The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1970

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Rentler tint " ..1c",1r the thing, ,, l1i h are ac ar' : .... a11c..i t1ntl, ,od the things that are 11.. d'" · l "\l at th ,, 22 : 21) hi in- d1 ate, that 111an ha dt.."tinct re- p 1n 1b1l1t1e" t cht1r h and tate, and that the e are ne\ r to be united. There are four \ ie,, f the re- 1at1on ·hip f hurch and tate. Ro– n1an ""' ath lici n1 ee church over ,' tat . don11nating it. on1n1uni n1 pla e tate O\er church. controlling tt. The e tabl1 hed tate churche unite church and late with the tate upporting the church. The Bible and Bapti t n1ake church and tate free and independent of one another. The independence of church and "tate forbid the tate e tabli hing or fa\ or1ng an}· religiou group. It for– bid an) religiou group reaching into the tate trea ur)' to obtain sup– port for it churche or in titution . \\'hen )·ou hear the name Bapti t, think of the truth it repre ent , thank God for that truth, humbly tand for that truth. and pra}· for a courage like that of the million '),; ho have died for that truth. \\"1th pride. } et not elfi h boast– ing. I can a 1'. ··1 am a Baptist. I bear a name backed by the Bible and bathed in the blood of martyrs." Now Minist • ring At Bl cl, st r "fhe Fir t Bapti t hurch of Blan- che tcr ha called Rev. eorge Bate t er, e a, their new pa tor. He and 1r . Bate are now on the field. Our l1rother ha had pa torate in leveland. Ohio; Decatur, Illinoi : Hartford onnecticut and ew York ity. ew York. At one time he erved on the Counci l of Fourteen of our General A ociation of R e g u 1 a r Bapti t Churche . He taught for several year at the Jeveland Bapti t Bible In- titute and ha erved on the Board of Tru tee at Cedarville College. Pre ently he i a member of the Ad– vi ory Cot1ncil of the A ociation of Bapti t for W ,orld Evangeli m. Brother Bates ha travelled widely having made four trip to Europe, tvYo vi it to the Holy Land and a trip around the world at which time he vi ited many different mi ion fields. H e recei ed hi training at the Moody Bible In titute, C hicago, Illi– noi : the University of Toledo To– ledo. Ohio and the We tern Re erve Univer ity Cleveland, Ohio. The Blanche ter Church i looking to the Lord to do great thing in the days ahead. THE CHILDREN'S GOSPEL HOU~ INC. 12 Livingston, Tenn. 38570 Presenting Jesus Christ to Youth by Radio and TV PRAY FOR THE SALVATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS The Children s Gospel Hour is now on 70 radio and 32 TV stations each week . Pra1 tha+ more stations will take the program. The youth of America need to hear he Gospel now. Write for f u rther information . OHIOANS TAKE NOTE : Now being televised on WEWS-TV, Channel 5 of Cleveland each SATURDAY at 7 :00 a. m. and on WYTV-TV, Channel 33 of Youngstown each Saturday a t 7 :30 a. m . Henry C. Geiger, Executive Director FEBRUARY, 1970 GIFTS TO THE OHIO ASSOCIATION David Dye, Fin. Sec. 92 North Roys Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43204 NOVEMBER, 1969 Berea Bao t, s t Bethel Bapt ist, Tol e do Bible Baptis t , Be dford $ 37.0 10.0( 25.0 25.0( Bible Mi'>sion Ba pt is t, Reynoldsburg Blessed Hope Baptis t, Sp ri ngfield Brown Stree t Baptist, Akron Calvary Baptist, Ash land Calvary Ba ptist, Bellefonta ine Ca lvary Baptis t , Chillicoth e Calva ry Bapt ist, Massillon Calvary Ba ptis t , Pai nesville Ca lvary Baptist, Sandusky Cedar Hill Ba pti s t, Cleveland Champion Ba ptist, Warre n Clintonville Ba ptis t , Columbu s Emma nue l Baptis t , Lorain Emman ue l Bapt ist , Tol e do Emma nue l Ba ptist, Xenia Eva nsvi lle Baptist, Niles Fai: fi eld Ba ptist, Thurston Fa ith Baptis t , Amherst Faith Ba ptis t , Va n Wert First Baptist, Bowling Green First Bapt ist, Ga llipolis First Baptis t , Hudson Firs t Bapt ist , Lanca ster First Bapt ist , New London First Ba ptist, Parma First Bap ti s t , Rittman First Baptist, Wellington Firs t Baptist, Willowick Fostoria Baptis t Fundamenta l Baptist, Tallmad3e Grace Baptist, Ce darvill e Grace Baptist, London Gra ce Baptist, Minford Grace Ba ptist , Troy Grace Bapt ist, Westervill e G race Baptist, Willoughby Graham Road Baptist, Cuyahoga Falls Highview Avenue Baptist, Akron Huntsburg Ba ptis t Immanuel Baptist, Arcanum Lakeview Baptis t , Dundee Madison Missionary Baptist, Lucasville Maranatha Ba ptist, Springfield Meadowbrook Bapt ist, Lima Memorial Bapt ist, Columbus Mogadore Baptist Northfield Baptis t Norths ide Baptist, Lima Norton Baptist, Barberton People's Baptist, Brunswick Riley Creek Bapt ist , Bluffton Sharon Bapt ist, Sha ron, Penna. Temple Bapt ist, Portsmouth Trinity Bapt ist, Lorain Wheelersburg Ba ptist Others 160.0( 10.0( 38.0( 100.0' 28.0( 10.0( 95.0( 15.0( 60.0t 10.0( 10.0( 10.0~ 25 .0( 70.0~ 15.00 42.00 83.00 40.00 20.00 35.00 10.00 38.0C 40.00 15.00 30.00 40.00 30.00 150.00 100.00 100.00 50.00 17.00 29.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 24.00 50.00 304.00 20.00 125.'00 390.00 - 30.00- 50.00 35.00 30.00 25.00 30.00 15.00 20.00 15.00 121.00 • 86.00 20.00 79.00 TOTAL $3,136.00 It Pays To Advertise ... in the pages of THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Send for our Rate Card Editor, 0.I.B. - Box No. 160 Xenia, Ohio 45385 ---------------------------------~ THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST