The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1962

A monthly magazine devoted to Christian fellowship and faithfulness to the truth Marks fifty yea rs in the Gospel Ministry September 22, 1962, will mark Dr. R. T. Ketcham's 50th anniver ary in the gospel mini try. On September 22. 1912 he became the pa tor of the Fir t Bapti t Church of Roulette, Penn . The church had a member hip of 33. H e wa ther e two years and ten months and left the church with 250 members. During these 50 year Dr . Ketcham '"a served as pastor of the Fir t Baotist Churche of Roulette, Pa .; Butler Pa.; iJ e , Ohio; Elyria, Ohio· the Central Baptist Church , Gary, Ind.; and the Walnut Street Bapti t Church of Waterloo, Ia . The last 14 year he has been assoc iated with the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches in it home office in Chicago. He has had the Joy of seeing over 8,000 publicly confess Chri t ac; Savior, and leading over 4,000 through the bapti smal waters. Five hundred ninety one young men and women have gone out of hi church into ful l– time Christian service. 236,000 of hi various book have been old and 1.500,000 copies of his pa1nphlets l1ave been distributed. Dr . Ketchan1 will condL1ct a week ot Bible conference in the RoL1lette irst Baptist hurch, Sunday, Sept. COVER PICTURE: Dr. R. T. Ketcham 23 through Sunday, Sept. 30. A oci– atcd with him will be hi on, Donn W. Ketcha111 , M.D. , hi brother, Rev. Harry E. Ketcham, and Rev. and Mr . A. D. Moffat. Mr . Moffat is Dr. Ketchan1' daughter. Editorial Office: Box 184 Cedarvi Ile, Ohio Deadline for News: 10th of each mon1h he youngsters sl1own in our front cover p1c tt1re arc !->eated ,v1th their cou11sclors and arc waiting fo1 the noon n1cal to he ~ervcd on Jul y 4tl1 at a111p J>at1nos dL1r1ng Jt1nior Weck. In the back.grot1ntl i one of cveral cr1ptt1re verses writter1 on tl1e walls t)f tl1c c.li11ing 11all . ' fllanks to 111a11y r>eoplc fro111 the Ohio a11(l W . a. cl1t1rchcs, tl1c itcl1e11 and dini11g l1alJ \\'er e cJca11 a11d cl1 ccrft1l . J a111c~ f{. Joh,1son, editor of tl1e Ohio J 11depe11de11t BaJ) list, ,,isitctl ( c.111lf) t> at111os, J Lily 4tl1, to take tl1e j)l1otographs i11 tl1is isst1e. The Ohio Independent Baptist ... Publ ished Monthly by •.. THE OHIO ASSOCIATION OF REGULAR BAPTIST CHURCHES SECOND CLASS POSTAGE paid at Xenia Oh io. ' POSTMASTER : Please send Form 3579 to The Oh io Independent Baptist 4519 Well i ngton A ve. , Parma 34, Oh io STAFF Editor . James R. Johnson Ilox 184, Cedarville, Ohio Circ1tlatio1i J\.1anager . . 1rs. John I autz 4519 \ ¥ellington ve., Parma 34, 0 . FV 011ie1iz's Editor l rs. Inez 1\!lilner hal<er H eigh ts, Ohio 1r 011tli Editor Da ve Go\ver Portsmouth, Ohio Assistant Y 01-cth Edit or . ... Jerry Bonzo Portsmouth, Ohio l\1ission's Editor Rev. Donald 1offat Cedarville, Ohio ec'y. to the Editor l\ l rs. Donald l\ loff,1t edarville, Ohio Council and Officers Cliair11ia11 . 450 Third Dr. H ol\'ard G. Young t. , Gallipolis, Ohio SecretarJ' Rev. John tro11g 727 Ientor A\'e., Pai11esville, Ol1io Treczsicrer Rev. Lynn Roger. 7854 . Bo·yden, orthfield, Ohi( l\ l issionary Clzr. Rev. Donald loff.lt edar,·ille, Ohio Y 01,t h Director Rev. Glenn Green\\'ootl 315 . l en ington Pl., pringfieltl, 0. E,l11catio1i Co111111itt ee, Re,,. E. lorrell. Jr. 20 , alon , Box 32, Bedfor(l, Ohio OTHER MEMBERS I\ I(ennetl1 melser C Jc1 renee T O\v11send Joh 11 Bal yo 1\lla11 ·. Lewis I)e.111 I Ienry Thoughts for the month If al>~e11Ct; 111a k. , t 11 heart gr,.1,, for1<ler . 110\, "0111c 11coplc 111L1'-lt t 0\ t:, tl1c cht11ch. * * "'o l1egi n tl1~ rigl1t ,va)', bl:gi11 rigl1t a,,ta \ ' t , () 111c~ t ) cl1t1rcl1. ., 111 l1io J11d 1,e11de11 t 13aptis t is r,ublished 011 1l1e first of ach J11on1l1 i11 'enia, l1io, l] A, b}' l1e Ol1io Association of J\ gular 13aJ>t:ist l1urcl1es. J t is a r11agazine devoted to l1risti n f llo," sl1i3, and faitl1fu]J1ess to tl1e trutl1. 1ne111ber l1i1,. 111 reqt1c ting l1nnge i11 a ldr , 1>lea gi, e ol 1 as ,, ell as 11e,v acldre s. Sub cri1>t1011 rate: $2.00 J>er )'ear. ~i11glc copies, 20 cents pecial r t s g1l\ 1 e 1l to cl1urcl1es tl1at subsc1ibe for co111plctc Th OHIO INDEP ND NT BAPTIS J\ d, ex ti i11g rate ard 11t 01i reqt1 st. J\ d, erti i11g IJ ' l1ould b i11 1l11s office 30 d b fore d t it i to rt111. 1, 11\1~ r:1pt~ 1>l101os tl1at are sul,11utt d sl1ot1ld b co1n1>a11ie l b' elf d dre sed 11, clo1les a11 l r tt1111 1 o t g if 'Ol.l ,, 11t tl1e1n r tt1r11ed Pag 1 AUGUST 1962