The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1963

"It Still Could Happen" 1 p t•111 for ~ lee 1, .,· ;.t 111eric11,1,) By Ralph T. Nordlund I . RADIO ANNOUNCEMENT I ill" skil' " 1 t11,t itttt) fl..1n1c ·er nll tl1c lantl, .1\ ·1'-i 111t1,?1r tit11 t 1t1lt crt1pt fr n1 coa t t c a, t , '"'\ltcl1 tl1c f()scntc glcat11s f lira\\ n and tantl "" l 1k ~ ,nt1\\ c,11 ~,cti 111 t1nta1ns - b autifti l, aln1 t! l3tat. 11. tl1c bt1r111ng h locatt~ t bclo\! ,, l1crc l tl .. c fair itie~ lifted pire and d n1e: ·~\, \ 1rk.. ctr it. hicag Buffalo, Pr<.)tili \\·.1.~l11ngtt1n. and even di tant n1e! ... ·rhe tars and trip .. m d wn in one hort hour, he Bio d-rcd Bann r ickle down our pride: Tl1 agl c ,, r , chained, the Bear in pow'r ak.e ·er the earth in one trimphant tride. Onl) a f e,v wift car peed inland werve ..: t tlf\ e , careen, while iren wail; Th re t are burning where they tood, and erve To ad,·erti e that warning y tern fail! 11 . FIRST REACTION \\rhat happened, what went wrong - ,,'ho old u for a ong? Were fifty billion for defen e too small, TVr o million men or more no ward at all? \Vhere \.Va the S.A.C.? \,There \l.'ere the brave and free? urely we paid them back, (Mi ile we did not lack) Then why urrender ere the war's begun? Our citie gone the Reds their worst have done o let u fight and win, H ang on like very sin! Ill. EXPLANATION Look up! Hurrah, a bomber, U.S.A.! But look again - she falls, and men Leap out in parachutes, as if to say, ' 'The winning Ru sians scored again!' ' ""O pilot of Strategic Air Command , What did you see before you fell? What happened to our rich and mighty land - Who has betrayed u s, can you tell?" ··Betrayed? I only know no signals flashed, Mi siles like flying fish arose From out the sea, and all our cities crashed ; But how the thing was done, who knows? ';Atomic subs were used so near our shore There was no time to fight or flee; Surrender came in minutes, just before 11ore missiles flew from o'er the sea." IV. REFLECTIONS THREE YEARS LATER It is no longer safe to talk, but still Our minds must think ; and think they surely will That some who led our nation helped to plan This day that now is called The D ay of Man. Thej· seemed such patriots, their posture bold, But bit by bit our heritage they sold. They rule us 1 ·et - it all adds up to say They mu t have planned to have things go this way! Page 4 , January, 1963 • It star l l'\l , ~nr · ago. wh 'n schooln1c 11 ·lip1Jcd C\ , ctnl tl1cor1c, 111 ancl ltt(lcnts si pJJccJ 1-\ l1catly, rcvolttli r1ary wine Cal lctl I... ibcrnlis111 ! t first it sotrndcd fine. fhc ca111c with glcan1i11g banners of r eform nti pro111 i ed frcc(lo111 f ro1n earth 1 \ a11cicn t norm Of plagLtC an<l poverty, of war anc1 greed Traitor were they? No, mo\t were c;c lf deceived; And came a champion of human need. Their go pel of the new democracy And old our freedom for bureaucracy! We plunged in debt and called it growth and gain, We gave away our hoarded gold and grain To buy t1 friend - who hated t1s the more Becau e we would not hare our whole rich store. 'Ti u ele to recount the thousand thing That once seemed v. 1 ise but now amazement brings : To think that we could join godles lands, Neutrals, and tribe on foreign trand To build a peaceful world of brotherhood And never pay a fearful price in blood! And yet such folly must perforce come in When we no longer reckon on man's sin. V. PRAYER FOR TODAY Ere this grim dream comes true And freedom dies, Help us, 0 Lord, anew Our past to prize; Ere cities fall and burn, May we to Christ return. Circulation increases Ninety-five new names were added to the circula– tjon list of the Ohio Independent Baptist magazine on the October report. There were 17 pastors in this num– ber wh o subscribed. One year ago there \Vere 44 pastors in the Ohio Association who did n <.lt subscribe which seemed to in– dicate a lack of interest in the magazine . This now m akes a total of 20 Ohio pastors who have subscribed this year. W e on the staff of the m agazine appreciate this added interest on the part of the pastors and their church es. It is our d esire to print a publication tha t ful- fills this need for fellowship and en couragement in our member churches. A Prayer for the New Year Lord I would ask for a Holy ear, Spent in Thy perfect will · Help me to walk in Thy very step Help me to please Thee still. Lord, I would a k for a bu y year Filled up with service true; Doing with all Thy Spirit's might All that I find to do. Lord I would a k for a year of hope, Looking for Thee to come, And ha tening on that year of year That bring u Chri t and Home. - A. B. Simp on The OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST