The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1955

11n11al Bihl Confer ence -FIFTH ANN VERSARY SERVICES St1·\1tl1 r Baptist Tnbe1·11n cle l 11 1 > c f ( nn 1 > <1 / , < /111 r, 11 111 :irc1cc ll c1J> ( 'h1ttcl1 JI,,, ·~ 1 - .J tltlt.) 1~ l) t'\ 11 ,trt>l<l 1 l1Pr<l1 11 . l)hilc1<l PlJ) ltiH . l) t'1111,1 1 11 , /l (lJ) If 'f <tb<l'llOClt 'll i /1 -l t111e 1:.. ,J llll, 1~) ~nl'l't' l l 1 t) tlv<'rt tlirt 1 t•1t'<l ll,· ~\11t()ll ~Jnr<·o • I )r. 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[ elll' e ,'a11<l ush·.u L e<tz 1 c J( ell e.lJ I /land 7 :10 ~\ . :\I . :15 A. :\ [ . 0 :00 ...\. :\I. 1 :-!5 P. 1 f. :3 :00 P :\ I. ~ :1 :-- P . -:\ I . Tra11 1)01·t ,1 tio11 of ,,·orl~r1-. ,,.. ill be fl11·11i ·l1rc1. l)l1t c·ctl.. ,,·ill 11ot he l1,111Llletl 011 t11e lJoat at ea1111) expr11. r. ar. n1a}' be parl~ec1 at tl1e " ,l11tl11 li:~: D el( of tl1e ~ e11111c111 I3oat Li11e. ' BEHIND THE LINES B,· RE"\,.. 1 II1\RLE~ "\\r . ::.\IeKI~... TEY • Pa~t o1· 1 ,1J,ra1 .. y Ba11ti:t h11rch . 1 a11to11, hio THE COVENANT-KEEPING GOD OF ABRAHAM T 11 e ..\ 111eri- r a 1 ~J e ,,· i . 11 Yec11· Boole, cli. - t1~ilJl1tec1 ll, .. the ...-\ 111erie;a11 .J ewi h om1nittr~. }1a. jl1 t })t1 l)li heel it tati tic-al r e- J)o1·t pl1tting tl1e ,,·oJ·ld, J e,,i . }1 pop11latio11 at 11. 67,000. It . aicl tl1e fiITT1re i 011e-half of 011e per ce11t of the e tin1ated ,,orlc1 pop– l1latio11 of 21; 2 billion. .... breakdo,·v11 in the 1·e1)ort 110,, eel tl1e t .... ~. l1a,Ti11g fi,"P 111il– lio11 ~Te,, . 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' ( E zelc. 34 :2:3. ~ l ) • TT11til he1-- de– li,·e1·a11re I . 1·ael . ta11cl a. a n1i~ht,... • 11101111111e 11t a111011g· the 11atiol1. ,,·,l1·11i11~: tl1e111 tl1at tl1e,... too c<111 b e s111·e tl1c1t t l1ri1· . i11. · ,,·ill al. o fi11cl thr111 011t. ' ' Fo1· if ~ocl . 11a1·ecl 11ot the 11at111·c1l l)1·a11cl1e. ( I 1·ael ) , talie l1eecl l e. t he al o . pare 11ot thee ' ( Ro n1. 11 :21 ) . PHOTO ENGRAVING-SERVICE llNC HALfTOHE$ AHO UNl: ETCHlt:'65 - A.Ill WOU