The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1955

l \ll' '1T 111 t ...\•·c l1it e(' t•" . k c t clt Ot t(lll1})01'H1}. C'hlll'Cll tll'-1" ,,il t111folcl to "('11nrntc ,,i11g· 011 eac11 ~1111{1 ~ , "'l ltool t· lu roou1. . nutlitoril1n1, seati11g 750. "Accordio11' icle of tl1 i roon1 '"l1c11 being u eel for • Building Fund Committee Faces Many Problems },e,,· ·l1l11· ·l1e " a1·e . 111cle11l,· a11d • clra111ati ·a 11,~ f 01"recl i11to a 11e,,· • l)l1ilcli112.· 1)ro2:1·a111 i11 the . a111e 111a11- 11 1· a ,,·a Ilol1 o·l1 ....\ ·v·e11l1e Ba I)ti. t l1t11·rh. ,le·r·ela11cl. Ea1·11~ 011 tl1e • ~1111clc1}· 11101·11i11cr of ....\ llgll. t 2;3 10,1:3. a fi,·e ala1 ..111 fi1· e 1J1·ol1o·l1t all co11111anie.. to the l-Iol1gl1 l)11ilcli11 g a11cl l1efo1·e the fire co11lcl be co11- t1·ollecl it hacl g:11tted the a11clitori- 11111 a11cl l)I'c1cticall~~ e,Te1·~~ ,~1111clay ~ 'c;hool room. ,,11e11 the initial . l1ocl{ to the cl1l1rch ·. 7,5() 111e111ber l)eg·a11 to " ...ea1· off. t11e hanc1 of tl1e -- Loi .. l "·a . ee11 i11 tl1e ,,·a,.. lie i111- • 111ediatel,· tool{ ea1·e of hi: chilclre11. • ,,TJ1ile fire1ne-11 ,·ve1·e till tl1row– i11!!· ton. of ,,,.a te1· 011 the lJlaze, . ;l111cla,... ~ 1 <·hool eo11,...e11ecl at 9 ::30 • a.111. i11 tl1e chapel a11cl 011 tl1e hac1ec1 la,,·n of the ,,Te. t e1·11 Re- e1·ve l ... 11i,·er it,... 11earl),... 1 ar. • • a11cl l l1 ~e · huttlecl e1·e1·, ..011e to ._ tl1e t e1111Jo1·a1 .. ~~ lo atio11 a11cl a11 a,T_ e1·a!.!e atte11cla11c ,,·a 1·e1)01·tecl. ,\ ....h 11 a ea1·cl1 f 01· ,,.ital 1 .. eeo1·cl. a11cl ·orre JJ011cl€11ce ,,·a i11:-,tit11tecl a crai11 ,,·e a,,... tl1e JJ1·otecti110· ha11 cl of tl1 Lorcl. Tl1ol1gh ,,·ate1·. ·oal~ecl, tl1P. ·h11rcl1 office ,,·a · cla111ag·ed lec1 "t a11cl pra c-tic- all)"" all C' la . 1001~. , 1ne111l)f r 11 i I} li t". et c. ,,·er·e f Ol1nd. ,, ... itl1111 th Fee ,,·eel{. a11 a ban- do11e l ·l1l1r ·li bui1cli11g· of con'>icle1·– alJle ,ize ,,·a l)ei11g ll --0cl l))... the ·011er·egatio11 ... a11cl i. till lJeing· Ll eel J.,·hile tl1e 11e,,- lJ11ilcli112.· i l)e– i11Q' .. r ect ecl. ~rtai111Y... l1e1·e 1 ocl a- .. c:rai11 i11t 1·,·e11ec1. f or thi. t e1111)01·a1·J ... J,l1ildi11 e- i lJe i11g- 1.1. cl l), .. ll wit11- .. ot1 r ent al · l1a 1·Q"e. Ilacl ,ve bee11 for--cecl to 1110,·e i11to a 11ea1·l)y hig'l1 :c 11001 l)11ilcli11g-, tl1e re11ta 1 wo11lcl ]1a,Te bee11 al1110 ·t . ·100 per weelr. )11 T11e:cla,- after-- the fi1--e the • ..c\.cl,ri. Ol'JT ( 1 0lllleil l1elcl a \Tery o1)er a11cl 1)1·a~"e1·f11l 111eetiug·. \\ e f Ol111cl that ,ve l1acl al)ol1t \ ·6 00 011 hand i11 a B11il ling· F1111cl " rhich 01ne 111e111lJe1-. ha 1 tho11ght might be– co111e ll ·ef11l . on1e da,... in tl1e di - ., ta11t fl1t11re. Tl1i. · Pear·l Ilarbor di a ter, ho"~e,,.er.. l1a cl ,,,.elclecl Ollr 111e1n– be1'. togethe1.. a11d l1acl g·iven 11 tl1e clete1"111i1 atio11 to g·o f orwarcl i11 the Lorcl ancl e,..e1--,ro11e p11lled tog·etl1er to l{ee1) 011r 1"atl1e1 .. l1ea,ry 1ni . io11a1--3... a11cl raclio co111mitment i11 the l)lack. 111 aclclitio11, cont1·i– l)11tio11. f 01· a B11ilcling F1111d be– g·a11 to co111e iii. ~ ome 11011-1ne1n– l)er·s, 1J11blic citize11. i11 1 reater ( 1 le,,.ela11d :e11t llb tantial co11t1"'i– l)11tio11 · " "itho11t olie;itatio11. Th1·ee co111111ittee · \\"ere im1nedi– atel,... e talJli l1ecl 01· acti,..atecl an .. E111e1·o·e11c,... ancl 1 al,ra o·e 01111nit- b • l:°' tee a l l1ilcli11g· F1111cl 1 0111111ittee and the Bl1ilc1i11g· 1 on1n1ittee. The la tte1· co111111i ttee hacl l)ee11 co111- po. eel J)r·i11cipall3'" of T1·11 ·tee l)e– ca11. r the,... hacl fo1·see11 a11 e·v·e11tl1al . 11eecl fo1· 1no,ring· to a 1uo1--e :11itable 11eigl1borl1oocl. -L\. clclitio11 , to tl1e I3t1ilcli11g· '0111n1ittee ,,~ere 111acle . o that it lJeC'a111e 11101"'e 1·ep1·e ·e11tati,"e of tl1e e11ti1·e ch11rc·l1. ~io11th later', ,,·e a~r-ai11 . a,,T ;ocl ext 11c1 l1i ]1 elpi11g l1a11cl to ll.. ~ ·ettle111e11t of e\·e11 the li111itecl a- 1no1111t 011 the fi1'e i11 ·111·a11ce hacl tJ IJJlC 1055 ''SO YOU' \ ' ()'l l 'i' : l\ t (Jfj.t r I/, frJl.ltJI •ilJl<J 11r1rrr1li1·r r,f //,( c.rJJf'rir nrrs ,,f l/ 01ffJ/1 l 1•r111lr l lr11J/isl ('/1111·r·I,. ( '/. r I 'r / < 1 II t I , rI .,· f I JI rI I r l l O () 11 i p, r () J, I r J <'l1111c /1 rs 11•/1i<'l1 111,1,11 srJ111eli111 /Jn /rlC(t / IVif/1 (I JI( I(' IJ1tif.rli11{J ]Jl"fJ f I I'{/ IJ I . ( I~~ ( Ii t () J' . ) 11 ct1Pcl tlb 111orP tl1,L11 tl1c 1 t1rr "11t .·0lli11g 1>ri · of t l1e l)t tilcli11g. I.Jett 1· :,1le f thr g11ttecl lJ1Lilcli11g a11cl la11cl aclclrcl a fe,r tl1ot1sa11cl 111ore1 lollc1 1-.· i11to the Bt1ilcli110· l•'1t11cl. "\\Titl1i11 fo1i1· 111011tl1 ·, tl1e $6,()00 i11 the B 11ilcli 11 u· .B t111 cl l1acl g1·0,v11 to . ·1 .000. T 11 c11Jol1t a11other \rear " it hacl . ,,·e llecl to $57 ,000 fro1n eo11- t1 .. ib11tio11 alone. Tl1e i11 .·ura11ce . ett leme1 t a11cl . ale of the old })roperty ,,"a i11 aclclitio11 to thi. . IIol1g·h Ba1)ti. t had 11ot con– clt1cted a11 e, ..e1'\"-111en1ber ca11\"a .. for· fi11a11cial pleclge. fo1~ n1a11y year . fferi11g that we1·e t1·11l~r free-,vill had 1net all obliga- tio11. fo1· Cl1rre11t expe11 e i11clud– i11g repai1 .. · 011 a11 ag·ing" bt1ilding co111mitn1ent for the :11p1)ort of ome 20 mi. ionarie and one ancl ometime t\vo "·eekly raclio pro– o·r .. am over le,rela11cl tatio11 pl11 all other mi cella11eol1 need. . "\\'he11 the Bl1ildin0' Fu11d 01n - 1uittee learned that a 11e,v ch11rch l1on1e wot1lcl probably co t abol1t . ·-1:00,000, ome co11. ideration wa: g·i\ 1 en to a l{ing· for Bl1ilcling· Funcl pledge . fte1-- all the1"e ,,e1·e fa1· from 11fficie11t ft111d ~ a, 1 ailal)le to fi11ance a ne"r co11.. tr11ction p1·0- g·ram. Ba11l{ a11d i11 11ra11ce con1- pa11ie did not co11 ide1-- chl11·che_ a g·ilt eclo·e e1·eclit ri ·k . E . - peciall~l.. for.. an1ol111t. of abo11t . 150 000 ! r ed.it a ,,,.e all k110,,T. i ex– te11clecl a: m11ch ( if 11ot more ) on 1l illi1zg11e · to paJ" a 011 ability to l)a3r. "'\\The11 the B11ilcli11g F1111cl 1 0111111ittee app1 ..oached c1 ..eclit 0111·ce al)o11t a , .. ea1-- afte1"' tl1e • fi1·e ,,·e hacl a 1 ..eco1 ..cl of ol11· 1ne1n- lJer ,,·illi11g11e to J)a)-. Thi " ·a. £111 ..tl1er a11g·111e11tecl b~- a 11lan of :B aith P1"01ni e. ' ,,·hic11 wer e . c1 .. i1)t11ral ancl lJa. icallJ.,. call ecl for rach gi,"et" i11 the pla11 to 11pport a11otl1e1·' · Faith Pro111i. e ' i11 pe– cific 1)ra}""e1". The · · Faitl1 l 1 .. omi e , pla11 ope1"'- ate a follo,v. . 11 t,,·o ]1alve of a 11l1111be1·ecl fo1"111, cl 1ne111be1· jot. cl o,,·11 the a11101111t be i11te11cl to o·i,Te a. tl1e Lo1·cl 1)er111it . 11 011e half of tl1e fo1"111 l1e ig11 11i 11an1e. The otl1e1 .. half loe 11ot 1 .. e,..eal h ·