The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1956

_P_a~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E~_O_HIO~DEPENDENT B~T_IS_T~~~~~~~~~~~December 1956 rrllt' \\T l'St l'l'll ,, or l t 1 1 l' a r 11 ~ 111c)rt~ a l)()t1t l{11s– ~ i ,l 11 stra teg:y ,,. 11 (' ll ( 1 ()1111llll- lllst llt> .... ~ ~il,ita I~l1r118l1t·l1p,· clri11l(~ l lllt> tt)<.) 111a11)· gla~8<'8 c1f ,·ocllza tl1,111 ,lt a11,· otllL'l' ti111e . l t is 110 • 't'ert't t l1at l1e l1c1s 111,1 lr a11 oaf <.) f 11 i111s<1 l f i 11 1>11 lJ 1 it 11101·e t l1a11 011 ·e , i11ve as~1t111 i11g· l1i .. l)l' ' ·e11 t role i11 tl1 ) I(rr111li11. IIo,,·e, ·er, l1e Ol1tc1ic1 J1i111self i11 1·ee 11t ,,· l< a ,c:01·cliug to a11 ,..\ "s ·iat cl J)re ._ relea e. Red-fac d a11Ll ge ·ti 11lati11g I~l11·t1 hc11e,· told a cocl(tail pa1·t)T a11die11ee: · \·\\Tl1eth r ,To11 lil(e it 01· ._ 11ot. l1i.. to1·,- i 011 Ol11· . i le. \\-re ._ ,,·i 11 bt11·~· }. tl ( a 1·efere11ee to t l1e ,,..,.e t ) . T l1 it11atio11 i. fa,,.orabl fo1· 11... . I .f God .ri ·fed\ u e woztld fl1 <111h· J[ i;11 f or tl1is. • F ollo,,·i11g thi ct11otatio11 t lJ e As– L ociated P1·e:. n1alte: th ·01n111e11t : · · 111 otl1er ,,Tord: i11 the Rt1 ia11 lJo -.· ela \, ocl does 11ot exi:t . The Rt1 . ia11 claim to frie11 lli11e. .· to– ,,·a1·d 1-.eligio11 fool. ·ome people i11 thi: co1111t1·y. Yot1 ·a11 fi11cl peo- 11le ,,.ho ,,·ill te 11 ~,.Oll : "\Vh3-... f r e - d on1 of ,,,.or:11i J) i. g·t1ara11 teecl i1J tJ1eir eo11 tit11tio11.' i o it i. 111 ,,·01--c.l~. Tlt e fact is , of coltrsc tliat atl1cis,1t i. · cit tl1 e rrJot of tl1 e C'o1'11- 1n1c11ist plzilo.·opl iy a11cl that tl1e 11e,v r11ler: of Ru: ·ia ha,·e ac:ti ve lv cli.·- ._ c·o111·agecl relig·iol1s pra ·tiees exeept ,,·l1e11- a: i11 ,,"Tor 1 c.l ,,r a1· Tl the,.. l1acl to eall 011 the c:ht11--e l1 to h Ii) 111ai11tai11 the 111orale of the people.' (}od i · 110t ~~ o ea:·il,r 1--111 d Ollt of exi. te11 ·e by 1--e111arks like tl1e e ! I hrt1. h che,T i. not tl1e fir. ·t 11or ,,Till he like 1)'" be the la. t athei. tie cle~I)Ot to di:J)o: e of God .·o f lippantlv. :\Ien ne, ..e1· .·eem to lea1--11 tl1at the C'reator i: 11ot clepe11 le11t lll)011 Hi: c: r eatt11·e ·., ack110,,..ledg·me11t of IT i: PXi. t ence. (J oel i~ ,, 1 h eth 1· ,, 1 e ,,.,i h to l)elie,..e i11 Iiim or 11ot. (Il el). 11:6 ) A11ticipati11g· tl1e , rain atte1111)t. of c:or1~t1pt me11 to l ethro11e II in1 a11c1 ll:ur1) I-Iis I)r e1·ogati, 1 e ·, ·e11tl11·ie: ago <xod (·on1ma11ded tl1 e p1·ophet I:aiah t o ,,·1·ite : \\.,.ho hatl1 mea.·– llred the ,,·at e1\ · i11 tl1 hollo,,· of l1i. ha11cl. a11cl 111e t cl 011t l1ea·\l'e11 ,,·itl1 the spa11. a11 l co1111)1·el1c11clecl the cl11. t <>f th e rartl1 i11 a 111 c->a8t1re • a11cl ,,·eigl1tecl tl1e 11101tt1tai11s i 1 1 ·ale. a11cl tl1e hill: i11 a bala11C' e? ,,.,.110 bath li1·eC'ted the 81)i1·it of BEIDND THE LINES • DOES GOD EX]ST? t I 1(, I 1 (> rc 1, or l) <' i 11 g· I 1 i ~ eo t 111. ello 1• l1atl1 ta11µ:ht hi111 ! \\.,.it l1 ,rl10111 t c)l{ hr eot111 · I. a11cl ,,·ho i11st1·11C'tetl hi111 <111cl ta11g·l1t l1i111 l<110,, 1 lec.lge, a11cl Hl1c>,,·ecl to l1i111 tl1e ,,·a,... of 1111 le1·– sta11cli11g· ? BPl1olc1 tl1e 11atio11 a1·r as a drop of a l)11c:lcet, a11cl a1·e c·ol1 11te l a.: t lie H111a11 l 11.. t of t 1 e l)a la11 ·e: lJeholcl, he tal<etl1 111 tl1e 11atio11s a a , .. e1·,,. little thi11~r. \.11 ~ 11atio11.. befo1·e l1i1u a1·e a. 11othi11g·: a11d t l1e,r are co1111 tecl to l1in1 le. • tha11 nothi11g, a11cl ,·anit)T. It i.· tl1 e Lord tllc1t . ittet/1 1t zJ011 tli e ci1·– cle of tl1 e eartl1 a1id tl1 e i11l1r1bita11t · tlier·eof a;·e a. g1·a . ·lzopper· · that I tr tchetJ1 011t the hea,re11 · a · a e111·– tai11 aucl . 1)1·ea(let l1 the111 Ollt a: a te11t to cl,,·e 11 i11 : that l)ri11o·eth • t 11<-1 1>ri11ce:-:; ( leaclr1·s ) to 11otl1i11g ; hP 111al<etl1 tl1e jlt lgrs of thr eart l1 as va11it)" ( 1.·a. -1:0:12-15, 17 22- ~·3 · 1 J). .. Jol) 12 :21-2;: l)a11. -! :19- ;-3 7 ) . 1e11 a11cl 11atio11.· 111,1\" t11r11 fro111 ~ (}ocl 11011 1 a11c1 arroo·ate to t l1 e111- .·e1,/e.· (}ocl . .·o,,.ereio·11 po,,·er i11 tl1e affail'. of 111en bl1 t tlJ er·e i.· ·0111i11g a da).. ,,The11 · all l{i11g·. .. hall fall do,,11 l)efore Him: all natio11: ball . er, ·e Ili111 ( P . . 7-- :11 ) . II o,ve, 1 e1· t li eri it " ·ill be too late to pleacl C+ocl . 111e1·cy a11c1 pa1·do11. 'The ,,~ick d l1all be t111·11ecl into 1 e 11, a11 l all the 11atio11. tl1at for·g:et 1 o l ' (P . 9 :17 ) . I t i · the fool ,,..ho av.. i11 hi. heart • ~ Tl1ere i. 110 ., (}od' ( P . 1-! :1 ) . Don t be a fool! HEBRON WOMEN MEET 'l 1 l1e lli11<:l{le)'" Ridge Bapti. t hl11· ·jh ,, .. a. ho. t to th "\"'\ 7 0111e11 . l\fi. . io11a1-.,,. l T11io11 of Il tbron r\.:- • :o ·iatio11, Tt1e lay ~ o,Te111l)e1· 18 • 19:-6. 11e hl111clre l a111 I e,Te11tee11 ,,~0111e11 . ig11e l t l1r 1·eg i.·te1·, ,r l1ic 11 ,,Ta: i11 a 1 li tio11 to al 1 lo 1 al J eople a 11 cl others p1·e.·e11 t. JJ,·s. Rrli~'(tJ'rl ll cl>11ick of Lc1 <J1·a11g·e, p1·fl. icle11t of the 1111io11, opr11Pcl the 11101·11 i 11g· s<.)s.1io11 at 10 :00, i 11 t rocl tt c· i11g • Ir... . , .,. e1·11 <>11 I o: l)).. of ~ e,,. l_jo1J cl 011, ,,, 11 o eo11- < l 11etecl ·011g·1·eg·atjo11al 111 11 s i · th1·011g·l1 ot1t the cla).... l\I1·:. \ r er11e L. Dt111ha111 of Lorai11 lr 1 thr 111or11i11g· le, rc>t io11al per·ioc.1, :\Ir.._ F reel lex- a11cl r· of .·l1la11d c·o11 cll1rti11g a :i1nilar ser, 1 ire i11 t l1e H fter110011. • 1 I)ecial 11111:ic: ·011sisted of a t1·io '01111)0. ed of ir r:. .J oh11 C-ter111 a 11, ~I1'.. E(l,,.. arcl Kola1·el{ a11(l .:\I1-.. "\"\Tilliam Ti 111a11 al...o a so]o 11 t1111l) r p1· . e11tecl 1)\'" l\11.. ·. Ila1·l , ,.. 1 a1·t- ,, ...r i o·ht ._ . r-,, • .JI i. : B et Ji Ocl o;· of 1 h 1·i tia11 i\l i io11. ,, 7 a.· a fore ef11 l -- peal{er at the 11101·11i11g· ·e. · io11 h 1.. a ld1·e.. l)ei11g· l1ig}J i11 poi11t of i11t r st a11cl , 1)irit11al ,·alu .· . T/1 I? eii. ;. 1 ta ,1le.lJ fl ol11za 11 :ervi11~r ,,~itl1 Tl1 .. ocia- • tio11 )f Bapti.·t. F 01· "\"\ 01·ld E,.. a11- g·eli m ,,·a. t 1 afte1"'110011 :peal{– e1·. Th(l 1ni...~io11a1").. is 011 £111--lo11gh fI'<)lll t]1e J">b ilipJ)ill . . rrhe di1111e1· hOllr ,,~cl.' e11jo3·ecl bJ'" all p1"e. ent a g·oocl cli1111er a11cl gool fell "\:\". hip i11 al>l111c1a11t e,Ti- le11ce. .oc\ tol1r tl11·011g·h the 11e,,· J)a1· 011ag·e ,,·a: e11jo~·e 1. rrh e 11ext :c:h l1tlec1 111eeti11g ,,·ill l>r }1e 11 i11 t l1e I-> 11£iel cl .r 1111('tio11 J~a1 ti:t 1 l1111·el1 cl11ri11g ....\ p1·il 1. ;7 . a11(l tl1e ~o,ren1be1· 19~7 111eeti11g· ,,~ill l)e 11 lcl i11 the C 1 a111 le11 Bapti t 1 l111re 11 l i1 t 11 hio. Tl1e ,,0111e11 holcl t h1· e :e::io11.· ear h )'"ra1·, r\. J)1·il ~ ~ 1 epte111ber a11cl Xo,Te111l1 1·. The H 1)te111l>er 111 eti11g i: helcl at the eh t1 r · 11 ,,.. he1·e the a1111 l1al 111eeti11 o· of II b1·011 ...\ . 1. ·o ia tio11 i. e11te1·– tai11ecl. --------- ~ T TI E \ \T 11a,..e lette1· £1·0111 t,,"o <: l1 t11·e l1e: eaeh ·eel{i11g a }'"Ol111g· 111a11 <1t1a lifiecl to talce cha1 .. o·e of 11111. ic a11 l J"o11th ,,·01·1,. I 11 te1· tecl I 1-. 011.. 1naki11g· co11- ta 't ,vitl1 t l1e e litor of thi mao·a- C" zi11e ,,·ill be 1·efe1·1·ecl to tl1 e c l1l1r·c 11- e.- i11 1)0111 t. BAPTIST Bl BLE COLLEGE A Christiatl Educatiotl for Life and Service • Come to t his growing institution beautifully situated in the Oakland– San Francisco Bay area, a spiri tual crossroad. e Departments in Bible, Missions, Sacred Music, Christian Education and Pastoral work. A .B . & B.Th. degrees-also - 3-yr.- Diplom·a courses. CATALOG FREE - Wri te today, address H. O. Van Gilder D. D., Pres. , 528 33rd St. Dept. OB, Oakland, Calif.