The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1957

September 1957 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Page Thirteen ~~~~~~~~~~- - 1~ vi,,.,11 a11 l tl1 s1Ji1~it11al lif P of tl1 e cl1l11~ch . Rev. R. L. Matthews Called to Grand Rapids Fl3Ill\f l\IE:BJT '1 lN 7'1I 1./\"\T 1\ 1 I EE hio ,vi] l b ,,, 1l r epre'" 011 t<' cl 011 tl1 p1·og1·a111 of the a111111al 111ert – i11g of th Fellow l1ip of Ba11tists for II 0111e 1\f i. io11 · a.t Mil,,r<111l<ce ept. 10-12. Be icl . tl1 b11si11e~\ 111 ti11g· , t 1 l' ,, 1 ill l) aft l'll 0011 a11cl eve11i11g· £01·11111 a11d 1·vi ~ i11 th Cxa1 .. fiel l A,r . I apti t hu1' h. 1e ag'e ,vill be given by the follo,, 1 i11g· l1ioia11 : R v . R. K. •1nel e1.. R v. l i.iarl . \Vil- lett Rev. J. lrvi11 g· R , fr . eoro·e l\1y 1· a11d R ev. Ewing '\! al t e1' . IORTH BETI-IEL A I TI I Th fall n1eeting· of the orth Beth 1 . ~ o iation ,vill be h eld at tl1 111b1·0 e 13apti. t ( ~11111· h n ear Fayette, hio .._'1 epte111 l)e1-- 13t11. Tl1 . pecial . J)ealc r afte1·110011 a11 l e v e 11i11g· ,,rill b R v. IT. 1 . 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