The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1958

THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST____~------ June 1958 ~~~---- EE ING TO GLORIFY GOD THROUGH OUR CHURCHES l ,. l I~. I{. 11. I>t)\\T I~~ lJIJ, 1 l1c1i1·111c111 of l~,·c-111geli. n1 · i11 tllP ll P11er,1l .i:\ ss '11 (>f Reg1tl,tr I~c111tist. ( l) atl1er t11,111 n·i, (\ ,l l'Pl><>rt (Jf' tl1t 1 c1111111,1l 111c\Pti11p: of il1C' <J~\ RJ{(; at l 1 t) l11l11l 1l,, ,, t\ 1)ri11t tl1is i11111ortc111t ec1ll to e, ·c111g·elis111 c111cl , 1)i1·itl1al life that "l'l'\111, tt) c111l1ocl)· t l1e ,·er)· ., l)irit of tl1e eo11fe1·e11ee. "\\Te gi,·e the fi1'. t l1alf tl1i, 111t>11tl1. c111tl tlie ~1)eeifie 1·eco111 111e11clc1tio11: fo1· a11 ,1cl,..anee 11ext 111011th. ) ·· t "11tt) l[i111 bt\ glOr)· i11 tl1 ll1l1rel1 11,· ,Jt 1 ~11s l l11·itt 'll1rot1gl1- 011 t ,111 t.lll 1 ,1ge~.·· ( }.Jpl1. 3:21 ) . l t is ,, itl1 a (l eep co11 cio11 ·11e of 11 eeti i11 111a11,· of 0111· hea1·t , tl1at • ,,·e 11,1,·0 ·01110 to )·011 tocla)· \,·itl1 tl1 i~ preeio1ls ,ro1·d fro111 tl1e ool~ ,1.:· a ea 11 to irreate1· fello,, 1 hip i11 tl1e gos11el. ,, ... e belie,·e that tl1i. ,,-ord of , eript11r expr e. e t l1e l1ea1·t de""' ire of e, ,..erj'" 011e of tl · ' c111d ,,·e ,,·011ltl therefore hare ,rith '.)acl1 otl1e1· t lie a1--dent hope tl1a .. 11cl1 111atte1·.. a .. ,,·e ha,,,e to offe1· her·e 111a,. be co11 iclei·ed a a ;1z ea 11 s .. of 11111t11al e11courag·e1nent among 11 , a11d a the H ol~,. pirit chal– le11g·e to a Qreater ,valk of faith, thll exalti110- 0111· Lo1 ..d J e 11 C h1·i t. )Ia~,. "~e pari e and n1al{e 0111e ob e1·,Tatio11. ,·vl1ich ma,,. ._ .. ol~e r 011r ... Olll and lrive ll to ot11· l{11ee . 1. a, 1 0,, 1 ed f ollo,ve1·. of tl1e Lo1--d J e....11 l 'i hri t ,,,.e ha,.. e a co1n- n1i ion. a11d thi co111mi ion i to a l El.,.._4-}lGELIZE the lo t of thi ,,01'ld b~- the preachino· of t he go. pe 1 of 1"'eden1ptio11 : (b ) to B ...JPTIZE all who a1--e ,von to t he ~a,·iour a11d leacl them i11to the 111emlJer hi1) of a ... Te" r Te. ta- 111e11t Bapti t l111rch · ( ·) to ORG... 4.. .\TIZE baptizecl l)elie,·e1· i11to loeal Xe" r Te. ta111e11 t cl1l1rche fo1~ the furthe1·a11ce of the o !)el at l1on1e a11cl a1·01111d the ,,,.orl l · (cl ) to eel{ th1·ot1g·b tl1e 1ni11i:t1~,,. of the I-Iol~" pirit to b1·i11g· al)o ..ut a tate of being ,._ f.1~\TC'TIFIED 1111to the Lord ~J e ll. acco1 .. lino· to the T Q - e,,,. Te. tan1e11t patter11 of .1a11c- tifieatio11. E c11111 c11ical Dc1nge1· 2. I~il)le - l1elie,Ti11g, :eJ)a1·atecl clec1icated J)eople of tl1i.1 ge11e1·a– tio11 a1·e f ari11g g·1"'a,"r la11ger . 011 e,~er}... ha11<l : cla11g·er f ro111 the ,,-01·ld all arol111cl ll.·, cla11ge1· from t11e fle. h ,,-it11i11 l1., a11cl cla11ger: f 1'on1 ,,-ilP of ~ 1 a ta11 alJot1 t ll.. H o,l·e,·e1·. the1-.e i a 11e,,,. a11cl l1ithe1·to l111l{110,,11 cla11g·e1· for tl10. e of 11. "·ho li,,..e i11 the ,vorl cl toda, .. a11cl that i the clai1g·e1~ of · ec~~ - me11i 1n. ' · Thi. i a 1nonopoli tic t1·e11cl in religio11 a. ,, 1 e ha,..e :een 11101101 ol).. 111a11ife ·t itsr lf i11 ·0111- 111ercic1l c11terpri "e.· , a11d ,,Te be– lie,·e that it tl11·eaten the ·o·\"'– e1·eio11t '\'.. 0£ e,,, 1--,,. ~e,,,. Te tame11t b ._ ., cl111 rel1 i11 tl1i ,,01·ld · a11d i cloing· o tl1ro11g·l1 1111fai1· co111petitio11 a11d c1--11el coe1·cion : and throl1gh a11 effo1·t to 111011opolize all autho1"it3 1 i11 1 iritt1al 1natte1· . It .. ee111 clea1· that tl1e i11te11t of t.hi 1nove- 1ne11t i to eel{ to bri11g into cli - fa , ..01· all ,,.ho ,vill not ig·11 :in a follo,,,.er · of ' · t lie god of big tlii,zg . All of ll \'\ 1 ho ,vill not ur - ~ -····· ...._o ~~ 1 I IE1\ l-> ~ 1 P ... iE TR , ' EL By RALPH T. NORDLUND I 'll need no missile space-ship, No fuel propellent strong, No navigation charts to scan For fear I 'm steeri11g wrong. I'll need no liquid oxygen, No pressure suit or vest; I ' ll need no heating element To k eep me undistressed. Nor will I tarry on the moon, Or visit neighbor Mars; I 'll say farewell to Jupiter And sail beyond the stars! When h eaven's trumpet sounds for me Whe1 e'er I rest or roam, ' Set free from chains of space and sense, I 'll swiftly sail for Home! ~-~······ ··· - 0 ~~ r e 11 cl0r 1o t11 i.· llll.'l' riJJt 11ral 111011:tei-– arc ' "e r3r J il{e lJ'" to face te.~t t he lil{e of ,,,. l1ic11 ,ve ha,"e 11 e, ,.e r l{110\v11 ~ e ·1)eeiall)r ,vitl1 1·eg·a1·cl to 011r loyalt)'" to tl1e Bible a th-' :t11)r e1ne al1tl1orit,.. i11 faitl1 a11cl • p1"actice; a11 l 111ore pa1·tie11la1·I,... clo ,ve fac e a te. t a. to Ol11' r-; ta11~l 011 the .. o,Te1·eig·11t,,. of tl1e local Xe,, 1 T e. ta111e11t el1111·el1e ·. 3. The1· i: }ret a11other g·1·a,Te cla11°'e1· \Ve believe i11 a 111ore 1~e– ce11 t BaJ)ti ,t 1110, 1 e1ne11t. e, 1 e11 of the 111ajo1-- apti ·t bodie J1ave joi11ec1 i11 a c·o,,.e11a11t of fello\, 1 hip a11cl a1·e n1al{i11g· a11 effo1·t to be– come tl1e 1 ;{!TED B PTI T \TOI F..J th1·ot10·}1ol1t the nited .. tate. a11cl 1 a11ada peal{i11g' a. 011e , ..oire i11 111a11,,. if not all the ~ c·on1n1l111i tie of ... T 01"'th me1"' ica. Thi mo,,eme11t ha a it majo1-– objective a fiv e yea1· pla;n of rriil– t llal co-a JJe1·atio ,z a1icl f ellowsliip. The fi1· t pl1bl ic thru t will be eviclenced by a grand united eva11o·eli tic e1npha i in t h e spring of 19-9 in "\\ 1 hich they hope to get e,Te1·},. Bapti t church repr e ented i11 e,..ery O'i,ren commt1nity to shar e in the united ,,.oice under the name B el pti ·t. Thi p1"'og1·am i planned to co11ti11l1e l1ntil the grand cel e– bratio11 of the f oundino- of fir t orga11ized effo1"t among Bapt i t in merica, ,vith a gr eat jubilee in 1964. I a11y people will be ,vo11de1·in0' ,vh}'" we cannot par– ticipate i11 thi o-called united Bapti t , 1 oice a11d ,ve mu t not a11 ,,°'e1-- then1 " Tith a n eg--ative atti– tu l e 01· a no11-com111ittal ilence. Fo1· 111a11} 7 ha1"cl t e ting year ome of U ha,re 011ght to have an un– compl'Oll1i eel te timon3r and a a l"' e. t1lt ha,re e,Tered our connection ,vith a conve11tion of Bapti t ,vhich ope11ly app1·0,,.ed tl1e p r e - ence of moder'11i t and liberal in ft1ll f 110\, 1 }1ip 1'"ith them; and 110,,· ,,,.l1ile we wi h it were po - . il)le to coo1Je1--ate " Tith Bapti t if tlle}r Y\"e1·e of lik p r eciOll fa ith it ,,-01111 be hee1' fo llv fo1' 1.1 to .. pl1 t 011 tl1e yoke of bo11dag·e agai11 a11 l allo,," ot11-- eparati t te timon3r to be 11 t1llified. We deplore the fa ·t tl1a t 0111e of the mo1--e fl111da- 111e11 ta] 0·1·0111) of Ba pti t l1ave 0·011e i11to tl1i 1111hol)'" alliance b11t ,,..e 111t1:·t 11 a , ,.e ot11· o,,~1 p1' og1--am of e1·,,. i ·e a11cl clea1· te ti1nony, thu ,, 1 it11e i11a to the t1f£icienc,- of .. ot11· sa,·io111· a11cl I-Ii Bible. 4. Tl1e1·e l1a al o a1~i e11 an l11·g·e11t l e111a11cl that ,,re gi,.. e ou1-- ll 101-- e111e11t of a11cl fellow hip ,,,.ith ,,·hat i Jt11ow11 a ' ' ec1tnie1i- 1ica l ancl co-ope1·ati i 1 e va ,zgeli ;11. Thi ha be on1e a lea1· challeng·e to 0111-- eparatio11i t po itio11 and a definit 1'ebt1ke to the lacl{ of e, ra11g·eli t ic power a11cl feI'\"01' in ome of Olll' l1111·che . Let ll then a ept t h e challe11g·e a11d how that 01t1~ po itio1i a epa·rat-iorii t is ( 011ti11ued on paO'e 9)