The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1959

J . l ri·i11t1 I/<< , c 'l'l1,1t tl1e el111rtl1 l1a" t ' L'l'tni 11 l r fi11itt' <lllt1 t·o111i1111i11g olllii?.·c1ti<) ll, tt) tl1e 111,111 it ·c1lls els J)cl~t()l', 11e,·e1· " L' t)111~ to oe 1 11 r t o so111 el111rel1 {)ffiv i:1 l~. lrrl'( l ll('l l t 1~· p\·01·)· l\ rc 01·t ,, .. ill l) "'i 111c1(le to i11g1·,1ti,1te tl1e ·l1111·el1 i11to tl1c 1)1--ospecti, ·e J)a - t )l' 's ftr\·o r ,111cl 0111eti111e.: 1110. t rttt1·,1tti,·e p1·0111i..:e, are 1uadc l)llt ,,·l1e11 tl1c 111,111 g·rt . locate l OJ1 the fielll tl1is c1ttitl1c.lc chang·e 11otice– c1l1l ,·. I t i~ 1 o ofte11 like tl1e 111an • ,,·110 L' t)ll rts l1 i. cl10 e11 ,,·01na11 de- ,·t)t c<.11~· l111til tl1e ,,·ec1c1i11g ha l) e11 ·011~11111atcd ~ , he tl1e11 beco111e ·· j11~t l1i c. ,,·ife. ' It i. traO'ic i11 eitl1e1· eace wl1e11 the e££01·t t o 11lea e clo not exte11d far beyo111 t 11e eo111·t. l1i p a11 1 mar1--iage. Bee,111:'e it 1n,1,.,. .. een1 to be l e. ._ .. I)i1·it11al. ,ve \rill 1)eo·in ,vitl1 t11e fi11a11eial ol)lig-atio11. I f a l1it of 1·e~t1·Q .. 1)ectio11 1na~- be allo,vecl ,,re ,,·011lLl like to go l1acl~ to t l1e g·iv– i11g· of tl1e call b,,,. tl1e cl1 11 rch. 111 "' tl1i .'" it ho11lcl l)e plai111JT , tatecl j11. t ,,·l1at alarJ"" ,vill he paicl : ,,·l1ethe1· 01· 11ot a 1, . itle11ce ,vill be p1·0,·iclecl, a11cl tl1 e le11o·th of , ·acatio11 g1·ante 1. The preacl1e1"' 111a,- 11ot }1a,"e " "' a11t ecl to cl i ·ell,. • tl1i ._ ,,·itl1 tl1e c·o1n111ittre l111t he 11 a a 1·ig·h t to l{no,v ,,.. l1at i11c- on1e tl1 ·J1111·el1 i. 0£fcri11~r l1i111. :\fo t 111e11 l1a,... e certai11 fixrcl ol)ligat ion. ,,·l1ith n111. t l)e 111et: a11cl in all fai1·11 e l1e . l1011lcl l)r ctl)le to eo111- IJll t e tl1e. e i11 ro1111 eeti011 ,,,. it11 hi: pr(J l)e ·ti, ..e i11to111e. 'l l1i. 111a3r . Pem ,·e1,,T 1111111cla11e to . on1r lJllt • tl1e 1 r ea c:J1 r 1-- ,,·ill , till 11ot l)e li,,.- ing i11 l1 P,1,..e11. l~, .. e 11 if lie ,1ecrpt. t l1e eal] tc) tl1i ·l11i1~cl1. Tl1e fac·t tl1at a (·ct ll i · i · ·11ecl a11tl ,1c·c·e1) tecl fc>r cl . tatcc1 ·:-1lar~... . cl oe 11(Jt 11e<· e.. aril~- i1111)l)T t l1at tl1 e c· l111rc· l1 ,,·i] 1 11e, ·e1· J1a}· tl1 111a11 a la rg·e1· 011c. ....