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Published by The Ohio Association of Regular Baptist Churches
The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Howell
Special Features ...
apital punishment, right or wrong? • • • By Dean Henry What is our attitude toward money? ... By R. A. Laidlaw e airman's The Ohio orner Independent Baptist B, Ed , td Morr 11 , Jr. . .• Published Monthly by ... Ch ir·111an, Council of Ten THE OHJO ASSOCIATION OF REGULAR BAPTIST CHURCHES
Co-operation SECOND CLASS POSTAGE p aid 11t X·eni1, Ohio "'Ill' titlll:' .1g"' I \\ ,1, ~1,k.c"i t-.., tl1c POSTMASTER Please send Form 3579 to llll\.'i \ 1 1 \'ll t \itt C~t ..l ..,L)llltllll1ll- Mrs. Charles Cunningham 602 W . George Street ~ .iti 'll ") tllt.' "l1ttrLl1c, 111 tl1c \ ~- Arcanum, Ohio ' ~\.· ,,il1,1 · l'gard1r1g tl1c t 111 ..111 ... 1al i11~
l · c..' \,1 tll(' t ..1tc tr, .., t1r,1 • C 11c night .11 lt'· , 1t111e ,, 1th tl1c rca"ttrcr. l \Va ~ jc.., tt.." i 111l".' i111111clit,1tc ,, "'tton. h1ng· Editorial Office: \\ 't l' \.i(',i1t r ,l tc Box 184 1r1 f(' p )11 .. c tt) that carnc t letter. Cedarville, Ohio ~ 1t1r --h~ "'cnt ....gift . increased n1onth- Dead Ii ne for News , "'c..)111n11 tn1 nts r placed the tate 10th of each month 1 , 1(\0ar> n the budget. It wot1ld Edward Morrell, Jr. l c 1n1p 1ble here to con1n1ent on a ... h a tt n that \\'a taken. Conference One letter. h \Vever, eemed to Shortly we will convene a an A - State Missionary Address: Lon, e} the pirit of co-operation that ~ ociation in the First Bapti~t Church, Rev. Earl D. Umbaugh 2150 Marhofer Avenue 1 ile . May God grant thi ame pirit .. needed generall) if unitedly we are Stow, Ohio going t accompli h thing in the of co-operation in the entire mini try tate for the glor1~ of God and the of Fellow hlp. Be ure your church furth ranee of Hi work. Let me participate in the ~election of new qt1ote from that letter: Council Member . Urge other to STAFF join you in attending the Conference. ''Thank you for writing to our church Come expecting a blessing. Come in Editor .. . . James R. Johnson concerning the need of the Ohio As Box l 84, Cedarville, Ohio sociation of Regular Baptist Churches. the " pirit of co-operation.'' Come re Circulation M anager . . We were probably in the 80 plus church joicing the accomplishments of the es not helping at all, However we had Mrs. Charles Cunningham pa t year for the glory of the Lord. 602 W. George St., Arcanum, Ohio voted some time ago to send to you And above all pray for the Council S 1 per month. We are, therefore, send a it convene pray for the es ion . Women's Editor l\tlrs. Inez Milner ing you payment for one year ($12) of 2665 Canterbury Rd. the enclosed check. The other $50 is a A k God to especially anoint each Cleveland Heigh ts, Ohio 44118 special g ift for this time of need . We ervant who ministers. Seek hi face trust that this small g ift will bring men regarding the future of the As ocia Mission's Editor Tie v. l) nnnl c1 Moffa, Cedarville, Ohio and women to the Savior." tion. Thi should be the fine t con Thi letter Vt'a received from the ference in history. Y oi,th Editors Mr. & Mrs. S. T~. Chaffe Cedarville, Ohio Grace Bapti t Church, Kent, Ohio. '\ ithout a building of their own. Changes made Christian Education Editor . . faced \\'ith tremendous ,personal need Edward Morrell, Jr., i~ no longer ...... Mrs. Earl D. U mha11gl1 the pirit of co-operation prompted pa tor of Immanuel Baptist Church Council and Officers then1 to con ider the fellow hip a~ a Arcanum Ohio. H e is available for \\ hole. Thi i commendable to ay itinerant preaching and evangeli t Chairman Dr. Edward l\1orrel], Jr. • Arcanum, Ohio the lea t. In a later letter Pa tor Glen erv1ces. Crabb \\·rote. "We certainly do con- Council changes Secretary Rev. Clarence T ownsend ider our church a being a part of Glenn Greenwood has resigned 11 5 E. Oak, Bowling Green the Ohio Program for Progre s and from the Council of Ten. Norman Treasurer ...... H. R. Davison ,, e·re looking forward to the day, the Hoag ,pa tor of P enfield Junction 23 Ivester Lane, Arcanum, Ohio Lord. \\·illing. when the Grace Bap Baptist Church, replaces him. Rev. t1 t Church of Kent can be on the Earl Willetts, pa tor of Berea Baptist, Missionary Chr. Rev. Donalcl ~luffar Cedarville, Ohio pon oring end of the program.,, To i a Council of Ten member. H i thi \\1e mu t all add, Amen and name has been inadvertantly omitted Youth Director . . Rev. Lynn Rogers Amen!!"' in the listing. 7854 N. Boyden, Northfield, Ohio Education Chr. , Rev. W oodrow McCaleb COVER PICTURE: Elyria, Ohio We gladly take this opportunity to feature the Rev. Mr. OTHER MEMBERS and 1\rfr R. W. H owell on the front cover of the Ohio Inde pendent Bapti,..t magazine. The couple recently was honored for Rev. Darrell Bice their 35 )·ears of faithfulness and devotion to the work of the Rev. Dean Henry Lord and at Struthers Baptist Tabernacle, Struthers, Ohio. Our Rev. Norman Hoag be t \\ - he go out to this couple and to the Struthers Church Rev. Verne Dunham for their dedication of ervice. ( See complete tory inside). Rev. R. Kenneth Smelser Rev. Earl Willetts VOL. 37, No . 12 The Ohio OCTOBER, 1965 Independent Baptist
By Dean Henry CAPITAL Pastor Brown Street Baptist, Akron, Ohio
. . - - . . PUNISHMENT SPECIAL FEATURE Right or Wrong? .The Bible doe·"' not teach, either by precept or illu- Periodically the ubject of capital puni hment come tra t1on that the death penalty i mandatory for murder. before the State Legi lature of Ohio. Ju t recently a bill God wa graciou to both David and Mo e , and who can planned to alter our pre ent law by eliminating the death que -tion grai:e when administered by uch a judge (Ro entence for crimes of murder except an assas ination or man 2: l 1) ? Every believer will agree with Abrahan1 murder of a police officer in the line of duty and related when he '"'aid, Shall not the judge of a'll the earth do in tances, was defeated in our State Legislature. We mu t right?, The citie of refuge in the land of Promi e again realize that this defeat was not the "death-blow ' to the provide uf!icient evidence that grace can play a part i ·3ue in Ohio. The proponents of the elimination of 1n the e th111g . Under our present tate law it i the capital puni hment v.1 ill see that the i sue tays very much duty of the court to assume the re ponsibility of determin alive. Since this problem relates to a subject about which in~ the pro.per degree of puni hment for the particular the Bible speaks, Bible-believing people need not be swayed crime. by socialistic philosophies which tend to ob cure Biblical instruction. Law not enforced The very nature of justice is thait the puni hn1ent It ha been repor1ted that Governor Mark Ha,tfiel
OCTOBER , 190 5 PAuf 3 THE OHIO INDEP~ND NT BAP IST • What IS our attitude toward ? •
By Robert A. Laidlaw g1 ,lt:l', cntl'rctl intl) 11\ faith: that i.., ll rr111 Wh()lll the en tis ()I Lhc W(lJ'ltl t)n the ,a111c l,a,1, a, <.1t1r O\\ n rclat1on at c co111c :· a n
',lll ' ,lti tl) a rgt1111c11t .J it l'asil,• l ... a11 l 1n odu\ 21: 19 the first of the ll°' ti t, "ll\\HJO\ <.)11 }.,\\\ ht1" the rigin of the Tithe. It i f1r t-frLtit of the land is to be brought \ , . , g r ,\\.'('. "\tlli r)Cf~t.'tltrtgC', \ f"C'i 11ot , 111ething one give to (,oJ that into the hou c of the Lord: not what J)ttl ,1 I ,1r1\.i , , c11'-i 1t1 r1 Licf1111tc Jct1 n ( 10<.1 tinder an bl1gation to ti for I\ left over after the rent, and the ot1r l1bcral1t). bt1t 1 the cr1ptt1ral bLttcher and the baker are paid bt1t 1 l' t1c cttc~t1, c. tl1c t1l11c~t 111t1,t \\ cl) of ackno\\r ledging that we arc al the first charge i\ to be the Loru· ·"·' 1, 1tcJ t ,\r ,1ht1, c the plane t1f c n rcc.1<.i) indebted to Go<.1 for the ten portion. To give a definite portion to '-)' er, t the high lt.:, l of pcr~onal tenth··. In other wor<.1 , to give a ti th e (1od a~ a fir. t charge on the wages. ,, the criptural method of . aying \.lt' ,1l1 ng... ht:t\\ een L1nc·" \\ n ·oLII and <;a lary, or incon1e, lift giving to a .. Thank )'Ot1" to God for what H e ha 1 '-"''-i . in the light f the Hol) cri p- high level. becau e the money i\ f1r">t l t re, let t i · pt1t 1t there. for onl) 1.1lready given to u • our acknowledg given to God and that make all the there ~ .1 n 1t be ·~ettled a ti fact rily . n1ent that H e i "El I yon'', the HPo - difference, for it become<; a tran action l hcl1e\ e 1t to be on f the n10 t c or of heaven and earth', the be - between one elf and God: and then , ital thing... s 1n the hr1 tian life, and tower of all spiritual and all material guidance ir.- ought about it di tr1bu f:1ilt1r t be liberal \\'ith God. one ble ing . tion: wherea if there is no definite ,t th n1o ~t p rolific cau e of piritual portion et a ide, money is ju t given barr nne · . Lord speaks to Abraham to a work or worker, as different In 11atthe\\ 6: 2-l-, Chri t av~. ''Ye n1atter are brought to one· attention. J ~an not "er\·e God and mammon." ote what happen in Gene i 15: I . ~lan1mon ( or money) i the great ' After the e thing ' the Lord appear A question of honesty ·, mbol f n1ateriali m, and never be to Abraham, aying ' I am thy ex fore ha it been o true a ymbol a ceeding great reward. You took the But there i another way of view- t da,-·. Ot1r attitude toward money ha·-- emblem,:, of acrifice and turned away ing this important matter not a a great deal to do with whether we from the indulgence of Sodom and a question of generosity but a a are er\·ing mammon or God and the by giving a tithe you acknowledged que tion of honesty. In Malachi 3: 8 amount of our weekly wage ha very Me a the One Who alone had ble sed God ays to His people ' Ye have little to do \\-ith it. A man with $100 you. It i there£ ore My good pleasure robbed Me in tithes and offerings." a \\ eek ma,.., ,. be more intere ted in to give My elf to you." Is this not Perhaps when we stand at the Judg the thought our Lord expresses in n1one,., than one with $100.000 a ment Seat of Christ, it will not be a } ear: or a girl with $50 a week than a Luke 16: 11 where He ay : If there lack of reward for giving paringly, \, oman with a hou ekeeping allow fore ye have not been faithful in but of definite judgment for withhold ance of S l 0.000 per annum. "Accord the unrighteou mammon who will ing the Lord's portion. Every Christ commit to your tru t the true riches?" ing...... to that a man hath," i Gods ian would shrink from the disgrace tandard: it i not the amount we Or in other word if you are un of being charged in a court on earth ha\ e. but our attitude toward it that faithful in money, God will not com with robbing hi fellow man, but how count·. mit to you spiritual bleS"Sing and much more terrible to be charged in ~tan\- Chri tian incere1y think gift . heaven with robbing God - yes, the\ Vv'Ould be more liberal if they - I remember an honored servant of He has a claim. I Cor. 16: 2 ay~: had more. but our Lord's greatest ex- the Lord, after 50 years' public serv ' Let every one of you lay by him in ample of liberality is that of a poor ice, aying ''In all my wide experi tore a God hath prospered him." \\'idow 1n 1 :fark 12, who e total re- ence I have never met a man who ources \\ ere two mite , which make Let us remember if we per i t in wa mean in money matter with one farthing. God's basis of testing failing to give God His portion, there God, who was ble sed with piritual our liberalit)' i according to what we i no forgivenes . We can confe gifts." Malachi 3: 10 give u the ame no\\' have. and a we all have more omething we have done, and be for - thought: ' Bring ye all the tithe into than a farthing. what the Bible ha given (I John 1 :9) but we cannot the torehou e, '' and the promi e to a)' about giving touche every one conte omething we are till doing, follow that "the window of heaven~ of u . and be forgiven. God according to . hall be opened an
OCTOBER , 196 5 PAGE 4 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST <;piritual leaders of yo11r children. Home is a place to wor<;hip God regL1larly - to read the Bible and to pray - to eek ,the Saviot1r and to Jive for Him. A church The substantial, reliable, consistant What your children will be they Christian will always 1be in his place are now becoming. And their most can help at the mid-week meeting to pray and effective training ground is your to praise, and thus be a tower of home. •i ts pastor strength to his pastor. Some churches hinder their pastor Those ch urch contributions Flexib]e guideline have been e tah by the unreasonable demands they lished in many sections of the country By ·oavid D. Allen place upon him. He must be a master of ceremonies, public relations officer for one of the most ensitive point~ We complain of a mediocre min real estate agent, insurance man, taxi in income collection - the amount istry but a wide-awake church can driver, janitor, financial wizard, hand a taxpayer can claim for church con make an excellent preacher out of hol,der, baby-kisser, etc. A church tributions the Internal Revenue Serv an ordinary one. Heres how! can help its pastor by not wasting ice aid. Christians, for the most part, are his time on secondary matters. If he is Varying from about $50 to $80. more interested in how their pastor forced to spend his time on non the guidelines are used by tax tech can he1 p the church than how their essentials or things that omeone else nician when they interview a tax church can help the pastor. A con- could do just a well, he has that payer who does not have record to cientious pastor diligently plans ways much les time for preparation of back t1p the church and charitable and means of being a blessing to hi heart and mind to minister the Word. deduotions claimed on hi return. people but rarely do his people plan Wa hington official denied there ways and means of being a blessing Home is a little school wa a campaign to crack down on to him. per on who claimed large deduction. An alert church can assist the pas Young parents! You are the for ,church and charity. tor both spiritually and materially. teachers and your children are your The guideline e tabli bed for the Their s.piritual help should begin pupil . This school is always in se,3- New York City di trict allow $ l a by praying daily for the pastor. It is sion. Your children constantly observe week for church contributions and appalling how few Christians remem and learn from your life and attitudes. 50 cents a week for mi cellaneou ber the minister before the Throne of They learn from the reading materj al charitable contribution . Thi add Grace. If the folk in the pew were you provide, the radio and TV pro up to $78 a year. as quick to pray for the preacher as grams you allow, and the gue ts you The guideline only come into play they are to criticize him, there would entertain. when taxpayer are challenged by he new power in the pulpit at once. Here, under your supervi ion your the IRS and a ked to produce evi The next thing that will greatly aid children get their training, in human dence of deduction how·n on their him is the regular attendance at all relations. They learn cooperation, return. services. Empty .pews eat the heart though ever so lowly, that will enable The government made a clo e out of a pastor. Most nominal church them to get along with others in the crutiny of 3 440 000 rett1rn in 1964 members attend only on Sunday larger community. Or they do not and ome 2, I 08,000 of the e individ morning. As a result the Sunday learn it at home and are handicapped ual had to pay addi,tional taJCe . In evening service and the prayer hour forever. 455,000 ca e the government n1ad e are poorly attended. God has appointed you a the main refunds after auditing the return .
A poverty w ar? CIRRHOSIS OF THE GIVER ... (D i covered 34 A . 0 . by a hu band and wife tearn. nanias and Babc;on, noted economi·=>t, quote son1e of the 'charges • apphira. ee Acts 5). of wastef ulne s'' in the initial tages of the Adminisitration'. J t i an acL1te nervou condition which ren ler-; the ''War on Poverty" campaign. patient'. hand. imn1obile when he i call ed upon to 111ove '"The to,p 45 employees working at the Wa hington them: headquarte~~ are being paid salaries ranging from $18,000 ( a) in the direction f the billf lli or pttr c, anct to $30,000 per year, an annual total of nearly one n1il thence, lion. And nine additional top aides are scheduled to be hired here. '"fhe Washington office alone will have a (b) to the offering plate. staff of 1, 1 'lO employee . I{ n1cd)' : The pat1e11t n1ay he rcr11ovctl frl)111 tl1c ' alaries of field personnel are reaching gigantic environ~ of the Hot1\e 1 (jt) l 011 ttnLln), s111cc it i~ J)roportions. '"'xan1ple: Out of a total anti-poverty grant clinica ll y ob·')ervah le t l1a t the contl t t ion tit)~~ nt)t t)C 11r 111 o t $67,000 for Mo11n1ottlh, . J. $52,000 will go for staff st1 ch t1rrot1nd111g a\ the golt clt1l1, 't1pcr-111ark.ct, or the alariec". 1 c '\ t a Lt r a n t . 11101 ~ cor1"trt1 t1\ e re111ctl} t\ tL) 11oi11t t)Ut t() t l1c ,. .. l~he New York ity anti-poverty \ laff, who~c 11at1ent ho\\ 111 ,trl} 111co111e L.\ tletlt1Lttor1\ 111 ·1) l)L "lai111ell alaries total a tre111endous figure, have 011e wo1na11 on l)} overco111ing tl1c 111,tl,\d} tt1e pa),roll who get 50() J)er week." And so it goes ... \Al,:, l1ope ar1d pra}' tl1at J)ro
OCTOBER 1965 PACJE 5 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST eart to eart
Mrs. Inez Milner, mong t e omen Wome n's Editor ,~ell \I', r ist ' ' n l,rist : Pr•rltst ,, ~re rit"ll 11c,)11Jc ,lon1i say~ in , \t )1,t ' e11j,,, el a t,lt''' 'i.1 ,t11,,11,cr. ( l1a1,t0r 1. , e1,c .., I : ''I \.\-cnt Olll \\t' ,,1, kl\\'\\\ tilt' l "''"' l t',tt, (. 1111,t ft1ll." 'l l1crc \\ ,l\ nc) re,1\()11 wh\ they 11, , l' lllll~" ll t ) l'1..' t l1 .. l n k. t tt l I \'t 1 llt' ,lll)tilll ..J,!<..) llt)\\ C\.CI. it 1·~ \\hCil fc)Jk\ .. 1,il lr 'Il ,1· \. l,.1('h. tc ,('lll't'I. 'l1ttr\."l1 atl' fttll tl1al tl1cv l1ack\litlc. hat t\ FELLOWSHIP NEWS .1 'ti, 1 ... t ('}1 ,.1 l.1 111cct111g,... ,lllli <.1nc rca\ n \'\ h\ the I orcJ <.loc~ not \\ l tllt' ,· ~l ,-..1t,11ar,. 111cl:t111g,...... 1re in ...gi\c 111a11v f tt~ 111t1 c h 111 ncv. If we B .. I~ l-;,A t=I l OW 'H IP - he f11ll ,, 111~ ag. 111. ta, c ..1 h l1nL' l)l hatl car'i a11d a ) ac ht and n1 oney anc.J - ... "' -- ricc; i<.l e Bible C onfcrcncc convcnccl , t1a, ~ a ,, t tlticrf t1l fall ~111ti ,, ir1tcr \\ hat n t. there i no telling what we in the Bethlehem Bapti~t hL1rch , ,,~ ,tr,c Hl\l \ . , 1t1 rcaLl th1, \vOttlll do, becatt c then we wotdtl J t1ly 25 Aug. 8, with a fine pro t',l~'- c ..1('h tlll)nth 111.1,. 1 ot1r heart feel independent of od . gram throt1ghout the period. The ,, bll:, <.'ti .1, \\C f1re ·ent a: lac.Ji e of the Berean Fellow hip at COMMENTARY ON RUTH When thi family went Otll f till, tended the morning ~ec;•:,ion on T t1cs 11 tice where th ey went. They went by Walter L. Wilson, M.D. day July 27th . We broL1ght Pot-I ~tick d wn to Moab. Moab in th e Bible lunch for noon meal and had a sweet l 11tr<>d11ctic>11 · .. 1 d ha t\i\ bo I" i·5 alway a 1y pe of the World. li - time of fellow hip. ir1 H , \\ orti ab tit ,, n1 n. ne ab Ltt 111elech and hi family tt1rned away A UAL MEETT G I OCT. - .. Jt:\\ 1 ~h ,, L1n1an and the ther abot1t f ron1 the hou e of God the people The Women 5 Mi ionary Union of a 1ent1le ,,on1an. R uth i a Gentile of od and the ervice of God. Off the Ohio Regular Bapti t Cht1rche5 girl and ther i a Je\.\:i h girl. od .... they went, like the prodigal on. A wi]l hold the annual meeting in the ga, a ,, hol book on the e two - long a the prodigal on was poor he Fir t Bapti·"t Church Niles, Oct. 21 t, lo, el) girl . Ruth getting into the tayed home. But when hi father at 1: 30 P.M . Mi Iri Ca tie on fur genealog, of our Lord J e ·u . and - ...... made him rich he turned hi·s back on lough from St. Lucia i our Mi sion E ther keeping the nation of I rael hi father and went into a far country ary Speaker. Make plan for a good 1 from being de tro) ed. What a ble ing with the riche that hi father had group to attend this pecial meeting, that od ha given u the tory of given him. We are o apt to become during the Association meeting that the e t\.\' O women. occupied with the gift and forget the week. Let s meet together Oct. 2 I. The Book of Ruth i the eighth Giver. b ok in the Bible. umber eight in KOOK'S KORNER the Bible and in nature i· "' alway You remember that benediction the beginning of omething new. The ver e in Numbers : "The Lord ble (For your holiday dinners) eighth note on a piano begin a new thee, and keep thee.,, When the Lord Cranberry Salad octa\'e. the eighth day of the week ble 'Se u He make u rich. That 1 box Cherry Jello begin a ne\v "'eek, the eighth color i what the proverb says: 'The bles - 11h. cup water hegin a new pectrum. Always you ing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and 1 lb. ground raw cranberrie find the number eight presenting He added no orrow with it. ' The l 1h cup ugar omething new. D avid the eighth on Devil i after rich people. Rich peo,ple 2 or 3 diced a,pples of h1 fat her. began a new dyna~ty are the kind of folk he wants. So ut meats to taste in I rael. In the eighth book of Hi if you are rich in anything at all - Mix together put in pan and refriger \.:\ ord. God did a new thing: H e rich in the gift of ministry or singing ate. Top with salad dre-s ing and brought a foabiti h girl into gene or forgivene s or kindness or ho pi whipped cream combined. , &1og) of the Lord J e u . tali ty or liberality - the D evil will Mr . Carleton Poe, Dowagiac, Mich. You will notice that in the fir t get right on your trail and take that part of Chapter 1 we find the family away from you if he can. Remember: CRANBERRY SALAD if we a k the Lord to ble u He tra)'ing a\\'ay. In the econd part of I lb. cranberrie - washed need to keep us, too. Chapter 1 we find Ruth grieving. In 1 cup water, cook together until oft Chapter two Ruth i receiving. In Add 2 cups ugar and boil 5 minute '' ow it came to pa in the day the third chapter we find her obeying. 1 doz. marshmellows cut in piece.. when the judge ruled, that there wa In the fourth chapter we find her Add l pkg. Lemon Jello, cool. a famine in the land" ( 1: 1) . I have rejoicing. Straying and grieving: re Add 1 cu.p chopped celery found that whenever anyone begin ceiving. obe1·ing, rejoicing: that i·3 1 cup chopped nut meat 1 ruling in a church the soul dries the ton# of a backslider. And the Stir all together and put in n1old. up and you get a har h heart. God back lider· tory is never a happy - Mary Jame , Ha ting , Mich. one. There are alway·s tears orrow doe·s not do the bu ines of Hi and grief. Church by ruling· He does it by love * * * THE PERIL OF RICHES: The and fellow hip· no one i 'bo " in a ' And he aid unto me, My grace tor)' begin· \\'ith Elimelech. hi wife. church. Whenever you have a hos , I ufficient for thee: for my trength 1 t aom1. and their two sons, Mahlon then you are going to have famine i made perfect in weaknes . Mo t and Chilion. Thi family moved from in the ]and. You cannot have a bo gladly therefore will I rather glory Beth]ehen-Judah into the country of rule and till have a happy fellowship in my infirmi tiers, that the power of 1oab and continued there. What did with one another or receive the ble - Chri t may re t upon me". the)' go for? They had plent)': the)' ing of the Holy Spirit.'' (I Cor. 12:9)
