The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1953

Pa :1t_') ,,,c THE 01110 INDEPENI)ENT BAPTIS1, .J n 1111:11·, I !).';:1 • • Editorial Comnient 'l'l{J1: ~,)~ ( 'l11·1"t 111c1, 1, t)\ t'J' ,l1l<l ,, P ,tHllll H1 tJ1p 1)(, !.!' i 11 11 i 11 p: () r cl ~ }~: \~.,. ')" Ve\ I' : tl 11 t' t 11 H 1 • })1'()1111~( 1 1 () 11(' tlt'vi,i\"P 111 111,11·l~i11g· t11P l'<llll'~t\ <lf tilt' l T11i1l'<1 ~tc1tP~ of ~\tll l>l'it·,1. a11cl tll<' \\' t)r1c1. I>r<1- tlil·ti<l11 <>f tl1i11g·" t<> v<>Jll<> t·,"111 l)cl 111,t<l<~ <>111., · <)11 tl1e l>as1~ <>f J>l'C'!"\e11t t rr11 < ls. Ea1·l~· re1><Jrt:--. i11clit·c1te tl1,1t tl1P ~alt) <>f 111rrc:l1c111cli~r cl111·i11·1. tl1p ( ~ l 1 r i ~ t 111 cl ~ PH , < > 11 <) f 10 ,3 :2 . e " - vPPclecl ,111 e"tal1li~l1ell l'<'c·c>r<l~. 'l"l1P t,ro l1c>licla,·. 111<)8t s11t·c·e ·. f11ll,~ ex- • • J)lc>itecl lJ~· ,·e11c1c>r~ Hre ( 1 ]11·i~t111a" a11cl Ji:astp1·; t,,·c> r<>lig·ic>11!-> l1oli– tla~-~. 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