The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1957

.'l.g Fo\11·tcc11 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST May 1957 ------------- ~ ~---- THE ASSADOR FOR CHRIST I{, 1\l T\S 1, l ' ( '1 't" (11) .. \ ( ., ffi ~l .\ ~l)()l~l ...\() , li aitl1 ' l, l10c>lc>g· ic·,1 l Nr 111i11Hl')'" , J>I1i Ja. 17 J>a . • ltl ..._,1el1 .111 lttlllr n~ tl1is ,,·l1t\11 tilt\ lliltil,ll , t)f 1 llt\ ,, <) l'lcl Hl't' lll\Hl'l'l' ,,·a r t I 1n 11 l ) <' n(• <' • c1 11 l' <' cl 1111 <) t 111 i 11 - l 11 l 1 ~ t\ t } 1 f" t l' <' l l l l' 11 l 1 l) l 1"' l' <.' 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Ilo\v of t e1 \Ve fai l to 1"e– alize t hat fo r· e,,.ery fail11re "'.re ex– J>erie11ce i11 0111, amba aclo1-- hip the \\ror}d 1.vill acc11.·e the hOl1 ehol cl of :roc1. the1--,\ 1 i. e, the po tle Paul ,,·01111 11ot me1 tio11 the 11eed of fl1 lf illi11g the mini try " "h e1·ei11 ,,·e ha l bee11 ·allec1. Ili actio11 a11d attitl1<.le. i11 thi pi1--itt1al dip– lo111atic offi ·e 1~eflect. not onlJT 011 tl1e I'eJ t1tat io1 f hi: Sover eign bl1t al o 011 all tl10 ·e ,vho are called ~ the 011 of ocl .' J? zc 11 ctio 11. The la,,. 1·eg·ar li11g~ the fl111ctio11 of t l1e pol itical a1nba ado1-- cle- 111a11 cl. tl1at hi.. official c1l1tie . l1all 1 ot be co11fi11ecl to th tran - 111i... ·io11 of in t1·t1 t io11. f1--om hi. g·o,"e1·11111e11t an l of al l offi ·ial com- 1111111icatio11 1Jtl t that h e ma1r Cl l- ._ ti,·c1te frie11cll}" a11c1 p e1~.. 0 11al 1"'e- la ti 01 : ,,·ith the of fie er.· of t l1e go,"– e1·11111e11 t to ,,Tl1i ·11 he i. ac r eclitecl . o tl1 at 011 })ro1)e1" occa io11. he 111iQ.l1 t ,,·i11 t l1ei1· ·011fi le11 1 • ocl cle. ire. · t,,·o i1111)01·ta11t thi11g. i11 the 111i11i. ti·)'" of a11 a1nba.. ador. }-i i1·. tJ,~ l1e cle.. ·ire., fa itl1f11lue . i11 ,., J) r oclai111i11g· Ili. 111e. ao·e of al– \7at io11 to tl1e 11ation. , a11 l e ·oncll),. to li,·e I I i. life o that the com- 111 l111i ·a ti011. f1·0111 t11e ,"\-r 01 .. cl mig·11t lJe l" ·ei·v·ec1. 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