The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1959

1 ag~ 1 t< ~1 TIIE <.lT T LARGE, NEEDY MISSION FIELD Ji> 1{ t'\'. l) <) tl,l l<l I\ . \\T(><><ll))·, I lcl.\' <lr11 .\ \ ' P lltl <' 1 ~ cl 1) t i"' t ( 1 l 1 t t l' (. l 1, i 1 (' \. p l 1111 ( l ' ( )l 1 i () 1 t ,, ,l"" 111> J)1·i,· ilt:ge t ,·isit tl1' 11e,, "" ta1t' of .\ l,1sl~,1 cll11·i11g tl1e 111011tl1 )r .-;\.11u·l1~ t. )[s· ,,·ifc .. ,111<.1 I . ,11 11g ,, itl1 ol11· 1 ~ ~·fa1· olc1 so11 I arde11~ ·pe11 t tl11--ee ,,·ee 1{~ , i~iti11g tl1e 111i~ .. :·io11 .... t,1ti<>11s of l)cl})ti .. t ~li tl -l\lissio118. rll1e , ri ·it i11<·llltle 1 cl ~11<.>l't stc1,· i11 tl1e 110111 (\' • o f R 0,· . c111 < l .... \ l r: . I cl le I a,· i. i 11 11 ()111 1·. I)e,... c111cl J. 11~;·. Pal1l ""\\"" , i111 1· i11 "oldot11a, R e,,.. a11d :\Ir:. Be1·t ~el1l1ltz i11 S te1·li11g·, a11(l of Re,.. . c111 l :\I1·~. Da,.. i 1 iel– clo11 i11 lcl l l a1·bo1·. I,.. o liak I ·la11 l. 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()F" }1T~ 1 • ~TC)~ "\V RI ,.. \\ }1il~ \ i iti11c,· \\'itl1 t l1e 111i. - io11<l1·i "'. 1 a1·11 d that th re a 1· c' t v\ 1 0 1 i" t i11rt t :y·pe. of mi. - sio11ar y ,,·01·k l)ei11o· done. TheI·e i~" ,1 11eecl fo r ,,·01~k a111011g· tl1e \\·l1i t l) ople i11 (' i ti ~· a11cl I" t11·al ell' aR . tabli l1ino . 01111d, Bible– t eacl1i11g· r llllr ·lie . Thi i the ,,·c>r·lc t l1,1t is bei1 g· l o11 e i11H or11e1' terling, a11d oldotna. The other t)Tpe of mi: ionary ,vork \\Te fot1nd i11 tl1e , ,illag of ld I-Ia1·bor on l(odiak I . la11d. Thi i work among the 11ative . W e l earned from the mi ~ iona1~ie.· tl1e1' Da,,id anc1 I orotl1v ~ eldon that the • p eople of the ,Tillage fi h fo r a li,"ing· ha,,e la r ge familie. a11d are \Tery 1~eligiol1.. . The. e Ale11 t I11dia11 . a 1--e a fri e.11dly people, ,ret ther e ,, 1 a ._ re. er,' e that wa: • qltite e,·icle11t. Da,ricl and Dorothy ha,, been i11 1c1 TTarbor for o,,er i \\' 0 ~reaI'. '. The}' ha, 1 e llnclay ·h ool 011 ~ l1 11cl av mor11ino· and • ,111 e,reni11g ervice. 'l'he people al l . 1Jeal{ E11g·li. h b e icl e their 11<tti,,e l angl1ag·e. Tl1e ·hildr 11 , 11p to the eig·hth g·ra le all atte11d J)t1l)lir . ehool . Of the 200 p eople j11 the \"illagr, 65 of them a1·e of . cl1ool ag·e. BJ·oth 1· ~ elclo11 i~ one of tl1 r thre t acl1e1-.. in t he t 11 r ee r oo111 . c b ool . "\\Thi le w we1· tl1 1·e th e ot l1 e1' t eael1er . arri, 1 ecl . ' rh ey ,,,ere f}o\,·11 i11 fl'OID the city of l~o lia1c, for tl1ere a1·e no r oacl . leacling: to 01 l Harbor. ''\\TO T '1 1 RE EI\TE TIIE • 1 A I lR Tl1 J)eople <>f lcl H a1~b or ha ,·e rrc·ei\' ] th ~ ldo11. . T11 ev l ool{ ~ to tl1e111 fo l' }1 elp i11 111a11y