The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1957

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"\\.,.hat a l)l11sl1 cli ap1)oi11t111e11t a11cl r egret ,,·ill ·01110 o,·e1-- t he ehil– clren of (}ocl ,,..he11 thP),. ta11cl b - for,e the Be111a Heat of ( 1 l11·i:t ancl tl1e et e1·11al 1·ecorcl i , 1·pacl to eac-11 i11cli,riclual })y ( 'hri t ill t}1e })I~e. - (' 11 (_' (\ () r ( 1 t) { l , t } 1(' 11 { 1 ~ T n 11 Q' (' 1. , H 11 ( 1 ,111 ti}(\ ScllJlts {)r c:ocl . Reacl al)Ollt it l'l'() lll t liP I l<>l)· ~l'1'1J)1 lll' ()S 111 1 <) 111 c-111 ~ 1-! : l 1- 12 ct 11 c 1 I I 1 o 1· i 11 - 111 i cl l1s :i : 1(). \ \ ~ P 1 e 1 i e, , c.> t hat t 110 l) a. i <: 1, r a- sc)11 ,,.. 11.,· all fic-tio11al exc:11. e: a1·e t)ffr1·etl 11) · tl1e l11 :a,Te 1 i: l11e to 011e or 111ore of tl1e fo llo,,Ti11g: lac: 1(: of J)e1· ·011c1l eo11t= e1·1 f 01· ete1·- 11al realiti ·, lo,·e of i11 lo,·e of J)le,1. 11 l'C, lo,re f 01' the t l1i11~:~ of t l1 e ,ror 1 cl . 1o,'e for the l t1.-. t of tl10 fle. 1 lo,·e fo1-- tl1e 111.'t of tl1e P ~ • r l o, . e for t 11 e I) 1· i cle of 1 if e. 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E,,_ ry per 011, l)eforc offeri11g· a11 ex- ·11.1 , sho11lcl 1ncllce . lll'e tllclt it ,, .. ill 111 ea ."11re 1111 to ro l's ac· · ptal)l .·ta11la1·cl . 'I' l1e I a to1-. · ,,~r 1~e 11 , Te r orclai11ecl f (Joel to h a1· aece1)t pa r clo11 or 1· f11. e ex ·11. e. ·. The ae ·e1)tabilit)T 01· J)a1·clo11 ther eof 1·e.. t .· 0111}" ,,·itl1 1.l111ig·l1t)" ({oc1. DEAR READER . • You probably do n ot owe us any money. We wish you did. Why not? BELIEVER'S BIBLE AND BOOK COMPANY 120 Park Ave. El yria, Ohio S ptembe r 1957 < > ~ I ; ,r <) ~ l •~ I J I 1~ J~~ 'I, ,,· <> 1 i t 1 l P l i 11 <' 8 1 } 1P ,1 r < 1 <> t 1 c c l a T ... \ s J J)l (>fl<l Pcl C) l l ill 111,r llS lL~ l • ,,a \T • • ""\1 1cl t l1 )' r c11 g i1 1 111)" e,l1-. · agai11 c-1 11c.l ,lga i11 I <1 f)<'c1t i11g· 111 .·ol c>1111 H,,·ret 1 ·<>- f . ' ra111: ~' ()111.)r 011r li fe t,,rill oon }) p a:t ~ ()111) 1 , , , hat . c1011 e f 01· ( 'h rist ,,·i 11 Jast. • 4 11ly 01 e life th t ill, . mall . VOl ·e }~11t~}Tall11r e. to t h bette1· ·hoi ·e, B1cl l111g· 1ue 11ever let . elf i. 1 a i111 · (),·e1· ha lo,v 11y .. aviol11· .· 1 laim. • Give. me 1 a,,io11 r a pllI"l o. e deep 111 .Jo~y· 01-- or r o,,~ 1"'h)" t 1·l1:t to lteeJ) · _.._ 11cl o t l1r ou g·l1 t r o11l)le. ·a1·e an c1 ~ t 1·ife (+ lorify Thee in 111)" cl ail,.. life ! "( n ly 011e life t ,vill 001~be p ast ; 11)'" " "hat done fo r hri t " .. ill la. t. hri t ia1 1 r aphic ~ TE -TTfIRD F R TIIE TA .Lr i LLE T R :.\I o1·e peo1le ar e 1 011cer ned \Vit h tax : to clay tha11 e, re1 .. bef01--e. The}' 1(110'\r the a, .. I·ao·e n1a11 toclay " ~ork abot1t 011e-thircl of l1i t im fo1· the tax ·oll ·to1·. Tax Fot111clatio11 In ·. ha n1acl e a 1·ep 1·t i11 ,,·l1ic:h it . 1 0" 1 ho,,r long t l1e a,·e r age 111a11 ,,,.orl{. fo1, t l1e t l1i11gs 11e g·et: . r1 hi: is 110\\' t he a, 1 e1--ao·e eio·l1t l1ol1r cl a)'" i.· cli,·i 1 d. T r,p a}" l1i tctx c_)s h 11111:t ,,·01'li :.. l1ot11" a11cl :...6 111~1111t if the a, r 1--ao·e alar y le,Te 1 1 ~ 1 egg·ecl at 4,500 a yea1·. For hOll i1 g he ,, 1 orl{. 011e hour' a11 l :... 6 111i1111 te 1 £01" foo l 011e 11ot1r a11 l -10 11 i11t1t £01-- ·lothi110· 37 . b 111111t1te ·. T1·a11:1)ortatio11 tal<e l1i ear11i11g· fo r 43 mi11l1t , medi al ai l 2:3 111i11l1te , 1--ec1--eation ~O mi11- 11te.· a11d all otl1e1· r·ea 011 2,.. n1i11- l1te . Tl1 e a,~e1'age a1·e ba eel 011 111a11~r· t l1011. a11cl of ca e . Fo1· abot1t 011 -thi1·d of hi ea1·n– i11g· a taxe tl1e a, 1 e1·aa 111a11 o·et ~ 0·0,·e1·11111e1 t at all le, .. el F de1--al . ' e1·, 1 1 ·e. 11·otectio11 ag·ai11. t fire a1 d ,riole11 ·e t r"affic a1·t 1--ie 1u ili– ta1--y p1·ot ·tio11 a11d ·011t ribute to all f or eig·11 ai(l p r o~rr a111. al o11 o· ,vit h a , Ta. t 1111111be1-- of othe1· i ten1 . B11t 1--ega1· 1le.. of ,vl1at he ()'et £01-- t he tax do lla1-- t he a,Te1'ao·e 0 ,v·ao·e ear11e1' ,, 1 01--l{ abot1t 21/ 2 hot1r of ar11 ,, 1 01· lci11g cl ay befo1· he o·et a lin1e t o p e11d beJ'"01 d t lie ·o t of tax . .