The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1965

eams rom J e Huntington City Mission 1030 Seventh Avenue Huntington, West Virginia ous ' 'A Christian Lighthouse' ' . .. Romans 1: 16 ,re 't in~. tlt',lr It u.:11tt". in tl1c ' r1ar11e (.)f 1l1r ,, (lTl\.lcrft1 l 1 t1r'-i I \\ 1 c l1a,c ~)rlc t)t the 111()'\l 111.1ll1ct1c g i t , ,, t' l1.1, c c, t:r 11,1tl 1r1 t1r 0{1l1r (.)f H l l"(' ... he 1" 2() \ c1.1r'\ oltl. ht1l 1,,l the t111'-lcr,ta,1Ll111g .. 1nti aclit111 f ... a ,t.:,cr1 l)f tight ,e .. 1r olLi. he•~ ... 111~111 .. 1111, rct .. 1rtleJ ,, 1th an I.Q. f 50. he t 1 r t 11 c.l rt f her Ii f e "" a~ pc n t ,, ith lier n1 ther ,, ho had no . ) n1pa- th\ f r her he r, one of IO children J in the ft1111iJ,, . The, 11\ed in a hack. . ~ ,, i th .. 1 J trt floor. \\i hen the cond iti n t'f th~ pla e \\ a brot1ght to the al– tent1on '- f the pr per authoritie . the)' t ~ the children aVvay fron1 the n1other and put them in fo ter home . Fo ter h me are ne,'er ver)· perman_ enc. and u uall\ the children have to ~ be n10,·ed quite often. Thi i the ccre with thi girl. no one eemed to take much intere t in her. he ~ a finally placed on a farm \\ 1 ith an older couple. A married man \\ ho i a relative of the couple took ad\ antage of this. he i o pitiful. We're trying to let her know ¥. e love her and want to help her. he i ·so appreciative of any di pla) of affection hown to her. In the home where thi girl wa reared, he wa not u ed to a balanced diet or a ,lariety of food . When he came to u·... . many food were new and ... trange to her. At the dinner table one e\en1ng recently, not knowing \\ hat pea Vvere. he a ked the other to pa her ome of tho e little, round green thing ! One Sunda 1 1 ,. hortly after thi girl .came to u , I had the girl from our Door of Hope in our home, a it was the matron· Sunday off. In the after– noon. I took this girl aside and dealt \\' ith her a I would have a five or si.X.-) ear-old. Through the Word, I finally helped her realize that he \\'a a inner and that Chr1 t died for her. I howed her some alvation ver e and then she aid, "I Vr ant to be a,,ed too." She pra)'ed and asked God to forgive her ins and to ave her . How I thank God for Roman 10: 13. for e\ 1 en the young and un– learned c an 11nder tand that wonder- AUGUST, 1965 PAGE 10 .. Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Keisler ful vcr.--e! I had her read it and then I a ked her what God had done for her. and he aid "He aved me.' The mentally retarded are surely pathetic but Im ~o thankful that in many ca e . uch a thi one they can under tand the plan of salvation and be aved. How thankful I am for this preciou one who ha,:, accepted Him a her Saviour. Ju t before our chapel service one night. I aid to thi little girl "Dear, after we re aved, we hould tell other about it by word of mouth a well a·.s by the way we live. So tonight at the te timony ervice, why don't you get up and ju t say I thank the Lord for aving me . She got o excit– ed and aid "Oh, ye I want to do it, for Im o glad I~m aved." At the te.-- timony ervice she got to her feet and aid, ·r thank the Lord for aving me." A ca e like this require a lot of extr a patience under tanding, and Others ... Lord, help me live from day to day In uch a ,:,elf-forgetful way That even when I kneel to pray My prayer will be for Other . H elp me in all the work I do. To ever be incere and trt1e And know that all I do for yot1 Mu t need be done for Other . Other , Lord , ye , Other Let thi my motto be; Help me to live for Others That T may live ]ike Thee. - ,Charle D . Meig<; • much prayer. We would appreciate your prayer for thi Ii tt1e girl a wel I a for all of us here. K eep remembering u to Him. The Ohio Independent Baptist CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP . . . Whether you are a pastor, mission– ary or church member, you ' ll find that this magazine gives you the information you need for fellowship. FOR STUDENTS AN D M ISSION– ARIES . . . Keep informed of your home church and its activi ties. SOURCE OF IDEAS ... Methods successfully used by others ivi ll help your ministry. ORDER or RENEW TODAY! The Ohio Independent Baptist Box 184 Cedarville, Ohio D NEW D RENEWAL I am enclosing $ send me the Ohio Baptist for one year. P lease Independe1,t Name ··········~················ ······ ··· ······· ···...····· · Address ...... ....... ... ... ... .... ... ..... .... .... ..... .. . City ... ..... .... .... ........... State ... ....... ..... . Occupation .. ... .. ....... ..... ... ... ..... ........ ... . Church ... ... ......... .............................. ... RATE I YEAR $2.00 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST