The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1955

.. December 1955 of Goel there seems to he an 1111 - breakable bond of Chri st ian e. - teem. Th e Cah ·a r,v Baptist Chmc:h of THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Pain ('SY ille is a Y,il 11 cd nw1nli (' r of' t he Ohio .Assoe iati o11 o f Heg u la r Bapt ist Chnrehes and rP('e ives the praye r support of th(' fell owship . REV. JOHN STRONG ( A Comme n1a r.v H:v n r . H. IJ l' O\\'Cll ) :\ Ir . .J ohn Stron g a fornw r member of 'f e rnplc' Ba ptist Churc:h , 'fac:orna, ·w as hin gto n. entered l aptist 13ib le f-3 eminar.\·, .Johnso n City , Kew York was oTad uated ,rnd bec·am ass ista nt pastor of the l<' irst Baptist 'l~11rc:h , ~Johnson C' it,\·. of \\'hiC"h Dr. K enn et h Kinn ey is th e pastor. About one yea r aQO hr be('a me pasto r of Calva r,\· 13a pti st C'h u reh , Pa inesv ille, Ohio, affi liated with Ohi o Assoc·iati o11 , and 1h r res ponse to his minist ry ha s bec: 11 phe11omP1rnl. JI is fo rmPr rrn st or , Ur. 1-{. L. f> O\\'C ll of 'l'a(·o111c1 , pass<' d along·, wrote a lrtte r home, whi eh wa s pub lis hed i11 ' ' Temple 'J' icli11 gs'' a small magazine pub lished by th e c·hur(' h. T his maga zin e C"o mes to 011r d esk eac:h mont h a nd we herein rep rod u(·(' t he lettr r . ( l~dit o r ) f-3inC"<' leav ill' · the \ \' in ona !,al«' Biblr Confrre1{e:e g rou ncl s last Sat- 11rday 11 0011 and c·omin g he re I Im\'(' hee n with th P Calvary Hap t ist C'hurc·h a 11d t he' ,John St ro11 g· fam – ily , It has liPc' 11 a deli v: htflll C'X– P;' ri e1H·P t hu s f'ar , and I am c·o11fi – dP11t that \I'(' sha ll havp g- rPa 1 fpl – lowship in tlw 1,ord as t he bahuH· P of tlw t inw passPs un1 ii I INl\'<' lw1·c• S1111da.,· niµ;h1. Hy tl1 c· tinH· yo11 g-<' t th <' iss ll <' of th e• 'l'<•mpl <> '.ridi11 g-s i11 whic·h thi s wi ll hc> print Pd I sho1tld lw IHJlll<', as I pla11 to l<'clV(' ( 'hic·H !!_O IH' Xt \\'pd11psday 111on1i11g- 011 my way honH•. ,\II of' .,·011 1wop l<' will IH' i11tp1· – es tPcl in 1h<' wP lfa1·c, and c·x 1wri P11<· <'s of t lw NI 1·011µ:s. .John is nowt lw pas– tol' of a f'i1w c· h11n·h lwrc• in Pai 1<'s– \'ill e, havin g- 1110,·,,d ll(•1·p i11 l•'<• ln·11 - a1· r or thi s \'<'ill', Hot It hP Hild t It,• ra;11il\' ill'!' (ioi11u· W<•II HIid Iii <• WOl'k . ,.., , IH' I'<' ha s 1mtd<' 111an•p]o11s p1·og- 1·<·ss 1111<11• 1· hi s 111i11ist I',\'. 'I'll<· IIH' llii H' l'– "hip ol' 111 <' <·h11n·lt has i1H·t'<'il"<'d rl'o111 <)1 to 1:27 s i1H· (• h<' c·am(• as 1h<' il' pastor, and thc' r<' is 11 0\\' a 11 rw auditol'ittrn \\·hi<"h tl1 p d1t11"d1 0<·(· 11pi ed fo r th<' f'il'st tirn<• last Sunda.\·. 'l'h(' I'<' is11't a 11,\· !PIiin g what tit <' Lord 111r1\· do f'or this c·o11µTc'.!..!'Hti o11. 'l' hc·:; ha\'(' a mind to work a 11d pra,v, and tha t is t lw k<'y to a ll t r11 <' s piritual pl'O/.!T<'SS. 'l'hc• ra111 ily Ii f'p ha s IH'P tt J)l'O– g l'<'Ss i11 g· wPII. Yvo111 1C· \\'i ll finis h 11<·1" st 11<1.v at liap1 isl l{ilil <· NPrni11 - ill',\' 11c•xt ,J111 H>, H11d will pl a n to h<' IIIHl'l'i<'d i111t1l(•diatc,1y al'( Pl'\\'ill'(l. Sh<' has 111at 111·<>!1 i1llo a Y<' r.\· ri11<' ( ' hri "tia 11 \\'it11 <•ss, as \\'HS to lw <' X– i)('<·IP<I f'ro 111 \\'hat s it <· ).UI\'<' prn111isc• o f' doi 1q.!,· \\'ltc•11 :, h<· \\'as 11111<·11 ,\'C>1 111 g– c•1·, a nd I a 111 told t hill sli t> is to lie• 111 ar 1·i<'d to a s pl P11did ,vo1111 µ· 11w11 who is ri11i.-; hi11 µ; hi s \\'Ol'k in th<· sa111<· sc·ltoo l. ,Joh11 11y wi ll <'tli<'I' I lo11 g·hlo11 ( 'oll <'g1• thi s 1'1111 \\'h <' I'<' h<· <'\ !)P<·I -; to t;1k 1• lh1• prP 111t'd 1·0111·"1', looki11 µ to h1 •1·0 111i11 g 1 phy– "i1· ia11 iilld iwrhap" a 111 1•di <· i1l 111i"- Pag --------~ Thirte n s io1111r.\'. Ile· is a ri11 e, siro ng- you 11 µ: 111H11. l'o lly is j 11 st as <· 111 <' 11 11d ri1H' as s it <' 11s<' d to Ii<' , a lways (' ltarmin g– and IO\'P l.\' . '!' hi s is h<' I' last ,\'<'a t· in hi g lt S(' hoo l, a 11cl it is hr r p la 11 110\\' to p11( c' r tl1 e Ba pti st Bi hie, 'cm– i1 1ary a nd pre parr lw rs<' I f for t hr l1o rd 's sc• 1·v i('<' . 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'l' h<' I'(' is 1101H' of' thr h<rnstf ul and se lf'-opi11i o1rntPd attitttd<' t hat O(·– c·as io11 a l h· c· lt a rac·tc• ri zrs th <' nov ic·,· stag-<'. il is pPo p le trn st ltim and fo ll ow hi s IPad C' l's hi p i1 a s p lc• 11clid \ l 'H \ ' . '.\ li1hPI is sti ll t h<· g n1<·io11 s a11 ~l \1·is(• worn a 11 and rnothc•r in 11w lt otn (• , (It!' lw lpf'ttl wifp or th(' pasto r a nd the s piritu a l for(· <' in the l if'e of' the c·l111r(' h. Shr is J)lll'<' ;!'O lcl. Our c· hurc·h rna y lw thank– ful to ( loci f'or \\'hat I le has dotll' fo l' this f'ami l,\·, a nd a lth ough \\'(' haY(' lost tl1<•111 from ott r i11111H'CI iat (' f'C'l lowship , .\·d \\' Pa l'(' sttl'<' that it is best f'or tl 1<•m to f ill the• di\·i11 el.\· appoi11(pd pl ,1<·(• of sP rYi (·(' for ll i111 \\'h ere' t lwv al'r and \\'herP tlw l1o rcl may .\·c•1 °lc•a cl t hr rn in t h<' >·<',ll's to (·Om<' . Yo1 1 \\' ill he i11t Prc•st r d in till' pro– ).!T<'Ss of' tl H· ll H'C't in g . 'l' lwr(' ha \'(' !we' ll 01tl.\· thr<'<' pt>ople to rPspo11d ( ( '011t i1 111c•d 011 page' 1-1- ) FOR SAL E S('\'C' lt h1111drt' d Hild fi fty (IH'Hi('r-typ<' st> a!s in good 1·011 - dit ion. 011<\ :l-O\'l' tt .\I Hg ic· ( 'li e'!' ( :as l~1111 g<' . pric·Pd l'i g h t. CEDAR HILL BAPTIST CHURCH P . 0 . Box- 1964 Cleveland 6, Ohio