The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1961

October 1961 Page Fiftee11 B)· Kenneth Eisentrager, ewberry, fichigan, Hia\vatha Lu11d I11clependent Baptist ~fission A significant mark of tl1e age in ,,,hich \\Te li,re is the multiplication of religions. Our field here at ew– beIT),\ fichigan, is a classic example of this trend. This small to\\'11 "',i th a population of less than 3,000 l1as in it and its environs t\,,.elve acti,,e churches, teaching their , ,arious hues of doctrine. There is no 11eed for other groups to begin ,~lark here, although there are rt1mors that this \\ill happe11. Religion has not bee11 and is not st1fficie11t to meet tl1e need of its co11- stituenc)·, of that I am cert,1in. Xe,,·berry pro,·es that this i so, and it has beco1ne a b11rde11 to tis to fi11d a \\'ay to bri11g tl1e message of Re\·elatio11 to tl1ose ,, 1 110 are l1idde11 behind the "Religiot1s urtai11." It is true tl1at these souls are often , ·ery 1nt1ch l1idcle11 a11d ot1t of reach, cts illt1strated by those \\Tho l1a\'e pl1oned tis after \Ve ha ,Te c,11led at their ho1nes \\ itl1ot1t fi11di11g the1n, asking tis 11ot to call agai11 because "\\ 1 e belo11g to such-u11cl-sucl1 de1101ni11a– tiort." Prc1y that Goel \\ill ope11 a cha1111el \v]1erebv \\ e ,,,ill be • e11abled to reach manv of tl1ese ~ f<)lks. Jestis said, "\~There I am, tl1ere sl1,1ll also 1ny ser\ 1 a11t be." ( Joh11 12 :26 ) rf}1is })ccarne Ollf guidi11g \ el SC as \\ 1 C Jef t tl1e ,,,ork clt Ce11tr,11 Bapti~l '-"11t1rcl1 of l3i11gl1an1 to11 , ~ C\\' York, i11 ~lay of 196() tc, seek God's leacl– i11g i11 tl1 > J1r1e of 111issio11ar 1 service. l1a, i11g l)e 11 acce1)tecl l)y t11e Ili ~1- '".ratl1a Lar1d I11dep e11cle11t 13,t1)t1~t tissio11s, \\'e tocJk sec11l~1r e1111)lc)) 111er1t ii J3j11gl1a111to11 i,1 orcl r t<, st1st~1i11 11111111111111111111:. ~I/Ill lJIII II I JI lllf!)l/1 /I 'I lil!i.. . , ,, 01u· fa1nily ,,,hilc \\'e \\'ere cloing cleputatio11 vvork Th.is co11tint1ed for eight 1no11ths \vhen Goel clirectecl ti to cuncliclate at the First B,1ptist Cht1rch of e,vben·y, \vhich ,,,us fol– lo\\'e<l by ,1 1111a11i1nous call to ser\'e as pastor of t l1is Cl1urcl1. 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