The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1960

0 R. El{ ;.,.J \ ~ I 1\l"'Tl 1·. St.' lO{(l\ 111 , T], 1,11,d,,111t.' 111al Bn1)t1st <:•l1t1r l1l' S of • tl,t. I \)rt"111c,,1tl1 nrt.' n ,11 ( ' s 1)011~t>rt11g a \,,1tl1 R ,, 1, ~11 i11 tl, I ('t l"Dt1 13,1i1t1st L .... l,,1, "'11. J,,1, ....., ·,n 1, , . \ 7 " ,1gl111 St) t ,111gt'l' ,s tl1 , P"~tor of tl1ts <'l1t1rcl1 . BIBI~E l~~\PTIST. ,, c,, t' 1t~ \ ac(lt1011 B1l1l cl1ool Jt111 G-ll> "vas a 1 ~,,l stt ·c ... ss. ,, 1tl1 ·111 a,, rag att 11d– a11c..' c ot 132. a11d 22 d ci io11s for Cl1rist. 17 ro,, d d 111to tl1 cl1urcl1 for the . r·lo 111g p1·ogra111. It ,vas a11 \ ' c111ng .... cl1t ol \\ 1'1ich Pastor G orgc M ' r s said \\ a ... 111uch cool r and n1ad it c c.1s1er to ur \\'Orkers . CAL \ 1 ARY BAPTIST, Tiff111 Another ~ ucces f ul evening DVBS ,va ... h ld at Tiffin. It began with a ded– ication ser\·ice for all ,vorkers on the pre,·iou unda:y, June 12th. All the time \\'a devoted to Bible study, mem– orv \\. 1 ork, etc., and made it :nore spir– itual than whe11 handcraft is included. Another feature was a class for adults taught by Pastor G . H . Wiseman. The a, ,erage attendance was 116, which was nearly double that of last year. God richly blessed, and we are looking for– ,vard to an even better school ncA.t year . TEMPLE BAPTIST, P ortsmouth While t elling of vacation Bible schools, we might as well continue and give the report from Portsmouth. As– sistant Pastor Thomas D . Bunyan re– ports an average of 183, with 91 having perfect attendance. Several souls were saved. FIRST BAPTIST Medina The largest attendance so far reported at DVBS comes from Medina where Pastor R. K . Smelser says 350 were en– rolled with the average attendance 300. This also was an evening school. 'Church in the P ark" is again being held Sunday nights, with special music and evangelistic messages. EAST SIDE BAPTIST, L orain There were 16 decisions at Vacation Bible School June 13-24. The Juniors attended the first week of ca1nping at Camp P atmos with 21 present. FIRST BAPTIST Niles Buses were used to bring in cl1ildren for Vacation Bible School, and a can– vass made along the routes to sign them up. It paid off with an average attend – ance for the two weeks of 338 and with 46 won for Christ. Seems this school out-did Medina in attendance. EVANGELIST 0. FERRIS SCOTT of 3338 W. Sells Dr. , Phoenix, Arizona, is highly recommended by Pastor Jack Riggs of First Baptist of Van Wer t, who has worked with him in two campaigns now. He says he is a sane, Bible-teach– ing evangelist who has a real compas– sion for the lost and stand with us in doctrine and in separation for apos– tasy. At present he has two open fall dates: Aug. 31-Sept. 16 and Oct. 17-30. EUCLID-NOTTINGHAM BAPTIST, Cleveland The evening of May 24th Pastor George Huffman and his family were Tlll~ HIP off tt't,tll\ ,, elC'ot11 ,ct ,, itl, :1 tJ1·og r a 111 i11 "' l11el1 '-i<>lo~. cltt ' ls . n11cl cl101r n11tl i11 - ~trtt111t' 11tc1l 11,111111 'rs ft1r111 s l1ccl lll\ts i '. n,,. lco111cs" ,, (' 1 snicl lJJ' 111 ::111)' of tl1c lt ad 'rs ol 1110 cl1t1rcl1 , a11d l)y fJn~lors Ro), Clark., J o l111 Bal}o, a11cl I~cv . (} 'ralcl S111el5t'r. A b att tif tt l \.\, 11 i le orc11 id was l r s 11t<'cl to Mrs . I-It1Cf 1na11. FIRST BAPTIST, Stry l<cr Pas tor J oh11 Recd and Da11icl Fi re– ba t1gh were co-directors of a very suc– ce~sful Vacation Bible School IVIay 23- Junc 3, with an average attendance of 84. An interesting attraction was a11 air– plane replica which started from Stryk– er and had as its destination Bangui, Congo Republic. As the offerings grew, the plane moved towards its goal. The offerings were given to Miss Betty Sad– ler, a local member, to use for her re– turn to the field in Africa. 1 l T) \ '" <> i < 11'i~ 'r J\ DEF,, E iT I\'.rE ( 1 () 1>)T. ~Ii.. pellr 1 ,,,,orcl: 01· jl1111blc 1 li11(~.· a rP too l)a 1 l>t1t ,,·ill l)e c>11 all eOJJic ~. l1t1t if 3·ou ~:ct cl c·o1))' ,,·itl1 l)]a11l~ or lJlt11·1·e l J)c1o·c.1., 1 Jpa:0 ,,·1·ite io tl1e c.1clitor for a11 - ot h r. "\\.,.. c cl rP \ "f r,T :o 1'1' \" ,,.}1r.11 . .. ~lt (·l1 tl1i11g-.· l1a1)11e11. GRACE BAPTIST Minford Pastor John Lawhead reports they had a very successful DVBS, with an average of 123 and with 24 saved. 300 attended the closing program. For a missionary church not two years old, this is certainly remarkable. EVANGELIST PHIL WARD STRICKEN L ast month we reported the illness of Mrs. Ward and h er improvement. Now we are sorry to report that Brother Ward has suffered a heart attack. Friends who wrote or helped before, might want the present address, which is in care of Rev. C. Knapper, Box 129, Fairfield, Calif. AVON BAPTIST CHURCH The annual DVBS was held Jur1e 13- 24 at the Avon Elementary School. Pas– tor Homer E. Graven was director and was assisted by 17 workers. Average attendance was 153. Seven intennediates made professions of faith. An all new baptistry with automatic t emperature controlled heating is be– ing installed at the cost of $2,5'~6. Sev– eral candidates have already completed a membership course taught by the pas– tor and have been approved for bap– tism by the church. Another class is now taking the course and others will begin when Pastor Graven r eturns from vacation. It is hoped that the new fa– cilities will be completed and ready for use in August. FIRST BAPTIST, New London Pastor George Cosby sends a note of praise for a fine DVBS, with 127 in average attendance and $100 glven in offerings by the children for their Al1gust 1960 PAGE 111 issio11a1·y familil"S. Missio11ary Cl1a1 les Ilocking of BtaziJ was pr s nt Jttnc 17tl1. II ' also tt~ports lhai Ilomccomin St111clay is Jul y 24th, when Re\'. Ilarold Allcm, c1 form 1· pas tor will speak, and R<'v . George Zi11n wi ll si11g. BIBLICAL RESEARCii SOCIETY During the years of its work, it has clis tr1lJutecl 2,782,205 books on Christ to the J cws and 1,411,091 booklets and tracts, as well as 1,743,725 pieces to Christians nearly six million 1n all. By the way, the address given on our July cover was wrong. It is 4005 Verdugo Road, Los Angeles 65, Calif. We ap– preciate the free use of some of its large cuts for our cover designs. VOICE OF CHRISTIAN YOUTH The July 16 rally was held at Cedar Hill Baptist Church, with Rev. Earl V. Willetts as the speaker and with a 25 voice Youth Choir from the Calvary Baptist Church of P ainesville. A HOME MISSIONARY WRITES Rev. J ames Shaw of Billings, Mon– tana, who is serving under FBHM, wrote for some of our tracts, "Who Are the Regular Baptists," and then said, "I t js good to have the O.I.B. coming every month . . . Keep up the good work which is so necessary." Thanks for just the lift we needed. FAITH BAPTIST, Amherst Pastor Leland Howard reports that Evangel ist John Jason of Ashland will hold a Summer-Time Revival July 17- 29. Last year the church received a real blessing from his ministry. FAITH BAPTIST, Van Wert P astor Ted Cary reports a young mother saved when one of his former teachers at Omaha Baptist Bible Col– lege, Charles Butrin preached for him. Another cause of rejoicing was their ac– ceptance into the fellowship of the GARBC in June. MRS. KAUTZ REPORTS Our subscription manager reports an– other small drop to 1628 subscriptions, but she is greatly encouraged over an increase at her own church, Brookside Baptist. They now have 131 subscribers. Why, if we had that good a percentage from every ORB church, we would have 7 ,000- enough to pay the full salary of the editor and pay Mrs. K autz what she ~eserves! Why can't your church do that well? AMBROSE BAPTIST Fayette The Lord is blessing the work of Pastor John Teeters, with six new members added, and five more awaiting baptism. Two youth groups have been formed. A $10,000 addition is being planned to provide five class rooms, rest rooms and a nursery. July fourth was a time of fun and fellowship for both young and old at Reighard Park in Wauseon, with 43 attending. F IRST BAPTIST, Van Wert Pastor Jack Riggs reports that they had an average of 73 in their DVBS, ( "011ti11lle l 11 pag·e 16 )