The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1954

September 1954 THE OIIIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST )>nge Scvcnlc n ~~~~~--~~~~~~- -~------~~~~~~~~~--:._::..;_..;.:..:...;,_;;..:..:...:..;~ BEHIND THE LINES litis l> Pg· 1111 . ' l' hca 1·<'~\1 1·,·c·<·lic>tt <Jf' < 1 lt1· i~ I sln r lc•c ) IJi,, ll <'\\ \\<>1·1, 1 \\lii<·h is c•c> flli11 ~·. 'l' hc 1 r <' f' c, t' c' (' h ri s1 is the• It<> !><', l >< 1 <' <lll ~<' li e· is l/1r 1 /JtJ}Jf rJ/ lltr' 11r 11 1 lf 'tJJ'/r l . 1~ 1 <> r t l its \V<>t· lcl 11<> 1·c•ttl ll <> !>f' is hc•c·kc, 11 i11g· . I t i~ c1 1>- l '<1s/r; 1· C'r1!1 1 arJ ll <t/ Jl is l ( ' /1 1t rc l1 , ( 'r111/rJ Jt , (Jl, irJ IS CHRIST THE HOPE OF THE WORLD ? J> t'<>H<· J1 i 11 g· ifs <' It el. \Ve• l1t1n1a11 l>P- 'l, l 1 c) 11 tl , r s 1) a I> (\ 1"8 i 11 1'{1l'Pll t \\' {'(' l<s 11 c1,r0 g·i \ r - <'11 111o r p < 1 0 \ ' <' 1·- 1g·r t o tl1 r g·c11 r rH] cli sc·11Hsio 11 o f' ,·elig·io11 111,111 ,l t c111,r o1 hc 1 r tin1r i 11 • 11t1113" )re ,11\. 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