The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1966

Mogadore Dedicates New Bu ilding At a special service in early May members and friend of the Mogadore Baptist Church dedicated their new $25 000 building. The new church is a two-story building with a seating capacity of 150 on the first floor with seven classrooms downstair . A number of mini ters participated in the Dedica– tion Service which we led by its pastor. Rev. Wm. J. Ab alom. The main me sage wa delivered by Rev. B. F. Cate of Tallmadge who spoke on the theme, "Conformed to His Image." (Concluded from page 9) itting through long irksome hour with committees, examining endles statist ical reports, spending one's en– ergies on other matters, though ever o needful, never produced pulpit mini~try of the highest order. With the e obvious angles con– sidered I want, however, to upport the thesis that pulpit quality and power arc comparably down , regret– tably so. This 1s the view of every con1pctent ob. crver on the subject over a period of thirty year . We lleard Doctor Willia1n Pettingill ay that the 1nen and n1e sage of the A111erican pt1I pit were on the down– orade and ncJ relief in ight , thirl)'- o . five }'Car ago. "] here is no sat1s- i act io11 in ad111itting tl1'-= oundne s of }ii judg111ent l)ut it carl'l be dc11icd. lt d t:S not rake; a re earcJ1 XJ)erL t c rr borat tl1i vievl. 1,tl~t: thi , 11,roacl1 . I e l 011d 11 }1a vc , J a I l 1 • S Jl u, r g l n or e er t o d a) '! l J t 11 l1av 11 ll r l•k , 1) 1 er , 1 d 11 to grrtc }1 r ct1 lt tiral s I 1 11 ? \V t1 a 11 on g e" ',' r l , j t- I w n g 11111111 1 tl1und r or 111ices 1il e " J d I 1 1,:1 Ig . J v. t t I l IaId 111a 11 '! h I n 1111 ca 1 " n " 1 s .,. q LJ i s i t l tc tlie ~tatu1.. f ,1 1 l d , J 11111> >t or Rader? Is there a Chapman in Philadelphia? I there a Bu tard in leveland? I there a Riley in Minne– apoli ? I there a Broadu in Loui - ville? We top here with thi te t to avert monotony, not becau e the trail end . Think of pecial area of teaching and preaching. What Re ct1e Mi\ i n i<; headed by a Trot ter. or ,l Mc– auley, a 1onroe or ,1 Hadley? The f ore1gn mi ion progra111 c)1 ot1r day 1s worthy. a trono1111c anlt ought to enjoy fuller 11pport. But how often doe a are ' , ,t Juel 011. a Liv– ingston. or a Mary le 01 go? 1 here arc 1ntrigt11ng ancl ef1cct1\e C\'angelist~ today, l1t1t tl1c .. inr1c\~. tincia B1edcr\\ o)f ~. Jc)nc ·cs arc ,tll ., too few dnd rare. Reasons for Decline If J)t1lpi1 s t(>Ck l1 as l1c>1)J)~(I. \\l1at ace ,tints for it? C) tis il s ·e111s St;lf cvic.tenl tl1at i11 cot1ntlc:: s i11stan ts 111c:11 l1a\' a st1Jllt:tJ tl1 r >I c,f 111 J)rcacl1c:r, llr t l1c r1aslt r-1)rca 11 t , \\ it_J1 I ss 1l1a11 111aj ti t 11cc11t t>I tilt tr ca lling. I ng ,, itl1 tt1i s, 111 Ct ll Ill J I c>r l's ti n • • • .,. eg I , f Ill 11 , 1 1e ss<1g I Ill 111 I ( tll)Slt(ltti 11 >J d((I cl 1t011S f C I 11 C,\ I ( 111 ll g t I t1111 I e '1\ I t I l- Plans Laid For 1967 S. S. Conference A group of our Southern Ohio pa tors along with some members of the Cedarville College faculty. met with Rev. Fred M. Barlow to formu– late plan for a unday chool Con– ference. Brother Barlow i the unday chool Con ultant of the Regular Baptist Pres . He i one who ha done much in the developing of uc– ce sful Sunday chool work among ot1r churches. The propo ed conference ha a it tentative date , Nov. 13 and 14, 1967. It will be held at Cedarville College. Similar conference held in like area have had a many a 1000 or more in attendance. Cedarville College offer the facilities to ac– commodate that many and more if necessary. At the meeting ju t held, nece ary ground work wa accompli bed. Head of committee ucb a Prayer, Regi tration Hou ing, Publicity and the like were con idered. The Col– lege graciou ly gave tho e attending thi meeting a lovely dinner. It i hoped that the conferenee in the Fall of '67 will be one of the be t ever! pit and pew pale. The greed for money in otir da) ha not left the preacher untainted . We wonder how much i ~ritten. pokcn. done, or left undone. \\ ith but one end in ight. nan1ely financiJl gain. mercenar) church or preacher i~ a nan1clc.. ct1r e. The \\ ith-holdcr and the che111er. \\lith ht\ hole.inc , t1r hi .. bag of trick. for loo en1ng on1c– onc '. gr, p. arc con1parablc cur,c!). .. ,t1111ing a 111an lo be ioc.i-callcd. ph) <;icalJ). n1orall\ <1ntl 111 ntall, cqtt i ppe<l: progrc 1, c I) g"ti r11 c1g h, e,pcr 1c11cc, cttch \Ct 111 n that L\\tLC\ 1 ro111 h1" clcd1catc<l heart a11<.i lip, ,hc)ttltl l1c n1ark.cll 1,, thrct.: ,tr1k.1r1g cht11 c.1cter t"ittc~. n,tn1cl\ . 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