The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1960

)(. tober. 196() ~t pre 11t I ,11n bt1t a11 )111bryo11 ic 1i 1011ar),- a , , cl, c,1llec1 t111d co1TI– nissio11 d, bt1t 11o t y t tri d t111cl r tl1 ire of actual s r i j11 011 go. 111 1925 I v.ras bon1 i11 Lorai1 , Ohio. \.fter a fe\,v ear ,v moved to ;111- .. !usky, and it ,, a · tl1 r tl1at J sta rt cl chool and first we11t to t11 da >chool. M i t r a11d I \ r 11t , >y our you1 g pare1 t \vho , r 11ot : hris tian . My r membra11c of 111 - lay chool is that I h,1t d it. P r- 1ap I , myself, pl,ly d a part i11 c,1us– ng thi int 11 e dislik of L111dc1y >chool, sine I '\\'as a par,:1go1 , 11ot of ~ood beha,,iour but of or11 ri11 ss . In tl1e earl)' days of the d pr sio11 n the tl1irties, whe1 I , a ab ot1t th ge of ve1 , our fami] y 1Tiov~ d to ,heffield L,1ke ju t a t of Lora i11 . t ~,as h e re that I livecl t111ti l <l l)out he age of s ve11 t 11. \ liv d at he edge of Lake Eri and h::1d ,1 larg 'ard. eograpJ1ically, it \,Va a wo11- lerfuJ plac i1 which to r ai chil– lre11 - or a garden. 1y sister a1 d I v er s 1 t to a 1nall missio11 undc-1y chool i11 ot1r 1 illage. \V w r fail]1ft1l i11 a lt 11cl– u1(·e l)ut I did 11o l 11joy t l1 leacl1i1 g. r'l1er I r ceiv d 1ny firs t BilJI for 0 11 ' C->~1r c>f perfcct att 11da11c '.). ft r l f .\w years tl1is u 11 cl,1y cJ100I cli ,.cl >ttl , p >rl1aps l)ec·,1,1se it w,1s 11c>t scJlicl– y 1<>Ol <l a11d grottntlecl i11 tl1 ~ Wore! ·,f ( ;ocl. IJc)\-\C)\ •r , Ll1 :. trutJ1 <)f E1)l1esi~t11s l :4 \V,lS still <>per,tli\'C: " ~11()S(:\J l .. • 11 II irr1 lJc:fc>r ~ tl1 c~ f <>l1J1 cl ,1l ic>11 <)1 tJ1c:l \'<>rlcl ." Aft '.) r a f e·w ) ci, trs J1,1cl c~Ia1)s cl , ;CJ(l laid it CJ11 tlic~ 11 ,trl \ <JI ,t }Ot111g ·c,tJ J)lc I1 <>111 tl1 ~ Avc,11 13aJ)li!)l C~l1t1r(·11, , 11,, 11.:tcl 1) .ac•11 s,t\' cl <>11 ly a 1 ,Jati,,c~J\ J1<Jrl t i111c .. tJ1 )rr1s ..Jvt·s, l<J lake· t 11c~ {C>\J)C J lcJ , l Sttl)tll l> <,f tJ1 •it " J c'rt1 - al<-111 .1 'J J1 :\ , c,t111g \\.C>111 [u1 ]1 ,tcl l>c· ' 11 ft\' Ccl <>tJ l of 1~cJ111a11is111 , 5<> 11,tcl ]1,tc1 11 0 c ,tI g1 c)1111(1i,,g as a }'Ot111g J)t•rscJ11 i1, ·l1c;a \V<Jr(l. lr.,, rt l)c lc·ss, Jc>-s t1s ;}1ris t 1, ,J ·l1a11g .. cl tl1 • Ji\ 1 c~s <>f l>oll1 a11cl TI-IE OHIO INDEPE_ .. N_ D_E_-;N_"_r'_ B_A_P_'f_I _1_·____________ :_:J)a:!:g?.::c_.. :.r .:,:h 1 :.:. · r::te_::::cn How Does God Make Missionaries? By Dr. 1111 Irisl1, l3 ,111tis l Micl -Miss ic>11s \ Vork r fc>r -- 1 ice i11 the J<>1 gc, I l1Y S l.J\ ' A'"f'JO A 1) I£1)LJC;A'1~IO ]1 ;:1cl l>t'S t()\\' cl ll1c girt <>f C' lt'r ll cl] ]if ~, a11 cl tl1 11~1 lt1r;1] clcs irc' \ ,ls tc> sl1arc II i111. '"f'J1 )' t· ,1111 le> <)t1r vil] <tgc ;111 cl l'Ol ll) Cl \cl lll) l )C))'S ,lll ( l gir1s l>y ·,1lli11g a l 01 1r hc> 111 s a ncl i11 v iting t1 s le> S t111 - cl,1.. ell()()]. rI 1 y J)ickecl ll S 111) <llt (l tc>c>k 11s ]1c>111' ' 1111cl ,1) .. 1flc·r S1111 cl a . l s tl1is not ,l 111 )tl1o rl <>f rcc1cl1ing <> tl1- rs tl1 c1t , C)(l s till l1011ors? IL \vas tl1cre Ll1 a l I first 1 ',trcl ll1c trt1ll1 <>f tl1 \ Vorel t:111gl1t . rtc)r I l ntl gc>11 e ,tl)c>tt l tl1rc' <> r f Olll' lll1Clcl~ S, f cl c itl('Cl, "'"f'J1is is11 'l fo r 111l~. " I ]1,1cl l)t\ ll \r \\'c:lys tc> s11c11cl 1Tiy t111 clrt~ 111o r11i11 gs- ct1tli11 g g r,1ss , ca tcl1i11g c·rc1l)s , s, vj1111nj11g, or r e,tcl– i11 g, e tt·. I 11s t1 ,1ll ., gc> l 11p c,1rly ,111 cl I ft tl1 l1c)11s ', so I v <> 11 lcl 11ol l) ) ~ 1 itl1i11 1 'aring clis t ,11 c , l1e11 lD)' n1otJ1 r c,1] I cl 111 f <>r t111 l,1 y cl1ool. 011 clc.1y I <>,, rsl r>t a 11cl 1nc) ll1 )r "1Tiacl ,, 1TI g l cl rc ss cl ,111cl gc> t<> t111d,1 y ·hooJ. Y o t1 c,111 l)e stir ll1,1 t I \ Vi:1S th mos t r ~J11 c t,111 l pt1pil t11 r th,1t cl (1 y. Bt1t it , ,ls 011 tl1at "t111 cl c1y 1nor11i1 g tha t th Lord beg,111 tc) r acl1 111e lJy arr s ti11g lTI i11t 11 c t11t1l] . I--I re \V,l a larg olt1rn , ll1 Bibl , of ,vl1icl1 I k11 \V irtt1all y 11 otl1 i1 g. I re(.11izcd tl1,.1t p opl treast1rccl it , cli <l for it, ~l11cl moraliz cl fro1n it, l)t1t for m it ,v,1s of as littl practica.l v.:1lt1 <ls if it dicl 11o t is t. Tl1e Iloly pirit spoke to 11e, a1cl I for tl1 firs t ti111 r t1Il y w~.111 t d to k11 0,v ,1ncl to t111cl r– st an cl vvhat tl1 Bib] tat1gl1l . Is this not a major crisis i11 t11 lif of a11 y p rso11 ? Ilo,v I tl1 ,111k ocl for tl1 fai tl1ft1l- n ss <>f t11at yo t111 g cot1 p It') "'' e k <1f tcr , v k. T l1ey gc1 e tl1e1Tiscl,., s, \\ 1 l1icl1 i11clt1clecl tl1 ir ti1TI ,111 cl 1Tic>11C)' · Tl1 y r clliz cl soo11 tl1 ,1t tl1 ti1n ,,,ith tl1 \ Vorel i11 11 11 clay cl1c)ol ,,,as 11ol 11c)11gl1 ,1ncl i11vitecl cl11 y tl1 ,1t co11Icl to gc> tc> cl1t1rt·l1 ,, 1 itl1 tl1 1n <)11 t111cln ., evc11i11gs. I sl1nll 'r l)e gr,1lc\ft1l f<>r f,1i t}1f11 l p ,1s tc>rs ,111cl sp c i,1ll y for th p,1stor of tl1,tt s111(1ll B,11)ti~l c:l1 Ltrt·l1 . Ile 11o l 0111, '.) , ,a 11g li;:c'cl l)t1t clis(·i1Jlc~cl or lat1g]1t 11s ll1t' \\' cJrcl . rl , lltlS il \V,l S ,lJ1J)r()\.lt11<lt J t,\ () y<.'tlrs af lc:'1 J }1,1cl 1irs l J1 ),lrcl t l1P \\ 1 orcl tl1,t t I \\ 1 ,1s \ i1l i11g le> nck110\vlt\tlg :\ ll 1,1 l l \\ c1S a ~i 1111e:.\r a11 cl lc>sl , <111cl tl1,1 t } t ''>lt~ ~J11is l \\ , l S tl1c.' <>111) aclc\c 111al , a\ 1 i<>t1r. I ac·c.· l)lc'c l ll 1n1 a'> Jll) J)< r – <;c,11u] Sa, ic>1 11 c>1 1c• \\' c~c111 c\\cl,t \ 11iglll i11 1~)3~) ,t l l1 c>111>. I•:1)l1c·~1a11s 2:8 ,111c l U 11 ,tcl !)t't·c>111e:.:\ , t rc•,1li t\ 111 111, " lift~. 'J~J1 ' f c)l1 c>,, 1ng Su11c la,, ,, a~ l~,t~Lc•1, ,u1cl J t '<>11 1cl l1a1cll, \\alt l t) gc) le) c 11t1rc l1 ( ,vl1i c·J1 i11 (' iclc11 l<1l] y \va<; th Firs t 13,tr, lis l c:l1t1rc:J1 <>f l ~lyri ,t ) Ll1 ,tl 11igJ1t le> 111cl l c• ,l l)til >li c.: t·o11ft·~– sio11 () f c;11risl , LS 111y S ,l\' j()llr , llt ( l I...1c> rcl . 1 }1,tcl l)cco1nc ,t 11e,, ·r •,tl11rc) i11 ( ~l1ris l a 11 cl l )OSS('SS(' (l tl )l ' \V Cjttalit y <>f l ife. t .. >11t1ger c> f fc>11rl •e11 , ,<>cl pl 1l 111 (' ri g]1l .,),lt•k i11 111y S,l 1l1 C.' (lll– vi rc>tllll (' lll le> sl1i11 c· for Jl i111 . 13tL l JI (' \VilS t}1 ' I'(' 11 ()\\ , a·11 c.l (}1c \i\' c>rcl C) f (;C)(] ,,,as ,l li\ 1 i1 g l)ook. My l)ar \nls <> l>i<'t·lccl 111i]cll) le> 111 ) clccisic>11 fc>r th Lc,rcl, l)l tt fc·ll tl1t1l pc·rl1 <11Js tJ1 is \\ 1 , tS ,111l1,1sc.' I '"'<>t1l (l (>t1l– grc>\\' . \ Vi tJ1i11 <>1 (• \Vt'C'k c)f rr1 y sn1- v,1ti c> n , l 111c' l 111y first 111 iss ic>11 t1r, tc) ,l forc.\ig1 cc>1111tr)' , cl11cl ll1rc>11gh ]1 is 111i11istr c>f Ll1e vVc>rcl , t1 Lorcl il– lt1111i11 ,1tC'cl 1ny 1 )art ,111 cl 111i 11cl lo St'~ tl1a t clis<: ipl sl1i1J 111 )clr1t a lot,11 ·01n- 111ilt,11 of lif t o II i111 . At tl1e s,11TI ti111 tJ1i s1)t'll cl Oltt fo r 111c cl c ,111 to 1nissio11,1ry s rvic . By Ili s g r t1e , J UJ)S\V ·r cl, "Y s, Lore"! , se11cl 1nn." \rVl1 1 I tolcl m .. I),lr ' 11 ts t11,1t I l1acl ,111S\ r cl tl1e Lorcl's call l<) s rv– ic for H i1n as fl 111issio1 ,lry, the)' r a c l ecl ratl1 r str ' 1 t10 1s l y i11 a 11 ga- ti .. '"' ay. I11cic111tally , 1ny p ,1r 11t g,1 \ ' lUC SOll ll C1 lTI()l' tll tra i11 i 11g l)ll t , ,ll)c>\' c1ll , ,l ricl1 a11cl s ti,11t1l ,1 ti11 g i11l )l– lec lt1 ,1l at,nosp]1 r . i!y fnt l1 r f , ]L Ll1,Ll t1cl1 ,1 ti s of l ife \\ ,1s a "\v<1s te c>f vc>11r .. ti1n , l ,1lc11t, ,111cl cl11ca lio1 ." s 1n) ' 111otl1 r clicl 11<>l k11c>,, tl1e Lc)rcl , sl1c ·011lcl 11ol 1111cl rsln11cl 111)' ,,,1lli11g 11c• ~ "to tl1ro,v a,v,1v 111,, life." 111 J1t~r le), e . .. ~111cl co1 c r11 sl1c 01 cla\· sa1cl , " I'cl ' r ,1 t l1C'r se vot1 cl ),tel tl1,111 c>11 tJ1c 111 is- .. fi lcl. " Do s this sc> t111 cl ]1 ;1rsJ1 ? . S l C) Il B11 t I ,, 011 d )r 110,,, 111a11, t j111t's \ ot1 . .. ]1,1v ]1 arcl , ,ts 1,t, 1 1, _J1ri s l1 i111 1)ar- f• 11ts SJ) nki11g 11 n r] ~, ,ls fc>rt·il)l) al>c> t1l tl1 ir t·l1i lclr 11? l ll1 ,111k Ili111 Ll1,1l lJe for 111y 1 nrc·11ts' <>l>i ·ti c>11 s \\c'r<' ,,, c>ic cl, I }1~1cl t·c,111<.' tc> st'<' t 11 ' trt t l 11 c>f I.Jt1h.c' l--t :26. ,,, , 11t~\ ~r l c>\t> a11- <> tl1c·r l111111a1t l)t' i11g " tc>o 11111 c·l1;,, it l!\ r ,1 ll1 ' r t l1al \\'(' lc)\ 'C' :c>cl " t c>c> l1ll1<.'." rr11 , <Il l 'S li ()ll is: \\ 1 11()11 tllt' ,lltc' l'lltl– t i,·c-- 1) t,, '<)11 (;c>(l n11cl c1 11, <>llll' l J1t'rsc>11 c·c>111c_\s , \\ l1c>111 clc> ) c>t1 t·ltc)c)S<. ' <> r l) t 1 l firs l? I 11 t l 1 c_' J a~ l r <'-.. c > r l , t c > ,, l1 c>111 clc> ) <> lt \ ic' lcl ) <> l1r ,, 111 ? l )t1ri11g tl1c' Sl1111111 (\1 <>f tll\ .... 1~tc\<.\11t l1 \ ' C' a1 , 111, 111c> t11<:' r cl1t'cl ,tl l<:'r a11 11111<.'"~ c> f t,,c> \\C\(ks. ' l,ltc' I Jc> tcl 11,ecl tl11, l e_> g i,c' 111<.' (11rll1c·1 t1 ,li11111~ 111 111 ,111a g – i11 g ,t l1 c> t1 "<.' l1c>lcl n11cl it1 t\l1111g lc>t 111) c•ight \ c\n1 c>l cl 1>1 <> ll1c·1. l rc )111 ~1111t 'c l ctl tl1<. ~a111c' ~c: l1 c>c>1 fc>t 111, i•t111cl1 \ l',ll' c>f l1i ~J1 \c· l1c)c>l ,t11c l Lllt ' tl 1c..•lt1r11t\cl le) ( ( 1 otitinued 011 JJage 14)