The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1960

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J)ro,·icl ecl 111Pa11"' ,,·l1 c 1 1·el).'. ,,·e c·a11 g·rt ,,Ta1·111. Tl1 ~ ,, .... 01·cl of < }(>cl l1as lJee11 ~·i \·r11 to 11s to ,,·,1r111 tl1 l1cart. Tt i~ <·allrcl a fi1·P. Tl1l') 1•e i" 11otl1i11~ ]ikr tl1P ,\,..orcl a it c11ie1· Olll' 11 ea1·t!-, to ,,·a r111 ll 111) . ~\11otl1c~1· 111ea11 thai Croc1 l1cl, gi,·e11 to ,,·a1~111 ot1r l1ec11·ts i. l)I',1~·01·. 1>1·i, 1 at e J)ras·c~r 111 t l1e ~ee1·et J)lcltC ,,·ill 111al,e t l1e cl,\·i11g· c111 l>er . <)f Olll' . pirit11al lif 1 g·lo,,· ,,·ith 11c>,,· l1c,1t c111 cl ,, 7 a 1·111 tl1. 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The fire hacl jt1 ·t ta1·tecl goocl • ,,·l1 e11 ,,·e 11ote that a ,,.1per ap- l)e,1rec1 a11c1 fa:teuecl it elf ~n J>a11l. ~ o fire i. e,Te1"' ta1"tecl 111 tl1e so11l · of 111e11 tl1at it cloe 11ot ,,·c11·111 i11to life 11101"'e th a11 one ,·i J)er. ,,Te l1011ld tal\e colll'age by 11oti11g· tl1at the fire that wa1·111ec1 the ,~iper ,,.. a: a1.-.o the mean of clP. ·t1·0~.. i11g: it. ....\ re \re eolcl tl1e11 let ll, ll. e the (Joel a p1)oi11 tecl 111ea11 of t1.1'1"ing 111) tl1e fi1·e i11 Olll"' .·0111. I_jet 11: l>ri110· 0111\ el,· <\ a. a tielr ancl place l'." it 011 tl1e f irr to be ·011. u111ecl £01' I Ii111. If ,,Te ca11 t clo anytl1i110· r ]~e. l rt 11. 11ot be amo11g· tho. e ,,.ho ,,·ill l)e t111·0,,·i11g· wa te1' on 1 t i~ 11c>t e11c)t1g·l1 tc) l(i11cll c a f i1· c i11 ot1r c>,, 1 11 ~ot1l. ,\Te . l1oulcl al. o ~erlt to l, i11cll c 1 fire. i11 tl1e 0111. <)f c)ther~. ,,re 11eecl tl1c fires of 1~e- tl1 fir e t11at 0111eone el e l1a . .·ta1·tecl. ~====================================;· PORT with yonr PRAYERS, GIFTS, INFLUENCE . - .. --– ..,a:,_..- P .O. Box 455 Help the FELLOWSlllP OF BAPTISTS FOR HOME MISSIONS Rechurch America with :;ound Baptist Churches Elyria, Ohio •