The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1960

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Th11 , ,,,.e g·i,·e exp1·e io11 of tl1 e pre io11. 11e ~ of 011r Lo1--d to ll.1. ,\-.- a1·e to ho,\'" f 01·tl1 Hi. 1J1·ai. - e. beea11:e ,,,e ar a . lectecl ra ·e. ,\.,. e a1 .. e a royal prie. thoocl · the tl1e l J01·cl J e~ ll · l1a. 111a le 11. ki11g: a 1cl p rie. t .. before :rod. ( Rev. 1 :6) . ,\Te are a 11atio11 of people epar– ate l 1111to 1 o 1. ,,.,. e bear tl1e pe- - c·t1liar 111a1·l{ b fo1·e the ,,·01·ld of bei1 g· a people po . e eel b~,. ro l. ,,re ha , ·e l)e 11 ea lle l 011t f the c 1a 1-- l{ 11 e of o l 11-- i 11 i 11 to the 1n a 1-- - , ·eloll, ligl1t of o 1·. 1'io·htec)11:- 11e. : . 011 1 e ,,re v\' e1·e 11ot e,·e11 ·011- .·i le1· ecl a p ople b11 t 110,,.. ,,·e a1·e 111 t l1 l1ig·he,:t eL·tee1n a t l1e people of Goel. nee 1ve ,,·ere \\ 1 itbo11t 1ne1-- '}? l{110\vi11g· 011] 3" the ,,,1·a t 11 of rod' j11. ti ·e, bl1t 110\\ 1 ,ve ha,·e ex1)e1·ie11eecl t 11 e l 01111clle . 111erc~· of ocl'. g·1·ace. ~ urelv "\\"e l1ave irre i tible in- ._ ee11ti,.. to 111~g'e 11. forwa1·d to si1 gle-hea1·te 1, 1 , ,.ote l faithf11l r,·ice f 01· hri t ! ome along ,,..ith ll.. in our 11ext t11die a ,ve , , 1 ol1ld f aithfltll) 7 er,..e h1 ..i. t in t l1 face of ·11ff 1'ino· 1111j11 tlJ·· for Hi. . al<e.