The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1968

eart to eart mong t - Mrs . Geo . Milner Imitators and Examples " (.~ra c \1c t111tl) 1 c,t1. ,lt1d JJcacc. l t ()t11 (1t)<..i ttr athcr and the Lorti Jc"tt" ( hri"t ." ( l Th . . l: 1-lO). Thi . ch,lpl,!r ,l\1<.)ttnd. in thank givi:ig: ( a go d ,, a, t begin the ew Year) ~ . ~ an i the p . tl r cite the n1any 11 at1tift1l and h p ft1l trait of char– acter and behavior by which the 111 n1her. f thi C'hri .. tian communit had endeared them lve to hin1. tice hi favorite groupi:ig of faith . h p and love. We are taught t crave for these in ot1r own , oul– garden, and to rejoice to fi nd them bl omi ng in other. . Too often the Go pel come only in ,vord. Let us .. eek the other three acoompa:1 in1ents of ver e 5. What a blessed thing it would be if our church life were so ful l of the Spiri t of Christ th at the mini ters would not need to say any– thing! ' 'By who e preaching," a lad wa a ked, "were you converted? ' By no one' preachi:1g ' ' was the re– ply, ' 'but by my Aunt Mary' living." There are three memor able step indicated in verses 9 and 10. Turn unto God: serve Him as true and living: wait for the comi:,g of the on of man. The la t phrase trikes the keynote of this Epistle. The church i encouraged to tand at the oriel window. Behind her is rtlhe night which he has been delivered. On the bosom of the d aw:1 shines the Morning Star." - By the late F. B. Meyer. As we review the past, the devoted child of God i keenly aware of His faithfulne , therefore we dare to face the tomorrow. We h ave 1lhe assu rance of His presence Hi s en- · ablement. "Let your behavior be without covetousness~ and be 00:1.tent with uch things as ye h ave; for He hath said. I wi ll never leave thee. not forsake thee.,, - Heb. 13: 5. A blessed 1968 to all of you! Baptist M.M. Conference Mrs. R. T. Ketcham, dearly be– loved in GARB circles, was speaker at the Women's Fellowship Meeting, ovember 14th, during t he Baptist Mid-Missions Conference at Cedar Hill Baptist Church, Cleveland. JANUARY, 19f..8 PAGE 12 e omen Women's Editor- 1 r. . Rc:1c , tree t, hostess with her htt band, Rev. Howarcl treet, at B.M. I. Mi . i n H n1e pre ided in the ab enc of Mis Gladys Baines wh plan. and park these fine. e - . ion . There wa pecial prayer for Mi s Baine recovering from urgery. With wome:i from a dozen or more churche. and mi . ionaries from around -the world, Mr . Ketcham . hared impres ion of last year's vi it with her hu band to AiBWE and BMM fore ign f ields. Indelibly the peaker portrayed the warm welcome and radiant Chri tian wit:-ie in the Philippines the despair of the ma es in Hong Kong, the miracles of God's provision for the medical work in East Pakistan in which her on Dr. Donn W . Ket– cham, is engaged. Mr . Ketcham closed with a plea to pray defi:iitely and faithfully fior our mi ionaries and national Ohris– tians around the world. The hour was well pent and we left with a de– termination to better serve our Lord and fellow-ma:i . At everal stated times the Mi s– ionary Cupboard was opened ,to the mi ionaries. They were given large hopping bag to ' 'Shop," choosing articles which were made ·or pur– chased by the various Women's Mi - sionary ocieties from surrounding churches together with Cedar Hill's Workshop to take back with them to their fields. I t wa a mo t 1blessed a:id bt1sy 5 days for young and o]d with over 100 mi sionaries; council member , and office personnel bei n,g we11 repre- sented. - Reported by Mrs. Rene Street. Hebron Group Meets " Seen above are . . . (left to right), Mrs Lawrence Wilson, Treas.; Mrs. Gordon Schae chter le, President; Mrs . David Shimp, 2n< Vi ce-Pres.; Mrs. Allan Lamb, 1st Vice-Pres . Mrs. Donald Graham, Sec'y. "A Mind to Work" from Nehemial 4 :6 was the Theme of the HebroJ W,omens Missionary Union whe: we met for our Fall Rally at Emman uel Baptist Churoh, Lorain on Tues day November 14th. The them• choru was written by the ,presiden~ Mr . Norma Schaechterle. Roll cail was an wered by 178 ladies repre enti:1g 28 churches. Recognition fo high attendance was given to th, ladies of Spencer, North Royalt01 and Norwalk. Miss Florence Houck of Evangeli cal Bapti t Missions to the Republic of Niger poke on "Trails to th1 Africa:i Heart.' The special musi, for the day was a solo by Mrs. Jud mith and a duet by Mrs. CatJherint Morrow and Mrs. Manilyn Wagner. The pr,oject of this group for tht coming year is the Building Fun< for the new Office Building of th• Fellow hip of Baptist for Hom< Mi sions (FBHM) i::i Blyria. Th; pri ng Rally will be held on April at Faith Baptist Church, Ambers -Submitted by Mrs. Aldene Grahah, Sec'y THE CHILDREN'S GOSPEL HOUR, INC. Livingston, Tenn. 38570 ~ Presenting Jesus Christ to Youth ·by· Ra~io and .TV PRAY FOR THE SALVATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS The Children's Gospel Hour is now on 65 radio and 26 TV stations each week. Pray that more stations will t ake the program. The youth of America need to hear the Gospel now. Write for further informat ion . Henry C. Geiger, Executive Director THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIS"