The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1961

~fay. 1961 letters to missio11aries, ho,\· to en– courage otl1ers to ,,'l'ite, a11d ga, 1 e hi.r1ts on ho,,· to get inforn1atio11 from them for their churches, sucl1 as per– sc,nal ne\,· , details concer11ing their ,,,ork, problems for prayer etc. The ,,.rorkshop 011 "~1issionaT)· Projects" ,,·as in charge of 11rs. James Cross of Cedar Hill Baptist Church, Cle,·e– land. he presented brochures a11d samples of hospital equipment, in– clt1ding bandages, go,,'Ils, plastic bottles and indi,ridual pill e11,·elopes– a]so bah)' clothes, flannelgraph ma– terials, a\\ 1 ards and projects fron1 scraps of plastic ,, ere de1nonstrated. Qualifications 11eeded for "Officers of the "Al issio11ary ociety' ' ,vas tl1e ,\:·orkshop i11 charge of ~1rs. George 11il11er. E,·er}' officer must be: 1. A born again belie\·er. 2. A member of the local church. The President sl1ould ha, 1 e: leadership ability, be gracious, call executi,·e meetings, abo\'e all be a ~ 1 oman of prayer. Like,,rise, the \ .,ice Presidents ,,,ho share i11 responsibili– ties such as Program Chai1man, o– cial Chairma11, should ha, e the same qualities. The Recordi.t1g ecretar}' should keep a neat and concise set of minutes, ,vhich is a l1istory of tl1e society, representing "His-story,, of ,vork \\·ell do11e. The Treasurer keeps a good, clear record of 1no11ies re– cei\'ed a11d paid out. Some kno,v·ledge of bookkeeping is \ e1y helpful. Tl1e o, 1 er-a]l ,,·ork of the \V.M. . is to be i11 accord \\ ith tl1e policy of tl1e local church. Otl1er l)t1s111ess at the meeting \\' US tl1e ,1p1)oir1tn1ent of a 1101ni11ating C<>1111nittee b>' • ·1rs. Odor, con5isti11g of 11 rs. Dc1rrell Bice, L1tchfie]d Bap– tis t l1t1rcl1 ; !\1rs. Harle)' 1'e1n1Jle, 1 ort}1field 13aptisl, ~111cl . 1rs. rft1lga , First Ba1)ti5t, \\7 ellingto11. A11 i11, 1 itatio11 ,,,as recei\'Cll ~111d ac·c I)l d tc1 l1c)ld tl1e l 1 ftll l{£1ll!J [lt t}1e J>e,,f ir!lll J L111 ct i<>11 13t171ti.'l't Clz L1rc/1 , l .. 01 ai12, 0 11 • 7overr1/Jer ] ,.ttll. AJ)proxi1111,:1 t ly 290 ,, 1 c)111 ;)11 ,,, ~1 :\ i11 at t 1 da1 c ~ a11c1 ~ 1 t1fferi11g of $162.2() \\t:ts r · i, d. I.ju1 cl1 ,,,as s:)r, 1 :)tl a t 110011 i 11 tl1 ~J asoi,ic ll a ll ,11cl tl1 ~ 1c~di11a ]~tdi;) did ,1 go,)cl jc,I) ii 111, k– i11g us ·01 1fortal)),;) a1 d l)rO\'ic]r>d tl1 J ] ot 11d,\ ic l1 s a11d l>c;I, rag>. 11 . Odo1 ';)x1)r .)ss cl ]1 ;)r , J)J)r.) \i,t– tjo11 to 11s. C1 1 Jes Bakc.)r of J?] } ria '" 110 , ol1111t .. 1 d lt >r s :lJ, ic :.as to car';) f OJ t }l \ OLIJlg c.:f11Jd1 J iii t] Jllll'S ~r)' f 01 tl dd,. sul)1111tt~d l)} 13 11),11'"1 c1111J) } J1(0UJ'"lg 11c , uls t o tJ J t 1 t 111Llgaz111 l t1llt lJ11 ,ltld S 1 l)S( I iJJt l()l l J l11<J I11d<.. J) 11 O I 13 ) , tJ 1, JJ , o t 1c>11 ,J ,l f t OJl. ,11 Jd 1 1 - ~11 l J3aJJ.. ]3UJ)l ist TIIB OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Page Seven ONE DAY FOR A CEDARVILLE QUARTET 1,1rch 19th the J\1e11's Quartet of e<lar,·ille College l1ad a full cl,1) at the three cl1t1rcl1es ser,·e<l by Re,,. R. A. Biddle of Rt1tla11d. Here are ome of the experie11ces of tl1e <la)· as reported 1)}' ~1rs. Bidclle. Tl1e l 9tl1 \\, ,1 pri11g Rally at tl1e three chl1rcl1- e , t111d tl1e Cedar,·ille Quartet l1acl a great deal to do ,,·itl1 its st1ccess. At 9:30 a.m. tl1e ser,·ices bega11 at tl1e Lang , ·ille Cl1urch, \,,hen . . Sl1pt. Carl Gorby called the meeting to order, a11d ~Ir. fontgornery lecl ii1 the first so11g. Tl1ere v\•ere 89 per– so11s prese11t to stucly God's \''orcl. A potted pla11t 011 tl1e altar re1nii1cled them tl1at Mr. Paul Bar11es \Vot1ld l1rtve celebrated l1is lJirtl1day· that <la)' if he had li\red. There was a challe11g– i11g lesso11 011 "v\' l1at Does Cl1rist De– sire for Us?" The11 the quartet close<l tl1e u11d,1y scl1ool l1ot1r \\'ith a cou1)le of 11t11nbers. Tl1e 1nor11i11g ,vor l1ip bega11 at IO: 30, with Pastor R. A. Biddle i11 cl1arge. There \\'ere O\'er 100 prese11t. The Fir t Baptist Cl1t1rcl1 of Gallipo– lis h,1d give11 tl1e cl1t1rcl1 a commt111ion tnble, ,vhich had bee11 refinished h)' 11r. Robert Fetty, until it looked like ne\v. The qt1,1rtet ,vas i11troduced t111d g,l \'e testi111011ies 011 \vl1,1t it rnea11t to be able to atte11d a Cl1ri ti,1n cc)l– lege. Eacl1 011e g,1 \ 1 e l1is na1ne a11cl "''l1ere l1e ,,,as from, l1i life's Bible \ 'Crse, ,111d ,, h,1t he "' ,ls prep,1ring for at college. The)' ,, ere D,1,·icl J eren1i,1l1 ol C ecl,1rville, ,a111 C,111i11e of B lc111- cJ 1csler, Roclger 0'13rie11 of lO\\',l , a11cl l{al1)l1 \'·,1r11er of i\ l o11ta11a. r1~11e 1)ia11i~t, ]t111e Golc1e11, ,, a~ fro111 l1cl11- ga11. rfl1e ser111on ,, as g1, e11 b) Pas– tc>r Biclclle, ,111cl tl1 qt1,11 tct s,111g "At C c1l\~11\,, a~ ,111 i11\ 1 ilati<J11 11t1111l)cr . ~ )'O t111g 111c>tl1er ca111c fc>r,,,arcl to ac - e J)t tl1 \ IJc>rcl ,l\ 11 "r l)lrso11al ~ ,l\ 1or. 1\t 12: ,15 I),111. tl1 • <1t1arl "t ,111cl tl1e J3iclc11t"S ,1rri\ 1 "lcl ~1t tl1 ',1r1) :\11t t:\ r l~aJ)ti l ]1t1rc· l1 L\\' C'l11t )' 111iles tc> tl1c· \\' st , ,, 1 l1er ~ :1 l)<>L l,1ck cli1111 r , va" l) - i I t g s · r\ < I I>)' t 1 I, <Ii es (> f t l 1 l ' }1 t 1 r · I 1 l<> ,1 r c1u 1 cl 6() 1 rsc>tls. '1., lie aft ~r11 (><1 11 t•1 \ ic c:l l ) c~ga11 '"1l 2 1> . 111 ., a11cl <' 11lt rt cl aroL111 cl ti lt clc l]icn tio11 l>f , 'T' l1 <) 111a e] l c tri c>rga11 , , , Iii ·11 l1ncl l ) 11 gi, ( 11 to t11 c·J1t1rc·l, l>\' Ir. ~lat1cl li"o t ·r ., of ( J0, ela11c1. "T' J1 c1c•, lit a l i<)1 l)l"H) c~r ,, a of fe r I lJ, J , . 