The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1958

September 1958 Fir:t le t ,v fo1--g· t let 11 . ay tl1at Re, ·. R. Ke1111eth ._. 111e1 "e l' ha. rde1·ed 500 ·OJ)ie. · of 011r \ t1g·1t. t ditorial, \\rl10 l Ia. the Liv i11 o· "hr--i:t ? i11 tra et f or111 ; a11 l ,,,e ,vi l l pri11t 1 0()0 or 11101·e. \\ ho ,,,a11t.· 1110J·e of tl1em ? Tl1 I 1·iee ,,Till be 110111 i11al a11d ,,~ l1ope for d el i,·er. ·t. 13th at th a111 ual meeti 110·. ,,-r hop to hav a11otl1 r t1'a ·t t h e1'e al ·o a11d if there is den1a11cl Il18}r begi11 a t r art n1i11i. ·t 1·Jr. y\ e ha, 1 e dream d of it f or vea1'8 l)11t • a... a pa tor al\,ray . n1ed too bt1 ') 1 • ~ eco11 l v\ 7 € ,vot1ld b gla 1 to l1elp 0 t11· chur · 11 . i 11 13il)le 1 011fe1·en · .· a11d E,,a11gli tic l\1eeti110· · f 0 1' 3 to 5 dav n1id,v el, or for <lav ea111- .. L paig11.. W e ju.~ hav 011e vveel{ " 'hen ,,,e ca1111ot . er,, a11d tl1a t i -– f r o1n t h e 20th to t b e 25th of ea · 11 month for tl1at i · OIB t ime. \\ ha,,e 1ne11t io11d the Ar a11u111 tht1r ·h befor e a a proof t l1at l10111e 111i 1. ion work pay:. i11ce ,,r ,, 1 e1·e th re J 11ly 27th '\\' ar 111or e ~·11re of it. God i ure ly ble, "i11g t hi. eigl1t y ar old cl1t1r ch a11d it · pa. - tor Dale Fi h r. The fi r e t hat de troy d th ir fir. t buildi110· clid 11ot d ef at them for no\v th ev l1av • a fi11e bri · 1< buildi11g t,vo third. 'Ompleted . All that is la ·ki11g i : the wor ·hip auditoriltn1 tl1at v\ 1 ill be ext 11d d 1.1p fr om th ~,est hal f of tl1 e l)a:eme1 t. l-lov\ 1 ev r t hey 110,, 1 111ake good 118e of t l1 f lat ba. ·e111 11 t r·oof in th : t1111n1er ti1t1e a11d of th ir a1nple ·h11r ·h l a"\i\ 1 11 for t l1 roof :er,, a. p,1lpit ancl choir loft a11d the la\\'n a: parki11g .·pa · P fc)1· a dri\ 1 e-i11 e, 1 e11i11g· ."er,ri ·e. 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W e thi11l{ that i.· a o·oocl evi– tl 11te t l1at thi.· i11rl ep <.) 11 cl ti t 13a1)– ti. t th t11· ·h is th i11l<i 11g· ot1r ,vay, ~~ ....... '-"" ~~ tJ -••......••-- ~ IN THE BAPTIST WAY By Ralph T. Nordlund I came to the Lord in the Baptist way, As I knelt alone on the sod, And answered in simple, child-like faith The sovereign call of God. I owned my Lord in the Baptist way In a winding country stream; 'Twas the path of obedience He mark ed out, And I followed as in a dream. I worship God in the Baptist way, With a minimum of form- With Scripture and sermon, prayer and • praise, The Bible as the norm. There's something about th e Baptist way That lifts my soul on wings: It s simple worship and brotherhood Goes to the heart of things. ~~ ....... '-"" --::-. --.... t1 --.............. "' ,,11 tl ,,<' ,,· ,t 111 t l1p111 1<> l(11 c> ,,· tl1at \\' (' \\"()l tlcl ) lP \ ' P l'). lt,l])J ) ) ' t<> l lcl \ ' ( 1 tJ1rir f<1ll<>,vsl1iJl . 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