The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1963

• • 1ssonar1es In Salem . • • .. , , ,, \, k i'll .,ll'tll. ()l1t0. l1cga11 ir1 l '-'\."1..'1111er. 1 '-1 . l) 111 tl1rCl' 111all J l') ll ft'lllCli .,, .l llll'L'li11g 11t.lCl'. \ \ '-.1 ~r, 1 '-it .ttt' ' \)I tl1c B,111ti,t ll1hlc l n,t1 · it.te. lc,t'l,111ti. n1gl1t "h ol. ,, ere the ,..1rig111.\t\)r, \)t it. he, arc D ale .. Ttlt(,n ,1r1ti \\· 1111<1111 Ir,, tn. T he~e hrcthren .1~1'cd BH 1 f r help 1n c tahl1 ·h1ng a e,, , Tc tan1cnt hur ch . Ir1 J ant1ar~' . 1960. the gr ttp of Be– tte, er rgan1ze<l a~ a ell \.\ ,. h ip and tn prtl of that }'ear \ \!C came a~ n1i.. i nar1e ·er,,ing ,vi th F BH . Rev. C. Leslie Well , M i ionary -Pa tor Leslie; Ida ; David; Edith ; Timothy; Thomas Ma,· and Ju ne wer e bu y n1onth ., that year for all concerned with the developmen t of the work. The or– ganizational meeting, a recogniti~n ervice, r eception into the fellowship of the GARBC. together with pre– liminary arrangement fo r purcha e of a proper ty made the e bu y but fruitful month . T h e name of Cal– var}· Baptist Church was ch o en and the church affiliated with the OARBC that Fall. Although some have moved away, others have come in and the mem– bership now tands a t 38 wi th Sunday School attendance about 50. Since July, 1960, the service have been held in the church's own 10 room brick hou e, which is situated on a 3 1-2 acre piece of land in a fine section of the city. Thi city ha a population of 15,000 people and of– fer a real field for our Bible-preach– ing church. Work in the ha ement ~ in progre . th1 will provide fi\.e additiona l cl a room . Page 4 , February 1963 ai t u y Compiled by Rev . J . IRVING REESE ( l 'rcJ111c>tic>11 l )irec l<)I c>/ l ; BH I ) 1"'hc pa tor and people r ccotint witl1 J , t he bIc in g f I tl tt p n th c \\ Ork and de\tre tha t He hall h ave the glor . T hey are gr ateful to al l who h ave prayed and given to m ake the c th ings po iblc. R .. . . L LI WELLS. M i .. ionary-P a tor In Lorain • • • R ev. Stanley Smith, Mi ionary- P a tor Stanley; Laura; David; Judith; Dennis; Dean We arrived on the f ield in Lorain. We t Side Bapti t Church, ju t about one year ago. The Sunday before we arrived , there were 45 in Sunday School but from gathered report , they averaged nearly 70 that year . G od ha ble ed with an average of 130 in Sunday School thi pa t year and a record of 181. The Lord ha sent u a qualified teaching staff who are member of our church. L ast April we won the Sunday School Conte t of the Hebron Fellow hip with the largest increa e . We h ave brought home the Youth Rally Plaque for our division once, and are working h ard to retain it five month , that we m ay keep it. T he Mi sionary v i ion ha increa ed a nd we h ave taken on partial upport for a new FBHM n1i ionary. Twenty adult have been added to the C hurch r oll thi pa, t year a G od ha worked in heart . T hirt) 1 -eight • 10 ,otil s have l1ccn saVcll, 7 have IJccn l1a11t11c,cl, ~cvcr a l arc wai ti11g l1aptisn1. 4 ar c 1r1 C t1r1\ l1ar1 tra1 ,11ng. an{I 11a1 y have tlctltca te<.l the ir li ves. ot1r Yo ttng Peo ple's gro ltps have been orga n11 e<.I wl1i ch nt1mber be– tween 30 and 40 altoge ther . Our adt1lts arc answering questi ons as they read thro t1gh the Bihle this year. It ha been a r eal inc; pirati on an<.I bl ec; ing. A. we approach the annt1a l btt \ 1- ne · meeting, wc ar c looking forward to the election of qualifi ed deacons. Than you all for praying. God ha promi ed : "Call unto me, and I will an wer thee and hew thee great and mighty thing whi ch tho t1 knowe t not ." J er . 33 : 3. REV. STA LEY M ITH Mi ionary-Pa tor In Twinsburg ... Bernie Schenck Paul Schenck Thi church began a an exten tion work of the Cedar Hi11 Bapti. t Church of Cleveland Height , Ohio, in June of 1958. Rev Earl Leiby then Associate Pa tor of Cedar Hill. began Bible studie in a new hou ing development on Wedne day night . He al o ecured u e of the v illage hall for morning ervice which be– gan in mid-Augu t of that year . In October ervice were moved to the newly completed high chool building. R ev. Paul Schenck bad by thi tin1e accepted the call to the pa tor ate. In May of 1958 the group was organized and recognized a a duly con tituted Bapti t church. That year it applied for and was granted official Fellow hip with the OARBC and t~e GARBC. It al o i in fellow htp with the ACCC. The chLtrch till n1eet in the high , chool where it r ent the attditoriun1. n1t1 ic roon1, ca fe teri a, and nine cla - THE OHI O INQEP~NOENT BAPTIST