OCTOBER, 1965 PAGE 6 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST • AT HILLTOP HOUSE BOOK REVIEW c;;uctd en cleath ( Aotr;; 5 :5), the c;;eco ncl in being spuecl ot1t of C'hri t 'c; mo11th 4 ' Able To Bear It" by ,ertrt1dc ( Revelation 3: 16) . 303 E. Tuscarawas Ave. . Sanborn, 32 page pt1bli. hec.l hy "A God hath pro perec.1 hin1 '' ( l Barberton, Ohio the Regular Baptist Pre . or. 16 :2) mean only one thing - Thi mall booklet i a jewel; a Dry weather has made the lawn that the giving is to be in proportjon preciou collecition of poems and brown, but we are sure the Lord will of God's bles'Sing. Why not start with pro.=,e written by a mother who h as end rain and they will be green one dollar 011t of ten ten per cent gone through trial with two of her again. However the showers of pirit as Abraham did and, maybe, like children. But as he has written in t1al ble ing have been bountiful. him, rise higher and higher till even the foreword, "The purpose of thi tually you stand on a Moriah with Four church groups have met with story is to show forth God s faith your all on the altar for God. u to bring blessings in song and from fulness in making 'a way to esc8ipe ' the Word and also refreshments for according to His Word and to help P ermit me to share with you that the body. The Copley Bapti t Church, others who may be in similar hard at the age of 18 I started to give one the H untsburg Baptist Church, the places.'' ten th of my wages to the Lord. Two Camden Baptist Church and the This book would be excellent for years later I increa ed the percentage Fundamental Baptist Church of Tall pastors to keep several copies to give until at age 25 I covenanted with madge have very graciously provided to members of their congregation who God to give one-half of all my earn these blessings. Beautifully decorated may be passing through trial. For ings to Him. cakes brought in observance of the others, their faith will be strengthened Now, over 70 years of age, I want birthdays of two of our resident: Mrs. a they read of God's grace jn time to bear te timony that, in spiritua·J Marie Teichert of Toledo and Mr . of need. James R. John on. communion and in material thing Lida Fike of Tallmadge and of our God has blessed me one hundredfold re ident housekee,per Mrs. J..,illian and has graciou ly entru ted to me a K ubicek. steward hip far beyond my expecta (Concluded from page 4) Another of our r esidents, Mi s tions when, as a lad of 18 I ·tarted Caroline Studdiford, vi ited with to give God a definite portion of my I rael starts with an individual Achan wages. friends in New York State for two by name, robbing God in J oohua 7, weeks. for the gold of J ericbo was to go Get to know El... £1yon the "Po e - Supt. Hukill wa privileged to pre into the Lord's ,treasury; and Israel sor of heaven and earth " Who grac sent the H ome and minister the Word ends in Malachi 3 with the whole iou ly accept from U'S the material of God in four of our churches this nation robbing God by withholding things H e h a fir t given u and pat month: The Evangel Baptist the tithe. The first ended in the death pours into our lives untold piritual hurch of Akron, the First Baptist of the individual - the second in the weal.th. Church of McDonald, the North Roy nation being cast off and sca:ttered. "God i able to n1ake all grace alton Baptist Church and the First The Church starts in Acts 5 with abound toward you; that ye, alway,, Baptist Church of Rittman. an individual, Ananias, robbing God h aving all ufficiency in all thing , and ends in Revelation 3 with the m ay abound to every good work'' Supt. Hukill is available for pulpit whole professing church apparently ( II C or. 9 : 8 ) . supply or presentation of the Home doing the same thing; aying in ver e on Sundays or week day evening . 17: "I am rich and increa ed with 'But thi I ay He which oweth He may be contacted by writing the gods, and have need of nothing." The paringly hall reap al o paringly; above address or by telephone: 745- ,proof that she wa withholding is and he which oweth bountifully ,::.hall 8475 Barberton. K eep on praying for seen in Christ's word to her: "Thou reap al o bountifully. Every man ac us. are wretched and miserable, and poor cording a he purpo eth in hi heart, '"' 0 'let him give~ not grudgingly. or of ''Christ Came ... To Save Cinders'' and blind, and naked. ' If he h ad been giving to God he would not nece ity; for God loveth a cheerft1l A little girl made a strange mis have been poor. The fir t re ulted in giver'' (II orinthian 9:6, 7). quotation of a verse, but he told the truth when she said, ''Christ Jesus came into the world to save cinders." Y , H DID! H e takes the cinder LOS ANGELES BAPTIST COLLEGE - the clinker~, the ashes, the burne
Sho'llt n during ceremonies (left to right) are: Eldred Perrin, chairman of building com ionary to Brazil wa gue t speaker mittee - Leo Bender president of Broadview Heights city council; Herman Hobstetter, general at Fir t Bapti t Church, Gallipoli<; 0. contractor George R. Grbson, DD., former pastor; John Taylor, honorary deacon; William B. Rev. R alph T . ordlund, former Patterson temporary cha irman at 1oint boards; Lloyd J. Crosby, pastor. editor of the OIB of Footoria, 0. al o was a recent gue t speaker. Gr und-breaking ceremonie of John Taylor a deacon for thirty R EYNOLDSBU RG . . . PaSitor al\ ar) Bapti t Church leveland, five year .. turned the fir t hove] of Llewellyn Thompson of Bible Mission
,,ere held, J ul,., · 25. at the new church dirt . Bapti t Church , R eynold burg, recent lo at1on on Ea t W alling Road in ly held a Bible conference at Geth- Broad v1e\\ H eight.. , 0 hio. The new building, which is ex emane Bapti•3t Church, Marengo, 0., Thi mo\·e 'A a made nece ary by pected to be completed ear]y in 1966 where Charle E. Margraff i ,pastor. the purcha e of the for mer church will have a full ba ement for Sun COSHOCTO . . . The Campbell- pro pert}· b~· the tate of Ohio for day School facilitie and an audj Ree e team of Milton, Ontario, Can l nter rate H ighwa1- pt1rpo e . torium with a eating capacity of 350. ada, held an evangelistic campaign in a Coshoction County revival. Several Ohio churche in the area cooperated. PORTSM OUTH . . . Dr. R . T. John E. Wheeling called Wau eon with their 12-year-old K etcham i cheduled to speak Oct. . daughter ancy R uth. The R ev. Mr . 10-15 at Temple Baptist Church, to pastor Wauseon church Wheeling succeeds Rev. Ger ald W ag Gallia and Waller Streets, Ports nitz who re cently moved to K out , mouth, 0 ., wher e Dr. Otis T. Holme Re\. J . E. Wheeling recently ac • Ind. having accepted a call to be 1 pa tor. cepted the call to the pa torate of the pa tor of the Fir t Bapti t Church. Ftr t Bapti t Church of Wau eon 0. 018 editions sought and began hi mini try there July 4. The Rev. Mr. Wheeling formerly In our churches Bapti t Bible Seminary of Johnson \.\i a pa tor of F ir t Baptist Church, City . Y. is seeking everal back Rittman. 0.. where he •"' erved for 10 SPE CER . . . P astor P aul Weh i ues of the Ohio Independent Bap \.. ear and nine months. He ha held man has resigned from the First Bap ti t magazine to complete edition a number of other ucce ful pastor tist Church of Spencer, Ohio to go for their school library. ate.) . hi longest being 11 years as to Kan as City, Mo. for further If you have the following is ues pa tor of the Fundamental Bapti t of education. and care to donate them contact the I nd1ana. Pa. library there: WHEELERSBUR G . . . Home eeded: He I a graduate of Moody Bible In titute of Chicago, Ill., and h as coming Sunday for Whee]er burg 1. All mi ing j ues from 1934 taken everal correspondent courses Bapti·-- t Church w as Sept. 19. Plan through 1949 except the issues on the Bible. In March of 1963 he u ed by the church for camp: For li ted below: March 1942, July 1942, traveled in ix countries vi iting 90 every quarter of perfect Sunday March 1944 June 1944, Dec. 1944, per cent of the place connected with School attendance the church will pay March 1945, May 1945, Oct. 1945, the birth. ministry. death and resur 2 toward the camp fee. D ec. 1945, Sept. 1946 Oct. 1946 rection of Chr1 t. and also vjsited the March 1947, April 1947, May 1947, BEDFOR D ... James Jenning ro e-colored citil of Petra in <;outhern Feb. 1948 April 1948, June 1948, ., on of Rev. and Mr . B. C. Jenning Arabia. July 1948, Aug. 1948, D ec. l 948, of the Graham Road Bapti t Church, Feb. 1949, April 1949, June 1949, The \Vheeling are 1iving in the Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio wa a peaker Sept. 1949, Oct. 1949, ov. 1949, par.~onage at 124 Superior Street at Bible Bapti'"' t Church, Bedford. H e Dec. 1949.
OCTOB ER, 965 PAGE 8 THE OHIO JNDEPENDENT BAPTIST MERCY • rfhc Lln <;aVecl man l" 1 heart of the Struth,e,rs Baptist Taberna,cJe ve ry cruel! A news report tell of two Vi et ong prisoner who were qt.1c - tioned in an airplane flying towartl Marks 3 5t'h y,e,a,r Saigon. The fir t refu ed to answer que tions and was thrown out of the By Mrs. William Eisenbraun plane from 3 000 feet tip. The second (See cover picture) pri oner jmmediately answered all questions. H e too wa thrown ot1t! The Struthers Bapti t Tabernacle Jardine participating. Rev. Joseph Even fear an(1 repen,tance brought Corner Fourth and Eln1 Streets McCaba wa main speaker for this him no mercy. Struthers Ohio celebrated its 35th night, ince it was he th at burdened How different i'3 our God! He Anniver ary and Home Coming, Aug. the church for missions in the be judges all who are stubborn, but 8-13. ginning of the church. how mercy to thou and who turn There wa special mu ic and peak The week of ervices closed with to Him -through Chri t, for saving er3 each evening. Some of their own remini cing singspiration, testimonies Grace. "Hi mercy endureth for young people now out in the Lord's a banquet followed by a time of ever." Work came back to peak for the e and entence prayers. C]o-- in g with • "But after that th e kindne '3 and erv1ce . "God be with you 'till we meet love of God our Saviour toward m an Some of th e peak er. for the week again''. ap,peared not by works of r ighteou<; were: The cht1r~h ha 88 out from the ne which we have done but ac Evangeli t Bill Ren trom Denver church a chri ti an workers pastor , cording to His mercy H e aved t1. Co'lo. ; Rev. Ralph Lenz, Novelty, 1 a i·-- tant pa tor teacher and mis- by the washing of regeneration and Ohio; Evangeli t, Dale Linebaugh ionaries these 35 year . Of thi nt1m renewing of the Holy Spirit; which Spring Creek, Pa.; Rev. Robert H e·3s, ber 22 are ordained ministers. There H e hed on us abundantly throt1gh Richmond, Va.; Rev. R ichard Erb are now 15 adt1lt and ten children J e u Christ our Savjour· that being West Pakistan; Rev. Ben Garlic of the congregation on varjou·3 field justified by Hi grace we should be Huntsburg, Ohio· Mr. Sam Brjndair of the world in which the church j made heir according to the hope of Canfie]d Ohio· Rev. Joseph McCaba, giving to·ward their support. Ten other eterna1 life.' (Titu 3 :5-8). Fort Lauderdale, Fla.· Miss Helen adults in various other missionary Gardner, Jamaica; Rev. Earl Welsh, field are partially supported by the Struthers, Ohio· Rev. David Mar Church. The Church has a Jewi~h steller, Cortland, Ohio; Rev. Calvin YOUTH RALLY . . . broadca t over radio station WBBW Day after Thanksgiving Burton, Farmington, W. Va.· Rev. each week, by The Rev. Gerald at Cedarville College Owen Fitch, Lowellville, Ohio; and Sme'l er. Mr. Lou Price, Denver, Colo. Special Speakers During the anniver ary service, The church has now four yot1ng men going to chool, preparing for Aug. 10, a mortgage burning was he]d CLEVELAND of the new annex to the building the go pel min is try. with Rev. R. W. Howell, Pa tor The Rev. A . J. Marsteller i pa.:- tor HEBREW MISSION Marsteller, Ed. Barth and Robert of the ch11rch. Our 62nd Year A taff of eighteen full--time or CHURCH HONORS By Marge Filmer .part-time workers witnessing to our H e has not asked for prai e nor Lord' "brethren" in Ohio, West Pastor Emeritus and Wife fame, Virginia, Brazil; and other area by The world may never know his radio and the mailing mini try. name. Our policy to cooperate with A Banquet was held at the Strt1thers Ye , wealth and fortune he h a<; local w Te tan1ent church in High School cafeteria with 225 at s,purncd, the accepted n1ethod of Spiritural tending, closing the week of the 35th rom vai n . t1cce s he's ever evangeli n1 , and the placing of new anniver3ary and home coming serv turned, convert . ices, of the truthers Bapti~t Taber While by hi ide through all the We e ·pre ... ot1r appr ciation t nacle, Struthers, Ohio. year , . the ,pa t r and fri nd in otrr 'M id sorrow, acrificc, and tear. , Ohio A ociation hurohe who in At this time The Rev. Mr. and H a stood hi s partn er, ever trttc, th e pa t year have h lped n1ake Mrs. R. W. Howell were honored A\ to the Lord tl1cy clo er (lrew. thi 111ini ., try po ible. for tl1e1r 35 year~ of faithfulness and heir heart were tirrcd for taff n1 n1ber are happ'\' t \ 'l 1t devotion to the church and the l ... or<.f'5 n1an ,\ great need, c11urchc , 1n tl1 pirit of ts 15 :4 work. o Je LJ'i' call tl1cy'vc given l1eeLI, to ,11arc report a11d in pi.I atio11al J1e J{ v. Mr Howe I l wa·~ J)fC\cn ted And througl1 the \VOr1tl nrc J1ar 111c ag · ~011ct:rn1ng tl1e 1111n1 tr}. v,1itl1 a life \J/ C portrait of }11n1self ve3 t fi elds, W rit for fre c p1 -H1"'rt1n1pet frorn tl1e cl1urch. Becatt e of J) \.\-rer their inflt1c11cc cr Jor I \rael" a ,1 t1ar t~r l ' le, ote l wield~. to JC\\ 1sl1 Proi1l1c ies, :'ttrr nt A otivenir of the ba11qt1ct was a A tin1e of rc111i111\ci11g, sir1gs1)ira C\\ \ abot1t tl1l! J L"'\V a11d tl1rilli11g • • • l)itllr atld wl1ilt: folder witll a lJillfo1<1 tion, tcsti 111 onics, ancl ~cn tc11ce pt a\ crs r .. l)t)1 ts f ro111 n11 s1onar1 . ize pictt1re of '"f"he J{ev Mr. and Mrs. were enj()yecl 11)' all J)rt;scnt . 111 l,l!ralLl \ '. 111 ]"er, tlpt. • • J • W. Hovlcll ar1(I tlle following evc11i11g wa·; closetl witl1 the s111g111g I> . . Bo.: 1 \O")o 1il ,,vritter1 11)' on~ (lf tl1 Ja<.li of " ;<.1<.l l)e \.Vitl1 ' (1tl 'till \Vt.! 111e t (l~,, la11li, l1io 44118 tl1e cl1urch: agair1' .
THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST OCTOBER, 1965 PAGE 9 Debtors By Myron Williams
" I :un ,h•htnr hoth to Utt• (11tl'l'~' :11ul (o tl1t• llurhar luns~ both to Cht• "1,,.. :uul Co 111,• To 1111,, 1s,·. So, ns nuu·h n, in nil' I\, 1 an, Tl'lHIJ tu 111t.'ll('h 11u.• go,pt.•1 to )OU Chuf art• at Jto111t• .,1,o l~c,r I a111 uot ashan1t.•cl nl tht.• f!o,1,t.•I ot. ( 'hr1,1: lor it is tht.• J)O\\\'r ot (.,cut 1111to ,.11,nlinn to ,·,t.·r,.. cn1\• thnt ht.•Hc,cth .••" Ron,1111, I : 14· I<•
I l1e \ 1' \,,tlt' l'at1l \lc,~r1l1t.'\l 11ir,1,L'lf ()\\ ,vl,at ,,a" tl1nl 111c age? Tl a vcc.l hi n1 th rot1gh J c ~t1 ~ hrist, he , r1c ,, Ill' ,, .l, 111 "lcht. }>crl1aJ)" \\C 1, ft1t1ntt i11 vcr~c I ). he go pel i\ owccl the ga,pcl to others. "n11 all , 1111,,1111 1 ·c ,, 1th 111111 t1n tl1,1t tl1c iJO\\ er of C,ot.l t1nto alvation to Bccau 1:> c C,od has savecl yot1, you "\' r '. I 11 t 1> at1l tll,lt.ic it clc,1r that he c, er\ nc thal bclicvcth. 1 he wi c owe the go pcl to others. How long \\ . ' ,\ \.icl1t\. t l) C\ Cf\ L)nt: \\ tlh \\ 11 1n 111c11 f PaL11' da, needed the go pel ha<; it l)een ~incc 1ou as a hristian l(' ~ .1ll1C In ()Ol,lCt. L1t11Cll111 , ... it of hri t. a11d the wi e n1cn of our have actually triecl to point another \f,,t.' ' cc111 ,1 ... tf ,, c arc 1n debt to da) need the go·,pcl too. The unwi c to J e U"3 Chri t? c, er, ,11c. b11t Patil "a\\' thi to be of Patil' day needed thi me age, May od help yot1 to begin pa)'- tC,. .'.l ll, 1 tfllt: tn ht life. He Vt a a and the unwi e of our day need the ing that debt in the week ahead! \lt'l t\1r t() e, cf\. nc. o,,. that , hich me age of alvation too. Thor-e whom Others have not received hrist. t1 c " ,, cJ ,, a not n1onc)-'. and per hap Pat1l de cribed a~ being Barbarian The go ,pel i5 the power of God unto t1ere ,, e find that t1r debt are ome needed to be aved, and there are . alvation to everyone that believeth. \\ hat different fror11 hi . hat wa it barbarian in OLtr day who also need ome of you have never taken that chat Patil o,,ed? He O\\led the me - to be aved. step of faith. You can take him a<; .... age of the go pel of J e u hri t to your Saviour, if you will believe Gou, t:f\ All Need Salvation c, • ne he met . and by faith take Him as your Saviour now . . . if you will believe God \\ hen did he become a debtor? He The go pel i the power of God and by faith take His Son the Lord te11 about it in the ninth chapter of unto salvation. All need the go pel Je us as your Saviour from sin. the book of crs. He who was a becau e all need salvation. The go - Thi i one way we have of paying per ecutor of the church of J e u pel is God s power; power to change on that debt, by giving forth the Chri t there on the Dama cus road a life and save a soul. The go pel i go pe1. Some of us have tasted and met Him '\\ horn he per ecuted. And the good news that Chri t died for een that the Lord is good. fron1 the time he met Je u Chri t, our in.::- wa buried and ro e again. Our prayer is that you will too. h i.... life \\i a different. J e u Chri t It is powerful because o.f what God doe make a difference in a man· does through and in ~ives as thi life ) ou knovv. o one can ever be go pel i proclaimed. It is important John Weyant is called the ame after meeting Him. because it deals with alvation, and to First Baptist, Niles what shall it profit a man if he gain Paul's Life Changed the whole world and lose hi soul? John Weyant who has been serving ow, many of you know what it a Director of Christian Education Paul' life wa changed in many is to have received Jesus Christ a and Mini ter of music and youth at 1 'v\ a,-· . He nOVt' con idered him elf to your Saviour. You have believed the First Bapti t Church, Elyria, has been be in debt. By this he meant that go pel. You know the power of God called as pastor of Fir t Bapti t becau e God had ~aved him from unto r- alvation even a the Apostle Church, iles, Ohio, Sept. 19. ht 1n there on the Dama cu road Paul did. But did you ever stop to Born in Altoona, P a., he attended hecau e God had done o much for think that you are just a much in Bible Institute of Pennsylvania. h1 m. he would eek to tell other of debt a was Paul? Because God had Moody Bible Institute, Calvin Col the a\'ing power of J e-su Christ. lege Grand Rapids, Mich. and Grand He al o realized that be was in R~pids Bapti t Seminary. debt to all. If God had been elective He ha served in cbtrrches in 1n pro" iding alvation, surely there Quincy, Ill. Au tin, Minn., Mil- \\'Ould not have been much hope for waukee, Wi . and in Elyria. He erves a a mern ber of the Board of an enem1f of the gospel like Paul. But God· offer included all. Paul Shepherd , Inc. where he ha been realized that he was a debtor to all nearly rix year . He i a Chri tian • Education Con ultant for Scripture He Je cr1be: th i~ in ver e 14. 'A • debtor to the Greek ; ' the sophisti _·· l Pre s. H e directed the Greater Mil 1 1 cated. v. orldl . - ~ 1se. cultured Greeks. • waukee Sunday School Convention - • • two year and the Southea tern Wi - ··A debtor to the Barbarian . those con in Sunday School Convention \ ho \\'ere · o much looked down upon three year . b)1 the elite Greek . The) all needed Mu ically inclined, he does vocal, the go pel. T he v-1 ise and the unwise piano and organ a well a congrega need the go pel. Paul was a debtor tional inging and choir . to them all. He had the message. Married to the former Elaine Gil The)' had the need. H e detern1ined more the couple has a fo ter on, to gi\1e them that mes age. Myron L. Williams George.
OCTOBER, 1965 PAGE 10 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST • on station By Lucille C. Brouillet thrt1 t a bottle into her baby' mouth an apartment hou c c.li strict. towcri11 g and go off, leaving hin1 to feed by with cliff dwellings. Thi, is ,l tene Metropolitan Missions himself. Neither do we think it •"' uf ment hou e area. Baptist Mid-Missions ficent to give a new born child of Glory Clubs start agaiin the fi rnt Cleveland, Ohio God a Bible and then leave him to week in October. We will have J 6 Jesus ~aid to Simon Peter. ·'Simon. son of feed by himself. These Iambs are in or more teens in ot1r weekly supper Jonas. do you love me more than these?" a field beset with grievous wolves He said t'!, Him . ." Yes, Lord; you know th.a t meeting. We will need more in fooc1 I love you. He said to him, "Feed my lambs." and planted with poisonous weeds ~up.plies. La t year the Preteens more that look inviting to the ta,"' te. We have a new baby on our rnis- than filled the rooms here. We need ion tation. Rev. and Mr . Gerald to continue to pray about a Glory Eaton have a son, their first child As soon as the la t Glory Club awards had been given on Topping Club Hou e. With or without a hou e who wa born on Aug. 13 the la-3t we will need to start a econd Pro day of Vacation Bible School. How Day and the outings were over, we devoted ourselve to the Vacation teen club. Thi means that we need carefully they watch over their young to pray for more volunteer teacher one! With what attention they see to Bible School le Oil'3. The Lord gave us two artists to help with the work and for wisdom and time to con hi feeding and comfort! There was duct a teacher-training program. joy at his birth, but that was not the book sheets. One wa a lady who re end of it. Their love will trengthen ceived Christ only last winter and There are so many thin.gs to tell and deepen a they watch their on the other wa~ a daughter of one of you. I am m arking a few week , from grow. Their joy will be full when he our Mid ... Mis ion families, Mis Dar about Aug. 2 1 to Sept. 2 J, 1966, for come to know the Lord Jesu hri t lene Rouch. We are thankful for their a period of deputation. l f you woL1l c.l and can learn to erve God. talented a si tance. like to have me come to peak to We have other new babies on our your church, mi ionary grot1p or mi sion station, young ones in faith. The average attendance at the chool would you please write to me. Several of them are but a few weeks Bethel Church Vacation Bible School A year seem like a long time from old. One boy accepted Chri t be was J 00 children. Of these, 60 came now but the month will quickly pa s cause one of our Chri,stian teenager every day for the ten ,days. Bible by. Perhap the Lord will come be invited him to Vacation Bible School. School at the Bib·le Center had an fore then, but if H e hould tarry, I average attendance of 58. These One girl who had only just moved would be ha1ppy for the privilege of into our neighborhood was saved. All numbers are but an index of how peaking to you about our work. need our prayers that they might be small our quarters are. There are willing to feed on the Word of God. hundreds of children in our neigh In the meanwhile, let ll l ivc with Teaching is an important part of our bor hood. There are o many ou] out covetou ne , content in ot1r city work. A good mother does not here, ,so very many. Yet th i i not Lord J e u~ Chri t.
gratitude or whatever el e m ay be se the cause. We pray for more faith. Well, that
i ju t what the Lord want·.3 to 0oive u . But faith i not ome ready-made at you ave commodity ent in package fron1 H eaven to all that pray for it. Faith put to Hi di ciple before H e ble ·"' ed By L. V. Maynard i trLt t and trL1 t build""' upon peri the loaves and the fi he , o that there ence. J.t i therefore, faith when it The following comment were came to be much more than there i triecl that i mor pr iot1 tha r1 taken from an article written by rl had been - ' How many loaves have gold. The way to great r faith i t ye? Go anc/ see." Ob'Serve al o that ing Strom: prove Gotl, to ventL1re forth 11pon the ~, A noted writer tells in one of hi the talent were to be increa ed, not pron1i e ; to n1a k. e Ll e of the faitl1 by the tii tribution of fre h talent books about someone who was a king we already hav , even th t1gh it re for more sugar in hi s tea, and received in addition to tho e that had alreaciy little and weak. the an~,;wer, 4St1r your cup.' " been given, bLtt the ta'len being ti. ed. It i jt1 t the sa111e with t1r b ltl 11c~ . "rhere are many who are longing ls thi., where the hindrance lie .. anti with ot1r willingne" to \acr1fice for more of God. And this longing i5 for o many of ti ? W e think we have and to •'ervc. If we were n1or \vill1no· aJ\\'ays to the good, when 1t ar1 \e~ too little, and woL1l
THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST' OClOBER, 1965 PAGE 11 By E. Robe rt Jordan, Pastor Calvary Baptist, Lansdale, Pa.
A strange word "Nicolaitanism'', yet it has a tremendous meaning and is a Biblical word, found in the book of Revela tion. The doctrine of the Nicolaitanes is coming back. On every hand we see evidences of the rule of the clergy over the people. This article by E. Robert Jordan supplied to us by Council of Ten Chairman Edward Morrell, Jr. explains the little understood word~
Thot1gh thi \\ rd may ound very trange to the making political and ocial pronouncements in the name reader. ,.. et. it i a Biblical word, found in the word of of their churche and congregation ; and the congrega God. and ha a tremendou meaning, a far a"' condition tion and churche~ have nothing to say whether they agree in the church are concerned. The word 'nicolaitan come or disagree with what the clergy happen to say. f ron1 reek word : Yes, the doctrine of the icolaitanes is coming back
1. 6 iko . \\,.hich mean : onque t, triumph, or to with u again, and we are seeing it stick up its ugly head conquer. all over America, where the clergy have become mall 2. Lao \\'hich mean : The people. god~, and complete dictators over the mind, the bodies o. the ~·ord mean~: Victoriou over the people. and the oul of the peo,ple. The church dictates to the e find the word icolaitane mentioned in two pas people what they can do, what they cannot do, what they
aoee, of -cripture in the Bible. can think, what they cannot think, where they can go, I . Revelation _: 6 peaking to the church of Ephesu , where they cannot go. And, no longer is the church the Lord ay : "But thi thou hast, that thou preaching the Bible and showing people from the Bible hate t the deed of the ICOLAITA ES which what they should not do· showing people from the Bible I al o bate. ' where they should not go; but leaving the final decision of obedience or disobedience up to the people. No, the 2. Revelation 2: 15. peaking to the church at Per clergymen are taking this prerogative again, over the gamo , J e u Chri"' t aid: ' So ha t thou al o them ,people; and whether it wa in the dark ages, whether it that hold the doctrine of the ICOLAITA ES, was in the early church or now, it's still called by the which thing I hate.' sa. me name, and that name is an ugly name icolaitan- The doctrine of the icolaitanes is the doctrine of 1 m. the rule of the clergy over the people. From about the According to the word of God, a church should .,\ ear 300 until the Reformation of 1517, we had a com- plete picture of the doctrine of the icolaitanes, where be a corporate body, where the pastor is the head of the the clergy completely ruled mind body and soul, the church. He teaches and preaches the word of God, and people. \Vith the coming of the Reformation the people councils to his people. He lead the flock in the direction came into prominence where they had a voice in what that it should go, but the people should at least have t \.\ a going on in church government and in church circles, ome r.:-ay in the local government and of the church. and no longer was the mini..... ter or priest held to be in Laodiceanism is where ju t the opposite occurs, the f all ib le or to be a little god a complete dictator over people rule the clergymen. This is wrong also, but the their li ves. people should have ome ay of what s going on in their In both of the e pa ages of scripture there is one church, how their money is spent, what they get involved thing that we ee and that i in both pcrsages God ays in, in the community, and what they do not get involved that he hate icolai tani m. He hates the rule of the in. The clergymen should not have the dictatorial power clergy o\·er the people. Wi th the formation now, -0£ the over the mind, body and soul of the words, thought and 1 rational Council of Churches and the World Council of deeds of every member of their congregation. Churche . v.1e are seeing more and more that the clergy If the laymen of our churche don t oon wake up are beginning to rule. The clergy decide what Sunday they will be completely conquered by icolaitani m. They chool material 1 going to be u ed. what Bible can be are going to have less and le to ay, and more and u·-- ed. The) decide what t)'pe of government is going to more order to obey, unle they wake up and take their be u ed. The) decide on what the church will get in prerogative in having something to say in the running \10l\1ed in . and what the church will not get involved in. of their local congregation. God ay : " icolaitanism, The people have nothing to a)' and the clergy has every that which I hate." icolaitani m is the clergyman '5 thing to ay. The clergy men of the e councils are now victory and a conque t over the people.
OCTOBER, 1965 PAGE 12 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Just for Today e aptist Lord for tomorrow and it need l do not pray; Keep 111e, my God £ron1 tain ot .. in, Ju~t for today. ow et a eal upon n1 y lip · For thi I .pray; Keep n1e fro111 ·wrong or ic.lle woru\, Ju -t for todav., . • Let n1e be low to c.J o 111 y will. I Prom pt to obey, 0 e And keep me, gu ide 111 c, use 111e Lord. J L1~t for today. · Thi i the day which the Lord h a th 111 ad e ." P al111 l 18: 24 • Met11ber · of the Bapti ~t School of the Bible Public Relation Depart- The Voyage of Life • 111ent are available for peaking en Life i a voyage: the hu111an oul gage1nent in churche . The chool at a hip. The uncharted 'ea·' lie be 13407 K in n1an Road, Cleveland, fore Lt . They will not be all cal111 Ohio 44 I 20, i in the n1ini try to ' ' ,:.. ca anLi unny kie . There will al o .• • • • • train full-tin1e Chri tian leader to .•. be . hoal·· of tern ptation threaten, the n1eet the growing demands of church_ reef of trouble ri e, and the torn, related vocational need . of ·arrow urroL1nd u , to knovv that J e u i·) the aptain of OLtr oul and Walter L. Bank ha been with the H is Word the chart of our voyage. chool, since May of 1951. H e ha , . W . F. Wilk_ hared in many of it tage of de- velopment and has erved in everal ''Dear Lord, Be Patient with Us capacities. Fir t a·3 in tru{;tor and di Sinners!'' rector of practical work a trea urer, Little Su ie had been naughty, and pre ident, dean of education and in her mother ugge·3 ted th at he men 1une of 1964 was again ap,pointed to tion the matter in her prayer . She the presidency. did o. and mother heard her ay: "Dear Lord, I know I'n1 a bad little H e ha a deep burden for and an girl, and I do wi h you would help understanding of the Christian edu Walter L. Banks me to be better, and if at fir t Y 0L1 cation need in today's cul·tural con don't ucceed, try, try again.' text. H e would welcome the oppor erved a president until June 1964. tunity to help others to become better H e has a backgroun,d of 30 year informed concerning the work of the ervice with Bapti t M,id~Mi~s ion in (Continued from page 11 ) Africa. H e ha:s served a dean of school. cned. It i the an1e, too. with the men at Practical Bible Training reading of the Word of God. M any William L. Mason wa appointed School in New York. His ready wit, . ay that they neglect the reading of as director of public relation in down-to-earth outlook and deep pirit God' , Word becau e they get to little January 1965. H e had erved a in L1ality i obviou to all who know hin1 . out of it. In Proverb 2 we read that structor in the school in 1959-60 in H e i a faithful >teacher of n1any if we are to take hold of the tre~1 'ttre th e ·.)tudy of egro H i tory. H e has BibJe Ltbjects in the curricL1lum. been employed in the field of social that are in the Word f d, then work for the past four year , in Regi trar Leon R. Willian, ha" we n1L1 t cry and ear h! Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Akron. been with the school incc the t1n1 - There are . o n1an)' po ibiliti ' f r He has a clear under tanding of and mer of 1956, erving at the fir t a the one who really want-s t crve the ,1 heart pa sion for this work, and is camp bu driver and a i tant can1p Lord here. There are n1an1 \\ ho arc a capable teacher in the curriculum. director. He came from rand River going abot1t with a real bt1rden anu Academy where he tat1 ght in the fire in the heart, but 1n on \\ ~1) or J an1es D. Parker was first a~~oci school for l1oy . another they c.lo not ec111 t ,.lcco111 - atcd with the school as a ~')tudent in 11li,h vcr 111ttch alter all. H 1\ teaching 111 i 11 1·, try w a\ he g u n 1954, and graduated in the class of 1 h re 1 n tl l1 u 11 t t 11 at \) n th c , , l1 t) I e i11 1957, anu \i nce tl1c fal l ()f 1959 1959. He l1as served as 1111 ssionarv if \\Call 111aLle ll\C f \ hat \\C h,l\C, he l1 a\ ~crvcll a" rcg1\t1 ar of tl1c \J\'ith thi ·.')chool a11d 1l1orc rccc11tly 1t ,,ould t1()l l1c ll)11g l1cto11..: grc~•t scl1ool. as director of the bra,1ch scl100J 111 1l11ng, \\ OLllll tak.c l)ldCC l)I \\ l: 11(1\'(! 1-.. ric, Pa. t') /, 1,1111 e,I c1!1 f c1,lv \O 111t1 ·l1 lr ()111 1t>ll Mr. Willian1 s dirccl'i tl1e ca1111) l)f()_ - in tl1c ot hl) lLl11c,,. Mr. J)arker ha a cJcar 11ros11ect i c gra111 each sL1111111cr, a11ll 1·., a fa\ ortte ..,J,a1)c fai tl1. <.: it1)al)ilitics. gitt l)t tt1c '1)1r1t. L, of t l1e 11eed in Bi l1l e C ol legc CLI uca of tl1e Yottng ~Jct1plc as \<\ ell ,t!'\ ,\ l)Ct 1c11 ' \;; , ligt1t l)tl tl1c orLI l) t 1t)Li , tio11 a11d i ft1lly co111111ittcd lo tl1e conscic11 t1 c>L1 s in\truclor of ttllL1lt s. • ,l nLl 111 ll 11, <,) }1 ! \ ) I\l llC }1 111()1 C l)C\ llf l~ carr)11ng (>Ut of the objl;cti,,es of the SJ)ecial 111u ical accc>1111)anin1~nl - tltat is 11101 e tt1an e11 )t1 gl1 lll c11- i11 titution. n1a)' t1c arrar1gell \\Ith an) t>t these ri t1 tis \\ ith n1ttl l1 greater l)lt'""i 11 gs
1 \ l ice I re illl!11t t hcotlore 13 . \i\' i111cr SJJeak~t"~. C,l> f)l.! I lt:a111s arc dlsL> a v~1il iJ tiE OHIO IND PENDENT BAPTf SI OC OB R, 1965 P tJt 13 Contribution _ to Don't Wait ... Fasting and Feasting • • • Hor11 J \ l r s cl 111 l: l n e l lJ a k l, u t l l f'l r,, ~ • and Carnp Iri e. • • • • I 'r S l)l1lCl)ll(' lll ,\sk \ f lll l() \ ' ISll. ,.. nst f l'f)l1l l I r d G . Ho rd, Tr a . l'l llC I Ill I (ll' •,\ 111 ,ltll' t\, :,sk , \lll lo titl1l: . • 11 11 f' Hts\;. P. . Bo 3 l·,11 ,,11 in,,itnti 11 t,) Jllltl tl1t Sttntla) Ro h t r, O hio S 11 ,l,I .,11,I '" I raining 11io11. l '" ast ll'lllll sclt-r,it . 1"' 1.)r tr,.1ttl I· ll) "trik~ l)cf re \t)tt .1,1,,, 1=\::,sl t1 n jl, . JULY l'" t r n tlcatl, 11,lt1cc lll r "111111\l , \)lt t11,ll , ,,t, ,l1,.1tilll 11,\\ ~ , t'-ltlc<.l n IO\l ~O tt I. ,.. ~r,l frt)t11 ill-tcn111cr, \• pr a i ~ God for tho t' ho h c.l v c con, c ( ( It 11i)ctl) J.. cast 011 JJca cc. through , 1 ith help to pcl off the debt against th Hom C.in,p Inc. We hope t ha t ,.. ast frl)t11 jcalot1sy. oth r ill make it a n,atter of prayer and Gifts to the Ohio I·c,l'il c>n lo\c. l, ,t ' C n,a be able to pay a good amount Association on the debt ,n October this year. r ,1 \ t f ro111 pr ic.lc. H. R. Davison, Treasurer r ca~t on ht1n1ility . Gifts to the Home 23 Ivester Lane Arcanum, Ohio I ~,l \ t fro 111 ~c Ifi sh nc'>·, , Bible Baptist N. Madison .. . .. $ 9.00 Ca\t 011 \CfVlCC. Edmond Beam Spencer ...... 10.00 JULY North Olmsted Baptis t ...... 10.00 ra"il tron1 fc,1r. Fa 1th Baptist Amherst ...... 10.00 New Lyme Baptist, (Hon.) $ 25.00 ca. t on Jove. Penfield Jct Baptist Lo rain ...... 10.00 Graham Rd . Baptist, Cuyahoga Falls Memorial Baptist Columbus ...... l S.00 {Hon.) ...... 25.00 Pri(/e goetlz ve/ore cle.~tr11c.li OCTOBER, 1965 PAGE 14 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST 757 students Directed to College campus The Lord h a directed 7 57 tud_ ent to the Cedarville College can1- pu . Thi record-breaking enrollment over a 25 per cent increase over the 600 young people who attended ,...edarville la t year. The teaching ,taff ha al o increa ed. There ar e ,ow over 40 full-time faculty mem iers. To accommodate the rapidly ~xpanding ,:,tudent body, more than ~325,000 ha been expended to pur ;ha e and con truct dormitorie . An addition to Faith Hall wa completed tt a co t of $160,000 and hou e 80 ~omen students. A complex of apart- 11ents in the Cedar Park addition wa purchased from a developer for New Girls' dorm goes up 5165 900. The existing apartments plus an additional one constructed The admini tration building under with float , alumni meeting and his year are being u sed to accom went ome major changes this um occer game with ky-diver perform :nodate 13 3 men students and house m er. The exterior was sandbla ted ing at half-time. The d ay will be .wo staff members. and repainted, the north and south clin1axed by the pre.miere bowing, The student-personnel staff was in entrance were remodeled to include Saturday evening, Oct. 9 of a new :reased by three to provide better aluminum glass doors ,pillar ,:, up 30 n1inute color film titled ' Higher ,upervision and counseling service for porting b alconies, and the east door than Higher Education." he larger student body. Additional way to the building was clo ed. Jersonnel include a dean of m en , ·esidence hall supervision, and a The old cafeteria building was con ;ampus security officer. verted for u e as a post office and Why must Brethren suffer? print hop. The space m ade avail International Christian Re lief m in isters able in the administration building worldwide to Christia n Brethren who are by the transfer of the post office and destitute because of w ar d evastation, d isease, overpopulation and the ravages of nat ure. print shop wa used for additional Be cause of their biblical stand ag ainst a pos· staff offices. tasy and communism, these b rethren have been b ypassed b y larg er deno m inational and Dr. William E. Kuhnle pa tor of g overnmental ag encies. Wo n't you help? the Garfield Bapti t C hurch, W au W rite: ato a, Wisc., wa the speaker at the International Ch ristian Re lief fall Bible Confer ence, Sept. 20-24. A 8 Frazer Aven ue day of ,prayer preceeded 1he e meet Collingswood, N . J. ing . Each year the3e ervice are cheduled with the prayer that the Lord n1ight t i c thc111 to prepare the tudent body and facLtlty for the con11ng• year. Hebrew Christian Society xten ive plan have been laid for (An lr1dependent Baptist M ission) Pro pective tL1dent Day , Oct. 8-9, 4486 Mayfield Road in conjunction with the fall Hon1c Cleveland 21, Ohio co1111ng activitje 011 Oct 9. on1c of * * * the f eatt1re activitie. will be a parade PRESENTING CHRIST Through means of: College gets deed • Literature Distribution • House-to-House Visitation Horner Lankford {left), of the Lankford De .1elop,nent Co., Xenia, presents the deed DECATUR FOUNDRY CO . INC. • Bible Classes to a co,nplex of apartments in Cedar Park 10 • Camp Division of J. L. John~o n & Sons Inc. Dr. Jan,es T. Jeremiah, president of Cedar • Correspondence Sthool ville College. The purchase included $140,000 1700 N. Calhoun Street • Radio for la,~d and apartment units constructed Decatur, Illinois last year and an additional $25,900 for a WCRF Cleveland new apart,nen1 uni1 now under construc1 ion Man ufactures Speakers available making 1he 1otal purchase price $165,900. The apar1men1s with furnishings and equip· Annealing Pots for Mc1ll eable foundries to rnir1ister 1r1 your Churcl1 n1ent are located in a section of Cedar Park Rev. Alan C. Metcalf, Director comprising 4 .2 acres of ground including a blac 1op parl ing lot. Ccdarv, JJe, OJ11 • / Our new 30-minute color film entitled ''HIGHER THAN HIGHER EDUCATION'' * Premiere showing Oct. 9th during Homecoming and Prospective Student Day .. * Churches are encouraged to write now to schedule showings after Oct. 9th. Cost? Offering, $15 m1n1mum.• •