The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1971

1J1rnm our ]I nlrntinr "Who did this card come from?" You say, "I wonder if it was the little boy next door, or the one who teases me in class?,, From your Valentine . . . did you ever wonder where such a custom came from? .We a~e told t~at Valent inus. (the La~in spelling) because of his example of fr1endsh1p, affection and devotion to his fellow Christians faced execution by the Romans back in 269 AD. The emperor. Clau~1u II , wa impressed by this humble prie t and en– deavored to convert him to pagan gods. Because he failed, and in turn was :hallenged b1· Chri tianity the King became furiou and sentenced Valentinus to death. While he was in prison the keeper's blind daughter can1e to visit the humble priest daily. Soon she and her father were converted. The night before Valentinu Vvas to dieJ.. Feb. 14, 270 AD, he wrote a farewell Jetter to the little girl and signed it "From your Valentinus." Legend has it, when she was h anded the letter, her eyes were opened and she could see. What is fact and what is fiction i sometimes hard to dist inguish, but there is no fiction in rhe words of scripture which say "Herein is love, not that we loved God. but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the covering for our sins." ( I John 4: 10). Certainly what greater signature to any message could we find than thi s - To tlze W orld, with love, signed: God the Fatl1er, God the Son, and God the H oly Spirit. Workers Needed At Camp Patmos CAMP PATMOS is in need of men to give them a hand in getting thing ready for the summer. WORK WEEK this year is May 24 through 29. Why not set these dates aside and make it a part of your "vacation"? There is much work to be done! The food is excellent. I t costs you nothing but a little hard labor . You wi ll enjoy fel– lowshiping with the older men. If you've never taken part 1n one of our WORK WE KS ... you've missed a great time! Thi s is a great way in which you can serve the Lord. COM H .. LP L~ .. PL A ! Have you seen the lovely new folder advertising AMP PATMOS? I t is n1ost attractive. I t contains 1nfor– r11ation concerr1ing the 197 I schedule, cost for attending and other vital data. If ) ' OU Yt1ould like a copy just direct )'our request to Mr. Michael Hooks, al 'ar)' B,aJ)tist hurct1. 2000 ~ast Broad A, ,enuc, 1: indlay, Ot110 45840. J YO A l{ ~ J>[.A 1 ON I A I Y O l'! 0 1= R Atv1 1 (Pat111os, Scioto Hills or ky ' ie"' J a11cl1) . . . Wl-:. S , ,1£.Srf' J_., J I T R R I.. I:.R \ 1 A- ] • • • \\I!! THE OHIO Ir DEPEND i'II BAPTISI . . . Missionary Doug Couch Bapf ist Mid-Missions - Australia Be Sure You Invest Wisely We clipped the following from the alendar of the Wheelersburg Baptist Church where Rev. Donald Grolli– mund serve as pa tor. It was entitled . . . "GOD LOVES A HEERFUL GIVER" BUT BE SURE YOU KNOW TO WHOM YOU'RE GIV– ING! Regularly the requests come through your mail box from religious and other organi.lat1on5 which want a share of your n1one}. ome of tl1ese do not give }Ott enot1gh 1nforn1ation that you can te]J \\ ho or \vhat they are. Some may not even e. 1~t except for a n1ailing room. After all, an} one can publisl1 a page of picture of t1ungry cl1ildren. So111e rcft1 e to post tivel)' 1de11t1f }' then1scJ \ C5 b~cat1sc the)' do not want ) ' OU to kno\-v \, .. 11at they teach . he 0111}' way to be certain yott are 1101 st1 pJ>orti ng \Vl1at yott cc>11- sider false teaching is to give }'Otar 1nor1ey throt1gt1 ,vell identified orga11i– zatio11s witl1 ,vl1icl1 yot1 are thorot1gl1l)' f a111il iar. Y ot1 can tru t tt1e • RB approved 111i ionar}', dt1 , tio11, I , nd social agencie ,vl1icl1 tir O RB and AllD cl1t1r 11 Stl}Jpo1 t . VOL. 43, NO. 5 FEBRUARY, 1971 Accepts Call To Illinois Church Rev. Woodrow W . McCaleb, has resigned a pa tor of the Fir t Bapti t Church in El) ri a, Ohio to accept a call to pa tor the Calvar) Bapti t Church of Quincy, l llinoi . He plan to begin hi mini tr 1 there dt1ring this n1onth of Febrt1ar),. Our brother ha held pa torate at Sparta, Michigan and Fren1ont, 11ch1- gan prior to ht coming to El) ria where he crved for ten )'ear . God's abundant ble 1ng ha re teJ tlpon hi ministr) in l) 1 r1a. The pre ent member hip i ju. t over 00. The Sunda 1 chool cnrolln1ent i\ appro,1- n1atel1 900. The Vv' progran1 reached 1t pec1~ enrolln1ent in 19""'0 ""ith over 500, including \\Or~er,. While erving 1n Ohio. Pa tor tc– Caleb er\ ed on ot1r ( ~ou nc1l of 1 en, a Moderator of rhc H ebron ~,oc1a– tion and Trt1 tee at ~ \ \ 1e\\ R.. 1n h. He i a mer11her of the l ' ,t:ct1t1\e Board of the (,r. .1r1d R.. 1r11J ll.1pt1\t allege and cr11inar). H e ~ucceetl, Rt'\ . J o,e11l1 11t1\\ er, \.\, ho 1 nO\\ r>a,tor ,lt tl1c •1r,t Bap– t i~t ( ' l1urcl1 111 I... af)t'er . I 1cl11gc.1n \\ e regret lo,111g l1i111 110111 <.)t11 l)l11L) tt"l lO\\ ,h111 \ ~ ~ha ll be p1 a, 111h tl1e lord'"' ri c llt'"il t,te,,111g to he l1is i11 thl\ IlC\\ \\(.)11' On Our Front Cover ... can t1c \Lt11 tisl1ing l,oat a t all 1 )r i11 Hihl,' l{ tllt . a t) l)i ·al t''''" t.,1d– la ,1d fi sl1ing , ill. g\: 011 n cfl ti )Jl Ila)'. 1'" hi " J)i tllr\: ,, as gi, e11 tl thr t1gl1 rl1e >t1r1es\' f tl1c a11ndian \ 'er t1- ~ n1e11t '"ra,,cl llt1r at1 . J\ \\ e tt1 lied it . 1l1e , \ i ur' ,, r d an1 t n1i11 i •.. ' ' 0 111e after 111e (111d 1 li ill 111ake )'Oll h co111e Ji J1ers of 111e11 ( rk 1 : 17 FEBRUARY 1971 3