The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1957

Pat: T n THE OHIO INDEPENDENT_ BAPTI_S_T________ ~~~~--------- Sept mb r 1957 1{<)111:111" 1 ::!H 11 l , (ll'ltl1l1ic111~ 1~ ·:2() :111<1 (' \.( ' '""•' e a 11 ~,) r: )Jnttl1,,,,. , l :~:.? (-: n 1 ,l t i ti 11" ,l · 1~) l 'l~illl()t h, :.? :~ • ..Ja111t ' " 1 :1~l -:.?() 1<) c1ll"tai11 frltll tilt) snlP clll(l 11~t 1 () f i 11 t <), i (·cl t i 11 g· ( l r i 11 k: n ~ a l)r ,· e r cl g <1 , l)rt1, ·, 1 r l"' s :.?:1 ::.?!). ; :2 I rl'l1 t)ssal 11ia11." J :7-l" l)r<) \'() rbs :20 :1 R<) JllH ll .. ~ 14-::..1 a 11 (1 to bt> zea 1011. i11 Ol11· effort " t a< 1,·c111ee t l1e lci11g·do111 of 0111' Scl , · 1011 r . T1 "l<) ri11tl1ia11 " f) :2 l lo:~ia11 .~ 4: 1:3 Tit11 2 :1-1: I ori11tl1ia11., 14 :12 l-1alatia11 4 :1 -19 ,,Te f11rth er e11gag·e to ,,-atch ove1· 011e a 110 t l1tlr i11 1Jrotl1e1--l ,T lov"e ; .. 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Re,r. l Jr>o11arcl Travi. ope11ed th 111eeti11tr ,,·ith a l1y11111 a11d B1 ..otl1 r 1111.. eJ" led i11 J)l'ayer·. J)e1·111a11e1 t 1node1·ato1" wa e- lc t ed i11 the pe1-. 011 of 131--other .t\..111re,,r f aI" t ella1'. Tl1e Ollil il J)I·o · eded to elect Brother F1·ed II ll :e,r as c lerlc. ._ Tl1e ·1 rl{ of {j1·ace Bapti t 11111' ·h r acl a lette1· e11t to var– io11 • Bapti.:t 1 hur ·he 01111cil 1nen1ber r·e ·og1 izecl ,,rel' e a. follo,,· : Fir. t Bapti t 1 h11rch :\ [ Donalcl Pa. to1·, 2 m , e11g·er }iir . t Bapti:t hl11~ h, ~ ile Pa - tor Faith I3apt ist 1 h111·ch Y 01111g ·- to,,111 l 111e. e11ger ~Te,,, Ly1ne I3ap ti.t 111111 ..cb, ..1.T w Lvn1 , P a. ·tor 1 me.. enQ:er • 1 t r11 the1·,· Bapti.·t ( 1 l1l1rcl1 Yo1111p:. - to,,r11 J>astor, ..., 111(:),'. ll~(e r : ljal<e ~Iilto11 l~aJ)t i. t 1 h11r ·h l.;al(e :\ I il to 11 , I> cl.'tor 1 111e.. :e11ge1-- , 1 c)tP. I >a Ht or ( 1 a rpr 11 tr1-- r<1<1cl f ro111 t l1P c· l1111·rh 1ni11l1t s thr 1notion t o 01· – ga 11izr as a ·h11rcl1. Pa.. tor 'arp r 11te1' 1·ea<l a l>1'iC'f hi:toJ·y of tr1 r ch11r ·h . 110 al s<) '" . pok 011 the 11ece.. itJ, of an inc1 e- }J() 11clen t Bapti. t ( 1 h11reh i11 tbi.· area. OIJ ie. of th r :\ I a11 t1al a11d 1'11le. of f?: ver11ment a11cl applicatio11 form, had bee1 pla ed i11 the hancl . of the co11n cil. Pa ·to1.. 'arpe11te1~ wa a. ke 1 to 1·ead the . tateme11t of faith. Pa. tor a1--1)e11te1.. ,va. a.