The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1963

( continued from page 8) ing que tion : '·Were you your be t thi pa t week for hri t? ' and ' 'Did you try to be your be t thi pa t week?' God gave Hi be t for us in the per on of Hi Son. God will and Hi provi ion for the accomplishing of Hi will i available to u and thi i the be t for our live . How Old Should Your Child Be To Profess Faith In Christ and Be Baptized? Thi que tion ha been di cu ed again and again among Chri tian worker . Some of our Bapti t brethren of the past made it mandatory for children to wait until 12 year of age. It i not explained why that particular age was cho en. Some parents have di courged early pro– f e ion of faith. Dr. Kenneth Mile ha thi to ay about it: "One i di tres ed to hear parent peaking di couragingly of their children taking a posi tive tand for Chri t and Hi church. Such an at– titude i downright dangerou . A year from now that child may not want to join the church. "Parents, you may rue the hour you aid , 'But Johnny, you're really too young: Or, 'But do you really think you under tand?' ' 'If your child i heading toward God and good, keep right up with him; indeed keep a s tep ahead of him . ' 'It is a matter of great intere t to note that most of tho e who lived productive hri tian live were aved and baptized while young. Talmage declared: Robert Hall , the prince of Bapti t preachers, wa converted at I 2 years of age. Matthew Henry, the commentator , who did more than any man of his century for increa ing the intere. t in the \tudy of the Scripture , was converted at I l year of age ; Isabella Grah am, immortal in the hris ti an c hurch , wa converted at ten years o f age; Dr. Wa tt , who<ie hy111n , will be sung all down the age<;, was converted at 11ine year5 of age; Jonathan ""dwards, perhaps the mi ght– iest intellec tual tha t the A111er1can pulpit eve r produced , Yt' as converted a t seven years o f age; and tha t fat her a nd 111other take an awfttl r \!spo11s1b1l – i l ) ' wl1c11 they tell their c hild a t seven }'ea rs of age, Yolt are too y(>t111g to conn ect )' our. elf vl ith tl1 c l1t1rc 11 .' "l1 a t i a 111 i ta l e a ' lo11g a. ter11 it ,." ,.f 'o t l1i \\'e a)' , A111e11 ! - 0 1>iCll. 0 111e peo1le 11ev r 111ecl tll d evil 11 cl 0 11 he at1sc tll )' a r t rft\' l i 11 g t 1 c a fl l t.: d j 1 Cl it Jl . TH OHIO INDEPENDENT BAP fl S Letters from camp! We are intere ted in tarting a hort feature page of letter received by parent , Sunday School teacher pa tor and others from ,the young people at Camp Patmo . The e letter , or excerpt , would give readers of the Ohio Independent Bapti t magazine an in ight into the ble ing received by the cam,per . Then too, we want to see the hum– orou ide. Share the e letter with u . We will keep the name confidential and write from a general viewpoint. Alcoholism - No. l Medical Problem Alcoholism i America' number one medical problem, it i primarily a di ea e of the brain, and the nece ary price for it prevention i the com– plete ce ation of the production and u e of alcoholic beverage . The e are three conclu ion con– tained in the report of the Alcoholic R e earch Planning onference, con– vened at Palo Alto, California by the National Veteran Admini tration under the leader hip of Dr. Samuel . Kaim, Director of Phychiatric Re earch, January 22-23 , 1962. The introductory paragraph of the report ay : Alcoholi m i a formid– able problem, our number one medi– cal problem, as a matter of fact. It afflict ix per cent of men and two per cent of women. There are 1,500,- 000 alcoholic veteran . It ha been e tabli hed that half of the domiciliary "'~...,..edarvl l fe CofJege u~~ activitie of the ~arNH~ ra– tion i made nece ary by the problem of chronic alcoholism . Dr. W. T. Liber on of the V.A. Ho pi tal at Hine , Illinoi , r a ised even que tion . The fir t was : an Alcoholism Be Prevented and How? Hi first two entence in this di - cu ion of that que tion were: Thi i obviou ly a purely theoretical que - tion, a past experience how the unwillingne of our ociety to pay the nece ary price for the preven– tion of alcoholi m, which i the com– plete ce ation of the production and u e of alcoholic beverages. What i being aid here that there i ab olutely no cure for the alcoholic but the power of the Eternal GOD through the Salvation that i in CHRIST JESUS. What are you doing to hel,p the Alcoholic among t u today? Flash Water skiing planned for senior campers R ev. Glenn Greenwood youth di– rector, recently announced that the ouncil of Ten has approved ome– thing new for the Senior camper at Camp Patmo ! A boat i being purcha ed and there i.J to be water kiiog for Senior only. In addition, the afternoon recrea– tional hour i to be revi ed. It won't be a regimented a in previot1 year . There will be more freedom to choo e what recreation you want. BAPTIST BIBLE SEMINARY TRAINS LEADERS! 8. 8. S. Graduates Are Serving With Distinction at Home and on the Mission field If you are called to full time Christian Service, you should prayerfully consider what Baptist Bible Seminary offers. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE TO DR. ARTHUR WOOLSEY, PRESIDENT ThB. 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