The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1954

April 1954 THE OHI'O INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ~~~~~~~----~~~-__::..:..::: - ~~~--~~~~~~~~~~~P~ang::-__:S~c~v~c~n 'J'JIE E 11:>rr , , 'l1<)MI! To )11fl ll)r ])C'Of>l tl1 c cc 1~jclHtrr ~('[I , 011 i. j11st. a11otl1cr· lnv or ~J)c>eial . r1·,, i 'PH i11 111 rl111rel1, ,, i 111 . J) re ial 11111 Hie ,l t 1 cl ( Ioral c 1reo- 1• <1 ti 0118. l)llt to tl1r Ol) l',t1i11 g ( 1 l11·is- 1ic111 it i. tl1 <'<'lcl)1·,1tio1 of a cl:-1,, • fran gl1t ,, 1 itl1111 ,1 11i11 g·. It i. ,ts 111 - • 1101 of on of thr g·1·rH t l)ill,tr~ i11 11 i. fa it 11 , ancl 11101 ( 1 11 ri st s l{rs- 111·re rt j o11 t }1 a l1 t l 1 P 111 i i 1 o f t l 1 Bihl <? . ta11 1. 1· fall •. 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While the b1--i tia11 1nay not • favor the wo1"d c 'Ea te1·'' which i. of heath e11 origin 11eve1·thele. it i g·ood to , et apa1·t a day 01" a ea 011 ,vhe11 p ecial attention i . O'i,~en to tl1at great ve11t in the ea1 .. th-life of 0111' crt1cified I;orc1 ,vhen he tepped forth leavi11g 1Je- 1 ind Him the Empty Tomb. TJIE RE RRE TIO ()F TIIE DEAD (Co11ti1111ed from page 4 ) a11cl with the ever-livi11g pI·omi. P i11 a11cl on his hand they laid him i11 a oldi 1 .. ' grave. The word ,vere: ' ' I am the r . ur1·e tion a11d tl1e 1 if e ; h e that l)eli e,,eth i11 Me, thoug·h h were dead, yet . l1all he live.' ' Glory l )P to ,Jod ! I k110,v that ln y RedePmer liveth a11d l)ecatlse Ile live. [ too- yes, T too • HAT;J J J;JVE ! 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Prior to l1i . arri,,al tl1e ch111·r l1 J)llrrha. r 1 a ]a1·ge b11ildi11g t1·ategira11J' loeatrc1, to wl1ich a11 rd11 atio11al lJt1ilcli11g– ,va addecl tl1is late1" i111p1"0\ 1 e 1 to meet develoI>me11t r <1t1i1' 1ne11t . ]V[uch ec111i1)1nent ha. l) e11 addec1 lt1ring the pa torat tl1i. incl11 l- ing a 11evv Ilan1n1011d FJ le t1'ic r– gan. The alvary Bapti. t h111· h ca1'1'ie. a meml)er hip of al)Ollt 275 ,,,ith 11et. i11c1"eru e of abot1t 60% 111 atte11dance at .. 1111day ~ c11ool du1--– i11g the pa to1·ate. 'I'he Fir t Bapti.·t l111r ·h of ile Ohio i we 11 eqt1ipped £01' . er,rice i11 thei1-- ne,v a11c1 i111 po. i11 u· 11011 e of ,,To1· hiJ) 110,,r £1,ee fron1 all i11debted11e. , " 'i tl1 a11 active 111e1n– l,er l1ip of n1ore tha11 300 l)e1 ie, ,e1\ . 'rhe ch11rch proJ)erty is loratec1 i11 the ce11ter of the city 11ear tl1e bu. i11e s di . t1'ict, a11d l1a. ,viclP influence in a 1'apidly g1.--owing j11d11. trial a1'ea. The people of t l1c congr gatio11 hold clo. e f llo,v. hiJ) T. 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TJ1e,r ,, 1 ill c11te1· tl1ei1· • ) J 0,,r f iel 1 of e1·, 1 ic0 '\\ 1 it}1 t lie be .. t ,vik l1P. of a 110. t of fric11cl . ,,·11<) ,,·ill J)1~ay fo1' a lo11g a11cl s11c >es ·f11l 111i11i .. t1·v. ._ GIFTS TO OHIO ASSOCIATION Rev. Verne L. 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