The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1958

'fliE Hl() INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Jul y 1958 ~ 'S LAST CHARGE I~\ l,Ii~ \ · .\t ,lil~~l' 'l ()~'l'l{. \~l)li~ l{ . t> n~t<>r ( 'n l,·ar., l{HJ>ti~t ( 1 l1ttre ]1, ~ l <l1111i11g·tc>11. \\?. \ 'i rgi 11ic1 . • ' l'lit l\ltll'th t•l1,, 1) tl'l' ()t' 11 ' l1tlll– \ l lll)y ,,a, })t'llllt'tl ll,\ tll (\ .. \} )<)"tl t\ Jl:tttl ttl)1 lotll!' llt\l'(ll't 1 l1 e l'H lll' 1(> ti l t' e11tl t)f l1i, lift,·~ .it1t1r11t\\·, for i11 it ltt' , tatt'ti. · · 'l'l1e ti111p t1f 111)'" tl<\ l)<lrtlll'<' is nt l1c111tl' ' ( 11 'I'j 11 1. 4: 1) . l t t't)11t,li11s a 111l~~c1gr fro111 ,l ~t ,l"t)llt'tl ,,·nrrit>1· t t> cl )'Ollllg' , tlltlit 1 r i11 tl1t l j<)rtl '~ ,1r111)·. It i"' ;t lllt'""'lg'L" t)t i11~trlll'ti(>ll Hll(l P ll – l' \tl'Hgt'111e111 . It i~ (lesig:11etl t <) l,t 1 fl) tl1e ~ ot111g ~oltlier i11 tl1e 11a.1 l1 of . ,1e r L 1 tl (ll1t,· cl1ll1 ·l1alle11g e 111111 • tl ,,·c1r a g·ood ,,·arfc11·e. 111 tl1r e fe,\'· ,·er "es of c1·i1)tlll' t 11 r' clged ...\. p o. t le o·i ,Te · to }'"Olllli!' 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Ile is 11ot to l)e 11 11 i11 c·hrl'l< l >,. ,111,· ti111i(lit,,. 011 hi: ,,·11 • • • 1>art. 110 1· b)· tl1c l,1l' l{ {)f : )r1111)ath)· c,11 tl1r J)al't of J1i: J1 <1cll'Pr :. ~ ...eit11e1' i. l1r t o l>e l1 e1 lcl lJa ·l{ b,· f Pcll' of • T>PJ'. ·ec11tio11. 1Ie i~ tol cl i11 '\' 0 rs( 1 5 to e t1 cl11re afflit·tjc)11. . ~ 11rtl1e11· - 111orP , l1i.· 111es8ag·e i: to ·ar1·.,· al1tl1orit_\". Ile i~ t o ' 'l\P})ro, 1 ~ l' -'– l>11l<r exl1<)rt ,,,itl1 <l ]l lo11g s11f– feri11g· ,111cl loet1·i11' ( ,·e1-. ·c 2 ) . ' [ 0 l'PJ)l'()\rp 111 8cl ll~ to })l'Pclt-11 lll s 11 C' l 1 cl , , · a , ? ,1 i-; t o c ·o11 , · i 11 <: r f .· i 11 . • 'I' o r P l)tll<c-1 111 r a11 . to be .·l1arJ) c111cl CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION, In<. Our Fifty-Fourth Year A staff of twelve dedicated workers. Our ministry to the thou– sands of Jews in Cleveland, Youngs– town and other cities in Northeast– ern Ohio; Charleston, W. Va. ; and Sao Pau 1 0, Brazil. Our Radio ministry over stations in Cleveland, Toledo, Youngstown and Cambridge, Ohio; Apollo and Altoona, Pa. ; and Viques, Puerto Rico, touching countless numbers of our Lord's kinsmen. Write for informative magazine, "The Trumpeter for Israel ." REV. GERALD V. SMELSER, Supt. P. 0. Box 3556 Cleveland 18, Ohio 1) o i 111 (l c 1 i 11 t 11 <• r <> l), 1 l< i ,, g· c > r :" 1) (' <• i r j v si11. 'l l1 r 11ro1>l1 <1t ~at hcttl i. ,l .-t r i k: i 11 g· r xa 1111) 1 P <> f' t I 1 i s ,v l 1 <111 l I v ,,yc11t to D,l,.. i l ,lt tl1 ti 111p of l1i~ gr at :i11 of acl11lte1·}T a11d 111tt1·clPr, a11cl cl ec:lar 1, · · Tho11 art th 111a11 ' ' ( IT ~ a111. l ~: 7 ) . 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