The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1954

\J'oven1ber 1_9_54~---------'l"I·IE OIIIO JNT)EPENDENT BAP1,IS'T 1 - - -----~J~)ag' Tw nty ()nc Association of Baptists for World Evangelism T t ,ra s \\'011 cl r f t1l t o l10ctr f ro111 t oll a g·c1i11 ,111 tl l ,t1)1Jreeiatecl ) ' Olll' Jit of 11 p ,,·, ,tllOlLt a c rta.i11 110,1r L11cl , Tc1~v lear re\ la,ti ve of 111 i11 c. ~ l a111 u11c.l e1· ~· tri ·t ' i i11t er lietio11 1ot to 111e11tio11 h 1· 11 ,1111e i11 1 ri11t tg·ai11 80 J ,,,ill 11 cccl t o lJe \' r)' ·a r ef lll of 111)" ,,ror cl . It i. l)l'Ol)clbl)r tr11e, a.· .'11 i11- .;i:t: , ct11cl cl,' :)"Oll ' O t,1ctft1lly 111 11- io11 ( e,·er)r t i111e yOll \\ 1 ri te ) , thcl t 11y ex e' of tl1i · \\ 1 01~1<1 8 11orta l) lc ,.oocl " i clt1e to 111y eati11g· . I l1ave lee11 loi11g it ,,rit.11 good will ver· ,i11t;e n1}r afore ·aicl clo:) 1--ela.tive (the b t coolc in t he ,,,01·ld l lp 111til 111) 1 111arriage) t,11·tecl n1e >11 111y eati11g ·a1·eer. 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