The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1958

ur 'r l-IE ()1 ll INf)1~PENI)F-'NT BAPTIST FAIL ES OF .. I\ H l) l) i. . . 1 l 1(' ·'. l) l l t \ t!' ( l t ,, I){) t \\ '\ t•l:1i111etl. · · \\ 1 11«11 111,1,t l <.lcl ' ' • l 11 • 'lllll>l. (ll\l'S\lcl,l\l\ {tll\l\"· tllt\ ' lt\,\\Pl' <i a111e, ~- (~<.). ,t, ll tl1nt tlt<.)ll l1<1~t clll<l ~1 \t' t<.> tltl' Jltlt)l' •• l 1 'i11,111c.-ial r11i11, "l)tllcll (i<>t)llt. l~' ... \ I l~l · l~'B~ llllt~t lt,l\ <' llt't\ ll t llt' \ i"i(ll\ cJf t }1p itl({llil'l' l' cl · lie,, t\it!·l1t\tl tl1t 1 tlirr·eti,·p ,111tl ft>1111tl tl1e l ' l'l('<' t<)t> l1ig·l1 . I~11t tllt' <ltl<\ ,, lltl , tr11v1'" tllt' tlt)ntl1 l'"Ilt'll t<.> t l1P 1·11l e r '.., tl..;l)ir,tt io11 l'"11e,,· t'\. ]> t')ri– t'11ti,1ll)· tllclt tl) tlt) tl1e l·•'c1tl1t 1 r\; \\"ill 11111xt oftl'11 <'l.>11\' ( 1 \· J111111c111 f,1il11rt 1 to tl1t 1 t•ritit,11 ol).',er,·e1'. II}: .. } ... \Il Jf~I) 1( l~E ,,. II 1~R F.J )'I 1l ER '[ II l T 1" I1'1 1 1I f J ~ 1 I t) l .. LD BF,J ()11e t1,1~· a , a lacl. l1,1,·i11g· :1 ·– t·o1111)a11iecl lli.: J)a1--e11t · to J e1·t1- ~al e111 to atte11d the Pa: .. o, ·er f a.1t I I e i11e111·1·ed t l1ei 1-- cli.:plea. l11·~ ,,·11 e11 I I e r en1ai11ecl l)ehi11d i11 the te1111)le. ,,·l1ile Ili .--- folk.-, 011 thei1· ~1 0111e,,·,1rcl jo11r11e~T, :_;011ght IIi111 111 ,·ai11. I1·ritatecl to tl1e 11oi11t of exa J) eratio11, 11 i.· 111otl1er a11cl l1e1-– l1l1sl)a11cl 1·etracecl thei1· :te1). to tl1e Hol3· Cit}· a11d 011 the rl1ircl cla~· ~01111cl I I i111 i11 tl1e te111ple lJotl1 l1ea1·111g the lea1·11ed do ·to1·: .·t11 cl a l,i11g tl1e111 c111e. tio11 . · · "\'\"'h v· l1a ,.. e ~·011 tht1: dealt ,,/ith t1 ·? ', \,a·. tl1e hone. t c1ue1·~... IIo,,~ -L1tteriv· f1--l1,:tra ti11g the 1--epls· to -ch'e a11x1ol1. heart : · · ,, ... i. t }'"e 11ot t l1a t I 11111 t l)e about 111~· Father 8 l)t1 ·i- 11e . · ?' • ••, 1 111·e 1 ~ .. , • theJ'" 1·ea:011ed, · · Ollr 011 ha failecl 11. i11 l1i. obe~lie11ee. '· ThoL1o·b l1111ua11 t1\'"e. l'e. !1:terecl, ·'FA IL ("'RE ' i11 \,·l1at tl1e~· . a,,·, Di,·ine e~'"e: regi._" t e1·ecl · · BEDIE ... T 1 E ' ' i11 ,,·bat tl1e,.. ._ . ,.:\~ai11. ·' l)eJ..011cl -J 01·cla11 ' }1 e tar– r1ecl . k11o" ·i110' of the ill11e. ·s of IIi · fr--ie11 l Lazarll ·-ta1·riecl 1111 til h \Y cl: 011111i.1<'ie11 tl),. cer·ta i11 of death. l l ti111atel)T, Ile n10,·ecl i11 11pon t h e ~ce11e. Clreetecl ,,·itl1 th ,vord: I f tho1 t had8t l) ee11 her e my b1--otl1er l1acl 11ot liecl . Il e ac– ceJ)tecl the 1·e l)11l{e, i11dica t iv·e of l111111a11 fail11re ·v,?ith a llliet 1·e– ~)08e. ~11r·el}r, cleatl1 i: F.L ILl RE ! To t l1e eye. of 111e11 ye,! To the e}Te · of Clo l, 110 . llacl the 1\Iastei· l)ee1 ,,,.11e1·e ~l c11·tl1a \,,a1 te l Ili111 to 1Je tl1e1-- e ·ot1ld 11ot l1a,·e be 11 the .'O,rereig·11 · Tl1i · . . . i: for the (} 101·:-r· of (Joel. . · · }IE · . . ] A] I1 ED T() 1 1 ~ Y ,,TIIAT O'I'HER~ Tll()l GlfT l I :b: ) II( { LD I A y Tl1e Rith Y 01111g R 11l 1-. of ,,rhoiu ,,re have ,v·ritte11 "\\1a11te 1 to l1ea1· ,,·or· cl;· of a J)pi-o,,al. P e1·l1ap t he Your INVESTMENTS - of SELF, PRAYER & FINANCES In HOME MISSIONS WILL PAY ETERNAL DIVIDENDS ' Reach America to Reach the World', lllAWATHA LAND INDEPENDENT BAPTIST MISSIONS 1109 Ludington St. Escanaba Mi h ' c . ~~~ August 1958 STER ('() llllll Cll 1,1 t i<> ll cl C' (' Ol'{l Pc l ~J 0 1111 1 lie l~ clJ>ti8t '1 11 r rP is 11 C) ll P g r P::1 t r ,, ,,·01 1lcl 11 ,t \ 'P Hltffi t'Pcl . Bttt 110 tbr :\ Ia."'1rr Ji .\ llJ~~I) t l1 r )"Ot111g 1n,i11 b)? a~ t ~t l<111g: hi.· :.;1) i1·i t 1tal ·vital/. l I c fct1lcc l to off e1· app1·0,,a l l)P– C'a11se Il t1 hacl to tell the t1·t1th. 11 ce at t he e11cl of e>arth .· jo11r– ~1 'J'. hC1 .'too 1 .·11ffC' ri11g the \ 'e1·l>al 111cl.1 ·t111.e11t of n1a11. E xp ect ing 'e 1 f cl c.)f r11:e a · tl1e a 1 CLl, er : ,ver e Il e F .1-\ l l1ED t l1e111 by a11. ·,veri11g 11ot hi11 °'. o ,,To1·d at t hat ho111· ·ould l1a, 1 e er a. d the deei ion of ~Iea,,e11 Tl1i · i my beloved >-- 011 1.11 . ,vho1n I a1n well pl a. ed. , Ile failed ~o c~J'" ·~,,hat \, 1 a. expe ·ted p1·ef er1·1n °· 111. tea cl t he ac ·lai1n of IIi Fathe1·. IIE . . . F ILED T DO \ \TfIA T THER~ i TI-I HT ! I E ~ 1 H 1 LD DO J oh11 the I3apti t hacl been a loyal n1e nger, a faithful ,vit- 11e.1. ·, a t rtll},. hl1111ble fo1·eru1111er a 11 l yet i11 t he ho11r of hi o·rea te t 11eecl, t he ~Ia. ter· FAILED him. I1npri. 011ed en te11 ed and later to be beh eadecl h e k11ew 11othing· of .. 11pe1·11at11ral i11ter, 1 entio11. Had the 1\ia.~te1-- failed him ? Y e failed to ~ri, 1 e hin1 le11o·th of day ' i11 o~de1· t l1at H e 111iO'ht be tow upon h1111 1· o·al prai. e. Xo :r-11or e rtrik– i11g ill 11~ ·tr a t io11 of the ::\Ia ter Fail11r .. i fo1111cl tha11 t he r ecord of l\,fatthe,,r i11 ehapt er 27, , rer e -4:0-42. H e fail ecl to ome clown off t he r o,. i11 ati factio11 of Hi tor111entor ta1111t . Wa it l)e- ta11.. ·e Ile ha l 110 p owe1· ? Th cln. ,ve r i. hid le11 i11 the j eer-- of t he exe ·l1tio1 e1-- . lie .. aved oth– e1-.. ; I-Ii1n. 1£ Ile ·a1111ot "'a, 1 e. , ... \11d o it i I I e failed to ome clo,, 1 11 off the ro i11 01--de r t hat i11 Obedie11 ·e to Hi Fathe1· H~ 111ight ta. t e death for ever v n1a11 a11d . a, Te oth e1--. . II i._ F I~L RE g ·11ara 11te ~rou1-- FlTTl RE. .._ O i11 011r o,v11 li,,e. ,,,.e 1n11 t teel 0111·– ..,e1,,e. · aga i11 t tl1e cl e.. ired ap1J1·oba– tio11 of 111 e11. Let 11 be ,v l1er e Ile ,,,a11t. t1 to be : a1,r ,vhat He ,va11t 11. to . a}"; clo ,,,hat H e ,,,a11t ~ 11. to do: ,,,heth 1· other-- ap- p1·0,1e or 11ot. Prompt renewal of your sub– scription will be awr eciated by our Circitlation Department .