1 lo,, arcl 1 Jc i11 cJf • ll)a11}. ft ~r tl1e (l ~cli 'd l io11 1i!) J L1 11 C'ol– ilc 11 g,1\ c· .1 tt 11 111111t1te tl l g,111 1 c>ci tal, ll i11g S()Jl .1 (J f t}l l) • t ]O\ •(1 ) 1) Jl llS. 'J Ji r .1111, i11cl .1r <>f tl1 s r, i 't.• ,, , g1, <: it o, 1 lo t} 1 c111,11 tet . J ,1, i l J c re:. 1111'1)1 l<Jlc1 \\ l1ttl cJ11c~ 111a} ]f 1 ,lJ 11 at Ceclar, ille ph}'Sically, mental!}' a11cl spirih1,1ll 1 r am C,111i11e l)rot1gl1t a rnessage fro1n Psalm 1. Otl1er told of tl1e blessi11g the college l1,1d been to tl1e111 a11cl also 110\,, its rapid gro,vtl1 cr;lls for pra)'er a11cl fma11ci,1l st1pport from tl1e cl1t1rcl1es. Se\·eral c1uartet 1lt1mlJers ,\·ere ting, Da, 1 id Jeremial1 rE11derecl c.l solo, a11d l1e a11d a1n Ca11i11e sa11g a cluet. Alle11 B1dclle, so11 of the pastor, a11cl ,vl10 is at Cedar– , ille to prepare for tl1e 1ni111str)' also, closecl tl1e ser,·ice ,,·itl1 pra) er. After tl1is ser,·ice at Carpe11ter, the grot1p hurriecl back to the Bicldle hon1e at Rt1tla11d for a cot1ple of hot1rs of rest and for lt111cl1. Tl1en tl1ey l1acl to dri\·e sorne 16 111ile 111 tl1e opposite c1irectio11 to the ;. \.11- liqt1ity Baptist Cl1t1rcl1 , \\ 1 l1ere tl1e) ,, ere greetecl b)' a11otl1er good ,1u– cl1e11ce. Here tl1ey ga\·e l)rett>· 111t1cl1 tl1e s,11ne t)'l)e of a ser,·ice, bt1t ·}1ort– er, to gi"·e P,1stor Biddle tin1e for a sermo11 011 I Jol1n 5: 10-1:3. At :45 p.1n. Alle11 13iclclle closed tl1e er, ice \\ itl1 pr,1ycr. r\s c1uic1'.l)· ,l po sible l1c ;111d the otl1er fi\ e y·ou11g l)eople got i11to tl1eir car to dri\·e tl1e 140 111iles lJack to Ceclar, ille, tl1at tl1e, 1nigl1t l1a\·e at lea t a fe,v l1ot1rs of slee1) before report111g at tl1eir ~1011- clt1y 1nor11i11g classes. Tirecl? )" e , bt1t al o l1,1p1J} tl1at tl1e}' l1ad bce11 ,1l)le to 11el1) tl1e tl1rcc cht1rcl1e Pa5tor B1clclle ~er, es to l1l1, e ,l \\ or1cle1 ft1l 1)ri11g J{,111, ·. -------- CLEVELAND HEBREW MI SSION Our 57th Year A staff of eighteen ,vorkers \\' it– nessing to nearly one 111ill1on J e,,rs 1n Ohio, '\'. \ 7 a., a11d Brazil b)' per · sonal visi ta ti 011, clas e s 1·ad10, tract a11d 111ailing 111 ini st 1 \ Prcpari11g others to ,, 1t11es to J e,vs by conf c1·e11ces, 111 iss io11ar)r 111ceting ancl tl1e a1111t1al I11 - titt1t for J e,visl1 1~, ,a11geli 111. Ot11· poli<.!)' to ,vork ,vi tl1 l ocal ,,, rl' sta111e11t cl1l1rc}1 ... i11 t}1e a C pt– P(f Jll ~tl1ocis of c 1·i1l t t1 ral , 1 a11- g liSJll , ':1 11(1 th p}aci1 g Of ll \\r COll– \'ert S. taff 111e111l> r art l1 appy to ,,i it cl1t11 ·l1 \s ,,,itl1 i n piratio11al a11d i11- for111ati v1 1>r 11 tatio11 of tl1 ,vork. \\ 7 r i t for f1· for l s r a 1. ,, cop)' "'l'rt11111> ter R ,,. · raid \ 7. 111 I r, Ltpt. P.O. 130. 3556 l , , l a 11 d 18, 111 o