The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1967

HERBERT T. WHITE, B.A. - Rai.. ed in a church, o to speak, and active in Chri tian ervice, yet, . till lo t! Thi i Brother White te, tin1ony. 'vVhile leading the inging f r a revival meeting in hi home cht1rch. the Holy pirit convicted hin1 of hi lo t condition. Actually, it \\ as hi brother who led him to the Lord! He wa twenty years of age at the time. The matter of erving the Lord .')eemed to come imultaneously with hi being sa,red. He tudied at Bob J one U niver ity where he earned hi B. A. degree. Following graduation he served as pa tor of the Caesarea Independent Church in Mansfield, Ohio for six and one-half years. For the past three years he has pa tored the Nor– ton Bapti t Church in Barberton, Ohio. The Ohio Association of Regtt– I ar Baptist Cht1rches held their an– nual conference in this church in 1966. Brother White serves on the State Advi sory Board of Child Evangel ism (Columbus, Ohio) and as Chairman o f the Board of Woods and Water Chri tian Retreat (Mohican Trail Camp) Perrysville, Ohio. Rev. and Mrs. White h ave a daughter (married) Maxine and a on Wayne who is a stude nt (Ju nior) at Bob Jone University. DECATUR FOUNDRY CO. INC • Division of J. L. Johnson & Sons Inc. 1700 N. Calhoun Street Decatur, Illinois Manufactures Annealing Pots for Malleable Foundries DECEMBER . 1967 PAGE 12 • KENNETH R. SMELSER - This brother is no stranger to our O.A.R.B.C. fellowship. He opened his heart to the Saviour at the age of nine and some ten years later ac– cepted God's call into the n1inistry. He is a graduate of the Bible In– stitute of Penna. (now Philadelphia College of the Bible) . His ministry began as a missionary in North Car– o lina which was followed by ten year of pastoring in Mannington, West Virginia. His present pastorate i the First Bapt ist Church in Medina, Ohio where he has served for almost 17 years. Brother Smelser h as served as Counoilman, member of the Execu– tive Committee, Trustee and Treas– urer of Fellowship of Baptists for Home Missions. He has also rt:aught at Baptist Bible Institute in both Cleveland and North R oyalton. The Medina church averages around 400 in their DVBS eaoh year. During the summer months they hold their evening services in rthe City park. H e h as led these dear people in an aggressive evangelistic and mi ion– ary program. The mel sers are the happy parents of three fine children - David - 27, E lea nor - 25, and Edward - 20. - ---------------- DONALD GROLLIMUND, B.A., M.A. - It is interesting the many dif ferent ways in which people ar reached for Ohriist . Here is one wh1 experienced being "born again' ' whi l listening to a radio broadcast of 1h Madison Avenue Baptist Church i1 P aiterso n ew Jersey. The ministe doing the preaching was Pastor Ed ward Drew. All of this took plac back in 1938! Since then Brother Grollimund ha completed his training at Wheato College and his graduate work a Westminister Theological Seminar and Southwestern Baptist Theologi cal Seminary. He has served pa torates in George town Baptist Pottsboro, Texa~ Fir t Baptist Church D aingeJ field, Texas, Calvary Bapt i~ Church - Olney, Illinois and Bethe Baptist Church - Milwaukee, Wi~ con in. His present pastorate, tb Wheelersburg Baptist Church, wher he has been for two and one-hail years is experiencing the ble sing o the Lord. Brother Grollimund also serves a Chairman of the Administrative Con·. mittee, Soioto Hills Camp. The Groll mt1nds have three children - Donal R . - 18, Carolyn - 13, and Davi - 11. ENCLOSE A CHRISTMAS TRACT THE GIFT, a tract explain– ing the way of salvation, is an ideal e nclosure with your Christmas cards and gifts. Also appropriate for distribution at this season. Send f or your FREE supply, specifying the number of tracts you ca n use. Write TODAY: BIBLE TRACTS, INC. Box 508, Waterloo, Iowa 50704 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPT15