The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1954

February 1954 TIIE OIIIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Png~ S<'v<·n ~~~~~~~~~~-~ ~~~-...~~~~~~~~ () tl r l) r r . ·i- cl r 11 t f ,1,,t) rs tl1 P i 11 el l 1 s it> 11 c) r 111i11is t ') r s 111 1l1c 8 o t i ,l l See 11 r i t , · • s, ,.st 111 . I l ol1:e 13i ll Gl)1~ \\' ,ls i111 r t)- • {l ll<:Pcl lc1st ),. r• ar b~r l~e1). l Pt'cl of ~e,,· Yo1~1{, cll1(l ,,,ill lil<Pl) 1 breo111e tl1r l>,1si.· fo 1· tl1r fi11,1l l,1,, 1 tl1,t1 ,,·ill lJe } cl eel. rr'oo 111a11y cl r 110111i11n– tio11, 11,i, rc eo111e ot1t i11 f<t\'Ol' of :oeic1 l SP ·11rit r f or 111i11ist r 1· ' for • t 1 e Ii a J) t is t: t o cle £r at it , ,1 :-:; 111 P) ,. cli(l i1 1950. I 11 fc1ct 111ost 11a J)t i: t · ,,,ill be i11 f ,1, 1 0 1· of it if tl1e l,1,, 1 ca11 be ,vritte1 i11 t1c 1 a ,,,,1 , ,. as • t o a f -g·l1arcl . e1)a1· ,1 tio11 of cl1 t1 r <: l1 c:t11cl . tate. ITS 13 F.J EF I 'I'~ are t e1111)ti11g:, to cl}r t l1e 1 ast . I f a 111i11i, t e1· ove1· 65 111alce $75 or le a 111011 t 1 l1e i ~, e ligil)le f 01· 1no11thly pa~y .. 111 11 t of - :- % of t l1 fir t $100 of a, 1 e1·age alc11') 7 1 l1a. 111acle i11 e Jan. 1 1951 a11 l of ] 5 % of t l1e a, 1 erao·e abo,re t l1e fi r t $100. Ile ca 11 be i11 l11·ed fo1· 0 11l3r $300 a 11101 tl1. If lie g·et 11101'e tha1 tl1at it i 1 ot taxe 1 a11cl ,vill 11ot co1111t i11 e tabli hi11g l1i aver – age. The average hio r\ ocia– tio11 pa t o1· ,,Tould 11ot lilcely l1a, , a11 a, , r ag'e alary of n1or e th,111 $2-o a 11101 th. At that r ate he ,, 1 ol1ld 1·ecei,,e $77 .50 a n1on t 11 f or the 1'e t of l1i life. If hi ,vif e \'.\' a li,,i11g· a 11cl 0\ 1 er 65 h e '\\i' Oll l d r ecei, 1 e half t ll at a 1no t111 t or tl1 t ,vo ,, 1 ol1lcl r eceive $116. 25 . I f abl he coulcl ea1·11 11p to $7h a mo1 th ext1·a · a11cl i11 l11·a11ce or a11111ity l)e11efit. ,vot1lcl al. ·o be allo,~{ecl hi1n. o ,vl1ile the be1 efit may . ee111 sn1all , t hey ,vot1lcl b a ,vel 0 111e SUJ)l) len1e11t to other r e 0111--ce . IT~• Ql I.11~ I 1 ATIO?\ are too ~01n plieatecl to clisct1ss h er e. :\1 i11jster · ~ }1011lcl ,,,r ite t o t l1 ir co1 - gr ess111c11 to get t l1 bill a 11 l . t udy it fo r th 111~el ves. Briefly, t h e l{eed l)ill p1~0,,. ic1 . tl1at a 111 i11ist <1 r n 1t1 . t b i11: tlrecl l1alf of thP ti111 e l>et,, 1 ee1 ,Ja1 . 1 ] 951 u11<l th t i111r of l1i~ r eti 1· :)111c11 t, or for~ t •11 years, ,,rl1 icl1rv r is th sJ1or test . 11 l1e lJc(·o111es (,5 soo11 ,1 ft • r t ]1p la\\. goe"> i11 t <J effe<.;t, 11 1nt18t l1a,,c-l lJe 11 i11 st1rt' <l fo r a t l ·as 1 111() 11 t J1s . l IP 11( 1 e<.l 11ot 1 a1< llis so ·ia l f)ret 1rity J>a)' 111 e11 ts ,, 11 >11 lie· is uf5, jf l 1t 1 is t1,tr1 1i11 g 1 (J() 111t1e l1 a t l1at t i1l1 ~; bttt l1e 111uHt lJe (15 lJ<•fo r -l l1e ·a1 lJ g·i11 . YOUR FIELD AND MINE 'Il l<' l'<Jsi ,vii ] )JC' { }i p Hcllll <' as f cJ r cll l o t1l (' l'8 i11 tit (' 8.) 7 8 ( t\ }}l . I f 111(' J ) 1' ( 1 S– e11t lc1,,r is 11 ot. (•l1 ,t11 g·<1c l , 1J1 p c·h 11r<' l1 \\' i ]] l t cl \ T(' f() f ctJ{p ~% () l l f () f' (} }(' 111i11 iHt P r '~ Hcllct l'} ", clll <l ,ltl<l Hll O lh c' I' -.J % of it s o,v11 . 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Tl1e vol1111ta1'JT fr a tttr' av a ch11r h f ro1u , 1 iolat i11g· it o,v11 011 ien e l)llt Ollljr at t }1 xp e11 e of cl e1)1,iv– i11g it worl{er of b 11efit othe1' <· h u r <·l1 \VC) rl(P J'R \\ ill g·P1. 'I h<' 111,t.J<> r – if ,, C> f 1\ 111<' ri c•, ttl C'ht lr<· ltPS \ VO t t lc l • <' 111P I' t }1 p :-;y~(C 1 ll l ,t ll ( f 8 <> \\' (' \\' C)ll ] <l 11,tvc> H l>rg i1 111i11 ~ c> f 11 11i,, 11 <> I' c•h1 11·c· }1 u 11c l s1 ,1t P. '1 l1c' l' <' ,t r <' J) r ,tc·1 ic·,1 l cl i ffi – <·1 1 lt i,•s 1<)<), ,vil li t·11 ,t11 g·i11 ! .. t' J>,tHi<>r ,tt Ps l>t tt tl1ey ,t r <' c>l>\ 1 i,,11s . ' I' I f I~ C 1 l f{ I~J \V<>t tl cl src'111 to be• VC' l'}' s irr1 J)1<' . 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