The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1955

THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Page Eleven ~--~~~---.._..~-~~~~ February 1955 ~~~~~~~~~~- • THE SUNDAY SCHOOL IS GOD'S BUSINESS . . . . • 1·t hot1lcl lJc 1·eeog·11 izecl t l1,1t t11e ~1111- cl a ,T Nel1ool ~ i. ,1 ·"'·t 1·on,g r1r,1z of the 11 l11·e 11. .. 11re– l),. it i .. to be 1· '.lg·a1·ded a. a cle- J)a1·t111ent of t.11 h111· 11 a11cl 1 ot clll e11tit1r i11 it. elf . ~ 0111eo11 e ha ._ "\rery \\ 1 e 11 l)Ol{e11 of the ll11day 1 cl1ool a. bei11g· the 11111--eh at . t11 d~y,., " 1 l1e1~ea. tl1 e 111ai11 • e1--vice of wor. hip i the Cl1l11--ch at wo1"– ·=>hj p. Thi i a11 i11 t l'e ti11g· con1- r)a1·i..011. Pe1"ha11 if -n 1 ,, 1 011l cl gi, 1 e .. 1tcl1 1·rcog·11it io11 to t 11e i 1111c1ay ~ 1 cl1ool "·e " '"O t1l l 11ot co1 . ide1" it o.r 111 i1101· iu1po1·t a11ce a · cl o • ·o 111a11y foll{ . 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