The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1953

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II 11l<ill, re, ,eal. t l1a t tl1c eo. t of ec111i1)111e11t t o be i11stall ec1 at a1111) l)at1110. ,,,.ill ll~r a l,11·!.rr ,1- n1ot111t excee 1 tl1e a. 11 0 11 l1a11cl, a11d that it will b 11ec ar1r to bo1·- .. 1·ov,T co11 i l 1·abl 111 1 ev. il1\1rC' l1 . • a1·e a l{ed to do all po il)]e t l1olcl tl1 e bor1·0,,,j11g to a 111i11i1t111m. "i\Ia11y cht1r 1 l1111e11 JJ1~ay t ioc.1 011 llll la}r, tl1e11 p1·ey n th i1· fellow 111 11 tl1e 1-- t of th week. Rev. 1 l1a1·lc Tof. i11g· 1· of 1 lev - la11cl i e1·vi11g· as I11te1·in1 Pa. to1· of tl1e Be l)eto,~'n Bapti. t ;hu1·cl1 the pt1lpit havi11g· bee11 , ,.acated by th r e ignation of Pa tor II0111e1-– (}rav 11. Th R ev. W ay11e ar l of 0- . hocto11 ha. been called to erve at th Ro he t er· Bapti t h111,cl1 Roche ·ter hio. 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C) f t 11 i.– i\ I i.-.si< >11 :t ill 111al<<> 111t1 t l 1 <>f tl1is f)l1a:r of it.· c> r ga11 iz,1t io11, it i. co11- stc111 t I:{ e1111) 11 a: izecl tl1a t FBTI?\ I i s 11ot n 111a (.'}1i11P 11or a 11 ar tle. co r1)oratio11, it i. a fello\vsl1i1). I3e 1 all.' C of tl1e a l>o, r fa t ~ BR '.I j , cl c}e t) l)' i11ter·e. trcl i11 tl1 cl1rre11t li:c11.·:io11 b i11~: ea1~rie 1 011 tl1rtt t l1 col11n111~ of Tl1 e Oli £o In de1Je1z– clent BaJJfi ·t 011 pa.·to1~a1 i11 . t11~a1 cr. 1 t i. ea.·y fo1· f llo,,\ l1ip to 1 - ge11e1·ate i11to £i11e • l111cli11g plati– tt1cl e . TJil{ tl1 111a11 ,J an1es , ri - tlaliz s ,v110 pio11.· l}r aicl to the l)Oor , 1) l)art i11 l)eace, l)e ye ' '"arn1ecl a11cl fille 1 ' l)tlt ,,·}1 0 111acle 110 ef f 0 1·t to l)ri11 g t 11 i .: t o l)a. : , so \,\ 1 (\ toc1a,r so l)la11c11,,,. c.lrt la l'e 0111' • • al leg· ia11(.' to th e 1)011 l s of f c 1 lo,,,_ shiJ) yrt are ·011te11t witl1 liJ) ~ er,T– iec:. 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IRVING REESE Director l'i 1 P,\' e l1111·c·l1es, ,,. 1 ,tr<1 c·c>11, i11c· rc l. cl l'P a,,·a r e of tl1e fi11a11<·ial ~cltl'ifi(·P~ llr i11 2,· 111acl P l>,.. 111 c>1..,t ( 1 }1ristict11 • ,Yc>rl( r.· . I~.-11 eiall~y arP tl1p~p '<l('l'i - f i (.' (_} 8 a p})a l' 11 t i 11 111 i ~ ( 1 cl~ r () r l 1 i g l1 1>riees ,,ritl1, i11 1110 ·t S(.lt'tl lar fic>lcl'-;, c·c>rrr .·1)011 cli11g·ly l1ig· l1 ,,,,1gc1. ·. 11ot to 111 11tio11 tl1e 111c111,.. i11s11ra11c·r a11cl • re1tire111f11t b t1 11 efits t}1,1t ltcl\' P l>C<'ll S"t' ll1'PC1 fo r \\' ()l'l(Pl'S , i11 Jl{) Jll (Jj' tl'llic/1 Cl1risfia11 zr rJrh·< rs shore. 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Pcl i11 th f' ( 1 <> 11, c' ll - • • ti o1 . ~t>t C)ll<' c>f tl1P~t' · ·sc>lcli l· 1·s <Jf tl1r <'l't)ss,' ' ,, P cll'C' "lll't'. l' l'c.t' t·et s t}1p s tP]> tal{Pll 1>111 thP l',1t·t ()(' cl r e1c1 l fi11a 11 <·icLl 1>rit•t' tl1,1t ,,n~ 111,t Ll<' ~t ill l'PlllHitt s. \\ llHt l>t\t1Pl' \\' H\ ('Hll (•}\tll't'lll'S • C'\. l)l'l'88 l' PH I ft,ll<)\\SlliJ) ,,ith tll (~' SJ)il'it llctl lPH<lt'l'S i11 thPil' \\ 1}}111g Jl}cltP l'i,ll SHl' l'i l'ic·P t ha11 1>.\ (>l' () \ t<l– i 1l ~ S < > 11 l l' l i 111 P i l l "l l l' cl I l VP , l t } (' cl St H - gni11st tl1p t111c•t 1 1·tai11tiP~ f>f tlt Pit• 1'l11lt l' f'8 ! ~IOl'P ()()\\l 'l' ( () thl' ri'c7.– ; / () 1' l 11 t }\ j ~ t' Hl l l l) ,:t 1g· 11 !