The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1959

( J • BI.1E 11 I I~ 1 1\I 1"1 ,.1\ ~1)1 it1gfi 'lcl "lla l a 1·edl (la~' ~rest I' l,t~r t~ l,l. 1 17 ). ,, <.l "a,\: d i11 tllt 111(1r11i11g, ,v1tl1 good r 1,, d~ all dn ,1:· S 11t11· (. l,t1 t s,v et . T11t ~tor,, of tl;t d "'d1c.l tio11 ,, ill lJc i11 • 11t xt 111011 t 11. l,. I.,\ \R\. Bt\PTI T. Bt--llclo11tai11 ..\ t t }1(' a1111tt~l 111 c t 111~ 111 r\1)ril it ,,·:l~ L\LalC)cl tl1at l~l~t \L't'lr (April 1 to 1\11111 1) t11c r11issio11ar~' gi, 111g al- 111o~t qt1allt:d ctt11t11t cxpcr1scs g1, 1 - ir1g. l\I1 ..... s1011 rCCltpts ,,e1e $17,223, ,vl1il Gc11cral Ft111d receipts \Vere .. 19.740 ..\ st1cccssft1l i\lotl1er-Dat1gl1ter Ba11ot1ct ,, a l1eld l\Ia,· 8 at the North- • asterr1 cl1ool tl1d.t ,, as spo11sor cd b:y· tl1c Ladies· Aid. FIR T B.•\PTIST. Bellefo11ta i11e .....\n .. \11nua l Youth Banquet v.ras held 1n honor of tl1e High School graduates :\Ia:', 5tl1 at the Blue Jacket Restaur– ant in Za11esf1eld. The gradt1ates from Cal,·a r~r Baptist ,vere also invited to con1e in and make it a joi11t affair. P astor Gerald Barlo"'· h eld revival meetings at the Central Baptist Church of Huntington, W. Va ., April 26-May 10. Tl1e pastor there is a long time friend. BIBLE BAPTIST, Bedford P astor Ed\\·ard Morrell spent some time in the hospital, being released [ a)' 2. As soon as he was able he \\'ent to con1.ralesce at the home of his parents at Lansdale , Pa. Albert S . Yost. church missionary. has been fill– ing the pulpit during his absence. FOSTORIA BAPTIST lVIay 17th \\'as a great clay Fos toria Baptists will long remember. Immedi– a tel~l after the morning service the congregation repaired to their new location for a ground breaking cere– mon>·· T11e v:eather was perfect, match– inP- the in,vard joy. The Mother-Daughter Banquet at the Yl\1CA wa5 a great success. with 115 present. The speaker was Mrs . Inge Diehr, a German refugee who not only had a story of h er escape from Communism bt1t of conversion from Catholicism that proved a real blessing. FIRST BAPTIST, Meclina Four 24-hour prayer sessions are being held in 1959-on e each quarter. Church ,·isitation is being renewed \\'ith the second and fourth Monday evenings of each month being set aside for it. Several special services h ave been held recentIv: George Poole of Radio Station HCJB spok e April 30th. telling of this great ,vork near Quito that broadcasts 2.500 gospel programs a month in 11 languaees ancl can be heard the \\'01 ld a1 ound 1V1ay 3rd thP Cedar, 1 ille College Choir conclttcted an e,renine of sacred song May 24th a Gospel Team from Malone College, Canton. conducted the e,•ening service. One of the men1bers of the team. Ron Spauldi11g is a member of the local church. The pastor, Kenneth Smelc;er. held a week of meetings for the West Gene– see Hills Baptist Church of Sj racuse, 'I 11 lt. 1N11 tJ JtN J)lt N'L' l~AJ 1 'J 1 l. 'r • • • • ll N . Y, l\lla\ 17-24 . 1"'11t' Lo1cl l1as also lJl '!-)scd 1115 111i11i s tr , at l1on1 ', \Vit l1 fi, 1 " bnt)ttsl'cl Maj lOtl1. HUNTSBURG BAPTIST Mav 211cl t l1e cl1t1rch \.Vas l1osl to the Bctl1any Baptist Yo11th Rally, with Re \r. Dean I-Ic11ry of Akron as the speake r. Then May 18th at 3 ancl 7:30 P .M. the church was host for the Betl1any A~sociation of Baptist. Church– es, with Dr. S. Franklin Logsclon of Largo, Florida, as the speaker. Sup– per \Vas served by the ladies of the Huntsburg church. Brother Ben Gar– lich is the pastor of this fine country church that came into our fellowship last fall. Keep Praying for Dr. Ketcham As of the 14th of May news came that Dr. R. T. Ketcham was still under an oxygen tent and under ::edation, and so is still in a serious condition. However, even so, he manages to tell a joke now and then, so he still has his famous spirit of faith and can see the bright side of things. F IRST BAPTIST, Niles Several Tuesclay