The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1970

Th y Wi h To Serve YOU! i\ l l~F· -H -- \ l R ! h e dear ) oung people refre hingly love the '-1t1l, .._,t pe 11le and .. ire being tl~ ed of Him in youth can1p chool and churche . Bl1th I a, 1d Jnd Barbara ar graduate of edar ille ollege. David i al o 3 uradt1.1tc f "' rand Rapid Bapti t Bible ollege and eminary. A mi ionary ap ...pointt:c: tinder the ociation of Bapti t for. World. _Evan~eli m :~ey are ~ fll"t ti ed t God here in the Cnited tate \,Vh1le awa1t1ng H1 prov1 ion for :::- !1 e 1 r 111101 ~tr, 1n ao P aulo. Brazil. Th ) ha,~ e peciall 1 b en u ed in daily vacation Bible chool and camp . The bo, and girl thrill to their pre entation of the Word. At a DVBS held in the Fir t Bapti t hurch of Blanche ter, Ohio (Rev. George Bates, Pastor), n 1 e 24 ) oung people confe ed Chri t a Saviour. Their puppet shows are both piriutal and effective. All of their equipment and puppet were created b, THE T Y ORS. D ave i an able ventriloqui t. · Pre entl)' . the)' are re iding in Blanche ter. They are eager to be u ed in our Oluo churche and in neighboring state . A vital and sugge ted arrangement is for bo1· and girl to meet following school on Friday afternoon with either a banquet or evening ervice on the ame day, a youth meeting on Saturday night and a full unday of ble 1ng and service. Intere ted parties in having TH E TA LOR in their churche may write them in care of the First Baptist Church, 304 We t Center Street, Blanchester, Ohio 45107. wQr ~ lnry-irpartrh by Rev. Vernon Billington Anania in Act 5: 23 was charged b) Peter \,'ith ..keeping back · part of the price of that which he sold and thus 1) 1ng to the Holy Ghost. The act of keeping back was not sinful in it elf. for it was of hi own free will that an)' gift v.;as made for needy be– lie\ er . It is enlightening to know that the Greek \\ ord for "kept back" is the same as 10 Titus 2: 10, where it is tran lated --purloining" and its mean– ing i .. d !lonest appropriation." An– ania had made a public transaction of hi gift, making it appear that he, like Barnaba (4:36-37), h ad laid ALL at the apo tie · feet. He \\tanted the reputation of a aint \\ ithout the piritual realit)' behind it . We are ever on dangerou ground ~ 1 hen \\'e go to greater length in our profes 1on than the inner life ~ ill stand. Fir t amuel, chapter four records the ignominious defeat of I rael in the 8 OCTOBER, 1970 days when a superstitiou belief in the Ark was ubstituted for faith in God Him elf. They were to learn that the · formal and symbolical were u eless without the piritual reality. When the news of defeat came to E li the priest he fell dead and soon his daughter-in– law, about to bear a child, died on hearing the news, but not without naming her child "Ichabod" (v.21) for, he said, "the glory is departed from Israel." The name is variously interpreted. 'Chabod" is aid to mean ' 'glory' ' while "I" is said to be an exclamation of bitter sorrow: "Alas . . . no glory!" She could not bear to think of bringing up a child in an Israel from which the glory of God had departed. Thus the name ' 'Icha– bod' ' may have to be written over many a life and work, becau e God' glory has been left out. Men have tru ted in lifele wood and metal instead of obeying the Living God. Present With The Lo rd ! \ \ ' · ha,, j ti t Iear 11 cd t h,, I 1r . J>~1t1I , 11 i s 110\\' ,, itJ1 tl, ~ ( rel . She \\as fnt nll ' injur1.;tl i11 a11 at1to111obile .1c ill "nt f rc1n1 v. l1i c l1 l1c fail eel t() r "gn in consci<1t I s r, css. f 7 t 1 nc ra I crvicc ,v ·re f1cl(I Set)I. 2 a t the f.. irst 13n1,ti t f1t1rc l1 . \.\ 1 ill()\\.' ick. Oh, . r r . Wn1. ull1crt s n t1f tl1c Moo(ly llil1lc ln- titt1tc. a for111cr classn1ate of f)r. Cell , l) rot1ght a 111cssagc of con1fc>rt . I ct ti s l1c 111 t1c l1 i 11 prayer for Arot her ( "ell c..lt1r1ng these clays. Fair Share Plan The other c.Jay yot1r editor reccivccl ,1 Jetter f ron1 a n1emher in one of our OARB churches. He has a bt1rden he would like to share with every reader of the 0 .1.8. pace does not permit our pre enting the full letter but the following excerpts do reveal hi burden. 'I am greatly concerned regarding the young people of our OARB and their un aved friend . I have had the privilege of vi iting each one of our camps. They are wonderful. It thrills my heart eeing the lives that have been reached through this ministry. ' I thank God for the vision on the part of our church. When we were fir t contacted regarding the 'FAIR SHARE PLA " a few voiced them- elves a being oppo ed to the whole idea. However, as a re ult of prayer, a motion wa made in one of our busi– nes meetings that we pledge $1500 toward thi program. Thi was a large step of faith but we believed that the Lord would supply. Today one of our bigge t and most enthusiastic sup– porters is one of tho e who at first was oppo ed! A of now we are only $185 hort of our $1500 pledged! ' I wish other churches in our OARBC would accept this challenge. -------~\Al.A "' ,:....----... YOUTH ' ASSOCIATION WE EK DAY BIBLE CLUBS Bible Centered Evangelistic Unified material Area Missionary W.DENTON REILLY . ' 7511 W. Belmont Chicago, 111 i nois 60634 INTRODUCTORY FOLIO, GIRLS CLUB LJ ea. $5.00 BOYS CLUB l i J THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST