The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1957

Janu ary 1957 I t i . 11 o t st 1·a11g() t l1ctt tl1 ,\/orl cl 111181111<.lei·– . ta11c1., t11e 1 a1l1 ]3a J t.i. t, o r e,"e11 that P1·otesta t1 ti. ·rn g 11 r ,1.l ly rarrie. fat1 lt~ 011 e1 ts of tl1e teT·111 ~ bt1t it i : t1·ag·i to l18C'0, 1 Pr that 11ot i11frec1t1 11tlJr rne111l1e1·.. of Ba t)– ti t cht1r ·11 are ig·11ora11t of t h e . ig11ifi a11 ·e of th e titl l y ,vl1i ·11 the3r a1·e de110111i11ate ] . 1>erl1a J)8 t 11 e 1·ea. 011 f 01· t l1i 011 l i t i 11 i.· 1--eadily appa1"'e11t a: 011e stt1clie · 1·e ·e11t hl1r >h hi. to1':)" b11t i 11 a11v • • eve11t tl1i. ought 11ot to x 11s it or 4.11££ i e a. a 1·ea. 011 for· . ·il e11 er 11 the part of th :e ,vl10 ha·v . 0111e r e ])011 ibility fo1· 111. trl1rti11g a 11cl a1"'i11~: for the ai11 t .. It i 111or e 01· 1 . t1~ 11al to f i11 1 peo1)le a u111i11g a111 tati11g t l1at the di. ting11i. ]1i11~; featt1re of Bap– t i t .· i that they b li v i11 i111- mer~ io11. 1 ot 10110· ago a ,,,el l ecl11- cated a11d l1ighly l"' e, pe t i p1,eaeh – er a ti, 1 e i11 n1i . io11ary e11t 1"pri. ·e a11d a1·r)ri11g· 011 a com111e11 lable p iece of l11·i tia11 ,,,01"1< i11di atecl i11 a l etter to the w1--i ter that hi co11ceptio11 of tl1e i tt1a tio11 ,,,a , exactly that. Yet thi 111a11 wa a11d i. a member of a Bapti~ t hllr 1 . Thi idea '"'hi 1 i. ·o prevale11t today i. an 011tg·ro,, 1 t]1 of t hi11]{– i11g \\ 1 hich n1ig;ht 1Je ·alle 1 r eaetio11- ary thec>logy- or to l)e 11101"'e exa )t– r actio11a1"'y e c lesiology. o <.lol11)t 011e of tl1 1110:t 1a111e11tal)le f tl – tlll' .· of rece11t e: l111r ·h J1i:t r)· \,,a: the i11va. io11 of theological lil)e1·a l– j. m into the e:tar)li heel 1->1·ot ·ta11 t cleno111i11 atio11 :. ge11eratio11 ag·o J : 111 d al1110 t a tl1ol1g:l1 tl1e 11- tire field had bee11 ca pt1,1red by the moderni t . As a re ult, r efugees from the withering blight of materiali tic unbelief in the pulpit fled from all kind of background to find r efuo-e in ome haven of Chri. tian fellow– . hip and Bible expo itio11 ,vithout regard to cliff ere11 · s of dP1101n– i11atiol1a l J><>1ity <)r fi11e 1)oi 11t: of thP<>1<)g,\". I I1111t{1·y H<Jt tl s 11 P<-1< lrcl to I) .) fe1cl, }lJl P111<1 r g ·c)11<'J" s ii11 ai 1<)11 l1c1 c.l ati~P11, ,111cl 111H11y i111t1rclc 1 110111i11ct – ticJ11al c·ci11t e 1·8 of c· l1l1 l' <' l1 fcllo,,'{8l1i1> vvcire ~Pt tt 1> 1o ll}PPt 111(1 ll PPCl . ]11 s ltc>l'1 , n 11P,, clP11c>1ui11ctt 1<)11 P\' C> l\TPcl i11 1\111c·1·ic·a 1 1 /1 r f 11/cr<le110,,1inr1 - l1 () JI ( t l f) ( JI () i J l l JI rt I i OJI • J11 S()lll I i11slclllC'PS, clS cl l'P8 ltlt of' tl1<\'P 1· 1v<J]t:1tic>11 a 1·) (~l1a11g e)s ,,l1i ·11 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST P age Seven - BAPTIST I{y l)R. l FJNN 1~J'I'II I I. •a ll c\cl fo1· 1·e11r,\rpcl Hl1lC1) 7 of t 1 C' l'i l)– ll ll'P 111a11:\r ea 111c to i·rr the ir11th • c) f lJrl irV(lJ'H lJaJ)ti . 