The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1960

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It .... ol),"e~·,·,iii~P 11()\\ i11el11 lr... tho. e ,,111 cl1ecl 111 thP ~fl ,lt1isl1 -.\ 111t')ri<'a11 "\\""ar. ,,,.. i·lcl \\.a1·, I ,111cl TI. a11d tl1 I o1 .. ean '<)11flirt. fJ tt"'t for a f ,r 1110111e11t. g:o ,,,,itl1 ltl . i11 ).Olll' 111 i11<.l . l)aelr througl1 tl1P l1all,ra)· of ti111 to tl1<1 fi1·st :\1 e11101·ia l l),1J·. There at ettJ.. ·– l)ltrg-. o11 tl1c~ ,'}) t tl1at ,,,,&· l1al– lt),,·ecl b)· the lJloo(l of the :11.e11 ,,·110 o·a ,·c tlieir li,·e., in acr1f1ce for ; <·att. r' tl1at tl1e~.. belie,·ed i~1,. ,,,,e fi.11cl tl1 1>1·e. i le11t of Ollr l 111t.ed ~tat e -- !:!i,,.i 11 g tl1e fir t )femor~al 1 a,. aclcl1·e .: . I ,,"ould like to lift <)ll~ 1 hra e fro111 that adcl1.. e ·: a11d 1 1~c it a. a l)a is for ol11· ac]cl1·es.· tf>Lla,·. J .l)elie, ·e tJ1at tl1ere ,,·a: i11 the l1ea1·t of Pre:ide11t f i11 ·0111, t~at fir~t ~le11101·ial Da:y·. a hau11t111g frar a~ he macle tl1e follo,,,,i110· "tat p111e11t: .. ,,T take i11crea.. ecl cle,·otio11 to tl1at ('at1 e fo1" wh1 ·h th ,~ o a,·e the last ft1ll n1ea lire of le,:otio11- that ,,Tc.) l1 e1·e biuhly re- ol,Te tl1a t the ·e lead :ha]1 11 t l1a,·r cliecl i11 vai11.' I heliev'"e that t l1Pre ,,·a fear i11 I.Ji11col11 : 11 a1·t t h,1 t cla, ... l)et a11. e I fee 1 it i11 111y l1Pa1·t a1;cl P11:e it i11 the p111otio11. <>f c,tl1P1·s a: ,,· r re,·ie,,· tl1i: I)h1·a:e of tl1 e (Ietty. l)l11·g ....\ddre . We \\ro11cl<.11• if the. ·e. Oll r ,,,. a1· cl ead, l1a,·e cli ec1 i11 ,·ai11. ,,.. .) l1a, ·e f o,1gi ht ,,·a1-. to 11 cl a11 ,,·ar· a11cl ,·et ,,.<.) li,·e i11 ~ :tat • TIT <Jf <·011sta11t fear of ,,·ar. \'\ e won- (le1· if tl1 1·r- ,,·ill br c111othrr \\"ar, a11cl tl1PI'P ,,·ill lJe . ( }o 1 's \\r 01·cl t P 11. t 1 t hat a. lo11g a.· thi. · ,,·01· lcl ta11cl tl1at tl1 1·e ,,,.ill lJe ,,·ar: a11cl 1·1111101-..-- , 01· ot111cli11g~ ) of ,,·a1·. 1"'et 1 all of r,11 r f P,:lr ancl cloltbt D DDRE as to \,·l1etl1er the ·e Olll"' ,,·a1· lead, l1a,?e lie l i11 ,,.ain l)a. eel 011 l{11ow11 fa ·t. ! If ,,·e be lie,Te (ioc1 , ,, ...OI'd ,\·p l,110,,· that tl1e. e h av·e 11ot died i11 ,Tai11. od te 11. u. i11 hi J)1..eeiol1. \\T 01·cl : · I.1et p,re1·y . Olll l)r st1lJject l111to the high er power fo1· tl1ere i: 110 po,,·er lJ11t of ocl. 1'11 e J)o,y· 1-. · that be al'P ordai11ed of (}ocl'' Rom. 1;3 :1. Titu. 3 :1 8aS"- ._ ~ P11 t the111 i11 1ni11cl to be u lJ– j e;·t to 11riJ1('ipalitie. a11d powe1'. · to o l)e}.. magi. t1'ate , to be l"'eady tc> r,·r1·~... goo 1 \·r·ork. 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I also 1<110,,· t ~1a t tl1 e. e J1a, ...e 11ot lied i11 , ..ai11 l>('.)<'al1:e of th tl11'ee 0·1·eat freeclon1: ,, 1 e e11jo3... today: the f I'PP(lo111 of 1·elig·io11 : tl1 e f1 1 ee :lorn of the p1·e8." · a11 d the f1·ee 101n of . p ee<' h. l ~ a<' 1{ i 1 1 (13 1 i 11 t }1 e :\Ia:. a- e l1 l1., tt . Ba~~ olo11~T l)adial1 I lol111e: ,,·a._ tie 1 to a po t after bri11g :t1·ipp d to tl1 ,vai~ t. and ,,·hiJ)J)P<i 1111til his bloo<1 fil lec1 hi .-· S h() ('I '-; , \ \ r I, cl t \ VCl S J I j S :.f I ' (\Cl I P 1' j J l ) (' ! I I<' \\' H~ "'llf f< 1 l'i 11:..r l'c>t' t l1c 1 'HllSP <>f' l'Plig·ic>tt~ f'rc'Pclc>111. I l e rcf'11~c>cl to l1a,·p l1i~ pJ11lcl1·e11 l>,tJ>1izcicl 1111til 1 l 1P \'' l' l' H <' h e cl 1 IJ P cl o· e , \ I 1P 11 t I 1P,• . ~ . c·c>11Jcl <'1100. ·p for tl1e1111.·<1l,T0~ c·<>t1- <·r1·,1j11g tl1eir l>aJ)ti.1111. ) '<lll a. I,, · \\T,l hiHSltffc1'i11g· i11 v,1i11?' Xo . ( 1 011p:rr:s cl Pt' lc1re1cl t hc1t f ro1n l)rc· . J ~111, 1791 011,,·rir l tt1 1 first a111r11cl- 111 p11t tc> 111 <1 ( 1 011stitt1tio11 ,,·c)t tlcl g· r ,1111 to a11 (· it i zr 11 ~ 1· e] i g i o 11 s l i lJ– <11 ·i~". ... \ s 10110· a. n1e11 a1~e ,villing tc> st1ffe1· a11tl e,re11 clie fo1~ the. e p:rPat frerclo111. 11011e ,,·jll (\,"er h,l"\" lirc1 in vain. lf, }10,,,.r,"er, the da,.. ever ro1ne • ,,·J1e11 ,,,,e Rtril{e Ol1r colo1"'. a11cl al- 10,,1 the 1 .. epre ·e11tati, 1 e of a11 a tl1ei tic ideology to ·talk to tl1C? platfo1·n1 of Ol1r 'hur 11e and ~ i– le11 ·e tl1e , ,.oi ·e of ol11 .. pl1lpit ancl t e 11 tl. tl1at ,ve ca11 110 long'er f1 .. ee– l~,. expre ,vhat ,ve lJelieve to be t1"'t1e al)o11t (iocl W or 1; 01· allo"· t l1e rep1--e. e11tative of a godle . icleolog~r to .·tall{ into tl1e office of Olll"' 11ew. paper . a11d ilence the J)P11: of ot1r ec1itor. and tl1e voice c)f a free JJre. , telling u that 111a11 i 110 lo11g·er free to w1 .. ite 01· J)rint l1i. opinion on a O'iven ub– j ect: or if ,,·e allow the repre enta– ti,·e of . l1cl1 an icleolog~T to talk 1lp to the :\Ie11101·ial Da3r . p eake1-- i11 t l1i. ce1netery and ile11ce the ,Toice of the 011e ;Oll ha,,.e cho. ·e11 to de– li,Te r the ) .. f e111orial Da}T add1 ..e ._ , telli11g yo11 tl1at 111an i longe1~ f rre to expre. . l1im. elf or to peak l1i.· o,r11 111i11l; ,,The11 111e11 a1·e 110 1011o·e1· ,villi11g~ 'to ta]\e i11crea eel cle,~tio11 to tl1at ca11. e for which tl1e. e 011r h 11ored l ead ga,,.e the la. t £1111 111ea. t1re of devotion, ' t l1 e11 a11 cl 011l1r then ,,ill tl1e~e that ,,·e ho1101· l1a;?e 1iecl i11 , ,.ai11. Laclie. an l ge11tle1nen I call yo11 to i11 rea..'e (1 d , ,,otio11 to 011r g-1·eat 1 ri, ,. ilege. a a f 1"'ee nation. (Thi: acld1·e. ... ,,Ta. deli,re1·ed a , ..ear ag·o at tl1r '\Yl1eeler. bt1r 0 ' • 1 e111ete1~v, bl1t i j11 t a. app1~op- 1·ia tr tl1i~" ,·ear a11d fo1· all 0£ ll... ) .. •