The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1970

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He 11e\cr did n f the thing that u uall y ac- .: , 1111,.111 L' greatn~ l-l c t1,1c.i n credential e" cept Hin, e lf. H e had not hing to .... I ,, , t t1 t h ,, , 1 l ti c \.cc ~1 t t he p ,, er o f 1-l i d iv i ne n1a nhood. \\ ' hilc till a , )ttng n1t1n. the tide of p pu la r opi ni o n tu rned again t Him. l-l ,, trt~'1 i r .. 111 ,l\\,, n 1 then1 deni d Hin1. H e wa turned over to Hi • c ~,,.. .. H ~ ,, ert throt1gh the n1ockery of a trial. H e wa nai led to a cror:- bt:t,, ccn l\\ ) thu.:,e . \ \ hile He \V, dyi ng, H i e ecuti oneer gambled for the nl, pt~ --e ~f p:- p rt~ He had on eart h, and that vY~a Hi coa t. When H e wa de, d. H ,, .1 ~ ta1'cn d \\ n and buried in a borrowed grave through 1:he pity .._ t a t-1end. ) ' et. the gra, e c uld not ho ld H im. .... E, r, , enth da) the \\ heel·· of cornn1erce cea e their turning and multitudes ,, ·nd their \\ a~ to ,, r hipping a emblie a p·ay homage a nd re pec t to Him. _ 1nete n ,, 1de centur1e" have con1e and gone and today H e i the centerpiece of the hun1an race and the Leader of the column of progre . I an1 far ,, 1thin the n1ark "' hen I ay t'hat all the armies that have ever n1ar hed. all the na, ie that were ever built. a ll the parliament"" that eve'f at, and all the kings that ha\·e ever reigned al l put together, have no t affected the life f n1an on thi earth a powerful ly a that one o li tar y Being. . . . The Witne s A Word from your Editor ... \\' ith thi i ue we \\'ill be pr inting 4 -oo copie ~ Thi i the highe t num– ber printed in an 1· one month . The Lord 1s ~ood! Thi pa t month one of our outh– ern Ohio churche ent u an order of , 3 ingle ub cription . They ha,e taken ad\antage of our EVERY CTl\ E FA~1ILY PLA . I t i their de ire that their people be in the · ·1'._~ 0\\ ·· concerning our OARBC Fel la hip. The church placing thi order is the TE~IPLE BAPTIST CHURCH of Port mouth. It i the la rgest order rece1,·ed from an, one church in all ., the ..t2 )ear THE OHIO I DE- PI:. . DE "T BAPTIST ha been in e-...1 tence. \\'e \\'Ould like to expres our 1ncere thank to these dear folk and to their pa tor. Dr Ra}'mond F. Hamilton. They have reall} made the heart of thi editor ... GLAD! Incidentl ). if )'OU a re not alread) doing so. \.\ hy not get the O .I. B. 1 nto the hand of ALI... ) 1 our familie ? Why no t have your people intelligent– ly info rmed concerning our Fellow– hip? Let us hear from you! PLEASE! We could reach the 5000 mark . .. if we reall y tried . During J anua ry your editor held meeting in At hen , Ohio (South Canaan Bapti t ), Port mouth, Ohio (Temple Bapti t ), Sunbury, Ohio (G r ace Bapti t ) and il e Ohio (F irst Baptist ) . We have two meetings cheduled in February. The fir t (Feb. 8-15 ) at the Calvar y Bapti t Church, Clin– ton, Indi ana and the other (F eb. 22- March 1) in the Walnut Street Bap– ti t Church J er ey Shore Penna. March 8- 15 we will mini ter at the Ri ver ide Bapti t Church, D e– catur Illinoi a nd Ma rch 22-29 at the G reenfield Baptist Church, De– troi~ Michigan. We covet your pray– er 1n our two-fo ld mini try of editing THE OHIO I D EPE DE T BAP– TIST and preaching THE WORD OF THE LORD! The Ohio Inde pe nde nt Baptist - Publi hod Mo nthly by - THE O HI O ASSO CIATION OF REGULAR BAPTI ST CHURCHES SECOND CLASS POSTAGE p aid a t Xe nia, Ohio POSTMASTER Please se nd Form 3579 to The Ohio Inde p e nde nt Baptis t Box No. 160 Xe ni a , Ohio 45385 Edito rial Office: Box No. 160 Xen ia, Ohio 45385 Ra tes of Subscription : $2.00 per year; $5 .00 for three years ; EVERY ACTIVE FAMILY PLAN $ 1 .15 per subscription ; BUNDLE LOT PLAN (ma ile d directly to the church}, $1 .00 per subs cription. Minimum bundle orde r - 15 cop :es; single issue 20 cents. Your Editoria l Off ice should have all news and advertis· ing copy in hand no later than 30 days prior to printing. Advertising rates will be sent on request . STAFF Fd ;•rr A. Donald Moffa ? Box :',Jo. 160, Xen i.1, Ohio 45385 Cir"11lation M anag,er Stuart L . Chaffe Box '-"'· 160, Xenia, Ohio 45385 ,~, nn1en'~ Editor Mrs. Geo. Milner ? 1 g1 Brockway Road ll njversity Hts., Ohio 44118 ~a~e fl.,1i" sionary Earl D . U mbaugh 2 150 l arhofer A, 1 e ., Stow, Ohio 44224 Fin an cial Secretary . . David Dye 92 1 . Roys Ave ., Columbus, 0. 43204 COUNCIL OF TEN C]iair1nan .. ~ ' illiam F. Russell 19 1 V.' hipple A·ve ., 1 .W., Canton, 0. 44708 \ ' ice-Chair,nan H arold R. Green R t. 51 Green ,rille, Ohio 45331 Secretary . Kenne th L . Andrus 315 . Kensington Pl., Springfield, 0 . 45503 Treasitrer William A. Brock 4663 Trabue Rd. , Columbus, 0 . 43228 Progra·ni Chairn1an Richard L. Snavely P .O. Box 195, Findlay, Ohio 4 5840 l'vl issioriary CJiairman, R. Kenne th Smelser 123 \ V. Liberty S t., 1edina, 0 . 44256 Editcation Chr11i. Raymond F. Hamilton Gal lia t. a t Waller , Portsmouth, 0 . 45662 1,. 0 1i 11g People's 1V ork C hrn-i . V\ 7 • Dean Henry 54-1 Bro\,,rn t., kron , Ohio 443 11 \ \ ' oodro\v \ ·~./. 1\IcCaleb, 276 W ashington Avenue Elyria, Ohio 44035 Earl V . W ille tts, 250 W est Street Berea, Ohio 44017