The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1965

(Concluded from inside front cover) the \vork t the chL1rch al )ng \.\'1t}1 her hu band. he ha bee n leas hing piano. ·serving a church ecretar)' and ha a i ted Mr . John on in hi ork of editing the O. I .B. At the annual Women' Mi ionary Union meeting at ile . Ohio, •' he wa elect– ed ecretary of that tate group. Mr . John on. in hi letter of re ig– nation, in part tated: 'Due to the tremendou re pon- ibi1itie.-- involved, and being able to Jo thi work only on a part-time ba i after completion of a full work-week chedule el ewhere, I am unable to continue and must devote more tin1e to family re pon ibilitie . '"The work a.:- editor of the m.aga– z1ne could in it elf be full-time work for one man to write corre pondence. publi h an intere ting magazine and vi it among the churche for pecial meeting , dedication . ground-break– ing and other activities. "I en ed the e thing were nece - ary. but regretfully much had to he left undone merely becau e of thi time limitation . "M)' term a editor these pa t fot1r year . nonetheless, ha been one of m,any ble ing . We have een our group of churche grow from I 25 to 142 in three year·.) with nine more to be welcomed at the annual meeting in de , 0., thi year. Our Ohio Regul ar Bapti t H ome 'Hilltop Hou ·e'· i~ a reality with re ident in uhe home and fiinancial oblig 1 ation being 111et. Tihe State Mi ionary, Earl D Umbaugh~ came on the field with h1·:) ·rrogram of Propagation" and 1s doing a remarkable wo~k 1n ~tahli h– i11g new churches. 'amp Patn105 ha~ n1.ade attendance records and the ground are increased and the pro– perl}1 in1proved. 1 ncreased attendance ha lJee11 1nade al the annual youtl1 rail}' . edarville allege hl3s shown tre111end u trides i11 both slttdenls and i111proverncnt . '"rhe ciolo 1-lills 1iegL1lar llapt i t a111p wl1ilc only recer1tl} '-= ttJbli l1etl , i· · sl10\.\ing grt:al pote11tial. ·'Alth ugh 111 tl1e hackgr t111 I c,11 11 es Jlr jec1 , I trLt t tl1e 111iagazin · nd Jl } , rl a lit r }1, lleen 1 11e 11 1p tl1~ L1gl1 J'lLtl:,licizi11g a - 11 it1 , i111t1a1i11g Jl · r and nc ur- d g 11 g 11 n i al tJ p 1> rt . un .... 1 l J en 111 111 l>er.~ 1,a I r and c11u c11 1 , 111 t, r l1a, gi n 111 u 11 n ur g n ni , c t:111 li11g, ad- • and n tr1l,ut d rt I I \\ Jlling1 f 1 11 l 111 g z I n \ ' • t I Lt t Il1 J I I p James R. Johnson n1L1ch of the work could not be done . To the e per. on I offer a heartfelt than ks of gr,ati tude. ' BL1t there are many more churche to be e tablii·3hed · there .are man}' more youth to reach for hri t; there are many more enior citizen who need a home. There i the vi ion then of even gr eater thing ahead for the Ohio A ociation of Regular Bapti· t Churche . 'To thi end 1 offer my prayer and continued help in the tran ition period to fo11ow and will aid the new editor until he becon1e e tah– li hed in the work.' ' The OL1ncil f T en then L tied thi tatement: ' 'With insere thank for and keen appreciation of the excellent job done by ditor J an1e J ohn~on and with <; incere regret, we accept hi <; resigna– tion a·) editor of the 0 .1.B. effective December 31, 1965.,. Pray for your new editor as he a· Lime\ hi ne~ dttlie. . He ha~ taken a \tep of ta1th, n1 ved ut of a ,pa - torate, anc.l taken hea\'} rc\pon·')1hil– it1c\ i11 th1\ nev., 11cld. fhe l..,t)r<.I, ho\.\ever. i able to c.1o exceeding]\ abunda11tl) 1 a hove all tl1dt ""h1ch \\e ask or think a11d tl1i\ 11cv.' 1111n1\tr 1 ,,viii st1rcl\' he <.lnc f l1lC\\1ng·~ \\'htlc .. the c>ffials st~r\C Hi111 . le * * lf tl1e 111l)le is rcall} llt1r gui It , tl1~n "e c>ugl1t 11} a JI 111ear1s, ant ,, ith t1t e Ct!f1li >11 c. l)t)' its f)I' • eJ)l . J >ll Cl l 11 t ) 111 j O I l l l ~ l l) 111 a kl: LI C> 111 f r L, I)I l)llt ll lllitkl: ll Ill - f ft I' . * \.\' l i I ,, I 1, c t I, 1 , l I I s i n t 1 r l Jil1 l I \~ • At Hilltop House Elton C. Hukill , Supt . 303 E. Tuscarawas Ave. Barberton, Ohio A groL1p of nine from the Fir t Bap– ti t C'hL1rch of Galion erved a lunch– eo n for the re. ident and taff. Eleven ladie and a groL1p of Junior boy·:) and girl from the Grase Bapti t Church of Kent provided hyn1n and chort1 singing and a devotional me - sage for tt . The e ervice·., are greatly c.:njoyed by all of LI here at the Home. We extend a very cordial in– vitation to other groL1p to con1e vi. it 11 ., . We continue 0L1r week-day Bible tud y cla e with great ble ing and al o held two Sunday Morning Wor- hip Service . Supt . Hukill conduct the e ervice . H e wa al.:-o ,privi legec.l to preach the Word jn the followjng cht1rche : Fir t Bapti t Rittn1an: Euclid Ave. Bapti t , Lorain: and the Fir t Bapti t hurch of Bowling Green. We are happy to fellow. --hip \.vith God' children in the e churche . Supt . HL1kill i ,available for pulpit upply on Sunday . Contact him at the above addres , or call Barberton 745-< 475. The Ohio Independent Baptist CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP . . . Whether you are a pastor, mission– ary or church member, you'll find that this magazine gives you the information you need for fellowship. FOR STUDENTS AND MISSION– ARIES . . . Keep informed of your home church and its activities. SOURCE OF IDEAS . . . Methods successfully used by others will help • • your m1n1stry. ORDER or RENEW TODAY! The Ohio Independent Baptist Box 7 Cedarville, Ohio D NEW D RENEWAI"' I an1 enclosing $ . . . Please send me the Ol1io lnde1>ende11t Ba1Jtist for one ear. a111e • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• 1\dclress • • • • • •• • •••••••••••••••••••••••• • 1 t y ........ . • • • • • • ta. te .. .. .. .. ... O cupation . . . .. . . ... . . . . .. . .. ... .... l111r h . .. . . . . . . . . . .. .... NOV MBER 1965 PAGE 9