The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1960

• • F brt.1ary 1960___________ THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BA.PTIST Pag Thirt en --------...:..:::::....:::.. ____ ~~~~~--~~~~ • I • WHAT OUR CHURC HES ARE DO I NG 1nany souls will be added to that church in the months that. lie ahead. We v.relcome him to our Association . TRINITY BAPTIST, Lorain The Junior Choir, dir cted by Mrs. Thomas Wickline, put on a Christmas program of Songs and Scripture Sun– day night, Dec. 20th. The Sunday school reached its record attendance that Sunday of 262. On Watch-Night Services at Trinity and West Side, the two pastors exchanged pulpits, with Rev. James Godley, Jr., speaking at Trinity and Rev. Elton C. Hukill speaking at the West Side Baptist Church. NORTHSIDE BAPTIST, Lima Pastor Richard Mcintosh announces that Dr. Carl Sweazy of California will hold a Deeper Life Bible Confer– ence Feb. 14- 21. Readers living within driving distance are invited to come. BEREA BAPTIST, Berea The young people have brought home the attendance banner twice now in the C group at the Hebron Youth Rally, and last month also won the Bible quiz. New Year's Eve was a blessed time, when their own member missionaries, Rev. and Mrs. Richard Durham sang and preached. They are home on furlough from the Philippines where they serve under ABWE. FAITH BAPTIST, Van Wert God is blessing the faithful daily visitation work of Missionary Ted Cary. Souls have been saved, and recently three were baptized into the church. AVON BAPTIST, Avon Pastor Homer E . Graven reports the greatest blessings of his eleven years in the minis try. Nov. 29 to Dec. 20 13 souls came to Christ, and that day five more and two for baptism. Unity and spiritual blessing rests upon the congregation. CALVARY BAPTIST TABERNACLE Sandusky Two outstanding missionary leaders have recently brought a blessin~ to the church according to Pastor Tassell: Rev. Harold Amstutz, who is deputa– tion secretary of ABWE, and Rev. Paul Peterson, president and director of the Eastern European Mission. Mr. Peterson has sp nt nearly all of his life in Europe, and he tolcl of condi– tions in East and West Berlin, and of the threat of Communism. At Watch– night Service that impression was deepened by the showing of the film, The Silent Witness. Attendance is growing, with 204 pres nt Jan. 3rd. 11.,IRST BAPTI&r, Findlay Tl1 ~ Young P ople ~nterlained th young J)eopl ;) from Calvaty Bapt1st at a Christmas l)anqu t . Pas to1 ar1d Mrs. lZal1)J1 Ke1nm r r w :a r r rn n1l)~red wit}1 two end tal1l .. s and a coff > .. talJle J<Jr Cl111st111as fro1n t}1c el1u1 c}1 . Tl1 Sur1clay school is •) uyir1g a n w G s– t r}t r1 ·r n1ir11eogra1Jll for cl1urcl1 us~. A "Cor 1q uc t of Sr)act con s 1s ,, t t . l) .. in'{ 11 )le] 111 tJ1 ;) Sur1clay scl1ool ar1cl att '"ndanc .. is growi:r1g. Jur1uc1ry 17tl1 Jt was 32 al)ov last y a1·. ••lJ.[ at,TISl t•u•t• GROVE CITY CHURCH RECENTLY DEDICATED December 4-6 were Days of Dedica– tion at the Bible Baptist Church of Grove City, a suburb of Columbus. Friday evening Rev. Richard T. Mc– Intosh of the Northside Baptist Church of Lima was the speaker. Saturday evening, the Director of the Fellow– ship of Baptists for Home Missions, Rev. J. Irvin~ Reese, gave the mes– sage. It has been under the sponsor– ship of FBHM that this church has been organized . Sunday afternoon the d edication service was held, with Rev. Wm. A. Brock of Immanuel Baptist Church in Columbus bringing the ser– mon. This service was well attended and was a real inspiration to this church of 33 heroic members who have made this building possible. The building is 34 by 65 feet in size and cost $12,573. Needless to say, Pastor Myers has labored for months with his hands, and the memb rs have helped all they could, or the cost would have been much more . As can be seen in the picture, the church operates a bus. Also seen in the picture is Pastor Ge?rge My~rs, his three children, and Jim Aleshire, one of the bus drivers. The Sunday school is averaging 130, and so there is actually need of more room already. Pray for this strugglin~ and yet grow– ing church . FIRST CHRISTIAN BAPTIST, Coshocton The annual Young People's Chris t– mas Banquet featured R v. E. Richard Markel as speaker, and awards t~ "The Young Person of the . Year, given to a Junior and a Senior. A well attended Watch Night service was held, with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lov , missionaries to Spain as speakers, ancl Evangelis t B rt Peterson play11:~ l11s trump t and bringing a ded1ca t1011 1n ssag . A11olh 1 r ec r1t ~p ak r l1as b ~ n Rev Alan M tcalf of tl1 1Ie- 1Jr w Cl1r1s lia11 Soc1 ty _ Two fumi11<.>s l1av" co111 ir1to tl1t chtircl1 i11 DPc t11lJ<'r a 11 cl o tl1ers a1:l' JJJ' '> f)H I irlg for l),tp tis 111. Attc11cla11ee is w<'Jl al)ove last y •ar. SIIARON BAIJ'l,IS'I\ S l1aro11, l'a. rr}1I !S c lllll ell is 011 ll ll J Iotl(>I" l~oll , witl1 25 std)sC·l'ip lio11s a111o r1g 104 ll)l lll – lJ i·s, l)eeaus cacl1. y •a1· tl1t> YlJ\lllg People go to work and canvass th membership. Good for you Y. P! MARANATHA BAPTIST, Springfield Mrs. Booghier writes: "We ar praising the Lord for His blessings last month. We enoyed a well-attencled Christmas program Dec. 20th. The Sunday school attendance increased 21 after the first week of our new Visitation Program. A male brass quartet has been form d that is prov– ing a real blessing. The newly formed Junior Group is studying the Gospel of John and growing in numbers. Lastly, w are just a few subscrip– tions from the goal set for OIB sub– scriptions at Maranatha. We trust the goal will be reached by next month." (That must mean a goal of every home, for they already are in the honor class .) FIRST BAPTIST. Gallipolis After the bl ssings of the holidays, when Pastor and Mrs. Young were giv– in an automatic washing machine and an electric blanket, and the baptism of eight December 27th, the church was stunn d J an. 12th to learn of the sud– cl n death of their Sunday school superintendent, Mr. Marshall H. Fow– l r. who at th early ag of 45 wa taken by a heart attack. He was also a deacon and trust e, and a member of the Judson Four qttart t . H was a succ ssful bus1n ss man an(i active in community affairs. He will be greatly miss d. CALVARY BAPTIST, Norwalk Pastor Beightol \vrit s that a fam1l ' of fi e came in to the churcl1 the last of the year, 1nak1ng 23 additions .for tl1 year. Fiv otl1 rs are ct\Vatt111g baptis111. Att. "r1cia1lc at ctll r\lCC'~ 1'1ave cont1nt1 cl goocl PENFIELD JUN TION BAP1'1 'I\ Lorain A11otl1 'l' <.:htltt'll PXpPriL)ll<.'i11g l1ll'SS– i 11gs is v., 11 1 , IJ,1s t<)1 Ecl,v. 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