The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1960

T J "\\y}1e11 Pastor tTe1·alcl Iitcl1ell rlo. t~d l1i., ,,- rl{ clt thE l11cle1)e11 1 11t 13,111tist 1 l1t11·rl1 of ~ortl1 .Jael{ 011 la."t , p1·i11g·. Re,·. 1 l1ili1 E. ~,,Tee11.\T of tl1e ~ '1 1·iptt1ral E,·a11g li. tie :\Ii:– sio11 of "'\\T" a1·1· 11, ( l1io, 1) ea111c a fret1t1e11 t , 11pplJ... The 1)eo1)le l{11e\, 1 of l1i ea1'11e t ,,To1·l~ of Ol1l-,,i1111i110· i11 tl1e co1111t~... f ai1~ · of t h e a1·ea a11d lil~ed a11d trll. tecl l1i111. '[ he r e:l1lt ,,-a ~ tl1at afte1· l1ear·i11g· otl1r1'., t11 , .. felt tl1at <Tod l1a 1 g·i,..e11 tl1er11 ·a l)a tor riD'l1t at h a11cl, 0111)· a fe,,.. 111 ile a,,-aJr· Thi ,,,.aR, of eo11r;·e. the " -a3"' the fi1' t ce11tl11·}r cl1l11·cl1c\· fo1111d pa~to1-. bu t it i. all too llllll. ual £01' Olll' day of ,·vo1·ld tra,·el. B1·othe1· i 1 \\''ee11,.. l1 earcl th~ all .. of . er,·ice on tl1e .·i cle ,,all<. of x e"· y orl{ 'lit3-· t,,.. o ~real\ after he ,,-a. a,...ed a11cl at 011 ·e ,,·e11t fo1" tr·ai11i110- at t h e Pl1ilac1el11l1ia ol– leg·e of Bi l)le, g·1·acl t1ati11 g· i11 19-1 .;..i. Ile the11 tr·a\relled i11 e,..a11()'eIi. tic t:'I ,,·01'1{ tl11--ougho11t ~ "'e\,r E11o·la11d a11d later . er,,.ecl a. pa to1" i11 .l. Te,,, York a11d Rhode I ·la11cl. Ho,,,.e, rer ' he alwa~~. had a de. ire to talte the TO:pel to p eople ,, 1 l1ere they are, a11d o in 19-0 he f Ol111decl the \ 1 criptl1re E,,.a11geli ti )Ii. io11 and h a. di1..ectecl it ,vork e\ 1 er ince. Hi. mai11 l)l1rde11 ha l) ee11 £01-- the lln a,Ted c1·0,,cl. that gather at ('Ol1nt3· fair. or other· community project . a11d in cooperation ,,,.itl1 local churche . 1 l1ri. tia11 Bl1. ine )Ien gro11p. . and other ao·encie • b he et llp h1 t e11t. a11 l er111ipme11t and begi11 · a work of t1--a ·t di - tril)ution a11cl pe1 .. onal ,vit11e.. i110·. He i al. o ~ pi1·it11al cl \,.i. er at the \"\T a1're11 Re e11e :\fi. . io11, ro11cll1rt– in0' er,·ic·e a11cl col111 elli110' with the 1ne11. H e i. 1narried to the fo1·111er ~fabel 1Ie),.er, al o a gradl1- TOR CONTINUE Hft' <)I' }l)1ilntlel1)}1 in ( 1 <lll('O'<' <ll' th ' 1 1l)I<' a11tl <lf' th<' ~l1"'"'l<>11,~·, ~I 'c li - • t•nl l 11'°'t1(t11c' (>f' ' l' cl l'<)ll(<l , ( 1 clllHc],1. ' l lt t'\ llH\ <' t l11'< <' l><)\ s, ~1C' l) ll<' ll , l > <' t <' 1' H1l < l )) H l l 1. . \\~l' \\ill l<1t ) ~1'<1l}lt'I' • 1 \\P('ll\' {p]] • • • <)l 111~ ,, <)l'l\, ,, ri11<'11 ,vl1il t' he ,rc1 . cl1 th<' I <'t'<'H l• air 11<'n1· ( 1 lr\·e la11cl, l 11{ \\"(' <1 <> \\cll l 1 1<) (' l C)S(' \)\' \\'i:.; ]1i 11 0· l1i111 ,111cl tllc' ~<)rtl1 ~J ,\c•l(:~11 C'l111 r e lt 111a11)· .,·<',l l's c)I' f r 11itf'l1l 111i11istr · tt)g<'111 t' r i11 tl1 <' ,ri 11 11i11g· elf so11l.. · "-\ s n f<)r111Pr (~ \ l{T~C 1 })a tor ( a11cl 11c),,. 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Fo1.. exan1ple, if yoll avr a ign \''l1i ·11 r eacl , The 11ly Thing in Ilea, re11 :\fade "\Vith H11man Ila11cl:, , ro11 1i\To11ld be Cl11 ..io11 as to ,,rl1at \\ 1 a i11 the box beneath , and ,,...all{ o,... e1-- to ee it. vol1 .. clicl )'"Oll " ro11lcl be approa hed ai1d a. lted a p ertinent c1l1e tion 1'ega1"d– i11g· }To111· 1·elatio11. hi1) with the Lord. Tl1e c1i pla,,.· a1"e changed yearly ,,,. itl1 on exce1)tion. The tar at– traC'ti 11 at a ·h fair~ e, 'ery yea1 .. i. i11 a l)ox t h e . i0'11 of -n"hi h 1 .. ea 1. "\.\Ther'e \\rill 011 Be °'\ hen Yol1r Bocl:y .. lJook. Like Thi ? Ml IO WOR ' I h C' 111 c1 11 ) 1 f h r i I ) i 11 g· p x 1 > r i 11 1 P. , i11 <l<'nli11g, ,,ifh l) CO J>I P f'ro111 fl11 ,,·a ll\s c>f' l jfc, ,1 11cl f1·c>1t1 ft ll 1~r li g ic>11s lll Hl(C'~ t 11<1 \\ () 1'1< H l' C'H l clflvrnttll'O. I 1 :s1)Pc· inll.r ~o. ,vJ1P11 J .. <>tt gPt 1o l)rc l nt ~ 1\ .~I ., ,111cl tl1P tra:,.,h •,111 c·ol ~rc·tc>r s H\\ 1 ,11,c' . 0 1t ,tt f'i, 1 e1. J;i\· i11g 111 a I 1 <) t t. r t r a i I P r H t ,1 ) ' i 11 g 1~ i g h1 <) 11 t h P fa i r gr o 1111 c l. · t h is ,,, or 1< j s c·c1 rri cl 011 if: t hr r r arP 011 ly 1,vo <>r • t111· r.e J)eople J) ,1s: i11 g l)y or 011ly 011e. 7\ l a11y 11ig l1t H 011r .· ta11cl i : th r la:t to c, loHr. I)reae11i11g hru its plaee, 1Jt1t i11 011t rloo1· va11gelis1n i 1 ha · cl fj11itr lin1itatio11.. l-3 P. ide. c1oi11g aet11al per. 011al 0 , 1 a11geli: 111 my. elf I trai11 other l)e lie, r r: i11 loi11g it. "\.Vith all the help a 11cl ec1uipme11t a, 1 ailalJle if a per 011 ca11 lead a oul to h1'i t at the fair gro1111d he ha ' heart troubl . 11umber of believer ha, ,e lecl their fir t 0111 to 1 hri. t 1111de1' thi mi11i1 try. George, a11 excha11ge tl1dent and graduate of Fenn oll eO'e brol1ght up i11 a 1ni - ~ io11 ·hool , ,,Ta i11vited to p end a fe,,, day at t h e fair . Never ha,,.- j11g led a . 0111 to hri t he wa <ftii te r eti e11t abo11t it. lie came ' he . a,,, the f ield ,, 1 a in tructed li. t e1 ed to "'011ver ation with p eo– l)le l) ' ing dealt " ., ith, gradually ]1a11clino· ol1t tract~ him elf. The e~< 11cl cla}r he began talki11g with p eople and oon led h i fir t soul to hri. t . ov,r he i able to wit- 11r £01-- il1ri. t ,vher ever h e goe , a11cl to deal ,vit h people l"eo-arcling t 11rir 11eecl of alvation . Ho1\ 1 many pa tor and churche , , 1 ol1lcl be ble · ed if t her e were ju t a f e" .. p r 01 al ,, 1 orker in t h e con– gr egatio11 ! Thi. i t he thing that t h e J_;ord omma1 ded to be done. Follo,,· me a11d I ~·ill make you to be on1e fi her of men.' ' ,-ocl ha. ri hly ble ed 1ny min- _ i. t1•Jr. l t i not llilU ual to see t,,,o aud th1 ..ee hllndred deci ions r e ordec1 at a i11gle fair. I h a, 1 e all the q11ipment nece ary. If a11~y chl11·ch or grol1p i intere ted for 11ext year , ,vrite to me at 1032 ( 1 e11ter treet We t, Rt. 3, War– rr11, hio. I ,vo11ld al o be glad to . co11e a11d how lide a11d present the ,vork at any uitable occasion. "\Ve g·o back to the ame fair yea1' afte1.. year' ,vith new one being add d. Pa tor A11drew l\Iar teller of t1·11the1' Bapti t Tabe1 ..nacle can ,vit11e to the work, £01~ th ey l1a,,e p on or d me f 01 .. fi, 1 e year . A eclitor ,ve 1njght add in clo - i10- that " Te carried the r eport of thi worl{ la t }Tear a it wa ent in b,r Broth r Mai .. teller. .. •