The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1963

(Conclud d fron, pag 4) tll\ t"'r\. \\ 1 1,,, R11ll1tcc1\1s 1~.1tl1c1-. .. lllll . , \.11 a \ Ill' .\, lt',\1, liil" 1 tl1ers ll,, l' allt'"t 1t a ,.11..1 ifi inl d':ttl1. ,11t t ·rtt'll it tt tl1c gll' ' ' i "i' i11g t , , ,, t' ,)tl1cr, .,, ,(,lllt1..'t, • , I 1 l 1 n, c t l 1 c , r I ·, c, I l, r n a t 1, c \ 1 cr\' ., " , H.lrr, Kt' ' ' 'I' 11,1"1 tl1at 111 111i11tl \\ ')\.' hl' \ 'l.'ll' : ·1 .11111 , t J't' t t l1t' l)rc~c11cc l.,, . l f l1i111. lllC Cfll "lftCl.i. \\ llt1 lll()\ C\ '\ll"Tl ' 'J'lftt, \\ tth 111~ lt)\ C a~ l.i ,t 1 1 tl1c llll)<.'n tl1c t11..ie. g.. 11n 1 ,cc tl1c l ... 1fc he li\cd. the g<.)ti- ... 1· k.c Deatl1 he died." \\e .. 1grcc n1 n1othcr's ticath for ..... J1 er 111 ld. no l , er· .. ~ a r i f 1 c f r h i hel "' ed ha.... e, er tot1ched heart a.. l hrt .. "t' ... death. ht1t \\ c in i t that there i.. .. n1cth1ng more. Here i not the arl) ff ering t1p of a life that n1u . t e,·entuall) die. but the voluntary death of One \\'ho ,, ould not have had to di at all! Here i a acriface that a, e . if they will have it o, the , ·er\' inner who crucified him ., and a,·e them from judgment wrath to come! It reveal the love of God becau e it n1ade po ible hi grace. Only if God in righteou ne would ha\·e had to damn thi race if hri t had not made atonement for it doe the cro make en e; but once we grant \.\ie are hell-de erving inner the wi dom of a loving God hine in the cro and turn an enigma into light. What gloriou light tream from the cro - the light of alva– tion ! The Greatness of His Resurrection We wi h we bad pace to con ider hi triumphant return but we will have to close with the greatne s of hi re urrection. Thi is what changed a eeming defeat into glorious victory. I lo\'e I Cor. 15 becau e it dram– atize that great truth that the cro i only under tood in the light of a ri en Saviour. Without it as Paul remind us, we Chri tians would be of all men mo t mi erable. We would be dupes to a fal e hope. That i exact- 1}- what the apostles feared they were during the three days between the crucifixion and Ea ter morning. They were afraid to show them elves on the treet of Jerusalem and a barned to go back to Galilee, and so they locked them elves into that upper room where they had eaten their last supper with Jesu . Then rather doubtful!)' , but irrefutabl) 1 , they were convinced that their Master had kept his promise and risen again; and then the}' became bold a lions. They knew now for ure that he wa the Son of God with po~·er. They under tood that Page 14, 1963 ,, l1.1t l()hn tl1e lla11ti t l1nll snill ,vas lt'\tl' . tl1at Jestis \\,\S tl1c 1 n111l1 C)f , lll ,, It() 11:H.I sl,ecl hi" t,lr>L)li f ()t tl1c ,u1, lll till' ,vt1rlll . Cl\\' tl1c ltall a .. l •l''l'Cl tt1 111 e,1cl1 ar1tl a 111,111tlat' fr< t11 ltl',\\' l'll to 11r <)cl,1i111 it. c)\v tltL''r hall a ~ a, tl)\tr ,, hl) Cl)ttltl gc) \Vitl1 tl1c111 tl) tl1c cttll'\ l)f tl1c, orl<.I ~tncl to tl1c crtli t)f the age, ar1tf kcc11 thc111 ~1th ht" 11c)\vCr l ,~c c;;o llltcr\ i11 l1attlc. tl1c, 111ight tall. httt the} cottlc.1 nc,t lo c the \\ ar. for they were erving ttnlier a great d - Father, on and Holy ho~ t! Council of Ten re-elected for new term The Ohio A ociation of Regular Bapti t Churche , at it annual meet– ing in To]edo, Ohio, Oct. 14-17, re– elected the pre ent late of officer of the Council of Ten to erve another term