The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1961

Au~sc, 1961 ~~~~~~~~~~~-~~~O~H=l=O~IN~D=~ENDENTBAPTIST Page Fifteen B}y Lyle · Jes up, Bapti t Mid-~1ission worker at H ato j\f ayor del Rey, D ominica11 Republic Thus he named it . . . Columbus the Great Admiral . . . this exotic Caribbean island. some 600 miles outheast of ~1iami . . . basking there it1 the tropical sun . . . "floati11g'' 011 the indigo-blue ,vaters of the Carib– bea11 ea ... a11d it came t o be THE LA:\'D T H ~ T COL0~1BUS L0\ 1 ED ~10 T. \, 1 e in\rite ) 'OU to take a trip there ,,·ith us and co11sider tl1e D0~1I~ICA.. REPUBLIC and tl1e ,\·ork of BAPTI T ~1ID- 1ISS ION there. The PLACE is the isla11d <>c– ct1pied lJ)' 1:\\ 1 0 separate, co1n– pletel)' differe11t cou11tries, H aiti 011 the ,\·esten1 011e-third a11d tl1e Dominican Republic 011 tl1e easter11 1:\\ 1 0-thirds. The Domin- icar1 RepulJlic , for1nerl)' k110\\1l a~ a11 to Domi11go . . . 11ot qt1ite 011e-half as large as tl1e State of Ohio, ,, 1 ith its pleasc.111t semi-tropie:al climate . . . its }1istorical capit,11 Cil1<lad Trt1jillo ( fc>rmerl}' c~1llecl Santo Dom– i11go ) foundecl i11 194.5 lJy Bartl1010111e,\ 1 Colt11nl)t1s , tl1e first ''\~T}1ite-111a11' " cit)' i11 tl1 e \\1 ester11 l1e111ispl1ere . . . l101nc cJf tl1e 1 1 e,,, \Vorlcl 's olclest 11i- \' rsit)' ('I"l1 e U11i, 1 e1\il}' <)f Sa,1 to l)f>Ill i 11go) . . . tl1e to1n l) of r>l11111llu~ i11 t 11 ") olclest Ro1n(t11 C,1tl1- 01ic ,a tl1eclral still i11 t1sc i11 tl1e l 1 1nis1)l1c)re; a11cl the great 11e\\' Faro cl c>lo11 ( Cc>lt1111l)t1s I Jigl1tl1c>t1sc), S)'llll)ol of 111 )rica11 sc)licl ~tril}'· Il er<> )'Oll \\'j]} fiJ1J ~1c>tt11t rl,rttji}lc> ( f<>l'll1Cl'– ]}, 1 t. '1,iria), tl1( l1igl1 >sf J)eak i11 tJ1<~ \\7 st l11dies at l () ,417 fe t al)c>,,:) s a J , c~l a11d Sf>111e ~)0 111iles sc)11t l1- '"' st of t11 salt)' ]akc,), 1-J .. k> l ~11ri– r1uillo, ] 63 fe )t l> ]O\\' s >a le,, 1. 1"')1 1'1~01'}.., I!. ,1r a 111ixtt1r <>f tl1 01 igi11al J 11djt 11 t I e gro '" 11cl t l1e S1,,111is]1 sett], rs. .. 1 ai111)' tl1 c·<)u11lr)' is ag1 icultural l)t1t so11 i11clt1slr)' }1, s 0111 irl to tl1 Ji 11 1 l)l ic tt> 11ro, id 01 its 3 000 000 i11l1~ ))it, 11ts. Jt is ~1 J 1 ogm ssi, littl I~ L)t1l)lic . . . di1- , t io11 i ·cJ11 Jlul ,or)', good ]10 J)i la ls a11d cl1oo]s a1 ~ i11 s ">\ 1 al ·iti s ... a go, J 1111 11t J)l og1 <"1111 l<J ta1111) 011t 1llmt 1,1() i Jl'ilal 111g t1 e11:1 i1do11s acl- , ,l I IC S "r] I e l f I 1 g i OU ] i)} ~ I t )' j I J)Jl <f tl1 f, t t)1,t tl1 1)011 i11i ,l]l ]{ JllJl)l! 1 97 1 ~' 1 011, llJst 111d tl1er t Ii is a Concordat b et\\ 1 ee11 the Do1ninican Go,,er11me11t a11cl the \ 1 c:1tica11 , estab– lishi11g Romanis1n as tl1e State r e– ligio11 . The PROGRA 1 of Bapti t 1fid- 11issio11s dates l)ack to 1950 ,v·h e11 L) 1 le a11 d ~1arie J esst1p left t1nother 1n issio11 for doctri11al rec1so11s . . . appliecl to Baptist !\1icl- fissions a11d retur11ed to tl1e fielcl. oon n,·o other cot1ples also re ig11ecl from thc1t i11ter– cle1 01ni11,1tio11al l)oarcl a1 d , vere ap– l)ro,,ecl by Ollr Baptist !\,1icl-Missions. ~O\\' the \\Tork is ce11terecl i11 tl1ree ., tatio11s" of 1nai1 ce1 ters, a11d tl1e Baptist ~1id-~1issio11s "fc1milv" in the ; Republic is 1 t1mberecl cl t t\vel\. 1 e: Re,,. ancl l rs. Iva11 Augsbt1rger , v, 1 orki11g • • • ./ Sc,,\ing C..lass of 1'-irs Jessup i11 L,1 l lo111a11(1; ~l iss Bct1lal1 !lager I,c\ 1 • a11c1 ~1rc; . I....) le Je~sl tp , \1 1\s E\ e1) 1 11 K11ess. ,, 01 ki11g i11 H ato ~lc1, <)r clel l{e,r; l,(~\. ,111cl i\ 11 S. Rc>l)Cl t ~Ie, l'l', • \fr. a11cl 1 l rs. Jtl) '\,1,1tn ~l11cl l{e, a11cl 11 s. \ c\r1ic>11 \\ cl>er, ,, c>rki11g 111 ( ttitl,tcl I rt1j1llc> , tl1 ' ea1)1t(11 c·tl)' ( 1\t tl1e ti111 e c)f tl1is ,,,riti11g tl1 \ Jt'\\lll)\ :t11cl f\1iss IIager ar' l1c>111c <H1 ft1r– l<>ugl1 ... tl1t~ ~I ) 1 ers rtr< i11 Ilatc) i\1ajor clt\I 11. )', l>ltt ,11lc>11 tl1c· r<:)t11r11 of tl1c sr· le> tl1c fielcl , tl1 e I 1 \ '<"\ rs • ,, ill 111c>,'<' l)ar·k l<> tlu~ C:t})ilal). 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S)'11cl1ronizetl training programs 011 all stc1lio11s, t1si11g the same Bible tud)' 1naterirtls i11 a complete Bible insti– tt1te cot1rse, 011 cl part-ti1ne basis ... tr <.\ i11i11g tl1e ) 'Oung 1ne11 to rigl1tly cli\•icle the \\"ord of Trutl1, to preach, to orga1 ize cht1rches, etc. There is the 1ni11istr) of estc1l)li l1i11g Xe\\' Te - tame11t c·l1urches. At tl1e pre e11t t11ne there are 8 orgc111ized cht1rcl1e c>11 tl1e field: Hato ~1a\'Or clel Re\ , , ' J c1lc)ng<1, Aleja11d1 o Bas a11d La Higt1era 011 the I-Ia to ~1 c. \'Or ' 'station,, , . . . 3 of the111 l1c1 ,·e 11a tio11aJ pas- tors a11cl the J c1lc>11ga cl1t1rch i \\ ith- - ot1t a pa tor tlt tl1e pre~e11t time: Cit1clc1cl rI'rt1jillo l1a · t,,·o cl1t1rcl1es t1n– cler tl1e pastor<1tes of , .. er11011 \\ el)er a11cl Jay· ~ a.t1ta; ~1 cot111b·) \\'Ork i11 Snbc1na Grc111de de Bo\ a or- . g(.111iLecl by ) cl)' ~at1t,1 c.111cl t111- cler hi st1per, isio11 ; a11d tl1e La l,0111a11,1 cht1rcl1 ,,·i tl1 I \ ' a11 :\ t1gs– bt1rger as p c.1s tor. :\. rc>t111cl tl1ese are,1 · there t1re 111a11) regt1larl~ 1 e~ t,1l)lisl1 ~cl preacl1i11g ('e11 ter'>. ,, orks tl1at \\ ill l)e org(.1111/ecl i11to irlcl1ge11ot1 cl1t11 cl1es. 111 llc1to ~Ia, <)r clcl I,a\ ~111 • i11cl1, i(lt1 r1l trai11i11g pr<>g1 a111 for 11e,\ c<>11, ('rts ,, ,l '> 111'>t1tt1tecl lclSl \ Cclf. \ \ ·11e11 S0111eOile re.~- • cci, e'> C"l1rist a~ 111!) 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