The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1955

\ll't ll \ F THE BIBLE I ~ \ 1{1 1; \ ' • l l ) \ \ I ' 1) 1 • . I )( ) l •( : I' \ ~~ . 1) i I' c 't• I () ,. • 1~l lt)7 ,\·1,, ,11,11, /1)()(1(/,, ( '/, 1 1 (/({Jl<l :.!(), () /,i,, EVANGELIZING OUR COLORED NEIGHBORS • "" \ l' : I "- , l ~\) t }\ 1, l l l l l l \ t 1 l \ V}1(' l l \\ l\ .iJ'i)l :l l l'll l1Pfl)l"t' tlll' l '()llltl•tl ()t' },.HI) ,t ~l itl -i\l 1,,it>tl, <ls H l·Htltli– l~lll\ 1t)l' Hlttllt)l"lir.,ll1l)ll a, H llll"– .. i l ) 11 ' l 1' \ t O l 11 p ( i l \ l t l l) r t l 1 t \ ... \ 11 l e 1' i- • Pall .. l\~l'l). \\.l\ \\.l\ l"l'I fctPl'll ,,1tl1 c 11 t rt\ 111 P 11 t l t) 11, l) rt 1) l t \ 111. l) 11 t) 11 r 111',, rt ,, <, a ll111·tlt111 H})})rt)~i111ntc– ],: fiftl' 11 lllillil)ll lll\g'l'()('I~ 11\ ... \lllPl'i- . 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"\\Te lea,..e tl1at to ot11· reacl- A HOME MISSION OUR CHARACTERISTICS Extensive Evangelism Intensive Visitation Bible Preaching Effective Teaching Organizing Baptist Churches OUR SUPPORT Dependent upon the power of the Holy Sphit Needing your p1·ayer and financial conh·ibu– tions OUR PUBLICATION W1ite for the Broadca ter, our quarterly magazine lllAWATHA LAND INDEPENDENT BAPTIST MISSIONS Rev. Guy E. King, Director 1109 Ludington St. Escanaba, Mich . / < 1 1'"' a11(l 1>rct.\.<'l' 1>,1rt11c>t'"> t<> j,1,l~·P. Jl prr ,it thP Sr111i11,1r,.. ,\ci h,t\'P • j \1st c· o 111 J) 1 r t e c l t l 1P 11, <l ll N P 111 <, ~ t c r 's ,, c> rl<. l{ reol'cl ~l1<J\V that i11 011r ~t11cl 11t 1J<>cl,~ ,vl1iel1 1111111l >c rrcl • 11earl, .. ;~()() tl1r1·e are -1- c·h1trel1r.· • of tl1e 1 l0, .. el,111 cl <ll'P<l reJ)rr. ci11trcl . \T (1 lla\r(l 1 ftlll-tiJ}}(l ]),\ ._ t()r.' all(l :Z,{1 c1... ·i:ta11t pa:tor.1 lJei11g trai11ecl LlJl' tl1e ,,.. 01·1< of the 111i11i. tr)", bl1t ,1 l. o P11gagecl pr ·e11tl}" i11 that 111i11- 1f-·tr.v·. Ri~l1t ~·1111lay i .. ehool , 1 11p– .1ri11te11cle11t: a11 l 6~) S1111clav. 1 C'hool • teat lier. are 11 ot 011ly 1 ea 1·11ing 110,, 1 to teaL'11 effe ·ti,relJ.. lJ11t al. o ,vhat ~ t C tea eh. rrhirt\r of Ollr , tt1cle11t. • ,ll' e11µ:age l i11 ,,·eel(-c1a~.. Bible (' lc1, : : a111011g t hildre11 . 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