The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1955

January 1955 b11t little a11cl tl111. critieizrcl ,,Tl1at ,,·,1. cl o11e f 01· 11 i111. 1\ 11 1 ( 1 hri. t r r blll(ed tl1e111 ! II 1·rb11l{ecl t he111 \ '(-l l'~T • te1•11 l}" a11d (: 1111) l1a. tic all)r• l • I.;ea , re l1e1· a 1011 , , C 1 l11·i ·t . ct)'",·. Ile 111ight ha,Te a ld d Yot1 1·e 011ly COll le11111i11g· )ro11rse] f. J f e difl aclcl t l1i, : \Vl1Jr t1·011lJl e J.,e h r 1 ..... 11 e ha tl1 do11e ,, 1 1 at. ." l1e ol1 lcl . Tl1i ., a11oi11ti11g· i. fo r.. 111)· l)111·jal. 1) 011 t toll h tl1e ha 11 els of 1 o,,.e tl1 at l1a,..e tot1 ·heel 111e. 11d hri t . a:y· i11 effe ·t Y 011 111ay rrit i ize 11 e1.. 1111 t I 111 telli11g· yo11 t hat ,,·he1·e, .,e1-- t l1i. g:o. J) el of .·al,,a ti.011 i8 J)1·eacl1ecl l1er d e cl . l1all lJe h r n1e111orial. "\Vill the g·o. pel g·o to .r\ frica? Tl1e 11 t l1e . tor·y of l\ f a1·y love hall ~:o t oo. "\¥ill the g·o pel IJe11etJ·ate hi11a ? Tl1 J1a1ne of ~I ar~,r of B tl1a11}r .·h all too. Will the go. pe 1 go to the i ·la11cl .· of the .ea? The11 . o hall l\Ia1--)r. 11a111e. "\"\TJ1er ever the na111e of 111--i. t hall go ay l11~i ·t tl1e 11a111e of l\I a r }'" hall be. ' Ile . aicl tl1at becat1. e lier love had laid bare l1er ot1l- a11cl ,,That a g1--eat ot1l it ,va.. ! It ,,·a too g·r eat a ot1l to £01--get. 1 To . lab of 1 1arble 01~ gra11ite ,,,a her: l)ut t he e, rer -a c 1 di11g oclo1· of tl1e 1' 1 eet p erft1me of a hri t– lil{e heart that la,,i hed it· love on the l1I·i:t it ,va lilce- that ,va. a11d i. , her memorial. The me1n– ory of t11e ju t i. ble ed, l)t1t the 11ame of the " 'icl{ecl hall rot.' ' I)ro, 1 e1--b 10 :7 Prompt renewal of your subscription will be appreciated by our Circulation Department. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE SERIES SUNDAY SCHOOL LITERATURE (I 11 t . 11 i f o r 111 "". ~ ,. . 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