The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1956

• _P_ag"--_E_ig~h_t_______________________ T_HE ___O~HIO INDEPENDENT=-=--~B~APT=-=-=1=S~T:_________________________ J_u~ly__ 1_95_6 TS WITH PASTORS' WIVES CHAT No. 7 l 11 a11s,rer to 111a11,,. rP<(ll Ps ts ,rr J1a , ·r re1lrocl l1t ecl a :e ries of seve11 a rticlr: ,vritte11 exc 111. ively for t 11 is 111c1g·az i11c\ i 11 1941. h,,. the ,ri fr of l)r . Cl,1rr11ce E. liaso11. th e11 ro1111 ec·tecl ,vit 11 J>hiladelpl1ia 8cl1ool of tllt' i'Jible, 110,r sPr,·i11g as l)ea11 of thr f>J1ilacl el1)hia 11il)lr 111. tit11te. '\\ritl1 tl1is clrtie lr ,vc) c·o11el1tcl e tl1t1 serie ·. a11cl i11 tl1r 1111mber i -.11ecl i11 .1\ t1g1t.·t 1~:-0 ,ve ,vill l)egi11 a . ll riP, of .. e , · e11 artic·les titl etl ., 1 hat.· \Vitl1 Yo1111g }>eoplEl from the pe11 of the. ame ,vriter. "\Vatch for this Q:rrat . erieR. ( Eclitor ) • THE PASTOR 'S WIFE IN RELATION TO MISSIONARY INTEREST e Thi. 111011th 011r chat together \Yill he alo11g a ligl1tly different li11e, tl1011g·h 011e tl1at i. of , ·ital i11tere. t to eac:}1 o 11e of 3·011 . < f c·o111-. e t J1 r primary \YOrl< of n1i. - "io11ar,.. i11 tere. ·t i , to l>e done lJV the • • pa. ·tor, b11t ther e i.· a great fi e lcl open to the 1,astor · "' 7 ife al. o. Thi.: ,vor l{ lie. ,,,i th th e \\' OmP.r1 (·hilclr e11, a11cl }Toung p eople. l\Iany cl ch11r ·11 n1is. io11ar,,. soriet,r con- .. .. ' ist of a fe,v elclerlv ,von1e11 alJottt • te11 or fift ee11 in 1111mber~ \vl10 ha, 1 met e, ..erJ~ n1011th for the pa t t,,,en– tv \'"ear · a11cl are al)ou t a. ,ve 11 . .. i11formed ancl inter0 ·tecl i11 mi. - io11ar}'" work a. tl1ey ,vere ,vhe11 they . tart cl. I think that thi: i · freci11e11tl;.. the fault 11ot of the ,,·01nen, b11t of the [)a ·tor s "'·ifc>. 1 feel that ,,·ith prayer a11cl ,,·ork and an i11ter esti1 g· progran1 . hr c·an e hange tl1 i: cl riecl ll J) 8itl1atiou i11to 011e of ,\'ar111th a11cl kee11 i11- t er est . ~O\Y \Ye <lo 11ot }1a\·e tl1 r s1>a ·r herP to go i1tto the program material or ho,v to r1111 the 111eet– i11g:., l>11t 1 (lo thi11l{ that ,ve ca 11 tal{e 11p the µ:e11eral r>ri11eiple: i11- ,·ol,.,ec1. Tl1e fir:t step i11 aro11sing i11terest i. proJ)rr infor1nation. ]~ gi11 1)~" b11)·i11g· J)r. R . I I. (} lo,·er : book, TIIE J>R<) :RF~S~ OF \V()RLD ;\TID~: :\IT, 1 ~ iro~. 1 • l)r. (~lover is }1om('l cli r fl'to r of tht> ( 1 l1i11,1 ] 11lat1(l Jfi. ·io11, a11cl ha: ,vritte11 a . ple11clicl t ex t -boolr of i11for111at io11 ('Overing tl1e p cl'iocl from t}1 e cla)". of th e .1\J)o:tle. to tl1e pre.·e11t ti1nr. It js JJri1nariJ).. a . ·tucl~, l>ooh: a11 t1 011e ,,·h iC'}1 e,·ery l)a.'>tOr .' \\ 1 if P : ho11]cl ha,Te a11cl . ho11l cl . t11 cl,,.. • "\\ 1 itl1 thi: a~ a : tarti11g p oi11t, eek to ,Yiclr11 1··011 r ,·i. io11 a11cl that • of :vour proJ)lr. l.;c•t thr l>t1llPtins or J)aJ)Pr. of : t1cl1 ,,·ell -kr10,Y11 mi:– ~io11t,, a. tl1e .1\ s. ·oc·iatio11 of J~ap– ti. ts For \\Torlcl }:,·a11grli: 111 , ::\Ticl – ~Jj ·io11. be pa · eel an1011g )to11r peo1)le~ a. ,,·e 11 a: 011r O\.Y11 0 h io In– (1 eJJendc1it Bapt i. t. "\\Tri tr to , ,.ario11. 111i.. io11arie: ,you reacl about ancl a. k tl1at , ..ot1 lJe ' . i)laeed on the li ·t for prayrr letter. ancl other broaclca. t material. Ha,Te yo11r women corre.·poncl ,,·ith them ancl .·encl for a11}r informatio11 tl1at i · of c11rr ent i11tere t. v\ e l1a,Te al.·o fo11nd it ,·er)· helpf11l to ha,T a 1ni. io11ar,· l>L1llrti11 boarcl. f>er - • hap.· )'011r }·01111g })cop le cot1 lcl . po11, or . 11c·h boarcl. .r\ c: arJ)e11ter in :ro11r ch11rch ro1tlcl 111ake a 11eat • l)oard, a11cl tl1c }to1111µ: p eopl ro11ld c-over it ,vitl1 i11teresti11g n1is:io11- ar}· pict11res, frcc1t1e11t])· c-ha11~£ed. Th 11raJ·er r e<t tLc-1. ·t: of the n1i:– . io11arie. t'o11lcl al:o l)e i11 c- l11clrcl 0 11 the) boarc1 . (':-111 atte11tio11 fr e– qne11t]}, to thr boarcl i11 sr r,·iee · of the cl111rch. \Ve ha,·c' s (' 11 111,111,,. ' s11eh hoar cl. ,,·hi c· h ea rri<1cl 111a trrial lo11g· ~i11ef at1l'i r 11t hi: tor.'· a11cl tl1is conclitio11 shottlcl llr avoi(lecl. Don't l>e afraicl to i11, 1 it r goocl 111is:iouarirs to 8j)ral{ tc> tl1r ,ro111P11 a11cl yo1111g pP<)(>lc-. I f 110 J)e rso11 sce1n: \\•illi11g to <111tc 1 rtai11 tl1en1 , ) 1 0ll shot1lcl clo :o, for ofte11 i11 t}1e cloing· thr,r e is 111l1C'h l>lrs:ing·. rrherc is Oll(l ot h Pl' angle that I ,vat1t to n1e11tio11 . ,, rit e to fl111- clan1enial J)nbli:hi11g- ho11 ·rs a11cl book store: a11c.l ask fol' 11 e,v 1 i:t: of n1i:.·io11ary l)oOl{s a11cl 111aterials . • rI'h is \Vi] l }{Cf\}) ) "Oll fre:h ,lll(l \\' P 11 infor111ec1 011 ,,·orlcl-\-\'icle 1ni. . io11- arv· co11clitio11. . • Ha,·< 1 c.lefj11jtr 111i:siouar~" })l'a)·e1· grotl ().'. F.Jve11 t h<1 \ ' er)r ),·ou11g l)O)' S a11d g'i rl: lil{e to clo tl1i:, a11cl i11 ottr C'h11reh ,re ha,·<) 011(\ g·ro11p of pri- 111ar~' e11i]cll'e11 ,vho pra:v,. tla ·h ,,·eek for th r ir o,r r1 . prc·ia] 111i . : ionarj". ff , To11 ha,·c atc·es~ to a 111in1eo- • ~.frap]1 1·11n off c·r1·tai11 clefi11ite pra) 1 Pr r eq11est f< r 1 l1c' ) · 01111µ: 1>eo– ple, N1111 cla)· • 1 C'hool a11cl ,,.. 0 111El11' g1·ol tp , a11d g'i,·e tl1e. e 011t reg-11- larlJT. Tr).. to get ' ' pra)'"er part- 11er.. for dif f er e11 t mi ionarie., as tl1e,T vi it voll. ,, e ha, 7 e 011e ~ ' ,v·oma11 in the ch11rcl1 '"ho ha never mi.. ed a . ingle day praying for the mi. ionary \vhom he contacted 011 ly once. (ilVJ.\TG The11 11ot 0111}.. pra)·e1· for mi. - sio11 .. , bl1t agitatio11 for mi ionar}· giving·. f eour e, the pa tor . ho11lcl s t the pace here by ha,·i11g a clefi11ite n1i. · ionary aoal for the • ,,·hole h11r ·11. IIo,Ye, ·er, ) ·011 ca11 - a.· hi. ,,·if e-clo n111 ·h to l1elp rea('}l that goal by )"Our agitatio11 of gi,·i11g an1011g tho. e ) "Ot1 ,vork ,vith. I 011ce helo11gecl to a mi ·– sio11ar,.. . 0 iet,.. of abo11t t,, 1 ent ,V- , . . fi,,r ,Yome11, n1a11}' of ,,·horn ,,.,ere poor i11 tl1i. ,,·orlcl . good .. ,,·ho tl1ol1g-ht 11oth i11g of tal<i11g· up a11 offeri11g of t,re11t}·-fi,re or thirt)' cloll,trs each 111011tl1. Thi: , , .,a . be- ·att:e a large 1111111her of then1 ,ve11t ,,·itl1oltt 111a11)'" tl1ings :o tl1e}· 111igl1t l1a\'C the . 111)re1nr joy of g·iving for the spreacli11g of the (}o:pe I. There \\' a: one clear ,,·oma11 ,vho ,,·alke(l a 1nile> to c:ht1rth ancl l)ack ag·ai11. e\•er)'" " 1 1111claJ,. and "\Veclnes<la)T a11d f)llt the n1011e~,. 8he ,vo11lcl ha,·e t18fC1 i11 c·ar-fare a,Ya}'" for 1ni .· io11. . It an1ot111trc1 to al>o11t $1. 0 each 111011th. a11cl :he hacl tl1e aclclec.l be11- Pfits of a l)etter 11ealtl1 a11cl figt1rr. 111 ottr • 1 1111cla,y ~ ·11001 ,re l1a,·e • a cll1pl x e11,·elope for the t hilclre11 f ro111 tl1 l)rin1ar)" (leJ)a rtn1e11 t to tl1e higher gracle-.. 011e ·icle of ,,·hi C' ]1 is for 1111.·. ·io11. . 1 ,,·a: tr,~- • ing· to sti111l1lat 1ni:. io11ary gi,·i11g~ a. ,ve11 a · ·l1rre11 t exJ)e11:e in 011r .J 1u1ior Departme11t 011e cla~·, ,yitl1 a special eo11test. The ·hilclre11 ,,·er(' gi, ,e11 so n1a11~,.. T)Oi11t: for 111011- f\\ ' i11 rac.-11 sitl0 of tl1e e11,'f>lope. \.lso if tl1e,.. ,,jlere ab e11t a11tl .. brol1gl1t l)a<'k <late(1 e11,·rlor>(\ . tl1e:v ,vere eo1111ted .·pe lial. 11e 81111cla:r a brig]1t-e) 1 ecl little .... \111eri-