The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1965

Struth,e,rs Baptist Tab 1 erna,cJe Marks 3 5t'h y,e ,a,r By Mrs. William Eisenbraun (See cover picture) The Struthers Bapti t Tabernacle Corner Fourth and Eln1 Streets Struthers Ohio celebrated its 35th Anniver ary and Home Coming, Aug. 8-13. There wa special mu ic and peak– er3 each evening. Some of their own young people now out in the Lord's Work came back to peak for the e • erv1ce . Some of the peaker. for the week were: Evangeli t Bill Ren trom Denver Co'lo. ; Rev. Ral 1 ph Lenz, Novelty, Ohio ; Evangeli t, Dal e Linebaugh Spring Creek, Pa.; Rev. Robert H e·3s, Richmond , Va.; Rev. R ichard Erb West Paki stan ; Rev. Ben Garlic Huntsburg, Ohio· Mr. Sam Brjndair Canfie]d Ohio · Rev. Joseph McCaba, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.· Miss Helen Gardner, Jamaica; Rev. Earl Welsh, Struthers, Ohio· Rev. David Mar– steller , Cortland, Ohio; Rev. Calvin Burton, Farmington, W. Va.· Rev. Owen Fitch, Lowellville, Ohio ; and Mr. Lou Price, Denver , Colo. During the anniver ary service, Aug. 10, a mortgage burning was he]d of the new annex to the building with Rev. R. W. Howell, Pa tor Marstel ler, Ed. Barth and Robert CHURCH HONORS Pastor Emeritus and Wife A Banquet was held at the Strt1thers High School cafeteria with 225 at– tending, closing the week of the 35th anniver3ary and home coming serv– ices, of the truthers Bapti~t Taber– nacle, Struthers, Ohio. At th is time The Rev. Mr . and Mrs. R. W. Howell were honored for tl1e1r 35 year~ of faithfulness and devotion to the church and the l... or<.f '5 work. J1e J{ v. Mr Howe Il wa·~ J)fC\cn ted v,1itl1 a life \J / C portrait of }11n1self frorn tl1e cl1urch. A otivenir of the ba11qt1ct was a l)itllr atld wl1ilt: folder wi tll a lJillfo1<1 ize pictt1re of '"f"he J{ev Mr. and Mrs. J • W. Hovlcll ar1(I tlle following 1il ,,vritter1 11)' on~ (lf tl1 Ja<.li tl1e cl1urch: THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Jardine participating. Rev. Joseph McCaba wa main speaker for this night, ince it was he th at burdened the church for missions in the be– ginning of the church . The week of ervices closed with remini cing singspiration , testimonies a banquet fo llowed by a time of and entence prayers. C]o-- ing with "God be with you 'ti ll we meet aga in'' . The cht1r~h ha 88 out from the church a chri ti an workers pastor , a i·-- tant pa tor teacher and mi s- ionaries these 35 year . Of thi nt1m– ber 22 are ordained mini sters. There are now 15 adt1lt and ten children of the congregation on varjou·3 field of the world in which the church j giving to·ward their support. Ten other adults in various other missionary field are partially supported by the Church. The Church has a Jewi~h broadca t over radio station WBBW each week, by The Rev. Gerald Sme'l er. The church has now four yot1ng men going to chool, preparing for the go pel min istry. The Rev. A . J . Marsteller i pa.:- tor of the ch11rch. By Marge Filmer H e has not asked for prai e nor fame, The world may never know his name. Ye , wealth and fortun e he ha<; s,purncd, rom vai n . t1cce s he's ever turned, Whil e by hi ide through all the year , . 'M id sorrow, acrificc, and tear. , Ha stood hi s par tn er, ever trttc, A\ to the Lord tl1cy clo er (lrew. heir hear t were tirrcd for n1an ,\ grea t need, o Je LJ'i' call tl1cy'vc given l1eeLI, And througl1 the \VOr1tl nrc J1ar– ve3 t fi elds, Becatt e of J) \.\-rer their inflt1c11cc wield~. A tin1e of rc111i111\ci11g, sir1gs1)ira– tion , tcsti 111onics, ancl ~cn tc1 ce pt a\ crs were enj()yecl 11)' all J)rt;scnt . 111 • • evc11i11g wa·; closetl witl1 the s111g111g of " ;<.1<.l l)e \.Vitl1 ' (1tl 'till \Vt.! 111e t agair1' . MERCY • rfhc heart of the Lln<;aVecl man l" ve ry cruel! A news report tell of two Vi et ong prisoner who were qt.1c - tioned in an ai rpl ane f lying towar tl Saigon. The fir t refu ed to answer que tions and was thrown out of the plane from 3 000 feet tip. The second pri oner jmmediately answered all questions. H e too wa thrown ot1t! Even fear an(1 r epen,tance brought him no mercy. How different i'3 our God! He judges all who are stubborn , but how mercy to thou and who turn to Him -through Chri t, for saving Gr ace. "Hi mercy endureth for ever. " "But after that the kindne '3 and love of God our Saviour toward man ap,peared not by works of r ighteou<;– ne which we have done but ac– cording to Hi s mercy He aved t1. by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit; which He hed on us abundantly throt1gh J e u Chri st our Savjour· that being justified by Hi grace we should be made heir accordi ng to the hope of eterna1 life.' (Titu 3 :5-8). YOUTH RALLY . . . Day after Thanksgiving at Cedarville College Special Speakers CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION Our 62nd Year A taff of eighteen full--time or .part-time workers witnessing to our Lord' "brethren" in Ohio, West Virginia, Brazil; and other area by radio and the mailing mini try. Our policy to cooperate with local w Te tan1ent church in the accepted n1ethod of Spiritural evangeli n1 , and the placing of new conver t . We e ·pre ... ot1r appr ciation t the ,pa t r and fri nd in otrr Ohio A ociation hurohe who in the pa t year have h lped n1ake thi 111ini., try po ible. taff n1 n1ber are happ'\' t \ 'l 1t c11urchc , 1n tl1 pirit of ts 15 :4 to ,11arc report a11d in pi.I atio11al 111c ag · ~011ct:rn1ng tl1e 1111n1 tr}. W rit for fre c p 1 -H1"'rt1n1pet– cr J or I \rael" a ,1 t1ar t~r l ' le, ote l to JC\\ 1sl1 Proi1l1c ies, :'ttrr nt C\\ \ abot1t tl1l! J L"'\V a11d tl1rilli11g • • • r .. l)t)1 ts f ro111 n11 s1onar1 . l,l!ralLl \ '. 111 ] "er, tlpt. I> . . 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