The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1956

March 1956 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST P age Thirteen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~..:.:..=.: ___:__.:...:___:__ ~--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ba<:lt to tl1( 1 first l' l1ri:tu1a: l ) l'O– u·ra111 1 p\·pr att('lllJ)t ccl i11 th(~ t"' ,,·ork. I l1 a<l loug:ecl to l1a,·c a r t>al 111< 1 8 ·ag·r i11 it, l{110,vi11g· ho,,· 111a111" 1111:a·vecl pare1 t atte1 cl a11cl ~o ,,:ith the J1el J) of a fi11r g·i rl i11 {)11r co11grrg·at io11 , hacl ,,,ritte1 the t)arts. 111s\ elf. Tl1e11 t,,·o "veel{s befor e the 11ig·l1t I ca1ne clo,,·11 ,,·it11 a bacl ea.e of flt1. 1\1y a s– si. ta11t t•arri Pcl on, b11t I fi11ally clra·2:~ecl 111}·:elf clo,,·n to the chl1rcl1 fo r tl1e la ·t 1ractiee. I felt clreacl– ful. bt1t ,Yas :t r11g!:!.·li11g ,,·ith a g·ro:tp of a112:Cl l ic· ) 1 011u p:st er s , \Yl10 , ,·0re s i11 <..! i11 '..?. 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Be. ide. the , c,earl , · a tiv itie,· • • there is ofte11 a cl eJ)artment " 1 hicl1 110ecl , hui lcli11µ: nJ), or a c: la:. ,vhi ·11 11re<ls spE>tial att r 11tio 1t, a11 cl 110 0 11e e lse 18 ,,·illin gi to tac·l<le it . .r\ ll cof these tl1 i11g·s off Pr r 11 clles. op- 1port 11 11 i tie: fo r ,,·ork:, ,Yithot1t i11 a11)r ,,ra~· i11 fr i11 g i11g 011 the fielcl Ser,·i 11g tl1c,l IJol'cl is 11ot a $,!a111e a11cl tl1o~P ,,·110 are lool{i11g 0111 ~· for a ' ' goocl t 111P " \\ ill not l'aithf11ll,· • ,. orl< fo1· ( 1 hri st. • • ;)i t hP t' is g<1t tiu g a11 ecl lt– c·a 1 ion ft · n ! l n a ll lio 11 est y • \\p ll}ll!-,1 inrol'Jll (l\'(>l'Y l )l'OS- JH1<·t i,·p :-..1t1c le111 that ,,.f are OJ}(•1·c1ting <1 sc·hool and 11ot H plPii!-it:l'(• 1"( 1 SO l't . 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"\Vr havP hac1 110 c·o11tac:t ,v itl1 t hr l)c:\8tor l)11t thi~ 111agazi11e ,v i8hcs to a J)])eal i1 behalf of the8r cl istrPH:e(l fa niili c>s, a11cl it i.- 011 r suggr~ti o11 that thP c·t111rc·}1p~ :,r11cl to11 t ri hnt io11: of n10 11 p,·. grorrrirs, • or n1at r r ic1 l:-; . rrhr st r i]{e affrrt~ not 011))· tho.· <' ,,·ho a r r e111ploye(l h:v t he c·o11111a11)· 11a111E>cl, l,11t also those \vho l1c1,·r l)t1s i11Cl8s to11taC'tH \Yith thc>se (' 1llI) l U)' (l(l8. 'rh e 1>eoplt1 111 so111P i11sta11<·f8 ha,·e s1)e11t all a,·ailab lcl 1non f'y a 11cl are clee1>l.,· in clebt. ()t11· l{ i11sl1ip \Y itl1 these l:r r thre11, thro11gh a lil<e faith rr– qt1i1·c?. that \Ye co111e to their re– li ef. T t is ti1ne fo r thr 011t,,·ork– j 11 µ: of ot1 r J) r ofrssio11, a 1)ractiea 1 <lc•111011stratio11 of (~hri:tia11ity·. "\\T c1 8t1g·gt1st tl1,1t a 11 gifts 1,e ctdclre:srcl to /rel ' . ....-l llrn Ji . ( 1 hrrr.lJ ~3 72 l \ r i l: 0 1l • l l ' ( Jl l{ c ' 4"-: It ar O Ji ' 1) e Jl Ji - s.i;l i ·a 11 ia. rl, IH' l'l' i~ irrC'at 11C'fl(l for tit 11a111ps a11 cl adclr<1s-.;ps of 1·t1g·istrre<l 1111t'8Pl-i \\'ho ,,·jll sc)l'\' <' clt l;a1111> J>at111os cl11rinu· 011t· \Ye<.1k bet ,,·ee11 .Jul y 211<1 a11<l ..:\ ug1t. t 28th. ( .. 1 0111C' • c·asl1 ) L J'f'f LE · - 'f oo l te! - - t too a b11t 110 As Chr ist ians we owe the Jew ish p eople a tremendous d ebt . Through Jews God ' s Ho ly Word was revealed. Our Saviour was born a Jew . Yet we hove given them so litt le Millions of Jewish pe ople t oday do not eve n know that their Me ssiah, the l ord Jesus , di ed to save them . We con repay our d ebt by g iving them the Gospe l - now. Will you help us reach Jews with the Gospe l message through the MESSAGE TO ISRAEL b roadcasts from coast t o coast and a round the world, b y moil and per– sonal calls Write for a free copy of our mogo11ne, ' 'MESSAGE TO ISRAEL " Coulson Shepherd, Director ( FOUNDED 1937) MESSAGE TO ISRAEL, Inc . BOX 682 , G.P.O., NEW YORK 1, N. Y.