Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 178, Decatur, Adams County, 29 July 1925 — Page 3

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II *«»*’*«" SiindaySchool »Lesson ’ (/>’» *^*' n Cnl°" ) Lesson for Augtist 2 THE EPISTLE OF JAMES M of th. “fenou TOPIC- B« T. Do.r* o' <»• - ADULT TOPjj&nglon TV, book of Jan *“ was * Tl,ten *® scattered abroad were passing through sore rials ’*? The pre-eruinent *?rn to show fbe * humble be- *'* U>w to live »n such trvlng tlB)W JamM recognized the dlfflcniZ„t Christian living resulting from L attitude of the unbelieving Jcwr J Lew also the added difficulties of Lde jealousy and cowardly compro which might spring np within. H. showed that all these must be met the realities which Inhere in the million of Je.ua Christ ,h# Engrafted Word l " wbst Is the Engrafted Word? -Engrafted" meana Implanted. In v .rsc IB be speaks of Laving been be.otteo by the Word The figure is hit of a planting of the seeds of truth The Christian doctrines as conulaal in the Word, when quickened br the Holy Spirit result In regeneration. The divine method of regenera?jt U tie preaching of God’s word made living and active by the Holy folrtt j How the Word Is Received (▼. ID). (1) -Be swift to hear." This means to be ready and eager to use every opportunity to get acquainted with God’s nurd. Obedience to this Injunction will make one diligent in the reading of the Bible, and In attendance at the church services where the Word of God Is being taught. (2) “Slow to speak." From what follows we Infer that this refers to re Ujiixu controversies. It means that whether In the places of worship or to whatever circumstances. we shonld give respect and thoughtful attention to what our Christian brethren are saying. (8) "Slow to wrath." Heated discussions sometimes develop in our conferences. even when we gather to consider the doctrines of God’s word. Sometimes one may even fancy that anger la Justifiable. In such cases we should remember the Injunction, be slow to wrath. 3, The Reason for Receiving the Word (w. 20-21). “The wrath of man worketh not the rlAteouraess of God." Angry debattag among Christians never helped to make known God’s righteousness. Mln’s anger springs out of the fountain of his depravity. Therefore Its srpresslon can only have a blighting effect upon those who listen, and even open the speaker in Its reaction upon ffin.-. ft. Coming Into Self-Knowledge (vv. 22-25). Receiving the engrafted Word through swiftness to hear, and obeying its holy precepts will result In that experimental knowledge of one’s self which brings true blessings. By Ityers of the Word," is meant those who make obedience their habitual attitude. The truths of God’s word will per®Rtp their very life end be expressed n> everything they do and say. Those who hgar and do not obey are selfdKylvAi. Those who go through the forth of religion without coming under Its power are likened to men who Site Into the mirror beholding the •Mund face, and then go away and flptgot how they look. Mill. Pure Religion (w. 20-27). This means that those who have beams doers of the Word will In their °ut»r lives manifest the following Wt»i 1- Bridling the Tongue (v. 26). This means that they will speak with discretion. God gave man two *' ,rß and but one tongue. The ears “i* exposed, but the tongue Is walled ’“ t>y the teeth. Just as the tongue r *veals the condition of the physical Wein, so the use of the tongue re'*als the religious condition. ■ Sympathizing With and Helping ■*ose In Need (v. 27). The widow and orphan are the sytniols of helplessness and need. Those Mo hare true piety will visit such J reader the necessary aid. Keeping Himself Unspotted From World (v. 27). Jhe one who has the true life will ferate hltnsalf from the world. Giving Up Pleasure "* have E lven U P an Immedlpleasure for character’s sake, we \ hf««sed with how much we have Jesus was Impressed wltli 01110,1 a tllan had gained.—Harry —stjon Fosdlck.

