The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1969

from across the State W £' in rite all of our OA RBC pastors to place us 011 their mailing list. Send zts )'Ottr Cl1i1rc/1 Calendars eac/1 11.·eek . 0Ltr 111aili11r; address is si,,zpl)' _ Editor Don ~\1offat . Box . o. 160, Xenia, Ohio - 45385. Jf there is some item You :specTall}· lvoztld ltke to c·all to ottr attentio11, please 11zark )'Otir calendar acc;rd- 1nttl)1 .We lvould appreciate )'Oltr cooperatio11 in tl1is! Tliarzk }'oz,!! Avon Baptist Church - The Lord blessed through a Family Bible Conference he1d recentl)' . E,,angeli t Ralph Davidson was guest speak– er. Many Christian homes were strengthened. Two mis– sionaries have been added to the Church Missionary Budget. Giving to foreign missionary work has increased 350 per cent. There have been 26 professions of faith in Chri t as Saviour during the pa t year. First Baptist Church, Blanchester, Ohio - Rev. William F. Russell has re igned as pastor to as– sume the pastorate of the Whipple Avenue Baptist Church Canton, Qhjo. His mini try there will begin on Augu t 4. 1969. Calvary Baptist Church, Bucyrus - Members are urged to send birthday cards to those m1~ionaries supported by the church. A "Missionary of rhe Month" is placed before the people and a picture or prayer card of the missionary with a word encouraging church members to write and to pray. Grace Bapt;st Church, Cedarville - A special ground-breaking ceremony was held on June 15. 'Lhi initiates the work on a new three- tory education– al building which will be attached to the pre ent church structure. Eethlehem Bapiist Church, Cleveland - A Men·s Fellow hip Dinner wa held recently at which the Rev. Gerald T . melser hawed slide and poke on the Middle East cri is. The Fellow hip Class held '•Five Day·· Bible Clubs at nearby Bob' Mobile City. Meetings were held in both the morning and the evening. Cedar Hill Baptist Church, Cleve(and - Youth Activities for the sumn1er include n1ont.hly and weekly Singspiration in hon1es of young people, roller sl'ating each month, H o pital and 1 ur ing H on1e ervices conducted b)' the young people, Weekly c;ocial activ1t1e uch as ba eball, putt-putt and S\\·in1m1ng, as well a lj if)le ~ chool u11day n1ornings and Young People'~ Prayer Meeting on Wednc day evenings. A strong Bi ble en1pha~1s v.,i)l be u d to pro111ote hri ti,1n li\ 1 ir1g and present J_ife goaJ . Ambrose Bapt ist Church, Fayette - A call ha bl:en e te11d d to Re\'. l)'dc 1,ttthC\\'.. on 10 er,,e a J),a tor. 1r. and Mr. 1illthi">w 011 h r1 , 1 e u d · ugl1ter 1elan i A n11 - age 5 a11d .. on, "i111 til}' - age . 1 l1e l attllc\\' n co111 fro111 K11 xviii , J>c11na. a 11d l)ega n thvi r 111i n i t f}' 11 J tine 29. Fo toria Baptist Church - 1 a 1or J~e,. J1an \ l in J1a r ign d ~1i ,v rk }1er t ace JJt a call to the -4ai 1A1 Ii J ti t 11 urcl1 in 1 r ~ 11d RaJ)id , i 11igar . J ra r j r qu t t r 1l1e c )ling f ne,,, p t r. Bible Bapti t Church, Girard - J • Ji n I . \\' r j gl r , J r. 11 r i gn I ~ l1u1 1 t J1e pi a) r f all 111 TH OHIO IND P ND NT BAPTIST Lord s will for the man of H i choo ing to er\e as their ne\.\t pastor. r ~or;hside Bapti st Chu rch , L:ma - The Ladies Missionary Fello'A hip ho ted a Father- on banquet at which a local bu ine ) n1an gave hi te timon,·. ~e then invited other to receive Chri t a a\ iour. A tather and on re ponded to the invitation. Another lad received Chri t after returning home. ( ' ew Harmony Baptist, New Olive - A pecial dedication service wa held June 15. Gue t speaker for the occa ion \\:a Dr. J an1e T. Jeremiah. A pecial week of meeting (June 16-22) was held \\'1th Evangeli t Don Moffat doing the preaching. The Lord spoke to heart . Bible Mission Baptist Church, Reynoldsburg - Pa tor and Ir . Thomp on returned home from their trip to :tvf exico on June 24. Plan are being made for a Bible Conference which i to be h Id Augu t 10-14 Gue t Bible teacher will be Brother L. E. I ax\\ell and Brother Raymond axe. Calvary Baptist Church, Salem - Rev. Kenneth .. . tack ha re igned a pa tor and accepted a call to the Bible Bapti t Church 1n Do, er. Delaware. Rev. Harold C bb i no,, the ne\v pa tor erving in Re\. ~l ack' tead. Both Brother 1ack. and Brother Cobb are FBH~I n1i ionarie . I t 1 belte\ ed that under Brother Cobb' n1in1 try the cht1rch ,, 111 becon1e elf- t1pporti ng. Blessed Hope Baptist Church, Springfield - Three f an11l1 of the cht1rch plt1 t\\'O non-111e111ber fan11lie have pledged th ir 1ntent1or1~ to bc:g1n .. 1 ne\\ \\Ork. in e\\ Carl1\le, Ohio tinder the dire tior1 '-)t tlr O RBC tale 11 ~'>1onar 1 - Re,. Earl L 111bat1gh. Grace Baptist Church, Westlake - A 1 i~\io11ar} ( ~onfc1 ence gcL1rcd f c.)r f~1111il) parti ipa– tion \.\ a held Jt1ne 11-15 \\ 1th 1111"' 1onar1c.... J> ') 1on (. )p . Roger ..ln(i Frc111ont. ' fhc\c rcp,~"'e11t d the I 1 hil1 11 Jll the ..1v,1Jo In Jian~ 17-"Bf-l l H )Ille ~11, .... '-)11 .t11 l the i land of I-long l\. l)t1g. 1\ J,o par r1c11)ati11g i11 1111 ,, 111 >rft1l )11- fcrt:11ce \\ ,1 l)r. llan l . l ...~,, is, J>re· i lent f Bapt ist \l 1d- 1 issi")ns. Grace Baptist Church, Willoughby - fr. anli ~lrs. 11,,artz "f \ ' en Ztlcl a .tnd l iss B tl1 OJ >r \\t:l'c gt1est SJ)l:t'lk\:rs at a r tnt I\11 si nir 11- fer 11 •. I t1c ] {)l' I ha ll ngc,i a11 I bl d thr t1gl1 th· c r, i . I l1c I adi 1 .. JI \\ t1ii h Id 1 tl1e1-I 1. t1gt1t r ll 11qt1 t jn a ncarl r 1·1 t1r 11l. Emmanuel Baptist Church , Xenia - Jl1 111ai 11 atitlit riu111 i tl1 l1t1r·l1 l1a b~ n 111,rged and air- 11 liti 11 i. 1 t1 11tt1 ·h p4trk1r1g 1 t h, b en 1111,Je t I lll k-t I JJ l. I I> 111g 1 a11t1 IJl, ced th t1gl1 , 11geli 11 • 111 1111g ,, ht 11 ,, Ill b 11eld \ t1gt1 t l thr t1gt1 e I t e 111 b :.1 7. u :. t n g "'l I t 1 t b R , l l, rr J ro, er. AUGU 1969 9