The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1959

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H e ~·c111 tr11tl1f11ll)'" tell t h e 111 that he is c>11.l}.. . s~1p pl~· i11g t l1e J)11lpit of tl1e 11 ,r1t 111g· ('}1t11· eh. Tl1e eom- 111 i t teP of tl1e c: l111rel1 .'eel{i11g· t h e l)clst or 11eecl :s, l10,,·e,Te1· , to exer – eisr t lie <:0111·te ')"' 11ot to e1nba1·ra t l1r , ·isiti1 µ: s1 eal{er lJ\ " t 1·eati11 <Y hi111 t o a gr1telin.(J e.rc1 1,i i,zatio 1i a~. t hc>11g l1 lie ,,.. e1·e a ca11dicl ate. ~ f r i e11 cl1~,. i11 t er,·ie,,· nla}r be i11 01·der b11t sl1011lcl 011ls .. be a m11t11al ex- ·l1a11g·e of , ·ie \,._ 0 11 do ·t1·in and })O}ity. ( ont inued on page 7)