The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1959

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AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO PRAY It i. 11 't ofte11 tl1at a cleato11 i11 a Re~:t1la1· Ba11ti,' t <:l1t1re;l1 g· t .· P11 opportl111it~- to ha,Te l1i.· te:ti- 111011~... pri11 t eel i11 11l111 cl re 1.. of 11e,\·spaper ; bt1t tl1at oppo1·t1111it~, t a111e to }I 1·. a11 cl • [ 1·:-;. :\I el ,,. i11 },recle1·ick of F..1l,·1·ia, ,,rl10 a1·e • 111 e111l)r1·.- of tl1 e }~a. t . icle Bapti:t < 1 }111rc.:}1 <)f J.Jorai11. ,\ ... l1i le n10. t of <>t11· 1·ea lPI\ ' :-;av\· the t c, r~· i11 tl1eir 11e\\r. pa11e1· 01· c, 11 tl1 T \ ... (•r(.)e11, it i 11ot likelJ.. t l1a t ,·e1·,· 111a1r\'" of tl1e111 k11ew it . .. ,, <i" c, 11e of tl1eir fello\\T Bapti. t .· ,,,.110 ,,..a. SJ)eal{i11g·. 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