The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1958

_A_u_g-:,_us_t_ 1_95_8____________T_HE __O_ Ill_O __ IN_D_EP __ E_N.D __ EN....:........:T:.::......__:B=-:A:..=P=--=-l'=IS:.:T:____________ Page Thirteen MEDINA CHURCH CELEBRATES l25th ANNIVERSARY The F i1· "' t l~a J)ti.· t l 1 l1,trC'l1 o f ;\ Jec li11 ,t ·rlrl1rc1tc-1cl ti ll' 12-th a1111i,Te1·:a r} 1 of tl1rjr fot1 11cli11 g \ 11g·11Ht 2() 10~ . 'l"l1e a1111i, .. r . ai·)r ·e 1 br·a tio11 co11 ti11 t1ed f1·0111 the 2()tl1 tl1ro,1°·h .. iunclay t l1e :.,4t h. P1·e. e1 t for t l1 e 1 el el)1·at io11 \\'e1·e all li, 1 i11g· J)ast p ,1 . t or .. of t h r l111r ·h. 'l'he • r e111011i ' OJ e11 d 011 W ed11 <:s ]a:) 1 V 11i110· , vi th Pa:tor· 111 l · 1-- : p eal{i11g a11] i11 t1·ocl ll ·i11g the g·t1e.. t t°' 111 i11 i.·- t ~1· . ~lie R e,'. F. It. Ni hols .1·etir·ecl ag·e 92 of Bla ·kBh ar C, eo1· 0 ·1a, p1"e 11ted tl1 e, 1 e11111g· 111e.-. ·ag 011 Tht ll\ ' lay. .Re, r. 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The day: of ·e l e br·atio11 , ,,er e ·limaxed by t h e ·lo i11g t111da3r ev 11ing· n1eeti11g ,,,h er e R e,"ere11d eorge Bate Jr. .. 011 of t h r f orn1e1· pasto1·, a11d f r o111 Ri,, r - ide J3apti ·t (th11r ·h i11 Deeatttl" llli11oi wa.· t he ·1) al{er. Com– ruu11 io11 fol lo\, 1 ecl th e, , 11 i11 g· n1e..·– .-age. The Lord l1a. g r atly l)les ~ cl the ·ht1rch t hat ~,a · 01·ga11iz d l1gu ·t -JO, 1 33 i11 a ·hool hou~ located at F e1111 ~ 'or11er .· a f e,v 1nile.· 11or·th of 1\fedi11a 11i11 t e11 ot1t i11 the 8]) r i1 g of 1922 as :l 111i .-io11ary to l3l'azil v,,ith f1tll s11J) – po1·t. I I e i : 11 Ov\ 1 fi lli11g hii· l a t t r·111. \ t thi., ti111 t l1 1 ar:011 ag ,,,a. l)u1· ~J1a.·ed. 011 Apr·il 11 1929, t h ·h l1 r ·h ,, 1 i t l1 lr ,v £r o111 th Ohio I3apti t io11,,e1 tion l l11·– i11g the pa to1·ate of Rev. '1 . E . J3a ·011. 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