The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1961

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Ho,,r frec1t1e11tl 1- ,, e pick tip ot1r n1c>11tl1l)' c<>p) of tl1e 1nagazi11e, rec1d it ·ig11ifica11t artiele '"111d 11ote \Vith 111tere t tl1e great , ·olt1me of churcl1 ~ 11e,, \ ,,,it11ot1t r~alizi11g tl1e ~1.111ot111t <>f ,,,ark tl1at e11ters i11to e,1cl1 isst1e. Tl1eretore. I l1 ,1, 1 e ,1 keel Brother :\°c>rcl l1111cl to pri11t tl1i article, along \\ it11 111 p1( tt1re ,1 ~1 1nea11 <)f ex– J)rt '>\ 111g ot1r apprec·i,1tio11 to l1im for tl1{· 1)le11dicl jol) l1 e l1a clo11e for our Fella,, ~}1ip tl1rot1gl1ot1t tl1ese )·ears. I fee l co11f icle1 t a I ,, rite tl1ese \\'Ords tl1at I a1n ,1l~o expre sing tl1e feel– i112: <>f ot1r cl1t1rcl1es a11cl l)a tor H.cross tl1c · t .. 1te. Ral1)l1 ~f. ~ ordlt111d ,, cl bor11 in '"'outl1 l)akota a11cl ,,,or:kecl 011 ,1 farm l111til l1e ,, ,1 20 ~'ears of age. At tl :\ time, l1 e receivecl his call to preacl1 tl1e Go5pel ,111d e11tered school to 1)re1)are for this ft111-ti1ne 1ni11istr)'. H e graclt1a tecl fro1n 1ot1x Falls Col– lL ge i11 1924 a11cl from the X orthem B,tpti\t eminar)· i11 1929. At col– lege l1e 1ne t ~I urial H ornbeck, a11d .... God l)le secl tl1eir marriage \,-ith t,\·o childre11. Ralph a11d j\f aril}T11, ,,rho is 110,\· ~Ir . Ra,, Bt1rk of Fostoria. In .. l 92 , he l1elped organize tl1e Foster Park Baptist Church in Chicago, and the11 \\ 1 ent to the Pella Baptist Cl1urch, Pella, Io,\ 1 a, \\ 1 hich he ser\-·ed for seve11 1 1 ears. It \Vas during the e clay tl1,1t l1e took a1 active part -in tl1e effort t o remo\·e modernism from the I o,,,a t a t e Convention a11d learnecl first-l1and sorne of tl1e co t of st ancli11g for tl1e principles of tl1e \\ ord of God. It ,,·,1 i11 J t111e of 1937 that h e e 11- t erecl Ollr State Fello\vsl1ip \\'hen h e be(·,11ne Pas tor of tl1e R~111clolpl1 treet B,1pti t ht1rch i11 Charleston, \Vest \ .. irgi1 ia. H e serv·ed this cl1t1rch faitl1full)· t111til 1944 ,vl1e11 h e became a state e,-a11gelist i11 \ \ ~est \ 1 irgii1ia. God the11 called l1i1n to tl1e Fostoria Ba1Jtist Cht1rch, ,, here it ,vas his joy to baptize 149 p eople duri11g l1is pas– torate. MAKE THE MOST " OF COLLEGE YEARS AT Goin a Christ-Centered education with degree in ARTS*, SCIENCE**, MUSIC *off ering majors in Bib.le, Mv~c, History and the Social Sc1ences, English, and Physical Education. ••offering mo jors in Physical Sciences, Bio – logical Science ,, Christ ion Educ ation, a nd Business Ad minis-t ration. Also available : Psychology a nd Educa tion covr,ei. W rice to Cedarville College Cedarville, Ohio It ,v,15 111 y f)1i v1Jc.. g<' to l c> llo\\- 131 <> t11('r c>rcll1111cl ,ls pas loJ <>f th J{a11clc>l1 l1 trce t BaJJl1~t ( ;}111rch a11cl c·c>r1 ·cc1t1 11l1 1 I h t1ve l1f1cl th .. op – r><> rtt1nil}' <>1 ol)s rvi11g hi'> mi11islry tl1rot1gl1 tl1e ) e,1r5. II l1 ,1s ,ilways l>een ,111 xtr m ] y harcl worker ancl 11 c, 1 e r ,1£ raicl to ,1se his hancls \.vhen ~1 jol) 11eeclecl t o l)e clo11 . I l111 cle r– sta11c1 h e ca11 plas ter almost very– thi11g exc pt the ceiling- the re it f a l] s c)ff as fas t as h e can p11t it on. Ile loves the Lorcl clearly a11d st ands firmly t1pon the principles of the \ Vord of God. H e has never been 01 e t o \\ 1 ithhold a \.vord of commenda– tio11 or encol1ragem e11 t to ,1 fello,v pastor, a11d the \\tisclom of his coun– sel has b een a blessing to 11 umerous cht1rch es. ince h e is const111tly pre– sen ti11g the \\'Ork of others .. I thought it most appropria te on this l1is fourth ann iver ary t o \\Tite tl1e e fe,v things co11cerni11g him. Tl1a11k you, Brother 1 orcllt1nd, for the ple11clicl job yot1 h ave clone for llS and it is our prayer that God vvill abu1 da11tl j' bless your goocl ,vife and family. i11ce you \vill celebrate )'Oltr fot1rtl1 a11ni,·ersary next 1nonth, the thou ght occurred to me that the , ,ery fi11est gift an editor could have \\'Ot1ld be an increase in the circula– tior1. Perhaps each one of our read– ers ,,,ou]d lil<e to say ('Thank ·y· ou" in a tangible ,vay by obtaining at least one additio11al subscription, for, ,vhile love starts a marriage, it takes mt1tt1al under tanding to keep it going. CEDARVI LLE OHI O JAMES T JEREM IAH, Pre side nt •