The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1970

:alvary Baptist Df Findlay : ompletes New ~ddition The Cat,,ary Bapti t Church of Find– a\1, Ohio ha dedicated the church' ~ ew decagon ( ten ided) two tory I00 quare feet educational unit in 'ha e Two of the Program of Prog– e s. The new two-floor unit i unique ecause it is ten-sided. Architect re– er to it a a decagon concept yet New Addit ion Seen At Left compliment the whole ite develop- 1ent of functional style architecture. t feature a large a embly area in he center of each floor. The center sembly i urrounded by pace age nodule haped rooms. Three modules on each level may be oined \\ ith the central a embly area or a large fellowship activity. A kit– hen on the lower level join the fel– J~ship area. The unit can hou e 00 in Sunday School. Class activity will move from the embly area to surrounding rooms Rooms ars Spa cious and Cheerful ith a minimum of effort. Cla s rooms re \\ ell lighted by natural light and quipped for approximately one teach– r per ten pupil . The color of drapes, valls, floors and ceiling are light and heerful. Placement of chairs, de ks nd chalk-board centers on the taught ord. Entrance f ayers are carpeted and ta\'e floor to ceiling windows. The lecagon architectural tyle has a · much larger percentage of it age a u able pace a eliminated. quare foot– hallway are Al o a a part of Pha e II of the "Program of Progre " wa the in- taJlation of riser and pew in the balcony of the church auditorium. The main auditorium will now func– tion for a wor hip ervice of 700 in attendance. With the nev,ly completed Educational Unit, the Sunday chool potential i 900 in a ttendance. §we.et §1.e.ep by Vernon Billington "He ( l ona/1 )-la) and i·vas fc1s t asleep." (Jo11al1 I : 5) ''Peter liaJ sleeping bet'r1,een tivo roltlier\." (Act.\ 12:6) H ere are tw6 men who appear to have been ot1nd sleeper . ) et the fir~t \va~ 1 111an "ho \.Vas in flight fron1 the \\ tll of God, and the 5Ccon<l wa"i co111plctel) elaxcd becau c He knew he was jn the Vv1)l of God. J onal1 \Vas in tl1e 1,ath of rebellion. J)eter in the path of co\tl)' obetl1ence ~eter ' ituation, hur11a11Iy peaking, Vvas a hopele\"i one, }et 11c \\ a\ f rec (1f al] " rry l,ecausc the saints of tJ1c cit,' ha(I appealed hi5 ca')C to Hca\c11·~ ot1rt anti 1e kne" all \\'a , ell. 11e, ould carcel)' CXJ)ect to find Jor1ah slC<..J)i11g JJCacclttll\'. WJ1en a 111an·"i '011science is 1J1u11dering in l1is car, often l1is l)ou car1r1l>l 1111cl rC"il . \ n11igl1t al o e pect to fi11d JJetcr a\\'akc on tl1i . nigl11 l1cf l)re hi\ C\J)ect 'li :..x cuti 11 . l'rolJa l>I}' ]1e ~'a tl1e onl}' l1ris tian in 1t1e tl)- ,vhl1 \\ a~ ~lce1)ing J1at 131gl1t. ' I he ott1er "er 011 their knees Cl')' ing lo ,otJ f t>r his rel~asc. Bt1l 1p11are11tl} I L 1 had acquiretl full assuranct tl1a1 l1ca\'t!ll J1ad J)a s cJ it s \ '->r lict. 11111a} Ile tl1al v-itl1 I' al1114:b as hi 11ill>,v, l1c sa nk inlc> s\\t=C l Jtl) l)St. ·· 11 ~ •1,etli 111 b I,, d leeJl." ( J>s,1111 1_7 :2). Jlut lt:t tl1 .. 1e I ~ no 111i :stake! ll1erc is no H1111a1i 11 l)tl\\e n th e sl tfl tll I nal a11d tl1at f'etcr. 11e nla} I> al a lcc1> t1on1 111~ i111f)ltrc: air of a 1igl1tl '- 1osc:d r 11 r fr n1 the JJUre air th 111t t1n1 · ,i11 . J It\\ si 11c: s 111a) l1l'. 111i tak n I ap1l1n . Jt I tli c 111fo1t f the drug u r 1l1at ~v 11tuall is th.: i11111i r) . Ji , drfler nt 1 1/1e /J e<1< e tl1r1t 1,r1 er /1 all 1,11<.le, \tr,,1rli11g tl1at 1c ult fr 111 h J ta11 t) 1]1at 11 i II ti) C Ill f t , 1' J)C I f t \\ ill! H OHIO I D PEt DENT BAPTIST The pre ent auditorium and rec– tangle edL1cational unit were occupied and dedicated by the congregation in March 1968 on the original f ot1r acre ite. ~i<& ?ftJ'U ee,ne&1<1t&'D ? ~~t ~me,,ziUU., 1teed lo'z, (34aufu that really DO • • • ,, Point Me n To GOD i' t~ ·fl> 1tl ;,.,lt,e; . bU 8tiP PO BO 4SS EL, IA OHIO 44035 SEP I EMBER, 1970 13