The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1955

December 1955 _ _______ 'l'HE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIS_'l_' ______________ P a~ Fi ve a lso o l' 011r n·s po11sihility lo hl• eo rn;la 11 lly itt\'C'sti gating t rutlt as we a rr J) <' l'l1ti t tNl to see the Sav iour with c·r~'stal l' l<'a rn ess, V<' I'. <' Hi , ''1\ 11d tlwy c· a111 with has t<' , ,111d fo1111d l\ la ry , and Jose ph, a nd t lt c babe ly in g in a man ger." 1'h e !'1·ocla11w lio11 , Ver se 17 . " \_n(l wh en th ey had see n it , t hey made kn own a broad t he say in ~· whi c: h was told t h<' m co nce rnin g thi . child . " L,isten to th e me:sage of th ese shC' ph e rds , \T C' rse JO a 11d lJ . '' P ea r not : fo r , behold, I brin g– you good tidin gs of gr ea t j oy, whi ch s hal l b<' to all people . J;~o r unto yo u is born t h is day i1 th <' ci ty of David a 8avi our, whi ch is Cit ri st th e lJo t·cl. " Our I Jo rel has c:omrn is. ioned 11ii:; Church Lo do thi. ve ry thin g-. Th e Church is not, fo r t he most pa rt , obeyin g t lt l• Great Commiss ion. Why ? Is it n ot beca use s he is not occ up ied wi t h Iler IJo rd a nd ll i. wor d and His work ? J. it not , t her efo r e, be- cause the pa ges of r evela t ion clo not " liv<'" bee-a us<' they are n ot illumin ed by th r I Joly pirit fo r he r ? Is it no t, th e refo re, because . he has fa iled to i1 1\·esti gate stu ch th e pages of sacr ed wr it, th'a t s he~ , t he Church of ,Jes us Ch1·ist i n ot procla imin g t he Uosp el, Ver se JO and 11 a11cl I Co r. 15 :l --:1:--" ;d orC'– ove r, Brethren, I ck c: larr un to yo 11 t he gos p<'l . . . . how tha t Uhri st d ied fo r ou1· s i11 s ac·c:o rclin g to t h e scr ipt urrs ; _1\ 11d t hat he was bnr– iecl , a nd t hat he rose ag'a in t he Children's Gospel Hour, Inc. Li vingston, Tennessee A work of faith broadcasting the Gospel to the millions of children not in Sunday school. AIRED WEEKLY OVER 100 STATIONS Heard in Ohio over these stations WWST- 960 Kc. Wooster- 3:00 p.m . Sun. WWST- FM- 104.5 Mc. Wooster- 3:00 p.m. Sun. WTOD- 1560 Kc. Toledo-7:30 a.m. Sun. WFR0 - 900 Kc. Fremont- 3:45 p.m. Sun. WFRO- FM - 99.3 Mc. Fremont - 3:45 p.m. Sun. WFOB - 1430 Kc. Fostoria - 7:45 p.m. Sun. WFOB- FM- 96.7 Mc. Fostoria--'--7:45 p.m. Sun. WPI - 790 Kc. Sharon , Pa.-9:15 a.m. Sun WPI -FM- 102.9 Mc. Sharon , Pa.- 9:15 a.m. Sun. LISTEN- T ll Your Friends-PRAY . G iger, Director thil'd clay ae:co rclin p; lo tlw sc: rip– tures"-to a lo. t a nd dy in p; world q \V(' rath el' t hink so. ~\ ncl cloC's 11 ol t hat lost world wonclr r at th <' s i– lr n(' e of th e Churc· h of .Jrsus Chri st rC' la tive to thi s ma tte r, VC' rse 1 , " ;-\ nd a ll they t ha t it C'a rcl it won– dcrecl at those t hi11 gs whi c·h we re told t h<' m by t lw s he ph enl s. " 'l'lt e J/ edit al ion, Vc• 1·sr HJ. " I3u t ~la 1·y kep t all t hese• thin gs, an cl ponder ed t hem in he r lwa rt . '' Th e moth e r 1\far;- speaks to us of m<'d– ila ti o11 . 11 ow t lw I I o I\' Book <' m- phasizes t he ll <'<' cl of ·0 11r " rn <' cli – lat in g upo11 t hese thin gs a nd g ivin g oursC'l ves wholl y to lh <' m, " I 'l' im– olh y :f. :l.'5. "1\ nd th <' s hC' plt c rcl s J'C' t urn ecl 0 ·lorif )' i1 w a11cl ])l'a is in o· (J oe l fo r' all t he; Ll~in gs t !t at tlw~ had hea rcl a 11d sc' (' ll , as il was told lllltO t lt (' !ll. ,, 'I hr s heph erds s1wa k to us of ll H· rc•st tll of tnt <' m(•dit at ion in llw Word o f (i ocl . 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(l oci gTa11t 11 s, a t Lhi s Chri s tm as SC'aso11, l It (' g l'<l(' (' Of kn ow i11 µ; t lw j oy of g ivin g· 011rs(' lvr s to 11 i11 1 body, so ul and s pil'i t ! lllmBO ;,,,.' YOl ' :,u: J>lrn l' l; J~ ll nd c• r th <' sc·h <' clttl <' of ll r bron 1\ ssocia ti on ti1 <' ,\'o un g- p eopl e me'<' ! fo r a " Ral ly " 011 Na tu rel ay rv r– n ing·- Uw fir st Na l11rcl ay cvr 11i11 g– i1 <'ac·h rn ont-h . 'l' lt e• rn ectin g-s a r<' hC' lcl i11 L11 c• l•' irst l{ap t is t Churclt , E ly ri a wilC' rc a wicl r ly va ri e•d pro– g ram is ca rried out , in cl11cli11 g g' II C'SL SJ) C'i-LkC' rs, SI) ('(' ia l rn us ic, ('011 - tC's ls, a wa rds, ancl ma ny other <' 11 - t ri <'s a nd fcat u res whi ch both t he• yo un g ancl old C' nj oy. 'l' hc att end – a nC' e c: a rri es a 11 av<'rage of 27:5 at each sess ion. 'I1lt c 11 e\\'h' elected Direc to r of You11 g l' eo.pl e, Rev. Robe r t .J. Rey nh out, \\'a s in C' ha r g-C' a t t h<' mec ti 11g· helcl NovC' lllb<' t' :5 th . 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