The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1967

Bedford Church Burns Mortgage By Rev. Garrison Rice At the Watchnight ervice on ew car· Eve the n1en1ber and friend f the Bible Bapti t Church. Bed- rd. Ohio. burned the mortgage n the church property. Thi mark 1e completion of the fir t tage of a 1ree- tage expan ion and building rogram. • ~RPf:N1£R ONE I Various 1 hi ebrew & Christian Society Baptist Mid-Missions Testimony to Israel In Cleveland , Ohio * * * Presen · ing Christ to the Jew by every means \\ hich time and stewardship will afford . * * * Working for the church with the church and through the church. * * * ~ISSIOl"~ARIES - Rev. and Mrs . Leeland Crotts, Mrs. Mildred each, Miss Carol Mciver * Re . Leeland Crotts, Director 4205 Chester Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44103 AN WER TO RIDDL H b i t ! r...Jc.:i100 ,ciill5252S258?52 ~ BAP I IS Burning the Mortgage! wa divided into group repre enting variou kind of ant and given bank for aving for the mortgage liquida– tion goal. A the money came in, the ant n1oved toward a large bonfire, dragging the church mortgage behind him. Proverb 6:6 was u ed a the theme ver e for the project: ' Go to the ant. . . con ider her way and be wi e." In burning the mortgage the Pa - tor of the local congregation, the (Concluded from page 5) of light all alone without od in the land of darkne - forever! The only e cape fron1 that con– dition of titter ruin i not in on1e ritual, ceremony, or religion, bu l i found in the all- ufficient provi ion of our ,od in giving Hi, nl y be– g tten . on. the I .. or<l Je Lt. . to die for L)Ur \in , to settle 1n full the in que - t1 on (John 19 :30). enabling G d to 5avc ti \ fro111 the gt11lt and penalt y u f OLJr \ 1n . ow the 1 ... ord o f (er~ ~al– vati on f tall . I rec and ,tbttnda nt . t () a ll , ar1nounc ing th at an yo ne ~ ho I ca ll }' \.\ 1 a nl , to he saved car, b \avcd ( Joh r1 .l : J6J - no~ ( II ~01111th1an\ 6 : 2) ]J e n ee <.> r1c' s l1() f)l! 1~ not in the u11- - - - - Pastor Points to Theme Verse Rev. Garri o n Rice ·aid: ' Thi ha been n1ade p ible by the loving acrifice of each per on pre ent. How– ever, when all i aid and d ne it i not ot1r giving btrt God' grace: no t our labor, but Hi love: not otir ferver, btrt Hi f aithft1lne . which mak thi mile tone po ible. We give aJ J prai e and homage to tir great od and Hi on, o ur Lord Jc u Chri t.' ' The local congregati n vo tc<l J ant1ary 20 at the Annual Bu ·in~ L, Meeting of the cht1rch on the next tep in thi cxpan ion ,1n<l develop– ment program. ·criptt1r,1l teaching o f otrl annihila– tion bL1t in per onal tru t in the Lord J e~ tt hri t ( Act 16 : 3 1) , ~ ho aved f ron1 judgn1ent to c n1e ( Act 17 : 3 1: Ro ni . ; 1) . Cedarville College Reports ·r he f ·c ll o \, ·h11) 10 1 Wl)rl f 11 'ill) n , o rgan1L,tl1011 c 1 ( 'cc.i ar\ 1llc hcltl 1t nnu al 11 \ t() n,1r, ( ' L)r1f~1c 11 c t il l • \,\ eek o f Fcl11 t1ar)' I - 17. !()rni11g a n(I ~vcr1 1 ng ~c,\1on, \\'CI c Cl)f1tlttc tetl cl1ch tla\ l t) ,1ct1t 1a111l rht: ' tti tl cnt 13t)ti \ \\ 1tt1 t.:dCh ll l l\\lt)ll,l l \ · , ,lCll\ – j t IC\ LC)CSJKING for the BE J? - _ - j n .. un da y s hoo 1 I i c t• r ,1 r u I e ? I ook nn fu r th <· r -- \\ e h, v e t t ! I) o c t r1n, )J • S l und , nd fr ee f r<Hll co1npron1 i~e . " r i te (o r f r f' e , 111 p J e Jl ct c k e r . Ort/ , loda) / r ,, 1800 O.kt on B l d ., D P l"1ne , I ll 60018 MA CH 1967 PAGE 1