The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1961

April, 1961 - - - Pastor Cary and his family now live at 901 Airport Avenue, which is only tl1ree blocks from the lot ,,·here they hope this t1mmer to put up a baseme11t cl1urcl1 bt1ildii1g. EI\1~1AN EL BAPTI T , kron Pla11s for a 11ev,1 bt1ildi11g have bee11 dra\\1n , a11d an effort js b eing made to add anotl1er $10,000 to the buildii1g fu11d so that the \\ 1 ork can start tl1is spring or st1mmer. Pas tor \ , 1 m. J. Absalon1 is pla1111i11g to hold revival 1neetii1gs in his 0\\'11 cht1rch this spring, a11d a can1paig11 i11 M"1ns– field in J\1ay. CAL\1'ARY BAPTI T TABER i\CLE , Sa11dt1 ky Pastor A. B. T,1ssel report that their a11nt1al reports sho\ved 11early $6,000 given for n1issions , an aver– age S. S. attenda1 ce for the year of 180, which is a gain of 13 over the year before. Recent missio11ary sp eak– ers have bee11 Dave Tarro, going out under AB'\VE; Pres. James T. Jeremiah from Cedarville, , ho brought the men's quartet of tl1e col– lege vvith l1im; a11d '\Villiam Fusco, a former pastor and now missionary to Italy, at the morning service March 5 th, which vvas the begin11ing of the 30th Anniversary Services . That night a11d through March 8th the sp eaker was Dr. Ralph H. Stoll, foun– der of the church and no,v for 24 years p astor of Calvary Ba1)tist Church of Altoona, Pa. BEREA BAPTIST Six p eople were baptized and joined our church March 12th, and three others were received by ex– perience. \ Ve are looking forward to the coming of Rev. Russell F. Tay– lor, Director of our Regular Baptist Children's I-Iome a t St. Lot1is, Mich . 1-Ie wi ll present the work of the h ome cl1urch March I .5th . AMI3ROSE BAPTIST, F,1y tte Marc:11 .5t11 a yc) t111g 1na11 \,,as Stlved tt11cl tl1e next Su11day pr se11lccl l1i1n– self for lJa l)lis1n a11d c·l1 t1rcl1 1nc>1n 1) r– sl111) April J 6tl1 at 3 }).M. tl1c 11r\v part of tl1e cl1u1 cl1 1Jt1ildi11g wi ll lJ ~ d '"dil·,tted , ,vitl1 Il '"V. All ~111 E. LC\\is as tl1 SI)C'",tker. Pastor JoJ111 r1• .. ~tcrs is 11C)I)Jtlg tl1al 11c)\\' aft r tJ1 \\ C)l k <Jf 11l , t1 gir1g tl1e c11urcJ1 lJuiJcli11g 1s O\' ·r, cloo1 c, \vi ll or) 11 fo1 <Jc·~ttsi<J11,tl 1 "'vi\ 1 ,11 111 .. ti11 gs tl1 r1 t 11 .. c::f111 ca r I y 011 ,1lcJ1 g witl1 ]1is J)astclrr1 I \V<)rk. A11}f cl1t1rcl1 i11 Ol1io tl1at ,vot1ld 1> i11 t rec;t .. cl <.:,111 w1 it<.~ to J1i111, ]{t. 2, l~,ty >t t , Ol1i(> Brc) tl1 r • THE OHIO INDEPENDEN'f BAPTIST R R E T ee ters has l1ad considerable exp ri– ence i11 the evangelistic field. BETHEL BAPrfIST , :Eri , :P,1. The 1960 a1111ual report sl1ows tl1at its ,.vork in stablis1 i11g the Gard 11 Heights Ba1Jtist hurch is largely o,, r , si11ce it has l)eco1ne a11 i11de– pende11t cl1t1rcl1 ; a11d it is 110\v look– i11g arou11cl tl1e Erie area for a ne,v place to start a cl1t11·ch . It will con– tint1 to 11elp Gard 11 H eigl1ts on its bt1ilcli11g tl1rot1gl1 th Betl1e] Funcl some $300 a mo11th. Sunday school av raged 510 i11 a tte1 dance, 1norning \Vorsl1ip 395, ev 1 ing 232, Junior cl1urch 55, and prayer meetings 63. Tl1e 11e,v bt1dget calls for $22,000 for 1nissions, $38,200 for local expense, a11cl $10,000 for tl1e Bethel Fw1d. UB CRIPTION RECEIVED FEB. 15 - MAR. 15 Friends ___________ --------- 4 Brookside Baptist, Cleveland ______ 2 baron Baptist, baron, Pa. _______ 1 Litehfield Baptise --------------- 5 Memorial Bapti se, Columbus ______ 2 Temple Baptist , Por tsmou th ______ 3 Cedar Hill Baptist, Columbus _____ 2 Stru chers Baptist Tabernacle ______ 1 Avon Baptist ---------------- -- 1 Penfield J ct. Baptist, Lorai n ______ 2 Road Fork Baptist, H arriettsville ___ 1 First Baptise, Elyria __ __________ 1 Northside Baptist, Lima _________ 1 Fellowship Baptist, Young's Corner _ 1 - Total ______________________27 MARA ATHA BAPTIST, Springfield Pastor Arthur Houk keep tap on what the local ne,vspaper may ay about ft1ndamentalism, 1noder11i m , communism, etc. In the March 7 is ue of The un, he comme11ts 011 Antiocl1 College opposition to the fi11n , "Opera tio11 Abolitio1 ," put out by tl1e I-Iot1se U11-Am rica11 Activi– t ies 01nmitt t]1 ,1l the p tlper h ad Page Fifteen ARE D ING reported, and gives the testimony of tl1e mavor of San Francisco tc> tl1 ~ , trt1thft1l11ess of the film. It was ,l good thi11g that he did, for right across in the left hand colum11 was a sct1rrilot1s 1nis-represe11tation of a11 ti-com1nm1ist e1 deavor by another preacl1er. Yes, the liberals \vrit tl1eir vi ws, and so should \Ve. 01,RE TIO Pastor Earl '\T. \ i\lilletts infor1ns t1s that ,ve exaggeratecl the 11t1mlJer of members fron1 the Ber a Baptisl Church ,vho are ]1elpi11g t o estalJlisl1 a new cl1urch i11 Brook Park. c> n1e111l)ers l1ave been le tterecl ottt a· yet , a11d \Vill 11ot l111 til tl1e 11 e\v ,, ork i org,1nized. Ho,v m,11 y \vill t11e11 unite ,vith tl1 11e,v c11t1rcl1 is 11ot no,v kno\vn , l)t1t it vvill likely be only a fe,v families. \ Ve are sorry \\' C ac– cep tecl tl1e rumor of over 6() ,1fter heari11g it t\vice. \ Ve sl1011lcl ]1 ,1ve co11fi11ecl ot1rselves to tl1e sl1c>rt but factt1al le tter sent lIS as 11e,vs. vVe still thi11k, ho\vever, th at tl1e B r ,1 churcl1 is to be co11grah11atecl fc> r l1elp– i11g to tart a 11e,v cht1rcl1. COU CIL OF TE MEET Tl1e CoL111cil of '"f 11 1net a t the Cedar Hill Baptist l1urch March 20th, with all but 011e present. Pa - tor Balyo's cht1rch erved tis a \ on– derful luncl1 that v\·,1s 111t1cl1 appre– ciated . 111 our Ma)' is ue vve hope to have 111ore to Sa)' ,1bot1t tl1e de– cisions r eacl1ed ; b 1t ca11 110,\' ,1y that Oc t. 16-19 i the da)' of ot1r a1111l1,1l meeti11g a1 d ,ve expect 011e of tl1rce possible cht1rcl1 i11 tl1e sot1tl1er11 l1alf of the st,1 te \\ 1 ill i11\·ite tis. 11 ot1tsta11di11g Ol1t-of- tate l)eaker ,, ill be l1earcl se\ 1 er,1l ti1n ·; bt1 t agni11 \ V Il1l1St \\ 1 i:1 it lll1ti} \\' C k11C)\\' \\'}1ic}1 n1,111 is nble t c) acc·e1)t <)t1r i11,,itatio11. 'i\' l1icl1ever ()11 e cloes ,,·ill b goocl a11cl "''Orth a tte11cl i11g tl1e co11fere11c lo l1ear. LOS ANGELES BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY John R. Dunkin,, Th.D ., Preside1it THREE YEAR BACHELOR OF DIVINITY DEGREE IN THEOLOGY THREE YEAR BACHELOR OF DIVINITY DEGREE IN MISSIONS THREE YEAR BACHELOR OF DIVINITY DEGREE IN JEWI SH MISSIONS FOUR YEAR BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN BIBLE OR HUMANITIES A growing graduat~ school of Baptist persttasio1i in sunny California Address all correspo1ide1ice to 560 Soutli St. IJouts Street, Los Angeles 33, Califor1iia