The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1963

SERVING GOD IN THE MILITARY Berea By Raymond Pri tz, Chaplain, Major, United States Air Force On Christmas evening the Young People·s Choir of Berea Baptist pre– sented a Christmas Cantata, "That Glorious Night. ' Watch night erv– ices were on New Year' Eve. For most American young men today, military service is almo t a certainty. The world situation makes it necessary that our nation maintain a ready force to keep the measure of peace we now enjoy. The threat of world Communism has made it im– perative that we shall be a deterrent to worId aggression. It has been my experience that most Christian young men treat the possibility of military duty as just an unpleasant interruption in a planned futur e . It will just be several lost years that could have been spent in so many more profitable ways . They know th::it as a loyal American they must do their duty but they will be so glad when its all over and they can return to normalcy. Many m iss challenge This attitude is most unfortunate and causes so many Christian boys to fail God as a Christian witness while on military duty. They fail to see the challenge of this veritable mis ion field into which God has chosen to put them. They have been thru t into a whitened harvest field where the laborers are few but they fail to recognize it. Military life today presents an abundant opportunity to be a mis– sionary for Christ . The first and great– est opportunity is for personal Chris– tian living and testimony among un– saved men. You live and work with men who need a pos itive Christian witness. This field of service is un– limited. Then there is opportunity for work with those chaplains who are endeavoring to preach Christ to needy souls. Such thing as youth work, Sunday School teaching, gospel teams, Bible study groups, e tc. are aJI part of a good evangelical chap– Jain's program. The Christian service– man can have an active part in this program and is a delight to his chap– lain. Greatest • service During the past ten years, it has b en 111y delight to work with born– again servicen1en who l1ave been a jO)' to n1y heart . More than one has \Vfitten to me after he l1as returned to ci, 1 ilian life and confe sed that bis greatest er,,ice for hrist wa wl1ile h \\'a in uniforn1. l1t; old recruiting po ter u ed to 8)', ' ncle am needs U!" "o ' f)' hristian n1an let n1e para- pl1ra e tl1at nd a)' , ' ' hri t n~eds Th OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST YOU!" He needs the clear witness of Christian men who while in uniform are willing to spend all for HIM. NOVEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS TO HOME AND CAMP, INC. Leland G. Howard, Treas. , P. 0. Box 3, Roches ter, Ohio To The Camp Northfield Baptist . . .. .. . .. ...... ............... ........ .... ................................ . . $ Calvary Baptist, Massillon .................................... ................................... . 10.00 5.00 5.00 Trinity Baptist, Lorain . . . . ........................................................ . Women' Mis ionary Union OARB .................... .. .................................. . North R oyalton Bapti t ........................................ ... .......... ...................... . First Baptist, Gallipolis . ......... ........................ .. .................................. . Penfield Jct. Baptis t, Lorain ............ ...................................................... . Memorial Baptist, Columbus ........................................................ . Mrs. Jessie N. Shirley, Camp Cook .................... ................................... . Blessed Hope Baptist, Springfield .......................... .... ............................... . Evansville Baptist, Niles ....... ................................................................... . The Berea Baptist . . . . .................................................... .. ................ . Sharon Baptist, Sharon, Pa. . .............................. .... ................................ . Cedar Hill Baptist, Cleveland ................................ ..... .. ............................ . Immanuel Bapti t , Arcanum ................................................................... . Immanuel Baptist, Columbu .. .. ......................... .. ............... ... ................ . Temple Baptist, Portsmouth .................................. ..... .............................. . Mr. William G. Welch .. .. . ................................. ....... ...................... .. ... . Memorial Baptist, Columbus ................................................................... . Bethlehem Baptis t, Cleveland ... ....... ............................. ............................ . First Baptist, McDonald .. .. .. ... ............ ................ .. .............................. . Whipple Ave. Baptis t, Canton ............ ..................................................... . Calvary Bapti t, Bellefontaine ................................................................. . TOTAL ...................... ..... ........... . ...................................................... Gifts to the Home Memorial Bapti t, Columbus . ................ ................................ . Memorial Baptist, (Ladie M. U.) ol. .. ................................................ . First Baptist, Bowling Green ..... .. .. ....... ... .. ....... ... ... ... .. ..... .. .... ... .... .. .. Faith Baptist, W.M.U ., Amherst ............................................................. . Women's Mi s ionary O.A.R.B.C. ....................................................... . Trinity Baptist, Lorain ...................................... .. ................................ . Calvary Bapti t, Massillon .................................................................. . Northfield Baptist ...... ...... . .. .. ..... .. .. .. ... .. ... .. ..... . ... .. .. .. .. .. .... ..... . .... .. . ....... . Berea Bapti t .. .. ... ... .. .. .. ....................................................... . New Harmony Bapti t, North Olive .... .. .. .................. .... ... .. ...... . .. .. . .. Sharon Baptist, Sharon, Pa. .. .......................................................... . Cedar Hill Bapti t, C leveland .... ... .. ... .. ... .. ..... ..... ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .... .. .. .. ... alvary Baptist, Pain ville ... . .. .............................................. . Fostoria Bapti t, Welcome Cla .................................................... . Immanuel Bapti t, Columbu .... .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .... .. ... ... . ... • North Bethel Won1en's Mi ionary Fellow hip .................. . Calvary Baptist, Cleveland ................................................. . • • Memorial Baptist, Ladie Mt ionary ircle . . ..... . Memorial Bapti t Church, olumbu .. .. .... .. .. ......... . Roche ter Bapti t Mis ionar ellow ~l1ip .. . . . Mr. Willia111 . Welch ........ ....... .. ... . ...... . Huntsburg Baptist, Huntsburg . . . . .. . ... ·. ····. R B W ·1nt r r,i ··· · ···· ·· ·· ev. . . .. ....... ,. .... ,.- ..... ···· ··· · ·· r . lenn a r11ier, Bo\\'ling reen . . a)' Rogers o i t 1 , Fir t . 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