on the council. teams · I Preaching, counselling, labori ng, t ravel – ing day and night, 3 PTL teams with 3 sound trucks are now distributing 300,- 000 Gospels of John among Chile's 7.5 million people. We need your daily prayers and we need your help in pro– viding Gospels for these spiritually hungry people. ' 'My Word will not . return unto m~ void.' ' + J. Edward Smith, International Director· Alfred A. Kunz, International Director Emeritus POCKET TESTAMENT LEAGUE, Inc. 49 Honeck Street, Englewood, New Jersey Canada: 74 Crescent Road, Toronto 5, Ontario lcr11bcrs o f the cot1nci l ancl their <.) f fices nre. R CV. r' . 1::rccl H llS ·cy, cl1air,11a11: Rev. ynn R(Jgcrs, tr a ·– tircr: f{cv. l..1clantl "f ownscn(I. sccre– tar)' : Rev. 1::arl Wille tts, cclt1cation c}1,lirr11a11: Rev. I onalc.J Moff al. n1is– sionary cha1rn1,tn: Or. J ohn Balyc). Dr. I· c.lwarci Morr c 11, Jr ., Rev. R. Kc11ncth 111e l\cr, Rev. John trong ancl Dr . Howard G. YoL1ng. he Rev. Mr. Htissey, in hi\ ca– pacity a<; ouncil of Ten chairman, wi ll conti1 ue each month to provide an article for the Ohio Independent Bapti t magazine to keep our fellow- hip informed of activitie<; and pro– gram of t he council. Do omething you are proud of– and you won't have to try so hard to be pr oud of what you do. ...... ..... .. .... ...... ....... .. ... 'It i ea ier to acquire a good reputa– tion than it is to lose a bad one. Gifts to the Ohio Association Lynn Rogers, Treasurer 7854 N. Boyden Road Northfield, Ohio OCTOBER First Christian Bapt ist, Coshocton . $ 14.05 10.00 2.00 3 .00 25.00 Calvary Baptist, Sandusky ............ . North Royalton Baptist ............ ...... .. Calvary Baptist, Salem ............ ... .. Grace Baptist, Cedarville ................ . Calvary Baptist, Findlay .............. .. Calvary Baptist, Cleveland ........... .. Memorial Baptist, Columbus ... ....... .. Bethleham Baptist, Cleveland ....... . Bethel Baptist, Warren .. ........... . Norton Center Baptist, Barberton ... . Cedar Hill Baptist, Cleveland ... ... .. Huntsburg Baptist ............ ... ....... .. .. Blessed Hope Baptist, Springfield .. .. Trinity Baptist, Lorain . . ................. . South Canaan Baptist, Athens ........ Sharon (Pa.) Baptist Sunday School .. .. Bible Baptist, Streetsboro ... .... . ... .... . Evansville Baptist, Niles ................ .:.. First Baptist, Wellington ................. . Northfield Baptist ...... .. ............. .. Bible Baptist, North Madison .......... . First Regular Baptist, Bellefontaine . . . Berea Baptist .. .... ............. . ........... . Brookside Baptist, Cleveland ........... . Bible Baptist, Girard .................... .. . Calvary Baptist, Tiffin ................. .. First Christian Baptist, Coshocton .. .. (second gift) Bible Mission Baptist, Reynoldsburg .. Emmanuel Baptist, Akron .............. .. (Honorarium) Graham Road Baptist, Cuyahoga Falls Bethany Fellowship ............ ..... ........... (Honorarium) First Baptist, Blanchester ............... . (Honorarium) State Women' s Missionary Union .... (Programs) Annual Meeting General Fund ........ Offerings ...... ........ ................. ............ TOTAL 19.00 5.00 25.00 5 .00 5.00 15.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 2.00 5.00 15.00 5.00 s.oo 75 .00 10.00 26.00 60.00 5 .00 60.00 25.00 12.00 5.00 15.00 15.00 · 15.00 71.00 10.00 692.54 $1301.59 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST