The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1968

Work Established in Lima A ne\\ wo riC i no\v under way outh and we t of the ·it)' of Lima. Oh:o. It i the Meado\vbrook Bapti t Church. fhi \.\'Ork \.\ a brought into being through the work of ,ur tat e mi -io .. ary, Rev. Earl Umbaugh and folk of he area \.\. ho felt the need of e tab Ii hing a te timony for : hri t. The Lord ha been ble sing right from the very tar1. )een above are tho e that gathered at their initial ervice. fhere \.\.ere 62 present! The church i- seeking fellow hip with the GARBC nd the OARBC. Our prayer i '"' that the Lord will ble hi work and cat1 e it to grow . . . numerically and pirilua]ly. The folk at Meadowbrook Bapti t "heartily ecommend Bro ther Umbaugh to work with any group nat ha a burde n to get a new work tarted." London Church Builds ~ A ~~ .... \, ork has au aJy Legun on the Grace Bapti t Church building in London, Ohio. The approximate co"t j S35 000. The building will be a 34 by 96 foot pole l)uilding built by Umbaugh Pole Building Company of Ravenna, Ohio. It i to be completed, the Lord willing, ometime near the middle of thi month. Rev. David Morri , pa tor of the church, report the following: incr a e in attendance 12 confe ion of faith through the unday School and per onal evangeli m in the home , five baptized on May 19. even added to member hip, average monthly giving by member i" 600, amoun1t in bttilding fund - 920, ba ic organization ha. heen completed and pa tor ha, been ordained. Truly thi work i moving right along. Pray for th e dear folk a they continue lo witne in London . . . for Him! salm auh A oem by Ralph T. Nordlund (Read Psalm XXIII in you r Bible first .) With hri t n1} hepherd and n1y l_ord, Wha t do I Jack be tde? I feed in pa ture of H1 Word, Dr ink fron1 it tream that peace afford, And re t me , . ati fied. I wa r1dered o nce, di rcc t io nle ' . A nd uf fe red n1any an i1che: Bur 1-i e re tored 111e fro n1 di stress. J ed 111\; in pa th of r igh teousnc s, r1d av ·d for Hi r1a r11 c' " sa k . Ye , tho t i gh H c J ea\; t h ~ t t nI it ~t)d .. 11d threacl a clrtr k rnvi n · J II \\ fear Jc I) for J Od J>, otect 111e \\ 1111 Ji is l .. ff a ncf r I And p r 1} u I er 11 • J f e f up ,11 a lat,1 spreca I f3 f I Ill) \ f} f ; hei>herd 1 J t dll 1 n t 1111} 1,e I A111 d p ur 111 tl1 tJJgl · u11 n1c1it f, up t 11 t , rfl v. . \~ It I 'itJ 11 a Sl1 tll 1 1 ~ J 111 ( OHIO I D D 1 J> 11 r , ur I g d 111 I e !1 r J r • n1, t ear 111 .. l h1 r ugl1 I f 1 I pu1 t l l Ji 1 t,J d 11 a 11J n d ln th i parapl1ra e we ha\ e fo l) o\.v d the ngli ·h r ul ... of maintaining th"" an1e per .Jn through out. \en though \\' C J e ~on1e of th d eper insight of \.\ 1t"- hing ,, 1th the I-Iebre\ fr on1 "he" to "th u." It t .Jk. t t \ £\\ O \.\ eek., t1t a ln10 t dail ) effort to turn the p\al,n1 into ngl1 ·h \cr,t! . and o \\ c can onl ) ca ll ) t1r at te nti <.)n to trt1th, \\ e Jtl,t could no t frc1n1e into o t1 r tongtte. Dr. f t1r1o n Ht1ll . in .... h1\ / 'u·<> Fl1<>1t\ (111cl If <>111 \ i 11 tl1e P \<1!111 ·. \t1ggc,t, t hat tl1e JC.J\J n \Vh\' Da\td c hange I l t) the \t!Ct)ntJ per \ t) rl ot J11 e l ad It e,\ in ver\ ~, f o t1r a 11d f 1, c \\ .1'\ tha t 1r1 th ' ··, ..tile) oJ the ~ha l )\\. .. the ()rcJ \l!{;r11eLi 'ill CL)11,c1c>tt, I\ nt! .. ,r th a t he cc>ttl '"I taJk t h i111 t.1~\! tc) 1c1ce. S 111e ,, ill ftt e\l ion )ttr l1 ange fr 111 ' ' the \ .tilt' ' l ) f th sha f tl\\' I cf at h to · <l .. trk ra \ 111~ " 't t' t 111a r1 ) t ' p l,~1101 s J) )i n t l)llt tl1at tl1e J) >J)lllar i I 'a lh ' tt D,t\ td \\ ., tal k. tog a l) t Ltt a tt1al ti ing i. \\ r ) tlg, f >r i11 lht' ne. t , t:1 ' '-' l)a, i"i r j ice i11 , intt i ati l n in th i lit ; anLI 1 I )\!~ tll l 111 n– ri n t l1c li f t) >111 ttnti l the last v ~rs . It is }) l s dl true 1h ·11 t'1e I >J f \\ ill lt:a I Li s tl1r >t1 g }1 tt1 I rk st g I J ·di ; l>Ll l , , 111u t 11 t t r\ t) s.r t1g J th r t1gJ1 tile 111111 J"'I \l ) ll ') s l1 ccp , I 11 to tl1 e 11 , alt "\ l1 s lltt J )\\ a) >n . i \ f,)r I c1J >st1n1,1n di' >Ill Jll C\l JOt tin h<lf t ll( fr Ill l n pcl tlll ,u l c1 n I I 111 JI f U \ t. \\ e n1c I tl1 111 clo t 1J1 and gn111. I tit 11 d n t 111 >r ,, h 11 tJ1 I ()f I 1 h 1>11 rd111g ti 111, t ,, J 1 011a ll nc tr. 1-:1 ,., lJ les .1d 1l I t kn \\ t}1 t cl n d J t t1 n d ( 11 r l Ig }1 ll t ~ ( > I n I t t t1 I r I IJJ I t IS ll f h p}l f l PT MB R, 1968 9