The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1965

A ground-breaking ceremony was held recen tl y for a new auditor ium at Be rea Ba ptist Church. Shown during ceremonies (left to right) a re Stanley S. Scherer, chai rman of the deacons; Earl V. Willetts , pas tor; W. Allen Guenther, chai rman of the building committee; and Mrs . Jennie Ba rke r who with he r husband f ounded the church. Mrs. Barke r turned the first shovel of dirt at the conclusion of the morn in g worship service . The new building will have a complete basement for additional Sunday Schoo l facilities, and an auditorium seating approximately 600 persons . • Ordination council convenes it Euclid-Nottingham Church A council was convened at the uc]id- ottingham Baptist church to examine Ronald B. Mayer s with a view to recommend hi ordination. The council of 16 was compo ed of messenger~ from five Baptist churches and several individual in– vited by the church . P astor T. Fred H ussey of the Madi on Avenue Bap- ti t hurch, Cleveland , ~erved a n1oderator. Pastor Earl V . Will ett of Berea Baptist Church, Berea, wa chosen as clerk. '~Mr. Mayers gave a good accou nt of his salvation and calling to the n1inistry," Mr. Willetts c; tated. "His <lootrinal statement was clear an(I covered all the major pointc; of Bible lloctrine. During the que tioning, he hawed that he had a c lear t1r1cler– standi11g of the teachings of the Wore.I of God. •' 'fhe cot1ncil voted u11a11ir11ot1sly to reco111111er1d to tl1e chL1rch that it [)ro ccecl with hi s orcli11atio11," he saic.l . In memoriam Wl)rd l1a·:) lJec11 received fro1r1 l1arle~ off i11ger c)f 848 Bcrlyn A ve11 t 1 , () J It , r i o, a 1 i f. , of it h c <.I eat 11 of Dr. HL1g H . J:;'o t1car, 3. Dr. ,...OLICar \\'a ho J)ilaltfCd i11 J ()Ilg 13eacl1, a Ii f. , f()f tl1rec weel-- l)t:fc>rc lli ll at}1 of car1ccr. A Jor111er 111i ic,11ar}' witt1 tl1 J~ina I11Jan<I 1i io11 l)et re tl1e lo·~- i11g f lii11a , IJ1 "O llCar ta,1gl1l al THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST the Cleveland Bapti t Bible Ins,titL1te and at Pi edmont Bibl e In titute. Later he moved .to California. Burial wa in Tu con, Ariz. H e j urvived by his wife, Mm. Marian Foucar, of J 86 1 San Fra n– cisco Street, Long Beach C'·al if. Earl Umbaugh - State Missionary The Bethel Baptist Church, servin g Maumee and South Toledo, had the ir fir t SL1 nd ay Services with 4 l in at– tend ance. Rev. Clifford Bo sell ha moved to Toledo from Kout Indi ana to pa·)tor thi s new church. Nine churche in the Hebron A - soci ation spon or a ch t1 rch in Ober– lin, Ohio. Oberlin i. a ci ty of 8,000 people plLt a izabl e tttdent body jn the Oberlin ollege. orne progres.-- is being ma(le start- ing a new ch11rch in hilli colhe. Five fa n1ilie have con1111ittecl thc111<;elve. to thi~') new work. our f an1ilics have bee11 111celing regu 1 arJy for Bible stt1cl y an I 11raycr at Duncl ec, Ohio, cekir1g the 111i11c.l f tJ1e J.. ord, concerning tl1e starting of a 11e'A cht1rcl1 i11 their area. Altl1ot1gh the T-feighL Ba11t1\l ( }1urch, l~ast l .1vcrpot) I, 1s 011e <)f the s111aller cl1t11 cl1 e~ 111 our Ol1 ic) ~– S(>ciat1or1 it~ 111cn1l)e1·~ }1a\'e \Olcc.i. t1r1ar1i111clu 1) 1 , to ~J)Ot1 S<)r a JlC\.\ cl1urcl1. \·Varlz l{ oatl Jl a11tis1 l1t1r 11 kro11), cnll cl f<)r n rtcogniti<)tl CO lll1 ii to sl! k ft:11C)\\ 1 sl1i11 vvitt1 <)t1r A ~·~oc in1 ion~. Tl1c Highvicw Rar11 i\l ( 'ht1rch. Or . Oavit f 1~. l1ll·llrcl l. Pa,tc)r, vo l ct l unanin1c)usly, lo \CCk. fcllow"hi11 wi th the OARB ancl the GARB . Scott Andrews called home - -- William S. Andrews Willi am Scott Andrew,, wa born in Dumbarton , Scotland on March 3, 19 J 2. H e came to De troit, Mich. a a 15 year old lad and wa aved in Elim Chapel a go pel as embly in Detroit. In 1934 he wa employed by the Ford Motor Co. in the Dearborn Fot1ndry and at the ame time he was diligently situdying God'~ Word in evening cla es and through cor– re pondence cour e . He began hi preaching n1ini try in many different c hL1rc he , and in March, 194 1 wa ord ajned to the go pel mini try at the Liber al Avenue Bapti t Church. Mr. Andrew and Agne Th 101 on were united in n1arriage on ept. 27, 194 1. The Lord ble ed thi n1arriage with two fine children cott Rober t and ai l Ann. After hi ordination. Mr. Andrew""' continued a a pt1lpit sL1ppJy in n1 any different cht1rche". He becan1e pa tor of a 0111111t1nitJ ,ht1rch in the harl Terrace H tl~- ing Project in Detroit \ here he ha<.l ,l very large Linda 1 ch 1 ar1ti 1 ou ng pe pie· work.. fter h·1 ing 111ovecl to the 11car \V t i le i11 Dc– tro1 t \iVl1ere there \ a a ne\\ cht1 rcl1 grot1 f) 111l:eti ng in a h I, h \\ a · (Continued on page 14) ' 'POEMS FOR PATRIOTIC AMERICANS' ' By Ralph T. Nordlund 72 p ages with SO poems and 5ome prose reminders of the h istory that inspired or p rovoked th em• Beautiful binding makes them attractive gifts. Price $1. Discoun t s for book table~. Order from : R. T. Nordlund, 586 Maple St. Fostoria, Ohio • ·--------------~---------------- AUGUST, 1965 PAGE 9