The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1972

VOL. 45, NO. 2 - NOV., 1972 • Annual 0.A.R.B.C. Conference The 45th Annual 0.A. Jl. B. . c~on– erence i now a part of hi tory l)tt l vhat a ble ed hi tory indeed! A is enerally the ca e, our confcrcnces, 1eld in the ot1thern part of the ,tate, are not a well attended, how– ver. no conference ( north or outh) ·videnced a more wonderful pirit. rhe Lord ble ed throughout . Pastor Rayn1ond F. Hamilton and is people (Temple Bapti t Cht1rch, >ort mouth) went "all out" to make heir gue t feel very n1uch "at home. ,. \ccommodation were e x c e I 1e n t. everyone enjoyed the "Donut and '"'offee Bar" which wa kept open rom early morning until late night. ,Vhat a delight to fellow hip with >aster and lay people fron1 our ).A.R.B. Churches. The mu ic, under the direction of \1.r . Raymond William , was mo t )leasing. Each speaker seemed to 1ave the utmo t liberty in declaring rli Word . The theme for the Con– ·erence was "Preach The Word' ' and his is exactly what each peake r did .. with power! Dr . Pickering' mess– Jges on Elijah had every listener ~earching hi own heart! · _In the Associational Hour, bu i– ness was transacted in a spirit of unanimity. Resolutions were passed unanimously on Evangelism, Por- Past Chairman Lynn Rogers and Present Chairman Kenneth Good nography, Voting Respon ibility and Ho p1tality. Reports were presented regarding our camps, D.F.C. pro– gram, State Mi ionary, Editor and other . All report were received with thanksgiving . For the first time in a long time we learned from our Treas– urer that we were in the "black" ... BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL! "The Lord hath done great thing for us ( as a fellow hip) whereof we are glad!" More detailed information regarding the e reports will appear in our DE– CEMBER '72 i ue . Five new men were elected to our Council of Ten . The e are Wm. Broughton, Lawrence Fetzer, Wm. Ru ell , Donald Sewell and Donald Winters. Tho e going off the Counci l of Ten are Lynn Rogers, Earl Will– etts, George Bate , Kenneth Sme] er and Dean H enry. These men gave willingly of their time and energy. We wish to express our deep appreci– ation for their contribution to the work of our Ohio A sociati on of Regul ar Bapti st Churches. Our 46th Annual O .A .R .B.C. Con– ference i to be held October 15, 16 and 17 - 1973 in the Maranatha Bapti t Church, Columbus, Ohio. Rev . Willi am A. Brock is the pastor of thi cht1rch . Make plans to at- tend ! Pastor Jennings Resigns Rev. B. C. Jennings has res igned as pastor of the Graham Road Bapti t Church in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. His resignation will become effective the latter part of November. Brother Jennings served the Lord f aithfu11 y in this church for a period of I2 years. During hi s ministry, hun– dreds professed C hri st as Saviour a nd Lord. Nine young men were called into full time Christian service. Twice, the chu rch , under hi s leadership launched into and completed a build– ing program . Hi s ministry has been one ble~sed of the Lord! In resigning, Brother Jennings said . .. "We do not know what the Lord has in store for the future ... we wait, THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST we trust, patiently. In the meantime. we hall be happy to do Bible Confer– ence and evangelistic work as the Lord leads." Eclitor's Note: We per onall y know and love this servant of the Lord . H e is well known in our OARBC fellow- h ip. He served on our Council of Ten a number of times and several times a its Cha irn1an. Pa tors would do well h avi ng him as a Bible Conference speaker or to lead their people in an Evanoelistic Campa ign. He is an ex– cclle;t preacher ... one who "rightly divicJes" the Word of Trt1th. Intere tetl parties shouJd write- Rev . B. . Jen– nings, 4295 E ll sworth Road, Stow, Ohio 44224. BOOKLETS AVAILABLE Dr. Van Gilder on " Electi on" and on " Eternal Security" $.50 each plus postage Order from the author- 202 Bourbon Street Blanchester, Ohio - 45107 NOW BOOKING ..... Bible Conferences for 197 3 DR. H. 0 VAN GILDER 105 E. Main Street Blanchester Ohio - 45107 NOVEMBER, 197'1 3