The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1965

eart to eart mong t e omen ,~ell \I', r ist ' ' n l,rist : Pr•rltst , \t )1,t ' e11j,,, el a t,lt' ' ' 'i.1 ,t11,,11,cr . \\t' ,,1, kl\\'\\\ tilt' l "''"' l t',tt, (. 1111,t 11, , l' lllll~" ll t ) l'1..' t l1 .. l n k. t tt l I \'t 1 llt' ..1,il lr 'Il ,1· \. l,.1('h. tc ,('lll't'I. 'l1ttr\."l1 .1 'ti, 1 ... t ('}1 ,.1 l.1 111cct111g, ,lllli ... \\ l tllt' ,· ~l ,-..1t,11ar, 111cl:t111g, ..1re in . .... f11ll ,, 111~ ag. 111. ta, c ..1 h l1nL' l)l - ... "' , t1a, ~ a ,, t tlticrf t1l fall ~111ti , , ir1tcr , ,,~ ,tr,c Hl\l \ . , 1t1 rcaLl th1, t',l~' c .. 1('h tlll)nth 111.1, 1 ot1r heart - . ,, bll:, <.'ti .1, \\C f1re ·ent a: COMMENTARY ON RUTH by Walter L. Wilson, M.D. l 11tr<>d11ctic>11 · .. 1 d ha t\i\ bo I" ir1 H , \\ orti ab tit ,, n1 n. ne ab Ltt .. Jt:\\ 1 ~h ,, L1n1an and the ther abot1t a 1ent1le ,,on1an. Ruth i a Gentile girl and ther i a Je\.\:i h girl. od .... ga, a ,, hol book on the e two - lo, el) girl . Ruth getting into the genealog, of our Lord Je ·u . and - ....... E ther keeping the nation of I rael from being de tro) 1 ed. What a ble ing that od ha given u the tory of the e t\.\' O women. The Book of Ruth i the eighth b ok in the Bible. umber eight in the Bible and in nature i·"' alway the beginning of omething new. The eighth note on a piano begin a new octa\'e. the eighth day of the week begin a ne\v "'eek, the eighth color hegin a new pectrum. Always you find the number eight presenting omething new. David the eighth on of h1 father. began a new dyna~ty in I rael. In the eighth book of Hi \.:\ ord. God did a new thing: He brought a foabiti h girl into gene– &1og) of the Lord J e u . You will notice that in the fir t part of Chapter 1 we find the family tra)' ing a\\'ay. In the econd part of Chapter 1 we find Ruth grieving. In Chapter two Ruth i receiving. In the third chapter we find her obeying. In the fourth chapter we find her rejoicing. Straying and grieving: re– ceiving. obe 1·ing, rejoicing: that i·3 the ton 1 of a backslider. And the # back lider· tory is never a happy one. There are alway·s tears orrow and grief. THE PERIL OF RICHES: The tor)' begin· \\'ith Elimelech. hi wife. 1 t aom1. and their two sons, Mahlon and Chilion. Thi family moved from Beth]ehen-Judah into the country of 1oab and continued there. What did the)' go for? They had plent)' : the)' OCTOBER, 1965 PAGE 6 ,, ~re rit"ll 11c,)11Jc ,lon1i say~ in ( l1a1,t0r 1. , e1 ,c .., I : ' ' I \.\-cnt Olll ft1ll." 'l l1crc \\ ,l\ nc) re,1\()11 wh\ they ,lll)tilll J,!<..) ll t)\\ C\.CI. it 1·~ \\hCil fc)Jk\ .. atl' fttll tl1al tl1cv l1ack\litlc. hat t\ <.1nc rca\ n \'\ h\ the I orcJ <.loc~ not gi\c 111a11v f tt~ 111t1 c h 111 ncv. If we ... hatl car'i a11d a ) ac ht and n1oney anc.J \\ hat n t. there i no telling what we \vOttlll do, becatt c then we wotdtl feel independent of od . When thi family went Otll f till, 11 tice where they went. They went d wn to Moab. Moab in the Bible i·5 alway a 1ype of the World. li - 111elech and hi family tt1rned away f ron1 the hou e of God the people of od and the ervice of God. Off they went, like the prodigal on. A long a the prodigal on was poor he tayed home. But when hi father made him rich he turned hi·s back on hi father and went into a far country with the riche that hi father had given him. We are o apt to become occupied with the gift and forget the Giver. You remember that benediction ver e in Numbers : "The Lord ble thee, and keep thee. ,, When the Lord ble 'Se u He make u rich. That i what the proverb says: 'The bles - ing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and He added no orrow with it. ' The Devil i after rich people. Rich peo,ple are the kind of folk he wants. So if you are rich in anything at all - rich in the gift of minis try or singing or forgivene s or kindness or ho pi– tali ty or liberality - the Devil will get right on your trail and take that away from you if he can. Remember: if we a k the Lord to ble u He need to keep us, too. ' ' ow it came to pa in the day when the judge ruled , that there wa a famine in the land" ( 1: 1) . I have found that whenever anyone begin ruling in a church the soul dries up and you get a har h heart. God doe·s not do the bu ines of Hi Church by ruling· He does it by love and fellow hip· no one i 'bo " in a church. Whenever you have a hos , then you are going to have famine in the ]and. You cannot have a bo rule and till have a happy fellowship with one another or receive the ble - ing of the Hol y Spirit.'' Mrs. Inez Milne r, Wome n's Editor FELLOWSHIP NEWS B .. I~l-;,A t= I l OW 'H IP - he -- ricc; i<.l e Bible C onfcrcncc convcnccl in the Bethlehem Bapti~t hL1rch J t1ly 25 Aug. 8, with a fine pro– gram throt1ghout the period . The lac.Ji e of the Berean Fellow hip at– tended the morning ~ec;•:,ion on T t1cs– day Jul y 27 th . We broL1ght Pot -I~tick lunch for noon meal and had a swee t time of fellow hip . A UAL MEETT G I OCT. - The Women 5 Mi ionary Union of the Ohio Regular Bapti t Cht1rche5 wi]l hold the annual meeting in the Fir t Bapti·"t Church Niles, Oct. 21 t, at 1: 30 P .M . Mi Iri Ca tie on fur– lough from St. Lucia i our Mi sion– ary Speaker . Make plan for a good group to attend this pecial meeting, during the Association meeting that week. Let s meet together Oct. 2 I . KOOK'S KORNER (For your holiday dinners) Cranberry Salad 1 box Cherry Jel lo 1 1 h. cup water 1 lb. ground raw cranberrie l 1 h cup ugar 2 or 3 diced a,pples ut meats to taste Mix together put in pan and refriger– ate. Top with salad dre-s ing and whipped cr eam combined. , Mr . Carleton Poe, Dowagiac, Mich. CRANBERRY SALAD I lb. cranberrie - washed 1 cup water, cook together until oft Add 2 cups ugar and boil 5 minute 1 doz. marshmellows cut in piece.. Add l pkg. Lemon Jello, cool. Add 1 cu.p chopped celery 1 cup chopped nut meat Stir all together and put in n1old. - Mary Jame , Ha ting , Mich. * * * ' And he aid unto me, My grace I ufficient for thee: for my trength i made perfect in weaknes . Mo t gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmi tiers, that the power of Chri t may re t upon me". (I Cor. 12:9) THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST