The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1954

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'I'l1r ,,r11ee l– c~1 ·!- lJ11rg· l1cl})tist ( 1 h11rc:l1 ,,·a~ t }Ac– r t1 1111er-111>, c.111 l .·ep111P(l for ,l ti111e t ( 1) r t l 1(' '\' i l l l1 (> 1 ·. rr11 p bea 11 t if l 11 l llct<JlLP for thr l1ig·l1e.'t J)Prte11tag:e c,f the e11roll111e11t i11 atte11cla11f·r ,ra,· l1a11Llell to tl1r LE\\ 1 1~ 1 ... \ \ r t~~– (' E I !-L \ I > rl' 1N 'I' ( 1 l l l 1 RC 1 1I. rl o 1 ec 1 o. I MESSAGES OUTSTANDING ( ' <lll!.!.l'cltlll<t11C)llS t<> 1]1P8P 1\\'(J fill !2.f()ll})S ,111(1 to t}1rir 1>a~tors, RP\' . ( 1 • (,. ( 1 la,,·.c>11 ,t11tl I{Pv. llar\'p\· • l 1 ! 11' i. t i <l 11 . I 11 atte111cl,111c·c> ,, p 1·e1 cl<1le1g·,1ti<J11~ f 1·0111 r,Ter~T J1,1rt <>f tl1r . tatc>, a11c.l i1: tl1e c1fter110011 tl1P l,1r2. e p<11·ki11g ~ pa<' p J)l'o, ri cl rel 1)~· t l1r l)r11 fi el cl .J1111C'tio11 Ba11ti:t C'ht11· ·11 l1elcl C'h11rtl1 l)tl.'.'P.', <·l1art r r r 1 htt. .-r ·, ,~11cl J)ri,rcltr C'ars tcJ thr li111it of c·a1)a ri t,·. 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