The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1956

Page Four THE OHIO INDEPENDENT_ BAPTIST_________ ---------------- September 1956 BEIDND THE LINES 1 \ 1~ 1~: , ... 1 II~\l{l1 I~~ \\"' . :\l(• ]\l~XI~~ )T. ( 1 al,·a 1·)· 11,lJ)ti"'t ( 1 lllll'f'l1. < 1 a11to11, ()hio • • .. l 11 cl r l\ \ \ ,, t' t' I\ q - or lllcl \ 1) ") H f C\\' • cl ,1 , .. "' I ~ 11 a 11 • clie. I 8l1all lea, t) 111, 1111 l>c111Ll. 111,· t,,·o tee11- • • ,1g·e girl. a11tl 111,· bll1r-e,·e(l icl1- .... . .. ,lrcl. ,rl10 i"' 0111,.. t ,\·el,·c. E,·01·,/ • • relt=>11 tlPs~ tit l~ of t lie e lot le 111ea. - 1t1·rs t1f f ,,· 11,1 t 1·e111c1 i11.. of 111,.. J if . \~ et I ,1111 a l1a l)l)~.. ,,·0111a11 ! • ··If a11,·011e l1c1cl tolcl 1110. r,ye11 a • ).t')a1· ag·o. tl1c1 t tl1e ,·e1·cliC't 'i11- l'l11·able ea11ce1·' ,,..011lcl lea,..e a traec of l1a111)i11e. fo1· 111e, I wol1lcl not l1a,· l)elie,·ecl it. Beca11. e of tl1i: . . . a11cl l)eca11 e cleatl1 ·on1e " to r,·er,~ famil ·r· . . . I a111 • • ,,·1~iti11g 111~· ex1)e1·ie11ce. of tJ1e. e la ~' t cla1-.· . ,,·l1r11 111,· life i . i11 <L • . --harp f OCll, · . F 01-. I a,11i o 11 e of f/z e lllCf,Jj OJlC.' ll'hO i · {JJ'Ot1fCrl tl1 c OJJJJ01·t1111ity to prC'pare for dcatl1. ' Tl1e e te11 l er a11cl hea1 1 t-tot1cJ1- i11g· li11e. ,,?e1-. w1-.itte11 l)y :\f 1'. . Ilazel ...\ 11cl1·e. ,,~if e of tl1e cl ea11 of ag·1-.i ·l1lt111-.e at Io,,a • 1 tc1te ( 1 ollegc, a fe,, ,,eel~. befo1·e .·11e cliecl at t lie ao·e of f ort ·v·-t,,To. l\11· ~. 11cl1·e t1.--ecl l1e1· cl)l)i11g· . t1·e11g·th to ,,,.1·itc 10,\"·11 tl1e:e ex11erie11C'e. be ·a11. .,0 . he l101)el ' 'it migl1t hcl1) .~0111e- 011e 1 ·e face . llel1 a e1·i. i. . .t\.. , ~·olt 1·ea 1 the.~r ,,·01--cl . 3 ... 011 a1·e l111clo11l)tecll,.. 1·e111 i11cl eel of t l1r • g·1--i111 po. il)ilit3.. tl1at J) erl1a1).· i11 a f e,,~ ,,·eel{. -or 111,r,..l)e a fr,,· cla3" you too 111i,c; lzf • clic. .,. To ma11 i.· . llre of life ( ~J ol) 2± ::22 ) . Fo1· ,,·ith eal' l1 of llH tl1e ' 1·ele11t– le:: tic:l{ of the c·loel< 111rc:1.·111·c. off "·l1at 1-.e111ai11. of life.' ~i11C'e ,,.. r 1(110,, that clea tl1 co111r.· to eve1·,· • 1na11 i11e, 7 i tabl)- 110,,,. ll tt e 1·ly f 001- i."11 it i. tl1at tl1e ,"a:t 111ajo1·it.'" of peo1)lP gi,·e 110 tJ1ot1g·]1t of })l'C1- l)a1'i11g: tl1e111. e lvc. f 01· it bef 01·e the · Ki11g· of Te1·1·01·. · st1·ilre. tl1e111 clo,,·11. \.1-. )"Oll 1 ik:e tl1e 1·iC' h 111a11 ,,·110111 ,J e. ll. calleel a fool beea11:r he :c1icl to hi. . 0111 : · .._ ~ 0111, tl1011 l1a t 11111c· l1 ~:ooc1· laicl llp for 111 a 11 y ycr1,· · : t,1lre tl1i11e ea.