The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1957
Pn I l. 'l''l' I ~ t, l ~ 111{ I S 'l' I :'\ ' l () l ' l l l{ l ~ 'l ~ l \ s l~' <)l' , l'ar, ,,·t\ l1n,·e l)t'et\ }1pari11g· • • tl1P l'l'~ t() J)tlt l 1 l1ri~1 l>at·l~ 111t<) l 1 l11·1,t111n,. bt1t ~t) fnr \Y{\ l1a,·p 11t)t 'l\l\11 lll<lll\ l'l\Slllt". )}1, it i~ fl'lll' • tl1nt ,,l' l1c1,·l, 11101'{' rl'lig·ic)ll~ l 1 l1ri~t- 111a, l'<lr<.1,. n11cl c·it if'' a11ll t'l111rc·l1ch" Hl'l.,. ])lltti11g :'\,lti,·it)" ~·e11<'~ 111 J)l'c)111i11L'11t Ct)r11er~. It i~ cl ste11 i11 t l 1(\ 1 · i o·} 1 t ( l ire c• t i <.) 11. l) t 1 t )· o 11 c.· a 11 - tll>t J)tlt l 1l1ri~1 i11tc) ( ,l11·i"'t111a. \\ itl1 1)1~ \\'()()tl 'llt-<>llt~. ll o,,· l'a11 \\'"l' J)llt 1 l1rist i11to ('l1ri~t111c1-., ? I~>· J)rea ·l1i11g Il i111 a.· tl1 ~ \ ,.,irgi11-l)t)r11 S o11 of t}oc1. ,,·ho c.·c-1111r to ",1,·c l1i.:· 11eo1)le f1'()111 tl1ei1· i11~ l)~· I)r se11ti11g l1i111 a.· the ~a,·iol1r i11 0111-. 1 111-.i. t111a .~ p1-.o– gra111~. 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Tl1e11 ,,·e 11111~t 11ot fo1·get the . el1ool.· that trai11 011r . 1)a~to1· a11cl 111i. io11a1'i P~. F"', 1 e1--)'" 011e of 0111· . ix a1)pro,·rcl .-<'11001~ i~ i11 fl<-> . J)<->rat r 11c~c1 of 111<>l'P ~ll J> - 1><>rt. llcJ\\. (·a11 ,,·e !'-let._,· tl1at ,,·p l>e- THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST_~- -~~--- Dcceml)er 1957 lit'\ p i11 t Ile \ ' il'~i11 l~irt 1 of ( 1 l11·ist c111cl t h t1 11 11<1~lC'c't 111<' !'-lt l1c><> l~ t l1nt < l r f' l 1() I cl i 11 !.! t l 1 <1 l i 11 <' c1 g; ct i 11 st 111 <> cl <' r - i", 111 r l' } l ( \ "'(' It () () 1 ~ t l 1 H t t p , l (. I 1 l' a - t ic>11,1li~111 ,llt< l 111<>cl e r11is111 11,l\' P 111il – lit)11, at tltc>ir ec>111111a11cl : 111t1st <>tlr ~<·hoc>ls l> r stHl'\.(>cl i11t<> :-,,i ] c> 11 c·t 1 ! ~ i 11c1 ll ,·. \\'(' l'c:t11l10t J)llt C 1 l1ri .· t i11to ( 1 l11:i.-t111a: 1111lt>s, ,,·p l )llt l1i111 i11to 011r ,,·l1ole life 111·c)g1·a111. rl l1r eP ,,. l<.· of l~i11(l11e.-. · ,,·ill 11ot to11 - ,·rrt 011r 11eig·hbo1·:. 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