The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1957

January 1957 . o. th 1)e11 ll1lt1111 . ,, 1 111g· t l1c t h 1· ,,1aJT a11d 'T l' f r f lll 11tlJr i11 0111' el1l11· ·he: a1 1 )' t1tl1 111 eti11g·s t J1c .. a,.. d a11d i 11~e ·ratecl yol111g p pl a1"e th 011 . t hat a 1·0 I'1t11 do,,~11 at tl1e heel. "'1 1 . ec111r 11 t l, tho e \\ 1 hO do llOt 1{110-\V (~}11~i ·t f r l that, if b i110· a l11·i. t ia11 111al{ . 011e loolt lilr t hat, they ,v l1l l 1--ather 11ot b 011e . L e t 111e give yot1 a 01 r ct x- an1pl of ,,,1 at I 1 1ea11. 0111eti111e ago in a p11blic 1·e ta11ra11t i11 I hil– adelphia I eatec1 111 el f at a iabl ,,,ith another lady. I bo,v d 1ny h ead a i my 11. to1n and o·a, , thanl{ for the food . While I at I app1~ai ed t l1 gi1·l oppo ite me. F ir t of all if I 111a3r be ver)' franl{ h 11 ded a ~rood 1,11bbing f1,om head to foot . Th 11 al though he1' clotl1e -- ,ve1"' v t'Y good th y were unpre ed a11d t111tidy. I11 ad– dition her hair " 'hich 0111c1 b a, re been pretty wa tri1 gy a11d t1n- 1~empt. I t n1ai 1ne i le to . it. Bt1t to add to the \:\·hol e pi·– tur e I thi11lt her t th a11 l nai1 t ,ver e ,,r!lat f inally at1 ed m to lo~ e mv appetite. l1all I d ril)e thr 111 to you, or a11 yot1 vi 11al ize that mo . y loolc 011 h 1-- te th a111 that tell-tale bla l{ li11e l111der h er fi11gernail 1 Bl1t I have11 t told you all . "\Vhe11 ,ve we r e botl1 al - 1no t f i11i hed h tool< ot1 t h er bag whi ·h ,va al o a n1e.. y a.f– f air a11d pt1ll (l Ollt a o p 1 tra t han~ing· it to me. With a lo,r ly gra 1011 n1a1111er he ai l: I aw you bow i11 p1--ay r a1 l I a111 ,,,011- deri11g if YOll r eall)r l{llOvV l1ri t a your l)er onal aviol1r. II 1· approa ·h ,v a . impec able . I tha11lced her a11 l tolc1 h er t l1at I did k110,,, (Jhri8t a. mv .. iavio11r a11cl lo,recl Ili111 too. ._ Bl1t I v{oncle1· yo1111g· 1 eopl , if l had 11ot already bee11 a 1 hri:tian ~·?u ld I ha,,e bee11 . o cl i gt1. t 1 ~'1th the camouflao·e of loppi11e that I would ha,,e rejected her vvit– nes an c1 thot1gh t ' ' ju t a11other one of those dowdy Chri tia11 f' ' Therefore I appeal to yot1 to think it th1·ot1gl1. A~k yo11r. elf 'Do I (•amo11flag the beat1ty a11cl gloriolLH g·race of th IJ01·c1, 'eit}1p1· lly n1ea11 s c>f t1·yj 11g tc> 1c)c>l{ l 1 a re t so~1l1istic-a1Pcl , a11cl ,,ror](lly or b)' l )r111µ: <·a r rlr8fi ar1cl },~] ovr11l.v i 11 111 y f> Pr S<>11 ,111<l 11·pss '?' J t l1i11h: 1ha1 Oll J' H}l\r i(Jllf' oftr1 ill 8 J) 0.(•t s thP r a 11 1< s o f < 1 } 1 l' i s 1 i a 11 :,.; c > l(l i pr :-; a 11 c l fir1cls ~<)tnr ))r lo\v tl1 P 111~1rl< i1181cacl <>f l,Pi11g· lJl'e1>a1·ecl to sa1i sf,, tl1P SPa r <' l1i11g· µ;aze C)f tt1c 1 ( 1 a 1 tai 11 C>f tJ1e IJ<> t·c] '~ I I <>s t , 1>r<-) 1>a 1· <1cl 1'c>1· t l1 P (]l'PSS f)al' a(l<> (Jf }jf ' \V}1ic•}1 C''l ll . ) ( u1th J' g l<>rifJr IIi111 Ot' l)ri11 g cl is t'('- ))tlt<~ 11 11011 I I is 1>r _) ·iou:-; 11a111 ). THE OHIO INDEP~NDENT BAPTIST______ ~c__c____ Page Thirteen • THE BIBLE BOX 1 ~ y I~I •1 \ . ~ I .J I J 1 N l I . I) 1\ V l •• ( 1 o l1 1111bt l8, ()h ie> JJJCJ! Ol .1 !) I 1 ! .t l!( /t 1ll1L Tll f AT(J>' (R v. 21 :G ) JC l \' . ' - Tlt e ,~ r1· e<1iio,1 I I ( 1 c>r. G:17 ; ( ~ e 11 . 1 : ~ : ' ' 11 cl (J o 1 . a i cl . . . ha,, c clo11i11io11 t l e,1 rl y cst clbli sl1rs 1\ l,l111 a. thr f ecl0r,tl 11c:)acl of t l1e 11 c-1·c~c1tio11. It is of l a1n of "''ho1n ,,, 1· acl i11 1 0 1u. 5 :12 ' \r\ h r r forr c18 l ))' 0 11c> 111a11 1· i11 C'll– t er e l thr ,,,or l (1, a 11 cl cl e,1 t 1 l1v 8i11 : a11 c1 , o cleat J1 l)cl8, r 1 tLJ)O tl alf t11e11 f o 1· t 11at all l 1 cl,, c Hi 11 11 Pc 1. 'I 11 c I' c– f 01• e tl1 e obv io11. · ·011ci] l1s io11 of t l1c v;r 1· l of (lo 1 ii-; that a1 1 111e11 are 11 ·tittit cl . i1111 I\ i11 their feel )r ,1 ] h r a 1 .1\ cl a 111. I 11 l I C 1 c> r 5 : 1 7 \\7 1 ,tv tl1e a11t i t l1c.· iH of tl1is t1·11tl1 . I 11 l1ri. ·t t l1 fed 1·al 11 ea l of t h 11 0 \V 'l' atiO ll , ctll v, 1 110 t1·11}y l) li VC ar·e ;011. titut cl 11e,, 1 ·1· atio11s for ' I f a11y 1na11 1) i11 ( iJ1rii-;t ]1 i.· a 11 ,v e1·eatio11 : old t hi11g. , ar e J)cL,. ·eel avvay · beholcl all tl1i11g· · ,i r e l]e- ·0111 11e,,r. This 111 e a11. 1 all that ~rat ·l1arg cl ag·ai11 ·t 1na11l{i11 l j11 da111 l1a.· be 11 1011 a,vay \vitl1 i11 h1--i ·t J ·11~ Ollr J.Jor l ~ as t l1 lire t 1·e ult of II i · fi11i:h 1 1·e– cleru I tive ,, 1 01--l<: a 111ad 111 a11ife: t i11 I-Ii. death , bt11·ial a11d r e 11r1"ec- How· YOU CAN B! BLEST God has pro111ise,l to bless those who bless I srael, ( Gen. 12:1, 3). That promise has never bee~ r~voked. It is fo~ you today. Claim. 1t now by sharing with us in our .ministry of s?ul-winning evangelism and material r el ief to Jews in Israel , Europe, Africa, India, Mexico and our own land. J ews are more ready to hear our Gospel today than at any time in their history. Our Board is reach– ing out into wider fi elds of service to meet this tremendous challenge. Wri t e for a free oopy of our maga~ine, TIIE EVF.RLASTI C N .1-\ TION. Or. Jacob Gartenhaus Dr . Ja cob Gartenhaus, Pres ident Dr. Robt . G. Lee, Ph.D., Chairman, Advisory Boord INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF JEWISH M~SSIONS , INC. 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