The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1957

April 1957 ___________THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST________ ~~ Page Thirteen fa it l 1. r l1 . 1 e ft l 10111 ., ~ ,) 7 11 a- µ:og1.1 , ,111d ,,rcaltl1 fo1· di:t<111t la11d~. 111 tl1 1 r . t l1 y .·11f fer cl te1·1'ibl I) r erl1tio11 l). ._ J)a11i h a11- thoritie ,vl10 1c1ightecl in 111al<i11 g· the J e~'. a . pe tac le l)ef 1· th people. l1 ortly 1)ai11 ,~{a: 110 1 11g·– er ' I)lag·t1 d ' b tb i11cl11.·trio11. · ( l)llt lo. al ) Jew . T11e exp11l io11 of th J ,v ve11- t11ally a,1 ed gr at eco11omic dif– fic11lty. Tl1 i1-- xo 111 left pain \:\;rit ho11t the r,ri . of J wi h fi - 11a11cier ,vhi 11 011ld not be ex– celled by a11y otl1er p ople. Thou- and of p1--o p I'"OU bu ine e we1"'e lo ed. Tl10 e ~rhich remained open 11nder pa11i h di1'ect.ion op– erated at a lo , or at ~ tl h meager profit that t l1eir value to the na– tion was wo1--thle . Reve11ues de– crea d propo1--tio11at ly a11d ft1nds depe11de11t 011 J wi h ,vealth no longer ~ 1 ere availabl for impor – ta11t o·over11n1ental exp 11. e . Thi eco11omic lack wa cou11teracted mon1entarily by the trea ur of the 11ev\ 1 ,i\ 1 01--ld: b11t pira y and for- eig·n i11t1--ig11 oon prohibitecl it ~ afe tra11 po1--t and pain o,r 1--– . ea i11come dwi11dl d to a tr·icl{le. T1Je un table eco11omy of the horn - la11d .wor ened a11d the pa11i h colonial empire f 11 into d lin a11cl fi11ally di inteo·r ated. pai11 exp rie11ce with tl1e J e,,, i one of n1any Bible prophe ie come true. In ene ·i 12 :1-3 we read, ' ... ow the Lord had aid 1111- to Ab1-.am , t thee 011t of thy cot111try and from thy l{i11drecl and from thy father hot1 e 11nto a lan(l that I will hew thee: And 1 will make of the a g1·eat nation and I will ble tl1ee an l mal<e thy 11a111e gr eat; and thot1 halt be a ble~ i11g·. And I will bles them that bl . thee a11d cii1·se hi11i t liat ciir·set Ji thee; a11d i11 th e ·hall all f amilie of tl1e earth b ble ed. ' ' o long a pain permitted the J e\v to prosper she enjoyed sue.. cess. However, when she cursed the Jew a chain of events began which caused Spain to fall into a state of decline and future in ig– nificance. 17 alite of H istor·y \Vhy StlLcly history i11 a 1 h ris– tia11 1 ilJe1·a l arts ·oll g . ' tle h a. , ( 1 e<lar,ri]] r ( 1 ollrig·p v? r1 l1e c~11ri . tia11 ~}).J>roac:]1 to l1i stor y Htre11 g·the11s thP fa1tl1 a11(l 111oral C'l1a1~a('ter of }<>tl 's el1ildrP11 . 1\ t •e larvi ll P, t l1P 8erioll8 l1i :-;t<Jry st1 1cl(•11t , 1111}1a111J)P l' P l lJY t}1 c~ at}1iPsti<· cJr ag11cJ.·tie vie1,vs c>f tt11- g·cJcll.'t J)l'()fPSS()t'H, cl( 1 \ 'P lOJ)8 clPfi11it(' ('CJ11,ri<'ti<JllH ,,,J1ic·l1 ,1 r e i11 ac·(·u1·cl – a11c·p \\ itl1 tllP f1111cla111P11ta) tPac·li – j11g-~ <Ji' l1ist<J l'i c 1 l1ristia11i1y. l<'ttl' . 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Dt1ri11g the 111011tl1 of Febr11ary a11cl the first t1nday i11 1\Iarch the pro– grams for the teens and colleo'e age young people ,vere built a .. round the theme, ' ' A Love Yol1 Can Live '\Vith. ' ' The individual program were entitled ' ' '\"\That I Real Love?' ' \Vhat Mal{e 1 Ideal hri. tia111111. ba11cl ? ,Vl1at :\ Ialre. · .1\11 l clPal ~l1ristia11 °\\Tifc ~!' ' t l1 P l'll1() l' l, a ])H llOt'Hlllit• ( il1ri st i,lll vie->,,, c)r \\'C>rlcl c·<>11cliti 11 8 erPaie1s cl 1 Ht'c:1 l)] p 111111cl ,,·it]1 cl 111issi<)l1,l1'\' • , ,iNio11 fc>1· 111 <' 1ltillic>11s <)f' l)fl<) })l r alie111,1tPtl f'rc>111 (1c>cl . \\' l int 11011 - ( 1 hristic111 i11 st it 11t ic>11 ('Hll C>l'f'Pt' ()ll)' ( ·11rist i,111 ) ' ()l lll !.!_' ]) ('() t>IP " 11·t1P a,1,1 ,, <->1·11i ,,· l1ilP ,,ip,,· ()r It i ~ 1() 1•) ' ? c111 cl W h a 1 lvl r1 I< <>8 1\ 11 I < I ci a I ( i h r i 8- t i c111 Tic,1110 '? 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'l J1i: ye1a r 11j11 r elubs 111c 1 Pt c,·e r.}' \V<' PI{ i11 the ho111c:>.· <Jf t11r ·l1l1rc·l1 foll{. l 1 'or thP 111<>11th <> f }; e l)rtl,ll'Y at– lr11cl,111e r i11 c:111 C' l ttl): togrthc~ r 11as cl, 1 Prc1 grcl ~4fj <111 l t11 r l' c \\'Pr e 12 clecisjo11s for ( 1 l1 ri st. ( 1 !t1·ist ia11 ~ ,e1·1 1 ;C f JJ1 ·ifJCtcl ('. ( 1 hristia11 • ·e r,,iee l rigacl ,t ,vorl< a111011g· trc1 -agr l1oys, is a 11e,,T v 11tl1rc at E111111<11111 l . Reali i i11g· 111::111y l1o)rs ,1rc> lost to tl1e C'l111rt lt clllCl • ~ll l1 lcl\' N ·~1001 ,vl1 e11 tll e \r e 11- ter t}1Pil' ear]y t 11. ' it i~ fplt thi.' g1~0111) \Vi11 !S0<)11 g·o cl lc>11 g ,vay i11 l)l' ,, 11ti11g: tl1at lo::. 'l l1 e p1·~– gra,111 is cle:ig1 r 1 to 111ect t l1ree basi · e le1n e 11 t . 11ee 1i11g ~1 1·i:tia 11 g·t1i la11 ee i11 C1\'Cr)T boy: ,'J)irit11alit)' 111<:>11tal 1 , ,.e101)111011 t ,111 l 111) 7 , ital exr1~cisr. 'I'l1c ati 11clc111 ec: at t l1e la, t f 011 r 111ee ti11gs l1a , ,e l1ee11 : 1-1- 1:3 ~; a11cl 2(1. N JJ-l'Ci(1 l .11 ee tin .<Js ]) 1·. \\Talt 01· ll t1gl1 . of ( 1 a11atlcl ~ ' t1.11 <.l al "O tl1e )Tot1tl1 ' J) ( alter e11Q.·,Lg<.' cl for the ' ' Da)r after Tl1a11lr g'i,Ti11g, Yot1th RallJ,. la t ... ,. o,·e111ber ,,Till co11dt1ct a erie of n1eeti11g· at Emn1ant1el Bapti t l1t1rch begin.. 11ing April 11, a11d conclt1ding April 19. Of li er J.11 ee ti1ig Pa~tor R. L. :\Iattl1e,,·s co11d11ctecl n ' t riPs of 111 et i11g· · :\lctrc-11 :2~ ... t l 11•0 l l g· l 1 ~ \ l) l' j l 7 i.11 ~ \ ' ' () l l . ( ) l 1 i (.) ,,·i1 l1 ]~rot ll< l' l l <>111C'r ( ~ t',l\'t' ll . I JOt'ctll,, 1 , l ~1111 11 n 111L t'I l~H J)tist ( ' }t\ll't·lt ~]l()ll S ()I''°' t\\ l) ~lllltlcl)' llllll'll – lll g' 1',lcli (> l)l' <>ctc l l'H'lt~ t'ctt•ll 15 111i11 - t11 <''°' l~ t'l'l'll{ }\ Hl'l'clllQ.l'llll ' ll( S ltd\'- • l)c'P ll lllH<l e tc> ltct\P thest' J>l'(>g t·,1111~ r p)11·c><1tl t•,t"i1 <>\ <' r t lie l 'l1risl ic111 r a t ( '10111 i11tlC1tl 011 11 \xt 11,tb' ' )