The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1953

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' ' K110,,i112· tl1at the 111a11 hacl lJ11t little to offer. ,,·e a. ked the I'ea. 011 for l1e1' e11tl1t1 ·ia m; where- 11 po11 he aicl : 'Diel 3,"'0ll e,..er· . ee a11~... per· on loo]( i1ieer t ha11 he c1icl i11 that light 11it a11cl blae1< ti c? ~· 111 electi11g a cht1rch ho1ne the 11e'\\"come1· are often g·uided by 1 he a1ne philo. oph}... The ch11rr11 i. elect ed heC'a11 P of it. f1·iencl– l i11e . it 111a11J" >"Ollllff ])C(>l)1P, it !!<,ocl 1t111 ic·. <>1· 01ne other . 11ch t 11 ing. E 1 .. 0111 a J)11rel~.. h 11111a 11 t a11 cl- Jl<>i11t. ,, l1t'tl ··~t'l<'<·ti11µ: ' ,l llcl'lf<>r. 111c111,· l'netcll''\ ,1t<>lt1(1 <>t1t,,e1iu.]1 tl1<\ • 1 < > r (· (l <) r 1 11 o !'-I<, 1,, <> sr 1• 111 <) 11 s. 11 i "' a 1 1- llf',l l'<l ll<'('l, 11 is 11111"ivc1 l ,1 l>i 1 it,\T, <>1' hi, J)<?l''iOll<ll c·l1,11·111 . < ;rn11t i11p: tl1P ,1cl ,T<111t,1~·p c>f tl1PsP, ]1i. <loc·tri11}1l ,·ie,,·"· l1is . 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T > ,e1Jc1rc1tirJJl i the Wat ·h,, 1 orc1 a111011g· all Reg11la1· Baptist (il1111·eh– e. . ...\ : tl1e ... \ g·e of (}1·ac-r clcl,,.a11ePs, Bil)le l)elie,·i11g· peo11le see tl1e flo,,"eri11g of t l1e 1>1·eclietecl apo ·– ta. )" a11c1 the })eop]e a1·e 1110,·ecl to e1)al'ate . i11e lie £1·0111 all g1--011p. } 1'01110ti11g·, OI' i11 f e} 10,,~:}1 i 11 ,,·i t}1 the a1)0. tate. . Tl1e1·e i. a te11cle11e)~ 011 the })a r t of . 0111e to l)e tolera11t ,,·itl1 tl10~ e ,,·110 tolPrate 1111belief, a 11 l to tho e ,,·110 clo 11ot acC'e11t the W 01·c1 of ({o l a: a11tl1oritati,Te, the ,,orcl .·e7Jctrc1tirJ;z i 1·e1)11g·11a11t. I11 the l) liticc1l fiel 1 tl1e1·e a1·e tho. e ,,ho ,vo11lcl ·ocl lle t l1e ~ • o,,.iet ~ i11 t l1e relig·io11. 1·e<1l111 tl1e1·e are tho e who ,·ri. h to 1·e111ai11 i11 the g·oocl g1·ace: of the co11 ,·e11 ti 011, a 11 1 i11 e,eI')" cl111rel1 tl1ere a1·e tho. e ,vho ,,·i11l, cl t . i11. TI o,,"e,·e1·, it i. 11oted that Clo 1·. riC'l1e. t l)le. ·:i110-. a e,.. icle11cecl b~~ r l111rc 11 attr11da11ce, fi 11a11cial 1·e– c-ei11t , 111i:. io11a1·ie. . ent fo1·th, a11cl )"01111g people atte11clin~r Ril1le . c hool, re. t . 11po11 tho. e ,,,ho fol– lo,,.. literall_\ .. the . c1·i1)t111·e a11cl – co,,z C' 01tf .f1·0111 a11io,1g tlie11i. ,rolTTII R :\IP ,L~ TI .. T T The ri. i11~: cl e– l i11c111e11c~7' a111011g· j 11,"e11 ile . ee111 to l)e 1,e,7'ecl to tl1e 1·i. e i11 cli,..or (·e. • I t i. g·e11e1·all~... a ~1(110,vlr lg·ecl that c1eli11c111e11t 1)are11t. eo11tr·ibl1te to c111·1· e11 t ·011 cli ti 011 . . 11e co1111t,.. i11 tl1e . tatP of neo1'- • iria 11a11cll ed 699 ea. e. of j11ve11ile 1eli11c1t1e11cy i11 t,,el,·e 111011tl1., a11 i11e1· a e of -!0% o,·e1' tl1e J re,,.io11. , ...Par. a11cl tl1i: i11e1·ea e ,,·a i11 al- • 1110. t exaet 1)1·01)01·tio11 to tl1e i11- c1·ea. ~ i11 d i, 1 01'ce. 2.1·a11tecl o,.. er t lie ~a111e pe1~iocl. It ,,a f 01111d t l1at .1~% of tl1c clcli11cr11e11t. ca1ne fro111 1)1·0]{011 ho111e. . Tl1e b1·olze11 110111e fc>1·e . hc1clo,,.. · b1·ol{e11 li·'"·e c1111011g tl1e ) 011110· 1)eo1)l . '1 1 h0 co111·t i11 tl1e co1111t,T eitecl l1a. ~ •