The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1973

~ewarded For Faithful Service The Board of our Scioto Hills Bap– tist Youth Camp held a special meet– ing at which they honored their fi~st Treasurer and Registrar - Dr. W1l– .liam McKeever. Our brother and his wife were the honored guests at a dinner held in a Columbus restaurant. They were surprised with a lovely gift of a Bell and Howell camera pro- 1ector and screen. _Brother McKeever has served our Scioto Hills Camp faithfully si nce its inception nine years ago. Not only has he served on the Camp board, but he was instrumental in securing the Camp·s initial loan that made. p~s– sible the opening of these fac1l1t1es to our OARBC youth. For quite a number of years he was active in the work of Camp Patmos. He served o!' their Camp Board, was a Camp Di– rector, teacher and musician. He is an enthusiastic supporter of all of our camp ministries. Dr. McKeever has pastored church– es in our OARBC fellowship for 30 years. These have been in Byesville, Bowling Green and his present church - Central Bapti st Church of Colum– bus, Ohio. AVAILABLE FOR ... Pulpit Supply-Special Meetings– Wee kend Meetings Rev. Clayton J . Bates 2246 Four-th Street Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 4422 I Phone; (216) 928 -6231 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST • IMPORTANT NOTICE Due to a mailing error, some of our OARB Churches did not receive their SKY VIEW BAP– TIST RANCH 1973 brochures. If your church is one of these, please notify Rev. William F. Russell, 4420 Second St. , N.W., Canton, Ohio - 44708. O.A.R.B.C. MEN'S Retreat We remind you that our OARBC MEN'S RETREAT will be held this year at Sky View Ranch, May 24-2?. Guest speaker during these days will be Dr. Hugh Hall of Jackson, Michi– gan. The song leader will be Bob Anthony of Columbus. Get your registration in NOW! Send them to Rev. Wm. F. Russell, 4420 Second Street, N.W., Canton, Ohio - 44708. The sum of $3 .00 should acco,npany each registration. Total cost is $12.00. The balance should be paid on arrival at the RANCH. For those attending only a part of the MEN'S RETREAT, the cost will be pro-rated. REMEMBER - Any church send– ing a group of ten men - the pastor may attend FREE! Any church send– ing a group of five men - the pastor may attend for half price. Sweetheart Banquet On February 26 the churches of the North Bethel Association of our OARBC sponsored a "Sweetheart Banquet". It was a lovely affair. There were 458 who attended. It was held in Findlay, Ohio. Rev. Bruce Snyder ( Elida, Ohio) servecl as Master of Ceremonies. A 60 voice choir from the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Toledo, under the direction of Pastor Don Krueger pre– ~entcd a medley of hymns, these in– : luded "The Woman At The Well' ' , ··oh, What A Saviour", "And Can It be", "So Send I You" and others. Guest speaker for this occasion was Rev. Mark J ackson of the Ca lv.ary Baptist Church in Muskegon, Mach. Mr~. Jack on accompanied her hus– band . Brother Jack~on ~poke on the \t1bject of •lHea rt ~". VOLUME 45, NO. 7 APRIL, 1973 Ohio State Talents for Christ Our Ohio "Talents for Christ" con– test wiJI be held on April 14th at Cedarville College. All contestants are to be at the Alford Memorial Audi– torium at 12: 00 noon sharp. Be sure to send your entry forms ( do it NOW) to: Ohio Talents for Christ, c; o Rev . Wilbur Parrish, 1148 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, Ohio - 45662. Competion will be held in the fol– lowing divisions: Bible Knowledge, Jou rna lism, Preaching, Public Speak– ing, Boys / Girls Voice, Organ, Piano, Wood Wind , Brass and Strings. Get your entry forms in the mail NOW! ''Dr. Ketcham Day'' Hearts were blessed at the Grand Rapids Bapti st Church Coll ege an– nua l Bible conference and it was well 1ttended ! On Wednesday, February 21st, a speci a l tribute was paid to Dr. Robert T. Ketcham, former National Repre- 5entative of our General Assoc iation of Regular Baptist Churches ( now retired and 83 years young!). This particular day was des ignated "Dr. Ketcham Day" . He was given a stand– ing ovation and was made an honor– ary a lumnus of the school. The library at the Grand Rapids Baptist College is known as uThe Ketcham Library' '. On this speci al day. Dr. Ketcham spoke briefly in one of the morning sessions and again at night. His em– phas is was on "obedience to the Lord·'. It wa a grand day! Many tha nked the Lord for this ' 'man of God" who has served o faithfully and so obediently through the year5! AVAl LAB LE FOR ... Pu lpit Supply-Special Mee tings– We ekend Meetings Rev. Elton C. Huki ll Wellington Mobil e Home Park Wellington , Ohio 44090 Phon e : (216) 647 4378 APRIL, 1973 3 I