The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1955

RESOLVED: Thal Motion Pldures Be Used In the lord's Work! l ':l t Ols: of lt eh1, 1\ .. \ s s () l 1 ia ti\lll 1\\ ( 1 ('1 in 11(\011 dn:' ~1.· ~s inu () )} ('(' (':I(' " n 1011th for Jll 'HJ' C' l' a nd ('O tl fPl'f' ll (' ,, rrh I \ll\Cs t i<n 111, it ,,d i 11 tht• ns(' of 1no1ion ptt'lllt't'S hn s f't 'l' lf \l t' Hll,v f'o111c• l o l h<' front. l[ e 11re :1t :1 l''C'('H1 111onth - l~ 111 1:1 ,?t i ng " of th , t>rPn ,· hl' r~ tlPb:ttl'd tht' rt•·olutiou. rl'h t" l l' s t, rs n ppo i11t 1.'d h ., \ l otlPrator, l>ounld 11 . l lc•ighlol lo ha ndl • l h l' <fll t>8 l io 11 , c•on s is t Pd of: Affirmative- [{ . , 1. nnPth ~ n1.>lsl: r, 1"': ' ltn T, t\g\• 1·,. :tH<l l ,. l)ongla ~ l{ul't; N egative l{oht' rt .J . T? l')' ll h ou t , r,; <1 ,v:1rcl TT , 1t11i e l<, :111rl l[ o- 11 1t.' '' l, r:1 , 1.• n . rl'ht• ]H's1ti1.lll t 1l, t' n l l~ t h• pns tors ,,a~ l)v :1ppn int111 •n t :i ncl cl ue~ n ot 11 • ••ssa 1·il~· i nd ic:t l • ]>' 1'8011:i l l' (.} ll \ l t. t i () l \ ~ \ \ "~ 11la n t o pt 1.' "-1.\nt th 1. st'.. 1.\n t1·11.."~. t1,ing t ,, o pa c h 1nonth. ( I~jcl it or) AFFIRMATIVE- Rev. R. Kenneth Smelser, Medina, Ohio \\"11, llC)t ll<l ,·t\ ,l t?,l)(Jtl et111~l)- • ·rcltl')ll. l~il)li1..·,ll . l lll)\ lllt?.' 1)il·t1 t1· i11 t l1<l 11,lilll\ of tl1t' l j<)r t1 O l11· cl l..."- l) ·iatio11cl l 111011t l1l, 1·,1llif's <lo 11ot • llc.l \'t\ tl1t 1 111 cl llll ,,·e bel il 1 , ·r tl1at clll ) • 4 asio11,1l 1)i ·tt11·e ,,·ill s11 ite 111 tl1e J)l' t)g1·a111 ,llltl 111,ll\'.e fo1· a cl1c111ge i11 ()l' tle1·. :\ Ia11,~ of t l1e • ~·01111g 11et)}) 1 11,1,·e cl j11 t e1·i1 iC' i, 111 tl1,1t it i j11 t ,111ot l1e1· ·11111 ..~h • ~e1·,·1 ·e. ,\"'"l1e11 I ,1r g11e £01, 1110, ·i11g· I i - t111·e. to l)e 11. ec.1 f 01, e 1111r t 1 1) r o– g ra111. . ~"ot1th 111eet i11g,s, . l)eeial se1·,·ice ~ i11 t l1e . e hool, I clo 11ot 111ea11 tl1at t lie,- a1·e i11 a11 , ,. :e11. e ' ' to take the p lac e of 11·eacl1i11g· t hP ,, ...or(l . Tl1e, p a1·e 11ot to be lioll, ...- • • ,,·oo l 111i111i ·. . ,,.,.e a1·e 11ot to ,-ie ,vitl1 tl1e ,,..01--lcl i11 0111· 11rog·rar11.. ; od ea11 11 e a11<1 l1le. . 111ocl er ..11 111ea11 s. ' llC 11 a 1110, ,.i11g: 11iet l l r~e , t o teaeh cloet1--i11e. 11r e. e1 t .'cll , .. at io11 to t l1e lost . 1101·tra~~ the 111i · ·io11 field a11cl attrart atte11tio11 t•) ol1r ' l11~i tia11 111·ogr a1111.i. ,J e. 11s ,,..a. cl g·1·eat o l)j ect le "0 11 t eat l1e1~ a11d ,,-e thi11l( lie ' '"011lcl l1e glac1 for ' 11. t o 11.e thee ol)j ert · tocla~·. I i11c111irecl i11to 111a1~Y .. other r ,11- lie" i11 ,le, ..ela11c1 ...\ l{ro11, .A. 11la11d Xe,,· 11<)11<1011 ,111(1 aero. .' ihr 1)01·,l cr i11t o \\Tr "t "\r i1 .. ~i1 ia. I t i. ,,,.or tl11" • 1 <) 11otr t l1,1t t l1e c-011. eeraicc1 l c. 1 ader - ~l1i1) 111 (l \ Y(' l"~? g' l'Oll l) (l lll ])lO)tS thi 111c>a1. fl : J)ar·t of tl1 ir· yea1·ly 1 rog1· ,1111. I 11 e, ,.er .. ,.. i11. ta11ee tl1e f il111 11rogr a111 cl o11l)lec1 t1·i1) led 01· l)ro11g·l1 t 0, .,e11 a g·r ea ter i11 i1·ea. e. Ifere is l)11t 011e et of fi ttt11"e. f r·o111 011e ~rol1th gr ot1p : f or· the 1·eg- 11 l c1 1· 1 1eeti11g· t11e at te11da11ce fi u·- 111·r · 1·l111 lil{e t l1i , :.. :-- o. 325 2 ; 31.0 273. 32 - et .; f or thr t i111e ,y·}1e11 t l1e1·e ,iva a n10,Ti11g pict111·e tl1e r·ec·o1·cl . ho,,T.. 760 1341 710 977. 24 et c. 'I'hi1 l< of the ac1<lec1 a11clie11 e t hat g·ather·ec1 t o i11g gospel 011g. }1 ear t lie \'\T 01--cl of od a11cl en- ·011rage tl10. e ,,.,ho a1--e al"Ta~... fait l1- f 11l . Tl1i11l< of the i1111Jetl1, in i11t e1•e, t. .._ Te,,f f ace, \ 11e" " 11a1ne a11cl 11 ,,- hear·t .- for the eal1. e of ( 1 l11·i. t . 1 a1 t hi. be cli. 01111tec1 ,, ...he11 tl1e ,,.,orlcl l1a~ . 11ch a p11ll ? , ,.re t hi111< 11ot. I 1{110,,., a h 11r ·1 tl1at h a. 11evr r allo,,,ec1 e,.,e1 the 111i .. io11a1--ie t o .·110,,r licle ·. Ilo,, 1 ,, ... e t ha11k the I1or (l in t he e da,., f or tho e ' ·11111·el1e · ,,Tl10 . t a11d . e1)a1·atec1 f1--0111 th (' '\"O rlc1. II0,,rr v0r t }1,l t (' 11 t tl' •}1 ' ha r111 01·g·a11. 1f thr ,,,orlcl ly pc<)- J>le 11 r orga11s thetl the ]oo·i e i. that tl1e c~l1111·eh .- l1011lcl 11ot. \\re tl1i11lc 11ot . F1,0111 th throat of that org·a11 ea11 eo111e £01--th g:r eat .·01111cl . of 1 rai. e t o 011r Lorrl a11cl it c,111 l1el1) H i. people to si1 g f o1· 11 i. g·lor}T, Tl111. , t.he can1e1"'a, a11c1 J)1,oj eetor, al:o ll eel l)y the ,,·orl cl, ·a11 clo n1t1eh to p1·e e1 t pictt11--e tI'll th. I t ha. lo1 g been 1{110,vn that yo11 ca11 t eacl1 o ml1ch more th1·011gh the e3-Te gat tl1a11 the ear. 1 11rge t hat we 11ot let the worl d leacl the way. L et ll.. ..'ta11cl for t1·11th i11 every e11 e of the ,,yorc1 a11cl ,Tet be e11. ible to 11. e all • that i. at ha11cl to r each heart f or h1,i t . a11 . o n1a11y g·oocl h1·i tia11 leader be wr·o11g· i11 e1nplo)Ting· fil111. ? I . it ,vro11g· to reacl1 a t 11011. a11cl i11.'t eacl of th1,ee 111111- lrecl ? \Vill t l1e 111a11v cl ec j io11. ., 1) \ '" tho. e '' ar 110 . ee oclly £iln1. be ' ~ 011t of 01 ..der ? B1·eth1·e11 let 11 tay a11chored to the Rock b11t be gear ed to the t in1e. . NEGATIVE- Rev. Robert J . Reynhout , Elyria, Ohio I a111 11er . 011all~· , ..e1·~,. glacl t l1,1t ,,·l1e11 I ea111e to he the J)a.. to1· of the Fi1, t l~a1)ti ·t 'h111,eh of El~,.1·ia f clicl 11ot ha,re t he J1rOl)lem to cle– <·icl e ,,-J1ethe1~ to 11. e 01· not to 11 e fi ctio11al fil111 i11 ch11rrb ·er,,.ice. . Tl1e J)roble111 " "a al1·eac1)... . ettlecl. F or 0111,- a fe,,· ,veel{ · 1)rfo1,e 1 • c·a111e lll)011 tl1e fiel cl i11 E l}"'I'ia a acl ~·pt i11. t1·11cti\"·e experie11c·e h;-1c1 ta11g·ht t l1e c h111·eh le· "' 011 that I ,,·011lcl 11ot 11eecl to t ea ·11. I t haJ)– p ned i11 thi way: I n bowing a fictio11al film ,,·hich ,,·a, fill ec1 ,,·ith ~ ·e11e of . t eali11g·, l1ee1· ta·,t – er11"' . a11cl fri,~o lit,.. . the co11- • Q'r egatio11 ,,·a itti11g 011 tl1 e ecl!! e of th ~i r _. a -n·a i i11 ()' f or t l1e 11ext l11·ill ing e,·e11t t c1 take place ,, 1 l1 e11 all of a 11clc1e1 the 111acl1i11e tOJJJ)ec1 oJ)e1·a i11 o-. Tl1e f il111 co11lcl 11ot l)e co111plet ecl. ... 11 the!~ l1acl ee11 ,,·a t l1at ,,·l1i ·h an~.. pe1· 011 111ig·h t :ee i11 the theate1-- 01-- 011 the tele,Ti: io11, a11cl 110 ~ pirit11al aJ)})li ·atio1 ,,ra able to be 1nacl e. ()f ·olll\ ·e e, rer ,To11e ,,·e11t home dj . - .. a1)J)Ointed . nc1 . ome of tl1e cl ea- to1 · ,,Ter e t l101--0 11g·hl:)r e1nba1"1·a ed . ,,.,.e 11, ,v h},. . l1011lcl t l1e)r be e1n- lJa1·1·,1.. eel ? ~ i1u pl}Tbe ·al1:e it ,,·a a f ictio11al f il111 t hat ,va. of 110 val– lle i1 .'O f a1· a t he}r hacl g·on e. l1Cl t}1e tI'llth i/ that the1r had , ee11 .. a l)o11t 20 of t he 2,3 min11te of the filn1 , a11d th e la t five min- 11te: cont ai11ecl t he only l)irit t1al pl111ch. .... 11cl 1·eirr etf11lly they l1ad lJee11 t11 alJle to ee a11,.. of it. F o1~ • tl1r. e 1·ea. 01 . I 1nai11ta i11 t l1a t fic- tio11al J)ic-tt11·e: ha,..e 110 place i11 aJ1)T el1111·el1 ,vo1· ·h i l) . e1·, 1 ice : 1 . P eo– J) l a1·e lool{ i11~: for the t 1~11t l1 i11 thr ch1lr ·h. I f the t h11rcl1 cl oe. 1 ot <)ffe1~ it i11 e, .,er ~rt hi11g that i. .·er1 a11cl l1earcl . on1eo11e i. goi11g· to be 11e1,1)lexed . "\\1.1er·e ,,Till the a,Terage per" ·on lJe able t o c11 .. a,,~ tl1 e line? I I e ,vol1ld 1 ot lr110,,.. . ~ 1 l1e ,,To11ld 11ot k110\\". L et it alwa~\.. be k110,vn .., that in 111~T chl11·ch a11d )..011r that ,,l1ich i.. l1ear cl or ee11 i not f ic– t io1 al b11t t1·11e. 2. To ha, ..e a11 appeal t o the a,Te1"age pe1~ 011 film 11111. t co111e l1p t o the IIoll}rwoocl le,Tel . That l)eing t1"1 e, JTOll lu1ow ,,..hat t l1e cl ema11cl i.. . .A11cl ,,That 1 b1,i. tia11 1110, ., ie expe1·t ca11 begi11 t o come 11p t o tl1e 1-I ollJTwoocl a1·ti t i11 that pa1-.ticl1la1, fi eld of fi ction ? ertainl,r ,,e will lo e 011t t1--eme11- • doll l3t if ,,..e en cl ea,ro1, t o meet witl1 t l1e con11)etit io11 that ·01ue f1,01n H ollJ..,,..ood. 3. If ~'"011 plea. e, ro1 - . icl l" the ,,Teal{el' thri ., t ian ,,T l1e11 f il111. a1·e . l10,,r11. I t 1"e111i11cl : 111e of t he t i1ne ,,·l1e11 a goocl. frie11cl can1e a11cl . aid. ~ Pa ·t Ol". J ,vi h , ro11 • ,,.,ol1lcl11 't ho,,Ta11,.. 11101--e f iln1. , lJe- ,