The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1957

April 1957 __________ _:1:.=.'H=E=--: . OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Tiles I ga ,re tl1c J)a 11r l' to I 1·. ]1.., i11- le)- ,,,110 ·l1a11g cl tl1e 11(1111e to tl1 ()l1io I11d J)e11(lc11t Bc1pti. t. l)111·i11g· IUJ'" year~ i11 tbr ,~ 1 <\ i l lost to11ch ,, 1 itl1 I r. F i11l )' ht1t I l1a, 1 e 11 t fo1·gotte11 th 3~ea1· 1 of fello,,T~·hip i11 day. go11e 11, . II) l1a 111ade a la1--g 1-- 011t1·ib11tio11 to t.he ea11 r of l11·i t i11 l1io tJ1a11 111a11y lc110,,·. It '"'a ' vvit ]1 1-- al 1· g·1·rt tl1at I lear11ed f )1i cleath. I a1n su1--e tl1at I ha1--e ,,,itl1 hi ,,,if a11 l famil)r a 111ea. 11re of their-- . 1·rovv. * J\IR. R 1-\ Yl\1 hio: ~., .,,, D F L1 Iedi11a, 111 t he 1 a . i11g· of t11-- 111· t h I' Fi11le)r the hi 1\ ~ ia tio11 11111 .. he ha,,e lo t a £1 .. i 11cl of i11- e timabl val11e. \\Tith a 1·i 11 l)aclc– g1'0t1nc1 of exp eri 11c 11ricl1 cl witl1 \'{i ·don1 hi advi e ,,,a ot1ght a11cl freely gi,ren . A pa1·t of hio .1\. ociation fro111 it i11 eptio11 he k11ew t he cl1urcl1e a11 i tl1e people a 110 otl1er ma11. I-I. K. ,va 1n 3r frie11 l . T t ,,ra. hi en ou1--a 0 ·e111e11t a11cl h lp that led me to co11t1--ibute to t l1 e })ages of the .I.B. I hall 1ni l1i n1ile and f1--i e11dly V\ 7 al"lTitl1. * REV. E .c-\.RL . WILT..1ETT tor of B er ea Bapti t pa. - l1t1r h Ber ea hio: 111 the pro,riden e of od 011r belove l editor 01111 ello1-- aJ1d frie11d Dr. II. K. Fi11ley ha. be n udcle11ly tal<e11 fro111 ot1r 111i 1 t. I t i.' cliffi 11lt to r ealize tl1at ,,Te . hall 1 ot. . ee l1i fa e 1101~ 1 ar hi. , roi ·e a 0 ·ain i11 thi. life. Tl1ot1gh ,,1 e are l1111ited i11 11n 1 r ta11 lin0' t:"I t li e ,, 7 ays of od yet ,ve 1{110,,, that ' Ile hath do11e all tl1ing ·,,·rll .' Pe1·ha1) 110 other n1a11 contr'ib– uted o much to making the Ohio Association or Regular Baptist Churches the happy spiritual fel· lowship it is today. He was a tireless " rorker with a tremendous capacity for getting things done. The magazine wa hi fir, t love ancl was u ed by him to glorify 011r I.1orcl ,J r. ' ll . ih ri. t , a11cl to e– t11 c~11 t tl1 c:. c·l11 1rel1 s c111<l p eoJ)l e of th~ () .A. J{.T3 . 1 • i11to ,t ]1aJ)J>Y ( 1 }1ris– tia11 f:-11t1il y. . c•J1t1 r c· l1 cs a11d i11clivi(lttal s 8()lt g·l11 l11s c·ot111sc-·l a11d l1 r lJ) i11 tjn,cs of Sl). c-·.ial 11 le 1. II is \,,icle s 1>1·r,1cl 1111111st r.y ,t111011g t l1 , ( 1 l111r ·J1 es l><>l'C' P]<)t4t1c~ 11t t <1st i111011 y t o tl1 e l'StPe1t1 i11 \v l1ic·l1 }1<1 \\',lS l1 elcl . Nc>111 r c) f lls l1a\P Jec1r11 e1c l ,vitJ1 ,,,l1ctt t ci 11 cler– t1 <•ss J1c~ c·c,t1l l ·0111fc,r1 i11 ,l ti111p of sor1·0,\ 1 • l\1,1.} 1 olt.r lo,,i110 l1Pa\· p 11l y b • li 1 ct1l1c1· r<>111fort t l1r lc),,rc l 011rH ,vho lllOl t l'll Ji lH J clH. 1 i11g. \Vr sl1ctl l 111i.1. · his J)Oi11ircl a11cl pill1 .. P litor ials. 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Tf-[-'1J 1 1 { D IE1 T c\L FEL– LO,\ IIIP L. P . B111·ol<er ecl– itor, Tipto11 l\l ichiga11: Rev. Fi11ley v\~as endo,ved ,,?ith a11 exceptio11al editorial mind. He ,, rote to be understood, and if possible to perst1ade others. He wa a Bapti t, and if he enter· tained a11y private doubt a to the correct11e of t he po i tion of Bil)le b lie, 1 i110· BaJ)ti. t i11 tl1e 1·e<1l111 f clo t1·i11 it eol 11 c1 11 t be cli~(·o, ~r 1·e 1 f1·0111 a tl}' tl1i11g l1 c ,,Tr otc. 'J }1 c \ 1 ( 1 l') r f'il'llll1C8, ' of }1 i ' ,,,riti11g·s 1'(', 1 ra l <l 1 h,1 t ]1 c 1 l1c1c1 1011µ: .: it1 c·p ,1r ri, 1 c'cl at th e' l1H f)l)Y J)la c·e \\' l1r r t]1 c.• cl()ll l>ts c> l' oi }1 r 1·H <> tll\" Hr r,· cl • to i11te 11 8i l'J' l1i s ('() 11\r ic·t 1()1\8. l I P li a(l tlie r ,1rc g·r,t('l' <> l' cl<l111it - 1 itl g' P l'l'C)l'S 111 jll<l p: lll ' ll t C.) 11 ]>PO]>lt• ,lll(l fl 1H11H tlll Cl tlti11g·s. 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As a 11101n lJcr of t h r Ji~ x c e u ii v c\ ( 1 on11n j t t c r I "an s,,iy <)tlr l 11 Pll o,~.r. J1i1 f I a1>tists fol' II0111 <1 lissio11 s l1a.· lost a gr eat fr i e 11 t I. .i \ , • a 111 r 111 l J 0 r of 1h c 1 o 11 11 - <: 1 I <J f 'l 'P11 i11 ()l1io ,,,e ect11 ,ll1·eacly f p<: J t~1 c' t r 111c\11clo11s vaea11 ·y hi .· g· o 111 g· J 1o 111 ] a v s i 11 11 r l ea l 0 r - Hllj J). IJcc1vr 11 has 011 0 of Ol1io'.· frreat f1111cla111 11 tal Ba1) t i.·t leac1- e rR c111 cl ,ve n111st lool< to th Lor 1 to rai sP 11p a 11ot}1er. .\to. .... j. ..,,~ ~ •• '*'/fi> ,,.. ... ~/ ..- 41\' 13I~R~ .t\Rl X. I ~ 1 R F 'I' mi. - ·io11a ry 1111 cl er r,;so ·ia.tio1 of J3apt i. t. · fo1" "\Vor1 l Evc:l11g Ji. n1 J)hilip11i11e. : ' "\V ] ov 1 l)r oth r II . K. Finley. -'I~ ~,.,, .. ,,,,. .. ,,,,. .. ,,.... .,,~... "',"'... .,,"' .. D X \ I1D 13EI JI T L pa to1· 'alvar y 13a1)ti t ( 1 h11rC'h ~01'- ,,,all{, l1io: I l1a,re 1<110,, 1 11 Dr. Fi111 y 011 ly tl1 l aRt ~·e, "r11 yea1-. 0£ hi.· 1 if "' l111t t l1ey ,ver 1 good yea1-.. If I 'V r l1a l a l' al 11 cl I 1<1 C\V that th g·oo 1 doc: to1-- a11 l l1 i. ,vifc ,-r r e l' a l)r t lo H.11 i11 t}1rir J)O\\'el' to 111eet t l1a t 11 d . :\ ,t 'J)i l'i t11a l o t111. ellor a11c1 a I)a ·to1· \ f1·ic11d h e 11ad 11 "t11)e1·io1~. ( 11 f tl1 t ]1ing n ea1·e t hi l1eart the e la t :v·ear· wa a1np Patmo . I had the joy of working with him on this project and now I lcnow that the best memorial to him is the con- • t1n11ance and gro,vth of the camp. ,)II ~ '"' iffl GEORGE O'KEEFE Pa tor B1·ool{ ide Bapti t h111~ch, le, ·e~ la1 d, l1io: 1 1" l,v 111011 l1n,·c t1tlea reel t l10111- se l , 1P · to t l1r l1 'a rt~ of t l1 t1 l) C()1 le c> r 1 ~ 1· o cJ k:H i t l 1 ~ a 1 t is t c1 s ( 11 < 1 t) l L r 1 > rt> t l 1 P 1 ·, I) r . I I. 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