The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1958

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'\\.,.ell ,,,., j11~t co11l cl 11ot g·l t ~ L\ 11t. ~ 1.... t 1 i11 ·cl 111) or t l1r 111or11i11g- t)t .. ~<),·. ~:31·cl. \\Te ,,·011- tl ,rr<l ,,·11)- 11eitl1c1· pr,l).. e1-. 01 .. J)t) 1111 c1 i 11µ:~ , Yt.'1·c ,111~ ,,·e1·e 1. "\\ "'" e 11 tl1c l.1orcl 1~11e,,· tl1e eclitor ,,·a. go– i 11g· t<1 l1r ~itl~ ,,·itl1 a ·ol cl ~ P})t. ~1. a11cl t11,1t thc1· ,,·c1: g·oi11°' to l)e ,l 11eecl,- el1111·el1 011t:icl e t11e a:- .. , oc· ia tio11 f 01.. t lie 11101·11i11g of • T Ov". :..:3rcl. '\\'" r tPll it to e11co111·ag· 0111· rccltler. . ,,·l1e1 tl1e~· ,,.,011cle1· ,,·11~ ... tl1e I-'01·tl ,,·011 't 0 1)e11 cloo1·. . Ile i · j11st ~a~·i11g to 11. . · I clo11 t ,,,.a11t ,-t)ll to e11te1· thc:1t cloo1·. ' '\\Tl1r11 tl1e I-'01·] ,,·a11t ... to locl{ c1 cloo1·. lie 111·el,.. ea11 . " ~eJ)te111lJer 2t tl1 we l1c1cl a ,,.. 011- c1e1·f11l cla, ... ,\·itl1 0111· g·oo l frie11cl I)a...,to1· H ar,rr,,. 1 l11·i ·tia11, a11cl • ,,·itl1 tl1e good l)eople of tl1e .......e,,. Ricl1l,111cl Bapti t •h11rt l1. Thi i t1·ittl, a 1"111·al ch111·cl1 the l<i11 l t 11a t ,,·e .. Oll~llt to }1a,re lllOl'e of. \\~l1~T BaJ)ti "t · i11 tl1e ea1·ly (laj~: left 1110 ·t of tl1e far111er: ,incl ,Til– lage1· to the ;\lPtl1oc1i. t a11c1 l ,.11itecl Br th1· e 11 ,,·e ta11 t 1l11c1er. ta11 l, nor ca11 ,,·e 1111cler:ta11cl ,,·h,- "',,e sl1011l tl .. . till 11po·Jpet tl1e111 tocla:y... ,,Te clo t"' ._ 1111cler tancl ,,·11~· 1)reache1·. 1il{e t l1e ·it,~ b .)tter - tl1e,~ o·et l)io·ger ,1lar- • .. t"' C" ie a11cl at lea t 1101)e to 1·eac-h 1no1·e J)eople: b11t ,,110 i . aoi11g to l1ave a 111i,,io11ar~· I)i1·it a11cl ~er,Te t l1e 111alle1· ·11t1r<·l1e ? B1·oth e1.. a11c1 ~i...,t e1· 1 hri"tia11 l1aJ)I)iJ~~ lo l1a,,e t11at 111i~~io11arJ" . pi1·it ct11cl the ,,Tork i~ beo·i1111j11g to g'l'(>,,.. . Tl1e:v· o·ot a F0~ter 01·o·a11 a11cl ar·e e111·0Jr- ~ e . • i11g· t l1at. Tl1e!· ha ,·e 01--ga11ize(l a ~·011 t 11 0·1·0111) for > 1 1111cl a}'" 11igl1t: , a11cl tl1e . (1111cla,.. ehool ha~ g·c>11e .. 111) f 1·<)111 tl1 :} f 01 .. tie to tl1c~ . ixtir ". et. 5 11 ,,a . 1)e11t at ... ""e,\~ L3:~111e 13a pti t 1 ll llrth 0111e f if t)r 111ile. ea.- of ·1e,Tela11d, ,,·here Pa. to1~ 1 • Ri ·l1a1·cl })l1elp i cloing a g·ooc1 ,,·01·1{ f 01-- the Lo1·d in a11otl1er 1·l1ral Tl I 1N n1.;1 l~NDEN1" BAP1"'IST OF THE EDITOR <'<n1111111 1,i t , . 1111, <·l,ttrC'h i~ i11 th e • l 'c>tls<'t'\ n t,, l~ g·r<ltl I) , l1t1 t t l1 r J)cl~l <) l' \\il"' <ll\('{' ,,itlt <ll lt' (•l111rc·h <ll (lnr– l"t'tt,, 1ll t', n11<l ~<> tl1 P i11, ita1io11. \\"p P ll .1<>,\ l'<l tlll' <lH,\ <lllcl ('c,11 tl1nt ''l' ,,c'l'<' a111<)11p: <>t11· 1, i11(l <>f 1~nt)1i,1,. 1, 11,11 µ:rc)llJ) nt lr ct"1, is 11c>t <)111, ( 1 0 11~Pr, "clt i,~t', l>tt1 is f1111 - tla111P11t;1l. ~<) 1ut1ti111 r. 111c1·e 1.· ,1 tll ff P l' t' ll l'C , l)ll 1101 t}1i~ 11111('. ()e t<>l)t 1 r 1~111 ,,·p ,ve1·r a11xio11s f<>l' a 1>l,1er elosr 1o 1 lr,·rl,t11cl, a~1tl tl1 P l 1c> r tl g·a,~ 11s t,,To })lare..· 111- stratl. 111 tl1 11101·11i11g· ,,,e ,,Te1·r ,ritl1 f> c:1stor II rrlJert J o11e._· a11cl t lie o·c)otl foll~s of 13erbrto,,T11. Thi. r t· hlll' 1 11 cc111 l1arcll,~ be C'alle 1 r11ral .. c111,T 11101·r. for t l1at ,,,hole a1--ea i . ' fi ll i11g 1111 "\\'"itl1 l10111e. of p eople tl1at ,,Torlc i11 le,Tt la11l. It i p1·ofiti110' f ro111 t l1i. i11fl11x of JJeo- 111 el l, o, fo1· tl1e rhl1rch "a full. "\\"'"h ile I >a. t or ~J 0 11e ,vo1 .. lc. a • J)1· e. s111a11 i11 t11e T 11 ion o. pel l)re. ,.. a11t1 ca11 01113... g·i,.. e 1)a1·t t ime t o t ]1 e 11i11i. tl~)'" hi. fi, 1 e ~real"S tl1ere ha,,.e e11 1-- eal progre . i11 tl1e clllll" ·}1 l)oth 11llme1·icall~r a11d 8J)irjtl1all3"". That e, ·e11i11g ,,,.e . JJoke at the Jai ir. t Bc1pti.·t h111· r l1 of • t1--011g. - , ..ille, ,,,.hicl1 111eet. i11 the old tow11 l1all. "'\\Te hacl ,,ra11tec1 to be ,,rith P asto1· II e 111111i11g·e1.. f 01-- a long ti 111e . f 01· . 111all w the ,,,or 1{ i a. ,Tet it i.· a11 all me1n lJer IB ~· l1l1rc:l1. "\"\Te 11otice that tl1e 1111- cla, ... :e]1 ool atte11cla11ce l1a clot1blecl t1 i. fall, a11cl tl1at i. a 1 .. eal 11- ·0111·agen1e11t. et. 19t 11 \, 1 e ,·ve1·e a. l{e 1 to fill the p11l1)it of race Bapti. t hllrch i11 Tro,.. a11cl to · 0 1111 el ,vith it.. 11t1lJ)it ..ro1u111ittee. It ,va almo. t J 1 11101 t 11. . i11ee ,,e hacl l)ee11 the1"e a11cl e11jo~"'ecl tl1e 110. pitalit}... of Pa. ·to1· a11 cl :\f1-.. . . D. )file . Thi t i111e ,,·e ,, 1 c1·e jl1. t a. ho. pitablv.,. e11 te1·tai11ecl at the l10111e of Dea 011 ::\10011. ,,Te felt tl1e l;o1·cl ~ })re - e11c-e ,,·hile the1·e a11 l a 1·eal l1t1112:er fo1· tl1e Lo1·cl . l eadi11g·. ... To,,... tl1e~r l1a,·e eallecl Re, r. E . ~J. "\ i1 .. 0 ·i11t of Be1·11e I11clia1 a of wl1om ,ve hacl 11e1,.. er l1ea1·cl. Bl1t t l1at i.. agai11 tl1e Loi· l : ,,Ta,... . Thi editor i ., ~·o glacl l1e ca11 011l}r 1·e ·omme11d a11 cl tl1at it i: tl1e I .101· c1 who ope11 a11cl elo. e cl oo1-. . I t wol1ld be an a,,yft1l l' .'})011:ibilit)r to be a lJi hop, l J11t it i: 11iee to tr}r to be a b1·otl1er to all ,,y110 lo,'e the Lord. Tl1e la ·t ~ 1 1111da)'" of O tobe1-- ,ve ,,..ere a lcecl to tal{e Pa to1-- eo1~g·e R . ri 1) ·011 ' . p lace at the 1 al\rarJr Bapti. ·t 1 hu1--ch of leveland while }1<' \\H S h<ll<li11g· l'C'\ l\cl[ S< l'\ 1 i c•PS f'<)l' ~li:s i<>llHI'\ \\' illiHlll l' ,t t1 c l'SO ll • < I<),, 11 i 11 I\ P 111 11 < • I< , . 