The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1954

August 1954 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ~~------------------------------~__:~= - Pag Ninc->l C>cn ----------------------------------- - ''GO TELL THIS PEOPLE • • • '' • • • ( 1 , \l{[ ; \ . J\ N l) J~,J I{:-4() r ·"' l(JJ(' l'l>llf'll(/('11/, /Ir1J)/£s t Jl e lJJ'('/{ ) Jll iss ion, G 72 ( 1 r1bt11111t 1 "1 l r. 1 ' I . l j rJltis, 1/ issrJuri • A JEWISH BOY BECOMES - A SON OF THE LAW • St)lll<' 1 i111 p ag·c> 111}' ,,·ifc, r111cl l \\'Cl l'(\ i 11\ 7 1 t e < l b)" a .. J (l\\ 1 isl1 f1·ir11cl to atte11cI thr J~a1· l\l itzva l1 Hc>1·vi, > of lier . 0 11. r1'1 is ,,,as a 1t11i<1t1e x- J)erie11 ·cl as \\' <' 11 cl d 11 c;\1• a ttc'11cl tl s t1c:}1 a . e1·,,it·r i11 all t11· )' <)a r s c>f 111i11ist1·) 1 a111011g· t l1c ,J <' ' '' iHl1 p001> l<.1; a11d ,,~e t ho1tg·l1 t 1> 1·11 a I>!-i t lie r <1acl– er · of t l1c~ ( . I.B. \:.{011ld l>e i11 t ~r- ·tecl i11 0111~ r la ti11 g· Ho111 of t l1 1 cletaiJ · of thi~· .:ervie '. 1\. 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