The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1960

1 ecc111bcr, 1960 HE lIGH HOUSE Mrs. W. H. Keisler, HUNTINGTON CITY MISSION, 1030 Seventh Avenue Huntington, West Virginia tt'<'ti1l,,, lear trit' tl<l" . i11 ll1c ~llllC () f lll \ \ t)lltll't fttl lJ<)r<l." 11 tll<' ,\l111<l.' l l,,<' tll\-()tl(\ ,cnrs \I r. k t' lt'r :111cl I lla, c l)L't'll "1'. Cl) '\ t~ <)f tJ11, 1 igl1tl1c>1t~l :· ,,~«: 11,1, l' ~c 11 l1t111- llrt'tl ~ 111.11'.' a 11r<)lt'l"· 1c)11 t)f f,1i tl1 i11 tl ' t' L<1r<.l l '~lt" ( ~]1ri"it. <JltC tic)11 1 < f tt' 11 ,1,lctl tl!). "Do , <)lt , ·er l1e,1r f r<)111 .:111, ()l tl1c~e ccH1, ert ?H Ti111 or l).lct.'l ,, ill 11t1t per111i t 11. to te 11 )·ot1 ~1l1<1t1t tl1c111 all-l)t1t I clc) ,, ,111t to t ell \ t)ll <)f il f C\\ . . , er 1 i11etee11 ~ e'"lr ago a little c0lored girl, ,1ro1111d six ) 1 ear of age, tarted co111i11g to ot1r Bible Club . I .... c a11 re111e111ber her a thot1gl1 it \\ 1 ere , eL tercl,1~ . 11 tl1rot1gh the )'ear he atte11cled regul,1rl) 1 a11d \, 1 l1en l1e , a ,1bot1t 11i11e ~;ear of age , she accepted hri t a l1er a, ·iour. A he gre,,· older he \Va a big l1elp i11 caring for the you11ger chil– dren. he hacl and still has a S\veet te timo11\ 7 , a1 d I b elieve lived for ., tl1e Lord all throt1gh her chool years , ar1d till came to Bible Club until she ,,·a man·ied about four and one-half , ·ears ago. he no,v has two cl1il - . .... dren of her o,,n. The oldest is three , ·ear old. , GODS TREASURY SUPPLIES O~ T. \ 1 l CE T c Cont inu~d from page 16) concerning God's provision of this mo11e)· for tl1e Baptist Bible School of the \ \ -in1,,,ard Islands. It came \,·ith– out begging p eople or churches and ,\·ithout bon·o,\·i11g. It came from unexpected sources. It came un- designated as to the purpose for using it. It came \\.rhen it was needed. "This is the Lord's doing and it is mantelous in our eyes" Ps. 118:23. Recently a Christian man on vaca– tion in the Caribbean met one of our t. Lucian missionaries and was i11terested in tl1e Lord's ,vork i11 the Islands. Our missionary told him about the school and h e indicated that he \\.'ould be interested in pro– \ riding money for another building. Among the questions he asked was this: "Ho\v soon could you begin ''A Christian Ligl1t. ouse'' - - - Romans l :16 1"() l l \ \ i 11 1 ( i () i c(' \\ i l l 1 \ l s l () k l l () \ \ tl1at c111r l~il)l c lttl) i~ l ) ri11 g i11g jc>)' '"111 cl l)les. i11 g l e.) '"1 sec:011cl gc11 ' r,1t ic)11 , (.1. tl1i l1ristit111 girl l1,1s st;1rlecl lJri11g– i11g l1cr cl1ildr 11 to l~il)le Cl,1l). Tl1is i , \\ l1 ,1t sl1e l1tlCl to sa)·: "I ,,,a11t m)' cl1ilclr 11 to Je,1r11 ,1bol1 t tl1 Lo rel J e tis ,,-}1ile tl1ey are yot111g like I dicl." ot so lo1 g n.go ,v \\'ere ~lt 011e of ot1r 11otel a11cl I ,,,,1 ,,,<1iti1 g in the lobb)' for 1\Ir. Keisler, \vl1e11 a yot11 g C'Olored l)ell boy cam tip to me and said, "Yot1 clo11't re1nen1ber me, do vou, Mr . Keisler?" Ai1d, I h ad to • co11fess that I could11't recal l his 11ame, even thot1gh I was sure h e h ad b een in n1y Bible Clt1b a fe"v year b efore. \\'hen he told me his name, I said , C(Oh, o you are 'Baby Brother '!" vVe both lat1ghed and recalled when he started comi11g t o Bible Club at t he early age of two- I should say h e was carried . I can ren1ember he gave me a pretty hard time by ,vant– ing to run around and crying during our Bible Lesson . But I 'm so glad we were faithful in giving out the 'vVord for when Jackson had reach ed the age to understand the way of Salvation and kno,v that he was a sin– ner, he accep ted Christ as his Saviour. building?" \f\7 e h ad to tell him that there would b e only one missionary couple on the field for two years . We couldn't b egin before 1962. Pray with us for workers. Among the blessings , we have problems and adversa1ies p eculiar to our field. These adversaries are three in numb,er: low intelligence in general , due to lack of education; low standards of morals; and the mix– ture of sin and church without fear. These enemies are not roaring lions, but they take a h eavy toll upon the vVest Indian p opulation and mar the power of the Gospel. Baptist Mid-Missions has mission– aries in the following islands of the West Indies: Bahamas, one couple; Jamaica, three couples, three single ladies; H aiti, one couple; Dominican Republic, five couples , two single ladies (remember this field definitely \\ 1 l1ilc· \\ t' \\ 'l' • talkin g, I tlske:•cl l1ir11 if }1p \\ ('r' li, 1 i11 g fc>r Ll1 ) L.1c>rcl J 'S t1s, a11c1 l1is ,vo rcls W('r l tl1 ese:'\: " 011. )' s, 111a 'a111 , a11cl I gc> to c1 ,1rch l"' I)' c·l1a11c·c I get." 011e of tl1e fir5t girl<; \\' e l1acl in 011r Dc)or of Hope \.\ ri tcs rcgt1larly. he is 1na11·iecl ,111cl the mother of fol1r chilclre11 . he \vrites st1ch s,vect letters t elli11g 1ne abol1t h er ht1sba11<l and children . She says her hl1sbancl i a Cl1ristia11 too , and the\' take their .. children to cht1rch and unday school and are pravi11g that they \\ 1 ill accep t Christ as tl1eir Saviour. She never fails to thank us for tl1e Jove and sh elter she received ,vhen she ,vas in such great need. But most of all, she always h as praise for h er Lord who saved h er from her sin. These are only a fe, v of those who have b een saved in the c'past" and who are now living for the Lord. c, ow, for the present,-Mr. Keisler just came home from a service at the Mission with the good news that two men accepted Christ as their Saviour. May these, too, remain true to the Saviour. «I(eep remembering us to Him." in prayer , because of a dictatorship and i11ternational b·oubles which has caused the U.S .A. to withdraw its _ const1late ); Puerto Rico nvo couples ( remember thi ne"\v work, dedicated mainly t o printing Spanish literature ); St. Lucia, three couples and three single ladies ( there is a need here for more \.Yorkers ) ; St. Vincent, two couples. Many have asked about the Cuban situation and whether it has affected St. Vincent. It "''as r eported in our weekly p ap er there that Castro h as no sympathizers in St. incent. Dis– tance is also a help. St. Vincent is 900 miles southeas t of Cuba. Baptist Mid-Missions is celebrating its 40th birthday. As each year passes, our mission family increases. Today it stands at 650. Tais large number means great expense to the General Fund to care for them. Let's look