The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1958

March 1958 1)8)"e l1 1 g· ieal a l va11t,tgc i 11 J)l' ,1el1- 111g· 011 t l1 i 11 1 ,1,1·11at io 11 at. (ih1·i t - 111a ti1n a 11d 11 tl10 1· 1t r1.. )ti 11 at Ea. te1· · l)llt t l1at i ,11 Olli a. far a the)' g·o i11 ol) e1·, ri110· t l1 t1·aditio11al cl1u1·c 11 lal 1 cl tll'. 1J 11al - l)r tl1 . xplai11 ca1· f11lly t l1at t l1 I1il)le cloe 1 t 0 1111n ,1 11d t l1t\ e lay. a11 l tl1at l">al1l v 11 \'{a1·11.. t t. agai11 t ob. 1·, 1 ing da)', a 11 l n101 tl1 a11d ) 7 a1· . I t i 011ly that tl1ey ,,1 a1 t to give tl1e tl"lltl1 at a tim " 'h 11 oth l' ti11·11 , ll 11 l o 1 t ei11 •· i11to £01"111 0 1· £al le. Fo1" the a111e p.. ·3rc 11 l ogi al 1· a- on it i b 0111i11g 111or a11 l 1no1· con1n1011 for BaJJti . t 111i11i. te1'. to pr a h 011 t l1 la t ,ve 1< f our Lord' · a1·t l1ly lif 01· 011 liEE 1·e11t a pect of t l1e c1·0 · d111·i11g t h ea 011 ca1le 1 Le11t. Not t l1at fu11- da1nental Bap t i t ,, 1 01111 e, rer 011- de cen 1 to cal l it L e11 t 01· ven t1 e the adje tive L 11t 11 '; bl1t they p1--ea h 011 p1·etty 111 u h tl1 ame ._ t1bj ect a t h L 11t-l{ee1Ji11g preache1-- lo. £ ot1r th }' labor to b1·i11g 011t t h e avi11 g t 1~l1th of the ato11e111e11t \\rhile ma11y other tt1r11 t h cro.. i11to a to11cl1 - ing example of lf- a rifi e. Your edito1-- ha do11e t hi. thi110· L-, more than on e a1 d o ,, 1 e a1·e 11ot condem11ing it. I t i fa1· b tter to preach 011 th c1·0. fo r , ix week befOl"e E a t er t h a11 11eve1" to preach on it at all. r at a . the dan er may be of b gin11i11g t? r ecognize a a on by oppo ·i– t 101 a11d t h e11 lowly comi1 g r o11n i to co11formity i t doe. s e1n that. p eople will li. te11 to the trl1e n1 ,·- ag~ of th e r o . in the ,veel{ p1"e– cecl1ng Ea te1" mo1"e atte11tive]y than at a11y other" tin1e. Yet t her e mu ·t be a better ,,,ay. That bet– ter ~ 1 ay i. to en1pl1a ize the e t l'uth. t l1 yea1" rol1nd. Th e man ,vho 11 ver .·n1oke does 11ot 11 eed to give it 11p for forty clays. The yo1111g 1 h1--i ·tia11 ,vho ha. fo1·salce11 tl1e " Torlcl doef not 11eed to f[Uit the movi , to f el :relig·iot1 . for :ix ,veel{.\ '1 1 l1e cht11·cl1 tl1at is on fjr £01· od a11d l1olcl s the ·ross of C 1 l11·i t i 11 l .fo1·e lo t s i1111e1·s ever y ~ t111clay of tl1 y a 1· f Js ]ittl 11eec1 of ,}1a11 o·i110· tl1 ~ ~ J)rog1~a111 a few ,vee]{s befo1· Easte1·. "\V ar 11 ot Rayi11g it is ,v1·011g to J)1·ea ·h a s0ri e8 of seve11 ,· t" - 111011 s Oll 1 }1 l<lSt SCVPJ1 lclYS ()f OllI' I J<)1·cl's ect rt}1 l v ecl r c r i'o1· jt, ~ 1>1·0,,ic] s ,,,011c l l1•ft1l 1) 1·ra(' l1i 110· lllcl - 1 Pri:11 ; bt1 i \\"P clo i11s ist t }1~t ,ve 11rr<l to 111al,l 11111c~l1 of t l1 ~ e1·osst l1~ y:iar a1·ou11cl. ~ 011(~ olcl 111i11ist 1· saicl 011 l1is (l ,1t }1 l)rcl, ' ' J ]1a,re THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ------------ Page Three Jlt' \ ' P r r 11tr1·ec.l tl1P Ha 11ett1ary ,vit l1- 0l tt l>JC)()(l 111 111,Yr l> c"l8i l1.' ()11ly <1H \v (l (' () ) l H t H 1l t 1, ] l O 1 ( l l l l t l 1(' l l l ) i ( 111 (1- ) l •·•• of t l1r 'l'()H8 of ( 1 l1ri H1 ('clll \\TC' taJ~p 111> ()11r c> ,v11 c·r oss <l11cl fo ll o,,, }1i111 . GETJI EMANE By RALPH T . NORDLUND Gethsemane, Gethsemane, What is ther e in th at very word To move our hearts whenever heard ' Until our inmost souls ar e s tirred To penitential piety ? Gethsemane, Geth semane, Thou trysting place of God's own Son, Where ofi He came when day was done, Wha t was in thy dark shade begun That clothes thy name in mystery? Gethsemane, Gethsemane, Named from an ancient olive press , Wha t was that strange and sore distress That h eld our Lord as in duress Until He gained the victory? Oh, was it looming Calvary That pressed His tender, holy h eart , Or Sa tan hurling his last dart, Or did my sins, too, h ave a part, Gethsemane, Gethsemane? 1:\ ... T( 'I IIER ALl1-F 1:\ MILY IB ( 1 I ll R 1 11 t t l1ei1· a 111111al 111 ti11g· the 'li11 to11, 1 ille J~a l t i. ·t 1 11 l l l' 'h of ol t1111b11. vote 1 to 'tll ) ·rib f 01· a 11}r fa11 i1ie i11 th ir 111embe1· - ·l1i1) t ]1at \i\rc r ~ 11ot l oi11g' 0 t l1e111 · lve. ·. Tl1i 111al<:e.· thr ee llc h 11111· ·11 s a11 l ,v hope tl1 J' ,,,i l l soo1 l1e 11101· . l.1a.· t t ir110 ,, 1 e 1· J)Ortec1 ,,·e l<1 ev\r the F i1-.. ·t Bc1pti ·t ;11111· h of ({alio11 \\ 1 0lll l c111alif)r 101· l101101·al)le 111e1 tio11 as ha,,i110· t, 11101·e tl1a11 l Oo/o of t l1 111 111b l"– ·l1i1) Sltb:r1·il)j t1g. No,, 1 l )a.. to1-– nootl1 l .. Cl)Ort ' ihat th y hav0 30 OLl t of 1 5 or ]7 o/o . Ar i 11 1· otl1cr.. ? lJet ll , 1<11 0,,, fc)t' lt11til ,t ll Slll >se ril)t'1·s J)l li tl1P llHlll l\ of tl1 C' ir ·l1ltl'C 1 l1 0 11 1 l1c ir 1 11,rplo1>e ~Ir~· . l(,l11ti C'Hll ll C) t })C l~lll' ). \\' t' n1·c 1 11 0,,, ll l) tt) 12 ~ I l)cticl :t1l>~e ri1)tio11s, sc> ,re 0 11 1 1 r 11 'et1 • 7:iG 111 >r c 1 1o bri11 g· l tH lll) it> 2,()()(), 1 1()\\T llltll l)r ])clSlOJ' ' ,,ill ,lt) J>oi111 ,tge11t~ i1 11 ( l l1t1l1J 118 l'f'cl t' }l t}1,tt g'Ocll ! '' THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Published Monthly by THE OHIO ASSOCIATION OF REGULAR BAPTIST CHURCHES Publication Office 118 E . Oak St., Butler. Ind. Editor RALPH T . NORDLUND 586 Maple Street Fos toria, Ohio i rculation Manager MRS. JOHN KAUTZ, 4519 Wellington Ave. P arma 34, Ohio uh cription Rate: P er single copy .............. $ .15 P er year ..................... $1.50 Advertising Ra te: P er column jnch ..... ... .... $ 1.50 P er half page ... ....... .. .. . . $21.00 P er full page ....... . ........ $40.00 Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Butler , Indiana under the Act of March 3, 1879. COUNCIL AND OFFICERS Ohio Association Of Regular Baptist Churches Chairman Rev. Earl V. Willetts 250 West Street Berea, Ohio Secretary REV. GEORGE O'KEEFE 3420 Henninger Road Cleveland 9, Ohio Trea u rer REV. ROBERTJ. REYNHOUT 276 Washington Avenue Elyria, 0 hio Mi ionary REV. C. C. CLAWSON 26 So. Sandt1sky St. Columbus, Ohio Member ~ REV. JOHN G BALYO REV. GEORGE R GIBSON REV. R. KENNETH SMELSER DR. HOWARD G YOUNG REV Hi\ r,r • DA U 'rJ.ii REV. FRED rIUSSEY REV. GLENN GREEN\VOOD