The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1955

becember 1955 \\"Ol'k . It "·a::; i11 hi ::; home t ha t th ~emi na l'y was or gani zed and fo l' many rnont hs his par !or se rved as da ~ rooms. Following his gradua– tion he or ganized th e Seminary Baptist Church ·whi ch n ow carri es a member ship of fifty , a nd th e gr oup ~cc upies t he auditorium . of t he semrn ary each Sunday morn111 g a nd evenin g. The Houtine r h e Baptist emin ar y of the 1 ible i. a busy place. Th e t hree lady workers who occnpy th e a– partmen ts, and one r esid ent stu – de nt, serve breakfa st promptly at 8 :00, th en spend a half hour a– round the ·\y orcl and in prayer , t hen ru sh for their pecific assign– men t . Th e dai ly routine, p lu t h e many conferences and special duty work, provide a fu ll day without a dull moment. vVe wer e very favo r ab ly impressed with th e staff of worker s. ·w e enjoyed breakfast a nd dinn e l' at the semina r y on Tuesday and wh en we asked a– bout t h '' g rocery bi 11 ,'' we wer e to ld that each worke l' prov ided a sha r e to kee n th e food fond alive, and that eac h of the gids took h e l' tur n as the cook. YEf-;, th ey can cook! Ynm-Yurn. Chil-C'hal Each membe r of t he t eaching staff is wholl y su pported by a s 11b– sc ribin g ch II l'Ch, exceptin g the R ev. Donald I~. Douglass and R ev. ,\/ al– ter Banks. ~!r . Dou glass r ecentl y relin qu islwd hi s suppor t- at least a la r ge propol't ion of it- when h e 1·esig 11 ed hi s pasto l'ate. :'II I'. Banks is partiall y s upported by subscrib– in g chul'c·hrs and his outs icl r preaching prov id!:'s some aclcl it ional funds . C:od 's rn on!:'y wi l l not be mis-d ir!:'dt>cl if mail ecl to th r srm– inal'y des ignatecl fo l' Uona ld l•:. Donglass or Wal tt> r Banks. Enl'oll !:'d as st ud ents in t he' S('lll – inary c11·p a lmost f ifty pasto l's and supP rint" <' nd c, 11ts of colOl' <' d Hapt ist C'l11l l'<·h ('S. In a ll !)l'ObalJilit y tiWSC' C'hlll'<·h es wi ll , in thr nNII' f11t 111·e, lw organiz<•d int o a11 asso<· iat ion n'– s(•1111J li11 g; Ohio J\ssoc·iation of l{e~- 11lar Haptist ('h111'(·hPs, n ',w hi11 g- t o otlwl' (·ii i<·s of the' stal<' . 'l' lw1, 1111dc•1· <·011ta<'1s now h<'inµ: madr it is hig·hly prnhahl<' that 01 1[ f l'on1 ( ' IPvPland and tl11'll ot lwr slat<'s will be a f1111danw11tal l{apti st i'P ll ow– f-lhip l'<'S<'llllJli11 g· th(' <l<'ll (' l'a i 1\ s– SO(•iatio11 (1 1\ RB(' . !<' rankly , W(' HI'(' ('111 h11 sPd ()\'Pl' 1he wol'k whi<·h has beP n do ,H' a11 .i f'er, I that t h<' I'<' is 11othi1w rno1·p p1·0111 is ing a 111011 g t lw orga niza t io11-, s11ppo1·tpd lly th<· Bibi(' h(' li<· \'i11 µ; Baptist 'hurches. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST P age El ven --- --- ----=---- REV. FLOYD DAVIS RESIGNS l•'i\ :\ ll! JY :\ 10\' l•~S '1'0 ()1(1, ,\ 110:\I J\ Dece rnbr l' 2G t h wi ll (·(' lil <' r t hl' ' hri stma s Seaso n th 1·0 11 µ: ho11 t t h<' c·o11nt ry bu t to th e' peo p l<' of th e Incl epend e11t l~aptist (' Ii u r <· h, North ,JaC'kso 11 , Ohio, th e da k will a lso mal'k tlw l<• rn1i11ati o11 o l' a pas– tol'a te. Lt was in tl H• ea rl y s pl'i11 g of' 1950 that F loyd !Javis, lh <' 11 pastor of t he F'i l'st ~lct hodi st ( ' h11l't h, }.Jo l' th ,Ja ckso n, Ohio, ste ppr d fr o! 11 hi s p ulpit, cl rk nnin ed t·o 11 0 1011 µ:e l' be icl ent ifi rcl with t he a postasy, '' choosing n1 th e I' to s11ffrl' aff liC'– tion with t he 1wo pl e of Uod ." Sev– eral farn iIies a lso le l' t tlw c·h111'(· !1. Pastor DaYis had 11 0 pla11 s fol' t he fntme, nor did tl1 e ot he l' fam– i lies; ho\\·eve l', 1\1 I'. a nd :\ I rs. l lal' – olcl Sh oo k ope11 ed t hc• ir horn r and 011 .J u ly :Z:3, 1!li:iO, a ll(' WC' hUl '('h was fo l'rn ed, know11 as 'l'h <' I11de pen– d011 t 13a pti st Cln1l'<·h. 'I' ll is r clitor and Re\'. ,J. In ·i11 p; R('('S<' W(' I'(' prrs– r n t at t he s<' l' ViC'C'. 'I'll<' wol'k was 1Jeg111 1 with 29 c·o 11 st it 11 Pnt· nH· 111lwl's. '/'fi f> J"O.<)/"CSS l lnd er t he carci'1ll a 11d e ff' ec:tiYc n1i11i stry of Pasto r Dav is t he me rn – be l'ship has in <.: reasecl to abo u t 100 (statisti <.:s not ava il able as t his ar– t i(' le is being· ty ped ) ; a npw ho11 se of worship has bee 11 r redccl , a nd is 11 0w r eady to be ckcl iC'atecl: a n e\\' pa rsonage has !we n JJlll'(·hased , and eve ry cl epart111 e11 t !wa rs th <' rnal'ks of p rog r Pss. 'l 'h C' ( 'all Pasto r DaYis l'('c·c• nth· l'e<·ei\·ecl fro m th P 'vVest Sid e Ba pt ist ChurC'h of Enid. Ok lah oma. an i11\'itatio11 to \'is i t t lw \ ' a(· ,111 t p II l pit, fo 11 ow- i11 g· th P l'Ps ig 11 at io11 of DI' . ( '. T . l,asswel l, a 11d soo 11 aft<'r hr mad e tlH' \' isit a <·a ll wa s exh' tHIPd , a11d H(·<·<• pt Pd . 'l' IH• (· lrn)'(·h is lo(·atrd i11 a thri\·i11 g- <·it _\' of' -J.0 ,000, in th r ('(' ll t(•t· o f th <' oil and wh Pa t belt , th e (·i ty be in g id P11lil'i Pcl as hav in g t l1<• S('(·0 1HI h11·µ:('S t g rain stOl'Hg'<' i11 [Ji(• \\'O l'ld . '!' hp ('O llg'l'(').!a t io11 O\\'llS H lH·a11tir1,I ho11 se o r \\'Ol'ship , a11cl I hP \1·01·k is s11pporl<•d b.\· 11 s pil'i t- 11all y llli ll(l('(i ll l<' lll lJ(• l'shi p or alJ011t I :io. 'l' h<' \\' psi :-;id<' lh1 pt ist ( 'h11l'<'11 is tl1<• 011 1,v <·ongT<'g·ation in th e stat (• ol' Okli1h orna whi<·h is al'– ri li atPd with 'l' h<• ( /\' IH'nl i i\ssO(·i – ,11 io11 ol' Reg·11lar Il a pt ist C'h11r(· lH's. l'astor Davis wi ll delivp1· hi s fal'<'– \\'<' 11 s<•rn1011 at :'\ort h ,I ,l('kson at t!J P IIIOrlliJlg SP l'\'i(•(' , f)p(•('JlJI H' I' ~.) , l!J:i\ Hild (' lil <' I' hi s ll(' \I' ri l' Jd or :-.