The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1959

Septemb~ 1959 __________THE_ OffiO INDEPENDENT BAPTisT - • • • WHAT OUR CHURCH ES n1cr \'acation, the goal for giving to assure the go-ahead for building is lJcing met and Pastor Louis Di Placido hopes ,vork can soon be started. Sun– day school is holding up with 63 present Aug. 9th. SHARON BAPTIST, Sharon, Pa. Se,renteen Seniors attended Camp Patmos, and nearly as many Juniors. T,vo Seniors were converted. CALVARY BAPTIST TABERNACLE, Sandusky Pastor A. B. Tassell writes, ' 'I really enjoy every word of the OIB. God is really using your ability and good jt1dgment in serving as editor." Thank you, Brother Tassell. He also reports tl1e Cedarvil le College Choir bl essed 1hem back in May, and the Moody Melody- Aires in J une. The J une a,,erage in Sunday school was 179 and Sunday evening services have been averaging around 100 this summer. FIRST BAPTIST, Van Wert Rev. D . G. Gehres reports that Mr. Jack Riggs of Warsaw, Ind., has been called as pastor. H e is 25 years of age and is married, and hopes soon to be ordained. While in Warsaw he was active in the ,vork of the Fellow– ~h1p Baptist Church, "' 'hich was re– cently organized by the Regular Bap– tists of Indiana. He is a graduate of Taylor University and of Grace Semi– nary at Winona Lake. While we now have a new Regular Baptist Church in Van Wert as re– ported last month, we welcome this news from the old church also and are glad they called a strong funda– mental pastor. I t could be that some day both churches will feel led to fellowship in our state association, as is the case in two other cities about tl1c size of Van Wert. It is good for l1rethrcn of like faith to fello,~ship to– f~ether. CALVARY BAPTIST, Bucyrus The church has purchased two more acres adjacent to their present prop– erty. Pastor J. Howard Jones states tl1at it is neecled for larger parking ficilities and for a new parsonage. It \1,. 1 ill al<;o provicle room for an exten– : ion of the present l)uilding . Attend– ar1ce is keeping up c{ur1ng vacation time, and the Sunday school is plan- 11ing to })artjcipate in the Christian Life Contest again, in which they won first place in the state last year. CALVARY BAPTIST Bellcfo11tai11e Vaca11011 BilJle Scl100I the la5t week t1f August a vcragccl 156. TJ1erc were 27 teachers ar1cl workers. Six yottng J)eople acceJ) ted Cl1rist a5 Saviour. 1'l1e Baptist Mid-Miss1011s Co11fe1 - , 11ce \A/as l1elcl at tl1e cl1urch At1g. 19th to 23, irnn1ediately after tl1eir s urn- 1ner se111i11ar at Cedarville Coll }!e. Various 111issionaries prese11tecl tl1 work 011 our J-Io1r1 e Missio11 ficlcls, i11 Fra11ce a11cl Ge11nar1)', in Jamaica , Peru arld 131 a/11, ancl i1l Belgi11r11 Cor1go cn1d Fr<>rlcl1 1~ J tla t orial A fricr1 . FII~S"r BAil'fIS1', T3ov.,1ir1g G1·<lt)11 Arl airJ)la11e rjclc reu]J y set l1o)'S a11cl Pi1·ls 1o "' 'orking for Vacatio11 Bil)le Scl1ool. JJoi11 f s \Ver gi v 11 for at- lendance, memorizing the daily verses as well as o lhers , and for bringing others. Left to right in tl1e picture Margaret Tavernier won first Livit~ Hillard third, and Mike Smith sec– ond. Two of tl1ese young people come from non-churched homes and Pastor Townsend hopes to reach them for the Lor~. As a licensed pilot, he took the ch1lclren for tl1e ride. They also received Bibles . Results? One hundrecl three were enrolled and more than 200 of all ages attended the demonstration pro– gram. COLWELL ITINERARY Rev. Alfred Colwell, Eastern Repre– sentative of the GARBC will spend a whole week in the North Bethel Ass'n. Sept. 13, A .IV.I., Ambrose B a p t i s t Church. Sept. 13, P .M ., First Baptist Church, Wauseon. Sept. 15, P.M., Lewis Avenue Baptist, Toledo. Sept. 16, P.M. , First Baptist, Bowling Green. Sept. 17, P.M., First Baptist, Findlay. Sept. 18, afternoon and eve21ing, N. Bethel Fall Rally, Nortl1side Baptist Lima. Sept. 19, P.M., F a itl1 Baptist. Van Wert. Sept. 20, P.M. , Norths ide B a p ti s 1., Lima. It is hopecl he \vill stimulate tl1c starting of more Regular Baptist chttrches in tl1is area tl1at reall)r kno,vs what the movement stands for. FIRST BAPTIST, Medina The church has selec ted ar1 arcl1itect to clraw plans for an expar1::,ion of tl1c main auclitoriL1m and 111e additio11 of class rooms. Witl1 $13.000 011 l1a11cl tl1e goal is $60,000 l)efo1·c bt11lcli11g be- • g ins Ninctcc11 Jt111iors attc11clccl Cc1n11) Patmos ancl rett1r11ccl \Vith great cr1- t l1usiasm. Six of tl10111 11acl \vor1 f1 cc tri}JS l)y lea1 ning 1110 c11t1rcl1 co\'c– r1a11t, IJooks of tl1e BilJlc, Bil)1c verses, f c. Otl1ers \V011 Bil)lcc;. Tl1e Vaca tioll Bi })le 8<'11001 vvas th<: Jargcst i11 t}1() l1istor)' of tl1e cl1t1rel1 , ,,,itl1 ov r 300 e11roll =-c l. S , , 1 '"' I gn,,e t11cir 11 :-. art~ to tl1 l..,orcL ~rl1e tl1ircl s u111111er for tl1P " l1urcl1 i11 tll( r>r1rl{' ' \\'[IS ()J)( n~rl ,,,ith cl g <>Sl) I IPHn'l f'rc>111 SllPltor1 ollPg i\notl1t>r s t tt<l ' 111 grot1J) fron1 Pro,,icle11c - 13,1r– ~·i11gtc>11 Bil)l Coll gc l1ig]1ligl11 cl 111P s r,, jc Attg. 1Cit11. I Page Thirteen ARE DO ING BIBLE BAPTIST, North Madison Pastor Roland P . Globig ancl family attendecl the GARBC conference in Rochester, Minn., and then spent a vvell -earned ,,acation with his parents in Michigan. A license lo preach was granted to Mr. Marvin Werbeach July 19th. He is pastoring the Footville Community Church. SOUTH CANAAN BAPTIST, Athens Pastor Clair S. Thompson resignecl and is closing his work Aug. 30th, after carrying on a much appreciated pastorate for three and a half years. God has blessecl witl1 both peace ancl progress, and it is hoped another larger cloor of service will soon open for Brother Thompson. AMBROSE BAPTIST, Fayette Pas tor L. A. Swanso11 reports that ~ everal Seniors went to Camp Patmos Aug. 3-8, and Juniors Aug. 10-15. Oct. 4 has been chosen as Fall Rally and Promot ion Day, the 11th as An– nual Home Co1njng, and Nov . 18-29 ~s the Fall Revival, with Rev. Bill Compton of Decatur, Ala., as the evangelist. WHEELERSBURG MISSIONARY BAPTIST Six cleacons have been chosen for ordination ancl will be set aside Aug. 23rd. Tl1is is the older Baptist cus– tom, though we are not sure from the church bulletin whether they are ordaining life deacons or only for a t e rm of office. A Fall Bible Confe r cnce will be helcl Aug. 20-Sept. 6, with Dr. Arthur Williams as tl1e speaker. The first Sunday will be called Cedarville Col– lege Day. WAITS BAPTIST, Portsmouth A Youth Rally was held for the fundamental Baptist cl1urches of the Portsmouth area Aug. 22, with Pastor John Lawheacl of the Minford church as the speaker. Wjlliam E. Ottney is the pastor of the host church. TEMPLE BAPTIST, Portsmouth Vacation Bible School in June (8-19) c. \1eragecl 185 i11 at te11clance P e rfect a ttencla11ce a\vards \\Cnl to 77 Dt11- ing At1gt1s t , in tl1e abser1cc of Pclstor Dat1tcl, gt1cst speakers incluc{cd Dr. T . Ricl1a r cl Dt111ham of F111clla)', Re,. Milton Arnolcl, Baptist Mi(l-M1ss1011s reprcsc11tc1ti\.'C, Rev RolJert R)·erse, a lso of Ba1Jtist l\,licl-l\,11~51011s, Rc\ 1 C. C. Cla\\ so11 of Colt1m bt1s, ancl 011e St111da,, c, 1 cning R(\v Mnrtin Holme~ l)reacl1ed \\•l11le Ass1stc111t Pastor Tl10111c1s Bt1tl)'c1 11 prc<"'cl1cd 101 l1in1 ,1t \Vl1cclcrs– l)t1rg. FOSTORIA BAPTIST, Tf'os to1·in Sp \c1c1l s t l1is s t1111r11t'\ r l1a\ c beL 11 tl1e K111g's CollPgc Qttdt t0t f 10111 K1r1~:~ CollegC', a11cl a t ,, o 111gl1t C'\ clllgl'l1st~e s t a11(l l>\ E,1. 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