The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1957

THE OHIO INDEPENDENT_ BAPTIST~~~~~~~~~~ ~ April 1951 PE R SONAL TRIBUTES ..,,_,_ 1~:<lit<)i··~ ~ ()1 <\ : l·~ ,t)rt>s="i o 11 ~ of S),. 11ll) c1 tl1),. a11cl .,,·orclH of a111)re ·1 ,1i.io11 of l)r. 1i· 111 1p,? <- ,llll <' frl )ll l 111 n 1 1~~ H(> lll' l'P~· 1c1 tl1 fa1111~}". :\lost of tl108e i11 tl1i. nrt il·lt' ,, (: l' t' ,rri11 r 11 s1)re ifi ec1l1~~ ft) r 111i. 111,1gc1 i 1110 . 1{ . 'l, . 1· 1~'[l ll "'"\:\l, 1) .1 .. ~ ,1t io11rtl l{ t\ 1)1·t 1 Sl\ 11 t <l ti, .. c. l1 c11e1·,1l ...\ ssoci– <1 t il)tl c)r Rt 1 g·11l,11· Ba11tist 1 l111rel1- l' ~ : It ,,·,1s ,,·itl1 dee1 . l1oclt that tl1(\ X ,1tio11c1 l off i 1 e of tl1e (1-e11e ral . \ s Ol'i,1t io11 of Rcgl1lar 11apt i. t l111rel1e," J1rar cl of t l1e t1·a g·if' ae– eitle11t ,,·I1icl1 ... 11ltffed 011t t l1e life of I 1· . I I. 1.... F i11le~T. a11cl ,,·hicl1 se1·io11~ I~· i11j111·ed l1i beloved ,~ife. I t l1a.. l1ee11 tl1i ,,·1·it e1·' 111~i,/ile~:e to l,110,"· · II. K. fo1· 11ear lJT ;30 ,~ea r ." . II i ., 111 ,,. 1·,..ing loyalty t o t he (1 o l)e 1. a11d to the g1"eat cc1 r cli11al do t 1·i1 e. of tl1 e \'\T or c1 of :roc1 we1·e 1·ef1·e ·hi11~: i11 t hi cla ,T of ,·acillation a11d compro1ni e. F l11 .. tl1e1 ..n101·e l1i lovalty t o Bap– ti. t polit )- and principl e. ha been lil~e·\',·i. e 1~ef1~e l1i11g i11 thi day of , upe1 .._ 111pha i. llpon ii1ter cl eno1n– i11at io11ali.. 111. ,'\The11e, re1" an i ·ue m, .. ol,..i110· lo, ..alt3r t o Biblical doc– tri11e a11cl Ba11ti tic 1)rocedl1re wa in,,.ol··vecl. 01 ,,·a alwaJ.... . lll"e t o f i11d II. K. Finley 011 t h ri<Yht ide of t hat i lle. The J. Ta tional office of the T ... RB e11. e a pecial lo in t he }101negoing· of Dr. Fi11le)r i11 t he r ealizat ion tl1at a11 al)le col– lea 0'11e i11 t J1e fi eld of Bapt i ~t jol1r11ali. m i 110 lo11g·er he1"'e t o 1 1ake t he ,,~eio·l1t of hi: lito1""ial pe1 felt a111ong· Bapti. ·t. . Tl1e ed– itor . of Tlie Bapt i t Bitllet i,z ha,re 1·ecoo·nized i11 r. 1 i11le3r an 011t– .·tancli11g eclito1~ of a11 011 t. t c1n cli11g Bapti. t perioc1ical i11 Tli e Oli io I 1z– cle 1Je1zrl eJzt B apt i. ·t . The X atio11al offi e t og·eth 1 .. ,,ith it: natio11,vicl e F ello,v:hip of churcl1e exte11cl: it . )'"IDl)ath~,,7 a11cl p 1·aye1-- to t he fa1nily of Di--. Finl y a11cl to bi. la1 ..ge1~ f an1il:}T of b1·otl1- e1--. and i ter .· in hJ·i. t i11 the . tate of hio. RE,T. \ TER ... T L. D1TXIIA:\ [ chai1--- 1nan of H elJr on .. o ·iat ion of Regl1la1' Bapti:t 1 ]1111~cl1 e: : F o1· t he J)a. t ele, 1 e11 J'" ea 1"' · it ha bee1 Ill}... good £01·tlu1e 1111cler 1 ocl to lJe in t he IIebr o1 -. ·ociatio11 an c1 tht1: clo. el,r a: ociatecl ,vit l1 t he • late D1' . II. K. Finley . "\\T ord fail to exp1'e, ·: " 'hat h e ha: mea1 t to t hi. A . ociat io11. Ile al,,..ay. hacl the , , ,.01 .. k of the . . ociat io11 011 hi hear t a11cl "·a.· fot111cl at all of the fall n1eet i11g . IIi ability to f r eRre tl1e ft1tl11· of tl1i. g·row– i11g· as~oeiatio11 111acle l1i. ad, 1 i · of i11 esti111,1bl ,,al11e. () 111· cl111rr be. t t11·11ecl to 11 i111 fo r ,1cl,ri ·e ,,~h e11 conf1--011tecl by 11·ol le111 a11d l1e " ·a co11 tautly 111)1)lJ~i11g· ou1-- p1.1lpit.. i11 tl1e ah- .. e 11c of l)a. t o1· . :\Ia113r of Olll"' j h111·t lie have fon cl 111en101~ie. of his cledicato1"'y 111 age . ,\Te l)a. - to1-. ,,·ill 111i hi witty aying at ol11· 111ont l1l:y· p1·ayer meeting as ,,e 11 a. l1i o·oo 1 011ncl advi e 011 pa... t oral 1:>1--oblem . Ili conce1·11 for the IIeb1·on Yol111g P eople wa n1a11ife. tecl b~y· hi part in helping to .·ec111·e a ·amp . ite. lli. fre– q11e11t pre. e11 e at tl1e )...Ollth rall) ... II. K. FIXLE tall n1a1 ancl all man ..c\. f i1·111 n1a11 and i11ce1·e : Ile l{11e,,· j11. t ,vl1en To . ta11d a11d t l1 e11 ~J t t, t ,vhe11 to lal1gh an 1 cheer. ,,, ell-1·ead ma11 ,,-..ell-b1~ed man .A11d ,vi e i11 co111 el trl1e : fl e preacl1ed a11(l ta11g·ht .A11cl wr·ot e a11d \\'" ro11gl1t To t ach u ,vhat t o do. ~ cari11g 1ua11 a . ha1--i11g ma11 \\ ]10 li,recl f or i]11·i. t anc1 oth l" : IIi 1ne111ory Will e, , 1' 1) Dea1· to l1i. ihri:tia11 l)1·ot }1e1· . - Ral1)h T. 1 01·dll1nd ,,..a. e11col1rag·i11g t o the ~ ..Ol1110· foll~ . B1·otl1er F i11ley l1a n1ade a11 i11- cle lil)l i1111)1·e.· ·io11 l1po11 the h eart a11c1 111i11cl .· of tl1e p eo1)le of t l1e IlelJ1·011 A ·ocia.tio1 that will li11g– e1' for 111a11~r 3rea1-.. . > ... ... II. . \ T ~ }IL ER R., D. . 1~1 ..e. i le11t 'r\ 7 e t e1"11 Bapti. t Bi– l1le C 1 olleg·e El ie1"rito, ali– fo1·11ia : Y o t11· 1 t t 1-- i11fo1·mi11g me of t11e hon1e-o·o i11 ()' of B1--othe1' Fi11le't;.. a111e 0 0 .J a. a cli: ti11 ct .'l1ot lr. De pit tl1e f 1·ec1l1e11 c)T,,;r itl1 ,vhi ·11 l eath . t1--ilc 011 t l1e l1ighwa3r · tl1e e da3,. I :11p1)0 e ,,Te a1--e 11e,, 1" I r epa1--e :l fo r it ,,rl1e11 a f1·ie11d 01' lo, 1 cl one i · i11,,.0J,,.·ecl. 'l lie l lC\\ 7 touch cl tl1e wl1eel: of 111e11101"~Ta11 c1 . tart ecl them pi1111ing. \ \ h 11 I r e ig'l1ec1 a. eclitor of the hio I111e1)e11 l e11 t Bapti. t, I ha11cl ecl tl1e edito1"'ial blue pe11cil to a11othe1-- yo11no· f ello\v ,~tho ,va e111plo~y,.ed in the t eel mill at Lor– ai11 a11c1 er, 1 i11g a. part-time pa - tor at p e11cer. Tl1at ,Toung fel– lo,,., did 11ch a n1ag11ificent a11d faithf L1l job of editing that the pl1bli ation ha become preeminent an1ong clenominational paper. pub– li h ed 1--eo·ionally a11d compare fa,,.orably '"ith tho e that are na– tional in cope. H. K. brillia11t mind i11clefatigable zeal and lln- ,,er,1ing cl e,.,.otion to the intere t of the hio ociation ha,,.e meant a great deal in the de, ,.elopment of Ollr Incl epe11dent Bapti t t e. timony anc1 ha,"e ear11ed him a permane11t place 11ot only in Olll" hi torical a1, ·hi,,.e. 1Jut i11 ot1r indi,,r iclual 1ne1no1 ..ie a11d affectio11 . t11-- path ha,,.e cro ed only oc– ca ionall}~ in r ece11t yea1-- but he ,,ill be mi ed i11 tl1e F ellow hip. a11d hi hon1e-o·oi11g 1"eate a ,Ta– ca11 •:,r in the hio fell0\\ 7 hip whicl1 will l)e clifficult to fill. I hall not f 01,get to p1"'a3, that the Lorcl may clire ·t in the hoi e of hi. 11c- ce 01-- at the edi to1-- cl e k. * * * * D.D. hi- cao·o Illi11oi : 111 1D.;.J3 I be ame the pa to1-- of tl1e Fi1-. t Bapti t ht11 ..cl1 of La }1·a11ge, l1io. Dr~. II. K. Finley ha 1 b e11 lll)l)l}'"i11g· the ch11rch and it ,,·a la1·0· 1,r thro11o·h hi i11flt1- b L <11 ce that I ,,,.a. called to the pa - tor·ate. The p1·eviol1 pa to1~ hacl bee11 ( 1 on,..e11tio11 me11. l 11de1-- IDJ 7 1ni11i t1"J'" tl1e ·l1111"'ch ea eel all co– op 1·atio11 ,,·itl1 the l1io Bapti t 011,,.en tio11. Dl11·i11cr ID) ... pa torate the1--e Dr . Fi11 l e3T a11cl I ,,,.e1·e clo e f1·i e11cl . I 1110\"ed to }aleto11 Pa. and la– t er to the Fir, t Bapti t h11rcl1 of ... Tile hio 11cceecling Di--. R. T. I et cl1a111. D111"ing 1nJ .. pa to1·ate tl1e1·e . E. Baco11 Pat1l Rock,, ell a11d n13,. elf ta1~te 1 a paper to op– J)O e mo le1--11i m in the hio Bap– ti ·t •011,"e11tio11. It wa lt11own a THE II RXET. Late1" the name ,,~a cha11ge 1 to the Bil1le l 11io11 Bapti t. I ,:va tl1e eclitor dl11--i11g it 1101· exi tence. \Vhe11 I left