The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1955

June 1955 located ch111;cl1e , 111·i11ciJ)ally i11 lo– catio11 ,,T 11ere ,,e1·al l1111·clie. of the fel lo,,r l1ip 111ay l)e1 efit. D1·. Ba.xte1-- i aclc11owleclgec1 to lJc one of the world n10 t Ol1t. ta11cli11g· Bible teacher , a11d l1i bool{ a1~e li ted a req11i1~ed 1·eadi110' i11 0111e Bible college . "\\T R IIIP Th loca l hur h 1J1·ovide 11ot only a place of ,vor hip for tho e ""'ho have been bor11 again, a11d the way of alvatio11 fo1"' the u11regenerated but al o a trai11i11g cour e for young follc ,,,ho '"'ill 0011 becon1e re. pon ible f 01~ co11- t i11t1ance of tl1e te. timony. A we mo,,e amo11g the chllrche. , ,,Te find a difference i11 empha i., not so much in the p1·eachi11g, a. in the practice and p1·ocedt11·e. The ch11rch which eem to be forg– ing ahead as r elatecl to piriti1al gro,vth and enth11 ias1n, i the church ,vhich pro.... ide ,vorl< for it people. The big boy may be able to hit the ball a t errific ,,,allop, but that doe 11ot ati fy the l ittle f ello,v who want to f eel the bat. People want omethi11g .. to clo a11 a i O'nment, a r e po11. ibility a pub– lic identification ,vith the ,vork. Fortu11ate i the church ,vl1ich ha a pa tor and official fa1nily w l1ich ca11 employ the people, i11 its de– partment of mll ·ic, a . ig11ed vi - itation, t eaching taff ,,relfa1--e work, upervi ed r ec1·eatio11, lead– ership i11 prayer group· a11d fo1--– ,vard part in periodic devotional • ser, 1 1ces. 1=>romisi11g is tl1e ft1tlll'e ,vhe11 a large perce11tage of the yo1111g· foll{ are employed each 1 1111tlay 0ve11i11g in the ch111·ch orchestra, 01· in the ju11ior cl1oi1~ " 'hich occ111)ie the choir sectio11 0 11 ~ t1111day eve11i11g earh 1no11tl1. IIappy i11 tl1e .e1·, 1 ice is th e )"Ou11g· 1na11 "\\'}10 is i11vited to eorne to t l1e platf or111 a11cl l'eacl the • 1 cri pt11re oeras io11a l ly at tl1e ~ 1 t111<lay cve11i11g servic' e or to serve witl1 tl1e t1sl1ers i11 lifti11g· t l1e of– feri11g. ])1·osJ)er o tis is t l1e · l1 t1 re }1 ,,,}1ich P1111,loj~&its J>eor)l 1 i11 tl1c . < 1 r vice of 1}1p l Jo rd. 'l' II F.j ( ' lll Ii 1 II J{l rl; J;}i~rl' I Wit 11 t l1e i11- c· 1·pasecl it<·ti\' iiy j11 t l1c ·l111r c l1 l)l'O– g ra111 a f c 1 \\1' .,' eitrs age>, it ,vus clc_. 111 1 (1 ac1 \ 1 i. abl e t o J) 11 l J l i }1 a < ·] 1t1 r <• l 1 l > t 1 l l Pt i 11 t o c • ,t r 1 · y a1111ott11ce111P1t1 . ,t11cl 1>,1s101·a1 ·c,111- 111<:1 111 . rJ'}1 A i<l<),l S J >l'PH(l l'il} >i<llJ r a11d '\' H~ acloJ>1 c <l 1)) 1 1>rct<•t i •,11].)r all c 11111· '11 s. THE omo INDEPENDENT BAPTIST r he fi1· t J) 11l' l)OSC of t }10 C11ll l't•h 1)1111 ti11 ,,,,1. to plae0 t hr sc·hccl11le of 111eeti1 g\ a11cl evr 11 ts i 11 tl1r ha11 1 of t l1e people for 1·efer01ce cl111'i11g the ,veel<. T l1c=> . ·rro11<lary p l ll' l)O, c ,,,as to avoicl t l1e 11ccc. ·sity £01"" co11 11111i1 g· val L1al)le ti111e for a111101111c 111e11t in t l1e 1·eg·11]ar . erv- • 1 es. 