thing·.. "\\1' l1e1 a 111a11 g·ot a11 i11feetio11 i11 l1i. l1a11cl fro1n a fi, hhoolc, l1r '\i\'e11 t to tl1 r 111 fo 1-- 11--eat111e1 t. Tl1i: ,,·a. jl1:t 011f of n1a11y C'a. ,vh il \~le ,,, 1·e th 1· that th fir. t ai 1 kit wa. OJJ 1 ecl a11 l ll. ed. Q11it ofte11 t h n1e11 will 11 lp 011 t he bllil :li11g· t]1at Da,ri 1 i COll ·trl1rt– i11g· a11cl th y ro1n t o him fo1· help co1 · r11i11g· th ii-- own hon1 e , a. T3r ot}1e1· S ]don i a fi11 a1·– pe11t r . "'\T et the ·v· illag·e ha. 11ot 1• e e i Ve cl th ~; a ,r j O ll I' . r1 l1ey l1a\Ye thei1· o,,r11 r elig io11. 1 1 11 ~r e i , a · h tl r · }1 bl1ilcli11g at th . outh encl of tl1 village-thi.· is t11ei1.. r e1 ig io11. Tl1 e people all a1'e bot111d by family t ie to ·ta)" in thi ·hllr ·11. The fe,v adt1lt , \\"ho ha,,.e p1 ..ofe -. ,ed hri. t as '1 a,riour ar e put t111der p1"e ;·u1·e to l{eep attencling the ~·e1·,,i ·e. of thi , Rt1 · ia11 rthodox 1 h 11rch. Dl1ri11g the l enten sea. on any one who drink i ht1nned by hi fel– l ow ,,illager , f r thi i look ed llpo11 a · a g· r ea t i11 dl11·i11g· l.1en t. Yet 011 Ea t r, a. L e11t ·lo e.· the p eople re lebrat ,,;rith drinki11g partie , u11til 11early every a lult i. intoxi ·ated. I \,Va i11tere. ted in what we11t 011 i11 their ·h11r ·11 ervice . ne e,Teni11g a the cbl1rch b ell tarted rin g·ing I ,vallced llp to see for n1y. elf. .r\ I enter ed I di coverecl that there were 110 eat. in the ·hurrh. .t\11 the ongr egation . t ood the me11 on the right and tl1 e '\'Ome11 011 the left. ( 11ly 26 att ndecl. ) The . e1·,.. i ·e con. i ted or r l1ant · bJT the lay prie t an(l a cihoir f . ix . 'rher e was a cer– tc1i11 ha1'mon3T l)llt in the mi11or key. I f It : trange a11d Ollt of pla · . £or I co11l cl not llnde1~ ta11cl the la11g11ag·e. andle were burning, and i11 cen._ e wa call ing a £0111 ~· 111ell to pe1 ..meat e the bl1ilding. .,.\ . tl1e hanti1 g· in t l1e n1ino1 .. k ey ,,·e11t 011, the p eople cro.. eel them– . el , re.~ time and time agai11. I 1ate1 .. , a. I . poke to Brother.. el lo11 a l)o11t th :e1·,Ti 1 e }1 e t oll me tl1at I ,va .. 1 ot the onlv 011 ,,..110 cli (l • 11ot 1111de1\ ta11cl wl1at wa go i11g· 0 11 fo r t h e. e peopl ,ve1 ..e j11g·– i110' a11cl C l1anti11g· i11 the .__ la,ric 1a11Q'11ao·e ,,,.}1i 1 h tl1 e,.,. then1 elve ~ , l"'.) ' ., cli 1 11ot l111 l e1-. ta11d. I thol1gl1t of R on1an . 1 :J 7 t }1at ' 'faitl1 om- t h lJ) ' h ea1'i11g a11d 11 aI·i11g b)" the W 01~ l of Goel .' The ldo11 a1~ p1 .. ayi11g for the clay ,vl1en t}1i~ \\'hol , rillage ,vill r cei,·e the W or l of i-ocl a11d by faith tal{ J . 11. hri t a th ir aviour a11cl I ord. It i. trl1e that tl1 , ,. • ( onti11l1e 1 on page 17) • •