The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1953

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H ll < 1 J)ltrif)· 1t11to l1i~11Helf a 11rel1li~r, JlP<>- J>l r , i ealo11R of g·oocl ,vc)rl{s . :\rr l1 c1 , rr a]rC'Hcl,· Hll11 cl (' Cl i c> C> lll' • 1l1ircl c·o11s iclr rHtic>11 - J J l . '/ 1 J J It /J / l I ,\ ' JC l ) I t I .\ ' ( l ff ' I, I~ I J )' l\ / I l ( , fl I I l };/, ,ll ! 1. ~ J.~] () ,\ ' I A~ .. t ( 1 ( YOJ/Jlf, f /{ [f/~/ ) T\' ! l l ' ,l / ~ t • \ ' l , 11 r I e 1..:!. 'I }1<1 ,\J1<>st1 P .J c> h11 111 J) <' l lll i11 g· l1is ct<'(' 0 lll11 <>f' C)llt' l 1<> l'<] '~ }il'P c·l <>,PS thP }'( 1 ('01'(1 I>) l' l 1 ~tc1ti11 g· 1h r- t>lll ' - J)C)S(' fc )J' }1i s ,,tifi11g· ,,·1tl1 .1ll PSP \\ ()J'(lS: ' ' f !tt1 ( ll C'S(.1 Hl'C 1 \\' l'Lf 1 l ' l l, tJi ,t1 \ (' lll ig ht l>Pll <'\f' f}l ,l t . ) <'~llS • i :--; 111, , ( ' ltl' is l , 1111 · ~( )11 ,,1· c:,ul ; ;11111 llt ;1I h1·li1· v i1 1u .,c· 1t t i!..! 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