The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1966

Am,erica 1 n As I See Council It By Garrison E. Rice, Pastor Bible Baptist Church Bedford, Ohio The American Council of Chri - tian Churche wa organized jn 1941 by men of deep conviction to rai~e a tandard in behalf of Biblical Chri tianity and in oppo ition to re– !igiou liberaJi m. Since thi form,a– tion, the A.C.C.C. ha tood as a militant witne for the Word of God and for the te. timony of Je Lt Chri t ... Many of ot1r independent Bapti t churche.) in Ohio are member of thi Bible-ba ed Council which i en– tirely eparate from and oppo ed to the ational Council of Cht1rche . In evaluating the work of the A.C.– C .C. there are certain factor<; to he kept in mind: 1. The A.C.C.C. is a position - not a paneea . J t i the purpo e of the A. . . . to champaion the caLLSe of Bible--be– Jieving. Patriotic American not to liquidate the enemy. The Council never promised to olve all our ,prob– lems but it has stood rigidly for the cause of Biblical eparation. Those who withhold support becau e the ouncil is not curing every ecceJe i- astical headache forget that co-oper– ation 1 needed if an}' witnes~,; is to be effective for the l.;ord. 2 . The A.C.C.C. is a program - not a personality. 'l 'l1rougl1 t}1i ot1ncil hrist-cen- Lered ct1urcl1e are represented in the cl1aplainc)' f our arr11ed torces. 'f'he otincil' radi and fil111 con1r•1i ~ion al o I epre nt tl1e aff iliatt.!d grot1p . J~r e radio arid 1"'. . ti111e i a\'ail- a bl k) tl1e uneil f r t J1 J)f p ga- t 1 1 J t1c: rutl, . l{e 0Jt1 tior1·:-, of p1 four1d i1111, ct, related L criLi al J1 all rs J llr d jm1t r~ t, ar dOJ)l cl a t n cl i 11 g a, d i l r i t, Ll L d '" i {I I) o ti t tl1 fum1d 111 nt Ii t' ,j v. p int n11ght b p1 ead. 111 ) ar a fc:,, ll n 11 fj\ d fr 111 tl1 J)r gra~11 t I c: A . I \ 11 su1>1 rt I .. t t Jl 12 t 11 t r c g I t- TH O 10 I D P ND T BAPTIST ance to Bible-be]ieving cht1rche ha ed tl pon oli(l Biblical precept . rncon1patability of individu,al per an– alitie or di agreernen t on method . aie not valid rea on·) for hunning the heat of the battle. 3 . The A.C.C .C. affords insight - not indifference . The cht1r,che with pa tor who upport the A.C. . . actively are the cht1rche which inform the people in the pew of the great i tie of the hour. Ignorance i·-- not bli ! A keen in igh t in to the 1 trategy of our enemie~ bring a de ire for the forti– fication o neces ary ' 'to earne, t1y contend for the faith." You can't bury y,our head in the ·~and and pretend there i no battle . Our very fL1ture i being charted b y the obering event of each day. We mu t be alert. Affjliation with the A. .C.C. hould timulate incere concern regarding current i t1es and a per onal envolven1ent in the battle for Trt1th. 4 . The A.C.C.C. needs support - not smear. If the po ition i~ right ; if the pr - gran1 i worthwhile: if the in ight i needed - then the A. . . hot1l<l be r LI pp rled ! Many pa tor ancl Ja}– leader~ 1n ot1r fL1ndan1ental cht1rche\ arc content to \tancl on the 1delinc an<l wat~h. 1 any even ~n1ear the C ounc1l with their Link.ind criticisr11. C'crtainl} th re 1~ n1t1ch r 111 for in1- prove111ent, bttl thi ~ ill co111e onl\ \.\'her1 \i\'C get fJer~onal]y 1ntcrc tecl ~11 l)ettcring the ( ot1nc1I without co111- rro111ise. I hear so 111any 11ctt co111- f)lair1t - jt1stifie I 1crl1aJ)S - lJttl 11c)l ir11portant en t1gl1 to . icletrack C>ur , o l-gi\ 1 c11 goal . We 111t1st la) nsi le tile: l(l(>I·~ )f tli\ 1 isio11! 'l l1cr is on) ' c,111; ( l tin ii raisi11g again l tl1c: I '\ il's ttl)tl ff gr Jlil it j tilt! ; \rllt:l j , 11 t llll - cil f < l1ri tian l1L1r ht; . If ,, l)e- 11 , i n i l I t1 t l di 11 t t 11 \\I 1d f , cl \\ sill ttl 1 I) Ju l1ing , 11d J J a i 11 g J r t his < rga 11 i z at 1\ 11 "111 11 I) J1 \ that Ir utl1 i ,-. rth f d f 11 Word from Cedarville College A J ack Wyrtzen Word of Life Youth Rally wa held at the College Demember 7. Churches within driv– ing di tan,ce used this a an oppor– tunity to bring t1n,:,aved teen-ager. under the ot1nd of the go pel. The Ohio tate Youth Rally wa held on the College campu Novem– ber 26. A full day of activ ities w·a climaxed by the showing of the new color film ' Higher than Higher Education.' Mr. Bert Frye and Dr. Donald P. Baumann each received $2,000 grant.. from the ational Science Fottnda– tion to continue re earch begun thi•3 pa t L1n1mer . Mr . Frye' re earch i. in optical a tronomy, tudying eclip– . ing-· -- tar n1otion . Dr. Baumann con– ti n Ltc re earch in cryobiology. The annual Thank giving hanqL1et wa held ovember 22. The tudent body wa " di mi -- ed for Thank giving vacation oven1ber 24-29. The econd Arti t-Lecture erie of the year wa provided by the Ohio tate Bra Choir on ovember 30. The Sock • ' Bu·3kin lub pre ent- ed the play '"Mi ter Peeper ,, ovem- ber 19-20. The new 30-mintite color filn1 "Higher th,an Higher Education' ' ha. been r ece ived entht1 ia tically by the cht1rche . All ix c pie of the fi]n1 have been booked n1ore than two n1onth in advance. The MLt' ic Departn1ent pre ented the annual hri tn1a pr gran1 De– cen1ber 10. It included th ( 'on rt Band directed by Warren W bber: the h ralair c.iirected by Patil an- derko1; and the liege Ch 1r d1- r cc t r h)' D a, id fat on pre~en t e Li "The Mc,~1ah." Hebrew Christian Society Division of Baptist Mid-Missions 4486 Mavfield Road Cleveland 21, Ohio * * * PRESENTING CHRIST Through means of: • L i t e , a t u re D i s t r, but i o 11 • House-to-House \, ,sit tior1 Bible Classes • C n1p Correspor,dence ScJ1ool • R dio Spe kers available to n1 i ,1 is t er i n you r C ~1 u re h Resident Mi sionary, Mrs. Mildred Leech JANUARY 1'96 PAGE 5