The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 56

Page Ten THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST _______..________ A..:..p_ri_1 _1_9_fin ----- l l'Cl'. ancl Jlrs..... l llcn1 JI a.r T uch·er NEW LONDON PASTOR RESIGNS ,.l'l 1> ,,. II ·11·olc.l ,l\l lc'1n 1>a:,,1or of the I~'irst J-{,t J)tist ('ht1rt'h, ~c->\Y l (' \ ( . c ' • 1 1 1 CJ - (' ] . );ouclo11, c· losc'cl his 111ini:-..tr)' i11 th<' lo<'al ·l1.11reh A11r1 ·• · ,) ~· 1a,· 111 u· . ac·- c·<'J)tP<l c•all to 'll1r i\ l iflsio11 [Tills 1 0111111t1n1t)~ C 1 ht1reh (H,,·rcl1sh Baptist), a t l J i t t l Pt o 11, to l o rncl o. ' l'he 1 1 i 11 istr~· of l}astor ... \ llen1 i11 Xci,Y I1011~lo11 hr.uc111 i11 ~lar c: h of 103:3, 1hP c1ttc>n<la11ce at 1111cl ay .. cl1 ool clt that t11nc>. he111g .a!1 a·vera~·c> ~f aho11t 2(). 'I'he J)r e:e11t a,·er age i: 1:-50. ,,~itl1 1111111rr1c-al, s11 1r1 t 11al a11cl f1.:- 11a11cial J)ro. perit3~ i11 e,,ide11 ce thro11gho11t tl1e ·hnreh . C' l1e l11 lP. 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