The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1957

THE OHIO INDEPENDENT_ BAPTIST___________ May 1957 ~--- ARE B ISTS PROTEST OR CA1'IIOIJC? l , 1, I·~ \ "'. l,E J. ~ l~;'l 1 TI 1 I. (ll )I . l)a sto1' Ia li 011 ve1111e 1 apti. t hl1r ·h I ater son , .. J . • ... \ ~ }1clR l)Cf' ll l) 1' l l \ ' l O 11 ~ 1 ) r l)t)i11tt)l l ()llt. SC– \ '() l'(' }1C' l'8CC11 t 1011 f 11 o ,,. e cl the R cf 1· 111 c1 t i o 11 ,111 l t l 1 i ~ t•() 11 t i 1111 c tl . e, · e 11 i 11 ~ \ 1 11 c 1•- it·n. l l o,,·c,Ter. l> t1 fo1·c lo11g\ it be– ec1 111e ol), ·i<.111s i11 tl1 e eolo11ic. tl1at 11 11 lt\~~ f 1111 1•t") 1 igiol1 .. free 10111 ,,Te r c g·1·,111te<1 ,,·itl1011t let 01· l1i11clra11ce .. tl1i~ g·1·c)\Yi11g· <'<)1111t r)... ,,·0111(1 e,Te11- t11c1ll\·· l) 110 bette1· off tl1a11 • I~" 111·01) . I 11,1. 111 l1r1 a.. t lie cle i1·e for lil)crt).. ,va ._ o 111t1cl1 a pa1·t of the eolo11ial i1111)et11 "' , a11d . i11ee tl1 e l~a11t ist J)I'i11 ci1)le of a 1). ol11te ... ep– a1·atio11 of e11111~c11 a11 l . ta t e an1e t o be c1e111011;•t1•atccl l)JT 1- l l h a go·yr_ e1·11111e11t a ,,·a. £01111c1e 1 1)~... Roge1-– ,\,..illi a111. i11 RJ1ode I . la11d ,,,.he1-- e fl1ll f 1·ee<lo111 ,,a. g:ra11t e 1 to a] 1 a11d ,,it11011t clo11bt l)eca11. e i11 t he p11rpo. ·e of -rocl 11c h a la11d of r eligi.011 f 1·eedom a t l1e l T11ited ~tate of ..1. ~rue1--ica 11111:t co111P into l1ei11 g· a. a g·1·eat e11ter of 111i.·: io11- , ' ai-·}~ acti,·ity tl1e Lo1· l . o,;rereig·nlJr cle. ig11ecl t l1at ,,tl1 1 ot1r 11atio11al ·011:titl1tio11 ca111e i11to bei11g\ i11 - cll1di11g-- tl1e all-i111porta11t Bill of Rio·l1t. . it .·J1ot1lcl be e. tal)li heel 011 tl1e pri11c:iple of ab. ol1tfi ep– arc1fio11 o.f Cll l l1'C71 a11rl . fat e. }Io,·\·e, ,.e1·, it i. i11t c1~c ·ti11g to 110- tice 110,, i11 .'Orne 111ea. 11re t l1i. came abo11 t. ::.\Io..he1· i11 hi.· lJook Tlz e Ba11ti.·t i1z Jl i.·fory, tell . l1ow Tho1na. fJ effe1·. 011 l e, ,e lo1)ecl . on1c of tl1e icl ea: ,,·l1ich 11 0 e,Te11t11ally ~ ea111e to i11cll1c1r i11 l1i · ,vorl{ 011 tl1e De ·la1·atio11 of I 11 l e1)rnc.le11ee anc1 tl1e 011. titt1tio11 of the TT11itec1 ••tate.-.. Ile . tatr. ' T11er e "Ta a Bapti. t c·l1t11, ch 11ot £a1· fr·o11 :\Ir. · effe1-. ·01 .· ]101ne i11 ) f 011t icello ,,,.ho. e 111eeti11g·.· for lJ11. i11e . lie 0111eti111rH attenclrc1. ( •111·ti · ~ a,r. fo r 111011th i11 .'ll (•(·e. .- io11 ) , an 1 ,, 1 ith ,,110. e pa, to1-- h e ,va: ,,Tell ac– <1t1aintrc1. It i.· i"a i 1 tl1at t11i. pa. - to1\ Re,... .A\ 1Jclre,,,. TrilJlJlc\ 011('(.l a. l{ec111i111 l10,,,. l1 r likecl tl1ei1-- el111reh go,Te1·11111 r 11 t a11c1 t l1at 11e 1·epliecl that it tr11c-l{ hi111 ,vith g·1·eat fo1·re a11 1 i11trre trc1 hi111 11111eh ~ tl1at he cou. ic1ei·ec1 it thP 0111v f 01·111 of tr11e cl e111oe1·af·) 7 tl1 e11 ex~i ·ti11g· in the ,,,.or· 1 cl, a11cl t 11 at he l1acl co11e1Llclecl that it wo11lcl lJe the lJr. t p1a11 cJf go\,.rr111ne11t fo1· t1 e ..1. \111erica11 eol- · 011ie . T11i ,va: .·e, 1 e1--al vea I" be- • f 01~e thr Deela1--atio11 of I nclepe11- cle11ce. , 1"'11i.. tate111 e11t ,,·a 1nacle b3 1 Pa. tor Tribble to Dr. Fi hback ( ( 1 o 11 I i , 11 recl f,. o 111 ~ 1 p 1 • i I i. . l < e ) ,,·110 ,rrot c it cl c)\\T11 . i\ f 1·. C 1 111·tiR, c111tl1<1r of J>rof;rcs. oj' B (1JJfisf / >riJ1ci11ll.' , f11rt l1rr 1 i11t . 011t t l1 at it ,r,1s fro111 ~f 1·• . l\f cl cli.-011 t l1at 11 e r ceei,?ecl t lie i11fo1·111atio11 that h e • 11,1 <.l c1('\fi11it r eeoll eC't io1t of h ea1·i11p: :\fr. J effe1·.·011 . J)eal{i11g· 011 the ~ l1l - jret a11cl of a1,,~a~.... cl ecl a1·i11g: that 11 0 gat l1e1·ecl l1i. itie,,~. f r om a Bap– ti.-t c l111re 11. ~Ir. .J eff e1· 01 hi1n- c lf ,r1·ote. ' To the membe1, of t l1 c Ba1)ti. t ' l111rc:l1 of B11c:1c :\fol111- tai11. . . ,,Te ba,""e acte 1 togethr1' f1,0111 t11e 01·ig·i11 to t he 11 1 of a 111c111orc1 ble r c,To l11tio11 a11 l ,,e ha\·e (·011t1·il)11tc 1 ea ·h i11 the li11e al– lotecl to 11. , 011r e11clea, ro1·. to r e11- cle1· it. i. t1e. a J)erma11e11t l)le - i11g· to Ollf C0lllltl'J 7 .' Tl111 . i11 .A\ 1ne1·i la relio·io11 · p e1--– . ec:11t io11 ca111e to a11 e11c1 a11 l the I aJ)ti8t: f lo111·i,.J1ccl a. the)T, alo11g ,vitl1 all oth er . l1acl eo111plet e £1, e– clo111 to li,,.e a11 l ,,,.01·1< fo1· t l1e Lord. T11 ({reat l~1·itai11 a11 l E111·ope t h o11gl1 tl1e p er . ec11tio11 of Bapti:t. eea:ec1, t l1e .-tate eh111·cl1 e. 1·e- 111ai11ecl a11c1 1111til tl1i. la,T e · ·le- '" :ia. tiral i11. tii1Ltio11. a r r .· 111)J)orte 1 lJy ci,TiJ g·o,~e1·11111e1 t . a11cl 1 11lJli i taxr:. ,,-re 111ay tl1a1 l{ (}oc1 that • llt' h i. 11ot t 1 e c· c1S ,v·i t 1 i11 ol11-– l )Ol' 1er .. I3a1 ti t · l1a,,e al. o 111a<.le u. 1·0at c·o11tr·ib11tio11. i11 tl1r . IJl1r1·e of 111i. - sio11s. 'I']1 r 111c111 ,,·i t l1 ,,. 110111 th 111oclel'11 1111.·. io11 a1·,T 1110,·e111r1 t lJe- • ira 11 , a11 1 ,,T 11o ha: l1ee t1 (' al lec1 Tl1e fat l1er· of 111oc1er11 111is. io11: lyv· all ~ c.lr110111i1 atio11.1 ,,,a · a licl})ti:t. ITi. 11 a111r ,,.a.· \\Till ic1111 ( 1 a1·e\ '" . 'l,hc • l)('gi1111i11g'. of t l1 r f 01' (? ig11 111i.. i 11 - a1·1 .. 1110\rr 111e11 t 111 thi.· C'Olllltl'"\'" ('Cll- • • te1·ec1 i11 a 111a11 ,,·10 left th (l '011- tr1·egatio11al 1 l111rl·l1 to lJe c-0111 a Ba1 tist. Il i. 1 a111e ,,·a~ ...\ c1011i1--a1n .J 11 1. 011. a 1 ti. t 111i.'sio11ar·)T . o– <' i et ie: ,rr 1·e t l1e 1110.'t aeti,·e i11 1\111e1·iec1 of a ll g·1·ol1I).' a11cl tl1er c a r e 111or e l~a 11t i. ·t.· i11 clr110111i11a– tio11a l l,r 1111affiliatrcl 1Joa r cl. t l1c1 11 ' f1·0111 a11JTotl1er g·1·011p. Tl1e 111,Ta io11 of th rolog·ical 1i1)er,,1l i..·111 i11to tl1 e life of all c1c110111i11at i 11: ,,·a: a n1a. - ter ·\"veapo11 of > a ta11 ,,T 11 ie11 11ot 011l )T ga,·e Bapti. t 1111: . iou,lr)r ,-vo1·lc a 1r1n1Jo1·a1·y .et -l),1elc lJ11t al.·o lro, 1 li. t i11e t i,.,rl)r Ba I tistic· J) 1-. 01111e1 i11to i11ter- l e110111i11ati o11 al ag 11cie. alo11g· ,,·itl1 111a11~.. P1·ote., ta11t 1 .. f- 11f!:cr. £1,0111 t l1e :eo11r gc of 111ode1--11- i. 111 . 111 . 11eh i11 .·ta11ec_:\ . t }1011g·l1 i11 t11P 111ajo1·it)r. Ba1)ti~· ts ofte11 111·- 1·e11cle1~e(l the ll. e of thei1" l1i toric 11ame a. ,, 1 e 11 a. . 01n e of the. di. - ti 11ct i,rp p1·i11 ·i11l rs of thei1· po. itio11 i 11 t 11 e 111·g·r11 c)r of t l1 e ,vo1·lc of e,·,1 1gelizi11g the ,,~orlc1. 13t1t t l1e olcl fa ithf11l aclher e11ee to t he ~ 'i c- ri1)t111· e. c·o11l l not lo11g l)e .·t1 b- 111er g·c 1, a 11 l it ,,.,a: 11ot lo11g .. 1111til cli. ti1 t i, 1 el)r ap t i t 111i io1 ary a sre11ei e. · bega1 to be f orn1 d which, r ej cti11 g· ·011·~t e1 tion ·ontrol a11cl 1·ep11 liati110· 1nod r11i. tic i11flue11ce 1110, ,ecl ahead 1111c1er xod , ble. in{)' i11 the a1 ie1 t Bapti t ic ,vay. The e age1 cie ha,,e experie11ce 1 r emark– able progr e .. i11ce t h ir beo·i11ni1 g. B c, pti. t. rt11 cl t li e De 11011z i ,z atio1z. In tl1e t 1·icte t e11 e of the worc1 t l1er e i 110 . ll h thi112· a. t he Bap– ti. t l eno111i11ation. Ther e a1~e Bap- t i. t ch11rche bt1t it i. incorrect to :peak of the Bapti t cht1rch i11 me1--ica. I t i t r11e t hat we c11·e cl e110111i11atec1 b·,{ a 11a1ne which '" a , hi. to1"y te. t if ie. , carrie , a tre- 111 11cl ol1 ig·11ifica11ce. I 11 that en e ' l en o111i11ation may be correctly appliecl to 11 . B11t ,ve ac1mit of 110 . t1 ]1 i11te1 ..- hl1rch org·anization a11 l go,· r11me1 t a. haracte1--ize P1·e. lJJTte1·ia11. :\Iethodi t . , Epi. - ·opalia11 , or the R efor1necl hl11 ..ch– e. . Bapti t ·hl1rche are incl ep en– l e11t cl1111·eh e : the,T a1·e tiecl to- • g·ethe1· only l)~"" f ello\r. hip or co- 01e1·atio11 i11 ome m11t11al proj ect l1t1t eae}1 ehti1-- r }1 i. tl1e . ole at1thor– it1r 01 the exte11t of . 11 ·h f ellow- • .·l1ip or coo1)eratio11. T 1) tl1i . ,,·a)'" all}T i11cli,riclt1al Bap– t i:t elllll' ·h lll a}r fello,, ·hip 01' re– f 11 · to f ello,,,. 'l1ip with l enomina– tio11al age1 eie. a11d g1,011p of all J<i11cl.·. I t n1a3r ·oope1·ate or 1·e– ft1.·e t o l o ,·o. II0,,Te, re1-- a . t11cly of tl1e \.,.a1--io11.· i11ter l e11on1i11ational cl~ e11 ·ie. f 01.. n1i . io11. e, ,.a110'el i m a11 l ed t1catio11 r e, ,.eal. tl1e fa ·t that ,l , ·e1·}T l c1 1·f?:e pe1·ce11taO'e of 1)e1~ on- 11cl i.· BaJ)ti ·t i11 orig·i11 anl affilia– t io11. De. pite t l1e hi:to1~y of p e1--– ., c:11tio11 111i 1111 l e1\ ta11cli11g and <. :t1·t1gf?:le ag·ai11 t p1--ej11clire Bap- ti. ·t .· a1·e cli eove1·ecl tocla,r to lJe a .. 1110 t coop e1·ativ neopl e i11 pro- j et. of e, ..a11g·elizatio11 01.. eclt1ca– tio11 . " .. 0111 t i111e the, .. are far too ... eoo1 e1--ati,·e fo1· t11ei1~ o,,,.n gooc1 a11d the 11lti111ate 11 l of the t otal l i ·t 111· of t l1e Loi-- 1 . ,ro1·l(. A ·t11a11,r a 11e,v l e1 0111inatio11 • ha. ct1·i:e11 i11 0111~ co t111t1·,Tfo llo,,inO' • the t e1·1·ible wo1~1( of theological libe1·ali 111. I t i tl1e I ntercl e11 011z– i 1 z at 1:o11 al De 1 z o11 ii 1 i a ti o1 l ma 1 e l1 p of r efu o·ee f1,om liberalism Q\\t