The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1957

ug' Fot1r THE 0 1110 INDEPENDENT l3APT!S1 ~~~~ February 1957 CHATS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE GENERAL THEME : ''A BUCK PRIVATE IN CHRIST'S ARMY'' 'l'l1 is i\ rt 1('1 <': I Irrt' is tl1r . ixtl1 c111tl fi11al artit·le1 i11 cl srrir.· cl lclr rsse 1 to 3~01111g J)eople, ,,rritte11 for t11is 111a~!.'- c11i11r e '" (•111~1,·rl,,. i11 10-l-:2 1),,. ~[1-.. (ila1'r11c·r F.i. :\fa. 011 ''"'if of Dr. 1 • F.J. :i\Ia. 011 , t he11 ,,·ith t l10 Pl1i1- cltl(\111hia el1ooi of tl1P I ibi'r. 110,,· . e1·,·i11!f <1S l) ra11 of tl1 e J>I1il ,1 lelJ)l1ia J3 il)le I11:tit11te. ( E clitoI' ) Ft)I' r ,,. r H 1 ,re }{,"' a , .. 01111 g· 111a11 . ' of tl1r "'"\. ir 01'11 "' , tc1tio11ecl 11rre. l1ati l)ee11 atte11di11g· 0111' . e1·,,i es. Il e ,,·a c:l fi11e lacl a11cl l1acl, i11 t l1c ti111r he ' '"cl , t1' ai11i11g l1e1'e, 11- dea1'ed l1in1:elf to 111a11,.. i11 ot1r ._ l1111·t l1 . 11e 111or11i11g he ,, 1 aitecl 1111til 1no t of tl1e peo1)le ha 1 pa. ec1 ortt of tl1e cloo1' , tl1e11 h e ca1ne 111) to the pa to1.. a11d aid: · I l1a,Te eo1ne to . a,.. o·oodb·\··e ii-- a11 1 to ._ e ._ , , tell ~·011 that ,·rl1ile I 111a}T 11e,·er ee ~"Oll ag:ai11. I l1a, ·e l)ee11 deepl3cr l)le ed clt11·ing~ tl1e e we le'. I a111 011 the ., l1i1)pi11g Ii t a11d I thi11k it ,,ill he ,·er>· ea1·lj' to111orr·o,v mo1 ..ni11g, thol1g·h I a111 11ot ee1·– tai11. ~ on1e of the ) 1 01111g people J1ea1·cl l1i111 an l g·a thered aro111 d, a lci11g· ma11~, q11e tio11. : "'\"\ he1 c1id t}1e>' tell J~o11 ? · Wl1er e a1-- yol1 g:o– ine: ? I . l1all 11e,;re1· f oro'et the ,,~av he t11r11e 1 to th n1 a11cl aic1: ._ ··I can a11 ,,..e1' mo. t of , 1 ot11 .. c111e. - tio11 b11t 011e i. be) 1 0nd my })0\\'er that i. : ,,~her e are yoll o·oi11g· ? 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Il e l<:11e,,~ tl1e 11la11 ,, 1 ot1lcl l)e 1· ,yealecl i11 c1l1e ti111e. Ili l11t,r ,,·a." to fL1l- '" f ill the ta. l{ ,vhe11 it wa: mac1e elear . Tl1 e Pla,1 R ei ·ealed Thi. lJ1--ing. ll to Ollr seco11 cl tl1011g·ht. X ot onl~T doe. the Lord ha,re a pla11 for ea ·h of 11. , 1)11t if 011e ear11e. tl3 .. a11d i11cer el}T ,,,. a11t. to k1 0,, that pla11 He lia. p1·oni– i. eel i11 II.i. W o1·cl to 1~e i 1 ea l £t . 1 010 . ian. 1 :9 . avT that ,ve mav be ._ .. fill e 1 ,,·ith t he k11ol,le lge of !Ii: ,ri. lorn a11d . pi1·itual l111cle1· ta11cl– i11g. ~ o ofte11 I ha,re heard n1e - :age. 01 thi... · t1 l1j ect ,,. l1i h , thol1g·h tl1 e}... ,,Ter·e a he 1 p i11 t bei1· e1 tiretJ·, l eft tl10 e ,vho li t e1 ed co11fl1. e 1 a to II W ,ve n1a1r l{llOW the ,,·ill of ._ }od. I f eel tl1at though it i a . t11pe11 lolt. thi110~ )"'et it i. 11ot con1- J)lirat cl 1101 .. i11t1·icate . f.1et 111e .11g– ge. t th1·ee ·i1111)le ,,·ay. to )"011 a.· a g11i le i11 lete1 ..111i11i11 ~r the Lord . ,,,ill : 1. Fi1 ... t of all Hi. l l' orcl. Read it! I eclitate t1p o11 it . 111 it od g·iv· ... }1i , pr--e ·i e co111111a11c1. 011 n1a11)T t 11 i11g· , 1111t al o }Ja . i · l)l'i11- cipl . ,,·hieh 111l1 t be i11terp1"eted to the gi,Te11 o ca._ io11. ~ ..01111g· :\f otl1e1· 11ot lo11g ago a l~e 1 111e to 1)1·a:v· that . l1e 1n ig:ht l1a, Te tl1e \,ill of t lie Lo1·cl i11 1· ga1--cl to 111a1·1·~'"·i112: a11 ll11b lie,Ti11g 111a11. I a11. ,,·e1"ec1 : ' l}r lea1· gi1·l, the1--e i ' 110 11e cl to wa.:te ti1ne p1'a) 1 i110· alJot1t it . Clod ha g·i,Te11 yoll impli ·it i11- t1·11ctio11 ( 2 i 01... 6 :14 ) a 11c1 110,,· it i: 111) to ).. Oll to de ·icle '"·hetl1e1 .. JTOl l a1.. ,,·illi11g· to ol)ej... ' ' :... Th .·e ·011c1 ,,Ta, 1 ,,7 111a,... ' ~ fi11cl the ,,,ill of o l i. tlz1·ougl1 JJrayer. ..c\ , le tl1e Lo1 .. l cl efi11it el:y·. I p er-- 'Ollc111:)r f i11 l it he l 1)£111 to tak a he of pa1)e1· di, 1 ide it i11 half. a11c1 })lace 011 eac11 icle of tl1e pa~:e t l1e 1·ea 011 ,vl11.. I ho11e tl, .. f e 1 I ' L . hot1l l or . l1011lcl 11ot t,1l<e a e1·tai11 ~te11. I a le Ili111 the11 to le 1)e11 111,.. eo11,,ietio11.· 011 011e ;,id r thr ._ otl1e1· a11L1 ."O f1·rc1l1e11t 1~... 1 h ec11· Il i8 eo111111a11 l, ' ' Tl1i i " tl1 ,, 1 a)'", ,,·,tll<: 1 .. e i 11 it. ' '\\T all t l1i ' co1 ,~ittio1 born i11 11·a}"e1· th i11-