The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1959

F_ eb_r_u_ar....;;;y_ 1_95_9__________ THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Page Thirteen DR. DONALD DOUGLAS RESIGNS SEMINARY POSITION D1·. Do11ald Doll O' la f ou11cler a11d dean of ec1t1cation of the Bap– ti t ~ e1ni11a1~y of tl1e Bil)le le,re– la11d l1a pre ented hi. re. ig11ation to the boa1 ..d of the cl1ool and will becon1e i ta11t to tl1e Pre ide11t at tl1e Bt1rton olleg·e a11d emi- 11ary of l\Ia11itou pri11g olorado, Feb. 2nd. Ile ay i11 Tl1e Bapti. t emi - 11aria11 ' W e lool{ l1aclc with a e11. e of ge1111i11e plea t11--e a. we r e, 1 iew eleve1 yea1.. of . er vice to the Bapti t eminaI·y of the Bible. \\'he1 we bega11 the f ir. t Bible la i11 1947, it wa . witl1 a vi ion of eeing e tabli. hed a Bible tr"'aining chool to prepare men and ,von1e11 to e1"', re the Lord a pas– tor , mi. ~ io11arie a11d leac1er in their own cht1rche . From fifteen t11cle11t . i11 011r fir t cla. meet- ing· in a pri,rate ho1ne ,ve l1ave een the worl{ gr ow u11til t hi la t fall we enrolled 366 tt1de1 t fro111 10 cl1t1r che of the leveland area meeti11g i11 5 different cla. e each ,veel\'.. i11 Ollr own buildi11g. D11ri11g t hi t .ime it ha. l)ee11 Ollr delight to hand t he Diploma of Graduatio11 to 54 e11- io1·s ,,·110 . 11cce. . f11lly rompleted t11e cour. e of tudy. Fifteen of 011r gra ll1ate. are pa tori11g church e. · three of t he gradt1ates are al1thorizecl mi .1. io1 a1 .. ie8 of tl1 e Bapti. t " eminary of the Bible. Fo11r of ot1r Al11mni ]1a,l'e •ervecl a· n1e111l)er. of tl1e , e111i11a1 .. Jr fac11ltv. ' ' .. Rev. Walter Banl{, i. 011e of the. e alum11i who ha: . ervecl the OtTR FETjTJ0\'\ 7 • IIIP PAGE ( ro11ti1t1ec1 from page 12) Tidball, CJ ve1a11cl IIrl)r e,, 1 l\1i. - . io11. T}1a11l{ yo11, l)otl1 ! FIR) • 'I' B ~ \ I:>T I. T, ta 11 i po 1 is 4\ <l,1iJ,r racl io l>roa ]sC'as1 eal lccl • tl1e ' 'I1ifeli110.' 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"\"\TJ1 ile t l1i. i. a . ·rhool for t l1e trai11i110' of ,vorl<er.. i11 tl1e egro Bapti. t ch t1rcl1e. of 11io the hio 1\ ,. ociatio1 of R eg·11lar Bapti. t ,l1t1r h e._ a11d the TB a.· a p1ll)- liratio11 have 1 .. jectcc1 in it. g1 .. o,,·tl1 a11c1 gi, 1 e11 l1ot11 mr1 an 1 mo11ey to its cle, 1 r lop1ne11t. Dr. Do11gla... 11a 1 bce11 pa. tor of t l1e Fi1 ... t Bapti. t ,h111· ·h of Fincllay a11d pa. tor ecl the Rorl~y River 11111--e111 cl111·i11g the fir-.. t f e,v year.· of the org·a11izatio11 of t h e school to mal<e it fi11a11 ially po.. ible to conti1111e t hi. proj e t that Goel l1ad l aid t1p o11 hi 1 a1 ..t. Dr. ) 01 .. ge R. GilJ 011 h a.· ta11g·l1t c la.. e ther 1110. t of th e time ._ inc r t11 • r 11 ool , ·va. . tarted and this 3rear Rev. Georg·e W. 0 Keef e h a. l)ee11 tearhi11g. The11 we m11~t not fo r get l\ fj . l\f al1el " ta1~r who ,,To1~}{e(l ~rit l1 tl) e colored \VOme11 a11 1 cl1ildre1 1111der BaJ)ti t l\ fid– l\1i. io11. for .