The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1959

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I~, I 1, ~ rr, 1): ...\ I~ .. \ ( 'i 1~: T ~ I 'f' S 1~R1,., 1>...\R .\TI<) ~ T I 11 J>c1111 •.... cl,1,.. tl 1r r111111ers l1acl • to l)r 011rollt'(l ~ tl1e,· l1acl to cle- • t_-],1rP tl1c'1r 11atio11c:tlit~... ,111cl age~ ,111(1 ~till fl11·tl1er, tl1e\" l1,1d to • 1e a l'e c?J)t e<l l))" t h r 111,1strr of t lie rac·r. ~o i11 t hr 11ri. tia11 rcl('P. t·o11,·t>1· ·io11 i~ tl1e fir. 1 11 re– e ~,1r,· tl1i11!.r e1·r 011r c·a11 e11te1· . '- t l 1 t) 11ea,·p11],· raee . . Jp~11s' ,,·orLls • i11 J l att. 1 b ::1 arP J)r<)of 1111tlo11l)t- ecl l,· tl1at ·011, 1 er~io 11 i:-; 11ece. !-icl r \1" • • i11 tl1r life of ,111 ,,Tl10 ,,·ot1l cl r11 tc1· t l1e 1 l1I·i tia11 ra<'e : ' \T e1·i– l~· I ,1>" 1111to ~"'Oll. F-' xee1)t )~e l1r. c:<J11,·t11·tetl. ,l11d l)PC'o111e a. little C'l1iltlre11, ,?r sl1a11 11ot e11ter i11to .., t l1e 1~i11gt10111 of lien ,·P11.' Tl1e rx J)l'e,. i<>11, · · c·o11\'Prtc>cl ,' ' i c>11r rec111iri11g· c-,1 r Pf11l rxa111i- 11atio11. "'\\Ti tl1 tl1e si1111)l r CireC'l{ ,,·c>1·cl faitl1f11l}y·· 1·e11clP1·ec1. • J r~11; • \\. ()l'Cl \\'Olll(l l)e . ~ ] ~xc-e.pt ~"(: l)P tll fllP(l , 01· 1 "'11 J f'~s , ro11 l'P\'Cl'~l") ' ~· c)lll' J)l'l1SP11t tl'llll(l of t}1C>llgl1t.,, It aJ)J)P,trs t11e11 tl1c1t 111,111 11111st lJ e t 11r 11 c < 1, <) r h r ·a 1111 o t c 11 t C' r i11tc> t11 r l,i11g:<l<,111 c>f hea,·e11. J~11t c,f ,,·J1at ,c>1·t i~ t]1i 111r11i11g ? It j 11c1t t11r11i11g <J\'Pl' a 11P\\T lt1af, a11cl 111al,i11g 11ew rr ol11tio1 . : 11 C> r i..... it a 111 r r fl J) cl "'i o 11 ,1 t P 'i or - ro,,· <>r re111<>r"e. ( 1 <)11,·rr,ic)1 i" ,l l1irtl1. a 11<-'\\" birtl1 it i~ ,1t·ce1)t.– i 11 g· • J e ~ l1"' , l 1r i .... t 1)) 7 f cl it ] l i 11 t O 011<.1 • l1eart c111cl 1if P. .J P~ll'-i ~ ,1icl t c > ~ • i c · ocl P 11111 < > f <J l c1 : · · Exe .l l) t ,1 111"111 lJf 1 lJl>r11 ag·ai11, l1P <·a1111c>t ..._pt) tl1P l~i11g·Llo111 of t(Jt1 '· ( .J 01111 ;1 ::1 ) . IIa,~e >"O tt l)e1c11 l)or11 <1g·c1i11, cle,1 r r eacler ? If 11<1t. ,·011 ctl'P 11ot • jJ) t l1 0 1',1(•( . - • • • • f-i E ( 1 ( ) .\: J) }_; l r 'l I J E ( 1 () LT RS f~ rs I:\11 ()RT.L\ )JT '1 1 l1r <'(>l ll'~P cll<)110· ,rl1itl1 tl1r b 1 l1ri. ti,111 i:-; to 1·1t11 i : elcarl,· • 111arlrecl 011 t i 11 tl1 e \\T or cl of (Jo(l. It i~ 11 ot left to eacl1 to 1nalce a c·ol1r~e fo1· l1i111. ·elf , 01· follo,r 111 C) . e 111acle l)v otl1e1·s. If t h i : .. ,,·ere . o, it ,,·01tlcl l1e ,·er,.. ;a(l • i11 clPP<l b eC',ll l ~P <t ot1 1 : "'\'\ror cl })l,1i11lJ" . cl)"~: • ~ Tl1e1~e i. a ,,·a>' ,,·11iel1 see111et l1 rigl1t l111to cl 111c1 11, b11 t tl1r e11tl t 11 rreo f ,1re tl1 e ,,. a ,r: • of lcatl1. ', ' r}1 e l' l) is cl \\ 1 c1:)'" ,,·hicl1 ~Pc) 111 Pt }1 rig· l 1 t , l J 11 t it i., , \' r o11 g . ~ •11el1 H ,, 1 a)'" if J)11r:11ecl ,v·ill leclcl to l rath- Pi er11al clecltl1. l;et e(1cl1 0 11e c>f 11 . 1·e111e111 l)C'l' tl1c1t l1t1111a11 11,tt11re 11ee<l: 111<)1·e tl1c111 i. fot111cl i11 tl1e l'011sC' ic11c·e . ..\ J)i] ot ,Yl10 11,1~ i11s11ff'ieic11t lig·l1t t() ob:er,'e t11e 11 rrcll0 c)f l1i!:-, <·01111) ,l,. 111,1~,. t]1i11l, l1 r1 is ~t rri ri11g fo1· tl1e ha– \ '(111. \ \ ' ]1 011 ill l'Pcllit~r ]1e i. talci11g t 1 e ,,esse l ~t 1·,t ig·l11 ll J)011 111 r 1·oc-l{. .'. I Ie. 111c1)" l>e , .. r1·y bi11 r.re i 11 l 1 i s <• C) 11 , • i <, t i o 11 . t l 1cl t 1 e i ., p; o- i11u· 1·1~2:l1t b11t 11is tl1i11l{i11g· . o \\' i]l ll()t ll}cll~(l if )',,(). \\Tllcl t t}}p 11il()t 11 e1ecl~ is 111orP ligl1t 011 tl1e 11rrcllr <)f l1is eo1111),1:~. Xe>,,~. tl1c1t is j l1~t ,,·l1c1t tl1t> 11a– t11ral 111a11 11ePcl R- 11101·e ligl1t to guicle l1ir11 . afel)... i11 to t h e ha,,en <> f 1 · t>; t . J ~ 1 t t ,,· l 101· e is h c to g· et 11t<Jre lig l1t ? l")r ,lisc }otl, tlie 11erc1 for 111orr lig·l1 t l1as lJec1 f tll- 1,· 111C't 111 .J (:)"11~ C 1 l11·ist 0111· Lor (l . • ( ~ <Jc 1 i 11 ( 1 } 1 r is t . J e ~ ll ~ i ~ ~ 11 ff i e i t 1 11 t lig·h t to all 111e 11, a11d II ,,.. ill ~lie>,,· tl1r ,, ..a,~. • rl,}1 P ...\ ])Ost le I> cl lll , i1 l \\"l'i ti11g· t<> 111(-l ( 1 ()l'i11tl1ia11.·. :aicl : ,, 1 or At1gt1s l IU5!J CE? 'l' l' <>\ ' , ( ) I 1 I C) • ( : < > c l . ,, I 1 < > ( • c > 111 n t ct 11 c l <, < l I h <, I i n· h 1 t , > l""! s liJil1(' ()II( <>I' ,lal'l<tl PSS, hath SJ I j l l P < \ i 11 < > 1 t )' It <' a I' ( S, 1 < > ~ i \ r <' l Ji (' ]ig·]11 <>f' tlt P l, tl()\Vl C<}g·p ()t 1}1 p !.?.· I < > 1 •.,.. c > r < ~ c > c I i 11 t 11" r n c. <' c > r . J p - Sll'°' ( 1 ltl'i"(' ' ( ~ ( 1 C>I' . .. J :(>). ()f' l1i111sr ll' .J <,~1,~ ~n icl : ·· I <1111 IJ1P li g· l1t <>f tl1<> \\'c> rlcl: l1 e tl1,1t l'c>l – lo,vt1 tl1 111r s J1,tl1 11c>t ,v,111< i11 <lc1r l<- 11 Pss, l )l lt ~J1,1}} hclVP t}1 r ]igltt <Jt \ .ift\' ' ( ~J c>l111 :12 ) . \\r<>11cl 1 r1'11l ' '' <>rc ls ,11·0 tl1ry incl eed. I11 otl1cI' \\'C> l'c!~:, .J (' 'i \lS l!--, ~illlpl}" 8Hy· i llg 1 J1 ,1t ~11c·h ,l 111a11 sl1,1ll 11ot lJr left ig·11or ,l11t lil<r the1 111ct11}r a– r c>11 11cl J1i111; l1 r 8hall 11ot g1·opP 111 clc>11bt ,l11cl 1L11ee1rt,1 i11ty, b11t ')l1a]l ~rp tl1c ,, 1 ,t>T to l1 r a,TP Jl , <111<1 l, 11 c) \\" ,,·}1p1·<1 11r i.· g·oi11g·. Ifi. co1 i r . e ,,Till 1Je plai11 ly n1a1·l{ecl by 1110 ' 'lig·l1t of lig·ht:,' r,r011 ,J e– s 11:-,, 1 l11·i. t Ollr Lorcl, of ,,1"l1om it ,,·,t. . aicl, ~ 111 IIi111 " ~a. life a11cl t lie 1if e ,,.. as tl1e light of man' ' ( l'J oh11 1 :4) . l 11 IX ~ LLY IX TIIERE I . E\TERY R ..c\. E RE"\"'\TARD · ' K110,,· ve 11ot that the, ,. . ~ ,,..hich ru11 i11 a 1·aee, 1·t111 all . l)11t 011e r e~eiveth the prize? o 1·1111 that ~-e 111c1~T olJtai11 ( I 01'. 0 ::2.J. ) . Tl1e l)l' ize i11 tl1 e co11te t i l1at Ht. f>a11l pealc. of i a dif– fc r e11t l{i11 (l of cl p1·ize f1·om that ,,.. l1ie11 tl1e. e r ori11 thia11. \\ 1 er e ~celci1]g' afte1·. Pal1l ,,-a. a 1na11 ,r 110 l1a c1 a. l1a1·(1 a figl1t to fight i11 thi : \Yor1c1 ,1: yot1 l1a,·e. DrClc1111s ,,·c)11lcl 11ot 11,r,{e :ati:fiecl l1i1n a11:v 11101·e tha11 the3.r ,, .. ol1l cl ) '<)11. ITe ,,·c111 tecl els l1i. prize R e– ali t ·,t-f > fa}.1 r E WITII (} 0 D. .. 1I r eo1111)l,1 i11ed of thi11g 111 ~:e11erc1 l ,,·er·e :ee lci11g 11 o t l) Pc H 11 : r t 1 e·v· ,,,.e 1· e too • me11 after . llb- ~ t cll1 t ia l, 1111 t l1ec· a11se the,T \'Vere • 11 ot . t1b. ta11ti,1 l e11011g·h, becal1 e t 11 r 1· r ,,~a · 11 o £ oo d i 11 t 1 e 111 to ~<tti"' f).. tl1e : piritl1al appetite of 111111o·r1," 111r11. t>altl ' -- 011}}r cle- n • • :-,, ire ,ra. to lt110,,,. ( locl. a11cl tl1a t lcl."ti11g: praee that con1e only fro111 lc110,,.. i11~; (}oc1. Tl1i: l1e ex- 11res.. eel i11 l1is lette1· to tl1e Phil– iJ)J)i c111."' : Tl1a t I n1ay 1t110,v him, H 11 cl tl1e 110,Yer of Ili: re.11r1·ec– tio11 , a11cl tl1e fe llo,,\ l1iJ) of II is :11 f-'f r ri11gs l)e i11 g· 111a cl e co11f01--1n– c1 l > lP 1111to Ili~ tlec1tl1 ( l:>l1il. 3: 1() ) . De. i ri11g· t l1 i. I) a 111 (lic1 11ot. cle. ·ire a '\"cl i11 tl1i11g : h e cl e. irecl tl1e mo.~t 1·eal of all tl1in°-. , J> faJ,. 1 ( ' E 1\" l'l 1 ll (JOD . ( 0 11ti1111e1(l 011 J)agr 20 )