The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1957

TI-IE OIIIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST February 1957 Editorial Comment 'l 11 l l i\ l 1 - li: l) l ()l"t. t 11 1 1 \'()lll 1 lll' lll'()'i ll ~ 11 i11\)' t)l'll illcl t il)ll ~ ,1- l1a s 1<1tH1 111<)11g· l~HJlt is1 s l) t) t) t 1 1), 111 e • l l111re11. ,111cl 11tlt l>~· Hlt)· µ:ro1111 cl })<lrt fr<)lll tlll" lo ~n l el111rt· l1. r P ~cll'<llt"ss )t' t l1r 1•t')ln1 io11sl1iJ) c~i~t – i11!! llt't,, ~('l' ll Slll' ll l! l' ()ll}) clll tl l3cll)– ti"t \\"()l'l~ 1 t i , eo1111110 11 l)l'cletivc fc)r a I ,l J) – tist l l1111·el1 to ·all fo1· cl eot111t il to cl<.1,·i/l" et>11 r r11i11g tl1r ex 1>ecli 11<')" t)f setti11g a11art 011 e of its 111e111- l1ers to tl1c (To. 1)el 111i11i. tr~r·. Tl1 e e Cl)lt 11cil.... a1'e I)tt r el}- acl,·i. or~,. a11cl h,l\.e 11t1 eccle.. i a ti l' a 1 a11tho l"' it,,. . .. ,'\ .... l1e11 a ca 11cl idate l1a. bee1 1·ee- 0111111e11 1 ti l)}r" tl1e co1111cil, it i ._ cl1sto111ar~,.. fo1-- tl1e Ba1)ti t ·l1l11·ch to i11,,.i te 11ea1·b)" Ba1 ti.·t 111i11i te1-. to ,1 i .. t i11 the 01·rli1zatio11, lJ11t ll 11 111i11i ter a1'e i111pl3r a . i:t– i11g the local ch11rch a11 l ar·e i11 no e11 e er,"i11g· the11 a me111l1e1·s of the ·ol111cil. Tl1 c Co1t1zcil "\'\Titho11t a113T c111e tion a Bapti. t cl1l11·c1 l1a the 1 1~e1·og·ati,'e to i11- vite an,: cl1111~ ·11 to e11 l 111e: e11- .. ger to . it 011 the col1ncil 1)11t ,,..h}T a11}'" Ba1)ti~t cl1l1rcl1 ,,;ro11]cl i11- , ... ite a 11011-Bapti t ch111~c11 to sen l 1·ep1·e entati,..e: to acl,... i e the Bai - ti t cl1u1--ch ,,·l1at to cl o i: a (flle.·– tio11 f 01· the l)ool<. l t ,,To11ld 11att1rall}r ])e a ,'lllllC(l that the ca11 liclate ,,..011lcl l)e 1· ·– ommendecl f 01· 01·clina tio11 if hi. l111der ta11cli110· of BilJle loctri11e ,,a fot111cl t o be i11 line ,,.. ith t l1at l1el cl b,~ the 1ne111l) r . of tl1e 'Ol111 - .. ·il. b,riOll l)''" tl1e 11011-J3apti. t 1·e1)re e11tati,·e do 11ot .·ee e)'"e to eJ'"e with tl1e Ba1)ti. t 111e11 h r11ee ,, ...e a1·e at a lo· to 1111cle1·:ta11cl 11 0,,· all}"" mixecl e;o1111til c·ol1ld l)O . ibl)'" l)1·i11g in a :relia 1)1 e l'el)oi-·t. ,Vl1 o e,Ter hea1·cl of a :\Ietl1ocli8t .·itti11 g a: a11 acl,.. i ·or i11 a })11. ·i11{1. · 111eet– ing of the L11the1·a11 cl1l1rch? "\"\rl1at Ba pti t ha. lJee11 i11, 1 i te l to . it i11 a an acl,.. i ·01" i11 a lJ11 i11e .: e8sio11 of a Pre ·l)}'"te1·ia11 cl111rch ! r ,,·hat ·traig·ht tl1i11l{i11g l3a1 ti t cht1r ·11 ,,.. 011ld ,,·i 1 to l1e g·uicle l l)J'" tl1e e;o1111. e 1 of a 11011-Baptist re1Jre. e11tati,Te. ( 11l~y~Regulc11· l~a J>– ti. t · \\"Olll(l l)e :o g llllil)le. I t i · eq11all3T ab ' lll'Cl to i11,rite 1·e1)1·e:e11- tation bJ... a cl1111'el1 of the ...\ 111eri– can Bapti. t C 1 011,Teutio11 ( XB( t) fro111 ,vl1ich t lie Reg11la1· l-3a }) t ist ·l1111'che · ha\"e 1'·'ithc11·a,,"11. • 1 0111e 111igl1t a1·g11e that t l1e1·e i. fi11 e f ello,,·.·l1ip bet,,~een tl1 e l3a ptist I)a. ·to1' a11cl the mi11i. tc1· of th e 11ei 0 ·hbo1·i11g· ch111·ch. If t he pa - 1()1' ()f {h p ]~cll>fi~t t lllll't•l1 \\}1ic-J1 c·al ls 1 ll C' l'(>lllll'll, ,, i~llPH tc> ha,·r 111 <' 11 Pig· l1l lor 1 r ese11t. 11<1 11olcli11g· tl1r sc1 111c 11rli Pf~ ,ls tl1r J{ pg·11lcll' 11 ,1 1 t i~1 I >,1sto1· , l1c . l1ot1lcl l>c i11- \Titrtl J)< r~t)11;-1ll)T, 1>11t 11ot as a r r 1lr0~<111tc1ti,·c o f tl1 P 011t. icl r t hlll'C}l . IJlJJJfist [) i. ·ti11 cli i 1 cs 13a1Jti. t eht11·cl1e. ha,,e cloctri11al c1i.· ti11 eti,rc \\rl1i ·l1 a1·c 11ot pate11t to othe1· de110111i11at io11 . Tl1e. e cli. - ti11ct i,.. e. a1·e a.. 11111cd to l)e helcl l)~~ )'"01111g 111e11 J)lacecl i11 li11e for 01·cli11atio11 l)}.,. Ba J)ti. t 1 ]1111· ·l1e. . t}1·a. 1) if :Y'"Oll ca11, the abR111-- litj– of i11, 1 iti11g a cll llI'th ,,,hi ·h loe: 11ot J1ol cl t l1e:e , ,ie,,·. 1. to ~ e11cl eo1111- Rev. H. K. Finley was fat ally injured in an auto accident in Florida at 5 p.m. Saturday evening·, February 9th. Mrs . Fin– ley suffered some broken ribs and other injuries. The funeral was held Thursday, Februar y 14, in Elyria, Ohio. Full particular s will be published in the next is– sue of this mag·azine. . ellor , t o l et r 1·111i11e tl1e cxp e lie11- }" of 01· lai11i11 g· a 111a11 ''"' 11 o cloe. holcl 11e11 v ie,,..s. ( ~ \ t a eot111 cil 111ee ti11g· S<>111e )"ea1-.. · airo ,, .. l1e11 tl1e T1a1)ti. t ( 1 h1t1·eh l1a l i11, 1 itecl ~0111e 11011-l~aptist eh 11re1 e. · t <> • ·e11 1 r ep– r e. ·0 11 ta t i , Te.· , tl1e c111 e.-tio11 <)f l)a11- ti,·111 l)J'" i111111rr. io11 ,,·a. i11tr 111 ·e 1 a11cl a li,~el)r .·0111e,rhat o, ·r1·]1eatet1 c1Pbate--t ool{ plaee i11 t l1 e l)I'e. r 11ce of t he C'a111iclatP. ) () 11 1· J.Jos if io 11 ()11r attit1lcle i. 11ot i111fl'ie11cll,p t o,var·cl 11011-Bal)ti ·t cl111rc l1e. 110 ..1· clo ,ve acl \ri. ·e tl1 at R g:11la 1" 13a 1)– ti:t C 1 ]1111·el1e. .·l1011l cl ha,re 110 f el– lo,,·: }1ip ,, 1 itl1 e l1 t1rel1e: of othe1-- cl e- 1101ni11atio11., 01· 11011-c1e110111i11atio11- aJ C'l111 1·ch e: . "\\,.,. a1·e of the opi11- io11 that 011 lllall)" le,Tel, a11cl ,,rith 111a11J"" ·l1t1rel1e. fi11 e f llo,v:l1iJ) 111ay lJe l1a (1 ,, 1 ith 11011-I3apti:t el1111·c·l1cs a11cl g l'Ollp ; ho,,Te, 1 e 1· i11 1·elatio11 to i1111 1·-C., h11rch 1)11.' i11e:s 111atte1·s .'llch a.· tl1at he1·ei11 cl i:- 'll,,. ·e 1 ,, 1 e 1·e ·0111me11cl t llcl t 0111,~ t}1e f a111il}r l1e i11 \"i t ecl i11. .. '1 1 l1 c l 1z,,ilr,tio11 1~ or 0111 1111,1 .· i. ,,T<' rP ]>Prlt tl1at ,t l~ct11ti8t ( 1 l1tLr·c]1 11f1s the;) 1·ight 1<> eo11taet a11v c·l1t11·C'l1 li:trcl i11 thr .. tPIE' J)ho11e li1·erto1·,, a.· l{i110· :l1c·l1 ~ n to . ·e11cl 1·e1)r r. c11 tati ,,e. to gi, 1 e a(l - , rier 011 c:1 11)'" 111atte1· i11 poi11t . ~onp c·oltlcl 1J1·r ,·0J1t tJ1e i11,., itatio11 lJ<:1- i11g· extcn le l, a11cl 11011e ,,·ottl cl at– te1111)t to c1o . o. Il o,,,e,·er, . i11ee 111a11~v· l a:to1--.' a11cl ah11rche. clo not ca1'e to 1Jarticipate i11 a 111ixecl co1111cil, it i co111--teo11. a11cl lJap– ti. tirall}.,. cor1·ect tl1at each i11,., ita– tio11 )al'f:} 7 a ft1ll li t of the hl1rch– e ancl i11di, 1 idt1al to who1n i11,Tita– tio11 a1"' e l)ei11g: ·ent. Tli e Date I11 other }'ear it ,, 1 a eo111111on practice to hol l the rot1ncil 111eet– ing i11 the afte1·noo11 a11cl 01·di11a– tio11 ce1"'e111011ie in the e, re11i11 O' of t l1e . a111e clay thi prog'1·an1 e111- l)ocliecl i11 t11e in, 1 itatio11 to lll'– I'Ollll ling· ·h11r ·he . It ha ' 11 e, ·e1-- lJeen tl1e p1·a tice of the g·o, ,e1·nme11t to cl1--aft OI'– clai11e 1 mi11i ter and dl11"'i110' "\"\T 01--Icl "\\r ar I ancl "\\ 7"orld "\\T a1 .. II ' 1)el"CJ" a11d la1--e11 ·e l"ll heel off to l3i11le H 11001 ancl ,,·e1--e c la:. ifiecl a.· 4 ;\I i11i t erial ,,'1tl1cl e11t.· . '"I'he11 . 111)011 g1'acll1ati110-, or· lJefore the fa111i l}" 1·1t:hecl the 1)a:to1-- 111·gi11g· t 11 at he a1·ra11ge for 01·di11ation ~si11C'e it ,,·01111 lJe .·o 11111th help i11 0 'etti110' a cl111rcl1. The l)a to1" l{11e-n"' 111a113-~ tim · that tl1e yol1th hacl 110 c1t1alificatio11 for p11lpit ,,·01--l{ a11cl in 0111 ·a. e. the , ,.011tl1 .. '"·a..· l{J10,,..11 t o lJe a cl t1llarcl. Ilo"'"- eve1· f e,,· ,,·e1"e tl1e l)a. to1·: ,,~ho ,,ro11l l l)l'a,'e th ,,·1·ath of 111an1- lllcl a11 1 th al111ts ; !1e11ee 111a11,T ' t l1 l11--c' 11 · i11 the a. 80ciatio11 tool~ ,1 ctio11 alo11g· t 11 e f ollo,,..i11g· li11e. : 1. }, 1 c I ec f i l' c (J ,. cl i ,, a t i cJ , , • The leo·i latio11 111·0,·icled tl1at 110 1"ep- 1·e • 11 tati,,. . ,,·011lcl l)e . e11 t to a113r COllll ·il 111 eti11 ~_' llllle ' tl1e c111c1iclat e hacl e1 .. ,r cl at lea t 011e 3rpa1-- i11 p1·ofr:. io11al e, 7 all– ~·elistic: 111i11i.. t1~,.. 01· l1c1cl l)ee11 " . ec1l le l to tl1e 1)11l1)it of a 1~ec- og11izecl Ba pti t '1l1111·t11, or hacl l)e n a ·u ptecl lJJ" a 1·ecog11izecl 111i.. io11 l)oar·cl. 2. Tzt'O Date . '10111e leg·i - la tio11 p1"0,·icle 1 that 110 r epr e– . e11 tati ,,.e ,,·ol1lcl be ·e11t ,,~ he11 the 1·cl i 11a tio11 ha cl b e e 11 1 la1111ecl a11 l a1111ol111 ed I rio1· t o tl1e c·o1111cil 111eeti11g·. The p t1r1 o ·e of tl1i · a ·tio11 ,va. ai111e<l at oi,rino· t}1e COllllUil lib-