The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1953

11 Of thP 11 ,tr1a e11 rs () r t l1e 1>,181 or ix t <> ser a 111ircl <>l' }TI ( ) l' (l () r h i 8 ( I ( ) 11 - g'I·0g·atio 11 g·o Ollt clf1('1' ~ 1 1lllClcl\r c-11 001. It l1t1rts ,lll tl1 e 111c>r<' ,,,he;t 111a11)" <>f tl1 0111 cl r r 111 111l>r r :-; <>f' tll<' rl111reh ) '" 01111 g· 1)<'011]0 i11 tl1 0ir lc111 Pr t ee11: a11cl acl11ltH tl1,1t ·lai111 t c> love the Lorcl. 'I he>" , rr11 1 l1 e rfttll>r l1el JJ to pa3r t}1e ])aHto1· 8 salcll')". 'rlle'.)" t l . , , 'i . ee111 <) >e .. ay111g·, i 1) r11 tl .\' 011r ti111e i11 lljl)le st111,· t o A11 cl tl1<:> \\ 1 ill o~ Goel for 1nc11 ~\ 1 c1st C' t)rl)P\vritrr r1l)bo11 a11cl J)aper to 1>11t it i11 sr r- 111011 for111. 13e . 111' to ,,,o rlc 11c1rcl ' f 01' ,,, \\'011 t ~ ll l > 1 01·t a ]az~r 1>a. tor. 1~1~eae 11 i 1 to e11111t)" JJr,, 1 s, b11 t 1>1 ase e x c 11 ·e 11. fro1n l1ea1·i11g· it. He> far a tl1e3r a1--e 011 r11 ecl tl1e 1 ast c>r coul cl p 11cl J1alf hi ti111 i11 fi s l1i11 g and golfing. TI-IE PR. BLE:\I That it i a eriot1 proble111 i11 mo, t cJ1 t1rch a11 b ee11 f r o111 the f ollo,vi11g t11·vey: Cht1rch 1. 50 to 60 o/o o·o h ome afte1· u11 lay cl1ool. hurch 2. 40% ( 1 hurch 3. 20% C 1 hurch 4. 5% 1 }111 r ch 5. 7 o/o ( 1 hu1·ch 6. 10% 1 l111r·ch 7. 2 % If all cli 111·ch a,,erage 11 J) like the~ e :eve11 , it ,,,ot1lcl 111ea11 t hat 22.5% of o t ll' 1111day :chool atte11d– ant go ho1ne after • u11cla,r sch ool . A ·t11 al] y , ,ve f ee 1 . ·t1re it ._ i. v\ 1 or tha11 tha t, f o r ma11y of thP. e fi g·t1r \\'er e }>as cl 0 11 the cliffere11 ·e lJe– tv\'ee11 • it111 clay .· i}100 ] a11 cl eh111· 1 h attr 11cla11ee a11(l ,,,e l{ ll O\\' t l1at the ehurc·h a t t cJ 11cla11 1 e iH l>o<>st e<l by those t l1at co111 fo r ch t1rel1 alo11e. \Ve havr 11<> clo11l1t tl1at tri a\' rag·e is 2G o/t. 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