The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1971

. One (?reat tlzrill tl1at co111es as a res11l1 of foreigr1 11zis– s1onar) service is seeing ,1ationals of distant la11ds respond to tl1e call of God. Tl1e Lord l1as blessed i11 a n1ost singtt– lar 111anner the ,,..,ark of tl1e Association of Baptists for W arid Evangelis,,1. Particularly is tl1is tri,e in tl1eir ,,..,ork in tl1e Pl1ilzppi1zes 1vl1ere t/1ere is an ar,11)' of Filipino pastors leading tl1eir cl1,,rcl1es. Tlze cl1i1rcl1es, so111e 250 of t/1en1, are all a part of tlze Association of Ft1ndar11ental Baptist Cl1itrcJ1es in tl1e Pl1ilippines. Fro11z tirt1e to ti111e, in tlze pages of THE OHIO llv– DEPENDENT BAPTIST, 1ve lzave reported concerning Ol1io 111en iv/10 /1ave been ordained to t/1e gospel r11inistry·. We thoi1gl1 t it 1rzigl1t be of interest to s/10\.v tl1e exa111in– ing for ordination of one of 011r Filipino brot/1ers. T/1e fol!o}ving was sent to z1s b}' Dr. H . Carrel Aagard, ABWE 111issionar)', now serving as A cting Registrar of tl1e Bap– tist Bible Se111inary in tl1e P/1ilippines. PASTOR DIGNADICE AND ORDINATION Man's Recognition o God's Call Participation in the training of Filipino leaders is a very satisfying experience in itself, but beyond this is the great joy of observing the blessing of the Lord and the fruit of His call in the lives of graduates. Mr. Ernesto Dignadice (Dig-nah-deece) graduated fron1 the Bapti t Bible Seminary and Institute in 1965. Affectionately known as "ErningH by his class– mates and co-workers, he endeared himself to all in many ways from the time of his school days. He was one of the most faithful students in carrying out his practical work assignments. Upon graduation, he expressed his preference for going to the needy but remote areas of the Palawan Islands instead of accepting an established church. After marrying his sweetheart of his student da,s, Ruth . De Jesus, he joined heart and hand with the late ABWE missionary Merle Buckingham 1n conducting evangelistic campaigns in central and southern Palawan. With his gift in linguistics in being able to minister the Word of God in several Philippine dialects, God has Joined the gift of evangeli5m. It \\'as the privilege of a ouncil of pastors, e\ 1 angelists, and ABWE 1111, ion– aries recentl)' to examine thoroughly "Erning' ' "vith reference to h1 conversion, call to 1l1e n1i11istr}' and doctrinal beliefs. His an. wcrs to que tion in all of these areas proved that he had a conviction like tl1e Apo 'tic Paul: · Woe is 111t; i( 1 pr acli 1101 the ospel !" A 1 the invitation of tht: Fir t .. undrt111er1tal ll aptist l1urch of San P blo, the our1cil condt1cted tl1e ordination. H OHIO, I D D BAPTI t CHARGE TO CHURCH RECEIVING CERTIFICATE O DINA 10 P A R