The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1971

Retirement Dinner tl1c war. tl1cy cvcr1tt1ally returned to tl1c States c 11c.l Brother .. d 8on1n1 bc– can1c tl1c treastarcr of the A .B.W.E. ndcr hi . wise lcallcrship. working along wath Dr. Harold ... ommons~ Prcsiclcnt Emeritus, and others of the sta IT, the n1ission grew to the glory of the I .. ord. At the " Retirement Dinner", these dear folk were presented with 36 beautiful varigated roses, a lovely bra5 plaque engraved wi th words concerning d's years of faithful ser– vice, and a substantial check from the Board. Re,,. and tr . Edward C. Bomm are hown above holding the plaque given Br ther Bon1n1 for hi thirty- i year of ervice under the Association of Baptists for \\ rid , angeli m. The plaque read ... "In loving recognition of a beloved Trca urer. R . dward C. Bomm for his thirty- ix years of loyalty to the Lord and di tingui hed, loving faithfulne to the Association of Bapt ists for Rev. Wendell Kempton, President of the A .B.W .E., poke at the "Re– tirement Dinner" from the text - "Godliness with contentment is great gain". ( I Tim. 6:6) In her personal f testimony Marian Bomm used a most fitting text - "I will be better to you than at your beginning". (Ezekiel 36: 11) All in all ... it was a wonder– ful evening! orld Evangeli m, Inc. Pre ented as a lasti ng tribute by the Board of the .B.W.E., October 11 1971". Your editor, when a part of the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism , h ad the privilege of work– ing along with Brother Bomm. We have only love and the deepest respect for our brother. He is truly . . . a man of God! Al o een in the above picture are Dr. Joseph M. Stowell, Vice President ( eat d) and Rev. Wendell W . Kempton Pre ident (standing by the pulpit). Back in October of thi year, ome 126 friend gatherec:l for a "Retire– ment Dinner' ' for Rev. and Mrs. Ed– \\ ard Bomm. For 36 years, these dear folk '"ere a vital part of the Associa– tion of Baptist for World Evangelism. To Erect New Sunday School Unit The Lord is blessing the work of the Faith Baptist Church in Galli– poli . Ohio. For some time, there has been a need for additional Sunday School space. At a recent church busi– ne s meeting, after much prayer and erious consideration it was voted to proceed immediately with the erect– i nQ of a new Sunday School building. Estimated cost for this project is set at $64,500. The building will include 8 large rooms which will be divided by fold– ing doors accommodating twice as many class rooms to be used for • Sunday School and other various pur- poses. The new building will include a bab}· nursery, toddler nursery, rest rooms. a large foyer, added storage space and a room for all heating and air-conditioning units. It was also voted to keep in view their need for a new Church Sanctu– ary. As soon as the church is able to see its way clear, it will proceed with this additional program. An estimated cost for the church building is $85,000. 6 DECEMBER, 1971 Ed. and Marian, as they are affec– tionately known, first labored as mis– sionaries in the Philippine Islands. During World War II they were taken captive by the Japanese a nd suffered greatly as prisoners of war. Following Along with others, our Ohio As– sociation of Regular Baptist Churches would like to congratulate "the Bomms" on a job "well done". SPECIAL CHRISTMAS TRACTS ' 'God's Gift'' and • ''Have You Received God's Gift?' ' Write for a supply to enclose with Christmas cards and gifts . You are welcome to as many as you can prayerfully dist ribute . Paul J. Levin Have you considered Bible Tracts in your year-end giving? Contributions are acknowl– edged with a tax deductible receipt . BIBLE TRACTS, INC. Box 508, Dept. 018121, Waterloo, la. 50704 Yes, I' d like to send Bible Tracts . Use -the enclosed g ift of $ and send tax deductible receipt to: NAME ADDRESS CITY __________ STATE---------- ZIP____ O Send additional information . 0 Send packe.t of free Tracts. -, THE CHILDREN'S GOSPEL HOUR, INC. Henry C. Geiger, Executive Director-Livingston, Tenn. 38570 Presenting Jesus Christ to Youth by Radio and TV PRAY FOR THE SALVATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS The Children's Gospel Hour is now on 81 radio and 43 TV stations each week. Pray that more stations will take the program. The youth of America need to hear the Gospel now. Write for further information. OHIOANS TAKE NOTE - Radio: WKTH-FM, Kenton - Saturdays, 2:15 p.m. WCOL-FM, Columbus - Saturdays, 11 :30 a.m. WTTO, Toledo - Saturday, 8:00 a.m. WRWR-TV, Port Clinton - See listing. - THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST •