The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1958

b ;) 1 ail, :~11 1 't l111" 1o l1a,,.c ,·011r srl1ool e11roll l is Re1)t 111l)r1· i..J:. "\'\T le) l< i'<>1·,y·a1·cl tc> a ,vo11cler- f l l l ' ' F \ I 1 l 1 Hl NI) Y H(. ~ I I O ) l j II .t\R,rEH1, 1 t 11 , l)t-.a ~ a11d ' '" 1·1{: to that e11d. HAi'JD 1 Tot all cl1111· · l1e l1av d 11i cl t l1 trt1e l11·i 't t ha11k od ! The t1·e110'th of our epa1--a t io11i t po i– tio11 i that ,ve gt1a1--d 011r Ive f1--on1 th i11filtratio11 of u11belief ; tl1e ·'"'"'eal{11e. . of our lJracti ( 11 ot po ition) i that ,ve t 11cl to loolc ,,·ith :t1. picio11 011 all ,vho a1--e 11ot i11 011r org·a11izatio11al camp. Th 11eed f 01· t l1e G RB t he 1 a11 l the I 1 ~ i . o ·lear to ll · that ,,·e a1111ot e ]1ovv a11y 011 a11 be t1"ue to hr·i t a11d 11ot joi11 t1 . "\Ve l1a,re the l1abit of ayi11g, Ile 111ay 11ot be a mod r11i t, bt1t h 111t1 t be a ompro111i. er. H ov\· 111any good pr a ·her . a11d ·htll' ·h we have clriven fro1u 11 cl t1r·i11g the la t thir--tv y ar. by that .·pirit 011ly tl1 Lord lc11ov, 1 • b11t ,,Te are . tire the nt11nber i l1ig·h. v e remember how a g·ood d eaco11 tried to t11r11 u ag·aii1. t the Fu11- dan1e11 tali t hortly after we a111 to Iowa (1930) by telling 11 that they were ayi11g that. the 1 e,,, pa tor of the P ella Bapti t h11rch ,,,a. a moclerni. t. H n1ight hav t1c · eded if ,ve hacl 1 ot alreadv ~ ha<l a vi itor in the p 1· 011 of J:>a - to1· . D. l\f ohr, of Io11roe, Iowa. I-Io\v l{i11 l and u11d r ta11di11g he ,,,a:! II belie, 1 ed eve1·y ,vord \\ 1 e • . aid ,~.rhe11 ,v a. u1· d hi1n that w ,vere al:o ft1ndame11tal ancl lo,,ed tl1e :o ·pel. If e 111u. t hav told }1i · hreth1·e11 for it ,,,a not lo11g u11til \\"e ,v re i11, 1 ited to 13ible ·011fe1·– e11 ee.· and tal{ 11 i11 a if ,ve \ver· 0 11 c-' of the1n eve11 i.f ,ve pa. to1· cl a c·o11,re11tio11 cht1r h . 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(5:1 -18· 1)111 if tl1 e1J 1 are si<·l< ,t1 l1,~c11·t <>\' C'J' tltP Jtlf)({p1 ·111s111 <Jf l)(.. 11 is c,11 l 11i,, ·1 '. ·it,, a11,l i11 1 }1p • .~1{(' i 11 g<>11c-1·,1l , ct11cl ,11· <1 l<)<>l<i11g· fc,r ct ]>l,i<·e 1 c, 1 ti 1·11 ,vl1.,, 11<)t lll'<J\' P 1c> 111t•111 tl1P sl,t11clc-:i r s 111<'"\' l1a,,p • l 1 t;o " r < I ,1 l> <, t I t 11 s " re 11 <, t t ,. t t c• ! 1 •J v· < i t I THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST RAISE THE STANDARD Isa. 59:19 Tune: Regent Squa r e Holy Spirit, raise a standard 'Ga inst t he r ising tides ,)f doubt; Call a people out to serve Thee Strong of faith, of courage 3tou t. Ra ise the standard, Ra ise the standard That shall turn t he tides about! Lord, we come, a humble ~people, But we love thy precious Word; Not .:\ sentence do we ·:iuestion, All bears witness to our Lord . Raise the standard, Raise the standard Of thy Spirit's mighty sword! Chris t we hold i:)ur •)ne :Redeemer, Son of God and virgin-born; We will preach his blood atonement To all sinners, los t, forlorn. Raise the standard, Ra ise the standard , Till He u sh er s in earth's morn! Holy Spirit, raise a standard; Error's hosts ar e proud and strong. Rally forth thy loyal forces, Help them triumph over wrong. Ra ise the 3t andard, Raise t he standard, We will follow with a 3ong! - Ralph T . Nordlund if ,ve nev r ,vi11 the1n they will at 1 a t beli , , t l1at we ~1--e tr11 1 11 ri tia11 £01-- lov of the br th- 1·e11 i 011e of the p1"oof . Hovv– ever v 1 if the li11 a1· dra\v11 tig·hter 110\v a11d it i 1nt1 h l1arcler for a h111· h to ome ot1t of th 011ve11tio11 ,, 1 e believe 01ne of the111 \\ 7 01111 0 111e 011t a11d 01n o,rer to 011r sicl if ,ve r a h 1 t l1e1n ha11d of f1' i 11d hip. 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Oak St., Butler, Ind. Editor RALPH T . NORDLUND 586 Maple Street Fos toria, Ohio Circulation Manager MRS. JOHN KAUTZ, 4519 Wellington Ave . P arma 34, Ohio Subscription Rate: Per single copy .............. $ .15 Per year ... ... . . .... . ........ $1.50 Advertising Rate: Per column inch ....... . .. .. $ 1.50 Per half page ... ............. $21.00 Per full page ... ............. $40.00 Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Butler, Indiana under the Act of March 3, 1879. COUNCIL AND OFFICERS Ohio Association Of Regular Baptist Churches Chairman Rev . Earl V. Willetts 250 West Street Berea, Ohio Secretary REV. GEORGE O'KEEFE 3420 Henninger Road Cleveland 9, Ohio Trea urer REV.ROBERTJ. REYNHOUT 276 Washington Avenue Elyria, Ohio !\'Ii sionary REV. C. C. CLAWSON 26 So. Sandusky St . Columbus, Ol1io Members REV. JOHN G . BALYO REV. GEORGE R. GIBS()N REV. R KENNETH S?vI~~I .SER DR HOWARD G YOUNG REV. HALL DAU1'EI., REV. FRED HUS E REV. GLENN GREENWO D