The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1958

Julv 1958 ROAMINGS OF THE EDITOR A\ s ,,·c, ,·is it i11 111 t1 c·l1ttrvl1 c'~. \\'<\ 11 l ctl'\' P l Ht th<' g· rc1 c·c <>f <:c>cl 1h,1t s l1 cl1l]cl all c> \\' \lS {<) l1H\ 1 P :-; l1 c· l1 <l 111i111Ht r,\". r\11 g·\ l. · h <l (l tlt c\ l1 c> 1,c>t' <)l' ,·isi1i11p: ,r ith Al)rc1l1nn1, a 11cl 1l1i:-; \ ' C' I'.\'" l1t1111ct 11 11·c\cl<· l1c)r l1H8 t lt <' l 1() 11 () r () r \' i s i 1 i l l g· 1 l l l' f cl i t I I r l l l 1() - (la,. ! • ~Jct,\' ~.")tl1 \\'P ])l'C'tlC' l1 <'<1 f'<>l' <) lll' l'ri c' 11 cl , \\ il li a111 l(irlr,·. ,lt the' :\ l is- • s i c)11H r,\· l~,l J) tis t ( 1 l1 11rt l1 elf' ( 1 lyclr. ) r<'<ll'S ago ( 1 1)"(1<' Hl\(l l 11 ()8lC)l ·ia \\' HS 0 11 t l1P sa111 p c·o 11,, 11ti o 11 c·i r c·11it <1 11cl l)ot l1 l1acl a \ 'P l' \ " }1arcl 11111<' 1<> • ex ist. ~ ostc) ri,t fi 11<tll)'" l>Pg,111 tc> g rc>,, 1 clft<'l' it <'l tt l c>osci fro111 1l1r tc> 11, ,. )11tio11 . \)t1t t l1r (·l111rc· l1 i11 ( 1 lv· l e £i11all 1· cli c~cl . 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