The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1960

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'.\risc10111 t 11a t ·0111e: f1·om tl1e Loi-- l ,,Tel. :ol1g·11 t ]10111· l)-'" . 11e o t1 t t and– i11g' 111e11101"):'" ,,,ill al,,"aJT · be tl1e ti111 e of p1--aye1· ,vl1ic h ,,·e hared a.· l)1"oth– e1·s i11 ( 1 l11•i •t ,, 1 h e11 it ,,Ta~ a11- 110llllC'ec1 1, ... 1· . I et ·ham that l1e • f elt lecl of the I.1ord to I'e io·11 ru Xatioual Repre. e11tati, ...e of the (4 A RB. Tl1i..· \y·a. l111forgetta1Jle. Tl1 e 1l.,.01·h·ing of tlie }Joly "<pi1·it \\Tl1e11 1)1· . K et l1an1 a111101111ced hi 1·e~ icr11atio11 a Xatio11al R ep1--e enta– ti,· '.;) £01· h altl1 1·ea. 011. a11 office \\H~ \ 'H<'clll{ . \\ he) \\HS tc) l>P t,h<' 11 P\V 11,1 t ic>11a J T<<'1>r<1:-,<'t11 at iv<1. If, is l1nrcl !<l 1>u1 i111c> \Vorcls 111<' j<>)Olts CX Jl r - 1<111c·p <>f' \\}t(c·hi11g the, NJ)i1~i1 <>f ( 1 ocl 1t11itr 1110 l1r,1rl8 ,111cl 111i11cls cJf 111 11 S<> 1 lt,1t l>rJ' <>11cl ,111y clot11Jt 1 hey arc c· r rtai11 <>f ll is ,vill. 1)1·. J>a11l ,JH f' l<– .·c>Jl ,,·11<> l'PC' <' IJ{l)r 1·r.· ig11Pc} cl"> f>rcs i– cl<111t <>f' tJ1r l{aJl1i81 l{jblr !-i e>111i11ar,.. i11 ,Jc)h118011 ( 1 it}". T . Y., ,,,as ; _ t P11cl ecl a e,1 ll to the1 I\r atio11 al ReprC'– , e11tati,YP of tr1r i RI3 a11(l 011 ~ ri – c~a)r 11.ight h r a<'erptrcl thr call pt1b– l1el3.. 111 th r eo11fere11e0 SE.\'. io11. We1 sa11g 'Tl1 e l)oxology aft pr hr a<·– aC' r eptecl the call. Tll e ln1porf (1nce of fil e Task- I am . 11re all of th e o1). er,.rer ·en. ed ,vith me a real cle:i1·e on the part of eot111cil 111en1ber to 1nalre .·ure tba t the (}e11e1·al o ·iation of Regular Bapti t ,h111" ·h e i a,red from all of the pitfall and p eril that be et grol1p i11 whi ·h the . overei0'11ty of t 11 e lo al h t11·ch ha bee11 de11ied. Tl1e in1porta11ce of 11ch a ta. k can- 11ot be mea ured a11d here i · 011e ob- erver \v"ho ha 1--etur11ed from the cot1n ·il a11d the confer en ce det er- 111i11 ec1 to p1 .. aJr for the wi dom of the J.1orc1 for tho e ,vho are mem– ber .~ of the ou11cil of 14 of the GARB. PASTOR TOWNSEND REPORTS ONG C CONFERENCE Tl1e a1111l1a l 111eet ing· of tl1e Reg- 11la1· BaJ)ti .. t. at Lo11g Beac:h . 1 al– i fo1·11i,1 . .J 1111e :...O-_.-! ,,·a. les. t l1a11 24 l1ou1', ol 1 ,,~he11 I:>c:1. to1· To111 1 ... 01111g·e1" of F 01 .. t \\ a~'."ue x 111·0"·.1e 1 the fee li11p: · of 1110. ·t of t l1e [)26 , ,.ot– i11g 111e . e11ger a11c1 19 11011-\·oti11g n1e..·e11g·e1·. f 1·0111 27 ."ta te. : ' ~ r prai:e (}oc1 for J)e1 .. n1it ti11g: 111e to at- te11<l tl1 i: 29tl1 ....\.111111a 1 1 011f e1--e11c e of tl1e (Je1 e1·al .....\ OC' iatio11 of R rg- 11la1 .. I3apti. t 1 l111r c·l1e.· . I eo1111t it a 1·eal l)I'i ,·ilege to cl o . o. ) I 011da,"" e, "e11i11g b~ga1 j o}· f l1ll}· a l )a. tor .. IIa1 .. 01c1 ~ 1 C'hole: of .._ eattle, \\Ta~hi11ato11 l eel t l1e . i11g·i11g . Tl1i joJ"" \'ra · :<)011 :·ole11111izecl l >)- l)r. RolJr1·t T . K etc:l1a111 ,, 110, 11p<J11 ·0111- i11p: to tl1e J)latfo1·m lJegan to 1·ead : · Belo,Ted . I t ha. l)ee11 111JT l1ig-l1 jo~T a11cl g-reat l1011or to .1e1--, ..e }'Oll a }-ot1r ~ atio11al R eJ)re. e1 tati \'e fo1· near I,- t '1-el ,·e. , ... ec11·~. "'\ \T cl .· Dr. • • Kettl1a111 re1 ig·11i11 o· 11 i.· p(l."i tio11 ? 1 0011 tl1e follo,,·i1 g· ,,·01·cl · f ell 01 0111~ ear,c., a11c1 011r thot1ght: l>rea1ne fal't : · I3Pc· all e of i11<·1·ea i 11 g 1·e – . po11 il)ilit}· ,,..h ic·l1 1·e. t"> 11po11 all of ll . I a1n r·o11,~i11C'ec1 tl1a t I a 111 110 Rev. Clarence Town end lo11g· r able to carry the t errific loacl of leade1" hiI) \\ 1 hich m11 t re t t1po11 }"Ot11· X atio11al Rep1·e e11tative • • • "\\Titl1 hea1't thu adde11ed thi 1t1e. tio11 pre ented it elf: < "\Vho ,, 1 ill 11 · eecl Dr. K etcham ? Who \\ .. ill a ume h i re pon ihili ty in the pe1 ..ilou time which a1·e now pre ent and will become -n·or e 1 ' ' \ t a 11b equent a ociational bu - ine .. e io11 the 01111cil of Four– t een r ecommended Dr. Pal1l Jack- . 011 of J oh11 on ity .Y. for thi po ition. A tanding ovation how- - i11g u11a11imol1 approval followed thi r ecommendation. t the clo ing e1·vice of the conference following m11cb praJ"e1-- a11 :l con ideration Dr. J acl{ 011 con. en t ed to er,,e our a - ociation a Tatio11al Rep1·e enta- ti·l{e. I-le ,vill a 11me hi. r e pon i– bilitie. t h i. fall. new office that of ational on l1lta11t wa fo1·med. Dr. K et cham will erve in that ca– pacity. Fifty-fol1r churche wer e p1·e– e11tecl for f ellow hip in the Ge11- eral 1\. ociation. Ther e we1~e everal from hio two of them beii1g the alva1"y Bapti t of Fi11dlay, and the Faith Bapti t hu r ch of \ Tan \Ve1·t. e,ren cht1rche were cli - mi ed for variou reason . The to- (Con t inued on page 5) •