The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1961

1 e I t n )tine, 196 ~tr ·. \\ . ll . Kr·1, lr·r. llt11lt i1l g tcl11 (~il )' l iss it111 103() St' \~11tl1 v •r1\1 ', Ilt111ti11g l tl11 , \\ c ~l \ ' 11 gitli~l r tit, <le.lr frieru.i,. in tl1c 11.1n1c of ot1 r ,, c n",cl t t, l I .. < r"l ! 1t J t\ · 1 1"1 ,, et.k, p,t\ ,o qu1lkly and ,, n'-1 •t ,, p.1,c t1n1e tor our , 1\1C ,, 1th ( u ,~ia t'11, tine n1.1g.1 7 1ne. 1·11e do'-)r~ f tl11 · Li g}1chou e are open everv dav E, er, one lOn11ng co the f1 - . .... '- o or helr. "hecher 1t be for something Cl) e.it . (lL the·. or a JOb. 1· dealt ,, 1th , given the rl.1n ot alvacion. and an opportunity co ·''-<-·ept Chr1 t .. 1 h1 or her av1our. W e a.e graceful tor the man, ~ ho have taken the Lord Jesu 1nco their hearts. w Then. ac the time of the evening serv- (e. they come 10 seeking a bed for the night In this nightly service. they are brought face to face ,vi th their greatest need. and from time co time we see men' s he-arts changed after they acknowledge this need and accept H im who can make them ne\\· crearu res Then there are the jail meetings. Just coda,. t1vo men came back to the Lord and another accepted Chris t as h is aviour. Of cou rse, ,ve " ·ould not forget our Bible Club and Outpost unday chool . I'm sc1ll runni ng into boys and g irls who started v.·1th me in the Bible Club twenry– cv;o years ago. 1-fosc of them are married and are tryi ng to bring their children up tor the Lord. Lase but certai nly not least is our D oor of Hope. In the nvency years we have had the H ome, all kinds of girls have come to us. from every walk of life, and from the poor co the more adequate income. These girls come wich the same need. They are unmarried, expectant mothers, and are seeking shel ter and care. I 'm sure not many of them dare hope for love and kindness coo! o. even though they come feeling chat the whole world is against them and no one cares, no doubt, they a ..e surprised v.·hen they are met with love an~ kindness TLe7 s >n find out chat our greatest ,, cc·nccrn 1s for the1r soul' s sa lvation. ome (>t thern are not as easy to lead co the Lord as otl1e r . I c cakes time with some, and in the meantime, they v.ratch us to see ho" ,,·e mani fes t God's love ~ , e have a full house now and all of them are saved. You should hear their test1monies,-one 11 ccle sixteen year old got up and testi fied las t night for the first time. he has been saved for some time, but just hasn ' t had the courage to speak ouc for the Lord. Bless her heart, she only said a couple of words and broke down crying. But she has won a victory and it will be easier next time. We have che sweetest little fourteen year old,- she was only thirteen when she came to us . Her pillow was wet with tears for several nig hts after she came here, it was so hard for her to leave her family and become ad justed to new surroundings. She is fine now and says she likes it here. All of the girls seem contented, especially since the last two accepted Christ as their Saviour about three weeks ago. It always makes a much happier home when all of them are saved. Of course, this is true of every home. I have been doing quite a bit of visit– ing in one of our local hospitals. I am re– j0iciog that I 've been able to lead three to the Lord Jesus. Just this past Wednesday, I called on a woman who had been on the cr it ical list , but was improving. Knowing her condition, I prayed and asked the Lord to prepare the way for me, and He did! The woman was better able to talk, she had no visitors, and the woman in the bed next to her was asleep. Her face was transformed when I left and when I called on her again yesterday, I asked her if she had told anybody about her salvation, and she said, "Yes," and they said, "It was a miracle." I was reminded of the words of that song, "It Took A Miracle,'~ the last par t of wh ich says, "But when He saved ear, • 'II ~Ji,,, ,,•. I ~Ill 01n111111111 I 111111 ' ' FAITH COMETH BY HEARING.' ' Jews who will not enter a church will tune in our ' 'Message t o I sr ael' ' broadcasts a ired over 50 stations with coast-to-coast and f oreign coverage, including the State of Isr ael. - LCOULSO..V SHEPHERD, tDirecto,. Forty years in the Gospel Ministry. 1 '1~\111 dh, I . I 1961 marks ou1~25th year of broadc-asting the gospel t o J e\vs. Month-to-month giving by the Lord's people keeps this vital message on the air. May we have yoil1· prayerf.ul support? Send for free copy of our informative mag– azine, MESSAGE TO ISRAEL. MESSAGE TO ISRAEL, Inc. Box 682, Gener al P ost Office. Ne\v York 1, New York my soul, cleansed and made me whole, J t too~ a JT.lt racle of love an<l g race.'' _I ve g iven you a bJrd 's eye view of our daily and nightly services and the various v. ays God continues to use ' ' two of the Jea~t of H1s servants" and ocher members of rhe M1ss ton staff . Keep remembering us to Him. - ---- ----- 1.,HE ACID TEST OF OBEDIE CE Dr. R. A. Torrey said: "One evening I was told that a minister's son was to be present in my congre– gation, and though he professed to be a Christian, he did not work much at it. I watched for him, and selected the man in the audience who I thought "''as he, and selected the right man. At the close of the service I hurried to the door by ,vhich he would leave, and shook hands with different ones as they passed out. When he came I took his hand and said: <Good evening! I am glad to see you; are you a friend of Jesus?' 'Yes,' he an– S\vered, heartily. I consider myself a friend of Jesus.' 'Jesus said,' I re– plied, "'Ye are My friends , if ye do whatsoever I command you.' " His eyes fell. 'If those are the condi– tions, I guess I am not.' I put the same question to you: Are you do– ing whatsoe,,er He commands you? Are you winning souls as He com– mands?"-Earnest Worker Why Pay Exorbitant Prices? We can supply stationery, envelopes and ocher pr inted mater ial co churches and pastors at greatly reduced prices. Let terheads, top-grade paper , 8 1-2 by 11, $11 per 1,000, pre-paid. o extra charge for a p1ctu r~ of ch:.irch )r min- 1ster on letterheads Ocher printing at similar bargains. Satisfaction guaranteed. Pay a'rer you ha, e approved your order. W ri te for free samples :ind orices. CHURCH PRI TI G AND SUPPLY P.O. Box 248, Lancaster, Ohio •