The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1959

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'rl1es,· are oft 11 too ,,,illi11g' to leavp it all to t l1c :ov r eig·11 ,,,ilJ of (lo!l, THE NEW YEAR (With apologies to Thomas Carlyle) L0. God has just granted Another New Year: Think, will it bring u s Sorrow or cheer ? A b it of eternity, Twelve months of more grace, That soon will be hist'ry For students to trace; A chance for true service, A season to shirk; For some wealth and progr ess, For other s no work. Y es , God has just granted Another New Year; But how we will u se it Means sorrow or cheer! - R.T.N. forg· ti i11g 111<1,t (1o l 111ct,· v,·a11t the111 to figl1t li l<e ~J os}1 l1a ~ c111cl tc) J)l c>cl(l lik:e J>c1 11l. (i c)cl clops 11ot () Jl J)r ll8(l 11 i 8 \\r Ol'( l , htlt ]Ji S \\T 01'(1 .' l)()l{P ll 1)~,. cl ]o~v i11 g· l1Pa l'f a11cl ,vc1t r r cl l)y tEcll'.' ( I Tl1r.s. 2 : 1 , 1 \ (•ts 20 :;3 1) . 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Hll<l c·,c 1 11 1<> <·c1 1>1tt t'(' .\ i ,,ith H ~tratt – gP111 - all >eit \\ jf }1 h1 ra1t'g' l\111"-i (>f )C>\·P . \ 'p l i11 <>lll' cllltl>itit>ll 1<> ll Sl' I ) (' \ \ l l l (' t l 1() ( Is' l ( 't l I ~ l l (1 \ 7 ( I I' f ()}'~pt 1}t ct1 1 ltc• S<)\ P l' <' i g' ll (_\r lll'lt>Jl!!·~ 1<> ( ;<><l a11,I 11iut \\' <' 11111,1 11<>f 111t>\t' l 11 I t i l J f l' 111 < > \ 7 t • S l l~. \' < > 1• l l l \ l Sf \\ t' r ()()I i s} 1 l \ 1 I H 'H :-:; 1 () r () 11 r () \v 11 ( l (. (. () 111 - • 1>li s l111 1t· 11t .·. I t•t 111 t· I ,<>r <l lt~l f 11 < • I ~ ' , a 11 t I I <• t 11 ~ g i,, t' J I i 11 1 H 11 t l tt • g I () l\V'. P age Three THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIS'f Published Monthly by THE OHIO ASSOCIATION OF REGULAR BAPTIST CHURCHES Publication Office 118 E. Oak St., Butler, Ind. Editor RALPH T . NORDLUND 586 Maple Street Fostoria, Ohio Circulation Manager MRS. 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