The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1963

A monthly magazine devoted to Christian fellowship and faithfulness to the truth on't a e ista e '-' ( ' hr1~t1,111 t~ greater than hi , pra er life. The people who are not praying ilre pla~ 1ng. If the .. Ider~ arc n t pra ing. the heep are traying. The platform ..1n be ,l sht)p ,,,1ntio,, to di. pla) ne' ta len t, . The prayer c lo et allow no "h 1,, 1ng off. 1 he hurch ha, n1an)· organizer . but few agonizer ~ n1any who will pay, and plent) ,, h \\ ill pla). but few who will pray; many re ter but few wre tier , n1an) \\ ho are en terpri ing. but few who are interceding. Failing in prayer the p plc f God will urel}' fail e l ewhere. T,i. o prerequi ite of dynamic hri ti an liv ing are vi ion and pa ion and both of the, e are generated in the clo et of prayer. The mini try of preach– ing i pen to a few. The mini try of praying i open to every child of God. nd )'et. how man 1· of u can remember the time we mi ed our bed for a night of \\ ai ting upon God: we fidd le while soul are going to hell. Don't n1i take the caffolding for the building. Beware of the pre ent-day preaching \ 1 :ith it pale interpretation of divine truth whi.ch would cau e u to mi take action for unaction, commotion for creation and rattle for revival . The ecret of praying i praying in ecret. A wordly Chr istian will top pra) ing, and a praying Chr i tian will top world line . A veritable Niagara of word may leave God unimpre ed and unmoved . We need to ay 'Lord teach u to pra}·.' ' When we pray, God Ii ten to our heart beat. Hannah, the mother of amuel, wa one of the mo t effective interces ors, yet she had no language. "Her lip moved , but her voice wa not heard. ' There are groanings when we pra) in the Spirit which cannot be uttered. Tithe may build a church, but tear will give it life. That is the difference between the modern church, and the early church. Our accent is on paying, their wa on praying. When we have paid, the place i taken. When they had prayed. the place wa shaken. In the matter of hell- baking o many left o much to so few. COVER PICTURE: in-breaking world-raking prayer, never have Brethren let us pray. - Selected, author unknown . Our cover picture graphically presents the work of the Fellow- hip of Baptist for Home Mi ion in Ohio. The pins on the map locates the churches pioneered by that mis ion, even of which are no\lt self- u taining; five are still under the Mi ion. The Ii t at the reader's left carrie the name of the former, the one at the right the latter. The Ohio - - -- Independent Baptist ... Published Monthly by ... THE OHIO ASSOCIATION OF REGULAR BAPTIST CHURCHES SECOND CLASS POSTAGE paid at Xenia, Ohio. POSTMASTER : Please send Form 3579 to The O hio Independent Baptist 4519 Wellington Ave., Parma 34, Ohio Ed itorial Office: Box 184 Cedarville, Ohio Deadline for New": l 0th of each month STAFF Editcr . . lames R. Johnson Box 184, Cedarville. Ohio Circulation Manager . . l\tlrs. John Kautz 4519 Wellington Ave., Parma 34, 0 . Women's Editor Mrs. Inez Milner Cleveland Heights, Ohio Mission's Editor . Rev. Donald Moffat Cedarville, Ohio Sec. to the Editor Mrs. Donald Moffat, Cedarville, Ohio Y 01ith Editor i\1r. & lrs. S. L . haffe Cedarville, Ohio Council and Officers Chairman T. Fred Hussey 615 Washington Ave. , Niles, Ohio Secretary . .. . . . Rev. John Strong 727 Mentor Ave., Painesville, Ohio Treasiirer ..... . .... .. Rev. Lynn Rogers 7854 N. Boyden, Northfield, Obi( Missionary Chr. .. Rev. Donald Moffat Cedarville, Ohio Y otith Director . Rev. Glenn Greenwood 315 S. Kensington Pl., Springfield, 0. Education Chairman-Dr. John Baylo 1126 Cleveland Hts. Blvd. Cleveland 21, Ohio OTHER MEMBERS Dr. Edward Morrell, Jr. R. Kenneth Smelser Clarence Townsend Earl V. Willetts Dr. Howard G. Young The Ohio Independent Baptist is published on the first of each month in Xenia, Ohio, USA, by The Ohio Association of Rcgu}ar Baptist Churches. It is a magazine devoted to Christian fclfo~hip and faithfulness tC' the truth. membership. In requesting change in address, please give c,ld as well as new address. Subscri,tion rate: $2.00 per year. Single copies, 20 cents. Special rates given to churches that subscribe for complete Advertising rate card sent on request . Advertising copy should he in this office 30 days before date it is to run. Manuscripts. photos that are submitted should be accompanied by scH-ad– dressed envelopes and return postage if you \Vant them returned.