The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1956

Page Eight en THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST_____________ Ju_l~v_ l9_56 ~----------- MI IONARY WORI{ ON OUR KNEES 11\· \ ~11{<:111 1{ . ~1~:\\.. J~l{~\ XJ)~:I{, ~Iis. ionc1r.,· to ,JaJJa11 • . \ h1111<ll'('<l Hll <l ~i · t.'· .'·( 1 ars ng-o , at t ll<' l·o111111l' t1 (• l>111P11t of th t' 11 r ,Y 111 i~~ io11ar,\· t' ru <l u ri11tr n <l i:cilt. - ~io11 011 l11<lia. H S<' r,·ant of tl1<' l10r <l ~Hi (l: •• \\~r SP<' that th <' t' P is a ~·ol<l 111 i11 <' i11 l nclia, a11cl it is as <.l<.lfl) as tll<' t(>11t~ r of tl1 c> c.)artl1. H11 cl ,,·110 ,,·ill t 1er c' clare to rx1)lor p it ? ' ' Tl1<.'\ 11 ' '"'" illi,1111 ( 1 arr~r, ,,·110 l)eean1e Ja ter tl1r g r rat 111i,. io11ar)r, li11gl1ist , l~il)le- t ra11.' la tor, a11 d pio11ee r of g-os11Pl ,Yori'° a hr oa <.1, ga,·r tl1at <"la. - . ica l a11. ,rcr: ··I ,,·ill 0'0, 1 ,, ... ill des- ·e11<l tl1i. 111i11r ; bnt J·oll 11111. t 11ot for g-e t f ir111l}· to ho]cl tl1e r o1)e. ! ' \'\.,.hat cl i<.1 \\Tillia111 'a r e~" 111ean , \Y}1e11 he , aid : ' ' 1r Oll lllll ._ t JlO t for– grt fir1nl~· to holcl the r or)e ' ? I belie, ·e l1 e ,,·a. coa11iza11t of tl1e . IJiritl1al deart 11 ,~ hich prey·ailed i11 l 11dia. l1i. ov,11 i11co111 pet e1 ce, a11d the ,rarfa r e l1e ,vas to faee i11 In– clia, ,,·l1icl1 ,,·a. · ' 11ot airai11. t fl e. h a 11d l1lood. b11t aira i11: t pri11cipal– itie. . agai11.· t p o,Yer . again.·t the r l1ler . of the clarkne. . of tl1 i. world, ag·ai11: t piritl1al ,viekedne.. in hiQ·h place. . ' Tl1er efore , hr p I eacled for th o. r ,vho ,ver e t o r e– mai11 J10111e to e11ter tl1i.· great eo11- fli ·t a · · joi11t -11arti ·ipant:' ,Yl10 ,Yonlcl Jabor i11 tl1r 111i11i. tr,· of i11- • t er te. :or:· pra}·er . Ilr frlt thi. ,vas a11 ab. oll1tr 11Pc· c:\.'. it.Y, if ]1 e ,vr rr t o l)e 11. eel as a . l1ar1> thre: hi11g i1 1- .- tr11n1e11t, ,,·hcr r b~· l1 r 1nigl1t l>c'– e;o111e ' ' 111igl1tJ"' throt1gh (Joel t o tl1e p l1l]i11g- clo,v11 of : tro11u· }1ol cl s. ' 011r 111is.'io11arir . l)a: t or s, a11 cl frie11cls are clr 1>r11 cle11t 1111011 our 111i11istr)· of i11t r r tessory 1>raJ 1 er . 1 ha,·e r ec011tl, · r r a (l ' ' 13('.) hi11cl Tl1r ~ Ra11ge.-. ' ' ,,·h ic: ]1 i~ a l1iograpl1}· of .J. . .B.., ra . r r of fJi: ulan cl , a11cl 0 11 011e otc·a: io11. he-' ,Yrit0: : ' 1 a1n frrl– i11g 111or e a11cl 111or r that it is, aft (l r all, jt1. t th e ])ray(\ 1'8 of Ood '. J>ro– J)lfl tha t C' all (lo,,· ,1 l>l rs: i11g 1t1)011 the ,vor l{ , r }1 r tl1er the, ,. ar e cl i r c 1 c·tI,,. • L L r 11g·aged in it or 11ot. J>a11] 1l1a , · • pla11t a11 cl .1\.pollo. · , ,·a1 r r, h11t it is (}ocl ,,·ho gi,·r : the i11 cr r a. e; a11cl t l1i~ i11C'r C1a.' c> c- a11 hr hrot1g·ht (l o,Y11 f r o11 }1ea \·e11 b,\~ be Ji n,·i11g 1>ra)"er, ,\·heth fl r off r r ecl i 11 1 hi11a or i11 E11gla11c1. ,,r a r r . as it ,,~e r e, (}ocl s agE111ts- 11. ·ecl h, · Il i111 to do Ili.· • ,,~o rk , 11ot ot11-.· . \\Tr cl o o t1r l)art, a11d t l1P11 c·a1 0111.'" loo]( t o IT i111 , ''-"i t l1 otl1er : f or Ilis l)les.·i11g·. Tf thi. · i.· .'O, t hr1 L 1 }1ristia 11s at ho111e ea11 clo a.· 111 t1c 1 f or f or eig11 111is– .·io11.- a: t l10:r a t·t t1 all,, 011 t he f ielcl . .. I l)eli e, ?e it ,rill on1,.. l)e k 110 ,,· u 0 11 .. t he La. t Da , · ho\v 111 11eh ha: l)ee1 .. accompli. l1ecl i11 1n i .·io11ar)" ,vork by th e praJ 1 er . of ear11e ·t belie, ·er . at hon1r. ..\ 11cl tl1i s, s t1rel,\". is tl1 P 11eart of th r 1>rol)lc 1 n1 . ~'1ll t h '"orlc clor. 11o t eo11. ist i11 et1rio rxhil)i– ti on~ . Ja11t <1 r11 l re t11r(\ ', int r rr.·ti11g· r r J)ortR a11cl so 011 . (}oocl a: th e>~' 1n a \· l) r . t}1 c\ ·r arr 0 111,T t}1p fri11g r'. 11ot tl1e , r oot of the 111atter. .~oli cl , la .. ti11g 111i.. io11ar)T \Yorlc- i. do11e 011 011 r k: 11ee ! 1\ r e y·o11 e11g·aged i11 n1i. ion ar) 1 ,,·ork: each cla)r? IIa,Te J"Oll pra)·ed to(la)\ h~" 11a111c\ for tho e in Brazil ..:\friea J ap a 11, a11cl the ,,·orl cl ·? I11 , ·ottr C' }O, et 1ro11 ea11 clo a. 1Ull •]1 . .. a. thC' 111i: . io11ar,, 011 tl1e field a. • ) ·01t e11gage i11 mis. io11ar)" ,vorl{ 011 , ,.011r ]{11ee. . E . ~1 . Bo11nc1. ha: • ..·aid: ' ' "\V]1at the ch11rch 11eed . t ocla,.. j , 11ot n1or e 111achi11er,r or • • better 11ot 11e,,~ orga11i7.a tio11 · or 111or e a11d 110,?e l n1ethoc1. , b11 t n1en ,v1101n the IIol\" Gho. t ca11 11. e- • 111e11 ( ,vo111e11 t oo ) of praJ·er . . . The II ol}T ( }}10. t cl oe. not f lo,y t11 rOllffh n1ethocls. l)ll t t hro11g-h 1ne11 . }If cloe.- 11ot C'Ol11 e 0 11 1na ·hiner,r • b11t 011 111e11. I fe cl ors 11ot a110111t 1)la11 . , l)11t n1e11 . . . a11cl ,,·on1e11 ,,·ho are r 11gag-ed i11 1ni.. io11ar~· ,vorl{ 011 their lcn ee: i11 l1r ha lf of a ,vorl cl lo.- t i11 si11 a11cl th fl t hroe... of cleath, £01· th r l)al>cl i11 ( 1 l1ri. t to u·r o,r i11 tll (' g r aer a ncl }{110,,·leclgr of th e TJor cl ,Je.11Ls, a11(l f or th e srr,·a11 t : of (i oc l. ' ' f 11ter c·r8. 0 1',\.. J) l'<l)'C' l' i: ll Ot 011 l)· O\lr J)r i, ·il Pg'(l but 1' C1S[ )Oll : jbjlit.,·. J-> <' ter s11c·<' i11t l,· sC' ts 1 hi .· fort11 : • · ' Yc 1 aJ :o, as li,·i11g : to11es, ar e b11ilt ll( > a st)il'it ttal hot1 se1 for a l10J.,r pri e. thoocl , t o of f er ll} ) s11ir– itt1al saeri f ic·rs, aC'c·<? J)tabl P to (}ocl throngh .J ps11. 1 hri. 1' ( r I Pt (}l' 2 ::'5 ~\N\T). No r v<> r,· 111e111hcr of • th r hoc1,, of ( 1 hrist is a hol,· • • J>ri rst, ,Yl10 is 1o off r. r ttJ > SJ)ir- it ltal sa <· rific·c•s- l>ut 11ot r , ·rr,.. • 0 11 r J>ra c 1 ti <'es it . ~ra11)"' are : till P11tirel)· ig11ora11t of it . ) rp t thi... i: Olll' pri\·il r g-r . 'J'h r 1l1or r t l1e1 ( 1 l1ri: tia11 is tr11l\r f illrcl ,vitl1 t ]1e L Npirit of C 1 hrist , th r 111or r . p o11ta11- ro 1Ls ,Yill be' his gi,"i11g l1i111se lf llJ) t o t11r lifr of J)rir . t.l)'" i11t e1·– C'es.· io11. J3c1o,recl f r llo,\'- 1 hristia11. ' < 1 ocl 11eecl:, gr eat lJ· 11Prcls, 1 riest: ,vl10 call clra,v 11ear t o IIi111 ,\'l10 l i \' PC1 i11 I I i : J)r rsr11ee a11 cl b:v t h r ir in ter ecssio11 clra,,.. clo,Y11 tl1 bl fl.·. - i11g·.· of II is µ:rac· r 011 ot h rs. A11(l tJ1 e ,vorlcl n r rcls . µ:r eatl)' 11recl8, priest .- ,v}10 ,Yill brar tl1e bt1rcle11 of t he I)rri. J1i11g 011r. , and i11t er – c·r cl e i11 their behalf. 1\..re ~"Oll ,villi11g· to offe r yot1r– .·elf f or t l1i: ho] y ,vorlc ? Y Oll k110,,· • tl1r . 1Lrrc11der it clen1a11cl leath to sc>lf a11cl pt1tti11g· 011 ( 1 hri:t, 1><>r tnit– t i11g· IIi111 to c·o11trol yoll that t}1c c)ffi eac·,.. of '1hri. t 's clE>atl1 a11cl rr.· - • 11rrr c·tiou 111a~· be accom11li. l1ed a- 111011g 1ne11 . ()h be 110 lo11g-er of tl10: e ,,·110 are co11tent to sit i<llJ" by a11cl ,,TatC' l1 the 111illio11s march i11to etE>r11i t,r ,vithot1 t 11 rist ! Let 11oth- • i11g l{ee11 11. lJacl{ fro1n givi11g· ot1r- . el,·fl. to be ,yholly prie. t ·- prie. t . of tl1e n10. t Hig·h }oc1. ~Iay the grace of }ocl cau. e 11, to gi,'e ot1r. el, 1 e. t o the mini tr,T of inter- " ce. . ·or~· pray"er a11d i11 the worcl of tl1e prophet "' aml1el ma~'" ,,e . a,· : .£\ . for n1e, God forbid that • I · hol1ld i11 again t the Lorel in cea i11g t o pray for J~ot1 ( I am. 12:23 ) . (Edit or .\Tote : )Ir. 1'Tewbrancl– er i. a ,·al11ed n1ember of the Brool{ ide Bapti. t h11rch Cleve- la11c1. hio.) --------- - ~I DERX PARABLE '· X o,,. it ca111e to pa~ 011 a clay at 110011 that the E clitor ,,·a the g· t1e. t of a certai11 rich ma11. And the l11n r l1 ,\·a: e11joyed at a popt1lar r e. t a t1ra11t. i·\ 11d the ,vaiter v. .. er e ,·er,~ effi cie11t . 1-\.11d the food -n'a • goocl. · · ~... o,v, ,,~he11 the end of the 111eal ,,·a. at 11a11d the ,vaiter bro11ght 1111t o the 110. t the che ·l{. And the l1ost rxa1ui11 ecl it, fro,y11ecl a lJit, bllt 111acle 110 c.· 0 1111u e 11t. ·' Bl1t as ,re aro. e t o clepart I ol) ·crvecl that hr laicl . 0111e coiJi. t111cl er tl1e edg·e of hi. plate. I kno,,· 11ot ,r hat cl r 110111ina ti 011. the cou1. ,,·er ; ho,,·l>eit. tl1e " ~aiter ,,·ho . toocl nrarb.\.. :111ilecl haI)pilJ" ,·rhich being i11terpret rcl, 111ea11s tl1p ti1> ,,·c1 . at– isfa ctor,·. • · · Xo,r tl1i: I)ara1)l e e11ter eth 11ot i11to 111r rits or cle111erit: of ti11pi11g bt1t as I 111 eclitate 0 11 the eoi11 tl1at hc\c•o111 r ti1>s thro11g·}1ol1t Ollr 11atio11, I l>eg-111 to thi11l~ of tif) · a11cl tithe . 1~,or the J)r o, re rl)ial ti}) ho11ld l)e at least a tith r , le.-t th e ,Yaiter t11r11 aga i11st ) "Oll . · .oc\ s I r o11ti11l1e t o tl1i11l{ 011 tl1e e tl1i11g·\ it ca111e 1111to n1e tl1at f e,,· J)eo1>le ,,·110 go to l' l111rrh treat their <locl a, '"011 a.- their ,Yaitcr. For t ll E\v· g·i,·r l111to the ,,·aiter a tithe, but 1111to < t ocl the.\'" g-i,·e \'Vhate,·er tlir)T thi11l\ ,,·il l grt thC'111 bJ". 4 "\r eril~", clot11 111a11 f ear the ,vait– er 111ore tha11 he feare th t,od '? Ancl cloth he lo, ·e Tod lfl . tha11 he lo,·e tl1e ,,·aiter ? r t1oth th ,Yaiter clo n1ore for l1i111 tha11 hi 1ocl?' Dr. Ilarolcl G. Ba cle11 From ' TIIE lVIE ~ EX T ER