The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1960

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The l)\tf'llb n1c.: ctn~ ,,.t, l1elc..l .tc Eu<.. lid- • 1. c 1 1~b.1n1 13.1pc1,c l1t r1. h .. tnd l) r H ,1r H , .... 1 <..) l)~ II )1 .111cnn ,, .1 che spe,1ker . ~(1, ... , , ts turn1. heJ b, D r 'D ell' rad io , .1tt. tl n~1 ·c1n~ ut t\{ r O D ell. a mixed .. qu.1 tc r.. 1 dt et. and ,1 }() , o tce vouth cho ir. \ l.1rreea .ittell ~tr, ed .1 • o rgan1 c. Fa1ch .. Tc..1nt .. a..· p1an1 ·r. and L, n n R ogers as so ng le..ider FIR T B _t\PTI T . PAR IA The church re... encly purch ased ... acres o n t.1ce Road in Parm a a a future si te fo r our n e,,· b uildi ng. \\:'e cove t your prayers tha t ,, e m a) oon sta r t build ing , as ou r pre en t locatio n is i nadequa te fo r g ro"' th . The chu rch recei, ed a sp iritual blessing dur ing recent reviva l meet ing s h eld by Evangelist Almo nd Terry. GRACE BAPTI T. MI FORD Pasto r J o hn Lawhead r epor ts a ver y u ccessful revival, with R ev. Dale Cadma n of Xenia as evang elist . Eighteen were sav– ed and Christi an s led t o dedica tion. u nday chool is running o ver 140 a n d evening serv·ices cl ose to 100, wi th sou ls saved al- . m ost every service. FIR T CHRI TIA BAPTIST, CO H OCT O Our econd A nnual M issio nary Co nfer– e n ce ~vit h D ale Davis and B ill Fusco was ~,;ell received ; A hig h of 165 was reached 1n our u nday School a tte ndan ce ; Church T V ( Thursday Visitacion ) was i naugur – ated som e weeks ago; A Tha nksgiving Eve ervice is p lanned with severa l to be bap– tized dur ing the eveni ng ser v ice; Mr . & M rs. Ravm o n d Reiner, missionary candi– da tes to Brazi l u nder Baocis t Mid -Missio ns, will speak i n our m id-week service the f irs t week i n D ecem ber; Rev. Alfred Co lwell, the eastern representa tive fo r the GARBC will speak the secon d Sunday in D ecem ber. AVON BAPTIST, AVON O n u nday evening, O cto ber 16, the Avon Baptist Ch u r ch celebrated its one h v nd r ed fo r ty-fourth anniversary by u n – veili n g a n d d edica tin g i ts new baptistry. The new facil i ties ar e all steel structure wi th fully au tomatic heating and ci rculat– in g con tro ls. The m u ral is a l ovely ou tdoor evening scene ideal for a n outdoor bap ti s– mal setting. The en tire structu re cost S2,5 .... 6 .0 0 p l us the m u r a l , w hich was a gift co t h e church from o ne o f i ts fam i lies and in remembrance of a loved o ne. Fol lowi ng che d edicatio n service , t he Pas– tor made announcement of rwo g ifts amounting co $5 50.00 fo r the esta bl ish– ment c f a Conn Classic O rgan F u nd . After thi s anooun cemen t , fourteen peo– ple were baptized in the new faci l ities. On the following Su ndav, Oao ber 23 , eightee n people were received into t he ch urch m em– bership. FIRST BAPTIST, 1vfED IN A. All records \': ere broken R ally D ay w i th 3 77 in Su nday school . Five young pe')Dle were reward ed fo r thei r efforrs in g et ting people out with a n airplane ride. e c,nb .. r, 196 FELLOWSHIP PAGE ·1~he .,nnu.,1 n1 is 1on.t1y cn n fc t c n c tl1e l '"t ,, eek <> f ) ctohcr ,, ,1s .t , ,d success. \ 11t,1ke1s ,,er 1~tl)1cn c 11.,gcn , levcL1nd 1-tehre,, ~l issio 11 : Ch.1rlcs l~.1.~lc. "rFA f ,,tn kLr in J,11,111 : ll1c.. h.1rd (, r,t )' t1 f ~ou th \ n,eri .,· l r ,tnd ~t ,~ ~l \ l.1r1d 1\n1u nd- 'iOn, l~ t ~t \\\11kc..r~ 111 \\ <..s c Virgi n ia; Bc.. th ( ) dt)I, l l1 l n1t\... 1o n,t1) 1n \\ c..s t 1\ fr ica . <tnd I{ uch l lt ,l!t f 1(1111 the Cl1ngo. l lc,, cl lyn rl1on11 son. JJ,1~tc1r ,it Re) noldsbu r g. a lsc> f.,l \ c..· ,l ll th le n1<: sapc. a nd Lynn Rogers l1f or ehf 1clJ le I the s1 ng 1ng. CAMP FOR 1961 J t111 26-J t tl) 1- J t11 ior J t tl) ' :3--J t 1l ~ - J t111 io r J ttl ) 10-J ttl} 15-Jt111ior Iligh J11l . 17-J t1ly 22- 1ior Jttl)' 2-1-J11l) 1 29- Jt111ior Jul)' 31-.. t1g. 5-Jt111ior High 11g. 7- ug. 12- e1ior ug. 14- tig. 19- J t1n ior Aug. 21-At1g. 26- Junior High ttg. 2 - ept. 2- enior Age : Age : Ages: 9-11- Junior 12-14-Junior High 15-up- Senior Glenn Greenwood MEMORIAL BAPTIST , COLUMBUS G od is r ichly b less ing the ch u r ch spirit– ual ly and nu m e r ically si n ce P as to r Verno n Billing ton cam e la se M ay. Thi rtee n we re t aken into m em bership before che fall rev ival u n der H a r rv Tro ver and 2 0 since . Prof. Geo . Z i nn o f Cedarville led the m us ic. It was o n e o f the greatest r evivals ever held a t M em o ria l. The church wo n the sta te S .S. contes t in the C. class with a hig h o f 3 52 . N ew h ymn books have bee n p u rch ased, the parso nage r edecorated and storm windows installed, new road sig ns e rea ed, a n d the H ome fo r che Ag ed put o n the budget for $25 .00. FIRST BAPTIST, WELLINGTON I A revival was held N ov . 1-11 with area p astors doing the p reaching. Albert Tassell of Sa ndusky, R obert Barrett of Camden, D on Matheny of R ochester, and Adam Galt of Sp encer preached o ne nig ht each the fir st week. Su nday nig ht thro ug h Fri– day P asto r Dean Henr y o f Akro n d id the preaching. This is a good way fo r church– es to g et better acq:1a ined with area pas– t o rs . FIRST BAPTIST, RITTMAN A good time o f revival was experienced Nov. I t-20 undcr c he r,rcach i ng o f Rev Kenneth Smelser o f tvfedi na. llcv. Jay W heeling is in h is n inth year as the fai th– ful pas to r o f th is indcJ endcnt l\aJJtist ( hu rch. ~1Il~ ' '1.AN ' I () Rf J"U RN ' ·ro K l ·N ' I U KY ~[ rs. l1\,1n S tanto n wants to c<Jntin uc in n11ss ic)n wo rk even though her husl,a nd v. ,1s takc11 by death . Ins tead <)f gc>ing back to Graysv il le, T e nn .. where Bill Pa tte rson bas taken ove r , sl1c: 1s goi ng to \Vork with the Kirbys a c Ro~crs, Ky. h e will be h c l1>- 1ng tl1em in school B ible classes a nd in h ome Bible cl1sscs. l1e will continue to ser, e u n<ler Bapc1s c 1'[1d-M iss io ns M R . BURT ON UNDERGOE SURGERY M rs. Ca lvin Bu r ton o f Farm1nto n , W . Va., h as been ailing fo r some time and fi n ally u nderwent surgery O ct. 24th . Whi le no t ma jor, i t wil l cake her som e time co g e t back in service again a nd they sol1cit our prayers. The Bu rco ns h ave been serv– ing u nder Baptist M id-M ission s fo r over 2 0 years now a nd doing a good work in the school s a nd in sm all chu rch es. 'fhis command of the Risen Christ is being carried out through the m edia of about 50 radio sta tions from coast to coast and several foreign stations. Heard in Stale of Isr ael . Many w 1 ite for the Prophecy Edi tion New Tes lament . These are f ollowed u p by mail and personal ca l s whenever pos– s ible . Classes are held where Jewish people gather in homes. Some are finding Christ as Saviour-l\'1essj ah . We covet your pray e rful support. Send for free copy of our maga zine, MESSAGE TO ISRAEL. Coulson Shepherd, Director ( FOUNDED 1937) MESSAGE TO ISRAEL, Inc. BOX 682, G.P.O., NEW YORK 1, N. Y. SSIONS I with your PRAYERS, GIFTS, INFLUENCE Help the FELLOWSBtP OF BAPTISTS FOR HOM F: MISSIONS Rechurch America with ~oand Baptist Churches Elyria, Ohio ll======================================-1 P .O. Box 455