The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1973

973 Camp Deans or Scioto Hills UNIORS · June 18-23 - Rev. David Elmore, Co hocton Ohio July 2-7 - Joseph Godwin, Greenville, Ohio July 16-21 - Rev. Wi lbur Parri h, Portsmouth, Ohio Aug. 6-11 - Rev. Wi 11 iam Brough– ton, Cedarvil le, Ohio UNIOR HIGH June 25-30 - Rev. Gary Hohman , Orient , Ohio July 9-14 - Rev . Charle Reed , Marion, Ohio Jul y 30 - Aug 4 - Rev . J ames Ellick, Westerville, Ohio ,ENIOR HIGH July 23-28 - Rev. Harold Green (with Ceda rville College Sword– bearers as Counselor ) , Cedar– ville, Ohio ~ ore Pastoral Changes In last month's issue of THE OHIO NDEPENDENT BAPTIST ( page 3) 1e gave a new listing of our OARBC hurches. We suggested that tho e vho would like an up-to-date li sting ,f ou r OARBC Churches and their ,astors, write the REGULAR BAP– '" IST PRESS, 1800 Oakton Blvd ., )es Pl aines, Illinois - 60018 and 1urchase from them a Church Direc– ory ( 1972-1973). These co t $ 1.50 regu lar bound) and $2.00 (spiral lOUnd). Al so, in our January issue, we isted the changes that had take n >l ace in ou r State fell owship since hi s new Church Directory was pub– ished. We suggest that our readers nark their Church Directory accord– ngly. We now Ji st more changes. These 1ave taken place within the last nonth! Ril ey Creek Baptist Church of 31uffton is now without a pac; tor . Second Bapti st hurch of Cam- iridge is now without a pas tor. Rev. C., Jen Thorn JS now pastor ing the J{ oad Fork Bap ti \t Church in ower Salem. Faith Bap ti st ( hurcl1 of Streetsboro s now withou t a pastor. llev. Jerry Be ll JS now pa~toring he Strutl1crs Bapti st Tabernac le in truthcrs. THE 0~10 INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Typewriter Given To Bangui High School More Than Enough! The Sunday School Department of the Grace Bap ti t Church in Troy, Ohio ( Rev. John Yard lay - Pastor ) recently purchased a new typewriter for the Bangui Bapti t High School in Central Afri can Republic. In lea rning of thi s need, the mem– ber of the Sunday School were chal– le nged by Pa tor Yardlay to meet it . A new typewriter would cost $300. In almost no time at al l, they achieved their goal! l n fact , they exceeded it! In the pic ture above Pas tor Ya rdlay is hown presenting a check to Mi s– sion ary Ben Kendrick for the sum of $3 15 . The Sunday School raised their money in different ways. One class u ed a "money tree;,. Still another made "paper chain ' ' with each link representing a ce rta in amount. Other just gave " love offerings". This same Sunday School also had a part in purchasi ng "building blocks' ' for the erecting of the Bangui School bu ild ing. Mi ionary Kendrick wr ites ... "We of the Bangui Bapti t Hi gh School wish to say a great big "THANK YOU' ' to these dear folk for thei r help! " Rev. R. Willi am Wheeler i now pastoring t h e f mma nuel Baptist C' hurch in Xenia. We stated in our J anuary i sue that the ,,; uc licJ-Not tinghan1 Baptist hurch wa\ withou t a pastor . Ac tuall y we should on ly have reported tha t Dr. Wtlbur Rooke ha rc\igncd . He is rc– n1 aIn i n g on as pastor un ti I ca r 1 y Ma VOL. 45, NO. 5 FEB., 1973 New Testimony In Cincinnati Area The Sycamore Baptist hurch be- gan their Sunday services on October 8, 1972. They are presently meeting a t the Maple Dale Elementary School, 6 100 H agewa Dri ve, Montgomery, Ohio. Attendance has been averag ing in the thirties with visitors present al– most eve ry Lord's Day. This work began through a Bible Study class which had been taught by FBHM worker Ronald F. Baker. I t started in the Fall of '7 1. In Septem– ber of '72, thi s group call ed Pas tor Preble Cobb (FBHM miss ionary) to help them form a church . A gradual growt h has been ev idenced to the present time. Recentl y, ABWE mi s iona ry ca ndi– date to Bangladesh, Brother David Fidler, spoke and showed slides of th at needy fi eld. If any 0.1.B. readers know of GARB or OARB fo lk living in the Cincinnati area, please give thei r names to Rev. Preble Cobb, 6369 Branch Hill -Miamivill e Road, Love– land , Ohio - 45140. Brothe r Cobb's phone number i ( 513) 83 1-4474. Sky View Ranch Sponsoring Two Youth Retreats There are two Sky View Ranch , pon ored RETREATS that wi ll be held prior to their regul ar can,ping . eason. The e RETREATS are for Senior H igh Young People . The date. are March 2 and 3 . . . April 6 and 7. All reg i tra ti on . hould be ent to Rev. Willi an1 F . Ru ell. 4420 Second Street , N .W., Canton. Ohio 1470(. The um of $2.00 hou[d accon1pany each reg i tration. SEND YO RS I NOW! The re r11a ining ba lnncc of $5.00 hotild he hrot1ght \.\ ith ) ot1 to the RANC'H at the tin1c of tl1e RF– TR AT. Both R TRF AT "" ill "tart pro 111 pt I y at 6 : 30 p. n 1. \Vi th a goo LI hot 111cal! Herc i a GRI--' T OPPOI{ TUN ITY for yottr cn1or I Iigh Young Peop le t t) ha\C a lot <)f fun. DON; MI IT! FEBRUARY, 1973 3