The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1958

TIIE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST February 1958 ---------- ROAMINGS OF THE EDITOR } 1 ~it ll('r ,,·c, ,lltlltltl ~tnr1 <>1' t) 11tl tl11, 111t)lltl1 ·, l'()t1111i11g~ ,,·itl1 tl1e 1 )tl: t11re )f a · · ~t<.11) -T, ool~-I. i t P1~' ' ,i~ll. clllcl l)l·,11"(' tl1 l JO l' tl f t)l' i 1ll l> 1.: i11g 111 t 11(\ lcllltl l) . tl1. li,·i11 ! '\\re ,lrP .... t1ll (~11011g·l1 i11 cl cl,11:c o ,,·e j11.;:t t•,111 't tl1i11l\'. of 1111;:11 el. e 1111- t i 1 ,, p g:et t l1c1 t ~tor)· off 111· c lie t t~, ·c11 t 11011!.! 11 it l)e lo11g·... at t l1e c lo e el 1 rt) 11 o l t) g i e ,111 )·. . })erl1,11) it i too 111i1101· to in– t l rtl~ t ,111~· 011e b11 t 011r.._ el, .. e • bu t tl1t') ttiito1· a l1110 t 1·a11 tlo,,11 a c a – l) o~c a11tl ..,,·itel1 e11gi11c a ,,,e t,1111 :l l1,1rl~ i11to Fo. tori,1 after tc1l{– i11g J)art i11 tl1e 01·cli1 atio11 of Ralph 1- e111111r r 1· at (ralio11. f co111-. e, tll 1·eade1· l,110,,-. 1 0,, 1 it tllr 11ed Ollt. T11e <:a l1oose 1·ecei,·ed a l11~olcen tep 01· t,,·o 011 it "" 1·ea1· e11d l)u t the eclitor· · .. ·ar dro1)I)ecl i11 ·\'·all1e £1·0111 a11 e. ti111ated : J OO to . 4 in t ·v{o 111i11l1te . a11 :l the lri,,e1 .. :pent the 11ig·l1t i11 the ho.. ])ital. W e have tolcl t lie 1 ..ai11~oa l co111pan)T t l1a t ,,Te thi11lt the,.. ho11lcl al,va}.. l1ave a ~ . . 111c111 Ollt i11 t l1e t r .. eet ,v111g-ing a la11te1·11 whe11 ,,..it ·hi11g· at night bt1t to 0111 .. f1 .. ien(l ,,.,.e ,vill ·011fe, a certai11 a11101mt of blame. ,v e, kue,,· that l"'ail\\"a,T r o inO' well ancl e, ,.e11 hea1·d ,,hat ee1ned to be a hort, di. taut toot : bl1t becau e the ·t1·eet ,,Ta. pe1·fectl3... ·lea1· ,·ve clid not top. \\"'" e li~ te11ecl and cl id at lea t a . plit- eco11cl wortl1 of looki112:. bl1 t ,,e cl icl 11ot .. top. e ,,·ere jl1 t like a lot of i1me1.. " Tho li.·ten to the ,,ar11in0' of 1 ocl lool{ l)11t ca11 t ee a11}'" in11ni11e11t j11dg·- 111e11t, aucl . o fai l to . to1) a11d tur1 to 1 h1 ..i. t. Lil{e a lo,·i1 g Fathe1· the Lo1·cl toolc car e of hi.· l1eeclle. · t l1ilcl 11111cl1 lJette1· than he cl e. e1·ve l a11cl £01 .. that " ..e gi\ ..e ou1 .. p1·ai e. ~.,.o,,- l et 11: ee ,,a,r lJacl{ befo1·e " that fatef11l e,/e11tee11th of ,J au- 11a1·,... b11t afte1· a b11. , .. a11cl lJle · eel .._ .. 1 l11·i:t111a. time at ot1r 11ew home ,, ...e l1acl the J)1·i, ..ilege of 1ni11i. te1·i110· t l1e la t i 1 1111cla, ... of tl1e ol cl 1rea1" at t l1e .. .. T1·0~~ Bapti. t 1 l111rel1 n ear· +ar - 1·ett. ,~ille. Thi.· cot111t1·:y.. church .. PORT <lr,1,,R ()t)<> t)le 11c)t 0 111).. f r o111 (lar– rPtt~ ,·ill P, l111t f ro111 Ili1·a111 a11 l <)tl1er 11rr o1111c1i11g t o,,·1 ... , ,111d . o l)0ar.~ c-1 ,,rile ,,,. it11e.. . Brothe1· ( . 1 icharcl I>J1el1) li l a ~:oocl ,vo1"l{ t 1 e1·e f 01· o,...e1· ix )"ear". a11d 110,\" a 11 it 11 e 1 i a 11e,,T 1)a~:t o1.. a11 1 t lie co1111Jletio11 of it ll l) tai1-.. a11- We Turn To Thee RALPH T . NORDLUND As in our father's day, dear Lord Work once again in mighty pow'r· Unsheath the Spirit's two- edged Sword In earth's unprecedented hour. Thy Word alone can save today, Its truth make men and nations free; Old systems fail, their forms give way, And in our need we turn to Thee. Our vaunted schools of science give Engines of death more fiendish still; They teach our youth, not how to live, But how to blast and maim and kill. They ground them well in unbelief But leave them for the truth to grope: Small wonder millions come to grief, Bereft of purpose, faith, or hope. Our social schemes new evils breed, Our peace-pacts gender future strife· The Congr ess cannot banish greed, Nor legislate the nobler life. Wearied, men give the struggle up, Or dream Utopian follies new; O Lord, extend Salvation's cup, Ere earth's experiment is through! <litori11111 to att1·a ·t a11cl ,,·i11 ma11)T 11101· . 0111. . I t ma:'{ b th at er ..e thi. ~ i. 1·ea 1 t l1e Lor l "\\ 1 ill l1a , 1 0 a11- H\, r cl th ir 1)1~a3~e1·: f 01· a 1 a to1· · ancl l)ef01·e 11ext , l1111Dlel"' i 0"\ 1 el .. tl1E\) 1 • 1101111 l1a,Te the el1111~ ·h l t1ilcl- ing· ·0111plet ed. Tl1 pla11 ,,;re1 .. l1·a,,:1 ll ,. 011e of thfl 111 111lJe1~ who .. i. a p1·ofe:. io11al d1·aft ·1nan a1 d a1·e ex 1 elle1 t . rrhe f ran1e ,,,01·lc a11cl 1·011g·l1 l t1n1be1· l1a bee11 gotte11 £1·0111 olcl bt1ilc1ing·.- of th E1 .. ie: icl e 13i1Jle ( 1 onfe1"'e11ce b11t all the 1· ·t "\\ 1 ill be ne,,Ta11cl all lool( lil{e ne,l'. :\Io t SSIONS with your PRAYERS, GIFTS, INFLUENCE - P.O. Box 455 Help the FELLOWSlllP OF BAPTISTS FOR HOME MISSIONS Rechurch America with Sound Bap tist Churches Elyria, Ohio c>f the ,,·c)1·l< i.· lJc i11g c1011e by vol- 1111t0e1· laJ)OJ'. J t 111ea11.. thej' ,,rill ._ l1a, 1 c> a fi11e l'l1l11·eh 1Jla11t for a , re rj.. 1·ea 011alJle 011tla,... ._ ~J a1111a1·y fifth ,ve ,, 1 e1· h ome and enjoJ ...ed ,, 1 01-.. ·hi1)ing amono' our own p eo1)le. ~Iuch a ,,Te enjo)T mi11- i. t eri11g amo11g the churche and 1nee tino· n ew people, it doe 011e g·ood to it down in a p ew and wor hi1) amo11g the home folks. Fo to1·ia ha had a fi11e li t of 1 apable 1nen mini ter to them from ~11nday to u11cla}' ancl we tru t it "\\""On t be long 11ow 11ntil the • pirit -n"hi p er to t hem, Thi i in:)" choice for }Tou. f cour e we hope the mini ter will be willing to li. t en to a imiliar till mall ,Toice. The Lorcl n ever p eak to 011ly on e part}r to the r elation hip. t ha bee11 a lon o· wait and othe1· ·ht1rche ha,re hacl a imilar ex– p erien ce ; b11t if it i 1 ot £1--om o,rer– f11 i11e or c111 ..io ity, but from a . i11ce1"e d e. ir·e to lrnow God will tl1e11 a with ma1"riao'e it i far bette1 .. to wait than O'et in a hu1"'r)r. Janua1"'v 12t h fo11nd u on the r oad ear 13:. W e had to 1Je in T orwalk lJ·v·· :30 to O'O ·vrith Pa tor William ._~;n ith ancl hi famil~,. 01ne t en 1nile Oll thea t to IIartlancl en- t l"' 01111nu11it,r hUl"'Ch. H er e B1·othe1.. F1 ..anlr. .. dor mini te1~ed a o·ood 1na11,,. ,...ea1· an 1 now B1 .. other ~ " .... . • 111ith a la:r~1an of ot1r cht11"'ch 1n X orwalk h..a been e1~vii10· f 01.. a 1'ea1~ 01· o. Ile ha had a 3-rear of ~,To1·lt at :\loo 1, .. Bible In tit11te and t he11 at t he l. .. T 01 ..walk Bible In ti– t11te a11cl o i able to lead the e ' . p eople at IIa1·tla11d ente1· 1n a , .. ry a ·eptalJle " "ay. The attend– a11 i g·1·0,,·i11g· and I" eached · it all ti111e hig·h that , !'ery tmda)· ,,..it11 p1·e e11t. TheJ· ha,Te a 1·athe1· t1ni<-111e ht11·ch of the mod– e1·11 fabri cated log· cabin type- 111acl e of . ·r lit l)eeled a11cl , ,arni hed loo· ·et llp ancl down a11d then ·eiled on the in ide ,,Tith knotty I)i11e. mode1"'11 lang· o·oe it 1·eal ha1·p. .L T 0011 a1 d afte1 ..noon ,, ..a pent at the ho111 of Re, ,. Do11ald Beightol of the al,TaI"),... hur· h in N or,,Talk a11d tl1 ti111e " Ta none too lo11g for t ,y·o p1"ea ·he1"' to tallc l1op. Tot 0111:r· li 1 ,, ... e ee the fi11e home a11d ~l ·1·eao·e that i od ha o·i,reu thi cl1t1r h 011 the ~ol1th ide of ;. T 01·– \"\'allt i11 a ection ,,Ther·e better ·la home a1"'e being built but we 11at11rally talkecl of "1amp Patmo a11d the p1"'0I o ed chapel. In the i\Iar ·h i 11 " Te hope to ha,..e ome– thi110' to a11nou11ce about. both