The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1963

eart to Christmas Meditation 1 ittlt' t )\\ 11 ('t llctl1lL'l1c111. H t ,v ,t JI ,, c 'l't.' tl1cc liL. \ l""°'' c tl1\ \iCt: l" .. 1,1ti tlrc ..\111lc,, lcc11 l l1c ,1l('tll ,t,1r~ gt) l1) . 't ct an th) dark.nc "'' ~h111ctl1 1"hc ~, crl . .1"t1ng Lia/11. - h, hl1pc"' .. 1nd f car, of all the \ cnr'i re n1ct 111 1·11ec.' t 11 tght. ~, cral , car ago in De en1ber we , t "' tted the l and f ot1r Lord' birth and fotrnd 1t quite a thrill to ee \\ here H e ,, a. horn and to '"alk \\ here H e had \\ al~ d . Th to\\ n i trL1l y little and , er) much like it \\ a in } ear gone b, . The road fron1 azareth to Bethlehen1 i till long and \.\ eari on1e. The hepherd' hill are no t changed. The r ad to J eru alem lead to uch preciou place a the hill called al, ary and the Garden Tomb. What an experience it wa to ee the empty tomb and to rejoice in 011r ri en • a \ ' lOUr. ow after almo t 2,000 year the Bible tell u that P ale tine i again pregnant with expectation. She i blo orning a a ro e; the land i pro– ducing fruits enough for export com– panie are harve ting the riches of the Dead Sea and "oil' ' will probably be the trigger to bring about the great conflict. But very significant i the fact that for the first time since Chri t' two million Jews have re– turned to and set up a nation I r ael. Can you pray with us today as we rejoice to see our r edemption drawing nigh? O holy Chri t of Bethlehem, De cend on us, we pray; O come to us, abide with u , Our Lord Emmanuel. Submitted by request -Mrs. Ann Lewis Euclid- ottingham Church, Cleveland At Toledo The 34th Annual Meeting of the Women·s Missionary Union of Ohio R egular Baptist Churches convened on Thursda)' afternoon Oct. 17, in con– junction vlith the Annual State Meet– ing. A good number of women were present though many were conspicu– ou b) 1 their absence. The messages during the da) s of conference were Page 8 , 1963 _eart mong t Mrs. Inez Milner, Women's Editor very good as wa al o our afternoon peaker, Mr . Margaret Barnett, on furlough from Hong Kong under ABWE. She left Grand Rapids as a bride for China 39 year ago. The e la t years of service have been ,pent in Hong Kong. H er husband will be returning to the field while she must r emain at home. Sacrifice , heartache are the portion of many of His child– ren today, but she is ' 'counting it all joy" for J e us' sake. Pray for our mis– sionarie ! The theme of our meeting "Is It othing To You?' ' wa brought out throughout the service. Mi s H elen Smith, Brazil with ABWE furni bed special music al o Mrs. Marge Odor, Midview. Mrs . Beulah Houser , our pre ident, presided; elec– tion of officers resulted a follow : Pre ident - Mrs. Beulah H ouser Vice Pres . - Mr . Anne Thibideau, Secretary - Mi Mary Fix, Treas- urer Mrs. Eugene Schlec~ty 17020 Lakewood H eights Blvd., Lake– wood 7, Ohio. Prayer of dedication for the newly installed officers took place. All address changes of pa tor s wives, presidents of local and regional missionary societies and fellowships hot1ld be sent immediately to the Secr etary Miss Mary Fix, cl o Bethle– hem Baptist Church 4164 E . I 23rd St. Cleveland 44105. Dime Banks are available and will be called in before April 1st, 1964. Time and place of our Spring R ally will be announced later. Pray for our officers and for our entire State ministry and for our State Mis ion– ary, brother Umbaugh. e omen ell More Echoes M c111or1a l Bap ti ~l ( hL1rch, ( 'olt1m– bL1s - On atLJrday, Oct. 19, a Father and on Banqt1et wa 5ponsorcd by the Rebecca ircle, with the asc;ist– ance of the Be th Circle (yoLtth group). An intcre ting program was planned with Mr. George Redmond a the gue t peaker. Reported by - Mrs. Robert Spillman. Fir t Bapti t - New London - At our Mi ionary Society held thi c; pa t month we decided to put a dime on the top of the Dime Bank to pay for them. Reported by Miss Betty Stile , Sec'y. Hilltop House 303 Ea t Tu carawas Ave. Barberton, 44203 The Management Committee of the Ohio Regular Bapti t Home, met 1 ecently and interviewed two ,pro - pective residents, thus an increase in the Hilltop family is expected soon. Rev. and Mrs . Elton C. Hukill have accepted a call to be Superintendent and Matron at the Home. Recent gifts for u s in the kitchen include a lovely Westinghouse Roaster oven and grill and a Sunbeam Mix– ma ter a well a an abundance of taples and canned goods. ' 'Aunt Maudie ' is making good use of all these contributions. Another addition which brought much happiness to the "Hilltoppers' wa a Stereo Record Player and some record al o a AM-FM R adio. With two Chri tian radio station in this vicinity, we know a great deal of pleasure will be derived from the e fine gifts. Many, many thanks to the individuals and groups who have been so thoughtful of our needs. We are enjoying the mini try of many groups who bring a devotional program or a social event at various time , but we are also privileged to have individual come in for a vi it and share of themselves in a very gracious manner. The e times of fel– low hip with Christian friend are very sweet. May the Lord richly bless you all. Submitted by -Mrs. Louise Henry. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST