The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1955

Mnrcli 1955 t Tl1011 E 11t r d Into th Tr asur . s of the now?'' Rev. Dale Davi It '"a" tl t1ri11 g· t 11 e ,1cl111 i 11 i tr,1 tio11 of Pre,it1 'l11t J 01111 011 111 tl1e ,·ea1~ ~ 1267 tl1rt tl1c 1... 11itc(l ~tat,"\ 111,1.tle 011 of it, 1·icl1e"t i11,·e t111e11t i11 tl1e 11l1rtl1n ....e of tl1e T ~rritor~,. of ... 1,t,1~,l. R11,.... ic1 ,,·a l)~1icl $7.2()0 - l)t) fc)1· a11 <-1rca of la11tl 011e f i£tl1 t11e ,i/e of tl1e l"11itetl ~t,1te". Trea– ,11re"' reclee111ec1 £1·0111 .\ la~l(a l1a,Te })clicl 111ore tl1a11 "e,·011 t:v·, ti111r t11e J)t11· ·l1a .... e J)l'ite a11cl 'Sr,,·,11·cl '" I~ ol- 1,· · 1 ev,1111e t11e t1·ec1 t1re }1011,r of • tl1 e ~ ati011. 'rl1 e fl 11-, f i 11 irolcl a11 l t i111 lJrr 11,1 ,·e ,1 clclcc1 rol111 t le ~ 111illio1 ..... to tl1e e ·<)11 0111,· of ....\111eri- • t'cl. 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