel flf{clitl tlllS ll lll l llP r' , O J>Plllllf{ ,fllJl ]3 Hlt<:1 <•()ll<•lll (li 110· .T,11 r • J 1 (>Il l ' lJ()lll'S ,,r Hl)ll l' () 1 r•rl ('I' ]j1 lllH\' t,r PHl'lt(•(l i11 t-; ll<·lt s11l1- • j ect . as E11gli. 11 l~il1l . 41·eel{, The– olog>r· E11g·li. h a1cl IIi. tOl') 7 • D r– ta il ecl i11fo1·matio11 '\vill 1)e .. e11t 1111- 011 r ec1l1est. The e1ni11a1·,r ho11e.· to 111alce ,,11- otl1er . l1b tantial eor1tril)l1tion to the ·l111r h e. of 0111· f llow. 11 in th rol1g·h TJa.11101<:a T.1ake Baptist Bible 011 fe1·e1 ce '"·hiel1 it 11ow o\,·1 .· a11cl ope1·ate. . Thr co11f 0r– r11 re ,,,jl1 ·011 tin11r cl ail v f r o111 ,T 11] ,T • ....8 to Repte111 l)rr 5 ,, 1 1th a , ri ta 1 J)rogrc1111 of p1·eae}1j11g·, t a ·hi11!! ,111(1 1·ecr eatio11 a 11{l 1·pst for thoRe ,vl10 ,va11t it. E ~eell ent le,lc1r1·– ~h i1) ha: lJf<-' 11 11rovi l ecl 1111clr 1· th e Direetor, Rev. Karl ~ 1 111itl1 of t t1 e .. Prnj11ary fae11lty. .. c•111i11 a1'.\T trRi11ed 011n . ell or . a11c1 ,,,01·l<rrs ,,?ill hr t1,rr·r to helr1 111al{r. it a p1·0 - fitablr and happ)r tim for all ,,r}10 attend. The co11£ e1"e11ce i located at T~r- ro11 e, rp,v Y orl< in the fa111011s l~i11g·er T1al<e Arra. The ro~t is ~l f>.00 l> Pl' \\'('t'l<: ,,·itl1 S l 1P<11H1 l'cl1 P.S f'or· r>Hs1ors c111(1 111isNi(>11 arir8. l~'of rl– <'l'S g j,, it1c,· <l<'tHilrcl i11f<) l'll lcl li<>ll ,,,ii] lJe 111ctil rc1 111)<>11 1·0c11t<'st . ..\ 'I' f{l l\ lJ >J,jj'r • .. \I 1f1 I{ , . \Villia111 Il c> \\Hl'cl :1·0<\11 , l~,1r>t1H1 fl,11·s<>11HQP, lnl l i1)c)li s, <>l1i c,. is i11 11 <' ,cl of c111c11if'i ec1 lire• gt ta1·cls fo1· . c1·,,ico , t1 1 H111J1 lat- 1n o5i. )rr,11 1g 111c11 ,vl1c) li ct\' P l1ac:l 11·ai11i11t! i11 t}1is \\' <>rl< c11·· c1slt r <l t o <·<,11fc1<·f • Ir . <:1·< 1 <• 11 ct1 <>tl<'( • Page Nine FLASHES I rom the CHURCHES 'l' h0 pr<>grcss is f'or,,r,11·cl in t he Ra,1clol1>}1 Htr00t 11apiisi (Jhltrch , Uharl <'Rt o1 , West Virg·i11 ia, of \V11ici l1 R0v. l{olJ<.> r t 1 1}. Me r ill is pastor . ()11 Ar>ri] 1(), t l1i 1· l0rn ,vr1~e l)a1)tizecl , 1tl<ll<i11 g a t otal of 47 si 1 cr t l1c a1·rivc1l of tl1c p cts1or i11 ,J tt ly of lf)5+. r1'l1c Hl111clay Rchool 1·ceorcl i11 clief1tes 41 5 pre - r 11t at 011 e srssic>11 r prrnt ly. Tl10 tr t1stec>.· a1· i11 t l1e 111·0 1 0ss of in– stalli11g· an ai1· 011 c] itioni11g· 1,1nit ,,,hich ,vi11 acl cl 111 u eh t o ·0111£ ort clt1ri1 g th s11n1me r 1t1011ths. I>re- l~astc>r Hr r v ic·rs ,,,. r 1·e ·on– cl1tctecl i 1 the 1~ i rst 1~a ])tist ( ' J1l1r el1, (1alior1 Ohi o, .1\r>ril 4 to i11 1 ll1.ive, ,vith R.ev . ,Jol111 l\1Iar– ti11 of Tiffi11 1 v . ,J 01111 Reno of ( 1 eclarvill R ev. tT . Irving R ee. e, Elyria an 1 R v. Earl V. "\\Tillett. , J3 er ea a. s1Jeal{r.1·s. 'I'he n1eeting ,vere ,vell attendec1 a 11 (l proved t o i >e a 1·ieh lJlc.,. ·ing to 0111· J)eople. On "' 1 t111clay, .1-\ IJ1·il 17. R ev. , Vil– lict1n IJarg·r, ~Tis. i<)llc:ll'}.. to P e1·11 11ncler the ,1\ 8Hoe iatio11 of Bapti/ts 1~ 01' \\ 01--]cl ~J,rct11grlis111 spolte to 11. . .. ix l)eli v r R ,v r e baptizecl at the e,Te11ing ~ ervice. --------- Tl1e 1 rcla1·vill oll eg·c ~hoi1· le- lig'11t ecl t he l)eople of tl10 Fi1-. t I~ap t i8t ( i l 1111·cl1 :\ f e li11c1, at the ti111e of th i1· 1·ece11t v i. it. The lJi-1. - to1· , Re,r. R . K e1111 th ,. in1else1·, 1·e– c·e11tl J.. l)aJ)tizecl 12 beli ,rerH ,vl10 ,,·r re a l cl ecl to ot1 r g·ro,,,i11g el1l11·eh 111r111l1cr hi}). ( l\ Ir s. Eli1101· ~,l}.. e1· ) ' [111 <1 Fi1\ t 13a11tist ( 1 11111· ·11 I~lyr– i,l is l)r ealci11g· all 1·eco1· ls i11 1·r– latio11 to atte11da11ec. offe1·i11Q: , a 11cl the 11 t1111 be1· of l)p1·so11. • ee l{i11t{' . al– ,,a.t io11 ,111cl c·l111rel1 111c>111ber. l1i1 . 1\ r e 01·tl cttte11cla11ee of J!13 wa r ·tal1li. heel i11 tl10 • t111dclJT .._ 1 11001 ' A1)1,.il 10t11. ~'ie,1ti11g· i: 11ear ra- J)a cit~.. at all . er, 1 ire~. 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