The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1968

ie Served Well! Rev. Robert L. Ryerse Our Brother Re\. Robert L. Ryer e, ice-Pre 1dent of Bapti t Mid-Mi - on . Cle\·eland Ohio went to be ith the Lord Sundav. June 30 while ., t hi home. 3396 Ormond Road in le\'eland Height . Hi going came suddenly. With i \\ 1 ife. he had attended the a– onal GARBC Conference in Ro– he ter. e'A York. A alway , he ispla... ed a pirit of love toward al]. o know Brother Ryerse wa to J\ e him. There are thou ands who on idered him their friend. Re,,. R)·er e erved pastorates in 1 aterJoo: lo'A'a: Arlington, Virginia: ,rand Rapid , Michigan: Va1parai o, ndiana: and Maywood and Gilmore, llinoi . He helped organ1ze The A sociated .1 i jon and served a its Executive ,ecretar}' for a number of year . He no,ed to JeveJand in 1955 to fill he po ition of Vice-Pire ident of lap1i t f id-Mi ion . He served on the Council of F ourteen of our GARBC and wa a member and elder in the Cedar Hill Bapti t Church of Cleveland Ohio. Brother Ryer e wa born in H an1il– ton. Ontario in 1904. He received hi college education at Wheaton. Illinoi and Moody Bible In titute in Chicago. Funeral ervice . attended by many who loved our brother were held at the Cedar Hill Bapti t Church on Wedne day, Jul y 3rd. P astor of the church , D r. John Balyo. and Pre i– dent of Bapti t Mid-Mi ion Dr. Allen Lewi . officiated . urviving "Brother Bob" are hi wife. Ruth auter Ryer e: a daughter , 1r . Ru th Reid of McLean. Virginia: John E. Rye r e of treet boro, Ohio: and David R. Ryerse, a mini terial tudent at Dal las Texa a well a ix grandchildren . Thi HHomegoing' of our brother lea e an empty place not only in the hon1e among hi loved one . but in the work of Bapti t Mid-Mi ion and the cau e of Chri t in general. Here wa a mi ionary in the true t en e of the word. Here wa one who lived a full life becau e for /1i111 to live ,vas Cl1rist! urely he wil l hear the word from the aviour - " Well do11e thou good and fai th/11! serva,11 !" We thank you, Brother Ryer e, for the impact made on o many - 111ade 011 LIS - for the cau e of Chri t! Editor ote: In addition to the above, Mr . Moffat and I would like to expre our thank to God for h aving permitted u to have Brother Ryer e a a per onal friend, partictt– Jarl y during our mi ionary day . H i prayer and advice were a ource of encouragement. E T ABLISHI NG BAPTI T CHURCHES W E THERE WERE NONE 0 0 I D O THEN AT-– A AD HIAWATHA BAPTIST MISSIONS D AP I J 2601 South 23rd Street canaba, Michigan ~9829 Pastor Herzog Retires Word wa received recently that Rev. W. A. Herzog ha re igned hi pa torate the Cal, ary Bapti t Church Xenia, Ohio. Our brother has served the Lord faithfully through the 1 ·ear and now at the age of 69 i retiring. He ha mini tered in ew York. Indiana. ew Jer ey and Ohio. Rev. and Mr . Herzog have moved to 7103 Devon hire Drive, Tarpon pring Flor ida - 335 9. They will be working in a GARB Church in Tarpon pri ng . Best Ever Men's Retreat! Our leader thi vear, Pa tor Dean J Henry, Bro'Nn treet Bapti t hurch Akron. o characterized thi year' Men· Retreat: and ju t home from can1p wi th a c n1n1i ion to write it up, the cribe agree . J tine 6 and 7• with breakfast and a la~t me sage on the c th. may have een1ed too early in the ea on. but the Lord gave perfect weather, and the peaker. Dr. Howard ugden, pa t r f outh Bapti t hu rch of Lan ing Mich. ·urely gave u e nough in piration to ·end Ll all hon1e to "really do ome– thing" the re t of the year. He poke on n1an' tri-partite nature. what in haJ done to it and h \\ . alvation turn u~ right ide up again and ~1 no int u for ervice. We had a t tal of 111 n1en attend thi > ear - t, o third of then1 for full time . e enteen pa tor \\-ere able to c\. me- in pite f un1n1 r Bible \chool plan , and 94 la} m n - many of then1 ung n1 n. Be ide ' the e, Pa tor- o k lar nee Town nd f Minford, brought three of hi b \ along to help in the kitchen and d1 h– \\ a -hing r on1. c1nd \\ e \\e real th,1nk. , t the111 as wclJ a\ th ir e.. pert f, t.her. If h can onl) cr\'t; ti ten n1 r ve,tr , \\e can h,t\c ~<Jok, tor tht! Rctr ·tt fc.)1 111any} ,1r, £l) Cl)t11c' 1~a~tor B. ( Jenning\ \\ ,l'i pr ttd l)f the fa t ht" ' httr"'h , t ,r h,im Ro,td. tt) 1 aht)ga ~~tll,. \\' 11 lht; at– l\.:OlJ,lnc:. re 01\.i ,,ith 17 pre e11t ; bttt pcrcc11tagt:-\\ 1 c J 1 111t:11lhc1,h1p \\C ar st1 re I' ,1,ttl1 R l .... Ste\ CllSl)n \\, '-!\'Cn n1 r l: 111 ot1J l.'f ,t; "'ond 11la • ~ ,, itl'l I_ tl1 r . His 11 tee B pti t l1t1r h )t ant<)11 i~ )11 1 t lictl )\' r l)n , car l)I J. Past >1 l an 1-:1 11r • I J"\'es red it J r I he ,, a 11 ,, a l> 11 his I c t a11 ll" I I g t \ t r - t h i Jl g I i kc t 1.. r t11 n J 111 11 t n R \ . ' I 111 \\ 1 1 igl11 f 11 r Il I llllc ' 11l l1i l\\ I Id itn" J b J td 111g ll1c 1ngi11g 11d t tt1 p1 n • • • As R port d b R • lph Horlund UGU 1968 11