Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 2 January 1932 — Page 3

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,|p|pn Lower returned to' N. Y., today, after i ,he Christmas holidays ier parents. Mi. and Mrs. Ho"‘x>wer. 'jßand Mrs. J. M. Miller and Mr. U.jr s - Homer Lower w ill alt tend wSeniorial Sei vices to be held 'Wfev. G. A. Work in Warren, I ”y morning. .5 and Mrs. Robert Fowler of ' Iprings, Ark., visited in this lis morning before leaving far home in Hot Springs. s F.am-es Dugan returned S ' school work at Boston, leav- '£ >re last evening. She was ae- I tnied as far as Kendallville r parents Mr. and Mrs. C. A. s Helen Hairbold will return tomorrow to reher studies at Indiana UniY y ‘ s Alice Alwein will return to 'are, Ohio, tomorrow to reher studies- at Ohio Wesleyan and Mis. Dick Heller gave a f dinner and supper on New day that was enjoyed. ce Wallace of Indianapolis is ing the week here visiting his aunt, Mrs. Phillip ObenHe will return to Indianapolis > he is a student at the ShortHigh School. > Misses Viiginia Miller and | Kohls have returned from i ’ days visit at Huntington. I and Mrs. Bert Haley motorVan Wert, Ohio this morning i i they looked after business. and Mrs. L. B. Smith and faof Berne were dinner guests rw. Clara Anderson, Friday, rle Blair Galbraeth returned to ome at Winamac after spendte week visiting his grandparMr. and Mrs. H. N. P.lair of city. v. William Atfolder Is spendre day in Van Wert. Ohio with nother, Mrs. S. Egger, who is • and Mrs. Henry Schmitz and ren of Columbia City, Mr. and [ Dave Brames and children of ' Wayne spent New Year’s Day | Frank Schmitz and family of city. o __ The Mumble* e tourist In Wales should not to pay a visit to 'lie .Mumbles ver attractive resort for Welsh isti and Americans, says a trav Nestling beneath a bold cliff meetone. It ha* e war battered e, a sturdy church tower typ of the minor fortresses of mis er country, a lighthouse redo with tales of heroism and n> •e. A road cut through rhe cliff les you by gentle ascent to li the extreme point of the land and enter Bracelet hay, of the prettiest of Welsh coast •Is. —; ——o the Hablw -Trade at Hams

AMOUS CHURCHES OF THE WORLD , BY E. L. TINZMANN The Mormon Temple—Kirtland, Ohio

st of Three _ Temples Built Ite first of the three temples led by the Mormons, followtheir founding by Joseph l h, stands today in Kirtland. A. a quiet little village on the rin river a few miles to the t of Cleveland. lien the Latter Day Saints, to their correct title, formed their bodv the place was Fayette, York. For various reasons, moved to Kirtland, and it there the new religion really established. Among the cont who came there for baptism Brigham Young, a carpenter. married n Kirtland girl as his wife, helped to build the ternand succeeded Joseph Smith le head of the body. temple was started in 1833. ■orner stone being laid on Julv The inside, exclusive of vert's and stairways, was 55 fe»t "«5 feet, for the temple was built I the result of a revelation to th. and. this was the size sp“eiin the divine message. The ding is three stories in hdight. usive of the basement. Auditing occupy the first and secfloont. in each room are eight ‘its. four at either end. These used for worship. The attic a is partitioned into twelve ill apartments Jie pulpits in the nnditorimns ■*"* one above the other. Fach >it seats three people. There then, twelve people to each or a grand total of twentvj b ', representing the Melch°sidek Aaronic priesthoods. These dts were originally occupied by officers of the priesthood. ;. he Temole todav is a massive cture of rough blue stone cov- , 1 over witli cement which is ked to represent bricks. It srs an area of 60 by 80 feet. At is surmounted by a belfry. H*e than 3,000 windows admit

— With The New Year By Harlowe Hoyt AS each New Year is ushered in I and the Old Year passes on to thedays that were comes the time : when good resolutions are in ordier. Sins of commission are foresworn. Sins of omission are to be rectified by solemn promise. A new leaf is turned. And so. for a time, the majority of us continue in the new wavs, we have undertaken. Then, too I often, little by little, we commence! ■to slip. Before many weeks, most l of us are back to our bad habits,' waiting the coining of another New Year to renew our pledges, i When Jesus went Io John the; Baptist seeking Ipptism in the fords of the River Jordan, ho enacted the visual ceremony of washing sin away. He undertook p new life—a life which, until his crucifixion on the cross, was one of doing for others, of renunciation. of self-abnegation. New Year’s resolutions are most commendable. In fact, any determination to do right is commendable. Custom has establish-i ed this promise making, just as; .the Chinese pay all debts on the I New Year and start business anew.! I But why wait until a certain day! ito determine to free ourselves I 'from those habits which wr know. I deep in onr hearts, are detrimental to our welfare or the welfare of others? Is it not a foolish custom to “swear off" habits once a twelfth month? Make 'your good resolu- > tions today. If you prove weak and fail in them after a bit. resolve once more and start again on the course with renewed deter ! mination. Each new effort adds to character and brings you nearier to ultimate success. “Every morn is a new beginning. Every morn is a day made new" Calvary Evangelical Church Sunday the newly elected officers will have charge of the Sunday , : School at 9:30 o’clock. Eldred : | Shifferly, superintendent. Prayer and praise service at 1 10:30 o’clock, conducted by the i class leader. On Wednesday ignt this church will join in the quarterly conference aj the F’rst Evangelical church. Decatur, where the District Superintendent, Rev. J. O. Mosier will preside. Worship witl. aertuon by. Rev. M. i W. Sondermann on Thursday night. I 0 ‘'Victorian" The Victoria period in furniture extends from 1827 to moo Midvietorian is about Hie time of the Civil war. and is usually the time associated with plush-covered atro- I cities and poorly designed maehlne- * made furniture.

, ~T~ | /mjl giniß plight. On the front, above the largest window, a tablet reads: House of the Lord Built by the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1834. Reorganized Church of Jesus ( Christ of Latter Day Saints in Succession by Decision of Court Feb. 1880. The temple was completed in ’ 1 1835. Two years later, the great I exodus to Nauvoo. 111., took place, 700 leaving in one day It was at Nauvoo the second temple was built, only to IT abandoned when the body moved on to Salt Lake. For many years, the temple fell I into disuse. Following the dea'h ' I of Joseph Smith in Carthage. 111.. 1 the church divided. About one--1 tenth of the membership followed 1 ] Brigham Young. But Mrs. Smith ■ and her advocates returned to : Kirtland, where Joseph Smith. Jr. ! was accepted as the head of the church. This is known as the reformed division, which refused to ! practice polygamy introduced by - Young. t After some difficulty, right to t the temple was acknowledged by . the courts, and the place remains . as the center of this small religious t hody.

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THE BAPTISM OF 1 JESUS

in the baptist, the son of Zacharias, an aned in th* VA. i a mao 1,. J ~ -I _

John the Baptist, the son of Zacharias, an aged priest and Elisabeth, the cousin of the Virg.n Mary, was born about six months before Christ. He grew up in solitude and while still a youth wen* into the wilderness of Judea, living upon locust 1 , and wild honey, wearing only a camel’s hide, spending his time in prayer and meditation. At last, he felt the urge to preach.

DECATUR CHURCHES rFirst Chrisi-'.an Church C. R. Lanman, pastor. I The invitation of Christ is to [ both the strength of youth and the infirmity of age. To the aged pil-1 grim worn with service He says. "Come unto me all ye that labor ! iand are heavy laden and 1 will give .you rest.” To the vitality of youth |is the challenge, "Take up thy | I cross and follow me.” You will find the Church of Christ both a place of rest and a i place for service. Whosoever will may come. Bible School at 9:30 a. m. Worship and communion at 10:30.1 Preaching at 11. Meeting of offi!cial board at 11:30. Christian Endeavor at 6 p. m. I Evening service at 7 p. m. t - M. E. Church It is quite evident that the' church has a very definite objec-1 tive today and that objective is i showing people Jesus' way of life., Tlie church's job is to give to the world the vision of Jesus, a vision! (that will he indelibly stamped on I j the very souls of men so that they i . will endeavor to live as He did ! while on earth. The vision that is ■ needed does not come through' creeds or formal statements of, theology, but through a living reality in tlie souls of men. Men ack! < now",edge Jesus hut many of them: 'have not felt the power of Him in 1 I their own lives, in other words. I they have not had a vision of Him. I | An objective successively sponsored will result in a community,! a nation, a world, where all may! live their lives in comfort, unafraid.' where justice rules, where vice and poverty shall cease to fester, where success shall be founded on service. where order shall not rest on I force but on love. A nation where barriers are broken down, where there are no class antagnisms, natI ional hatreds, race prejudices and

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In the wilderness of Judea, along the fords of the Jordan north to the Dead Sea, John the Baptist preached his message. He prophesied the coming of hte new Messiah and urged his hearers to repent of their sin's and prepare for the after life. So convincing were his exhortations that many were converted by him. These he baptized in the wr.fers of the River Jordan.

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religious intojerences. A warless i world where "nation shall not rise sword against nation.” and a chuych full and alive because there people find the source of help in Christian ' living. Sunday Services Church School, 9:30 A. M. Junior Church. 10:30 a. m. Morning worship. 10:30 a. m. Membership Roll Call Mrs. Lewton Music by Choir. Scripture reading by pastor. Epworth League, G p. m. leader.; Dr. Franklin. Evening worship. 7 p. m. Music by Adult choir. Sermon by the pastor. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening, 7 o’clock. Presbyterian Church 9:30 a. m.—Sunday School. Good! attendance especially desired, so our work may go on. 10:30 a. m. — Morning services, j with sermon by Rev. B. B. Uhl of Toledo. 6:00 p. m.—Christian Endeavor. You are cordially invited to all of these services. The attendance ■ of every member is needed and de- i sired at this time. No evening services.

Sunday School ? QUESTIONS ? The Baptism of Jesus QUESTIONS 1. Who was John the Baptist I and when was he born? 2. For what is lie noted in Bib-J lical history? 3. Describe his /early life. 4. What was the gist of his preaching? 5. What success did he have? 6. Why did Jesus come to him : to be baptized? 7. How did John receive him? ■ 8. Describe the baptism and what followed? 9. What did Jesus do following this? 10. At what date would this! place the baptism? ANSWERS 1. John the Baptist was the son] of Zacharias, an aged priest of the | temple, and Elizabeth, a cousin <>f the Virgin Mary. He was born ' about six months before Jesus. I 2. John the Baptist is known, as the last of the great prophets] of the Old Testament. He is the l bridge between the two Testa-1 ments, and the man who heralded the immediate coming of the new Messiah. 3. From his youth. John the Baptist was extremely religious, ! He spent his time in solitude, finally retiring to the wilderness, of Judaea, where he lived on wild honey and locusts, clad only in a camel's hide, praying, fasting and meditating. 4. John the Baptist preached that the new Messiah would appear shortly and that it behooved his hearers to renounce their worldly sins and prepare for the life to come. 5. So tremendous was the preaching of John the Baptist that multitudes flocked to the wilder-! ness to hear him. Sadducees and Pharisees were baptized by him, and many were his converts. 6. To fulfill the prophecies, i Jesus went to John the Baptist to be baptized. John at this time was nreachlng along the fords of the Jordan north of the Dead Sea. 7. John recognized Jesus as] the awaited Messiah. He declared that Jesus should baptize him rather than he should baptize Jesus. Christ insisted and the | two descended into the river. 8. Following the baptism of, Jesus, the heavens opened and the spirit of God descended in the form of a dove and alighted on his head. A voice was heard at the same time, declaring: "This is my beloved son. in whom I am well pleased." 9. Following his bhptism. Jesus retired to the wilderness where

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Lea ng his home in Galilee, Jesus travelled to the ford of the Jordan where John the Baptist was pleaching. He said he had come to be baptized. John recognized him as the Messiah. "I have need to be baptized of thee and thou comest to me, John said. “Suffer it now,” Jesus nn wered. “Thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness." So the two descended into the river.

he spent forty days in fasting: and meditation, during which time Satan tempted him. 10. The baptism of Jesus oc-' cured late in the y§ar 26 A. D. or early in the following year. -e First Baptist Church A. B. Brown, pastor. i "Thus saith the I.ord": "My ] word shall not return unto Me void. ; but it shall accomplish that which 1 , I please, and it shall piosper in the thing whereto I sent it."— Is. 55:11.1: Bible School, 9:30 a. m. C. E. ; Beil, superintendent. Morning worship, 10:30 a. m. (Theme: "The Race and the Crown." j Communion. The Lord’s injunction: —"This do in remembrance of Me.’’, I B. Y. P. 6 p. m. Questions' ' answered by the pastor. | Evening service. 7p. m. Sermon: ' [“Christ's Double Imperative." Music . !by the Young People. Prayer meeting, Wednesday eve-] Ining, 7:30 o’clock. Choir practice. j Young People's choir practice, 7| I o’clock. ' It is better to live for Christ than ■ to wish you had. I O United Brethren Church R. E. Vance, pastor. ' The "I AM's" of Christ. John ] 10:9—1 am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved. ,and shall go in and out, and find pasture. Its not how long but how well' we live that counts. Shall we keep this thought in mind as we launch out into the new year. You are cordially invited tv get into the Sunday School for instruction in 'the Word of God. Let us not forsake the assembling of ourselves together for worship, at least once i .on the Lord’s Day. Morning sermon theme: "Hotrod-1 den Ways." Christian Endeavor. 6 p. in. Evening service, 7 p. m. Ser-] tn o h subject: "The Heretical I Church." | Regular official board meeting j Monday evening. 7 o’clock. Sunday School council Tuesday evening. 7 o'clock. Call to prayer, Wednesday eve>ning. 7 o'clock. "Moses got his new start at the burning bush. He caught a new i vision of God and went forth. That is what we need in starting out on 'this new year." o First Evangelical Church M. W. Sundermann. minister. ' I it is always important, in every adventure to get a right start. The i best way to start the New Year is by going to church. Start the year 'with God. God in the home. Part-1 nership witli God means happiness.! The morning service at the First j : Church will open at 9:15 o’clock' with a worship program under the

Thus Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist in the River Jordan. As Christ emerged from the wa , * r ' the hfavens were opened and the spirit of God in the form of a dove was seen to descend. As tne bird alighted on the head of Jesus, a voice was heard from above. “This is my beloved son, in whom 1 am well pleased," it declared. So Jesus began his ministry.

leadership of the new Sunday School board. Following the lessen study the pastor will preach upon: "Getting Started Right." This service will close at 11 o’clock. E. L. C. E. at 6:15 p. m. Evening worship, with sermon by the pastor at 7 o’clock. Brotherhood meeting on Monday night at 8 o'clock. The third quarterly conference will convene on Wednesday night at. ! oclock. District Superintendent Rev. J. O. Mosier will preach and preside over- the business session. A lay delegate to the annual conference will be elected at this session. — o — St. Marys Church First Mass 7 : p t ) Childten's Mass g : 30 High Mass 9:45 Prayer Hour and Benediction 2:00 —— o Zion Reformed Church Another year with new duties and new opportunities is before us. It is a good time to consider the seriousness of living for let us remember that the fashion of this world passeth away but that God’s Word abideth forever.

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Sunday school at 9:15. How many have attended Sunday school every Sunday the past year? We shall hear tomorrow. Morning Worship and Holy Uernnunion at 10:30 o’clock. Give this service your due consideration. Toe pastor will speak on the subject, “A Beginning To Be Remembered” Special Note—At 2 o'clock the annual congregational businoss meeting and election of officers will take place. One elder, two deacons, one trustee and a benevolent treasurer ate to be elected. There will be no (’. E. meetings for either society but at 7 o’clock the young people will have charge o the evening service, to which all were invited. A special program has been a.tanged at which time a number of young people are to be received as members o>. the SeniorC. E. The pastor will have a special message on the subject. "God’s Quest For Youth.” The official board of the church will meet in regular session on Monday night at 7 o’clock. — o Mount Tabor Circuit Rev. Elbert Morford, pastor. Clark's Chapel Church School at 9:30 o’clock. Mr. John Bailey, superintendent. Revival meeting is in progress. Rev. Edgar L. Johnston will preach both tonight and Saturday night of this week and each evening of next week at 7 oclock (CSTI. The pastor will preach Sunday evening at 7 o’clock. Mt. Tabor Church School at 9 o’clock. Mr. Win. Johnson, superintendent. Morning worship at 10 o’clock. The pastor will speak. Aid will meet Tuesday evening with Mrs. Edward Koos. Mt. Hope Church school at 9:30 o’clock. Mr. John Corey, superintendent. Young People’s meeting Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock.