The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1954

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The1·e ,,Ta a ti111e ,,Th 11 the da,· the 111i ~- io11a1·3· et l1i foot 011.. 111eri a11 oil his u p1)01·t ,va t11t off b)r hi · ·h111·cl1e. ~ o 011e ,,-.ill e,..e1· lc110,, 1 t h hard. hip a11. ed bJ.. tl1i attit11c1e 011 the 1)art of h111·clies ·\·{110 tool~ t l1e p o. itio11 that .· t11)po1·ti110' . . b a 1111. 1011a1·3r ,,rhile h e i. 011 fllr- lOllgh i. 11ot n1i :io11ar,r ,vorl{. Thi • thi11ki11 o 1)1--0bal)l~y· .11Jr·~11g f1,on1 the fa t tl1at 11ot too n1a11)'" people r ealize that the 111i.. io11a1--i clo 11ot c:01ne l10111e j11 t for a goofl tj111e but to 1·ec111)erate fro111 thr~ee 01~ four 3'"ear . or e, 1 e11 11101·e of .· 1--·,li ·e 011 a fi eld \,rhich tal{r.· :o 111\1el1 011t of t l1e111 l)h} ... :icall)'" 111e11tally a11cl . I)irit11ally. Even if it ·\ver 11ot £01· tl1e e r ea.-011. it i · c1t1ite i1111)orta11t t l1at the 111i: io11a1 ..ie. r t111·11 h o111 ~ to r e11e,·v co11tact. ,,,ith their . 11p– l)Orting ch 11rcl1e.· and te 11 t l1 e111 of the ,,ro1·lc their 111011e)'" a11c1 p1·a~:r er .· ]1a: aeco1n1,li. l1ec1. The 111i. . io11a1·)" co111r8 1 0111e t o 1"eport 011 tl1e ,rorl< to the ehllrC.' 11 e: a11cl to t ell the111 ,,rhat c:011l c1 l)e cl o11 ,vitl1 11101·e I)ra)'e r 1nor e :1.,1ppo1·t a11d 1uo1·e \\'"OTl{e1·:. The1·e ar e . 0111e ch111-.che. a1 . o ,, 1 ho do 11ot r ealize that tl1ei1.. i. a11 i1111)01·ta11 t part i11 the 111 i:. iona1·,T.- ,,Toi-- k a11 cl ,, 1 h o a1·e • 11ot real]) ... l1ol li11g 111) tl1eir e11cl. The}'" thi11l< their I ra~y·cr .·11ppo1·t i. 11ot i111porta11t a11d tl1e n1i. . io11a1'},. ,, ..ant the111 to t111cle1·:ta11c1 ho,," ml1ch he clep e11 tl. 11po11 tl1e111. The two mll,·t ,,·orl{ together. Th 1ni. - . io11a1"~T 11eecl. the ch111 ..el1 a11cl tl1e ·h11rch 11eed tl1e 111i.1 io11a1"'1,. . .. I.J i 1 • i n u r ost. ('o , i t i,, 11 t e D z c r· i 1l u J?ztrloz{(Jh ~ 1 0111e C.' l111 r ·he.· clo 11ot 1"'ealize that it eo t/ ll10l"e for a 111i ' io11ar·\r .. fa111iljr to li\"e i11 t l1i: COlllltr).,. tha11 it cloe. 011 the fielcl. :\Ia11,, 1ni ·io11- • arie "The11 tl1e,.. r·etl11·11 to 1neri ·a ' WHAT CAN I (i11c1 i11r, .. l1c1,~e ic) r 0111 <l l1<>lt SP at • ,l l1i~·l1 rat e. r111c' l J()l'<l 11,ls 1t11clPr- trlltr11111 tl1is 111 c:1ttPl' for 11 <' h,1s ]eel . 0111 st1111)o rl i11g el1t1rl'h : to l)l11·– el1,1:0 ,111 l el111i11 l1011srs ,vl1ieh are ,lt tl1e clis1) sal of tl1eir 111issio11- a1·ie.· ,,·l1c11 tl1e)~ r ett1r11 011 f11rlol1gl1. 1 cY\"e1· ,1l el1111·cl1es l1a\'"C a11art111c11ts ,,·l1icl1 tl1 )~1)lc1 c·e ,1t tl1e lisJ)Osal of . . . 1111 · ·1011ar1e . Tl1 e "JJ1i io 11ary ..\ "ec(l. 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R e,,. . 1 lar 11ce L 1 1 0,vn. 11cl of the .r-~1111)1·0 e BaJ)ti.·t •hl11·ch :B a, 1 tt a11cl Re, .. . ~Ia1~ti11 • Iloln1e. of tl1e Fir .. t l3c111ti. t ( 1 l1l1r·c:h "\'\ a11 eo11 l1io. 111 the e,Te11i11g tl1 g1·0111) a:- :e11:1l)lecl i11 the .A.1111)1"0. e li aptist C 1 l1l11·eh fo1 .. a .'e1 ..,Tice at ,,·l1i ·h R e,T. Reo·inalc1 L. l\Iattl1e,, 1 • of E1111nar1.- August 1954 DO? 111in:l1t 1101 r11tit 0. 1111<lrrstc111cl ,\·h,· tt10i1· 111i~~io11 c1 riPs ,,i~l1 tor t11r 0 11 1<> .1\111 Pri<'a c1l'tr1· 0111.,· fot1r ) "Pa r~ <>11 t l1e fir lcl l111t I \\'C)ltltl lil{P to ,' ct,· too tl1 ,1 t ,,·he11 J ,·isit a statio.11 ,vhe1· the1·e ,1re ~e,Tr ral 1ni. sic)11- a1·ies I ·a11 al,,·a~·~ 11iC'lt ol1t thP 111i.. io11a1·ir8 ,,·110 h,l\"c> l1rr11 011 tl1e fi lcl 0111 1· ,1 fe,,· 1J1 011th. fro1n tl10. e ,vho 1 ave 1~eael1ecl thr e11cl of their fo111· J .. ea1\· of :e1 .., ,.ice. Thei1· \'er,.. a1)pea1·a11 ·e . 11 o,, .._ . t l1at they ar:e at tl1e e11cl of thei1· pl13.. sical e11- cl111·a11ee ,111cl a.· ,,..e tallt thei1· . peeC'h c111cl thei1.. 111e11tal reaetio11. . ho,,· the ame thi11g. E,ret"'J" )'"ea1· a 111i. io11ar}T ·pe11(ls 011 tl1e fie l(l after· tl1e ti111e of . er,,. ice 1101·111all3r expertecl of hi111 ,, .. ill be l)aid f 01· e,{e11tltall)~ i11 t l1e hort– e11e l life . er,,.i ·e of that 111i ·io11ar,:r . • J ... I -4\X "ALLI~(+ ( ( 1 011t in11ecl fro111 1 ,1ge 17 ) ha, 1 e n1entio11ecl. If ~'"Oll ha,Te a11,.. ~ ._ 11ch boolt ,vl1ich >~011 l e. i1"e to gi,Te to tl1e . e1 .., ..ice of ·'1h1"'i, t i11 .J a1Ja11 . e11cl tl1e111 to 11: at 121 Baker 1 t. 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