The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1961

' l" urt n J 1l1 11 t tin1 the' ,vill l<.,,,cr ~lN } 1 b\lt l " k ti, it ., ,, lt!-I er t \ 1r \ IC • ' .,n l~ l1e.,rd t1.. tl1c f.,rtl1 t t rncr. <>n· J 11 ··1t1t'\H t1r ' the .,r "'' un1, ,n1...\ (111\l ] '- ~ ,., d f t lf l ut ,, l ' '· Ill n t n<)u, , 1..,11..c e ., t , • • 1 . 1 l ",ll l \tt he,1r r tc l e1 • ,er~ nc. t ' ti l , • r1ct in t ne, ' ti1.>n • n"l tht_u gl1t. 1 I l 1 , .i greutC'r ,1rt thn11 pl,,y1n~ ,l rea 111 .. • . 1 l 1 l r, , l1te-c1n1<.. <> ,t\ll \ } l,\11 , SO\: l l l l t. ) 1-, er ' ,·t)U ng l"rc l1l"r ~ l<lU ()\I\ l r L , . t 1 i'> r ) 1 " 1 cr .lnll 1l'\<.'rt1lc,,I, t-x. rr ,, • · "" l riti •"7(" I. pr vi \' "'\ nd.l} "t;}t,c."" r.tn< .<.'. d l1t, ,, ife t' 1,) n in- .1n,J l1\cc11 to JO \1 l ll rl "- lllt'tllllt:~ }1 ,h1.)\l 1 l"'f,\tCltC . 11, , l'l 'fl bot1..nre ,\ },lf 'l 11}1 ffOf tO f tnd 11e l ,~ • " ~ • l ut ,, ) t ',e le '~' like · n .1tt1on l )t)C" 1e un " ~ )" ,l, ,1...,\.int 111, e,e, or make 1..t'- l)ne )I th<.. l)evt t"'re1c..herc; \ \ C e,er l;c.:., 1.., l,~t,.1 tht.. f cn)1..1ou~ h.tl )tt of t \\ 1 ti n g lli~ i. ,, .1n'"l tl1cn tl.1mi11n~ then1 Jo,,n f r ,11 1.\ , \\ e .ire ure l1e never r 1 ,'"{ h()' ' tc,11-1Psl1111n~ l1e looke<-1 H e ,, . , goc d e, .1n;cl1,t. but he could ha, e '" 1 • 1 ~ertt" on~ 1 f l1e had found out " ' hat he ,,,. 1 • doing before 1t became an u n- ~rc-.1kahlt. h ..1b1t (-ongrega tions become .lLt .,tt n 1 e\.l to llLh unconscioL 1 S ~ab1ts an\.l o, crl ok then1. hut they often h inder a ~0 d n1an tron1 ~etr1ng another call . ·... rr.e n1av obJect tl~at such study '\\' tll 1 11akt them ~rt1t1L1 ..· 1 Ac the time i t m~y n1.1kt cl,en1 rather selt-conscious. but in che lon~ run it ,, ill deli, er them f~om t nnacur~l "a, s of speal,ing and act1n~. ... 'To one ra, es for thirty minutes over his L.1st ball game. nor does he rehearse the ,cor, 10 a lo" n1onocone either does he ;tand there and t"' lSt his coat button.s! \\"e srud,· to become our natural selves in the pulpit and no t to be like some one el c;e ,, e practice so tl1at '\Ve can be a t I bert). BOOK REVIEW rConti1111ed fro1n page 11 ) ~el1st 1, mentio ned either favorably or L'nf.ivorably, so the one \'\' ho v:ants am– munition to use ag21nst a present day evan~el1st v..,i ll read this book 1n vain. H ov. e, e r. ministers and laymen who "·ant to be inspired to ~rork harder for tl1e Lord today "ill do ~·ell to buy and .eaJ this book. As ,ve lay i t down we reel like the Colored preacher who visi ted the rnonumenc of Charles Wesley in Eng– land and "as heard to pray, " Lord, do it ag:1in-do 1t again!" -Edi tor ----------- E~D I~ x E ' 'Ts ~IO~TH ! Ge11er,1l 11e\\'S \\,01ne11's to ~Irs. ~Iilner, l)a, 1 e Go,,·er. E, 1 ERY to eclitor , \ 'Ot1t}1 to , ·------------~------------~-==--• . I THE CH ILOREN'S GOSPEL HOUR ~ )\\., on WEW"S-TV, ch . 5, Cleveland, Ohio 9: 30 A.tf on Saturdays Junior Choirs-Bible Q ui z Bible Stories WATCH and PRAY and TELL YOUR FRIENDS THE CHILDREN'S GOSPEL HOUR, INC. Henry C. Geiger, Director Livingston, Tenn. •------------=--------------------m ~ ·- Augu t , 196 1 VERNON MILLER CALLED TO ARCANUM '"fl1c 11n 111a11t1el Baptis t Churcl1 of "i\rcan t11n ]1,1 Ctlll ed Re , . \ 1 er11011 D . ~tiller of Cecl c1r,·ille a · tl1eir p astor a1 cl li e c111cl l1is fa1nil)' ,vill l)e mov– i11g 011 tl1e fielcl the latter p art of At1gt1st . Ile \\ 1 rites as follo,vs to ii1- troclu ce l1 i111self to the Ol1io Associa– tio11 : "I ct11n e t c) ki10,,, tl1e Lord i11 a Christia11 l101ne prior to age severl. \ \ 7 11e11 I p rofessed pt1blicl,, 111)' f ai tl1 a1 d , ,·as baptizecl . \\ 1 e livec1 01 ,1 f arn1 i11 sot1the1 1 Illi11ois a1 d mv • p are11ts 1~1borecl for tl1e Lord in a 11 i11d ep e1 d e11t Baptist cl1t1rch . "I gradt1a tecl fro1n ~1ooc1 1, Bible Instih1te i11 19,53 from the P astor's Cot1rse. Dt1ri11g the st1cceedi11g year I a tte11decl Southeast ~1 issouri Sta te College a11d p astorecl the Camp Creek Baptist Church n ear 1urphys– boro, 111 . ~1 y \,rife, Alice, co11tint1ed h er st t1clies at ~1ooc1y tha t ye,1r also a11cl , ,·e \\ 1 ere 111,1rriecl i11 1954. \ , , e tHl\'' l1 a, 1 <> t l1rec· ... J1il (lr ·11 , ngc.,s (l , Lf a 11 cl :1. 1 ,v,l~ o rclain "tl i11 t11 • f,111 rJf I ~) ,>~) 1>, 1 111,, 110111 • ·1111rcl1 i11 St>11t]1 ·r11 • • I II it1c>is. ··1,1 ,1 g,1sl , I f)5if \ <.. :1cc<;pt cl tl1c· J) (tslc)ralc; <)f tl1c 13il)lc- l~c·llc>,vsJ1ip 13, 111 t 1 s l ( ; I 1 t 11 < • l 1, ':1r l c·1 \ i 11 c', T 11 ., ,,, 11 c r ., ' ''<' 1 e111t1i11c·cl ,111til 1~):58 \,,]1 11 \\ 1 c 111c>, c.·cl le) t]1p l;,(1itl1 Bat)lis t ' l1urc l1 , \1nltoc>11 , I ll . l )uri11g 1nv 111i11is lr) 1 at c:arte r, 1 ill I ,1ttc11clecl , 011tl1 r11 Jl– li11ois LT11i, cr~it y fo1 l\\C> )'Ctlr5 111 SP})te111l)c'1, 196() , ,ve ca1nc t <) C:cclar– " il] e c:o11cge t c) CC)1n1)le le \\T() rk i11 l-' il1eral rts. c' \V c are tlO\V filli11g tl1e pl11pit at rca11111n ,,,hilc still resicl111g in ( :eclar– , ,ill c, l)t1t \\'e pla11 to move tl1e latter part of ugt1s t. I trus t ot1r fellow– ~hip ,,,ith the pastors a11cl p eopl e of tl1e O RBC i11 Ohio ,vill b e blessecl of the Lord." ,,,e congrah1late Brother Miller on this c·all to a fine cl1t1rch and will pray that God l c1rgely u ses him t o \Vin sol1ls a11d have a successfl1l mi11istry . It ,vas b egt111 n early t e11 years ago tin– der tl1e a t1spices of FBH~1 , \\ 1 ith Re, ,. T om Younger as mission ary p astor. Five )'ears ago the cl1t1rch b ecame self-st1pporti11g and Brother Younger resigned from the mission and b e– came tl1e pastor of E1nma11t1el Baptist Ch l1rch of F ort v, 1 ayne, Ind. He ,vas follo,,,ecl b y Rev. D ale Fish er , ,vho resigned after fow~ )'ears t o accept a cl1t1rch in Buffalo, J. • Y. .. o,,, after so1ne 1nonths \\rithout a sh epherd, ,ve are sure every on e is h appy and \ivill make this ch t1rcl1 a force for God in ,,,es ten1 Ohio. Best of all, ,,re n ot e t11a t Brother 1iller comes , ,,itl1 the d esire to \vork and f ello",·ship \\rith the other p astors and cl1urch es of tl1e s tate, \,\·hich n ah1rall) 1 makes the rest of tis happ}' t oo. JUNE GIFTS TO THE OHIO ASSOCIATION T. Freel H t1sse;l, Treasurer , 615 \'\' ashington A\ 1 e., iles, Ohio F irst Baptist Church - Bo\vli11g Green , Ohio .......... . ............ $ Bethlel1cm Baptist Cht1rcl1-Cle \ 1 eland , Ohio . . ... . . . . . .. ...... ... . Cal\·ar)' Baptist Church-Clevelan cl , Ohio ...... . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .,.orth Ro)·al to1 Baptist Church- ~ orth Royal to11 , Ohio . .. . .. . . . .. . . Tl1e Clinton, 1 ille Baptis t Cl1t1rch- Colu1nbus, Ohio .... . . .. . . .. .. . . Sharo11 Baptist Cl1l1rch . S.-Sl1aro1 , Pa . . . . . .... . . . . .... .. . .... . . Firs t Baptist Cl1t1rcl1-Galio11 , Ol1io ... . .. . .. .. . . ... ... . ... . ... . . . Camden Baptist Cl1t1rcl1-Kipto1 , Ohio . ...... . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . . . . Calvary Baptis t Cht1rcl1-1 or\.valk, Ohio . ................... . . . .. . N orto11 Center Baptist Church - Barberton , Ohio ..... ... ......... . Bible 1'-1 ission Bc.1ptis t Cht1rcl1- Re) 1 1 olclsbt1rg, Ol1io .. . . . ... . . . .... . . First Baptis t Cl1urch- Gallipolis , Ohio ... .. ... .. . . . . . . . . .. . ... . . ~ e \ \ 1 Lyme Baptis t Church - ew Lyme, Ohio ....... . .... . ...... . Trinity Baptist Church - Lorain Ohio . ....... . ...... .. ... . ..... . Berea Baptist Cht1rch-Berea, Ol1io .. . . .. ...... . .. ...... ....... . Brooksicl e Baptist Cht1rch- Cle, 1 eland, Ohio .. . .. . ............... . Ced ar Hill Baptist Church-Cleveland, Ohio ...... . . .. . . ......... . First Baptist Church- Bo,vling Green , Ohio ...... . . . .. .. . . . ... .. . 3.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 8.50 5.00 15.00 20.00 15.00 15.00 5.65 10.00 6.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 25.00 3.00