The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1962

~~~----~~~------------~~------------~------------~P~a~g=e~F~1:.:..: 've FebruM)'__ l_9_62_________ T_H_E_O_H_I_O~ I~N~D~E=PE DETBMTIST All Day Rally Held By South Bethel Fellowship The South Bethel F ello,vship took ad\·antage of the Christmas , ,acation from school and the facilities of Cedar,·ille College, a11d combi11ed them for it' first all dav rall v. T en cl1urches of the fello,vship we1:e repre– sented, and a total of 84 regist ered for the n1eals served in ilie college cafe– t eria. Tl1e attendance at the services nu1nl)ered o, 1 er 100. The program committee, Rev. Harold R. Green, Faith Baptist Cl1t1rch, Greenville, and Rev. Bill Bro,,·n, Ft. McKinley Baptist Chw·ch, Dayton, Ol1io, planned for both the spiritual and physical n eeds of the ~,oung people. During the afternoon a \ 1 olleyball totunament gave the young people opportunity to l et off steam and they enjoyed the inter– church comp etition. Ft. M cKinley Baptist Cl1urch came through the tourn ament the victor. Thot1gh the ,veath er man did not pro, 1 itl e a \~/arm ,velcome at Cedar– ville ( about zero degrees ), the serv– ices were ,,,armed by the Spirit of Cod. How h appy ,ve are for God sending Hjs ser,rant, Rev. W arre11 \:Viersl)e of Covington, Ky., to minis– ter to ll1e )'Oung p eople. In t l1e morn– j11g session brotl1er \Viersl)e spoke f ror11 I Peter 1: 10- That young p eo– ple 11eed to make st1re thev are not ~ 1•1st follo"vi11g the ot1t\varcl form of the Christiar1 life a11d missi11g tl1e tn1e sal, 1 rtlio11 \\ l1icl1 co1nes by tl1e Spirit a1 ,cl cl 1a11ge~ tl1e perso11 fro1n \\titl1i1 . \\ 7!1e11 tl1e i11, 1 ita tio11 \.\ 7 ,lS give11, fot1r ) ' t>t111lr people (•011fessed hris t and six can1 - for r ccleclic:,ttio11 of ]if to .1l1rist. Af ler tl1e 110011 meal tl1e gro11p re:.tssemlJ1ec1 at ,race B,1ptist ) lllJ'C!l f C)l ,l QLieSliOl) 'J'i 111e. rl 'l1e 11ractical al!S\\' e 1s gi,,e 11 b)' tl1e p ft11el of t\\' <> lc)c,tl 1),ls to1 ~ ,111(1 \\ :.1rr 'n \t\ 1 i rsl (~ \\ 1 i]l l)c,. c)f grea t , tlt1 e to tl1e ) 1 •1t111g {) e<J[)l · (lt1r111g tl1 ·se t1) i1 g da)'S cJf c<>1111)l xilies. B caus of tl1 i. ·xtr ,.111 ·l) Ltt(l \\ atl1 ~r cc,11cli t ior1s so111 ~ (i)f lli e g1 ott I) l1ad Le, ] ~ 4 , , ~ lJefc,re tl1 <.'\ t 11i11 g s ·s– sicJ1 , lJu l tl 1 L .. orcl \\' as ,, orki11g i11 t11t: l1ea1 ts <Jf Ll1os ) r ~111ai 11i11g. 01 Ja111es rr·. J r 111ial1, 1J1t•si<l 11t o! c.\dar,,ill" ol) g<- , IJt !, 11t (l tl1 t> ·l1allt 11g i111Ll <J I) I) >rltJ11iti s c,f tl1 · •}JO<>} tc) t} }' (Jll l 1g J1 01)] ". \\1 t) ti L1St llta l 111 a1t}' of tl1is grc}ttJ) '" ill fi11d tl1 ir \\', \' to ot1r sc11ool • • 111 ) ,lrs to C<)111 ',) . 111 13rt)tl1er \\' i rsb ,s m s n.g .. f1·on1 l ,111,111s 12: l tl1 ) ' (Ju11g I .. OJll .. ,,, '"r => gi , 11 IJI\ c ti c~1l tr11tl1 f r d di ·atio1 t c> l1rist. 1I r ar l o of the many practical points of his message : "Ch ristian young p eople should not choo e be t\veen the good and bad, but from the b etter and best for their lives. Confo1rmatio1 sp eaks of yielding to pressures from without, a11d b·ansformation sp eaks of control by pressure from within. " Again, \A.rhen the in\ 1 itation was given, fom· young p eop le came to d edicate their li,,es to Clu·ist. We b elieve that this st1ccessfuJ rally will long b e rem emb ered and will ' \\' e h op e, provide the encotu·agement to mal<e it an annual eve1 t of tl1e Sou tl1 Bethel F ello,vsl1ip of Regular Baptist Churches. ---------- Youth Group Meets in McDonald Church T l1e December Beth any Baptist Youtl1 F ello,, 1 sl1ip was h eld at the First Baptist Cht1rch, McDon ald, ,,,h ere the Rev. Edgar Beckl y is p astor. The Clu·istn1as sea 0 11 vvas em– phasized i11 the mt1s ic ,v]1icl1 was presented b y tl1e il es Yot1tl1 Ch oir and a trio from McD onald. A special ,vhite gift for Micl - 1a1)le and Micl– Meado\VS (Baptist M id-Mis ions l101nes for missionary's chilclre11 ) \\Ta received a1nounti11g to $94. Tl1e l1.1 essage \\Ta brot1gl1t b 1, Re\ ,. Louis DePlacido fro1n al\ 1 ary ]3ap– tist , 1c.1ssillo11. H is t l1e111e \\ ,1s "Co11- formec1, Refor1necl, ancl Tra11sfor1nccl. ' ' I-Ie cl1all enged eacl1 01 e to 11, e '"1 tr~111s– forn1ecl life i11 tl1e e cla,·s ()f fear a11cl • t111ccrtai11tv. After tl1 1nessrtge tl1 osp el Fil111 " 0111etl1i11g to D1ti. For" \\ as show11 . SOUTH AMERICA CAMPAIGN PERU 500,000 Gospels ! NOW COLOMBIA- While the door is open' A Missionary Equipment List The sto1y goes that a young mis– sionary recn1it once approached the late Dr . H t1clson Taylor and asked vvhat "equipme11l" one must ha, e to ser,re as a missionary in the great land of Cluna. One ca11 almost see the surprised countenance of the yot111g man when gi\'en tl1e follo,ving. . . . 1. A life ,riel<led to God controlled , b y His pirit. 2. A restft1l b-ust in God for the st1pply of all needs . 3. A sympathetic pirit a11d \~1ill– ing11ess to take a lo\\ 7 ly place . 4. T act i11 dealing ,,,ith 1nen and adaptability to,v~u·d circum- st ances. 5. Zeal i11 sen 1 ice ancl steadfa tness i11 discouragem nt. 6. Lo, 1 e for commt111ion ,vith God a1 d for the studv of His v, 1 ord . , 7. 0111e exp erie11ce c111 d blessing in the Lord's \\ orl< at hon1e. 8. h ealthy bod}' a11d a ,~gorou m i11d. A 111i sion,1ry so e1l!ipped \\"Ot1ld b e most effective ii1deed ! ! ! I I Who Are You? A poor S,1i11t e1 tered U \ er)r aristo · cral ic cl1t1rcl1 i11 ,1 sb·a11ge plac . "I l)eli \e," tlicl the ll her ratl1er (lt1 l)iot1 I, , "tl1at I clo 11c)t k110\\' \ 'Oll. ,, • ' 'Do ) <)tl k11C)\\' tl1e Lorcl J e ll Cl1rist? ~1sl cl tl1e l)O<)r :ai11t . "01 " 1, )'eS. " \\ 1 (.=)l l," ~,1icl tl1e poo1 111a11, "I a111 :.1 lJO<)r l>rc) ll1er of His. - el ct cl n Colombian Ch i ;s tians, Evan g e I i ca I c f 1 urch es and m1ssionar1e s are whoJe ... heartedly coopera t1 ng in tl1 is land of 131 2 million people and only 60,000 Protestants. Pray f or Colombia and our PTL Teams. Your sacraf,cial gifts are needed to ach,eve our goal of 5 rntl l&on Gospels for Sou th An1er1ca Write today tor illustrat ed Quart erly, or send $2.00 for new color fi lmstrip 1 11 Sou th America n Survey,' wit h recorded narration. Al red A. Kun z, lnte rr1 ational Di rector • 49 Honec~Street, Englewood, New Jersey POCKET T TAMENT LEAGU E, IN Ii