The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1966

d " Higher Service' ' Rev. Carlton F. Mat thews l r1 hP.. earl)' d ,1) ~ of 111i io nary er\ 1c~ 1n Brazi l. he \\ a in1pri ned l''r pre.. 1 h ing th o pel. t a n– ther t1111e . an atten1pt upon hi li fe \\ ..1 111£1de ,vi th a bomb. 1ore re- entl\1. he ,, a. n the li t of tho e who • \\ ere to be put to death by the Co111- n1t1ni t if the)' h ad ucceeded in their atten1pted takeover of Brazil. Li1'.e the p tle P aul "none of the e th ing moved him' ' from hi dedication to the ta k of evangelizing . -orthea t Brazil, a mini try which re ulted in the conver ion of hundreds of Brazilian and the e tabli hment of n1an)' e~ angel ical churche . The Re\. Carleton F. Matthew , , ,eteran mi ionary erving in Brazil Euclid-Nottingham Vis its Homes \\'i h ing to know v.:h o might be in– tere ted in our church fellow hip about 50 member of Euclid- otting– ham vi ited home in the area near the church on unday M ay 1 from 2 to 4 p.m. Over 500 actual contacts v.'ere made to learn about the resi– dent and leave our brochure of invi– tation to church ser vices. Based on the re ults of this survey, a more in– tensive follow-up will be instituted in a fe\\' \\'eek . P astor Wilbur C . Rooke has delegated the planning of the en– tire project to Robert Buhrow, our Sunda) 1 School Superintendent . I Subscribe to: Ohio Independent Baptist Only $2.00 per year Box 7 Cedarville, Ohio JULY, 1966 PAGE 10 ,111 l 1 t ll \ ss,1 in ti,l11 ,, 1 fl n1)t is ls I,, , \ \ ,,rl,I I \ .,n 't: lis n1 . st1I I "I" ll ~, 0 1 ( l 11l11 <' lttsic) n :,n,f ,, ns CH ll ell l l) ··11,gh , s'r\ ic ,., nt 7:()() a. 111 .. 1a , 1.2. I , , . i\l r. tn11h1.::,vs. a na1i, 1 • ()!' 1 itt,l)ttrg l1 . I a .• 11~1 i e r\'Cll as a 111i s– sit 11 :1r,, ' "' l3razi l 1l1r thirt - fc)tlr \ C\\ 1 " · l)t11111g \\' " rl I \ ar Tl he \\:a\ i11- , r1t1111cntal i11 l1t1ilc.ii11g got)<.l rclat1011- ,h111" l1el\\Cc11 the l Jntt c(I " talc a11cl l31 az1l \\her, he ser cd f r five year , "' a 1, 1lian adn1ini\trat r with the l . . . r111 ng1nc cr in con lruct - i 11g th , irficld at Parna111irim near ,1t,1l . h1 wa th ba e u ed a a ,taging area for ferrying United tate plane and per onnel to orth frica. Mr. Matthew al o erved for ,l tin1e a, the unofficial chaplain for the . Air orce on the ba e. F o llowing the war, he had a part in fot1nding the Berean Bapti t eminary and ln titute in building formerly tt ed by the U. S. Air Force at Lake Bon1 Fim. The chool wa later moved into the city of atal to a complex of new buildings which were con- tructed under Mr. Matthew's di– rection. In eptember 1957 hi great love and ervice for the Brazilian people were recognized by them at a public ceremony attended by city, state and national dignitaries when Mr. Mat– thew wa made an honorary citizen of atal. A far as we know thi honor had never before been con– ferred upon a citizen of the United tates. Hebrew & Christian Society Baptist Mid-Missions Testimony to Israel In Cleveland, Ohio * * * Presenting Christ to the Jew by every means which time and stewardship will afford. * * * Wo rking for the church w ith the church and through t he church . * * * Founded by Rev. Howard Kramer now in its 25th year. * * * Rev. Leeland Crotts, Director 4205 Chester Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44103 G limpses of Trut h f rom t he Greek New Testament By Dr. Geo . Lawlor Jame 1:6-8 hows us the right way of a king for wi dom. and in the fir t entence of v . 6 the prayer of a king i de cribed : ' 'But let him ac;k in faith nothing wavering..." There mu t be the recognition of need for something to be given by God Hin1- self, there mu t be con tancy in ot1r a king, we mu t a k in faith and the a king mu t be without wavering. The word "wavering ' ( diakrino- 111enos) is a pre ent middle partici– ple, composed of dia ( through) and krino (judge distinguish) hence "to judge through , di tinguish through omething and make distinctions". Chrj tian look through their needs at the thing for which they must pray, and make judgments and dis– tinctions between those things which eem pos ible and the things that ap– pear to be impossible. They distin– guish in their thinking between what they believe God can or will provide, and what He will not. Thus we ar– rive at ome things which we believe are impossible and doubt that God is willing and able to provide. We distingui h between the po sibility that God wi11 grant us wisdom as we need it and the possibility that He wi II not. It will be well for us to follow the example of Abraham. Rom. 4:20 state that he "staggered not" (same Greek word. diakrino). He made no judgments or di tinction between pos– silble and impo ible things. He did not look through his needs and di - tingui h between what he thought God could and would do, and what He could and would not do. He imply took God at His word, be– lieved what He aid, and never doubt– ed His ability and .faithfulne . Thi i what God expect of us. This i a king in faith, nothing wavering. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST