The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1956

Page 'I\vo THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST - July 1956 Editor ia l Comment l{ li!.\ l) 'r 1 i Is \\ .. (' l1a, t1 <lt 11a11(l n IPt– t(~r a11tl ~0111e relHtPcl Ila - 11 rs, is ' tlC'(l 1>)" a 111a11 011 t 11(' \Y('~t eo<1st ,Yl1icl1 J)ro,·i(1e.. t l1r 111ost a~to1111cl ing l)i cef' oC aff ro11 t– ('r,· , ?<' r to r raeh tl1i~ r(litoria l • tlesl~. \\T er<'\ it 11ot for t J1e g·11l l i- llilit )· of 111a11~· l 1 hristia11 J)COI)lr, ,Ye \YOl1ltl p:i,·r it 110 •' l)H ' 1 i11 tl1e . 111ag·az111 e. Tl1e ,rrjter, follo,,,j11g l1is ,r ll– !Jla1111ed i11trocl l1ctorJ· J)arag·r a11l1. , report · tl1at tl1e I.Jor 1 ca111e to l1in1 i11 a11 all-11igl1t ·vi itatio11 a11- 11ot111ci110" that he ,Ya. ·' a J)rophet i11 tl1e la t cla:r· . ' a11cl co111111i :io11ecl • l1i1n to clel iv·cr th e 11001Jle. i11c·e tl1at ,·i itatio11 l1e l1a · bee11 r eg·- 11larly i11 trt1cted a. to ,vhat eo1tr: e to follo,,~. He adc1 · tl1at ' the Lord 11re1,~ k110,,· ho,,· to r ,rarcl .. t lie .faithf tll . ITe report that 0111eti1ue ago, ,vhile co11te111plating tl1e Wor (l , a fami l~,. i11 a fa r-cli. ta11 t 1)art of the TT 11ited ~tate. call eel b)r tr] El J)}1011e to a}.. that {ocl hacl .·1)oke11 to then1, i11:tru cti11g· that t he)~ g·et i11 tot1 ·h " 'ith tl1e letter-,vriter . ' ' Tl1c Lord tolcl the111 t l1a t, as :\ Io. e.· praye(l for t}1e p OJ)l:) a11cl t}1e3r ,,..-ere deli,rered, eve11 o I ,ra: to pr a:y· for then1, a11cl Ile JJr o111i.·eel to a 11.. \rer accordi110· to the , 1 (' rjfJ– t11re . ' The J>ro1;h et poi11t Ol1t i11 hi · letter that t l1c Di vi11 e p r o111i. e of– f er a11 ' '"er .. to I)r,tyer, heali 11g for tl1e bodv a11cl fi11a11cial :ec.·t1r jt,·. ~ . , 'ay · he, The Di,·ine i11 trt1 ·tjo11 : are imple : Y Oll are to ,,·rite a11d t el] me of th e pro1ni:c , )TOtl are clain1ing', ancl I 111l1 t t l1 11 111al{e i11 - t er<; e.. io11 for )"Oll i11 t J1e l ig·l1 t of t lie e prom i.,e ·, a11 cl :v·ott arfl to l'O-operate ,Yitl1 a11 offeri11g:. ' ' Tl1at' all c111ite . 111t1)le a11cl ea:·– il)· 1t11der .·toocl : 11 o,ve," r, to 111a lre c· r rtai11 that tl1 ere is 110 111i. take, a bl11e .. l1ret of I)aJ) er i~ e11t·lost>cl, titlecl '· Po · ·r ·si11g the 1)ro111 ise., ' ' 011 ,vhich ,,,e are <·11 ecl< l)oiut ' to i11(litate tl1e t)"l)C of 1>ro111i ·e · l·lai111etl , a11cl a . J)ate to i11cl icate 1 l1e a1110 1111t of 1110110, .. e11(· lo.·etl. • 'l' 11c 11 , o f eo 11r c. t 11 er e j .· cl s J) a c e for tl1e 11a111e in ft1ll a11cl tl1c acldre., . Xo,v, the tragecl~y· lie 11ot i11 tl1e fact that : uch letter i.· bei11g l1roacl– ca ."t. l)llt i11 tbe tragic fatt tl1at the Jetter-,,·riter ' '"ill 11rol)al>])r l'(l (' ive 111a11JT htt11dred~ of clollar: fro111 f!"ltll il>l e 1>< 1 01)le. The i11tal,e f r o1n "u c· J1 {' l1 e111e. j ,· l1t·a, . ,.. a11 cl t li e fo l- , lo,,·-11p 111atrrial keeJ). t l1e111 eo111- ing. :\l e11 anc1 ,yo1ne11 ,vl10 ,,·oti lcl ig11ore tl1e mj11i ·try of a co11. ·e- <' l'Ht rcl Ioc·a l pa810 1·, ,vi ll ,rritr a1 l011ttth t o so111p rec·l rsias ti<'al 111011 - s tl'o. it~·, r nelosi11g· 111011c)· for hi s l)l'a)•t\ L' ,Yll c>C'}. Storrhouse tithing i. Hhtt11cla11tl)r s tlJ)J)ort Cl(l b>~ tb r Sc.-ri11tttrPs, l>ut t l1 0 ill11stratio11 at ha11cl ,,·ottlcl be a1111)]e reaso11 f or teaehi11g· .· tor e– l1ot1se tit 11 i11g ev n t 11ot1g·l1 th : t1 b– j ect ,vcr 11ot 111e11tio11e(l in the ,,ror cl. ) l all)~ of t 11e olcl r r J)ro1)le t11 able t o atte11(l t l1e c:h11rC'h .'er,r– i ·e. , clj l)t11·:e their e11tire co1 tri– bl1tio11 eacl1 n1011th 011 the bari: of ' tt ·}1 appeal 11,)r mail, a11cl o,rer ra- 1io. Tl1e 1)11 ·i11c:: of ,vriti110- let– t rs ancl distril)11ti11g- pri11t 111a– t erial. · for the e)"e, of the g·11llil)le, i.. fa ·t beco111i11g 011e of the fi11e art . (JD IDBA~ Xotl1i11 g apart f r om r eg'e11eratio11 }Jro, ·i(lrs a r oa<l-hloek: to the 011 - \vard 1 1arch of j11, 1 r11jle cle li11<111e11 - cJ\ l) tt t .·i11er the eye: of al l citize11s are f oc.-11:ecl 011 t J1e J)1·ol)l r 111, so111e goocl idea · a r e J)r e:e11tecl a. re– . trai11er.·. .L\ t (fti11ters\·ille, laba111a six tE1C' J1a ger .' ,\rPr C t011'\·ic·frcl of hOll, <1 breal{i11g·. r1 he eot1rt se11 t llt<'cl ea e J 1 t o s 1 > en < l e, ·er .v· 11 j g 1 t i 11 t h( 1 city jail for a l)Criocl of :ix 111011tl1:. 'l l1e ·e1 t 11ce is hei11g· (•arri ec l ottt ,,·j tl1 £1111 coopPra t io11 a111011g the jail r. . the ~-o tt11g:--;t0r : a11cl tl1r pare11t:. 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