The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1955

TlIE OI-IIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ~~ Novc,nb r 1955 HIO 1\ 'fW'E S( CI Tl() Y-EIGHTH OF REGUL R BAPTIST MEETING HELD ANNUAL CHURCHES IN ERIE REV. ALLAN E . LEWIS HEADS COUNCIL 111 tht• lntc.' aftl'l't10011 of .\ lou<ln, • • ()l·toht'r 17. l ~l0.1, thP 1la rl,i11g· lot c\(ljnl't)11t to ll t•tl1f• l l~nptiHt T t' n1pl P, l·:ric.', l)l'lltts)· l,·n11ia. ,ra~ ra1)illl)· filli11g- ,, itl1 l'Hrs as t1l t' cl <' lpg·at es ar– ri,·t'(l. l)agg-ng'<.' in l1a1t ll , to s1tr– ro1111<.l t lll' rt'gistratio11 <l P~l<. E,·cr)·– t hi11g l1ncl l>et 1 11 '"<)11 or g·anizecl l l ) . l)r. Rol>e rt J l . ) I(' ) [ illa11 ancl l1i. ('0111111 it t c>e.' a l l(l th{) r ,Ye11 t:· - Eigl1t h •\ r11111al :\f t 1 t'ti11g- of ()J1io ... \ Rso · ic1 - tio11 \\'H. off to a g-oocl . tar t. ' rf]t l' l'Oll llt'il of t <~n 111et i11 bripf ~t?. :ion to ,·ote r reo111n1(:)11(latio1 for the fo11r 11c>\Y c·h11rch · con1i11g· i11, a11(l at 7 :30. ' hairn1a11 :B~arl "\T. ,,~illett. l)re. e1 tecl Re, ·. Do11 Loon1- i ,,·ho \\'as i11 eh,l r O'e of 11n.· ic cl11r- r-, iug the 111eetings. J>astor :\l c1 I illa11 g·rrPtecl th clrl– t'g-a tC's a11cl , ·i. itor '. ext e11cl i ng· a heart,- ,Yelcon1 e i 11 bel1alf of t11<l • el1t1 r t·l1. to ,Yhicl1 :\ fr. "\"\ 1 illetts r P- ~ J)o11clrcl. R e,·. (}eorge O ' Keefe, })astor of l3rook8i c1e }3a1Jti:t (. 1 httrc h, 1 leve– la11cl, a f orn1 r 111en1 l)er of t l1e Erie el1t1reh. 1 r ese11ted tl1e l ( e);11ote .A cl– cl r es:. _ \ 11 exce lle11 t n1e::ag:e a11cl }1ighl:· clJ)prec=iatecl b,,r a large a11cli– t>ll t'P. The J)r ogran1 \Yas earriecl out ex– act]~- as plan11ec1 ,rith tbe ex ·eption tha t Re,·. Rohert l\[c·Xeill of l 1 harlC':ton . a11cl Re,·. ( 1 • 1 la,,·_ ~on . 'oln111bl1.·. XC.'bang·ecl elates for t l1eir eYP11i11g 111e . :a~es cl 11e to :\ Ir. )fC'~eill l1a,·ing· l>ee11 clr la~-ecl at tl1 e1 l1on1e l>a. e <.l11e to a ft11 eral a11cl al. ·o 1), . the ill11r.·.. of his ~011. • TIIE ~IlT I Good n1u. ic characterizecl e, ·er,· • . e ion. :\ fr. Loomi. had p lannecl "~ell and he ,,a.c a. i. ted in leader- l1ip h~·: Tio,,ard G. Yot111~t. Robert Rog-er. , K£>1111eth ~.\11c1rl1. . K en11etl1 . ~ruel. er. I.,arrJ- I~l1eha11a11, L)1'n11 Roger. . Fre<l I I 11.. rs· an(l < ;.eorgc 0 'Keefe. . •pecial mu. ic· ,Ya. pro,·icled for e,·er>'· :es. io11 thro11~ho11t the fo11 r cla~·. . the fol lo,,·ing· p£>rso11: c:on– trib11ti11g : pPc·ic1l 11111nl)e t·s: '" lrs. II om er < }ra,·<>11, :\ Ir. . Fran le IT eath. i\Ir . Rohert .:\ f. ::\ fc:::\Ii ll a11. I1,ri111 • R o!!er ·. r.,arr,· l~l1 c·ha11a11, ancl :\I rs. • .:\Iarif> (}pr~hon, i11 a<lclition to 1 hor- i tPr f_Joorni'-i ,,·ho 11 .· c·cl l1i: tro1nl>o11<1 t,, ad\'a11tag-P. 'l,hf> a11c lien<·Ps ,verc, al o r>Jra~rcl ,Yith the trio r1 nml)er: pre<".iPn t ecl h~· the • 1 ~nior I.,aclir: ancl IIigh . 'ehool (;irl ·.- of the Bethel Baptist 1 ht1rcl1: and tl1 e Trl1mpet ' ('1'io. H lso f l'Olll t h t1 }O('H] c· h II rc•] 1. ()rg·n11 ,lll<I J) lclllO sol os \\'r r r 1>r<'– s£'11t c'cl b,· Il a ll l aut<>l . 1\l lC'n • ( ' hc' rr,·, l(c>1t11Pth ~ \ 11rlrus a11cl Rob- • <' rt ) I. J lcn [ill an, aJl 111 u . ic·ia11. ex- t 1·aor<1 in ar,·. • 'J'hp asso<.:1atio11 apprr ·i<ltecl tl1e fait hf nl a11 cl efficie11t . er, 1 ic0 of :\1 r . . \"'\ illiaJ11 Watkins, ehl1rcl1 or– ga11 ist, ,vho . f l'\'ecl at all e, 1 e11ing . . (' SSl 0 1 l. . ( 1 El)r\R\TTI1LE · · ( 'eclarYil le · is a r e<l tte: tctl r 11- tr)· 01 al l l)r og·r ams of hio Assoc i– ation. The p eople :een1 in ·rea. ing- 1:· eager to lea r11 of prog·r es. at tl1e sehool ; hr11 C'e . Re,,. • Jan1e: 'I'. ,T erc 1 - n1iah , th P J)resi(1e1 t, at r eq1 est of the eo1 11leil , pre. e11te(l th e ,vork at t he :3 : 13 :ei-;sio1 T11e:cla, . af ter110011. .. ~\ fter ac1tlre... i11 g the ·011fer 1 ce ]1c introcll1 cec1 l\ f r. (} cor g·e •. :\lil11er , (' ha i rn1a 11 of t 11r hoarcl of t 1·1:tee:, ,vr10 . poke br ief l,\.·, a lso Re, ,. • 1 la,Yso 11 , trea.-l1rcr of the sc: }1001, Re, '. Regi11alcl T1. ~I atthe\v · aeti,·e 111e mbe r of the l)oarcl a11cl Ke1 neth r\11c1r11s. p resicle11t of the a lt111111i, all of ,Yhon1 s1)olte 111 hel1alf of the sl'.11 001. Tll }: F"()R l )I TJ1) Rr , ·. . Joh11 I~al,·o a11d ) [r . .r\ . L < •. lit1ghe.· c·o11cl11 t t ecl a fo r11111 dPal - i11 Q' ,Yith l r i..ita t ion E l'a nr;elisnl 011 Th11rscl a~y after1100 11 , a l)ont 100 1nf•11 pre.·P11t . \\rit hont <Jltesti on the clis– <·11.·. ·io11s \YCr P 1>rofi ta l)lf' a11cl so1n 1 1 r obl en1s ,,·er <., :ettl ecl- on c·p an<1 for all tir11c. , PE 1 IAL :\IE , '~ A JE . The Re, ~. Robert ,J. Re)rnhOllt, Elyria, delivered a timely acldre , on the • undav . 'chool : Re, ·. Alle11 ~ :\I. b erry baron pre. ented a 111e. . age 1111c1er the lll)j ect : ' ::\ [ l1.·ic I11 Thr hl1r ·11. · ,y}1icl1 " ~il l l)fl r eproc.1 nrecl i11 t }1is 111agazine, tl1e Re,·. A lla11 . ::\f et calf. ll ehr e,v 1 bri:tian . 1 ociet1r. l('\'elallcl cl ealt • ,,ith ,J e,,·ish ,,·orl{. a1cl t he Re, ·. "\'\"'illian1 ( 1 armichael, 0Iicl -~l 1ssions, b 1·0 ugh t a time])r ll1 is:io1 ar.\r n1es– .'Rg'P. Re,~. B. B". ( 'ate .-r>ol{e 011 '· rI'he l Iol}· ••J)irit a11cl To1 g·t1 s, ' a11cl other pri11ci1)al . ·p eaker. in – c·lucl ec1, Rr, 1 • 1\ll an E . I.Je ,,·is, ' ' Thr (l et Ac\ tq naiut Pc l Tl our; Re,·. \ rc, r11r I1. l )1tnhan1. l>ra,·c•r l Ionr; • R ev. \\T al1 P l' Y ot tll ~f . Re, ·. E<l,yarcl IIelmick, Rfl ,' . RobPrt E . .:\ IcXeil l , Re,·. ~.\ clan1 A. Galt, a11(1 Re,·. ' 1 1 la,Y on. :i\ ll HS I <>X,;\l{ Y ~ 1 Y.\IJ>(>Hll ' ~J 'l'h c• 1{<1,·. !fa l l f)a l tt c, I \Vac.; in c· harg·c\ of' a ll 1ni~s io11a ry p l'Ogra1n8, i11e lt1cli 11g· 1 l1e s)·1n J>osi n1n co11 - cl t1ctrcl \\r rcl ne:c1ct}' a ft<•r11oon. 011 < t hf r>latforn1 ,,·ith the Jea<ler ,vrrr t he fol lo,Yi1tg : Jl i<l-Jl i. s:'an. - Da11a I-lacker. :\f r·. a11cl :\ [rs. E c1~ra r c1 • 1 chlc'gel , Etlg·ene \\.,.illian1s, IIarlan Rahillv ancl 1' Ir s. Rl1ea ::.\ larie ~er - • sh 011. \l'icliff P T ra nslalors- ::\Ir. a11cl i\ l r s. rr ecl I.JOllg' . / l ssociation of Baptists /i'or 11Torl<l !Cva ngelisn1 - :\Jr. a11c1 1' 1r s. \Villia111 Largf'. F ellou1slz1:JJ Of Bn zJli.-t. · For Tlon1,· 1! ission. ·-Re, '. .J. I r,,i11g Reese, E J·vria. • I1rief acl (1 r esses ,vere prese11ted 1),· eacl1 of t he ,vol'l{er s. • At the elose of the srssion a1 offering· ,vas tal{e11. t l1e \vl1ole of ,Yhich ,Yas cli,·iclecl an1011g· the i11- ,·itecl 1n1. s1011aries. XE,\r 1 11 l "'RC 1 IIJi~. 1 133· 111ta11iu1011. vote, l)a. eel t1po11 the r eco1111ne11dat io1 of the 1 01111 ei l of Te11, fonr c: l111rche.- , ver e r e– <.:ei,·ec1 u1t o the fello,,sl1ip, as fol– Jo,Ys: 1. X e11i a l3ible {!h11reh (Reg·– lllar liap tist ) , Xe11 ia, Ohio. Re, ,. ~ . ....\11clre,,· Il ut ·hi. 011. pa8tor . 2. ( 'al, ·ar>" Ba1)tist ( 1 hl1rch, i.shlancl, ()bio- 1)t1l1) it ,·ac:a11 t. 8. ()pe11 I)oo r BaJ)ti: t C, h11rc·h l )el1>ho -, () l1i o- Re,·. l)o11alcl Pel .. ti er , J)astor. -!. C:rac·e I3aptist ' h11re!l1, ( 1 p .. clar, ·ill e. < hiO- })l tlpit Yaca11t . r\ll of the:e are ·mall, b11t tt1rdv Regular Ba1)ti. t Cht1r che. . and " rill n1ateriall:)· tren"'then the fello,v– . hip . TIIE WO:\IEX ...\ . u . ual. t l1e aft er110011 n1eeti11g· of the "\\' 01ne11 '. 1Ii.. io11ar,r t r11io1 • ,vas on e of the high l)Oi11ts i11 tl1e eo1 fer e11c: a11cl eo1111na11cl ecl thf' at– te11tio11 of al)ol1t 225 \YOme11. The tl1e1ne of the :e8. iot1 ,va:: ·' F ello,,·_ .·hip l 1 'I'h r l~11 rtherance < f The ( lo8 J>el . '- ( 'olosi-;ia11. 1 :0-12. J l r .. (4 eo r g R . Gib:011 of ial– var)' Ba pt i: t ( 1 hnrch, ( 1 le,·ela11c1. p r esicle1 t of the 1111io11, ope11ecl the .'Ps:ion, i11 t rocl tteing ?iI r .-. Rol>ert ~l t.i\ li llan ,,·ho (·011 cl11 t t e( l 1h(l so11g· .-f' r, 1 ic· c1, ,vith ~Ir.-. lJ (,)a n lf e11r)' of .._\ kro1 at the pic1110 . 'l1h e n, u. ic:al progr a1n was att r ac·ti,·e. ~l r:. ~lc- 1f illan, .:\ Ir ·. Rhea ~I ari Ger. ho 11, p r e e1 ti11g· pe ·ial nt1n1ber . Tl1e