The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1964

bu ). erving the Lord knowing that He could come at any moment and that there are multitude who are not ready to meet Him. In I The a– lonian 2: 19, 20 P 1 aul tell u that his hope, joy and crown of rejoicing were tho e whom he had won to J e u Chri t. Are you bu y trying to win other 1:o J e u Chri t o th,at they will be ready to meet Him at Hi coming? May the Lord the e truth from heart . help u to apply Hi Word ,to our - B. C. R. Missionary Message Rev. Bernard Bancroft "I am the way ,the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Faither, but by me' '- John 14: 6. " either is there alvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved"- Act 4: 13 . The World Council of Churche held their world-wade conference in ew Delhi , India, a few years ago. The theme of their conference wa "Jesus Chri st, the Light of the World. ' The interpretation among ,the dele– gate seemed to be that there are n1any ""lights" and that Jesu Christ i only the ·'pinnacle" of the e light . Je us dee] ares in the Bible, "I iam the light of the world" (John 8: 12). He i that one and only light. There 1s no other . There i '"none other name .. . whereby we mu t b e aved." There are many periodical today whi ch di tort the true meaning of ffil 5SlO n : ~rudent W orld tated in effect that the Bible and evangeli m are no long– er relevant to the need of our time ( in South America). N e l1's Week reported on n1odern 11issions and indi ca ted that th e de– r,omina tion are n1 orc intere ted 1n the social as pec t o f mi s io n '> than on the savi ng of SOltl ~. I 11t er11c1t 1u11a/ R evieh' <Jf M 1ssions related the pL1rpose of n11 \\10n\ wa~ not to win convert bLtt to let (' hri t en ter vlherc we canno t. ~uch as into Btiddhi 111, H indu is 111 . e tc. Modernistic teach ing abroad tod a)' state that the re l igio11s of the world ,,rove tl1a t people eek for and hunger after , od. 1 l1e tru th of the n1a tter i that religior1s of tl1e \\'C)r ld ha te ,ocl arid seek to d J)art f r or11 H is \\ 1 ord and alva tion. .l\ 1 1)' lleli(:!,f concer11i1 g r11i ions is t l1e old-fa }1ioned l)eJ ief · ,-.,j n J)eo1)le to a a vi11g kn v.,]edge f J esL1 l1ri t and J f \\ 1 ill take car of tl1e ocia l, cLiltural , 1 1aterial and C>tl1 1 11ecd f life. - 0. J{ . lJ . THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST During the Mi ionary hour of the OARB meeting held in Temple Bapti t Ohurch la t month, Dr. Rob– ert Ryerse, northern Deputation Sec– retary for Bapti t Mid.JMis ion , in– troduced mhe following ,mi ionaire who gave brjef te timonie : R ev . a 11 cl Mr\'. WaIter KeisI er , H ll n– t ington (We t Virginia) City Mi c; ion : Palm 126 : 3. The following mi ion ary appo1n– .tee of Bapti t Mid-Mi ions al so gave brief te timonie : Rev. and Mrs. Nuss, St,ation Sup– ply Ev,angeli t under Mid-1M,i ion : 'We ,are reaping what ome others have own. We ,are owing for other to reap." G eorge God/rey, enroute to Ha– waii I aiah 42: 12, Mr . Godfrey 1 aid th,at the main religion in the Hawaii – an I land are Buddhi m , Catholi – c ism and Mormoni m. Rev. Calvi11 Bttrton, Mid~Mi ion Farmington, We t Virgini·a: He ha met our needs through all the year ." Rev. Delbert Geer , Mid~Mi sions , Clevel,and, Ohio, Metropolitan Mi - ion : P alm 32: 8. B etty M cK ean , looking forward Ito erving in Brazil : II The alonian 5 : 24. Delores W ood, Brazil Proverb 3: 5, 6. Maranatha Maranatha, Chrisit i coming, Ble ed pa word , friaugh,t with ch eer : Dark the night with deep foreboding , But the Day-Star d,awn i near! Maranatha Chris t i coming Watch thy tep and walk with care: Hope should rpurify ,the pilgrim A he pre e on in prayer! Maranatha, Chri t is coming, Co11rage ,take, dear heart, be trong! Fear and tumu lt eize the nation But we face them with a ong. FOR CHRISTMAS To the children in the orphanages, leper homes, and slums of Greece. In many areas, chi ldren must go to school barefoot even in the winter time. ((t snows in Greece, too !) AMG supports children in 8 orphanages and other inst1 tut 1or1s of Greece, as well as 1n many destitute homes. As we t ell t hese children of the love of God in send t ng Jesus Chr ist to be thei r SavIour, I et LJ s .show that love by prov1d1ng a sturdy, wa rm pai r of leather shoes for their cold f eet , and meet ing t heir other urgent needs. Send $5 f or each child you want to help to AMERICAN MISSION TO GREEKS, INC• RIDGEFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07657 DEPT. Recognized by the U.S. and Greek Governments All gi fts ta -deductible ~. DECEMBER, 1964 PAGE 13