'r o a11 ,,er i11 ·1--ea ing e "t 1 t the e 011cl a1·y 1)111·1)0:e of the rh11rel1 b11lleti1 i~ bei1 g clef at cl. In the aver ag· 1 h11r 11 at each e1·vice, tl1e pa~ to1· 1·cacl. the 1 1111 ti1 to the people offeri11g l 11gthy co1n111 11t bet,,re 11 th e11tri . . It ,vo11ld ~ 1n t.o ma1 y of th chlll"'Ch folk, that , i11ce mo t of tl1 1) opl !'eacl E11g– li h c111ite w 11, a11d ve1--y p r . 011 i11 the at1ditorit1111 l1a a l)l1ll ti11, it 111ig·ht b t1ffi 1 ie11t to . peak 011ly of 01ue 111Jt1st1al . er vice or ·ome eve11t 11ot i11clt1dec1 in t.he p1·i11ted 1 hecl11le. VJ ._ IT TI It ,,,a the editor . privilege to peal{ r ece11tly i 11 tl1e P e11fiel cl J1111ctio11 Bapt i. t •h111·ch Lorain; Eva11 ville Bapti:t 1 ht1rch, I ile. ; Bibl Bapti. t h11rch Beclforcl, a11cl Th Erie. i l e h11r h 11 Tl1e T3ot1leva1~d vVil lowiclc, hio. 1-IELLO TI-IERE ! Tl1e alutatio11 i to yo11ng Ti1n– othy eo1·g'e 'Keefe, who weig·hed in at 7 pol111d 12 ou11ce , att1r– day Iay 14, 1955. Fron1 wher e we 11ow ta11c1 it loolr a thot1g·h Timothy eorge wo11ld probably gro,v to ma11hood i 11 the par 011ag·e of th Brook icle Ba pti t ht1rch levela11d, and it mio·h t be that the 11ext pa to1· of thi. co11g1·egatio11 ,,rill be t.he Rev. 'I i1nothy eor g--e 'K efe 11cce 01~ to bi.· fatl1e1·. , Vho l 110,v 1 At a11y rate ,,,e ·ay : Ilello 'r}1ere ' ' a11d a l""Oll. i11 0· ,, 1 elcon1e b to l1io As ·ociatio11. no TAJ.11 vVA 'I 1~ , 1 Dl~GREE lVot·lcs O;i .1111 otli e;- 1\Ir. J)o11al cl 11 11 "\"\ 7 ,1 ite, a 111 111 - lJcr of tl1e ll e1·e,t 13a1)i i8t 't l111rel1 a11cl for111er J>rofesso1· of 'i r relc a11 l H l)erC' 11 a i, 1 rcla1·,,il ll\ Ba 11tisi ( 1 01- lrg<> ,,,,1s a,,·,11· l e(l tl1 r J)ori 01· of 'l'}1po}og·)r ( 'J'l1. I .) fro111 [) c1 ll cL 'J']1coloo·iC'H] 8e111i1lHl')' Ol l r1'ue ·cl cl}r, i\ JaJr ](), 193~ . J)r. \~ 1 ,ti1t:) is [ti })l" \S(l ll t 011 tl\ t\ 8 }>PPC' l l staff ,lt J> t11·cllL0 { T11i\ 1 t\ r s it , r ,llltl ' ''<> rl(i110· <>tl ·' l':"') l1is ]>J1. J) . i11 H)lCCt· l1 . .i\ ftee ct)111 - J>l <11 i11 g· !1i . <}Pgl'PP cl t }>lll'(lllP, \f ltit· h s l1<>ttlt l lJ<1 ,ll'<Jtt 11 cl ,Jt111<1 1 19!56, l1P 11lc111s 1t) o ' t) 011 a<·ti\P clt11 ,ls cl l .• '. 1 it\ ctl ( 1 11c11llc1i11 . Page Three THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Published Monthly by THE OHIO ASSOCIATION OF REGULAR BAPTIST CHURCHES Publication Office 110-118 E. Oak St., Butler , Ind. Per Per H. K. FINLEY, Editor 120 P ark Avenue Elyria, Ohio Circulation Manager MRS. CARL W. MARTIN 316 Tenth Street Elyria, Ohio Subscription Rate: single copy______________ -$ .15 year-------- - -------------$1.50 Advertising Rate: Per column inch______________ 1.50 Per half page_________________ 21.00 Per full page·------- -- ----- - 40.00 Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Butler, Indiana. under the Act of March 3, 1879. THE COUNCIL Ohio Association Of Regular Baptist Churches Chairman REV. E. V . WIT J ,E'ITS 11 Adams Street Berea, Ohio Secretary REV. REGINALD L. MATTHEWS 937 Grand Avenue Toledo 6, Ohio Treasurer REV. VERNE L. DUNHAM 227 Kansas Avenue Lorain, Ohio Missionary REV. HALL DAUTEL Gallia & Waller Sts. P ortsmouth, Ohio Young People REV. W. H. GREEN Baptist Parsonage Gallipolis, Oltlo Members REV. JAMES T. JEREl\JlIAH REV. ELTON C. HUKILL REV. T. FRED HUSSEY REV. ALLAN E. LEWIS REV. JOHN G. BALO