The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1954

:,g' Fol1rt c11 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST May 1954 ~~~--------------- - ----------------------------_,__;;--~ "p,,._ 1~ lH .~ 11 ! 'l'l1<' lllc1111 . trret t) f l(c1g,lsl1 i 111 cl (,i1 , . l1c1s cl . icle • ,,·,t l l{ for ,1bo11t · t,,·o l>loel{,, , a11 l ',~(l b O11 g• 111. f i \ Te ~ [il l'",. \ \ .... ct , · c·c111cl,· l>c1rs i11 ,1 ·111all • • • t><)fft.10 ..: llOJ). ,1 l1. t 11a cl to 1 t v"O t 1 k110,,,. ,, 1 e ' are goi11g al1ea 1 l1r 1·e i11 the 011th- ... e r11 })a 1·t of tT a I)a 11. Tl1e ~ pring· ,,·e l1a,·e '""aited £01· ... i11 ~e Ja1111ar3T :~rel. 0111· : eco11cl cla.)· i11 ,J apa11, l1a.. f i11all,,. a1·1·i,r 0 cl. The treet • a11cl icl ,,,.allc. a1·e cli1·t ,;rhieh l{ee1 tl1e e, ...es c-011t i1111a llv f11ll. I : it litt le • • ,,. 11de1· ,,. a 1· . o plt'a e(l ,, 1 ith side,,·a llc:. e,·e11 if t hev ar· e 0 11 l , ,. • • t ,vo l)locl{ lo11g·? \\Te clro,·e horn , pa1·lt l t l1e rar· i11 the l11111lJe1· , .. ard . heel 11ext doo1·. ' ,111d t a1·ted i11 the l)ac1c g·ate , 1 {h 11 ,,C'e heard a lJa11d ol1t i11 tl1e treet i11 f1·011 t of 0111· h o11. e. "\'\T 0111< 1 11 ot :ee th 111 ll i ·ia11. fo l' 0111· . tr Pt i... lil{e 111a11JT of t l1e ,J a pa11e. e .·t1·eet:·, ,,,.l1ich a r e i·eall}r all y. ,vith .·ix foot ,,rall. 011 both . icl e . ,v e l1acl to ,,·alk 011 t 011r 11 eighbor· : fratc i11t.o the . t1·eet to . e what the 11oi:e ,Ya._ all al)o11t. The 01--che. - tr·a , 01-- l)a11cl, or· ,,·hat have } 7 0 11, <:011. ·i. t ec1 of a d1·11111n 1er a11 l t 1~t11n l)– eter. ~ c,Teral c }1 ilcl1·e11 a11cl l)eop le hacl co111e 011t to :er t l1e 11oi:e too. All the 1·ac·l<et ,ra.· a11 ct tt rac·tio11 to ac.1,Terti .'e a 1110\rie. I\ ft er the n111:ie t11e trl11111>ete r {)c:lH:Pcl ot1t trac-t. ·. T,,ro 111r 11 ,,·er e tc11·ry i11~: a large l>illlJoar·(l. }11r:s I '11 l1a, 1 c> to !!et the :axa1Jl1011 C)11t a11cl sta r t <)llt ,,·ith a l)11ncll :1 of tra('ts. A HOME MISSION OUR CHARACTERISTICS Extensive Evangelism Intensive Visitation Bible Pr eaching Effective Teaching Organizing Baptist Churches OUR SUPPORT Dependent upon th e power of t he Holy Sphit Needin g your ptrayer and financial contribu– tions OUR PUBLICATION Write for th e Broadcaster, our quarterly magazine HIAWATHA LAND INDEPENDENT BAPTIST MISSIONS Rev. Guy E. King, Director 1109 Ludington St. Escanaba, Mich . PRING IN JAPAN Nt L' P<'t sec 11 rs ,ll'r. f,1sc·i11,lti11g· i11 1 l1e ()ri c· 11 t . 1\.ll t l1 e1 l>l1si11 ss i. ear – l' i (, l o 11 i 11 t l 1 r st 1 · <' <> t H f 1· <) 111 s 111 a 11 s l 1 o 1) s ,v 11 i e }1 a 1 · e ,, r i <.J r o 1 > <:> 1 1 , ,· i t 1 t <? 1· <l11cl s111111ne1· . ~ lic1 i11 g· pa11e 1 <loorR .• t11 r r tl1e f r o11t of the .·h o}), at 11ig·l1t . r1 lie e cl oor: are ta.l{e t1 Cl11t cl tl (l J)t1t . 0111e,,·l1r1·e 011t of .-ig·l1t cl111·i11~r the dayti1ue. 11 e treet ce1 e ,,,.hi ·11 ha: c:a11ght 1113.. atte11tio1 a11d 1naJT. er,,. a a11 a pp1 .. oach i11 vang·eli m i the , "tory T ell er "l l a 1z. Thi\ 1na11 tr·a·v·– e1.- 011 a bic,, · le a.-- clo the otl1er .. - ,000,000 people of .J apan . 011 t11e bacl< of the bicv l e lie ha a ... lox ,,Thi ·h 11011:eR , , Feral la1 ..ge pjc_ t111·e rards. Xo ~0011e r do . the •-.tor)'" Teller :\fan .·top ,vhe11 kicl · c·o111 f1 .. om all direction to flock a– rol111d the bicycle. 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