The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1959

\\,l l ; l l .. \ ~l l, li, l ·s 1 ,\·e 11:1, e l1it<l t l1 j l1~ of ~et.>i11°· ~l' \ 'l'l'cl l " l)\ 1 l~ l'Olll ' t <> t }1 ' l 10 l'Cl l t'~ll, tl1i~ lllOllt l1. 11 t \\'O C · c ,1 , it>11, ,, t' 111i11i~1t' l' ('d 111 "l1ri: t - 111n~ st\r, iees t<.> t 11( l "". s . :\ l ili t ,ll':\T .. l t.'l' " t 1111()1 ~t,1tio11t"'ll i 11 .l ... ,l})les. 11 tall "cli lc>r , ,,·110... e sl1i1) \\"'a i11 X.. 111le~ fu r l11·i t 111,1... ,1c )epted ' l11·i... t. ....\ atl1olic p1·ie t \\ 1 110 ,,·,1~ i11 t l1e ,111clie11<;e ·allle t o tl1e i11<1l1i1·~· 1·001n to ..eel;: pi1·itt1al l1el11. IIe i feel 11p ,,·ith the hie1~– a1·el1ic,1l s,·:te111 a11d tall{ecl of l eav·- • i11g· t l1e cl1l11·cl1. t1t altl1ough I ,1"'l~ecl l1i1n 1na11,· t ime a11d in c1if- .. fe1·e11t ,",a, · wl1at ·yra t l1e con di- "" t io11 0£ bi "0111. h e ,,ol1ld not give 1ne a d irect an we1--. Ther e ,va al o a l11·i t ian ·ailo1.. ,,·ho came f 01,,,-ar·d t o get h im elf t 1~aight– e11ed out ·y,ith the Lord. --- 11 ,11 other occa ion I ,,-a driv- i 11 o· a ailo1' t o 1 ... aple and for al– mo t all of the thi1-.ty- fi,re mile ,,e t all{ecl of pi1·itt1al tl1ing . '\Vhen ,, ..e arr'i,"ed a t the Italian h1 ..i - tian B ook t or e h e a cceptec1 my in,·i t atio1 t o go into the baclc r oom ancl ettle the cl e ti11y of hi oul. Ther e on l1i !{n ee h e a k e(1 tl1e Lo1--cl to a\"e l1in1 and h elp him to Ji, ·e for hri t. "'\"\Te l1ad a fine i11c1·ea:e i11 at– tendan ce in 1111da:rr .. 1 chool la t ~ 1 l1ncl ay. ~101--e t h a11 t,,enty-five ,·011no-. t01' came 011t. UI' aver - • age atte11dance i11ce tl1e beginnino' ha. lJeen a1~01111cl twel,,.e . W e wi h VOll eo11lcl ha, ..e l1eard t h em in .. tl1ei1· 1 h ri t1ua program \\"lien tl1e,· I' ecitecl their Bible \ 1 e1· e. and ~ . an O' the cl1or11. e thev lo,re o "' well . "\\Te ,,·a11 t to t l1,111lc a 11 of J.,.011 ,vho e11t h1--i tma ca1·cl and co11tribl1tecl i11 other waJT to make thi a l)lP ·. ec1 1 h1·i 'tma~ f or u . l .,. Ollf 11'0 Jl cle1·f ll l lJOX ar1~i\re I 1 hri t111a · Day! I don t know ho,,· },Otl 111a11a()'ecl to ha, 1 e it arrive ju t 011 the clot ! If JT011 could onlJ· 11a,·e peel{ecl i11 ,,·hile i t was l)ei11g ope11ecl-,,rl1clt ~c1l1eal of (l e– li~ht fro1n e,,.e1·~"one - i11cludin g Dadcl,~ a11cl l\Io1n111'-~. E,Terv ite1n .. .. ., i o nice a11d so thoughtful. I t i o har·d to con, 1 ey tl1e thank that we feel, so ,,re ,vill just ask F bruat·y 1959 -~~~- 'f FR \ \ . i 11 i cl 111 1 . I 1 1 l l ~ (. () ' \ ~ 1 cl I 1 • ( 1 1' i ~ 1) l I I ' ~ ( I 1(' l' 11 a , I t H I ,\ 1 1~,l t>t i s t ~I i<l- ~J i~~ io11 \~ orl<r 1· OUL () \ll' l 1{)\ri11p: lotl t() 1•iel1l)T 1•e,vcll' l ., t )tl. 'l'l1c111l( )'"Otl too f o1· the g·ift ()f $1l1.t)0 fr 111 t11 rhl11·cl1 tl1i. 111011 t 11 . !'\I ,l~T }oc1 ~:i,,, 3rou a l>le" e l 1T ,,.. 1rea1~ i11 Ili1n. \\TTI \. 'I ll ..c\ ~ II \PJ)E.L ED IERE I~ ~ '.\.LI~R T IN 1 E R Li\ ~T l TF_J ,,T._ LETTER ? 1. 1ocl a11 we1;ec1 Ollr united J)1·a3 1 e1· c111 l ,,Te 1,eceivecl a r e- 11e,,,.al to Olll"' ,Ti a until Decem– be1-- 19-9. :.... 111 J t111e a llcce ft1l Evan– geli tic ampaign wa h eld. Po t– e1· , l eaflet p er onal l etter and a lol1c1 p eal{e1~ n1ot111t ed on our ca1"' ,,·er e the 111ethod 11 ed to ad– ' Te1--ti.·e . Olll -n 1 e1·e a, 1 ed ! To- 1ay, fi,"e 111onth late1-- we are l1a1Jl)) 7 to ; a}'" that eio·ht Olll won i11 tho e 11eetino· ha,,e proven their incerity lJy attending· Ollr l1all faithfl1lly and going on fo1~ the L o1~d. 3. A f l1ll cl1ed l1le of weel{ly meeti11g. was inallO'l1rated the late.,t of wl1ich ,,..a 1111clay chool. Tl1e la t two w eek ' attendance ha. l)eeu . ixtee11 cl1ild1"en. The at– t enda11ce at Ollr .. llnday e, Tenina . e1·vi ·e ha. ave1·aaec1 twenty follc. T"e11t}r p eople cl o not . een1 lilre 111a11, .. l)llt ,,..l1e11 011e 1·ealize that • tl1e I talia11 p eople a1·e for tl1e 111ost J)a1 ..t eit11e1-- t otall:y· inc1iffer ent to the go p el 01.. inten . ely el£– righteot1. a11d lU1der the 1--etaliatory th1--eat of tl1 e R o1na11 hie1·a1,chy h e thr 11 ·omp1·eh e11d tl1e diffi ulty of t l1e ta ·Ir. W e prai e God for t l1e:e foll{ who ha, 1 e acceptecl 1 }11·i. t, and atte11cl cht1rch faith– fl1lly in pite of the t11reat they 1·egt1lar ly face. 4. P er 011al Glimp e : The DE L 1 1 A F Al\IIL ,,ho ,va t1·ong– ly th1·eate11ec1 an d advi ed not to e11te1, ol1r hall again ha attended fai t l1f11lly: ancl in the la t t,vo 111on t h ha r ea cl the enti1"'e New T e. tame11t a a familJr· The ~ 1 III "r .l. TE F :.\IILY who e l au g·hte1· i our t1nc1ay chool t ea cl1e1-- had the jo}r thi month of eei11g t l1e f athe1-- accept h1--i t . The 1 ext cla1r hi ,vife t earfull:}r t old n1e that "their .. family wa now e1 joying it fir t erene moment . VED 'l he clc111gl11 cr le1cl c>tl c> c>f l1e1· pt1pil. , 1 < ~ • .,.\ 11114\, to thr Loi· 1 thi.· • 1110 11tl1 . 1'11'. 'l .r\l~.,l TRJ a clr. ig11c r cl t tl1e ( 1 ot t o11 pla11t acrrpted the };01· 1 i11 J u11e. ince the11 l1e has • tt ee00clecl i11 JJ1·i11gi11g ome of hi 1·elat i, ..e to the meeti11g. , one of ,, 1 h o111 l1i 11rpl1e,,,. ha.: ho,vn a 1· )ell i11te1--e. t. :\IR. ::.\f RE1 0, ,,·ho ac<; ep tec1 the Lord many 111011tl1. ago, conti11l1e to come; 1Jllt ,,·e belie,Te hi ·piritl1al p1 ..ogre i h el cl llp bJr hi ,,·ife ,vho i n t inter e. tecl i11 t h e thing of the Lo1~c1. I-Ii. olc1e t boy, R:\II.t TE, atten c1 every meeting during the ,,·eel{ a11cl la t week tarted tudy- i11g· tl1e 1 o ·p el of J ol1n tudy eol11,. e. :\II IIELE L PO wa al111o~t lo. t to 11 throl1gh the in– fl11e11ce of a moderni tic pa tor, bt1t i beo·in11i11g to come back. .. I. L \ r T RE D l T i mak- ing lo,v progre . H e told us that l1e hac1 o'i,Ten llp hi cigar– ette . PR ER REQ E T F or~ an Italian to t alce our place a p a tor. That the me11 con ·\,ert may g·1·0,,T enoug~h piritl1ally o . . . a to l)e elio·ible f 01' t h e office of l ea con. F 01-- the a1·lo F e1~iante family, ,,,.110 a1·e . eel{ina to rai e their up- 1101·t to 01ne to Italy. They are C1P 'l)e1,at el:)r 1 eedec1. F or the h ealth of our family. . I i.. T for 'i al, 1 a tion l TT f or· e1·vice · I ... for W 01" hip (TT for Worl( : l 1. T f o1· R e1 ewal, ( l TT f 01-- R e,,,i,Tal · IX f or P1·aye1~ l TT f o1· P o,,..e1'. - Bt1lleti11, e\\·hall Bapti t l1l11· ch {1~and Rapid .