The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1961
February, 1961 I WO DER WHY My daddy thinks it's nice for me to go to Sunday School, To hear t11e helpful lesso11s, and to learn the Golden Rule; And if some Sunday n1orning some– thing else I'd like to do, My Dad looks very stern and says, "I'm sm-prised at you. " o I dress up very n eatly and I travel off alone, While Dad hunts up his p ap er and decides he'll stay at h ome . ow I've wondered and wondered , yes, time and time again , Why Sunday School's so good for boys and not for grown up m e11 . -- ---- A BOOK REVIEW A OUTLINE OF EW TESTA- ME T SURVEY, Walter Dunnett, Moody Press, 1960. Price, $1.75. This book is one of the Christiari Handbooks series. The author is a member of the Moody Bible Institute faculty. H e h olds the B.A. , M.A., and B.D. d egrees from Wheaton Col– lege, Wheaton , Illinois, a11d was d ean of the Akron Bible Institute before going to the Mood y Bible Institute . The b ook is a combination In h·o– duction and Outline of the ew Tes– tament . <'Introduction ' ' is concerned with the authorship, occasion, d a te, design , and d estination of the books of the Bible. E ach of the books of the ew Testament h as this ma ter ial covered in the book which I r eviewed . There is also a gen er al outline of each book, and the key verse or key phrase of each book is g iven . It is sta ted th a t this is a h andbook and the description is accura te . The l)ook a lso h as a devotional and in– spirational keynote as well . You are C;hall e11ged to reacl a1 d s tudy the Bi– lJJ for yourself to mine some of these spiritual treasures for your OW11 hristian life ar1<l grc)wth. T l1is book \\ ould I)~ exc: 11 11t for classes irl ~w '"f ~~ tame11 t Survey a11<l a lso for i:1- <lividt1al stt1dyi11g of tl1 e,v T sta– in 11 t. M osl of tl1 l)ooks for st1gg st 'Cl rf)i1d111gs ar ~ riot tc>o w "11 k11c>w11 t c> tl1is r ')\ 1 i ,v r . 1'11 w 'J' 1 sta111 ~11t <J1n111c!11t~tri ~s list ~d 011 1 ,1gt' 6 ar 111ostl} 1 for tl1 stu<l 11t tl1at l1rts sc>1n l' tl<>wl .. dg<! of tl1 ,r :)k Ja,1gt1ag . How r , 1 still r ·<>111111 ~11cl it f 0 1 a]] la}'lJl 11 a11d pastors. , arr >Jl J acol)s, \ r111sc->011 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Page Nine Corner Stone Laid at Calvary of Massillon The above building is a monument to the p erseverance and sacrifici~tl \vOrk and giving of Pastor Louis J. Di Placido and all the members of the Calvt'lry Baptist Church of Moffitt H eights, Massillon. This congrega– tion of 38 members h ave worshipped in the basement for several years. I t vvas well built and was neat and ser– viceable; and yet , knowing that many p eople will not attend a basem ent church , they kept saving and planning for the building tha t has now bee1 erected . The corner-stone laying service was held D ec. 11th, with E vangelist H . D avid Matson as the speaker ; and the same ela te marked the beginning of a 11 eight day spiritual life conference with him as the co1fer e11ce leader. Severe \vin ter weather reduced at– te11dance somevvh at during the vvee](, bt1t the church was greatly cl1allenged l)y Brother Ma tson 's 1n inish·),. H e empl1asized the need of the I-Io] y Spirit's power and conti·ol i11 the Chr istian 's life . We comme1d Brother Matso1 highly to any churc1 tl1at se1 scs tl1e 1 e d for a more ff c ti\ ~ 111i11ishy tl1at w ill glorify Goel . T l1e new cl ltcli torium ,vas used for I I III// I /111111111111:' ~'" 111m11111 1 "11!)//I I I' 1111 11111 ·, 'I I ,, \ tl1c firs t time in this confe ren ce, even though the new pews and furniture are not yet installed. Pas tor Di Placido \.\'rites tha t they are very thankful to C~od for the way he h as supplied their 1 eeds as they h ave moved ahead to complete tl1e building. They hope that b) 1 early spring the fu11ds will be avail– rble for the pews and then their de d icatio1 services will be held . "\i\Thile he h as not even l1inted at it, your editor wo1 ders if some of the stronger sister churches \Vould no t get ,t real blessi11g out of helping their p ulpit and pe\,v fu11d along. Thi cl1t1rch is i11 a subt1rb to the ,vest of 1assilon proper a1 d has a missio11 field all to itself. Pastor D i Placid l1as do1 e a good \Vork tl1ere, a11d no, v we believe he and hi people \\rill be· abl e to d o m t1ch more. Pra)r for tl1em! The la test 1e1vv is tl1at Re, ,. a11cl !frs . William Fusco ,vill be peaki11g J ,m. 2211d ancl tell of tl1 ir ,vork l1n– t1 r Bap tist 1id- 1i io11s ,1t alerno, I taly. Th p as tor a11cl Brotl1er Ftt~ co botl1 gre\v UI) i11 ltoo1 a, P 111') l– \1a11in a11d tl1ey ,viii l111clot1btecll)' 11,1\ e a gr at ti111e togetl1er. ,,, ear. • ~,, ' ' 111 1111. 111111 / ·" l111l• ''"'' ,1 "FAITH COMETH BY H E AR ING.' 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