The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1959

' l' l 1 t' r l:\ , 1 r l\ , 11 et < 11 \ ~~ 1 t) s, 1 )r, 111<111, \\'"l'cll~t'' lli11g i11t'lt1e11et'...., clllcl • ,lttitllllt)"' \\ ]1ie}1 <l lllltli"'tl\1' lllllSt "' c r 1, t 0 "'111111 . () 11 e o r t 11 <.,bl) i ~ t 11 c ~ l) 1 r 1 t <) t' rt' "t l t "':---11 e"'"' l t i" e cl ~)• t) uet ,<> l)<)-.,,('"'"'l'< l b~y tl1i"" ·"'l)jrit " t l 1tl t 11 () r i (\ 1( l is re 11 t () bl) j ll. t ri~l1t f()l' ()11e·~ tc1le11t · cllltl l)e1·– so11,1lit,·. X(),,· real111~ tc) eo11(tll 1~ • n rt') e,·t r bei11g· 8011gl1t. \\""l1e11 1l1i"' ~1)11·i1 l'Pc:111)· l1c1 , a 111a11. ' 'he \\·,1llzetl1 tl1r<)11g·l1 clr,\T l)l,1(·Cs. ~eel<:– i11g 1·0~t. <lllll fi11(letl1 11011c." ,\~11 ile 0,·cr)· }),1st 01· feel" at ti111t")~ tl1e 11er<.1 or te1·111i11c1t i11g 11i , 111i11i"tr,· ,,·itl1 ,l 0 i,·e11 cl1111·el1, l1e . ~ 11ce<l, t<) be t()rtc1i11 tllclt l1e i. 111<l\·i11g 111 t 11 ,,·ill Of ( iOtl. i,1111011s l)c1sto1· 011te 1·p111arl<ecl, ·· a11,·011e ec111 1~e. ig·11.' It \\~ol1ld • a1)11ear tl1,1t for 111,111.'T 1),lst<)l'~ 1 }1i. i" t oo e cl , : • a 11 l 1 i .· too fr e Cj l le 11 t l ,\ 1 11srcl a . a 111e,111~ c)f p:,.,ca1)e fr cl lll l)l'<>blPlll~ 111clt 11lig]1t }lcl\'l) ]1,1(1 ~<)l11tio11"' l1acl tl1e.'T 11ee11 pra~"er– ft111~· ....,011~rl1t. 'l 1 l1i~ ,\·1·iter l1a . ob– ~er,·ecl tl1c1.t 1110 t 1011µ: JJa . to1·,lte~ g·o i11 c·~"tlP~. tl1ere a1·e ti1l1e. ,,:he11 tl1e ,,·01·lt i. c:lt tl1e t<)J1, otl10r ti111e at tl1e l)otto111, l)11t tl1e l)c1stor }1c1. 1·etcl g11izec1 tl1i: a11cl 11rlcl straclv • i11 ti111P<..; <Jf <·ri~i....,. Rr.· ig11atio11 i" 11ot al,,·a,T" tl1e lJt1st 111Ptl1t><l of ~ 111ee ti11g tl1 1)roble111: of tl10 11as- tor<lte. Tl1e pe1~~011,1l 1·es11l1 of a te11(le11c•)'" t<) 1·e~ig11 i · tl1 cle,·eloJJ- 111e11t of ,1 }1c1bit t]1at 1na1{e8 a ca11cl iclat (' l' <>llt of tl1e1 l)H~t<>r ,,·110 >·ielcl~ to it. "\"\Tl1e11 t l1i. ]1 a})l)e11, , lie l1a. a11 l11·0· to c·a11cl icl,1te j11 e,-er~? ope11 })t1l1)it abottt ,,T1 iel1 l1e l1ear . Tl1i . :-;l1<)111cl lJ ,1,·oicle 1 b,- e\·e1--,.. mi11i t er """ho \\Ta111 . to • • l)e real],~ c.)ffecti,·e i11 }1i:,, 111i11i. - • t1·~·. Do11 't l> co111e a })1·ofr~~io11al ec111clic.late1·. ( It 111ifrl1t 1) e11al– l e11g·i11~ t<) 1·t=>,lcl ,1g,ti11 ,Tt1clge · 17 a11<l 1"' i11 tl1i" C;(> 1111 rc·tio11. ) 'T'l1ere ctre, c>f ·0111·. e. ti11te~ 111 e,·l., r~· J)a tor'.. ., eX J)eri 11ee \'rbe11, ft1r 011P 1· 0a...,c> t1 01· a11c>tl1er. l1P 111lLst . eelt a 11 e,\' 11,1 tc)1·,1te. 1'11 e l'e ar • cJ111 ~·· elf>~ ·· a11fl · · cl<)llt ' ..., ·' tl1ctt 111c1,· • \\Tell 1) ':) <>b Pr,·ecl ,1t tl1i~ ti111e. .Ju11 l!J!i9 I) ( : 11 lJIt :I J I{I~I" 'J ,I() 1 I J I , I > , II p J>J{ ..\ \ ~l~l? I ~ .l I~ l 1 ~I ~~D 1 t <.> t 1 µ: l 11 11 C> t l 1cl , P i C) be :-; a i < l, l)tlt <)t'tc11 111t1st l>e tl1at 11111el1 J)1·,1.,,,er c111cl H . i11eere <le. i1·e to be g1iicle< l 1>~ tl1c I fol)· ~ ... 11i1·it :l1011lcl 111 <1 r l c t l 1 <1 1) ,1st or ·H cl t ti t 11 1 e at t 11 is ('l'i~is ti111e. Brlie,"P s trc)11g·l)· . c1 11c1 1>r,1e1iee )"<>11r l)eljef, tl1at tl1e (~ocl \ \ T 11 c) ' \ · e}) ,1 r c1 t r ( l 111 e fro 111 my 111otl1c1·'.· ,vo111b, a11 l eall e l n1e bv • Hi8 g·1"c1c·r, t o 1·e,,.eal Hi. So11 in 111e, tl1,1t I 111ig·l1t p1·eacl1,'' \\'ill ~t1rr l)' ope11 tl1e cloo1-- of . e1',,iee 1-Ie \\'01111 l1a,,.e ,,.011 e11te1'. rr • 11otl1i 11g· cloe~ OJ)e11 after· })ra~.rc1' c1 11cl seel{i11g it 111a)-'" be a11 inclica– tio11 that 1Ie . till \va11t. ' '<>ll \vl1e1'e • .\'" Oll ,11·e. Tl1i. . 11011ld at l ea. t, <'a11. e 011e to 1"e-exa111i11e his t 11 c)11g·l1 t of <' ]1a11ge a11cl lea 1 011 to \\'ait 111or·e patient1y a11c1 ex– J)etta11tly 111)011 tl1e T1orc1. ... s a g·e11 e1,al 1·11le 11 o mi11i8te1-– .·l1011lc1 111a1<e a J)er.· 011al aJJplica– ti<>11 to a <'l111r('l1 foT· it , p11l1)it. r1 1 J1 er r clre 011t:ta11cli11g exc:eptio11s b111 t l1e).. 011 l~r . r 1·, re to mpl1a. izr tl1r 1'11le. r\ t'ertai11 pa.·to1· 1·et111·11- i11g: 110111e 1'1·0111 a t1'11:tee 1· ' 1ueet– i11g, ,,·here . 0111e clist11rl)i11~r thi11g\,;; 11,-t{l l1c1p1) e11ecl, felt <.lefi11itel)' i111- ])rrs~ecl that ]1is 111i11i t1·~r i11 that J)arti('tll,11· c-l1t11·rl1 \va: o,Te1·. o– i11cic1e11t to thi. he 11otiee 1 a 11 ,,,. it e 111 i 11 cl B <l pt i. t }Jap er o C ,1 l· 1111 r (' l 1 i 11 cl 11 o t 11 er st cl t e. a 11 tl a C'l111rc·l1 \\Tl1ic-l1 \\'a . e11ti1'ely 1111- .. lt 11 0,\r11 to hi111, a111101111c·i11g- 1l1e ,·,1c·ati11g: of its })t1l1)it. '1 1 he1·e ea1ne ,1 f' 1 ea 1' i111p1"cssio 11 o 11 l1i: mi11cl to \,·1·ite tl1at cl1t11·eh. He actec1 111)011 \\ 1 ]1at 8 e111ecl to be tl1e lead– i11g· l>f tl1e • ,. pi1·it. Tl1e . eeretary Of t ]1 e })lll ])it CC) l111111 ttre of the c-l1t1r<·l1 tolcl ]1i111 lat e1· t l1at lie I'e– eri,,. ec1 tl1e l ct1 e1· a11cl real it to tl1e c·l1,1j1·111a11, 8a~ri11g: ''He1"e j, ,,·l1c1t ,,·e l1a,,.e l)ec11 ,,~aiti11g· for.' ' J. \ 1·1·a11g·r111e11t. ,,Tc1·c n1a c1e £01' a , ·1si1 to tl1at ·hl11·cl1, a 1111a11imo11s ('clll vvas iri,rr11 a11cl clC'Ceptecl a11d tl1e J)a .~ to1' l1c1cl f'i,·e of tl1e ha11- l)ic:t )-"ear. of l1i. · 111i11 i:t1·3.. i11 tllclt 1111l1)it. 'rhi., ,,Te em1)h,1 ize c1itc1i11 'ATa. a11 011t ·ta11cli11g· exce1)– tio11. It 1110.:t ee1·tai11l,r i: 11ot acl- .. ,~isec1 a~ the 11.·11al n1ct]1ocl of pro- ePcl11re. I ( JJIJIG rl,I rl'l1erc arr \' cti·iotts ancl J g·itimate \\-,l~?R of 111a l{i11g eo11tact \\ 1 ith a cl111rf·l1 \Vl10Rr J)t1l1)it 011e woulcl srel{. • 1 <)111e 1·1·iencl 11eig·hboring r>a. to 1,, or· i11 fl t1e11 tia 1 mi11i. ·te r 111a.rT be a. l<e l to act as a g·o-be– t \\'er11. HO\\'e, 1 e1·, the pa. tor hot1ld 11ot hold it ag·ai11. t tl1i accom- 111ocl,lti11p: f1·ie11c1 if hi. recom- 111e11c1a tio11 i. 11ot aece1)ted by the ·l1111~c11. 111 ot11, circle me11 c1o 11ot l1a,,.e cl1111"che ''i11 their ,,.e ·t 1 ocket . , a11d ca11 11ever p1,operly 1)ro1ni. e to ''cleli,·er a ch11rch'' to a 113r can lic1a t e. ()11e ·hol1ld re- 111 e111 be1' t 11a t a n1a11 i. 11ot nece - .1,11"ily 1111c1e1' ol)ligation to l1im be- eau e he ag:ree. to pre. e11t hi. 11a111e to a p11l1)it eo1nmittee, in fac t it eotllc1 be ~ 11g·g·e. ted tl1at tl1e 1 .. e,,,e1' e i tr11e. AlJo,'e all t l1i11 o-. , no p1·eacl1e1· l1oulcl act i11 a11 1111etl1ical or })olitical manner to g'et the atte11tio11 0£ a chl1rch. .. tome of 11. ha,' e fot111d it to lJe a g·1~eat Ollrce of comfort "' .. hen the g·oi11g· got l1ar·d on a field to k110\v tl1at ,,·e hac1 · p11llec1 110 , tring· · ' to ~;et tl1e p11lJ)it l)11t " --e1·e the1~e thro11gl1 tl1e leacl er . ·hip of the Iloly .. pir~it. A patie11t ,,raiting l1pon i-od for~ a cha11g;e of field may b a. f1--11it f11l a. a111T other. Thi "- \Vl'i tel' ha been e p ecially ble eel of Joel i11 tl1i. 1'e pect a. he ha 11 ot ca11di late 1 a doze11 time i11 11ea1"l't fifty ,rear1 of 111i11i tr--, ... . It ... ..._ .. .. is, l1ovve,·er-, 11ot co11. icle1·ecl t111- cthieal to tal{e defi11ite, g·entle- 111a11ly, a11cl 'ih1·i tian tep to ton tact a p 1-- o 1) e et i,'"e fie 1cl. , \.,he11 a11 i11, 1 itatio11 to a ca11di– clat() is aeceptecl, it i. da11gerou to 1·e ly 011 a peeial ' cau liclati11g R ")1~111011. i\Io.. t preacl1e1\ l1a,Te 1,,{o 01-- t]1ree , er111011. tl1at tliey co11. ·icle1' to l)e 111 a te1"pieces, the e a1·e 11ot tl1e ' r1111 of the 111ill,' b11t ,1 bit ext1~a. It i1 al\,·ay a tempta– tio11 to ll e 011e of the e in ca11- cl i la ti11g· i11 fa it 011 e . 11ch ern1011 . 0111eti111(): . ec111 to be tl1e 111ajor 1Ja1"t of tl1e 1·epe1·toi1·e of ome. Tl1e cla11~:e1' lie in the fact tl1a t if the 111a11 later become pa tor, tl1e el1t1rcl1 \\Till l ea1--11 all too 0011 (Continued on page 7 )