The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1962

From our fello wship churches Portsmouth church honors Dautel family in services l t(\\l'"'ll t(lll'L' Hllli 1()\11' lllllltllCt.l (ll •111 L'l !llll t I ICtl\.i, 11 ''l"'cn1plL' } ('(I { lttltL'll. }l\..)r{,tll )tl{}l. ()llll), ~ ..1t 1 1' l'(l t,.1 lt\. )tlt.lt ])"1"t )r , tlLi It ~ llall l .1t1tcl ..111d tl1... ir {lat1gl1tc1 J t),1 11 lt1c Re, i\lt. l .. 1t1tcl rcc11tl> rc– ,1~11c"'i tl' t .. 1kc ,l p )s1t1on a" p,l'itor f ... a ('l1t11 '11 1n Har,c,. 111. RL'\ fh 1111,1" Btin, an. \l ini tcr of \ \..,t1th ..111d ~ltl'it . a ted ,t n1a ter '- t crcn1 nit;~ f r the pr gram \vhich 111clt1ded congregati nal ingi ng. pray– er b, Re,. ~l artin Holn1e . pa t r f the \\ he ler burg Bap ti t hurch. and ..1 duet b) Re,. and Ir . Bt1nyan. ompo 1te pictur of the ad– , ..inc .. n1ade during th pa torate of Re,. D.1utel \\ a pre ented by Ir. J hn Branon, vice chairman of the B ard f D aeon . Ir. Chri topher ~feade. chairman of the 1i ionary mmittee. and by Ir. William H all. chairman of the Hou e Com– mittee. On behalf of the church. fr. E. H. Engle pre ented P a tor and Mr . Dautel \Vi th a gift of money a a token of love and appreciation. The program clo ed with prayer by Rev. Quentin King p a tor of the Port - mouth Bapti t Church. The Board of Deacon h a arrang– ed for Re . Walter E. Staten to sup– pl) the pulpit each unday morning and evening if other peaker are not engaged. He will al o conduct the mid-week prayer meetings. Hi work began Feb. 1 and will continue until a pa tor ha been secured and is on the field. 1 fr. taten i a member of the church. a graduate of Piedmont Bible In titute and D alla Theological • em1nary' . Sponsors Camp Patmos contest Grace Bapti t Church, Cedarville , Ohio. 1 pon or1ng a Camp P atmos conte t for all unday chool pupil of camp age. Winner will receive a gift of $6. 00 applied again t the co t of one \\ 1 eek at the camp. The contest con ist of faithful– ne in attendance. memorizing Scrip– ture and bringing 10 visitors. David Cochvan 1 unday School uperin– tendent: Rev. Donald J\Ioffat is pa tor. PAGE 10, APRIL, 1962 REV. MAX E. TUCKER Max Tucker resigns to Become pastor in Indiana Rev. Max E. Tucker, ha re igned after four year a pastor of Fostoria Bapti t Church, Fo toria, O,h,io, to become pastor of Fir t Bapti t Church, Hobart, Ind., a uburb of Gary, Ind. Attendance greatly increased, e - pecially in the evening service and prayer meeting, during Pa tor Tuck– er ervice at Fostoria. Income of the church doubled the fir t year to over $30,000 and ha remained. During hi minjstry the old church wa old 31h acres of land purchased and a new church building erected with a eating capacity of 380. The church in Hobart, Ind., has an active member hip of 430 people with a Sunday chool attendance of 400. A new church was built in 1952 ,and an education building added in 19 5 6. A new main auditorium i planned . The church has an annual income of $49,504.17 with $16,000 for mi ion . A full-time taff of four and a part-time taff of two are em– ployed by the church. Blessed Hope Church ransacked by burglars The office of the Ble ed Hope Bapti t Church, pringfield were re– portedly ran acked by burglars re– centl)r, according to police. Officials aid $17.3 1 was found mi ing. Building plans drawn but cannot be used '"I he I~111111nnt1cl Rttptist ht1rch, I ~lh anti Wilner, kro11, Ohio, r~ cc11tl hHll l111ilcling plans dravln for a strt1ct11rc in the 15 to 40 thotJ sc1 11d ll()llar bracket htit because of circt1m– \la ncc will n t be able to hLttlcl on the propc1 ty they were drawn for . '"fhc church ha5 permiss ion from the architect Lo let another chtirch have the c plans and he will give them hi5 coope1 ation in obtaining a building permit in relation to the drawing . mmanuel Bapti t ha paid the architectural fee and if the plan are not u ed, the money inve ted might be a complete los . However, the church is in a po– ition to let any church have these plan for much le than the going rate of the architectural price. Contact Rev. William J. Ab alom, pa tor of the Emmanuel Baptist Church, Akron, if you are interested. Missionary conference held The annual missionary conference of Fir t Bapti t Church, Galion, Ohio, wa held Feb. 13-18. Rev. Wil– fred Booth i pa tor. Mi ionarie heard were Rev. Alan Metcalf, Hebrew Chri tian Society, Cleveland ; Mi Doris Youmans, Japan; Rev. and Mrs. Otis Pinkston, Mexico; Rev. and Mrs. James Par- on , Gana Africa; Dr. Kenneth Good, FBHM; Dr. Robert Ryerse De– putation Secretary, Bapti t Mid-Mis- • ion . Mu ic wa provided by the "Life Line Girl ' Trio" from Cedarville College. Pa tor Booth recently baptized three young people. Camp Patmos work week scheduled May 28-June 1 Camp Patmo work week is to be held May 28 through June 1 at the camp Clarence H. Town end, super– ioitendent of ground Camp Patmos. announced. During thi period the pre ent buildings must be given a thorough cleaning. There are alsc ome renovations which mu t be made. Painting and building will also demand much time and labor. Tran portation from Sandu ky tc the camp, meal and lodging will be furni bed for tho e who are able to help for 1:wo or more day . Contact pa tor Townsend at First Bapti t Church, Bowling Green Ohio. jf you can help during work week. The OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST