The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1960

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"\\~}1p11 tl1r fir-..;t l\ l id-l\li~. io11. ,,.<>1·l,i)r"' ('11tp1·ecl t h r i11te1·io1· a1·ou11<l ,J c,<lZ«'i1·t> -!()0 111ilP~ i11la11 l i11 tl1e lrltr 1 ~1:~(1 \ , , tl1e~" e11 ro1111tered manJ 1 J)rc)l)lr111~. 8 0111(' ha,,.r pa. . ed :1,,'a>r ,, it11 ti111e. ,,,.l1ilr oth r r· · till r e- 111c1i11 t<1 t11i~ da,... • 1I i~to1·ieall,... ~Joazei1~ I'ank a a • 1 >1·0111 i11 r11 t cit~,. in the re1igio11 fa 11a tie ism " 1 h ir h 11a.. ""o, 1 e11 i t ,,·a~· i11to traditio11 of the hinter– la11cl. },01111cle<l by a prie~ t. a f,llll<'ll 1 a l1•e iter o, ,,Tho ,, 1 a, , llp- 1)(), erl to ])rrforn1 certai11 mi1·ar le. . it. t11pendo11. 1111merical growth ,,·a .. l't'all,.. rc_)111arl(ab1P i11 the licrht • b <>f it~ l1rief 011P-hal f c·pnt11ry of • •' xi. te11ce. 1 11 • pite of hi. pa. . i11g fl'(llll t}1() S('fllP ,'OlTIP t,,;re11ty-fi, 1 e • )·Par~ ago. l1i. i11fl11e11c~ . ti ll fincl: it . Plf i11clc,lil)l~.. i111pres. e 1 11po11 t11r Ji,·rs <Jf tl1011 . a11<l. of people. L\ lth o11g-h the day. of . tone-throw– i11r- an<l . e,·er e per. ecution are g·c.111rra 113· a th i11g of the pa t. yet thr pffeets of fa1 atieal me11talit,;r ' cl re e,.. erJ'"' '"hP1·c> pre e11 t. E,Te11 to- <la}· three large pilg-ri1nage. are l1eld e,..ery J"ear " 1 he11 l1i. devo11t fc>l10,rl~1-. C'On1e in g1·eat truckload to :,,·ell tl1r eitJ~ ~ popt1latio11 hy al1011t .30%. Thry tra, 1 el h11n– c 1 r cl. Cl f 1nile. to vi it the h1·i11e. a11cl J)a>" ho111ag~e to it.· fo1111der. 1Tote1 ac 1 on11nodatio11~· 011 s11ch a ~<·ale c1re i111po. . ible, . o ,\,..he11 they a r filled a11cl frie11cl:::;' l10111e~ 1·ear h c·a paeit~·. tl1 people sleep in the tr11c·k 01· 011 t11e ~ ide,, 1 a1k. and 11rfo1J1arP tl1ei1· 111eal i11 a p11blic J)lazc1. ... \ eo111111011 . ight t h ro11gh- 011 t the }"ear i. tl1e pe1· 011 who clo11~ a hrig·ht 1·ed eoat ,,.. ith a lJlark l) lt c111d l)ea1-. a tray, begging- 111011e>-· £01~ . on1e partic·111ar . aint <>f tl1P Ro111a11 1 11111~<'11. .r,1111il.,· ti<'" ,tl'P \ ' Pl')" ~11'<>11g·. It's c·tt to1nar} 1 for tl1e <!l1ilclre11 t<> con– sttlt thP. 111other e, rc>11 afte1· being 111a1·1·i e<l. :o that a11J.. lJr<:1alc ,,~ith J a"t trft<1itio11 l,ecotne._ extre111elJT (liffi ~l1lt. 'l' l1e p opl t1 ar, £1·i 11d– l~,., esprciall~,. to .c\ 1n 1 .. ica11 : a11d arr 1·ralistir u ·11a lly r ogi1izi11g ,lll<l g·i,Ti11g 111e11tal · ,e11t to the truth. f irm pulJlic . tand £01, ( 11 ri .,t i. 1--are dlte to . ubtle 111ea11 · of pr·e.. L1re con1ing from all .,id at home at . chool, at ,vorJ< a11d 01 tl1e treet. The na– tio11al rate of illiteracJr i. abot1t 50%, al o adding to th e problem <) f c·o 1111111111i c:c:1 ting· truth. 'l'11r pri11 ·ipal i11du try i.. agr i– <·1tlt11re altho11gh it ' .. in a back– ,,·ar (l c·c}11ditio11. Jlo. t pla11ting i . done by pade only with plows a 11cl trartor. ge11erally ab ent. The i11trod11cti o11 of plow a11d a t1·actor lJ~'" 110 of 0111, belie,,er farmers ,va. . ·11ch a .. pectacl1lar ucce s that it pro, 1 ed in trumen tal in the e 11t1 .. a11 ce of the Go p el into a ,,Thole eot11 ty. Drought plagues the regio11 fron1 time to t ime l1ringi11g a l)out frec1uent ~ tar·vation c·o11cli tio11 and ma emicrration t<) f4c>tttl1 ]~ra%il . J111agine ho,,r di - c·<>t 1 rctgi11g· it ,, 1 <) 1tlcl l)e a a pastor t<> l1ave a.· n1uch a. 25% of hi fait l1 f11l churcl1 member. move ,l,,·a, .. at 011P ti1ne . .. J 11 the r latively short t ime of 111i.. io11ary c1ct ivity, th e J.Jord ha. g·ive11 ll. t"re Ive organized churche i11 the state, "'' itb everal mo1·e co11gr egation a1 d 11 11 m e r o u . prea 1 hi11g poi11tH. There i. a state– ,,.. icle a~. o ·iatio11 of Reguiar Bap– ti. ·t churche. ,~ 1 orking i11 complete l1armo11y 'v\ 1 ith ou1 .. mi io11arie. to 1)la11 and exec11te t l1c evangeliza– tio11 of 1 ear a. Pr·e:1. e 11t l y the1·e • ,t 1·e t,ve 1,,r 131·azilia11 and f ou1· -1:\. 111 e 1· i · a 11 c·o11 ple · pa toring· ehl1rche a11d i11 e\ra11geli. tic work. lT ~11a]ly t,,To joint meet i110-.:· are helcl ,,·ith 11. a11d 11atio11al~ ea 1 )Tea 1~ to c.li . e11 p1~oblem. a11d plan ft1t111· e cl evelop1neu t of tl1e ,vork. Thi.- ha" b1·ought a bout clo. e fellow– . l1ip a11d 1111ity of purpo e. Tl1e area a1·ot111cl Fo1 .. tal rza, the <·apita1, affor :ls . p ecial opport11ni– tie. to 1·t ar J1 tl1r h1g·]1 .1e l1 ool a11cl 1i11i,rer.'ity st11de11t. . Thei1~ i11 - < J 11i1·i11g 111i11cl .· i11 que. t of tr11t h , ,t11c.l t l1rir cle:i1·e to ]{110\\ 1 .c\ 1neri– c·a11~ per:011a lly a11d learn E11gli h. 111·e-.;e11 t a real challe11ae ,vhich yet 1·p111<ti 11~ tc) l)r rx11lclrrcl cllltl <·c>11 - <1t1e1·rd for 1 l1ri~ t. 'rhrr<' al'<' al- 1· :.acly t\\"O oroa11ized r ht1rehes her P as ,,·ell as the languag sehool ancl tl1 . · hool for 1r1i.. io11arie ·' chil– clrP11 . 'ear a i: 011e of t h t:1 t ,vo 1no:-;t fa11atical tate i11 Brazil and al. o 011e of the t,vo with the lea t 11um– l)er of Prote ta11t . \Vl1e1'ea. th e 11ational averag·e of Prote ·tant · i · abot1t th1·ee a11cl 011e-half prr cent :yPt i11 t hi. tate tl1e average is J11Ht over 011e per cent. The .. tate ~1 a~ :3 0~0.000 people, bei11g· higl1 111 den 1ty of population. Ther e is 011]y 011e very large city t.he . ' capital. o thi 1nean, that thi. hra,..).. populatio11 i. ,vell-di tril>- 11tecl o,,.er the cot111trv ide. 011e " of the 1no t impre ive igbt 011e 1nay behold i. in n1aking· a tri1) ae1·0 • th e .. tate i11 a ,111all pla11e. ..c\ . you climb up a11d the horizon 8t1"etche out before )TOll, eve1--y– ,,rhe1·e 1nay l1e ·ee11 hOll , e.· of t h e people. ~: , ,er~,. fe,,· 1ni11l1te. yo11 })&'5.. by a cit)T of from 2,000 up– ,,,a1·d ~, n1a11y of ,,,hich l1ave never 0 11ce had a r eal evangeli tic e1--, 1 - i ·e a11d for 111ile., a1--ou11cl the t i ty lie little clu te1--s of farmhou. e . ()bviou ly the e people will n ever h ear the Go p el unle individual: 1·e po11d to t h e Lord . call to go a11 l p1'eae 11 th r Go p el to then1. Ho,,r hall they ·all 011 him whom - tl1ey have not believed? and how .. hall they believe i11 hi1n of who1n they have 11ot l1ea1--d ? a11d ho,,,. hall they hear without a p1~each– e 1 .. ? and 110,,r hall t l1ey prea 1 }1, <'X('e1)t the)r l)e ·e11t ?' ' Rom. 10 :14. '\\rith thr co1ni11g· i11to being of churche and the openii1g of n e,v J)lace: to t h e TO pel, ther e aro e a 11eed £01· a ce11te1~ of training fo1· l)a "tor a11<l e, ..anO'eli t . I n ~T oazei1·0 do X 01· te t J1 e Lo1--d 1·ai ed 11p th e Bapti t Bible In titute, ,v l1icl1 l1a alrea ly 1)repa1·ed ove1· f iftee11 ~~ol111g people for· £ull-ti1ne 111--i ·tiau 111i11i, tr~r. 1 t ~ a g·enui11e. t l1rill to . ee the Lo1·d tran.. fo1·m t l1 c> li,Te~ of ~·ot111g· JJ<'OI)le a.11ll 1uake the111 to be u eful :e1·,Ta11t: i11 fiis l1a1·,..e tfiel cl. Ira,.. ,vitl1 tl • t l1at u1a11}' mo1· you11g Brazilia11. " ' ill gi,·e thei1· li,, to Ili111 to be