The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1961

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Bt1t i11 P ,tl111 60, \\'e fi11d D a,,,.id co11.pl ,1i11i11g that God h ad cast off H1, people a11d ho,vn tl1em l1ard tl1i11g . impl)·i11g that becat1se of theu i11 their ban1 er could not be di pla) 1 ed. I t had become a torn l)anner. Tl1e remair1der of the Psalm 1 Da\ 1 id' pra)·er for deli\ 1 erance. The mes age i clear, isn't it? If we are to g1, e forth a \'ictorious t estirr1ony of God' lo, ·e, ot1r li, ,es mt1st be c·lean. i11 mt1st be confessed and forgi , ·en. othen.~;i e our ba1 ner will not earn, a testimon\· . Paul had this • i in mi11d \\·hen he aid, "I keep u11- der 1n} 1 body·, and bring it into sub– jection; lest b~l a11y means, \\-·hen I ha, 1 e preached to others, I myself should be a cast,1,, 1 a\/' I Cor. 9.27. , In Psalm 20: .s \\'e read . "In tl1e 11ame of our God \\'e \\ ill set up our bar1ners ~, \\' hen the Ephesians heard the \\'Ord of truth the\· belie'\ ed and , ,,·ere sa,,ed Eph. 1.13: ,,·hen Rahab ( Joh. 2:11 ) heard a clear ri11g1ng testrmon)' of God's po,, er , she be– lie,1ed to the sa,ring of h er house; \\'hen the ,\·oman of Samaria ,vent back to her people ,,,ith a t estimony, tl1e~, came run11ing to hear for them– sel, e and manv believed . Gideon's , ann) 5, ·ept o,·er all obstacles t o \~C- tory because a message had p receded it. Iii the Garden of Gethsemane, Peter l1l'lcl tll) :i cl '"'fi~111t l),11111 ' r b <.> for tl1 !\t)lclit."t s ,, 11<> t',lt11 ' le> take ot1r Lorcl ; 1Jtl t lrttcr })ctcr cl 11 iccl I I i1n ,, i tl1 t' t11 sc. , cl1 ,1gg111g l1i sc1i lc'cl l)a1111cr for ,111 t o !-)C•c. 13r· \ 't' c:lca11 tl1t1l l)car , tl1e , e c I of tl1c Lorel ," sa icl Is,1i,1h. If ot1r le ti111011} is c] a11 , ,ve 1nay l1old ot1r l>,111 r 11 igh a11d mar(·l1 :for– ' ' ard to vi (· tor}'~ fo r Gael 's ba1111er i O\ 'e1 tis. 1 o thi11~ ca11 stop a ring– ing tes ti111011)· of Gc>cl 's lo, ,e. I l i love is o great tl1at il cat1 eel H i111 to give Ili5 0111)' bcgotte11 011 that ,ve migl1t li\·e. \\"l1a t a pri"·ilege to carry a lJa1 11er of lo, e. O Goel , forgi ,·e tis for hi ding our ba1 ners. Cle,111~e ot1r hearts. Give t i a clet111 testi1no1 y ::111d ('Ot1rage to proclaim it. A111e11 . - St1gges ted from '(Lydia, a eller of Pw·ple." --------- Gladys Ba ines Repo rts on Ba pt ist Mid-Miss ions Women 1 s Missionary Symposium As the hour of 2 o'clock approached 011 May 19th , groups of ladies from fifteen churches joined us at the First Baptist Church in iles . The Baptist ! id-Missions q uarterly con– ference \.vas in session and the Sym– posium was the highlight of the after– noon. The front of the church was arrayed ,vith ct1rios from all over the world- mos t interest ing and color– fu l. I t ,vas good to greet such an i11- Why Pay Exorbitant Prices? We can supply stationery, envelopes and other printed material to churches and pastors at greatly reduced prices. Letterheads, top-grade paper, 8 1-2 by 11, S11 per 1,000, pre-paid. No extra charge for a pictu re of church or min– is ter on letterheads Other printing a t similar bargains. Satisfaction guaranteed. Pay after you have approved your order. Wri te for free samples and prices. CHURCH PRINTING AND SUPPLY P.0 Box 248, Lancaster, Ohi o t re~ tc(l g1c>11p of l,1dics <ls Il t1ss y, , ife of t l1e pastor, off ici,11 ,vorcl of \\ 1 clco1ne. rs . 1 1 r cl gav, t}1c ( ,nrnat io11 corsages, the gift of a mem bcr of this c:l1urch , were prc– sentecl lo six mothers of B.M.M. missionaries . everal of these mothers \Vere worthy of double h onor since they too are missionaries a11d h~1ve had the joy of seeing their children following in the foots teps of their parents. Truly, ' 'their children rise up and call them blessed.' ' An interesting skit was put on by a number of missionaries now home 011 furlotigh from the Central _Africa11 Republic. They wore their colorful native dress. As we listened to them converse in a language foreign to our ears, we ,vere glad for an in– terpret er . F e tishes of various descrip– tions are , vorsh ipped until t he light of the Gosp el penetrates their darkened h earts and the Lord Jesus is given His r ightful place as Saviour and Lord. "If any man be in Chris t he is a new creatur e; old things are p assed away-all things are become new" II Cor . 5: 17. Mrs. H enry Osborn, recently re– turned from Venezuela, t old of the ,vork to which the Lord h as called her and h er husband. Laboring along the river , they live in a house surrounded by the river on all sides, the neares t grocery store 90 miles downstream! Reducing the language of the p eople into writing, then teach– ing the Indians to r ead and write, the thrill of h aving portions of the Word put into their h ands and of leading them to the Lord Jesus has been their ministry for two terms of • serY1ce. Our offering which amoun ted to $72 .50 was d esignated , $10.00 be– ing sent to Rev. Ray Braun , vetera1 missionary suffering from Parkinson's d isease, the r emaining $52.50 sent to Miss Berna Dean Lee t o assist in her tremendous medical expenses. She h as labored faithfully among the Jewish p eople n1 Los Angeles and is now suffering from the ravages of cancer (Editor 's note : Berna Dean is now a t h ome with the Lord a this article is prep ared ) Life in the Dominican Republic ,vas expressed in a skit d epic ting the hop elessness of those \vho trust in the ritual of their church , bow d own •