The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1956

BORROWED WEDDING GAR 1 l11trri< 1 <l throt1g l1 l") r 1111s.,·l,·n1\1 a ~t nt io1 to a l~rook l,·11 sull,,·a,·. 1 • • eo11l <l l1a r,Jl,· ,,·Hit 1111til [ uot lla 1 lt . ' to S (\ 111i11ar,· Hl lll l'Olllcl t Pll Hl\" • • f i atl l'() al)o11t th e> a1. ,vt' r f 1 cl 1>r a)·r r a11d (lrea 111 t•o111e tr11<> t l1at I ]1acl i11 111v· s11it t asr. • l \Yas t o br lll<ll'l'iPd th r• cla\r • c1ft er gracl1latio11, l)11t t l1ree , ·rar. • of "- e111i11ar,· l1 acl 111ac.l f 11\· cl r a11 • • of a ,,·l1ite \Yecl cli11g; go,,·11 q11ite a11 i1111)0~. ibil it)· ; , til l I ])r a)"ec.l a11d 110,Y (tod hacl a11. ,,·er ecl i11 a ,vo11- rler f 11l ,,·a,,.. fJ11. t tl1r <la'V' l)ef or e 1111'" . . " co ll. ·i11 l1ad sllfr~re. t ecl l ,vear her ,,. d cli11g go,,·11. 13ef or e I left , 111~" . 11it ·a e ,vas fil1ecl ,vi th lovr l, .. • ,Yecl<li11g· !:far111e11ts that l l1acl11 't e,·e11 a lee cl t o bor ro,v. Tl1e ricle eeme 1 : l1 ort a. 111~y tl1011gh t : f loated 01 c loucl. of '" l1it e . at i11 a11cl cl1a11til l, ... la tr. • ~.\ loo le at 111,r ""at c 11 told 1ne I • Doroth .lJ JI organ ,,a: al1110 t at 1n1' cl e, ti11atio11 a11<l • I looked for a fa111il iar :tatio11 sign. I g·a, p eel a: I .,a,,~ a sig11 that t old 1n e I l1ad g·o11e a1 hol1r i11 t he ,Yr o11g· clir ectio11. 111:teacl of bei1 g i11 Brool<:l,ri1 I ,va · i11 the Br onx. p lace ,Yl1er e I ,vol1l cl fi11c1 Ill)" lJr icle– groo111-t o-l1e, ,,·l1i] e 111} 1 t }1ol1g l1t. c.l , r e 1t "'·it h i!'rea t . ·a ti:fact ior1 011 the spotle. s ,:r l1ite O'ar1ne11t: that \ 't e r e 11 ' t e Ye 11 111i11e. ~ I l1ad t ak:e11 th r r ight s11l),vay trai11 l)tlt I toolc it i11 th P ,vr o11g cli r ect io11. ..\\Tl1er e hacl I l)ee11 ! I hacl pa. eel cloze11 s of sig 11. that ha (l ,var11ecl 111e l ,vas goi11g· i11 t h l ,Yro11 g: clire ·t io11. I l1acl r oc lr 011 co11te11tecl that I ,Ya. µ;o i11g· to t l1 ) r 011 ta 11 a lf->o talee the ( }o. J)el Trf1i11 th r ,vro11g ,,·a}·. I t i.' tl1 cl e, ,jl ' s 1110. t str r an1Ji11e \Yet,· to • r ter nal hell. rt is f11l I of p eo t)lr ,jt1s t liJte l \Yas t}1at 11 ig·ht t h C:\}r ar e eo111pl r t c> l.\· n1 a,,Tare of t l1P fart t }1ai th rv a r c.1 o·oi110· i11 t l1r ,rro11 0· • t" ....... cli r rt i io11 l>< 1 c·a 11sr th r ir 111 i11 cl8 a r e ave a • • ervice1 0 ris 1an E v ery belie v er is call ed to Ch r istian service (R om . 8: 14 ) . H oweve r , God has selec t ed cer– tai n bel iev ers t o prov ide lead ership fo r o the rs ( E p h . 4 :11 , 11). Such lead ersh ip requires p re p a– ration ( M a rk 3 :14) that the wisdom and power of God may be channelled t hrough the life with– out hindrance. The exact n atu r e of prep a ra tion differs i n v a r ious indi vidua ls but it alwa ys in– vo lves instr uction ( Acts 18 :26 ; R om. 12: 7) and God has giv en teach ers fo r this pur pose ( 2 Tim. 2 :2) . A ll bel iev ers should grow in the knowled ge of ~e. truth (I P et. 2 :2 ) , and especially y oung C hr1st1a ns who respond t o God's invitation t o se rve the Lord (R om. 6: 13) . The basic m inistry of Bap tist B i ble Semina ry is t o provide an en– ~i ronmen t where d evout young p eople can grow 1n knowl edge, c h a r a cter a nd efficiency i n a ntici– pation of Christian serv-ice wher ev er t he Lo rd sh all d i rect . JTriu Today Jor 195 6 -1957 Catolo8 B A PTIS T BIBLE SEMINA R Y., J ul1n·on c :• N Y. "' t ~y, . . Baptist Bible Seminary Offers B ibl ica l Curriculum Capab te I n st ruc t ion Pleasant Env ironmen t M odern E quipm ent Exce llen t Accr edi t ation E mployment Oppor t uni ties A lumni Ach ievement Pra c tica l M in istry R easonable Expenses G r an d F e llowship Th.B . , B .R .E . D egr ees Pa ul R . J ack•on , D. D., P ru . J olan R. Dunkin, Th.D., Dean . o oc·c1 t 11 j t>cl ,vi th t l1rir garmfl 11 t. of ri g·l1t f>Ol1s11 e. ·s. They be lo11g t o a ft111cl an1 e11t al eh l tr c h a11cl tra, ·r l , , 1 it h sa , ,eel people. The)" be lie, 1 e t he Go ' I)el i11 their heacl.· 1 l1t it has n ever r each ecl their heart.. :\ f a11}" of the. e p eople gi,Te a t e. - t in1011v that 01111c1 o r eal t hat it ._ foo l. e'l 1 tl1em el,·e . Thi iR e p ecial lJT tn1e of you11ff people who have gr ow11 llp 1111cler the ou11cl of the 0 ·0 p el. The tragedy of the cl oo1ned people 011 th e o - pel Trai11 goi11g· t he " 1 r o11g· clirec– t io1 i.· that the p eople thinl< they ar e avecl "\\'hen actuallv thev "' ., aren 't. They d o11 't "ee a 11y of t l1e . ig1 . a lo11g· the ,va y that ,var11s t h e1n of t l1 eir c1a11ger ou. plig·l1t be– cal1 e their mi11cl. a r e o occt1pied ,vith t heir borro,\·ed weddi11g· g·ar - 1ne11 t . TheJr are expecting to ee the B ri leO'r oom but t hey are goi11g i1 the 01)p o. ite lirectio1 f r o111 w l1er e t J1ey ,, 1 il 1 fi11 cl Hin1. Re,·. 19 :7, I t l1, 11all,· 011e a a hock t o "' e, rer J·o11e ,vJ1e11 01 e of t he e pa - .·e11g·er . n1alce a11 abou t f ace. If ~"Oll a r e goi11g t he \vro11 o· ,,Tay 011 the (; o p el Train you can g·et off , if 3 1 011 ar e g·oing· t l1e ,vro11g ,, 1 aJ'" 011 t}1r 1 o.. 1 e l Trai11 3 1 011 ca1 O'et off , bloo(l, l)11 t ) rolt mu t 1nake a per– so11a l l1Par t arcepta11c:e of IIiru. ~· rf thol1 : hal t co11fe . : ,ritl1 tl1, · 111ol1tl1 t l1e Lor cl fl e."11. a11cl l1ait l)el ie, re i11 th ine heart that Goel hath r ai:ed l1i111 f r o111 the dead t l10,1 : l1a lt l1e a, ·ecl. F or \vith t l1e heart 1na11 belie, .. eth u11t o r ight eOlL 1 e8 .. ; a11cl ,vit l1 t he mot1th r o1 fe. : io11 i: 111acle t111 to a1,,atio11. ' ' 1{0111. ] 0 :9 10 \ \ b e11 }' Ol1 a r 011 the lo 1 e 1 Trai1 l)Ot t11cl for hea, 1 e 11 } 7 0ll ,vill fi11cl t he p eOJ)le t r a11g·ely dif f er – e1 t. 111: teacl of bei11g occl1piecl ,Yitl1 f i11e ,-·{ecl cli11g g·ar1nen t , t h e ) '" '"ill l)e oc tlI)ied ,,ith J e.. 11 -t}1e– I ~r icleg1·00111 . -B 1 .. '1,0 RI .... r\. rr11e Fo. toria Bapt i ·t hurch, of ,vhi 11 t J1e1 Re,y. R a l 1)]1 'I . Xord– l1111cl is th e pa. tor r fl j oice. i11 t l1e .·t1ccr. s of t l1 Da ilv \ r acatio11 l~i l>le Srl1ool , ·011cl11cted f r o111 Jt1ne J to ~Jtt11e 1:- . i11el11: i,·<'. 19() j rOllllg' ,' t e r .· \Yer e (l ll l'Ol lecl, \,·it h a,,er age atte11cla11cc of 152. 'l 1 h e t aff co11 "i ·tecl of 22 of f i ·ers t eacher " a11cl he 1 J)er ·. ._ 1 e,·er al of the ~ro1111g fall< 11adf profe . io11 of fa ith .