The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1962

AROUND THE WORLD Giant outfielder in Peru Felipe Alou, one of the out tanding Giant outfielder in the last World Series and a native of the Dominican Republic , will join the Pocket Te ta– ment League team in Peru in January to peak and give hi testimony in the League~s continuing campaign of evangelization and Scripture di tri– bution in South America. Since Span– I h is Felipe· native tongue his mini - Lry should be very effective there. With the arrival of a new ound truck in Lima and the transfer of another from Germany to Venezuela. ihe PTL will have five ound truck operating in South America for u e ,n their race again t time to di tri– oute a minimum of 5 million Spanish 1nd Portuguese Gospel of John aero he continent. Felipe Alou has been in the major eagues for five easons. He has three Jrothers al o in baseball. Hi brother \If atty is a fellow teammate with the :;iants. During the 1962 eason Felipe Nas among the League leaders in both >atting and runs batted in. Hi speed tnd fine throwing arm have won him ecognition as one of the top fielder n the major leagues. Felipe is a humble follower of the :..,ord Jesu Christ. A Christian friend >ack home brought him face to face vith the claims of Christ, but when he eft his country to follow a baseball :areer in the United State he had 1ot received Christ a Saviour. For– unately, during spring training with he Giants in 1958 he came to know 1 pitcher on the team who knew the .Jord and was not afraid to talk about 1im. Felipe began to read the Bible 1is hrist,an friend had given him ju t lefore he left home, and on hi fir t tay in the ma1ors in regular ea on >lay he received Christ as his Saviour. He testifi es: ·\My who le J 1f e ha aken on a new and higher purpo e. hrist is now fir st in n1y life, al though till lo e baseball and wan t to do D)' best. I Y.'ish that everyone would xpericnce the thrill , joy and hope that re r11ine ; so111t=thing tl1at corncs not hrougl1 ecing )'Our na111e ir1 tl1c head– tnes of a 11e~' pa J)er or through e111porar}' fa111 that baseball can ring, but tl1rougl1 a per 011aJ 111ecting Ii t}l J ~SUI S }1ri l ." ising Anti-Mi sionary entiment Noted In Pakistan • • • A . ri ing t id o a11 t11111 1011ar}' enti11 c:nt i11 Paki tan v.. 1 , rei,or ted r I,, tl1e 011 cr, 1 ati\ 1 l!aJJtist . r ign 1 i io111 i t , ,,,J1i 11 l1as h OHIO INDEPENDENlf BAPTIST mi ionaries in that country. It was tated that the movement i led by Mu lim extremi ts who would like to ban all foreign missionarie take over all mis ion institution and grant no further vi a to new missionarie . Hebron Association planned Men's Retreat Ju t recently a member of the na– tional assembly of Paki tan intro– duced a resolution which charged that "the foreign mi ionaries work as political agent hand in hand with their respective governments, all the while u ing religion and philanthropy a a cloak for their real intentions, A complete tory of the men' re– treat at Camp Patmos written by Ralph T. ordlund, was in the Oc– tober is ue of the magazine. How– ever, due to a shortage of pace that plague all editor the following was omitted. Some 60 pa tor and lay– men attended Labor Day and the fol– lowing day. ubver ive activities, and espionage." The report on the me sages by Dr. William Kuhnle of Milwaukee follow : Back your church weekly in prayer and attendance! (Continued next page) THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TREASURER Ohio Regular Baptist Home & Camp, Inc. Fiscal Year - Oct. 1, 1961 - Oct. 1, 1962 Leland G. Howard, Treas., Box 3, Rochester, Ohio CAMP PATMOS Receipts: Rec'd. from Camper & Visitors . ....... . .... .. . Rec'd. from Mi cel1aneou giving and Ohio Youth Dept. 1961 ................ ...... .......... . Rec'd. from Churehe ........................... . Rec'd. from Chapel Offering ........................ .. ... . Balance Oct. 1, 1961 ...................................... ... Total Received . . . . . . . . .... .. . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . .......... . Di bur ement : Neuman Boat Line ........................................ . Kitchen & Maintenance .... . . . . .... In urance on Building & Bu Truck and al o Taxe on property ................ .. Material for abin, al o the co t of our New Well at Lake ........................ .. .................... . Food for Camp ..................................... .. ..... . In urance for Camper ......................... · lntere t on Camp share of Loan ........................ . Mi cellaneou xpen e ................................. .... . Total Di bur ernent ... .... ... . ........ . .. ....... .. Bal. Oct. 1, 1962 .. .. ... ..... .. amp hare of Loan fron1 y gnet Ban1'. ...... . 19,041.09 2 832.l6 3 931.91 436.7 1.919. 15 2 , 161.09 4,020.14 3,006.03 1,075.55 1,264.85 6.973.47 27.20 143.33 3,604.65 20.915.22 TH HOM - HHII.JLTOP HO ,, 28, l 61 .09 20.915._2 .. 7.245 . 7 .. 5,0()0 00 In ovember the purcha c of Hilltop wa under wa)', and \\ a~ tar for $50,000. We paid $ 17,000 do\.\<n and ha e a real e~tatc 111ortgage on Hon1e & amp Inc . for the un1 o~ ~38,000. The Hon1e hare of this 1 33,000. Recei pt\ ; (,if t fron, indi 1dt1al and hurchc al o tron1 n1onc\ received back tro111 'hurch Bu ildi11g 0111n11 ttce Balance in ca~h - October I, 196 l . . . .... .. 1 otal Received • • • ••• l)isbursen1ent~: 1 h purchase of Hill to1) Hot1s and e.. pe11 c of 111aki11g it read)' for t1~e ~asl1 Bal. Oct . l , 19 ccoui,t r j,,, l,t fro111 .B. '"'. 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