The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1957

THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST January 1957 ~~~~-------~~~~ CHATS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE GENERAL THEME : ' 'A BUCK PRIVATE IN CHRIST'S ARMY' ' ll er (' iR t l1 f ift ll i11 ,l :·01·ie .. of a1--ticle atldr·e. ·eel t o }'Ot111°· people, vvritten exclt1 ively for t11i. 111a~·,11. i11(:\ i11 19-1-~ l)},. Irs . . FJ. :\Ia. 011 ,rife of Dr. 1 larc11 ce E. ::.\Ia. 011 the11 ,,·ith the Philadelphia ~ (~ l1<)0l of tl1e l~il)lC, 110,,~ ~.,e1·,ri11g a l ec111 of t he Philadelphia Bil 1 In. titl1te. (Editor ) 1.. t }1er e Rll)rt}1i11a ffiOl' thrilli11g to t l1c e}·e t l1a 11 a ,,· l1ole 1'egi111e11 t of er,·ice 111e11 0 11 dre.. p,11·ade ? 111e l)ea11t ift1l pre i 1011 a11d the g·l ,1111o r of it all n1al{e ~ the d11lle.·t l1ear·t f l11 t te1--. Tl1e " ·l1ole eff t i l)lea. i11g and at i. f) 1 in ~2: . "\\Te all lo, ,. t o ~ ee it . on1eho,,,. it all appear on t he l11--face to be o . i11111le a11d ca.·– t1al. bu t behind tho e pe1·fectl:v pre ed 1111ifor1n a11d ·hi11ing bl1t– to11 lie ho11r of grooming a11 e,l poli hi110-. Thi mo11tl1 ,,~e are goi11~r to c l1at 011 a 11bject t l1at i , 1 eI·y clear to the h eart of e·r·ery yol1nµ: p er .1011, and 011e " "hich i. 11at l11·al t o J,.ou th. ] :ref er t o the n1atter of clre. . . f cou1-- ·e, n1a11} 7 boy 11e, rer a c1n1it t hat lothe 1--eally i11ter e. t the1n b11t I ',Te ,,·atcl1ed 111a11,,. a11 acl ole c n . ~~ol1th ~ l1dde11ly tart le t he fa1nil),. \\ 1 it h a gr eat de ire f or clea11li11e.1.· a11d pre ed lothe . The girl ·, thou ~:h openly admit t l1at the .1t1lJ– ,ject i: 011e of treme11dot1. i111por – tance. Thi. n1011th a.· a f o11nclatio11 fo r all that ,,,.e pla1 t o ay I ,, 1 ol1l cl like to n1ake p e1·fe ·tly clear 011 e g·r ea t ba~ic trl1t h ,,. h ic h . ·t a11 c1: Oll t ·lear l)'". J 1 ," t a the >- ; ript 111·e lnake plain that it i. the lo, 7 of mo1 ev ,~;rhich i a root of e, Ter v ~ ~ form of e, 1 il ' not the possession of money it elf. I v\'Ould like to go 01 r ecord a aying that it i the love of clothes ,v hich i infl1l for t he Chri tian and 1ot the po - . e io1 or appreciatio1 of ~:oocl clot he. . 111 other ,,..or 1 ther e i. 11otbi11g ,,·ro110- ,, 1 it h e11joyi11g· at– trac·ti,Te c-lothe. 1. l)tlt t her e i: . 1tr0J\-.. ·i11 i11 thi11ki11g C'o11:ta11tl y abot{t clothe.· a. tl1ot1gh v\TII .t\ T t o ,,Tea1· c:011<:.;tit11tecl the l)a:i<· })rolJlem a11 l plea.·ure of life. > 1 t1c·h love i. a forn1 of ,,..orlclli11ess. ancl t he1·e i. 110 clot1lJt bt1t tl1at wo1·ld li11 e. ·. i.1 • . 111 . There i.· a v"ital cliffere11ce 1Je– twee11 dr e.,. paracl r. a11cl camoll– f lacre. I n the ar111 ec1 forc-e. the differ ence lies in the fact that dr e · pa1--ade i de ig11ed to b1·ing out the be t J)Oi11t i11 ea h .·ol lier· ,,·he1·ea , ean1ol1flag~e i. r e orte l to for-- tl1e pl1rpo:e of coveri11g 11p a11d cl ce1)tio11 . Ilov\ 1 ofte11 t hi i. trl1e of :r .. ot111g p eople. I11 t ea c1 of clre . pa1·ade they t l , e ·amol1flage. The cla ic li11e. of a lo, 1 el)'" face are mar1·ed a11d t he bea11t,r a11d fre 1- • 11e i t al{e1 a,, 1 a}T, lea,,.i11Q· i11 it. . t ead a hard11e :. Tl1e icl ea of .:o 1nany i. t o appear . ophi. t i ·ated, r at11er tha11 at t racti, 1 e a11cl i11 the effort to do o the r e ult i , any– thi11g· l)11t pl ea a11t t o loolc 11po11. E Jt1·enie I.1il{e,,.. i. e ,, 1 ith clothe . extre1ne.· a1·e to l)e a, 1 oi clecl. ~ '1 on1e y o1111g "1hri. tia11.', ·a11ght i11 tl1 . ,,·ift t11r – r e11t of th :) clay, 111ake the mi.·take of bei11g· o, · 1·- t y ..li. ]1 becl a11glec.1 a11c1 l)e J)a11glec1 lil{e 1 hr·i t111a t1--ee.· a11 l 11ot a f ,\. appr·oa ·h lo:e Ll'f'fLE ' 'f00 0 1ate! but not to As Chr ist ians we owe the Jew ish pe op le a tremendous d ebt . Through Jews God ' s Hol y Word was reve al ed , Our Savi our wos born a Jew, Ye t we hove g ive n them IQ llttle. Millions of Jewish peopltt today do not even know that the ir Messiah, the Lord Je1u1 , d ied to aave them. We con repay our debt by giving them the Gospel - now. WI II you help us reach Jews with the Gospel message through the MESSAGE TO ISRAEL broadcasts from coast to coast ond oround the world, by moil and per– sonal calls . ~ ~ :~,, ,: .· ,·· v Coulson Shepherd, ,: " · .. ""::c;l'fP Dire ctor ,, ·"~Yi'>J\,,'% ( FOUNDED 1937) MESSAGE TO ISRAEL, Inc. BOX 682, G.P.O., NEW YORK 1, N. Y. to , l1lg·arity an 1 over-expo llre. Too often hri tian D'ir 1 look like cheap i111itatio11 of rich worlclli.J.1g . 11 the other ha11d, ome hri tia11 111al{e the mi. take of thinki110· it C- i. in to dre in tyle. Ther e i 110 bilJ1i 1 al ''"'at"rant fo1-- the idea that 11eg:lect a11d olcl-fa hioned ·lothe. are 1nark. of pirit11ality. .llocl erafio11 i the Xe,, 1 Te tament p1·inciple for the hri tian clre . Ext r eme. i11 either clirectio11 are i11j t1riot1 to 011r t e. timo11y for ( 'l1ri t. The goal to l)e ot1g·bt i. to a,roid 1nal{ing~ Ollr el, 1 e. con piCll– Oll , eithe1-- by weari11g ancient or t1ltra-fa hionable clothe . eatne a11 l clea11li11e co11pled with weet 11a t t1ral11e . co11 titute acceptable 11·e. i11 a11y ompan},. of p eople ,,·ho e opi11io11. are ,rorth~y.. of be– i110· ·011 icle1"ecl. I r ead in -1-od "\"\-r or cl that ~ the clat1Q:hte1-- of the .... l<i11g i all o·loriot1 within and atti1--ed in the fine t of ancient 11ee lle,,~01"k ( P alm -:1:- : 13 ) . From thi. pa. age a11d ma11}T other I gathe1· tl1at t he Lorcl lo, 1 e beal1t,T .. a11 1 lo11g., that I Ii. childre11 hall loo l< t11 e ,~ 1·1r be t . I am u1--e that ._ II ,,·a11t yol1 J"o1111g· p eople to be 1 o,re l~y·· t o lool<: ll pon a11cl t o ll e ,,e1·y p1·ope1-- 1nea11. to make yol1r- ·el,1e. att1--acti,Te . Ren1e1nber YOl"' are 011 dre parade before the ,vorld. Be 11re you are spotle sl3" clean your clothes in uch perfect order that you COl1ld tand the cru1- tiny of a llperior officer and } 7 0llr po ture o traight a11d l1p1--ight tl1at e, ·e11 tl1e mo t critical cot1ld fi11cl 1 0 fla,, 1 • Do11 t camot1flage the ~:1·ac . of the Lo1·d b3r havi11g· . lopp3r lotl1e. , 1111 ;lea11 ed 11ail g·1·ea 3,. face a11cl l111,, 1 a. h ed hair. If )ro11 do thi 110 011e ,vill even g·l1 c:: that yo11 a1·e a 011 01· dat1o·h– ter of the lti110'. 11T at cJi Ca re I often fi11d that ,,,hen ),.Ot1ng p ople are . a,, d they g·et th idea that the:5r l10llld ne, 1 er thi11l{ an3 7 - more of ho,v the3r lool< b11t 011ly thinl{ of the thing of the Lord. n c1