·01ne two year~ be– fore D1 ... Do11gla.. can1e, and ,,rho . till co11ti11l1e. with th e . chool ~ 110J· 1n11. ·t \\ 1 e forget ]1 e1" o-,vo1·l{e1· l\Ta1"ilV11 ~ 11n1n1v. Then t,\·o vear. ~ ~ ~ ago Re,l. I eo11 ""\Villia1n becan1e a f11 ll ti111e tcarher there, who is a 1ne1nl)e1· of t l1e E11 ·li(l-1 ot– ti11g·11a1n Bapti t 11111--rl1. ~ o f~1 .. }18 we l{now, t}1e e teacher. ,,,111 eo11ti1111e ,,;rith the . chool ~ l)ut we 1·ejoire to . ee t l1at ,·vitl1 t1·ai11ing. 0·1·0 leacl r . a1"'e n1ore a11d more t"' tl1er ' ' \'\ 1 a. . 110,,..11 a11d a ti1ne o E ' fello,,1. l1ip ,,·c1. c11j o}Tec.1 j11 . t l1c- f ()l'P t]1e 111icl11igl1t }lOllr ,, 1 ]1 011 the sr r \·i c·r of e 01111111111 i 0 11 ,,,.a. 11 eld. :\ Ii s~io11c1 1·,.. ~CC)l'U'r l\f.,~r r" 1·r - l)Ori~ c1ttc11c.lH11er 111 tc> 11 :-5, clll l 111c1i a *(i,000 lc)H11 l1cls })Pr.11 g·rn111- <'CI ,,· J1ic·l1 ,, ill l1e nl111<)"'t P11011p;l1 ' 1<) f'i11i',l1 tl1P C' ]111rel1 l)t1ilcli11 g·. 1\ c·- t11aJI,· tl1P,' \\'ill 11P0cl nl10111 $1 00() • • l ll c) 1' <' f' c > I' fl l 1 '1 l i S l 1 i 11 g·" H1l < l i } 1 <~ >' · t r' \ j)l'H) i11g· SC> lll C C)Jl<' ,, i]} l)P ,, 1 ill i11 g· f<> ]PllC] t]J('lll 1'1clf Hlll()llllt . \~· 1t JIJl ~\~J '1'. ( 1 \ 11 'I' IiJ 1{ \\'fl I 'r 1 1:~ • . \ '<·~, i1 ·~ frll (' 11iHf \\t' :ll't' ~!l , •l) H I' 1 cl l l s 1) l l l' g I) H• ( : () ( I \ 7 l' l ',\T t It l 1- 11 it(' l .,r (>()< ll l'( l ll1 e cl<)Ot', .. , Tf ,v,1:-; 1111:-,(>11g·l1f c111<l tl1t11· i~ lil1 rt.,, tal<i11g over the key po. itions in 1he Hcbool. 1)1·. ll1rr t :\I. Lampl{in comes l1i gl1l)r r ceo1nn1c11cled a: a J)reaeher .. a11cl rcl 11cato1 .. ,vho . ee. t l1e need for a fl1111amenta1 . c11ool a1no11g hi: o,vn people . lle a11cl hi ,vife both co111e orig· i11 all3- 1 fro1n tlanta Jeor p:ia ,,rl1 cre he fir. t began to preach i11 1932. ITr ha. . ervecl . r, 1 e1·a 1 Bapti. t c h11rche. i11 Georgia a11c1 l(a11 . a.·. lTe ha. j11st elo. ed a f i,re year pa. torate with the Nl1iloh ]3,1pti. t l11 11·c·l1 of Topeka. Ile hol rl . a Tl1 .B degree from the 1 c1r,,cJ· Bible T11:tit11te a1 l a Th.l\rI. c1cg1·ee £1 .. 0111 the .L\ 1ne1·i ·a11 Bible (ioll rp;r, l>ot]1 of Atlanta. Ile .'er v"ecl a. a11 i11st1·l1ctor f 01· three 1--ear f.! at tl1e Car,,.er Bil)le In– .·tit11te ,,·}1ich i11 19.-3 co11ferrecl 11po11 hi1n the l1011or ar~r degree of Dortor of Di, 1 inity. T l1r ,, 1 1 ite Bapti:t. of 011io ,vill 111i •. • D1·. Do11gla . a11cl hi. family, a: "\'\'C l,11 o,,T t l1e eolor ed Bapti t . , ,,. ill: l)11t a. h ro:. ed the color I j 11 e i11 . er,Tjre . o we a.. ·111·e him ,·vr " rill 011ti1111e t o Cl"'O.... it i11 g·ift. a11cl p1 ..ayer. T11e . chool he 1·ai. e 1 l11J i11 011r greate. t problem 'it}r, ra ia11) 7 , l1a. bee11 a great . t,1l)ili zi11g infl11e11ce. I t talte t he olcl e1· ,,.ie,, 1 that Xeg1 ..oc\ ca11 do t 11ei 1· l)e. t ,,,.01·1, in t l1rir o,,·n C'b111·c11e. , a11tl "\ 7 Ct l) lie, 1 e. i11 tal{- • 111g t l1eir :ta11d ,,rit]1 11. i11 good ,,·01·1,. a11cl l1ri. tia11 lo,,.e a. l)1"'otl1 - cr . 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