The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1954

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Tl1e11. of co111-. e the ,vo111en of •\ f 1·i<· a l1a , ·e t 11 ei1· o,,·11 111ocler11 ic1( 1 Hs c) f' l1rc111 t ifi c·nt ic> tl, a11 cl c1ft c r J)11t1 i11g g·1·rnsc i11 t ltc' ir h,1ir, c> fi <1 11 11n111l . triJ )<\ cl o, r 11 i c) 111 P , ,·c1i81 li11r. ,,rr clo 1101 c1ti r 1111)t to 1,Prl) i 11 f < > 1· 111 r cl o 11 t l 1 c l ct 1 r. t i 11 f' cl l' i H l art, l )11t ,18 ,,·e1 lool< <>\'Pr t }1 r 1,tt r 111ocl r~ lR of ,1,1to111ol)il e8, it oe <'ltrs 1o 11. t t1 at . 0111e ,,,110 cl.'1, ire to l)e l)t1 ,t 11 t i f ttl 111ig·h t g·ct so111c 111)-t o– t l1e-111i11 l1te i lea. 01 t,,,o-t o11 , a11cl 11 e,v .._ ltcl cl e · f 01-- ·tt1dy. a11c1 .._·w DDLED ' r\. 11 d M a r y br·ol1ght fo1·th lier fir t bo1·11 on, and ,vr·apped him i11 s,,·ac1dling cloth e , a11d laid him i ti a 111a11ger. ( Ll1ke 2 :7 ) I11 E zel{iel 16 :4 it i ,vritte11: ' ' Thot1 ,va t 1 ot alted at all no1· ., ,\'ac1c1led at all . ' nly an outca t a11d n egl ect ed bab}r ' ''Ollld be o trea ted. 1no11g the p eople of I ·rael the 11evv babie wer e thorot1ghly r11bbed " ' ith coar e alt to 111ake them trong . ' ' The1 t h eir arm ancl leg ,ver e bot1nd tigh t ly t o- n1al{e t11em t raigh t . ' 111 the Bible la11d today many Motl1er f ollo,v thi ._ a1 cien t practice. APIT L Th e ca ual 11 , rE T~IENT ,,Tay i11 which many p eople co11~ icl er our economic y tern in– dicate t hat t h e y t ern ' i tal{e11 f o1-- gra11ted , and ,vithot1t r eg·arc1 for t he capital i11ve tn1ent ,vhich 111ake t.h e y t em po ible. In 1.J1·ief 1na1l)'" ,vorl{me1 f eel t hat the '~ } 7 ten1' hould provicl e a gu ar- a 11 t eecl ,, ·ag·e and fring·e be11efit , l t1)li1n itecl. The acttlal fact i t h at l>P11i11cl P\ ' <'r,~ ,vo1·l<Pr i11 tl1P <'<·<>11 - • () Il l .'' 11t P J'P Hta11cls Hll H\'Cr,t g <' c·HJ >ita] i11,·t1s11t1P111 <>f *1 5,0TIO.()(). 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' ' YE OLD TI:\IE~ - ·----"-------- II e1~e are oni e sto1·e rules i11 vogzl e i11, 1 5±: The t or e will be ope11 p1·omptly at 6 :00 .A.i\f. and ,vill r e1nain open until 9 :00 P.:\I., the y ear aro11nd. · The tore mu t 11ot be open ed bv e1nployee on the abbath Day t111le, ab olutely 11ece ary and then f 01' 011ly a f e,~{ minute . ' A113r employee ,vho · i i11 the h c-tbit of ·1nokino· pani h cigar , g· t ti11g havecl at a barber hop goino· t o cla11ce or other place of am11 ement, will mo t urely gi, 1 e hi e1nployer 1--ea on to u - JJC ·t hi i11tegrit y , a11d all a1'ou11d l1011e ty . ' Each employee of t l1i ·to1·e 111lt t atte11d 'abl)atl1 chool eve1'y "'·eelr. !en e1111)loy ee ,vill be gi,'.'e11 011e e, ..eni11g· a ,:reek f 01· ·0111'ti110· purpo ·e.· an cl two if h e g<le t o p1'a)"e1· 111 eti11g· i11 n1id- ,,,eelr. .... t ti111e. ,,The11 11ot i11 t l1e t o1'e ur f ollo,,ring~ the p t1rpo ·e~ 11oted a l)o, r the e111pl0Jre i ., expect ed to b r'e,1di11g· goocl lit ratlll' . },e" r e111plO)Tee 01-- emplO)Te1-- \\'()llld ,vi h t o adopt these a11cie11t 1--11l e , bl1t the r adi11g of then1 i11- clicate ho",. £a1' n1ocler'11 bt1 i11e . ~ ta11d f1--01n the ·pirit11al l e,Tel of 0n e ·e11tlll'J'" ago.