The Ohio Independent Baptist, June/July 1972

f VOLUME 44, NO. 9 JUNE-JULY, 1972 State Youth Rally "Where Do I Fit In?,, wa the que - tion asked and answered by William Fusco, featured speaker at the 1972 OARBC State Youth Rally, as Satur– day April 29th saw 1700 of our Bap– tist young people present for the pro.: gram at Veterans' Memorial Audi– torium in Columbus. "Talents For Christ" Winners Bruce Snyder, Don Krueger, and Barbara Williams hand led musical duties at the rally ( songleading, or– gan, and piano). Wilbur Parrish served as Master of Ceremonies and Harold Green and the Cedarvil le College "Swordbearers" were in charge of the Inquiry Room. ii' "Jl.l' .n.Il • The 1973 Rally is scheduled for May 19th, again at Veterans' Me– morial Auditorium. The 1972 OARBC Talents for Chri st Contest was held on the Cedarvi lle College campu on Saturday, April 15th. This year 's contest att racted 75 entrants with judging under the direction of Mr. David L. Matson , Chairman of the Music Department at Cedarville Coll ege. The fo ll owing first place winners received trophie at the State Youth Ral ly and will be repre enting Ohio in the National Talents for Christ competition in San Diego, California: FOR SALE Hammond Spinet Organ, Model L-102, Serial # 3048. 3 1/ 2 octaves each manual. I octave of pedals. Price o p e n. Emmanuel Baptist Church, I 120 South Detroit St., Xenia, Ohio 45385. Preaching - Patrick Thompson, Emmant1el Bapt ist, Toledo Public Speaking - Sall y Ott, Emmanuel Baptist, Toledo Bible Knowl edge - Kathy Butler, Temple Baptist, Port mouth Piano - Beth Loper, Grace Baptist, Cedarville Telephone (513) 372-5887 Boy's Voice - David Short, Brunswick Fir t Baptist, Brunswick Girl's Voice - Paul a SchurdeJI, Beebetown Baptist, Brunswick Brass - Dan N elson, First Baptist, Willowick On Our Front Cover ... is an a rchitect's drawing of the lovel y new Faith Baptist Church building in Amherst, Ohio. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on the 20th anniver– sary of the church. This was on March 26th. Plan have already been approved by the State and work has begun on the construction. The Faith Baptist Church has been Jocated for the pa t 20 years on Milan and Lake Streets in Amherst. Rev. Leland G. Howard pastored the church from 1952 to J 962. The church had a humble beginning in a hon1e. Rev. Robert N. Barrett has been its pastor since 1962. The present membership of the church is 320. Services are filled to capacity. They are in great need of this new building. The new church building will be located on a 71h acre site on North Lake Street and will have a sanctuary seating 530 people. It will cover an area of 22,000 square feet. It will al o have 16 class rooms, a library, church office~, rest rooms, nurseries, a kitchen and a large fellow hip hall. The buiJding will be fully air-conditioned and a lmost totall y carpeted. It will have a large spacious "black-topped" parking lot. stin1atcd co t for the new building 1s at $400,000. Mr. Arthur Dean of St. Peter burg, Florida is the architect. Mr. l..,eonard Tettaton of Amher t, a member of the church and ( hair1nan of the Board of rustees, is the co ntractor. Your ed1tor recently held eight day~ of n1cetings with these dear folk . We were greatly in1prcssed with the warmth and the t1nanin1ity an1ong tl1c people. Pastor Barrett is a pastor who dearl y loves ht people . . . and they <.learly love l1im! THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Veteran Ohio Pastor ''With The Lord'' Rev. Raymond W. Howell of Stru– ther , Ohio, forn1er pa tor of the Struther Bapti t Tabernacle, went to be with the Lord on April 21 t . He had been ho pitalized for a hort tin1e, hut at the tin1e of hi death wa back in hi hon1e. Brother Ho\vell \.\' a 76 year old. Mr . Howell pa sed away on At1- gu t 5th of la t year. Thi wa short!)' after their "golden' ' wedding anni ver - ary. Our brother wa in. trt1n1ental 1n cstab li hing the testin1ony of the truthers Bapti . t Tabernacle. H e hatl h en v ith th1. wor~ for n1an} )'Car He wa n1ost acti e in the fell<.)\V\h1p of ot1r Ohio Assoc iation <.1f Rcgt1l,tr Ba pt 1st ( "' hu rche<i. The funeral "" a~ held Monda 1 aft rnt)<.1n, 11r1l 2..tth. Pastor ( ' h arlc~ 1'.1 losk 1 ofl 1ctd tt!<.I at tl1c tt1ncrnl ser\1 c . JUNE JULY, 1972 3