The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1955

b ecember 1955 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST P age Nine not j 11st lovr their soul s, if yo 11 a rr ~·oing t o £it in to any p a.1·so11 agr . The re wa. a vr ry f ine p asto r in ,I c: r r ta in l itt le vi ll age, aJ1Cl hi s wi fr'x t hern r , ong- wa s Lhis: " If pcopl\ 1 wa n t me to ,' J)Ntk to t hem, th r.r kn ow wh i •h is my acc: nstomecl p ew 0 11 Sun day , so let t hem come ove r and t hev wil l a lw,ws £ind rn c• the re. " ~l ay I ad cl a i>., .. ( rl' he1'< 1 were ma ny who son1 ehO"' 1nisse d tJiat pew! ) .\11d las t, Hs we must dose, I fr r l that ont' of: t he most impor ta n t of .-111 lwr q11 alifi<:at ions is a , VI l1L– l~UNES~ TO ·w oRK. r was bro ug ht up i n t lw coun t ry a nd th e re a rc some horses wh ic:h 1H' \'C' I' ca II be used in a t ea m beca use t hey won 't p1 dl th eir encl of t he load . T here a re ma ny bu rcl Pned p astor s t oday, wea r.v beyond word be– \.:tlU e they a re pullin g t he wh ole 1oacl , a nd t he girl t hey teamed U[) wit h is lettin g t hem do it, becau. e she cloesn 't like to work , a ncl an y – way , " t he chu1·ch ra ll ecl him, an d n ot me." Aex t mo11th W (' sha ll (' 011 l int1 (' Oll i' (;Olu m11 with tlt e pasto r 's wife i11 i·elat ion to lt n hu sba nd- his h ab– :i ~s, hi s needs, hi s clothes, a 11 d hi s l ife, bot h s p iri tuall .v a nd plt ys ic: al- 1.,· - JEWISH LISTENERS to our \\',. weekly radio broadcasts indi– cate in their letters to us that ma ny of them ore seeking the truth. They think, they ask ' t > ~ questions, they write to us for ! the Prophecy Edition of the ~ New Testament. Then some of fi them come to a glorious experience j ~ of solvotion--occepting the lord Jesus/ ~ os their Saviour ond Messiah. / § !"'""""""""" ········· ,1,'//////1,,,.,.. ~ ~ ....,....A"'J';';;i~'i;'''i;:;:: :r w rites: ~ '' ITHINK QUITE ABIT ABOUT GHRIST, I THE MESSIAH" I ' ; i.: MESSAGE TO ISRAEL broadcasts to a .• ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i,' ~ world•wide Jewish listening audience ovel' ~. i more than 50 radio stations. We invite : you to shore the burden- and the bless- ', ,,:,,, ing-of this radto ministry to Jews. Write for a free copy of our ' ' ..,, .. ., Coulson Shepherd, Director "''T"' ( Founded 1937 I MESSAGE TO ISRAEL, IN C., Box 68 2, G,P.O., N.Y. 1, N.Y. Inquire also abou t HOLY LAND TOUR EMPHASIZING ISRAEL ond ucted b the Shepherd~ EA.STER SEASON 1956 -------- Three Hundred and Seventy Eat Turkey 'l' fll <m l•: ·w ,\ S l\ IUS I ' IN rr1 1m 1\rR S J) J~ \ K l~R \V1\ 8 A J>J>R l•W IN l' l~I) 'I' h c 1 Yo II t It H ,1 11 v o I' 0 It i o 1' sso c· i- a ti o11 , Yo ll11 g l;c•o p lP'x l)< 1 1>rtrt – me11t , l'or 1 !J GG is 110w ,1 11 rvc 1 11 t in hi slo r,\' : howc•v c• 1\ wit It kC'e n a 1- 1ie ip,tl ion t lt c' yo11 11 g· folk loo k fo r– \van l to a not hP1· g lor io11;.; day 011 r ,·ca 1• ill' lt c·c'. l~x ,Lr tl v t ill'<'<' h1 111 - ~lrr d a nd Se \'l' lt ty O JH' l'SO ll S Slll'– l'Ollll d ('( I 1hr h;-11H111 c 1 t tables i11 th e ).(ymm1 s ium of t he 'l'C' mpk l1a pl ist C' lrnrc·h, t o enj oy 01H' o r 1lt c• 111 os l ;.; 11 111p tt 1011 ;.; ba11< p1 ets c•,·c• r ;.;C't lw– fo re th e you t h of t h is f' c•llows lti p. l II add it ion to thi s fo1 c' represe nt a– ti on, a hun ch ed or 11 1orc 1 add iti ona l yo11n g folk r eac·lwcl J>ort smo11th a 11 cl th e clt un·h . in ti me for ti H' evr 11i ng se rYic·e. ancl a fe w wlt o we re prese nt fo r t hP af te rn oon we re u1 111hlP to r ema in fo r th e ha11<1u Pt. It is safp to es timate' th e a t te11 cla 11C·<' Ht -1-.iO to .iOO. '/'/, 1 .1/ cc li11ys 'l' lt (• clirec·1or, HC'\' . \\' illi a 111 l lo\l'– anl (lrr rn opened til l' a f't c 1 r11 0011 ;.;c'ss ion in t rod 11 c·i11 g R<•v. rl'. D. 131 11 1- ~' a 11 tlw so 11g kadn. 'l'lt e mus ic· a t tlt e evp11 i11 g· srss io11 was led pe r– som1 ll .,· by .:\ Ir . (: n•c• 11. J\ 111 ong th osc ('O n tri but ing s pec ial 1111111 br rs wer e: '/' r ir;- :\l ar il y 11 Dye, lfoth Rodger s. a 11 d J,; Ji ,mhr tl1 Pri c·p of :\ lr mori ,1 l1,1ptist ( 'l111rc· h, ( 'o l11 mb 11 s: () 11a1·– /cl- l1y 1111 Roge rs :\ lei l•~nti no·h lfo ssC' Ii ( : ib;.;0 1, a 11CI l' a u1 :\ Ia l1hr ~·s'. 80 /o- 'l'homas 131 11 1ya11, (: a llipoli s. / ' ia11 is ls- lf a ll l) a 11tel, .J oa11 H1 11 1- .va11 a ncl Kc 1 11 1r t h 1\ 11clr11 s. ( Ken- 11 d h ,\ 11 d r11 s p layrcl t hC' or/.!'<lll for t hC' c•,·e11i ng· sr r vi<·e a nd clelig htr cl c•\·c• ry hocl y p resr nt wi t·h prel11cl c• a 11 d s pC'<·ia l a r nrn g·r 111 r 11t of '' 0 11 - ,rn rd ( ' ltr istia11 Nold iers." ) Of spr– c·ia l in1C' l'C 1 st was a t ri o ('O ns ist i1 1g o f' S lt r lh.\' Nhoo k, Rosc' nrn r.v Sm it h a nd lfo11a ld Sm it h of Co l1rn1lt 11 s, a 11d a t r io fr om i' <' n fiel d .J 11 11C' t ion ll a pt ist ( 'h1 11·(·h . Th e' p r i11 c· ipa l s peake r fo r rac·h srss io11 was I) R. .J O 11 :\ I) l '~ K I:-; of t lt c R,1p t ist l1iblr Nr mi na r.,·, .Joh11 so 11 ('i t.v, ;s;ew York . Dirrdo r (: rc•e 11 d e;.;(')'ibr (I !tis add resses as '· \\'011Cll' r f'1 ill.v ;.; i111ple, a ncl s i111pl y ,,·011d l' r l'1 il ." Na ys lt e: "rl' hc' impac·L ol' !t is m i11i s1r.v w ill not ;.;00 1t he' forgot!e 11. " /'o l'i s 11 1011 //1 l'cople l' asto r I l,11 1 l)a ulc' I a nd hi s c· rr w of Ji c,]pc• rs l'il l'll C' d Uw g n1t it 11d c of <· ,·e r.,· 1w rso 11 prrsC' n t. Sixtieth Anniversary Celebrated l•' O IDll'~R l' .\ N'l' OR lS Ul 1 ESrl' S PE .\ K E R 'I' It c• pastor fl 11(1 \WO J) il' of ( 'a ln1 r.,· I a pt ist ( ' ltur!' lt . ( ' IC' ,·r– J;rnd . rc•jo ic·C' cl a, George R. Gibson t lw l'('(· O rd () r t hP tC'S t i1110 11,\' \\' cl ;.; 1·c•v ic' wecl 011 Na111rd a.,· <' ''l' 1 i1 1g a11d N1 11 1Cla.,·, :--.: o,·c• 111 \w r 1!J a nd :ZO, 1 !J.i.i. It \\' HS t il l' Nix1il'l lt .\11 11 ivc' 1·;.;ar.,· of H \\'Ol' k IH•g-1111 Oil \:o ,·c• 111hc• r :Z l . l H!J:i, witlt :i-1- c·ha r1P1· 111 c• 111l wrs. 'l' l1C 1 111 ,1i11 pol't ion ol' 1h c• IJ11i ldi11 g was cl C'cl ic·a lC' d :-;oo 11 t IH· 1·c•,tl' ll' I'. lh l !HlK 1lt C' nwmhp rs hip ha d d<' \'(• lojwd to ,il)() llt :ZOO, t Ill· il \'(' l'Hg'l' ill 1'('('( 1 11 [ ,\'<'a 1·s IH 1 i11 g aho1 it :Z:iO. 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