\ tl1e I.JOI'cl l)le C'. t l1e 111i11i~tr~T of a l)a t or tl1 l of– f ic·ial" of tl1e c;}111r ·11 l1<>t1lc1 br l1a1>1>~· to i11c1·ecl P l1i · fi11a11eial r .. t 11r11 ..... Ile 011gl1t 11 r ,·er to lJe put i11 t l1 c, J)<> .... i ti 0 11 of l1a ,·i 11g to a:lr for a 1· <l 1" .. . l >l l t 1Ja to1'" 11 ave l >ec11 lecl to clc> t l1i~ ,,·I1e11 1)e1· 011al li,·i11g co. t" 111ott11t ecl a11cl tl1 e,.. ln1e,,.. ~ 'l,lllC Ill J lNl)l!Jl Ji'NT)J!JN'1 l 1\J>'J,JS'r II III 111,tt 111P e l111rvl1 eo11lll ,,·p}l ,1fforcl t c.> n~sist ,,·itl1 tl1P111. 1 Ii11i8t cr. 11,1,·c 11<> t111ic>11 to fi g·l1t for then1 1101' l'Hll t]1 :,r .. ·tri]\c to foree attr11- tio11 to t 11 ir 11cccl . '1 he 011 ly ,,,ay a 1),1st o1~ ta11 ... tril{e i: to 1~e ~ ign ct11cl lea, ..e tl1e field· and many a <: l1 t1rc11 l1a. lo. t a goocl l eader be- la 1t. c the boc11·d 1--efl1 e l to hare ,,Titl1 hi111 the i11c1·ea. ed in on1e of tl1 e cl1l11·ch. l\Ii ion agencie have clefinite . alar3r 1ninim11m a11cl well– e. t,11 li. lied hl1rch e hould 11ot lag behi11d i11 thi. in1po1· ta.nt mat– t e1"'. The . ala1·y of a pa tor hot1ld al,vaJT· on1pa1--e favorably witl1 that of tl1e 1·a11l{ a11d file of t11e n1e11 f tl1e l1l11·ch he . e1--ve. . on1e l)oard.. re 01·t to a11 a1111l1al bonll rather tha11 t o give the pa tor a defjnite rai e. Thi. may get the lJoa1·d off the l1oolr a. far a. f11tl11·e obligatio11. are concer11ed b11t gi,Te. t11e 111i11i. ter little to pla11 011 for meetinO' hi curre11t n eed . (X TE: Tl1er e i a , 1 erv fi11e article 011 tl1i . 11l)ject by 011e of 0111· hio l)a. tor . Rev. Ada1n :ralt i11 t he :\f arch i .. u e of The Bapti t Bl1llet i11 . ) PER TI J_ EEDED Tl1er e aI·e 1 0,ve,rer otl1 r wa,"". ., of h111·ti11g a pirit11al leacler than b}r 1111cle1·payi11g hi111. 11 e of the e i .. fail11r r to 1--e. 11011cl a11cl o- 011 r rate ,,.. ith hi. prog1·am. A11y l)a.·tor tl1at i. ' ,rorth hi. . al t \Vil} l1a,rp icle,1. p]a11. . a11d p1·0- gr·a111. t 11 at <l r e 11e,,.. t o a gi,,e11 cl1111·cl1. · That n1av worlc i11 . on1e .. place ' 111 t it ,,ro11 t l1ere ' ' ha · too o fte11 l1ee11 t he a tti t11cl of tl1e dcaeo11. ,,·11e11 a JJa. to1· ha p1·0- p o eel . 0111e 11ew pla11. TJ1 e1"e a1,e f e,,T t 1 i11 g ·. t11a t ,, .. il 1 tal{r t 11e h ea1"'t 011t of a11 ag·g·1·es. i,?e atti,..e l eacl e1· r111 i e l{r1· t l1a11 . 11c11 a r e pon. e "·l1rtl1rr oralJ-,? . tatecl or taritlv • • 111ai11t ai11ecl . The cl ea 011. ,vill c1o far lletter to n1eet , 11cl1 an i11110, ra- tio11 '"itl1 Jrmpatl1etic [11e tio11 a11c1 a . i11 re1~e cle ire to be ol c1 011 t 11 e p1·oje ·t. 1r11le. . a pa. tor can hc1,~e a f1·ee l1a11cl i11 promoti11g 11 ,,· ic1 ea.· a11 l ca11 col1nt 011 r eal ro-operat io11 fro111 hi board, hi i11itiati,"e . J)irit " rill eventual- .Jt1ly 1!)5U l)~ lJr cl,t 111 JJc>11 cl, if 11ot c)n t irr ly <1 C'Ht l'O}' e(l . () 11 t ] 1 C ot h r r }1a 11 cl, if 1 he rc:t Of the 1110111 l )P l'.' ll i I) sees tl1 c l(laeo11: 100 7o lJc 11 i 11 cl a propo– ,·it io1 of tl1c pa. tor, tl1eir ht1art)'" • • apJ)ro,..al 1. al111ost g1tara11teecl. C 1 lo~·ely r·elat ecl to tl1e alJove is th r n eec.l £01· tl1e deacon. to r ecog- 11ize tl1e place of leader . hip that rigl1tl:rr l1elong 1 to the pa tor. ',\Tl1ile f e,,, if a11y of Ollr Regular 13aptist pastor .~ cle. ire to be dic– tato1.. · yet the very ,vord 'pa - t or ' i. e. ' hepl1erd ' connote leader hip ~ and unless he i given thi. privilege no 1na11 ca11 do his be. t worl{. The vvord ' ' deacon, ' on the other l1ancl co1111ote a ser,,.ant. Tho. e who 'have ll ed the offiee of deacon well ' ' thl1s pllr ha i11g to them elve a D'OOd legree ' are the one. ,,rho have loyally follo,,Ted a faitl1f l1l pa tor . Tl1is ' '°riter ha · fo1111d .. ome of hi , tro11ge t upporter a11d mo t preciou frie11c1. a111011g the deaco11 of the ·h llrcl1e: he ha. e1 .., ,.cd. The1~e i. a certai11 dig11ity that goe ,vith the office of pa t or that e, ,.er,Tmen11Jer of the chl1rch hould • r ecognize and to ,,·hich each 011ght to pa3T t1·ibl1te. nd ,,~e be eech \."Oll , hretl1re11. to k11ow them which ... labor an1011g yol1 a11d are o,·e1"' ~y··ou i11 the Lord, a11d admo11i.·h yol1 · a11d to e tee1n th e1n ,,.er~y· l1ighly in lo, .. r f 01.. tl1eir ,vo1 .. k ake ' ( I Tl1e. . . 5 :12, 13 ) . We do 11ot di– , ·icle t l1e church i11to cl e1·g~r and laitJT ,vith the forme r havi11g a SJ)ecial a11cl t1pe1~ior .. ta11c1ing; b11t the1·e i. a1,,-.a3r. an 1101101· that prrtai11. to a11y office. Tl1e p1 ..e i- le1 t of tl1e 1T11itecl State. 1nav l)e- .. gi11 l1is ac111,,e. ,vitl1, l\IJ,. fello,, eitize11. , ~'"et e, 1 r 1'~"'011e 1~ecognize tl1at a.· lo11 g· a. lie 11011. tl1at of– fier t l1 e1·e i a. : J)ecial l"'C p ec t due l1i111. II c i: 0111,T a11otl1er citizen ~ l 1 11t l1i. office i. tl1e cl1ief 011e of 011 1· 01111t1"':\"'. Tl1 i. ~ a111e ' ho1101· .. of offi ·e , sl1ol11Ll lJe acc·o1·ded the 111c111 ,,·110111 tl1(:) e1111rel1 ha. called t o 1Je it . JJi1·it11al l eacle1·. P1'each– e1, · a1~e 0111eti111e guilt}.. of too · gr ea t fa111 iliaritJ,. bet,,,.ee11 the 111r111l)e1-. of the chl1rch and them- ( 011ti1111e l 011 IJao·e 6)