The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1961

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En ler. a they come all the ,, a,- trom ne41r Zane , 1lle each un- 1.1.1, The a, era~e attendance i ""O and ~ c}-le h1 ~he ·c "~1 9() one unday in J u ne. , ...l{at1 n Bible chool ,, a held Tune 12- • 1- ,, 1th .10 a, e rage attendance of 50. The Teen-A~e ( la "as held 1n the evening. :\fARA TATHA BAPTI T, pri ngfield The church clerk, I rene K ing. writes: · \'\"e ha, e good ne~\' from faranacha. \'-;--e ha, e been blessed in many areas un– der Arthur H ouk's m1 nistry. everal have confessed the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal av1or and 12 have been bap– tized and come into fello~·ship v: i th the local church everal have returned to the Lord and to fellowship after 8 co 10 ;·ears. We do greatly rejoice in this. Our gifts to missio ns ha·ve increased n early 50G{-. \\,rr e have a t least 12 going to Camp P .. at.mos. .1. ... ORTH ROYALTO BAPTIST Pastor Kenneth elson reports a good \ 1 acar1on Bible school with 150 enrolled a nd ' 5 workers, and an average a ttendance o f 115 A capaci ty crowd of 200 came to see the closing program. A GOOD TRACT FOR PA TOR Pas to r R . Kenneth Smelser of Medi na has published a 4 page trace, "A Pastor ' s Advice.' ' to give co new converts. It no t only gives the usual advice for growth and service, bu t che importance of bap– tism and church membership. A sample copy can be gotten for 5c and more at cosr. so ask for price of 100. A,. ~OTHER GOOD IDEA The D & D Print Shop o f Find lay has p u t our a Merit of Award to g ive to the ~·orkers in vaca tion Bible schools. A sample can be gotten by addressing the shop a t 347 D avis c., Findlay, Ohio. le "-·ould be good for next year if too late fo r this year. They will cos t about Sc each in quantity. The proprietor, Earl Dar– v:acco r . 1s a member of Calvary Bapti st. GRACE BAPTI T, unbury P asto r and 1'-frs. Paul 1fayo were blessed "°': th a daughter. Rebecca Dav.:n June I ""'th . ~ he has rn•o older sisters, six and four . Cungratul3. tio ns! We also hear chat the nev, chu rch bui ld ing 1s coming along to· ward completion. FI R T BAPTI T, \ 1 an Wert Pastor J ack R iggs repo rts che co nversion recentl} 1 of a young mo rhe r- also a vaca– tion Bible school v: irh 148 enro lled and l 1 .tvcr.1~c- .1ttCnll.tn c. Best of all, 11 n1.1 I<. l rc>ft•,,t<lns <>f faith . l "'he (hurch h.t, J't11ch.t~cd .1 l.1rgc lo t in the southeast r,.1rt <>f t<)' ' n .ind ho t)(? soon to be rtblc to ,cll their o ld 1,r{)l)e rty and build . Faith Baptist Recognized 1 he Faith B1ble Church of Ashland ,v1ll henceforth be l'"no,vn as Faith Bap– ti st l1urch , s ince a previous vo te of the church had so o rdered if and when it ,1-as recognized by a Baptise cou ncil . even pastors and messengers met Jul y 11 at the church , \.vhich meets in che GAR H a ll , 140 Arthur c. They came from Firs t Baptist of Findlay, First Baptist of G alio n, First Baptist of Wellington and Grace Baptist of Cedar– ville R . T . ordlu nd was also there, invited as the edi to r of the OIB, and Dr. Arthur Williams as a substitute for D r. James T . Jeremiah of Cedar– ville College. D r. \X"' illiams was chosen as moderator , and Ri chard Mcintosh , D ean of tudents at Cedarville, was chosen clerk. The counci l then ad– journed to sha re in a delicious lunch– eon prepared by the ladies of the church. Following a time of fellowship a round the table, D r. Williams called the Coun cil to order. The pastor , Kenneth E. Du rtsche, p resented mimeo– graphed copies of the constitu tion, and considerable time ~vas taken in going through it and asl<in,g questions. Dr. Williams commended the pastor and church for the fine constitution they had adopted-which was in all re– spects Bapcistic. The counci l recom– mended that they add the word "pre– trj bula tion" to their pre-millennial a rticle of faith , a nd that the word "single' ' be p laced before the word ttimmersion " to make clear in thi s s trong center of trine immersion chat it believed the Baptise way. Also ic was suggested chat the church make every effo re to promote friendly re– lations with the o ther Regular Baptist Church in Ashland. After the members of the church had left the room, D eacon Rube Sheffel o f Findlay First church moved that the F~ith Bible Church be recognized as a duly organi zed Baptist church, with tl1e understanding the word ccBaptist be included in its name, and that the chu rch g ive consideratio n to the recom– mendatio ns of the council . Pastor Wilfred Booth of Galion seconded the mo tion . The vote in favor was unan- • 1mous. BIBLE CONFERE CE , Reynoldsburg Pastor L. C. Thompson reports a heaven– blesc Bible conference the first of June, with Pas to r B. F. Cate of Tallmadge teach– ing Luke's G ospel with rea l power and joy. The August conference opens the 21st a t 7 P .M ., and con tinues morning, afternoon and night the next three days. The speakers v,i ll be Moses Gitlin, Matt Diachenko and Pastor Thompson . Some rooms are available for a reservation of S1 by August 10. Meals will be served. Those who stay overnight should bring August, 1961 - - l,J.1nkct , sheets, towels. e tc. Young iJeoplc ,nu.st have a cou nsellor with them. The church is on ,._f aylor R{l , one mile cast o f to ,vn on Rr tiO Pastor 1 'hompson has written a pa111ph– lct on "God 's Method o f r:i nancj ng.' ' H e does no t set a pri ce, bu c 2 5c for a copy ought to be contributed by all who arc abll! It sets forth his conviction that the ,,,ho le tithe should be used to support pastors and m1ssionar1 es BIBLE MI ION DAPTI T , Reynoldsburg July 1 and 8 the tru stees met w1th an architect to plan fo r their church audi– torium. It will be 65 by I 08 feet and besides the auditorium will contain Sun– day school rooms, lounge, offt (e, store– room and baptistry. July 5 was Rodney Knicely night. They received gi fts in cash and other things to take back to the field in Mexico. July 6 the ,vomen sewed all day for Ruth Nephew, who is soon returning to Central Africa n Republi c under Baptise Mid-Missions. J c ly 30 will be Ru th Newphew day, when she will be present for all services and a missionary box will be made up from contributions from all the Sunday school classes. CALVARY BAPTIST, Ashland A very successful vacation Bible school v..·as held June 12-23. The Sunday school attendance has also been very good through June, with attendance up around 150. EMMANUEL BAPTIST, T oledo Congratulations are in order for Assist– ant Pasto r T. Wesley Bliss, who was mar– ried to M iss R udelle Smith July 1. Much happiness to Mrs. Bliss. A new missionary g roup has been or– ganized among the young working girls of the church-The Daughters of Deborah. le wi ll be under the d ireetion of the pastor's wife, Mrs. L. George Hunt. Mis– sionary interest has been stimulated in the church this summer by the farewell to Ed and Marilyn Schlegel, who started back t o Sc. Vincent , West Indies, June 29cl1, and by the home coming of Stan and Joan H olman from the Philippines two ~, eeks befo re. The church has been meeting at Elmhurst School but may be in their new building on Laskey Road by the time this is read. The dedication service is planned for Sepe. 17ch. FIRST BAPTIST, McD onald Nineteen new members have come into the church since Easter. A Christian Life class was held not only for them but fo r all above the eniors, with Pastor Beck– ley teaching the Articles of Faith. This class is still continuing through July. CALVARY BAPTIST , Clendenin, W. Va. Pastor Edward Greenwood reports that so far this year a ttendance has averaged almost 120 in unday school and all other services are also well 2ttended . Rev. Wm. Wilson of Clarksburg (who used to be a t Painesville, Ohio ) held meetings ~vith the harvest of 7 young people the un– day af cer they closed. All are coming into the churcl1 by baptism. G RACE BAPTI T, Minford Vacation Bible school attendance aver– aged 130, and 300 attended the closing