1 111 ,, 1 l1i<'l1 l1ct<.l 11 r etof oI· 1 br 11 11111<11 0\\' 11 to t ll 0111. J~1tt i11 ig1or c1 11C'c of l1iHto1·) 1 c1 11cl of' t l1e lJa ·l{~.r1·ol111cl of ihr other j1n– J)Orta11t, J~il)lical 1>1·i1 ·it)lC8 ,vl1iC'h l1a 1 ·l1a1·aet eri iecl 13a1 ti sts : i11c· e t l10 l1cg·i1111 i11g t h ry i111a g; i11 eel t l1 at l1a, ,i11 g· ac· p t cl t l1i.· or cl i11a11er, t l1r. hacl 111rrclJy l1ec·o111c~ 13c1J)tist.· . .1:\ll t o oftc11 tl1c.)r r r 111a i11ecl :-;i111 1)ly i111111 1·8r l l 11ter 1 )110111j11atjo 11 ,t l i.· tH ! 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The eo1.1ti1111e l i11. i t 11 ·e 11po11 it perr) tl1atio11 ste111s i11 la1"g 1nea - 11re £to111 t l1 tl ·ire to p1·e e1~ , ,ario11H 1 l1ri. tia11 11t 1~pri. c · v, 1 l1i ·]1 bcg·a11 i 11 t l10:r l,1y: a 11 l ,,, 1 ie h too le ll p o 11 t]1e111.'e 1,· s t l1r th a r H ·tr r iHtirs of tl1c~it fo1111(ler:-;. \Viil1 t l1i s t l1 1· ea11 1) (.l 110 <(llarrt\l, cll ltl tr11 lic111- ti.·ts l1a,ri11 g· c1l,, 1 a} 1 "' i11: istecl l ll)Oll :-:;0L1l lil >erty ,,,ill 1)1·0, 1 icl 11 itl1er le:t 1101 1 ]1i11clra11· . '1]1 1 oi11t of 1 1)artl1re a11cl tl1e it 111 of ·011- t1~0,, 1· y 0111 i11to the J)i tl11·e ,vl1e11 i1n111er ed I11te1~c1e1101ni11ation– ali t or 1 11 denominat.io11ali t i11- i t that they are Bapti t and choose to castigate a ' 'sectarian' ' and ' ' unspirit1,1al' ' any v\ 1 ho con- 1) tr11 I Pc:tr1 1<1:-;tly for th e l)HS i<' c-1ncl l >il,lic·al 11ri11ei1>l PH vvhic· l1 1,t\' r <' l 1cl l' ell' 1r r i z ci cl I~ a 1) 1ists f <> r t C' 11 - t ll ri C'H. 'I b,tl tl1 r<1 ctt· r c1r<),ts f<>r f(> ]l o\v– shiJ) HIJ(l PVP ll ()f ('{)O ])(~ l' ,1tio11 ,t– mo11g·lJr li r,,pr s ,vl11C' r1 t r c1 11sc- e11c.l cl P- 110111i11atior1c1 l li11P8, 11011 ,\r(Jlllr1 l)t' P– RlllllC' to c1l1 rstio11. l{t1t tl1ctt tl1 1 cl<Jct ri11 p c> f 'l, 1 r l11vj: il>le ( 1 !11t1·c·l1 sl1ot1J l l>P 11tilj zecl by so111e i11 ,t11 ,tttP111 1>t ic> c1iHt r rrlit th e 1>0:..; itio11 of J>a 1>tist s ,, 1 itl1 r ef– r r<111c to lorctl eh11 r el1e1s i.' 1 eitl1r1· f ,t ir ~ 1 t r i I> t l l l' ,t l 1 or \V,1 r r a, 11 i 1 by t l 1 r r i l' e 111t18 ta 11 e s. ,,Te l1ave ec>111e t 11 rol1gl1 : vc1·<tl c1ecc1clr.' <>f g·recLt tra1 sitio11 . "\Ve a r r 110\\r \\ 1 (>}] 0 11 Olll' \\ 7 clV t o tl1 c • r e-c.·t c1l> li:-; l111 r11t of tl1 0 ]cJc ,1] el1l1rcll 1)1·i11C' i 1 l c: a , t 11 y \V r e b f c)rc 1110- cl e r11 is 111 111,1cle ll<t\ 1 0<· of tl1) A111(l r– i · a11 ,• · p11e. Lei 11: rc(' og11 ize ot1r 1)rethr 11 of tl1P I 11t r<l 110111i11a– t io11aJ 1 110111i11 a tio11 a11 (l ,vi · h t l1 111 '\"ell. 13ttt l e t 1ts 1-- )111e111be1· ,,1 l1at a Bapti:t is a11 l thclt be i. so111etl1 i110· luit e a bit otl1e1· tl1a11 an i111111e r ·e<.1 J11 t 1·de110111i11c1tio11ali ·t. TRACTS by DR. WILLIAM L. PETTINGILL ALVATION, PLUMB A D PLAIN EXA TLY WHAT I THE GOSPEL? ONCE SAVED, ALWAY SAVED PRI E 40c per 100 plu po tage THE D AND D PRINT SHOP 347 Davis St reet Findlay, Ohio GIFTS TO OHIO ASSOCIATION Rev. Robert J . 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