The Ohio Independent Baptist, June/July 1969

eart to eart mong t e omen - Mi's . George Milner - Women' s Editor- Ohio W.M.U. State Rally (Complete Report) h 'ttgh a lt1t1li\ 111orni11g \\ 1 ith n1(' .r\ ilril 11 ,, l:t .. . a11~lr i111atc1 1 t1r htln\.i rcd l,1d1cs g, thcred f r the ... r\ n11t1al .. pr1ng Rall\ f the 0 . .R .– B \\ l~n1 n·. 11 s1 nar, ni n at ., 1 t) 1' lo l. pt il 15th, at the Grahan1 R 1 .. 1d Bapt1 t hurch. U) ahoga F all . fron1 ight area ociati n . The .... k.r n and H br n rea had the large t del gati n . ng 1 ad r 11r . Vv' arren llen gave appr priate remark on the Then1e , ··P roduce ur Cau . · I a. 41 :21 then 1 d in the opening hyn1n "I Owe E, rything to Je u ' Accompani t ,, ere fr . Iildred Balton, organi t; 11r . Barbara R ager, piani t. Mi Glad 1· Baine led in the opening pra)·er . Word of welcome and inforn1a– tion were given by Mrs. Ben Jennings . Regi tration and morning offering was recei, 1 ed. The Homemaker Quartet from Poland ill age Church sang t\\t o number . 1rs. George O'Keefe in charge of Prayer Time, gave a hort devotional on "obeying God rather than men. ' The following ladie prayed for the ,·arious prayer requests listed in our programs: Mi Bernice Mick, Mrs. E. aylor, Mr . Luella White, Mrs. Frances Steven and Mi s Beth Odor. A challenge to support the Dime Bank Fund was given in skit form - ·· Ioney Talks' ', by Mr . Henry, Mrs. Gayer. Mrs. Ballard, Mrs . Douglas and Mrs. String. Mrs. Vernon Bye was artist for the skit. Mrs. Dunham presented promotion for 11he O.I.B. 1 Iagazine sent in by Editor, Rev. D on 1'-1offat. Our president, Mrs. Howard, intro– duced the afternoon speaker, Mrs. Quentin Kenoyer; gave several an– nouncements, Ideas for programs and projects, then introduced the Panel: 1oderator Mrs. M. Woodard, Mrs . \\~. Allen, Mrs. \V. Broughton, Mrs. K. Luyben and Mrs. M. Wiseman. The Panel discus ed various phases of local missionary endeavor. ( 1) How to contact your speaker; (2) How to ~onduct business session; (3) How to increase attendance; (4) Whom 8 JUNE-JULY, 1969 t t1pport \ ith your n1oney· (5) Con– dL1ct Prayer Tin1e; ( 6) Program \\ it hout pecial peaker. weet fell ow hip was enjoyed around the table and various di play pot in the auditorium. Box lunches and beverage were provided. An electric bandage roller was demon– trated by Mr . C. Dav id. The afternoon e ion opened at 1 P .M. with the hymn ' 'Till the Whole World Know " and prayer by Mr . J . Jeremiah, vice pre ident. Special booklet were awarded to Mr . Judy Barth and Mrs. Estelle Doner who had special marked programs. During busine s se sion each area a ociation was recognized by Roll Call. The Octobe r 1968 Rally Minutes were approved . A condensed Treas– urer s report wa read by Mrs. Bo - worth. A tanding voite was expres ed by the P a&tor' Wives to have a Pa tor·s Wives luncheon at the Oc– tober meeting. Four new Pastor Wives were welcomed. Thirteen mis- ionaries were called to the p1atfarm to give their name and !field of serv– ice. There were Addie Bro,mwell, Ruth Hege, Grace Hendershot, Marleah Ke noyer, Marion Luyben, Carol Mc– Iver, Mr . K. Mack, Othea Mitchell, Helen Moose, Beth Odor Carolyn Renner, Rene Street, Sergie Um- . baugh. All local presidents were re– cognized. The Homemakers Quartet ang again, an offering was taken. The Panel returned for another period of discussion. The high point of the day was Mrs. Quentin Kenoyer's me sage. As doctor's wife, nurse , mother of five children, (20 years a mi ionary) she cha1lenged us to prayer urging us to get on the mailing list for their monthly letter ' 'India Initerces or". The text for her me age was Num– bers 13, the report of the spie . It flowed with milk and honey, they brought back fruit, but, there were G IANTS there. She spoke of ithe Fruit in As am, ( 1) Evangelistic Campaigns with souls saved (2) Two churches organized ( 3) Nurses train- l l \vl1tl nrc l1c)s11itnl va11gc l i t ( .!i) t ~c.)c:d ol1t1rc l1 l)Hr liall y s tlJ) J'll)l'ting 5 • • • • 1111ss1c.Jnar1cs lrc.)111 1t1e11· <)Wn grLlllJ) . llttl there arc (,1ants alsll, h wcvcr they pla11 to rctt1rn to Ass a111, her l1c– \ccchi11g prayer l)cing, ,. ortl, C,, vc \ Thi \ Mot1nt ,1in," also t1rging tts to hold on in prayer fior thc n1 , never givi ng up, even at vacation tin1c!~ new Ohio Depot ch,lir1nan is ready to rec ivc your White rO\\ tl pplies for A sam. end it to Mrs. ;, ttrl )appcl, 6155 C'hinaberr y Dri ve, olumbu , Ohio - 43213. Watch for announcement aboL1t a vvomen's Retreat ait kyview Ranch in Mid- eptember. Offerings for the day $387.65 - Dime Bank Offering about $1,800.00. . • . submitted by Mrs. Verne Dunham, Secy. Hebron W.M.U. Rally The Hebron Ladies Choir opened the 40th Anniversary Spring Rally, April 1 t, with inging, "Saviour Like A Shepherd Lead U s' and the Theme Chorus, "Lord, I Would Give Them The Bread of Life.' ' Af1ter the open– ing prayer by our president, Mrs. Schaechterle tJhe ladies were ex– tended a gracious welcome to the First Baptist Church by Mrs. W. 1cCaleb. Mrs. Kenneth Smelser gave the de- vo tion·al message from Exodus 16, and the theme verse John 6: 35. There ~'a a season of prayer for the special requests shared by the ladies from t~e churches, then Mrs. R . Barrett, Mrs. C. Rugg and Mrs. K. Good led . 1n prayer. Mrs. Arthur Christmann, new pro– ject chairman, introduced Rev. & Mr ). Donald Hare, serving wi,th A.B.– W.E. at the Sao Paulo Baptist Bible In titute, Brazil. Our next project will be a gift toward the cost of new quarters for this Bible Institute and eminary. A skit was enacted by the Hares, illustrating this need. T hey plan to present this need in our churches. A highlight of the day was the pre entation of seven past-presidents who were with us for this 40th An– niversary. They were: Mrs. F. East– wood, Medina; Mrs. F . Greenwood, Lorain; Mrs. J. I. Reese, Elyria; Mrs. M. Welch, Shelby; Mrs. H. Christian, BrunSiwick; Mrs. G . East, Bedford ; I\.1r "' . F. Odor, Vienna. Each one gave a word of greeting. They were given a pin in remembrance of their service to the Lord . Thirty 'three churches responded to Roll Call. New officers elected t o {Continued on page 12) THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST