The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1954

THE HIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST_______,____ AJJril 1954 Editorial Comni e nt l .1 I i.4 \ ? 1~: 1, ' 1) F"' l\ ~ \ 'I l) 1 ~ 'J 11at 111a11,· <)tl1- • l'r,,·ist"\ 1· c 1 i tl 1) 1 e I~ cl tl i o B i b 1 c P r e a c 11 c 1· • a11 cl 1l1i~sit>11 llt),ll'tl xce1tti,· " of t l1 ' 11011-tlc11t)111i11,1t io11c1l , .. ,1rict,.. a1·e 11 t • l 1t11111 , ic.1~tiv allt111t j l f1>r r l1 01r. ·c 'f' ifl1- i1zg i a fact ,,T 11 1~110,, 1 11 a111011g l~illle beli ,·i11g 1 co1 le. .. \ · s · to t11c })t)el~etllool~ -- i8 111or e (liffi 11lt ,,·11 011 cl1111· ·11 foll~ cc11·1~,.. tl1c titl1e: • ,111(l offe1'i11 o·... i 11 to t l1e Rto1· l1ol1 · 011 t 11 "\ fi1· -. t da)· of tl1e w ek, j11 ol1etlie11cc t (rod' , co1111ua11cl. (l\Ialachi 3 :10 ancl 1 01·i11thia11 16:2) ~Ia11)'" of the le~. 1·11pt1loL1 l10111l1c11·cl t l1ci1· 111,1ili11g· lj ·t ,,·ith broch111·e, a . 11111rcl to lJ I3il)le t11die , ,vhicl1 a1~e cl e igued to t1i cot11·ag:e to1' hol1 e Tithing. 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