The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1962

N c II ichl nd Bapti t R v. D. W . Peltier 11 S t111 1.Jd , l--4 ch r l1a r , t 11 t' c 111- l rt" g,1 l i( r1 f l"' '' Rh."hla11ti l~.ll t1,t 1111"' J1 , "'tl"\l t , ~all Re, 1 (111altl \ 1 l l'l t it' r c f =t,lt ' .• 1, p.1,t ,r I l1c Rl, . R,ll e rt l-l11n11 l1rc," l1atf 1 c~tg11cll i 11 1 l'"' t'r11l, ·r a11ti tl1' pt1lpit h, ti hccr1 ,,,i th ,tit a 1 cg11lar p\1,t lr "tn c Rl,,. l cltier rc~1gnctl h1 , pa,t rate :1 t the l pen D )f B,1pt1"t ht1rch, pen cr,tllc. h10. Januar) 1. H L f 1 "t ~ "h ling ,, ,,. at rthcrn Bap- t r~t \1nd then lat r at 1 d ' Bible lnst1tt1tc H1 mini ' tr, 1 f 30 ear hd been 1n ' trumental in tarting fir t ,, hat 1' n \\ th l aran tha Bapti t hur h. pringfield. Ohio: later with H me,, d Bapti t Church, Lima; then al ng \\ ith Rev. Earl W illett , the r t h id e Bapti t hurch, Lima ,, hich \\ a tarted from a Bible club. The \\'Ork at pencerville wa tart- ed le than i yea r ago but ha gro\.\·n and now h a built it own building. ir . P el tier i a pioneer of child e\- angeli m. "We are very a nxious now to have Re \'. and Mr . Peltier with us. We '"~ould like to thank all of those who ha e upheld u with prayer at thi time,' Mr . Paul L. Pope, church clerk aid. Grace Theologica l student called to Stryker church J .. 11,t l3 ,1pt1, t ht1rch. tr kcr, h1<1, ha~ alle<i R :1 naltl (11caf to pa,t<.)r tll c cht11cl1. Ile acccplccl tl1 t' ca ll anti l1c– gal1 }11, n1in1. tr , Jnntinr ..8, R. D . J t111 ,. ht1 rch c lerk a nnot1nccd. ·Ir. (,rcaf will gradua te from ,race rI hC<.)l g1ca l "" cminar , W inona akc , lntiiana, in June. Steadily growing church dedicates new facilities Dr. Robert T. Ketcham wa dedica– tion peaker at Faith Bapti t Church, Columbu , when the church dedicated it new home. The church ha ex– perienced teady growth. Evangeli t Don Winter h eld a -- erie of meeting January 14-21. Pa tor Frank G. Coleman sa id "This wa our fir t opportunity to work with Brother Winter , and we found him to be not only a delightful per- on to know, but an evangeli t true to the Word. ·'Hi mes age brought conviction and respon e. Seventeen came during the week to confess Christ a Saviour and Lord. "'We wi h Brother Winters could have given us more time," Pastor Coleman said, ' 'but it was impossible at this time. Our prayers will go with him to other fields." BAPTIST BIBLE SEMINARY TRAINS LEADERS! B. B. S. Graduates Are Serving With Distinction at Home and on the Mission Field If you are ca lled to f ull time Chr ist ian Service, you should prayerfully consider what Baptist Bible Seminary offers. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE TO DR. ARTHUR WOOLSEY, PRESIDENT ThB. Bre & Diploma Courses BAPTIST BIBLE SEMINARY JOHNSON CITY, N. Y. • Page 10, MARCH, 1962 • Kenneth T. Romig Cal led to Warren Church llcthc l l-l ,, 11t1'tt httrch, Warren Ohio, , cccnt1 1 ca 11 ctl J{cv. Kenneth "l ' . Romig a, pas tor. rl,hc J{cv. rr . Ro n11g arr1vcc.J lo l)cgin his ministry there o n J anL1ary 26. P11or lo his arriva l. people in the chL11ch clid a hcat1 t jfu l job of com– pl ete ly redecorating the par. onage, including in tallation of ,1 new kitch– en and bath linoleum. a nd f orm1ca kitch en cabinet top , painting through– out, a nd cleaned the rugs for the living and dining room. R ecently a fellow h ip dinner-recep tion was held REV. K. T. ROMIG at the large P ackard Park closed shelter house. Rev. Ted Wimer of Cleveland spoke on ' 'Heart in Scrip– ture," and Rev. Wesley Smith re– turned mi ionary from Nicaragua led the ong service. The new pastor was presented a purse of money as a love gift from the people. Rev. Romig served nearly eight years in First Baptist church Canons– burg, Pa. The church was in the ABC when pastor Romig went there but the unders tanding of his going was that the church would withdraw which was accompli bed soon after his arrival. Attendance in the Pennsylvania church grew from about 75 to a top of 25 5 and reached a yearly average of 170. Church propertie were im– proved with new ba ement floors of tiled cement and bemis-wall folding doors in tailed. "We were reluctant to leave the souls who had come to the Lord, " Rev. Romig said, ' 'and the numerous new one who had come into the church. Others grew in the things of the Lord and were a joy to en– courage.' ' He has served as pa tor in Ionia and Stanton, Michigan, and Silvi , ( Continued page 13 ) The OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST