The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1954

Ma_rc_l1_ 1_95_4_____________:.TIIE OI IIO INDEJJENDENT BAPTlST IMPRESSIONS T ~ 'I I{ () I) l ( 1 'l I < > N 'v\ 7 rite a l)UJ)e l' <>11 :-.c>111 r J>l1n~c 1 of 111issio11 ,,,orl<, , <>lll' ~I ix~ ic> ll8 tcae l1cr Haicl . '1'11,tt sc)1L11cl s s i1111 )lP , t'or it µ;i, ·c)s <> JlP a l 1·<)cl<l el1 oit 1 l' c>l' :-;11bjcetH. l311t, 011 SP('Oll(l Lll<)llg·l1t , ,,·l1at lo I , a 111 1·p st11c1<'11t , l( llC>\Y ,tl)Ollt ,l 111issio11 firl cl ! i\li ssio11t11·,~ • \V Ol'l\ 1.' earrir(l Oll jJl l'cll' - ,l\\' cl\r • J)laces 1111 lPr ec111cli1ic>11s 1111l{11c>, , 1 11 to r11e. ,e\}] I 1{110\\~ is \\ 1 llclt r 11,1\' (' heard H11cl r acl. ~"'1~0111 t 11 is I l1cl , . fo1·111 ecl 01)i11io11s. r1"l1is is ,vl1:,r 111)" l >a l)er is ca 1 lecl · ' T Ill]) r rssi <) 11s, , f <> r it i. 0111,.. 111,,. rrc1 eti 11s to ,,·l1at I • • }1a,· ;OlllC to eX}) e t ,,r}1 c 11 f l' tl a ·}1 th e 1ui sio11 fi elcl. 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