The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1957

Editoria. l ( l ; \ SSl ' 111, I ~ l I "\ ~ l 1 ~ 1) l~lJ ~\ l'(' L1(' 111 1)l'l"'", l' t'l l' il~t' llllC)it'" ' 'cl 110 t {' l l t I 1 c() 1 <) u· i a n. •· 1 )i- . \ ll)t' rt 'I . J l <)l- ] ('g l' ll. l)l' t)f(' "~()l' c,r ~{"' \\' '['cstcl lll 'llt }lt l'1',1tlll'l' <lt ll ) })1'()1l' Stc1lll J~:})1~– l l) l )tll l'l1t 1 t) lt)g·i e c1l ~t' 111i 11Hl')" nt ~\ l t' ,<111tler. , cl. < 11 t lll) 1 rp._0111 -c1H)" l l<'t' tl for ~·tlll' t11ll g't)~11rl t1f ela~– " i e 111• i ~ t i ,111 i t , -. ' · · T 11 c l " 11 i t e( 1 • l')re~~ n "'l~t' <l l )r. ~ lo 11 l"' ~:l' ll i11 ,111 .... i11 t cr,·iL ,,. t o cl l)l)l'H ise the cc1 t1 e a11cl tl1e 11os8il)le f11t111·e COlll' e of tl1e g1·e,1t lll) ..; l1rg· of 1·eligio11. i11- t e1·e... t tl1at 11,1 "' ca1·1·iell l . ~- c:l1l1r cl1 111e111l1e1·sl1i1) to a11 all-ti111e l1iµ:h . ' ' Ili a11s,,·e1· ,,·a" 1no t i11te1·e t i11g to 13ible-belie,·c1· f 01· lie c1,Te1·recl t 1 at '\\""e t e1·11 Cl1ltt11·e l1ad 1·ea ·l1ecl ~ 'tl1e r 11cl of t l1e 1·atio11ali:t e1 ..a . ,,l1icl1 lie "'a itl. beg·a11 i11 t l1e 17t h e11tt11·~T. D111·ing t l1a t pe1·iod acco1·di11g to the 111·0£e 01\ 111a11 . 011ght to 1"111 ~oll ol1t of the ex1)la11atio11 of the 1111i,Ter e. Two wor·lcl war a11cl t l1e l1aclo,,~ of the I 1- bo111b ha. b1·ol1o·l1t al)Ollt a cha11ge a11cl made ma11 1·ealize that he i a11 infi11itel,T • l1ni1npo1·tant . pe k of 111at t e1-- ' ~ t11cl~ 011 a cooling . tar ,,it h a c1l1ee1 .. t},.IJe of ce111ent callecl g1--a·'?– it,... Ile ~ aid me1 have fot1ncl ._ intole1·able t l1e ' r·a l ieal e1 e of 1·atio11ali t J)hilo oph},. a11 l a1--e eel{– ing· to b11ilcl cl efen ·e · a2·ai11 t it. ~ Becau e .·o many l)eople a1·e o·enuin el)" ea1·ch il1g fo1· an i11t el– le ·tl1ally-l1one t 1·eligiot1. faith t hat can g·i,·e p11r1)0. e mea11i11 g· ancl hope to ht11 1an exi t e11ce , t l1e cht1rche ha, ,.e · · t l1eir· g·1·eate t 01J– po1·t1111it3-T · of moc1ern t ime . Tl1e pr"' e~ e11t 1 ..eligiol1 1·e, 1 i,.. al D1·. :\Iol– legen c1ecla1--ed, ,,·ill clege11erate i11- to ' cla11ge1·ot1. i lolat1':Y' if t l1) • people are offe1·ecl l)agan_' ' ·ulJ- ~ titt1te fo1· ' cla 'ic 1 h1·i~tia11 o·o. - ~ pel. ' The c111e t io11 11atl11·all}'" occ111-. · t o one What cl oc thi , ma11 111ea11 by t he ' 1 la : ic ( 1 h1·i. tian g·o ·1)e 1 ? If he n1ea11. tl1at 2:0 . l)e1 cl efi11ec1 l)y Pat1l j11 I C 1 01·i11tl1ian. 13 :1-4: , the11 ,,..e hear·t ils.. endo1-. e l1i .. st ate111c11t. .. ~ 1 l11·el~.. e, ,e1~}Tthi11g r1. e i · "· l)a.g·au ancl ,,.,. ill 1·e. 111 t i11 · 1nc1--e 1·c l ig·i– o itJT. · ' ( •ertainl} ... tl1e1·e 11e, Ter ,, 1 a. a cla}T ,, .. l1e11 tl1e l)o: iti, ·e lo. ·1)el of a ·Iai11. 1·i. e11 i11te1·cecl ing a11c1 might~'"-to- a, ... e ~ 1 a,?iol11· ,,Ta.· 11eecl ecl n101·e tba11 i11 ol11· clav. The 11a- , tio11. of ea1·t l1 a1·e i11 co111111otio11 a11cl their· 1)eo1)le · i11 tl11·111oil 111e11- tall}... mo1·all3r, a11cl .·1)i1·itt1allJ... 111 ot11~ o,v1 la11c1. a 11e,·e1· befor·e, J) tl lJJie . i11 i the acce1)t ecl 01·cl e1· of the da,r. If b:v' t1 e ' 1 la:. ic ( 'h1·is- .. .. tia11 Go J)el · i · 111ea11t ,,..hat tl1e TliE 01110 INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Coniment ~ (' '' ' r' e~1a111t'"\ 11t 111Pa11 "' l >,\' ' t J1c ({c)~l ) (' l ,' ' tl1 e1 ,,r s,l~·. · ]>l'c,1el1 it ! J)l'( l'r·. ~<)r, J)l' <' ,l(' l t it ! ! ' ' ...\ 1 11 1 E )"l~::-; () ~ I ~ l~...\ F.i1 j l t l1a. l)e1r11 111a11,, .. t , l' 111 11 r i r ., s i 11 'e t 11 e 11c1t io1 of I Hrael l1,1s l1rlll t l1r re11t01· of t l1e ,,..01~ 11 sta~re cl , • 11r lloes t oc1a).. . ...\ .· thi: i : l1ei 11g ,,.. 1·i tt 11 all 1 a t iou , g1·ea t c11 d ."111a ll a1·e ,,Ta iting to l1ea1· '""hat lie ,,~ill cl o. F11t111·e hi to1--:_v.. £01· 111cl 11 e , 1 e1~, ,,,..J1ere 111a,T be effe~t ecl ~ . by t l1e cleci. io11 of t l1e g·o,re1--11 1ent of that t il1)r l1PCle of a 11atio11 in t l1e :\ Iicl-ec:1 ·t. Tl1e. e faet . forc il Jy r e111i11cl 011e of ...·e,,e1·al • 1 c1--iptl11·e. : Zct ha1·ial1 J)r ophe iecl t hat oc1 ,,·ol1lcl n1alre ' ~T e1·l1 ·alen1 a l)l11·– cl e1 0111e . t o11e fo1· al l 1 eople ' ancl ,, ..hile thi. p1·01)}J ec3 1 , , .. ith it COll- te "t (Zech. 12 ) wait f l1tt11·e ·om– l)lct c f11 lfil111e1 t, thi po1·tion i. t1--t1r to l a:v·. "fl1e 11atio11. li1·ect lv i11, .. ol, ... ecl ._ ~ ,,To1.1lc1 cl o ,,ell to 1·ead th e r e t of ,:rel' e ~ ' al] t 11 at b111·den t l1en1 elve · yrit l1 it hall be ct tt i11 11iece. t hol1g·l1 all the p eople of t l1e ea1·t h lJe gathe1·e 1 together· agai11. t it . Goel l1a. a "\\ 1 01·cl abOll t tl1i al. 0 i11 ~J er e111ial1 :30 :16 ' .... \.11 thev t l1at .. cl e, ,.0111"' t l1ee . l1all 1Je c1e,rot11·ec1 . . . . t he~.. that J)oil thee ha11 be a . poil , a11c1 all t l1at pre)T lll 011 t hee ,,,. ill I gi , ,.e f 01· a p1·ey . .r\ ,vo1·cl of HlJecial cl1allenge to t lie Cl11·i~tia11 toclay i.· t hat spol,– e11 lJ, ,. 1 h1·i. t tT e. t1 . Ll1lce 21 :29-31 .. · Bel1olcl the f io· t r e a11cl al l t l1e tl-. (_) (', • \\Tl1e1 t l1e:;r }}Q'\\ " hoot forth , ),.e ,'ee a11 cl 1<1 0,, 1 of }'"Ol11-- ow11 . el, Te t l1c1t ·t111111e1' is 11ig;l1 at l1a11Ll. ~ 1 0 ]ilt ,,,. i e , re ,,·11e11 , ..e .-ee t l1e. e " . th i11Q\ 0111 (> i o pa,\ 1{110"\\T 3re t l1at t h e l<: i11gclo11 of (}ocl i.· 11ig'l1 at l1a11cl . \ T eril3r I a3T111 to ~"Oll , t hi.· g·p11e1·atio11 ·bal l 11ot l)a:: a,ra) 1 till all lJe £t1lf ill cl. I_) .L \. l TL ~ ~ 1 E J) R .l \_ "f l ) .L T ' \\Te hav e b e e 11 peal<ing f 1·ecly to :-5Tot1 111e11 of ('1 01-.int}1; ,ve ba, 1 e Ol) 11e 1 0111· h ea1·t .· · t l1er e i: 1·00111 t l1e1·e for ~"Oll ).,.rt t l1 err i. 11ot 1 .. oom i11 3ro111· lo,"e f 0 1· ll.·. 1 a 11 vo1111ot i11 1·et 111·1 , . - I a1)1Jeal to 3 .. 0,1 a. l . l1oltlcl to cl1ilcl1·e11- 01)e11 yot1r hea1·t . to t1.·? Do 11ot e1t er i11to i11eo11 i t e11t 1~r1at1011.· ,,Tith t ho:e ,, 1 ho 1 .. ej e ·t the Faith. 1-- 01· ,,l1at 1Ja1·tne1-. l1i1J c·a11 t l1e1·e lJe l1et,,,.ee11 1·ig·l1t eo11 11e., c11 l la,Yle. 1 e 1. · ! or ,,Tl1at l1a. ligl1t t <> c1o ,,Titl1 clarl{1 r . ? ,,r11 at h c:11·111011\" t·a11 t l1er e be l) t,, 1 ee11 l11·i ...·t a11~1 Beljal ? or ,,,.hat a11 t bo:e ,,Tl10 ae- Ma rch 1957 FINLEY MEMORIAL ISSUE PLANNED Re, 1 • IIa1·ry K. 1~i11ley ,,,.ho l1ac1 rclitr 1 t l1i.· mag·azi11c f or o, ,.er 2 )'"ea.1· , ,,·a £a tally i11j t11·ecl a11 l ~ 11--.1 . Fi11l eJ" ,1·a.. . e1,io11 . ly l1l11·t j11 a t,,o- ·ar colli. io11 nea1· ~ •t. P et e1-- - l)t1rg 1 101-- ida 8at11rclay . F elJr t1ary 9 at al)out - p .n1. The Finle)T· , who ,,,.e1"'e , 1 acation– i11g i11 Flo1'ida an cl t ,,,o women 111i ·io11a1·ie l\ii Rl1th I-Iege ancl ~f1· . Ll1cille ~hacle wer e enrol1te to a r e. t al1rant . )Ir . B. T. I r o l ie of .. t . P eter burg d1·0,,e t hrol1gh a 1~ed inter· ectio11 light clirectl:r~ i11 f1--011t of the Fi11ley ca1". Botl1 Dr. and irrj-- . Finley ,,er e t h1~0,v·n £1 ..om thei1-- auto he . o bad– l3r hlll't t hat he li,"ec1 011ly abo11t ....0 min11te . :\Ir . Fi11lev i till .. i11 t l1e ho I)ital at thi ,,..1--it i11g·, t1f- fe1·ing f 1·on1 br ol{e11 bo11e and ~ hocl{. ~ h e h a c1e,"elo1)ec1 l)1·on– chial pnel1n1onia h er conc1ition i co11 icl e1·ed to be . e1--io11. . The boc1y of t he ec1ito1" wa br ol1ght to Ely1--ia f or b1-11·ial " Tit.h . e1·, 1 i je i11 t h e Fir t Bapti t il1urch. I t i l)la1111ed t o 11alce t l1e p1·il eclit io11 of t he Oli io I11 clepe11 cle1it B a1Jt is t a 111emo1·ial to Dr. Finle}·. 'I'l1a t i ~ tle ,,ill ca1--1·).,. a full accot111t of hi life a11c1 of t l1e fl111e1·al .·e1~,,ic a ,,e 11 a t1 ..i bl1te f1 ..0111 t l10He ,,Tho l ne,, 1 a11d lo,·ecl II. }r . AN EXPLANATION D1· . Fi11le:y.. hacl c1011e . e, ..e1·al hol11-. ,,·01·lc 011 tl1i ::.\Ia1· ·h i t1e l)ef 01·e hi. c1rat 11. Tl1i ._· a ,,Te 11 a: 11t1el1 otl1c1· 11ate1--ial , ,,,.a· i11 ~ t . I ete1· l)111·g. Jf 1·. . Fi11le)T . 11p11lied tl1e ec1 i to1· 11·0 t e111 ,,·ith t l1e cop).. a11cl 1--ol1g·l1 11ot e 111a l e 1) ) "' t l1e ecl– ito1-. . ,\ e l1a, 1 e t1--iec1 to a1·1·a11g·e t he ·e pro1Je1·l)r an l g· t t ogetl1e1" a 11·e.·e11table pape1·. " 0111e 111aj o1 .. a1·ti<: le: ll .. llal11"" e a1·1·ie 1 ha,·e 11ot L eo111e i11 at tl1e t i111e ,,..e g·o to p1·e . 1 l rcl. e fo rg:i\·e a11)" i11111e1·fectio11. a11d e111i11g i1·reo·11la1~itie: . .L\.l o l)lea e 111ail all 11ate1·i,1l £01~ tl1e .L\.1)ril eclitiou to Bo .. 4-... El}"1--ia, l1io.