The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1968

Ei 1 ETH T. RO 1IG - Through the \\ itne ing of a fa ith– ] hri tian friend our brother came kno\1. Chri t a aviour and Lord. othing can exceed ..per onal work!' ' \\'ith a heart burdened to preach e go pel . he Vv a Jed to train at the ood, Bible In titute. He there com- ., eted the three ) ear Pastor' Cour e. nank God for 1oody! In tho e day 931 -34) there were no GARBC · >proved chool ! Our brother· mini try began by >ing missionary Vvork, along with h i . fe. Ethel. in the Kentucky moun– in . He further served the Lord in nia. Michigan tanton , M ich i– n - ilvis. Illinois Cannons- 1rg. Penna. and is presently at the ~thel Baptist Church 1n Warren, hio. He began hi ministry there in nuarj', 1962. Brother Romig taught, in its early i) . at the rand Rapid Bapti t blc ollege and eminary. He h a o taught at the Truth and Life hie In titute in Moline, I llinois and currentl}' teaching at the Mahoning all y ~\ening Bib.le J n titute in ile Ohio. f'he Rornig have two fine on . h older i J an1e \\'ho i a graduate Bapti t Bible en1inar)' . or \ ""ral ) ear . he \;rved a A si tant J tor at tl1e entra] llapti t l1urch ,ar} , J11dian . He i no"'', hO\.\'- cr urt}Jering }1 i tudie to,,,ard 1ur11ng t1 i n1 · ter degree in tl1e ld 1l1e log). 111\; ) ur1g r on I ,t 1d Ji I pre 11tl} tttdying at }110 tat~ 111 er tl) in tll\; fj,;Jd f • f 1 I n J t J , I 10 11. \\ 1 k t " 1 re 1l 1 Jill , J 11 g r t t1 1 r 11 I) r 11 t 1 tJ1 c \ )1 1 t t l l1r1 t I al,, t1 n. It ii I J S ll d t} J)c •c 1111 I ur 11 . ) Ii UIJ) J) f I th 1r ,:t O 10 It D BAPJI DAVID F. LU Y - B.A., B.D. Thank God for th e who open the i r ho n1 e t 0 .. Bib I e CI u b " for it wa in a neighbor· hon1e. while at– tending a Ch ildren·. Bible Club. that our brother heard the plan of . a)va– tion and gave hi heart to the Lord! i \ he gre\v. hi heart became burdened to preach the Word . T ra in– ing ~ a . gained at Br) an niver ity from \\hich he recei\'ed hi B. . de– gree graduating in 1955. He cont1nt1ed hi tud1e at (irace 1 heologica l . en1inary rece1, ing h1 \ B. D degree 1n 1959. he L .. ,)rd f 1r\l )t;ti hi111 to a 1111,– sion church starred b\ 1 tht! J 111111ant1el ., Bapt i st h tt I c. h o t 1::o rt \\/ a ) f ne In- diana. hi s \.\,1 · thl! \\ cstri<.igc 8 a1)- tist C ht1rch. 1 t ,vas his J) l'i\ ilcgl; t ) l1\!gi11 1 t1i \\ l rk an i t st: the l)uiltii11g f it fir t l1I1it. He 111i11istcrt: f there Jor 1 2 )e,r. r' rc e r1lJ) }1c tf\eS a J) l~l )I j tile al, ar ll , flti t l1t1r 11, r,, 1lk, ( t11 ,, her\: l1e 11 a b\.'.c11 n1in1 rcr1ng a pJ)f 1111 t I thre , e 11 • I ) t111ng 1t1i1') t 1111e, the: hu1rcl1 11 ,1 e JJ r1 11 <.J gr \\ t h pa I t I tJ Id, I 111 g 1, 111 g t 11 'ltll( t I ().000. I }1~ I Id I d I t, I es 1 n g 1111 t 11 ~ 1 , 1 cl ~ ! , n j J r I t111, t', 11 cl, e t,, l ·h I I w n S LJ t1 11 ,, h(., 1 e I c, n t 11 d l' atil , ge J() ........ ,.. ILE F I H ER - oncernin£? hi con,er ion and call '-' to preach. our brother ~ rite the fol - lo \.v i n ~ . . . .. The I ate Dr. Pat1 l R J: d . .... then pre ident of Bib!e In t1tute of L~~ Angeles \\; a peak 1ng at Th .. I avn1en' Conference on 'The Rai ing ., of the Dead .' He u ed the three dead peo ple Chri t rai ed ttp a. an illu tra– tion of giving life to the pirituall 1 dead. The pirit u ed it and I re– ')ponded to the invitation. C n\er - ion and the call to preach can1e at . .. the an1e t1n1e . Brother Fi her graduated fron1 the Multno n1ah chool of the Bible in Por tland, Oregon. He al train d at Grace The logical en1inar). \\1inona Lake. Indiana - graduating \\ ith a theological Dipl n1a. He ha -erved a, pa tor of .the Fir t Bapl i t ht1rch. Kenne\, 1~k. Wa hingto n anc.i the F ir t Bapt1 t hurch. Ri hl ~1nd. \ \ 'a\hington. Thi latter \\Ork. he fot1nded and p,l tured for ten \ ear~. ~ H1, pre,ent 1),1,rora tt!. th~ F n1111nn– t1el Bapt1,t ht1rch. 0 .. 1, tl,n, Ohtt) i, he1r1g hle cLI <-'f the I rLi. H\. ... h.,~ , erV;Li llLI c .t, ~) ..\ l,Jr f )f l){l}t; l\\ elvl; 'e,ti, l he ,, I k ,, tllL)\ lt~g · h ... tl \ llt:\\ ~Llt1~ati)t1al bttl'-l ng J \ l:c. • .r h . . k '\\ ~ ht:a 11 g pla1111etl . 11 t )fl ' ' r ~ .. . b~e11 f{ rrllt:l.l L')lll )f th .. _111 111btrsh1p a11 t tht=~ • t )l). ar .t I\ .111 111g. i \ nt1n1- l tr ()f ot1ng l' L)rile Ir ,111 tl1t: . ht1r h ..ire 1)rc1, .. ri11g f ,r ft tll-ti11\t. ,t=r\' IL: . R ' . I isl1cr ·:1 11 l l1is ' ' ite 11,1, t" tl1r :>.t: ")1illlre11. I t, are l) l\ld ·ig\: i-: J dlllt ,1 g 19, a11d l' til l ii; 1 <>,. , ~ <J t e : l1 r l t l1 :. r ,, 1 ,11e f tl1 e ,,11) I at tar re .. 11 t ' \ l 11( 11 l c a 11 \; 111 Ro 11 t r. ,, ) I ~ H • tth J .. t ' ' t ·· 11 1 ~ ,r .. ,t 1 tlttlttt>n It ds 11,t 11 II l 111 ,1 ~ 11 l) I 1.l I I\ 111 i l l n J l I I r "d ' ' l t l1 r> \ • J I t tl , , l l )1 1 n d ., 111 f l \ I l t: l ll 11 11 ) I l UGU 1 68