WHY GO TO CHURCH? We participated in the great World War and urged our boys to give their lives largely on the ground that this was a war to end war. The church could reconcile her encouragement for the boys to enlist with this claim although there were some than doubted the validity of this claim and now there are many that question it. The church stands for settling all problems — individual, social, national and international—by exercising the spirit of Christ arid by applying Christian principles to all activities in which men the world round are engaged. If it be true —and who doubts it?— that the war to end war is by the universal exercise of the spirit of Christ and the universari application of the principles of Christ to all pro-’ grams—individual, social, political and world-wide—then the church must be made pre-eminent wtih her Christian message and program. If the reader wants to keep faith with our soldier boys then we must be urgent in making effective the only way that will put an end to war—by participating in the Christian church and letting the spirit of God take possession of the heart life, and prac tice the principles of the .Master. WHY NOT ATTEND CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY? Envy is as deadly as leprosy. The grouch is the devil’s delight. ♦ ♦ ♦ Faithfulness always wins promotion ♦ ♦ ♦ Right living requires right belief. ♦ ♦ ♦ What an antiseptic is a pure life. ♦ ♦ ♦ Gentleness is the dynamite of the soul. ♦ ♦ ♦ An ungrateful spirit is never a happy spirit. ♦ ♦ ♦ Praise in the heart is always a tonic for the soul. ♦ ♦ ♦ Truth-telling would put the devil out of business. ♦ ♦ ♦ Life becomes worth living when you live for somebody. ♦ ♦ ♦ Honest work is a great tonic for low spirits. Try it. ♦ ♦ ♦ It is always perilous to play a fiddle wltli one string. > ♦ ♦ ♦ A Christian with a long face causes the devil to smile. ♦ ♦ ♦ An empty mind affords a good “drop in" for the devil. /' ♦ ♦ ♦ Many a woman is a dove on the streets and a raven at home. ♦ ♦ ♦ Beauty is a great artist who works on the Christian’s face. ♦ ♦ ♦ A good sport is one who plays fair in all fields of activity. ♦ ♦ ♦ Telling your troubles w iU give something to talk about. When you say “good-bye” to the devil you do not always get rid of him. Man’s most costly illusion is believeing that he can live successfully without God. , o — THE QUESTION BOX (Send problems in question form to Church Editor; answers will appear in later issue.) 1. How can the social life of our Sunday school be developed? Have a social program fifteen minutes before the regular program begins, planning well for it, havjng it varied, using the Sunday school orchestra. a victrola. class songs, class reports, every class having its social committee at work seeing that all strangers are heartily welcomed, conduct business meetings of the classes, practice new musSc for the Sunday school service, hear short talks on present-day topics, etc. 2. Should not the superintendent be the first advice in the Sunday school ? The pastor of the church is the recognized leader of ability and authority whose advice ought first to.

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be considered; the exercise of Chris tian courtesy with a Christian spirit will eliminate any clashing 3. What would you advise in a case where the parent of a child demanded that his child should be a member of a certain class (which is not the proper class for the child) and if this could not be done, tbe child would be taken out of the school? A well-graded school cannot afford to allow irregularities that will disorganize the school; a sweet-spirited, frank talk with the parent may solve the problem. No such demand would be allowed by the public schools. An enrollment secretary ought to bo appointed in each school, whose business it is to solve such problems. o —— Religious News Gathered All Around The World — The churches of Great Britain increased their membership last year more largely than in any year since the Welsh revival. The pastor of the Methodist church. Riverhead, L. 1., was recently arrested for fast driving and was sentenced to preach a sermon to his congregation on the evils of speeding. The bones of Peter the Hermit, instigator of the first crusade, are said to have been found at Huy. Belgium The discovery was made when the walls of an ancient monastery were razed. — -11 Dana and Virginia Dawes, the two children of the Vice-President, each hold an unbroken Sunday School record for three years’ attendance. Their new Sunday School home will be the First Congregational church of Washington. which the Coolidges also attend. We noted last week Chicago’s claim that it has the largest Protestant congregation in the world in the Mt. Olive Baptist church, a negro organ ization with more than ten thousand members. But the Lutheran catiuwl ral in Reykjavik. Iceland, claims twelve thousand. The International Convention of the Disciples of Christ will convene in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 6-12. in the Masonic Temple which has a seating capacity of thirty-five hundred. The National Evangelistic Institute will precede the convention, opening on Sunday, October 4, con tinning through to Tuesday morning. The union of the Methodist churches North and South is very doubtful The Northern church has voted in favor of it by an overwhelming majority. but the Southern church is in doubt. The Methodists divided in 1844 on Jhe question of slavery. The old spirit still survives in the southern church. The chief ground of op position seems to be that the reognition of the negro in church fellowship and admiistration smacks of social equality. Many negro leaders think the time for union has not yet arrived, and, if it should be consumated, only embarrassment would reaa,t- ; Delegates from all the Christian churches of the world will gather in Stockholm this month of August for the most representative Christian conference ever held. Two thousand persons are in attendance. For five years commissions in various countries have been working on the problems that are being discused: The church’s obligation; her economic relations; the church and Christian education and co-operative and federative efforts by Christian communities. The king of Sweden has issued a proclamation showing the importance of the conference for a troubled world. Weekly Story Os Early Education In The Homes HONESTY NOT BONDED ‘‘What about your bond?" asked the president of a Loan association when a manager was about to be employed. "You can bond me for a million dollars if you pay for It." was the reply. Three men immediately volunteered to furnish bond but the proposed manager declined to be subject to bond. "If my honesty has to be purchased., I will not serve as manager. If a man has to furnish a bond he is under suspicion,” he added.. When a boy this man made honesty his business. He had had his tests and considered his case made

