The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1956

TI-IE OIIIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIS'lc, ---------- March 1956 MY EXPERIENCE I{, :\( l~~. l)()J{<) ' l' Il\.. I~. :\ It>I~t •.\ ~·. 1:2~ J>a l' k,ra~· J) ri\'e, f 1 ;l'ir, J>p1111 '-i.vl ,·ania • 1 t ,, a, '1'ha11k~g i, in!.!· ,, Pl' l"c'ucl a ll l l ll l \ h l' H l' t \\ a" f' u]} 0 f t lJ cl l 11( ~ • for the' !.!OO(lllP~, of n1, l 1orcl. I • \\ a, ill 111,· lir~t \ ('HI' or IJ ihl(... ~('llli- • • 11ar, Hllll Io,l'(l C'Y<' r,· 111inute of' it. • • )I)· 0111., brn1hl' t' ,rho hatl ~}>P11t the' ])H. t .,·l 1 Hl' i11 a 'r. 1~. Il os1)ital l1a<l go11 e ho1ll<' aft<- 1 1· L hHtl left fnr tl1r ~pn1i11<-tr,·. :\ I, · )Iotl1er • • hac.l ,r ri t ten ho,YP\'t' r of a r<1 la J). '<' 1) l: t t hc' 11 sh e ,, ·rot <' t 11 at J 1 <' ,, ·a: 111t1eh hL 1 tt<1r. but 1no~t i1111)orta11t of all sl1r hac1 ,,· rittc'11 that ab sl1e a11cl in.,· br ot hrr l1acl J)l'H}"rcl to– o'rt l1Pr he• hct(l , · irJcl c.1c.l his Jjfp to t"' • tl1e T1orcl. Il e hac.l e, ·e11 tolcl tl1e TJ0 1·cl tl1at if it \YPrc II i. 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I ,,·ill a l,Ya,Ts tha11k • <{ o<l fo r that littlp local el1t1r·l1 a11cl those) ,r l1<> tool< an i11tere~ t i11 .,·011 11g }>Poplr, ir1el11cli11g- 111e, or r lsf'l 111,· Jif P 111ig-J1t h,1,·e l)re11 cl ecli- • <'Ht<'cl too Jat r. Tocla, · tl1at l)11ilcl- • in~· is a sa loo11 agai11. l )11t clo,,·11 thfl str<1et a fp,,· hlotl,s is that littlr lo<'al vh11r<' h i11 a l) ltilcl- 111~ of its o,,·11. It is a < L,\ Rl3(' J{a1)ti~t (·h11rc· l1 tocla)· . a11cl l>et'a11. r of it n1a11,· Ii,·c 1 s ,,·ill 11ot 0 111,· l)P • • ~a,·pcl l)nt ,,·ill hP clr<.lic·atecl brfo rp it i" f or r,·t1 t· too la tc,. A HOME MISSION OUR CHARACTERISTICS Exten ive Evangelism lntcn ive Visitation Bible Preaching Effective Teaching Organizing Baptist Churches OUR SUPPORT Dependent upon the power of the Holy Spirit Needi11g your p1·ayer and financial contribu– tions OUR PUBLICATION Write for the Broadcaster, our quarterly magazine IDAWATHA LAND INDEPENDENT BAPTIST MISSIONS Rev. Guy E. 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