The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1959

• 1... rl'\l t\s(l:l\" l' \ )lllll~ \\ as t lll'llecl t l\.. 0 1' t ) • '(ftll'\ 1 illP '1oll ge. all(l ,l1 .. 1t (111 t.)\t.'11i11g it ,,·a8! . \ el1oi1· ()f :l~ , ()ltt.)s sa11g s , ·eral 1111n1- l' t' r". clll(l tlitl it els if tl1 .,· l1acl l1ad ,i~ 111011tl1~ of p1·a )ti e. It ,,,a tllt' ki11cl )f 11111 i l tl1at b1'011ght \1~ elo~') to tl1e Tl11·011e in ,vor hip :111<.l l ,,· ,1t tl1e 1·0. : i11 co11. ecra- • t 1011. \\"l1c1t a l)les.. i11g it iR t ee 110,, tr d i ·ho,,·e1·i11g hi ble. . - j11l> · 11p 11 eda1,,·il1e lleg . "\\~it 11 :2;")0 .. tt1dent .. the1' e thi year , see fro11t page ) . tl1e e11largeme11t of el1ap0l a11d cli11i11g· 1--00111 a11 l A11(1tl1e1· do1'111ito1'")T came none too . 0011. 111 fa t, it i e,rident 11101--e tlor·n1itor~· J)a e ,,·i]l ha,..e to l)e ~ >1·0,·iclecl f 01" a11other year. t Tl1e 111e . a o·e ,,·a · b3" D1·. rtl1u1· l k Ocl '. F. "\"\Tilli.a111. . ,,~10 po e 011 - t1·ea te.. t { ift. Ile aid 1 od ;?'1--eate."' t p1·oblem \\ra ho,v to con1- 1111111i ·ate hi111. lf to man. That ,,·a . a p1·<) blem befo1· 1na11 fell c1.11cl a 11111rl1 g1·eate1' one after– ',.a rd. . ( 11 l :" ( : o 1 co111 l . o1,,. e that l)l"Oblen1 a11d he did. The Bi~le i. a 1·ecorcl of oc.1': 1·e,·elat1011 of l1i111. elf to a11 l thro11gh ,vit– l J e '\ r . j 11 l t1 li11g I. rael a. a na– t i 011. \ .... et tl1e i11 aI·11ation of hri t ,,.. a the llp1·e111e ,,ra}'" i11 ,, 1 hi ·11 1l1e i11,·i:ible (}od be ·ame ,ri, ible. ,. To,,, the h11rch i to make God and (il11·i:t l{110,·r·11 to 111e11, lJllt . o 111a11).. time. ,,Te arc 111ore of a libel tha11 a Bible. Th only cur e i~ i11 l)ei11 g fille l \;\?ith the Holy s1Ji1·it. . \ , pi1"it-fille l ·11tl1·rl1 i. 1 11 11 e l of t 11 e ho 11 r. To ·a,.. tl1at t l1i: meH. ag:r pro- ·l11eecl a :lee1) imp1--es io11 i. to J)ll t it 111ilcl] ~,.. "\\r P 11 ope :;;0011 to 11a ,·e it i11 pri11t £01 .. all 011r reacl- 1·~ . l Y' ()1TTII Ji_,l\IPH ~ I ~ ,, ... ecl11 r. ·cla)i.. mc)1·11inµ: ·vvaH la1·ge- 1,? o'i,,,e11 o~~e1' to a con ideratio11 ~f t 11 11 ee cl. of 0111· Y ou11g Peo- 1)1 . .1..\. ~ }101·t cle,rotio11al 111e. ag ,,a. gi,-en b}.. Pa. to1· Thoma. v\.,.1,.ig·l1t of • 1 ha1--011 Pen11. ylva11ia. ,l f t e1· ,v l1ic h 011r eha ir1na11, T. Freel Hu.. r,t . le l i11 a11 A.. e111bly 011 1"" 011tl; Prc>g1"ammi11g·. ~ •peaking· f r o1n 1). al1n. 92 :1!3, ]-! a11d 144 :12, },e e1npl1a. ized the 11ce 1 that ol11-– ,·l1111~ch . \\"011lcl feel a r·e. pon~· i- 11ili t,.. t o l)e a bles. i11@: to the ~,.0111;0- people. H e saicl, T_l1e ,· l111r f· h i t 11 e b e. t place to ra1. e THE OHI lNDEPENDENT BAPTIST ) "Oll llg l)l1()})lP, Hild ,,·p ell'(! t}1) ,..?. , 1'll t)11 rr.. " \,\Tit 11 t }1 n101·al decay L)l' t11i" ge11e1 .. atio11, a11(l ,,·ith tl1e ~t1·c-1i11 of tl1e tre111r11<.lot1: ·l1c111g·e8 t,l lti11g: J)l,1 ·e 0111· ,1im ."h<)11lc1 be t<) pla11t :11·011g· eo11,,.ictio11. of !' ig·l1 t a11c.l ,, 1 ro11 g i11 lt 1· )" 01111 g l)eople a11d 1eac1 tl1e111 ear])r to ,.ccept re po11 ·ibilitie. for .·e1·,·i e. Tl1e r· t of the mor11ing wa take11 t1p ,,,.ith three "'' ork hop a11 l abo11t a third of tho e pre ent went to ea ;h one. Re,... Donald R. Loo111i. of E,.. a11 , 1 ille l ed the ~J u11io1· xroup Jack I a)rne of Elyria lecl the "T 1111io1· a11d Se1 ior JIi rl"Oll p a11d Re,.. . .L • Donald )lo ff at of edar,rill e led the ol- 1 ege G1·oup. i11ce the eclitor ha 110 pre ent pa toral l"e. pon ibili– tie.. he 11aturall, .. cho. e tl1e olde t • ~· ro11p a. 1no. t i11tere ti11g to }1in1- . elf . o he ·an 011ly report what \\'a . aid tl1 1·e. .r\ h t ter l eade1" (·011lcl 11ot l1a,.. e bee11 cho ·en than .. 11<:> 11 e,,, pa tor at edarville. H e }1a . bee11 :tt1clc11t co1111. ellor at ~helto11 oll eg·r £01'" the la ·t fe \v ~,,.Cel l \ <1 11 cl ,,·ill 110,,.. , .. e1·~r 1a1·g·el y l e the pa. tor or roll eg·e )ro1111g· 11eople at ( 1 ecla1·,ri1 l e. H r cm– r)ha. iz<:>rl tl1r fact that 1herr i a ~ \ 1 ic1e me11tal n1att1rit}r amo11g col– ]ege ~ ..011tl1 fo1~ ~ 0 111e are jrt. t tl1ree 1n on th : o 1d e 1-- t 11 a 11 a 11 i g·11 .. rhoo 1 ~e11 io1· a 1J cl ot h 1·8 a1·e ma tt11·e ma1·– ri<:>cl l)eopl e. Tl1e3'" 1n11 t be le 1 a11cl 11ot pll , heel. rr11e)"" 11eecl lo, 1 e a11cl f1·i e11cl. hip f<)r ma11y are lo11e– l)"" a11 d . on1c eve11 frig·htened. The,r neecl ,,..hole. on1e tim to- • g-ether ancl ~ port. . 1any 11eed . al,ra tio11 for . tt1 le11 t. in a ( '11 ri . tian coll ege are not all . a, 1 e i. :OiE ~ F R lVI The \V 0111 11 Mi. :io11ar1r Hour ._ i. repo1~ted el evvhere o ~ 1 e will a~;ai11 repOl"t \\rhat the edito1· 11r a rd. Re ,T. Jame.· TO dley. r. I) c ,m}J r I 95n \\'els i11 e l1,t1 ·g<) <>1' 111e f<>1·11111 , wl1ic·h l 'H lt ,\·it}1 t}1p p1·ob} lll or , tar1 i11g· 11r,\r ·l111r ·he.. J\ s cli. tri ·1 111 is~i<>11,1r},. tt11c1e1· t li e F'rllo,vst1i1J t'f l3apti8t. f<>1· II0111 e I is. ion.· i11 ()hio a11cl ,,,e. ter11 J> e1111 . y lva11 i,1 , l1e l1a .1 lo11e cl wonderft1l ,jolJ. I-le! fJio11 erecl i11 the vvork at Parma ,111cl later tarted t,vo new church– t-> , i11 Pe1111.1vlva11ia · a11cl tl1e last • )"' ear he ha travelled some 20,000 111ile to g·et se,"eral new works r-;tarted. He ha. wo1"'1ted at . l1- tabt1la 1\1:inford a11d Parlce1·. - l)t1rg W. Va. a11c1 hope oon to get vvork O'Oino· at arietta, Camb1 ..idge a11d Warren. Pa tor· J oh11 . Lawhead told of the wor l{ at )Iinford and how God had ,vonderfl1.lly ble ed in nine sho1--t 1nontb: 11ntil now a fine b11ild– i11g i. abot1t ready for dedication. He empha ized the , 1 all1e of Chil- c.lren l11bs dult Bible Classe i11 home advertising and home "t i itation. Then Pa tor Jame. (}odley Jr. told of the ,vor k at We t ide, and the struggle it had lJeen to try to d o th1"'ee jobs at 011ce pa to1" a church ,vork for a li,.. i11g, and bl1il c1 a ne,v chl1r ch. It i a ce1ne11t block bl1ilding that \\Till late1"' be brick veneered and ,\ 1 ill be v\·or"th $75,000 when fi11i 1 ed. r o ,vonde1" thi . mall g1~oup oi 1nen a11d the pa tor 11 a,' e had to l a·,{e to a,~e labo1" ro. t a11d yet ha,,e exhall ted tl1eir o,vn mean and the $15,000 1 ]1e,T bo1·1"0\\' e l £1·om the FBH I • l oa11 rlepart111e11t. \ T' et they ha·~le a t1·eme11clol1 potential in a boom– ;11 g di trict of 11e\v home . With ct little }1elp 110,,r, they ,vill oon Le ·elf- llpporting. The I"e.. t of the meeting ,va !a1'g·ely tal{en 11p ,vith di cu ion •>f the ,,,a,.... a11cl mea11 a11d the 11e 1 of ' ' e,v hl11--ch P1 .. opaga– t1011. The1'e i a ri ing intere t <t111011g tl1e pa tor in thi. thing. Pa. to1' la1"e11ce To\v11 e11d of l~o,vli11g· G1~re11 told of the feet– ing· at ~ all eo11 ,vhen the pasto1· of tl1e r 01--th Bethel ociation clete1·mi11ed that l)y the help of God the,r "'' ol1lc1 tart a ne,, 1 rh111~ch i~ their area thj . coming , ,ear. • LO> I G E IO ,,.,. eclne da3r night ,,.,a the la t 111eeting thi~ year ince ,ve were expe1 ..ime11ti11g to ee if more me. ~ e11ge1· ·ould be held to t}, e ( ontin11ed on page 7) • •