The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1960

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I onle he.1rc..l ot a11 elderly n1an ,,·ho a id he ,, enc 1n J)rayer to each of the mi ssion r1eld" H e n11ght penJ a " ' hile in Africa .ind then tra, el in prayer to China. Ju t no" ,,1th our t htlliren 1n school , ve ca n ~urround then1 1n prayer there in the Lla room . A n1o tl1er ' rime " ' ith her children 1s le than that of their sc l1ool teach er afte r the\ tart in first grade. W e can t each them G od' Word and train them in the path to v. alk, bur then five days a week the, are pu hed out am ong m a ny who do no t love our Lord and who perhaps scoff at our dearest belief . Thar is when our children need our constant interces- io n . atan has a way of m a king the logic of the v.-·orld very a ttractive and o f paint– ing the glamour o f mundane o leasure with a ro y hue. To the inexperienced eye o f our young people it al l looks very enticing and only a chey yield to the Lo rd as aviour and Friend v. 1 ill they u nders tand the value of eternal things. Our children have a hard world in ,vh1ch to grow up far ha rder tha n that of fif teen or even ten year s ago. The v.-orld offers such spectacula r entertain– ment, such e labo ra te settings, such fever– ish activity,- with a resu lt tha t youth is bored '\\' ith simple en tertainment. We shol' ld not censure chem for thi s condi– tio n bu t sympath ize and cry to keep our o,, n child re n 's tastes subdued and thei r hearts con tented with little things. But I ran h ear some one say, "How ca n v.·e accom ol1sh this in such a crazy, •beat– nik' age)" That's where prayer com es in . I quote from a little oaper recently handed to me. "P ersonally, I know I am today 1n che place of God's cho ice f or me because of the prayers of m y Dad . 1fany a day I heard D ad praying early in the mo rning before he left for work– maybe at four- thirty, o r five o'clock. H e v. .-anred a ll chat God had for me. I am glad Dad lived to see the Lord answer some of his prayers for m y life." I am sure you are already well aware o f the need our chil dren have for our con sta nt prayer ; yet we need co remind o ne an ocher 1n these dar k days, for the wjJes o f atan would blind ou r eyes to the . s1ruat1on LADIE T I . -- . FAYETIE. OHIO HELP MI IO WORK 1 he followi ng is a n excerpt from a letter from one of the ladies 10 the Am– brose Baptise Chu rch , Faye tte, Ohio– Mrs. aom1 chaffner . "Yes terday three o f our ladies had a time o f fellowship in m} kitchen preparing corn fo r the freezer. What was unesual about a messy job like tha t? W e ll, 1c ,vas for the Lord's ~ o rk ac the treet !v11ssio n 10 T o- ledo, hio. ext winter the twenty-one quart of cor n will go into the po ts an<l pan co make a casty sou p fo r the f or– gotten and n eglected men o n sk id row . We plan to ca n som e tomatoes and ocher egetables. At ha rvest time we tithe ou r produce and take bushels o f apples, p o– tatoes, squash , or what-have-you there. In the spring w e cu e up rhubarb and put it into plastic bags fo r their freezer . G od abundantly supplies and these items tha t mig ht go to waste are put co good use, sh owing the "u nwanted" that G od loves them and died fo r them. ..H ave you ever lifted a bolt of mus- 1i n ? Well , we managed co make rwenty– one nightshirts from chat material . These are esed nig htly at the miss ion. At Christmas we bring la rge size bars of Ivo ry soap and in turn, pass chem o nto the mis- s ion! Better than a little gi ft fo r our- selves! Each month our church is re- sponsible fo r an entire service at the mis– sion and our ladies usually participate with specia l numbers." This is certa inly a wonderful sugges– tio n and we thank the Fayette group for sharing ic with us. Perhaps some ocher g roups mig ht try these or similar ideas in some ministry near them. NORTH MADI ON WOMEN WRITii Mrs . Grace M cMahon writes for the Missio nary ociecy of the B1 ble Bapcis1 Church o f North Macl ison chat they like the wom en 's page and hope to hear from ocher groups. The ir own activJties should inspire o thers. H ere as a condensed re, port of her letter : "Except fo r July, Augu s t, and Decem ber, we have a meeting on ce a m o nth Our devotional cha irman divided us 1nto groups, each g roup hav1ng a chairman and a specific foreig n field to study and report on. This gave every one an op p ortunity to participate. At our meettnE we start with our work pro jects for mis sionaries, have a business meeting and a devotional study, climaxed by refresh ments and fell owship. We have framec a m a p o f the world o n which we art marking the various mission fields. Wt a lso make mimeographed copies of al missionary letters and place them in th< church bulletin the unday before our mis sionary meeting . Every one through thi· becomes familia r with our missionaries In July and August we have daytime ses sions, work all day, and bring our lunch bt•t have n o devotions. Ladies come an, go as chey find it necessary." . and 2 1-2 ACRE CAMPUS We take possession September 1st. It offer5 new oppo1 tunities to Baptist Bible Seminary students. The purchase price of $125,000 is needed promptly. Write for Brocl,ure on this property. Send de~ignated gift. to Baptist Bible Seminary., Johnson City, N.1