The Ohio Independent Baptist, June/July 1969

VOL. 41, NO. 8 JUNE-JULY, 1969 • r. au • ac son Now Rejoicing In The Presence Of His Lord! On 1 ay 15. our dear friend and brother. Dr. Paul R. J ackson a– tional Representative of our General A sociation of R e g u I a r Bapti t Churche . ~·as i ued triumphantly into the pre ence of Hi lovely Lord 'Ar.horn he erved o well. It wa but one day before his ixty-fir t birth– day. Death had been caused by gen– eralized Jymphosarcoma. Dr. Jackson wa born in Flandreau, South Dakota. hortly after hi birth the family moved to Montana, where he spent his boyhood years. He at– tended Montana tate Univer ity, and was a graduate of Wheaton Col– lege. In 1943, the Bible In titute of Los Angeles conferred the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree upon him. Dr. Jack on had f.illed the GARBC l ational Representative office since 1960. Prior to thi ministry, he served for fourteen years a president of Baptist Bible eminary, now located 1n lark ummit, Pennsyl¥ania. His se\'enteen )'ears of pa tonal labor in– cluded churche in or1lh Dakota, alifornia and 1ichigan. He i urvived by hi wife, the forn1cr tell a happell; two son : ·1ark pastor of al vary Baptist hurch 1u l.. cgon, Michigan, and Donn, pa tor of Fern Hill Baptist J1u~ch, r acoma, Washington, and a diat1ghter, Loi , \.vife of the Reverend \\li]lia1n I<.u e]~, pa tor of the Fin t Bap,ti t l1urch, Blanche tcr, Ohio. l he day f th I> fun 1 al \\" indeed ... A 1 A Y 01:1 RI IJ>JJ ! crvices \>t ert: I ]d at tht: B ]den 'C. Bap– t i 1 l1urch. Br 1t1 r J ac, n' pa l r, r n hi11p, l,r 11gllt a m - · g tl1at " ' 1 n1 d and nc urag d iGo 1·1 • 111 I 111 heart . There were over 200 pa tors pre ent. Testimonie concerning Dr. Jack- on and hi loyalty to God were given by Dr. Arthur Woolsey, President of Bapti t Bible emin,ary, Dr. Ha~old T. Common President of the A - Dr. Paul R. Jackson sociation of Bapt1~ts for \,~orl(i l:;- ,,an- geli 111, anci Dr. J eph ' t()\\ ell, h,1irn1an f ot1r 1{13 ot1nc1l of "'o t1rt en. lt \Vas a preci ti t;r\' ic~ tl1rot1gl1- <1t1t. It carrje 1 \\ itl1 ir Ol)lt; of \ I J 01{ ! Trul)'. th i I ar 11 \\' ' l s ' -al 11t fro111 ill1 ll I, ..• l)ttt ... n ,,, . . . J> RJ;? 1 1 \\ 1 1 1l 111 l l "' 1i D !'' Th 11 gl ri 11 11 c t t f - Curdy of Wealthy t. Bapti t Church in Grand Rapid , Michigan played an organ pre]ude - "THE HALLE– LUJAH CHORU ! ' We a}' again . .. it wa a DAY OF TRIU 1PH~ Let u be much in prayer for dear Mr . Jack on and the other loved one . How wonderful th,at . . . "We orrow not a those ~ ho have no hope!" A preciou memoral r, 1 ice in Dr. Jack on· honor wa held at the an– nual GARBC conference in Fort Wayne. Indiana. The Jack on fan11ly has graciou 11 e pre ~ ed a de ire to hav e tabli hed a .. PAUL R. J CK O 1E 10R– I L FU TD" in hon r of th1 man of God. Thi i to be l ed f r pa)'– ing off the debt on the G RB h me office building 1n De Plaine . Thi pr j ct '" ru of great concern to Dr. Jack on. 1ift~ for thi ft1nd h uld be n1ade pa) able to the ARB , pla1nl) n1arked for the n1 n1 rial ft1nd carefttl record \\ 111 be lept )f '"11 n1 ni .. recci\ e i. and a t11tabl~ plaqt1e \\fill he placed 1 n the De, Plain~ bt11ld– i ng \\ hen the prl1 Ject ll · c 111plc.te . It 1, intt;re ting t n t.. that Dr ..... Jack.\or1 dtelf )l1 1fa , 1 \\'hi h 1, tl1t! th111t\ .. , 11th anr1i,,cr,.1r)' f the f t1nding 01 tl1' (, RBl. 1 ht , s ciati ,n hcl l it " t)rgnnizati nal 111t!ec- ... i 11g in the Bt:;J lcn ; \ \ f l: 11t1 B pt · t l1t1r h on [.\ 1--1 , l J_. r. Ja ks 11' ft111 'r, I ,, a in th n1(; }1t1 r 11 \\'11 re th 11 ,,•shi1 , 'lhi h h c: r, 1 f fe tj , , 1 1\ Is ), t1 i I a t p a k 111g ( l r t1 J --14) , t B • 111111, I \\ I el\ "' 11 t f 1 f urt 11 1 1 1 110. ·1 • tr n1trtl1r l~ in tl c i'l tlJ 11 t f ti t I l ll 1, 1 t i l . - • JUN ·JUL , 196