The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1959

l ' l'lll" 111 INT) 1 l l11N l l•N l I 1\l 1 'rIS'L' .P~ :\ lJ 1't1:iry 1959 \ln(t . (i: 1!) -~l) 1, l{t\\. (,\l\ • • J,;. 1, 111 g·. l > 11 · t \ ( • t t) t '. 11 in ,, n t I In I, c1 11 , l l 11 < l l • I><\ 11 < I <• 11 i 1ll)~} l ,tt1li11gt<>ll ~( .• 1~:sl'nt1c1l>H. ~I i<'1t. l> ct J>li st ~li ~si<> 11 s, \\.. itl 1 .., trtl 1111~~1011~1, l1..:'a1 t l)1rt'ctor Ki11g 1>1 ac1s for all 111iss1011ar1cs uncle1 all souncl boards, and more, }>l' 'ncl 1 s to nll of t11 l1c~11 t.s. \'C't it t::. fa11 to sR)' tl1at l11s n1iss1011 has 31 couples work111g in northern Michi– ga11 a11<.i \\.. is ~0115111 a11 l is l1op111g to ttlkc on tl1r0C' 1no1 c as soo11 as support comes 1n. 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J)e1·l1aJ), t 11e:v· ,,,,e1·e 11e, ·e1· able to s 1Jeal( i11 J)ltl)lir tl1e~,. couldn t e,·e11 teach a ~ •1111dav chool la .. a11 1 tl1c:v,. ,,·ere too ti111id to pray i11 p11blic l1l1t tl1e)" ha,~e bee11 fc1ithf11l a11d l1a, 1 e torecl llp t1--ea - llr'e i11 llea,,.en. I tl1i11k of a 1"etired mini t e1-– a11cl hi: ,, 1 ife c1ow11 i11 Ka11 a . Thi 111a11 wa ' f 01·ced to 1·etire f1 ..om the 111i11i. ti--,.. 111e to a l1ea1·t condition .. ,,·hi e: 11 c-~1,n1e 11po11 l1i1n after year of fa itl1 fl1l 111i11i. tr--,.. of the Word. • For . e, 1 e1"al 3'"ea1·: afte1.. 1'etiri11g hr clicl . hoe 1·epai1·ing to earn a li,,. i11g· a11cl Ollt of tl1e little that the)" l1a l, t h e}'" ga,Te thei1' titl1e to tl1ei1· l' l1111·ch a11cl alJo, 1 e that thev :e11t Ollr :\fi.. io11 t hr"ee dollar e,,er,.. 111011tl1. Tho. e th1-- ee dollar. • ,,,.p1·e t 110 1110. t J)rerioll th1·ee dol- la1·: ,,Te 11a, .. e P,.. e1-- lc110,,~11. 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