The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1960

• December, 1960 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page F1fteen LIFE'S J Y • g·1,·e. He gi,·e. 11 . lo,,e tl1at we may . l1a r e ; So111eti111e: I I e gi,·e. 11.• load." to 1 jft Tl1at ,,·e 111a} ... lea r11 to l)c·a1·. ._ l<'c>I' ljfe i: g'lacl cl e1· ,,·1 011 ,, 1 i i'•{e, ""- 11cl lo,·e i.· . \\. ete1' '\?{}1 e11 ,ve . l1a1·r. And h eavy loads rest lightly, too, "\\Tl1°11 ,Ye l1ave lea1·11r cl to bear· -. 11tl1or Tr 11lc11C)\'' 11. D1·. Joh11 R. H ell r, 1i1·erto r of tl1e Xatio11al C 1 a11ce1· 111. tit11te , acl,,. i. e. l1ea,·, r , 11101cers tc> c111i t • P11tirel,.. 01" at lea. t 'l1t clo,, 1 11 a: t;11: ch ~ . 110. : ible. IIe ;;ay. i,1nol(– er · ho11lcl ha,,e t ,vo ..i. r -1·ay. of t l1eir lt111g. a J"ear·. "\\Tl1)... 11ot tt11·11 to 1 }11--i,: t, q11it e11ti1•el)T, a11cl I a,re al] t l1at n1011e,· ? • al .· • • GERMAN Martin Luther, FRENCH John Calvin, ITALIAN Girolamo Savon– arola, ou1cH Erasmus, and swiss UlrichZwingli. PTL representatives have been working in these five countries, continuing the ministry begun by such hef'Oes of the faith - the evangelization of the people of Western Europe. This fall and winter the Pocket Testament League will embark on an expanded evangel ization and • • Gospel distribution campaign 1n this vital area. 250,000 more Gospels and Testaments have been printed for distribution in Germany; 100,000 for France; 40,000 for Italy; 25,000 for Hol· land and 10,000 for Swi tzerland. It is estima ted that at least a millton Gospels will be needed as the campaign progresses. Pray that f unds to purchase these large quantities of Scriptures may be provided in time to meet thi s pressing need. Write for free copy of the PTL Quarterly. - 0 0 ... l– UJ UJ ~ l– (J) ~ 0 UJ z 0 :r: 0) ~ ~ 0 l– o UJ ~ - 0 .J <i z 0 - - Sunday School Contest Worth \\'hile T,:\ 1 e11ty-six cht1rch es 11tered tl1e OARB t111clay ch ool tl1is fall , t1nd 011ly t,vo of the1n recorcl cl 110 g,1i1 s. Both of t11ese l1ad a l1ig}1 average at– te11cla11ce b efore the co11 test l)ega11 a11d that al,vays makes it h arcler to ch alk tip a11 i11crease. L a11 cc1ster Fjrs t, J oh11 vVh ite, pas– tor is the ,vi1111er p erce1 tage-,vjse, \\ 1 itl1 a 95% i11 creas o,,e r l,1st year. Tl1ey reach ed a11 all tin1e l1igl1 of 186. They al o ,,vo11 i11 tl1e A Di visio11, ,vl1ich took i11 eight cJ1 t1rch es ,vl1ose averages l ,1st year J1:1d b ee11 34 to 97. L ancast er started vvith a 11 averc1ge of 80. The ir total l)oin ts for tl1e co11tes t , vas .532. Grace Bc1ptist of D::1yto11 , Robert McCarthy, p as tor, won i11 Divisio11 B over six other ch t1rch es Vi'itl1 28.5 p oi11ts. Tl1ey b egt1n , vith a11 ,1verage of 107 a11d reacl1ed 170. These cl1t1rches ' "'ere in tl1e 100 to 199 cl ,1ss. Memorial Bapti t of olumbus, Verno11 Billingto11 , pas tor, ,vo11 i11 Divi io11 C ( 200-299 ) "vith 764 p oj11ts. Their last year's average , ;vas 221 a11cl they reacl1ed a high of 3.51. Tl1ere ,,,ere se, 1 e11 cl1u rch es competing in this divisio11 . orto11 e11ter Ba pli st of Barberton , J~:1ck Do,vns , p ,1stor, vvo11 it1 Division D ( ,300-399 ), ,vill1 406 poi11ts. .-fl1cy l1ad ,1 close r t1ce wi tl1 Firs t Baptis t of B1a11chester , ,vhich ear11ecl 397 p oints. B,1rl)erto11 s tartecl ,,,ith 3 12 c111 ~l reachecl a l1igh <)f 437. B1a11cl1es ter l)ega11 vvitl1 347 a11cl re,1cl1ecl 454. Bla11c:h st er l)ega11 \\- 1 itl1 t oo l1igh a11 average ancl so Jos t . Tl1e fac t, i11 all l)t1t tJ1 e first divisio1 t11e 'A 1 i1111 i11g cl1t1rcl1 cl id 1 ot h i1ve the hi~h est or1e St111cl ,1y att e11cla11ce, but clid l1i1ve the 11igl1 s t gai11 throt1gh the "v]1ole ,..:011- tes t . Tha11ks for this co11test sl1ot1lcl go to tl1e committee tl1at pla1111ed it a11d l<ept tl1e records. They \Vere P as tors I-Io,vard J 01 e of B t1cyr t1s, \ Vilfrecl Bootl1 of Galio11, a1 cl George Cos by of e,v L o1 don. Tl1ey ,\~ot1ld like to k11 0,v 110,v 1n~111v cl1t1rches \vot1lcl , lil<e to e11 ter a11other co11test n ext fa ll . 111 tl1eir letter th ey saicl i11 19 32 , b t1t ,, , a re sure tl1ey 111eant i11 1961. \Ve 1 cpe eve11 more cl1t1rcl1es will reqt1e t it and ,vork h arcl to build up their \'Ork through the Sunday school. • LOS ANGELES BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY John R. Dunkin, T1i.D ., President THREE YEAR BACHELOR OF DIVINITY DEGREE IN THEOLOGY THREE YEAR BACHELOR OF DIVINITY DEGREE IN MI SS IONS THREE YEAR BACHELOR OF DIVINITY DEGREE IN JEWISH MISSIONS FOUR YEAR BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN BIBLE OR HUMANITIES A growing graduatf: school of Baptist persuasion in sunn1,1 California Address all correspondence to 560 South St. Louis Street, Los Angeles 33, California The Golden Gate to Chri,tion Service On our beautiful campus overlooking San Francisco Bay, high school grads can obta1n- A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FOR LIFE A D ER I E. B.A. and B.Th . degree : Bible major with minor in Tl1col~gy Pa. toral Education hristian Education, Mi ions, Mu ic, Greek, oc1al c1ence, Education~Psychology, or the Humanities. o-operative programs leading to B. . nnd R. . de{l'ee • also B.A. and M.B.A. or M. . degrees in Busine Administration. Hill and Im Write for free catalog, Dept . I ACCRED11'En: AABC \ E TER BAPTI T BIBLE OLLE ,E Ite'1. JI. 0. an Gilder, D.D., Pre id nt • El errito, Cal.