The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1958

_Jun_ e_ 1_95_8____________ THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Page Nine ~~~~~~~~~--~~- Hl~R l\ J (~ rl {) ({ l J() l{ ll~' \ T (:() [) ( 1 011ti11ll cl r1·on1 J)a g· 4 ) lJofll cript 111·c1l ( t ,iii sa t isJ',1in r1 · a11rl t l1at ,,,e a1~e 11011c\ t l ) faei11g 0111· 11e cl of 11101· 1 o,,~e r 8 r l{i1 g to , 0 J)O., itio11i zr Oll l '.'P1\r08 cl8 to 111al{e 1·00111 fo1~ tl1c ~ l)irit of (1ocl to fill 11.' a11cl io . ho,,r ll i111srlf ~tro11g i11 011r behctlf . 1-' t 11~-. al] 0111~ e 1 ~le t ]le\\" clr,rot j 011 t O Oll l' 1101· (1, a 11 r,, 1 • 011 .·r f 0111· 110 cl of Il i · p o,,,eJ' ,111cl a 11e,,,. cleclie<li io11 to 111111 a., the 11 r a11cl 0111,T r-;11f'– £ie11t Lorcl for t l1i · c111<l · c, .. \r\' ot l1e1~ daJr· · NO\\' i 1 the lig·ht of tr1 c. ol)- er,,atio11 ... and i1npr rs. 10118 H0111c' of tl fe el th n eed f or c1 cl o:e r 1t 1 al If wit li tlie L o1·d a1id a clo. e1· 1 1f,alh· 1uith, eacli ot Ji er·. 111 or cl e 1· to :-. l e– c1 t1atel}"" 111e t tl1e Rit11atio11.· <:011- f1·011ti11g 11. to l ay ,ve t; i11ee1·e 1 )T telie, , that ,ve . ho11l l t1n l 1' talc a gr eate1.. l1nity of fello,v. l1i1) among Ollr ow11 c 11111· h e~ to t h e e1 d that ,ve may p1,.e e1 t a . oli 1 phalanx of od . precl ti11 a1 eel men a11d wome11 1111ited £01,. com– mo11 f ello,, 1 hip i11 , eel<i11g· to o1)ey the great co111mi.. io11 . We a1·r 11ot l1nmi11dft1l of the fact t hat wl1e11 ,ve p eak of an)' eff01,.t to more ft1ll}r t111ite ou1-- hurche ,ve ar e treading on holy g1:--011n l and £01" that l"'ea Oll l et ll all £1111,r lll1Cl eI'- ~ tand that ,ve do n ot 1nean any t1rre1 der of the autono1ny and the overeiCYnty of t he Jocal Tev, 1 T e tame11t churche . 1 othing a11 take the place of t l1e lirect 111in– i try of the Holy l)irit i11 our ·h11rch e : 110 huma11 leader . hip 110 organization a11d 1 0 ma11-macle movement may eve1.. a. ume to tal<e the p lace of the mi11i try of the floly pirit in t.he ch1,1rch life 11or would we ever even 111ildly ., s11g·ge. ·t t hat u ch could be a - cepted or tolerated a1nong u ·. It i ,vit]1 t hi t hough t before 011r heart that we r ecall th e very r eali tic ,,,ord. in Ephe ian . ' 'With all l owli11e and 111eekne. ,vith lo11g. 11fferi11g forl)ear·inO' one a11othe1-- i11 love; endea,vori11.g to keep tl1.e l11iity of tlie Spi1~it in tlie boncl of pec1ce. ' (Epl1. 4:2 3) .11 rall lo l 1 1i1'tecl Action Jio,,lcver , ll1 e1·e a1· e /1tndani ental 11 1ii lies 11,/i1·c11 rtlreacly e.r isf lJy ,,i1·– t t1e of <)11r con11no11 f,1ith , 0 111~ c·o111111011 i11trre~tH a11(1 011r co1111r1<) r1 f 1 1l cJ,,~11i r) . a11cl \,rr l>rliPve 1J1t1t j t j~ 1}1 e J)H l't of Scl ll ('11fi P(l {'()lllln() ll hP )} Se 1,, 1·p(•(JO' l1iZP }tll(l 1111rt11r' r-, s ll , l 1 l l l l i 1 i r 8 l) j s l 1 u J' j l l g· \ r\' it } l ()cl(' l 1 <Jtl1 e1· t }1Q f'O rt11no11 taRI<~ ,,,l1i(·l1 l1avP lJ <-111 c·o1n1t1itte1c l t<> 11 s l>)' 011 r ] ;cJ r cl. ft er 11111c·l1 1)ra)'P rf' 11l ,1 11cl tl 1<>11g]1tft11 co11 s ic] e1·atior1 ) o 111· RAYMOND FOLi( HONORED lrc111n101id P olk Ray11 011 cl r~ oll{ of l fcli11 a "\i\' as Plretecl :tat J)r ), i(l r ni of t ]1 c (}i cl co11: a1 th ir Htair (;011vrnti on clt '\"\ oo~tr r :\Ia,, ~-4. 11 e l1as • ( 1 01111 il of 14 tl1rot1gh a comn1it– t ee to ,,yhom ha. l)een c1el gatecl the 1--e p o11 ibilit3 1 to xpr e:. t heir ..: 11 t imen t i11 hi.· l"ega r· cl a1~e ·0111- i11g to yo11 ,, 1 itl1 . ome n1at ter for ~'0111~ p1--a)Te1--ft11 011. i le1·atio11. Tl1i ~ ·om1nittee pe11t ml1ch ti.111e a11cl J)ra:ver i11 t 1--y ing to pr . e1 t ,,r hat ,,re t r11 t i: th cle ·i1"e of ou1· en– ti1~e fe llo,, 1 • l1ip . 1. e believe that the GARB should l eek to give f or·th a te t imonv of FAITH D "' FELL Vt HIP, t l1 e lilte of whicl1 ,,,.e have 1 eve1· vet unc1er - ~ taken. · )' Oll k11ov\ 1 ther e are 1nany ,vho eem to delight in pa - ing alo11g the ,vholly t1ntrl1e lander that we are 11ot doing anything· but fighting. v\T e lrno\\ 1 t l1i to be ata11 attack 011 ocl-feari11g men ancl ,vom n a11d ·vve be li ve t1 at t l1 a11 wer to thi ca11 b e 111ade j11 a11d thro11g11 a J1e,:v dedi atio11 to t he Lor l ', prog 1·a1n of Jcvv T ta- 111e11t doctri11 s a11cl m i11i. tri so far a · c111.i;tlii11g ,,,ill a11: ,, 1 er it . W r ]<110,,· it i 1111t1·1te 1J111 111,111,,. • fro111 ot l1rr gro11 J)8 Hrc1l1 1, ot t<) 1<11 0,~{ it, Hncl fo r t l1c11 r r,\. 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