The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1958

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II i '· tl, c :\Ia t e1-., i11 c1i,,i11 e c1i. - , THE 01110 INDEPENDENT BAPTIST January 1958 SOMETIDNG FOR OUR J DEVOTIONS ARY THE MASTER IS HERE RE , 'r. ~T. • 1 I l)L( \\T 1~ \X'l ER ·'1'l1 e .ll c1 . t cr i. · co 11 i . a11cl calletlz for tl1 ee. - .John xi. ti11g·tti ::-; l1111e11t f1· 01u all 111 e1--ely h11- 111a11 }Je lag·ogl1e . et 110\\ 1 man3r prof . : i11g· 1 h1--i t~a11. to. lay ,vant to all I I i111 .. -. a·\'·1ot1r w1tl1011t a - 1<110,\'ledg·i11g: Hin1 a. :\Ia t e1-- . Ho,,.. 111a11,T 1e110111i11atio11al leade1· an l Ch l ll~(.' h 111 111b 1· ,,ith aff t l r e, 1 - r 11ce ·all Ilim Lo1--d who i11 lll llCh of t11eir bel1a, 1 iOlll" l" p11cli– at e Ili. 1·eal Lo1--d. l1ip . Who do t l1e\ "' thi11l{ them. el ,r . to be f 01" i11 ta11ce, i11 belittlin thi 01· that I' the othe1· pa1--t of the ld Te ta- 111e11 t ,,., he11 J e '11 IIim elf a cept a11cl c11do1· it. in. piration a l111i 111e en t i1'e , ,e1--bal ? e are t i1'ed of their· p u c1o-intelle t11al e,ra, iOll . \\Te earlle tl3r halleno·e tl1e1n. Tl1 , .. have 110 rig·ht to call I Ii111 • ~a,·ioti1· a11d Lo1-.cl while the}T th 11. • i1-.re, ·er 11tly 1·ep11cliate IIin1 a.· ' )la. te1·. · I.Jet 11 " 1· n1e111 lJ r tl1at to th t1--11e l)elie, ·e1· ou1· Loi-- :l J e ·t1. will be :\l ast er· i>t tl1 £1ig: 111o ral. Ili. ethi c- . a11c1 "' ta11cla1-- 1 a11d i l eal . a. 1· ,? alecl both i11 ,vha II aid a11 l ho,,- H e li, .. e l , ,,ill be the cle- ci.·i,~e 1'11le of fa ith a11d ·011 l t1ct. 1l 11111. t al o 1 e ot11-- Ia t e1-- in (I 1 t e. · t i o 1 i. · i 1, t e l lect 1 t a l . I f .. J e tl. ac- · e l)t .· tl1 e en . i.· ·o. 1nogo113.. o 111 l1: t T. If he a ·ce1)t t h J 011ah 1 arrati,"e a . a fa ·t11al r eco1--d . o 11111. t l. 1£ 1 l eli , ,e · i11 th ef – fe et11alit)Tof J)l'a~r r ar11i l a ·o n10 CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION, In,. Our Fifty -Fom·th Yea1· A staff of twelve dedicated workers . Our ministry to the thou– sands of Jews in Cleveland, Youngs– town and other cities in Northeast– ern Ohio· Charleston, W. Va.; and Sao Pau' o, Brazil. Our Radio ministry over stations in Cleveland, Toledo, Youngstown and Cambridge, Ohio· Apollo and Altoona , Pa.; and Viques, Puerto Rico, touching countless numbers of our Lord's kinsmen. Write for informative magazine, "The Trumpeter for Israel ." REV. GERALD V. SMELSER, Su pt. P. 0. Box 3556 Cleveland 18, Ohio eo11troll cl 1)3~ 11atl11--al la\\ 1 • o 111l1.·t T. "''10 t oo IIe mt1 t be ou1· ~Ia t er i11 tlii11g eJ11 otio11al. eco11d in im– porta11 ·e 011l3r to our t1--ue COll"le1·– ion i wl1at we do with our lo,"e. It i here that elf mo t r e ent i11te1 ..fe1--e11 e. Bt1t if we a1·e trt1l:y· l1ri t di cipl 1' 1 e filll t acknowl– ed o·e I-Iim :?\I t e1-. in all our choice p J'tai11i11g~ to ·ot1rt hip wecllock f1'i nd hip ancl ocial group . Thinl{ a ~ain al o of thi : ' ' The l\Ia t er" i HERE - H e ha come to . f ay : and H e calleth THEE! SOME1'111NG GOOD TO COME ... T xt n1onth " .,e will beo in a Wo– man Pao·e, eclited by Theona ., mel er wife of Pa to1-- R. Kenneth ~ 1 111el. er.. of l\Ie :li11a. .... 11 women of ot1r a o ·iation a1.. welcome to nd in idea and thou~ht O'em 011 home ch111-.cl1, mi ion circle, or an}...thi11g that will inte1 ..e t othe1' ,, 1 0111e11. Ilow vou condu 1 t JTOUl .. '- c la 01· 1 i1.. le meetino· how J.,.Oll 111a11ao· , Tou1-. home work e,Ten '\rOllr fa, 1 orit ._ 1--ecipe. u ch contribution hot1ld be ent to ~11-- . Theona ~ 1 n1el~e1.. 1........ ,, . F1-.ie11d hip treet .I- fecli11a, 11ot lat r than the 1-th of each n1011th, and hould be a l)1·i f a. po ible. , , Te a11ti ipate that thi ,,·ill beco1ne 011e of the 1no t 1· acl pao'e in the mao·azi11e. The11 ,,.,e hope to p t1bli 11 three ar ..ti ·le fr ..om tl1e pen of Re,T. E. , . II0,, 1 ell tl1a t ,vill be of in ter·e t a . ,, 1 mo,r to,,Tard h e Ea t e1-- ea on. The~r will help ll to un– der· ta11d a little better-. the t1f– f e1·i11g· of ot11· Lo1--d. La tl:v· ,YE TEED l e, rotional ·e1·111011ette f1--on1 Ollr pa to1.. . Each i ue hould ha , 1 e one de, 1 otional 1ne ao· ancl ,ve ha,Te onl3r one of J. idlo,v Baxter' fi11e me aO'e · 1 ft . ood a the3r ba,re been v;re f e 1 ot11-- own n1en hot1ld ha1'e tl1 ir· l eeper thot1gl1t with 11 . Boil that be t e1--mon of 3ro111-- d0Vi 1 ll, 1)1 ..oth l' and o·i, 1 e u the be t half of it and ,,e will 10\'e }.,.OU f 01' ,r ar to come. •