The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1958

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L1 11 i11i o 11" ! if t11e I ; t)1·d be (:od ftl ll t),,· l1i1l1: l>11t if 13aal t l1e11 fol– lt),r l1i111 . ... \ 11 i t l1 1 J)eo1)le a1 . ,,.. erecl l1i111 11<) t a ,,·01·d., · 1 t i ti111 toda , · to • tl1'a,, li11e" a11 (l 111al~ 111e11 fa r e tl1e i~--. 11e. Too lo11g· ha, ,.e ,,·e tl,,·elt in , 11iritt1al half tr11t l1 . et l1ieal fog ct11d 11101·al t ,vili0"}1t ·. )111· l1111·cl1 lif l1a · 111ixed ,,·ith the ,,orld, 1111- til l) i11g a ,.hr i tian 111ea11 11otl1- i11g: a11d if 0111e p1~ophet call. for 1ne11 to cleclare them el,,.e. a11d r halle11ge l)elie, ..e1· to u r1·e11der ... a11d epa ratio11, b e i a ct1 ed of teari110- llp cl1111·che a11d up etting ·0111ml111itie ·. Bt1t t l1e1--e can l)e no 1'e, ·i,:al 1111til 111e11 cea e halt i11g be– t,,-e 11 t"·o opi11ion . l 'ra lJ Do1l 1 11 F ir·e frot1i H eaveri Elijal1 propo. ed next t hat .. a ri– f ice" be offer~ed to Baal and to .J el10, ·ah : the prie t of Baal \VOllld ~all 01 him anc1 Elijah ,,.. 011ld call 01 TOd and the God that an ,,·er ecl · · Let him l)e God. · ··It i ''""ell poke11. I do not belie, -..e that people ha,,.e r hanged 11111· 11. a11d 1\"011ld be ,,·illi1 g todaJ.. to aar ee to uch a t e. t , but o little fire ha,. l)ee11 . een latel,.. .. that n1en are a. king~ ' \Ybe1~e i , the Lor c1 (}od of E lijah ? Dow11 t hrot1gh t he age it ha e,·er bee11 t l1l1 : t he hear t of men ha,·e c,r o,,·1 . keptical a11d di illu. io11ecl a11d dol1lJtful u11til a11othe1· E lijah ·ame a.Jo11g ,vho walked ,vith :rod and could praJ.. do,l·n fire from bea, ·e11. and t hen r e, ..ival ha come. .L.\nd let i ne, ..er be forgotte1 t hat h"er e i t he r eal te t : : The ( ;od tl1a t an wer eth b~y·· f ire let him be l-i-od. ~fen ha, ..e macle f i11a11(·P and f ic,11re the t e t, and t he ·ht1rc;h ~·ith mo t . t ati t ic in it ') fa, ·or ha bee11 adj l1clg-ed mo t fa"·or ed of (Iod. Fame ha. been macle thP ·rite1·io11 and pt1b]icit j... ha cI·eat ()cl n1l1cl1 that +od ne,,.e1' ( ~ont i11ued on page J 4) WE LEY SMITH ORDAINED '\\ye. le,· n1 it l1 i, 110 I"'e la tio11 of • 11i. pabt01-. I{a1·l J~ . 111itl1 bltt t l1e1·e i: cl fa t l1e1·-. 011 . J) i1·it bet ee1 t l1e111 11e, .. ertl1e l e~ . r 11 Bethe1 I3a1 ti. ·t 1 l1111·cl1 of ,,r a1·1·e11 had tar eft1 ll>· ql1e tio1 ed tl1 a1 didate l)ef o1·e tl1e·yr ra lle 1 £01· a11 01~di11a- • tio11 ro1111eil a11cl . o tJ1e:v .. l1ad lit tle • clo111Jt a. to ,,.. l1at t l1e 1· comn1enda- 1 io1 ,,,011lcl l)e. 1 J1e eo1111ril ,, 1 a. <?Oll "\"e1 ed at ~ P .:\l. , llg. th, at t he Bethel t l1l1r ·h ,,.. jt l1 eigl1t 1n e 11ge1-- f r om t l1e follo,,..i11g~ ·l1l11· he : Te"" L}·-i11e BaJ)ti t , E11clic1-... Tottingham Bap – ti. t . al, ..ar J" Bapti t of P ai11e ville, P en11 .....\_, ..e1111 Ba pt i. t of ha1·on, Pa., F ait h Bapti t of r Ol1ng t ow11 a11cl Re,,. . Do1 alcl Dougla. f r on1 ( 1 1 e,,cla11d. Pa:tor .Alla1 E. Le,vi of E l1clid-Xotti11gha111 wa cho en a. rha i1·111a11, a11c1 P a to1· J ohn 1 t r o11.o· £1·0111 1 a l, .. ary Bapt i t of P ai11e. ,ri l l ,, .. a ·10 ·e11 a clerk . I a. tor Ka1·l B. .. 1 mith pre ented t l1e ca11diclate telli11g of hi f in :er,.. ice i1 t l1e lo al l1l1rch and of t hei1· 0,,.. 11 ca1·eful exa1n i11at io11. The C'a11clidate l1n1med up hi con, 1 er - io11 i11 t he e t er1n : I ame I callecl I 1·ecei1/ed 'hri t a11d ha,Te f h <' \ r i 111 0ss <> f 1 l1 NJ) i rt i. ' A s 1o Iii " <' Hll t <> 1hP 111i11i ~ t1·,,. 11 r. sc-tifl tl1 c ! • Tl c> l.'· N1 irit J1a cl ll 8P r l lh fl last \ ' P l'"Ps <>f I ( 1 c>r. (; ,111cl laicl 11po11 J1i11 1 t ltc> lJttrclP11 t c> sp1·,.. p tl1 P f;orcl i11 ~ic·,lr ,1g·11a 1111c l t1 r 1hP 1 c11tral \ 111 )ri <' a11 ~I i~s i<)11. !Tr at c11cl r cl tl1P I>rac·ti eal l{ib lr 'I'1·aiuir1g ._ c·1 1<><>l <>t ~T ol111so11 1 ity T . Y. fo1· <J 11r ~ .. r ,1r ,111 cl fi 1 ishr cl l1i. trai11ing cl t 'l 1 oc·eoc1 Bclll. ( }ror g·ia ,,,her e he r c·Piv cl l1i : B . . d ecrr ec i11 1957. I I iH cl oe t1· i11al . ta t en1e11 t wa · pre– l)arrcl i11 a l,ra1 e an l ,va. a con– ci . e ·on1pe11dil1m of all the fl1n– da111e11tal lo tri11e . ..tin hot1r wa~ p e11t i11 c1t1e.·tio11i11g him after– ,,a1~a. i11 " rhich he eviden ed a ,, 1 01--l<i11g k110,vl dge of the Word a11d a ~· ,,· et and graciou pirit. The cot111cil 1111a11imou ly voted to 1·e »omme11d hi ordination to the h11rch . Tl1e or cli11atio1 ervi e wa et fo r the l~th of .. eptember. 1·di11atio11 .. ermo11 Rev. T. Fred fl 11 e3-r Pa. to1~ ,!. Tile Bapti t hurch PraJ"'er of rdi11ation- Re, r. Rich- .. ard Phelp. Pa tor, e,,T Lyme Bapti t h111· h ('i haI·O' t o t he andidate Rev . tT oh11 ~ t1·011g Pa t or al,·ary I3apti: t ()l1ur h, Paine , ,ille 1 ha1·g'e t o the h11rch Dr. Don- ald E. Do110'la . , Dean Bapti t emi1ar,.. of the Bible leveland .. I3 11e Ji tio11 t he candidate Rev. ,\T P. lev~ mith .. Re, 1 • J oh11 t r o11g moderator of th · llncil r ead t he mi11l1te . of the 1 ol111ril meeti11g. Re, ,. Torman H oa · Pa tor of the Troy Bapti t J1111·ch, arrett , ,ille r ead the c1~ip t1re le on. The Golden Gate to Christian Service On our beautiful campus overlooking San Francisco Bay, high school grads can obtain- A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FOR LIFE AND SERVICE. Four and five year degree progra.ms : A..B. & B.Th . A three-year diploma course. FOR BIBLE STUDY THE BIBLE COLLEGE Write for free catalog WESTERN BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE Rev. H. 0. Van Gilder, D.D., President Hill and EJro Streets, El Cerrito, Cal.