The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1966

Beams From the Lighthouse Mrs . Walter Keisler Acts 1:8 ''. . . and ye shall be witnesses unto n1e both in J eru alem ' and in Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." A few years after we dedicated our lives to the Lord's service and we were waiting for the Lord to call us ' ~ e were reminded by our pastor that missionary work begins at home. We started witnessing every opportunity we had and saw souls saved. Not long afterward, we were called to Mission work. We have tried ever since to witness not just at the Mi ssion, but every opportunity we get, even when on vacation. We had quite an experience while on our vacation in March. AL the restaurant where we ate most of our meals, \.\'e got acquainted with a little ,va1tress by witnessing to her. Her answer to our question as to whether or not she was saved was ' ' I don't know what you mean. I try to live up to the 1en Commandments, but 1· m so confused. You see, I 'm a atholic. I u~ed to be a Protestant l1ut vvhen I got married I went with YOUR FIGHT AGAINST COMMUNISM. • • . . . 1akes on new meaning when you support dedicated missionaries daily help– ing Chr istian brethren throughout the world who are suffering 1he devastation of war, disease, overpopula1ion, and the ravages of nature. They have nowhere to turn because of their Biblical stand frorn larger denorninational and govern– rnent agencies. Your fina,1cial help is sorely needed. A few dollars goes a long way in 1heir 1eaching of the Word of God, t,ringing comfort, even sustaining life itself among those less fortunate 1 1han you. Any contribution, no ma1ter how small wiU l>e a blessing to these people Write : Rev . Jame T. Sha If T Rf~ATIONA CHRISTIAN RELi 801 t-i addon Ave., Colllng..wood, N. J. 08108 111y husband who is a Catholic." To make a long story short we gave her literature to read, and ~hen I got home I sent a Bible to her. !hey are both seeking and are deeply interested. In her last letter she said they were having family devotions each da~. They have been writing c.lnd asking where to find different things in the Bible. We are hoping, should the Lord tarry, that we may go over to their apartn1ent the next time we are in their city, and talk to both of the1n further . I have been writing to her but it . ' 1s hard to know just how much has been accomplished by correspond– ence. But I am trusting that the seed sown will bear fruit. God cQntinues to bless our labor here at the Mission with precious souls. Just recently, a teen-age girl who attends our Lewis Hollow Out– post unday School made this state– ment: " I 'm so glad that you started this Sunday School for I was saved here four years ago and having the Lord with me helped me through high school." We have three girls in the Door of Hope. All three came as professing Christians, but there is much to be desired in their spiritual lives. Please join us in prayer for them. At our monthly rummage give-away today (July 1), with 55 in our chapel service which is held prior to the give-away, we were real happy to h ave an 11 year old girl receive the Lord J e us hrist as her Saviour. Two women al5o came forward, but would not make a profes ion of fa ith. Oh, that they could have h ad the faith as did this little girl. Please pray for the c two women. New Auditorium At Bucyrus l{cv. J. Hovvard J or1c~ 1,a~tor <) l t11\; al vary Bapt1\t ht1rch , Mat 1011 J{ot1d at 13L: ,tl AYCOllC, 8UC) l'll S reports that the11 \\!Of~h1p SCfVlCC\ are Ol)\V l)cing t1cld i11 th\!ir 11c\..\ ly c<.111 trt1cte I alllli- • LO r1 ll Jl1 . rl llc cl1t1r h ,vas organize<.l i11 1951. t tl1at ti111t:: , J' astor J o11t: · ,, ~l , · , s lLlll l; tll at "'eclar, 1 ill olh::gt=. 1-. rort1 1951 to 19-3 l1t:: CCl111111t1teti fro 111 ll1e ca 1111)t1 to li ttC) rt1s arr i 11g l 11 1 h t:: \ c)l k. C 11 gr,tlit1ati 11 , }1 an I J1i j a111ily 111 , ti t lJ 11t1 I'll . I I J 5 t 11 I ,v r l , l t t 11 1,1 nt l1L1r 11 ~ ·, 1111,I t I. J 11 11 c: ,, , ti d i l r It1 n1 ,, i 11 t OO. It 11 , las I o 111 t h d t \\ i 11 e, t 40 "' ,, 11 its &:t 11ur 1 y. Youth Contest Winners As your editor, we confes to a11 oversight! Prior to thi pa t summer, we held a contest among our young people in behalf of the Ohio Inde– pendent Baptist. The ix young people with the greatest number of new ubscription and/ or renewal to the O.I.B. would be given a FREE week at either Camp Patmos or Scioto Hills. Actually, becau e there wa only a few points difference between the ixth and seventh young per on with the greate t number of ub- criptions, we gave out even FREE weeks. The winners in this conte t were Pat Erner on of Richmond Height Ka thy Zinn of Norwalk, Carolyn app of Cleveland, Jeff Mangum of Stow, Mike taley of A bland, Mi– chelle Mayo of Grafton and Marlene yphers of Avon Lake. All of the e chose to go to Camp Patmo . Ex– cepting for a gift of $21.00 from the Board of Trustees at cioto Hill , the entire expense for the e young people was cared for by Camp Patmo . We appreciate the help given us by the e brethren in eeking to increa e the number of st1b criber to the O.I.B. The Lord willing, we hope to run a imilar conte t next year. A t tal of appro.. imately 250 t1b cription ~ a gained through the conte t. CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION INC. Founded 1904 ~/itnessing to Jews in Cleveland, Ohio; Charleston, W . Va .; Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Bra%il . The largest staff in the history of the Mission augmented by a radio ministry at home and abroad, and a mailing ministry in the UniteJ States and abroad. Presenting Christ to our lord' s brethren by visitation, Bible classes, correspond– ence courses and literature Staff members are happy to visit churche~ in the spirit of Acts 15:4 to present the work of the M1s~1on through in!»p1rational reports and by colored slides. " Brethren, n,y (our) heart ' s des ire and prayer to God for l~rael is, that they might be saved." Write for your free copy of " Tha Trumpeter for I rael " our quarterly mag· az:ine devoted to the work of Je ish evangelisn1. Gerald V. melser, upt . Clevel nd Hebrew Mi sion P. 0 . Bo 18056 Clevel nd, OJ,io 44118