The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1963

Rev. John M. Warren moves to fayette Rev. John M. Warren, from Jerome, Mich., began his ministry at the Ambrose Baptist Church, Fayette, Ohio, Aug. 25. He was pastor of Curtisville Baptist Church, Curtis– ville, Mich., for four years, Mrs. Naomi Schaffner, Clerk, reported. A graduate of the Grand R apids Baptist Theological Seminary, he and Mrs. Warren have five children. A reception for the Warrens was held recently in the church in which they were presented with several gifts from the congregation. * * * If you are stumbling over a hypo– crite you are on the wrong road. There aren't any hypocrites on the road to heaven. Are we iust playing missions? The "Go ye' ' of the Master is the general call to all who profess His name and look for His coming. It will always stand as a valid command Notwithstanding, some still contend for all the members of His church. that they never have been called, and we might ask, "Are they within call– ing distance?" A great missionary leader once said, ' 'A need, a need known and the ability to meet that need constitute a call." God's plan is a world-wide one, and it involves all His ,people. Each can go to his neighbor, and all can go into the whole world if not in prison, then via the trunklines of prayer and offerings. All available resources spiritual , physical and intellectual - must be brought to bear if unreached millions are still to be evangelized. We must all become expendable. Total surrender of God of all we have, and the daily offering of inter– cessory prayer are what will accom– plish great things for God. This is the need of the hour, and there is no substitute. No amount of study or talent or effort, however untiring, will take the place of prayer. To those who are seeking a life's work, look on a world of souls living out their whole lifetimes apart from God and with nothing ahead but a black abyss. Let us awaken to the real honors and opportunities of our lives and des– pise the sacrifice and trials by which they are won. By this means we will begin to fathorn the significance of Chri t's words, "Go ye." Return on your • investment with Church Bonds. For information write: or call Mid-Brook Baptist Church c/o 14008 Seneca Ct. Cleveland, Ohio 44111 OR 1-9177 Cedarville College Library ~ · le, Ohio .,, .... All the world is but an orphanage as long as its children know not God as ,their Father. M arthin Lut/1er Gifts to the Ohio Association Lynn Rogers, Treasurer 7854 N. Boyden Road Northfield, Ohio SEPTEMBER Calvary Baptist, Cleveland .... ... ... .. .. $ 5 .00 Evansville Baptist, Niles .. .... .. .......... .. 5.00 Cedar Hill Baptist, Cleve. (for office equipment) . . .... .. .. .. ..... 500.00 First Christian Baptist, Coshocton .... .. 7.00 Northfield Baptist .... .. .......... .. ........ .. .... 10.00 Calvary Baptist .. .. .. ..... .. ............ 10.00 First Baptist, Gallipolis .. .... .. .......... .... 10.00 Berea Baptist .. . .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ...... .. .... 10.00 Trinity Baptist, Lorain .. . .. .. .. . 5 .00 Bible Mission Baptist, Reynoldsburg 5 .00 Cedar Hill Ba ptist, Cleveland ..... 25 .00 Norton Baptist , Barberton .... .. .... .. .... .. 15.00 Calvary Baptist, Findlay .. .. .. .... 10.00 Blessed Hope Baptist, Springfield .... 10.00 Hunt sburg Baptist .. .. .. ....... . .... 10.00 South Canaan Baptist, Athens ....... .... 2.00 Brookside Baptist, Cleveland .... .. .... .. 5.00 New Lyme Baptist . . . ................ 6 .00 First Baptist, Bowling Green ............ 30.00 Grace Baptist, Sunbury ................... 10.00 Calvary Baptist, Massillon .................. 15.00 Northfield Baptist (second gift) ..... .. 10.00 Graham Road Baptist, Cuyahoga Falls 15.00 Sharon (Pa .) Baptist ................ .. ............ 25.00 Bible Baptist, Girard ........ .. .................. 15.00 First Baptist, Nil es .. . ...................... 15.00 First Baptist, Blanchester .................... 15.00 Graham Road Baptist, Cuyahoga Falls (second gift) ................................ 15.00 First Bapti~t, Stryker ....... .... ............. 15.00 Calvary Baptist, Tiffin ... ... .............. 20.00 Temple Baptist, Portsmouth ... .......... 50.00 Calvary Baptist, Norwalk ..... . .. ..... . 10 .00 First Baptist, Gallipolis (seco1id g ift ) 10.00 Men ' Fellowship Annual Re t reat (off ice equipn1ent) . ................ ....... ........ 56.38 Northeast Ohio Assoc ia t ion . .... . ...... 26.45 TOTAL ...... .......... ..... ... •.. $1 ,002.83 The OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Page 9 , NOVE~\BER 1 t> 3