The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1958

August 1958 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Page Nine CE BAP'l'IST CALLS DR. McKEEVER 1-\ fte r .·ix 111011tJ1. of ·areft1ll y f· eelci11 g· a J)astor, t h r ( 1 r 11tral I3aJ)ti~t 1 htlr ·h of oltt111b1l, xte11dPcl a 1111a11i111011. call to Re,,. "\\"illia1i1 ( 1 • 1\1<·- I eeve1· ,,.. ho had j1i. t ·0111J)letecl a J)astorate of t hj1·t eP11 vea r · i11 I30,,·li110· • - • • .. t"', G1·ee11 at the l-1 1r:t ct1t1r ·h tl1 er e. ll e 1s 110 .·t1·c11 g·er t o ()l1io Reg11 lar 13ctJ)tists, fo r he has alr ad)r srr,,Pcl a totctl of t,,,e11 t.\'-011e )' ears 111 the t,,ro l astfJl'cllPS of l ) 1 es, ·ille a11cl 130,<\ 1 li11g (}rer11. 11 ( is 110,,, g·o i11 g· to <l C'11t1rc:h ,·vl1ieh l1as ~Jee11 ·0111 eete(1 1'' it}1 t h<' RC'gt1l,tr J3a1Jtist 1110, ,e 111 r 11 t f r o111 its i11er1Jtio11 , }1a,·- 111g· l)ce11 lecl 011t of thC' c·o11ve11 tio11 c-1 11cl i11to 011r })r ese11 t fc llo,v. ·l1i1) 1111cl r tl1 e I)a.·tor·ate of l)r. II . 0. \ ct11 ({il(ler i11 l 92 . 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