The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1956

September 1956 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST P age Seventeen r AND THEN THERE WERE NONE By RI I-I RD D1TRII~\ lVI I i .. ·io11a1·y t111cler~ B~TB Richard F1·0111 tl1e t i111e that \\ 1 e ,, 1 ere a. - ig11ed to 1\Ia11ila to l) pa ·to1· of Fir t Bapti t 1 hl11· h i11 tob 1· 19;4 rocl l1a.· g ·i,re11 ll.' a cl e~ i1~e to ee thi8 c- l1111"el1 Htal1li8l1ecl a r 1 orcl – i11g to Xe,,r r1 1 e:ta1ue11t 1)1~i11 ·ipl :– to l)e . ·elf-g·ove1·11i11g· lf- ·uppo1·t – i11g a11cl ·elf- propao·ati11g·. Every 011e of tl1e chl1rch e e tabli h eel a ._ a 1·e ult of B\ E ,,ro1·lc i11 the l)hilippi11e ,vhi 11 had pre,rio11:- l)'" ha 1 111i • io11a1--y l)a. tor. , a] 1 }1 acl thei1· o,v11 Filipino l)a. tor ~ . . . that i. all except Fi1· ·t Ba1 ti t 1 h111 .. eh of 1a11ila. For a 1) J) l"OX– i111 ate ls,. 2; }'ea 11. · .B i 1~. ,t Ba p tjst i11 :\Ia11ila l1acl cxi:tetl 1 ri111aril)" a. · a '. ·t11d 11t ~·' hl11· ·h. ~ould 11ch a cl11l1·cl1 111eet the fi11a1 ial den1a11cl of b co11i11g i11dige1 ot1 1 ( !011lcl a . 11itable n1a11 b fot111 :l to J)a.·to1· th ·h11r eh ? \\ oul cl th 111e1111)el'. tl1e111.·el,re: b \\ 1 illi11g to sho11l cl er t l1e~·e 1·e po11. ilJilit i · ? II uma11l)... : p eaki11g· t l1e1"e ,ve1·c 111a11J" o 1). ta · le: to o,·e1· 0 111 . ,V c k11C\\" tl1at it ,, 1 ot1 l cl ]1a,Te t o be the I.Jord 8 cloi11g·. jf Fi1'.·t Ba i ti:t 1 h111·eh ever b0 ·a111e j11dig 11 0118. '"\\' e a .·kecl 111a11v lJacl( l101n ' to • joi11 ,,ritl1 ll.' i11 }) l"'a~y'e1· tl1at t]1e J,10f(l 111igl1t \\rorl{ a 1·0al 111i1"ael c 1o this ,)11<l. It l1a: l)er.11 t hrilli11g' to u • 1<) . ·pp ]1c,,,.. the1 l ;or cl ]1 as <1ll'i\\'Pl' cl 11ra,·Pr. 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Wl1y not try it out by making a generous gift tl1rough tl1c treasury of your l1ome cl1urcl1 to tl1c en ~ral i t111d of the FELLOWSHIP OF BAPTISTS FOR HOME MISSIONS a 11 <l tl1us assist i11 re-cl1u1cl1i11g A111 rica vvit l1 Ne\v 'l'csta111e11l ty}l Ba1)tist C11urcl1<::s. Ad(lr ss all co111n1u 11icatio11s to P. 0 . Box 455 Ely1·ia, Ohio Rose 1·e1 li 1: ' Y 011r pray r l1ave pre– Vclile l. .rocl · , ,,Till 1n11. t b done. J aeee pt ) rOll l' c·all to F i1'. t Bap– tist . lTo,,., t l1 eh111· el1 1·rjoil'ecl. ()11 0 l >.\' <>11P tl1P [)ieers ' '"ere ,111 fitt i11 µ: tog·(l tl1 r as ' '"' so11gl1t to J)Ut t,h plLZzle of (}o 1 ~· ,vill t ogether. The hl1rr 11 t l1 11 bega11 to t r~.. to locate a par 011age £01· tl1ei1· J1e,,· pfl~ tor a11 l l1i: fa 111i] J" ,,. 110 ,rrre to eo111 t l1e £1\ t l)a rt of ,J 1111 . 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