The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1956

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A.'1.clloiv Bct.r! c,· H e Trill 1·ett1r11 in 0'101·,... to r o11f e. · ~ ll.· lJef 01· c1ll 1ne 11. I et 11: I' e 111 e 111lJ e 1· al. o that tl1e1~e i. a11otl1e1· ·icl to thi. bei11g 1)r11a1- i zr. l f 01· ( 1 }11·i . ·tia11 go lli11e -. ·. It i.· <1c111all).. trll(l tl1,lt all ,,· 110 li,r0 'l(,Jl – UfJ(l /.lf, ,111cl 1) 01·scc·t1tr :o 1 .· 11eo1)lc, ..11,111 .·11ff01· }) lll1i.· 11111e 11t. lcl r1, e~- ta111 c 11t i11eiclc>11t~. a J>a11l 11. 11!->, Without th ord- A FRIC ANS are educated heathen • Only 14°/ 0 of Africa 's population is " Christian ' ' • Mohammedanism and Communism are appealing to educated Africans • Life in many places still ce nte rs around ,,rere l' C'Ol' l ecl fo1· Olll' acl111011itio1 , a: ,,Ta1--11i11g·. a11 l rxa1111)le: to ll. . 1 -.- 11c1er the olcl c1i:1 e 11. atio11 (Joel £1· c c111 e 11 t l)~ ,Ti it eel p1111ish111e11 t 111)- 011 J) 1-. 011 im1nec1iatel3.. afte1-- tl1ei1· ro111n1itti11g· of -w1--011g:~ :o that the c:01111e ·tion bet,,Tee11 tl1e . i11 a11 l the pt111i:h111ent n1i 0 ·ht be clea1--l3,. ee11 . I11 tl1i. · p1·e e11t age t11e jt1dg"Inent of tl1e l111g'o 113T 111a)'" lJe clefeI·1·ed: bl1t it i. 11011e the le:. ·e1·tai11, a11d ,,~ill l)e a,vft1l whe11 at la t it fall. . Thi })l'e ent afre i. cli.~ti11cti,rel3" tl1e age of li,Tine g·1--ace, in " Thich a patie11t +ocl fo1'l)ea1·.. with h11111an ·i11 ~ l )ll t let 11ot boa. tf t1l wo1·lclli11g p1·e. t11ue. If . llch hea,~- l)enal– tie. a1~e th1·eate11e 1 in Ctocl . ,vo1'cl ao·ai11. t tl10 e -wl10 flol1t tl1e 11101--al JJa,,-, ,,· 11,1 t 11e11altie. a1'e i11 to1·e f 01· t 110. e ,, 110 clo cl e._ 11ite to t l1e N11i1·it of 0·1·a ·e 1 • Tal{e l10a1·t, f ello,,T l11·i.-.tian. It 11111. t 11ee l be tl1at off 11re tome· 111 t e1·e 10 11g t l1r Lo1' c1 Il in1 e 1£ . l1all ~ · l e. ee11cl £1·0111 h ea,... e11 ,,itl1 a ho11t . . . t l1r l eacl i11 ( 1 l11·i t .·l1all 1·i. e fi1· t; tl1c11 ,s·r ,,,.l1iel1 are ali,"e aucl 1· 111ai11 . l1all l)c c·,t1igl1t lll) togetl1e1· ,,·itl1 tl1e111. ' ' \\... J1 p1·ef o1·e ~ · · to111£01·t 0 11 r. a11otl1e1· ,,·ii 11 tl1e. e ,,·orcl ·. ' ' Africans are being taught to read. Will they read Communist propaganda, the literature of fal se re- fig ions, or the Truth of the Gospel? • Only the Word of God can save Africa from edu- coted heathenism! Will you help us fake the Word to Africa? Write today for a free copy of our Quarterly with news of conversions among I the Mau Maus. ALFRED A. KUNZ, ' International Dire ctor J 1