The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1964

From our fellowship churches ~ ~~ ' ~~~~~~~~~~ Pastor William Davis with sect ion leaders Program of Propagation • • goes into action at Hubbard, Ohio By Frank R. Chittock The weather wa perfect! The air had a ten ene about it! The birth of a new church wa taking place. To ome. HWhat' that to me?' But Oh to Je u , "'Well done my good and faithful ervant !" feeting at 9: 30 a.m. at the former Lutheran church Church St ., which i now the Calvary Baptist Church of Hubbard, were some 120 faithful men and women - young and old - from the Bethany Fellowship. There was a taste of victory in each heart. They were a ' 'hounds' anticipating a morning oha e. Ye , victory wa not to be denied today. The e folk , meeting with P a tor William Davi and his three church familie , and after being informed of the do's and don'ts, canvas ed the city of Hubbard in less than three hours. The final report showed some 300 families interested. Seventy of these were "at once contacts. ' The pa tor and families were thrilled. Their determination had paid off. The church held an evangeli tic campaign each evening Nov. 18-22. Area pastor preached each night and many hearts were moved as these meeting were well attended. Today the church is enjoying a teady growth under the leader hip of the Rev. Mr. D avis. There are ome 40 to 50 people now enjoying Gods Word in a city that h ad her etofore been denied such a privilege. We called a sta te mi ionary to do a job. Thi new church would no doubt till be omething future were it not for Bro ther Earl D. Umbaugh. The job i being done. But beloved of God, let s have more and more ! As this article comes your way, won't you ask yourself this question, ' What have I done toward the cause of establi shing a new Baptist church?" You can do much: ( 1) Offer your- elf and your pastor to go into some needy area; (2) Give over and above your means rto help support a new work· and (3) Pray that God would enable this "Program of Propagation" to go forward, unchecked by Satan. Yes, go, give and pray! God can and will use you - if you will let Him. • Bible conference held at Columbus church I tiring the cl si ng weeks of Jc 63 M c111or i a1 13 a 11t is t . ol t1n1 IJtts, crljoye(f a f ot1r-cl ay n iblc conference with I r. W. Wilbert Welch, Prcs1dcnt of the , ranc.i l{ apicl, Bapt i ·t Bible olJcgc & crninary a<; c; peaker . When the n1cn1bcrs of Memorial Baptic;t ht1rch pauc;cd on the eve of the New Year , 1t was wit h thankful– ne s in their hearts for t•hc many ble ing received ,throughout 1963. The church is going forward at a gr eat pace under the faithful mini c; try and leader hip of Rev. Vernon Bil l– ington. Dr. harle Rhodes, Medical Mis- ionary appointee under Baptist Mid– Mission to Ippy, Central African Republic, spoke for both ervices J an. 19. The church is looking for ward to having Rev. and Mrs. George God– frey Missionaries to H awaii and Rev. and Mrs. Carson Fremont, ABWE missionaries to the Philippines with them in the near future. Also planned is a week of pre– Easter services with Rev. Lester Pip– kin from Appalachian Bible Fellow- ~ ship a speaker. Litchfield Baptist reports progress under Rev. Shimp The Litchfield Baptist Church, re– ports Mrs. Dorrill Bounds, church clerk, under the ministry of Pastor David Shimp, has shown progress both financially and spiritually. Several projects have been completed to benefit the church and Sunday School rooms. The new year began encouragingly with four new members taken into the fellowship. "We are looking forward and ,pray– ing for this year to be a tremendous year for Christ, Christians challenged J and many souls in our small com– munity find Christ as their personal Saviour, ' Mrs. Bounds writes . J\lorkers meet outside church for canvass Canvassers led in devotions by Pastor William Davis Page 6 MARCH, 1964 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST