The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1972

Th(1\C darlin g grandchildren s tart to conic. ( ,od ha bl essed you with the cut e~l, n,o~l adt1 rablc and \ 111 art– C\ t gra nLl ch ilJren eve r ho rn ! But , tht n1 L1de rn n1cthod o f rea ring then, ,, tl l n10\l ce rt ai n I)' rui n then, ! You I prol1al1I) can do a be tter job, af ter I a 11 I ook "''hat you. "'' i t h (, o LI 's he 1 p. I d id " ith t he i r n1o t hcr . Th c a re not )OUr chil d ren. they arc your C, RAND– (, H l l_DR E , There i a LlifTc rcnce . Sit hack and relax , enjoy your grand– children, the)' are 11 (> ! your re. pon- ibility, hut your pl ea. urc. If you we re succe sful in rearing your children. they in turn will be ucce. ful in rea ring your GRANDCHllJDI{ N . Claim J an1es I : 5-6 for thcn1. Yes, daughter. if you fa ll ow the guideline in your Bibl e fro n1 the be– ginn ing of )'Our life unt o the end . then your Heave nl y Father along with your n1other and father will be abl e to ay, "Many daughter. have done virtuously, bt1t thou exce ll es t thcn1 all ". ( Prov. 3 1:29). Yours for God'. continued hie. ing on your life, Your mother. ( SL l h 111 it t e d b) · re q , test ) - h} 1 Mrs. Da\ ·icl Cr,nine Berean W.M.U. Spring Fellowship Amid now fl urri es anll co lt.I te11- perature, about I00 won1en and men . plus a few children were wa rn1l y and graciously received by Pa tor and Mr . Hussey, plu a fine group of ladie at the Madi son Ave nue Bap ti st hurch, fo r the Spring Rall y o f Berea n Women'. Mi sionary Fell ow– ship, March 23 rd at 10 A.M. Mrs. Margene Manning, pres ident opened the meeti ng: Rev. Hu . ey d irec ted the ~,nging and Mrs. Huc:;sey ex tended a grac ious welcon1e to al I of u. . Th en1e for the day wac; I or . 3: 9 " For we arc labo rers toge ther with Him", .. pcc ial MUli ic was a solo "So end I You" by Mi.s all y Bird . A 1 erioll wa\ given to report <; o f an<:,wered praye r si nce our fall meet ing. Many praye r requcc:; t\ we re I ic:; tcd on a prayer sheet and prayed for . M re:;. IJt1c ille McC, rcw led the praye r hour . F ive c n1in ars we re conducted each fo r two half hour periods ac:; follows : Mi ~c:; ion Feed back - Mi c:;c:; G ladys Baines: The New Generati on Mc\s r~. Jiff Mill er and Ge rald aton: Activa ting Children for Mi~ ions - Mr\. ( ,a thcrinc Buck: Prev iewi ng the F ie lLI - Mi \ Veroni ca is on: Fl a h Ca rJ tori es - Mi ss G eneva Fox. Lunch tin1c was a happy time a t the tabl e with cake and beverage furni shed hy the ho t church and each one bringing their own sand – wich. Fo ll owi ng a hyn1n and praye r Mrs. Manning opened the Business e\c:; ion. The printed Minutes of last meeting were handed out and vo ted upon, electi on of officers re tilted a fol– low. : Pre. ident - Mr . Luell a Wh ite, Vi ce Pre ident - Mr . Ma ry rotts, Trea~urer - Mr. . Vera helton, ec retary - Mrs. Inez Milner . Mrs. Rene Stree t led in prayer of ded ica– tion. Rol l Ca ll awarded the Banner to the uclid - Nott ingham Bapti t Church. The o ffering o f $76.25 was received . The project i now com– pleted . Our pecia l peaker \Va Mrs. Eul a li e Zin1merman, on furl ough with her hu band fron1 Japan, and he gave a n10 t inforn1a ti ve and chal– lenging me age about Co-operation ( I or. 3:9). " Bl e t Be The T ie That Bind " was the clos ing hymn and Mr . Ben Mc rew clo eu thi ve ry full and wonderful day of bless ing and fe ll ov:shi p with praye r. May God hlesc:; our out-going offi ce rs for a fi ne and ded ica ted mini try. Student Speakers Available Pa stors or churches i nte rested in secu ring the se rvices of GARBC Grace Seminary studen t s, should contact ei t her Rev. Gordon L. Finley, Chairman of Christ ian Service o r Rev. Bill Slocum, President Route 8, Warsaw , Ind . 46580 . Phone: Finley {2 19) 269-2194 Slocum (2 19) 267-7765 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Missionaries In Congo Face Serious Crisis Recent news fron1 the Republic o f Zaire ( formerl y ongo) rcvealc; th at Bi hi e- he 1 iev ing mi ss ionari es in th at country arc fac ing a grave cri sis hecause of the ecumenica l movement. The present gove rnment of th at country now recognizes onl y three r e– ligiou groups: the Roman atholi c ( ' hurch, the Kimha ngui sts (a syncre– ti st African group) and the Church of hri t in Zaire ( the church o f the ecumenic i t ) . The legal statue; of all other group<; has been withdrawn. A recent letter from Dr . All an E. Lewis, President of Bapti st Mi d-Mi - c; ions indi ca te , "We h ave never been part of any of these groups nor can we be, without cornpro n1ising those things we hold prec ious . nfo rtu nate– ly it is not poss ibl e to continue to c:;erve the Lord in this country on an informal ha is since the law now pro– vides th at no one can preach reli gion publi cly unl ess he is a member of a lega 11 y recogi nized church or religious sect. Vi olati on of this n1 akes one Jiable to a sentence of five to ten years im– pri onment and a fin e o f $2,000. . . The door to the republi c o f Za ire may be clo ing to us as a miss ion.'' Ca n you see how the " love and brotherhood" of the ecumenical move– ment work out in prac tical appli ca– ti on? Expand Ministry To People In Russia The Pocket Testament League is taking immedi ate tep to expa nd their Go pel eva ngeli m min i try to the peopl e of Ru sia and other Slavic countrie . They are doubling their present mi s ionary staff in Eastern Europe. To date, more than 14,000 Ru ian Bible have infiltrated the Soviet Union and more than 200,000 Go pels of John have reached Ru .. ian f an1 ilies. Frequent PTL evangelistic program are being broadca t over Tran World Radio into all parts of RtLsia . Jack Wyrlzen' "Word of Li fe" broadca ts arc hcing ent for th weekl)' . Direct report fron1 in. ide the ovict nion revea l that n1any, c. pecin ll )' ot1ng J eople, have been convcrteJ throt1gh thi rad io ministry. AVAILABLE FOR .. . Pulpit Supply- Special Meet ing~– Weekend Meetings Rev. Charles R. Arthur 1412 Frankl in Ave. Portsmouth, Ohio 45662 Phone (614) 354 2383 MAY, 197'1. 15