The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1953

!\fa)· l!J;');.{ ------------ THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST___________ ~ Pa1~e Nine FLASHES FROM THE CHURCHES 1\llllllHl lJllSillC'HS 111<'<'{ 111 g· <>f th<' F'il'~t 1~a1)tist ( 1 l111rc'll, l~l)'rict. \\'els l1el<l \ ctl 11escla)' e, 1 11i11 µ: .\J)ril 1:>, \\' ith large clttr11clct11e . ~ o110,\ri11g: 111<' rl e1io11 <>f' <>ffic·p1·s, fi11a11rial re1)0l'18 i11 clie,ltecl t11clt • $3:~ 0:1;~ \\' Hs 1·c\eei,rPc l fc>r ettrre11t PXJ)Pll. a11cl 111i8Sl()llS. 'rl1c\ l)ttilcl – i11g· f11 11 cl rre c) i,?rc l $17,151.()4. ( 1 <) 11 - t1·il)11tio11s i11 t11e l~ib1P ~ .. el1oc>I <t~·– g·regatetl *9L 6.()() \\ 0111e11 8 1-~'ellc>,,,_ sJ1i1) $:3:3().56 c111cl tl1p \\'0111 (' 11 s :\Ii :io11 al')' Societ),., *f>:3 .()(), 1·t1- cei1)t, for all I)t11·110. es, *:5;~,();~fl.:'5(). Thi eo11 tril)ll tio11 b}r t l1 (> J)CO}) l e x- 1e cl eel all fi11a 11 •i,tl 1· eorcls. 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