·keel to 1·ea l the l"'11le of o.. o, rern111e11t. Di c11 ion on the. e r eading.: e11- . l1ecl. 1\lo,Ted b3r Pa tor (}ravdo11 ~ ~ that the tateme11t of faith a11d 1nant1al of g·o,,.ernment and cht1rch ·ove11a11t be 1--ecei,red comme11di11g· the ch11r · h f 01.. it thoro11g'}1 prep– aratio11 of •11ch. ,. econded bv Pa - ., tor I o1·1 ..e 11 ca1--riecl. fter fl1rther di · 11 . io11 the cou11 ·il ,,·e11t into exec11tive e - • • lOD. :;\f o,?ecl 1Y\ T Pa tor Travi and ec- • 011cl ecl 1),, Pa tor l\Iorrell That L thi. eo11ncil ao 011 l"'e ·ord a. l"'e ·og·- 11izi11g: the (}1·a e l~apti t ~1111reh a. !)r oper ly or g·anized, con titl1ted a11 l f t111 ·tio11i11g a an Indepen- l e11t J3aJ)ti t 1 h 111--c l1. 1 a1--1·ie l. Two Churches Apply for Fellowship 'rh c ~"irst I3aJ)ti:t ( 1 ht1reh (>f l~r1111:,,· iel{, <)l1i o ha.· 111acle a1)J)li– eatio11 fc>1· fr1 10,,·.,]1i1) j11 the ()l1io .i\ ~:oc·ia tio11 of R eJ.r11la r l~a pti.1t ( hl11· (' }1 e . ·, a11cl . o ha .· t l1 <l ] ibl l\Ii.\·io11 BaJ)t i: t 1 ht1r ·11 of Re)·- 11 olclsb 11rg:. ,,Tr expr tt to ha,·e 111 01~e to sa,,. alJ 11t tJ1e:e <·11111· 1 h . . i11 a later i .. .,l1e. F 1·0111 tl1 e 111a11,· ,,·10 }1a, · b e11 • r ec: og11ize(l i11 tJ1e .·tate, ,,·e l1ac1 11 ope cl t l1a t all of th 111 ,,·r1ttl<1 al:o a J)IJl.\,. fo1· fel lo,,y·hip ,,·it }1 118 a11cl l)e ,,·eleo1necl at tl1e ·tol)er 111e t - i11 0· i11 El,.. 1 .. ia . :\Ia, ..lJe the, .. ,, ...ill ~ '- '- . .·till do NO. E,·e11 : tl1 t,y·o apJ) l)·- i11g: ,,,ill l>1·i 11g· ot11· 1111111be 1 .. 11p to exaet J, · 1 ()() ('}1111·el1e.1. lt 111a,.. l)r • • tl1at :0111r 11P\\" C' l1111· ·he. clo 11ot 1·r,a liz that tl1 e1·p i.· a cliffe1'e11 ·e l>c.) t,, 1 ee11 bri11g 1·e ·oir11ize 1 a. a cl11l,\· 01·ga11ize 1 13apti. t ·l111r h. a11cl f ello,, 1 shi11 i11 tl1e tate a o ·iatio11. Thr othe1-- i: 01113.. a . tep t o,,.. a1·c1 tl1a t e11d. .i. ... o · h llrc h ,vill be r e– c:e i, ,ecl i11to tl1 e f ello,,,., hip that l1a. 11ot al1' eadJ" been 1~ecog11ized a. a clul~.. org·a11izecl Bapti.,t ch111; ·h i11 it: local area · l)ll t for f ello,,-. ·hip i11 the ()RBC 1 it 111u. t al .·o , ~ot e to a:k for f ello,,Tsl1ip a11d : e11d i11 cl ,,~ritte11 1~ec111 ·t t o t l1e a. ·o ·iatio11al t le1·l~. )11r cler·lt at the p1~e~ e11t i: R ,r. ( }eo1 ..ge () I{eefe, :3420 H 1111i11ge1· Roacl, ' le, .,, la11d . , ()l1io. BAPTIST Bl BLE COLLEGE A Christia11 Education for Life and Service • Come to this growing institution beautifully situated in the Oakland– San Francisco Bay area, a spir itual crossroad. e Departments in Bible, ~issions, Sacred Music, _Chrisfiao Edu_carioo and Pastoral work. A .B . & .H .'1 h . r.1egrees-aiso 3- yr. Diploma courses. CA1ALOG FREE - Write toda y, addre11 H. O. Van Gilder, D .D., Pres., Hi ll and E lm , E l Cer ri to, Calif.