The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1959

July 1959 ----------- THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Puge Fi ·vc ----------- DEDICATION OF BLESSED llOPE BAPTIST CHURCH I~xce1)t fo1-- t l1 c.li ·a1)poi11tme11t t l1at D1·. l . '1 1 • I etcl1 a111 could 11ot for· J1 e,1lt l1 1·0~1. 011. co111e to lJe tl1e leacli11g 'l)Cct l<: ci r ,11 tl1c tlrcl – il'atio11 . er, 1 iC'0: ihe Ble:sec1 IIope I3a1)ti ~t 'illtlrcl1 of 81)ri11g– field l1a l a g'lo1·iot1. ti111e C) E joy a11d 1)i1'it1Lal 1'efre. l1i11g·. I ev. Rol)ert Res.. 11}1 011t of tl1e l_1 ir.,t '- Ba pt i ._ t l1u1--rh of :BJ l} 1 r ia ,, 1 a · .·ee11 recl to :pealc at t l1 e1 .B'1· i c1 c1} 1 1ig·ht :er, rice, l\ l a)r 2i;.,/11cl. 'l' l1i. ,,?a · 111ost a 1)1)1~01 t'i ,1 tc, si11ce thi cl1t11·cl1 ]1a. al. o e111pl1a. ized 1111day cl1ool v\ 1 orl{ a11cl tl1e Rev. Re:y"11l1out i · a11 expert i11 that fi'elcl. Tl1e 111u, i that eve11i11g \Va f11r1 i h ed by tl1e J u11ior and I11te1--mediate choir . ;at11rda3'" '/e11i11g ,,·a: l\le11 ' · :\1eeti11g at G:30, follo,,·ecl by a <Ye11e1·al 111eeting vvitl1 da1'ville h • ollege l1oir a the n1a1n at- tractio11. The p eal{er "1·a. Rev. Alvi11 Ro . tl1e for111er pa tor , "Tho i. no,,T pa tor of the Fir t Bapti t hurch of Hamb11rg, .Y. .. 1 t111day n1or11i11g after a big 1.... u11day cl1ool, the 1norni11g wor – sl1ip . e1'vice £eatu1'ed Rev. J a1nes Ro 11er, l)a tor of al,rary Bap– ti t hu1'ch of Bellefontai11 e, as the preacher a11d Rev. George Zi1111 a~ the tenor . ol oi. t. The (lediration .. e 1~vi ·e ,, 1 a. · l1cl(l at 3 P. 1\1. a11d tllP Re,r. Ro:11er \,·as agai11 the peaker, ancl . pe– <' i a 1 m ll ·ical 11 urnbe1,: w e I' e brought l1y the R ev. Zi1111 and a Ladie ' Trio. At 11ig 1 t the Rev. 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