The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1954

f el)ruary 1954___________~ _I~l_E 0 1110 INDEPENl)EN'l' F~Al)'f'I S'r_________ ~ Pa1~c 'I 1 wc nt y <) 11c BEAMS FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE ~ I I~ • 1 • \ \ • I I . I( J{~ I NI J 1 ~~ I{ , I I t111 t i t 1 µ: t <J 11 < 1 i f .) ' :\ I i s~ 1 <, 11 , 1(); J() H <', <, , 1 t h ,\ v <' 1111 < • ' l \\' i 1 l lJ1 rHs 111 <' I 1C> r el <ll (tll t l l \\('8 : JI is 1> r H i s r Rll cl.11 'C>ltl i1 1- ll ctll .)~ l )P ll l l l l\r 1l10llt }1. • ,\re l1cl \ 1 C' j11si c-01111)lrt r cl <)lll' ~.,Ol l l'i C:' 111}1 \ 1111i\ 1 Cr Scl l')r l ) f' <J g· l' , llll of tl1e 1\1 iRs io11. 1 t ,, 1 c1 • 011r <> f 1 lte l}Pst ,,·r J1a , 1 e ,Tr i· l1ncl i11 c t· rr.11 ,v,1~·; 111 at t ('11cla11er, (i11n11c· i,l ll )", a11cl i11 :ot1 ls l> e i 11 g· ·a , , c1. \\Tr l1,1cl e, 1 cry l' clS01l ( l1ll111a l l l. r 8})Ca}ci1 g) to l)<? eo11 c·r r11e l C'l , t l1er r ,,,a~ ~1 e it , , • ,r iclc 111eet i11g· t l1at star tecl t 11P ~ •l111- claJr a f1 r 1·11 0011 of Oll l' Ia. . 111 ccti 11 ~.f. 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