The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1968

.. --u utm t nt Chu ·cf, ~ 1•• ~; a f i \.i n •) Ll n t ,l ~ l l 111._ d the f. '.'lf L1 l dtil,' Lf (1race Bapti t 11r.. l1 o · 1' '.) ,~t n Jul\ - . 1967 , a ._",· t1 l ,, 111 /,111tl e gr1.lduate of lalone C _ "cg.... n1aJ ring in religion. n1inor– in~ in Gr ek.. and Bible. 1r. Bryant h~- iu t r ceived hi Ia ter of Art d gree in Religiou Literature from \\ heaton College Graduate chool of Th log\·. .... . Both the cht1rch and Mr. Bryant are e peciall:' intere ted in the tudent bod,· f Kent tate Univer ity. The ne\, - btiilding on the northern bound11· f the can1pu . oon to be completed for the econd time. hould facilitate thi work among both tudents and area re ident of all race . Approxi– mateI,· 2500 dollar in pecial gifts has b~en received b,· the church from - intere ted friend re ponding to the ne"· of the fire in December that c-0mpletel 1· destroyed the new truc– ture only one month from occupancy. A.C4C.C. to Meet October 23-25 ' 'Our Anchor of Hope in the Midst of Crisis'' i the theme for the Ameri– can Council of Christian Churches' Fall Convention this year. Meetings are to be held in the George Wash– ington Con, 1 ention Hall. Willow Grove Interchange, Penna. Turnpike Exit 27. Willo\, Grove. Penna. The dates , of the Con,·ention are Oct. 23-25. A splendid array of speakers has been arranged including Dr. Paul Jackson, Dr. Arthur Woolsey, Dr. Raymond Hamilton. Dr. John Mill– heim, Dr. Paul Tassel. Rev. James Shaw. Mr. John Stormer. Rev. B'!rn– ard Bancroft ( all frotn GARB churches) and others. In these last days with the apostasy· about u . v;e v:ould do well to attend such a Con\'ention as this! 6 OCTOBER, 1968 Vet ran Missionaries Move to Ohio \ ' ~t'-'ran 111i ss il1nar1c,. Re\ . an{I trs. l \ lt rcLI J> C l1 nant . h<.)pc lo l)c .,l1ll"' tc1 rctt11 n lL) tl,cir \V<.)rk in the 1 l1tl11,11111c, l1, c,1rl) '(19 . 1'"hcre ic; one 1)r\, t,Je111. n1.t111cl . the · arc lacking 111 ,t1pi ,.1rt In )rtier t h,1vc clearance t~.1 111.1\.,.c the tr1r>. the 111tt\l yet reali7e ,\ \lll11 <)f . 200 r>cr 111 nth l \.\Ufd 111l1ntl1J, 'i ltppt1rt The ( l)nant" are n w re iding in tcdtna. Ohio anti are avai lab le for ~peak.ing engagcn1enl in our OARB ch tl rehe . Br the r Al i a n1o l inter· e. ting peaker drawing from years f experience in the I lands. If you \\Ottld like hi111 ,to peak at your chL1rch. he can be contacted b)' writ– ing hin1 in care of Rev. Kenneth n1el er, Fir t Bapti ,t Church , 123 We t Libert,r treet. Medina. Ohio ., - 44256. Thev will be re iding in Medina throt1gh the month of December. ... L.A.B.C. Reports The following appointment have been made for the fall semester: Rev. Paul Benware a Dean of Students: Mr. Melvin Macomber as Dean of Men~ Miss Harriet Ishii as Dean of Women. We have 124 applicants for the college, and 14 for the seminary - giving a total of 138 prospective tudents for the fall semester. A fifteen minute fully narrated colored-slide presentation is now avail– able for church groups. It depicts life and times at Los Angeles Baptist College. If your church is interested in using this presentation con.tact the Public Rel,ations Department at LABC. Now Ministering At Trinity, Lorain A new pa tor has been called to mini ter at the Trinity Baptist Church in Lorain, Ohio. He is the Rev. Vern L. Prugh. Brother Prugh has attended both Moody and Wheaton. He graduated. however from Gordon College in Bo ton. He received further training at Eastern Bapti t eminary in Phila– delphia. For several years he pastored an American Baptist Convention church. It was during this time that the Lord graciously opened his eyes! Guided by ,the Lord, he left the Convention and went on to establish a sound testimony. Rev. and Mrs. Prugh have served as missionaries under the Fellowship o.f Baptists for Home Mis~ions ince 1954 ministering in both Iowa and Indiana. God richly bl~ed their • • nun1stry. The Prughs have four children, Jim - age 21 (now serving with the U.S. Navy), Judy - 16, - John - 15 and Jane - 11. Their oldest son spent three years at Grand Rapids Baptist Bible College. Pastors' Conference at Cedarville The 1st Annual Pastor ' Conference was he]d September 9-12 on Cedarville· College's campus. It was offered free of all charges to interested pastors because of their support of the College over the years. Total registration reached 142. Ohio led the delegations with 77 representa– tives. The remaining di tribution was: Indiana (20) · Illinois ( 11) · New York (9): Michigan and Penn ylvan ia (8) : Iowa (3): New Jersey (2); and West Virginia. Kentucky, Connecticut. Brazil ( l). The featured "peaker wa DR. KENNETH MASTELLER pas,tor of the Haddon Heights Bapti t Church. (New Jersey) His messages were entitled: ' 'Submerged Axeheads or Be Careful With Your Tools·" ' 'The Pastor and His Pulpit Ministry:' ' ' 'The Pa tor and His People ;'' ' 'The Pastor and His Youth Program:' ' ' 'The Pastor and His Evangelistic Outreach;' ' and ' 'The Pastor and His Missionary Vision:· Dr. Masteller is an honorary alumnus of Cedarville College. Four workshops were conducted by competent authorities on relevant issues. These included such subjects as - ' 'Church Work Expansion' ' "Contemporar) 1 Theolog)'" - "Communicating Christ' ' - and ' 'The Tongues Movement." THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST