The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1958

May 1958 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST D RAPIDS BAPilST SEMINARY FORGES AIIEAD 1) . 1) . ( '\\ t) r rgr e>1 ,,·r l1cl\' C' t(> ,,rni1 t111ti l fJ1111 P 1<> l) ic·1ttrP 1}1 C' 11 <'\V i11 g· () ll (}l ll' frottt l ag·p bt1t ( 1 Rlll f ) l >atlllC)S }1 ,-tc l 1<> C'()lll(' f i r s1. 11 0,,,r , •c' r i11 tl1 P fi 11r g· r c>,,·tl1 c)f' ( l. l .I~. '1'11. N ' t11i 11ar.,~. ) '. 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Please mention THE OHIO I }l– DEP ENDE T B .tlPTI T whe'Tl writing our Advert ise.1·s. I t will be appreciated. 18·----------------------------------------------------8 i Our Students Speak • • • Wallace Alcorn, 011rollec1 i11 tl1 e 1ni11ar)" after l1a,ri11µ; 1·eeei,· c1 l1is B. . a11 l M. \ . fro111 "\\ l1eato11 ( 1 olleg· : Ncl 11 ] ra I el l ti st ' I h ave found here Echolarly s tudy, fidelity to the faith, presence of the Spirit, significa11ce of apostolic polity, and the dynamic of the separ atist Baptist ministry .'' ll ctl f 1 H ,l st t1cl c'111 i11 tl1c' ( 1 l11t rc·l1 of ~jl,·1·ia ()l1i o. ' "I like it here because I receive the best 8cademic training from well-educated professors and I have the opporttmity to put this training to an immediate practical u s in the var– iou s Baptist churches in the local area." 'trot111g· }) 01)1 , ~·c) tl too 111a)' 111nl< r the ~c1111r cli!'-IL't>\ l'l'~· ,ll){)ltt t l1p Slll)eric>r trai 11i11 g · H\',til,tl)l P ,1t t}1 p (l1·,111cl l~ ,lJ>i(l~ 11n1)ti 1 r r 11 (' () 1 (} g' i(' H l R(' l 11 i 11 cl I')' n )1( l 11 i l) l(\ I 11 st i 1 t 11 ('. ~ l' l l ( l r() l' n (. a t ,l l O~· today. GRAND RAPIDS BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AND BIBLE INSTITUTE G1'and Ra,pids 6, Michig·an 811 Wealthy Street, S.E . -------------------m