The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1955

February 1955 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST_____.............._____ Page Sevente~ , e 1~11011 ("'1 l1a11dle1~, J 1· . I I i@: a.~ 11 i I . . Box :-1 :3 l(ao·o. l1i111a it,.. ._ KJ'"tl l1t1, J apa11 SHINTOISM A CUSTOM .. \ 8S<><·ia1 i<>11 of J~clJ11 isis f'<>l' \\T()t' lcl l !J\ 7 clll gPli8 lll l Gf) ;i l{a t'<' H 1 1·pp t l 'hi l,tcl ,J1 >l1i,t 2, J>p 1111c1 . 0 11d for 24 hol1r . 8l1i11toi. 111 a11cl E1111 eror \V or– .-l1i p g·o l1a11d i11 l1a11cl . ()11 Ja11 - l1a1~v J st 1955 ._ ~ 700 000 J)eople i11 Tol() 7 0 atte11d– ed 011e • hri11e. Thi. i .· n1ore tha11 30 l) ople l)a .-- i11g t l1c e11- tra11 C e,, l '}r • ec- If JTOU l1a,r fo llo,,"e tl t11e tr·a,rels of tl1e Pfaff~ i11 t l1e ,\ 1 ork of l\1i l– :\Ii \ io11 in the ortl1e1·11 part of ,Ta pan yo11 will 1~en1e111b r t l1at t he '1 hri11e. at tl1e e11cl of tl1e ,, 1 ar ,,,er e c-- ldom vi ited. ~o,,,. a o·reat 'ha11ge i · tal{i11g· 1) lac . 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CATALOG FR EE - Wr,t e today addres H. 0. Van Gilder D. D., Pres., 528 33rd St. Dept. OB, Oakland, Calif.