The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1966

''... th W01 K of an EVAN ELIST'' B R v. Edward Morr II, Jr. Edward Morrell , Jr. " l'tc: 1 ,i, ub,e,t \\ ~,, the di .... cu, ,o n led O\ t 'H:! "r ter an ,\ re e nt rn ee t ing o l the mi nis te r, l) f t 1e ~ \)r t h Bethel ,..\ ,,ociauon o f R egul a , R~pt1,t Chur('he held ,n l ~1yett e. Oh io uch ,, arn1 a.ffirmau\e re~(' tto n \\ a e\.de, ced tha t \\ ith th1 e ncou rage n1e nt the .:1 1t1c le i, p re e ntccl fo r ,, 1dcr l.On 1der.1t ion . For n1an) )ear.. I have been con– cerned ahot1t the \\ ork of evangeli t . ~ ,1 pa t r. I .. hared th i bt1rden with a faithft1l e\ angeli . t and he t1rged n1e to pt1t n1: entin1e nt in \\ri t ing. I ne, er di(l! . ()\\ . th e I an1 an e\angeli .. t. Perhap. . po tie a\crre(i . ··ncce~ it y i~ Successful Youth Conference reco rd 170 teenagers co t1 nselor ,tnd t aff n1ember crowded cioto Hill Bapti t Camp October 7-9 for a \\ eekend not soon to be forgo tten . The e eager teenagers can1e not onl y to enjo, them elve but also to do htt\ tne with their Lord. 64 made defi nite deci<;ion to y ield themselve to do God· will - many for the f 1r t ti me. Fi ve young people found Chri t a av iour. Two young people \\ ho prev 1ouc;l )' had been all wrapped tip \\' ith the v.o rld returned to their pa tor ~ ayi ng. . . 4- Pray for ll ~ he– cau e we want to li ve for the I .. ord and do H ie; 'A'i11 : · The da 1 ·s were f illed with goo<I inging. excellent n1essage~ and in– formative eminar uch subject<; as · T he Reliabi lity ot the Word o f Goa·· . . . "The Di fference Between . al\ ation and er\ ice·· ... "The Two Tature ·· and the li ke were prec:;ented. Both a doct r inal and prac tical ha jc:; \\' as et for eparation to (1od and fro n1 the ,vorlc1. DECEMBER, 1966 PAGE 12 l ,lll l ' 'I ,,,1 Ill \.' 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H <.1v. are the n1a teria l nced c; o f thi ·· , pec ia li ~t" 111et? By f ree-will o ffer– ing! In th 111 ain, ottr Regul ar Bap- 11 l C'ht1 rche are ge ncrot1 <:;. Bt1 t. ho"" n1any wee k~ dt1ring the year n1ay he e pec t tich prov i. ion. Many n1e n, I an1 . t1 re . ( I ca n 5peak at1thorit a tive ly about son1e) have six to e ight weeks in Decembe r a nd J a nt1ary without a ny kind of a n1eeting. (Yot1 can n t infringe t1pon holid ay celebra– tion with r ev ival. ) • Limmer is not "revi al ti n1e, either . (G r anted there are ~o n1e exceptio ns. ) Occasion ally can1ps or confe rence may then re– que, t the services o f the evangeli t ht1t. ge nera ll y, pastor are u ed for the. e mini t r ies becau e, " they re– qt1ire lee; remt1neration. " A ver y dear In the afte rnoons tin1e wa give n for o rganized port. and relaxation. T he meals were great ! A te timony n1eet ing with li ttl e or no pau e be– tv ee n testin1o ni e. wa held on atur- day eve ning. ln Ltnday ~ chool the . ubject ·· How To Witn ec:; ·· was taugh t. T he yot1 ng peopl e ret t1rned to their hon1e fo llowing the und ay noon mea l. It was fe lt hy all that these were profitable hours. Plans are be– ing made to make this an annu al event ! We need to do all we can to reach and trai n the yot1th o f ot1r churchec:; ! DECATUR FOUNDRY CO. INC. Division of J. L. Johnson & Sons Inc. 1700 N. Calhoun Street Decatur, Illinois Manufactures Annealing Posts for Malleable Foundries I Ii ' llt l . an ,v.,ng ~li. I ,vltcl is n , \\ it 1 t 11• I «lrtl, l<) l<.I n, • 11 • rar ly l1 a,I .111 antl\lHI "rl ak · - h 0 1ll " 1)ay in ·xccss ,)I $ 5 c)( l. ( 11e JJ a st o r i 11 N r) rt h ll ti, · I , ' (')() rl c<.I c1 f ri ncJ l1 acl rccciv c.l $ ~ )()() nncl \.Vns rejoici ng i11 the al>t111 cl– ,\ ncc.) Jlow, ther1 ar ' the cva ng lists 1 ncccls 111c t? f ' "W evangelis ts I kr1ow clo not have "wo rking wives." ls this the a 11\wc r'? I s th i s the exJ cct eel sac ri – I icc fc> r eva ngelism? Wh al aho t1t these \vive~ who are ,,,others with chilclren still at ho n1c? J{cccntl y in a n1cc ting o l sonic <ll ottr fin e cva ngeli t~, one l1rother st1g– ge~tcd. " I f we cottld c)are expec t the C'hu rche to ptt t u<; on the ht1c1get fo, a tota l o f $200.00 n1onthl y, I heli evc we could make it.' ' An ' 4 an1c n" wa. echoed. Are these hrethren le~~ clc- erving tha t1 missionaries? It i with great joy that I can at le. l to the faithful ne s o f my own hurch whi ch h as sensed this need a nd moved to participate hy sharing a porti on of this support. I be1ieve every hurch which h as an evangeli st in the member hip shot1 ld do like- w ise. If in additi on some st1ch " ervant' has blessed in a special way - your people, why not propose some regt1lar cons ideration of hi~ need s. r beli eve G od will ble st1ch a project and the ' donor will enjo) "fruit abounding to his account.' ( Phil. 4: 17 ) Will yot1 prayern,11) con. ider thi s? Available For Meetings Another Ohio brother who is avail· ab le for special meeting , pulpit up· pl y work or to candidate in cht1rche~ in need of a pastor is Rev. Claytor Bate . He may be reached at 224( Fourth treet Cuyahoga Falls . Ohio Telephone (216 ) 928-6231. Head At Our State OARBC Meeting "The man who ays it can't be don< is likely to be interrupted by a mar who i doing it." 'Peter boa ted too much, prayec too little, acted too ha tily anc thought too late." "I mu t preach as a dy ing mar to dying men. The Lord may take mt home before I preach again!" The Bread of Life began Hi s mi n i try by being hungry. The Water o Life ended Hi mini try by thir ting.' 'The love for 'over-time' in ott t ime is giving a lot of preachers , hard tin1e. ' · ' ' Lth. cribe to the O.T.B." THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIS1