The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1957

ng i .. ·t en ~=~-- ----- THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ''JU T ONE OF THOSE DAYS'' I , April 1957 401 J>e1111 vlva11ia .r\ e. 1a11ila, I)hilippi11e • Richard Rose l)l1tsitle it ,,·,1s .._ till clarl,, l111t tl1,? t·ro,,·i11g l)f r c)ostc1·~ told of tl1e Hl)J)roa c.· l1i11g: tli1,Y11 altl1011g·l1 the t• re),,· t1f Fili 11i110 1·00. ter c ,111 be , .(' r)· 111i.'lt'clcli11g. c1 " tl1e)· beg·i11 to t·1·c),,· aro1111tl 111id11ig·l1t, a11d l,eep it 111) t' ' 't'l')' 11 t1r 011 tl1e l1011r 1111til tl1e cla,,·11 dors fi11all,r con1e. B11t '" ,,·e l\11 e,,. it ,,·a ." cla ,,·11 lJee a11. e tl1e · · .Jce1111e).. s' ' (old ,,Ta1·-ti111e ~T re1 .. ,,·Iii ~1 l1a, ·e l)ee11 · 11,Terted i 11to little 1)11 ·es ) tarte l ,var111ing 1111 t l1ei1· 111oto1· i11 11r epa1--a.tio11 for a lo11g cla3 ... · ,,·01·1{. Y ot1 e, ,,·e 1 i v·e i11 t 11 e ' · i11te1·ior ' of a Filipino eit, .. lJlocl{, ,,·l1ic-l1 r11ea11... tl1at 011r • ho11 e i . 11r1·01111 1ecl 011 ,111 "ide. b~- F ili pi110 11eig'11l)Ol\ . 111· 1 a 11 1- lor cl. ,,~110 li,Te · 11ext clooi-· 0,,11 a f leet of e,~e11 or eio'}1t of the e .J eep11e}-, , and e,Te1·y 111or11i11g· a– r·ol111cl ti:±- tl1e 111oto1\ lJeg·i11 to 1·oar, a11d I 111ea11 literall -.. ? roar. ~ Yol1 ,,011lcl thi11l< that it ,vas a co11,Tentio11 of ]1ot l'O 1 lri,rer . Xeeclle. to a,.. ,re tlo11 t 11eec1 to ~ ll e an alarn1 clo ·l{ to '"·alte ll 11p. ... \fter a time of r eac1i11g the ,"\ or l of "oc1 a11cl of pra}"'e1· i11 Olll" c111iet ti111e ,,·itl1 the Lor cl the ehil 11·e11 ar aro11. e l a11 l 011e 111acl rll, 11 follo,,-., "Titl1 Da,Ticl tr:Ti11g to fi11cl hi ehool c lotl1e: , a11 1 Del)bi t1 .. ~r - i11~: al.·o to get l1e1· l'lot]1e: 011 s that . l1e c:a11 g·o ,,·itl1 Da 11}' a11cl Da,,. ic1 ,,·he11 the)'" talce Da , 1 icl to cl1ool. Be11. i11g·, t11e Filipi110 o·i1·l ·lrho li,,.e ,,·ith tl a11cl help Ro e "ith the hou ekeepi11g a11d cooking i bu y in the kitchen getti11g the oatmeal and toast ready. To vvhet Ollr breakfast appetites ther e is a lice of papya fruit ,vhich ,,e have arown to like very much and which i rich in ,~itamin C. After much exhortation and t1r o·ing David i f i11all~" clre . eel, a11d the f a1nily :it. lo,,~11 at the table. fter the 1·eacli11g· of a P:al111 at tl1e table a11cl pra~Te r fo1· 011r c1iffere1Jt ...\B \\TE 111i.·. icJ11arir. · .·eatter ecl o,?e1· the "orlcl, l)1·eal{fa ·t get: 1111cle1· ,,?a~:·. ( f C'0111-. e, ,,~e '11 11ot 111e1 tion tl1e fac-t tl1at DelJlJie .'!)ill : he1· eoeoa a11cl that Da,Ticl l1a. to be c:on .. ta11tl~.. 1·e111i11clecl to g·et goi1 g 011 l1i . oat111eal. le. t l1 e be l,tte for· .c·l1ool. Thr time i: 110,,T 7:13. fJ11.·t time for .. a 1uick , .. itami11 pill, a la. t Hip f oeoa a11cl Da,Tid, Debbie a11tl Dacl l)T 1·l1sl1 011t to th ;ar hop i11g the1-- ~ ,,Ton 't be a f lat ti1~e like tl1e1--e . 0111eti1n . i. . T 01)e 110 flat tire . o off we go to the r\ me1 .. i an ~ chool '\"\ 1 l1ere Da,Ticl i i11 the e - 011cl g1--ade. fter afel~, clepo iting 011e . 011 011 tl1e ·hool playgro11nc1 011 ti1ne for hi. 7 :30 cla. Daddy a11d Debbie drive b,1 ·le ho111e ,,There Debl)ie lei u1· ely fi11i. he l1e1· br·ealr– fa t, a11cl Dadcly a11 cl :\Iomm}r ga– ther their text1Jool< Bible. note– l)oo]{ et . Ther i jt1. t time to fini. h tra11. lati11g that e11tence in Ilebrew or to 1·e, .. ie,v the a io·n– n1ent i11 1 hri tia11 Theology for the dav befo1--e Ro e a11d I ]ea, 1 e ._ for the Ba1)ti. t Bib]e 1n- i11a1·3r a11d 111. tit11te about a ev– e11-mi11l1te clrive from ol1r hot1 e. Del)l)ie " re lea, ..e ,,~itl1 Be11. i11g, ,,rhith D blJie cloe. 11 't al\-va:v·. ap– p1·e ·iate f 01.. ,'he love to o.. o ""ith her :\10111111,T a11 l Dadcl,.. to th . ._ •"e111i11a1·y ,,,}1er e he ha a a1,eat ti111e ,,·itl1 tl1e • tl1de11t .. . ,"\Te jll t 111al<e it to . ·c hool a. the ,~a1·11i11g 1 11 . ·01111cl. . Ti1ne : 7 :; : . ..t\11 0£ Ol1r cla. :e. at BB .. I are l1 elcl i11 tl1e 1nor11i110' a11 1 011 thi 1)a1·ti ·11lar lay l ha ,.. e tl1ree cla . e. t o t ac ]1. .' ,,,e 11 a , re: t,,To lepa1--t- lll 11t.