The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1958

THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST February 1958 --- ------ - REFl,ECTIONS OF GOD'S FAITHFUl,NESS 1{) l,t1tl1 II<)gc, l{.l>. 11. , I(il<,vi1, C 1 c)11g·c) I~ lg·p, .\ friea l "11 t l ~' r l ">HJ )tist :\Ii c.l-~li " j 11.' 1120 1 l1e ter .i\ ,re ., ('i lp, ·e ),111 l ()hio ~ t n 11 cl i 11~· t) 11 t 11 L' t l 1 r P s l 1 t) l c. l <.) f 1~)- -) " clll<l lc.)t)l,i11~ b<lt'l~ t) \'Pr tl1P l)cl tl1 tril,t' ltc.l tl1c.) 1),l~t ) ·Pa r. 111.\· l1Pc11·t ( 1 el1<.)t'" l )<1 , ·icl ·~ ,,·c.) r <i : of 1)1·nisc.) i11 l), t1l111 ll,) ,, l1c.'11 11(' c.lo11te1111)l,1tP. tl1 c.) lllL'~ c.'c.l11P~~ of tl1r 111c111 , , ·h o111 (ic.)<.i el1Lc.), c.'tl1 a11c.1 e,111s t l1 t o ap - 1 r<)<1el1 1111to Il i111: 11 e... l' l ,11111:: ·· 'I 11011 l' ro,r1et l1 t l1e ) "<:' c-lr ,,·itl1 g·c.)oc.111 1 • s, ,111c.l t 1~· 11a t l1s 11·01) fat– ll t ~~. 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' l o l1r ~ 111· t l1i11p:s ltai·e ·l1a11~recl– ei,rilizatio11 clll 1 e(l11cat io11 l1a,T 1110, "C(l i11 ,,·it J1 @:ia11t t 1·i l 11c1ti·v ,vag'l'. l1a,"e 11111ltiplie 1 fift)· to a l11111cl1· c1 f ol 1, o t l1at e,·e11 011 Ollr b1 t.:h t atio11 , l)otl1 bla ·l< a11 l ,vhite ea11 e11joJ· 11101·e of th con1fo1·t of life . B11t ba i · allJ... t hi11o' a1·e t he ~ a111e t l1 . a111e ,v·itl1e1--i11g· h at f r on1 tl1 tropi al ' 1111. the an1e cli ea e-ca1·1--J..ing· i11 e ·t · t o fig-ht; tl1e ~· a111e bea11t i e of ll1x11riol1 -~{eg– etatio11 f lo,ve1-- a11d bir-- 1 · tl1e a111e 11ee 1y tr:5ri11g·. clan1oring· lo,"'eable bla ·k- ki1111ecl p eople e1nitti110· t l1e : a111e . ol111d a11cl l\IELL 1 • ancl the a111e irlo1--iol1. o p el t o prea h ,vith the ame I{ol3r pi1"it at -nT01·lt i11 11eart t o ' cl elive1" f1· om the })O\'\' e1· of da1--lr11e and t1·a11 lat i11t o the kingdo1n of the on of Ili lo, 1 e. It ,va, a J)ecial j oy to r· eive a let te r-- f1-. on1 u ol{i t he f ir. tf1·11it. a11101 g· t he Ba3Talt a . Ile . a id I l1a 1 g·r eat j oy i11 lll }... hear· t ,,,1 e11 I l1ear tl , ro11 ,,·e1 .. e i11 Kil{- ._ ,,.. it . I le i1·e to , ,.011 ,,ith 1n,· • • ye. . :\Ia1 )" 111a11}T tha11lr.~ t o o 1 f or· ~?:i, ..j11g J,.Oll t he l)ath to 1·et l11·11. ' I_j11. olt i i.· 110\r a t 1·av li11g· e,Tan– geli t, g·oi11g· f r o11 ·h111-. ·11 to c:hl11· ·h e11col11--ag·i11~· t he l 1"eth1'e1 ~ ,,,.e hop t o bav" hi111 lier too £01' p 1 ial 111e ti11g· . I l1ave l 11 placed i11 Kik,,·it Ollr 11t r·a l 'itat i011 f 01" . ix 111011tl1: to lea1~11 t he . ta11cl a1·diz cl, 1 at ive Kilco11g·o langt1ag a11 l , if I o ·ible t o ·011ti11 l1 t o ~ t11cl} 7 1-- 11 ·11. ..t\.f- ._ te1-- that I ,,Till be g·oi11~: to :\la11g·l111- g· t1 t o t a ·h i11 ot11· ce11tral 13ibl Hcl1 ool. That i tl1e ,ro1-- lc I lo, , a11cl I })1·ai.·e (1ot1 f 1· IIi.· l fi11it e leac1i11g·. I liacl lJe 11 plac 1 1. e– ,,vl1e1·e l)tlt at tl1 ·011£ 1· 11 · ,,·it h - 011t 1)etit io1 .