The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1953

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The 1 tt r r·eacls as f ollo,v. · : ' ' Dear Brothe1· Pal1l, Tl1e plll'J)O ·e of tl1i letter i s t o 111a lte a plea f 01· a 11e d of \V l1i r 11 )"Olt al reacl)" ]cno,, 1 • r\ yot1 l{11ov,r ,J \111e i tl1e ti111e fo1" tl1e e11tra11c for the tl1i1· l cla (of the :\Ii ~ io11 " 1 chool of Fort r cl1a1nbal1l t T cl1acl ) "''l1icl1 11ece itate__ 111or bt1ilcli11g ~·itl1 110 ft111cl · 0 11 ha11l for it. Tl1 :it11atio11 ca11 be ir Ulll\'e11te 1 b~" a r etreat, that i: lrippi11g· tl1e acl- 111 i.. io11 of 11e\\' ·tude11 t. a 11 l tl1a t of cour e vvill be tl1e 011l1" alte r - 11ative if 110 ft111d ·0111 e to ha11cl. II0,veve1· ,ve hope to ha,,e t,vo touple. the1'e ,, 1 ho co11ld 11per, 1 i e the con t1·uctio11 of a chool bt1ilcl– i11g if mea11 ,, ..er e in hand. Rachel (l\Ietzle1' ) ha bee11 doing· g·ood worl{, and vvith M1· . J a ob 011 ·oming thi ) 1 ea1-- to l1elp a11cl to relieve her at fu1·lot1g·l1 it see1n.· a t)i ty t o see an}... halt i11 the pro– gress. 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