The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1960

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Let u 11 c) t l1e a f 1--cticl of ai111i11e- too l1io~I1 · <..' ~ , r ,1t hr r ain1 too ]1igh t ha1 o l Ov\" t 11<1 t ,,·e clo 11ot exer ci. e our elve i11 t l1e areo1n1)li. l1111en t of t he clee 1. L \ 1·e t l1e1·e 11ot e11011~rl1 11rc)ple ,,Th o ,ll' P 1111C'l111r C' l1ecl ,,ritl1i11 a t ,,·o-1n ile r c1cl i11. of 111c111,.. of 0111· ·h111--che • ,,-110 coulcl 1:e c·o11 taetec.l ,,·ith t 11e (> 11 cl j11 ,,i ,,. of t l1 ei1· att e11cli11g S1111- cla)· ~ t 11001 ? It is Oll r si11eer e be– I1<1f that if all of 11 1'"0t1lc1 ·et a g·<)c:ll fo r 011 r ,ltir11cla11e 11,T a ce1·– tcl i11 el ate. cl )l(l t l1 e11 i111p1·es: u1 011 a ll <) r <>11r J)POJ) le t he 11eed fo r ·l1ch a 110111<1 111issio11ar~r l)l'Oj el't . tllclt ,,·e1 ,,·c>11lcl l1e c1 111azecl at t l1 e s i111 - ]) ]1 (' i t)· <>f it . ].,et 1t. r r 111e111be1· t l1<1t t l1e j 1 1111cla, .. . •C'h<>ol i. t he c1001· .. t o tl1 ca el11trth . a1 1cl ,t goocl 1na11~ .. f'c >l]{s 11e , ·p r <:0111) t o t l1e ·l1ur 1 l>c c·,ttlHr t l1 c-> ,T a1·e 11ot <'011tacte 1 ' <1c1r l~,. i11 lif P ,,Titl1 t l1e l)l e. ·i1ig a 11 l f P ]} (>,\'8}1i]) 1 }1,1 t t' Ol l l P , f1· 0111 at– t P Il (l i 11g· N1111cl <1 )' School . ~ T()\\T t l1e rt i J1l , a.• fa r a. 11un1l)e1· g·c>es i: l J11 t a 111ea11: to a 11 1 d. rr11e tar g· r t i. t l1at e, 1 e1·y p er· on ,,·ho ·1·08. es tl1:) t l1r e: l101 l of ou1· ~ 1 l ll l clR)" .' ·]1001. , e, re11 f 01' Olll}r Olle t i111e, : l1all 11,1 ,·r tJ1p g· ·p r l p1·e 11t– rcl 'O f a it h fl111)· a11cl \\ 1 i11 ._ Olllf' ly th at t l1 e ~ ~ 1)i1·it of < }o l ha a1 op - 1 >o r t1111it)" to 1c) 1Ii :-; offi ·e-,,,ork . () f ,,·11at ,·al t1P js a .·ale.-11:1a11 ,vl10 11"r. c·o111 1 a11~.. t i111 e to t all{ al)o11t r ,"P l'~"t l1i 110· r l. P l111t tl1e proc111r t I l'c, r \\ l1i (' lt h< 1 is s 111>J><>'-IPc l tc > l>P g·pt1i11 g· <>r<l < 1 rs ? l >J' ,vl1c11 v· altt ' i. c1 ~ 1 t 11 < 1a .r s< •I 1 < >,, 1 i r i t is 11 , > t r> r c _ " Pll t itl j.?.' i II ( 1 \ ' P t'_\ 7 \\ H,\r J)<>ss il>l ,. clllCI 1>1'< 1 ~~ i11 g l1 c> 111 <1, t)1 p 1l PP(l c>f th,, I J < > r < l , J P s , t s 1 <, P' ' c r y 1, r a rt 1 R Pa 1 i z i11 g thnt it is ,11,v,1,·~ t o bP c·c111 - • • s 1cl c' r P-.cl 1 }1 p ( 1 11 t1rc·h ~t 11(l.v ir1g, Olli' ~t t1 <l)· 111µ: 1111ts t l)r ~ <) ( 1 }1ri.1 t -crr11 r r r. cl t l1nt 111<' i11\·itatio11 1<> 1·r f' r ivr JT1111 , l '-1 ~a , ·i<> 1' f<>ll c>\\'S <1 ~ 11a111r,1Jlv ,is c·,t11 l >c . · • 11. '1 1 /1 e 11 pproach '\\"P 11 ,1,·e l>rP11 tall<i11g al)o111 t he ~1lll(lcl)r 8t l1 ool bet all ,' (l 011t . icl c> foll<. 1111<l r r sta11 l tl1e phraseology. If ,,·e . ·p al< a l>ot1t a 13ible ~ ch ool they t l1i11lc of a 13ible I11:titl1te 011r:e ,,·}1p1·e ther e are r e ·01·d. gra l e. · a 11cl :o ma11y thing that a1--e r e– l elle11t t o the n atural 111ind. But f or tl1e r e:t of our article we hall r ef er t o it a. BilJle chool. fter all ot11· appl·oacl1 t o thi matter i tliffe1·e1 t f1~on1 anything el . e in the ,,rorld. If ,ve desire above all r l.-e tha t \Ve hall lJe in t rumental i11 Jeacling the e folk t o hri t , t l1 Bil)le 1nu t be our t extbook. ,,Te are 11ot oppo ed to h elp but .·0111etin1e tl10 e help ca11 be mo t 1111l1elpf11l . "\'\Then ,ve open the ,,-r ord of 1 oc1 i11 our Bible chool, .-111cle11t. r e 'eive that whi ·h in a g·oo l 1n all)'" ·a:e/ the)'" 1·ecei,re 110- ,v11e1·e e 1. e. I f we f ail them he1"e ,,·r fa il t he111 fo r et ernity. If a 111 ,111 doe. 11 't lear11 all that the1·e is t o l, 110\\" about hi t ory o' og- ' "" ra1)l1y, . tie11ee, and mathematic li e 1 a11 g-et alo1 g j11 thi.· life l)J" c1 ig·g· i11g clitch e · ; l)11t if he n1i e t lie "\"\T 01· 1 of ro 1 a11cl th ,'\r av of ._ }; if eo11 t ai11et1 tl1er ein, he i et er - 11a ll,T :l111t 011 t f r om od. • "\\Te co11t e11 l tl1at the "\"\r or cl of ( :o 1 i.· the 011ly r11le of fai th a11cl p1·aetiC'e. IIo,,.. ·a11 a pe1~ 0111{110,, 1 this rl1le if it is 11ot pre. e11ted to l1i111? \ ,,. 011 fre l t hat he . hot1ld 1·c:lacl it ·? Xo,,· hone t l}'", of ,,ho1n clicl vou e, ye r 1·ead i11 the \\T 01·d of •• ({od 1,( ei,ri11g a1,,atio11 by reacl- i ,1 g ? It i. al,, 1 ay t l1i - ' Faith co1n eth lJ~T ll ea1·i11g ,. a11d h aring l)}r t h e '\\ or" 1 of rod. I t pleru e l ( jQ l l)~r t l1e f ooli hne of preacli- i1i.g to a,?e them that believe. ' ' · (T11de1--. ta11c1eth tho11 ,,,.hat tho11 1--eacle ·t ? An l Ile . aid, Ilo,,· ea11 I xcep ,--0111e ma11 hol1ld O't1ide lll fl ? ' ' ,, l1at . a)reth t hou ? Doe. 11ot thi. clefi11it el,· 111ea11, . • tl1 e11, t l1at all of 0111, t aeh e1\ a11d · ( onti1111ed 011 page 7)