The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1972

The San Diego Conference Reported by Rev. Earl Umbaugh The 4 1 t Annua l Con ference of the Gener a l As oc ia ti o n of Regul a r Bap– ti t Churches is now hi tory but its value lives on in the memori e of tho e who were privileged to attend . A friend , who had never attended a n Annual Confer ence, once a ked , "What is an Annual GARBC on– ference?" My fir t a nd immediate re– sponse was that it is many thing to many people. It is a n opportunity to see Christian friend s and other hri - ti an workers from all across the country, een onl y at Conference time. To some, it provide an oppor– tunity for a vacation vi s iting in terest– ing places on the way to and fron1 Conference. For some it prove an opportunity to get from the pressure of daily service, and a chance to look at one's own mini stry from a different perspective - an opportunity to evaluate the past and to pl an for the future . But, whatever the ide is ue might be, the heart of a GARBC Conference is the preaching of the Word of God. We felt spiritu a ll y hungry. Our souls needed to be fed . We were not disappointed! One of our Ohio pastors, Dr. Wil – bur C. Rooke, of the Euclid-Notti ng– ham Baptist hurch , spoke to us every morning on the necessi ty of putting the government of ou r lives on the shoulders of the hild who was born and the Son who wa given. Further business carried on in– cl uded cal ling for a Council of ighteen rather th an a ouncil of Fourteen , a vo lunt ary pension pl an for pastors and other C' hri ') ti an work– ers was adopted , reports were receiv– ed and reso lutions were adopt ed. Many ot her from Ohio parti c i- pating in the progran1. Dr . John Ba– Iyo, Pa tor of the edar H ill Bap ti st Church, leve land , modera te(i th e o nference. Dr . J an1 e<, T . Jeren11ah. Pre. ident of eda r vi ll e o ll ege, pre- en ted the need for , and mini stry of, our approved choo l . Rev. Willi a n, Fu co a nd Dr . Vi ggo O lsen pre ented the c h a J Ie nge of the n1 i . ion fie Id . Rev. Dona ld J . Sewell , pastor of Emma nuel Bapti t Churc h, Tol edo, moderated th e e. ion presenting ou r oc ia l Agenc ie . Rev. lifton Mill e r pre ented a work hop on campu n1 ini trie . The winner fron1 Ohio in the T a lent on test were: BIBLE KNOWLEDG - (2nd place) Kat hy Lyn Butler, Templ e Bapt i t Churc h, Por t. - mouth , Ohio BRASS- ( 2nd pl ace) Wan Nel on, F ir t ( 2nd place) Dan Ne l on, First JOURNALISM- (2nd place) Beverly Grover . Fir t Bapti t Ch urch, Will owick, Ohio SPEE H - ( 2nd place) maunel Bapti Ohio a 11 y An n Ott , 111 - t hurch, Toledo, During the bu ine e ions new churches were received . Our ARBC now numbers 1443 churche~. The. e churche reported giving nearl y nine m i 11 ion do II ar to o Lt r 1111 ss ion~ d u r in g the fi cal year , 197 1. Our five ap– proved mi s ion agcnc ie have 16()() n11~sionar1e taking the go pcl to the world. both at hon1e and o er eas. Distinctively Baptistic ... that's the charoder of our literoturel Presenting the great fundamental doctrines of Scripture to the pupil in language that he can understand. This Bibi• centered, pupil-related literature that has the proper approoch to the S<:riptures can be ordered today from Regular Baptist Press. Send for free sample pocket. Regular Baptist Press 1800 Oakton Boulevard • Des P)alnes, Ill. 60018 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST VOL. 44, NO. 10 AUGUST, 1972 Pastor Granted Sabbatical Leave Rev. Lynn F . Rogers, for 19 yea r~ Pa\ tor of Northfi eld Bapti'; t hurch, has l)cen granted a <;a hha ti ca l leave from epten1hcr 1972 into Ju ne 1973 . Rev. Ear l V. Will ett<;, the man he has known fo r 25 yea rs as his pac; tor , now Pasto r meritus of Berea Baptist hurch, wil l mini ster at the orthfie ld Church in the intcrin1 . Mr. Roger~ has had a dc<;i re , dating back yea rs, for some spec ialized train– ing . Because of it s in tense nature , he did not believe it could be added to an a lready demanding schedu le. This will now be poss ible . Though nothing of a \eriou na– tu re , the fan1il y is tru st ing the Lord to use the Fl orida sun hine and the therapy of some manua l work to re- tore that whi ch n1any yea rs of over– extension have cau. ed. You r prayer upport wi ll be appreciated! EDITOR'S NOTE : T/1 is 1:rantin1,: <)/ a sabba tical leave to BrlJ t/1 er R ogers h)· t/1 e Nc)r//1/ielcl Baptist C!zt1rc/1 is indeecl a \VOnderf ,,I t/1ing. T/1 ere are no t t oe) 111a11)· heliei.·ers t/1at s/1oiv s,,c/1 concern /<Jr their pastor. Truly tl1is kind act ~viii nc) t 1;0 ttnreu·arclecl b_v tl1 e L c) rcl . L et 11s pra) 1 fo r "t/1e R ogers" t/10! t/1is ivi/1 be a ti111e C)j ,r; r eat profit t <) 1 /1 e 111 b<)f /1 p/1 )'Sica/ 1) 1 and s pir 1 t ual- 1)·. Pra)' als<) /<)r Pastor Wi llet ts as /1 e leacls t/1e jc)lk c11 ort/1{,elcl it1 t/1e clavs a/1eacl. Canal Fulton Pastor Ordained An Ord, nation ounc il n1ct on J unc 13 in the Wh ipp le , cnuc Bnpti"t Ch urch . ( ' an ton. Ohio to C\an11nc for ortlin a t1 on our hrothcr. Da, 1<l R. R) cr\C. fl1 c C~oun rl Cl1n,1\tcd l)t 16 l)ret hrcn fron1 \C\ en cl1urchc" . Rev. Wn1 . ({u~\cll \\,1\ clcctell t<.1 \Cf\C a\ f c)dcr.1tor for the l1uncil '\ n ti 13 r O t h c I J Oh n I I ()\ •\ s ( I c I ~ r\ I t e I c,1 1et ul C'\.tn11n.\lll)l1 t1f the c.tnlltlldlc. 1t \\,\\ ,otell th.11 l3rot11e1 l {\L'r-..~ l1l dul, t>rdatntll as a ll.q)t1-..1 n11n1~te1. AUGUST, 1972 3