The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1954

1~TlE C)lITO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Augt1st 1954 THE SI OF EXAGGERATION \\·t,l l~tt\ 1· tl('f111t' ~ · • 1~X~\<~ <:Ii:I{ ,\ - l' l l) ~ ' · ,l~ . • · t'11 l,1 rgt' lllt'll t l><') <) tl < l t}1e l l t)lllltl~ tlf t l'tlt lt, llliSl'l'})l'l'S<' lltH – t l ()ll ll)' tl\' t'r~tclt 'lllt'tlt, <'tt·. ,. ll ll\\'– t), ('r it is tl t,fi110ll. it is n ('llllllll()ll f,111lt t)f l1\1111c111it,- ,,·l1iel1 111os t el f 11s • elf Stllltir,· tillll'S cllltl i11 tli\'Pl'S lllclll- • 11e1·s 11,1,·c:, l)l t'11 g:1tilt)'" of. \\,..e arl' frt-><1t1P11tl)'" ··si<'l, to <.ll',1tl1 ·' c1f " .. 0111etl1i110· or otl1t'r · 01· ~ ' ·' llo1·ecl to c.le, 1tl1. ·' or · · t irecl to dec1tl1.'' ,,.. l1e11 ,,·e a1·e cl lo11g ,,·,1)" f1·0111 t)lll' tle111i. e. ( fte11 · · t l1i11g. l!Olll<.l llOt bt) \\.01'8(''' ,,·}1e11 tllC\r are • far f1·0111 llei11µ: a: l1,1cl ,1 ._ t lie)· 111ig·l1t be ~a11d 011r tha11lr . l1011lcl 9-0 111) to ll ea,·e11 tl1at .. 11cl1 i~ .. the ea e. Rli~rl1t 1),1i11 a11cl 1111plea a11t11e:. e · a1'e ofte11 "· te1·1·il)le ' ' 01 .. · 'l111l1ea1·– able : ' ' a11c1 co1n111011, 01·c1i11a1--,T • t hiu g· a1'e leL ri l1e l ,1. lJe i11g· · · ._ i1111)l~,. g·ra11cl. ', ....\11d . o it goe ·. "\'\Te (lo 11ot 111ea11 to be t111trl1thfl1l a11d , ..et that i: • ,,..hat it a11101111 t. to 111a11 y ti111e. . I thi1tl{ a .. 1 h1--i tia11. ,,..e ·ho11ld n1ak . on1e effo1·t to a,·oid h3r1)erbolic or exae»O'e1 .. a ted expre . ion a11d . l)eak onl~.. that ,v hi · 11 ,, k110,,· to be trictl}" t1 .. t1e. ""\Vorel co11. ta11tl,.. 111i ·u eel a11cl . , 111i applied ·a11 lo e thei1 .. . e11. e or igi1ifica11 ·e. A: a11 exa1nple of this we ha,... e the ,,..or l · · ""\'\r ... rDER– F ,.L · a t er1n 111ore 111i.,11.,ed a11cl abu ed tl1a11 almo:t a11,r other i11 .., the Engli 11 langl1age. It mea11. ' ' marveloll ' ' ' amazi11g·,' 'a to11- i hi11°· , ' · omethi11g ext1 ..aordin– ar~yr · ' a11d i. appliecl (ancl proper ls.. o ) to our Lorcl .J e. 11 l 1 h1"i ._ t l1i111- ·elf. Yet people ll e it i11 :11eh a reekle. . fa ·hio11 it ha. la1--gel~.. lo. t it. mea11i11g·. If 0111e folk .,ho11ld . ee :0111e– thing r eall)T · ,vo11clerf11l I do 11ot k110,\- ,,·hat 11ame the~v.. ,,.. 011lcl gi,,e it for tl1ey . eem to have ex– hat1. ted all of tl1eir "' l1pe1 ..lati,re, 011 the lower le,rel. The wi-·ite1"' J1a/ bee11 cli:a1)poi11 t– ecl . o 1uan,.. ti1ne: ,vl1e11 omro11e . l1a: 11 ed that te1·111 i11 cle:c1"'ibi11g omethi11g that 110,, ,, ..he11 he hear\· it lie ll, llall,... recei,,.e. it '"vith a .. grain of . alt aucl 1·ecl11ee. it~ cl i- 111e11. ion. co11:icle1 ..abl,... .., I thi11l{ ,,·e 11eecl to l1e tar ef 111 that we clo not lose all se11. e of p1·0- portio11 b!'" the extra,·aga11t 11 .·r of de c1·ipti,re t er111:. Sl1rel~.. 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