· 01-. a1--o-t1n1e11 t · 011 111y pa1·t the 1ni · ·io11a1-.ie t111a11i111ol1: - l3r \'Ot ecl to 111alt 111 a 111e1nlJer· of the Bible >- 1 el1ool taff. lt do , gi,re ' ' f t1ll11 : . of j OJ"" to · e 1 ocl ,, 1 01·lc 01 our beha lf a , ,ve 1· . t 011f i len t- 1,.. i11 IIi111. ,, hil I an1 h e1·e a • 11e,v l1ot1 e i l1ei11g 1Jl1ilt fo1" 111 at 1Ia11gu110·11. .Jl}'" l1·t1111 a11d t 1·1111l{ · a11cl box i 11t f1..0111 h on1e ha, re all a1·1--i,1' d, ap1)al' 11tl}T i11 goocl con di t i011. Th }T a1·e . tor· cl i11 "' the g·arage a\,Taiti11g t he n ext 111ove. "\\"" it l1 ~'p er ial 1 l1ri.· t111as g·ift.· I a111 ha , ri11g ,'0111 f ll r11it111·e 111a l e f 01' 11 1~~ 11e,v ho1n . The1--e ar .·ever al ca1·pe11te1-.: h r e i 11 Kil{,,"it ,,rl10 clo ({t1ite ,y·e 11 . "i\Iontgome1·y ,,r a1'd · ·atalog.· are helpf11l i11 g·ivi11g ug·– ge. tio11. f or tJ 1 le a11 cl mea ure- 111e11 t :. I t ,,ill eem eleg·a11t to l1a, ,.e a 1·eal cl e lr l1·e er llpboard et e. in t eacl of f111--11it11re i1npro– ' ri.·eel fro1n boxe a11d lrt1m . II e1"e I a ·ompa11y the mi ion– a1 .. i t o BilJle las ·e. in jail in the ar1n 3, can1p in go,rern111e11t : hool l1e icl e the er,rice in cht11·ch. The1-- e a1·e 1na11,,. oppor- tl111it ie for t e timonJ... and I m eage1" to p eak the la110'11ao·e. ome of , rou 1na,Tr en1ember that in 1933 L L I JJa .. eel the tropical ~Iedical col1r. e i11 B1·u el and 1"e ·ei,..ed a ertifi– <: ate ,,hich I have 11e, re1-- ll ed . ... T ov.r 0111" n1i .. ion i gr eatl3· in n eecl of j t1L-- t . ll ·h a ·ertificate~ ancl I ha,,e l)een p er lla l ed t o r e11ew mine. I ,,·a. 1t1ite 1,elt1 ·ta11t to do o fo1-– l1a,·i11g· 110 Jl af ztral i11 linat ion 1101' abi]it:v.- £01" 111edical work bl1t od ._ s1Jecial "\\T 01-- l t o me r eo'arding it ,,·a.· ; · ::.\Iy g·1--a ·e i t1fficie11t for t he ; 111~,. t1·e11g·th i · 1n ade p er·fect i11 ,,,eak11 I . hall 11eecl t o . I 11 l a f ,,~ 111011t l1. with a trained 11l ll-. e 01-. 10 · tOl' to t1--y a11d 1 .. evi,re th l)it of 1n ii ·al l{11o" ·ledg·e '\\ 1 l1i 11 l1a. lai11 101·111a11t all t.he ·e )"ear . I ,,,il 1 11ee 1 dail3" t1·ength a11d g1·a e a11 l ,,·i don1 fr·om abo,,.e. Plea ·e 1)ra3,,. f or 1ne. 11 ed it. I l1a(l a 1uiet 1 l11·i tma but a bl . , cl 011 e. \"\ ith 11011e of the 111acl 1·u: h of la.·t 1nint1te hoppi110· t he1· ,,·a. time to meditate 11pon tl1 111a1--v 1; of t he omi11g· of od · 1111. p ealca lJle (:}ift i11to the '\\ 1 orld– c'lll l t o aclor Ili1n whom ha,;ring 11ot e11 ,,r lo,T . Tha11lc VOll f 01-- " "\'"Ott1-- 1·e111 n1b1·a11 ·e of 111e ,vith let- • t e1· · a11d p1·aJ.. r . ...\ t ]1e old y a1· d1--a,v to a clo e T l1ave l)llt 011e 1·eg1·et; that l1a,re lJee11 ll rh a poor-- aml)a ador-- f 01-- 1uy Lo1·d. I u1·11 t o lool{ at the I a th aheacl 111ade hini110· by IIi J)1·e 11 ·e, ·o fo1--o-etti110· e,·e1·).,.thi11g t l1at i · 1) a t a11d tr·et chino· fo1--wa1--d to " ·l1at lie in f1~011t of 111e ,,itl1 1113· e~~ fix ecl 011 the goal I pll 11 011 t o 11"e the p1"'ize of od' h a,Te11,,Ta1·d all i11 h1--i t J e tl ' I hil. 3 ~ 13 · 1-! (\\T e3 ..111011tl1 ) . lay Ile in all thi110· oe 'llP).. t h fo1-- - 1110 t place ' ancl n1a T we liv a11d act iu , 1 it al lt11ion ,·,{ith Ili111 ' a. ,,e f ea1--l 13,.. t ep ov r· tl1 t l11·e l1old i11 to tl1e ew Y a1· .