nights have been taken this spring by the workers of the Sunday school in a Sunday school survey, with the workers first meeting at 5 for a tureen supper. May 15th the men and the boys of the church spent the night camping at Stony Glen. May 23rd the High School graduates enjoyed a banquet, with the Voyagers Class in charge. TEMPLE BAPTIST Portsmouth Dr. Bob Jones, Jr., president of Bob Jones University, was the revival speaker at Temple Baptist May 3-10. So far no reports have come as to the results , but those who know Dr. Jones knows the messages were out– standing and clear and true to the Gospel. The news we have heard is that, already in early May, 19 Seniors had signed up for Camp Patmos and 22 Juniors, with more probable. An– other highlight in youth activities was an appreciation banquet for the church Basketball and Softball teams. A Chris tian coach at East High School was the speaker, and Dr . and Mrs. Howard Young of Gallipolis were there to give some musical numbers. WHEELERSBURG MISSIONARY BAPTIST The Spring Revival was blessed, un– der Pastor Martin Holmes' preaching with two conversions and the corning cf another into the church by letter. Monday nights are devoted . to Teacher Training. Thus far film strips have been shown and group discussions held on the improvement of the Sunday school. These will be followed by I3il)lc a11cl Chile! studi 'S. Plctns arl' ali;;,o l) 1ng maclc for Vacation Bi1)1c School the first two weeks of June, w1th Pastor Ilolmcs as the director. FIRST BAPTIST, .Elyria The annual report is a mine of weal th on past blessings and fu tur<.> plans. The average S.S. attendance was 588, with 822 as the highest. There were 40 additions to the church. Over $12,000 was given to missions . There is also a very interesting report bv Minister of Youth Jack Payne that we hope to report at more length next month. CENTRAL BAPTIST, Columbus "At our quarterly business meeting reports from the various phases of tl1e work indicated progress. Our Sunday school showed a steady in– crease in attendance for the first three months of this year, while April 26th we had 199, which was 60 over one year ago. "We are planning to send our pas– tor Dr . Wm. McKeever. and his wife to the Annual GARBC meeting in Rochester, Minn. Plans are in prog– ress to send a number of our young people to Camp Patmos. Also we are looking to Vacation Bible School." - A. C. Hughes XENIA BIBLE CHURCH (Regular Baptist) Another Foster organ has gone to the Xenia church, which, as P astor S. A. Hutchison said, "surpassed our fondest dreams." FIRST BAPTIST, Blanchester Pastor David G. Canine writes: "I wish to report the blessings we re– cently received in our revival with Rev . Max Fruits, 2610 N. 46th Ter– race, Kansas City, Kansas. Evangelist Fruits presents his messages well and is a faithful, fearless preacher of the Word. He deals with the cardinal truths of the Bible in a compelling manner. He is a good personal worker in the homes and is willing to pray and work for the salvation of the lost and the edification of the believer. A number were saved in our meeting and many decisions were made for family altars and tithing. ' 'In this day of shallow evangelism it is a blessing to find a man like Max Fruits. I heartily recommend him as a man of prayer, faith and power." SHARON BAPTIST .. .. .... . Monday, May 11th, the Pentecostal Holiness Church turned the key to the Stambaugh Avenue building over to the Baptists, and Penn Avenue Baptist Church became Sharon Bap– tist Church. Some remodeling will be done, largely by members of the congregation. I t will be a real improve– ment both in building and neighbor-. hood from their previous building on Penn Avenue. As told in the October issue, the old propert)' was taken ovPr by the city in a city planning program and the new property was purchased from the Pentecostal people for $25,-