The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1956

March 1956 . TIIE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ---------- ~--'~--~~~~~~~~~ REV. GLENN DAVIS GOES TO COLUMBUS rl, h <' I{ l' , . (1l t)t1 11 ll . l)a,·i~. l>a ·tor or l{ t>t l1 - ll·l1t1nl l~aptist ( 1 hll1'(' h. ( 1 lP\'('- 1nncl. 11a" Hl' - ('('J)tl'(l call to le nn H . Da , •i 1 l't'OlllP l)H"it 01' of tht' ( 1 li11to11- , illc l{a1)ti:t ( il111r ·h. 1 ol11111b11s. ()l1io. 'fl1is 1111l1)it \Ycl'i ,·,1tatfcl ~l 1 , ·eral 111011ths ag·o h~· t ht' Re, ·. 1 • L, . l\1rcle'11. l)astor l)a,·i~ 1>la11s to r 11tPr l1i · 11<. 1 ,,· 11astorcttP l~a. ter ~1n1cla~., . \ t)ril 1st . ~Ir. I a,·i: al·vcl1)tecl tall to tl1c l{et11lrl1r111 l~apti: t ( ' l111rc.:l1 i11 .J11ncl of 19-1-7 ,,·hc11 tll(' <·l111 rel1 l1acl reac:ht'(l a 11<->'" Jo,, i11 attl_\11 lanee a11<.l i11tPrest an(l thr first fe,, 111011tl1~ r eq11ire(l 111orr 1)atie11t· c.1 t ha11 i~ ])O. srssrcl b)y 111ost 1>astors: ho,,·<,,·er. tl1r ,rorl~ slo,Y1).. gai11ecl 011 all front: a11cl i11 19:50 a fin<> gro1111 of l)flOJ)lC'. tl1P f or111Pr n1e111- hc>r8 of thP · • ]~i bl(' IlotlsP ~\ sse111- 11l;- ' ' 01) c> rat ecl h;· thr ( 1 le,~rl a11cl ll c:>br r ,r ~1i. :io11. 1111 it r<l ,,·ith the co11gr(~gatio11. In 1952 th e t·lYttreh C'o1u1>letecl tl1r l)a. e111r11t to 111ah:r : J)a ·e for thr ra 1)icll).. -gro,Yi11g· ~ltllclcl\. :,.;l'hool, Hll<l in ln0 :> the> • Pl\111'(' l'httr<·h ,,·a~ l'l')\lO(lPlP(l, .'lS 1>rPviou~I)· r c' J)ort c'cl in thi8 111aga- . Z lll l'. l 1 11t1Pr tl1c' 111i11istrv of J>a"'tor • J)a,·is tl1< 1 c·l111 r c·l1 l1as l>Pen lecl into f11ll har111011,· ,Yith t l1 c-> ()hio • \ssoricttio11 a11cl its 11roj rets, a l)11(lp:etecl a11101111t ~ri,·e11 eael1 111 011t l1 to 'J'hC' Ohio l 1t(leJJC11(7(11t J3aJJti: f, l I a111p J)at111os, a11cl 1 rcla r,·ille 'ol– lrg·('. "'\\The11 :\1 r. l)a,·i. bera111e pctstor of Tl1e Brtl1lt•hen1 Ba1)ti. t (,h11rth thr c'11tire 111i.ssi.011ar,· of- • frri110· of tllfl C'llll r (·h ,va · . '72.00 ..... 1)er )'rar. Tt is Xe ,,T $-:1:75.00 per 111011th, i11 ]i11C1 ,vitl1 tl1<1 bnclget, i11 c1(lclitio11 to the gi ftc..; 111r11 tio11 Pel abo,, r. tl1r eight , ·ears of hi: • I lr,·(3 }and, J> astor Dl1ri110· ~ 111i11istr,· i11 • l )a,·i , l1as l)rr11 acti\'el,.. a:soeiate(l • ,\·ith Thr Baptist l~iblr Instit11tc>, srr,·ino- 011 thr> faet1lt,· Hll(l t'111'- r . ' rr11tl,· 011 tl1P acl,·isor,· ho,:trc1. 111 • • re<·e11t 111011ths 11<' l1as al:;,o hacl c·o11- 8ic1eralJlC' o,1tsiclC1 111i11istr,·. 'I'o • J)rOJ)rrl)" a1)preC'iatE' thr l10111e, .. \Ir~. f)a,·is, ancl the thrrr )·01111g THE SPRING Thr ~ 1 T)ri11g Rall~· of thr :\Iis– sio11ar,· t'"11io n \\'ill l>r l1elcl tl1is • ;year .. \1>ril 9-!, at tl1c' ( 1 al,·ar~· l3apti. t 1 ht1rc·l1 of ( 1 lc\,·ela11cl. ( ) 11 i () . \\' h i (. h j, ' 10(. ~ t (:> ( l 8 t :3 :5;) 0 "\1 ,le. t ~:5t11 Nlree1t. :\ Irs. (l por gc (}ih. 011 tl1e pastor's ,,·ife, as8urr: lt. tl1at 1)la11~ are1 bc)i11g 111acle to 111al{e thi: a <la,· of ric·h lllc)ss i11~ • a11cl fPllo ,Ysl1ir) . l~r .·11rr to l'(' - tll r11 tl1e1 ra rel ,v11 it 11 ,·011 ,,,i 11 r e- , . c·ri,·e :-, l1ort l)\ telling h<)r jnst 110,v 1Ha11)· ,\'ill l) r eo111i11g 80 tl1ai lcfi- nitP a rra11gP1ur11ts c·a11 l>e 111aclr f U I' t ]1e1 1 tlllt}l POll . ~tatr-,Yiclc>. thr ~I issio11a r , · l T11io11 • on l)· hol (l s t,,·o lll<->Ptin~rs a )·c:·ar . ()11e is thr fc1ll gatl1r1·i 11g l1PlcJ c1ltr– i 11 p: tl1r 1\ 111111al :\ l Pc:>ti 11 g· of the <)l1io l{rg11 lar I~a1)tist 1 l1l1rel1rs ancl tl1 c oth<11\ tl1<1 8 1)ri11g Ii al l)·, '1' l1r rPJJOl't~ fro111 tht> 111is.· io11 boc1rcls lcr<' ll ringi11g· 011t tl1at ' ' ll)Ol C' Slll>l )01'1, })l'a,\'P l' Hll(l lll– teres1 i11 111issio11s is a <lPSJ)e r atP 11erc1. ' ' \\Titl1 tl1is i11 111in(l \YP of- GIFTS TO OHIO ASSOCIATION REV. VERNE L . DUNHAM, Treasurer, 227 Kansas Ave. , Lorain, 0 . 1 al,·a r)· I~a})tist 1 htlrel1. ( 1 Jr,·r la11cl ·········· · ······························--····· ··* n etl1lel1e111 I~a1)tist ( 1 hl1rc·l1 ( 1 le,·ela11cl ................. ...... ..................... .. r,ir. t 11a1)t ist ( 1 llt1l'('ll, (+a lli1)olis ···· ··········-········· ·········-··········-············· I~ert)a l~aptist ( 1 l111r ·h, 11erea .................................................. .......... l 1 al,·ar>· Ba1)tist l illlll'<·h, ~Or\va ll{ ····--······· ··· ····· ···-·····-··········· ···- (1a1,·ar)· l1a1)tist ( 1 httrt·h, ~a11cl11sl<y ( l{e,·. .Jlax 'l"'l1<·k:e r ) .............. l ~lH ll1Hll lle] l3aJ)t j~ 1 ( 1 hll l' C' h, rl"'o} eclo .......... ········ ···· ··· ··-·············· ·········-·· Ell c1 i c1-Xo t t i 11 ~ 11a 111 13 al) 1 is t ( 1 l 1l 11· <.: l 1 . 11j 11 t l i c 1 ..........._ ...._ .... .. __ .. ......._ X ort 1 Ro:val to11 I~a t)t is t ( 1 ll ll l'(· l1 .... ............ ............................. ........ ... 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The co11~rega tio1 {)O, . e::e. a l)ea11t if11l l)11ilcli11g, J)11rc:l1a. eel al1011t t 1 rf>e ~.-ear. ago a11cl i. ,,·e 11 rq lli l)l~ecl for er,.-iee. Tl1e ch t1rel1 s111>por ts i11 large 1uea. 11re the ,,·ork at 1 }11111) J>at1uo. , '(eclar,·ille ( 1 ollegr, a11cl })raetic·a11~· e,·er~- f a111il,.. rrc·Pi,·P. The Ohio I ncle- • JJrnrlenf BaJ>list <1a('h 111011tl1. ,,- P ha ,·e e,·er,- rea:011 to l)r l ir,·p .. tl1at t11<> ] ;or 1 's ri<·l1 l)le.-.~i11g \Yill c.:011ti11t1r to rest 111>011 the ch,1rel1 a11cl {)reclitt for tl1<' Re,·. ({] e1111 J) a,·is a 1011µ. a11cl l1a1)l)~" J)a. toratr. frr )"O\L a11 O})})Ort 1111it)· to <·0111(' a11tl ]parn 111orc fro111 0111· 111is– sio11,1riPs a11(l l)e <·l1allr11gfcl to go ha{' h: to .'·011 r o,\'1 groll J)S ,,·it11 re- 11e,,·r<l ,. ision. •\ 11 11rge11 t a l)J)ea 1 has c· o 111P to 11s fro111 011e of Olll' :\I i(l-.:\I issio11 111 issio11arit1s for 11~ecl g·lassP~. "\\ 011 't 3-011 l)ri11g· alo11g· an)' Olll .'J)<'<'t,1c·les )'Oll llla)· l1a,·e to tl1c 111<1rting' so thi. 11cr<l 111a~· hr 111rt. ~ c> r :· o 11 all i 11 ( 1 le,.r lancl . ~ \ 1 r i 1 ~--!:. thr I.1orcl ,vi]li11g. .1.\ ~X<) l '~l' rJi\IEXT 'T11r "\\~0111 r 11 's :\lii.;sio11ar,- lT11io11 • of II bro11 .r\ s80<'iatio11 ,,Till ]1olcl a s<·l1r(l11le(l 111rrtir1g i11 tl1r Ji,ir. t l~a1)ti:t 1 l1l1rtl1, :\Ifclina, < l1io. T11escla)· , ~\ 11ril l (>th. :.\[rs. E<:l,var(l ll el1111t'k~ of 1-'a (.: 1' a 11g e, l) r rs i < 1 r n t o f t h 0 or g a 11- i za ti o 11 a11 11ot111 (·0~ tl1at th<? 111or11- i11g· srssio11 \Yill l1egin 1)ro111ptl)· at 10 ::~() a11cl tl1r aftr1·11oon 111eet– i11p: ,1t 1 ::~t). I.Jaclies clre a. ·l~Pll to co,·e r<'tl clis h . l )i11n ()r 8l)l'PHCl at 1 ~ :{)(). (ioocl 111is ·io11ar)~ ·11ral(ers ,Yi1l he 1)r e:p11t a11cl a fi11r 11111s i t·al 1)ro– gra111 is llei11tr arra110- 'cl :,,-,. ~ .