The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1955

February 1955 THE OrIIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Page Fifteen ~~~~~~~~--~~~~~ --~--~~~~~~~~~ STILL ROLLING ALONG IR . "\V ILT .1 T J \ l\ T 1~l J NC 1 C) 7 ,;.J9 c-11·fi 0lcl ve11t1 ~ a11clt1 l{ () J1io • William Lorene H e ,va a g·oocl l ool{i11g n1a111y :.; jx footer but lie ,va. ,,Teepi110· lil{e a babv. r1 hrr·e ,,Ta: a ct ter111i11 l '° ~ et to hi. ja,,, bt1t al ·o a 11oticeable <tlli\re1·. A: tl1e ·011g1Tegatio11 of the l'llral h111· ;11 toocl \\ 1 itl1 bO\\T cl heacl I sa,,· Diclc tart clo,v11 th ai. le \\ 1 i t llOll t a 1110111 ll t . }1e i ta- 1io11. We want yo11 to 111eet tl1i .· yot111g· n1au. 1 ome alo11g ,vith 11 • a ,,·e ~tar t 011 a11otl1e1· d pt1tatio11 tol11· . L<.)re11e ,vill be g'lacl to 111o"{e over a11cl yot1 ra11 it 11p fro11t ,vith 11 . 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