The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1955

Page Twelve THE HIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST D c mber 1955 PAINESVILLE CHURCH DEDICATED Th e .l/ ain , t uclito1'imn :-; unc1a.,·. :\ o,·p rn liC' I' "27. J 0.i .i \\'a s tlw c1a.,· of cl edi <.:at ion at t hC' Ca l– Ya r.,· l~a ptist ( 'llllrc·li . l' a in C'sYill e. of " ·hi ch th e H (' \ '.. Jolin :'I I. Stl'ong is the pasto l'. 'l' he Su nd ay !-k li oo l met, \\'i t li 1G:2 presen t. a nd at t he hour of morn – i ng " ·or ship t hC' ne\\'l y <.:o rn pletC' cl aud ito ri um ,nls f ill ed to c:a pac: it:·· T heu. aga i n in t he aftern oon a large a udience fac·ec1 t hC' s pC'akc l'. many v isitO l'S p l'ese nt. an d a 11 othel' large a udie nc-e of eagC' r J iste ners \H' re present in t he eve 11in g. Th e l' ro.c;ra 111 Ur. P au l H. .Ja(;kson. guest s peak– ('!' for t he da.,·, spoke in the moJ'/1- iuy on .Job's tC'st in 1011: ·· " Th ough J le slay me. yet "·ill I t l' ust him .'' THE CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio PRESENTING ( Yeshuah-Sav iour) For Fifty years to the J ews of Cleveland and Vicinity An evangelistic and Christ- cen– tered ministry by personal visitation , radio, Scripture distribution, and Bible class work. "TRUMPETER FOR ISRAEL" Sent upon request GERALD V. SMELSER, Supt. P. 0. Box 3556, Cleveland 18, Ohio .\. n C'X(·<' lk11t 11wssagr. and in the r1_{l en wo11 prC'c·N1ing t hC' c1rcli c: ator y, 1·lw Yisito l' p1·c'se ntC' cl a message 1111 - d r l' t he' sub.i<'d, '' !'Ian , P11l'c:h asC' ,\nd l'l'odu c:t ion. '' 'J'h e el'enin.c; rn rssag<' was des ig ned as a contrast IJ<'t \\' C'C' ll DaYic1 and S1-rnl, a nc1 \\·as c· hall eng in g. , \ t t h<' mo rnin g se r vi<.:r Deac:o n 11 C' ll l'Y Pl'ahl C'xte nc1ec1 g rC'e tin gs to t lw ,·is ito l's: in t he C'VC' nin g Sun – d ay Sc· hoo l S upl?l'intP ncl ent. .Jac·k W,nitt g rrPtC'c1 the a ucli encr. 1 n t he, afte rn oo11. pl'i OI' to th <' rnC'ssage liy Dr. .Jackso n, Rev. ,.\ 1- lan E. T,P\\' is. chairman of t he (·01 1nc·il of tC' n in Ohi o ,\ ssoc iat ion. <>x te nc1e c1 g rPrt i11 gs, :\Ir. _,\ lhcrt :\l oss of t he loc·a l co 11 gl'C'gat io11 r ea c1 a bri <'f histo ry of t he project, 13n ilcl ing C'on t rac:to r , (:C'o rge '\Vil – li ams spokr fo r a fr\\' minu tC'S ex– press i1 1g Ii is clC' li µ: ht i11 the ('Oo pr r– at ion sho\\'11 ll\· t hP C" liurc·h fo lk c1ur– in g· t hr JH'ri oc·I of lm ilcli11 µ:, ;\ lu1Ta:· Co lli er . c·h a irman of t hC' huildiu g <·ommittrC' mack tim r ly 1·ern arks, fo rm all.,· prC'sen t in µ: t hC' f ini sh ec1 st n1 c·ti 1re to th e' boa rel of trnstrC's. :'11r. lfo.,· l\Io1y 1wa11 x r C'CC' i,·C'Cl t h C' huil d i11 g in beha lf of t il e chu r ch a nd spokC' hriC'f ly. 'I'h r Rev . .John :\ I. Str ong thr n offC' rC'c1 thr c1 ec1i c·a– tor.v praye r as t li C' peo pl r stood l:do rC' t he Lord . · The HeY. Ben Garlich, ReY. :\[il– ton C'ox Seale.v, and Rev. Phili p Yonng·. hc in g p r esen t ,rer e r ec:og·– nizC'cl h)· the c-ha irnrnn a nd gr eeted i lw c·o ng·1·<'g·1-11 io11. J'/t (' R1tildi11g rt was C' ight ot· tC' n yC'ar s ago lhal iltc (;Ongr egation of 11w Calvar ' .Joh 11 S trong Bapt ist Chun:h purc:hased a lar ge res iclen('c prop ert:· at 727 :'l[en – tor Aw nu r, Pain rsY il le. 'rli e fir. t stor.v was adapt ed to the n eeds of t hC' work an c.1 t he pasto r and family resid ed in t he apa r tment. a bove . 'L' he numhC' rs atte ndin g· ser vices soon overc:r owcl ec1 t he building· and for seYe ral years it has bee;1 ap– p ar ent t hat a new honse of wor . hip mu st be erec ted. Th e c:onstn1c: io11 \\'O r k " ·as begun i11 Au gust of 10:'5+ a nd soon t he bac;ement \\' as r each fo r oc:c upancY t his being used b:· t he c:ongr ega ti o;i'. Th e c:o rn erston C' was set on June :26, 1955 and t he super stru cture was C'redec1 . :du c·h Yolnntee r labor , n ts 11 se cl ; in fac:t , ulll· ountecl hours ,rel'e spe nt 011 t he build ing by men of th e c: hurc:h , fo llowing· plan · c1ra \\·11 by J 1 ' r a n k Ca rroll of P ain es– vill e. D11 C' to t hi s Yolun tee r labor a 11cl c:o ns ic1 C'rali]r rPcln c:t ion in some mate ri als, t he cost of t he st rnc:tnr e " ·as 011 l.r ~;'i0,000. 00. 'rh e beaut.v of t he lm ilding i. to be fon nc1 i11 its plai11n es: , lar ge "·indo \\'S set between long brick pil aste rs enh ance the simple beauty of t he ec1 ifi cr. Th C' old building sta nds adj ac:e nt to the c:hurch and its sp ac ious r oom. will be used to ,: uppl ement th e clas. room space of t he new c: hurch. lrn ilding, and t he pastor al £am ily \\·ill cont inue t o resid e in the u pp er apa r tmen ts. Th e Pasto r 'l'h c p as tor, RC'v . .John ,'tr on g·, is a g radu a te of' Ba pt ist Bible ~C'mi11 a ry of whi t· h t he' spea ker fo1.· t he day, Ur. 1-'a ul H. J ac:kso n, i t he pr esiden t. Bet \\' ecn these· t \\·o men