The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1964

eart to Heart - mong t e omen 11, ~tt, l11cz l il11 'r . (1(1'i ( nnlcrb\1ry Roati, • lev cland Hcight't, l1io - 44118. Mark your calendars for these events t1~·1, 1,l'r f () 22 \\ \tl: ·s \11 .. ' - l \ R 't l J I l F r\ l l R \ l l ) 1\ I l l 1 ~ F l (~ 1(1 he l1l: 1\i i,1 c )tlJt111 ' t1,)r1 ,, ith the Ohit \ ,l ... , .. 1t1 )£1 .... \ 11nt1al lect1ng. ir1 the 1 c111i"lt B.. 1pt1,t ( ht1r"'h. ,,1lli .. 1 trcet ,lnll \\ .111cr. P(,rt"n1ot1tl1. hio. J"la11 lt) .. 1ttcnti - 111.11'c it an O\er– r11ol1t ..1ffa1r if nc C\ ar) . It \\ill be ::, , er, ,, rth\\ hilc. The \Ccncry - the l e.. 1\ e . a 11 t c 11 ti to 111 a k e Li r i\ i n g en- l '°'\,1hlc .. 1, ,,ell in ot1r tra\.el there anu t, t r11 e a g a i 11 . P r a\ f r t he oc i a- ._ .. tit n ..1nd Rall) ~e i 11,. ECHOES THE WOMEN'S RETREAT! Tt1e day. ugu. t 1 I th wa greeted \\ ith n1uch expectation bj' the ladie tr n1 Ohio. Ind ian,a and Iowa. The morning \\ a pent in regi tration getting acquainted with new-comer and rene\ving acquaintance with tho e of the previou year. The only regret \\ a. the fact that more ladie of the Ohio ociation did not take ad– \.antage of the marvelou ble ing of Chri tian fellow hip and the making of ne\\- friend in Chri t J e u . fr . tella Smith the college dieti– cian, prepared for u a delightft1l lun(:h. deliciously prepared and beauti– ful!)' erved; after which we as em– bled in the Alford Auditorium for our fir t chapel er vice. Mrs. Milner pre ided, Mr . Jeremiah extended a warm addre of welcome. The uni on inging and pecial mu ic wa enjoyed by all. The "W.C.T.U. - It Purpo e and Work· v.,a excellently pre ented by George O'Bryon of Eldora Iowa. Little do mo t of u in our funda– mental churche know of the tre– mendou harm, expen e heartache in many home . in our n ation today \\. hich begin u ually with 'ju t a drink to be ociable,. ; or that fir t cigar– ette - ··ju t to know what it ta te like·· - or - ' so I am not the odd ball' ' . Mrs. Beverly Eggleston al o from Eldora recited an original poem, in connection with thi me sage. Mrs. Clifford Maddox c]osed the session with prayer. The next two hours were plea an tly pent 1n the making of ceramic under the dire(: t1on of Mr . L. B. Frye. Five-fort}·-fi, e found us again in the dining hall for dinner. and again it \.\as beautifull 1' et up, deliciou 1y SEPTEM!3ER, 1964 PAGE 8 J)f c11.,rell, llll)f'l)t1gl1I\ cn1()',,Cl l. rhL' C\Cflll1g \Cl\lCC \\~l" <l llllll \ C~tl ._ J)r(.1gra111. \: 1tl1 fr ,. 1aLl(ll)X rrc ,i ... ling. after \vh1ch ,he prc'-icntcLI Mr\. F"arl LJ111hat1gh for her fir \ t 111e\ age, fr t11 Phil. 4, "Of a ot1nLI Mi11<.l ". \\ ntlcrft1l n1c age! F 11 wing the bene<.I icti n, we all– jt)ttrnc I to the Dining H all where a snac"' -ti n1e and Hgab-fe t" wa, e n– joycu b 1· all of ti . - Reportecl hy Ir~. lizabe th Re inger, T en1 pie B ap t i t, P rt mo Lt th , 0 hi o. ... . , ... ... ... . .. C,recting to all who will read thi s report of Wedne day' ac tivity - the pt1rpo e of which i to give you a "bird. -eye view'' of all that happened at the Women Retreat: Rev. 3 : 20 - "'Behold I tand at the door and knock" Ye Je u knocked again at the heart' door of each Chri tian who attended the Women Retreat here on the campu of Cedarville allege. Friends meet This "mountain-top experience' ' tarted the day before - but at 6: 15 old and new friend met for devotion and prayer led by Mr . E ther Jeun– nette · - then off to a bright cherry and delicious breakfast we went - then to Cararnic Cla to paint the work of art' (?) we worked on the day before! From Ceramics Cla to Bible Study meeting in the Auditorium with Mr . Maddox pre iding Mr . Au tin Elmore organi t Mrs. David Elmore piani t and Mr . Ray Bartho– lomew as oloi t. Mr . Umbaugh then pre ented her second Bible Me age. A I tudied and meditated on P a] m 119, I realized anew how hallow my relation hip to Je u Chri t ha been. I realized how mall how in ignificant my ervice to H im i , compared to what it hould be - to what it could be! God ,poke through P alm 11 9 on how to enlarge our hearts and our resource and riches. When the real capacity to receive His inexhau tible affection - the real love for God' Hol y Word is arou ed we will obey the commandments contained therein. What a tihrill it wa to hear Mr . Umbaugh a she brought the word meditate· from a tightly clo ed bud to a huge ro e. rr•() ul11 C( lit alcH is lo retire reverent I} lo C<l nvcr\c witl1 011csclf in sc,Jitt t(l c. . uch n1 cc.l1tati on r eflects on [)1 vinc thing't. It i" nc) t c1nl y for C)ttr own l1cncfit - it will enrich our sot tl and thereby benefit n1 ankincl . We 1nL1 t kn w how to lt1c.fy an(l how to n1cditate before we can tell other how t stL1c.fy and med itat c. Then what ha been committed lo lt . we 11111s1 comn1it to other<;. Beautiful buffet Twelve o'clock noon - Rcl Lrclant-, ly we le ft that Study Cla to walk over to the c.iining hall together. Oh~ what a beautiful bot1ntift1l buffet of palatable food Mrs. Smith ha offered u each and every t ime we have entered that door - including the large t roa t of beef I have ever een ! Sixty ( 60) pounds of succulent. tender ta ty beef - all in one piece. ju t tanding there (mu t have been 24" hjgh) waiting to be liced. It was quite obviou from the very profe - ional way in which Mrs. Smith liced, served and garni hed thi I "young cow' with ' all the trimmin " he i no amateur. The Area Development Committee mu t have planned and worked on t our program for month and month . The next event wa a conducted to11r ( ure wi h I didn't have the "be< brief" in tructions!) Another challenge was presented in the afternoon a Mr . Lan ing Vail l Cedar H ill Bapti t) pre ented a pa.per that repre ented much tudy and research on Communism. What a vivid picture he painted of: I. The incredible growth and pro- gre of Communism in the world - in U. S. ! ? . The Communist goal - their program - their threat their prophecie ! 3. The work that is going on right I in America under our very no e make' it happen here". (Re– member the book "It Can t Hap– .pen here ?) 4. The appalling lack of knowl– edge - lack of concern - Apathy! For in tance Do you know that in pite of the fact that the United State i the main upport of The United ations, we have only one vote - wherea , Ru ia ha tlzree vote ? Do you know - are yot1 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST