The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1971

HOST PASTOR REV. JOHN WOOD The Bellefontaine C /1urch has gone to a great deal of work making things ready fo r our 44th OARBC con fer– ence. Plan on attending!! At Work In Australia Word was received that Doug and Sa]Jy Couch, w ith their children, have _arrived safe]y in Benalla , Australia. The following is a n excerpt from their letter. "We were h appy to find that tem– porary housing had been arranged for us; ideally located directly across from Benalla Secondary School and o nly a block from the elementary school. "For the next few months we wi ll be getting oriented into the work a nd assisting the G r ants ( fellow Baptist Mid-Mi ss ions missionaries) in the church here." Different ones have been aski ng for their address. You may write them as follows: Rev. and Mrs . Douglas Couch and family, 43 Salsbury Street, Renalla , Victoria 3672, Australia. For The Lovely . . . front cover seen on thi i sue, we are indebted to Mr. Ron Corie) I. Our 1,rother is Inst ruc tor 1n Art at Xenia's 0.S S 0. Home and a graduate of edarville ollege. J{on and hi s wife are active hristian worke rs in the l rnn1anuel Baptist hurch, Xenia, Ohio. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST VOLUME 44, NO. 1 OCTOBER, 1971 All Things Are Ready JOHN R WOOD, PASTOR 11 4 0 RUS~t AVENUE CROUTE 4 7 EAST) P O BOX S9& BELLEf"ONTAI NE, OHIO 43311 PHON E · 592·7&72 Oct ober 1, 1971 Dear Friends in Christ : It is my privilege to invite the good people of our OARBC Fellowship to the beautifUl city of Bellefontaine, and to t he Calvary Baptist Churoh for our Forty- Fourth Annual Meeting. Our congregation recently moved into a lovely, new facility, and we are looking forward t o hosting our State Fellowship this year. The city of Bellefontaine is located on the highest point of land in Ohio , and the scenic hille and valleys ju.et east of our city are wild with color in October. Bellefontaine boasts of having the first concrete street in America, and you can see this street and its memorial plaque on the south side of our court house . We also have the shortest street in the world . We have been told by many visitors that we have the friendliest oity in the world! We will look forward to seeing you, and we shall do all in ou.r power t o make your visit to Bellefontaine the best ever . Sincerely in Christ , Jifw/L THE CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION P. 0. Box 18056, Cleveland, Ohio 44118 Founded 1904 FUNDAMENTAL - BAPTISTIC - EVANGELISTIC Evangelizing the "kinsmen" of our Lord in Cleveland, Ohio Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil OFFICERS:-_ Mr. George B. Dunn, President Rev. Roy Clark, Vice President Rev. Gerald V. Smelser, Superinteml.nt Rev. A. Paul Tidball, Asst. SUf't. Mr. Earl Helfrick, Sec'y. Trt4U. REFERENCES: - Dr. John G. Balyo, Cleveland, Ohio Rev. Paul Van Gorder, Atlanta, Ga . Rev. Vaughn Sprunger, South Bend, Ind. Rev. Lloyd Morris, Flint, Mich. Dr. Robert Ketcham, Chicago, Ill. Dr. Ralph Stoll. Lancaster. Pa. Rev. Melvin V. Efaw, Huntington, W. Va. Dr. Frank C. Torre_y, Boca Raton, Fla. Dr. Kenneth Masteller. Haddon Hts., NJ. Write for your FREE copy of "The Trumpeter for Israel" our quarterly m1gazin• devoted to the work of Jewish evangelism OCTOBER, 1971 3