The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1955

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I clicl : i · not tl1i. tl1e 1 h1·i t? · · .,.\ . a 1·e"11lt. 11r. ,,·011 the111 £01~ the l.JOl~a. ' ' And n1a11,., of the ~ a1naritan of that cit,., belie, ,,ed on him for thr a~·- i11~· of the wo1na11, which te tjfied. H; told 1ne all that e, .. e1" I did.' ' ( \·e1· e 39) If the ,,·0111an at the ,vell l1acl l1ee11 a 11a111ec1 to tell her f rie11cl"' i11 tl1e eit,.. of 11er e 11 <·0L111tP1 .. • ,,rit11 ,J e"',ll · tl1c, .. 111ig}1t ha,·e 11ot l1c1cl tl1e Ol)l)o1·t11i1it~· to accept Hi1u. J>at1l l{11e,,· t l1e J)o,,.. e1~ of the 111r ... - -.,,1o·e ,,·l1iel1 i · Olll' . Ile ai c1 i11 M I~o111a11'-i 1 :16. ··For· I a111 11ot cl- -.: l1a111ecl of t lie go. 11el of \11 ri t : fo 1· it i tl1e 1>0,,·e1· of (1oc11111to nl– \Tcl t io11 to e,·e1·,,.011e that belir,·et 11 : '" tt, tl1e ,Je,,· fi1·"t . a11cl al...,o to tl1e (}reel~. 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