The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1957

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'l'l1e,· 1 ,1,·r\ tl11·e 8()11, - l r eitl1 . • l, ()gc1·. a11ll Ral11]1. :\ Ia 1·ga1·r t I e- lorrs ,,·c1::-. for 1na11,· ,·ears ,l 111i - . ... ,io11cll')'" to \ ~e11pz11r lc1 1111c.ler Ba11- ti::-.t :'\litl-:\Ii::io11:. .. 1 h e i.· 1) re..e11t– l~· t eael1i11g i11 "\\The,1to11 . \ C'a<le111~·. \\Tl1eato11. I ll. :\ I1· . F i11l e)'" <1J)l)a1·e11tl~,. 11e,..er f elt e,l llecl to gi,·f ft1ll ti111e to t l1e 111j 11 - i:t 1·,· 1)11 t 11 e ser,·ecl s11cc· 8Hfl1l l , .. • • fo1· 11i11e ~"ear.· a.-- pa.·to1· of t l1e }?ir~t liapti. t (t l1t1rel1. '\, ell i1 gt()ll, <>l1io. \\Tl1ile 111i11i. ter i11g· there ]1r ,,·a.~ or tl ai11e 1 l ) \r thr c·l1 lll'l' l1. 192.J., .. <l11cl r eeei,·ecl t l1e c1eg·1·ee of l ol'to1· of Di,·i11it,T f1·0111 E a.·ter1 (T11i ,·e1·- • . it,y, Pl1ilaclel1)hia Pa. 1)1·. Fi11l e,· ,,Ta. a ·ti,·e i11 the .. i11cle1)e11cle11t Bapti. ·t 1110,·e111e11t al- mo. t £1~0111 it: begi1111i11g l-- ej11g· a. - ._·oc·iatecl i11 ,"e1>a1·atio1 ac·ti, 1 itie.– \\Titl1 st1cl1 J)io11eer . a. R. E. ~ eig·11- l)o1·, R. T . K et l1a111, II . . "\ra11 (lilc.l e1·. > ir. a11d otl1er· . 111 1931 l1e ,,·a. 111acle eclitor of tl1e ()l1in l 11rlc1)c11rl c11t Bapti. ·t , for111al l)... tc:1 lle(l ··The I Ior11et.,, IT e . er\·etl i11 tl1i. c:a1)ac·itJ"" co11ti11t1ot1:l j.. 11ntil tl1e ti111e of l1i. cleatl1. Ili. t111ict11e t? ift . a. a Ii te1·a1·:y·· 111a11 a11cl ec1ito1· ,,·ere , ...er a 11 l)a 1·e1 t. II i. ~ l{ill a11 1 pe1· i .. te11t lal)o1· ha,, n1a l e tl1i.· ma~azi11e ea..il~.. tl1e lea l ei-- a111011g r eg11la1· 13a1)ti. t :tate 1)ape1·:. Ili .~ ,·i!:!01·011: eclito1·ial:. a1·ticl e: .·1)011- ~o ring tate })roj ect . ii1te1·e. ti11g 1 pew to1·ie . a11d mi cella11eou i- tem ,,·ill be greatly mi sed not onl)r by the r eader in the Ohio A sociation but, likewise, by st1b- criber out ide our f ello,:vship. H i place a editor ,vill be hard to f ill. He er,~ed t,,·o term a pre i– clent, 1935-1937, of what ,,a the11 k110-n·11 a the hio l11clepe11cle11t .:\ ._·ociation. \"\""lien tl1e tot111cil ·, \ - te111 of g·o, ,,e1·n111e11t ,,·a · . et 11 r) a·11 cl the na111e c: J1a11gec1 to {) l1io ..:\. .·.-ot i– atio11 of Re~·11lar Bapti. t () ]1111·c·l1e.. , 11e ,,·a. c-ho. e1 a. a 111e111l)e1· of tl10 01111ci l of 'fe11 a11cl ;e1·,-.ecl fl'o111 19-:l-:2 tl11·011g·h 1946. "\\Thilc hr. ,,·a~ 11ot c:1gai11 eleetecl to the c·ot111cil, a.– eclito1 .. of the tate paJ)e1· l1e ,·ro1·l\ecl clo el~.,. ,,Tith tl1at lJodJr. givi11g -n 7 i e THE OHIO INDEPENDENT_ BAPTIST__~------------~~- Apr il 1957 RRY KENT FINLEY <,cl l 111 ~ P I ,111 ( 1 s 11 n r i 11 g· i 11 ~ l 1 cl J) i t 1 µ: J)l>lil•iP~. .. \I,,·a,·s n<·1 i,·c, i11 t l1 sl1111111er , . l)lt11n· J)('() }J l c 's c·R111JJs. t l1r clito1· . ~ . ,,·c1~ clt·ti,·t1I, ,. i11tr t· r~i<.\tl i1 ser11r111g· • ,t l)P r111,111r11t . tate- ,,·11el1 . ite. Il r g·11i c.le( l i11 sPtti11g: 111) t l1e II0111e a11(l ( 1 c111111 t<) r1101·c1 l io11 . eei112,· that it ,,·,t"' tiecl i11to t11e or g·c111izat io1 of t l1P ()l1io ...\ .. :o ·i,1tio11. I fe joi11e 1 ,,·itl1 c>t11er.· 111 ·eel{i11g· ,1 .'t1itabl lotc1tio11 a11cl ,,·a. 1110. t e11t l111 ia~t ic ,1llo11t the g·ro1111c1s fi11al l~y.. . eet11--ecl 011 J(elle)r . I: la11 l . Tl i. ge11eral– sl1 iJ) l1a: l) ee11 la1·g·el>r 1·e, 'I)Oll, il)le fo1· tl1c r clJ)icl c1 e, ,elo1)111e11t of •a1n p 1>at1110. . l)111·i11g· ·an111 :ea 011 l1e g·a,rp }1 i111splf 1111sti11ti11g·l~T tc) t he Dr. a11rl .11,·s. Pinley 1na113· cle111a11 cl. 111atle ll l)011 l1i ti111e a11c1 . tre11gth jot11·11 }"i11g to th Isla11] c:lt lea: t 011 ce ea ·11 ' '/ el~ to o, 1 cr\ ce tl1e 111a11,.. letail1 ·. Ile ,, 1 a. • 11101·e t l1a11 · · jll t 01 e of tl1e t r11 .. tee , he ,·ra in n1an)? ,,,. a~y.. ' the mo,,. i11g· pirit. ' ' Thr ough his r elat ion hip ,vith tl1e cht1rches as editor and his ex– tensive service as pulpit su pply, ther e g·r e,v llp o, er the years a con– f idence in hi cot111 el and men came to t11rn to him in t incti,;rely. Whe11 tl1 e pt1lp it l1eca1ne , 1 a ·a11t a11c1 a 11€" 7 JJa ..tor 1n11.-t l1e 011ght ~ it . een1ecl lJ11t 11at111·al fo r t l1P l)l1l1)it eo111- 111ittee to a. l{ 1)1·. F i11l e,T £01~ a.1- • . i.-ta11ee. II i.· fil e of l)O · i l)le pa - t 0 1' • ,,?a.. al'\\ 1 cl "\ 1 .' cl ,Taila 1)1 e a11cl he .. ha cl .'ltc·h a11 i11ti111ate lr110,vlecl g·e of tl1 e c·l1111·c·l1e. tl1at l1r ·011lcl 11 11all, ,. ' J) ie l{ f ro111 t l1a t fi le t,,·o 01" t h1.. e ea11clic1ate. fo1· t l1e e1 1pty pl1lpit. BJT the ame tolte11 hio p a to1" cl rs iri11!,t tc> 1--e-lo ·at e> or Ollt-of -. tate 1c1st<J1-.· lool<i1 g fo r el1111·ehes i11 t hi s c1 r r a, f 1·ec111 r1 tly . 011gh t his aid. ~' I r. I . ' ,,,a. e. pecially lo)'"al t o 11c1sto1·H : r·vi110' .1\. .R.13. cht1rehe. ll.'llally gi,·i11g the1n t l1e prefer ence ,,·l1e11 n1al{i11g· r e omme11clation t o ... (' h l ll' 11°... It ,va. 11ot i1 p11lpit lll)Pl~y· a11cl excha11ge 011ly that h 1·en – cl e1--ecl t l1e . e1·v i ·e of a co11n e 1101--, 111a11J" c l111rche 011ght hi advice ·yrJ1e11 i11ter11al t r oi1ble t hreate1 ed , r J1ile 11l11nlJe1·le. i11cliviclual with per . 011al p r oble1n foi1nc1 their way t o l1i. cloor a11c1 " rer e . eldom di - ap1Joi11tec1. I l e g:r eatlJ'" de ired, a1 d 1011btle. ha me1--ited to be k110·\, 1 11 a , ' a f r ie11d of pa t or . llar1--1TF i11ley ecular r elat ion ., .. ,, rere fo r 1n a11y year ,,ith t he TT1 itecl • t ate ~ teel orporat ion i11 the offi e of tl1e Lor ain p lant . Il e retirecl f 1·om that po it ion l e . t ha1 f i,re year ago. H e and l\1r . .F i11le3~ ha,..e c1e, ,.elop ec1 the Be– lie,,.e1· : Bil)le an 1 Book ompa11y, c:a r 1·iecl on in their hon1e, fl1 r n i hing Bil)le. , lJoolr , and other upplie to ·l1t11-- che. and i11di,Ticl 11al . Tl1e 11cl len a11d t ra~·i cl eat h of II . K. Fi11le,., D.D. in t . P ete1 .. - ' b111·g, F lo1--icl a 011 ~ att1rday F ebr l1- a1,,,. 9 't11111 e 1 11ot 01 l·y· the whole ~ ' l1 io · ociatio11 bu t hi ho t of f1·i e11c1. el. e" 7 h er e. Hi f uneral in t he F ir t Bapti t hurch , El)'1."ia , , 1 a la1--0'e]y a t e11decl o,Te1· for t J 111 i1 i. te1". l)eing i11 the ongr eO'a- t io11. The l)a. to1· of the ch11rch Re, ... Rol)er t J . Re,"11h ol1t a clo e • f 1·i 11c1 of t l1e clecea e 1, h ad ch ar ()'e of t l1e . e1~, .. i ·e a1 d brot10'ht the 111e. ag· i11 ' '"hicl1 he e p eciallJ" 111e1 tio11ed t he abunda11t labo1.. of D1·. Fi11le).,.. Re,". Iloward Y 011ng, D . D. 11a. 'to1' of t he Fir t Bapti t •1 l1r ·11 of \\Tel linQ.1011 ,,~her e 1\111= F i11l eJT hel cl hi member hip ancl Re, .. . Earl \ r . W il lett pa tor of th e Ber ea Baptist Church assisteq in the ser ,,ice. Rev. Lynn Rogers and ~1rs. Frank Odor, and Har.. ley Stevick r endered musical num.. bers. Six ministers served as pall– bea r er . l\Ir . Finley because of her eriol1 injurie wa not able to lea, 1 e the ho pit al iJ.1 t. Peter - l) l l l" g·. The l1io .L..\. • ociat io1 of Reg·ula1' BaJ)t i t h11r ch a11d thi mao-a– zi11e Olzio I 11depende11t B apt 1· t, lJotl1 .:o clea1· t o the h eart of our .. f1 .. ie11d and b1·othe1· ]1a,Te llffer ed c:ll1 i1·1 ..e1)a1--al)le lo . 0 ma113r line of tate acti,..itie ,, 1 er e i11 hi hand t hat ti111e ,, 1 ill be l'eClllired to gat her ( OJ1t i11i1ed on p age 5)