The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1966

l IR . , .., ,<> I. l l e 1, tl1L' 1 <'rtl (JI tll~ l~.1r, l',t l l att l1L'\\ t ..... 7 ~~) llt Cl\., 1,rtl1 tll' lal1l)IC1, fiL j!t\C..:'\ ~ ' I ' ltli J1l.lCl' ll'\ 111 t}1l hUt\l:.. t 11l'I f '"' ial ,r fl,l l ll111 l.. :1 -- 11 ,er, .1 nt ,, ill l' 'a Ill' i ttJ)(,11 ll) g1\ c..: tll" .1c "'l't111t ·, H i,11 R~.1<.i ~l at the,,, ": 1-.l. 'l, trt1tl1 1, Li~p 1 ctc<.i hert.: •n the I ar :l 11 ' "' t th c t a I c 11 t ". l ~l (.) l . I <J l /1c P<1 tc>r. He t\ 1c untic1-. hci1l1LrLi and 111t1 l g1, a 11 CC'-°'ll 11t t,) the ather for ach t1nd r h1, c..1rc ( Hel1rc,, .. 13:17) He ha ,et.: n l:.11Jcd of (1od and the congr ga– t h..', tL1r the purp . e of adn1ini. trati11g the ,, L)fk. L)f the 1 cal cht1rch. He gi, e. 111t1ch pr.. 1 1 er. tht)ttght and time tc.> tl1e L, er. 11 prL1gran1 of the church and need t k.no ,v the plan and aim of each au~iliar)· organization. The 1·ot1th grot1p hould never be con idered an end in it elf. but an arm of the cht1rch. . long a you are doing a g d Joh in 1 our group you ~' ill prL)hahl) 1 not hear from him but lie ha" the right to knov.: what is going on . and all in1portant activities and rolicie, hot1ld be di cu ed ~ith hin1. International Council Continues to Grow The International Council of Chri - tian Churche ha received the appli– cation of the hurch of Christ in fr1ca fo r con tituent member hip. Thi bod 1 . led by Bi hop A. MattlJew ..\Juoga. con i t of 60,000 members in Ea t Africa. Bi hop Ajuoga attend– ed the ixth Plenary Congre of the International Council of Christian Churche . The coming of this church to the International Council brings the total to 25 churches on the con– tinent of Africa. in East and We t Africa. that are no\.\ a part of the IC ·s fello\.\ hip. AJI of th1 has occurred since .l anu– ar~' · 1965. \Vhen two regional confer– ence for the International Counc il of Chri tian Churche \\'ere held, one in \ e t Africa in Abak, Tigeria. and the other in Ea r Africa, at _ T airobi, Ken) a. hri tian Beacon. SEPTEMBER 1966 PAGE 10 • Ii 1·i ~ t i ttt 1.Ec ttr . ti1111 By Mrs. Earl Umbaugh lc:1r s1 '. inf t.lat , n11<I ~, ti, itit·s , ,i1J, l1i111. l l1i ~ :l\' (li Is ,nl l1 cl~ ,, itl1 0t l1er grc,\J I)\ . ll1 ,ct1,, \l,ur a1111~. g()HI~ c.tncf \l'llJ d<.'llt~\C lllCnts \\ 1 itl1 l1i111. , l!C hi,11 in l)n ,lll\ g()()<.I talcn1 i11 C) tl r grot111. t1' tlld) clc ire t() ti c lhc111 i11 the I egttlar c 1\ ic \ . '" l"'c ll h1111 when y<)ll ha\ c ~ n1Cl) J1c 111c1 kc a dcci io11 of one k111ti or an thcr. Hi . chcdulc will 11 l 1)cr111it frcqt1cnl at tcndance l1t1t l1 t: \\ ill l1c glad to be 1nclltdcd. THIRD, To } " 0 11r Officers, 1hey 11ccd )Ot1r cncot1ragen1ent, in trt1ction anti h Ip. Be t1rc that each et of n C\\ officer, tinder ta11d wl1at i re– qttired of then1. Ha\e officers meet- ing . The bu. ine for the most part can be done here. othing can spoil the t1nday veni ng meeting more than wrangling over some mall bu i– ne s n1atter or a haggle over whether t hey are going to " boil ' or ' 'roast' the Vveiner at the next social. ometime vot1 will feel like it i easier to do ., it your elf. It i ! . . . but that won't help train them. FOURTH, To Tl1e Other Yout/1 Workers in Yoz1r Church. The Sunday chool teachers, Boy & Girls Clubs, etc. will al o be planning extra things that will involve the same young people. Counsel with these workers to keep from overlapping or con- Hebrew & Christian Society Baptist Mid-Missions Testimony to Israel In Cleveland, Ohio * * * Presenting Ch rist to the Jew by every means which time and stewardship will afford. * * * Working for t he ch urch with the ch urch and through the church. * * * Founded by Rev. Howard Kramer now in its 25th year. * * * Rev. Leeland Crotts, Director 4205 Chester Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44103 f licting wi 1J1 thei r 11l :1ns. fee t with thc 111 an<I 1ogcthcr i11 sk lc to n fornl J)lttn n year's J)rogran, . " J)on, I pHrly thcn1 ( <) cfcatJ1" one nlonlh u11cl hav no thing lll<)nth after n1 <) ntJ1 . '"f hesc grot111, l1cco n1c fccdc rs to the ad– \'a11cccl g1 () lt ps. W c) rk with I he lca(lcrs c;o that there arc 11c) gaps of age whc11 l here is no you l h gro\1 JJ for the 111. F l Tl-I , To Yo11r A1ec1 Yor,1/1 Rallies. These area ralliec; can only he ac; (,t1ccec;c;ft1l as the participating cht1rchec; 111akc then,. Encourage this ounci I to incl tide reprec;entatio,, fron1 the yot1ng people and ponsors of the participating churches. See that ;our yot1th have a way to attend ancl know well in advance the date. 1 he area rall y provide good social con– tact with other Chri tian yot1ng peo– ple a well a spiritual bles ings. There are many thing you can do in a co– operative way that you could not do in your own group - such as camps. retreats, etc. You may feel your gro11p i large enough that you do not need thi wider outreach - but did yott ever think they might need you. '0/e tru t as you serve the Lord in thi area yot1 will he enriched and hi e ed of God. Western Baptist Bible College A larger than usual attendance during the summer is one of the happy results of changing to quarters from semesters. No major problems have resulted from the change, a full year now completed, necessitated by the change in the state system. everal of the faculty are active in camping program thi summer. tud– ent workers have been sent out by the Chri tian Ed. Department to work in vacation Bible chools. tud– ent Body president David Morrison and wife assumed the responsibilities of as i tant at Gatewood Bapti t, eattle, under Dr. Harold chole . The Christian ervice Department re– ports 384 profe ion of faith re– t1lting from their activitie during the chool year. ' Everytime yot1 compron1i e with error - truth lo e out becau e error has nothing to lo e. -R. T. Ketchan1 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST