The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1958

THE omo INDEPENDENT BAPrIST May 1958 HOME MISSION WORK THE THOMPSON WAY 1i;,·<\1 ,111(·e 1 llt'ar<l t)f tl1t) ,,.()1'1\ l>f 1, l\ ' l~lt,,,.t,ll~ 11 ' l'l 1t)111 J)"<>11. I 11,1,·<' ,,~(111tt)tl tt) J; 11tl\\ tlll "'L'L'rr~t c>f hi.;; ,, t)l'1, i11 ~tc1rti11g 11P,, 11,11)1 i"t t·1111rt·l1t'" ~1'11,11 11r1,·c'll'g·p l1ee,t111c 111i11t' ,1, ~tlit<>r c)f tl1e () 111 .i11st te11 , t'<lr, to tl,1 , · clftt") r lll") ~tcll'tftl l1j , ~,· c) rl-... JJ,1r~·l1 ~!)tl1 . 1~1,18, 1 1101·– l't)\\ t)tl n11 t)ltl ear ...... i11er 111,· <>r<1rrec1 t 'llL',·r<)lL')t f,1ilr tl to c1r1·i,·e 011 ti111c . clllll "' t,lrtr(l fo1· I e~'"11olcJsl 111rg-. cl f,1,t-t-'l't),,·i11g . l1b111· l ) to tl1e rel· t of l 1 ol11111b11.. ...\r1·i,·i11~ at tl1e IIa1--– le,· ~11001\ l10111e c111tl tl1e11 at t 1 r • lll),,· "itr of tl1e el1111--c 1 l1 11 ea r lr,·, • I ~<)011 fo1111cl 011t tl1e fir:t . ·ec1·et of I1rot l1 er Tho11~ J)"'o11 ', . 11eee/:, 11cl111rl,-. l1c1rcl ,,·01·lz ! 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Tl1 c1 i . ,1111r )'"ca r l1 r al . o lJc~:a11 11i · ,' Lt111111 r r Bil)le t·o11fc1'e11cr. that ,1rr 110,,· l) r 111g· l1r l 1 i11 l1i . c- l11t1--el1 i11 hc:111 (:\ ., . ille. 'rl1 i: , rear t l1 cla te. a1--e • .J1111e l G-19 a11cl \.11 2.·. 1 -21. Tl1e1· e> i. 110 C'l1a1"~:r £01-- tl1e. e co11fe1--e11ce. , r~CPJ)t f1·ee ,,·ill of £01·i11g. a11 l ,,~hat foo cl t l10. e tl1at co1ne 1na,,. ,va11t • to lJ1·i11g·. :\Io. t of tl1e foo 1 i. fl1r- 1 i~ · l1e 1 1, ... fa1·111er. a1·ol111cl Za11e. - • , ·ille that l1elie,.. e 111 thi. ,,-orl{. Tl1e a,re1· age atte11clanee i. 100 i11 the 11101·11i11g·. a11 l a f11ll ho11. e at 11ight . 111 10,-1 the ·la.. at D1"e c1e11 wa. oro·a11izecl i11to a Bapti. t ( 1 hl11--ch a11 1 a1 otl1e1-- ,,,.01·1{ lJegl111 at t eg·o, a11c1 l1i, 1--aclio 1 1--ogra111 011 WILE i11 1 a111 l) 1"idg·e. The .._ · ·Life a11 1 Light i. a 1.1 111i1111t e Bible ee11 terecl cl e,,.ot ional 1)1--00·1·a111 f i,·e da3· a ,,,.eek ,,~ith li,,.e m11- :ic 1,, . o·ir1 £1 .. om hi., • o ,,,. 1 co110·1--eg·atio11 . Xatt11--all,,. thi raclio ' 111·00·1·a111 ha opened 111a11, .. l10111e for hi ' Bil)le cla . e. , and t 1 1.. o 11 g h t 11 e n1 churche. have been . tarte l . I11 19.-3 tl1e ) fi - . io11 oa1·c1 wa 01--- g·a11izecl. ,,11ich i 111a c1 e 111) of all the 111a le 111e111lJe1-- of hi 0110·1·egatio11. , with <. 111011 thl,... meeti11 o· •. .. i 0011 afte1· 01·g·aniza- tio11, tl1e Knicel,... ' ,,..e11t to :\ f exico, the De1111 r rs i11 ':-6, a11cl t l1i. pri11g tl1r II or11lJ1·ool{. . I t i, 11ot llr– })l'i~i11g tl1at i11 . 11eh a 111i . io11a1"}~ e1 , ri1· 11111r11 t ot l1e1-- l1a, .. e felt the C'c:111 to g:o el 'e,,"l1e1· , a11 l o Tei] \ \Ti l:011 ,,. 11 t to ~\ a111 t111cle1-- ap- ti. t .J l i 1-.JI i .. io11. . 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