The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1958

TIIE NDENT BAPTIST Octob r 1958 OF THE EDITOR \\~, Ii Ill' 111, l 1 l111rlll1l' '°' ' ''l' 11n, t' , , ~'-i lat,~l,· ,,·ill fl>l'!!l \ l' 11, 1f '''<' • . . . \~Tll\ ll<>t . \\·p S(' ll1 ll l J""l()JJi11·1p:--i • 1() ( 1 nt ll ll li<· V()ll tttri P~. S() ,,h:· ll(>t 1 ,t,a l (_)\11· l't'l)()1·1 ,~f· r, 11.-1( r. \\.t.:> '- 11-j l.' ,.:1 t l < ll r , 1 , 1 , , 1, 11111 (• l 1 a, n 11 : •- ,, )1 1·:. {111ci f 1111ll ,l !,!.( tltl \Vt) rl g'()– iil!... {)11 r 'l' f }ll 1.()rll. l)tlt \\' (' \\·n11t t ) ' l r11tl 111\),1 of ()lt r t i111t1 t 11 i~ 11lc.11tl1 i11 l, t>a111i11g , tl1r<.'11gl1 ~11·,. , , t1tz · l'<'ll<lrt C)f 011r ,11l), <'rl J)1l t)ll~. I, -..~1,· t 11af i\l r, :-:t)l'<lltt11tl n11cl • 11.,,cli l'll.10,\"t'ti <llll' ,i,it 1<) l) <'l'l'H is l>llttilti! it 111iltll: - clll <''-l'l'J)t -..t,111 e :..0 111111tlll' "'- ,,.(, ''"<?re l11111ti11g ,or tl10 t:l1111·l·l1 cl ll fi l1clll tt> gi,~t\ 111). . \ ftr1 , ,1i11l:~ follt) ,, i11g· ~ tli1·P<·tt>r~. 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Tl1e~: hacl jt1 ·t gottr11 tl11'011g-l1 ,,·itl1 a 1·eeorcl \ ""acatio11 Bil)le ~ 1 <:l1ool of u1o r e tha11 20() l' 11 ilcl1·e11, ,,·l1e11 tl1e,.. l1ad to all o;_ • t-, 111e11t tl1t1i1· ~11aee ,,·it11 a t e 11t. The cl1t1rl'h i. g1'0,,·i110' too. a11 l " .. e felt t 11 -.. ~ l)i1·it ,,-a p1'e en t a ,,e J)reached. ~ "e1 t. 1-!th ,,-a" a11 1111t1. t1al cla~... l)11t ,,·e l1a,·e 1·e1)01·ted Ol11· , 1 i:it to tl1e cletlieatio11 · of the :\T 01'ton ( "e11 - ter anc1 \\a1're11 cl1t1rche .. alreacl,· ~o ,,-e ·11 .jl1 t a3· 011IJ· Bapti. t eel~ i to1-:-- ,111 cl jfethocli t bi. · hop: get to ,1ttP11cl t,\·o cht1 rc-h cleclicatio11 · i11 011e cla~·. ,,e Ba1)ti t · do11 t fee l ,All>- • tate clig11itar~,.. 11,1 t o attP11d or l1a an}.. J) ecial l)le. i110 to to11- f er . lJ ll it cloe ·011£e1· a lJle i11 o· c).1 th eclitor to ee ]10,,· 111an3· Bap~ t1-..r el1l1r<·hP~ a1~e lJ11il,li110· ancl o·o- . h 111g- for,,·a1·<l tlJe~P cla , .. ·. The c1a,- ,, a~ e11cletl a the P enf .. iel l J tlllctio~ J~a1)ti"t l111r ·11. ,,·he1·e ,,·e jl1 t a1·- 1·i,~ecl 111 ti1ne to clra,,· a ti1'ecl lJreath ai1 l tl1e11 J)1~rac·l1 tl1 , TP.11i1JO' • er- 111011. . to111e :...-9 l1acl 1) 11 i11 , 't1n- cla:- ,·]1001 t11at 11101·11iuo·. a11ci ,,·;, fo1111, l a Q'Oocl c·cJ11g·1·e~ratio11 Oll t t!1a. 11i 0 11t. The ~J)e11<·p1· 1nu t 1) d .. i_ ;z a goocl ,,·01-.1,. I11 fa(·t . tl1e J)a - t r l1c1cl l)P.P11 <·a11,·a,"i11g ,,. ·ti 1,1~ >-011110' J)e<, J)l 1 • ,,l l1 ,,a" ti"P t oo. ''J l1e.,- f ot111, l 1110:-.t 1~· < tatl1ol i<·~. bltt tl1p,- ]11ft a ti ti111c,11,· f<Jl' }1<!111 a].·c> ! • • ~·j ,·p t h< ' lll t llc' C ;<>~J>C• I l1PrP > \' <) \\' fc>r ~Ir, I\ Hlt1 z ' rPJ><> rt t> f ,11l >"'t' 1'1]>1it>ll~ ] l<' l' <' llllr<•h, S() f,tl' HS "l1c 1 11 ,t~ thnt <'<) 1111)l <11e. H J1 r .·till l1H~ a fp,r ,rl1 t> 11,1,·e 11 <.> t iri,TP 11 t I1e i1· ·l1l1rt•l1 l1t>111 c\ ... ·o :)ael1 t•l1l1 r el1 111a).. l1c1,·<) t) ll L' or t,,·o 11101·0 s,1b:C'ri1)tio11: tJ1c1 11 r<1eo r cl< 1 cl. l>1it ,ve ,,?ill 1· r 111 (1)" tl1c11 as so(>11 ,ls ,,·r, c·c111 ... \] . o ,,·r 1~11<)\V a f p,,· c:l11trl'l1 r.1 arP 1·ec1ll,.. • goi 11g: ,1ft er tl1 e .· t1l>HC'ri11tio11 l)11: i - 11 ess clll(l ,,,. ill l1a , ·r 11101·e ,,rl1 r 11 thi: '()111<1: () tlt a11cl 111a.,~ {jllcl lif~r for '} -··········- ~ ~~ HYMN OF DEDICATION B,· T. FRED H1TRi. El~ • 'Tctkl' t hi l>uildi11g, Lord tocln)T" F ro 1n our h (>n rts ,,·e g la d l). sa: · : " ...\ ll ,,·e l1a,·e belo11g to Tl1ee Xo\,· a 11d t l1rough eter11ity · l,.. e it a. a .; acred place \\ .hPrc Th:v }JeO}Jl e (>e Tl1:v fa ·c, \\.here ,,·it h t1ta11kful hea rt thev rai e \ ' 01<.:e • fil lecl ,,·ith jo,,·fu 1 JJrai·· ). 'Let our :·outh fro111 ea rli e ·t dav L ear11 ,vithi11 t lli bou e Th,· ;,~av· • • ~la,· lo ·t . inner come to b e • T 11 t 1 i 1) I a cc fro 111 i 11 et free · , tc11(> o f 111an ·v a l1olv· hour ' . Fragrant ,,·i th t 11e ~"1Jirit' 1)0 ,,·cr: T n Ir 0 t l 1 i 1)u i 1 cl i 11 g l e t it 1 le "011 ecr:1 tecl, Lord to Thee! ,. ( C 1 H11 be ung to ' ' on1e, Tl1 v 'l .. l1ank- ful P eople, Come' ') ' 'll _••••• •••••_ ~ ~~ 1 0ll0l"able 11 11tio11; b11t t he, r \Vill • get r edit 11ext 111ontl1. \ '\Tell folkH tl1 e edito1-- i · a ·ha111ecl a11cl ,,·e l1ope a f ,,,. other , ,vill be al. ·o, a11d O' t b tt. }.,. cll1d 1·eall3r t1•JT to l1lal{e Olll' ff 01·t t o }1a , re a . tat e paJ)e1· ,,~c)rtJ1 ,,rJ1ile. Eig·h t of 0111· cl111rel1e: clo 11ot ha,Te a11,,.. . llb- . . ._ .·c: r1pt101 at all! T\ 1 {e11t, ... l1a,re 011,,,. • • 011 e eaC' 1 , i11 1110 t ·a:e. the pa. tor. T,,·e11t}T-fot1r ha,,.e f1·0111 2 to ;- . I I o,,·e,·er, ot h r l a r g·e1' · h u1·cl1e l1a,·e a poo1·er pe1" 1 e11tage than tho. e that 11a,·e ;3 to :-, ~·o it i not 11ec:essa1·il,\" tl1e . 111all chl1rche. that a1·e f a lli11g· clo,,·n . P1·ai. e the Lo1·c1. a ll i -- 11ot la1·lr J1 0,,·e,.. e1... Tl1e I~1·ook:·icle cl1 u1· ·h of C 1 lfl,·e la 11 tl ha . 117 sub ·c:riptio11 i11 ~. 111e111 l)p1·shi J) of 217 ( la t Jyear · f1g·t1re ) . ~o tl1a t . ho,, 1 ,vhat hap– r' e11.- ,,·I1e11 a ·l1l11·l'l1 . 11b. c1'il e fo1 .. all it. 111e1ube1· · . :\I a~,.be all l o 1 ot · a(l a f1·ee c:011}~. l)llt ,,·e , ,.e11tt1re •• · g·110. s tl1at 11101· <~ read it in that · ~ l111re ~1 t ha11 I11 mo ·t of the othe 1, ·. fl1,1t 1. ot1r 111gh mark chur ch ,vith 111ore tl1a11 t,,7ice the l1l11nbe1' i11 Hll,\. <>t l1Pr . 'J' l11·pp <>1 lt P I' c·h1trc·hps ltH\ P J'11 J] f'c111 1il.\· s11l>sc· riJ>ti c> 11 ~ ( 1 l i r 1 t <> 11 \ ' i l1 <' a 11 cl I{ i I>1 <1 1{ ,1 1) 1 is t <> r ( 1 <> lt1111l >11s. <1r1cl 1~ irst J{,l J>1i s t <>f' St1·c>11g·s ,·illP. \\ <' <·<>t tl <l SH\' 1l1c11 ( 1 <11,,.ar.\· 13a J)1 ist of ~or,,·ctll~ is i11 thc-tt C' ]ass a lso, for ,,,. l1i l c 0 11 r <> r t,,,. c) el11t1~ ·h fa111i li r: cl<> 11ot :11b– :(' 1· i l)<1 , n1or 11011 m err1 br 1' hon1rs cl <J ; a 11(1 theJ" l1a,'c 42 .111l>.1<'ript io11s or thircl hig l1c\ ·t i11 the as.·o<.'iation. '1'11 r11 ,,,.e 11 a, ~e the f ollo,vi11 a that J1a ,·e l() r1; 0 1· 1 1orr of thei1·b 111e111- l)er .- l1ir: F a itl1 Bapti:t of ..c\1nherst, I{il;lr 13apti8t of I3e l fo r 1 (75 7<) , J 3rrea Ba p ti. ·t, .b_, o.·toria l~a pti. ·t, l1 ir·. ·t 13aJ)ti8t of }alio11, ( 1 a111cle1 l3aJ)ti .·t of I iJ to11, }1"'ir.· t Bapti.·t of I a11 )a:ter . 1'1·i11i t5r Bapti. t of Lor– ai11 . Fir. t I3a1)ti.·t of :\f edi11a, a11cl l<.,irst Regt1lar I1apti. t of v\T elli11g·– to11. \\ P J'a the1· tlJ i11 I< there are t,y·o 111ore lJ11t ,,,ill ehe 1< f111~the1'. . X 0,, 1 ,, .. it 11 tl1 e r ec:og11izecl po,,·er o f t l1e pre. ·, ,,Tl1:v .·hot1l cl ,, 1 e Ba I - ti. t. lea,·e effPrti,re jOlll'lla]i:111 to th r ( 'atl1olic:: a11cl 8011the1'11 Bap– ti. ·t.· ? 1 1 110 () J 13 i: 11ot a 11 tl1at it ·011lcl be lJ11t a ll it tal{e: to i1111)ro, ·r jt i~· 11e,,-..., ea ·h 111011th f1,0111 e,·er,.. el1l1r ·l1 a11cl e11ol1gh . t1l). criptio11 · '" ~o ,,·p · a11 affo1·d a bio· e11ot1g 11 1naa– azi1e to p1·i11t it all! , ·1.,-0 a ) 1 ea1· i. the olcl p1·i 1 r of :20 3re. t'. ao·o, ,,·11 ile all 1111-. ll l :·i l izecl l'eli o·iott. t") 111ag·azi11e of like ize and q11al- it3~ 11a, ,e l1acl to g·o tlp to . ·3 a )"Pc1r o r 11101·e . 1 11r 13· a11)· pa: to1.. ho11llt l.) e glc1cl t ha,· e 20 p age of l3apti ·t t1·l1 tl1, 11e,,T a11cl 111i : io11 i11f or111c1- t io11 g·o i11t o hi ho111e. 12 tin1e a ) ea 1·. It ,vill 1·e-e11f 01 .. · l1i o,,r11 111i11- i · t1'}'" a11d hel1) to n1ake hi people 11101·e lo3·al Ba pti ·t . ,\r ithot1t a Bapti. t pa p er i11 tl1 eir 110111 · t11e,,.. ' ., ,,c, ill h ea1· J3apti."t doetri11e 011ce a ,, 1 eelc a11 l 1110 le1·11i tic l1nio11i. tic 1·e l ig·i 011 tJ1 e othe1· ·ix. Let 11,· 111al~e thi. fall a ti111e of ,Fieto1·~~ £01' t l1e ()I B. "\\ 7 e g·11a ra11 - tE e tl1at a11J~ l)a:toi· ,,·ho ,,~ill .· a>· a f ,,. o·ood t}1j 11g a lJ011 t it a " llre. hi.· people that h talre it ancl Jil{e it, a11L1 ,,,ill appoi11t a li,"e– ,,·i1· r p e1' ·011 01· g1·0111) to O'Q after it, ·a11 o·et 10 01· 11101·e p 1' cent of hi. people to tak it. h:r· 11ot t1 .. y i t a11d ee? · :\IEET 1~~ AT '1HlTR ~rr ?\TEXT ~l~KD T Do11 't l<11ock a11d l{iel{ and lam an 1 lap ... \ t e,"'efj 7 l)OC1JT 0 11 the 1nap. Bt1 t pt1 h and p11ll a11 l boo. t a11d boom .L..\11d 11: 11p a ll tl1 ·ta11di11g 1·oolll "'"~ t ch Lll' • 11 ne .. t ll11da ,T. ...

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