clear If a man be dishonest bonding him will not chgnge him. The rule of the Loan Association was changed and this man of proven Integrity was employed and given large liberties because he was trustworthy,. As manager he employed a young man whom he knew to be faithful and true, whoso word was as good as gold, and though it was the prevalent custom that every young man taking a position as a bank clerk should be bonded, he wanted the rule broken again and put a premium upon the honesty of the lad. The Association has increased in business much more rapidly than the average organization of this kind due largely to that display of Ideal honesty that was fonnd in those entrust ed with the detail work. How much credit belongs to the parents and teachers of our youth? D. Carl Yoder. Q J—|—I—WANT ADS EARN—S »-?

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QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION | 1. Whkt points of )ik>>D< > <ui between the church of James' day us he de scribes It, and the church of today? 2. What Is the difference between temptation and trial? 3. How can we bridle the tongue? 4. What are some of the thing* which one cannot do and be a Christian? G. Os what syinge in the Sermon on the Mount is one reminded in reading this epistle? ♦ ♦ ♦ CLERICUS SAYS: “Thy Speech Maketh Thee Known” if you are tempted to reveal A tale some one has told About another, make it pass, Before you speak, three gates of gold. I These narrow gates: First “Is it true?" This, "Is it needful?" In your mind Give truthful answer. And the next Is last and narrower, “Is it kind?” Xnd if to reai'h your lips at last

It njisneth thru these gateways tferee Then you may tel) the tale, nnr fenr What the result may be. From the Arabic. LESSON PRAYER Dear Ix>rd, we say that we love thee enable us to prove it by deeds performed in thy name, and in the words we speak. Amen. BOOK REVIEW WHY THE CHURCH, published by Association Press. 348 Madison Avenue. New York City. 90c doth. Is a syllabus of questions for use by discussion classes. THE MERE MAN AND HIS PROBLEMS, by Charles M. Sheldon, author of "in Hi” Steps,” $1 50, The Revell Publishing bo., New York, consists so plain confessions by the Mere Man — the author himself —and his family. Mr. Sheldon has opened up a profitable line of study and thought. o , Firemen Get Early Murning Cail Today

Firemen were called to the home of Harvey Brodbeck, corner of Derkes and Melbers streets, this morning at.

4:20 o’daclc. when an oil stoTf exploded and threatened destruction Os the house/ The local department made the call in ood time, but the Slight blaze already had been extinguished and no damage was doneThis morning's fire is the first early morning call that local firemen have bad for several months. o— — notice of meeting Notice 1s hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Old Adams County Bank will be held at its banking house, Decatur, Indiana, at 10 o'clock A. M. on Tuesday, August 4, 1925, for the purpose of electing nine directors to serve for the ensuing year, and to transact such other business as may come before them. D. J. Harkless, 161-to Aug. 3. Cashier. Herbert Fuhrman and Charles Hite motored to Bluffton last evening

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