The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1954

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IIol 1J1 • r c\– l)OI~t tllcl t tl1 CO l1 0·1· g,1 iio11 0 b– se1·,red it a a di13r of 'l 1 l1a11lc. g·i \ i11g· a11d Re-c1ec1icatio11 f ollo,,rj11g· tl1 con1pletio11 of a co111bi11,ttio11 81111- cla}" e}1ool 1·001n c:1111 1·ec r ,1tio11 1)a1·lo1·. 11 e,,, 1·oof ,,,,1 l)l l t 011 the hot1 e of ,, 1 01· l1ip a 11e,,, J1 ec1 t– i11g" • .,. te1n ,,,a i11 tallecl , a 11(l many othe1· 11 eded i111p1~ove111e11t . and 1·epai1· ,·ve1·e 111,1cl . t tl1 c clo of ill 11101·11i11g· f\l'\ 1 ice tl1e IJeople aro e a11cl 1· -cl e li ate 1 tl1en1 elve to t l1 r 1·,,ic(l o.f tl1e Lo1·cl. t the e,·eui11g e1"viee of tl1e . a111e date tl1e yol111g })eople l1acl cl1a1·ge of the e1~, 1 ie.e a11cl ca1·1·ied Oll t a ' ' eda1··\'.riJJ e ' ' 1)1'0 D'l'am ,,ri tJ1 Dr. 1--tl1u1· F. Willia111 b1·i11g·i11g tl1e n1e ag·e. In additio11 to a fine offe1,i11g· the people l) l' e 1 ted to eda1·ville olleg·e 130 ca11. of f1,l1it a11d otl1e1· food iten1 . Let Rev. Ge1 .. alcl of Grace Bapti t t ell it: 1i tchell, pa tor h l11·cl1 T ro,.. . ' ' ' Tl1e Re, r. 1 e1111 th 111el er l\1edina, Ol1io ,,ra ~ gue t l)eake1· i11 our p ecial eva11o·eli tic er,..ice ·, Octobe1 .. 24 through oven1be1· 5. " re are happy to 1"epo1·t that l1i g1·aciot1 · mini t1--y in the Word of God ,va entl1u ia. tically 1 .. e_ ceived by ou1" p eople. ' ' A. far a ,ve a1·e able to a.·– <'ertai11, t heJ·e ,, 1 e1·e eig·l1t defi11ite <l eci.· io11 ,· fc>r ( 1 hri:t; fou1· acll1lts a11d fot1r chil<lre11. T,,·o of the a clult.- ,\·ei-r ]1u ·ba11ds ,,,}10.·e ,,,i,,es J1ad J)r P, .. io t1sl y aceepted ( 1 }1ri:t. We are c 1 011fide11t tl1at tl1e full value of 11i: 1nj11ist r1' ea1111ot l)e ~ 111Pa s 11refl j11 11t1111be1-.· alo11 . ' ' 0Jl To,re111lJ e J' 21, i}) (l f (' }}}OJ'ial J1a J)tist ( !l1111·e 11, io1 t1 r11 lJ tl s, o l)– se1·,,ecl tl1c a11nual 11 <> 111 co111i11 g· cla}', \\' }1ic-h ,vaH a lJl Hsi11 g· t<> th 1>eo1)le. 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