The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1967

Mi t • 1011 Pari ,y Witn tuder,ts Polly Strong "P,l rt 1~ ,1 ctl\ 1 of tt1dent . Thou - ~ a r1d" o f then1 flo c.l the treet ( the ,1 t i n Q uart 1 er." . . . o wr i t e n1 i - ,,onar) P lly , trong \: ho i in Pari ,tttd) 1ng French pri r t n1oving on to her p "' t in frica. In a recent letter he write, of her \\ itne ~ ing to me o f th e tt1dent . ~A he pre ented the clain1 of Chri t, the replie . he received were varied. One young Italian tudent pur uing tudie for her doctorate aid, "Y , I \\ i 11 Ii ten to 1 ou talk of God, bt1t l don't believe in Him ... Je us was a good n1an that' all. he turned a\\ a) \\> ith cold eye and cynical grin. Another ... a young American ... aid. ··1 be]ieved in God when I wa )i OLing but then I gave up the· idea . . . I tried to be an athei t but it d idn't \.\ Ork ... I gue I'm now try- 11,g t~J Ile ,,l1at ,,ta ,, c1\1l(l nll n1l ag11, s li l:: .•. l1ltl I ,\Ill 11,lt snti s fi 'll .' ll1~l't' ,,.,s 1l1e tll\\ \?gia11 latl ,v11() s,,i,I ... " l',\; l1·I J11g ·tl ll) a cl,urcl1 •,II n l \ I i I l'. 1, t I l I 11 t· , , • r gt) • . • i t• • nt tl1itl!! l't!nl . 'l' s I \\i()tlltl lik · t l , k11,1,, ,vl1v \llll l1l'licvc 1n 1t)tl .•. I ,,,1t1l,I l1kl' a <,,1\11cl ()( J()h11 ;111tl I ,, ill rc.\tl 1t." • 1 ca11't l1L•li~vc in (rlltl' lt cit "11't !'it in ,,1th 111\ 111cntal Ct)t'lCCJ)t1<.1nc;; ••• <.it1li I\ lltllhi11g n1l1rc tha11 111y tl1 l t1ght" ... tl1c', t re the n10 l in1- p,1rtc.111t ... I an, 1111 cral1lc ... it 1 h c 11 r i g h l h cr c . . . c.i on· t ,, a Ik away. Don't he angry \\,ilh 111c ••. You, C hri'it1"111. ) 'Ott 111t1. t try to reach n1e!'' Thi\ ca111e fro111 the lip of one who hatl co111c to ranee f ron1 At1 tralia! II or the e pre enl a great chal- lenge. girl fro111 Thailand aid, "Thi i intere, ting .. . I thi11k thi is ""hat I an1 1 oking for ... I'm g ing to get a Bible in my language to read!" Perhap. the harde t of all w the atholic girl who, after everal hour. of di cu ion, aid . . . " I gue it tart. with recognizing you are a inner . . . doesn't it . . . ( a long ilence) . . . I don t want to think of it ... I have had n1y religion for many year and I am afraid to think of omething el e ... I might get confu ed !' ' Polly goe on in her letter to say that the e are all tudents ... young inquiring mind . . . eeking hearts . . . youth in the proce of learn– ing . . . yet n1i ing entirely the TRUTH! It behoove u that we pray for Polly and for other like her that they n1ight have the wisdom of God in giving reply to the, e among wh on1 they witness. Acce pts Call To Struthe rs Bapt. Tabe rnacle Rev. Chas. E. Moore Rev. Charle . Moore ha recent- ly accepted a call lo erve as pastor o ( the tru thers Baptist Tabernacle. Brother Moore, after attending Mar hall Univer ity, Huntington, W. Va., tran ferred to and graduated f ron1 the Bapti t Bible I nstitt1te. Cleveland, Ohio. He has served as a mi . ionary in Liberia, We l Africa and ha al o pa tored churche in Ohio orth Carolina, f is<;ouri and Illinoi. . Mr . Moore i an accompli hed piani t having taught in the field of piano and organ. The Moore are the parent of four children. Thei r new addre s i 44 Lyon Blvd .. Struther . ADDITIONAL COPIES of our NEW OARBC directory are avai lable on reque t. \Vrite the Editor! Here Is a Good Idea! J1; e receii·ed a copy of 1/1e Wheelersburg Baptist ChLtrclz calendar tl1e otl1er da}' . Evidently tl1ere are so111e 1-vho \.\ ot1der " u·/1}·" t}zeir c/1c1rclz doesn't cooperate 1-vith t/1e 01J1er chttrcl1er i11 tlzeir co111111i1nity in sc, ch projects as Tl1a11ksr?i, ing Da}' Services and the like. Pastor Donald Grollir11c,nd ran the following in his chL1rclL ca/e11dar. T/1 is is a good iclea and helps " clear tl1 e air'' itz 1/ze t/1i1zk in (J of people . . . botli itz the c/1itrclz atzd oz1t! A REASON FOR OUR STAND You may be a ked, "Why i Wheeler burg Baptist Church not joining in the community Thank giving serv– ice?·· The re 1 Biblical principle and good reason for ottr not doi ng o . Over t \\ ent)' 1 ea rs ago our church became aware of the Bible principle of separation from moderni m: ' 'Be )'e not u nequally yoked together with unbeliever . . . \\.The refore come out f rom an1ong them and be ye separ– ate...'· (2 Cor. 6 : 14. 17 ) Moderni ts are unbeliever in mo t of the fu ndament al truths o f the Bible. On De– cember 6. 1945 our church o rdered ' 'that all ties, con– nection . a nd fellov. h ip be evered' ' with the orthern FEBRUARY, 1967 PAGE 8 Bapti t Convention and the Federal Council of Churche of which our convention affiliation had made us a part; Our rea on for withdrawal wa the influence and growth of moderni m in the e organization . Churches pon ori ng the community Thank giving service, through denom– inational affiliation and / or member hip in the ational and World Council of Churches, are supporting both moderni m and the ' 'one world church" movement. To unite in 1966 with tho e who endor e what we believe unbiblical would contradict our stand on separation of 1945. We must consi tently apply on the local level the po ition we take on a national level. Thi po ition does not affect our per onal friendliness for tho e of other churche for it i not a matter of per onal but of interchurch relationship. Neither does it affect our participation in the high chool baccala11reate. for here we imply take part by invitation in a service spon ored wholly by our public school . either is our tand one of suppo ed uperiority or exclusivene for we are ever ready to cooperate with tho e. who, as we. have eparated them elve from moderni tic unbelief it elf a well a, the upport and encouragement thereof. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST