The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1959

Dccemb r 1959 - ___ THE OHIO INDEPENDENT_ BAPTIS_ T_____________ Pa2e Seven . \ '[ 1{l T J J Y \ \T () I) J~J [{ .B 1 l [ J :\IEETI G ( 011tint1e l f 1·om JJag·e (i ) i,1. t 111i11llt by ' l101·t e11i11g· t l1e eo11fe 1·e11 ce 011c la. . Othrr yea.1~ '1'11111\ c.1,1~: 11ig·l1 t l1as bc."\en }) .. 1·ett)' Jllll }1 O[ cl l c111l tlllCl{ 8Cs:· io11. l\Io1·e tl1a11 ha ] r of 111r })cl, tOl'H ,,·ol1ld hl11·1·y l101ne after tl1c.,. l\Ie11 H 1~'01·t1n1, cl l1(1 mot or tl1r ,, 1 ome11 ,,·ot1lcl le> lilce,,r i. e after t l1ei1~ l\Ii .."io11ary llo,1r. "\\Tell the ed i- t o 1• j 11 o t t 11 e 1 ec· i 1 i 11 g· j 1L c 1 g e bt1t tl1e l1ort , e.. "io11 t l1eor, 1 clid JlOt ,,·01' ]{ \'e1·y \V 11. Ir the. local ]}l'aj 1 e1" 1neeti11 g <'fO\'\l' Cl l1,1 cl 11ot bee11 the1·e \\'e ,, 1 ol1lcl l1a, 1 e1 l1ad n I a 1n e d tl I le ~ e. . i o 11 f o 1· u 1· e. :\f aJ 1 be 11ext year \\'e l1acl bett r µ:o ]Jar lt to having· Th11r. day and :!lo. e ,,.ritl1 'I 1 h111-.. clav afternoo11. • E,re11 . a ,Ying 0111.. be. t J)ealcer to t J1e la. t doe 11ot . eert1 t o help m11ch to keep folk. f rom rl1nni11g· }10 111 e before the la. t evening • ser,r1ce. Rev . Robert D. 'f arth,, ce1·- ... tain1y ga, ,e 1t. a11 in piri11g er - 111011 011 I-Ieb1·e,,, 12:1, 2. lie ~11t1·od11ced hi. text by aJ 1 i11g· it \Y'a ea y to brand the Fo. die1{ ,111d Fe1·r e l)t1t it \\'a harder to fig·h t tl1e t1btle apo ·ta y o E \VOl"ldlines . The only ,vay ,,,e can do it is to help our people r emem– lJel' \\'e a1·e com1)a . eel abo11t by fai tl1ful ,,,itne. e of' the pa t. Lilce the ang·el v\Ti11g t l1at £01·m 1he clot1d 011 both ides of Ra– J)ha el pi 1 ture of h1·i t . ...A.. ce11- . ion, . o we ha,,e to h el]) eompl ete the pictu1·e today by the ,,,a),. ,ve li,re thi. idc of the Cl'O s. Other– ,,,j. e, ' 'They ,vithollt 11. . hould 11ot be n1ade p erfect.' In fa t ,,re ha, ,e mo1·e r ecent ,vit11es. e. t hat rall for fa itl1f11 lne.. T1iving– ~to11e a11d other n1oder11 n1is. ion– aries, '\ a11 At1 . dall ( hi. former ;,a. tor ) and .. hields and J(et ham ,1nd oth er fot111de r s of ot11· Reg;11- la1· Baptist mo, 1 eme11t. 'J'he t1~ott lJl e is \\'e }l re al o eu111 be1·ed hy \veigl1t . . I f \\'e fly, v\'e 1n11st tra,,r l ,, 1 itl1 ligl1t b:1g:– g a g· e ; i f \\t e 1· t 111 , ,ve n 1 t 1 s 1 11 e J igl1t shc>P~. TJ1e ,veig}it, Illcl~r llOt h ~ somP t rr·ihl c hcl bit , l)llt t<><) 1r111cl1 lo, e1 r<)1· l<it l1 a 11cl l<i11 . Tl1 11 1Jie1·p i~ 1i1c ~i11 of 1111belic"f", :1ncl \VC ()llg' llt llP.\' Cl' to ]et Hll,\r Oll C (I() l I J) t () l l l' r a it l 1. I I c~ s ,l j ( l j J l (: I. cl l l ( 1 17{ a r) i (ls ill t }1 p cl ,l y~ () f \ Ta I l A l lS– ,1 a 11 ;-11 \~rt1a)tJ1,, Nt. ,1 11 <1 \\' isl1nr1 ,,f l•'i 1·s1 ]1,t1>1i~t. r10 <>11,~ l1ac1 11lP J «• ,1 s 1 cl CJ 11 l > 1 c1 ~ 1,, , vl i c~ r <• \T c1 11 A t 1 ~ - t I it 11 st o < J , I, ,, 1• as 1 <, \\' I 1.'' I h < • 1\\ < > 1, 1·, ac·l1ers ,,·e1·<· <'11< 1 111 ic 1 s . ( 11 (' ,, as <t J't~ricJam<rt1tal beli e,rr 1· n11cl 111~ tlf IJPt' ,1 IlJ()(f (.-l"ll i. f. ) 'Ps, \\'( ,111 J1;1,r p f)III' \\T()jg}1t ~. NORTH BETHEL ASSOCIATION GETTING BUSY J1a st 1110.11tl1 ,ve lll'i11 t.ecl u 1r1essag·p 011 sta.1·t111 g 11 rw rh t11·c~l1e.; f'ron1 tl1, l{rg·t1la1· I~ap t is1 1\frH. r 11 0'e r of (ialifo1·11ia ,111cl p1· c>111isrcl f111·tJ1er eo1111r1r 11 t. N <>,,, that i. 11ercl– J rss, ,, 1 itl1 t11 <1 Nt)l'th Brthp] 4\ R8C)– c·ia1io11 ,1lr ·rf1c.ly cl<>i11g· \vhat tl1p a l'i i · le s11gg-e. t:. 1 1 1·0111 l>ei11g the ,,,ral{est of 01 11· five cli. 1rirt a~– Roe iation.; i11 11t1111l )er of el111rc-hrs, i t i. (_l x p P1• i r 11 e i 11 g· st 1 r l1 a r e,, i v a 1 tl1at tl1e pa. tor. are aJreaclv tall, - • i11g <> f divicli11g ancl adc1i11g a 1n11e l1 11 ee1cl ed . ixt 1 as. or iatio11. ]1 1 or :e,,- eral year . it 01 1,, l1acl 11i11 r r ht11·<·h - . ' rs, ,, 1 h ic h ,,,as i 1 cr ca. re l to 11 a 1)011 t three yrar. ago ,vith the adclitio11 of tJ1e Ope11 Door l~aJJt ist h1treh 11ear ~ pe11 ·ervil le c111cl a],rar y J3aptis1 of Tiffin . Thi: fall t,vo 111or e r l111rel1 rs <·a111e i11- Fai t J1 BaptiRt of \ a11 ,,rr 1·t a11(1 Fi1-. t Bapti:t of , itryl<r1·, a 11 cl a. soo11 HR t h r 1~~ast , i le eh111·e 11 <) r Toleclo 18 f11ll} 1 org•a11iie l, ,,r 1(110\\T it ,,Till come i11 . 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