'T' h i !s 1 i 111 r • i\ f r!-i. ~c>1·c ll1111 cl \\'H'"' <1l>lt1 t<J c•o1r1e1 (·1lc)110· ,1 11c l th,11 c1l,vc1,'"' 111c1l<PS it ~, . llll)l'C ])I PH:-,}tlll - ,llltl S,ll'P j{' \V(> }1 ,1,<' t<) clri\P lJ,t<'l< 1()0 111ilrs at 11ig· l1t . I-Oitl1c. 1 1· s l1P 1<<'<' 11~ 111p r1,,·alcr l l \ " }1 p r to11,·rrs,11io 11 <)1· by t ]1 e c·i1<1 ll r 11 ~r<' <>f S(lri11g 111)r '· kec>p– a \V,-1 l{Pl' ,18le0J) clt 111}~ . icle. I j l l ') t c- a 11 't } 1 el 1) fr r. l i 11 g ,t bit a1111t . rtl c1 11 c1 thctt helr)i.; to l<rrp n1e ,l,,, ,11, e . r1,l1P c·c1l,Tar,.. tlll ll' th i: a fri e11cl- • J,, el1l1rc}1 so111etl1i11g that J··ou 10 11 1 t ofte 11 • er i11 a l)ig· ei ty. They ha 1 a r eg~t1lar ~ glacl to . ·ee you ' ' fe.·t after t l1e . e1·vice. and they 111acl r tl1e , ,. i. ·iti11g preacher-- feel ,,,.elC'o111e too. \\Te ,,,ot1lcl11 t mi11cl a11ot}1e1· i11,"itatio11 al)Ollt a 3rea1" f 1'0111 110,,T) or e, re11 > 0011e1• • pa tor a11c1 1\11-. . -lib. 011 ha,"e bee11 at thi cl111rcl1 fo1· t e11 01-- mo1·e )"'ear if ,, ..e 1·e111e111l)e1· a1 .. igl1t ancl a1 .. e till e11j o~rin~: a f1"llitf11l 111i11i t1--y. :Xov. 211d ,, 1 a: ~ pe11t i11 the Fo. - to1·ia p11l J)it, while Pa. to1.. Tucke1· ,,..a i11 a Bible confe1 ..ence in ""\'\T i11d.·01.. Lo ·le. 01111. e often t 11 a bot1t tl1i cl1t1rch where a 1ho11e call b1·i11g' all the 11e,v ·o all '\'\ 1 e 11 a)r i that ever)rthino~ i goi11g· j11:t great. Bi~· 1~e,," i in the offi11g· on the bl11ld1ng plan l)11t we bette1-- l{eep till l1ntil it • 1., • llI"e . ~ T o,r. 9 to 16 \\ 1 e1·e ,'})ent i11 an eig·ht da3r l"evi,Tal at t l1e Emmant1el Bar ti.. t •ht1r ·h of Piqua whe1"e 1 la1 .. e11ce ll1 .. le)T i pa. to1... The th t11·ch i: 110,,· th1-- ee }'"ea1· old, bt1 t tilJ i11 it: fo1.. n1ati,re ta2:e . Tl1e g·r eat 11eed is fo1· help f1·om . i. t er e h11rc ]1e 01· on1e,,.. h e1·e to bt1y the l111i ldi11g• t ]1eJT a1~e ill or bt1)T lot a11 l lJl1ilcl. The 1 a tor l1a to " 7 orlr to 111 po1·t l1i wife a11 l £0111-- cl1il– cl r e 11, so that i. p1·0 l)len1 11 t11n ber .. t,,,,o. 1r et Broth e1-- u1 .. le)T ancl hi ,,·ife a1"e opti111i. tic to,l{ar·cl the f11- t11re, a11cl .·o a1--e the £0111· fan1i lie. that ca11 1)e a]lecl tl1e l"eal t11J– l)o1·te1·: of tl1e ,,.. orl<. A goo 1 n1an:v· ·l1ild1·e11 ar·e bei11g 1 .. eacl1ed. for it i ot1t 011 the we ·t . icle of to,vn ,, ...h er~e tl1e1·e a1·e 11ot 111a11)'" hl1rch e b11t 111a11)"" bo~.,. a11 l g·i1 .. l . La:t .._.. 1111day (Xo,... 231 ..d ) we p1·eacl1ecl i11 the i1~ t Bapti t 1 l1urcl1 of \ T a11 "\,Ver t in the morn– i11o· a11l at \ "\Tall eo11 at 11igl1t, bl1t ,,re 11 ha,"e to t ell abot1t it 11ext time.