The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1955

February 1955 FL.1:\ IIE FR :\I <.. 1 II l R ~1rE~ (Co11ti11l1ed ) )~c,u11~r:t,)1-. · at ( 1 a1111) J>at1110: Htl(l t J1 i. i. ·011 ·icl r red a111011g· t l1e f ro111 li11:) a ·t i,~iti :. \\Tillia111 F. Ir \\ 1 i11 l1a. be' 11 HJ )- 1>oi11t ecl by t l1 I11cle11e 11 cl P11t 1 ,-11>– ti t ('hl1rel1 of f\o rth ,J c1el,:--;011 ,1,, ·11111·cl1 rorr<:'.' l)011cl011t a11cl ac.1,,isrs 1!1a t the • l1 t1 r · 11 111acle a ~ <)<>cl :tar t ' i 11 t 1 e 11e,,,. ~v·e,11· at t l1c ,,r cl t · 1111 igh t . rr, ,. ice, all of ,,,}1iel1 \vas c1efi11jtelJ 1 I)i1·itl1al, C'lo:i11g· \\ 1 it]1 c1 pra)T(>l .. • . e.• lOJl. The Re·,?. 1'1 lo,,.cl l)a, 1 i : i.· 11 0,,· t l1e f1.t ll-ti111e p a.._ to1· of t l1e th11 r cl1 ,t11cl i. re. ic1i11g i11 t l1e 11 e,,·l}r ac– c1t1ired l ar. 011age. The co11g1·egatio11 1·ete11 t ly 111et fc) 1· the fi r· t ti111e i11 th 11e,,, at1cli– to1·i 11111 ,,.he11 a ba pti:111al . cr,,iee , 1 .-a · he l cl . 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Hll<I l\ l I'S, \\7il - Jja1Jl Keir, }tl("'JtllH"l'S (JJ' fltt) c·J111rc· li . .. Jr. i \· If' i:s c1 gratlt1H1< c,J' J>i, <lt11c,111 J1jJ JJ( 1 111st it ttlP. ...\ \'( r,1g< ,t1 f <•ncl - THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ' • _. II(° t t4#' Now OR NEVER! Politic~,] ancl social 11nres t i1l Africa inereasc. l'ent UJ) l1a treds ar1d fears find cxprrssion in c.riminal assault, race riots ancl tl1e 11111rderous ~Iau !viau raid~. Africa today is tl1reatened ,vi tl1 a revolution which 1nigl1t end nnliuli Lecl missionary activ– i ty on "tl1c dark continent. " Chris t is the only ans\ver to Africa's pro1,1ems, for spiritual need is Ll1e ha&ic nce<l of Africa . • • 3 territories Af . campaign in > PJL launches ric~ • s Languag~· Distributes Scr.1ptures in / January, 1955, marks the beginning of tl1e great POCKET TE TA 1E T LEAGUE campaign of Scripture distribution an<l n1ass evangclization in Africa. 'fhe mounting crisis and the pressure of time in Africa are cl1al lenging 1nissionary l eaders \vho have aske<l PTJ , to undertake this far-reaching campaign. Tl1e first large-scale evangc Ji · tic effor t wi ll l)egin in Kenya, tl1e Belgian Congo and Tanganyika. 'cripturcs are printed in the six mair1 tribal language~ of these ten·itories, in addition to Englisl1 and French. r- PRAY for ~ontinent-wide revival Your prayerful support is th e life-bloo<l of this campaign! We urge you to pray a never l)e– forc for tl1e people of Africa-that Ll1c Gospe l inay reach tl1eir l1earts before it is too lat '! Write for a free copy of our Africa s urvey. - - - ALFRED A. KUNZ, Executive Director ---, ThePo~ Testamenv League f 156 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW lfORK 10, N. Y. c111c:p i8 110,v ab<)lli 4f> Ht tl1e .·01·,·– i , ·es . rl 1 l1e 11cor)l0 Jool( for,varcl t(> a ftt ll 11rop:ra111, :\ fr . ~ p]f g·i,ri11g· f11 ll ti111P to tl1e ,vorl<. 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