The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1971

(Concluded From Page 5) o wait till heaven to express what is 11side. God takes the minor key of the nregenerate heart and changes it to tie major and makes beautiful har- nony out of the life. Music is the inguage of the heart and oh, how eautiful is the music of a life when ,e heart has been tuned to heaven by ersonal faith in Jesus Christ as aviour and Lord . Man is like an in– ·rument that has not been tuned . Ve try to make sounds and music ~a t please God but we fail miser– bly with disonance and noi se. It is nly as we come to the cross and see 1ere our bleeding sacrifice dying in ur place and realize that this same ,esus came with a purpose, and that, , die for man, to pay the sin debt 1an owed to God. When we trust 'hrist as Saviour He comes into the fe and tunes the instrument of our fe with God and Heaven. The music f your Jife will then please a Hol y nd Righteous God and you will sing New Song, even Praise to our God . 'hoirs, ensembles, special musical roups give Christians a chance to ex– ress what Christ has done in their ves and opens the doors of service , many. The more who sing in the hoir, the more who serve ... the more 'ho show forth the life of Christ in 1eir bodies and in their talents . . Music is a definite arm of the church nd in its rightful place, can be 1ightily used of the Lord as a tool t the total ministry of the local ~urch . :oncerning ''Faith'' Some say that faith is a gift of God -that is true! But so is the air ; and et you have to breathe it ; so is bread, ut you have to eat it : so is water, but ou have to drink it . Some peopl e sit nd wait fo r a miracul ous kind of !eling to come over them, but that is ot faith. "Faith cometh by hea ring, nd hearing by the Word of God .'' I m not to wai t for fai th to con1e ealing over me wi th a st rong sen- 1t1on, but rather I am to take God t Hi s Word- that is faith's source . ... Dwight L. Moody WANTED ... Discarded Scofield Reference Bibles, cond1t1on unimport ant if pages are in good condition. Need then, for repairs and replacen1ent of pages. Re v. John H. Green I I Water treet Arcanum, Ohio 451()4 HE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST • Words That Warm The Heart • -- October 9, 1971 Seioo( Rev. A. Donald Moffat Rev. Eugene Townes, Prlnoipal B. P . 900 The Ohio lndeoendent B~pt ist Box 160 Xenia, Oh io 45385 U.S.A . Dear Bro ther Moffat : Bangui Central African Repuhllo I f i nd It a real Joy to take this opportunity to write t o you in behalf of Bangu i Bapti st Hi gh School. I am positive that this letter of appre– ciation t o you and THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTI ST carries with it the heart– felt than ks of the student body, the schoo l staff , the high school com– mittee , t he parents, the mis sionaries fr om the Cen tral Af ri can Republic and Chad Republic and the entire family of Bapti st Mid-M issions. Thank you for you r fine suppor t for th is vita l minist r y which provides for the educationa l needs of our hi gh school aqe missionary chi ldren. Your cooperati on In giving space in THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST has brought Bangui Bapti s t High School In t o f ocus before many churches. The importance of providing the rreans to educate missionary children on the foreign field has sti rred the thinking of many o f God's peop le . With your help, we have been able to construct and completely pay for a two room h igh school bui Iding. Shortly after t his classroom unit was fin– i shed, we const ructed a combinat ion sports court to meet the physical education needs o f the h igh school prog ram. Ou r next need was a dormitory and to f l 11 the lnmedlate need, we constructed a duplex (later to be used for the teach ing sta ff) which houses the girls. As of this writing , this latest building is ye t t o be paid for In ful l . Many o f the gifts for this duplex dorm have been given because of the ads and articles carried in THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTI ST. It wou ld be impossible to express, in words, our heartfelt thanks. We f ind ourse lves in on ly the second year of the school's existence but, already, we have witnessed the fruits of this special ministry. Missionaries who would otherwise go home early with their children and stay with them in the States, are here on the field. Others are plannlna to return to the field because Bangui Baptist High School Is a home away from home and Is a Christian school which provides the necessary education for their high school age mi ssionary chi ldren. The presence of the school is an encouragement to new missionaries to come to the field. Yes, only eternity wl 11 tell t~e results of the minis t ry of Bangui Baptist High School. In closing, thank you Brother Moffat and a bla thank you too to THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST. Sincerely In Him, :B-u... ~ ... ~ Ben Kend r I ck Treasurer AN APPROVED HIGH SCHOOL FOR MISSIONARIES' CHILDREN OPERATED BY BAPTIST MID- MISSIONS 4205 CHESTER AVENUE-CLEVELAND, OHI O 44103 NOVEMBER, 1971 13