The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1964

Subscriptions We had a very good re pon e from the latest ubscription drive. At ·the time of thi report we had 208 new ubscribers. There were 69 new ones from Ar– canum· 19 from Calvary of F indlay· 32 from Bible Mission of Reynold - burg; 5 8 renewals and ix new one fron1 Fir t Baptist of New London· 5 3 renewal and four new one :from Bible Bapti t of Bedford ; l O new ones and 21 renewals from Memorial Baptist of Columbu · and 49 new one and two renewals from Calvar y Bap– tist of Ashland ; 22 renewals and five new ones from Brookside Bapti t , Cleveland, and smaller amount from other churches. We are grateful for this support from our pastors and churche and will do our be t as taffers on the 018 to merit your continued confi– dence. Dr. J. Phillip Clark to speak at OACCC meeting at Norwalk Dr. J. Phillip Clark, secretary of the Jndependent board for Presby– terian For eign Missions will be the principal speaker at the annual meet– ing of the Ohio American Council of Christian Churches, April 6-7 at Cal– vary Baptist Church, Norwalk, Ohio. Dr. Clark is to speak Monday and Tuesday evenings and at the noon banquet on Tuesday. Since this is the annual meeting, an election of officer s will be held during one of the business essions. Rev. John Millheim is pastor of the host orwalk church . Spring meetings planned in Sunbury church March 8-15 was set aside for a n1issionar y conference in Grace Bap– tist church, Sunbury, Ohio. Those who were to partic ipate in the conferencc are Dr. Allan . Lewi s, ,president of Bapt1~t Mid-Mi ssion ; Dr . J . Irving Reese, BHM, --- Iyria ; Rev. Theo dore Wirncr, Bapti 'i t e1n1nary of the Bible, leveland , Rev. De ~Jda Pay– ton, a1)pointee to the (lhiliJ, ptncs, fo1 r11 cr 1nen1bcr of Sunbury, Lake– wood , Ohio; RL· V. Ver11or1 Weber , 111iss io11ary to tllt.:: LJorl1i11ican t{ epublic, ~lyri a Ol1io; Rev . A. Patil Tidl) al I. level,t11cl H el, rew 1ission ; I r . Oue11ti11 Ke n– oyer l1os ,, it al, Il a l) l 1st Mid-Mis- io11 , Assan1 , l11di a; a11d Rev. R . f>a t1J I\1 a~'O, pa l r o ,race Bapt ist ht1rc l1, u nbtlf)'. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Coshoction Rev. John Reed and the Me enger ' quartet of Cedarvil le ollege were at Fir t hri tian Bapti t Church, Co hoction in January. Vernon Web– er, BMM mi ionary to ithe Domini– can Republic poke in February. Maj . Edgar C. Bundy spoke at an Anti– Communism rally in Co hocton F eb. 20. Pa tor Martin Holmes from Wheelersburg was ,to bring evangeJ– i t ic me ages March 1-8 . Rev. George Zinn i to present hi "Sermon in Song" on March 27. Bellefontaine church takes in 47 new members "We do prai e our Lord for the way He has guided and directed our church since t he coming of Pa tor John A. Wood,' Mr . Opal Millner write . Dur ing the pa t year 47 mem– ber were taken in by the church. "Our church was gr eatly blessed by having a Bapti t Mid-Mission , con– ference with James Shields, Vernon Weber and Jame Benefiel a s,peak– er . "Our church has also voted to give the sum of $ 100 per month toward tarting a fundamental Baptist church in Kenton, Ohio, and when it is elf– upporting to use it where needed for other churches. "Under the ministry of Mr . Stanley Lamm, Chri stian layman from Lima, Jan. 19, we prai e t·he Lord al o for the r edication of several live for Hi ervice," Mr . Millner aid. CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION Our 60th Year A staff of eighteen full-time or part-time workers witnessing to our Lord's "brethren" in Ohio, West Virginia, Brazil; and other areas by radio and the mailing ministry. Our policy to cooperate with local New Testament churches in the ac– cepted methods of Scriptural evangel– ism and the placing of new converts. , . . We express our apprecianon to the pastors and f r1ends in 51 of 01:1r Ohio Association Churches who 1n tl1e past year have l1elped make thi~ n1inistry possible. . . Staff n1embers are l1appy to v1s1t cl1urches in the spirit of Acts 15: 4 to sl1are reports and inspirational 1nessages concerning tl1e ~!~is try. Write for free copy l rumpeter for Israel" a quarterly devoted to Jewisl1 l'ropl1ecies, Cu!r~nt News about tl1t: Jews and thr1ll1ng 1eports f ronl 1nissionaries. c;eralcl V. Sn1clser, Supt. P.O. Box 3556, leveland 18, Ohio Gifts to the Ohio Association Mr. H. Ri chard Davison 23 Ivester Lane Arcanum, O hio - Treasurer JANUARY F' t B . G II ' I ' $ ,rs a pt,st , a 1po 1s ... .... ... ......... 20.00 Grace Ba ptist, Ce darvill e ... .. ....... .. ..... 50.00 Firs t Ba pt ist , Ga lion ... .. .. ...... .......... 15 .00 Ca lva ry Ba p tist , Massi llon .... ... ......... .. 10 .00 B' bl B t ' G ' d I e a p 1st , ,ra r .. . ... .. ....... .. .. 20 .00 South Ca naan Ba ptist , Athe ns . . .. .. 2.00 Gra ham Rd . Ba pt ist, Cuyaho ga Falls 30.00 Pe nf ie ld Jct. Ba pt ist , Lorain .. ......... 12.00 Ca lvary Ba ptist , Cle ve la nd ........... ..... 10 .00 Ca lva ry Ba ptist , Findlay ... .. .... ............ 39.00 Calvary Baptist, Sa le m . .. .......... .... . 3 .00 Be thl e hem Ba pt ist, Cle ve la nd .... ... ... 5 .00 Grace Ba ptist, Sunbury ... .................. 20.00 Calva ry Baptist , Sandusky .. .. .. .. 10 .00 First Christia n Baptist , Coshoct ion .... 12.00 Imma nue l Baptist , Arcanum ... .. . ... .... 1. 0 .00 Ble sse d Hope Baptist , Springf ie ld .. 20.00 Bible Mi ss ion Ba ptist , Reynoldsburg 15.00 Northfield Baptist .. ... . .. .. .. .. 10.00 Norton Ce nte r Baptist, Ba rbe rton ..... . 15.00 First Ba ptist, Strongsvill e .... .. .... ... ... 21 .20 Ca lva ry Ba ptist, Norwa lk .. ....... .. ..... . 10.00 Be the l Ba ptist , Wa rre n . . . .. .. ... .. 5 .00 Sharon Bapt ist , Sha ron , Pa . (SS) .. .. . 5.00 Ce d a r Hill Ba ptist , Cle ve la nd .. ..... . 25.00 Huntsburg Ba ptist, Huntsburg ......... .. 10.00 Trinity Ba ptist , Lora in . ... .. ... ... ... .. 30.00 Euclid-Nottingh am, Eucl id . ... ... ... ... .. 20.00 Brooksid e Ba ptist , Cle ve la nd .... .. .... .. 5 .00 First Ba ptist, We llington . .. .. ... .... .. .... 15.00 First Ba ptist , Bowling Green .. ..... ..... .. 10 .00 LaGrange First Ba ptist ........................ 50 .00 Berea Ba pt ist .. ... .. ...................... 35.00 North Roya lton Ba pt ist .. .... ... ... .......... 2.00 Ca lvary Ba pt ist , Tiffin . .. ............... 15.00 Tempi e Ba pt ist , Portsmou th ............... 50.00 Eva nsville Baptist , N iles .. .. ............ 5 .00 Me mor ia l Ba pt ist, Columb us ... ..... .. . 25.00 TOTAL .. ... .. .... .... ...... ...... .. ........ .. .... .. ... .. $666.20 (Continue d f rom page 3) Mr . Richard Pace. trea L1rer , Mr . Richard Pace, ecrctary, Mr . Clarence ronbaugh, chairn1an of 111cet ing place con1n1ittec, and Rev. B. Jenning anc.i Rev. la)' ton Bate in charge of pltblicity. Kent i~ a gro\\ ing cit t)i 19.00l) pern1ancnt re ' 1de nt plL1, I ., ,l)l)l) tt1tt– ent. 1n Kent tatc r11,e1,1t\ 1 • I t •~ loca tctl 3 '5 1111 lcs ,0L1th ot C'lc\'Cla11tt, I I 1111le~ ~,1,t t) t k.rt )n ar1J 40 111ilc, 11ortl1ea, t t) t ) <)l111g'itL)\V11 . Po11Ltla1 l) kilO\\ 11 il'l t ll~ (.)J tllt:Ll l l)l1it) l 11- tlus t1 1al rcgit,11, th1 .._ .11 'a. ..tcct1rlli11g t t) t l1e l ' '. Dci,art111 nt tlt l '0111- 111~1 c~, 1s cl1e lc~t ii11g i11 IL1strial ce,1lt'l' 111 t ile lJ 11i tt'O l ate'"' ,vitl1 4 let cnt c>f all 111a11ttf '1 tt1ri11g 11rotlt1 tit 11 111- IJlo) 111e11 t. 1"'11i )ltgl1t tt [)f se11t a l1aJl ,ngc lt) all lf ltr l1t1r he i11 ortl1easl }1i • (Continued on insi de back over) MARCH, 1964 Page 7