The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1958

'rJIE Ill 1Nl1El' l4~Nl)~:NT 13APTIST ~ 0C'tob r .1958 DAR ILLE COLLEGE (A Ba.ptist Colleg·e of Liberal Arts) CEDARVILLE, OHIO RN EDUC TION IN '111E LIGHT OF THE BIBLE rl1\ l)iblt' tl t\lll )tl , tl'Ht t'' i{ , t' l f {<1 ll~ 111l1t· l1 11 1<l l't\ t l1n11 cl l )f)()l~ ,\1 1t l1<>re l l ll , .. P \ 'P ll t l tt' ure il1t' , t l )f 1111111<111 i11t el- . ~ . lrc t , 1 t , ll t\ ' l'ri1)tio11 C) l t l1c\ e 1·11e 1- l\. lt) 11 o l l , l1r1~t . r()l' (' \. cl lll l) l l"' . lo11p: llt' i•J l'P ·r11 ·ifi \. lt)11 , , ,1~ t l1e 111 ' tl10 l of t'\.t'l' tttit)Il \ 1)~<11111 :2~. Isc1i,1l1 j;J ) ~ i, t'" e , · i t l e 11e '.) of it~ c1i,·i11 i 11. pi- • l' c:llll)ll l)cl , t ft1lfill111c'\ Jlt Ot l)l'Ol1lleC)- cl l'– !:_ llt.1..,, for t 11 " f11t111· c f11 lfi ll111e11t of 1)1' ' lli l· tio11~ ,, l1i ·11 l1c1,·e 11ot >"e t co1uc t t) 11,1~::, . 1. 11 11cl ti111e of ol11· ag·e i, cl0, t 1·il) ")cl b: · t l1e Spi1· it of ocl tl1ro 11g 11111,111:· c1f t l1e ,,·1· ite1·8. Da11iel rceor tl etl ,,·c)l' tl "' gi,..e11 to l1in1 b:r· tl1 .. I~or l a11cl aicl. ' · :\Ia11J~ .. l1all 1· t111 to a11cl f 1·0, a 11cl 1~110,,·led 0 '"e , l1a 11 l1p i11erea~ed · · ( Da11ie l 12 :-:! ) . I) ,111 l . . 110al~i11g of , 0111e,,..l1at t l1e , ,1111e ti111e "ai c.1. · · E,·e1~ lea1·11i11g a 11 t1 11e,·pr al1le to rou1e t o t he l,110,,-ledo·e of tl1e t1·l1 t l1 ' ( II Tim– ot 11,· 3 :, ) . ,\ ... h 11, in t h e l1i tor·}r of ~ t 11e ,,·01·lcl . ha "' · ' lr110,,·leclge a11cl · ·1ea1·11i110· · · l1ee11 o g·1·eat a11cl i1111101·t,111t a.· it i. tocla}~ ? Ilo"~ ,,·ell tl1' de <: 1·ilJe. t l1e em– J) l1a~i 111)011 i1 t elle · tt1al i . ·1u to the 11egleet <)f . pi1·it11al l111de1'. ·t a11di11g· i~ ~ee11 i11 a11 olJ. e1·,Ta tion of t l1e l)r e, ·alent pl1ilo. ophie of 0111· cl a~·. 'l1ri t cle la1·ed (-}od ·~ "'\\T 01·c1 to be ··the t1' tltl1 · · ( J oh11 17 :17) a11cl 1)e1·~011ified tr·11t l1 whe11 Ile . aicl , · · l an1 the t1·11tl1 ' ' (.John 1-:1:. 6) . 111 J)ite of t l1i: . ec-11la1· e lt1 1 atio1 , ,,·hi ·]1 l,oa t of . eelt i110- t l1e tr11t l1 , ei t l1e1· 1·ej et t . i0·1101·e. 01· n1i i 11 ter - 11ret, 'l11·i t a11cl the Bible a t l1e i111po1·ta11t ce11tral ancl 1111if·r·i110· L t, fo1· ·e i11 l{11owleclg·e a11cl lea1·1 i11g. ·· Riglzt : a11d ' 1l,.ro11g ....\ a e;o11 ec111e11ce of thi atti– t11c1e. · · 1·ig·l1t · · a11cl · ,,1·ong· · i11 011r c1a ,. ri e ancl fall ,,-ritl1 tl1e ' t icl e <)f ,\·hat ociet :v· p1·e. entl) 1 a1)- J)1·0, ·e ~ 11cJt " ·I1a t it . ho11lcl app1·0, 1 e. If tl1·_. r e i 110 a 11tho1--itati,Te f ott11- clc1tiou a11cl ta11cla1·d fo1-- life ,,·hat p}, p c a11 a11 l1111·eg·e11e1 ..ate pe1·. 011 clo lJtl t t r11 t l1i 0 ,,11 i11telleet ancl l)e ,1 t ho P ,,·lie> li,Tecl i11 tl1 e pe1·iod <>f t he J 1 clgp ,,·11e11 · · E,,er}T n1a11 c1icl t JJ at ,,·l1icl1 ,va. 1·igh t i11 l1i 0\,·1 e: ·e~.. ( .J 11c1o·e. 21 :25). ... To ,,·011cle1· ,,.P. olJ r r,·e l)P-OJ)l e 1·epl1cli -· a ti11 g- tl1e olcl ''"'a~· ,·vl1i ch ,,·e1·e 01.111 l a11cl goocl i11 fa,..01· fJ f 1na11);r I~, I>l{li: s ~J.\~Ili~~ rl'. ,JI~l Ji.1 1\ ll .i:\ll • 11 <',, ,, a , ~ , ,· J 1 i e J 1 l(' ,l < 1 t c) r e b c 11 i o 11 Hll <l cll' l i11< tll <' l1C.\r. 'l }1 e1 ir .~ t c111clarcl: t' lttl' t11,ttt' ,,·ith 1ltcir tl r: irr~. ()11r ~o<: ir t,, 11,t~ bee11 1)lag·l1c 1 ,, it lt 111, y)l1iloHoJ1l1)" t l1c1t t1·l1th i .. () l t l,· t l1 ,lt ' ' 11ie]1 i~ P XJ) C 1ic11t . \\Te <trc. t ,111g·l1t t l1at a11 iclea i , t1·t1e if it ,,·orl~._ or if i t acl1ie, re t he c1r. iretl eff ect. ' Tl1e e11cl j11. t ifie.. t hP 111ca11 ·, i. a po1)t1la1· way of lool(i11g at ol)j 1 ti,Fe i11 life . ( 1 - fo 1· t1111c1t el)'" , tl1i. 1) l1il o ophy h a CEDARVILLE HAS RECORD ENROLWJ.ENT 86 new students enrolled Sept. 15 and 83 old returned, making· a total of 169. The Freshman class numbers 73, while 15 Seniors hope to gTad– uate next spring-. The faculty has added 2 to its staff, mak– ing· a total of 13 instructors. e,·en iJee11 lJ1·ot1g'l1t o,.. e1· in to tl1e . pJ1e1·e of "1h1·i tia11 er--vice ancl a11 cl 111i11i ·t 1·,.. . ~ ,,The11 110thing· ca11 be declarecl a .· eithe1 .. fi1 all)" 01· al) olt1tel3-r true 1 l'llt l1 t he11 l llll t lJe con t it1t1all3r t e:·t l lJ3r it .' COll 'eC1llell 1 e . \\Thell ,, })e r:011 i. e, re1" i11 Cllle t of ce1·tain– t,... tl1ot1o·h l e ·ti11 ecl 11e,Te1· to £incl • it ~ lie ea1111ot l1elp bl1t be £1--u t1 ..ate l b~.. tl1e g·t1a1·a11t e of ab ·oli1te failt1re a11cl th p1·omi ·e of ll ·ce botl1 exr)1·e. ec1 j11 t l1e . au1e e11t en ce. · 11 7 i. e F ool 111 a g·r ea t 111ajo1·it)r of ca e 1 0 1 a11cl Ili: at1 tho1·itati, ...e 1·evelation INVESTIGATE CEDARVILLE before you favor any college God is d i recting . God is b le ssing . Cedarville Is g rowing .. . growing in fa ith, in enrollment, in ever. broadening support, an,d in academic standards. Offers A. 8 ., 8. S., and B. Mus. degrees . Write for catalog today. 16 Acres, 10 Buildings Strong Bible department. 140 Studentl, 12 lnatrvctors Also EngOsh, Music, Sden,e, Sodal Ideal lotqtion in S. W. Ohio Sciences, languagH and Athletics. Write for free Coples of "Bullet in" No Obligat ion. CEDARVILLE COLLEGE A BAPTIST LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE CEDARVILLE, OHIO Rev. Jome, T. Jeremioh, Prta. l 1 , t \ • P l 1 re 11 c· <>111 J) l e1 t 0 l y 1 Pf t o 1 t 1 o f t li e> ])rogr,1111: of 111oclr1·11 C 1 (lttc·,ltio11. l t r 111i11cl: 011 0 of ,vl1at ,vr 1--ec1cl i11 I{on1a11. 1 :2 co11c er11i11g· a pa– ga11 g·r11 r rat io11 111 tl1e cla;yr: of 1>a11l. ' .L \ 11cl ev011 a. tl1e, ,. clicl not like to '- r e i a i 11 ll o l i11 thei1.. l{11owledge ({o 1 g·a,re tl1e111 over to a r epro– lJate 111i11cl t o lo tho e thing. ,,..l1iel1 a1·e 11ot co11ve11ient . ' ' They ., 1)11t od 011 t1·ial and cli co,rered I-le did 11ot 1neet their pecifica– tion o 1 od in tu1"n gave them llp t o a n1i1cl ,, ..l1ich could not di - cha1"o"e the f t1nctio11 of a mind. P1 .. ofe i11g them elve to be wise the, ... beca1ne fool. ' (Jame 1.5 ) . • The 'wi:e t ' n1a11 withol1t God i a f ool l)etal1 e h e ha. igno1--ed the .·ol11-- ·e of t1"11e ,vi <lorn. Tl1e u11believ r al,\"·aJ" becin hi J hilo oph}r of life ,vith human 1--a– t io1 ality bl1t tl1e 1 h1--i tian begins ,,rit l1 faith i11 the c1·iptt1ral od a 11cl f1"0111 thi 1~evelation derive hi. l)a ic 01~ fou11dational po t.u– lat e: . Y 011no-- p eople who put them– . el,,. . 1111cle1-- t1n1"eo'en erate intellec– t11al. eitl1e1· i11 ec11lar or apo tate 1·elio·iou chool are a king f Ol'" t1·ai11i11 , ,, ...hich will tt11"n them far- • t h e1· <111cl fa1·the1" a,vav from Go :l .. r111 c1 Ili. "\"\T ord a the 01>ly author- it3.. f o1" a 1·io-ht ki11d of li, 1 i11g . The ar o·11n1ent a1·e 11bt le. Fo1· ex– "1111ple. 011 ,v1·iter ...;eel{ to explai11 t lie })1·0bl e1n of evil i11 the following .. 111a1111er: · < i od ·r·eated man a a 1"'e: po1J .·ibl e n1oral aO'ent, and me11 a1·e t1bj e ·t t o di,rine p lu1i hme11t 01· 1· ,va1·cl ac 01--clino.. a their... ac– tio11. clo 01-- clo not conform to c1i,.. i11 ,,·ill. C{ocl however.. being 1·e J)Ol J ible for c1 ..eating man a a fallible aui111al i 1--e pon ible for ma11 . ,v1--011g·cl oing... t- ince by Hi 01u11ipotence a11 l on1ni ci en ce Ile ,,·a al)le t o a,Toi l a cr eation witl1 -'Ll c l1 ·01 . ec1t1en ce and i able to a, 1 e1·t l)ecifie act of Wl"'Ono·doing ,v1·011g·doing exi t by I-Ii will. Thi 111ea11 that H e lack pe1·fect good- 11e. a11d that r·e,vard and pun– isl1111ent 1·educe to a g·ame or di·v·ine . po1·t. I f ho,:·{e, rer-- ,,1--ongcloing cxi t . i11 1 ite of IIi will I-le lack con1pl t e po,ve1--. o that again~ b 11e,?ole11ce an l 01m1ipotence be– co111e i11co111patible att1--ibl1te of iocl . ' ' J.>Jlilo opliy a1id I 11troclicc-