The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1956

July 1956 1!4 .l/)r T>RAYl~ R I:\II> R'I ..:\~'I' \\Tr ar( 1 asltecl to Jll' a).. for , ,ar– iott ' 11eecl. . g·11icl a11t r, l)r ot0c·tio11. 11rrcl.· of thr c: h11rcl1 a11cl of i11c1i– , ·iclt1als. 11ercls of 011r 11atio11 a 11 cl t ho:e of foreig11 111 i: ~io11ari.es. . J tt: t 110,v '"c> are i111prr.·srcl ,vitl1 the} 11 c.1c) cl of 1 ra3.. i 11g· for Olll' r e, · i,ral , April ~) -~~. \\e be lie, ·e it ra11 s11 ec·rrcl 0111 , , .. t l1r11 pra}.. er, b11t ,Ye oftc11 f t?e l t l1a t ot1r o,,· 11 pra~'er i., . o i11: i ~.{11ifiea11t a11cl i11effect11al that it 1·eall~>7 i. 11 t ,·er~· ir1111orta11t for .:\ IE to pra~r. Thi. tr11e i11cicle11 t . l1ot1lcl l)e a r eal e11co11rage111e 11 t to eae 11 011 e of 11. to add 011r frr, 1 r 11 t p r cl)' Pr to t l1a t of the oth er a11(l ex1)e~t }ocl to a11. ·,Yer. It ,,·a.· i11 th e ti1nr ,,·he11 jhina \\'as o,yerr1111 ,Yitl1 ha11cl it.· that a 111i. :io11ar~.. a11 l a (i}1i11 se l1elper ,vr 11t to tl1e 11 ea r est t o,,·11 to get 111011r , · fro111 thr lJa11k: ,vhiel1 ,vas • 11eeclecl fo r the ea rryi11g· 011 of th r ir ,,·orl{ . The roacl ,va.· e,la11grrol1s, a11(l after eo111111itti11g· t}1p j o11r11rJr t o (}oc l thr.\r arrivecl safcl}' at the ba11k: a11cl ,,·er e 011 th r ir \:\'rt\~ ho111e ,,·ith t he 1n o11 c.1:y·. \ s 11igl1t clre,v 011 tl1<1:' clec:iclecl to ca1lll) 011 the top of a lit t]e ]1jll . Aft er JJra)·(lr t ll<\\' la)· clo,,·11 to s ]cc>1 ,,·itl1 th r box c·o11- tai11i11g· thr 111011 ey bet,veen tJ1 c\ 111 . The.\' a,,·ak:ruecl i11 tl1r 111or11i11µ· v<1r)" tha11l{fttl that tl1e}' l1acl 11 ot l)P< 1 11 at ta<·krcl a11(l r c.1a chrcl th (> 111i s– si.01~ i11 saf(-"t)'" ,vitl1 g·r )at tha11J.;:s– g1,·111g. ~<)111r 1110111 11. · lat e 1· a l)anclit <'lli<-"f c·a1Hc 1 to tl1Pir 111issio11 hosJ>ital for 1 rPat111P11 t . l J e saicl to tl1c.) 111 issio11- a 1·~, : ' ' ~ot long· ag:o .\"Olt ,,·p11t to a c·prtai 11 c·it)~ a n (l brottght ba<'k: a Jot of 111011<>_\'.' ' ' ' 1rc>s,' 1 saicl tl1c' 111i\~io11ar,\·. ' ' A11cl ,\ 7 Ull (·a1111) r<1 on the 101> of H li1tl P hill, anc l >·o tt ha cl solcli <' t's ,rith ~·011.'' sai<l 1}1P <·l1i<'f'; to ,vhic·h 1h<' 111i :-isio11 a 1·.\· r <' f)li Pc l : ·· ) 'Ps, \\t' <licl (•a111 1> at that l)lH<'<', hut ,, (' hH< l un ~o )cl ic•r\ ,,·it h u~. ' ' r 1'h(' (. h i ( I r {. 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', c·,111 111 '\t• t' 01·gc'l , illl<I gH\' t' tilt' I u ii II I h,.. • le I I t 1 , 1 u \\ I I i 1• I I I I t• 1 •• • 1d it · c I : 1 ' l tho11gl1t , o , ()11 tl1at 11iglii ii ''J'(>lllJ 111 P t i11 utll' · J1u1· ·11 1'01· 1 ra .. , - THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Page Nineteen Fellowship of Baptists For HoIDe Missions ]~y .J . 1R\Tl ~(} ri 1~1~~N r•:, (:enPl'HI J)ir<'<:tor I>. () . J~ox -4-:;:; l1~1 ,·ria ( )J1io • 11 o,v ]> r ce io1ls j , · t ]1p J>ro1u i:-;P. ' I~t1t 111) 7 (} oc.1 .· t1all ,' ltl)J)l,r· a ll )·our 11ee(l a ·core.I i11 ~{ to l1i8 ri t' l1 Ps in g' l Ol':)' l ) ., r '< J1ri ·t t) CS ll8 '! \Ve 80111)_ ti111c-1. sa, r tl1at tl1is is t]1c state11)e11t of t l1e 'ea pi ta l a. set:' of t l1 ~ c 11 o,v.·J1i l) of Ba l)l ist .· J:o r 11 on1e ::.\ liHSiOll~'. 811rel)r }le \\rho O\V llS the silver a11 cl th e p:olcl a11cl t o "\Vho111 bclo11g· t h tattle 0 11 a tl1oll– .· a11tl l1i ll. · Ile \\ 7 l1osc ,vcal iJ1, . err1 i11 the .·tarr,,. diaclc111 of the l1fa,·- .., e11 ca1111ot l)e r rel<o11 ecl, is able to 111ect e,,r r)' ht1111a11 11 )r(l. ~'1 ifte 11 .'rE'a r s a.g·o th e 13 a11cl lG of tl1i.· 111011tl1 a co111J)aJ1 )'" of 111011 gatl1er e(l i11 t l1c F ir:t 13aJ) t i:t ( 1 l1t11·e}1 of }J]:yria a11c.l, cl11ri11 g t \\'O cla3r, • of clisetLs:i o11 a11cl 11ra)"e r o r ~?;a11i r.P(l th> fir: t }1 0111<' 111issio11 f or J{ >Q.Ll l<ll' ' I~a pti: t e l1 l1r c.: hrs. 1, he )'ea ,·s s i 11 ee 11a, 'e 11ro,·ccl agc1i11 a11cl ag·ai11 t l1(' trtlth of t he above 1>r o111i:e a 11 cl also (le111onstratPcl th e fc1et tl1ai (locl 111ect s t h fl 11rP(l of 11 is ,vorl< th r ol1gJ1 the ag· ' l lC.\ ' of l l i~ ,villi n g· l)(_)OI>l e. The el11trehc·s of ()hj o ancl ot l1 cr s at l'O:: 011r ·ou11 t1·,, ha\'e c·o11- • sta 11tl.,· f (\(l a 11cl <·a11secl to g r o,Y thi s c'xtc•11:io11 a r1n of th r t' 11 tt r<· he's. ' l'o– tla.'' \\' (' jo, rfull) r ac.: k11 0,rlc•dgc) tl1at (:ocl hatl1 l>Ltil1 tJ1p }1ol1se l>11t also t }1at I IP l1as use(l 11 is l) PO j l l P a~ l>t1il(l ers, f11r11ish ing 1 hP 111c1tPr ia l a 11 cl c 1 o i u g· t. h c ,,, or k. \\ e are l1a1 1>)T to r<'1>ort tl1at thP ()}110 \\'Orks of 1 1" r~ I I ~r ar() })lO~t I\' • 111 ovi ng for,,·arcl \\'ith c','()l')' l 1 , · i- (le11 <· ' of ( loe_l s l>les:i 11 ~!'. J~rot llt'l' ancl ~ist r r "'\] pxa 11 cl er are <10111~· a11 PXl'P ll <' 11t job a1 ,. \ sh la 11cl n11c l art' lo , ·Pc l l>.' ' tltPir 1>ro1>lt\ 1>lnn. ,ll'<' i1 1 thc.1 111aking· to 1>ttrc·hc1"'t' <l {' il t' for th l' ir l't1tl ll' t 1 huil<l.ing·. ' I'll<' ~l .Y<'t'~ arP :s< 1 Pi11g a 1110:-.t hc 1 c111h – f'ul gro,, th i11 the ,, orl{ Oll I•' l'H 11 k J{ oacl , sl1 l>u1·ba11 ( 'o ll1nLlHt ~. H holl'-l t' hc1~ lH 1 ( 1 Jt l>lll'<·l1H~t 1 l l H!-1 l' ('siclt'lll'l' 1'01· tltt 1 1uis~1ollctl'it 1 :-. illltl th<' l' t' Ht'P sig;ns for 1·t•ct l jo~· 011 <'\<' I' ) ltancl. ' l'l u 1 l•'arlltl't'. ha,<' 11ol h< 1 c•11 able t'l', ,111<1 prH,\' ( 1 (1 ('Sj)l'l'iHl1,, l'or Olll' 111is~io11a1·i< 1 s in ( ' hiua ' ' ' l'ht•t1 ht• ltu>k<·cl at !tis tlH11·, a1Hl H<ltlt•tl : • · .\ \ I> '1' 111~1{1•~ \\ l ·~ l{I~~ .Jl N'l' ~7 < > 1' l ' ~ t>I{ 1 1 :~ l·~\' I' . ' ( 1 01>i1•,l frott1 '/ ' /,, /ta11li"I ( 'all, I' llttl1li s ltt'cl I >., 1 { t • , • ) I . < >• \ \ ' t • I,· Ii , I •" ::,, t o 1• 11 I' l•'ir:-it I ~HJ)l ist l httrt·li , l1,i 111.llc1., ~ ( > ltju to g·rt c1 foot holcl i11 >: r,,, \1 rli. ·1 r a8 of tl1 is \\' L' iti11g· ancl })ra~frr for t J1e111 i: r e<Jllt\ ·tecl. 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'I'l1 r e ,vill he ·0111c · lJ tifie 11eecl:· i11 ·011- 11rctio11 ,,·itl1 J)tttti11g t l1is l)t1ilcli11g i 11 to t1HC 1 i1ot the lea:t o[' ,,·11 ie h is .'('Htiug: if clll)" cl11tr ·11 l1a~ 1) 0\\'.' 0 1· c· l1a ir: t l1 at <:a t1 l)c 111aclr a,·ail– cl b l <\ I > 1 1 a : e eo11 ta · t C-l i l l 1 c r 1 > rot 11 r r J~ol>eri J{og·er: or tl1c hon1t 1 ol'fic:e Of f he' llllSN iOll. ' rllP l'<! \Ylll also }>p C.'OllHi ( l 0 1'Hb]p C:O llStl'lleliOll 0£ J)ctrtitio11.· a11cl otl1er itP111s 11(\l't'S– flHl'.\'. f1111cl s for 1hc l)lll'l' l la~P ol' 111at c' r ia1 ,vil l l)e 11P )t.l \(1. D o11 't foro·pt t l1e 1>0\YC' l' of 1)1',l)·er. 1\ lct tPr ,va.~ 1·ecri,·ec.l r ecc11tl,· • 1'1·0111 cl SC'lll i l1H r' ) .. 8t tt(l <111t ill l) a}la:,,, 'I't'xa-.; ,rho h,ls ~tar1 <'<1 a ,vorlt i11 .1\rk:an:,..,a~ ,rltil'll lie j~ 01·o·ani1i110· ~ b into a l~ .\I~J~( 1 t llltreh. 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