The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 2001

Dear Ladies of OWMU hri tma Day, 1999, l opened a gift that vvould keep on giving ~ all through the year 2000. It wa a book entitl ed, ''The One Year Book of P a]m . H Throughout the year I ca1ne to know the P altn , under tood then1 , and app lied them a never before . Thi Chri tma a friend gave 1ne ' 'The One Year Book ofHy1nn ." 365 devotional reading ba ed on great hymn of the fai th . It , too, i a gi ft that give e ery day of the year. It i a wonderful way to begin my quiet time wi th the Lord . On January 3. I read the following : Great God, 1ve s ing that mighf} 1 hancl BJ· ivhich supported still 1ve stand,· The opening .rear Th_v 1nerc; 1 shoivs,· That n1erc~l' crovvns it till it close. B.v da.r. h.r night, at home, abroacl, Still are i1 ·e guarclecl b_v our Cod,· BJ· His incessant bounf), 1 ./ed. B_,· His unerring counsel led. With grateful hearts the past v\'e oi,vn: The .fi,1ture, all to us unknoivn, We to Th_y guardic111 care co111111it, And peacefi,l leal'e before Th; ·Jeet. in scenes exaltecl or (/epressecl, Thou art our Jo.v. and Thou our Rest; Th.v goodne.~s all our hoJJes shall raise!, Adored through all our changing claJ 'S. 1 lean1ed that the hymn wa written by Phil ip Doddridge who lived 1702- i 75 1. He ,vas the youngest of twenty children, and \\'a5 considered too sickly to Ii c, but, like l: /ra, " the gracious hand of God was upon hin1 ." Doddridge·s parents died when he wa5 a teenager bu t he WU!) taken in by a OWMUOFFICERS President Mrs Sue Miller 1750 Fllnthlll Dnve Columbus OH 43223 614-875-4128 Vice President Mrs Susan Johnson Box 247 Huntsburg OH 44046-0247 440 636 5543 Secreta,y Mrs Betty Dyak 1911 Eldridge Avenue kron OH 44301 30 724 9676 Treasurer Mrs . Ruth Shoe 8859 State Rt #4 7 West DeGraff OH 43318 937 585 6255 mini ter who nurtured hin1 piritually. He becan1e a pa ·tor, an educator, a hy1nn writer, and an author. The providentia l careofGodwa afa oritethe1neofhi as the above hy1nn illu trates. He knew God' ,ni ghty hand ,vould guard and guide Him through all hi "changing day ." And becau e God ne e r change ·, ,ve, too, can " ing that 1nighty hand" through the "changing day 'of 200 1. ff we've placed our tru tin Hi1n. acknowledged our need of 1-li m, then ,ve can be certain that His n1ighty hand will guard and guide u . What a con1fort that i to me as I think ofmy fami ly and the OWMU rn inistry. Thi s year, 200 I i , a the hy1nn ay , "unknown to u ," but not to our God . There fore, wecomn1itit all to Il in1 - the decis ion that need to be 1nade, the meeting and retreat that need to be planned, the project goal that need to be reached... confident that we wiII be ab le to ing each time we 111cet together, "Great God, we , ing that n1i ghty hand by which upported till \VC stand ...Thy goodnes all our hope shall raise, adored through all our changing day " Pl an no,v to ing thi grea t hy111n \Vith u on April 17 in Mary ' ville. I can hardl y , ai l!! In I-Ii Lo\e, uc Miller P.S. Ho1v 111a11.1' quarter sa\!er. clo i ·ou neecl 10 ./111 he.fore then?? Spring meeting Jlpril 17 Gmmanuel 'Baptist C9hurch marysville 7lieme: '1Jass ing It On... To Our World" l,\ 1 1111 1 111/11•r lffllll <Jllttl 11 1 1" Mii 1 1 1 \ I;,, 111 11 '-.;/(\( )( )() /Jllijt 1 ll {,, , J lut111r,~... ~lt111·11·11 ,,,,11 .~, 111/11 I /ti/ ,. llEi-\L MEN ARE DLY l{l{j>-,)-, ~ · I\B\ fl H/)) I )11 I Joh 11 (, rt'en II lg icl('11 l if il'" < ll,11 d< ( <' I 11..,l i(" oft Ill' god Iv tllc1tl '-,LI( Ii cl'-, gl'l1llillP C011f iclt'lll \lcl l ll<.''-, Ol"ll'l1 led cl 11< f ( ()ll'-,f '-, l l'll l l J"<' t Ii j ..; '-,( llclv 011 VCHII O\Vll 01 \\' It I, cl g t OLIJJ <> f 11 l l' 11 f ro , 11 c ll u rc Ii 01 ,,·nrk Rc~ul a r 8 ,1pti:,,t Pres:,, But d111~ It, 1, h, ch,· Hnol,. ... (P.r.,.., ~·,_,.'.i, ';~·At~ '4S'=·'l V;·.-_.y ;,(.,.,.,.')"'40 ',.tt'..t,'ft ,... ,f.H • .. ·~, '*'·. ' l.8()().727.44fl0 · \"' '"' ' ,v.gc1rLJc.c>rg/ rlJtJ Spri11g Rall)' Northea.~t 0/1itJ Area WMF Ilunt~burg Bapt i ' t hurch March 27. IO a.111. - 1 p.111 . pcaker: Norn1a Nulph Bring a sandwich for you & your children Ohio Independent Bapti t i~ a publication of thr ()hio .t\ ·sociation of Regular Bapti t (.' hurch<.' , l~ditor .' tatc Rcprl'-.;t: nlat1, c l)a\ 1d \\'arrcn i\l anaging 1-:ditor· LI nda r hollHlS \~~istant Editor Pat \\'arrcn I t•chnical \,,i,tanct• Rcg. 1-.tcr < ,r,1ph1c-. Randolph. f\ c\\ 'I n1 k Pl l.' ,l \L' d II l'l'l .ti I L l llll ll lL'l ll \, Lon L',pnnd L'llLL' ••ind Ill'\\, lo ()hio lnd t•pcndt.•nt B~1pti-,t P c > 1h,, ~l) \o,x " L'l lL'l 111• 1 <}II 1, I )l) ~ l) ' "1 .::!'J-4 -02l)' I ht• ()I I\ t, puhli,11\.·d ,t\ 11111\.'\ )'1..'I \ .. ·.11 b, th\.· ( >hl\l \,,,1\ 1,lll\ll\ \II R\.,:--lll,11 ll,tplhl ( h1t1,h\·, '~71.1,t lhl\\ l).l\l\111 t >II '""°'I,, '\11b,~ 11p1 hll\, , II\.' \ -t ( \S h ll \ 1g11) P'-'' \ \.".II