The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 56

<:ix1)rc>:.·io11 at c1ll ti111<\ · to hi. trlte <'P ll \' ieti OllS. \\T II O \\"()X ? Thr strik:e of abot1t .34 00() e1111)lO.'"ec" of the '\\Testi11g l1 ol t:e Eleetric.: ( 'on11)a11.'· ca111e to an e11cl cl11ri11g· the t]1ir cl ,veelc of )lctrc.:11 a11cl tl1e hig <1tte:-;tio11 i11 ot1r 111i11cl i. - v\ 1 0 ' 'TQJ}! Thr strik:e la. ted for five 111011tl1.. cl11ri11g- ,,·hich the e1111,lo,\'"re. l1acl 110 1,aJ· c.: l1eclc, 111a 11,\· of th e111 bri11g recl11cec.l to J>overt}· le,·Pl. Th co111- pa11.'T 111ade 110 J)rofit a11cl lost 111a n~r goocl aceo1111t: to thei r c·o1111)etitor~. ...\ ec:orclj11g· to 11e,v. pa1>er c·ou1111e1 t tl1e fi11al .·et tle111 e11t ,va. , ·er)· clo.. e to t11at ,,l1itl1 c.;011lcl ha,,e bee11 hacl i11 the heg·i1111i11g. 'I he c:on11)all)r c;hortles t l1at it i: '· ,,r l] })l0asecl ' ' ,,,itl1 t }1 p :ett le111e11t , ctn<.1 the 1111ion J1acl 110 c1oul>t b11t tl1at ··,re \\"OJ1." I n the O})iuio11 of t l1i: ,,·riter tlirt·r ,r<i · 110 ,,i1111j 11g- it 1cas all (lea(l loss. II t1111a11 11attLrf> is a st ra11ge k:i11 l of 11a tt1re. ~Tot too lo11g ago ,rr Jear11ecl tJ1at a l)a:tor ,va · ha,·i11g 1nul'h trot1b]e i11 his c· l111rel1 ancl for t hr . ake of t l1 e }lastor a 11cl the thttrth ,ve :11g·g·C1:t0cl that he 111i g:ht ,, i. h to ha,vr t1: reeo111n1r11cl hi1n to a c·ht1rc·J1 ,vith ,·ac·a11t 11t1lpit. • 'aicl l1r. ·' Xo, tha11k ~·ot1. I a111 goi11g to . ta~ 7 'til I rt111 thesr l)eople 01Lt of he r e1. ' Il i: icl ea 8ef>111ed to he that aftrr the OJ) l)Osi11 µ: fac·tio11 hacl hern clri,·e1 011t a11cl 11t1111e ri c·al- 1,~ a11cl f i11a11c.:iall,· the ('hureh ,ra: • < a ,,·r<'<:1<, hr tottlcl c· ro,,·. '· I ,ro11. ' ' 1\ 11rofessio11 of faith 111t1st ·b,) a ,·oln11tarv ac·1io it. rl'here arr u11- • c·o1111t<>cl J)Pr ~o11 . ,,·}10 ha,·c, clP<·Jart)tl that thciy ha\'c 1 110 11~r for ' ' r c-1- • ligioll ,' · ancl ,ril I not a(·<·c1>t t l1P IJol'd. J)p:,,I>it<' latc•r c·o11,·1etio11 th")' hol<l that po"'itio11 to th<\ P11c l. f t is \\'l'it1<111, ' ' 'f' hc•rc• i:-i a ,,·a.'· ,vhi<'IJ S<1<'lllPt }1 1·ig·J1t u11to a 111a11 , but the• Pl) d t ll('t'( 1 0f' H }'(> t hP \YH,V:-. OJ' <lc•ct1h.'' ( f 'l'O\'Pl'b,-., l-t :12 ) • ' r j , ( ) ( • J( I> I \ y I I ) fi; N J JR I 11 1, 11 ) r j 11 g S 1 0 C • k ~ on t h P o J > P n 111c t I' I< Pt 011<' Jilli"'{ tlP<•1<l< 1 \\ hP1 ltC'r 11<• ,visl111s 1 o p111 ·<· ha~<' H S1o(•k h,i\'i11u a "Outl \ tl'lcl, th<• out ,..., ,..... . gJ'O\\lh of \Vl')l <·."tald1shc•cl i11clu~t1·.,, c,1· a ~toc·k ,vhil·h Ila:-; littl,• <>I' no ) it~l(l Hi tJit• j>l'PSC'll1 1 ittl<', 1Ht1 g·iV<'S pr·o111i~1 ut' ,·aJ>i<I g 1·0,,,11i a11cl lut,·1· 1·1~Jati,,~1v la1·0,• clivicll'ucl:s. • f""I 'I' I . o s1>111t 1 till' ,,t JI 111at111'l'< 111 - , •st111c 11t i 1uo1·,:1 dc•siral,I,· b111 ,vit h o1hPr it i:-i h11t a11 i11V< :-it 111,•111 fol' 11t1~ flllllt'f.l Hllcl 1,1·,·s< ut .viPlcl is ol' :111cl1l ron. ec1t1e11ce. 111 all probahil– it.,· th r i11,·e: t111eut i11 a ,Yell 1na– tt1rrcl l,ltSille..· , vi ll l1a ,re b11t Jittl r in rl'ea. ·p l)r3~011(1 thr 11r f'se11t · ,Yberpa~. thf acl ·ve11 t ,1re i11t o g r o,Yth l-;tot!l{.\ i11 the faC'e of J)re:r11t lo,v h,1:ic t)1·ic·<:1, ,Yil l i 11 t l1e ] 011g· 8 ])a 11 1>r o,·i(1e thr g;reater profit. Tl1ere a re s t oc l{: ,vl1ic·l1 ha,·r goocl l)r e. c:i 11t ;\' ielcl , ,,.. ith ass11rrcl i11crea:c 1 a11d 111axi11111111 ca11 ita l gai n: i11 tl1e £11 t 11 r e. \Ve r efer to stocl{ i11 thc:i l(i11g·clon1 of <Joel. \\ r ar e <·0 11- ' ' i11cecl that 111on e~· : 1)e11 t fo r a fe\Y . l1a r es of . tocl< i11 t l1e J)rocl l1et of 111is:io11ary effo1·t , or i11 a C 1 h1·i:– tia11 ecl11catio11al project, or in a lo ·a ] ch11r ch ,vill I)a.'· I)r e.·ent tli vi– cle11d to t l1e i11, 1 est or in sati fae– tio11 a11cl eer tai11tJ' , a11cl a ft1t11re )·ielcl J)aid i11 coi11 of etPr11al blc:i. 's- i11g. ( i\ l atthe,v, cl1apt er 6 ) Tl1er e i. 110 . afrr p lace for tl1e f 1n1rls of ( 1 ocl s peor> l r th a11 iJ1 t l1e ha11(l of the IIol)r ~ 1 pirit . \\rith a1>olog:~,. to r) re,,,. J>ea rso11 -n·r ,Ya11t t o . a,,.. that it '. 11ot 011t • j11 tl1e Of)e11 yet , a11cl so111 r of thc.:i top hr as: 1na},.. 8a),.. thr)r ]{l10"r 11othi11g· aho11t it b11t ,Ye (·a11 no,,· r r,·Elal that the next a111111aJ 111 ert – lll f?: ,vill J)r ohabl)r hr ]1el(l i11 :\ fe111orial BHJ)ti. t ' l1 11 r t l1, ('iolt11n– l)t1s, Ohio. 1\11 i11, 1 itatio11 ,,·as r rrri \'Ptl f ront t }1p I~"irst l~a11t ist ('h11rt·l1 of El)·ria, 011 c· , ·par ag·o, in,·it itl!!_' 1110 .,.\ ~soC' iHtio11 to n1ert i1t that <·it)' ( 1\ l J' l J} 0' 19,) ~ 0]' ] 9,) (). l l O\ \' () \ • (-1 l' t" it \\'els t l1 c-1 tho t1g;l1t of 1llcll1)'" lJrPth- 1·p11 tl1at ,vi1h reer11t 111C'eti11 i.rs he]cl j11 I~rool{sidr l{af)t ist ( 1 ht1rel1, (tlPv<~ l<111cl, a11 cl I~rthcl l~Hl)1 ist '1'e1111 J)l<\ ~~r ic\ J>r11ns.,·l,·a11ia, ihr 1nretinu· s<•ht)<lt tl <1tl for ()c·tolH 1 l' ] !)j(i ~ho1llcl h<1 hPlcl in t hl' t·<~ntrr of thP st<ttP. ( 1 hairn1a11 .\I la11 I~. l Jc'\Yi:-. l1a ..... r clc•C'l\'P cl a <'orclial i11\'it<1tio11 fl'o111 J{<l\'. ( 1 ( 1 . ( 'la,,so11 ol' l\ l Pll\ol'ial J{apti s1 ( 'hu t·<·h, in,iti11g· th<' cts– :---oc·iatio11 fo1· thl' n<·~t a111111c1l 1nec\t - i11g·, }ij'-i )<'ff Pl' "'latill!,! thctt }1i" ]><10 1>1<• ,, ii) lH• a:-.. ..... istc 1 d i11 thP o,t'l'tti~ht l'llll·t·tai11111t>11I h., ( •1i11t o11\ illt 1 l~HJ>t i~1 ( 'hnr<·h. ( 1 l'll– t r,il 1{n1>tist ( 1 li111·<·l1. HJlll l 111- 111Ht1ll<'I l~HJ>li st ( ' httl'\'h. ' l'ltt1 i11vitati1>11 ,viii bt• J>l't>sP11l< 1 <I f c, (}il' l'Ullll<'il of ll'll ell cl )llt't'ti11g to lH• h< Id i11 \ JH·il, <111<1 llttt ii t l1<• j11vitaiiuu i~ ol't'it·iall,\ a<·t'l'J>1t'cl \\'(' a~k f hat t Jtc-:. l'PHd('I':,,; ('Oll~itlt>t ' tile· HhO\(' fHll'Hgt'HJ>hs as ('Oll – fit lt>ll 1 lH I. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Published 1Ionthly by TIIE 011 TO A•• OCT.A.TION OF REGULAR B..c~PTI. T CIIURCIIE.~ Publication Office 110-11 E. Oak ~ t., Butler, Ind. II. K . FI '"LEY, Editor J 20 Park A Yen ue Elyria, Ohio Oircula ti o11 nf a nager 11R . CARL ,,T. l\I~\RTI.X 316 Tenth • trce t Elyria, Ob io Subscription Rate: P er ingle cop3· ........... . .. $ .15 P er year .... . . ..... . ..... . .. $1.50 Advertising Rate: Per colun1n inch ..... ....... $ 1.50 Per half page .............. $21.00 Per full page .............. $40.00 Entered as ccond cla n1atter at tlle P ost Office at Butler, I11diana under the 1-\ ct of 1Iarch 3, 1 7fl. Ohio A ocintion Of Regular Bapti t 'hurches Chairman REV. ALLAN E. LEWI l 90 l Lakl' • ho1·e B1, cl. l~uc lid lfl, lt io Secr etary J~ E\". II.\LL 11...\ t TT EL Gallia l '\\. allcr Sts. Ports1uou th, Ohio Treasurer l{Ji; \ ". \ ' 1 1 :R~ I~ L . J)lT~-TI_\)I :!:.!i I,n11 ::;~1s .\, entH.' 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