The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1968

eart to eart llavs \V ·11t l1cl\)rc tl1c l ,or{f a11tl C() fl – lcsscll thl" si ns <)I the 1c<)J)le 1,,ft1r~ ll i111? It \.vns 1 1.:cat,sc tl1cy ·' lc tt thci 1 f~rst \t) vc" an I l1cc,tn1c worlcll y, clc– s11,ng to be like the wor lcl about thc111 mong t e omen .. - . I hc,c 111cn wrote anll preached the -Mts . George Milner - Wome n' s Editor- Wor(l, "as the p1rit gave them uttcr– ,1ncc" f r there wa a need fior al– v,1tion and turning ttnto holy living, thLt hringing inner unto 10(1. L.S.D. " l cl t t1 c \\ l" t li \.) r l1 rt ~t ti \\ c 11 j 11 li,c ,, 1thi11) )'-)tt 1 ichl, 111 .. lll \\ isLi 1n1, lc .. \L\1111~ a11ti ..llit11 )t11~h111g ne ,ln thcr .... .... 111 t" ,1ln1" ..1n i h) r1111 and piritu,ll , ...,ng . . 1ng1ng \\ ith grace in ) t1r hc .. lrt~ t1nt0 the Lord." ( 1. 3:16) If ,,e are t \• , ing tint the Lord, there n1t1 t be ··n thing between n1y )ttl .. 1nd the a\ i ur' ' - v e n1u t read H1 \\' rd. k.n \\ Hi will and be bed1ent unt Hin1. ··. o,, ,, hen they a\\ the boldne f Peter and John, and perceived that the) \\ere unlearned and ignorant n1en. th ) f n1ar\ 1 elled: A D THEY TOOK K 0\ LEDGE OF THEM TH. T THE HAD BEE WITH JE :· ( ct 4:1-31) •• 1 ov.· therefore FEAR (reverence) THE LORD, and ERVE HIM in incerit)· and in truth: And if it eem evil unto you to erve the Lord, choo e you thi day WHOM you will rve: \.\. hetber the god which your father erved that were on the other ide of the flood, or the god of th e Amorite , (the world) in who e land )ye d\\ell: but as for ME A D MY HOU E. WE WILL ERVE THE LORD:' (Jo hua 24: 14-15) While waiting in a Doctor's office a few day ago I picked up the July ..Special Forecast' of Vogue maga– zine. The ~forecast ' i most depre s– ing to ay the least. Every effort is being made by tyle designers and manikins to make people look soul– le . depraved. tough, in tead of pirit-filled and bound for reunion with Christ: as godly men of sterling character and integrity, modest wo– men of faith with direction from the Lord. In conversation with a devout catholic gentleman who has a teen– age son and daughter, the subject turned to haircuts and fashions. The present and future is frightening to ever)' thinking man, woman, boy and girl today. He said, "it is not just the haircut and mini kirt to think about but it is the mental state of attitude regarding morals and modesty ac– companying these styles which is more hocking." The hair, dress, 6 SEPTEMBER, 1968 J)l) tt1rc anll g ncral HIJIJcarancc rc– \C,11 the rccc c f their heart and 111inli. H a any ne ever te pped up t ot1 \i it h adn1iration ayi ng o n1e– thing like thi , "You mu <t be a hri tian, yoL1 look o h appy. ' That i.. a con1plin1ent! We need con11nunion \.\ ith the Lord. n1editation upon noble, upright thought and re pon ibilitie if we are to reileot a noble upright count nance. H ow truly hi tate– n1e nt fit the illu trat ions in Vogue • magazine. The L. . D. and other horrible drug in u e today are reflected in hair style , hat , clothing po t ure , walk and intent of the e people to hock, draw attention defy, resi t the good, but wound and kill stranger, friend or member of th eir family. Men are ]et-ting their hair grow wo– men are cutting it sh orter and s.horter . It i a picture of L.S.D. Lust Sin, D e pair and death. The h ardness of nheir faces, soul-les and p athetic is frighteni ng, h owever it should be more than th at - it hould drive the CHURCH WHICH IS HIS BODY to her knees. The si nful men and wo– men who design our styles for hair and clothing, are making fierce in– road , like an octopu into our churches among His believers whom He ha redeemed with His own blood. With thi spirit of apathy, desire for entertainment rock and roll mu ic ' little or no Bible Reading and Family Worship. wh at can we expect of our teen-agers when it is the elders who et the pace? The teenagers are the elder and leaders of our church and nation in the tomorrows! Why do you su ppo e the men of God, leaders during the Old and New Testament Won1en and gir15!! let us cover ot1r knee5 a nd lay ot1r h eart~ before H i 111. let u "draw nigh unto Him anti He wi ll draw nigh u ." We a\k this of the men a nd boys too. The world hout about peace. There can be no la ti ng peace L1ntil t,he Prince of P eace come WITH His aints to et up His kingdom BUT we can h ave alvatio n a nd revival if we p ay the price. Thi price must be paid by the Church. " If my people, which are called by My Name, hall humble them elve , and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked way ; then will I hear from Heaven and will fo rgive their in, and wili he~l ~heir land ." ( 11 Chron. 7: 14) Thi 1s the mission of the Church A christian women let u s refuse to buy these extreme styles of clothing, let us at least cover our knees, let us peak out against the styles by writ– ing to the merchants who sell clothing. Let us get back to modest dress as a beginning toward higher sitJandards in ·our nation. "M ake me a blessing to someone today. " Berean Fellowship A Family Picnic was planned for and held on Saturday June 29th at Camp Shalom Lake. We met about 2 o'clock c1Jnd some of the folk made a good tour of ,the 70 acres and the grounds near the Lodge. The picnic baskets were arranged as a buffet ana ~ollowing the supper hour, Rev. Roy Hendershot gave a resume of past, present and future activities. The Camp is being used very extensively and deeply enjoyed by ithe young folk and others of our Metropolitan, Jewi h (Continued on Page 10) Present Christ to the Jew Through The Hebrew & Christian Society Working for the church, with the church and through the church, Bapt ist Mid-Missions Testimony to Israel In Cleveland, Ohio MISSIONARIES Rev. Leeland Crotts, Director Mrs . Leeland Crotts, Mrs . Mildred Leech, Miss Carol Mciver 4205 Chester Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44103 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIS