The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1957

THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST January 1957 CEDARVILLE COLLEGE (A Baptist College of Liberal Arts) CEDARVILLE, OHIO DO OUR REGULAR BAPTIST CHURCHES NEED THEIR OWN LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE? 1 t i~ a r ()eog11ized f ,1 t t l1at ,,·r '- cl r r 1 i,·i11~· 111 a11 a o·p of co1111)etitio11 i11 ,, l1iel1 ,l11 ccl 11c,1tio11 i ~ a 11e– etl._ sit ,·. Tl1i. i. tr11r~ 11ot 0111,,. i11 • • t 11L'\ 111i11ist1·,.. a11c.1 011 the 111i "". io11 ' f iel 1~ l)11t i11 tl1e ~ ec11lar ,,,.orl 1 a. ,,·ell. )[ 0 1·c ~ ... 01111g: l)eople a1·e p111·– s11 i 11g· ec.l 11e c1 tio11 be~ ..011cl t 11 e limit of l1io·l1 ... tl1ool tocla,.. tl1c111 c, Te1 .. l)e- .. fore. Tl1e ~ ... 1111g 1)eo1)le of 0111· 1 c~r11la1· Bapti t ih111·cl1e a1"e 11ot l)el1i11<l otl1e1-. i11 tl1i. 1·ega1· 1. Tl1e <111c\ tio11 n1t1.. t l)e f,l ·eel l)J.,. 1 od '.· .:te,,·a1·c1· as to ,,..l1e1·e ,,·c e; a11 :e11c1 tl1e111 ,,·i1 l1011t 11e1·il. I 11 fa ·i11g t hi. 111·oble111 tl1e1·e a1·e ~ e, re1·al (lle tion. a we co11 i<le1· t 11 e ,Ta1·iou. J)O. - . il)ilitie . ... 1r·e Ozlr f c1te [ ""1 ii·er ·it ie: tl1 e ..l t 1 . z,.: e r ? ll l.. 3:,.ol111u· l)eo1)le ca11 atte11c1 0111 .. tate l T11i,,.e1-.. ·itiP a11cl 111a11;y" of tl1c111 ,1 r e no,v doi11g· .·o. b11 do the~e i11.·tit11tio11· 111eet 0111· 11 ee ]s ? "'\\,. tl1i11lr tl1e a11. " ·e1· i. ol),Tiot1. ·. Ever , .. e11lig•hte11ec1 1 l1ri:tia11 lt110,,T.. tl1at 111a11y of 0111 .. tax-. 11ppo1·t e 1 :rl1ool: i11 faet mo:t of the111 if 11ot all , a1·e tl101·011g·l1l}Ti11 filt1--atec1 ,,~it l1 1no 101·11 inf ic1elitJ• a11c1 "Tit h the e,rj1,• ' '"l1i cl1 follo,,· i11 it .· t1·ai11. I t i.1 i11C'1·eclil)l c t l1a t 011r Reg·11 la1· BaI)t i. t 1 1111 1·t he. :'·ol1ld e11clor:e t l1e ]Joli ·y of .·c11cl - 111fr ol11 .. },.Ol1tl1 to i11 ._ t it11tio1.· i11 ,,yl1iC'h a 11 e, yol11tio11a1•:tT a11cl 111a– t eriali . tic pl1ilo. OJJh}T J)e1·,Taclr.· tl1e thi11l(i11~: of the cla \ 1·00111 a11c1 i11 which the Bible i ela. ifiecl ,,Tit h ancient n1ythologJr. Wliat Aboilt the De1iominational Colleges? Ther e are a number of denom– inational colle0>e within our col1n– tr~y.. ome of which pre. e11t attrac– ti,.. e off er , e.·pecially t o tl10. e ,vho a1·e , t11cle11t · £01· the n1i11i.. tr,T. I 11 . lleh i11 titt1tio11: ~tt1cl e1Jt., a~· e of- te11 ti111e PXJ)o:ec1 to infl 1te 11 c e. ,,hich a1·e 11101·p pe1·ilo11. tl1a11 tl10. e 11r e,Tal e11 t i 11 011 1· . •tate l ~ ni, ..er . itie.·. l\ fanJ~ of tl1em arr l1otlJetl .· of i11- ficl elit~T a1Jc1 ('Olll I)letrl~r c·o1111n ittecl to tl1e ec·11111enic·al }) rog-1'an1, ,,.. l1icl1 en1braee: e,TeI'}T ·hac1e of l1 t1111a11 OJ>i11io11 ,,·itl1i11 it. f ello,v. l1iJ).• 1 111·e– l}", 11ch c1e11on1inatio11al ·ehool.· a. · Dr. J. 1. F. T{' illian1. · " "Olll 1 l"er i ,re Ollr yotl th a.' . t ll– l e11 t . a1·e 11ot the a11:,, 1 er to ot11-– })l"O1Jlen1 i11 111e ti11g tl1 ne cl f 1· J1ig·h 1· ecll1 ·ati.011. !Jo I1ztercle1zo11zi1l r1tio,1al ( 'allege.· .JI eet O zt r ;\ y eerl? Tl1 1·e a1·e a f e,v i11 t rcl r110111i- 11atio11al ·olleg·e ,,..ho.·e c1001\ are 01)e11 to 0111· you11g 1Jeopl a11 1 i11 \\'hiel1 h1111cl1· pcl. or 0111· R µ:l1 lar Ba11ti8t 3.rol1th a r e e1 1·olle l to l cl),.. 1~ or 01ne of the:c ,,Te ha,T a ve1·,,. 1 ig·l1 1·eg·a r el a11d g·i ,y tha11l<.· t.o (J o 1 £01· th i1" ficle lit)" to tl1e I~ilJle a.· the \\T 01·rl of I o 1 a11c.l to J :11: fl11·i.·t a. tl1e ,,To1· lc1 ~ 0 11ly Hcl\"l Ol11·. ._ 1111 t tl1e ar 11ot i11 a J)O, ·itio11 t() meet tl1e 1)ect1lia1 .. 11r.e 1 of Reg·1tlar Bapti~t . u ch college l1a,.,e bee11 e tabli hed 11pon a11 inte1 .. cle11on1i- 11atio11al ba i a11cl ca1111ot ,vithot1t FOR ALIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION, having a fundamental Baptist fou dation ••• • Featuring A . B. Degrees in Bible, Engl ish and Social Science. Beautiful 15 acre campus with 9 buildings. Intercollegiate Athletics Write for free copies of Bulletin. No obligation CEDARVILLE 'COLLEGE A BAPTIST ·_COLLEGE of' LIBERAL ARTS CEDARVILLE, OHIO J. T. Jere ,n,an, /Jres. ,Tiolatio11 of their , .,ery on tit11tion t f 01·th in the cla 1 .. oom cer- tai11 doctri11e a t1"utb ·vvhich di - ti11~:l1i h u . a Regt1lar Bapti t . It i to be r egr etted that o many 111e11 are today tan li11g in Bapti t p11lpit with 110 knowl edge what– e,,.er of Bapti t hi ory and ,vith little more lu10,vleclge of Bapti t polity. rrhey ha, 7 e become thorOllO'h– l}T n1buecl ,,~ith a11 interde11omi– natio11al 011cept thro11o·h the infl11- e11ce of their college trainino- ancl a. . o iatio11 . They ee 110 particu– lar need fo1-- the perpetuation of ot11-- di. tincti,,.e Bapti t t e. timony eit her at home 01-- a broad. It eem to ll that a ma11 11eed to be more tha11 jl1 t an evangeli al to c1l1alify for tl1e leacl er hip of Ollr Reoular Bapti. t 1 hl1rcl1e ; h e need to be a Ba1)ti t by on,Tictio11, not mer ely l)y co11, 1 e11ie11 ·e a11d to k11ow why he hol 1. te11aciol1 l}Tto tho e trl1tl1 for ,,·l1i 1 h our Bapti. t fo1-- efather t1ffe1--ecl a11d cliecl. l\Ian,,. of 011r R eg·11la1· Bapti t pa to~ ha,.,e fra11kl) '" a l111ittecl to a e1~iou de– fi ie1 ey i11 tl1eir traininO' recei,,ecl i11 . 01n of 0111.. very be t i11ter- l 1101ni11atio11al . 1 hool. TheJTha,Te lJee11 olJlig·e 1 to learn from ad ex– peri 11 'e ,vhat they ho11ld ha, 1 e l)ee11 tau 0 ·ht a a defi11ite pa1·t of tl1 i1· formal preparation for the 111i11i tr:yr. ot fo1-- 011e 1noment ,, 7 01.111 ,,,e cl ep1--eca t e ome of the e fi11e hool. l)11t it i 011r 011vic– tio11 that ,,,e 11eed a liberal art college i11 which our gloriol1 Bap– ti t hi tory and 01.11~ preciou Bap.. ti t di tinctive a1~e ingr ained in to the very fibre of young li, 1 e , whether they ar e to go f or·th in full time Chri tian ervice, or to erve the Lord in ecular profes- • 1on . . Dertoni iitatio11a l Apo ta y Reg·t1la1-- Bapti. t l1old t1·011g con– '/i ·t io11 1·eg·arding· the i u e of ep– a1--atio11 fro1n e ,1e ia tical apo ta y . It i to be r eg·r etted that many of the i11 t1 .. t1 tor i11 0111· 1111de11omi- 11atio11al chool eem 11ot to be · 1 {e1 ..y cl eepl}T exerci e l abol1t their ide11- tifi ·atio11 ,vitl1 hur ·he a11c1 de- 110111i11atio11~ ,,Thi h are tolerant of blata11t. i11fidelity. It i Ollr con-