The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1959

March 1959 THE OHIO !_NDEPENDENT BAPTIST Page Seventeen A HURRY-UP VISIT TO MEXICO l Y RrY· Lewellyn 'I hoinp ·on, a.· retold hy i\ i 1·i;. <lrnrva ::·Hoit: of Dr : den Ohio ' l)eee111ll r 1 ~tl1 D 11alcl a11cl. J a11e l{11i ·el,· b1·otl1 1· a11cl .--i t 1· of Ollr • . e11ior 111i._ io11a1·\~ i11 :\f exico Rod- ._ 11e!" I 11icely a11 l 111y.· lf a. l)re i- 1 11t of th Bil le l\[i ·io11 left Za11e ,,iJle a11cl l1eaclecl .·ot1tl1 l)v J)la11e for El Pa. ·o. '°"Te ,·va11ted to 111ert Rod11ey th r a11 d g·et. clo\v11 to hi n1i io11 fi lcl at uauhte- 111oc, 1 hil1uahl1a i1 ti111 to ta lee a1·t i11 tl1e c~hri:t 111a.1 1 Bil)le "011fe1·e11C.' e that ,,,a~ 1 . latecl to l)eg·i11 the .... w11cl. 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'clll i 11 )cl tl1 ];<)rd 8,l,,. to it tl1at ,vr 111atle 0111· tri J) clc1,,~11 a11cl l),1C'l( i11 ti111 to iret tc) 'l'all111aclge, Ol1io, 011 1 l11·i:tn1as 11io·l1t ,t11cl l)eo· i11 tl1ei1· J.:11cl -of-th ')_ t"'I \"Par ( 1 011fr r c11ec' clt t 110 ]1 1 1111cla.- • 111r11 tal 11a11tist l 1 ]111r<·l1, ,,·l1r1·c t)lll' g·ooc.l fre11 l, 13 . }; . l 1,ttc is J) ctsto1·. WA TED Executive Director for Chr1st1a11 Child Welfare Age1 cy i11 Center of Micl1igan. Agency services inclt1de: Institt1tional care, Fost r Ho1ne car , Adoptions, U11w d n1otl1 r cot111sclli11g. Train111g and xperi nee i11 Social Work rc– quir d . Good salary. r11c111)' other b 11 fits. Co11tact : RI: . DO 1\LD K . 01~ 0 , Jl ir · t Ba1>tist ( ' l1ttrtl1. 400 Wal11t1t Bl, tl ., Rt>cl1e~t~r. Iicl1iga11 . 'l 1l tlSt'il 1 l\l'l i~ l tktl H ~llllllial . \ \ l 1 t l l t l 1 ' t r l l t I 1 0 r ( : {) l l s} l ill l ~s l) l \ i t . i 1 I >() i 11 i s t l 1 f' r i o· I 1 t ,, d \ '