The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1954

l a 'l~HE ()l-11 INI)EPENDEN'l 1 BAPTIST Dec mbcr 1954 ---- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...;__.::_:_:::....:. Bnptist 1id- 1,~sio11s 11 20 Cl, st 1 ,·c., l~l\., ,}a11d 14. 01110 CHRIS IN S CUSTOMS JAPAN FIELD ADDRESS : J apan Baptis t Micl-Missions P. 0. Box 49 Fukusl1ima Shi, e,vland Pfaff ' r}1is })Oig11HLlt l)l 1 r cl Se i 11 a 1 c> t - t (\ r l'Ptl ll<'"" ti 11g i11 f or111 at io11 eo11 - ep1·11 i 11 o· 1 l1ri.·t- ~ 111,1~ c.·11sto111: i11 ~J HI a11, l)r Oll p:ht a .. l1c-11· 1) I)c111g: to o11 r 11 ec11· t .. a. ,,·e 1·r 111r111 l1er ecl t 11 e 1>,lst fr,,· c11111i– , ..er . arie..· of ot1r c1ea r ~a,·io11r ·. bi1·tl1 a11c1 i11 r et1·0- ·' l)eet ,,·e li,·ecl agai11 tl1e e, ,e11ts of tl1 e .. ,\·iftl )· l)a "'si11g 3-.. ea1... .:\t tl1e ti111e I a111 ,,,.1·iti110· t l1i it t°' l1a.. l)e 11 j11 t fi, re ~"ear: .·i11ce ~ e,,._ lcl ll <.l c11·1·i,·ecl i11 J apa11. Il e fot111c1 , c· r~,. littl e,·i<le11 e of 1 l11·i. t111a.· ·~eept i11 tl1e . ]1op. a11cl . to1·e ,rl1icl1 ,,.. er e 1)at1'011i:1. cl b~.. the 111e111- l1er . of t l1e ()celll)a tio11 Fo1·ee. a11cl tJ1ei1· fa 111ilie: a11c1 these ,,·e1'e of cc>111· e 1110. t l}" co11fi11ed to the la1'ge ::.\letro1)olita11 a1·ea:. The 1·111·al , .. il– lclf!·e. ,,.. er e l111to11cl1ed a11cl ther e ee111ecl to be littlr of the t1:t1al g a~l,. holicla}.. 111oocl ,,,. h ic h ,,Te c-1880- tia t e " ·it11 that 111e1·1'}'" . ea:011. llI' fa111il._ .. ,,;ra .. ,,,. iclel~.. :epa1--atecl. Tl1e olde. t l)oy, Ricl1a1·<l ha 1 g·o11 e to ~J ol111 ... 011 1 it~· ... T. Y. to j.•c111i11- ,l1--3· Bo1111ie Elle11, Do1111 a11cl I ,,·er·e . till i11 Taco111a \"\Ta. h ., ,,·aiti11g fo1· Xe,,, 1a11cl to fi11 l a l1ol1, e i11 Tol<}"O a11cl e11cl for ll . 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