Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1968

D - in a home that honored rd, Br ther trickland re- hri t at an early age . The fa mil altar prepared hi heart, first sho ing him hi need and then mak– ing kno n the Saviour Who was able to meet it! H i was the privilege of ha ing parent who put God and Hi work ,fir t! Perhaps many who read thi migh t learn a less n. lf we honor Him, He in turn wiM honor us! For traini ng, he atrtended and graduated from .the Bapti t Bible eminary, Johnson City, New York . He pent five years at the Seminary completing the Mis ion Course. The Strickland served twio full terms under Bapti t Mid-Mis ions in French Equatorial Africa. They still are member of the Baptist Mid– Mission ' family, but now engage i,n Home Mi sion . They have !iwo children , J anet who is 15 and Dwigh t, age 11. T,heir mini stry is now ~n Strongs– vi lle, Ohio, at the FirSlt Baptist Church. The work is progressing. Souls are . being reached for Ohrist. Young people are considering fuH– time Christian service. Lives are be– ing trengthened. The chur:ch is in the proce of laying plans for a building program. IF EVERY SUBSCRIBER WOULD SUBSCRIBE FOR A FRIEND, WE WOULD REACH THE 5500 MARK! FEBRUARY, 1968 PAGE 6 EARNEST G. RILEY, SR. - Thank God for .those who remain faithful in their witnessing for Chrisrt! It was through uch an individual that Brother Riley came to know the Saviour. Again and again he sought to ignore the testimony of his friend , but eventually, the Lord won over in his heart! Lord , keep us faithful! Following his salvation, the Lord gave training at the Hama Divinity Schoo,!, Springfield, Ohio, EaSltern Baptist Seminary, Philadelphia, Pa . · (ext.) a,nd Bio.la Brble Institute, Los Angeles, California (ext.). He has served as pastor o.f the Blessed Hope Baptist Church, Spring– field , Ohio; the South Lima Baptist Church, Lima, Ohio ; the Homewood Baptist Church, Lima, Ohio ; tli.e First Chris,tian Church, Vaughnsville, Ohio and is presently at ,the Regular Bap– tist Church, Berlin Heighrts, Ohio . The Rileys are ,the parents of five children , all of wh0il11, are away from home. The Lord is blessinig in 1:!he work at Berlin Heights. A new building has been constructed. Souls are bein:g reached wi h the message of the gospel and the Lord is peaking to some of the young folk regarding Christian service. BRUCE N. STEWART - Th.B Have you ,ever held a Child Evan– ge li m class in a home or a schoo and felt that so Ji ntle was accomp– lished? Here is one who, through the use of "the wordless book" presented at a Child Evangelism class tin a school , came to realize his lost con– dition and turned ,to the Saviour . . . finding salvation! In his o.wn words. Brother StewaJ.1t wri,tes, "As I looked at that black page, I knew my heart was like that!" Sensing the call of the Lord, he turned tio .the Bapti t Bible Seminary, Johnson City, New York, for his training. He later graduated from this school receiving his 11h.B. degree. He has pastored ,1Jhe Triangle Bap– tist Church, Triangle, New York; the Bilble Baptist Church , Wesit Springfield, Mass. ; the Monongah Baptist Church, Monongah., West Vir– ginia and is presently at the First Baptist Ohuroh , Bowling Green , Ohio. While in Wes,t Virginia, ihe served as State Youth Director and Camp Di– rector. The St,eiwarts have four lovely children. They are Di Ann - 7,. David - 5, Dale - 3, and Darrin -2. At their present pastorate, the Lord has blessed! There have been those who have come to Christ for alva– tion. Some of these were students from nearby Bowling Green Uni– versity. The ohuroh is facing the problem of being short of s.pace. There is ,the need for relocation. They ar,e seeking the Lord's will in all of this. Brother Stewart has a radio pro– gram, "Gospel Gems" which is heard every Saturday morning at 8:15 over station WFOB. He also serves as Secretary~Treasure:r of the North Bethel Association. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST