The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1956

'11HE OHIO INDEPE!NDENT BAPTIS'f November 1956 ag S1 · - - ------------------------------ --------------------- - C MP .PATMOS COMMENT~4RY · · l ltcl\"(\ l)L' ' 11 l)l'l\ ilt 1 }.l.l' tl tl) b' cl l1H llll) (Ollll~llll)l' ~l' 'l'l'cll tilll<.)R fo1· l > ) t l 1 j 1111 it) r < 111 t l ~ l' 11 i <) r u,· r l ) l 11), • a 11 l l 1lcl\ t' t l1<.) l'Ollgl1l>· l'tlj<))"l'tl it l\cll'll ti111('. I tl1i11l· tl1nt t)lll' l)l)i11t sl1t)tlltl l)(' st 1· ssetl, t l1c1t ll t' i11g tl1"1t 110 g1·011i) ~ll <.)l ll<l l)C ~('111 ,,·itl1011t ,l ·01111se llt)l'. · ·1]1ere i~ ,111 execlle11t s101·1.– progr,l111 l1t1t se,·er,11 l1a,·e ,1 ltecl if 111e l1a11dcra ft . col1ltl l1e ta11g·l1 t for t 110 "e ,,· 11 lo 11ot t,1l~c a11 ac– ti,·e i11ter .._· t i11 ...1)01·t . I l1a,·e r eal- 1)" e11joJ·ed tl1e '"·011 l e1·fl1l l1ri tia11 fello,,- hi11 ,,~itl1 tl1e othe1· ot111 .,el- 101· ,111(1 tl1c ti111e . et aside each clay for cou11. el lor BilJle tl1cl,.. a11d .. • p1 .. a}"e1 ... :i\11.. . E li1101· a).. e1-- i 01111 1101 .. l\Iedina l1io '· I find it 1·atl1e1~ l1ard to con– fine IDJ'" p1 .. ai ~e of '1 an1p Patmo · to the 11l1mber· of ,,·01·cl. u o·_ g·e ted afte1· ha, 1 i110· 011e on tl1at ha attended for· the pa t fo111· sTear.. aud a11other £01.. t,vo 3rear.·. The la tino· imp1·e io11 · ma le 011 the li, 1 e of }""OUllg people au Jle\'"el .. be mea l11·ed thi ·ide of th (old– en 1 hore. Thi ,va m}· eco11 l )'ear at amp Patmo a 1 a1111) Tl11· ·e. Th coo11eration and har·mon}.. that ex– i t ed betwee11 di1--ecto1.. cot111 ellor · and taff wa · u1111. t1a] a11c1 a 1'ich ble . ing to all. Th e camper· participat c.1 whole-hea1·teclly i11 01"ganized . 1Jort. 1111 de1.. the c1i1·ectio11 of the . ll l)e1 ..- ,-i or and 0 ·uarc1 allevTiating· great- 1).. the home- ick11e · a11cl i11 tl1i: way helpi11g the n llI .. e . ( f to11r e we had the 11 l1al nl1ml)e1· of ]1eacl– ache ton1achache. · a11cl l) 1 .. t1i. e.~ w hicl1 l{ept 11 bl1. '} ... The .·1)eal{e1 .. · a11 l 111i..:io11ari .· ,ver e exceptio11all~ .. goocl t l1 i..· year· ancl all fitt ecl tl1ei1 .. 1ne. ·ag·e8 to the ao.. e gTOllp. . :\Ia11~'" ,,·e1·e : avecl a 1 h ,,reek a11cl the :pirit11al a t1no:pl1e1 .. e left a la. ting· a11cl fa,/01·abl i111- pre.. ion 011 all ,vho atte11clecl. 1 l)e– lie, ..e tl1at Goel i: 11. i11g tl1i.· 'a111p for IIi. g·lory. Ir . Ra).. A. Bidclle, R. T. Rl1tla11cl. hio It ,·ra my plea 'll r e ag·ai1 thif 1 year fo1' the thi1·d ·011. ec11tive y ear. to erve 1n3T Lorcl i11 the ca1 acit3r of camp 11111· ·e. I ,,·a. o,,..e1·jo:v·ecl a. I behelcl the beal1tif11l g:rol111cl. a11cl tl1e ne,v– ly er ected cal)i11 ,, 1 a. a ma1·k of .. good craftma11. hip. . I watchecl them lay the fou11dation for an- <)1 11 <.\1·. 1 ]Jl'H).<.'cl 111,lt l1.'' sc) cloi11g '''l' ec)t1 lcl 111,tl~0 1·c>t>111 for 111ore1 llO\". ' • a11 l p:ir ls cllltl ,,·ill1 (1ocl 's 11 r l1> \\'P ,rc>11l (l l>e nl>lP i c) iPHel1 tl1c111 of 0111· ~,1,· ior. ,,·110 is 01\1' . lll'P f'o1111clatio11. ~~ I trt1l,r t l1a11l{ (locl for· tl1is '" blc:. rel CXJ)e ri e11 ce ,l11cl l)ray tl1at 111c1113.. b )'": a11tl gi rl. n1ight 1·e– eei,"e tl1e l J01~c1 i11 tl1r ,,.ear.· to • co111c, if J e t1 ta1·1·ie.. ' ' Rl1tl1 Ka11tz R.~. 1 1 ,~ la11cl. l1io It ,,~a.- 011 ::.\Io11claJT J llly 2 193:2 the ope11i110· cla~... at an1.p Pat1110 , that 1113.. ,, 1 ife and I ar- 1·i,.. cl to ha,re ·ha1·o·e of peaking a11d 111l1. ic for the fir .. t ervice. The day fo1-- \\'"hich ,,e ha 1 bee11 " ,.aiti11g· had co111e at la t. ~ Dl11·i11g the fi,re yea1--. of thi Calll}), lll}r wife a11cl I ha,re tat1ght ix of tl1e ,-ve l{. a11c1 each of the e ,veel<: ha been fillecl ,vith l)le.. i11g ,,1'hi h ,·ve trea t1re . ' It tal{e, · tean1 ,,rorle to make a .·l1c c.:0..~f11l ·a1np a11 l we are hap- ]))T to 11a,re ,,·01•l{rcl ,,·itl1 tl10, ,,·ho ha , ,,e 1Jee11 i11 · l1c11·g e tea111i11g to– get l1e1.. fo1· the 1)03,.. a11cl girl of Ol1io 1\ . . oeic1tjo11 . ''T 111. ( ' . i\ [<'Kee\'" 1· •.: l)eal{e1· J3 0,,·li11g· Uree11, hi 1 1·atl1er thi11 l< :0111eti111e · t l1a t t}1 in1par t of tl1e ' '" el{l)r 1 l1t11·cl1 :e1~,rice. ' ()11 .'01110 of OllI' Bapti t )"011ng· peo1)le i: lilce the 1·epeate l ta11 of a taclc-ha1J1me1~ i11 co111pa1·i– . <>11 to tl1 e i· lec1g·eha1nn1e1-- l)lo,, of C 1 a1np. It seen1: to 111e that a e1 ..ie of Bil)l e m . ag 1Ja1·ate(l i11 time f1·on1 011e a11other 1)y i -da,.,. 1)e1 .. iocl:, ca1111ot po iblj,.. t1 ..il{ tl1e ·011~· cie11 · a11 l ,,·ill with th a111e t elli11g fo1 ..ce a. ni11e 1ne . ao·e i11 a . ino·le ,,·eek. If thi · b t1 .. t1e it eo11 ·tit t1tP the 011e 1111cle11ial1le in1- 11e1 ..ativ fo1.. 11ch a cam1 a Patmo . That it i.· t1·t1e i. J)r ..o,Te 1 by the . piritt1al 1·e t1lt that ar-- achie,,..ed at •am11 tl1at a1'e 11ot achie,Ted in t]1e home chl11 ..cl1. I ha,Te yet to att011cl ,t .~JJiritt1c1l ,,·pll -1·pg \tl;.ltecl c·,11111) that cl icl 11ot J>rocltt(·P ~01nc 1 .· tril<i11µ; ,, ietorie: i11 thP li,,Ps of ) '"01111g· 1>co1>lr. 1 a1n 1 J>,ttn1c)s ,vas 110 rxec1)t io11. '\\T ·a,Y (1ocl at ,vorl{ tl1i.· J),t..~t . t1m111er. c111cl i11 co1n1)any ,, 1 ith tl1e a11g·el i11 Il i. })J'PSf' llCP. 1·e j oicrcl. .J oh11 }. Bal}ro, ~ 1 peal{er le, 1 ela11cl hio · Do fig·l11-- . 111ea11 a11ythi11g to yot1 '? "'\\The11 ,ve l1ear that 111ore tha11 011e thol1 and yol1ng people at– te11clecl a111p Pat1no thi }'ear a11d app1·oximately 133 p1 ..ofe . ion of faith 1·e ulted would a11)Tbody dare even thi11l{ that the eff 01 .. t i. 11ot ,vorth while 1 E,Te1--}r pa to1" and l)arent :hol1ld cooper·ate prayerf11ll)r with ,,,.hat hio ociation i eeking to p1--o, 1 icle for 0111-- youth ,-vho e live are o quickly influe11ced a11d molded into what they ma}'" be for life. ' n all of my yea1.. of cam1) ,,01--l{, the week with the yol1ng people on Kelle}.,. I la11c1 tl1i t1m- 111e1.. wa the mo t out tanding. Tha11k to the Lord the fine co– operatio11 of the " "hole c1--ew of ,, 1 0l"ke1' a11d COllll ellor and to that fi11e cr ..o,,Td of vivacio11 }'Ollng campe1· . ' Rober"t ,J. Reynhout, peaker El;rria hio Tl1i letter.. exp1 ..e e m:v· t1 ..11e enti1ne11t n1 1 ..elation to a1np Pat– ino . I clo than le od for the priv– ileg· of l)ei11g· o·ive11 a place 011 the ta.ff. The Ql1een of heba ancl I hacl 011e tl1i11g in common. ""\Ve " Te1~e both tl1e , 1 i tim of half-ltnowledg~e. Fo1· 111a11} 7 },..e a1 .. , a a pa tor in hio .·ociatio11 I had p1·a},..ecl for ancl .· t1ppo1~t cl amp Patmo l)11t £01· .·0111e u11explai11ed 1·ea~011 I hacl ne...{– er-- vi itec1 tl1e ,a111p. It wa ID)" 1)1 ..i,rilege to lJeal{ at the ca111p thi. pa t t1111111e1· and it \"ra at that tin1e I 1 .. ec1lizec1 I ha l bee11 the , ,ic– tin1 of half-lr110,,,..lecl O'e for, mo t ce1 ..tai11l,T the half "·a: 11ot told • 111e. ' ( I Ir i11o· · 10 :7) I 110,,· pr·ai e th Lor·d fo1 .. the fart tl1at I a1n no lo11g·er the vic– ti111 of 11 alf-1{110\'\ 1 ledo·e. le1111 H. a,,i ... J)ealter Ollllllbll, , hio I hacl l1ea1--c1 111t1ch abo11t amp Pat1no c1l11--i11~: the pa t few :r .. ea1 .. b11t ,,~he11 I ente1 ..ed into the ac– ti,1itie of tl1e ca1np thi pa t 11m-