Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1925 — Page 3

I WHY GO TO CHURCH? | I 1 - lt ig written "one shall put a thou I sand to and two shall put t-n I thousand to flight. * I To make moral progress It is neM ce t>sary to make attacks upon moral |B gnemies. Every one who desires to ■ live above the reproach of men ami II maintain a clean, upright character 11 must constantly wage a warfare. ■ Th'- very minute any one ceases to II pu9 h battles for the right, he not only H slips morally but is starting on a II downward path and may be counted I j a ter among delinquents or criminals. I it is good to fight for the right alone || but the chances for victory are multill plied ten times according to the first II paragraph above, when joined with the efforts of another. The Church | furnishes a chance for united warfare I morally. WHY NOT GO TO CHURCH, I NEXT SUNDAY? ?• Sermonogrdms & I 1 All wickedness is weakness. ♦ ♦ ♦ The boy who is faithful is bound I to succeed. • * • We speed toward the goal when I we do first things first. * * * Right is a bigger |prd than either I success or failure. * * • I would rather lose anything than my faith in humanity.—Roy L. Smith. • • • The bigger we are the more rapidly I do we fbrget ourselves. • 4i * Education which is not based on I religion and character is not educaI tiou.— Coolidge. i » » » Kindness has converted more sinI ners than zeal or eloquence or learnI ing. * * * Any power which is not used for I the general welfare will in the end I destroy itself. * • • Never despise hard work, it should never be lost sight of that the harder I we work for any worthwhile thing the more we will enjoy it. * • * The practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice ’so mean and low that every man of sense and eharact- | er denounces it,— George Washington. Nearly every one is casting about to find an ideal friend or companion. I The easiest way to find such a one is to be an ideal person yourself. * » « Ant I persecuted by evil men’s I tongues? Let them wag. Serpents ' vibrate their tongues in the widerness, but they do not trouble any one who is not in the wilderness.—BeechI er - * * * Give yourself horizon! Keep your ; sky from becoming low! Allow your thought wide ranges! Let your heart roam! Furnish your sympathies spaI cious room! —Charles E‘. Jefferson. THE QUESTION BOX | (Send problems in question form — answers will appear in later issue.) 1. —What would you do with a twelve-year-old boy who persists in disrepect to his teacher? In a certain Jewish Sunday school a boy, twelve to 14 years old was very disrespectful to the teacher. The case of "discipline” was noted with pleasure. Instead of “bawling out" the youngster before his class the superintendent took him aside and talked the whole matter over. They were within earshot, and it was highly pleasing to see how the superintendent tried to get the boy’s viewpoint, showed him that his act was certainly unmanly and discourteous, and led him step by step to see that the only really manly 1 and courteous thing to do was to apologize to the woman whom he had, in his thoughtless youthfulness, insulted. The, whole affair was so far removed from the too-frequent attitude of "Make him behave or put him out," or of "We'll have to put up with him because we can’t afford to let him go, that the heart of the visitor rejoiced. 2. —Will you suggest half a dozen books best for Intermediates —to be used by the teacher. The Sunday School and the Teens

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I _ J ° hn W Alexander; The Church IS w ™ l,er Adhearn: ■ W. Gibson; Leaders of Youth— Hugh 11. Harris; Youth and the Church-Cynthia Maus; Girlhood and Character; Leadership of Giris’ Ac -‘vitles- Mary E. Moxcey; The Q r l ’ n Her Teens, The Girl and Her R,.. liglon-Margaret Slattery; Leaders Manuals for Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts 1 and Camp Fire Girls. Weekly Story Os Early i Education In The Homes , WITNESSING THAT WINS Walter, a lad twelve years old, being L summoned into court us a witness I was rather nervous find wanted to be i excused but so important was his test- , imony, he could not be released. , His parents were anxious tor mm and felt not only the strain of the ordeal but the embarrassment that might arise in case Walter failed to fell the truth and nothing but the truth, so the parents reminded Wai ter of the platform of absolute truth fulness on which their home life was built that on that, on tfie witness stand there would be no danger and little cause for alarm. In his cross examinations the lawyei tried to majte Walter say contradic ] tory things in the same way. "Your father has instructed you as what to say, has he not ?” asked the , lawyer. "Yes sir,” said Walter. "Now then”, said the shrewd law r yer, “tell us just what your father told you to say". "Well", said Walter in his childlike 1 and innocent way, "father said that the lawyer would try to rattle me so that I would get things mixed up, but as truth is always the same, he told me to tell nothing but the truth and that would be the same each time.” j The lawyer no longer tried to rattle the boy'. 0 ; Religious News Gathered All Around The World r The Northern Baptist Convention I will open in Seattle, Wash., June so. a The union of the Methodist demoni I tious in Great Hritnia is assured . ♦ ♦ ♦ ; Dr. Phillip M. Watters, president o Gammon Theological Seminary, At lanta, Georgia has resigned to tak> j effect next September. ♦ ♦ ♦ The close of the fiscal year of the Baptist benevolent societies finds tin agencies of the northern convention 12,000.000 short of the budget figures t for the year. The Seattle convention will have to wrestle seriously witli this problem. ♦ ♦ ♦ 'Billy Sunday has just closed a ser ies of two weeks’ evangelistic ser 5 1 vices in Philadelphia, the scene of hb ’ greatest triumphs. The meetings were 'held under the auspices of the New ! Testament League. ♦ ♦ ♦ The Roman Catholic church is re ported to be engaged in a vigorous attempt to reduce the use of profanity ’ in Italy. Anti-blasphemy days are common and are the occasion for public ' processions in which the clergy take a leading part. ♦ ♦ ♦ The well-known actor. Otis Skinner, recently spoke before the Methodist ministers of New York City, charg ‘ ing them with jealousy of the theater Ever since the inception of the drama he said, in the form of the mystery plays in medieval England, the church has recognized the theater as a rival drawing power, and has attempted to suppress it.. The ministers didn't like it and the president of their union replied as to the Methodist attitude. The Drama League of America is offering a course in religious drama to be given at school of speech, North Western University, Evanston, 111, June 22 to July IL There are seven regular courses in method; music and church drama; costume; ligting; dramatizing Bible stories; practical work in the training of young people; stagecraft. One or more of the prominent churches in New York City without pastors, Plymouth, Brooklyn, First Presbyterian and Park Avenue Baptist may try out a plan whereby the main preacher will give but a part of each year to the church being free during the rest of the year to spread his measure throughout the country. Whether this plan willl be followed when Dr. Harry Emerson Foadick goes to Park avenue BBaptist, is not reported. The Presbyterian church of Pierpont, Ohio, has a unique history. A

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* community church-it lj the product of I amalgamation of two congregations - neither of which was Prebyterian.' When the Baptists and Congregation I al churches of Pierpont decided four years ago to merge and let the mem--1 bershlp of the new church thus fromed decide its denominational affilia3 tion, the resulting vote favored Presi, byterian. The former Congregational building became the church; the former BaptlatyChurch, the parish house . and the congregational manse was sold to raise money needed to modernize, the Baptist parsonage for occupancy by the Presbyterian minister. “ The experience has proved a remarkable success particularly attracting young people who were waiting to be drawn in with a church program that was doing something. I- ■ .Q.. —— . n QUESTIONS FOR " DISCUSSION t 0 i- 1. Why was Peter delivered and 1 James killed? What part did jcessory prayer have in Peter’s res , lease from prison? u 2. For what, things may we pray; everything? What great principle should guide us in our prayer life? What is the test of prayer? 3. What does prayer do for us? „ 4. What other than the iron e chains fettered Peter’s life? What chains bind us today, and how may we be freed from them? v _ 5. Wherein are we to imitate the ( l apostolic How can the experience of the power of r the Holy Spirit come to our church . today without encouraging fanaticism? o lt CLERICUS SAYS: The possibilities (i of prayer are as infinite as the infinI ite God who answers prayer. It can overthrow the enemy, break through bond and barriers, liberate the soul, e unite the church, and foster a growing victorious faith. LESSON PRAYER Make us joyful. O 'God, because we are thy children, and because thou hast not left us without resources in “ time of trouble. We are so prone to n forgett that tlrou art our strength, and that thy plans are beyond anything we can ask or think. Help us (i then to rest confidently in thee.— Amen. BOOK REVIEW f PILOTING THE SUNDAY CHOOL ‘ “Piloting The Sunday School.” by te E. Morris Ferguson, The Reveil Company. New York City, $1.25, is a new book for the plain business ie men engaged in the deeply import- •’ ant work of the Sunday School. It n presents in interesting form the !S methods of reaching the pupil mind, n “Wholesome Childhood," by Ernest b R. and Gladys Hoagland Groves, Houghton, Mifflin Company. New York. 75c, is written to help parents r- maintain the wholesome homes that r- prevent the origin of those problems is of childhood that are in the author’s ■e experience most troublesome, w “The Science of Power,” by Benj. Kidd, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, is a book against making .the “• Darwinian hypothesis the basis of a .£ scieice of civilizaton, and emphasizes y the value, too little recognized, of i- social heredity. ic o « President Strong For Commercial Air Lines r ' Washington. June 17 — (United * Press) —President Coolidge is taking ’’’ a keen interest in the progress of 1 commercial aviation in the United a States and under his direction the Y federal government is encouraging h in every way possible the growth of 1 the American aircraft industry. 0 Three great agencies of the federI al government are , directly engaged II in stimulating aviation, the army, the navy and the post office department. Os these, the air mail is regarded as ’ the most important in blinding up an 0 independent aircraft industry. 11 Pursuant to the President’s request a report, was recently made to him 1 summarizing the position of the I American aircraft industry. The re- ‘ port explained that, while manufacK taring facilities in this country were ’ not adequate to meet a war time emergency, that there was a nucleus capable of supplying the best air- '■ craft in the world. So far the airplane manufacturing i- industry has- been limited to the det mand for government planes. Aside 1 from the army, navy and air mail, 1 there is almost no market in this 5 country for aircraft. President Cool- - idge believes that one of the most r important national defense measures . that can be taken -is the stimulation c of this aircraft industry so that, in time of need the nation would be equipped to produce quantities of - modern planes. l The administration therefore is in-

| terested in every attempt to Increase ( the commercial use of airplanes. The establishment by Henry Ford of a Chicago Detroit line of freight planes was regarded as a supremely important step. Federal o..cials acquainted with the situation believe the' time is approaching when common carrier air lines will connect all the large cities of the country with express und passenger lines. The air mail, they point out, has proved the practicability of such lines. ! The ,Keily Bill passed at the last session of congress was a definite' step forward in carrying out the administration air policy. The bill authorizes the post office department to contract with private parties for the carrying of mail by airplane. Already the department has asked for bids for two short lines and bids will! shortly be asked for New York-' Chicago and Chicago-Kansas City routes. • i General air transportation would mean scores of factories turning out piactical planes, thousands of skilled pilots, hundreds of technical ex-] ports—a national air establishment cf incalcuable value iu time of war 1 t o OBITUARY John Hendricks, son of Thomas and Lydia Hendricks, was born in Tuscarwas county, Ohio, June 24? 1839. When a boy nine years old he moved with his parents to Vanßuren county, lowa, remaining there almost five years. In the spring of 1853 the family returned to Ohio locating in Henry county but were not pleased with their new home the family ed to Adams county six weeks later, living the remainder of his life in and near Monroe. He passed away June 13, 1925 at the age of 85 years 11 months 19 days. August. 19, 1862 he enlisted as a soldier in the war of the rebellion and was assigned to Company H. 89th Indiana Infantry. He was in all the battles in which his regiment participated, among which may be named; Battle of Minnsfordvjjle,i Kentucky.) Sept. 1415, 1862. With Sherman on his march to the sea, Feb. 2 to March 4, 1864. Battle of Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 15-17, 1864, siege of Mobile. Alabama April ’, 1864. In all he traveled on foot 2.363 miles, by steamer 7,132 miles and by rail. 1.212 miles. He served his country until August ', , 1865 when he received an honorable discharge and returned to his home. August 19, 1866 he was united in marriage to Margaret E. Ray who 1 was born in Harrison county. Ohio. To this union were born four children. Levi N., deceased, James V.. George A. and William A., all of Monroe. He leaves his wife, three sons, eleven grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, and a host of friends. ■ He was a member of Sam Henry Post No. 63 G.A.R. at Decatur. Indi--1 ana. and is the last of Company H to be called by death. He with his 1 wife joined the Monroe M. E. church 1 in 1876 and remained a member of the same till death. It can be well ' said of him, I have fought a good ’ fight. I have kept the faith. I have ' finished my course. Henceforth 1 there is layed up for me a crown in ’ heaven. When The Boys Are Gone A poem written by John Hendricks after he was the sole survivor of his outfit—Company H. 89th Regiment , Indiana Volunteer infantry. When the comrades have departed, When the veterans are no more, ; When the bugle call is sounded f On that everlasting shore, i When life’s weary march is ended When the campfires slumber long ’ Who will tell the world the story, ; When the Boys in Blue are gone? Who will tell about their marching From Atlanta to the sea. ' Who will halt, and wait and listen I When they hear the reveille. . Who will join to swell the chorus Os some old grand army song. Who will tell the world the story 1 When the Boys in Blue are gone? i Sons and daughters of this nation You must tell of triumphs won. When on earth our work is ended 1 And the veteran claims his own. You must cherish dear old glory And its teachings pass along. You must tell the world the story When the Boys in Blue are gone. To that flag, our country’s emblem , -You must pledge allegiance new. To that flag, our country’s emblem Your hearts be ever true. That the nation be protected Against injustice and all wrong. You must tell the story When the Boys in Blue are gone. i ' - You must keep your country’s honor ; And each stripe withhold a stain. You must take the veterans’ places And repeat the roll of fame. You must keep your country’s honor i And our flag above all wrong. We will trust you with the story When the Boys in Blue are gone 1 o— ■ f LADIES—6Oc an hour. Distribute coupons to every home and office Send self-addressed envelope. Deni ’ son, 346 Fountain, Dayton. Ohio. 11

Victor Company Latest To Enter Radio Field Brunswick, maker of phoongraphs. has been producing Brunswick Radio1 las for one year, using the superheterodyne of the Radio Corporation i of America In their installation. Now Victor, also a maker of phono- - graphs, is to place on the market a i combination instrument, containing i the same super-heterodyne which i Brunswlcp has so successfully used. On being interviewed regarding 1 the Victor move, Carl Pumphrey, i local Brunswick representative, said: "Every sensible Brunswick repre- ; fiontative is delighted to learn of Vici or’s move and in the friendliest . spirit welcomes the competition. With druggists, hardware and notion dealers, electricians, Ignition special- ■ Ists and others selling a bewildering • variety of cheap and medum-priced ■ radio outfits, and with the town over--1 run with amateurs in radio construc- ■ tion. Brunswick Radlola dealers have - suffered, lacking a competitor whose product in grade and price approxiI mated theirs. | "Furthermore, due to the uniuc- . cessful efforts of small concerns, a • general feeling of radio distrust has , been inculcated; fear that at present 1 permanent, value cannot be assured in radio receiving sets. Wild predictions of future iferflormance haw been made and the slogan ‘Radio is in its infancy’ has been sounded constantly. I Fight Propaganda | “All this propaganda we Brunswick dealers have had to fight. We have earnestly assured our patrons that our Brunswick Radiolas represent final accomplishment; that the house of Brunswick, with nearly a century of eminent performance, would not stake its reputation on a transitory thing. We have been fighting, and 1 successfully, but it has been a lonely fight. Now Victor enters the field as our ally, adopting and installing the same Radiola super-heterodyne ; which Brunswick uses. As a conse- - quence we have testimony as to Radiola perfection not only from Brunswick engineers but from Victor engineers. • ' "Admitting, for the sake of argu- ’ ment, that Brunswick might be wrong, or that Victor might be wrong, it is not conceivable that these two eminent organizations should make the same mistake; so it J is with great comfort, that we realize ! , that a death blow will be dealt to I that dismal croak: ‘Radio is in i*s , infancy!” I

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Children’s Day Program At St. Paul Church Sunday There wil be a children's day program at the St. Paul church, five miles southwest of Decatur, Sunday evening

The ADAMS Theater TONIGHT TOMORROW You’ll be wild about Pola, as honey lippt’d X Jff”* ebunner who dances her way k > t roin a case to fame on \ Broadway. It’s a great picture. Zzt —Added Feature— I “He Who Gets Smacked” ■ I ' w A Mack Sennett Comedy ■ • T and a good one. I —100—25 c I srsr Coming—Sunday. T-.P v Monday, Tuesday • "The Thief ot Bagdad” JOla JNcrtri featuring "TM[ CHAR.MEIC r,ousl " s A BtONtY OLCOTT PAOOuCIiOH y . USE THE CHECK METHOD Tlte check method of handling personal or business financial matters is one of the most valuable features >f modern business. The hank in away ads as your bookkeeper. Your returned cancelled cheeks are the best kind of receipts for every cent paid by check. Witli an accurate accounting of your transactions you will enjoy having your account witli us. Come in and start a cheeking account with Bits bank. THE PEOPLES LOAN & TROST CO. I Bant of Service

' Juno 21. The public Is invited to attend. Seymour. — Senator James E. Watson will speak at the corner stone laying of the new First Methodist church at Seymour, Saturday.