The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1953

,Jnlv In~;{ !'age.. Scvc.·n le 'n • THE LORD PRECEDES A MISSIONARY The ,vrit c r of thi s artirle, a f e<liC':tl l>ol'lor , ~1f't l' r H<· 1, 111 g f' o r l\vo :in d o n e• half' )'<' ! ll'!i 0 11 1. t•:t<·hiug Hl :1f f' al H 111 <liectl sr h oo l nt 1\n11 Arhol' lTui v t•rs it ,\', ,\1111 ,\rbo1·, ~1 ic· hi g n11 , <'t1lc· 1·p rl n1 iHs10 11:1r.,· H<'I'\ ic·(·, :tt ·c·o n1p;111 ic·d by hi s ,,· ifc in I> t•<• e111l>"'r of 1 HH. Ti t> r<•signc•cl t'ro 111 til e Hl' l'\ l<'<' 11 1' (li e• '.;0 1 I II P1· 11 l~ n pli s t < 1 0 11 ,P 11 tio 11 i 11 tn :~r., un iting ,,·ith 1'1icl l\1issio11s r<.• tn ini11g h is fi<,)d i11 , \ :;:;:1111. ])r. t 1 rozicl' l''J><>rts t hat hl' trt•att>d 111orl' tlla11 10,000 ens,·~ ol' p11P111110 11 i:1 :111 d L\ l:i lnr i:1 d11l'i 11g t la P fi1'i t t 1> 11 vca rs o f s <.' r,• i cc i 11 I 11 c1 i a . 'rhi faithful s<.' l'\ant 110,, ~G .vc•ars o f' :tgP, ;ind lii ti f':1itl 1f'ul ,v i f'l', 110,v 1·csidP ,v ill i n da uglitf ' l' :i t th<· :i <ldr<•sH ~ g i,· c 11 abo,· ·; 11 0,vp,r 'r h C' is sti ll ,vorking fo r hi s s t :1 t i o11 t o th P •11 d th :1 l :1 c·o n1pPt<•11t 111 Pdi ~ 111 :1.}' t:1kt> hi s pla<·l' . recent letter sla t es thal a cloc· tor ,,ho \'Viii re<·c• i, <' hi s t>J i. 1>. d ttgr c• c• t hi-, 111 011th '" il l soo 11 sHi l f'o r th " fi l' ld a11d co11ti11u c the ,vorlt, ali,o finish the tl'an sl:1t i o11 ,, ork in ,v lt i<· II 1> 1. :1 11d \ti s. < 1 10/ l l' l HJH' nt u 1a 11 ., .,<' ars. 'l,he Ohio l11d ' IJ 11d e 11t J3a1>tis t ,,ill 1>rt'St> lll t o th t> l l'i lcl l'l'S :1 :-1<· 11c·~ of' :1r t ic·IPs 1' 10 111 tlt <· JH'll of lJ l' . ( ' roz i<· r, lade11 ,vith reac1 ~r intcr ' ' t nn cl ~1>irilu~t l , a lu<'s. 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B f 01·c t l1e l) r e lin1i11a1'),' 111i. ·io11a1--ies clid a11y ,vorlc, God lid a pecial ,vorl< i11 the h ca1·t of a little bo}' i11 t l1 t ribe. ..t\. very you11g· lad 11ame<l Raml{ eeing l1i. father cr en1ati11g a huma11 body, aid to hi · father: ' You l)u1--11 tl1e body, l)11t ,,,h at l)eco1ne · of the n1a1 1 Not ma11y year : la t e1 .. that boy ~ aid to l1i111- . elf : They arc acrifi ·i11g to evil pirits but 11ol)ocl j' .·cem to lc110,, , of a g·ood pirit. 1 f th r e i.· 11ot a g·oo<.l s1)iri t, \\ 7 110 g ive. t he u118l1 i 11e aucl tl1e rai11 for tl1e field.· ?' ' Tl1c :) 1 01111g 111a11 we11t out i11to t l1 e j1t11g·l a11cl t l1 err \\ 1 itl1 n1editatio11, fasti11g· a11d 1>ray l' , lie l>ecam c1t1ite st1re tl1at ther e was a God. 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