The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1955

April 1955_______________ '!'BE OHIO INbEPE!NDENT BAPTIS1"____________ P_a..:::::..ge Seventeen V P r11 r, 11 1 l 1" t 1 < 11 r r ..] r . 4 \ :-, ocic1 tio11 of Ba I)ti. ts £01· "'\'\"" orlcl E,Ta11gc 1 i. 111 130,i Raee ~trPel J>}1ilaclel1>l1ic1 2 I> e1111c1. EAST MEETS WEST If 1gc1. hi J->. (). l~ox :3;3 ](,1g·cJshin1a (liiJ·, 'I'l1r \\T orcl of :(<><1 is .·till 111e J)(),,·er <>f Cl oc1 11 11 1 o Hal, 1 atio11 -f llll ~--a l , ,a ti 011. Tl1e all-i111po1·ta11 t t1~ai 11 ,,ri11c11 it ,,·a>.. 111) i11to tl1e to,, 1 11 of Y osl1i111nt– •·t1 i11 tl1e footl1i lls of i11]a11cl ~ Ol1tl1 J,11)a11. Tl1e c-le1~1~ i11 the l'ailroacl . tatio11 0£tr11 J)o11clr1'. t11 e trtte 111ea11i11~: of life. .._ a' '"rel f 1·01n a clea tl1 tl1at 111ost. of l1i.· frie11cls ,,Te11 t th1·ol1g'l1 cl t11~i11g· 1110 ,,,ar, l1e lo11g'. to 1{110,, 1 the t1·11tl1 al)o11t tl1is ,,Ta}'" ,,!e travel, i £ th e1·0 is 011e. ()11e cla)~ a stra11g·e1· :ter). off tl1e trai11. He i a £01· ig11e1·. 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