The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1959

E RT OF THE AL MEETING CONTINUED 1 l 1 t, 1 { c l l) f' • l) l l 1 I 1 <, ,, r i t t e 11 : 111 c.J 1 )1(' 11, 111!.! \\ ()1'(1 1~ l1t tt'(l ll~) 1 t ,, :1"' a l11 t"'l1t'<l ntt<l ) l\f lt(ll>ll.\' f t.' l l g l' l ~~ : l t 1 l, 11 C) f '°' ll 11 l (' ;{;l l) l l 1 cl t \\"t'llt }l()lllt' () l' t(l ~l)l'lll~'flt'1Ll llllS1S f l 1 n t l l i ~ l t 1. • ~ l) 11 l' {}1cl t } l l\ H1' t 1 l) l' . • 1\, t'l' '-l' l'()lll(l tlc)ttl)t ,, L' c1 1·e i11 .1 ,, ,ll' tt) t 111:' Lll'ntl1 \\ itl1 cl 111iQl1t,.. ' . 11t'Jll) - clll C' lll'lll~ <lf s1)irit11c1lit~.. . f' fc1it l1, tlllll tlf fr c~do111; b11t 11t'itl1t'r ,<)t tlll \\t' c.lo11bt tl1,1t 111 t l11·i~t clllll Iii ,\.,.01·(l ,,·e 11,1,·e tl1 1, L,ll tl1,1t l11·i11g·s ,·irt 1·,.. . ~ . })e1·l1c1p~ 11 1·e is cl ... g·oocl a pla <1s (111,· 1o tell t tl1e 111t1 ical f a~"' t • ,, t) l1clll all tl1rot1o·l1 tl1e co11f }1'e11 e. Tl1 eclit 1· ,,·c1 , i11 too 111a11,,. m- • 111 it t 111e ti11g· to 11 ea1· all 01· !,110,·r j11.; t ,,· 11e 11 each 011 p 1·– t'o1·111ecl : l)11t ,J acl{ P,1,,.11e ome- .. ti111e .. lecl tl1e 011g e1--\·i e om - ti111e l1c1r111ed 11 at the orga11, c111 l agc1i11 at tl1e pia110. e ,va c1 bl)· a: i. t l at the pia110 by l\'.11· ...·. I,...e11n tl1 Hol1.. e1· of Tol edo ct11d b~· Re,.. . Ralph I e1n1nere1· of Fi11c1la~T· Re,T. Hall at1tel pla);ed t l1e 01 .. o·a11 at 011e e io11 and Tt1e. day 11ight dar,.. ille ollege l1ad a lad·\" tl1ere ,,,}10 1nt1. t fo1'- • ~vi,·e 11. £01· 11ot g·etting her· name. ~lie ,,.. a 111Je1·b. \\Te e11joyed a olo f1·01n Re,"". L}'"1111 Roger. of .,.. T or·tl1fiel 1, a11oth 1, from Rev. -reo1·ge Zi1111 of 11111111·:\T· a11cl the11 the t,,·o ga,..e ll. a dt1et tl1at liftec1 11 11p i11to the hea,'e11lie . 1\11-.. . .. "'"ao111i tatt ~ of amlJ1~ilg·e 1·en– cle1·ecl a11otl1e1· beal1tin1l olo and ,l girl ' t1·io f1--01n tl1e }10 t ch11rch . ang ,, ...e l11e. da)" eve11i11g. Bacl{ to Tt1e. 1a3r mo1·11i110' a \ 1 {ell fil l ec1 a11clito1·ium wa on 11 a11cl at 9 :4:5 to li te11 to the Bil l e ... I e.. age b~.. Rev. I ... a1"l mith of ,:z a1·1·e11. H · l)Ol{e f1·on1 J oh11 15 :16 a11cl other· pe1·ti11e11 ~ c1·ip– t111·e: on 'Per111a11e11cy of Deci– : io11 . Ile n1ac1e 11 ... fare t l1e 1)1·ob]e1n of a r" 0% lo . of ho. e that 1nal{ 1)rofe . i(J11 i11 ot11· ch111·che. . l1ri t . ,,·ork abicle .. · : ,,·l1y 11ot 0111-.. 1 Hi ,,110: e11 011e. b ear 1·rt1it: ,vl1v clo • . o fe ,,Tof 0111· li . cip] . bea1 .. a11y 1 Ile . aicl f i1-. t tl1at \\re 111i llllCle1·– ta11cl \\ 7 l1a t J e. ll '" 111ea11 by cli. - c·ipling all 11atic>11. i11 l\Iatt. 2 :19. ·Di. ci1)l e~, i. tl1e 111ai11 , , rb of tl1at "\reI'. e, a11cl it i11clt1de evan– gelizatio11, the ide11tification of l)aptism, a11c1 i11 cloet1'i11atio11. Tho. e 11ot ,,·illi11p: t o be baptized a1'e 11ot c1j . (·i1)lecl, a11cl neitl1e1· ar· t ho e tl1at a1·e 11ot willi11g to re– mai11 t o b e tallgl1 . fte1· a11 a cli:cipl i , a p11pil for life and 11111 t lJe \\ 1 illi11g to be ta11ght. Re'?. }1 11n Greenwood 11 ,v Y 011tl1 Di1"ector ' ts. e 011dl5.. ,, 1 e often fail to p1--each the ,,Thole lo pel. It enter in tl1e cleatl1, b111"ial and 1·e t1r1~ec- 1 io11 of Olll" I.101· l b11t ,,re illll t 1.111(le1-.. ta11d all that tl1i wo1·lc of L 1hri t ha. " ' rot1ght for 11 . The 11" e,,r T . tame11 cloct1"i11e of al– , ..ation incll1de. 12 doct1,ine ac– cordi11g to 1 l1afer t1ch a. j11 - ti fi catio11 reg'e11eration a11ctifica– t io11 et . ~ "o we mt1. t p1·each on i11 a11d atan 011 tl1e 11atu1"e of 1nan 011 the gra 1 e of rod and 011 all tl1e t1·11th, of l11·i tolog·3?. The 3i111pl go p J i. not o imple. 1 rhi1·c1ly ,v have over- implified tl1e 111 a11i11g of .faith. al,,ation bJ' faitl1 n1ay be b}' faith plu notl1i11g but fait l1 i. mor than 111e11tal a.. 1 t. J 0111 p al{ of 1 elie,,i110' 9 ti1ne~ a11d it i more t }1a11 a:. e11t to cl c1"eec1- it i an a ti,re tra11. formi11g po,ver. t i. al,ya)"~ i11 tl1 p1~e~e11 t p1--og1"e. - si,re te11. it happ 11. a11d 11ev 1· lt11l1appe11 . l)a. to1· 1 111ith ha.' li ttl l1 e fo1"' .·e11: cl tio11a l e,~a11ge li 111 that bri11g. th 011. a11d. fo1--,va1·c1 to make a 11on1iua1 prof ,.-io11 b11t cloe. 11ot I ad th 111 to icle11tificatio11 ,,rith a lo ·al ht11· ·h an l into a life 1 i111e t111y a11(1 . e1--,rice. I-Ie chal– le11g· d tl~ to clo ot1r wo1·lr i11 a11cl t l11'011gl1 Ol11· l1t1rche.· ancl to eel{ to do ·11 h tl101'ot1o·h ,vor·l{ tl1at it ,,' ol11cl leacl to pe1·1na11 en y. We a 11 . a i cl A1n 11 ! fte1· a ble. . cl p1 .. ay r pe1'io l le l by R ,r. ,. org·e Mye1\ of Gro,re -. it3r, th . ociatio11 Bt1 i- 11e e ion vva call d to 01~der b)r 1 }1air1na11 I-Ill I ey a11cl repOl"t ,,rere 1· ac1. \\ e ,,.,ill ha ,re to \Vait 1111til tl1c ~J ,111ttary is. tl for 1,11 c 1'1111 clrtai ls, lJttf '''P c·a 1 1·c,jo1ce tl1at !) I ()r Ol li' 1()(1 c· l111r·ch .· l' - 1>ori rc1 J 17!) lJclptis111H, fllt(l a 11 et g·,1i11 of ()\ 1 e.1· GOO. Tl1P~ . ame \.' 11l l 1' (' 11 8 l 'p )) 0 1 · t ( l 11 al'1 y l 1 a l r a 111illio11 g·i,~e11 to mi. .-ion., a11 l ~t1·01 l11 cl $1,700 00() gi,~e11 to Cl11·- 1· e 11 t C:' 1 e 11: r a 11 l b lt i 11 i 11 g·. W r \V i. 11 all ot11· cht1rcl1e. cot11cl ee t_l1e ,,a111e of e11cli11g i11 their re- 1>01·t: a11<l aclcl their te timony of fai thft1l11 . . to that of the otl1er~ . The RB 1 trie. to gue s f: t the total by e timati11g that tho. e ,v ho do 11ot repo1--t have llo11e half a well a the average of tho e repo1 ..ting. That i con– ~e1--vati ,re e11ot1gh but our a o– ciatio11 ha never t1 ..ied to do tl1at. vVe imply add llp the total (>f tho e reporti11g. It look a if ,ve had only 1179 bapti m , ,vhen ,ve had more. However with the tati tic c1elayecl tintil the J ant1a1 ..y is ue, all of Ol11· churche , inclt1ding tho e jt1. t 1--e cei, 1 ed ha,Te an op– po1·tunity to repo1·t. nd to en– eot1rage tho e that might not tl1ink it v\'Orth""hile to J·eport fo1' total 011lJT the 1"e.fe1·endum gave a t,vo to 011e , rote in favor of the ft1ll tati tical tabl e . Thi 1nea11. ,ve ,, 1 ill g~o back to the old }T tern of reporting· fo1-- each in- r1ividt1al ch11rch. IF YOUR H H H OT REPORT- ED . e11d ot1r 1--eport by Decem– ber fir t t Re,T. eo1 .. ge O'Keefe, 34w0 He1111i11ger Rd. leveland. .. '1 i11ce he ,va cle1 .. k la t year he ,,,ill fini i h Ollt thi job of mak– i11g· t1p tl1 tati tical 1~eport . Tl1a t i a bio· job a11d he de erve Olll' tha11}{ . Bibl :Of e age by Rev". Ri ha1·d 1 ·I11to h of Lima com– nlet 1 th 11101·ni11g e ion. He Q:a ,r 11. a fi11e t11dy on The P1·oble111 of a1·11ality f1--om I Co1 ... 3 :l-13. He aid we needed a pa ·tor to ha,re the ability of Pa11l to l)e both diagno tician a11 l ph}"~ i 1 ia11 to t111de1· tand . ,vl1at i ,vro11g with ot1r congre– gatio11 an 1 how to c111 .. e it. 01, V\' e 1nig·ht ll e the other fig11re i11 t hi c1 .. ipt11re and ay ""'e need :-o b planter and builde1,:-..- p] a11ti11g tl1e t1,11th a11d building ,,Tith tl1e 1·ight n1ate1·ial 011 the 011e t1"t1e fo1111clatio11 J e ll h1"i t . "'\V m11 ren1ember tl1at we a1·e l aco11 to . er,"e a11d hri t i th Lo1"d. How to do all thi in ht1rcl1e ,vhere manJ.. of the mem– l1er. a1" car11al 1·ather than pirit- (Contint1ed on page 9) ·