·e , eat, d1·i11l{, a11cl l)e 111e1·1·,.... , ' 111 th is ag·e of .. c1·a 1uate1·ia1i. 111. the :;;eu. iti,/e . 01tl i. ~11ockeel 1),.. tl1 ~ 111a1111 e1· i11 • ,,l1ic}1 tl1 l) f01)1e of Olll' c1a3r a1-.e li, ... i11g-.. Li.l{e tl1e 1·i(;l1 111a11 i11 tl1e Pa r·al)le tl1e,r a1-.e l)11ilcli11 o· l)io'o·er • r-, t"' r-, a11cl better thi11g· . ,,·itl1 a11 ab1111- c.la11ee of a11 to111atic g·,1 c1get to AFTER DEATH THEN WHAT? • t·o11:·pr\"P 1 i111 P. i11 orcler to tc1l<e t l1eir C'<l~r t<)1· 111,111,.. , ...ectr: to eo111 . ~ . ,,·l1i 1 e t lie,· eat. {l1·i11lr. a11cl 111al{P .. 111 1·r5" i11 1·ioto11s li,,.i11g. If t11e 111 e11 a111 ,vo111c11 of Olll' g·e11e1·atio11 f ,1 il to hee 1 tl1e ,,·a1·11i11g· of 1 h1·i. t, a11 l 1>1·e1),11·e fo1~ · tl1e lav of clr.,1 t 1 . ' ' tl1e11 (Joel i. ' goi11g to p1"0- 1101111ee 111)011 tl1i. ge11 1·atio11 ,,?11at Ile . aic.l to tl1e 1·ich 111a11 i11 tl1e pa1·,tlJle: · TJ101t fool, tl1i. 11ig·ht th)· sot1l .·l1all l)e 1~ec111i1--ecl of thee: tl1e11 ,,.. ho:e 11all tho e thing be ,,Thich thot1 ha. t 1)1-.o,,.ic1ec1 ? ~ o i l1e that la3,.etl1 111) trea.· l11--e £01· 111111. elf, a11 1 i. 11ot 1·i~l1 to,,·a1-- l ({otl. 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"\'\T 01,cl that .1101t are p1·e1 arecl 11ot 0111}" to clie, l)llt to . ta11 l before ({od i11 the claJ~ of j11dg1ne11t 1 Take heart. ... o l< c: a11 ' l1e 1)1,epa1"ecl to 1neet (~TOlll' ) c-:-ocl' ! ( mo. 4 :1:.. ) . Tl1 Lo1·c.l J e 11 1 h1"i left the l)o:0111 of tl1e Fathe1-. a11cl · ~ 1nac1e l1i111. ·elf of 110 1·e1)11tatio11, a11cl tool~ 1111011 hi111 the f 01--m of a :er,.. a11 t, a11cl ,,·a 111a le in th lilre11e.~ of 111e11 : a11cl lJeiuo· :fo1111cl in fa. hio11 a. a 111,111, he ]1t11nlJlecl hi1n. elf, a11cl 1Jeca111e ol)eclient 1111to dea tl1 e,.. e11 t 110 cleath of the c1--o . (Pl1 il. 2 :7- ) ). Tl1e1· on the c1·0 of ( 1 al,·ar~· h1111g TOCl . 011l}T bea-otten • 1 011, l)ei11~ 111acle a little lo,, .. e1· tl1a11 tl1 e ang·el. £01-- the :t1ffe1--i11g· of cleatl1, tl1,1t IIe b,.. the Q.'l'ace of .. }o 1 . l1011lcl ta.·te death £01· e,·er,~ ... 111<111. 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TI<)X' ' ( I I '101·. 6 :2 ) . :\Ia~y·· .lJOlt l)e able to .·a~ ... ,,·ith tl1 l):c1l111i.·t ,,--110 1·ealizi11g· the b1--e,r– i t)r of life, ea1·11r:·t 1~,.. p ra}"ecl : • ·' Lo1·cl 111a 1<:e 111e to It· 1101 , mi11e P11 1 c111 1 tl1() 111ea ·111--e of 1n,, • <.l,1)·". , ,,·hat it i. · that I 111a)· h·1101,· ho,,... frail I c1111. ·' · Ro teael1 11 to 11lunl)e1· 0111· cla~" , tl1at ,v·e 111a~,. a I)l) l},.. 0111-- l1ea1·t: 1111to ,,~i." 10111 , , ( I>·. 39:4; 00: 1:.. ) .