The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1957

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Ft1rthe1--, the a to1· 1{110,,._ · of t l1 ove1" loacl 110,v· in hi el111rth a11 l :o lie ,,~rite. the ·aucli– tlate of l1i: 1·eo·ret c111d tl1e 11eed i.~ :o 11lll ·h lllOl"e (llli ·l~l3r .'et a. icle. Tl1i 111i: io11a1·J'" lept1 ta tio11 bt1 - i11 . · i.· tl1 Loi· 1 . bt1.·i11e , ancl ,,·e liar ti:t: belie,·e tl1e l.101· l' b11 ~– iue:._· i: the b11 i11e. of the Local 'h 111· · 11. Let t1: pt1 t tl1e 111pl1a i j11 the 111·op 1" pla ·e a111 " ·at h tl1e l>le.. ·eel 1·e ·t11t:. Pr·onipt reneival of yoitr sub– cr·iption will be app1'·eciated by our Cir· cil latio n Department.