The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1954

February 1954 -------- THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Page Fif t('Cn A MISSING CHRISTMAS AND A HOMELESS LAND 1\ . ,1 el1il l clicl yot1 r, 1 e1· clrr.a111 ·1bol1t n1i i11g· a h1·i.· t111aR 01' 1) - i 11 g h 0111e less? \VP s,1 i l t>cl f r o111 ( 1 cll– vesto11, Texa 011 l)eee111 lle r ~11cl a11d l1eadecl £01' J a1)a11. 11 De– ce111be1-- 2-!t}l at 4: 0 J>. f. ,,,e \Vci11t aeros. t he I11ter11,1tio11al l)at l 1i11e. \Ve ,,,e11t to b d tl1at 11igl1t a11d \Vl1e11 ,,Te a,~lal{e11ecl ,ve £ol111 cl t l1at. it ,,·a Deceml)er· ~6tl1. l 1 l1ri "t111a. e, 1 e a11cl n10 t of l11 ..i.'t 111a da,y l1acl i appeared. I t1I·e got ottt of thi~ hI·i t111a · 11 eap. o 1 l1ri ·t– a - 110 g·if t . I t 111acle 110 diff e1·e11 »e to t he hildre11 that hri ·t111a ea1t1e 011 Dece1nbe1.. 26. Thev till l1afl to " have a tree a11cl all t he t1·i111111i11g . Whe11 ,,·e la11ded i11 alif01'nia I bought a n1all l1ri t 111a t1· e which ,, 1 a tored i11 tl1e ·l1ip 1'e- rigerato1.. . 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