The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1972

banque t . During J u ne and July, wh ile our pas to r w as away, we had the following speakers ... Paul Krei t ze r, Pas to r Wm. Brown (Ft . McKin ley), Rich a rd Spr inger, Dr. Robert Gromacki (Ced a rvi ll e College), Rev. Monroe Duff ie, Rick Schmidt, Rev. Cliff Mille r (Cleve– land) and Lai rd Baldwin . ABBE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, ELYRIA - Our pasto r was recently electe d to serve as Cle rk o f the Hebron Associa t ion . Our church has begun an in tensive visita t ion p ro– gram. The young people a re assis ting by d is– tribut ing chu rch invi t a t ions and gospel trac ts throughou t the communi ty . FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, ELYRIA - We held a special Sunday fo r our Senior Citi zens. Mission aries Rev. and Mrs. Floyd Wood e n (Japan-BMM) spoke here. They p re– sen t ed t heir work by using slides. Our young people had a g rea t t ime a t their Senior High banque t w h ich was held in Hol land, Michi– gan . Bro ther Cleveland McDonald was with us f or our Ce d arville College Day. GRAND AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH, FAIRBORN - Our Daily Vacation Bible Schoo l will be held in August. We are having an addi t ional special week for mentally retarded children We also are planning a Youth Emphasis week. The church vot ed to provide t he necessa ry money f o r t he construction and installa t ion of kitchen cabinets for Missionary Ernie Olsen and his f amily . The Olsens are building a re– ti rement home for t heir use following their next term o n t he f ield. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, GALION - We we re th r illed with the minis try of Miss Ruth Hege (Venezuela-BMM). Our dear sis ter had se rved the Lord faithfully through the years. She has been a missionary both in t he Congo and Venezuela . He r message was a challenge and a blessing. FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH, GALLIPOLIS - Dur ing June and July t he following have spoken at ou r church ... Dr . Lincoln Nelson (P hilippines- ABWE), Rev . Euge ne Stockton (Venezuela-BMM), Rev. Bill Holley, Assis tant Pastor at Grace Gospel Church in Hunting ton, W. Va., Dr . Jack Riggs, Ceda rville College and Evangelis t / Edi tor Don Moffat . FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, GALLIPOLIS - Recent ly we had two missionary speakers . They were Dr. Lincoln Nelson (Philippines– ABWE) and Rev . Jesse Ea t on (Bangladesh – ABWE) Dr Edward Spencer of Cedarville College also ministered here. The son o f our Associate Pastor- Mr. Ken Cole- told o f h is recent v1s1t to the Philippines. There we re two rows of Fil ipinos attending this service . Associate Pastor Harry Cole recently suffered a back injury SOUTH LIMA BAPTIST CHURCH, LIMA - M,ss Blanche Hamilton (Japan ABWE) was THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST wi th us. We held a " Fam ily Missiona ry Night" at w h ich time w e encouraged our folk to bring an o ffering fo r our missionary cup– board. We al s o have had the privi lege of hea r ing Rev. and Mrs. David Totman (Bangla– desh- ABWE) . GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, LONDON - At our Fift h An n ive rsa ry banque t, we showed an ABWE f ilm d epict ing the work in t he Philippine Is lands . Rev . Ha rold Green of Cedarville College was our gues t speaker fo r this occasion . The Cedarvi ll e College Brass Ensemb le, as w el I as, Miss J anet Wol f e (teacher o f missiona r ies' ch ildren in Brazil) we re wit h us . Miss Wo lfe took pa rt ,n our Vaca t ion Bib le School p rogram. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, MEDINA - Pas to r Sme lser w as the Bible t eacher a t a Mission a ry Conf e rence in Erie, Pennsylvania . We had the la rges t e nrollment in our Daily Vaca t ion Bible School in the his tory o f our churc h- 440 . We wil l, once again, have a " Tent at t he Fair' ' f or the Medi na Coun ty Fair - August 1 t hrough 6 . This yea r, as in t he past, we will be ho lding our evening se rvices in t he t own squa re . MOGADORE BAPTIST CHURCH - Mr . Carl Hardman, representing " The Gideons" and Brother Bob Devi ne of Chris– t ian radio s t a t ion WCRF spoke he re recen tl y . Our pas tor has been appoin ted as "Chaplain On Call" fo r the Akron East Holiday Inn . FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, NILES - Rev. and Mrs. Floyd Wooden (Japan- BMM) were w it h us for one of our p raye r mee t ings . We had a special banque t for our graduating High School seniors . The younge r High School fo lk were also p r ivileged to attend. This banque t was followed by " late, late nigh t ac tivities " ending wi t h a breakfast at t he parsonage. BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH, OREGON - Mr . Tim Young of t he Appalach ian Bib le Institu te was here. The young people greatly enjoyed their " G radua t ion Banquet". BIBLE MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH, PATASKALA - A special " Depa rture Se rv ice" was held for one o f our young people-Miss Nancy Towle. She le ft in June to serve as a missionary under ABWE in Spain. TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, PORTSMOUTH - One of our young people-Mi ss Ca thy But– ler - was a w inne r in our Ohio Talents for Christ contest . The church voted to send her to San Diego to participa te in the national contes t. Mi ssiona ry Earl Umbaugh and Evan– gelist/ Edi tor Don Mof fat minis tered here re– cently. Other gues ts include former pastor Rev. and Mrs. Hall Dau tel, as well as, Rev . and Mrs. Norman Sanders. The Sanders were associa ted wi th t he ministry of our church when Brother Dautel was our pas tor . BIBLE MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH, REYNOLDSBURG - The Appalachian Bible Ins titute Chorale sang f or us . Our own choir presented "So Send I You ' '. Rev . Walte r Banks (Cleve land) and Rev . Claude Williams (Jamaica ) mini s tered here . Our Bible Conference wil I be held Augus t 13-17. Dr . Clarence Mason (Ph iladel– phia Co llege of the Bible) and Mr . Mike Coyle (St. Petersburg, Florida) w ill minister during the conf e rence. SOUTHGATE BAPTIST CHURCH, SPRINGFIELD - Dr . Meade Armstrong and Dr . Stanley Bal– lard, both of Cedarville College, ministered here recently . Our church has purchased prop– e rt y on which they plan to erec t a lovely new bui lding . BLESSED HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH, SPRINGFIELD - Two Cedarville Coll e ge teachers ministered here- Dr. Robert Gromacki and Dr . George Law lor. We were a lso privileged to have the Cedarville College Band. We voted to add Mr . and Mrs . Ronald Perr ine (Bangladesh– ABWE) to our missionary budget , as well as, the Cedarville College Science Building fund . GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, SUNBURY - Rev. Pl e nge (FB HM), Missionary Ea rl Um- (Conti nued on page 14) THE CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION P. O. lox 11056, Cleveland, Ohio 44111 Founded 1904 FUNDAMENTAl - BAPTISTIC - EVANGELISTIC Evangelizing the "kinsmen" of our Lord in Cleveland, Ohio Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · OFFI ER :- Mr. George 8 . Dunn , P, es,dent Rev. Roy C lark , Vi ce P, e ·1(/ent Rev . era Id V. me I er, S II p e, 1111 e, "' e 111 Rev. A. Pau l Id ba11 , Asst. ~·up t . Mr. --- arl Helfrick, Sec 'y.- Treas . R F R N Dr. John G. Balvo. le eland. Ohi o Dr. Pau l Van Gorder, tlant a, Ga . Dr. Vaughn prunger. outh Bend . Ind. Rev . Ll oyd Morrt5, Flint , Mich Dr. Robert Ketchan1, ~h1cago, 111. Dr Ra lph to ll , Lan aster, Pa. Dr. Mel in V I:-faw, Huntington, W:. Va . Dr. rank forre} . Boca Raton. Fla . D r. Kenneth M ..,~teller, Haddon Ht~, .J . EE Of , ......... Trv-eter for l1rHI" OU'f w,1.. fot your f'R copy , "'9 ••..., quarte rly magazine devo-.d to the work o f Jewi1h evangell lffl. AUGUST, 1972 5