The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1958

THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST BEAMS FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE l\IRS. ,,r. II. I EI LER I·Iuntington City II11ntinaton Wet fi sion 1030 even t h A venue Virginia · · 1·11 JJo rd 71 (( t 71 (l O 11 c ~· .CJ r at t 7 i i 11 g · for 11 · : ll 1 l1 c1·e- o.f lt'e are glall. ~ alm 126:3 r1 r11l ,- tl1c· 1-'orcl 11,l lo11e 0'1·eat • t l1i11p:~ fo1· 11, c.l11ri11g· the J. a1· J~ ."57. '\\T 11,1,·e ·ee11 <Jllite a, fe,Y 111e11. ,,·0111e11 a11 d e hilcl1·e11 accept l 'l1ri~t a tl1eir 8a,Tiot11·. "\"\Te do !)raise tl1t'.) Lo1·cl £01· all the op– l)Ort1111i tie. to ,,·it11e --. fo1, Ilin1. 111 111,· lc1. t article ,,Thich wa ,,·1·itte11 · jll t teu da}·· befor--e 1 }11·i"'t111a , I toll ,·ot1 of tl1e thin°·. . ' ,,·e ex1)ettecl to clo f 01· the 11eecly. "\\.,.e are o·lc1cl ,,·e hacl the pr·i,,.ileg·e of bei110· a l1elp 111ate1·iallJar to O 111<111~... poo1· foll~ , bl1t ,ve are o g·1·a t ef11l f 01· the oppo1·ttu1i tJ' to ,,·it11e '"' to tho e peo1 le. "\,e hacl all the })eople come at a c:e1·tai11 ti1ne a11 l befo1·e ,,·e ga,;re tl1e111 the ba lcet. aucl toy I . pok to tl1e111 for a fe,,T 1ui11t1te o·i,"i11~: tl1e111 tl1e JJla11 of . alvatio11, a11cl gi,Tino· tl1e111 a11 OIJ})01"tl1nitJ" to ac– cept hri. t a~.. their a,,io1,11--. I 'n1 . o rrla 1 to te 11 , .. 011 thc1 t ix wo111en ., ,ind t ·\'ro me11 acceptecl the greate t of all gift the gift of te1~11al life b}'- ae:cepti11g the Lo1·d J e ll 1 111,i. t a: tl1ei1· • 1 a,Tiol11· . 1..- Oll e:a11 in1agine ho,v happ)r tl1i. 1nacle 11:. I t t1rel,... mac1e ll ., feel that all tl1e hard ,,·ork had lJee11 ,,ortl1"·hile. TJ1e1"'e ,,ere al:o eve1·al a, ..ed at the :\Ii . ion ·e1·, ·ice. a11cl at ou1· Le,,?i. Ilollo,v ut1)0. t 'fll11c1ay Sc 11 ool d t11·i11g· tl1e holida:v· ·ea:011. ' A COllple of yea1" ag·o, we had a 0 i1·l i11 0111· Doo1· of Il ope who ,, 7 a one ,v ho keJ)t he1· lJa l)y. It ,,ra: a little gi1·l. a11cl wa bor--11 ,vith . on1etl1iug wro11g ,,?ith it hea(l. Tl1e gi1·l ha "' w1·itte11 to me ofte11 ancl ke1)t 1ne info1·1necl about the l)al)J ... ' co11clitio11. Tl1e little tl1ing· ha hacl .·e,..ere 1)ai11 a11cl ha. been 1mcle1~ the ·011. ta11t ca1"'e of a ph}r– "icia11. )I~... hea1·t ha. · acl1ecl for I3ett~... a.· :· he l1a tolc1 1ne abot1t tl1e ni 0 ht a11d da}" of watcl1ing· o,"e1· the little tike. 111 one of her, letter , , he wrote me the follo,l·i11g : ' ' Ann ha. been , ..er~... ick. FriclaJ.. 11ight , he wa · ,Ter,- ill a11d the cloctor . aic1 ~ he .. \\"Olllcl 11ot li\'e tlll"Ough the nig}1t; l)llt 0111ehow he pl1lled th1·ough. Tocl ,,·a. with her. During this ' ' r.\ I RI TI 8it' 1-: 8 1) 11 I t h i11l< 8llrr e11cl 1· cl 11 1· to r t l11·ee clcl\' , l1 e ._ LIGHTHO I completely oc.1. Fo1· two ,va deathly .. -- iclr. 11 0111etime 1ny faith ,realten . ' I 11 eel to thi11lc od \\"a cruel to let he1, t1ffer but throug·h all l1e1-- icl{ne it ha made me a bette1· 1)e1· 011. I ,Te learned to a}r O l , will be clone.' It .. all for a p111"'po e a11d od lcnow. tl1at I 11rpo e o I 11 11ot 1ue tion ,,l1at H e cloe . I feel o differ ent tbi time. The otl1er time I'd pra3r od plea e don t take he1" awa)r. Thi time not 011e tear li i I heel I aid od . he )·011r.· n1a}"" Tl1y will be done. Ye I can t explain jt1 t how I feel bl1t I feel bette1, now ince I ,re put her i11to od hand . ' In a r ecent letter he w1,ote ea1· l\Iam111y nn ha been very THE II TR 1 II I .L PE T ( onti11l1ed fr·om paO'e 13 ) of the olcl ancl the ne,v what I 1--a 1 hacl t111 ler the former di - pe11 atio11 a11d ' ho\,T much more "\\ 7 e ha,,e toda, r. 111 the twelfth • cl1apte1-. the ,vriter i contra tinO' till a he w1·ite '3;e have not ·01ne l111to . . . fi1·e ancl tmto blarl<11e. ~ a11 l la 1·l{ne, . a11d tem– p t anc1 tl1e . 01111cl of the t 1"'11m– pet a11d the , ,.oice of wo1 .. l · . . . l)llt e a1·e ome t111to Zion and llllto the cit3r of tl1e li, 1 i11g O l the heavenlv J e1·l1 ale111 a11 l to i11- • 11 u111e1·alJle ho. t . of an o· 1. to the g:e11 r al a. e1nbly a11d chl1rch of the f i1-. t bo1·n ,, 1 110 a1--e enrolled in hea,,.e11 . . . . ' The te1--m in , ,er· e 23 ' tl1e ge11e1·al a embly ' i. re11 1e1·e 1 b1r on1e c f e tal ft1ll ._ a.. en1l)l3r a11d 1Jy other· , jub- ila11t fl1ll con1pa11)r. The thought ,,Ta. clraw11 probabl),. from the .·ingi11g, dan ing 1,owd that g·atherecl fo1· tl1e lympi g·ame . The1·e i al o a cliffer ence of opin– ion amo11g l1olar, a to ·'"vhethe1-– tl1e term houl 1 be joi11ecl with the ' i111111me1--able ho t of ano·el ' ' or ,,·i th the 'ch u1·ch of the fir t- 1)01·11. ' ' There i al o a differ– e11ce of opinio1 among· chola1' a to ,,,.hetl1er· the t erm hot1ld be joi11ecl with the innumerable ho t. of angel or with the ' chl11--ch of the fi1, t-bo1--n. ' ' The ' g·e11eral a embly and the cht1reh of the fi1~ t-born who ar e e11rollecl i11 heaven' ' i aid by E ' ' Romans 1 :16 ," ic k ag·ai11. 'I' l1i.· , ,er· e ) 'OU ,v1·ote i11 one of 3·ol11· letter-- 1 a ting all yol11· ·are upo11 Him for Ile ,ar·- th for JTOll ha helped me so 1nl1ch. During the e tryi11g time a11 l darl{ hour I l{now faith in od will g·i,re me t]1e COllraO'e hope a11c1 help me to accept m)T lot i11 life. Beino- with yot1 I a1ne to kno"~ hri t a my av– iot11-- and obtain that faith. I pray that od will ble you. Plea e pra}"" for u . Love Betty. ' ' Dea1-- f1,iencl I ha,Te given yol1 part. of thi O'irl ' letter for a pecial r ea 011 that yot1 might pray for thi girl and her" baby. I am l"'ej oicing· that she ha ou1" 'ia,riot1r to Whom he can take J1e1~ hea1·tache for truly we have a ,, 1 011derful Lo1--d ! Keep r emembering· u to Hin1.' . 0111e to form a tautology pre ent– i11g two name fo1'" the hurch; otl1e1"' , perhap more co1·rectlv 111alee the gene1"'al or ' f e tal fl1ll a.. en1l)ly to apply to the ' in- 1111me1--able ho t of a11o·el . ' The e decla1·e tl1at 'thi con truction i dema11ded by the r eek . ' It i 11ot Olu· pu1~po e to ettle thi con– t1--over y bl1t 011ly to call atten– tion to the ten e of the O'Ove1,ning , ..erb i11 , 1 er e 22. It will be noted that tl1i i in the perfect t en e in the r eek de11otino~ action that i. co111pletecl ,,ith r e lllt ontinu– i11~: to the p1,e e11t . Ther efo1~e the ,,T1·ite1-- i ayinO' ye have al1"eady on1e a11cl a1·e co11tint1ino· to come' ' to tl1e chu1-- h of the fir t-bo1,n ,,Tho a1· e111--olled in bea, ren. ' The h11r·ch " "a 11ot omethino· to which tl1e:l·· ,vol1ld later· come bt1t the e IIeb1·ew hri tian to " "hom Paul '"'a ,,TritinO' had alread,T ome to ' tl1e cht1r ·h · and thi ch111"'ch wa 01npo ed of tl10 e who e name ,,e1·e ,v1·itten in heaven. "\\Te ml1 t con cll1cle then that the Te,,! Te tan1ent doe pre e11t a 1111i,Te1· al cl1urch that it i in exi te11ce no,v, a11d that it mem– ber· hip 1·011 i ca1·1,ied in o·lory. To tallt of the invi ible chur ch a 01ne do i to put up a t r aw ma11 and the11 g·o about trying to k11ock him down. The h111--ch of the fir t-bOl"ll i not ' in,ri ible. ' ' I t i a ,ve hall eek to how in Olll" n ext chapte1.. vi ible i11 the local a embly .