The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1955

M urcl1 1955 BEAMS FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE ~11:~'. "\\' 11 . l,l•' lSl ,1·~ 1) . ll\11 1ti11gft>t1 <•if~ ~l i~~i<>tl 1£1 ~{() ,' 'l\'e 11111 \ T l l l l P, ,it tl(' 1·,.) j<)l' ,l little • 111ng:1z111e. ' ' (: l'l'l't i11~"' i111 ltt' tlHllll' l)f t> 11 r \ \· ( 111 < l(' r– t' 11 l 1 1() l' l •. l t l1a..., llt't'Il "'()llll' t i 111 l' '()111(' 1111() \ ()\11' ll(lllll'"' • ,i.... it ,in tl11--. \t'r,· fi11e • l'llt' l .it)l'(l l1ct--. bt'l'll , ·l'l' '\ !_!O(lCl to • 111t'. l ll' 11<1-.. ,111,,, el'L'tl 1)r,1~·(' r clgc1i11 i11 111~· ll ,}1(1lf. l ,,·,1"' i11 tlte l1<)...,l)it<1l ,1g·,1i11 ftll' t,, ('11t, -~l,,·011 (la,·~. .. \ ft- • • e1· l1c1,·i11g· ... " r,1,·" 111c111,· ti111('o;;; tl1r ... . . 11a ,t ff',,. ~·Pel r". t ltt"~· f i11c1 ll~.. tool~ c:111 X 1~,1,· clt t11e 1·i!!l1t a11glc to fi 11cl • tl1t' ~,111 sto11e~ tl1,1t l1c1,· 1) 1 e11 e,1\1.. - i11g· 111e ..., 111l1el1 tro11l1le tl1e J) a t "i '\ ,·e<1r . 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Of all the needs of God,s ancient people. the first and gr eatest is the relief of their 2,000 year famine. We seek to minister the Bread of Li fe, even the Lord Jesus Cl1ric:t, to His spiritu· ally starving brethren. We do this by the \\1 ord of God and by the witness of our missionaries. Your fellowship of prayer and stewardship will speed our distribu· r:- tion of spiritual and material l · ~ aid to J e,vs in darkness and need here and abroad. Write us today: Dept. O Dr. Jacob Gartenhaus , President I l 1111( i11 ntc, ,1 \\"p, t \ 1 11·oi11in 1 t < ) t l i , i 11 !..!' l t < l <' <' l, 111 l i l' <1 t h P t • c > t t r I \\Hs U,l\P ll l'll'-11()(1\ elf Jl <,]Ctl. • ~ I 1 <' , , n"' 1) 111 i 11 t o n l 1 <) , 1 r c l i 11 g l 1() 1\) (' , \ \ T l 1(\ l } ~ l 1 (1 \ \ Cl S (> 1 ('\• p \ l h (' J' lll(ltl t<' t' nl)(l11c·tr-cl 11 .. r ,t 11 cl t<Jol( l1 Pr l<) l )l'1 r <lit. \\Tl1ile tl1P, ,,·erP t l1crr • l1 Pr 111ot l1 er H life, l1a cl 11c)1 clt<lll!..?.<'<1. 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