The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1954

TI1E OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Fe bruary 1954 MANY MIRACLES ll erl\ i, l'()]) l'()(lt1(·ti<>11 of a ]ette1· f r c)111 :\lrR. :\IarJ· l(11ePla 11 (l II a 111111ct11 , 011 r. , ,·c) r t l1)· 111P111be1· <>f th e :\ l itl Jl i", il)tt~ 1 1 <1111i l)·. ( E<l i1<)1·) .\" ,,·r, rp, ·ir,,· 111r 111i r ne lr8 t l1,1t ( lt)<l l1as ,, l'()11g·l1t si11rc' <)11 1' <lr11a1·t – l l rt'' f ro111 X <' ,,~ )~ 01·1, l1c1 r l)o r 011 etol)Pl' ::?-!-, 0111· 11t1<1rts o,·e1·flc) ,,. \Yi t l1 11rai8e tc) t1oc1. '1'111·<)l t}2:l1011t tl1t <111tirr. t r i1) ,,·e l1c1,·r ,111ti i1)ate 1 ,r1·iti11g t l1is let te r to ~·011 ,,·110 }1a,·r l)re11 fait 11£1111)· J)1·a~·i11g fc> r 11. fo 1· ' '"e , , · ,l 11 t )"Oll to . l1a1· i1 11 e j O) " of a11s,,·e1·ec1 111·a~--er t l1a t i. i11(l PP(l · · exeeedi 11g· ab1111(l c1 11t l~.. abo\· ,111 ' t l1at , ·011 co11l l l1a, ..e a:l<ec1 c) r ~ t 11011g11 t . 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