The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1956

Pag Four THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 1956 CHURCH ETIQUE1TE I J,• • J < ) 11 ~ < : . 1 ~ "'\ 1 J Y( ), .t \ • 13 ., rr h .1). • I> a. ·for. r < d ar 11 ill fl ap t i · t Cl h ur ch . ( l le 1 • < Ian < I . () h i o l~t 1 c·a lt:-.l' t llt' i 11c·o1111)a ra ll lr °" \ 11os– t l t) I)nt1l (licl 11ot ht\~itntc' to i11strtt('f a )·o,111t!· llH"tclr 111an)· ,\·ca i-., ago i11 tilt' 111a1111 r 1 r i11 ,vl1il'l1 hr 011g·ht tel l1rl1a,·r i11 the l1 011s<.> l1ol cl of (}ocl, ' ' 1 111al~r· bolcl also to , a,· a \Yor<l • nl1ot1t tl1r g r eat!)" 11egleetrcl st1b- .irtt c1f ' h11r('l1 Etic111 r ttr. .F'irst of all. ,l111rl'l1 l 1 .Jt i<111ettc . l1ot1lcl i11- c·l11clf lre ·si11g 111) a hit. l 1~110,v t]1at tl111rel1 J)f'Ol)le l1a,·e oft e11 l)ee1 eri tic•iz Jcl for 1 his, a 11 cl T hold 110 l)rirf for rxt r a,·aga11t g r oo11 i11g· or sho,,·-of f attire, b11 t l a111 11 ot at all s11re tl1at cl r es. i11g· 11p i. .-i111pl)· a 111atter of , ·a11it,·. 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