The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1954

Octobe r 1954 Pag Si ·t , ' t\ ===- THE OHIO INDEPEND}i~NT BAPTIS'l.' ~--~~~ ~------~~~~~--~~~ BEAMS FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE l\ ll{~. \ \. 11 . 1, liJ IH l JJi~ l~, l l\111ti11 g· to11 l 1 il)r i\liss io11 , l(l:{(1 f4 pvr11th A\ye11111 J l t l) l t i Il g t OJ) , \ \T (l 8 f \ Ti l' g· i 11 L cl }r pet i11 g-. t1P,l l' [ ri r 11 (l s , i 11 t }1p ll,ll11(' of Otl r \VOll– cl r r f 11 l T JOl~ 1 ! l t 11,l~ l )ee11 so111 t1 t i111e .. i11ee l v l'Ol lle i 11 to , ·0111· }10111 , ·ia t }1 is \rer'\r ~ ~ fi 11 ") 111ag:azi11e . "'\\.,.e l1a,·c l1acl c111ite a 1)11 } r t11n- 111e r be. ides so111e -- ick11e too. 111·. l(ei 101· l1ad hi. eco11 l hea rt at– t a le i11 Ia)". I ha, Te j11. t 1--ece11t ly 'P 11t al1110 t t,,·o ,,·eel{~. i11 the ho pit al ,,·he1·e I l1ad a11 ab. ce 1·e1110, .. ed. ,Ve a1~e bot 1 fee li11g bet– te1· fo r ,,·l1ich ·\ve are very tha1 lrfl1l. F1~0111 t i1n t o ti1ne 1 a111 a l{ed thi Cj lle ~tio11 : Do y o11 hear from tl1e g·i1--l afte1" theJTleave t he Door of II ope? \ That happe1 . t o t he1n ! ' ' in' ' ' This i s an a ltogether possible goal for Regular Baptist s To Realize • L et Us Be Your Agent For Rechurchin g America • FEI,I,OWSHIP OF B_~PTISTS FOR HOME MISSIONS P. 0 . Box 455 Elyria, Ohio I • '.£\ C' lI I~lN'rI .c\ N l1l({II ' l II Ol 8 1 1~' 1 <l 111 g· o i 11 g t o t cl l .Yo t L ct 1) o t Lt a f0,, 1 a11 l gi, 1 e yo11 excerpt. fron1 so1110 lr tter .· t hat ,, 1 r ha,,r reecivf (l f I'Ol l l t }1 e111. .r\ fe,,r )'ears ag·o ,\ 1 e ]1ad a lo,T 13 1 g jrl i11 011r ho111e. .._ 11e g 1·e,, · pi1~it l1allJ,. a11cl ,,,a ~ 11ch a weet ~111·i t ia11. '\"f..l e have h ea1·d fron1 her £1·0111 tin1 t o ti111e b11t her la. t 1 tter ,v·a the be t of all. 111 it he aicl · Ma111111y I 111 o happ)'" . I a1n t eachi11g a 1111cla~v·· chool cla a gr ol1p of t een -age o·irl ._ . I e11joy 1ny ch111--ch o llll1cl1. 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' ' ' The11 011 1 ove1nber 19,... 3 I "'ra i11vited to go to cht11--ch ,, rith ·01ne lovely l)eople that I had jll t 1net. r hat 11igl1 t I a ked od t o ha,~e 111e1·cy 1.1po11 111 e a11d f orgiv 1ny i11: a11cl tl1ol1gh T f ee 1 I a111 11ot ,, 1 01·t hy of I I i. f o1·gi, 1 e11e. Ile I • ' I ,,Te a r e . l1l)-a2;e1 t.· f o1· the THOMPSON CHAIN REFERENCE BIBI E , ' "'iclel )'" acl , ·ex·t i. eel a11cl \'r icl el}" 11, r el , Pi;ir ecl- $9 .35 t o $24.3:> 11 i11e 11ocl els. 111 011r . toe l{/ ,vill lJe fol111c1 a :electi o11 of Bible. i11clllcli11g SC!:>FIELDS, HOLMAN, WORLD, OXFORD and UNIVERSAL, p1·icecl to . 11it t he pl1r . e of al l wl10 a r e i11 11eecl of a Bible. ,,re al:o s1:p1:) ly Te. tan1e11ts at ,ya1·iol1. price . BELIEVER'S BIBLE AND BOOK COMPANY 120 Park Avenue Elyria, Ohio Ro111a11s 1 : 16 ,, 1 a: ,,·cliti11g· a11 cl r ca (1J 1 to forgiv, 111e. 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' ---------- 1\l~PRE I TI :N At the a1111t1al n1eeti11g~of Ileb1"0 . ociatio11 1~ece11tl,,,. held i11 a11 ~ clu l{V tl1e Rev. '\'\ 7 illia111 Fll cc ., pa tor of tl1e cl1l11 ..cl1 1) 1--e. e11te 01 e of the fi11e t ermo11 ,,,.e ha,· ve1· hea1--cl cl eli, ,. 1· cl f 1--01n a l1111~c l)latfor111. Follo,,"i11 O' th ·e1·, 1 ice ,,,e 111et Oll of hi deaco11 i11 the ai le, a11 ·aid: ~ Doe yot11~ pa to1.. alv\·a~ p1·each lil{e that ? ' No, aid he : ' Ile ~ ll t1all bette1· than that! '