The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1957

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Ther e- ~ . fore. \'" 011 n1 lL ·t e,,.er 1·e111e111l)e1 .. t he • cla,.,. the ho11r ,,·hen J"'OU ,, 1 ere et .. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST__________ April 1951 MINI TERING TO FLYING NES :\I ,11'i11(' 1\.i1-- 11·01i11 , I, Ia1·i11r Ol"'l)· i1· .. tation l\Iian1i E lorida VIII . A CHAPLAIN'S ORDINATION CHARGE By Dr. H. K . Finley cll)c11" t to be a1 1 exa1111 l 11a11. 11d a:., )TOll sre t l1 e p eoJ)l f ollo\, 1 i11g , ... (>11 ,1. tl1e}T cJo f ollo,v t l1e p a to1" 01· f O llo,v t 1 ( 1 haplai11 01"' f ollo,, 1 t li e t eac l1e1'- a: tl1 y follow yo11 , ,.011 1111. t e,,e1· l" 1nen1be1· t o ]{eep ._ 1oi11 t i11g 011,, 1 a1" l t o t he Lamb of oc1 tl1at tal{etl1 a,,Tay t h . i11 of t11e ,, 1 or 1cl. Y011 n111 t e, ,er lea l t l1e111 011 t o 1{1 0·\,. I-Ii111 rather tl1a11 to 1(110,,T y o11. ._ N o,v a. yo11 go ou t in thi ,,,01·lr Do1 it i a ,vorl( p e 11liar 1111to it p}f. E zel{iel i11 th e lo11 g· ag·o. a. 1·eco1"'(1e l i11 t h thircl l1ap– te1" of E zel{ie 1 "\ 1 er ~e 1.- I thi11 lc wa: 01n1n i: . io11e l to mi11i ter 1111- to a I)eople \ 1 {hi h he little u11de1--– . t ood a11d l1e aic1, Tl1e ha11 ] of the I-101 ..cl \ Va . • t r o11g· 11po11 1ne a11cl I . at ,,,1 r e t11ev . at a11 l r e111ainecl • a." t o1 i. 1 ed. ' N o,v I f i111 that 11 anv L of 01 t1" p a. t o1-. lr11ow 11101·e al)o11t their Bible ther e tha11 tl1ev c1o a- .. bo11 t t 11 JJeo1)le. Y Oll n111. t . t l1 ly the people. f .·at ,,·l1e1·e t h ) 1 • at . Y 011 1111l. t a],;vay. lool{ th1~011g·l1 t h ot h r l" .· e3 1 e. . Y 011 11111. t lear11 t o loolt 111) fro111 ,1 110. 11ital eot 011t t l1ro11gl1 1J1·i:on l)a1·.~ , .·ee t hi11 g-. a: othe1· p eople I ee t hen1 a11d tl1e11 '\ 1 0ll ,vi]l l)e L able t o lo t 1e ,,ror" lr of t J1e 1n i 1 i. - tJ'}' • ~ o,,T yo11 ll1ll, t cl a l \\ 1 it h th little fo l]{:. 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'.r\11c1 th 11 if the JJor cl lead yo11 i11to a l)a:torate, a11y ti1ne i11 thi: lo11g· , vi11cli11g· ·ol11· e ,,Tbi ~h i. l)efo1~e )?011 Ile 1nay lea l yo11 i11to t he f an1il}r ·it"cle a11cl t l1er e ,vhe11 .. the ,, 1 edcli11g l"i11g· ha fall e11 f1·om t he fi11g·er it ,,,ill be )'"Our r e pon– .. il)ili ) 7 to picl{ it llp and ptlt it l)a ·k 011 t he fi11 ~:er ancl p11t the l1a11c1. together an l hol(l the home t og·etl1er. That ,, .. ill be a part of yot1r j ob . That . a part of the mi11 i: t1~,.. . 11d the1 ther e a1·e the • old p eople who a1· e o often n eg- lect e 1. Y 011 m11 t vi. it them and he 1 p tl1em r o. the ri, 1 er Jordan . Y 011 11 11ever lJe 1"ich beca11 e of the vow vo11 l1a, 1 e tal{e11 in the .. 111i11i try. Y 011 m1 t work vvith all t he. e gro11p of p eople 1111til ,,re all come 1111to the tat11re of a perfect 1na11 a11 l yOll joi11 yot1r voice " "' ith their anc1 i11g· 11 hail the power of J e. 11 name Let anO'el pro t1 .. ate f all. Bri110' forth the roJ ...al diadem a11cl c1 ..o,vn I-Iim Lord of all. ~ o,v I ju t wa11t t o llgO'e t thi after110011 that on e picture tan 1 bef o1--e yo11- 01 e pict11re r e- 111ai11 e, ..er 1Jef ore yo11 i11 tl1e n1em– OI"')'" filP. A11d tl1at i th picture of thi. afte1~11001 , ' '"he11 } 1 0ll l"e O'Q– i11g· t o l{11eel a11 l the l111r h place it. ha11cl 11po11 yo11 i11 011fidence that }'"011 1·e goi11g· t o arry 011. They lJelie, .. e i11 you . Y 011 ,re been called .. 13 1 t11e }Iol3 1 '1 1 i1 .. it et a part b3 1 the h111-- ·h. Yot1 ]a1·e 11ot d1--ag the p1·eeio11.. 11a111e of the Lord J e 11. ~11 1 i t i11 tl1e d11 t. Y 011 1~e an ex– ample 111a11. A11d o t oclay I do ,,.. a11t t o j 11 t ·0110,rat t1late yo11 11p- 011 3To11r ac ompli hmen t for 1--Iim 11p to tl1i ti111e comme11d ),.011 to Ili111, t oo. Iay t l1e Lor· c1 ble thee a1 d l<e p th ee the Lor--cl a11 e hi.. fa ·e to hi11e upo11 thee. Do11, a11d g·i,re tl1ee p ea e. uch wa Dr. Finley' charge to thi Chaplain four Ea ter 's ago. ~lay the e word of him " 1 ho e race i run and who i in the pre e1 ce of 011r Lord and avior eve1~ li, 1 e i11 the memory fil e of all of ll -n 1 ho eek to er,"e J e 11 hri t a ,, ..e eelc t o be I-Ii ex- a1nple n1a11 . ' (Tl1e vi ,, 1 expre , c1 her ei11 are 1)e1-.. 011al a11c1 lo 11ot n ee arily r fl t tho f Of the l. . ~ Ta,?Jr,) P1'·011ipt renewal of yoic1" s1ib– sc1~iption will be appreciated b·y 01<r Circiilat1.on Department.