The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1959

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J;et 11.· • impl)" 1·ejoice in the fact t11a t \\'e l)ear c1 • pecial place of <:1101<:e ,,Tjth tl1r F,lther- that the J.101·cl rJ e. ll.' tog·etl1e1· ,,,.itl1 the I~atl1er l1a · r110.·r 11 ll,' befo1·e t}1e fo1111 latio11: of tl1e \ 1 /01 .. lcl. Doe.1 tl1i 11ot g·i,·e )'"Oll poi e i11 the 111iclst of 1 .. icli c11le. 1·e1)1--oach. an l 111ist111cle1·:ta11 ling ? }~lect :tel ttere<l, pilg·1·im- tra11- ge1·R, the Ilol~,. ""1)irit ha. a spe– eial n1es. ag·e for ) 7 0ll th1,011g·l1 J:>et<:>r. \\T 011 't \ '"Oll st11c1,· it \\rith • • ll: a . \\·e co11ti1111c i11 011r 11ext :t11c1,r of tl1e co11clitio11. 1111 ler • ,,·l1ith thi. letter ,,Ta. ,vritte11 ? "\\re i11,·ite ~,.011 to joi11 11. that ,,.. e 111igl1 t i11c1·ea . e i11 tl1e k110,\'"leclg·e of }eel's \\ 1 ill tog·etl1e1·. a11cl tl10. e of tl1e people ,vho came t o l1ear hi111. TJ1e old exton came t<> hj111 ancl ~ail: · · ·Y 011112; 111a11 if ) ·Oll expect to l1olcl tl1i. J) eOJ)le ) ·011 11111. t l)e ca1·e- f 111 alJ011t preac:hi11g: 011 111ocler11 ~ i11. . Y 011 ca11 J)1·earl1 al)Ollt the .-i11s of 1\ l)ral1an1. I s,tac , .J acol), a11cl tl1 e olcl JJat1--iareh. l)11t do11 t )"Oll J)reaeh abot1t tl1 e :i11 of tl1e p1--e ·e11t cla~.... lJeeal1:e tl1e JJ eople ,,,ill not · .·ta11 1 f 01' it. ' F1·0111 )Iooc1J" ....\ 11eeclote b}" D. L. ::\f oocly