The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1964

. ' airman s orner R,· Rt·,._ 7'. l·,cd Ii,,,(" l1<1ir111a,1. ,,,,,, ii <> 1.. c,, Beneficial effect experienced where churches are started l1c ('(1t'ntng l1f llC\\. lnUC~1CtldCtlt Bapt1 t httr he 1n the .. tatc )f h1 41, 41 n1nJt)r b1c ti, e on the part f t) t I r , , 1 "' 1,1 t t L) n i al read),' 11 av i n g a l1 ncf t 1,11 cffc t on the area in ,, ht h the, e nc,, ht1r he are pring- 1ng tip. l al a. 1ation are dra\.\ ing to- g ther. .. haring in the birthpang of n ,, beginning . rejoicing in recog– nition f ne\\ i ter churche and pra) erft1ll} remembering tho e infant ongregation in their truggle to be– come elf- upporting. oung pa tor . ome of them fre h from eminary, are bringing with them ne\.\- zeal. challenging method and trained mind . Their influence i acting in a vigorou manner to put added life and meaning into the churche and a ociation of which the}' are becoming a part. No area missed If thi beginning can be nurtured and expanded there will in time, be no area of the tate of Ohio where the healthy, free expan ion of Independent Bapti t Churche will remain un– reached. There will be no isolated churche and pa tor who mu t stand alone and unaided by the comfort and COVER PICTURE: fellow~hip of like-n1inded ac; en1blie5 of Biblc-bc11eving Bapti t . Let every cffort be made among Lt to catch the vi ion, re ,pond to the challenge and reach the goal. Let u go on without faltering unti l it may be aid of u a it wa recorded in the ala ti an hurche in Act 16: 5: " o were the churche e tabli bed in the faith and increa ed in number dai ly". Rev. T. Fred Hussey On March 15, the aJvary Bapti t Church, Bellefontaine received an offering of $1 .507 to help retire the debt on the airplane of Baptis,t Mid--Mission mi ionary Jame Benefiel. Since the indebtedness wa only S 1.500, enough money came in to completely pay off the air– plane. Shown with Mr. Benefiel is the pastor of the church, Rev John Wood. A complete tory is in this i ue. The Ohio Independent Baptist is published on the first of each month in Xenia, Ohio, U A, h)r The Ohio Association of Regular Baptist Churches. It is a magazine de\'Oted to Christian fello,\ 1 ship and faithfulness to the truth. ubscription rate: $2.00 per year. ingle copies, 20 cents. Special rates gi\ 1 en to churches that subscribe for complete membership The Ohio Independent Bapti st ... Publ ished Monthly by .•. THE OHIO A SSOCIATION OF REGULAR BAPTIST CHURCHES SECOND CLASS POS'TAGE paid a t Xe n ia, Ohio . POSTMASTER: Please se nd Form 3579 to The Ohio Inde pe ndent Bapt ist Box 184 Ce d a rvill e, Ohio Edi toria I Off ice: Box 184 Ceda rvi lle, Ohio Deadline f or News: 10th o f each month State Missionary Address : Re v. Earl D. Umbaugh .. 2150 Marhofer Avenue Stow, Ohio STAFF Ed ,tor . Ja 1n es R. Johnson Box 184, Cedarville, Ohio Circulati01i l\.11.anager . Sue Eckert Cedarville College, Cedarville, 0. Wonzen ·s Editor .. Mrs. Inez Milner Cleveland Heights, Ohio 1\t1issio11's Editor fle v. l)ona ld Moffat Ceda rvi Ile, Ol1io Y 0 1tth Editors Mr. & l\'1rs. S. L. Chaffe Cedarville, Ohio Christian Education Editor . . . ........................ Mrs. Earl D. Umba1ig]1 Council and Officers Chairman - T . Fred Hussey 6 15 Washington Ave., Niles, Ohio Secretary Rev. C larence Townsend 115 E. Oak , Bowling Green Treasurer .. ... .. . H. R. Davison 23 Ivester Lane, Arcanum, Ohio Missionary C hr. . Rev. Donald Moffat Ceda rville, Ohio Y 01~th Director . Rev. Lynn Rogers 7854 . Bo)rden, orthfield, Ohio Editcati01i Chr. . Rev. Earl V. Willetts 11 Adams St., Berea OTHER MEMBERS D r. John Balyo Dr. Edward Morrell, Jr. Rev. R . Kenneth Smelser Rev. John Strong Dr. Howard G . Young