The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1957

THE 01-110 INDEPENDENT BAP)'IST__________ October 1957 THE B IST SEMINARY OF THE BIBLE, INC. } ;~-l-()7 l\ lll~lllcl ll J{ (l., ( 1 1()\'P l,lll Cl ~{) ()l1i t> .. \ ll l 11 ( l(\ l) (\ l l ( l pl l t 'l'll<' ()l)l tlillt! C)f vlct:--.~('~ i11 111(\ fall tP1·111 )ll ~t'])tl~111l1er 1()111 111,trl,"' tile ' l'(\lltll \ "t'Hl' of till' C) l)l"l'Htio11 C)f tltl' l~cl})t 1st ~t'111i11c1r.\ t)t' tllt' I{ibl<' f<.ll' tllt' ,t)lOl'l'tl ]) t't) })le of l)l1io. l)11ri11i,! tl1is ti111(' '"<' l1c1,Te !2.1',l<l– llcltPcl :{(1 • t11cle11ts t'r<.>111 t l1 e fo11r , .t,a r l) il)lt} l'<>111·sc'. .\ 11 t>f tl1ese are ;1~t i ,·e l.' e11~c1getl i11 .. pr,·i11g tl1e 1101· l: t>igl1t Hre 1)a~tori11g C'l111r ·he · ,111cl t,,.<.) are cllttl1orizecl 111i._:io11- c1rie~ ,,·itl1 tl1e I a1>tist 111i11a1·.'· of tl1Cl I~il)l . Tli r Clc of tl1e g1--c1dl1ate.· , l~ e,·. 'B'recl :\ Iil le1·. ·,-3, t)a to1· of tl1r ~e111i11a r~· Ba pti,"t (-.. l1 l11-- ·11, Re\·. ...\rtl1t1r "\"\T,11·re11. 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II011. i11Q c.le, ·elo1)n1e11t.· a11cl lJetter· e111plo)·1ue11t opportu1i– itie. a1·e c.·011ti11t1all,r 1·e- Joeati110· ' t""' 1>eOf)lc->. ...\lo11g· ,,·ith tl1i~ 111 0\'PlllP}lt of J)eo1)le eo111e.· t lie 11eecl f 01· e~– ta lJli hi110· 11e\\" ·l1urche.·. ~ ot all exi. ti11g orga11iza ti 011.· tl1at lJea 1· tl1e 1ia111e · cl1t11· ·11 a r e • 1 eri1)tt11·al1~~ ,,-01--thJ'" of t l1e title. Jla11,,.. are little 11101·e tl1ar1 a . oeial • ,~lt1b in the co111111t111it·v·. ~0111e arP • i11,·aclecl ,,.. itl1 })Olitic·al t-Ot l' llJ)tio11. • 1 0111e are gi,Te11 o,..er to a1 e1111 t~T )111 otio11ali "111. 1 on11)a rat i ,·pl)" f <',,- l{a1>t i~t :\I is~io11 ,111cl NC'l1ool of 1 11 ri.·t i,111 .BJ c.1 tl l' <l tio 11 () llt ()r lll <' tot,ll 1111111\)pr <>f ' ' t l1t1rel1 <) r na 11iza ti c> 11s ' , a r c ( }o 'J) l-1)r ect<·l1 - t""' • • • i11g, 13il>lc-te,1t·l1111g 1111H: 1011a1·)'"- 111 i11tlPcl t e... t i111 011ies to t l1r 1)0,,Te1· of (} o,1 1111to :al,Tatio11 . 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