The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1957

THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST October 1957 ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pastor McNeill Writes to His Meinbers ( , ..:<lit(>r·~ 11<)t( : \\., l1il c tl1e l'<> ll<>\ i11g· lett er \vas 11c>t . e11t iii for })L11J]jeati c> 11 , \\·p ~ire ,ttt'<' l~l'<>tl1<'t' L\l <· ~ ()il \\·ill 11ot c>bj ec1 t t) 011r ll. 'C c>i. it . .r\l111ost fl ll J>astc>rs f er] at ti111 es lil,t' ,, riti11g H 1 tter lil<P tl1c1t. I le l1aH ,lJ)tlJ 1 .-pol<e11 for all .) • I) r ~ -\ l\ j [ l 1 : ~ 11{ I~I~ ~ &: 1 11 I\ I r: 4 " I)H : &\ V<lll\ Pl'"cl t i<)ll ,rit}1 H fill<' \ "OllllQ.' . ' 1 l11·1,t1a11 fc1tl1< 1 l'. ,,·110 ,1ltl1011o·J1 11ot n 111t 1 111lJer <)f <)lll' el1111·el1 l111t ,,·}10 frt 1 <(llt"11tl)· ,ltt<.)lt(is, 11c1 ._ g:i,·c11 111 e t I 1 t) 11 l () t i'. () f O 1· t 11 is 1110 11 t h . s l ) t - tt'l' tc) ) l)ll. \\., <~ l1,1cl j11st 1 ft I~1't',1111 l 1 rr:-.l),·t(ria11 (_,,}1t11·rl1 after • 11 'tll'lllg 1)1.. II a111111011treP gi,rr a !.!t)()(l 111t)"scl~< 1 011 ·' .._ aerifie<'. 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