The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1955

August 1955 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ~--=---~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----~ THE ANNUAL MEETING rl'}1p 'l',,·p11t)·- I~iµ:l1th ... \tlll llcll ~lPriti11p: <>f ()l1i<> .i\ :-;sc>c·i,1tio11 ,rill l1r 11Plcl i11 11 ~~'J l I 1~~ l1 J~ .i\ I>'l' l N'l' ( 1 ll(Tl~( 1 ll , 'BJI I]~ J>}~:'\ ~~)rl.J- \ 1' A .. ~l ,._i\, :\f 0 11cla)~ tl1r c> 1tg l1 ' l l111rs– < la, ·, () < • t <> I 1P1• 17 t c> 2 (), 1 ~ L> .3 . • 'l'l1p ~rc·1·pt,1r)" Rr,·. 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