The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1959

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The J.Jibe1·ia11 ( }<>,·r r11- 111e11t ,,·a11t · I_Jib eria t c) b a11 I~11g·– li 11-. praki1 g 11atio11. .. 1 0 1~11µ:li. 11 i ta11v.-J1t in thr ~ehoc>l a11cl .-y)o]<e 11 i11 tl1e tc)\\T11. l)11t it is a11 FJ11µ: li:l1 , 1 : e \\·011J<l 11e,Te r 1·e(·<J~f11ize. f<> r t l1 (\ aec·e11t..., ·ee111 t<) be <)11 tl1P \Vl'<>11g s > .. l1 abl e~. a 11 c 1 i t ·.- 1 i l) era 11 ) 1 sea- .., . 011ecl \\ 1 itl1 t}1e ( i i<J clial ect. r'1·a11 att e t to thi: f'or cl11ri11g· 011e of 7·11 e (1 ri.ff c: f a111ilJJ 11., elco,1zecl 71 0,,ze to E1tclid-.1.\ .,.otti1igl1am Bapti. t Chilrcl1 l1 e1· f irst e11 ·<)ll11te1 ..., ,vith a11 Eng- ta11g·ht 011 1111 lay. Tl1e Berea11 li8l1-. peal{i11g 11ati,T .,he col1ld11't ( 1 la ., of El1clicl- ottinghan1 Bap- L' 11 le1\ ·ta111 ,,,hat he ,va. t 1~yi11g· ti:t h11rch had a pecial 1Ja1"t i11 to tell he1\ a11cl a:kecl }1im if l1e l1elpi11g tl1e.·e teache1". a11cl Bible , T1·a:11,t . peaki11g· i11 , '.T a1 ..iol1. lan- . ~1 001 ._ tl1dent. tl1roug·h their gift g·l1age: a11 l cliffe1 .. e11 t cl i.al ct . of a mi111eog·1 ..aph. } e11 a11d Fra11 I111 ag·i11e he1~ baffleme11t whe11 he 1n in1eo0'1"apl1 the le 011. i11 tl1e .· aicl, No l\1iss:v· I 111 ~ peaking· (}io clial ect i11 imple form for E11g·li. 110.' t l1e111 to ~ t l1d3r. FI·a11 tea l1e ).11 A11other 111arl{ 1 ·011tra:t i., the the 11ati,,.e day chool, and thi 11tt e1-- fra11l<11e. 8 of the people pc1:t )rear Raymo11cl a11cl ilbert cl11 l1011e. t fra11l{11e. . What a11 i11- \\:e1~e enrollecl a1011g· with the :,1a- , ·i~rorati11g .·l10ek it n111 . t l)e for tj,,.e.· . It wa · i11 the wa~r of a11 ex- ,,- l1ite people ,vl10 l1a,,e bee11 lJre 1 })eri1ne11t for.. ome of the 11ati,re. 011 the tl1011@:l1t of 'l1cJw to '"·i11 are 110 lo11@:e1· elen1 11tary chool f1·ie11 l: a11 l i11f lt1 11ce people!' ' ag . l{e11 a11d Fran ·vv e1·e11 t . llI'e Tl1e 11ati,·e:, of cot1r.·e. lo 11ot jll t how it woulc1 woI·k 011t bl1t l<11ovv all tl1e 1111n1 e1~ol1.. p1 .. i11ciple. tl1 e t1·iffe lJoy. clicl fi11e , . p111·1·ecl c) f (1e1i,·eri11g· a :c:11--n1011, l)llt l{e11 011 b~r the con1pet itio11 of tl1e ·ay: the)-" lo k11ow if yot1 are cla:. 1"00111 . There i a g:1"eat 11eed ho11 e:t- a tl1011g·ht fo1· l1: to 1)<>11 - of 1~eadi11g n1ate1·ial i11 the cla~l' cler i11 <)llr g;ilt a11tl ti11:el i, 1 iliza- ,·('hool. fo1-- otl1e1-- tl1a11 .. t11cl~"" bool{: t ~o11. l T:i11g· this ,, ry fra11k11e. : there i. 110 l ei 11re readi11g: 1nat- of t11e 11ati, 1 e people. I{ e11 i : able t e1·. I{e11 ~ a)'"~ it take abo11t two t c> g·i,.. e t]1em tl1e "\"\T orcl i11 th ~ ..ear-. · to e,.. e11 prepa1"e the 11ati,·e pt11--r l111acl o1·11ecl :tat of Th11.· for· the fir·. t gr·acl e. 11e ob tacle 8ait}1 tl1e l.1 r 1.'' i: tl1ei1-- i ... olation. 111,.. torie r1 he l o11g· 1·a11g·e i11 the I apti:t 111i:. io11a1·y \Vorl{ of TJib ria i · to • set 11p i11cljg·e11ot1: cl1t1rche. wholl}T .'ll])p<)rtecl a11 l ear1·ie 1 011 by th 11ativrs the111sel,..e:. Bibl .·chool is llO\V trai11i11g· 11ati, 1 e pa~ tOI', ' a11 l e, 1 a1~:eli:t:. ... 11t1111ber l1a,.. e alr acl,r 0·1·acll1atec1 a11cl a1·e )10W ~ r-, :ta11c1i11µ: i11 the g·ap. r\1-- e )'"Oll 1·e- 111 e111 l>e1·i 11i.r to 1J1·ay f 01 .. th n1 1 K e11 tcac·]1es 111 the Iiil>le . r l100] a11cl (t lso l 1 c:l s 8 p · i al : r r ,, i e 8 ea c· l 1 ,v <1 el< ,v i t l 1 cl 11 t h e 1 1 t 11 1 a y .. ~ th o C) 1 .. t ea ·11 er.· \V J1 er·e t l1ey I' acl, .1tl1dy a11c1 li: e11.-. th le . 011 to l)e .. a bo11t tl1i11g· they a1·e familiar" l'v'it11 ea11 po: . ibl)-" lJe 11 eel. Fra11 pla11 . to clo a ,vorl< alo11g: . thi. l i11e ,,l'l1ile K e11 i. i11 , cl1ool cll11·– i11~: the fall . Tf sl1e ea11 vv1·ite cle,.. otio11al .· torie · i11 :i1111 le E11g·– lish l1,· i110· tl1e (}io lialeC't a11cl il- 111st1"atio11. tl1at tl1e 11ati,.. e.· a1·e fa111iliar· ,vith, the :to1·ies ca11 t l1e11 be p1..i11tecl 011 the fielc1 ll . i11g· tl1e p1·i11ti11g: p1·e, . . Pray for F1·a11 a11cl t l1is 11recl. "\"\ it}1 ~11el1 Iite1·c:1tt11·e ,l11c>t l1er in1po1·ta11t 1ni1r.· to11e ·\vill be 1·eac 11 eel . (Contin11ed on page 11 ) •