The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1954

1ne 1954 ___ _!_!IE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTI_S_T___________-=P-=a~g.::..e ...:F:...:i.:...:ft:::,:ee:::_~n: CHRISTIAN MISSIONS TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED 'J'hl'ough n qunrler rt•ntur,Y < 1 hl'iHli:11t :'vliHHions ( f'o1·1ut•1l y 1\fri<':t (•JiriHlinn MiHsion ) , Jins 1><.•rforn1pd a n1onun1t•ntnl ,vork in clit'f'it·ult f'i<'l<ls, :tnd 1l\t>ri1~ lhP f'nll eonficl(' l\('l' of :ill f~ cgul :i, J~n1,tist people. Bor ,nan)' ) 'l' :tl'H thC' hurclc11 ol' tht• \\ork, hotli 011 tilt> fiPlcl :111d in tht• l1on1Pl:111d, rt•st<'d upo 11 th e shoul<lers o f l~<'Y. nncl ~1rs.. Jos •pit i\lC'( ~alin. ' l'h<'.\ ,vould do sonl<' drputntion \\' ork ttl.' run1ulati11g so1nc fu11cl tht•n rush io the• field doing lht> \\Ol'k of' 111isHio11:1ric•s tlt(•n Jioint• again to ( 1 1111 ·t th t' ]>l'H)' l'I' a11<l finant•inl H\l}>l><>rt of' the· IH'opl,· . fslo11g \' P:11·s ,v~·1·, HJ)Pnt i r~ this hc•alth ,,· r e('lc i11.g, n •r,·t• <.•xhnusting double• clut.r. · rr11 1 ,,·ork has rrc•<'iVPd th<' l)leRsi ng of the J;ot·cl a11<1 :1ppro)..in1HtPly fift,, 111i ss ionari(•s :trP 11.0,,· in nc·ti,·c service. rrh<• 1nissio11 is ,vrll org:1nizecl 1 th<· offi<'<'l'H ;;re• st;:tHOll<'cl hv }Jrnyer H11d <'Xll<\rie11c·c, ancl ('hristi:111 ~1issio11s st:incls in th(• f'1·011t line :11nong l{ C'gul:1r f1apt ist 'i,rojP<·ls. ( ~Jd it())' ) Joe McCaba Tl1i.· \"Ca1· 111ar]{ · a 111ilr.· to11c i11 ' }1e hi. ·tor,Tof '1l1rist ia11 i\ Ii~ 'H1011.·- • 11 0 25th a1111i,rer8arv of its fo1111d- • 11g·. Tra,·eli11g· tl1r11 tl1r ~ige1· 1 01011}' Re\r. 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