The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1957

THE 01110 INDEPENDENT BAPTISt ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 1957 HIAWATHA LAND B IST MISSION 'rllt' I ,()l'tl <.lO<."'~ 11 t lc,1d l l is ~t' l' ' a 111 ~ 1 t ) cl ]) l cl er ,,. l1ere 11 i .. l o,·r t·n1111 )f r e,1el1. ITis ,,·ortl ca1111 1 l1lt'"" ,111tl Ilis ~11irit ca1111ot l1rl J). 'l ll t'~<) t r1t t l1s l1a ,·c l)1·011g·]1 t g1·ea t et 111fo1·t to 011r l1ea1·ts a. ,,·e l1a,..e e11 tlec1,·0111·etl to labo1· h e1·e i11 t 1e fi t)lcl t)f l1is 1100.. i11g·. Little dic1 1 rt 1 ,1 lizt" t lie cloo1~ of l1ri tia11 ..:·er·rict1 tl1at ''"·,1 l)ei11g· 011e11ecl to 111e ,,·l1e11 I .. 111·r·e11de1·ed 111,,. 0111 • to IIi111 a. a bo,.. of . e,..e11tee11 . I ~ l1acl oftc11 hea1· 1 of t11e ,,.a t 11ee 1 of tl1e ( .o pel 011 fo1"eig·11 hore. l)11t 110 01 e l1a 1 e,·e1, pointe l Ollt t o 111e that tl1e 11eed ,,·a jl1 t a · g1·ea t 11er e i11 ci\'·ilized Ame1·ica. ~ i11ce co111i11g to Xor·t l1er11 :\Iich– ig·a11 111).. e}'"C ha,Te bee11 openecl to the fact that i11cleed l1ere i.. a ,,.a t l,.. 11eg·lectecl mj i o11 f ield . ' ...\. t pre e11t '\\ ha, 1 e l"eacl1ed J)eO- ple £1·0111 t e11 11r1·ol111cli11g om- 111t1nitie. ,,,h 1·e t11ere i. no TO pel lio·htl1ol1 e to 1Joi11t a clyi11g· Ol11 to the cleli,Te1·i11g ~ a-viol1r. Ther e a1,e a 1111111ber of cl11,1r cl1e.\ l )1Lt a chureh that ha.. et a. i le the me. - ~ age of :al,,.ation 1),,. faith i11 th • fi11i . he 1 \\Tork of l1ri. t at 1 al, 1 a1--y • i. of 110 ,Tal11e. The Lorc1 l1a lJe e11 precio11. i11 ]eacli11g ll to thi. fi e lcl of , e1·,ri e. .,(\Te l1a,·e Olll' 1n a i11 ,, 1 orl{ ·e1 - t er ecl i11 Water . meet l\l i ·higa11, i11 a to,1t11:hip of 1100 people. The1·e a1·e tl11·ee cllllr C' l1e. i11 Ollr to,,"11: a 1 011g·1·egatio11al a atl1olie a11 l 0111-- o,v11 ,,·01'1<. X011e of thc:e a1·e , elf-. lll)J)OI"ting· a11c1 J a111 the 011l~r 1·e/icl e11t P1--ote. ta11t )Ii11i.1tc1· i11 011 1-– To,,T11. J1iJJ. "\Ve arr l oeatecl i11 the l1eart of tl1e ()tta\va T atio11al 01--– e. t. jl1 ·t 660 111ile._ fro111 the ·ity of Detroit. Lt11nl)e1·i11g i.1 tl1e ma– j or 111ea1 .· of i11 co 111e for tho. e 1 i,-,.- i11g i11 thi a1--ea. :\ Ia11,r of the • J)eo IJle are of t lie poo1--er C' la. .· a1 l ha,"e , Ter}"" little opport l111ity of 1'ai ·i11g· thei1· . tatl1, i11 t he. e . 'lll'– r ol1ncli11g· . Tl1i. p1·e ·r11t.· a 1na– jo1' p1·ol)le111 a far a: 0111 .. ,,orl{ be– c·o111i11g· a .1elf-.~llJ)por·ti11g ,,,01·1<. I 11 fa ct , i11 t he th1·ee t o,,T11. ,,·l1e1·e ,, 1 c ha,,,.e ce11te1~ed ol11· ,,~ork, t l1er e i. onlJ" on e . elf-. t1ppor·ti11g c hl1rcl1- tl1at i. tl1e Ro111a11 1 atl1olic •hl11--cl1 in La11cl () Lal{eS \\r i. CO)l, i11. E \Te1 tho11g·h it i : 0111· cle. i1·e that Ollr ,,·orl< l1eco111e . elf-. t1ppo1·ti11g it i.· highJ~T i1np1·obal)le l1nle . tl1e Lorcl i11ter,Te11e: a11cl pr0\ 1 icle . on1e table n1ean of incon1e in tl1i area. 111 tl1 c 111r<1 11ti111 tl1i ,,·orlc i. cle. - ti 11t1c1 t<) rp111 ,1i11 i11 a 111i• .1 io11a1--~" 81 cl t 11s fo1· t lie 11 ext fe ,,, )~ear . . Thi. is 1101 011,~ t1·l1e of "\\Tate1-- 1neet 1)11 t it i: cl i. o t1·l1e of 111 a11y of tl1 ot 11 er to, 1 {11.. i11 t l1i.. 11ee 1,, a1· a. ' Hi11ce eo111i11g t o \\r ate1·. meet~ ,,e l1a,re 11ot co11f ined 011r labo1· to thi to,,-11 alone. "\\Te l1a,re tV\"O 111i io11 .. tatio11 , i11 1 earb 1 T com- 1111111itie. . E,ter,.. t111 la,, after- , . 110011 0111· lal101\ talce ll to Br--l1ce 1--0 ir1g :\I ichigar1 a f ar1ning co1111n1111ity of 00 people. W e have l)ee11 i11f01~n1ed that thi. town i. ap11--oxi111ately 50% ommuni t a11cl th l' by p1'e nt a r eal hal– le11ge t o t h e -}o p el of 1 hri t . llr atte11cla11ce tl1e1--e rl111 between 30 a11cl -!O. The Lo1-- c1 ha ricl1ly r e– ,,~arclecl 011r lalJor i11 t hi mall co111n11111it3'" by acldin~: to tl1e Bool, of Life a g'oo ll}T 1 l1ml)er of pre– ciol1 . 