The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1958

YOU'Li-A WISH YOU HAD BEE ( 011ti11ued £r 111 1 age 9 ) l'Pl)Ort of l1is ,,,.01·1( for tl1r \ TC'cl r cltl<l • tl1e ,'ll ccess ()r faill11·e of C)llr \\'C> rl< i ,, 1 1"aJ)J)ed llJ) i11 tl1ose 1· 1>c)rts. The. e r J)OrtH a r e µ:i \ 'e11 e lse,v }10 rP, }J11t ,,·e Call gi,,e t}1e illll)l'P~Rio11 a11cl 1·e })011se i11 tl1 e a.~. e111 l1l, ,. as • earh 011e ,,,.a. ~:i,,e11. Elto11 . II 111{ill ga,,.e t l1c trea ,_ 111·e1· '. 1·eport for II0111e a11 l (ia1111), ,,..hi ch i. 1111clo11 l>t eel],.. <)11r l)est • lo,.. ecl l)rojret . ""\\Tl1e11 ,,.. e ]1 r arc1 that tl1 e ea1111 ers d11ri11g 11i11 f " "eel{. of ea111pi11g· l1acl t11r11ed i11 o,.. e1· $13 000, $.... ,000 more tha11 la . t year, we k11e\v· "''"e 11 ad e1 j oyecl Ollr 1Jr:t ~'"Par i11 ( '1 a11111 Pat11108 hi:tor,". "\\Tl1r11 Y 011t l 1 Di1·eeto1· • .J 01111 ~ tro11g 111ac1e his 1·rport, ,,.. r 1·ejoiC'e l e'?e11 111ore, for , ·ital . tati tic. are al,va,r. n101--e alive .. tha11 fig·l1rr. . M1·. Tho111p:011 a11 l otl1e1-..· of tl1e . taff thai ,,rc1"e tl1er al] 11i11e ,,.. rel<: l,:110,v i11 cl reel ]10,,r aliv"e 1 :_;3Q ~r0l111g' l)P01)lr C'rlll l)P ! l3 est of a 11, tl1e1'e ,,.. ere 6~ eo11fc. - :io11.· of faith i11 l11·i .·t c1111·i11g t l1ose 11i11e ,,·eek ·, a11cl 111a11v morr (le lieatio11s to a clo. 01-- ,,,all, a11d life time • er,Tice. 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