The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1962

eart to eart mong t e omen By Mrs . Inez. Milner, 2665 Canterbury Road , Cleveland Heights 18, Ohio Willing - or - Ready ,. ~l.1r1 , ,\l'l ' \\11111 l1 ll'\ ,c1\' t: tl1c l "rl!. ' \ l tl"' ' \lll' RI 1-\l '\ ." .. rl11, t.tl' lll' lll t,t111ll' \.l it, ,,.1, ir,tt) 111\ ' '-" l t . l \\ ,.\, \. lll ,.11 ,()lllC _ () (1Cl)t-)IC \\ 11 11 . \.i ga lht'tC\.l 1t1 a t .1rgt.: Ba11t1,t ( "ht1rch i11 I" rt \\ .,, r1c. l nti1 .. 1n1e1. f r the \\ cck- 1, ~ .. 1 ll Ing prt)gra tll . ·rhe lcn<..lcr 111ade t}11 l1c ..1rt-,L1e1rchin~ slc.ltc111cnt a, he ... ~hallt'r1gcll tl1c gr tip t he teadfa t in tllt.: If flll(ll"tr~. 1 l1c llicti('lnar, tclL tl " that the w rd .. ,, 1 l I 1 n g" 111ean, ,. incli ncd t <.lo... The .... ,, ord "read~" r11ean "prepared a t a 111l1111cnt. qt11 k. pron1pt. fit for a •• l'ttrpo. . Ho,, ,, e reJ ice that ur o<..l i not nl) H·1//111g b11t "READY to pardon" ( ·eh. 9 : 17 ) . and ..RE D to ave" ( I a. 3 l : 20) . 1 H al o RE DY to guide? IF \\ e are ··RE DY to hear" (Ecc. 5 : 1) . ·· Lo. I am ""ith 1 ·ou al\\ ay ' \ IF we ··go ... and teach all nation " (Matt . 2 :19. 20). ·'He hall direct thy path ··. IF 1 ·ou acknowledge Him in all )'Ottr \\ a) (Prov. 3: 5-6). Peter boa ted "' I am R EADY. Lord"...to go ""'ith Thee' '. He wa ,\·ill1,1 f? but not READY until he uffered. From de picable defeat he aro e ..RE DY to hear·· and to obey hi Lord. After Paul· conver ion, immed iate- 1} he v. a led into Arabia (Gal. l : 17). The word ' 'Arabia' ' mean ··evening ', ··a de ert wild and wa te . Becau e he v. a ··not di obedient' (Act 26: 19 ), Paul wa made READY (Act 21 : 13. Rom. l .15). Let u not que tion tho e cir cum- tance in our live that ar e making u READY to hear, ' 'Ready to ever y good \\ ork.. (Titu 3: 1). ··READY to be offered·· ( 2 Tim. 4: 6) for Hi eternal glor), . Lord. grant that we may never be "READY to halt" ( P aim 38: 17 ). ubmi tted b1· Mr . Mary H amman. Ii ha\vaka, Indiana, by reque t . Thursday, Oct. 18, 1962 \''e tru t thi will be a great day for a ll of us in Ohio G.A.R .B. HURCHES. e pecially for the wo– men a \\ e gather for our Annual mee ting and r all) 1n the Graham Road Baptist Church. Ct1yahoga Fall , Ohio. at 1: 30 p.m. We have not been ad,,j ed concerning the program a \\ e prepar e th1 page, but ~ e have Page 2 October, 1962 l1l'l' n ,,""" ll t ctl i l \\ ii t l1c we 11 \.\ ()f t 11 · \\ hdc . a, ,1l\\ ,t\ , . l l1 crc \vill he elec- t l\.)11 0 f ( ff ICCf'-1. n11tl \O l11 C hr ,cf \)U \i 11c," l{c11c111 her o, tr 1 ropcc t ~ pica~c. I c t LIS ~cc a rec rtl gr Lt p f ro111 cac h chL1rch 11rcscnt for thi n1cc l1ng and al o a,,ai l tirsclvc t the other c si ns f the nnt1al , . oc ia ti n c nfcrence n1eeting a t the c ht1rch clt1r– i ng Oct ber 15-18. Chinese Woman A clipping fro,ri 111)' f iles - HI am a prodt1ct of confu iani m - the onl y one of five daughter who wa per– n1itted to li ve and I wa thu favored, or unfavored I hould ay becau e of n1y uppo ed comeline . When I wa five year old my feet were bound that I might make a more de irable wife for the little boy to whom my parent engaged me when I wa three month old. For week l could neither eat nor leep for the pain in my feet and limb . I would cry from morning until night and beg to have the bandage taken off, or loo ened ju t a little but my an wer wa alway the ame: ' It i the cu tom for our women, and what other h ave endured, you must al o." Of cour e in time, the blood cea ed to circul ate and the feet became dead to pain. but the proce s ha made me a deformed cripple and I mu t hobble through life the re t of my day . I wa denied an education, becau e girl in China are taught that they have neither mind nor ou l . When I wa 14 year old I wa married and went to live with my hu - band s family. My mother -in-law took a di c.; like to me, and gave vent to her feeling by rapping me ound ly with a tick every time he came within rapping di tance. It wa not until after I gave birth to a on that 1 was treated like a human being. I would like to go to a Mi ion School now. but there i no room. Such i life for girl in the land of onfuciu . · Are we a grateful a we hou Id be to our Heavenly Father , in per– mitting u to be brought up in America ? Let u "po e our po e - ion ", by lovingly erving the Lord, diligently tudying and obeying the Word of God. h ari ng Him and a ll H i ble ing to u wi th other abou t u and tretching to be region beyond. ''So you're serving a crowd' ' Apple crisp for twenty five licccl, parcc.1 applc5 16 ct111s ( 4 qt.) ugar - I to 1- 11:~ ct1ps Bisqt11ck - 5 CL1ps ( I 20 01 hox Ltgar - 2 ct1ps innamon - 2 tea p. hortcning. melted - I CLIP Bakin g pan - I 3x9 1/ 2 x2 inches, oblong - two Pl ace apple in grea ed pan\ . prinkle over each pan of fruit ... 2 Tb p . water. Then prinklc wi th the ugar (amount will depend on tartne of fruit) . Mi x together Bi - quick, ugar cinnamon. Sprinkle mixture over fruit· then pour the hortening over all . Bake about 25 minute in moder– ately oven (400° ) until brown. Ser ve hot or cold with milk or cream. - Betty Crocker. * * x • ' ·When faith goe to market it alway take a ba ket,,. --Streams in the De ert. "Good better, be t · ever let it re t, 'Til the good i better , And the better be t. , Letters to Editor In Africa 16 years To the Editor: Thi i ju t a note to tell you how \ ery much I appreciate the new tyle of the good old OIB magazine. I've been enjoying it for over 20 year now and it really i getting better! I ve appreciated having thi touch of "home during the e 16 year ou t here on the mi ion field . It i o good to read the camp and chool new a well a church riew of pecial n1eeting and other article . I really enjoyed r eading "Year Ago.·· 1 gue I 've gotten to the tage where I like to remini ce. Thank for all your hard work a well a that of the whole taff. I wa e pecially happy to ee that Rev. Donald Moffat wa the Mi sion 's Editor. You urely couldn' t have found a better one. Mary E . Zouck B. P . 620 iame)' , Rep. du We t Africa • 1ger The OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST