The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1966

e oclor By Dr. George Hess The next time you go through your church foyer look at the large world map with it little light o r colored 111arking pin which how the loca– ti on of the Mi ionarie whom your church upports. T ake a moment to give thank for their labor and to a k God to give you the mean and the will to do more in support of their mini try. Then look at the map again and notice the vast expanse where there are no marking pin . Pay par– ti cul a r attention to Russia, Lithuania, l ~a tvia. Estoni a, Po land. Hungary, Ro– mani a. Albani a Yugo lavia . Czecho– c;Jovaki a and Ea tern Germany. Look farther ea t at Tibet. Mo ngolia, Man– churi a and the hundred of thou a nd of squ a re mile compri ing n1ainl and hina. Look h alf a world away a t orth Ko rea and 90 mile away to Ltha. Then ask yourself tl1is question : "Why are there no marking pin j n the e pl aces?" I it because your church i indiffere nt to the need ? I it becauc;e o ther churches in our fel– low hip are carryi ng on the work the re? ls it becau e J ec;u did no l real ly mean it when H e adn1oni hed us to ··Go ye therefore. a nd teach all na ti on ... ?'' (Matt . 28:9) Communist Controlled The tremendoL1s te rri to ry. compri <;– ing mo re than a th ird of the earth 's popula ted 1,tnd area, is unmarked o n all of our 1issionary n1ap. because these countries arc under contro l o f on1 r11L1nisn1, th at alan- lcd J11ove- 111er1t which te ll lJ for th rightl y t ha t . " ' V.lc are 111ovi11g tow~ rd a <.1 r11111unist social order which i to he con1plcte ly free of 1 he sLtrvivals of rel igi n. ,. ( S vie t J<. c vi cw J Lt I y I 96 I , J). 6 2 ) . J , tt1ey reall)' 111ea r1 it? 111 1J1c fore· \.\ rd l the e11, I I C Cll11le rll, rf'hc l1tJ1rch And ta11; lJ n I r 111111L1ni r11 - Jlari I ( ,,. 1 ena tor lJ<.)dd 3) : • ... I l1cr c, 11 l,e ,1 cloL1ht tf1, t t 11 111 n un i t e l n t 1 i n g l t 11 t t a I I I q Lt id t i 11 f a 11 v Jt!ltg1 JI , \\)1lllt= tll) C ntiJlll C - Jll 1t 1J1.. rig i,1 rd, J)c:1 - tl1 " rld tl1at c ,11111,J1111 11 a11d Jl I c fl pl l 1 I 111)c.t1il)I ." 111 pn a} r ) 1 t (;f r 1 a 1 ) n ur ,.... n .A . I . l 1 i i 11.. "' m .... 1 t h 1111 an ~ r fa i 111 f u l H OHIO INDEPE DE T BAPTIST ervice in Brazil, wrote of the attemp– ted Communi t take-over which can1e o clo e to ucce in that huge outh An1erican country. After giving thank for God 's deliverance he told u that : HFundamental 11i iona rie, were on the li t of the Communi t as the fir t to be de troyed .' ' Absolute Authority Communi n1 promi e many thing : housing, food clothing, le i ure. n1ed i– cal care, retirement income, etc. all in abt1ndant mea ure. Why mL1 ' t they a l. o be dedicated to 'the liquida tion of all ve tige of religion ' a nd why, before they con1e into power, n1u t they put Fundamental Mi ionarie "on the li t of tho e to be de troyed ?" Although much n1ight be aid in an– swer to that que tion, the ba ic an wer is very impl e. The Communi t know that the material thing which they promi se can not be provided without the e tab Ii hment of A bsolute autho r– ity over All the people. They a l o know that tho e who beli eve in the exi tence of God believe th at there a re at least ome ri ght which He give to each individual direct!)' and not by the whim of a King or by the caprice of a Tribal hi ef o r by the ruthl e. edict of a Di ctator . om– n1uni st leader. read Hi to ry and profit f ro n1 wha t they read . They realize the po tent ial power of even a handful of men a nd won1en who are co nvinced tha l : ..G od ay thi i \ evi l and tha t I n1L1 ~t give n1 y life, 1f nece ,ary. re– sisting cv1 l ." he 0 111r11 t1n1~t\ are ~o aware o f the po te nt1c1I J)OVle1 r tho e whl) arc conv1ncccl th at the)' arc act i r1g l l 1 llcr ( ]ocl'" <l II cct ior1 t l1at t }1c \ see t1n I\' one st1 re ~ ,t )- C) f J)J'e\'Cn t t ng # SL1ct1 a tl1r a t lt) their l)rt>gra111 for re- l)u i ldi r1g tl1e \vOt l(i. 1~h .. \\' a , to l1a11<lle t l1-:. f)J'c>b lc 111. the~ reast,11 , is in1pl) 1 tc) r r11ovc th l: t1tire ct1r1c J)l C)I • l l's exist nee. 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