The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1961

October 1961 to help other going through the same experience. If you are financially able after )'OU graduate, you may make such a scholar hip possible to help ome one else. 5. Pre-Pa;rn1ent Plan Yot1 pa)' the college so much each month in ad, ·ance. This arrangement is made , ,ri.th the college directly. 6. Sa,1.1.1gs and Insura11ce This is usuall 1 T a11 excelle11t plan for parents to consider ,,·hile the children are )'Oung. About 20 % of all college tudents are finru1ced through sav- • 1ngs. 7. _ Iiscellaneous Sources The)· are Rotary Clubs, ganizations, church groups, CON'CLUSI01 • • ClVlC or– etc. Consult the State Department of Education in yot1r state capitol for benefits ,vhich might be available. \\ 7 hen you find 011t \\'h at scl1olarships etc., 1 ·ou n1ight be granted, fi11d out \\ 1 hich one ,~.rould benefit yot1 the most a11d select that 01 e. It is evide11 t that just one of the seven methods mentioned is 11ot ,1dequate to fina11ce )'Our educatio11; 1 0,\·ever, a com– l)inatio11 of a11) 1 of tl1e seven \,,ill lJe adequate. Re1ne1nber, if )'Ot1 do 11ot l1a\ e c.011f1der1ce i11 vol1rself to be- ., lie\ 1 e that )'OU c,111 sect1re a11 eclt1ca– tio11 , \\'l10 \\ 1 ill? -------- CRU~IBLI~G FROM \VITHI , Continued from page 3) inducing Christian people to embrace ant1- Chrisrian, atheisti c ideology. Tl1ey are head– ed in tl1e direction of anc1-Cbrisr and nihiljsm. Whether they realize it or not, their action arises from a loss of faith in the Sc..iprurc:. the Chr1sr1an religion, and God I-Jimself. Ir is a turning to rhc state as the source of our salvation. They appeal, in face j f not in intention , from God to aran . lf Cl1risrian people are not speedily aroused ro reversing chis trend , v:e arc: head· ed for another 1,criod of the: D ark Ages. until God in l-lis ovln cirnc, finds .1 genera– tion t}1at will serve Hin1 n1ore faitl1full}' and n1ake a new start tO\\'ard rhc hris– lian ideals \\' hjc}1 our generation aban– doned. We have quoted rhc above cdicorial not onJ), l)ecause every '\'Ord is true, l,uc ic sho\\ s cl1ac son1c, like l~di cor l l o \J\'a rd -:.. Kersc]iner, who \\'OU Id not ,vant ct1 be cla SJ f 1ed as an ou c and ou r fu nda1nental1~t, nevertl1eless agree ,vich us cl1at our country 1 l e1ng l,etiayed 1))' 1, reacJ1ers and ~cn1in– ary J>rof sso1 s v. ho J>Ose a hrs stian Jeade, s. Page Five A Challenge From A Small Church The First Baptist Church of Strongsville has sent a real challe11ge to its sister churche in tl1e Cle, 1 e– la11d area to pray for it ,,,hile it i seeking a successor to Pastor Phillip Kime , \\ 1 l1ose resig11ation ,,,e reported last mo11th. The cht1rch \\'as organiz– ed in 1957 iI1 a rapidly gro,\ 1 i11g co1n– mu11ity and si11ce that time l1as secur– ed title to the old city hall of the to,v1 . Rev. Harr')' Hemminger ,,·as the fir t pastor. Pl1illip Kimes, a lay member , took o,,er the ,vork after age compelled Brother Hemminger to retire; but he l1as ret11r11ed to tl1e deaco11sl1ip t111der tl1e feeliI1g tl1at a n1ore experie11cecl man is needed, a11cl one ,,·1 0 does 11ot 11eecl to ,vork for l1is livi11g, to take adva11tage of the opportL111ity tro1 gsville afforcls tl1is ne,,, cl1t1rcl1. \"\ 1 e realize t h e 11 eigl1bori11g cl1urcl1es ca1111ot co1nn1a11cl tl1eir 111e1nl)ers li,·i11g i11 h·o11gs,ril le to transfer their 111eml)ersl1i1J to this 11e,v church ; bL1t \\ 1 e fl1llv t111clerstancl tl1e , n1otive that lecl t11e111 to sencl ot1t tl1eir appea l rt11cl ~11 c) se11cl copie, to tl1e Ol1io I11clepe11cle11t l3,11) tist a11d tl1e Baptist Bt1lleti11 . That 011r cl1t1rcl1 cov·e11a11ts ca.11 for st1cl1 tr,111sfer lo tl1e cl1t1rcl1 of like f,1itl1 n11cl orclcr 11e,1rest to t1 is trt1e; ;.: 11cl 1 ,,, ,, ork CC)t1ld g r C)\\' so 111t1cl1 11ore r;.11)icl]~, if 13,1ptist f ,1111 ilies \VC)t1lcl clo tl1i5. Tl1,1t see1ns to l)e t11 c 1noti, e, to get a cl1t1rcl1 i11 Stro11gs, ille lrtrge e11011gl1 to ,1ttr,1ct 111a11) 1 otl1cr Bn1)tist f (.1111ilies of sot1t l1 er11 l),1ckgro1111cl, ,, 110 111igl1t co111c i11 if tl1e) fc)L111cl a rc,11 gc)i11g cl1 t1rc:l1 i11 t l1eir 11eigl1l)c)rl1c)ocl. I t takes a f~1irl} slrc)11g 1111clet1 · le) altruct l)eo– I)lc. ~fc)1 c 111c.\111 l) 1 .)rs ,, c>11lcl ·1l~c) 111c.lK( \ it l)C)~. il)l () tc> f till ) Slll)l)Ort ,l l )c.l5 l ()), ,,,J1c> cot1lcl ',J)P11cl all l1is ti111c') i11 l)11il cl i11g lll) ll1e \\ <>rk 'I'l1e cl111rcl1 JJl\ itPs c rilic.i~111 if tl1<.\r<.• arc· gc>c>cl rc.'tt\<His ,, 11) l{egt1lar l3,11)tP,t, i11 ~ l l U l lg\\ I } ] ' C 1 < > l l <) t \ \ c. l l l t l <> J < > l I l \ <) t I 1 at t 11 c· )' 111 i g l 1 L ] 1 a , e "a 11 c >I)l) c) rt t 1111- t ,, l<> c· .. xa111i11\ <>ttl\<.'l\C\ .. The editor l1a no desire to stick his nec·k ot1t a11d enter into anv dis- .. pt1te that might con1e from that fra11k letter , for ,ve know \\ 1 ell how inde– pe11dent iI1dividual Baptist families ,1re as \\'ell as 0L1r churches; bt1t it re1nincls tis of the plea we ha\·e mac1e for otl1er 11e\, 1 or small cl1t1rche , such a tl1e Berlin Heights Bapti t Churc11, for a self-st1pporti11g pastor , get help \\ 1 l1icl1 is al o pastorless ru1d mt1st look fro1n its si ter cht1rche or die. I11- forn1atio11 ]1a jt1st come that Pa - tor C. Tl101nas Bt1ell gave up t11ere a n1011tl1 or o ago for mt1ch tl1e a1ne rea 011 that l1e cot1lcl 11ot \VOrk fL1ll ti111e a11cl 1Ja tor tJ1is cl1t1rcl1 far fro1n l1i 0,,,11 ho1ne a11cl family. \ \ 7 e l1a \ 1 e Ii,,ecl iI1 \ \ 1 e t \ T irgi11it1 a1 d ee11 the goocl \\ 1 0rk clo11e by ot1r Baptist 11icl-~1is ior1 ,vorker clo,, 11 tl1ere. \ \"e are glad 01ne of ot1r cl1t1rche l1elp to L1pport that home n1i ·sio11 ,,·ork. Yet ,1 Ol1io state rep– rese11tnti,·e ,,·e ca1111ot t111c1er ta11cl \vl1}' ot1r cl1t1rcl1e ca1111ot ce the 1ni io11ar)' Ol)l)orh111itie a11cl 11eed in ot1r 0,,1.1 stt1te. The opportt111itie i11 a11cl arot111cl ot1r large citie are tre- 111e11clot1 , bt1t <)111,· a fe,\' of ot1r • cl1l1rche tr} to tart 11e\\' cl1t1rcl1c <)r tr)· t c) l1el1) tl1ose tl1 ,1t are tartecl \ \ 1 ]1)' ]1elp so111c ('l1t1rcl1 tl1,1t ~c)111e bo(l,, stc1rtecl i11 Ke11tt1ck\' bt1t rcft1 ,e . , to l1el1) 011e le11 1111le a,, a) t11,1t 'l)111c ,, orki11g 1)re"1cl1 r starle(l ,, itl1ot1t n ·l– i11g 1)er111i:sic)11 frc)111 ~ ot1r c.·l1t1rcl1? \ \ 'l1at is tl1 cliffc.'rc11c.·e? If it l\ ,o cl()'-tt' tc> ll1e otl1er tl1.1t tl1t~ t,, C) ,, ill ('<>111- l)()lt:) , it i\ t111c.l er~t(.111cl(.1l>l tl1at t'\Ctl l \\() 11cgt1lar Ba1Jt1~t <.·11111 (·11<' ' 111~l\ l)"l j C' c.1 l c > t 1 s <) [ c") c. l <: 11 c> t l 1 er , l) t 1 t 111 , 1 c.• 1( >,, <. l- e·cl c·it) e<1cl1 t,, c> 111ill'~ 1~ .1 11e,, c·c1111- 111t1111t, \ \ '<11 k111g 111 t 'c.lt 'llt'l" sl1c>ttl<.l C<)Jl ~ic.lr· r 11 (\1 i1J1 l)c)ri 11 g t ' l 1 t 11 (:l1t\s l>ef ort) 4.i ll11 ti11g c.111c>tl1t'r i11 ll l1<.>111r· c>1 "tt>r<:' l>t11lcliJ1g~ l>ttl <)llt'>tclt• t>l tllat tl1t'\ ~ . \l1c>t1lcl l>c• t•11 C>t1ragt•tl :\ <> <>llL' ,, 11<> f1c.11.i 110, t'l ti 1ccl it, k11c>,, s l1c>,, l1~1rcl il l\ ,, l1,1t a gri11cl 1t is tc> ,, <>l k ,111cl (Co?1t.l11 uccl o,i page 12) LOS ANGELES BAPTIST COLLEGE Joltrt R . Du1tki1i. '1.,}1 .D., President THREE YEAR BACHELOR OF DIVINI fY DEGREE IN T~iEOLOGY T~iREE YEAR BACHElOR OF DIVINITY DEGREE IN MISSIONS THREE YEAR BACHELOR OF DIVINITY DEGREE IN JEWISH •\\IS IONS FOUR YcAR BACtiElOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN BIBLE OR HUMANITIES A grou,i11g g ·adttat~ sc1tool of Baptist p r 1,asio11 i11 su,11111 Cal1fornia J..o Jlc1dres ng le all con·esponcle11ce to ollege, ,, hall, • pt1 r