The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1957

April 1957 - ___________ THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Page Five ------------ Ruth Hege Tells Her Story J t ,, 1 a 011 • atlll'(lay V 11i11g of F brt1a1 .. y 9 j11st a f ,,r holll\ 1) - fore I ,, 1 a~ to ]ea, 1 e t. l ter burg f 01.. lev la11cl tl1a t tl1 trao·edy o t1rred. 1\11.. . L11 ill 1 ade ( a dea1 .. fri 11 l ,,ri th ,, 1 1 111 I ,va tay- • i11g £01 ..111e1 .. ly a 1ni t io11ary to en z11ela ) a11d I had li1111 1 .. " '1tl1 Rev. a11d 1\11.. . II. K. Fi11l y ,vho ,ver e pendi110· th ,, 1 i11te1 .. mo11 t l1 i11 t. 1~ete1-. bt1rg·. They ,ve1--e tal{– i11g: 1.,1 ho1ne aft r a 11 ea a11t e,,e- 11ing of fello,, 1 shi1) tog th 1-- wh 11 a ,vo1na11 dri,r 1· ca111e p e di11g throt1gh a r ed ligl1t at an i11t r - ction a11d t r 11 1 l{ ot1r car ,vi11g·– ing 11 iomplet ely arot11 d. R v. a11d l\Ir . Fi1 l y ,,, r both thro,v1 viole11tly fron1 t he f1·011t at of th car. l\Ir . Fi11ley did 11ot 1--e– gain co11 cio11 11e a11d le tha11 an hour later ,,,e11t home to be with tl1e I101·cl. Ir . F inley ii t ill in tl1e ho pital ,vitb ever e brt1i e a cracl{ed k11ee cap, er a ked rib and p r obable eriou i11.ternal in- • • JUr1e . Lucille a11d I wer e di 111i ed from the ho pital that ame e,,e– ni11g. Lu ·ille h ad a ga h over h 1· eye " 1 hi 1 h r ectuir .. ecl a f ew titche . I had a very pai11ful collar bone whi h the doctor aid wa only brui ed. The grief at R ev. Fi11ley' pa i1ig a11d the de ire to comfort Mr . Fi11ley i11 her orrow and int e1 e . uffering made 1,1 hove our ow11 le er a ·he into the bacl{– grot111d, o I volt1nteer ed to come a e ·or t to the body of h er be– loved, leavi11g t . P et er b11rg· by train on 11011day eveni11g. By the ti1ne I arrived in ~1eveland W ed– ne ·day mor11ing ] ebrua1·y 13, the pai11 i11 my . houlde1". V\ 1 a o in– te11se t hat I could carcely lift 1ny arms. 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