The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1956

Pag... '!'\, l'l,·r· --~---~-- _ THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST March 195fi CHATS WITH PASTORS' WIVES l\\ ~1 1{~. ( f ,.\l{I·~~ {, I•: 1·:. ~! .\ ~();,:, .Jn .. J>h ila<l<' l phia. J>r11ns~·l va11 ic1 • CHAT No. ~ 1 11 an~,,·('l' to 111 n 11 ~· l'P<JllP~ts \\'(' l'P })l'O<ltl<'<' a :r.>riP: of. 8e,·t>1 .art~elrs ,r r i.tte1 <'x.e lt1sivel~· l\lcl"HZilll' 111 l !l-t-1 l)Y th<' \Yif'r Of {)r. '. r:. ~la~O ll, ,J r., J>h1 lctCl<a1!J)}11a ~ <•hoo} of tllC' }~1blP. .... l11111l<'tliatt' I,· af.tc~ r th<' artil'lr~· l1a,·e1 h0r11 re J)1·i 1 1tP(l \Yr })la11 to r r1)ro~l11t'e a seto11cl se r i.~ c11·ti<'l<'~ ,rrittt1 11 ·h,· :\frs. ~la . 011 for tl1is 111c1gazi11e i11 10-1:1. tit lecl, ' ' l'hat. \\' 1tl1 Yot111g I)eo r)lr . f or thi-.; of 1:-ifl\'e11 ( E tl ito r ) • • THE PASTOR'S WIF E I N RELATION TO ORGANI ZATIONS IN THE CHURCI-I • 1>c 1 rhaps in tht 1 ,.l' l'}. 1Jegi1111i11g of o 11 r < • l 1 at f or t his 111 o 11 t h, I '< l l·etter Ol)Pl ll.'· an cl abo,·r l)oartl state t l1a t I do not br 1011 g· to that scl1ool of th ou!!.ht for 111i11ist (ll' ·., ,riY<1. ,v hit 11 t ak.es j ts st a11cl ll ])011 the f aet that 8l1e sJ1ol1 lcl l1a,'e llO })art i11 a11.'· of tl1e org-a1 izatio11s of tl1e el1t1rtl1, exceJ)t to atte11<l. ()11 th e other l1a11cl, 110,Ye,·er, I cl o fr el , ·rr~· stro11gl.'· that her ht1s– ha11cl i~· tl1r l)a. tor, a11cl hracl of tl1e local el111rc·l1 a11cl ,,·hilr .·lie 111a:· be t}1 e · · 1)cr,rer be1hi1 cl the thro11e' ' sl1e 1110:t :t1rel ·v a1cl t'<'l'- • tai11l,· :l1ottlcl 11c 1 ,·er : it 011 it to .. r ei()'11 i11 a11,· ra])aeit·v. I o, ·er - e-. • • hear cl a 111i11iste r at a c•o11,·e11tio11 a,· ·' I 11< 1 ,·er allo,,,. 111v· ,rife to • • • J1aYe a11.'· l)art i11 C'hltr<'h ac·ti,·i- ties.' I later l e1a r11(' cl that l1 r ,ras a ,,·ise 111a11, f or she ,,·as 111ost 11 11- taetf11l, a11cl i11 a l)rp,·i ous c· h ur c· 11 hacl c·at1sPcl 110 e11cl of t r o11hl r1 ,rit11 lier l1oss,r ,ra \ r, . Tl1 i.' 111a11 \\'clS • • the J)OOrer. 110\,·e,rer, f 01' ha \ rill~.' s11c:l1 a ton1pa11io11 111 the ,,·or l{ antl tl1e r ea l cliffi<·t1lt,· la,· 111 l1i : 8rlc·<·- • • tio 11 of a " ·if e. rat hr r th a 11 i 11 th r cit1e:tio11 of a 1)a ·tor' s ,rife J)a r– ti cipati11 ~ 111 tl1C' (·h11rcl1 's affairs. I t l 1 i 11 k 111 a t t h e off i c: rs i 1 1 t h cl u•o,nen ' . an,l .lJOUHff full1· 's orfJa11 - ization sl1 ot1lcl he 11Plcl h,T th e> 111c111 - ber~ of tl1e g-rotl}), ratl1cr tha11 1))' tl1 €' 11astor 's ,,·if P. l l O\YPV('l' 011( ' ( 1 i11 a Jong· ,vl1ilr t hrre i: a11 exer1)– tio11 p\·e11 to thi s r t1l e1 ancl 1 l1a,·l' followecl thi . exc·r11tio1 for a 1111111- l)er of ~·ea rs i11 otlr o,r11 ,rorl{, b}· bei11~ t11e 1 r rsicl r 1 t of thr 111is– sio11ar,· so<'iPt,· a11tl b( 1 lo11 o i11 o to .. '- ' l""°" r--i, a con1111itt ee ,r he11 I feel that I ·a11 Le of air,· rral aicl . I tl1i11l{ • 011 r chief a in1, ho,,·e, ·rr. sho ul<1 he to . eek to J)Pr1urate 0Y<' l'}' or – ganizatio11 that ,,·c-1 eo11ta<·t ,vitl1 cl hig·]1 : 11irit11al tonP. ()r!!,'a11iza– tio11: ha,,.e a ,,a.'· of l)oggi11g clo,,11 a11cl gPtti11g i11to tl1r rt1t o.f a 111 er e ueial e,·e11i11g a11<1 this l1as s1)rllrc1 the cloo111 of 111a11,· a fi11(l ,vork:. • •'hall ,rC' takr llJJ soT11e of th e 11. 11al orga11i zations i11 r,·rr, · • l'l111rc·l1 a11<l ,· ir ,r rac·h 011e i1 <li– , · icl11all,,.? • Ther e is i11 11earL,r e·yer,T \YOl'l{ .. .. the Laclic. ' ... l icl or a 1l.. 011ic1z · .. l u.1iliar.tJ . :\l t1c:h f t111 has l)ee11 l)ok:rc l at tl1r~e g·ro111): b)'" th e ottt– . icJe rs, ~u·b as tl1e :to1·~.. of a ,,,.0111a11 ,rho took 111011e.'· l)elo11gi11g to tl1e J-Ja tlie: ... \ icl to l)a11k. \\Tl1en sl1e arri·vecl t l1ere :,li e founcl ]1 r r J)articular 'l'eller a l)it cleaf. •' l1r ])Ol<ecl tl1 C' 111011r)- a 11c1 the l)a11k hook 1111clPr tl1C' '"i1 clo,r a11cl . houtPcl, ·'.Ac.\ icl ~Io11e~'" ! ·' T hr 111a11 look:Pcl l)la11k for a 1110111r 11t, the11 co11ntecl tl1e 1no11e,,. a11cl :aicl, '· '1'11 • olcl hrns ha,,e t ertai11lv .. l)er1 clo- , in o fine latC'l ,· l1ave11 't t}1e,·?' ' - .. ' . l ,,·oncl er t 11011 o· h if 111a11\~ a l""'\ ' • C'h11r c·}1 ,rottJcl ha,·r (l \'rr hre11 l1l1ilt. 111a11)~ a cl rht P\ '<' r J)aicl, if it }1acl11 't hrrn for tl1c-' Jo,·i11g faitl1ful11es. a11c1 g('nerosit)· of t l1 P8<' cl(la r ,vo1ne11. I clo not l>c'liPvr that tl1ere i. a11)·- t hi11g· in th(l ~er ir)turr8 to g·i,·e 11: grol111cli-; for s111>1 orti11g th(l Lorcl \; ,rorl{ i11 a11,~ oth(l1· ,Y,t\' tha11 b\· • • • J'ree-,vil l offp r i11u,.-, l)tlt l frc>l that 111r111,. a I-'acl ic)s · 1\ icl l1as 1 a l)o recl • i11 i~nora11<: r of tl1is tra<· l1i11g· rathc·r tha11 11 clirec·t 01) 1 ositio11 to it. [ f I \\ rre1 to p:o into a c·l111rc· l1 '"hi<·h hacl, fo r ,·C',lrs, l1Plcl bazaars • a11cl O)'StPr ~1lf) l>f'r: , I ,Yol1lcl 1101, th<' \ ' l' l ')' firx1 11ip:ht, l>l ,1zr l ll)'" co11- ,·ic·tions fro111 th r hotLse- to1)s, hut f ron1 th e sta r t 111al<c' l<llO\\' ll t l1ose c.·011,·il'tions i1 a fi rn1 a11cl f ri e11cl- 1, , ,va,· . thc 1 11 sP0k: to teael1 t l1os<' • • ,,·0111e11 ~ 'ciri1)t11 r al ,,a)?s of <'al'l')"- i11µ: 011 (}ocl ': ,vor k. .:\ l ost 1-'aclirs · ..\ icls , , ·r11(•l1 ha,·r . t1el1 111eth ocl . of sP lli11g, clo. o l) r ta11Re it i. t he ,,a)· t l1r,· ha,·e ber11 t1·ai11<>cl f r o 111 their • rar 1 irst yea rs, a11cl t l1 }'' 1<110,v 11o othrr 1l1e t hocl of Re r ,·i11g: t l1r c·h11rc·l1, a11cl thr T.1or cl t l1e)· deeJ)l ~· lo VP. ~ lal{e thr \Y0111e11 , ·o l l l' • frie11cls l))T ~,.our g:e1111i11e lo, ·0 an<l <·orclialit,· to t ht> 111 a 11 cl . ' l t hi11k t11at i11 111ost i11 stc111cc\ , ,. ot1 • <·a11 g·et tl1en1 to see in t i111e, 1 0,,· 11111cl1 easie r , 110,,· 11111 ·h h ap1 ier , a11 cl 1 0,,· 11111cl1 bett er fi11a11c·iall, · ' the , 1 cr iptt1 r al \,Ta~· i ·. The11, ther e i. t hf fie lcl of the l"'{u11clay .~chool. • 'nrel}· a ,,·icle e1 0,1gl1 011e for e, 'er}· l)a:tor ': ,vife to cl o al l :lie feel: :he l1a~ . tre11t1.tl1 to atc:01111)l i:l1. I , ,·el l r e111en1be r 011c·P, ,,·hP1 .,1)ealci11g 011 the rec1t1i– sites of a St111cla,~ , 1 chool tracbcir . ' I ga,·e a. 011e of u1)· 111ai11 J)oi11 ts, ·· .· hr n1 ll t ha ,·e a cleep lo,·e for chilclre11. ' a11cl 1 t l1i11k· tl1i: eo11l cl hr ctd 1ecl to the r <'f(tti: itr. of tl1e 111i11i:trr 's ,Yife , ,·l1i<'h we . l)Ol{e of i1 011r first artiele. 1ro11 c,1.11 11e,·(lr be of a11,,. r eal :rr ,·il'P to thr l "or cl , .. ,,·or l,i11µ: ,,·it l1 C'11ilcl r e11, 11111€1: s )'Oll r eall,· lo,·p tl1e111. Y 011 11111st lo, ·r • th e111 ,vl1e11 tl1r.\· are cl irt.'·, a11 cl ,vh e11 thp,· a r e l' l ea11, \Yl1r11 the,· • • ar<' 2-oocl a11cl ,vl1e11 t l1e,· ar r a,yf11l • ( ,,·hiel1 is fr r'111rnt l:") . \Yhr11 the:· arP l'P ' l)Oll. 1\'(' a11cl ,,·l1Pll tllP\' • s<'e111 i11o·l,· l1ra r 11ot}1i110 ,·011 c1rc~ r • ~ • sa~·i11g. T11 short, }·ot1 .it1st l1a,·e to lo,·f {.) \'r r,· hit of: thr ir littl r . • J)r et'iot1s 1 i111pi. 11 :rl,·es, if :vo11 c...1 ,·e r 1ual{P 011t i11 an,· rral ,Ya,· i11 thr • • S1111da,· , 1 el1ool . l tl1i11k: that if • , ·011 clo11 ' t l1a,·r tl1i: 1o,·p, it ,Yottl(l • rral] \r l)(' l>ettP l' to c·o11fi11e "\'Ollt' ef- • • fort~ to t l1c' ot h Pr orµ:a 11i%a 1 io11s. J> ('rsonalJ,· t l1P j 1 u11(la,· ~<' 11001 ha"' • • ,ll,YH \'s llP<)11 01 e of 111,.. C' l1irf cle- ~ ' l i Q}1t:. 'l'hr r c.' i:-. the :ti11111latio11 of Ra ll )· I)a~v, tl1r s,,·e~t11e:: of ( 1 hilll rr11 's l)a , \ t he thri ll of l)r o- • 111otio1 ])a)\ an cl t l1r 11oig11a11t hPctrtacl1r. of thP ( 1 l1rist111a·· 1> ro– g r an1. l n cll l.'' of thP8f' ,·~arl.'· ot·– t•asio11s ) "011 u1a )· ha,·r a 111o~t l1el1)– f11l a11cl ac·ti,·e par t i1 n1aki11g tl1en1 l'Pall,\· s11irit11a] clll C} a l'PHl h]es:– i n g·, i11. tracl of t l1r ll ·11a l · · 8a 111e,· ' ' • o] cl ,Ya,. t hr,· l1a ,·r l1re11 c.lon e fo r • • , ·<' ar :.; . • I f , ·011 a r r o·oi110· to ,,·orl, ,rit l1 . ..... ,.... ) ro11r ~ 1 ll J)rl'i1 t ( 1 ll(l r11t in t11<'8(' thi11 gs, bt1 s11rc' ,·ol1 start '\'"Oll l' .. . p rc1)ara ti o11 : aho11t t,Yo 111 011tl1s ciheac1, a 11 cl l) l'at·til'tal8 at l ea. t 011<-> 11101 tl1 11 acl,·}111ee. .t\lso tak t> a lo11g a libe r a l s t1 1>1) l)· of ) 'O ttr sc11se of l1l1111or. I oft e11 l1 c1rl{e1