The Ohio Independent Baptist, June/July 1969

'A Good And ;aithful Servant.' ' Rev. Paul Metzler Although it happened back on Easter Sunday, we do not think it " 'ould be right not to mention in the pages of THE OHIO INDEPE D– E T BAPTI T, the "homegoing" of our beloved friend, Missionary Paul fvf etzler. Brother Paul Metzler served his lovely Lord well. Hi life and his ministry were used of the Lord to challenge thousands in the work of missions. A great host are serving !he Lord today at home and abroad beca11"e of the faithful ministry of thi s dear brother and his wife. Your editor recalls the blessing he received and :the help given when we first went to Brazil as missionaries. It was this dear brother who put hi arm avound us and said . . . ' 'Just remember . . . He bas promised to never leave nor forsake' ' ... to which v.,e add ... ' 'Ble~s the Lord, He never ha !" Let U '"' remember to pray for his dear wife Etienette who now re– .sides at ountainhead, Apt. No. 102, bring, Florida 33870. Subscribe to: $2.00 per year The Ohio Independent Baptist FOR A FRIEND Box 160 Xenia, Ohio 45385 Recognized As Baptist Church A Recognition C o u n c i I co n– \ ened at the Kirtland Bible Bapti t Church, Kirtland, Ohio, Dr. Paul Cell, Interim Pa tor, on Tue day, April 29th with 8 pa tor , 6 n1e en– ger and tate Mi ionary Earl Um– baugh present. Dr. Geo rge Gib o n wa elected Moderator and Roland Globig, clerk. After due consideration the coun– cil voted unamiously to recognize the church as a duly con tituted Baptist Church. Some recon1mendation were made to the church. all of which were approved at the church bu ine s meeting that same week. The church has voted to seek fellow hip with the Ohio and the General A ociation of Regular Baptist Churche and the local North East Ohi·o A ociation. These ... ' 'Have A Mind To Work!'' The Bible Mission Bapti t Church of Otsego, Ohio has begun a major remodeling program. The labor is being donated by member and friends. Senior citizen . adult and children are all doing their fair sh are in this vast undertaking. ' They gave after their ability.' ' (Ezra 2:69a) This remodeling program i under the direction of Mr. John H an1ilton who is a isted by Mr. Don Knicely and Mr. Bill Hamilton. In reporting concerning the pro– gress being made, Rev. Bert Kin cy, Pa tor of the church wri le the fol– lowing . . . ' 'lt has been a bles~i ng to have this fellow hip . 1ea l~ to– gether are reminiscent of "thre\hing time' back on the far111. rttl) 1t ~ 'A-Onderf ul when the Lore.I'\ people h ,tve 'a n1ind to work.' ( ch. 4. ()) Jt i ot1r pra} 1 er tha:t rhi\ ~ tra effort h~ing put folith \\.'ill ~011tint1c a11<.i ,,vii i ,t1so be real1Lcd in a sJ)irittt 'll n c a , we st=ek to re~tcl1 ottr cc>n1- 111t1nit y for hri ' t." Present Chr ist to the Jew Through The TH OHIO IND P ND Hebrew & Christian Society Wor tng ior the church, wi1h the church a nd through the church, Baptist Mid Miss ions Testimony to Israe l In Cleve la nd, O h io MISSIONARIES Rev. l land Cro1ts, Direct or Mr . Leeland Croft , Mr s. Mild red l ech, Miss Carol Mel 1 er 4205 Ch oter Av nue Clev I nd, O h io .i~ I 03 BAP IS This Is True Happiness! Editor's Note: The other day we received a letter from the " Le igh Adams" who are • • • m1ss1onar1es under Baptist Mid-Missions in Quebec, Canada. This is an area that is al– most entirely Roman Catholic. A part of his letter reads as follows. • • ' 'In looking over our son, John 's, composition book from school, we noticed that he had writ1en on the subiect of " Happiness" and that the teacher had commented on this. John is in tha 7th grade here in the Quebec City English School. Happiness and joy are found only in Jesus Chri t. The only· wa'} King David could have written the P alm was with peace and jo 1 in h1 heart. He believed in God and put all hi f aitb in Him, ( the wa) a child put faith in hi father ) the refore he had no thing to fear. When someone do belie\e in J e us or God he ha the jO)' of kno\\'– i ng Je us and putting hi faith in him. They have the as urance of going directly to Heaven upon death or when Je u returns as it i written in Revelation and I aiah. You mu t believe with all your heart \\ ith no mental re ervation that Je u died on the cros for your in o you can go to Heaven; all becat1 e He lo\ ed you. ot believing mean pen<l1ng eternity in Hell. The Bible ay in John 3: 16 ... 'For God so loved the '" rld that He gave His only begotten n that \\ ho- oever believeth in Hin1 hotild n t peri h but have ever, la ting life.' ' H appine i faitlz in Je ll'> C h ri t. rote : To tl1e aboi·e /1 i · teac/1er 111ade tJ1is c·o1t1111e11t. 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