The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1959

'l'ltt' l)l'Paelll'l ·..._ C()llt'Hgll(' '-. lllH,\ llt.\ l'l)ll~l 1, t.li \ illl'tl i11t() t l1rre ' !!1'(}111,, lli, 1)rc le(·r~~<)l'. 111~ ... t1c- < t"i'"t'l. n 11ll 111!-. 11eig·l1b<)1·s. .... \ t' 011(' c·, l"r 11,lcl ,1 11recl el'C"· or ,,·11,) ,, n ,, c)rt 11 l1i" ~,111 . at lrn. t i11 tl1c' l'\C'~ ol 111e 111a11 ,,110 fol- • le>\., l1i111. l)llt "0lfi"l111e~~ cle111n11<l tl1c1t cl 11ro110r attit11cle be 1n~1i11- t<1i11ctl to,,·,11·cl l1i111. rf,,·o •f)llll'H"ti11g· ta~e. lllcl\'" • ,rr,·c t<) ill11"'t1·<1te tl1i · : .\ J)a. tor llclll ,01·\ 0<1 f< r fi, (' ,·e,11·q 011 H • fi<' 1 tl . tl1c l .. l)rcl l1,1d ble"secl 11is l:111,)r" a11cl tl1e el111rcl1 l1acl 1)rO ·– J)el'P<l i 11 e,·e1·~.. depa 1·t111e11t. e. l)e– <:in 11,.. i11 the a1·ea of t11e ·r·o11tl1. . ' llc 1·c,ig11ecl a11cl ,,·e11t i11to f1111- ri111c e,·a11g·eli. 111. I11 c111e ti111e tl1e cl1111·<'l1 eallecl a11c>tl1e1-- to fill it-.. 1)11l11it. '1l1e 111a11 re. e11tec1 e,·ery l'el° ere11 c·e t h,1 t \\Ta. ma cle t c> his l)l'r<lr('r"'"'<1r. fi11,1]l~.. c·li111axi11g· th,1t c1 t t ittlclc ll,. 1·e f11. i11g· 11tterl,r to • < ... l'<'l'<)£t11izc tl1e fo r111e r l)Hsto1· \rl1c11 lie l1<1J)11r11rc1 011r ~ l111da,T to be i11 • 1l1c ~cr,·ice. T110 1·e 'ltlt ,,·as t11c1t 1-ic 11e,·e1· irni11 ccl tl1e eo11ficle11ce a11cl ,1ffeetio11 of tl1e el1111'el1; a11c1 i11 fl fey\· 111011tl1: tl1e cleaec)11. 1~c– r11:e~tecl 11i. re~ig11atio11. .\t the 011110'-ite l)olc ,,·a · t11e attit11c1<" ,,-..-..11111rcl 1)~- cl )01111g 111a11 ,,·lie> ,,·a" <·a 11ccl t<J s11c·rPecl a IJ,t. to1· ,,·l1c) l1acl ~e:r,·e(l i'or te11 ,~ea1\ i11 • cl r01·t,1i11 cl1111·el1. It ,,,.a. i11e,rit- c:1 l)l e tl1at tl1P fo1·111er J)cl tor c;l10111c1 l)e ofte11 111e11ti<l11ecl a11c1 f1·pc111e11t– l>~ c111otPrl. T11e ~To1111gc1· mi11i:te1 .. 11e,·e1-. "ee111ecl to let tl1i~ bc)t11e1· l1i111. l1e 11e,·er bcca111e c1-.itiC'a1 of t l1c c·c,11!1:rg·atio11 fo1· tl1e.i1· 1 e111e111- bra11ce of l1i~ J)recle('e · or. 011 tl1e otl1er l1a11c1, lie ocea io11al1,T J1a c1 t 11 e o lcl er 111c111 l)cl e l{ f C)r 'a -..e1·,·ic·e a11cl al,, 7 a~: ga,·e bim lci11cl c:111 cl eo t l rt e c, t 1 ~ 1· e e r, g 11 it i c> 11. Tl 1 e 1·e~11lt ,,·a~ tl1at tl1e 11e,, 1 lJa~tol' g 1· e,,· t o 11 ~ t a 11 t 1 > · i 11 t 11 e 1 er,· e <l 11 c 1 l~P-..])C('t ()1 tl1e ('Ollgl'Pg·c1tio11 <l ll(l }1 a <, . i 11 so 111 cl , v a .,· :--i. it 111 c > l' e s 11 c•- C'e~,t ! l J),lst,,1·,1te t}1,t11 tl1c1t < [ tl1e 111c111 lie l1c1<l follc)\\'ecl. T11ei– cle11tall~1. tl1 e t,,·o 111i11i~te1· l1a,,c '1 li ? I 11 lNJ)J~l ENDl~N'f 13AJ"TIST v llt'cCltllP ('lclSP friPlllls l'ttll,· 1rll'>t - • i11Q' en ·11 ot 1101·. l t 1~ ,,.l, ]l tc> rr111c1nl>er tl1at 0110 ll<lf'~ 11<)1 111al,r 111111 .·rlf H l1rro i11 111r ()~·rs o!' tl1e <li eer11i11g: bJ" 111al<– i11Q tl1e otl1c1· fella,,, a 1~a . cal. 111 f,1<·t tl1e < ra -.:ra l'; n1a,r ,,·ea1· a • l1alo aro1111rl l1i. l1Pacl i11 tl1e thi11l{- i11g or tl1e 811rre.. or ,, 1 l1e11 tl1e lat – ter l1a se1·,·ecl tl1at ch11rrh for a ,·ea1'. It is ce1~tai11; too. that e,Te1·v- • • 011e ,,.. ill l1fr\re at lea t a fev, .. fol- 10,,·er. and the1 .. e i . 110 poi11t i11 t1lie11ati11g, tJ1ese b:v· ~lighting the 111a11 \\"110111 th e,T I ·till acl1nire, • T1·eat >Tol1r precleee, . or ,,.. ith ho11or c111c1 me11 \\'ill come to 1101101· "\ 7 011. • Tl1e 11a . tor' l1011lcl lreep i11 111i11cl 1J1e faet t 1 at tl1e1-.e \\~ill come a ti111e \\·h e11 he ,,·ill be tl1e p1·ecle– ee. . o 1· a 11 c1 the c 11 i c lr e 11 that he l1a tc hed for hi. 1)1·eclece. so1· n1a3~ ear11e home to roo. t. Far too c fte11 tl1 e 1·etiri11g pa:to1· ha: take11 a j ea 1011. ancl se lfi. h a ttitl1de to– ,,Tc1rcl the 111a11 cho. e11 to f ollo,,.. l1i111 ct11c1 clc111e i1·reJJa1·ab1e har1n to 1111~ otl1er n1a11's 111i11i. tr,.,.. The1·e • n1·e :0111e i1111)01·ta11t c1011t '. ., to 1_.eep i11 111i11cl i11 thi. ro11nectio11. Do11 't t1·,- too l1a 1·c1 to . elect .. J~o11r sl1cce8. c1r. I11 tl1e fi1·st place. 011e ,,TJ10 11a: l1a 1 a g:oocl 1·elatio11- . l1i1) ,, 1 itl1 l1is officer. c111ri11g· l1is 11<"1.·to1·at e ma)r be . ta1·tlecl to fi11cl 110,,· r111icl<:13" he lo. rs leaclership c1fter l1e ]1a. 1,r. ig11ecl. The C'l1111·cl1 lll<1Y 11ot e,·e11 clr. i1·e l1i: sl1g:~:e. - tio118 a. to the 11ext pastor; b11t jf tl1e,· clo c·o11.. 111t ]1in1. l1e :l1011lc1 • 111al{e it 1Jlai11 t]1at 11r i: 11ot try- i11f?: to choo. e tl1e n1a11 to f ollo,v }1i111. 111 tl1e . ero11cl plaee it is c1 l ,,·ct,,._ a , e1·io11. ma tte1"' to re com- • 111e11d a 1na11 to a r l1111~c 11 01' a c·l1l11·cl1 to a 111a11. I11 eitl1e1· ea. e j f <l eall i. 11ot ~:i,Te11. 01· if g·i,.. e11 c111cl tl1e 1·el,1tio11. 11ip c1oe. 11ot 1)1·0,·e ~l1c·c·e.. ·fl1l, frie11c1.· 1na).,. be lost a11 c1 tl1e ca 11. e of .}11·i . t c1011e a cli. fa,·or. • 1\ 111c111 sl101tlcl r1o all 1]1at lir i11 l1is 1)<>\\TPl' to l>llilcl 1LlJ tl1e s1 <l ll<li11g of h lS Sll(•C·e~SOl'-C[C>ll ;t t1·,.. to l)elittle l1i111. '!111ere i a • }..elfi~l1 . icle to thij, fo1· l1e i go- IUfiU 1'l ~ ' I J 11:. D ( 11·1~1(, 1'.10 i11g f c> l)tti)cl Oil 111c f c>llllfl,tt i<>ll 111 a {' 111 c 1·P 1 i r i 11 .!.!.· 11 n -.; ! <1 r 1 , ct "" 1 ,1 i c l. '1,1,errl'orc it brl1oc>, <'~ 0110 1<l <le> ctll lie <·a11 to assjR1 111111 tc> b11il<l \\:ell. l\ l a11,.. cl ma11 11;.1!--, ~0e11 1}1e • lal>c>1· <)1' >"cars large])· 11 t1llificcl lJ)" the fail11re of the 111,111 ,,,110 fol– l o,,·ecl 11 im 011 the fir lcl. On t l1r <)t l1et l1a11cl if' the eeo11cl 111a11 clr>eH a good ,vo1~1{ there is a11 i1111)liecl co111pli111ent to tl1e p1·epa- 1·a tio11 1nac1e for hin1 b~,. 1 is l)recle– c·eH:or. Fe,,T ca11 say ,, 1 ith Pal1l ~ that the1T do ''11ot boast i11 a,1- • c)tl1er 111a11 's li11e of thi11g·8 111acle J·eac1v to ortr ha11c1.'' The ,,,.oI'l{ • i11 a11:v· gi,re11 chl11·cl1 i.· a co- ()})e1·a ti,.. e one a. Goel 1)a1ance. the leadership ,vith ·y··aryi11g t:v·pe& of leacle1'.. 011e pla11t. . a11otl1e1· ,,·a te1 ..s, a11d both m11 t lool<: to ({ocl to gi,Te t l1e inc1-.ea ·e . Tl1e hett e1· tl1e . tr11ct11re e1~ected 11po11 c1 f 01111cla tion the greater tl1e ,·clll1e 0£ that fo11nclatio11 i . ee11 to be. Do11 't l{eep ru11ni11g' baclr to a fie 1 c1 afte1" , ..ol1 lea,,.e it. Whe11 • .\"()ll lecl\'C a .Eielcl, l ea 1 1 c it! Do11 't lree}l i11 to11el1 \\"it11 'lee}" l)eo11lc '' 11or Jet tl1e111 lreep i11 to11cl1 witl1 >·011. Do11 t l1a,·e a ''p1,i,,.ate pi1)e– l i11e'' for recei, .. ing i11f or111a tion 1e~ra1·di11g the pastor ancl the C'h111·ch. 1£ t l1e forme1" 1),1 . to1· cloe g·o bar l{ to tl1e fie1cl he l1ol1lcl be . ·t11·c to co11tact tl1e n1a11 110,,· l1oltli11g t11e office of pa. to1·. Ile :--il1ot1ld be i11for111ecl a. to ,,,.11,,. • t11 e 111·edere or is bac lz a11c1 -.. 0111e- t h i11g- al)o11t hi. mo,"e111e11t. \\·l1ile there . .J.~ pasto1· ,,·ho retl1r11. to t ]1 e fielcl a11cl call. frec111entJ3 7 011 ,,.ario11 .families of tl1e c l111rcl1 , ·ritl1011t 1·eference to l1i.. 11cc:e . 01' cc111 be a ,,.e1·s.. cli ,t111·bi11g· i11fl11- c11ee. Tl1e sa111e fact ]1olcl. t1·11e < > f the o 11 e ·yrho a cc e 1) ts 111 c111 )T i 11- , .. itatio11s to 1'et111·11 fo1· tl1ue1,a] a11c1 ,,.. ec1c1i11g· ·. If tl1e fo1-.n1e1, pa ·– tol' c1oe~ co1·1 .. e. po11c1 \\·it 11 111e111- be1· of t11e cl1l11 .. cl1. lie . 110111<.1 ]{ee1) it 011 a ,ye1-.~,. 11e1·so11c-1l le,·el c111cl clefi11itel~T cli.·co111~ag·e a11) 1 c·riticis111. c)f t}1p })ast<>l'. C'l1111·e l1 c > f r i < • i n l ~; o 1• 111 • o g· 1•<1111 . T 11 r .· l i g 11 t - · e. · t ,l g· 1·P e 111 e 111 , \' i t 11 ~ l l · l 1 cr it i <: i ~ 111 <',lll ea.·j}~, be 111ag11ifie(l a11cl ll ·et1 ctg·ai11. t tl1e p1 .. e ent pastor. •