The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1961

Ill ,., - Blessings. Yoe rh for Christ is in Lima and orths1de seem large part in it. FIR T PAPTI T, Elyria T . very active to have a The six ~·eek Winter Harvest attendance contest between Elyria First and rhree Mich– igan churches did all of the churches much good, and Elyria came out second high– est~ with an increase over ics 600 average attendance of 2..., c;,... We have not heard v.rhat the high mark at Elyria ·\vas, but an average of "' 62 for six weeks is wonderful. We are getting these figures from the re– port of Pastor Robert J. Reynhout of the 1',f uskingum church in The Fundamenc Fel– lo~ ship; but ~'e think Pastor McCaleb and his people have something to rejoice in also. WHEELERSBURG BAPTIST The Wheelersburg Missionary Baptist Church has made one more improvement, the laying of a carpet in the auditorium. Vacation Bible school will be held June 5-1 6 . Pastor Holmes has conducted anoth– er revival meeting, this time at the Madison Baptist Church April l'-29. FIRST BAPTIST, Niles The Spring Bible Conference Mar. 26, April 2 was a real success. Dr. Frank Waaser, dean of Baptist Bible eminary, preached both Sundays and 1vfonday, Thurs– daJr and Friday nights. He also gave three morning messages on Christian Counselling, based on the Bible, and also on his experience for f1ve years as chaplain in a Veterans Administration neuro-psy– chiatric hospital. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings the messages were brought by Rev Clayton Bacon of Buffalo, N .Y. BETHEL BAPTIST, Erie, Pa. Dr. Viggo Olsen, appointee under ABWE to build and head a hospital in East Pakistan. spoke at both services March 26th., and shO\\'ed pictures ro the Junio r and Senior youth groups at 8 ·15 p m . A penciled no te in rhe bulletin says of him, ~Filled with che Spirit.' ' A Dad-lad dinner \\ 1 as held Apr 21, vl ith Dr. Augustine, pasto r of a nearby Federated church speaking o n "What it•s Jik.e to l,e in and ou t o f R uss ia. l~AITI-I BAI>'1.IST , Greenvill e. T}1e 1,a:stor 's father, Rev. J<)h11 H Gr 7 cn of Endicott , 1 _y ., J"if~rl1cd a t tl1e n1orn1ng service Jvf ar. 26. ()lher s1,ecial s1,eakers l1ave l,een Rev. P.1u. P eterson at a un– rise Easter service, and Rev. Davi<.i Ke1,1,Je, missio1 ar}' f ron1 A fr ica. At the 10 :30 ...aster service cl1e attendance 1eacl1ed 7 l. 1'1A ltANATliA BAI' TI T, J:>ringfield God l:1as blessed \\J cl1 a \\Onderful 1e– v1\ al t l1e besc in tlie J11stor}' of tl1e (}1u1 tl1. J>asror Archur I-Joule 1 eport tl1at tJ1~re ,,e1e 6 (Onfess1ons of fa1cJ1 2 ,vJ10 ca111e for ba1,tis1n, 4 for assurance, 2 for re t r, t1on, and 18 1narried 1,eo1 le "110 J Jedged tel J1a, e a l1r1 tJan J101ne, anJ. 21 ii1di, 1duals ,, 110 caine for conse Ia t1on. AIJ of 1J1ese decis1ons ;&. er.. publicly ac– kno\\ J dged b) t1ile Jnd1,Jdual, ,, 111 1 Js a 1 c ougl1t to I ( h1s modern idea of 1,utc1ng u3, l1anJs "J1en no one 1 looking nd confess1ng ,, 1tl1 cl1e feet but 8) 1ng n th1ng ~ itlt tl1e lij) urely does nor Jllt: ~ure uJ t m 10 10 I d1tor \Y./ e reJ01t to 11 ~r of uc.]1 an old fa J11oned re, 1 ul he c\ angelJsc "a Dr D J J eJ1- E senfeld, Box 7 1- 3 Country Club Station, Kansas Cit}r 13, .1-fo. FO TORIA BAPTI T The revival campaign of Ev. John Car– rara Mar. 29-Apr. 9 proved a real blessing to the church. The attendance was good throughou c. T \\'O adults and nine chil– dren professed faith in Christ, f1ve of those children Easter visitors from out of town. Dr. Carrara engages in no special attractions or sensations, but only preaches the Gospel with all his might . GRACE BAPTIST, Youngstown The Grace Baptist Church, H. W. Car– penter, pastor, is offering building bonds 1n denominations of $25 to $100 ac 4 % interest to fellow Baptises who may wish to invest money and also help them to buil d this summer. They are cashable at any cime after the first year upon 60 days notice. Those interested should write to Charles rates, 166 Lilburoe Ave., Youngs– town, Ohio. FIR T BAPTI T, Brunswick Pastor Lev.i1s Hunter receives a check fo r 1,000 from the Bapc1st Builder's Club r.o help them fin1sl1 the f11 sc un1c of the ir build ing. Pasco r R. 1'.ennerl1 n1clser of rhe r:i rst Baptise Cl1u rch o f i\.fed1nJ had the honor of l)rtsenting this g1fc, as l1c. a11d his ch t, rch have had n1uch t () d<) ,, 1cl1 che g rov.·th a nd l)rogrc. ss of cJ1is 1 e,v cJ1urcl1 in Bru ns,vick. Attc r tl1e 1, rtsent~t- ARE tion, he preached for them on • Sto re– House Tithing." CALVARY BAPTIST, Ashland A Missionary Revival was held April 20-23 with Missionary Wm. Fusco as the preacher. Other specials were slides of England and Europe taken by John Alex– ander, son of the pastor, while he was studying in England . They were shown after the Easter evening service. Apr. 3 Miss Gladys Baines spoke to the women at the home of Nancy Garbesi. April 24th the Men's Fellowship saw the mov1e, ..Operation Abolition." A WEEK OF PRAYER Dr. Robert L. Powell of Tacoma, who has done so much to promote prayer in GARB churches, is calling for another such week, May 10-1~, to pray down blessings upon our coming Annual Conference at Winona Lake June 18 -23 . He says, ..There has been no day in our times "hen prayer was needed as now - the only Vleapon sufficient to turn back the foes 1n this crisis.' ' Amen! He did not yet knov.· of the happenings in Cuba, so " ' e oug ht to feel the need even more now! CALVARY BAPTI T, Bucyrus May 'th t he Tenth Anniversary of the church will be celebrated, '\\'1th Pastor Glenn Durr of Decker, 1·fontana, as the speaker. He ic; a former Bucyrus boy, and h1s mother and aunt are members of the church. Open house v.rill be held at the parsonage !\,fay 6th. It was started a year ago and Pastor H . H o" 1 ard Jones and his family n1oved 1n last January. We soon hope co have a picture o f 1t and ,,ill then tell more about 1t. \ l OICE OF CHRI TIA YOLT H Tv. 1 0 Christian films '\\ere s ho\, n ar their April 15th meeting ,, 1th the F1r t Baptist Church of Parma. "The 1lent Witness' ' to ld the story of a teen ager '" ho broke hts promise to cl1e Lo rd "Tl1e 1f:t!)ter !) Face' ' ga, e the sror) of .1 little girl s .;;e Jrc. h for Christ af rer find ing hi picture on a chur( h bulletin. LC)CAL A OCIATIO ~ A BLI ~I l1 La!>t n1 onth \\ e 11enr1one1..l rhe 1 t) ch Berhc.1 111eeting <.) f ~f ,tr 4 th.. and cl1t. .1e,v ort1 c.ers c. l1osen. L,1ter ,,c. ~or a lt tttr fron1 P.i '>tor D \\' Pel t1Lr o t tl1e Oi1tn l)oor B L1 1 u sr C hur Ll1 rl1.1r ,ve ,vil! qt10.rt .cu prove ch:.1c ,, t nt eJ r1101 t lo ,11 l\'IC)l't,1c1on!) and <Contiri ued 0 ,1 'J aae 12) LOS ANGELES BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY J o h11 R. D 11'1t l\'. i1t , 'J' li. D ., Prest<l e1it THREE YEAR BACHELOR Tt~REE YEAR l3ACHELOR THREE YEAR BACH EL OR OF OF DI VINllY DEGREE IN T~1EOLOGY or- DIVINIT)' DEGREE IN MI SS IO S DIV INI TY DEGREE IN JEWISH MISSIONS FOUR YEAR BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN BIBLE OR HUMANITIES A grow i,1g gradi tnt f: scliool of Baptist pers1ta io,i 111 si,111111 alif ornia Addres al l correspo11de11ce to 560 Sot, th t. I..,o·uis .. ') treet , I.Jo A 1igele 33, Califoniia