The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1957

THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST April 1957 ~~~~~~~~~~--~ -- RY'S ALABASTER BOX •• 'j'/1 ( )1 I (){>h· .. 11 (11'.ll (I })<) II II ( l <>.t oi11f111 11f <>.( .,·1>ih·e11,1r(l , 1 1 er.11 C<>:ll.11 . (11l<l (1IIOiJtf<<l t.l1c .t'<cf <>.f' t!(.'l{S . ,111<i tfipcd Iii.' j'eet ,,,it!, lier ll<1ir; <111<1 tl, e l1<>lt.'C' 1t 1 a.· (illc<l 1citl1 tl,c • <J<l<Jltr <JJ. 111< <>int,11c,1t. ' ' .Jol111 xii .:1. 111i" lo,·p1)- little e11i otle ill t1 - trcitps tl1e 111 1 ,111 i11g of co11. e ·ratio11 tt) ~11rist 11101·e a Pl)ea li11g:l}.. 1)e1·– l1c111s t 11,111 a11>T ot11er j 11 the ~ e,,· 'I estc1111p11t . :\la1·).. ·.· L l)il(e11,11·d 11ot 0111~- 11e1·,·alletl tl1at lo11g·-,1g·o 13eth– clll). l10111este,1c.1 ,,-it l1 it. f1·ag·ra11re; it ,,,.eet a,·0111· a ee11cle l to tl1e \·e1·, .. a11 o el._ i11 11ea,. e11 · c:111 cl it . ~ l i11 ge1· ._ 011 tl11·ol1g·l1 tl1e e11t11rie , for · · ,,·l1 e1· ;·oe\"er tl1i: 1 0. 1el i . })reacl1ed' it "' a1·0111a l)1·ecll{."' f rth af1·e "11. Tl1i ,Tcr3.. day it. ,,Teet- 11e exhale to 11 ag·ai11 £1·0111 t 11e lea,·e of IIol:5· "\\Tr·it. ,,.,..e a1·e left i11 110 dol1lJt that :\Ia1·~· · · 'alaba te1· box ( a l.\Iat– the"- a11cl l\Iarlc id 11tify it ) ,,Ta of n10 t expe11 i,Te 111alit3·. A. it. 11a111e i11dicate , it ,, 1 a · f r o111 -1:\la– ba t1·011 i11 Eg.y·pt f a111011. for it.· ma1111fact111·i11g· of 11cl1 ,Te. el an 1 perf11111e . ( 111-- fi1· 't two e,Tc111ge– li t tell 11 that tl1i partic11lar pike11ar l •011£ectio11 ,, 1 a , Te1•y precio11 · ·\"vhile ~J ohn adcl. that it ,va 011e 1)01111cl i11 ,Y' ig·l1t a11d · ,·e1·~Tco ·tl}T. ,,111etl1e1-- :\I a1--)r l1a l 1)1--ot111·ecl it th1·011gh a 111e1-- l1a11t 1-– it had bee11 l)ec1t1eathed l)y her n1otl1er; ,,·h the1-- . l1e ha 1 trea. 1tred it f 01· a 1011 o·e1· or .·ho1·ter time ,,re do llOt l{llOW; l)llt it IDa}"" }1a, 1 e 1) e11 · ,e1"3.. p1--eciou. ' for .·e11ti1ne11tal rea on a ,vell a · , TeI'} 7 ~o8tly ' i11 ter111. of pu1·c-ha:e. Tl1 er e " "e1·e f Ollr clioice · 01) 11 to :\fa1'\'" i11 her 11 e of it. Fir. t ~ l1e .. coulcl ha\.-e 11. eel it entir·ely on 1 1--- ·elf- ,rhich i.· \Vhat 111a11y lo ,, 1 ith t11e alaba. te1-- l1oxe. of thei1-- h a1·t; a11cl li,"e. . 8eco11d . be COlllcl ha,re pou1·ecl it 011 ._ ome lo,re cl 011e or lo,red 011e. other tha11 l'J e. ·t1.·. Tl1i1--d l1e eo11ld ha,T di. trilJ11tecl it l)e– t,,-een l1er. elf a11d .·ome ot11er 01· othe1'. either i11cll1cling 01-- exclt1d– ing J e 11 a a pa1·t- ·hare1·. Fol11--th there ,, 1 a: the choice '"·11 ich . he act11all)r 1uade, 11ame l y the clevoti11g· of it exclu:i,rely to J e. ·11.1 her Lorcl . • 11cl whe11 ·h e gently un ealecl it Uf)On lli.· heacl a11d feet, . lie there– h}'" ot1tpou1--ed tl1e . up1~eme lo,~e a11cl de,totion of her heart. Ther--e ,,-ere f 01lJ.. 111 oti,ve. be l1i11d · ... Ial"}'" . Io·v·ely i1npl1l ·e. Fi1-..~t there " "a· ,·eve1·e1zce. II e1", ,,·a. 110 me1·e ·entimental acloratio11 of a11 idol. J. ,. 'irllo11 B a.cter 111 that ti blin1e Ia11l1ooc1 . he had 1--ecoo·11izecl i11car11ate oc1heac1 ancl 111r1 ·t ,, 1 1·. l1iJ). ~ 1 eco11 l the1--e ,,Ta g ,·at it ltd e. "\Vl1ile other ee1necl l)li11cl her tea1·-cla1--ified eye l1acl .·ee11 tl1at tl1e ,va)T to the throne ,-va. · ,Tia t l1e 1 ro. · (, 1 er e 7 ) . Thircl tl1e1"e ,va.· f aitli- faitl1 i11 Hi1n a ~ 011 of lod, 1 avio111-- King·. Fol11--th tl1err ,,.<lS !01 1 c, cl lc>, 7 C' ,, 1 hirl1, ha,'– i11g· lJC'C' 11 l)eg·ottC'11 of t]1e othrr 1no– ti,,e.· re, re1· ll(l, g·1·at it,1cl E1, faith ha cl 110,,· lJ eon1e tl1e . t1·011ge. t of t11e111 a ll. Tl1e1·e a1·e al.·o .f o 1lr t r ri it: h fl1·e ,,·hicl1 ill11 . trate all tr11e co11. ecra– tio11 to ~11·i t. Lip-,:vo1· hip ,, 1 a 11ot enol1g·l1 ~ he 11111 t gi·ve. The cl1ea1) ,va not e1 ol1gh; . he ml1. t gi, 1 e the \ 1 ery O t ly. part "Ta. 11ot eno11gl1 · he mt1 t gi, 1 e all. Tl1e l111broken wa not e11011gh ~ it 11111 t 1:; e act11ally 01t f JJ01ir·ed, and :\Iar,r ml1. t fall at hi feet-the .. r e. IJectecl :\Ia1·y of all people and li11g·er there like the lowe t . la,Te ! "\Vell how do yo11 a11d I compa1~e ,-vitl1 tlicLt? Tl1e a1ne fou1~ choice a1--e ope11 to each of u._ today with the e alalJa ter boxe of our lives . The fir. t choice i.e. ego-de, 1 otio11 . elf-gratification al" Ta3r. ttll"'l1 fra– gra11ce to Ol1r11e i11 tl1e end. The econd ancl third choice af– fect ll for g·ood or ill a cordi110- to the worthi11e or otherwi e of t he obj ect 011 ,vhi h ,ve penc1 our de– ,,otion tl1ot1o·h of co11r e all mere ea1·tl1 ly object are poor compa1--ed ,vitl1 h1·i t. 11 that 011r may be the Ji igli e ·t choice of l)Ot1rino· Ollr b t lov"e at HI,._ feet . GIFTS TO OHIO ASSOCIATION REV. R. J. REYNHOUT, Treas., 279 Washing·ton Ave. , Elyria, Ohio P e11 11~ ~,l, 1 a11ia L\ , ,.e11t1e Bapti. t ~ 1 }1a1·011 P e1111a ···············--------·-·······-··-$ 5.00 Fi1-. ·t Bapti. t I o,,,1i11g· i1"ee11 ( hio ···---------·······················-··--·-----··-··· 3.00 ("'ial ,Tat"'}TBapti. t ~l \"ela11cl l1io ···-·· -·· ········· ········--·········-··--·- -·-------- -·-· 5.00 Be1·ea Ba1)ti. ·t e1-- ea l1io ---· ·-···-··························----------····· ······· ········ 10.00 Ea. ·t 'i i le Ba1)ti t Lo1·ai11, l1io ·················· ··-···-· ····· ··········--·-·········-· ·· 10.00 .F i1·:t Bapti.· t, La(}1·a11g·e Ol1i -········· ···············-·······-···-----····-···-········· 10.00 1 al \ 1 a1·y Ba l)ti.·t, l OI'\Vallc ()11io ··········--·-···----····---------·············-············ 5.00 J. 1 11·. t Bapti t (:alli1) oli , ]1io ---· -······· ·· ·-----------·-··················· --· ··-·-······· 10.00 Pio11ee1' Ba1)ti.· t ortl1 Royalto11 Ol1io ---·· ···---------·-·····--- ·-··················· 2.00 Eueli 1-N otti11g'11a111 a1)ti~·t fle,,ela11cl hio .................................... 5.00 l3etl1lel1 1n Ba1)ti.· t 1 l e,rela11 c1 ()hio -----··-···-···-·······--·--·-···-------·-------·- 5.00 - • ISRAEL IS AWAKE! r--- • ISRAEL IS WORKINGf ----- • ISRAEL IS LISTENING! (Eph . 5 : 14) Coulson Shepherd, Director Send for your free copy of MESSAGE TO ISRAEL. t) MESSAGE TO ISRAEL, INC. (FOUNDED 1937J Box 682 General P. 0., N. Y. 1, N. Y.