0111. that we have bee11 able to ro11ta ·t i11 ·e tl1e lJegi1111i11g of t lie ,,·orlc ther e a litt le o,,.er 011e }'"ear-- ago. 11e ~Tol111g COllple fro111 t l1i8 a1·ea l1a. l1r 11 . a, ,.e l a11cl ha. 25th YEAR - 400 Students HIGH SCHOOL GRADS- 600 GHALLENGES YOU OPEN DOORS OF M INISTRY AWAIT YOU in our GARBC mission s throughout the ea rth and in our church es across Ameri ca . Prepare Now at Baptist Bible Seminary which offers you a : • Bible-centered cu rriculum • Competent f a cuity • 4 00 enthusiasti c fellow students • M odern faciliti es • M ode ra te expenses • Excellent employment opportunities • P r actical Christian service • At hlet ic and social act ivities 3-, 4- , S-yea r Programs available Th .B. and B .R .E . degrees Accredited b y Board of R egents of N ew York Approved by the Gen. Ass'n of R eg. B aptists P AUL R . JACKSON, D .D ., President ~. JOHN R . DUNKIN, Th.D . , Dean W rite for Ca talo~u e BAPTIST BIBLE SEMINARY.JOHNSON CITY, N. Y. . 1t1~1·e11 c] r1·ec1 tl1ei1-- live. to t11e I.1or(l fo 1~ 1 h1·ist ia11 :e1--, 1 ie a1cl are at J) r e. 11t at \Vhea to11 C~ollege pre- pa1·i11ol for t h ir life ,vork. E,r l')"' ~ l111 la}'" e, ,e11ing ,ve travel t o La11c1 Lal{e Wi · ·on i11 fo1· the " 1 l111cla3r e,te11ing ervice. Thi · to,v11 i approximately the ize of \\Tate1· meet but according to a fold er p11bli hed by tl1e North 1 en– tral i1·line , thi comml1nity and the l1rro11ncling lake r egion dl1r– i11g· the ummer touri. t ea on blo om f or th with more than 50,- 000 p eople. Thi tow11 ha the malle t ·ommer cial airport i11 the t nited .. tate . The e fiou r e mul– tiplJr }""Olll, h ea1--tache when you COll- ·icl er that for }Tear thi town ha had 110 Go pel t e t imony. W e p1--ai e the Lorcl that we are able to meet for the evenincr er,rice in a ve1--v l o, 1 elv To,,Tn Hall that i " ... properly h eated and provided for 11. f1·ee of co t . "\Yi11ter montl1 a a 1·t1le are hazar clol1. month for t1--aTeli11a. The 1·oacl . are alwa}T icy a11d man}r ti1ne a freezino r ain will t11rn the hig·h\\"aJT i11to a treacl1e1·ol1 heet of i e. Becau e we mll t furni 1 the tran 1 ortation f or a numlJer of people at each of 01.11.. tatio11 ,ve m11. t ·ontint1ally a lr the Lord for . afetv i11 0111' tra"'i;rel . . W e travel ' at lea t 1~0 mile each Lorcl Dav ~ i11 t1--a11. p o1 ..ti11g p eople a11d i11 fill- i11g 011I· oblioatiou . "\\Tith the ex– reptio11 of bei11g tl1 1( i.J.1 a now– lJa111{ 011 . e,re1~a1 oc a io11 ,ve have hacl no (liffi 1 l1l tie tl1at ha,,.e bee11 of a .·e1,io11. nature . i11ce omino 011 tl1 fie l 1. F or~ thi we r emain cl e1 l}~ g1·atef11l to the Lo1·d for ll i~· abl111cla1 t pro, 1 i ion. YE.~ merica h a. it o,v11 mi - . io1 fie 11. 1-Iigb 011 the Ii t are ~ ortl1eT·11 :\Ii l1ig·an a11d T orthern "\\Ti:c:011"i11. Ianv of t l1e tow11 a1"e .. . 111all 1)11t i11 ea h tow11 ther e are ht111cl1·ed of l3ri11g Olll for whom 1 h1·i. t li c1. \, e. ,,·10 k11ow l1ri t a. OllT .._ a, 1 iOllr aud Lo1·cl ha, 1 e the 0111)' 1ue a~:e that ca11 tr"an fo1--m thei1· li,,.e ancl brino· p eace and al , 1atio11 to tl1ei1-- achino" heart . ,, e ·o,Tt y'"ou1~ pra)r r a we en- cl ea,1011r to labor for' tl1e Lord i11 t hi 11eed,,. a1--ea. \Vill , 7 011 al o ... ..., p1·a}' ,, 1 it l1 11 that the Lorcl will ~ e1 cl for--tl1 labo1--e1· into thi g1--eat llar, 1 e t Field ? The I-Ioly pirit l d t l1e A po t le to a k the qt1e tion tl1at we \"'\10Ul l J)a on to 3ro11, Ilo" l1all they h ear.. withol1t a p1--ea her" ,