The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1957

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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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' 1· 1 c·<> rcl i11 }1i:tor,· that 011r ~1·P,lt • 111istal<<.) ,ra.· " Tl1e11 Olll' 111·e ·icl 11t ,ve11t to \ "alta. 1t is 11ot t1·t1 e that ot1r ,,.\ 111eri ta 11 s ·ie11ti ·t: a1·e l>ac.·l~– ,,·ar(l fc)r tl1e,· a1·e brillia11t . It i : ' 111 tl1 t,) fi r l 1 f cliJ)10111ac:)· t l1at ,\·(\ j11~t ·a1111ot 1111clersta11cl that tl1e ()lcl \\,,.c> rl <l :till J)l'clctice~ the .:\ [a– <·l1ia,·p flia11 1·1tlL~s of J)C)lisl1 tl cl e– l'Pit. \\T are i11 tl1e :c1 111 e 1)ositio11 a.· a11 l1c>11est 111a11 '\"\"}1 i · (1Pali11g· ,,·itJ1 r og·l1es. \\Te ~a-e t brat e, ·e1~~– t i 111 ). l 1 ~s J> Pl' ic1ll,\· i. · t11at trllP ,,·11011 ,,·e tr,· to 11 egotiate ,,·itl1 R11ssia. ~ rrll P\" Hl' P at l1 ei.,t. Hll(l ltll() \\' ll(>t ll - • i 11 o~ of .·a ·r e l }1 o ll o l" . 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