The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1960

ccml,er, 1960 mong tl1 l l, L\ l r~ . l11ez ~l il11t' t', : ....,!"'!~) '°'' arrtn\\ ill <· ll l l.. ( \ \ ·c tlll' 11·, .1cti,1t, tlt' ' '" ~,11 cl tl1it1gs <Jl i11l<·res l le> ,,c> t11 e1 11 sl1c>1dc l l>c· se· 11 l l e> ~l rs. lil11t ' r l':l<..'lt 11t<.>11t l1. ,c) ,l1e: gc~ t"' tll l:' 111 11c> l l~tt ·r t l1a11 tl1C' lP11 l lt. ) ' ' ~ )l, tc> · l I i11 t 11 l1iL.l1c•,t. ~l11c.l < 11 .1rtl1 l a 't'. i!l)l cl ,, ill l<)'' ,lr(l 111c·11 ( i11 ,, l1c>111 l Ir• 1, ,, t•ll 11lt ,l"t'tl ) .. 1-l ltkc _: 14 . \\ ~· ,, 1,l1 l',1cl1 otl1r·1 ,l l)lt•s ,t•cl t 1 l t n.l~ a11c{ ~l ( :l>tl-~tticlecl ~ C\ \ '\ t .1r. \\ l' jc i11 i11 t l1e c·cn1 tc, 1<.)11 <1f tlll' ")t11! ,, rilt r: "(.~c)<.l l1c)lcls tl1e k )) c>f .111 t1111.11<.1,, 11. 1\11c.l I ,1111 glncl. If C)tl1t r l1a11 l, ,11c)t1ld lt<.) lc.l tl1e k ) . r if ll t ti t1~tl cl it t <.> 111(>. I 111igl1t be , .1tl. I 1111gl1t l)e .1cl. ·· 1.. H .\ ~ 1-0l~. ~l R . ~IEL ER ft)r tl1 n ·1)le11did ,, ork ~ Otl cl id i11 t dit111g Oltr ,, 0111e11 · p ,1cre i11ce Feb– rt1(.1r, of 19~L. ) ~ot1r t,1 k ,va in– c·rea.~ eel i11 tl1(.1t o fe,,· of u con– tribt1te(l to )'Ot1r p ,1ge. \\·e are orry for tl1i 11eglect, bt1t )'Ot1r ,va a ,, ork ,, ell clo11e. Tha11k vot1 a11d od • ble , ·ot1 ,"l11d , ·otu· ft1rtl1er n1ini n·y . . for Hi111. Ol,.R _;\:\°~lT.A.L ~fEETING The meetina of the \ Vome11's Mi - io11ar,· l T11ion of the OARBC , vas • held i11 co11jt111ctio11 \\ith the _Annual ~l eet1.11g of our tate Associa tion in the Euclid - ~ ottingham Baptist Chm·ch. Cle, reland Oh io, Oct. 20th, ~lr . Ed,\·ard Helmick of Calvary Baptist Churcl1 of Canton presiding. A plendid program was presented , ,,ith ~1rs. \\ 7 m. Fu co mis ionary on furlough from Italy , as the main peaker. ~1is Beth Odor , mission– ar). on furlough from West Africa, ga\·e the de\·otions. Other ladies participating \\ ere ~1rs. Dean Henry, Bro,,'!l treet Bap tist, Akron, as ong leader; :\1rs. Dorothy Graham , pia11i t, and ~Irs. George Huffman , organist, both from the hos t chur ch ; and a ladie ' duet from the Baptist en11nan· of the Bible. At the busi- • ness ession 11rs. Gerald East , Bible Baptist, Bedford, gave the secret ary's annual report and called the roll of churches; and ~1rs. Glenn Greenwood Blessed Hope Baptist, Springfield, ga, 1 e the treasurer's report , which in– dicated total receipts of 8679.32 since .our Spring Rally. Camp Patmos, Cedar,rille College, Home for the Aged, and the Ohio Independent Bap– tist magazine participated in these offerings. The Grace Baptist Church of Sunbury sent in the largest D ime Offering of S 5.00. The election of officers resulted in the present of - fi cr·r"' \)r•111g rr·-c•ll't't ' Cl (c>r tl ~('CC>11cl \ ',lr , ,l\ fc>llo,,'i: l ·s. 111it·k., 1)rf'\1cl )11 t ; t 1 rs. , 1c.·c.) l)r('~itl :\11 t · 1 I 1~. . Ct'r<.)l~1r, : n11 c.l " I rs. Ecl,, 1 :1r'"l ll t- ' 1 - I{ ,t11)l1 (;1 ,l<;S, (;e,,1l c.l I·~,ls l , ~l c11 11 (;r('011- ,, <)()cl. tr(',l~ltrer. I.Jct tt · rc111e111l)er Ottr l ~1c.lers 111 1)r~1 ) er. T l1 f ollo,, i11g 111 i~. io11,1ric ,, re I)re~ 11t cl 11) 1 I rs. 7l,1s · for a l)ri f ~c tir11011) : l\1 i s R t1 lh Hege, B lgi,11 Co1 gc); ~l rs . Be tt)· Rot1c.·l1, 11i s Rt1tl1 ,1rl 011 a11d l\ Ir . R11tl1 H ,1lc, ·01 ., trickla11d, al l fro111 the e1 tral Af– ric,111 Rept1blic; J\ Irs. E1 icl \\ 7 ill ia1n , ha1 a, '\\' est Africa; ~1i s Geneva F ox, "\T egro ,,,orker i11 Cleveland; and Mrs. ddie Bro1TI\\rell Je,vi h ,,,orker in Colun1bu : all these ,vith Baptist Mid– :i\1i ion . Also pre ented \\ 1 er e ~1 i s Be th Orlor. FrPn ch '\\ 7 e t fri ca \\ 1 ith E , 1 angelical Baptist ~1issio11s; Mrs. Bob Rogers and Mr . Paul Sch e1 ck, ,vith F ellowship of Baptists for Home 1is ion ; a11d Mrs . 1ild red Leecl1 ,,,ith the H eb re,v Chri tia11 ociety Cle, reland . \ Ve hop e you and your missionary societies will remember to make plans for our Sp1ing Rally in April, exact d ate and place to b e annou11ced later . A MISSI01TARY WRITES Mrs. Helen F rieb el , a member of First Baptist Church of Medina \vrites from Trimulgherry, .A.P ., India. vVe quote in p art. "Dear Mrs . Smelser: I read the \ Voman's Page in the Ohio Inde– p endent Baptist \\rith much enjoyment and often wished I could h elp you– not that the page lacked , but just wished I could make a contribution. I esp ecially enjoyed the August issue , vith its t opic, '\, 7 ha t \ Vas She Like?' and wot1ld like t o p ass on to you a char acter that h as sp oken to me in a real ,vay: Zipporah , the \VUe of Moses-I suppose in our day we'd call h er 'the first lady' of Israel . ot much is said of h er. \\Te first meet h er along \vith h er sisters in Ex. 2: 16. They \Vere shepherdesses-an honor– able but l0\\ 1 ly t ask. In verse 2 1 we hear , vedding b ells, in verse 22 sh e becomes a mother ; but we r ead noth– ing of him being circumcised the 8th day. Abrah am h ad b een commanded tha t all his descendants ,vere to re– ceive this rite. Many years p ass ,vith– out another word about Zipporah or l1C't ' lc> rcl · , <1 r,1l1 c.;,111 '< 1 ,\ IJr~t l 1a1r, ' lc>rcl' ,t11cl l l 'r' i,1 I11tli,1 a ,vc>rna11 11€', Pr call s 11c~1 l1t1sl)a11cl l>v 11an1c. 1 11 ., 5t)e,1ki11g c)f 11111 ~l1c.' r f => rs tc> l1in1 <lS 11e, c>r 'tl1e c: l1ilcl r '11,<; f,1t l1 'r.' '"I'h r1 i11 Ex. 1:24-26 \\ e r ,lcl of t he famil}' · For 111,l11 1 )'ear~ th is pc)r lic)11 p11/ .1:lecl n1e greatl y, t111til t his probalJle ex– p l,1r1ation c·a1ne 1ny ,, a)·. I tl1i1 k th 're ,,,as fric tio11 l1et\\ 1 een l1t1slJa11cl and ,,·ife over this matter of circt1mcision. Zipporah probabl}' reft1sed t o st1bmit l1er son t o such a thing. I ot t1ntil 1oses \, 1 as a t death's door , vould Zip– porah relent , and then not without a last taunt . F or even in those days I'm sure it '\vas no compliment to l oses to b e called a 'blood y husband .> I ,, ,onder ho,v many times \Ve '\Vives st and i11 Ollr husb and's \Vay, hinder– ing him from doi1 g the complete vvill of God." A HAPPY ERVICE FOR THE LORD The Missionary Society of First Baptist Church Stryker , Ohio, '\vrites that they r eceived a letter from the Bethany Children 's Home, asking for good used clothing. In r esponse these ladies packed 21 b oxes . After thP tomato h arvest they "vent into the fi elds and picked tomatoes, canning 190 quarts and 57 quarts of apple sauce, and are also sending 5 com– forter s, sheets and pillo\v cases . Their work is progressing . Sunday school attendance is up and their ,risita– tions groups are active. -Reported by - Mrs. Mertie Haye PRAYI G FOR PEOPLE A D PROJECTS The Ohio Association is favored in having tvvo of the five approved mis– sion ary agency h eadquarters located in Ohio-namely, Baptist Mid-Missions in Cleveland and F ellowship of Bap– tists for Home Missions in Elyria. The missionaries, office and staff per– sonnel and council members truly need our prayers and support. In our sta te is also one of our six ap– proved schools, namely, Cedarville College. The \ Voman 's Cedarville College Auxiliary ,,Till appreciate re· ceiving your Betty Crocker coupons; and if you ladie will give one or more of your fill ed out S. & H. or Top alue stamp books through ., our