The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1954

T .J a nuar·y 1954 'I'll£~ OIIl<.) INDEPENDENT BAP'l,IS ----------- B PTIST METHOD AND PROCEDURE .. \ 1ltl•11g· l{l' ..! tt ln r l) n1>t ist. 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I ~<> ll ll' l' <\ ({llll' P H t> l' <> cl1l<lJl ll l .l. . l J)Pl'l \..>(1 l)<'fO l'P lll<' llll lP l'S}lI I), <>1 lPl'"' <l<) 11<)1. l 11 t · cl 11 i i 1 u: a I) ct ~ t < > r t l 1 <, t.' o 111111 < ~ i 1 }ll cll't i <·<' i~ t <> ]11HC'<1 t l1e lt Plll : ll t l1P l1a11(l~ <)f c1 . · 1>11lJ)it ( •0111.1111t – te<1. ', ~ (> ll lP ]Jl' ef'c_)l' to (' Hl'Prt1 ]})- <...c>}()l' l cl ll<l eleet . l1e}1 tC)1111111tter , \\' l1ilP c>t l1er ~ 1>refe1 r tt> cl<1si~11,1tP t l1e e 11t ire llc)a r cl <>f <' C)11trol a~ t l1e ~ · 1">111- l) it ( 1 01ll l l l i tteP. ' rl, l1r , ·ot c> l'P– c 11i r<>c l tc> <·,111 a l)a~t or ra11~e~ a ll l . . t t l1e \Y cl \ ' f r o111 ,l 111 er e1 111 ,1.1c, r1t )- t) • ~~ ~( c>f t l1e ,·c>t es east. :.\ la11~- ec)11!-:>t it 11tio11" {l l'() \ · i cle t l1c1t t <J t r 1·111 i11at c cl l)c1:to1·atr . tl1e_ el1111· ·.11 0 1· t l1r 1)a~to r 11111st ~i,"P 11ot1l'P, t l11~ ,·,1 r ,· i 11 ~ fr o111 t,,·c> \\"PP1<. to t l1r re 1110;1 t l1i.;. 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()t l1c) r ..; 11"r 1 }1r • 1 >e1·ee111 t ,l o·r ., ,."' t P lll , re~e1·,.. 111 g· cl ~ ~ . t=e1·tai11 p c->r c·e11t fc>r l,ttc 1 r ,1ll <>< '<l- tic>11 . ~ l a11)'" t<) Jl!.?.l'Pg,1t i<> 11 s cl ·~11111e ~lll)l1<> r t of C'r rtai11 111i.·~i<>11,11·i c.:i ·. l)Pi1 1g: <> l)l iii;atc:icl t o J)l'<>\' i<le tl1e f 1111 cl !'-,, ,,·J1il e c) tl1e1·~ <le> 11c>t <l "~1l 111<1 res1)<>11~il) ilit~· . l> 11t s1>1·eacl t }1p <·<> 11- 1 r i b 1Lt i < > 11 ~ <>,,.er 111 a 11)- I > 1 · c> j e t t ". ~c,111c~ c·<>11fi 11 c-> t l1e cli~t ri l}11ti<>1 , tc> I~aJ)ti ~t J>r ojret s , ,,· ]1il r c,t l1er cl1·c1,\ 1lfJ (1 e 110111 i11a t io11a 1 1 i 11P~. ~0111e el111 r r l1e ta l,e a 1J1 i~:-,io11a r~– offer i11g· 01 t l1e fi 1l 't ~ 1 l111cla) · i1 eac:11 EACH WEEK the MESSAGE TO ISRAEL broadcasts the Gospel to thousands of Jewish people who could be reached in no other way. Hundreds write for Prophecy Edition New Testaments and many find Christ as Saviour. We reach them where they ore! 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T t i. tl1P })l'at'tic·r c1111011g se, .. eral c)f tl1e eh11r t h e~ t o 11 :1~.. t he 1)ast o1· a l)Pl'(·e11tage of tl1r offeri11g·. .. I 11 <)t] 1<-1 r c·l111rcl1es tl1e 1a"it or 1·e ·e1,,.e~ ,1 ~ti1)11latecl salar~'" . Htil l other s Jl<l ~'" cl : ,1la1·~,. . J)ltts })a r ~o11age 01· r e11ta l (l<111i,,.,1 le11t . • 1 0111e c·h11rehe: ( ' O\ 'PI' t11e a11t o111ol)i] e ex1)e11 ·e, otl1- c· r . c.lo 11c>t . 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'\\.,. e 1·ej oiC'e i11 tl1e a11to11om;~t of t 11 p loe al e l1111·e 11 a11cl 11011e ,,-011lcl , ,·c111t t o C'l1,111p:e it, l1l1t , ,·e f eel t}1at ~< )111eti1t1c>~ i11c.li, ·icl11alit)- llcl · l ecl to t11P <·reclticl11 of })raeti r<.1: ,Ybi ·11 a 1·p tl1P 011t ~1·0,,.. t 1 of ,111 iclio~}'" ll- • • C' l' HS)r ()11 t }1e J)al' t of .'Olll e J) l'Ollllll - c.1 11t 111c>111l1er of tl1e C' llll r ·11. 01' a J,<-1 -...t or . Hc>111e ~<.1 <1111 t o feel t.l1at c111,· tl1 i110· tl1,1t is 11rt11liar or (liffe1·- • b <1 11t is 11r c·r .-~?1ril, · better : l10,,..e, ,.e1· . ~ . ,,~e l>Plit1,·e tl1,1t . 0111e tleg1·pe of 11111- f or111 it~.. i Qre,1 t l~ .. to be cle. i1~ec1.