The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1965

Purposeless 1 to Purposefu,I By LAURA JOHNSON Contest winner, Laura Johnson, a high school sophomore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Johnson, recently earned a $5. prize for this winning essay on the subject "Why should I be a sou lwinne r?" The contest was a local one, sponsored for the Baptist Youth Fellowship members of Grace Bapt ist Church, Cedarville, Ohio. Step, tep, step. Uncertainly, the purpo eles teenager walk down the road of life. Where did he come from? Why is he here? Where is he going? What i life anyway? Is there any purpo e in life? The e thought go through hi mind and trouble him. But wait! What's this? It 's a fork in the road. What is he to do? Which way hould he go? These are questions which trouble not only teenager , but all, old and young alike, who do not know Christ as their personal Saviour. The un– saved are living in a state of uncer– tainty. They do not have a purpose in life and do not know how to deal with their problems. They have no one to turn to to help them in their time of need. That is why Chnistians mu t wit– ness and tell the unsaved of God's West Virginia church hosts youth rally The Calvary Bapti t Church of Mannington We5t Virginia was ho t for the Independ ent Bapti st Area )'Outh rally Saturday afternoon and !Vening, J an. 3. Over 200 yoting people a11d counsc1ors were present fron1 churclies in West Milford. larkc;bt1rg, M or1011gah, 1~air111ont , Parker burg, Sl1in11's I{ u,1. Hundred. C obLarn , Pa– dan it)', JJ en nsl) oro, l...ewell an and 1\1 ar111i11gto11. '] l1e ervice l1t:gan al 3: 30 p.111. '" itl1 a l)reak for pol luck sL111pcr at 5 JJ . 111. At (): 15 ll t1th Hege s11oke to 1i1e grou11 l'l)' ta11c, concerning l1cr recent ex 1)eric:11ce in the 011go. l)ttr– i ng 1l1e at ter110l)Il a11d e, 1 e11ing \.\'C Ii te11ed to tl1e \\lord )1 ,c>d as He J> l' to u tl1rougl1 11 rotl1er 1or- ri on a11d J<. ile)' f l1i1111 ' l~ t111. A qt1iz 01:1 tl1e f ir t J1a1:1t r of J ol111 \lla '" 11 1,) tl1e gr u1p fr 111 1 Ja111li11gt 11. llonald and l c:ila arr>c:1ilt r. and TH OHIO IND .PENDENT BAP l IS I lovie for then1 . It i up to the Chri tians to let them know that God loved them o much that He sent J-Jj s onl,r on to die on the cross o that they might have eternal }.iife in heaven. This is what gives a per- on a real purpose jn life. Without God s love for us we are aimles , and life has no meaning at all. God loves everyone and Hi Son died for everyone. Salvation is what makes life purpo eful to those who wander uncertainly down the road of life. In Hi Word He say , 'Go ye into al l the world and preach the Gospel to every cr eature." Mark 16: 1 5. Thi is a direct command of God, and ChJ"i tian mu t obey it. Kenneth and Beverly Shearer were the members of our team. A very good and profitable day left all planning to attend our next rally which will be held February at West Milford where Rev. Kei th Web ter i the ,pa tor. Many of the e Independent Bap– ti t churche arc new and have not ye t .come into the G.A. R.B. but are usi ng OLlr literatt1rc and looking to– ward fellow hip, Pa tor Dona lei H . Beightol sa id . A:i.i city of Argentina and largest city ~ .... in South America, with a pop, ~· tion, including ,11virons, · of 1 miiiThn peop:I;~· is ,the target ef PTL evangelization and Strip- - tu re distribution campaign. ~ 8 PTL missJonaries and N:atiooat I > workers, .wnttA;&'• specially equip- ped sound' t~~c~~ - .11istribllti,~ may reach 300,000 Gospels in ~ etinis. ..Your prayer, tu,. ,1 ~ , . ' port: urgently· needed. ><. .. l' ... • . ' ~~ ~ , ,. . ' ~ - • ., :t- _... . ~ " -.;, ~ . ~ J. Edward Smith, lnternatittttal 1 9i!!ctot· .., · . ~· Alfred A, Kunt,. lnternationar Dtrft,ot:·£meritus· . .. ' "'' . ~ ' Pocket 1es1amen1. Leauue. 111. \ - 49 Honeck Stree-t. Enalewot41, N. J, 0~31 Canada : 74 Crescent ·Ro~T-oro... S.Ua, 1-rt. " The only Place of peace i the center of the will of God. ... . ,, ... ••• ... ,, • 1n • To pray le i the ,fir t tep 1n becoming prayerle . The ' hr1 t1an lif hoLtld evidenc both a growth and a gl w. THE CHILDREN'S GOSPEL HOUR, INC. L1v1ngston, Tenn. 38570 Presenting Jesus Christ to Youth by Radio and TV Now on WSPD- TV Ch. 13 - Toledo, Ohio - Sunday 8 :30 a.m . PRA Y FOR THE SALVATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS Write A Card Of Thanks To WSPD-TV The Children's Gospel Hour is now on 40 radio and 20 TV stations each week. Pray that rnore stat ions will take the progrdn,. The youth of An,erica need to hear the Gospel now. Write for further inforn,ation . Henry C. Geiger, Executive Director FEBRUARY , 1965 PAGE 13