The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1971

Conference Reservations \\'c h tild be 111aking plan NOW t attend the 44th 1111t1al nferencc of o u r OHIO A SOCIATION OF Rl·GllL R BAPTI T CHU R H . Meeting thi yea r arc to he he llf 10 the lovely ne\A alvary Bapti t building, I 140 Rt1 h treet ( Ea t Route 47), Bellefont r ine, Ohio. Re.. er\'ation for FREE over-night lodging hould be n1ade to Mr.. . "' harle Littlejohn , hurch Secretary. R eser– ratio11s /1011/d be in no later than one lveek before tl,e c·c>11 f ere11ce begins. We Ii t here MOTELS in the Bellefontaine area. All are ~ ithin ea y driving distance from the church. Persons planning on taying in motels should write directly to the n1otel n1aking their own arrangements. Tl1e First Baptist Churc/1 of Bellefontaine is cooperating lvit/1 t/1e Ca/var}' Baptist Church in making FREE lodging possible. Hos t pastor for the conference i Rev. John R . Wood. P a tor of the First Baptist Church is Rev. Denis Rockwell. Fou TAI LODGE MOTEL 30 . Mai n Street Bellefontaine, Ohio, 43311 T elephone ( 513 ) 593-1015 KARUS PLAZA M OTEL State Route 68 North Mai ling add re s: P.O. Box 476 Bellefonta ine, Ohio 43311 Telephone ( 513) 592-7911 Par "3" Golf Course ALKEN LAKE RESORT ! NC. Rt . No 2 Bellefontai ne, Ohio 433 11 Telephone ( 513) 592-7101 Single - $9 .00 2 persons one bed $11.00 2 persons one bed plus 2 children . . . . $11.00 2 double beds - 4 adults - $14.00 50 rooms available ( 1 1nile north of Bellefontaine) Single - 7.50 2 double beds - 2 persons - $11.50 2 double beds - 4 persons - 13 .50 D epo it required to guarantee reservations Restaurant ( 3 mile north of Bellefontaine) Single $7 .00 2 per sons - l bed $7.50 4 per on - 2 double beds - $8.00 Twin beds - 2 persons $7 .50 Al so 1 unit of 2 bedrooms, living room and bath $12.00 Campi ng s ites $2.00 for 4 persons plus 50c for electric hook up Swimming and fi shing available (Approx. 12 minute from downtown Bellefontaine) CA VERN MOTEL We5t Liberty , Ohio 43357 Telephone (5 13) 465-2896 LAKE M OTEL Russels Point, Ohio 43348 Telephone (5 13) 843-3280 4 person - 2 double bed 3 per ons 2 persons - 2 double bed 2 persons - l bed l person Single $9.00 - $14.00 $13 .00 - $12.00 $ 9.00 $ 8.00 2 Double beds - 2 p,ersons - $12 .00 2 Double bed - 4 persons - $ 16.00 SEVERAL CAMPING G ROUNDS ARE AVAILABLE CLOSE TO BELLE– FONTAINE FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO BR ING T RAILERS . WRITE TH E ALVARY BAPTIST CH U RCH , P .O. Box 695 Bel lefontai ne, O h io. A tte nt ion : rs. ( harles Littlejohn, for information. SEPTEMBER, 1971 The Generation Gap The expression "gener a tio n gap' ' is frequently h eard a nd also seen in print today. It is taken to mean that one age group is not supposed to under stand the motives, thoughts, words a nd deeds of another age group. Now, this may sound elementary, but nevertheless it is true-God has ordained that parents be older than their children! The dictionary defines "gap" as "an opening in anything made by breaking or parting; breach. " A "Generation" is often spoken of a s thirty-three ye ar s and the implication is that those over that age do not understand the younger group espec– ially the teenager s! Friends, this is Communism in ac– tion! To get the people to think that they cannot understand each other ; thus division results, and conquering is the next step. This is really nothing new-King Solomon said in his day, "There is a generation that curseth their father, a nd doth not bless their mother. There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, a nd yet is not washed from their fi lthiness. There is a generation, O h ow lofty ar e their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up,, ( Pov. 30: 11 -13) . Cer tainly, circumstances are differ– ent in each generat ion, and we need not expect the younger people to act just as did the older genera tion. We do expect them to think sanely and not destroy wha t h as taken centuries to develop for the betterment of man– kind. I n our Lord's day, there were those who wer e called "a generation of vipers" (M att . 3: 7) ; "an evil and adulterous gener a tio n ,, (Matt. 12 :39 ) ; "th is wicked gener a tion" (Matt. 12:- 45); "a faithless gener a tion " (M att. 17 : 17) ; a nd "a sinful genera tion" (Ma rk 8:38). T hese Scriptures were designa ting a certa in class of people rather than an age group ; but all were headed fo r misery and judgment. H ow delightful fo r young and old– for all classes-to be part of the "Chosen Gener a tion" showing forth the pra ises of H im who bath called us out of darkness into his m arvelous light" ( I P eter 2 :9) . Friend, J esus Christ can help you to under st a nd the other. Young per– son , if you have swallowed the line tha t no one understands you, I urge you . . . I ch allenge you ... to receive J esus C hrist and see if there isn't Someone tha t understands you ! ... REV. J OHN D. YARDLEY THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ..