The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1957
lag T\vo THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST_________ -~--~~~ S ptem ber 1957 • EDITORI A L COMMENT () l I{ \ \ '\ l .\ I , \ l Ii~ Ii~ 'I' I '\ < 1 'l'l1t\ l),,111111,t "J) P,tl,~ <Ji' ~Jer,t– ,, lt'lll a, tilt\ eit ) ·· \\"l1ithf'l' 111 (' trtllt'" ~() llll, tll<' trillP~ of 111 (' l,{)l'(I, 1111t() tl1<' t{'~ti111<)t1~ ell' 1~– r,1el. tt) ~i ,·t' tl1,l11l·, 1t11t<) tl1e 11c1111p t.)f till' l,t)l'll . .. rr l1i, ~·rc1r 1'4~l)·1·i,l i~ 011r rnll,· i11~· ve11t er. ,ltl<l ,, 0 t1·11'°'t • ,,·l, ,l1c1 ll ~-<) fo r tl1c 8,11110 r e,l, 011. to !!' l\t"l t11cl11l," 1111tc} t11 0 };Ol'(l for 111" l1lt'"'~i11 ~"· rl'hr 1~ ir~t I~ ,1 1) t ist l 1 l111rl'l1 i11 J-.~ l,·ri,1 i8 H 1·eal t csti - • 111011,· to tl1e t1·11tl1 a11cl tl10 1)0,,·c>r ()f ti1e l~o~J) C]. a11tl a good a1111t1al 111eet i 11 o· ,,·ill l1e a11 a dclr(l te:ti- t' 1110 11,· . 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R . .£\. 1 l t\'.'– i11g· of fl1arle ·to11 \\ 1 as 011 the boa1· l a~ it . e ·retar\": lJ11t : i11ee ao·c for- &. l)a cl l1i111 to t al{e a11 acti ,,e part, ,,·e l1a,·p hacl 110 la,r111at1 011 tl1e ~ l)oa r el. "\\Te r ealize thcl t ,, 1 i tb Olll' ~·"'tt1111 (>f 110111i11atio11, it i · al1110:t i1111)<)~ i l1le for a la}·111a11 to beeo111e ,,·r 11 e 1 ot1gJ1 a<'<1 t1ai11 tecl o,~e r the . tate to ,,·i11 a J)late 0 11 tl1e ticl{et. l)1tt ,,·p ~11ol1ltl fi11fl . 0111e ,,·a, .. of . e- • <·111·i11p: tl1ei1· e1·,,. iee.·. 1Ia)·;,e tl1<' J),t~to1· 11eecl t<) "e11cl i11 111orc 11p,,·.·– ,torie'i of ea1>a l)le, eo11~ec1·atecl lcl)'"- 111e11 tl1at are c1oi11{.r a jol) i11 t l1 )ir ·l1t1rcl1e . :.\J a,.. be ,re ~l1011lcl l1a,Te " cl ] a~·111a 11 ·. 11ag e. 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I 11 r\ llg'll. ·t their exc11. ·e i., t l1at t l1 e: .. 11111. t get their· c1i. ·tant 1·e 1 ative, ,·i ited before . cl1ool . ta1·t .\ a11cl i11 • epte1nl)e1· they 11111 ·t ,·i:i t . 0111e 1110,·e lJef01--e tl1 ,,·ea the1-– g·ets bac1. Pa ..1to1·al lette1-.· a11cl ca ll - MRS. JOHN MARTIN GOES HOI 'I.IE )11\ . J 01111 :.\I a1·ti11 f 01~ 13 )""ea1\ 01ir ei1·ct1latio11 n1a11ag·er l)a: . eel a \\r a}'" .4\ t1~:. 29t11. Thi ,~,· a jt1st fi,·e 111011tl1. a11cl f o11r cla,._ after tl1e cl eatl1 of l\I1--. " J I ,11·ti11 . ' '"'" e a1·e .1t1re tl1e,.,. are .., 110,, 1 1~ejoie i11g· toµ;ethe1· a1·ol111cl tl1 e Tl11·011e. i11g· l1elJ) to 1·e,,i,·e tl1e 111eml)e1-- . 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