The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1961

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H ayden A, enu e has the largest number o f students, 2.., Another educational effort " 'as the holding o f a Ch r1 t1an J ournal ism ,vork- hop Oct. 2 5. " ·h ich included no t o nly " r1t1ng . but editing, art, t) 1 ping-stenciling. CAL\'ARY BAPTI T TABERNACLE, A DU KY A B ible con ference Vli th 19 saved is unusual! Yet such a b lessing came ov.20- 23 at Calvary Baptis t u nder the preaching of D onald mi th, extension wo rker from 1-foody Bible Insriure. CLE\ 1 ELAND ACCC MEETI G ov . 14th the Cleveland Chapter met a t the or thfield Baptist Church, with 17 m inis ters and many ochers present. The meeti ngs " 'ere in cha rge of President Ralp h Len tz of ovelry, Ohio. A message o n Aas 4 was g iven by P asto r George H uffman of Eucl id. A fi lm on Communistic tactics ,vas shown by Dr. O 'Dell of Can– to n. A Presbyterian missionary from Brazil, E. E. P inckney, spoke of the importance of the Amer ican Council in missio nary work, speaking from personal experience in the modern is tic W o rld Coun cil . l\.fORE ORTHFIELD EWS orthfield Baptist Chu rch was greatly blessed by a revival led by Ev. D on Win– ters of Cos hocton , with 15 professi ons of salva tion a nd some 50 coming fo r consecra– t ion . Pasto r Lynn Rogers hig hly recom– mends Brothe r W inters as a hard-wo rking, visiti ng, praying evangelist who does nor d epend upon sensations. The church has voted to get pews fo r the aud itorium . HEBRO YOUTH RALLY DIVIDES o, no r because they quarrelled , but got too big co meet in the la rge auditori– um of the Firs t Ch urch of Elyria. Nov. 5th they bad a ..Break che Record" night wi th 82 5 in a ttendance, about 100 having co stand up. orth Royal ton wo n with 111 in a ttendance. It is now planned that t here will be a n eastern a nd wes tern rally each month, with pasto rs occas ionally as speakers. GARBC FIELD WORKERS IN OHIO The 1 atio oal Representa t ive, Paul R. Jackson, will speak a t Medina F irst, Jan . 9-11 , at Calvary, Salem, 12- 14; and at Lake Road Baptise, Pioneer , ( acrually over the line in M ich igan ) , Jan. 28, 29; and at ( l l.1rvil lc <lllcge 1::e}..,, 6- t () , l r. R 1 4 ' 1'. t•t h ,\nl '"ill spc.tk J.,n. 2 1-25 Ht .1 lv.1ry lJ ,11..,t1,t ol 1:indl.l) 111131 r 11 ~s1c) I3A1>·11 ~·r , QlJ 1\ 1'. l I{ ( lTY I>,lstc..,r tlb r t ubb1sc>r1 ' " r ites to info rm us ~l1ou t h1s nt \\ cl1urc l1 thclt came 1nto our .1ssociat1on ch i fa ll. A Bi ble clJ.ss '\vas begu n 111 hon1cs to J u l} of ·59 a nd a year l~iter the g roup ,vas organi zed into c1 Regu– la r Bap t1 t hu rch. Pastor L. C. Thompson of Reyno ldsbu rg assisted a t the o rganiza– t1 00 n1eec1ng . The re a re 2 3 membe rs. T hey have an average of 30 in u nday chool , bu t hope by a calling program to greatly increase the a ttendance. They m eet in a s to re bu ilding nex t co the p ose offi ce. Pasto r Cubbison lives and wo rks in Caldwe ll , but makes the 50 mile round trip co Q uake r City three t imes a week. The Cubbisons have four ch ildren. AMP P T ,tOS SCHEDULE }tine 26-July 1- Jtmiors (9-11 ) July 3- 8- Juniors (9-11 ) July 10-15- Junior-High ( 12-14 ) July 17-22- Seniors ( 15 up ) July 24-29- Juniors July 31-Aug. 5- Junior-High Aug. 7-12-Seniors Aug. 14-19-Juniors Aug. 21-26-Junior-High Aug. 28-Sept. 2-Seniors FIRST BAPTIST, BOWLING GREEN Nov. 20th was a happy day at First Baptist, when the mo rtgage was burned. Ir was taken in 1957 when $10 ,000 were spent in remodeling and redecorating the church and basement. EVANGELICAL TEACHER PLACE– MENT AGENCY This was organized in 1959 and can be addressed at Box 2 51 2, Fort Wayne, Ind. Those who are qualified to teach io liberal arts and Bible colleges may get help in getting a po sition through this agency. FIRST BAPTIST, LANCASTER The church is rej o icing over the winning of two banners in the recent OARBC Sun– day school contest. They not only woo in Divisio n A, with an all rime high of 186 , but they won over all the divisions in per– centage of increase an increase of 95 o/o . An 8 day revival was conducted by Rev. Lynn Rogers of Northfield and had a wonderful rime in the Lord. President Jeremiah of Cedarville College has also been a recent speaker. The church is now planning an addition co the building co handle the increased Sunday school attendance. Jc1nu.11 y, 196 1 PAGES - • - li l I N f>ARI 11AP'"rJ , ·, P()R1. l'vl()(J'rI-r Pas tor l lcn ry ·r11ompson writes tht1 t h is chu rch has voted tc> 'ic·c.·k ,,ffi liat ic>n with th<: ()ARO a nd ARB and wi ll send 1n thc.:1r ar>plicncions as ~c>on as they h,1ve had the ,l l)J11ova f of a recogn it ion c<)u ncil. 'fhcy ha\ c a l)ascmc nt church .t10 by 60 fee t a nd a rc car ryi ng on a fu ll program o f serv ices W e have l1eard good things about B ro the r Thom pson a nd h is chu rch from the Po rtsmou th a rea breth ren for over a year a nd have no doub t tha t the church wi ll be approved . BEREAN WOME ' MI SIONARY MEETING The Berean W ome n will meet a t the Cedar Hill Baptist Church , Jan. 17 , from 10 co 3 . Devotions will be g iven by Mrs. Herbert W ebber of G race Baptist in Rocky River, and the rest o f the mo rning will be g iven over to projects presented by the women of Cedar Hill Baptist. The mis– sina ry speaker will be Miss Jessica Minns. FIRST BAPTIST, NEW LONDON Pasto r Geo rge Cosby reports that chis 4 rh year of his ministry bas been the best. They reached a high in the S. S. contest of 2 10 and are now planning a 20,000 enlargement program and a remodeling of the parsonage. Mrs. Mildred Rowland and Mrs. Evelyn Radcl iffe p u t on a campaign for OIB su bscriptions and put it over as an "every member-family church." Thanks a millio n, pasto r and ladies! FAITH BAPTIST, VAN WERT G od blessed i o their evangelistic meet– ings w ith Ev . Wilburn H oo of Alton, Ill ., with 12 sou ls led to Christ. Ev . H on uses "black 1ig ht" co illusuate his messages. GRACE BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP, DAYTON Pastor Robert McCarthy reports that they have four Gospel reams busy and dur– ing the last fi,,e months over 100 souls have confessed Christ. BLESSED HOPE BAPTIST, SPRINGFIELD A commissioning service for Mrs. Ray- . m ood Reiner was held Dec. 4 th, who is planning co go with her husband to a _ Baptist Mid-Missions field in Brazil. When Rev. and Mrs . Reiner went forward for the service, a number of young people came also to sig nify that they also felt the Lord call ing chem to missionary serv– ice, and abou t 7 5 other young people stood where they were co consecrate them– selves to whatever service the Lord might call chem into. The deacons laid their hands oo Mrs. Reiner , who has been a member since ' 56, and Deacon Herman Harvey led in prayer. GRACE BAPTIST, TROY Dec. 11th the church voted co take on the support of a second missionary couple. They wjll give $7 5 a month coward rhe support of Rev. and Mrs. Ray Reiner, who are going to Brazil. The church also voted to put the GARBC on the budget. MEMORIAL BAPTIST, COLUMBUS The Annual U oioo Thanksgiving Serv– ice was held at Memorial with an extra large attendance. Dec. 4th, 7 were baptized, 4 from one family. Two have receo~ly u n ited by letter. D ec. 11th Rev. George •