The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1956

March 1956 Pag Fo\trte n THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTI ST -~--- ------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- CEDARVILLE COLLEGE (A Baptist Colleg·e of Liberal Arts ) 1l y I{ l~~ \ r . cJ .t\~ ll~~ s 'P. JJ-i~ l{ l~:\I l ~\ II I>resic.lr11t /JaJ>li:t , 'chool: for l~a1 ,tisl }Toulh , , ·11e11t"\YPr ,,.t' st ntr 0111· l)P 1 il\f tl1at l~a1)tist .'·011tl1 sl1oultl ll<' traine<.l i11 ottr l~HJ)ti~t ~t'l1oo}s ,111(l ~ t' l'\'t) tht) lJOl'(l tln<.lt'r l~ai.)tist 111i:-.– sio11ar,\· ag'l'lll'i t•s, ,,·p arP in1n1rc.li – atel)· l 1 l1argr<.l ,vitl1 hei11g 11arro,,·. bigot<'d, cl<.'1101ni11cltio11al a11cl 1a('1<– i11g· i11 n11<.ler8ta11tli11g iu the o, ·pr – all t)roµ:ra111 of thr el1ttrtl1 of the 1..iorcl ,Jes11s 1 l1ri . t. \\Te ,tre a,,arr that so111r 111a,· 11ot a2:rc->e ,vith ,,hat • i. statecl 111 this artic·le. [11 orclrr t o 111ak 011r J)ositio11 ,·r r~· clear. ,,·r ,\'isl1 t o rctise C'erta i11 q11r: t io11s ct11 cl :eek to an ,,·er the1n. • Doe. tl1 r t er111 •·Baptist' ' give a ~l1fficie11t gt1arcl11tec that our :·011110' people " ·ill r e~f>i,·e s1 irit11al trai11i1 g ,Yl1e11 the~· atte11cl school: orga11i zed a11cl op0ratecl b:' 11eo11le ,Yho call then1:elye: Ba 1ti. ti,; ? Th r a11. ,ver to that <t n :tio11 i. a11 e111- phatit · 110. ' ' T l1ere are a r1t1111- ber of rollrges 01· . e111i11ari rs ,rho fro1n the le~ral sta11clpoi11t ,,·0111cl be cla .. ifi ecl a. l3apti:ts ,,l1iel1 ,vot1ld c1et1}' tl10 , ·er)· thi11gs t hat Baptist. ha,·e h el cl 11reciol1. clo,, 0 11 t l1ro11gh the )Tear . omeo1 e 1nay· asl< · • [)o ,vr 01)– po ·e gooc1 11011-Baptist .·c·l1ool. · ,vhe11 \\·e . P<.'ak so e1111)l1atitall )· for ot1r o,Y11 ! ' ' Tl1e a 118\\'Pr to th is C[ lle:tiOl\ bri<>fl,\r llll t i : t l1is: 1\0 111ore :o tl1an \Y f> ~1>rak ag-ai11. t 011r 11eighhor·~ c·hilcll'P11 ,\'hPn cl rfPncl - . 111g Olll' O\Yll. ~0111eti111e: thi q lte!-)tion i~ 1>r1'– s 11tecl . ·· fsn t 011p sr·l1ool just a~ goocl a · a11other j n:t H~ lo11g as it j~ ft111cla111ental ! ' ' \"\1' r arr f l111 cl a 111r 11 ta li st : heC'a 11~c· ,Yr ac·te f) t the fl111cla111e11tals of tl1C1 faith. 011 the other han cl , tl \P 1r r111 • • f1111- clan1e11tal ·' ha: bee111 11sec.l to clc•– c;;tri he in:titl1tio11. ,,·h ic·h J)rofes · to hfl Bihle-c·e11tr rPcl an<.1 trac:11 cloc·– tri11e · ,\'hic·h for PXa111fllr arc~ clia– n1 E1tr ic·all~· Ol)l><>SPcl t o tl1r cloc·– tri11e. of !!ra<'e. . 1 0 111 r. of ou1· f11n– cl a111e11talist l>ret l1rr11 111i11i111ize c·rr– tai11 clol'tri11r~ ,\'l1ic·l1 to 11~ a l'r Yitall~· lllll)Orta11t . \\Tr r efrr to '"hat the l3il)lr tc"ael1fl, abottt l)ap – ti:1n, tl1e Xr,,· Testan1e11t e1111rcl1 a11cl the cloctri11e of !-leJ)aratio11. It i 011r co11,·ict io11 that 011 r l~apti . t ~·ol1tl1 . J1011l cl atte11cl 011r Bapti. t r,.c:hool. for the foll o,Yi 11g rea. 011~. I . OH,· B "JJlt~f llcrifaf/< ll usl l~c ] J1'(S('J'I'('([ • lJo,,·n throug·h their hi:-:,ior~· [~aJ)- ,Janz es T . J erc111iah tists }1a,·e aeee1 tccl the ~(:'\Y rr rsta- 111 e11t as thr 0111,,. a11tl1orit,· for • • faith a11cl 1)rac·tirr. 'fl1 e:1.v l1a,·l> he011 ta11gl1t ,111cl s till t <'a<: h t hat a c}llll'l'll i. a l)ocl ,\r of l>a pti ZPCl b P– }iC' \ ' (ll', acl111i11i:trri11u- its o,v11 af– fairs ltn<.lrr t}1 p l1Pc1cl: hiJ) of ( 1 h ri~t . \Ve c·o11tP11cl tl1at eac·ll 1ne111bPr of a lo(·al c· l1t1rtl1 has a11 i11c.li ,·i<.lual r e. ·11011si hilit~v to ( ~ oc l a11cl is rq11a l j11 ra11k a11cl J)ri,·il r '.!<' ,\'itl1 hi~ f Pl– lo\Y 111c)111l1rr s. R~111ti s t~ l1aYr stoo(l fo r th e (lo(·tri11r of sc~pa1·,ttio11 of t•lllll'c•}1 HllCl :-;tatP. rrhe\: ha,·p 1111- • c1 Pr stooc1 lH-l{)tis111 tq l Jc> a11 H('t of oheclir11c·c> to ( 'hri"t ,,·ho <·0111111a11cl t>c l it, a 11cl it is tl1 c•11· u11cl<->r~ta11clin~ t]1at tll P 0111~· ('l'l])llll'Hl ll}O(l(l of ba1)tis1n i~ tl1at of in1111rrsin 11. '\'\Tl1t>rP ean 011r )·0111\t! l )PO J)l P lH• tl'cllll Pcl for fnlltllll(' ( 1 hris1i a11 sc· r,· ic·t· a11<l l1e ta11ght thi" ~c·1·i11- tnral <'11111l1asi~ ii' 11ot i11 <t l~aJ>ti"t Sc·h ool ! ,, ... r 111 a,· H'-. \YC'll f ac·p it • • the· i11trrclp11on1i11atio11ali!-.t:--, f1111- clcJ111e11ta] tho11gl1 thP~· 111a)· lJP. ,,·ill 11ot train 0 111· ,·on11g J)<'OJ)lP 1o 1111clr·rsta11cl 111<. 1 i1nportc111l'C' of t lt<'SC' t rut 11~. II . () ur Ba11lisl ( 'l,ltrcll<s Jl ust J? r l 'o s I or < r l BaJ)ti t 1 hl1r c· l1pi..; liltr all otl1Pt' c·h111·c·l1Ps ll aYP l1arl tl1eir sl1arc· of lll'Ol>l P111s a11cl cliffitultiP~. ~ 0 111<1 of thesr tro t1l >le. 111a\" }1a,"e l)er11 • a,·rrtrcl 11ac1 tl1r J)astors l) re11 trai11ecl 111 . 01111cl J~aritist stl1ool~. . \ ~~01111g 111a11 ,,~11 0 ~11all atte11cl a11,~ of 011 r r eg11 lar Ba 1)t i:t ~c·l1ool. \Yi 11 lH· 1 i!i,·<>11 tl1r c·orr<'c·t ,·ir,,· of tl1r ori gin. 01·ga11i :1.at io11. offie1 1 1·:-.i, or– di11a11tc-'"i Hn<l 011( 1 l'a ti on ol' a ~t·,,· 'r <'st a111rnt c·ll tl l'l'll. .. \ 111a11 \Ylio 1>a.... tor~ cl 11a1)tist c·l111rc·l1 sl1011l<.l IH' J)rer>arrcl to clr– f(lllll t}1r 1)r i11ti11l0 of loc.:al self p:o,~r r11111c11t 011 the par t of t l1at cl111rrl1. Il e• sho11l l 1<110,r t l1e cor– rr t·t 111 ean i 11~· an <. l rC'l atio1sl1ip of tl1e t,,·o orcli11a11t<~" of tl1r ch11rcl1. I I e sl1011l(l 1111clc-1r:ta11cl the (locl– g'i,·011 r e ·r1011sil1ilit~· of e,·a11gel i 1n a11cl teac·l1i11g- as it i. r elatecl to th c·l1111·<·l1. r 11 othrr ,Yorcl ·, thr l)a8- tor . hottl<l be l)reparecl to leacl a Xe,,· T~. ta111e11 t tl111rel1 ac<'Or (li11g– t o the t<->ac·l1i11g~ of t l1e )..:e,,· Te ta- 111P11t. ,,Thr r r ,Yill 011r )·01111g· 111e11. ,rho : hall bP 011r ftLtt1re pa:tor. a ncl teael1er., trai1 for tl1i .. re– .' J)011~ihilit,\· if 11ot i11 ot1r Bapti:t . c11ool'i ? I I I . Our Baptist Jl i.. ·ion. Jl u: f fl (' JJerJJCf uaf ed ._\cc·orc.li11g t o tl1e great eo111111is– s io11 fo1111c1 i11 :\ latthe\, 2c :19-2(), it is thP l'C'~J)OllSil >ilit)· of ..... (_) \Y rr e~ta– lll f' llt c.: hnr t hr'-; to ,,· i11 .·011ls a11cl e1 ·tablis l1 c·l111r~hP:-.. 1\.<·cor cli11g to .. \c·ts 1:3 :1--l: it is tl1e r e '})011 ·ibilit)~ of the> loea l c·l1l11·c·l1 to se11cl fortl1 it~ 111issio11ari r~. Toe la>" 111 is:io11aries a re being ~r11t 011t ll)' crrtai11 orga11izatio11. ,Yit h i11~t ru c; tio11 · to p,·a11gelize the ])PO])lr ctncl 1110, ·r 011 to c111other poi11t , ,·it ho,1t <1~tahlisl1i11!f rl1rt r c:l1- <"'"'· 1 11 our j11cl~111Put this is a ,yast (l' ol' 111011<''. liec·a\t~P 011r 111is:io11ar,- • • pffort c·ctn lPH\'l' not l1i11i.r ])el'- 111<111Pt1t a~ tl1c• 111issio11ar,· 1110,·es • 011 to 1,c..,,. ar<1H~. ' r' oclav· 1111~- • ~io 1t ,l l'i<'~ Hl'l' ,r>nt fort l1 l),· to111- • 111 it tee,. hoa l'<l~. o rga 11iza tio11s. :-.o- , <·ieti e~ H11Cl ,,·l1at llH\'f' )·Otl. rI' l1( 3 ~('\\' rr r . t a111 e11t 111rtho(l l1a ' al – ,ra\·. h<~r11 for th r 111issio11arie. to • uo fortl1 a: rPJ)rP~P11tati~·r~ of 1oc·al ~P\Y r("'C'. ' 1Hlllflll1 (·h11rc·l1P~. \ ,· h l' l' P ,Yi 11 01 l l' )'0111 lg JlPOl1 lP l t' train Pel to n11cl r r:tc111cl. foll o,,· a11cl clPfP11cl tl1P 1)roQ·ra111 of thP ~ p \ '. rr p..., t a 11 l (\ l l t (. h l1 r (· l 1 ! 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