<'rv1<·<· th <' l'o ll o\l'i11 g- \l'<'<' k i11 Okla – honia . 'f '/1 e F as /or ,\ 111 011 µ: th e peo ple o r Ohio J\ s– so<·1cit 1011 , l•' loyd a nd hi s wifp have IH·<· 11 pro111i11 (• 11t a 11d pop11l al' a 11d <'\'(' I'.\' a<·q 11a i11la 11<·(' has bc•(·o 111 <' a l°J·i (' 11 d. 'l'h(' pa s(o 1· st 11di Pd fo l' till'('<' ,111d OIH'-ltalf ,\'<'H I'S at K(' nt l lnivPrs ity a nd '!' he l 11 iv(• 1·sity of Yo11ng-s– tow 11 , t h(' n 011 P sr nH•stP I' at Bap- 1 ist l3ihl <· I11 stit 11te a nd is 11 0w tak – i11 g· fo rtl1 <' l' wol'k b.1· (·orres pond – (' JH' P. l' asto r l)a \·is has li<'<' 11 V(' J'.Y a(' - 1 iH in a ll affairs of t he fr ll owship , i11c·l11cli11 g· hi s loC'a l trl' l'i to ry , thr gT01 1p IH' ing- id entifi ed as l~etha n.\· J\ :-;so<· iat io11 . I11 ,, pr rso11a l IPttcr. " tp lli11 g 11 s all abou t it " - he says: " I hold th e fe ll owsh ip of Ohio Ass(H' ia tio 11 iII th e highc'st pos– s i hlc> l'eg'a l'd . 'l' h(• (·lrnn·h i11 Oklahoma is t he 011h· 011e i11 the stat e affiliat('(I with. th P (LA RH . '!'his will b<• a dd ini tc> ha rdship s in e·<' I ha\'(' ))('('0111<' so a(·c·11s– tomed lo t he g l'eat fr ll owship in Ohi o. ,\ d 11 a ll y , one does 11 't r e– a lize the i11 1porta11<.:<' of this t,vpe of Ol'g-a11 izatio 11 1111til 011r must (·hoosP to do without what it so ab un da nt! .\· pro\' id ('S. · ' I will 11 ot soo n fo 1w•t t h(' wo11d (' rflll rn eC't i11 g-s and t he• tes– tirn o11\· of t hes<' c· hul'(·h rs in Hrt h,i°11y :\ sso(' iatio11 an d th r stat <' gTo up . 'l' h('Se assoc· ia t ions l'PHJ) th Pir l' <' Wa rd t hl'o11 g h th e s piritu a l f il'es whi C' h al'P igni trd i11 th (' lwa l'ts of the pastol's. 'l'h esP \rho att end the fl' ll o\rship rnedi ng-s take lrnC'k to tlwil' <·h1 1n ·h (•s a \1·an11th. p11th11s ias111 and C' \'a11µ:P li sti(' fc n ·ol' that is ('ss<• 1t1·ial in the \\"O rk of the• min– isl r.\·. ' ' 'I' ll(• pastOl'S Hild J) ('O J)I(• or Ohio .\ ssol' ia ti o11 will ('X te11cl (·011 gTal1 ila – l ions to thl' H('\' . l•' lo.n l l),l\·is. his wir<'. and tl H• six yo1111 gs1t' l'S, l'n•– q11 (• 11tl.\· hol di11 g tl,rrn hdon• th1• t hl'Oll <' ol' g'l',l('(' HS tlH'_I' rni11isl<'I' ill th at l'ar-a \rny stall' . S l .\"'l' ll•:'1' 11 .\ \\1 \ ' E!{:-; .\H\' ( ' l•: I, l~ HH,\ 'I' I•: I) ( ( 'ollt illlJ (' (! J'l'Olll pil g<' !) ) so11 Im\'<' lH·<·11 ddi11itel\· M· ti\'\· in Ohio ,\ ssol'i11tio11 , <' HC' h iwldin µ; in1- pol'IH1ll <' X('<· 11t i\'l' ol'J'i ('<'S and I h<' i'Pllows hip (' Xl (' IHl s lo th (' ll l l'Oll!..! l'Ht 1 ii 11 I io II s wit h a p nt .n • I' I hat I h < '.\ IIIH\' ('Olltillll (' to',('(' H 1'01·\\ Hl'( l mo~·<· nl(' ll l iu th <'ir fiel d of '>l'n·in·