The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1966

' ' Ba k. in the n1o nth of June. Emn1a nue l Ba ptis t Church of Toledo held a .. entur} unda 1·." Th i \va a pecial day honoring two men of God, each of \\ hon1 ha e preached the go ·pel for over f ifty year ... a century of ervice! een above i P a! tor . e\.\'ell pre enting the e men w ith a plaque com– n1emorating fifty year of ervice in the go pel mini try. El e~ here. een o n thi page, i a brief biography of the e men. We join the chur h in comn1ending the e men for a job "well done! Rev. Wm . J. Amstutz Wm. J . Am tutz wa born February 15. 1884 ju t out ide Lafayette, Ind. He accepted Chri t a his personal aviour in 1905. and hearing the call to serve the Lord in the Gospel min– istry, attended Fort Wayne Bible Col– lege. Fort Wayne, Indiana, receiving a certificate in 1907. H e was ordained to the Go pel Mini try in the same 1 ear. 1907-1908 he served as a Circuit rider in western ebraska, riding horseback as high as 28 miles each unda} and preaching the Gospel. In 1908 he became pastor at the Graff and Springfield Church near Arch– bold. Ohio. 1909 he married Mattie B. \\'eckerly and is enjoying over 57 years of married life, and servi ng the Lord in the following cities: SEPTEMBER 1966, PAGE 6 1906-1916 - wanton, Ohio 1916-1919 - Archbold Ohio 1919-1921 - Berne, Indiana 1921-1924 - Woodburn Ind. 1924-1934 - Swanton, Ohio 1923-1938 - Tedrow, Ohio 1938-1942 - Evangelistic Work 1943-1947 - Lewis Avenue Bap- ti t Church, Toledo, Ohio 1948-19 51 - Litchfield, Mich. Due to ill health in 1951 he was re tricted to Pulpit Supply work in Northern Ohio and Southern Michi– gan. On two occa ion churches were e tablished and continue today. While serving as pa tor , it was a c faith" mini try, never receiving a regular salary until 1943. A living was derived from fund received in the Sunday Morning offering, not en– clo ed in envelopes. I f the church would h ave a visiting evangelist the Pastor would receive no offeri ng. During the depression offerings were as low as $1.50 per week. The Lord h a ble ed in the saving of souls, with ome erving a ministers, mi - sionarie at home and abroad. He continues to enjoy singing hymn and reading his Bible, and worshipping in church. Rev. David J . Davies D avi d J ohn D,1vic\ wa~ horn March 2 I , l 881 in ~ ou th Wa lec;. During the Welsh Reviva l ( I904- 1 905) he was under great conviction. purning the invitation to receive Je ti s hri t as hi per)onal aviot1r he n1oved lo ewfot1ndl and working a t his trade as a pl asterer. Moving from Newfoundland he appli ed hi e; trade in anada and then to Pitts– burgh, Penn ylvani a. His work as a pla terer took hin1 to alifornia, Penn ylvani a where he attended a revival meeting at a sma]J Methodi t Church, On one evening during the meeting the speaker failed to come and the song leader read everal pa age of cripture. At the invitatio}1 Mr. Davies responded and w~ gloriou ly saved on J anuary 4 1908. A a young Christian he was en– couraged by E. D. Whiteside to go to chool. He then attended the Home Training School of the Chri tian and Mi ionary Alliance. After conducting a two week meeting in Schenectady, New York he wa asked to pastor the church. On May 1, 1912 he married Carrie M. Shelp. In 1913 he was ordained. T he following i a list of many of the place and years of service. 1913-1914 - Swanton, Ohio 1914-1916 Wales, tent mini try among oldiers 1916-1917 - Evangelistic work 1917-1918 - Bowling Green, 0. 1918-1921 - St. Louis Missouri 1921-1925 - Toledo, Ohio ( built Toledo Gospel Tabernacle ) 1925 (8 months - Wales, Evangel– istic work 1925-1926 - Missionary conven- tion work 1926 - Huntingdon, P a . (interin1 ) 1927-1932 - St. Paul, Minn. 1932-1934 - Evangelistic work 1934-1947 - Faribault, Minn. 1947-1948 - Wales, Evangelistic work 1948-1950 - Grand R apids, Mich. ince his retirement in 1950 Mr. Davie has preached in over 21 dif– ferent churche in the United tates and Canada. He still remains active and is a con tant prayer warrior. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST