The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1972

rt to eart mong t e omen -Mrs. Inez Milner - Women's Editor- ('('I eed Be'' ..,,1 1,crc1 n \ c great I rCJ<. 1 c, th t1gh now for a ca on, IF D B , , c arc n l1c,1, tnl:~~ thrt)t1gl1 111anitold ten1ptation ~ that the trial of your fnitl1. l1c1ng n1u h r11ore pr~c1ou than that of gold that peri heth, tho11gh it l"'c lrtcd \\ ith fire 1111ght be found ttnto prai e and honor and glory at the .1ppl:ar1ng f Jc "u.. hri t: ,, horn havi ng not een, ye love ; in whom, tl1 tigh n ,, ) ec Hin1 not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy un peakable and fu11 f gl r) ·· - 1 Peter 1: 6- . Ha\cn't ) ot1 been ble ed by the unday chool le son a given by the p tie Peter to u in hi Epi tle ? What a Book - our dear blessed Bible! ! ! ..Ponder that expre ion. 'if need be," and it will throw a flood of light upon God· v ay with Hi people which often seem per– ple'\1ng and e\'en ine plicable. For every trial which Hi children are called upon to endure He ha a rea on v. 1 hich will ome day be made plain. He i , orking out ome purpo e in our live of such a nature that it can onl} be \.\ 1 rought in the crucible of suffering. When all earth's experience are passed and, ..\Ve tand with Christ in glory Looking o'er life's fini shed story \.\'e hall ee that there was a "need be' ' for every painful testing and ever)' heart-break \.\'e have been called upon to endure. We shall prai e H im then for every hard thing as well a for all the joyou experiences, \i.,·hich \.\'e have known a \Ve trod the pilgrim way". Report From Cedar Hill WMS -Excerpts from ' The Contint1al Burnt Offering, ' cember meeting 18 guest missionaries were directed to the Christmas Bou– tique given shopping bags and told ' • t(, s I l t I, ... a1 l iclcs th 'Y \V1sl1c... t. l1c lntlic ct tl1 • oci 'lY con tr il,utcd n1ar1y gifts l() I he 00l1 t iCf llC. "I h lllll ic n1i11i try \\' rt ricl1 a11tl i1,s1,iring. In c tol1cr ti,· 11 .. J . ll . tc.1 111 11rc "c11tcd n l1ent1tiftil 111t1sica l co11ccrt , anti in l)ccc111l1cr tl1c llapti st l1ri ti a11 ay ~cl1ool ' J1oir sa ng a 11t1n1hcr of sclcc– tio11s conclt1tli11g witl1 the ''Hallclt1jal1 ' l1orus" f ro111 TIanclcl'~ Messia h . Tl1c Mission ary ocicty met IO 111onthc;, c c lL1ding Jttly anti AttgtJst. en n11 c; ionary SJJcakcrc; i nclt1ding Pac; tor and Mrs. Bal yo took part . '] he 1nonthly meeting were well attcndetl, inclt1ding many v1 itors. Whereas we lo t our able prcc; ident, Mr5. Amy Fetzer because her husband was trans– ferred to Cincinnati, we have been ble ed to have another able prec;idcnt, J Mr . Pat Bilton to lead thi s important mini try. ... Dorothy Swancott, Secy. (As taken from the Church 1971 Annual Report) Berean WMF Have Program All Planned The time is nigh for the BEREAN WOMEN'S MISSIONARY FEL– LOWSHIP RALLY which will be held March 23 1972 at the Madison Avenue Church, 2015 Madison Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Ph one : (216) 916-5100. The morning meeting be– gins promptly at 10: 00 a.m. and the afternoon at 2: 30 p .m. The men folk are urged to attend also as there will be workshops in charge of Rev. Cliff Miller to tell about their "Q and A Center" and Rev. Robert Gilbert in charge of "Mis- ion Feed-Back' '. For the ladies (Continued on page 15) ' • ' \ • ' • ' • ' . ' • ' • ' • \ THE CEDARVILLE COLLEGE WOMEN'S FELLOWSHIP has chosen as their project , the securing of a pipe organ for the new chapel, which is so sorely needed on the college campus . The estimated amount needed is • \ • \ • ' • ' • \ • \ • \ . • • ' • \ \ • \ • $50,000.00 The Women's Missionary Society of the Cedar Hill Baptist Church in Cleveland Ohio is actively involved in the outreach of the gospel to many land . Once a month, the econd Thursday the ladies meet for lunch– eon. The program which follows in– cludes a devotional message, special music and a guest speaker, usually a missionary. It is a privilege to be– come acquainted with the mission– aries and learn of their work on the field, their problems and their needs. The)' request our pra)'ers and they are depending upon our faithful inter– cession on their behalf. • ' • ' • ' ' To accomplish thi s goal we are searching for 265 loyal ~ women who will commit themselves to give $37.76 a year for ~ the next five years . It means giving about I Oc a day. ~ We express our gratitude fo r the tremendous job Margene Manning and her helpers have accomplished in the workshop. They have made hundreds of items for use on the mission field and have made many articles of clothing for the mission– aries and their children. At the April meeting ( 1971) ~Iargene directed a Fashion Sho\\' . Models displayed 16 lo,,e1y outfits which she suh equently sent to the missionaries. At the De- 10 MARCH, 1972 • ' • ' • ' • ' • \ • \ • \ • \ • ' • ' • \ • ' • \ • ' • ' • ' • ' • \ • ' • ' You know how it is. If you don't dream and figure out lonci ~ term goaIs, many times you don't get certain things at a11 . ~ That is just the way we feel about the pipe organ . If we wait ~ until money has t o be raised for the chapel building , we may ~ never get a pipe organ on the campus . ~ We need your prayers. . . . ~ For further information please write to ~ • Mrs. Clifford R. Maddox, Proiect Chairman ~ Cedarville College ~ Cedarville, Ohio 453 14 ~ • ' THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST