The Ohio Independent Baptist, February/March 1992

I I.,t \lll lf' I 11 ,t l\,,pti,1 ,\I \\' illn\Vll k lnt th1.· I uni ,r, I" ,k·d11..,tinn 'l'l\ Ill' nl thl·ir ll'-' ' ' ... 1.un1.·d !' 1.,,, 1nl·1nt,11.d \\. tndn\\ of thl' ti,~~, ~hl·phl't\l ,11h.l ,hcl'J' ()\er 4 0 ,\tl1.•nd1.•d lh\.• ' '-' I\ ll l • Havtn Impac Ohio an on Larry Fetzer State Representative A a pa. tor. I \va alway~ dL couragcd \\ hen pc0plc in tr{1ublc waited to co111e for help unul il \V~L· virtuall y too late l o re\ er c the . 1tuation. ouplc would wait ll) tell n1c until after ll1c divorce paper \\ ere ft led ,u1d the hearing el. Paren LS \\ailed until tJ1e :c)n ran away before they . ought help. ·rhc out-of-work man \\'ailed unti I he had filed for bankruptcy hcf nrc he to ld anvone. A l oved one was ~ deatJ1ly ill, hut tJ1cy didn't call until tJ1e hrcatJ1ing . tt)pped. It happened rnore often 01~1n l care lOren1embcr . \\'hy? Wa! it pride t11aLkept tJ1cm fr()rll adn1ittinQ. lllcv had a need? Were ... ., tJ1cy JU L cn1harra~ :cd? l)id they t11ink thev \Vere sufficient in L11emse l ve and .. didn't need <>ut~idc help t<) ol ve llleir pr{)hlen1~? lnc di tre. : ing part i lllat ottcn, if tJ1e problcrn had been addrc . cd ear l v, \.vi lll ~on1c tin1ely CC)un. el and • accountat"l1ltty tJ1cy cc)uld have been re. {) lvcd. w~ I negli gent for not knowing? I-low ... c often I a~kcd tJlaL quc Lion. I C<1111e to rcali,e lllat in a gro\\·ing church it i s not al\\ay, pos. ible lo know every thing lllat I happening. A, · Late rep I have learned LJ1at LJ1c ~u11c tJ1ing happens in <)Ur fan1ily of churchc5 (""hurchc , too. so1netin1e faJl l,n J1fficult tiI11c . Rclati()ll\hip erode, n11 under Landing Jc\ el c>p, go. ip ah<>und\, ,uncn1cn t, arc n1adc, pcc)plc arc o ffended, hut no one ever thinks of ,cck1ng help. I~inttlly n1 y phone ring. and I c<)nlc Ilut b) tJ1cn, t<)C) n1any people arc 1n\<ll\ed. feelines arc bruised, . on1c .... al read v ha\ e l eft tJ1c church, angr y <>r hurt i11c cau,c of C,hrist i dan1aged in tJ1at hJ\\ n. and a c>ncc- t11nv1ng mini try ... ') - Cedarville College News C edarville ( 'ollege foren ic and debate tcru11 ho ld itnpre i ve record for fall quarter con1pctition . ·111e novi ce forcn ic team placed fir t in ·wccps ta.kc at the Oakl and Univcr ity (Detroi t) 111eet. Eleven college and univer itie competed. r :-oren.. i c coach David Robey ay the 1110. t i gniticant victory for the individual event learn crune at Mar ball Univer- ity' (We t Virginia) tournament where Cedarvi lle placed econd out of 18 co1n– pc ting chool . The team placed i xth out of 20 in tl1e Ilal1 State Univer ity (Indiana) tournament. Teams from seven tatc • came to thi meet. Cedarville will defend it tate title for the econd year in a row at tJle Ohio late Foren i c A. ociation tournament in February. The college debate team under the direction of Pro fe or Debra Haffey made a trong bowing at Mar hall University. Ile ting a Lean1 that i nationally ranked, Cedarville won llle open debate divi ion. Dr. Ronald Nash, aulllor and profe or o f phil o ophy and theol ogy at Refonned Theol ogical Seminary in Orlando, Florida, will pre ent the StaJey Lecture- hip erie at Cedarville February 18-20. I le wi ll addre s the topic, " Winning the Battle in llle Worl d of Idea ." CDR Radio 90.3 will carry the erie at 11 :00 a.m. and agai n at 8:00 p.m . langui he in pain and sorrow, oftentime over a imple mi under landing. Don' t wai t until it ' too late. I f I can' t help, I know otl1er who can. I can pray Yi'ith you and fo r you. That would be my priv ilege. Still available a few copies of the notchnok, "ll Jrv ·~ting fo1 Crtl\l," not ·s nn personal cvangc li sn1 l1 {1ining hy Pete Mothershead. as prc,cnt cd in our last ltnnual confcrcncc. No cos t. C'onlncl Larry J7ct,cr. \>:; \. E "',> Annual ~~u' Talents o~~~ For "' er\~ Christ Com etition Set or April The Ohio A ociation of Regular Bapti t Churches Y oulll Con1mittee announces i ts annual Talents for hrist competition, to be held April 25 in Cedarv ille. Thi year's theme i s "Good and Faithful Servants." Two 1evel s of compe– tition are offered, with critiques and incentive for both . The individual divisi on i s for lllose tudents who are inexperienced in talent competitions, e pecially 8th and 9th grader . They are allowed to participate to gain valuable experience and helpful advice. Their rules have been relaxed; musi c and scales need not be memorized, and no ight reading i s required. In this divi ion, tudents compete only against them el ve , and receive adjudication beet and a certificate recognizing their participation. The state division i s for those 10th lllrough 12th graders who desire to compete for a college scholar hip. Six GARBC approved colleges offer first and econd finisher a $400 or $200 tuition– cholar hip respectively . Al so, first place finishers may compete nationally for a half-year or full-year tuition-scholarship during the GARBC National Conference in June, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Complete rule books are sent when each participant r egi sters. Each tale divi ion participant will receive adj udica– tion sheets, as well as a medallion of participation. Tue areas of competition include: boys' and girls' voice, boys' and girls' public peaking, piano, organ, brass, woodwinds, string , writing, and Bible knowledge. Teens interested in participating in Talents for Christ may obtain entry forms from their OARBC church, or contact James Beight~ Ohio Talents for Christ, 401 Center St., A bland OH 44805.