The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1961

s 1 t n ·1·111· ()lll< t l)FJ 1 l () I• ~r r, \ l'llS~I· • 1\ J)ril, 1961 ~~--~---~--==--------------------------..;:._ _______........._____________________..........____ _.:!;.......::......,:.....:.....::...:..: FI~l,t• ti11l<' 11,l, t't)t11c· t<) ~ .. l~ f,lrt''' t' ll t ( ) tl1t ,l,,ll ( "l,,t1)l,1111t·\ ,1ftr·r ~1l111c>st f1,t' ~t1.11gl1t \t' ,1rs (>f itt·t1,t' clttl~ ,l t tllc.' \l ,11i11<.' ("(1111 \ 1r t,1l1c>11. ~I i,11111, l· l,111<.l.1. ,, 1tl1 tl1r· 3rtl >,{ ,1ri11l\ Di,·i.. io11. l· \11' .... i11 l111t1,,,1. at tl1e ~l ilit,1r\ • ..._" t"' .1 rl~r,111 ' l)<)rtl1t1011 ,""' t'r, ice i11 Brook - 1, ll , ~ ( ' \\ \ .()rh, at1(l \\ itll tlle J. T a,ra l \ ir .... · t,1tt()t1. ( '(1r1)t1s l1ri ti . Tex,1s. _ \11 <. l ,, 1tl1 t11t' f,1re,, c.' 11 tc> tl1c c:l1aplni11's lt11ift)1111 g()(\ ,t si111i lrtr f,1re,, ell t o a ll c)f tl1e rt' ,1clers c)f tl1e.. e tlrt icle i11 tl1e () l11c) I 11clepe11cle11 t B(1pti t, i11ce I ,, 111 11<.> lc>11ger l)c , ·ot1r 111i<i. ic)11nr,· \. . , tc) c)t1r :er,·ice111e11 after abot1 t 15 \I a\. . P<z 'l'd <)Cl'r . Tl1e 111ilit,1r,· 11,1 ,111 . e\:1)re ·. io11 ,,·l1e11 011e i 11ot e lec·t ecl for pro111otio11 to tl1e 11ext r,111k. H e i aicl to be "pa eel o\·er." I ,,·a tl1t1 p ,1· ed o\·er, ,1 I exp ectecl to be. at the l,1 t ·e lectio11 bo,1rd for pro- 111otio11 to the ra11k of LCDR. There ,,·ere -16 ,,·110 111(1de it ,111cl 10 of tl ,, ho clicl11 't. I aid to \ 7 01111ie tha t 111a, be 0111eti111e. it' like it \\. 1 ,1 . ,, ith tl1e I r,1elite i11 E gypt, " \\ 1 l1e11 I ee tl1e bloocl. I ,,·ill pa , o,·er ) 'Ott." l Exodu 12: 13b ) T l1e ti1ne l1a c:ome i11 the 111ilitar 1· er\ 1 ice , I f eel , ,, l1en 111ore a11d 1nore our t) 1 p e of Bible preacl1i11g, Chri t ex,1lti11g m e11 ,,·ill be "pa sed O\·er' ' fro1n promo tion to tl1e l1igher ra11k of c.111 branche of tl1e chaplai11 corps. T11e battle line. l1a,·e l)ee11 dra,, 11 it seems, u11like c:111:· otl1er ti111e i11 ot1r histor\· b et\,·ee11 • tho e ,,·}10 ,1re f,1itl1ft1 l to the A1neri- ca11 Cot111c·il of Chri ·ti,111 Cl1t1rche a11c1 tl1eir approc.1cl1, a11cl tl1ose ,,·110 are faithft1l to tl1e :\"c1tio11al Cot111cil of Chri\t1a11 c:l1t1rcl1e c111d tl1e oppo ite '"1ppro,1ch. L.. secl of God. Yet , thot1gl1 rejec·t– ecl of 1ne11 for higher r a 11 k, ot1r 1ni11- i tr\ 111ce ,ve l ,1 t ,, rote ha bee11 • ti eel of God i11 the briJ1giI1g of 20 n1en t o profess f ir5t t11ne faith i11 tl1e L ord Jesus Cl1rist. All of these 1ne11 ,,,ere the rest1l ts of ot1r brig preaching on u11day and the brig Bible cla ses \\'e had on \\Ted11esda\'S a fe\\' \veeks ., \\ 1 hile substituting for ano the r chap- I T) N VY BIR ME l ,1i11. I c:1111 ~<> 11 (11)1): tl1 ,ll <>ttr 111igl1l)' (~t>cl ill ]1c'n\ C111 ''cli rln' t get t]1c \VC)rc1'' reg,lrcli11g tl1c ltS 1 ss11css of t l1is c·11,.11)lnir1 c111cl tl1(1 t I-Ie l1c.1s co11li11t1ecl to 1)1'"'. s <>11r 111ii1 i t r)' i11 r111 ,1ll pirit11,1l n 11 l ::. t e 1 11 i 1 l fr t1 i t. Cczllecl Oz,t. \ \.. e feel tha t tl1e L or cl , i11 Hi o,,·11 gooc1 ti111e, ,111 cl to His c>,, 11 p lace of 1ni11is tr}·, }1as c,1llecl tis Ol1t of the cl1apl ,1i11c~' ,111cl i11to tl1e loc,11 c:11t1rc:l1-,,'ork. l)ot1 t t11e a1n e ti111 e tl1e ' electio11 boc1rd for pro1110- tio11 ,,·:1s 1neeti11g i 11 \\ 7 a l1i11gto11, I recei\ 1 ecl a telepho11e call from the 1~1:\1.A~UEL B PTI T CH URCH of N e,,rto11 , ~1as ,1cl1t1 e tts (11e,1r Bos– t o11 ) , to co111e a11d preacl1 for tl1em. 011 1.5 Ja11uar), I clicl tl1i . 011 Thur - cl:1y, 2 Fel)rltt1r}·, a t a sp eci,1lly callecl bt1 i11e 1n e eti11g, tl1e cl1t1rch lt11a11i– n1ot1sl)1 , ,o ted t o ext e11d 1ne ,1 c,111 t o l)e their pas tor. I l1ave accepted this call a11d 11,1, ·e appliecl for i1n– mecliate relea e from ,1ctive dt1tv. I ., h ot1l cl recei,·e ep a r a tion orders son1e– time i11 :\1arch, April or J\1a 1 1 • Th e Ch lt rcli. "\ 1' 01111ie ancl I are , ·e r)' l1app)' ,,,itl1 the pro p ect of b e- ... lU co111i11g c: i ili,111s c1gai11 ,111 cl gelti11g a se t of "1)cr1na11e r1t sl1ore clttt) or– cl rs." T l1e I 11 1 EL CII UI,CII of e\, 1 to1 is ,1lJot1l six 1niles \vest of Bost o1 . It is c.111 inclep endc11t Bap– tis t cht1rch , 11ot affiliated or assoc:iat– ecl \Vit11 a11y grottp of churches. It's doctri11a l positio11 a11d its st a1cl o r1 separation as ot1tlined in the l)y-la,\'5, i ide11tical , vith the cht1 rches i11 tl1e O RB a11d GARBC, It is over 100 yea.rs old. Up u11til about 8-10 years c1go, the ch t1rch \\'as i1 the A1neri– can Baptist Co1 \'ention . 011e of our gradt1::1tes of the D a llas Theological emi11ary ,vas called as its p ,1stor and b ega11 to preach the gosp el. The mocler11ists a11d unbelievers a ll left a11d the b elie, 1 e r r emaiJ.1ed - ,\rith full title to the property, much t o the dis– mc1y and clisappointment of tl1e liber– a ls and the ABC. Th e PeoJJle. Ther e ar e about 250 members at present, consisting of al)ot1t 130 families. The chu.rch has b egu11 one mission church and i be– gi1111i11g anotl1er . The p eople are \veil t aught i11 tl1e \Vord of God and about 011e-third of their $3.5,000 annual .. r'\nother quarter-milli on German Gospel s are now being prepared for distribution in PTL' s sp ring campaign in the great city of Hamburg and among the 400,000 men of West Germany's armed f orces. With t ension ri sing again over Berlin the need of Germany is urgent. Again the fri ends of PTL are urged to help keep t~e supply of Gospe ls and Testaments flowing as our teams open new fronts in Operation Western Europe. INTERNATIONAL AL f RED A Ku Nz 49 HONECK ST. DIRECTOR • ENGLEWOOD, N. J. POCKET TESTAME"T LEAGUE -·- -