The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1955

_M_a_r _ch_ 1_9_5_5___________ ___:_1_'H.:...::.... E_ O-=-=H=IO~-=IND:...:.::-=:EPENDENT_BAPTIST___________ Page Thirteen Calif or11ia Greets Ohio Exc:e1·11t . fro111 lettc1· f1·on1 l)o1- larcl .-.. Oal< \ ie,~.r, alifo1·11ia: C }reeti11g·: i11 I Ii.· l)lf8. ·rel . r a 1110. "\Ve are glacl to r e1)ort th r l1l . 1. ·– i11g· of the l.;orcl 011 ll: l1e1·e i11 Oa1< \Tie,\". ''Te jll t filli.'hC(l t\\t0 \\' Cl{ of 1neeting.. ,,rith brothe 1· I~ol, jc– l1ola ~. The Il oly Hpirit 1110,,rcl i11 a real \Vay althol1gh i t toolc abol1t f ou1·tee11 11ig·}1t to . ee a lJ1·calc l)11t 0 11 a ~ 1111clay mor11i11g· ,,,e l1acl 11ine co111r for . alvatio11 a11cl ni11e to joi11 tl1 chllrch l)y l )a1)tis 111 a11d lette1·. 'fl1e11 t}1e1~e ,,re1~e t 11 i1·ty- fi,;re boy.:· a11cl gi1·ls tllclt 01 f P~. eel hri t on a • at11rda)" 1l1or~11i11g. The pa1--. 011ag·e i.· 1·eady to p11 t the . t11cco 0 11 the ol1t.: icl r. 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'J'li(.i\ \\'('t'P • • ,v j 1 h l l:,.; 1, l 8 t f-4 l l 11 < l a11cl 11(.:.PclP< l H<l - \'i<-·P a11cl 1l1P\ 1 \V<.. t'P lt<'I'< 11111c·h 1<, c> ~ sJ1c,rt a t i111t" it Sc>1•t11t><l 1 c, 11:s. s,,111 1 i 111P c1g<, ,v,· 111c·11t i,,11<', 1 <,111· 11 ('' ( .I ( I (J f it J'( > 1111 < f * I ()( )(), ( J ( J l l 11 t J) I' fir~, <tf \ 1,ril , ll1·c,t l1t"' t' \\ a lt<~1-.· t 11(>llgh t i1 \Vt IJ tc, 111< Jtl i<,11 I h i8 t <> • • ALFRED A. KUNZ The great Pocket Testament League Campaign of Scripture distribution and mass evangelization has been launched in Africa ! Following months of prayer and preparation in the U. S., International Director Alfred A. Kunz and Foreign Secr etary Glenn Wagner fl ew to Africa in January to spearhead the Campaign. Mr. Kunz and Mr. Wagner have PRAYER -THE POWER BEHIND THE CAMPAIGN I been mee ting with n1issionaries, government officials and national Christians to map out the plan of the Campaign. They are now en- As never before in hi s tory , Afri ca today needs the prayers of Chris tian5 in America. Pray for PTL evangelists, for missionaries and for national Christians. Give gaged in the firs t series of evangel- GLENN WAGNER is tic ma ss mee tings combined with thi s Campaign your prayer£ ul widespread cripture distribution. support! Write /or a fr ee copy of "Africa - Now or Never:' ALFRED A. KUNZ, International Director \ rOl l SO t}1e c· }l lll'C•}lPS lllcl\' 11101'<' lJl tPJ- • • li o·e11tl,r J)l'cr\' fc) r ()111' ,,ro rlc. r- • • '1' 1 is 111 c)llP)' is t o f i11 isl1 1>c1 .,·i11~ fc> r thC' l (>ts \Y< 1 clre l >1 1,, i11 ~. II<>,,?_ < P\'<11', this iHll t Ol ll' l 1lcli11 l'('Cllle~t. \\T(-> ,\rOl ll (l }i]11µ:l1 0,'c'11 111(' 1,rc)– fe ~:,.;j 11 ~· ( il1l'i~ti,l11s el l'<' s<> 1111<'(>Jl - c·e11· 11 ec l ,ll>(>lt1 S<Jl tl s bei11g· lcJst \\Till )' o 11 J > ra.\· ,v it I 1 l ls t 11 , 1 t \,. r 111 i g l 1 1 real ], · 8P<1 SO tll P SC)lt l s Scl\ 1 ('(l }1<11' ( 1 ! 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