The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1959

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Rctl >l>i ll lPH llS ' lll_\" g·1·c,lt <> Jl P ,' lJtl t }1,l<l l,c•t") 11 ,,·,lt Pr r d clo,,·11 1o ,1 111e 1·p tit lr c>f 1·c>sJ)t'rt. ~<) ,,re <'H 11 sa.\" i t <' x ,l et l }T cl 1t111 i r at P s <) 11 r , ,. o r < l R r , ,- c' r P11 cl . 'I' l1c , ,·01· l trat1.·latPcl ::\ Ias– tP1, shc)lll ll \ )C' t1·a11: lated Tra ·l1e1, . 1 t i.· cl lite1·al cllll)lieate of tl1e I ;,l ti 11 ,,·ord I) oeto1·. ,,r ar E> 11 ot • 11c·er11 cl ,,.. ith F atl1e1·, . i11C' e J>rotrHta11t,· <1<> 11ot t1: ) it· l )11t \re l1a,'e1 11o ti t·Ptl tl1at so111r 111i11ist r r s <l o like to be called Dad. r e11 t ,,,.c> p1·cacl1 1-. · ~· t1·a11 g·e 111ortal. ? SPRTNG'S MIRACLE I m arvel each r ecurring Spring. At ev ry bud and gr eening thing· So long has Winter reigned in Death, I sen se a Resurrection breath! From childhood's morn this glad sur- • prise Has m ade my quickened h eart surmise A miracle may oft be true- And is, when Nature lives anew! Not only Springtime speak s of God To souls who walk with feet unshod ; And yet we h ear Him best, it seems, When Nature wak es from winter dreams! - By R . T . Nordlund .. \ g·oocl a 11 l s11e<•f\ ·sf,,1 pa:to1· sai cl r ree11tl'V" t ha t lie ,,,a.· t1·011l1le l • o,·er tl1 c.) \\·ay 111a11) 7 J)ast o1·s srP111 a 11xio11, tc) sre lt r r D . D.. , 1)11 t Rll p– J)<>srcl it ,,·<1s too hot a s11l)j er t to l1a11cll r. ~<1. 11 ot hi11g i.- to<) l1ot. if ha11cl lr<l i11 l e), ,, . '.\T<' j11. t <lo11 ' t ,,·a11t to lleli e,Tr 111a11,T ft111<la1ntl11 tal • 111i11i:ters l1a,Tr 1)< t1gl1t thrir )1 0 110 1·- <ll"'~" clrg· r ePs fr·o11 t cl ipl 111cl 111ill s - 111 (>st <>f thP111 arr t oo p oor to pa~, \ "E> l'>... 11111e l1 , at a11~"' r ate . 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T. 11 t tl1at 11101· •111·i. t– li l,e? \\' E' l1a, 1 e l>ee11 1·eadi11g· th li f e stor,{ of .L \ . • Dixo11. ' The Ro- .. 111a 11 e of Pre athi11f?:. ' 1 I l1c1 cl 0 11 r :\~rar i11 <'O 11 ege a11cl 11011 e i.11 :e111 i- 11 arv or Bil)l e . rhool . 'rret l1e V{a: • so gift Pc.1 a11d " "or]~e<l so }1ar (l that 11r pa. t or ed :11c 1 c h11rc 11 e: a.- :\ f oocl ,T l\Ie111o rial l11 tl"' C' h of hi- • ea~:o c111d Sp111"'geo11 . Tal1e1·uar l 111 f.Jo11 clo11 . ~ ear the b rg:i1111i11g of tl1at 111 ete<)1'i c ri. e h e "'·a 11otifiecl 11.'· ,,,.asl1 i11gto11 a11<l T-1ee 1T11i, 1 P1"'– ~i t , · t 11,1 t t h r , ,. ,,·isl1 Pel to ·011 f r r • • 11po11 l1i111 a Doct or <>f I i,· i11it)" cl eg·r re. Tle l eeli11E>cl a11c1 Raicl. T a111 c·o1 vi11er<.l t}1at tl1e ,,,, l1ole D.D. l)t1: i11e.\ i.: ot1t of l1a1·111011y ,,~itl1 tl1 e s11irit of t l1e ~Te,,,. 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