The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1958

' 're Jl THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST March 1958 FROM E WOMEN'S POINT OF VIEW 1~( lit <'l l l), .i\lr". 'l 1 l1<'<J11n ~. i ... 111 p}s('l', 1~."i I~ 1 1·ic11{l~l1i1> ~ trr>ct :\Trc1i11a )l1io • ... \ t tl10 l)t~ri1111i1lg' t)f tl1i~ ) ·ea1·, ,,· 11(\11 ol1r 11(' ' ' 111 r 111l)e1·...,}1i1) list ,,·a ... I 1·i11tt'tl. t)llt' of tl1e l,1c.lic~ ea111e to 111e clllt1 Rai<.l. ··I 11oticc tl1e1·e ,11·t~ St) lllclll,- ,,·01llfll i11 Olll' c:lllll'Cll • ,,·11 ~t l1t1~l1,111d~ ,11·c 11ot 111en1- l1ers. '· I 1·0 l)H b1~... i 11 e,·e1·~,.. r l111r 11 tl1e1·e i._ c1 l,11·g·e ])erce11taQ·e of ,,·0111e11 ,,·110._e l111 "'ba11cl ta,· l10111e ' to 1· ,1tl tl1c ~l111da~- pa11er or to f!'et tl1c1t ext1·a 11,11) afte1· the fa111il,- l1a. 2:otte11 off to 1111da:v.. • .._ c 11001. It i. a11 odd ci1·c11m tance fo1.. 0111· al,·atio11 i 11ot a i. y . affai1·. l)11t it take real bacl{l)o11e to ta11d 11p for tl1e Lo1·d J e- , 11 hri t a11d tron(T oldier to fio·ht ao·ai11 t the ,,ile of tl1e De,,il. ... ,.e,,.e1·thele it· tr11e tl1at man:5r of ot11-- p1'eciol1 b1·i tia11 wi,,..e ha,e the bt1rde11 of 1111 a,,..ed hu - })and . UI" atte11tion wa rece11tl,· called " to thi ,e1 .. e : ' ' . . . I it well with tl1ee? i it well ,,ith th3.. hl1 l)a11d ? i it well ,,ith tl1e child? And he an we1·ed, I t i well. ' \\11at a happJ? an we1 .. that wa. . Bl1t man,... ca11not a11 wer" that .. wa~-- . We all n eed to get tl1e bur– de11 for the e lln a,..ed }111. l)and and to pray n111 ch for them anc1 fo1· their h1 ..i tian " ..i,,.e. . J. . B1·11mfield ha 1\.1 ..itte11 . 11ch a 2ood l)ooklet. e11titlecl How to Win Y Ollr Hu l)a11d. ' a11 cl ~ o I ,,a11 t to gi,...e } ...Oll 1 ..eadei-·. . 0111e tl1ougl1t. from it. The pa~. age of ._ cri1)t111· e i: I P eter· 3 :1-7: · Lilte,,Ti e, 3 .. e ,vi,Te. l)e i11 11bjectio11 to your· o,,"n l1l1. - ba11d : tl1a t if a111T olJe,... 11ot tl1fl .. ~ wo1·c1. the, .. al o 111a,.. ,,·itl1ol1t tl1e • ,vord l)e \'\'"011 l),T the conve1· a tio11 ., of the wiv,.e : W11ile they lJehol cl PORT THE UNBROKEN CIRCLE ' "C) 111· r l1a . te co11,..e1· atio11 ·011plecl ~,·it 11 f e<l r. "\\Tl1ose aclo1·11i11g-- l et it 11ot l)e tl1at 011t,"·a1·d aclo1·11i11g ... b11t let it l)e t 110 11 iclde11 111a11 of the l1ea1·t, i11 t]1at ,vhich i 11ot C'o1·1·111)ti 11 l e, e,Te11 the 01·11a111e11 t of a 111cel{ a11c1 c111iet . I)irit which i. i11 t l1e . io·ht of TOd of g·r eat p1·ice. ' • T otice tl10. e wo1· c1. in 011r text the,... 111a1T l)e won. ' . .. ' I11 tl1e olc1e t 1na1111 c1"ipt that -nT01·d n1rty i.. • tro11g·er: it lite1 ..alJ)~ mea11... ' ' hall a11 almo. t olJjec- ti,.. e ce1 .. tai11 t~~. TOc1 i. . as'"i11g that if , ..011 earr,... 011 t II i cli1"ectio11 3'"01{1 .. h11.·ba11~l · . l1all l)c 1\"011. Ile iti,.. e c1i1·e tio11. affectino' th1 .. ee thi11g : attit111e appea1·a11ce a11c1 a lo1·nme11t. The,T ha,Te to do ,vith ~ t l1e . pirit tl1r lJoclJ.. a11 l the oul. T..1il{e,vi.. e i. a dire t l"'efer- e11c to I Peter 2 :1 where tl1e . e1·,,.a11t a1"e a. l{ecl t o be . 11lJje t to their· 1na. ter. \\ i,,e. a1'e to practice thi. . a111e ol)c lience ,,ith their' hu. lJ,1ncl. . The re1nai11 1 e1 .. of ('hapte1· two . 