The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1953

.r a ll ua r:r 1n;,:1 . ~~~~~~~~~~--...~ THE 01110 INDEPENDEN1 1 I3At:>1 1 lS'l' Pag El •v ·n FIRE DESTROYS CHURCH AT ARCA ~ \ 1 >(> t11 1111 ( 111 i µ: 11 1 <, r Nat t 1 rc 1 <l ,\ • l)Pt·P111l >e r 1:1, tl1P J{ p\·. 'I hc>111H" \ r<) lltl<>'P l' c\ll(l f'Hllll}\ r \\Pl'(' H\\' clh. h • e11Pcl 1<> fi 11(l 111Pir ll<>lll t' i11 t' la111rs. '1'}1p ()HSl(>l' alltl \\' tft~, Sl' i Zi ll t?.' tll c'i l' 1 l l f H 11 t ( 1 H \ l µ: l 11 (\ r , 1' l l :-; 11 < • < 1 f' r <> l l l t l 1P 1 > \ t i 1 c 1 i 11 g· • H11 c 1 a :--i 11 < > r 1 1 i 111 <' 1 n t <' r t l 1 e i l 111 r <' l 1- I > ,1 r so 11 a g <1 • t l 1P l 1 <> 111 P of tllt" I111111a11t1P l 11c111ti st ( 1 ]1\11'·1 1, J.\rL·a11t1111, < l1i o. ,,· a:--i 1·ecl,1t· ccl t<> asl1eR. 1\ e ·or cli11g: 1(> l)l tr 1111 lPrst,t11cl – i11g- t}1p 1 astor s,1 l,?,1getl 11 11e c)f l1i . JlP r H011al 1)<)8. 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