The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1958

December 1958 THE omo IND ----- -------------- -----==--EP~ EN=....:.=D~EN=-:.:::T~ B~A~P'~l~'l~S~T____________ Page Nine HOW TO BE HAPPIER IN 1959 PRACTICE SPIRITUAL EXERCISES OF THE MIND 1 )" RE'\T. r . FRF_J T) lll 1 ~ ~ F.JY, .l il(\' hi o ( :' ... e ar e_ \ "(:\l'~T glad to l1a, 1 e J>c-1,8to1·. II11.\·ey, ,,1110 i ihair111a11 ()f tl1e1 ('oLll)('il of r t1 11 thi8 \7ra r \\' rite a ,' Pl'i e: of le, 1 ot1011a l 111e • age.. for ll. .. L1l{e 1110. t C 1 a11aclia11,' , l1e l1 ct,• t}1 p 8c· l1ol(1rl,\r c111i r t R11glisl1 ' al) l)I'Ocl<:h tn tl1i110-. -. a11d ·a11 t eaeh 11: la. l1111g ..c\.111e1·1ea11. 111t1eh 11 eecl cl trt1tl1.- I1J 1. ) t-- .A. • 1·e tfl1l e hang·e a11cl bodil3.. ex- e1·c i. e i. 11ece. ar·y to phy i al heal th o loe., the 111i11d 11eed it . . ha1·e of ,,,.l1ole. 0 111e 1·ec1"eatio11. 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', 11 <)\\. g·oo<l it is to fix tlll 111i11tl <l ll ('1 l1ri~t ! ... \ llc1,·p t'nrtl1 's cli11 a11ll •()11:-;ta11t strif('. l)P\. l)ll(l tl1 (\ r11 ..... l1 • ,lllll J) l' PSs <)t' c•<)llllllOll tc1 ..... lzs tl1 t\ ..... 0,11 is l' l P,ll'P<l ()f ,1ll l)clrtl1 's ,, i l tl alnr111 ..... cl S llP\\' Hl'tl (' '' Pl')" illl})lll'-lt\ ( )r tll t' ll ll ll tl J)l' PSSPS (>11 t l) s}) l\ ll(l it~t, lf lltl,Yt' ariP<l, ()11 tilt' l()\ l' lillP",~ ( )f ( 1 l1ri"t ! Your INVESTMENTS of ELF, PR YER I In HOME MISSIONS WII..I., I' Y ETERNAL DIVIDENDS 111crica to Rea h th \\ orlJ'• 111 \'' 'I' ll I, ll I DEPF~ Ill~ T B, 1 1 '1'1 '1 '1' 11 ' IO J l 09 I.Judi11gto11 .... t. E ca11aba, lil"' l1.