1 0,,\ how h1·i. t l1ffe1·e 1 £01· ll. . lea,·i11g· 11. a11 cxa111ple, tl1at }'"C • ho111d follo,v l1i. tep. . Tl1e ap1)licatio11 to the ho1ne i. that if a ·r'{01na11 fi11d her . elf n1a1'1·ie 1 to a11 1111go 11 y"' }111. - l)a11c1. . h i. to bea 1· he1' . 11ff e1' i 11g j11~· t a. 1 h1·i. t li 1 t1 .. 11 ti11g . oc1 to tal{e ca1 ..e of tl1e i11.il1. tice s11f– fe1·e 1. ITe1· ol)ligatio11 l)efo1 ..e xod - i . to be obeclie11t. :ro l 1·er1l1i1·e. yoll to be i11 . 11 l)jectio11 to yol11· o,,r11 hll , ba11c.1. 11ot to 0111e .·tra11g-e1·. I 11 tl1e "'\ 01 .. 1 of o 1 e,,e1·,.. tin1e • tl1at a '"'0111a11 i . co1nrna11c1ecl to ol)e,,. )1 e1" 1111. l)a11 l a Tl .. eek ,,,01' 1 .. 111ea11i11g· ' 011e 8 o,,·11 dea1· 1111. - l)a11cl'' i ll, eel . ..Li.11 altog·et.he1' dif– fe1·e11t ,,--01" l i. 11. eel for j11. ·t 7z z,.:- SSIONS with your PRAYERS, GIFTS, INFLUENCE -- - P.O. Box 455 Help the FELLOWSlilP OF BAPTISTS FOR HOME MISSIONS Rechurch America with Sound Baptist Churches Elyria, Ohio l1c1 ,,cl. That i. 11ot 11111 ..ea. onable i it ? Of all the mc11 i11 tl1e worlcl , ...ol1 cho e hi111 to be vol1r life om- • t, pa11io11 to ha1"'e 01·row and hap- pine to be the father of ~ro111· c hilc11--e11 , to lJe tl1e protector of 3"0llr l101ne and to be the provider of )·0111.. need. . . . . However if the1·e i a co11flict in you1-- mind a to whethe1-- you hould obey oc1 or 3rol1r hll ~ band you hol1ld 1~en1eml)e1 .. ~ ct 5 :29: ' ' We ought to obey od 1'athe1· than me11.' Tl1at wor c1 co11i·e 1· ation doe not 111ean ' ' 1n11cl1 tall{ino· . ocl ay They may be won by the be– ha,Tio111' of the wife') b,__. ,rou1-, .. n1anner of living.. by }ro11r cond11ct. TOd act11ally malre the hri tia11 wife 1 ..e pon ible for the alvation of he1" hu band. . . . Tnle you how hi1n that J e 11 can c11r e that temper of 3 7 0111" cont1--ol your' to11g11e. and weeten you1' cli po i– tion ,ro111.. word ,vill ha,e little ~ ffe t 011 l1in1. . . . The only ._ eo11tact that 1no. t un aved hu - l)a11 l ha,Te with hri tia11 i with thei1' ,,i,,.e i11 tl1e home. The . eco111 conditio11 ha to do ,,·itl1 the wife appearance. 111a11 pe11d the lay in the bl1 i- 11e.,. ,,,.01 .. ld ,, here he ee women ,,.ho a1·e 11eat a11d 1\"ell-a1 ..oomed. Thr11 lie rome l1ome at night to fi11c1 hi. ,,~ife looki11cr lilte a \,,ra. h ed heet i11 the breeze. P e1·hap }rOll ha,re l)ecome neg·liaent i11 1"e2.a1"c1 to on1e of the e , ,ery im– po1·ta11t thi11g . . . . Thi. ot1te1 .. aclo1·11ing i. not tl1e ,,a3r to win , ,.ol11· l1l1 ba11d to h1·i t (altho it ;,,.ill l1elp ) . There i a r eal adorn- 111e11t; ho1'·e,'er tlJat ,,ill l'each hi l1ea1 .. t. Let it be the hiclc1en man of the l1ea1·t. Tl1e literal tran la- tio11 of tl1i i the r ege11e1 ..ated h a1·t a l01'11ed b3r the pirit of (i 1. ~ E,,.e11 tl1e 01--na111ent of <l n1 ek and q11iet . pi1--it. meek I)i1·it i 011e wl1ic11 doe not c1"eate a li tl11·ba11 e. \\"l1ic h i not of– f i io11 a11cl bo } 7 • .r\ quiet . pi1--it i 011e ,,Thicl1 bea1.. with J)atie11ce t l1e ~i t111·ba11ce call ed l)}. othe1-. a11c1 i. ~:e11 t le in ,vo1 .. d a11cl actio11. · Be ca1·efru that , ..0111· de ire to ._ \\'ill 7 0llr h ll, bancl to hri t i .. ])ro111pted by the pro1)er motivt-:- tl1e O'}ory of od. ::\I any sincere