Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 299, Decatur, Adams County, 19 December 1925 — Page 3

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Zion Reformed Church , x r Fieddprjohann, Pastor pt us join the * 00,,1y com J’ an y of gl t hlH blessed Christ must Ide. ,h ' U s go t 0 worHhlp JesUM> the K |fl J M love. Thon the stars will of l '* l ' ,u skies that are dark, and "unibh* homes will be filled with Jivenly music. h Sunday school at 9:15. Lesson, ~T h e Christmas Story." Morning won ‘ services at 10:30. Sermon sub S " P What prompted the Saviour to ' e ,.. We invite you to this sertUin' Shat* the Christmas spirit and 'lmosphere by attending the services. * Christmas program will be rendred on ’l‘ e nIRH of lhfi 24th ' Mp! " Ls keep this in mind. Ther e will be no C. K. meetings and veiling services on Sunday night as L pastor has to preach at the installation services of the Rev. 11 Grether at Magley. Choir rehearsal at 7 o'clock tonight. —o— — Zion Ev. Lutheran Church ThP fourth Sunday in Advent. Gosp pl; John 1. 19-28. Epistle: Phil. 4. 4*7 German communion service at 9:30. Confessional service at 9:00. English communitn service at 10:30. Children's Christmas program Thursday at 7:30 p. m. Christmas services at 9:30 and 10:30. Oec. 25. • The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us.”—John 1, 14. Baptist Bulletin Sunday School at 9:30. Prayer service at 9:10 for all who care to come for a few minutes of prayer. Already this service is proving very helpful in beginning the day. Morning worship at 10:30, subject of message. "Glory to God.” B Y P.U at 6 o'clock. Helen Shroll leader. The young folks are taking' hold of this service with renewed vigor. They will have a Christmas lesson. The evening service of song and worship at seven o'clock will be of special interest. See program elsewhere. Prayer service Wednesday evening at 7:30. All who come are asked to bring a brief message, "What Christmas means to me." O. E. Miller, Pastor o Christian Church Harry W. Thompson, pastor Dr. Burt Mangold, supterintendent of Bible school. Unified service beginning at 9:30 a. m. .Communion and sermon at 10:30 a. tn. The Christian church will give a playlet entitled. “Children of the Star," Sunday evening for their Christmas program. The story is in two parts. First, the children of Bethlehem and Shepherds telling the story of the birth of Christ. The second part is a Christmas of today telling of the faith in the Christ Child that he has carried down through the ages The public is invited to attend these services. o First Evangelical Church Ralph W. Loose, Pastor. 9:ls—The church as a Sunday School studying the Bible. 10:15—The church worshiping. A Christmas meditation by the Pastor. The usual treat to the children will be distributed at the close of the morning services. There will be no Senior or Inter mediate League services because c! the special Christmas program which will be rendered at 7:00 in the eve king. To this service, at which time a Christmas pageant entitled, "The Adoration Pageant” will be rendered, all are invited. The Junior League will meet at 2:00 as usual for their service. Rev. F. C. Berger will preach on Wednesday at 7:15, after which Quarterly conference will convene. o- — Presbyterian Church B. N. Covert, Pastor Christmas is the most impressive Church Holiday of the Year. However, its meaning and message may easily be lost in its customary observances and in the rush and hurry of the sea son. The services at this church tomorrow are planned to help you ri " member Christmas as Christ's birthday. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m., following the meeting of the Children s Division, at 9 o’clock under ’the leadership of Mrs. W. A Lower. The offering of the Sunday School will go to Howell Community House of Chicago, on whose staff Miss Doris Erwin is

doing such H p| Pll(1(1 | W|)r| | At 10:30 a. m., the Pastor wu on the subject, "Th.. Trar i "" H-thleheniltos." This ' • ' ‘* f "”‘ «hould command the wyone In the Sunday School During the | M e hours of , h( . aft P r. noon the Young Peopie wil| , to sing carols In the homes <>t Hl , "htndns | f you knowor Mm would desire a visit, phon. Mi Betty Erwin, at number 304 n 0 , ls „ votlonal meeting of the c j Evening worship at 7p. Mrg Faye Smith-Knapp will read V a „ Dyke’. Beautiful Story, "Th.. other Wne Man." Special Christmas SO „ M Will be sung. The Pastor will tell the stories of the authorship of some of the most famous carols Each family unending services tomorrow IS asked to hrh ■ some item ol food. These articles will be distributed by the deacons on Christmas Eve. Wednesday evening, December 21! mid-week service. The Sunday Schoo] will give a program on Christmas Eve. The program will appear later.

St. Mary's Church First mass—s:o'l. Ix.w mass—7:3o. High mass—9:4s. Christian Doctrine—2:oo, Prayer hour and benediction— 2:30. o Church of God R. A Ball, Pastor Sunday school, 9:30 a. nt. Preaching. 10:30 a. m. Subject: "What Christ is to Me.” Christmas program, 7:30 p. nt. Prayer meeting, Wednesday, 7:30, o The Methodist Episcopal Church Somerville Light. Pastor In all the services of the day the I Redeemer’s Birth will be had in mind. In music and messages the preaching services will suggest the glad Christmas time. Let us all go together and rejoice in the Lord's good gifts to us. .Morning sermon topic: "A Fully Qualified Redeemer.” Evening subject: "What the Shepherds did after the Heavenly Choir had Sung." Sunday school session, 9:30 o’clock. An attendance of 400 should he the minimum. , The Junior League Christinas entertainment at 2 p. m. Parents should attend with their children. The Senior Epworth) League will give a pageant at 6 ]>. m. The lecture loom should lie tilled for this interesting service. It is hoped that the Epworth League chapter and the General church membership will unite in bringing out a good audience for Sunday night preaching. The choir will furnish special Christmas music for the day. The annual Christmas prayer meeting next Wednesday night. O Evangelical Church To Give Christmas Program The annual Christmas program at the Evangelical church in Decatur will be rendered Sunday evening at. 7 o'clock. The White Gift program, which has been so successfully rend ered the past two years, will again b egiven, the subject this year being “The Adoration Pageant." This features the adoration in the Bethlehelm story and challenges the consecration of life to Christ through gifts of self, service and substance. The cast of characters is as follows: Madonna. . , !<lpe '' Three Shepherds Dick Engle, George Roop. Frederick Brown Leading Angel Mary Man Two Associates Lucile t.ay. Mai caret Kern. Three Wisemen .Paul Spoiler, Gordon Teeters, Jess Tricken rift Bearers.. Goldie Johnson. M<ii> Engle Wlhelmena Sebnitz. Irene Andrews, Dorothy Johnson, Doi othv Spulier. Leader Gif! Bearers. Florence 18-own gT - Mrs? Eugene Runyon Reader. - ■ Fl "“'“‘ an ' offering is anticipated. This will be apropriated, part to the helpr———— 1 Dr. Home Chronic Diseases Diseases of Women and Children. Surgeon in United States Army. Former State Prison Physician. MONROE, INDIANA ~ -Ji

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY. DECEMBER 19. 1925

" ot orphans and part to local aid ' angelical League of Christian ■m e.ivu,. (S Bpotisnring the program I* working entlinslasticullv to 11 a Stoat success. The public 1 cordially invited Church io Give 'H'istluas Program Sunday Hie following program will he given 1 "1.1 special service at the Baptist ' mrch Sunday evening, at 730 o'clock: 1 he men’s chorus will have charge of Ihe mnsie and slug u spoelnl numb. r , Song by congregation, Scripture lesson. Song by the Men's Chorus. Announcements ami offering. I’Uet Little Town of Bethlehem,” Ellen Gephart ami Edwinmi Shroll. Song by congregation. Prayer. Trio- M rR Whines, Mrs. Peterson, and Mrs. Bell, singing, “Silent Night." M .-isag,, by pastor—“No room for •Il SUS." Solo—“No room in the Inn," Mrs Bell, Benediction. 1 he public is cordially invited to this Christmas service.

it-B- r±z I • • • A We Are Ready To Help You a a MM OBM • li SAVE I ; One of the greatest lessons that America needs to learn is THRIFT! ♦I And before we can become a thrifty country we must become thrifty individuals. g How about you? Are you saving a little something out of your earnings regularly, jX W every week? Our THRIFT SAVINGS CLUB is now forming. The plan is open to everybody. ji The little folks, the older people, in fact every member of the family, whether living in 2> the city or country are welcome to join. There is no membership fee. It ft All that you have to do is call the the bank, select the plan you wish to follow. After that you make a small deposit as called for on the plan you select each week for the 50 week period. X IS WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING PLANS- » Plan No. 1-Deposit 10c Weekly for 50 Weeks. Receive $5.00 plus int. •„ {>!an No 2-Deposit 25c Weekly for 50 Weeks, Receive $12.50 phis mt. Flan No. 3—Deposit 50e Weekly for 50 Weeks, Receive $25.00 plus int. jfe [>!an No 4-Deposit $1 Weekly for 50 Weeks, Receive $50.00 plus int. W |. lan No. s—Deposit $2 Weekly for 50 Weeks, Receive SIOO.OO plus int. 5 Plan No. 6—Deposit $5 Weekly for 50 Weeks, Receive $250.00 plus int. j, £ plan No 7 _Deposit $lO Weekly for 50 Weeks, Receive $500.00 plus int. If W Many have joined this week. Make up your mind which plan you want and come in to- % day. Be one of the hundreds of happy people in this community next Christmas. *4 Don’t delay-Get the full benefits of our Thrift Savings Club by JOINING TODAY. A i The Peoples Loan & Trust Co. $ “Bank of Service” Mb.

Salem Sunday School To Give (lii'istmaH Prog ram A Chrlatmnu program will !>»■ glvi-n on Christmas eve, December 24, by the Salem M R. Sunday school. Included in the program will lie tw> Christmas playn, entitled, "Christmas nt Finnegan’s Flat," and "Christmas at 'Gooseberry Glen." Between the acts of the plays there will be n pantomime und several musical selections. The cast for "Christmas ut Finnegan’s Flat," is: Pat Finnegan Floyd Meyer Biddy, ids wife Lydia Meyer Miss Nevorsmile Edru Dellinger Professor Baton Heber Fennel Dan, a pulleeman Chas. Burkhart M irv. Katy's sinter Ocla Miller ■vH-i Goodheart Martha Bixler John, her chauffer Albert Davison Katy, the pet of the flat Bonita Meyer several other children The cast for “Christmas at Gooseberry Glen" is: Ben Morgan Omer Merriman Eleanor, ills wife Beryl Merriman Noais Kent, the hired hand Vilus Feasel Delilah, the hired girl, Florepce Patters 'n Anna Bertram Mildred Bixler Howard Bertram Delmas Feasel Jack Morgan Chalmer Miller Mrs. Morgan Ruth Riley Ned Morgan, the bachelor Elisha Merriman

Grandpa Hawley Frank Meyer Miss Evani Mildred Habeggor Hncle Jim Chas. Burkhart Mr Emerson Vilas Habeggar Mrs. Emerson Neva llellliigi-r Five grandchildren of the Morgans. Death Rate in Indiana Increases During This Year Indianapolis, Dec. 9. — (United Press.)—There has been an increase in the death rule In Indiana uu shown by a comparison of the report of the state board of health for October, this year, made public today, and that of October 1924. This report shows that during Hie month of October there were 3,071 deaths in the state while during the same month in 1924 there were ord) I 2,731 deaths. Dr. William F. King, secretary of tlie state board pointed out that the death rate for October tills year Is| , 12.1 per thousand of population while that of last year was only 11.1. The greatest number of the deaths 1 were of persons more than 65 years! , of age, 1.2 IS persons who had passed • the three score mark succumbing | I Children under one year of ago ranked second with 377 deaths, while there were 121 children between the ages 1 of one and five who died. Only Sol

persons between 'he ages of five and fifteen SiliN’ltrnbed Cancer caused the greatest number of deaths, 260 persons succumbing to that disease; 254 met death from external causes; IS6 from Lobar and Broncho pneumonia; 149 from pul I monary tuberculosis; 140. diarrhoea' —■ ■' — — - —

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and enteritis: 45 Influenza: 30 typhoid fever; 31 other forrnv of tuberculosis; 22 diphtheria and croup; 1* pu*p*ral causes; ig syphilis; 11 wlmoplng cough and 2 scarlet fevr-r. ' ..ll JuliiK ll.iit: I phone (ICO of ttlb for high guide coal.