The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1963

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The auditorit1m \\ ill eat 00 ( with , -erflo\\ ). \ e want to ee it filled for our e\'ening meeting . The orth Bethel Fellow hip ha offered it cooperation in making thi a memorable meeting for all, Rev. L. eorge Hunt. pastor of the ho t church aid. Fa ll meetings planned in Coshocton church Aug. 14-25 v. a the annual Co hoc– ton County revi,,al meeting at the count)' fairgrounds ,vith evangeli t Jame R. Calhoun preaching the \\'ord. Re,,. Harr): E. Cole, pa tor of Fir t Chri tian Church Co hocton, announced. The annual }"Ot1ng people's week end Bible conference wa Sept. 6-8 \\ith Rev . Robert J. Whitney. pa tor of the Independent Bapti st Church ~ orth Jack on. as featured peaker. ept. I -22 i to be Chri t in the Tabernacle' ' with Rev. Walter Young from Glendale. Arizona mini tering. The Rev. ~!r . Young wa a former pa tor of the Co hocton ch11rch. Oct. 19-20. a tate Gideon meeting will be held in the church wherein e,,eral local men erve as ac tive Gideons. Dayton A 1id-Summer Rally \\la held re– cent!)' at Emmanuel Bapti t Church~ Dayton, with E\ 1 angel1~t ... "orman Ed– \ ards as pecial peaker. This i the econd un1mer rall)' at the church. Page 4, SEPTEMBER 1963 Rev. L. George Hunt The church i in the northwe t ec– tion ju t a mile from major highway , By-pa 24 25, and one half mile from Monroe Street, Route 223. It i lo– cated at 4207 La key Road one block from T almadge Road. Rocky River The Grace Bapti t Church of Rocky River Ohio, has extended an unani– mou call to Rev. Dougla R. Couch pa tor of the South Lima Bapti t Church Lima, Ohio to be it pa tor, and he ha accepted. He tarted at the new pa torate Aug. 4. Baptist work started in tent near Youngstown; has dedication services The fir t erie of tent meeting beginning a Bapti t work on the ea t ide of Young town, Ohio, wa held in July 1952 under the direction of Evangeli t Donald Winter Pa tor H. Carpenter of Grace Bapti t Church Young town, announced. After the tent meeting , weekly Bible tudy cla e were held in the variou home until December 7 1952 when the fir t regular Sunday School and Church service were held in the John White School aud itorium. Rev. Earl Wel h conducted the ervice. The work ha continued ince Dec. 14, 1952, under the mini try of Rev. Harold Carpenter. On J anuary 16, 1957, after a erie of meeting on church independence, it ,vas ag1·cctl le) ~1(1< J>l a cunstitt1ti o11 a nti 11 1 1 -ln,v c tal1li shing a Jc1cal i11 - lJt:·1 rn(lc11 t ll nr> ti st l1urch. ""I l1 c L.l1rtl has l1cc11 so grac ic.1lJ ttnto ti~." J) astor ( ar1)cnlcr saitl. "a 11 cl we nc)\V 11 ,1\'c n new c httrc }1 f)lti lcli11g ( tl1ank 't tcJ the "4c llow~hi1, of 13aJJ ti sls f,.,r Hon1e Ji\ ion~) loca li11g at 23(19 Oak tree t ." l)ccl 1ca t ion crviccs were helcl fron1 At1gL1st 25- eptembcr I . Berea Baptist plans for 25th anniversary The Women' Mi ionary nion of Berea Ba pti t gave a Prcc:; iden t ' Tea honoring all of the ladi e who have erved a pre ident of the society through the year . In October Berea Bapti t Church will celebrate the 25th anniver ary of the founding of the church. Many in– tere ting things have been planned in– cluding the peaking of former Pa tor George Nicka, Oct. 18 a fellow hip banquet Oct. 19, and on Oct. 20 Dr. Robert T. Ketcham will begin a erie of meeting which will conclude on the following Sunday. Rev. Earl V. Willett is pastor. Lauren Schenck examined by council and ordained On July 2nd, 1963, a group of 20 pa tors and mes enger from nine churche met at the Hayden Avenue Bapti t Church in Ea t Cleveland Ohio. The meeting wa called to order at 2: 05 p.m. by the ho t Pa tor Rev. Donald B. Woodby. Pastor Schenck led in opening prayer. Dr. Alan Lewi and Pa tor Paul Williams were nom– inated for chairman. Dr. Lewi then withdrew in favor of Pa tor William . Pa tor William wa then elected unanimou ly. Pa tor Paul Schenck wa then elected clerk of the council. The roll call then followed. Pa tor Woodby then introduced the candidate. After this he moved that brother Walter Laich be eated on the council. It was econded and pa ed. Candidate's statement Dr. Lewi moved that the council fir t hear the candidate' account of hi conver ion and call to ervice and that. then, the doctrinal tatement be r ead in it entirety. This wa ec– onded by Pa tor Gib on and pa ed. Following the candidate' account of conver ion and .call to ervice, he wa que tioned a to the e thing and future plan . He indicated a beginning of education at Cedarville allege for hi wife for a year and then ,perhap further training for both at Grand Rapid . Long-range eemed to in– dicate mi ionary work in France. The OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST