The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1965

Can your brand of Christianity be lived in Russia? 1he It II ,, Ill)! letlc1 ,lJ'J tarl'tl in ,l Ill' \\ J ,\J ct . It ·, ... , cs ll) I t' rl" \'-1 n t' lllll' I{ ~t'Cl ll ll l l a \ l' l'L'~ll ,, r I t l ·, 1 t , , ) , l l l' , l c , , 1 t 1 l' r ) l t',, c, , 11 tt,11,g 1 cg,tr"l ir1g l lL' ' ll l lr ' h J,ut 1 ' ' l" l \\ ",. ,l t i l . l l' (' t1r k ttJ "n "'l11,c \t' 111 tl1c ., , ·,-.1~c '-'ltt1"· ~ l1l.1t~l1 tl1c .1ttc11 ... tancc ... t1gt ~ .t rl' 1, .1'-l. L ,l1,1ll, ... l)l) ft.lt the Ill"' ' n1n g ' '-' ', t ('t' 111ca11, l lll) tllt)fL' t)l ... L' ' ,, t 1r1Li.1, 1111?l1t ,\tltl St) t1r It.: " ~.'tl .... \\ c ...111c ti,1, n1~t1t f-4' igurc · \Lt 11 .,, ..... .... l l C ' 111t1 t ~'lit t )t) 111ar1~ prt1fe,'i1ng l h 1,1 .111, 1ntt, the l.1"t iJar.1gr ,1ph of t t1 1, I c t t cr : .. I J ) n· t , cc t h a t I <.l i ti , (' r , 111t1 ' h l,t t ,, eek. "ht1r h-\\' i"c that I c 1 t' I i n· t h,\, t: ti onc 1 n Ru · ~ i ,l." Rc.1 i L)n. a nti 1f ~ Ott pr fc" · lt) Ill' ' ' (""hrt t. plca"e r a t ,ind 111al-..e 11c\t ,,eek. Jtffercnt . I ,, d .. h ·ten1ng to one of the ant i- - '0n1n1un1 t n11ni ter n the radio the '-)th r dd~ p unuing the "terrible hti rd~htp'."' .. that ,,e n1erican \.\'OLtld ha \ e to endure if the R u ian were to tak tt" O\ er becau e the, are a the- . 1 ~t" a oppo, d t our belief in rc- l I g i l ) t1 -- freedon1 or freedom fron1 re- ... lt g1 n. if \\ e are o di po ed. They arc anti- od and vve are pro- od ct etc . An) \\'a). he accepted that t lo e our religiou freedom would \\ ork. ome terrible hard hip on u . For the life of me I can't ee how. . . Looking at the everyday thing of Iife around me. I wonder. Could it ha, e an\' effect to lower the ~tandard - o f T \ " and movie any farther than the)' are no\.\ ? Could it take away the ,piritual value in the book and the art and the mu ic that we ee being produced by our deluded generation? Could it do much to harm our declin_ 1ng moral tandards. our divorce ta ti tics. our con cienceles relation– hip \\ ith God , and the hazy convic– tion o f r ight and "'rong that typi– fie the average churchgoer? Oh . ) e . there might be fewer people ar o und who would profe to bei ng Chri tian by following a pre– ·~:r ibed et of liturgical church laws. 1 f an}' v. ould be relieved to be rid of them. There might be fewer churche out in the open, fe~:er bazaar and bingo game . although I expect that the go'-'·ernment would oon latch onto ~uch a lucra ti\'e enterpri e, and fe\\'er piou pla titude from our pul- pi and fe~'er leeping pari""hi oner in the pe\\' . JAi re turni ng mi~ 1onary from Rus ia recent!)' aid that a long as a person doc n't tr~' co propagate hi~ fai th . l1c can attend church " ithou t fe ar . SEPTEMBER , 1965 PAGE 14 I hat l)ci 11g thL· ·asL' . I llllfl . l ~er t ha l I tl i"I \ t 'I'\ llll&l' h Ins t \\ \.:Ck chur 11- ,, '"c th a t 1 ' t)Lillln ' t hH vc tlllll ~ in I{ lt'"' l'· - l' l'IL'lf Gifts to the Ohio Association H. R. Davison, Treasurer 23 Ivester Lane Arcanum, Ohio June Troy Ba pt ist , Garrettsv ill e (Hon .) First Baptist , Wauseon (Hon .) Mr. & Mrs . Glen C. Patterson , Lima .. (Gift, State Mis sionary) Northside Baptist, Lima .. .. .. .......... . Calvary Baptist, Byesville .. ... . Hebron Men ' s Fellowsh ip , Cleve . .. ... Mrs. Charles Cunningham, .......... .. Magazine Subscriptions North Royalton Baptist .. .. ....... .. Ca lvary Baptist, Bellefontaine ...... .. Grace Baptist, Rocky River ..... ...... . First Baptist, Gallipolis ... .. ... ......... .. Calvary Baptist, Norwalk .. ...... .. Norton Center Baptist, Barberton .... .. Bible Baptist, Girard .. .. ... .. .. . .. Euclid-Nottingham Baptist, Euclid ... . Grace Baptist, Cedarville .. .............. . Penfield Jct. Baptist, Lorain .. ....... . Memorial Baptist, Columbus . ... ....... . Fostoria Baptist ... . ...... .. ... .... . ........ .. Bethlehem Baptist, Cleveland . .. .... First Christian Baptist, Coshocton .. ... . First Baptist, Wellington .. ...... .. S.S. of Sharon Baptist, Sharon, Pa . .. .. First Baptist, Lancaster .. ... .. .. ....... . U . B . U . n ton apt1st, n,on .. ... . .. .. ........ . Huntsburg, Baptist, Huntsburg ...... .. Emmanuel Baptist, Toledo .. .. .. ... . Mogadore Baptist, Mogadore .. .... .. ... . Berea Baptist, Berea ... .. ... .. .... .. .... .. Calvary Baptist, Sandusky ... ............ . Trinity Baptist, Lorain .. .. ... ... _ .... .. Blessed Hope Baptist, Springfield ... . South Canaan Baptist, Athens .. ... ... . .. . Calvary Baptist, Cleveland .. .... .. ... . Bethel Baptist, Warren .. ... . .. .... .. Immanuel Baptist, Columbus .. ... .. . Memorial Baptist, Columbus .... ..... .. . Graham Road Baptist, .. .. ........ .... .... .. 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Emmanuel Baptist, Xenia .. .... .. ....... . $ 35 00 15.00 150.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 184.14 2 .00 25.00 25 .00 10.00 5 .00 15.00 20.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 25 .00 150.00 5.00 2.00 5 .00 5.00 10.00 5.00 50.00 40.00 5 .00 35.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 15.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 10.00 60.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25 .00 1.00 3.00 50.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 22.50 20.00 Total ... .. .... .. ... .. ... ....... .... . ..... . $1336.64 Advertising .. .... . ...... .. ... .. ........ . 81 .30 Total Receipts ....... .. ... ... ....... ... . $1417.94 Is This Consecr tion .. 1·11 g ,,hc, c . , LI\ ant 111 c ll gt: , ll ea r I ,1 rtl, J{ ctt l sc rvjce 1s \.\ hat I tics ire: 1·11 ~ti \.\'hat Ull \·V aill Ill' l< i:1 ) , <Jcar I ,1rll llut tlon"t a k 111 c t si 11g i11 tl1c c l1o ir . I·11 sa}' w ha l )' l) l l \\ta n l t 11 c l L) a . tlt:ar l..<)J'tl. I like to sec th ing" Cl)tllC lO J)cl '-tS; l~ul tlon ' t '<tsk 111c to loacl1 IJoy a11tl girl s clear l.. ortl l "tl rather Jll\l \tl in Jll }' class. I' ll Lio \.vhat vott wa11t 111c l<) Ju tic ar I o I u, I y car n for "I' h) l-. ingdo111 to thrive: f ' 11 give ) ' Ou Ill} di111c ,lnd qL1artcrs. Llcar lJc)ru Bttt plea~e don·.t ,tsk rnc lo tithe . l '11 go where y Oll \\ ant 111c t<.} g<.>. tiear L .. orc.J , 1 ·11 ~ d v wha t vo u , ~ \\ a nt me to ·ay; 1·111 bL1 y ju t now with J1l}')Clf, dear Lord I'll help you ~0111c other day." - A t1tl1<1r U 11k 11vu·11 * Plea ·urc is atan's edalivc tor he– w i lc.J ercu n1ind C"hri ·tian ·ervice i the greate t ...., ' tin1u lL1 to Chri.::-tian developn1ent. The Ohio Independent Baptist CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP . . . Whether you are a pastor, mission– ary or church member, you 1 ll find that this magazine gives you the information you need for fellowship . FOR STUDENTS AND MISSION– ARIES . . . Keep informed of you1 h ome church and its activities. 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