· i11 011r ·hool . e 111111a1"}T le,T– el a11 l Bible I11. titl1t 1 , rel I be– gin 111y fir . t ·l ru ,vith t l1 1n– i11a1'J'" l )O}'", . It r all. T l{ ep me hoppino· to keep ahe,id of them i11 Hebre,,r gran1mar . Then come a11 inter esting cla s in the ynop– t ic gospels and righ t n o,v ,ve are O'r appling wit h ome of the ex– egetical pr oblems in the Gospel of :\fatthe,v. After a brief chapel period in ,vhich per hap I ha·~le had the privilege of brinaing a lJ1·ief n1e age f1,om th or 1 I g·o to 1ny la. t ·la~·. II er e the Bi11 111 . ti tllte . t11de11 t ... . econcl a11cl thi1·cl year have a 1·011nc1 01-- t,,~o ,,Tit11 t l1e cloct1·i11 of ha– tolog·.\.. bttt . 01ne of the a11 ,,'Ter .. ,,..l1i ,h tur11 11p on t e t paper-- r e– , ..eal tl1at for 0111e tl1e 1 1ille1111it1m a11cl h (}1·eat "\Vhite Tl1ro11e jl1clg·- 111e1 t .·till l1old n1a11y un olv i 1ny - t e1·ie: . )11 e of 011r bigge ·t prob– le1n. i tea ·hi110· i11 a "'·ay j 11. t a clearly anc1 ·in1ply a. po ible . . . a11d e, 1 e11 the11 the 1 .. e. 1llt · are not alv,·a3'. ati. facto1--Jr· B11t "~hat a joy it i to :ee mo. t of the e yot111g men a11cl ,~omen 1·eallv blo om Ollt ., for the Lor 1 a11d go 011t to erve Iim on1ewher e i11 the I land. . Trl1ly ,,,e are m11ltiplying· our oul ,vi1111ino· effort 111a1 v folcl ! .. Ro in the 1neantime ha~ tat1°'1Jt he1" la · · in l1ri. tia11 Ed- 11 ·atio11 of Yol1th a11d ha. turned her atte11tio11 to typing· the te11- ·il. for the . chool 11e~ paper or pe1--hap. he ha prepared all the folder contai11ing flan11elgraph fig·u1·e. for the 11ext week-encl of p1·actical hri tia11 ,vorl{ by the . tucl ent . T,velve o clocl{ come all too .·0011. ,"\Te gathe1· llp our book 1ri·v· e to the Amer ican • chool piclc 11p David, and heacl ba l{ home for a little lu11ch . We ar·e fo1--tl111ate today for we are a bl to g:et i11 an holll" ie ta be– f 01"'e o·oi11g· back to the emi11a1·y £01" a11 aftei--110011 faculty meeting. The1-- e tl1e ,Tariot1 cl1ol a tic and cli. ·ipli11a1·3i,,. pr--olJlen1 ofte11 ha, ,e 11 ,,,.011 le1·ing jll t ,,..hich ,va}' to tlll'll. \\That abOllt ,Jo ·e ,,rl10 e g·1--a l e., l1a, ye l)ee11 ,,.er3'" lo"" thi pa. t ix ,,·e 1\ ·? \ \ hat . l1ol1lc1 we lo abOllt Ijaric1a pare11t (Ron1a11 1 atholi · ) ,,..ho ha, 1 e oppo ed he1-– ~0111i11g· to Bible cl1ool, a11d have threate11ed to ·ome per onally to I anila a11d tal{e he1.. ba clr to the pro,,.ince ? The e and other prob.. lem ca11 e ll to turn to t he Lor d for wisdon1. Ho,v faithful H e ha been t o meet our ev·ery n eed. Faculty meeting is over no,v. The t ime is 4 :30, which gives us about an hour-and-a-half to pre– par e ome of tomorrow' le on . Or perhap it i a ql1ick r 1111 over to the ho pital to , ri it 011e of 011r 111i . io11arie. ,, 1 ho l1a bee11 icl{. r p 1--hap ' it i ' j11 t the ti1ne ,,re 11eecl to o·o to t he n1ar ket or ·olcl to1--e (Filipi110 11am f 01~ g·1--oce1'}'" tor~e ) to bU)' 0111e foo :l f 01-- t l1e 11e "" t la)"' 111eal . V\T e get l1ome 011ly to fi11d that Debbie l1a l)e 11 a ·ro the al– le},. ,vhe1·e tl1e)T are b11il iiug a Ilev\ 1 110ll e pla)"illg' i11 the ffill C1 an l i n111d f1·om h ad to foot. Da, ,id 1 on1e · li1npi110· Ol1t a11d ,,~e li cover that he fell down and