The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1961

n Janu.,ry, 1961 H art to Heart Among the Women B)' Ir . 111 z Mil11 r , 3279 Warrensvill Rd ., pt . 15D, hake r 11 ights 22, Ohio (\ 0111e11 1 acti ity 11 w and things of int r est to worn n should be sent to lr . Miln 1· ach 1nonth, o sh g ts them nol laleT than the tenth.) l-1 \ l'l) . l~, \ 1· ..\R I Thu \\t ,1 che ~ t1 O!-,. t1 trt.i.quentl\' l1t.trll .1nd poken • O\..t" l'\\ '\ C.lr $ [\ e, but lt \\ 111 Only be a rt.1 1.c, tor the belie, er 10 hr1 c Je ·u . our L ' "l .1nd S.i, 1our Quoc1c1g fron1 tl1e late l) I rt n~ 1....le 1 n h 1• book c.1lled the "Con– t1 nuul Burne (.)fter1ng.' for January 1st he ,vrote " In the beginning God created the he.1, en and the earth.·· Gen. 1 . 1. hat a subl1n1e introduction to the in pired crip– ture 1 \\re kno" not ,, hen this universe came into ex1 cence. cient1 ts differ by millions, and eYen billions. of years when they attempt to tix the age of the world. Bue go back a far as the human mind can '"' t1'1nk and ,·ye come right up against God. The uniYerse i not the resL' lt of blind chance or of certain unexplained laws of nature. It i the product of a Master mind . A personal God brought it into existence. 'He pake and it was done; He command– ed, and 1t scood fast' ( Ps. 33: 9) . And this God has been revealed in Christ J esus, and is the Father of all who believe in His on . Hi s power is unlimited, H is wisdom is in– f 1nite, and all H is resources are at the disposal of H is saints as they cry to Him in faith." i nce our lives are in His hand, we trust H im who holds and d irects the fu– ture even though we do not know the de– tails o f our future. It does seem that he is coming soon- maybe today; yes, maybe TODAY! There I going to be a meeting in the air. H e said so. Blessed Hope! DATE TO REMEMBER hen arranging your 1961 Church and Society schedules we offer you what informa– tion \"\'e have relative to our tate and National meetings. Tues.. Jan. 1..., Berean Women's Missionary Fellowship meeting in the Cedar Hill Baptist Church, 12601 Cedar Road, Cleveland. ~farch. ouch Bethel Women' s Missionary Fellowship. Exact date and place not known. Tues., April 18 , Ohio Women's Missionary Union Spring R ally. Brown Sueet Baptist Church, 541 Brown treer, Akron. 1-fay. Hebron W omen's Missionary Fellowship. Exact da te and place not known. Thurs., May 25. Cedarville College Baccalaureate ------------- ---- ----- 7 :30 P.M. at., May 2.., Cedarville College Commencement ____ _______________ ____ l O: 00 A.M. June 19-23 , G.A.R.B.C. Annual Meeting, Winona Lake, Ind. ~ion ., July 31- oon August 12 • Baptist Mid-Mission's eminar-Cedarville College. Aug. 16-20 Baptist Mid-Mission's Conference, Clintonville Baptist Church, Columbus. eptember. orth Bethel Women's Missionary Fellowship. Berean Women's Missionary Fellowship. Exact dates and places not known. October. Annual Meeting of the Ohio Ass' n. of Regular Baptist Churches . Annual Meeting of the W omen's Missionary Union of the O .A.R.B.C. Exaet date and place not known. • Baptist Mid-Mission deeply appreciates the work o f the ladies from our churches in the surrounding area of Cedarville who through the years have prepared food, and come to che School to serve those attending the Seminar. It may be easier and much more con· venienr for all our churches to send an offering to care fol' the cost of food and other expenses connecred with the conducting of che Seminar. The donation of the ample and convenient facilities of Cedarville College each year to Baptist Mid-Missions is tremend– ously valuable and deeply appreciated by them. Ladies, let us do what we can i n remember– ing the Mission with a contribution of money. . . . . ... ARE YOU PRAYI G for our Missionaries, our Schools, our Camps and Youth pro– grams, our Pasto rs, our Publications? Are you using "My Devotion ,.. i n your family and private devotions? If not, please secure a copy and use it. You'l l like it. • • • • • WHY DEVOTIONS? (The following was given by Mrs. Rich– ard McCamey at the W omen's Missionary Rally of the North Bethel Fellowship in Findlay, November 3rd.) After Mrs. Hile asked me to have dev0- tions for this morning's meeting, I tried for several days to decide on a subject. The more I thought about it the more my mind k~pt as~ing - "why devotions anyway? " Since this seemed to be the subject most in my mind, I decided to explore it a little further and see if there might be a lesson therein for us. I was very sure we do not have devo– ti~ns just to entertain us. There are many things that would be more entertaining than my speaking to you. We do not have devotions just to help fill up the time on the program. I was also sure we do not have devotions just because it is something that has always been done - - we are willing to try something new if it may be better for us. "Then why do we have dev0- tions?,., T o help find the answer I first decided to look at the word itself and see what Mr.Webster said the word means.Theword 'devotions' comes from the word 'devote,' which means, 'set apart as sacred; willing to give up wholly for it.' The word 'devo– tions' means, 'the state of being devoted in strong affection to something.' So how better could we start a meeting than to be drawn together in a feeling of strong af· fection for our Lord, being set apart this morning from all else so thatwe arewholly in His will? This then seems to me the reason for having devotions, so that we can be drawn as a group before God, hav– ing our hearts opened to His message for today. Let us not stop here. Let us go a bit further and see how the thought of devo– tion is clearly held before us at a mission- _ ary rally such as this, when we hear our missionaries tell of their experiences, and see the true meaning of devotion to God. When Nadyne R icks was here last sum– mer, she spoke to us on ..Why a Mission– ary Returns to the Field -what makes . them go back:' She stated that though the missionaries learned to love the natives, it was not this strong love that draws them back. It is not because they want to be a martyr who endures hardships. It is not because they want adventure and travel . It's not because they want to leave home. It IS because they have heard and answered the call of God and have given their all--devot– ed themselves to Him. They can not help from being drawn back to the place He has called them to serve Him. What of us today? Are we devoted to HIM, or do we consider devotion as some– thing primarily for our missionaries? The only time we think about it is when we have a program such as this? Let us accept · the challenges and apply the meaning of devotion in our own lives.