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JETWnday EJ'school ■ ESSON •=• V . H-I7.WATSH. V. D.. ■" r, “ ’’■ ■ for May 5 IpENTANCE, AND FAITH K.. ti-XT— l.» ke 15:11-24. Kv TI'XT-lf *• conies* 1 ” |“v:'u HkY TOPIC— When * Box Hr TOPIC-J«»»’ Stor ” of Bmenate AND SENIOR Kirn We 0" " r<)n «- L pEOPI.E AND ADULT LTht Forgiveness of Sin. , Origin of Sin (Gen. 3:1-24). nns placed on probation In jjenof IM' 1 ". The means used psting of 111,1,1 *'"• " , " st " i " 1 BlMueil .Inst one prohibition, ((side of the tree of know!I good and evil was placed .of life. To this tree man es s. Satan. a personal being, si In the guise of a serpent, joed Eve to doubt the \V ord nnd the love of God and then d to Innocent appetite. She ipon and lusted after that Sod had forbidden. Followylehllng to the suggestion of the induced Adam to disobey e see from this that so far jtitnan race Is concerned sin led In the free choice of the I the race and through the i heredity passed upon all d. te Universality of Sin (Rom. the use of many quotafrom the Scriptures, Paul that every member of the guilty of sin. He does not if even one exception. 'he Destiny of Sinners (Gen. I rebellions disobedience to is followed by his resolution roy the race from the face earth. God's holy nature is at the sinner must be punTbe only escape from the if God Is through the Savior as provided by God In tlie of his son. The Divine Remedy for Sin 3:14, 15; Isa. 53:4-9). sinless Son of God took the f the sinner by becoming inteu with the race through aruation. As a human being ered perfect obedience to the God, fulfilling every demand the cross of Calvary made a us atonement for sin. Just Israelites who were bitten by nomous serpent were healed king to the brazen serpent pan the pole, so is the sinner rom sin by looking to the one as made a curse for sin In his e on Calvary (II Cor. 5:21). lepentance Necessary (Acts I). one who hears the gospel |e and receives the crucified not oily has forgiveness of it turns from sin to God and rpents. On the Day of Penteeter's gospel message, which hl In the Lordship and Saviors Jesus Christ, convicted the of their sins. The evidence of nlth in Christ was manifested r conviction of sin and their >ce was shown in their confes I Christ In baptism. The Forgiving God (Luke 14). center of things in this parneither the prodigal son nor other, but the "certain man Id two sons.” He who fails to f heart of our Father God will he purpose of this parable. he sons Insubordination (v. he son s desire for freedom him wilfully to choose to home, to throw off the conIs of his father's rule. Sin Is f dre to be free from the rets of rightful authority. r he son's departure (v. 13). K made the fatal decision, he posthaste to the enjoyment of lerished purpose. ’he son’s degeneration (vv. 13, Trom plenty In his father’s to destitution In a far cornns a short Journey. The sinner Ps bls destitution when the powers which minister to his lre ’ are burned out. the son’s degradation (vv. 15, 'wo his money was exhausteddriven to hire out to a citeed swine. It Is ever so, mse who will not serve God Me slaves to the devil (Rom. J he ’Son’s restoration (vv. 176 came to himself (v. 17). "tafie a resolution (v. 18) c. ' tea confession (vv. 18. 19). ■ Mted ( V- 20). e. Reception 1 rather ( ?v. 20-24) ltller had not forgotten his anxious was he for him In to ’"*** hlm !,nd lie a " d klssed him. This is bare God’s loving heart. 'nict'S the l,sue of toi !f hr elveßjef ’ i ” chrißt ted-K h ÜB ' Hls Kuilt Is ■ he has peace with God.

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World’s Most Famous Story Mirrors Many A Man’s Life Literary Value Os Parable Os Prodiiral SonBack Os Current Problems Lies Oldest Problem Ot All — Humanity's Commonest Tragedy.

By WILLIAM T. ELLIS Countless literary critics have declared that the most beautiful story In any language Is the Parable of the Prodigal Son, as related byJesus, the peerless story-tell-er. Because the parable itself is better worth printing than anything that can be written about it. the familiar King James Version of the story is given herewith: "And he said. A certain man had two sons: and the younger of them said to hls father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them hls living. “And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous iving. “And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. And lip went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat; and no man gave unto him. "And when he came to himself, he said. How many hired ervants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and 1 perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, 1 have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. “And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him. Father, 1 have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. “But the father said to his servants. Bring forth the best robe, and put it on Elm; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet; And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry; for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.” A Picture Os Latest Life That old tale is not only more beautiful, but also more timely, than any modern novel. It is a perpetual picture of one phase of contemporary life. There are a myriad homes to which it comes today with poignant meaning. Behind the story —and the purpose ot its narration —lie the paramount truths of sin, repentance » » » * * * * * * * * * » * # * * The International Sunday School Lesson for May 5 is—- “ Sin, Repentance and Faith.” —Luke 5:11-24. **** » « » * * * * • * ««*

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and forgiving love. The tale is a parable a moral message cloaked in story form—of the nature of the Eternal Father. Heady youth has always yearned to have its fling, to “live its own life," to seek adventure and experience. Older men smile as they read of “the younger generation" — as if there had not always been a younger generation! There have been prodigal sons and daughters in every generation since the very beginning of the race. The reason? Perhaps the answer is not flattering to youth; hut simply stated, it is that youth, does not always have the common sense needed to steer a life. Most sinning is stupid experimentation. It grows from the naive assumption that the yonng are wiser than the old; whereas the truth is that youth usually lacks a well-proportioned sense of values. The Prodigal Son understood neither the preciousi Hess of what he was leaving or the futility ot what he was seeking. In learning that bitter lesson he got scars on this soul that would go with him to the grave. The Perilous Gift of Choice Nothing outside of themselves , can prevent young persons from leaving home. When the son decides to set out for the far country, no entreaties or commands can detain him. That is the picture of the most important fact about man. Because he is a son of God, and not a slave or a dumb animal or an automobile, he has the liberty to disobey and disregard his Father. Survey all creation, from the jellyfish in the sea to the largest sun that blazes in the heavens, and you will find only one piece of God’s ’ handiwork that can defy the Crea- ' tor’s will. God made man a free moral agent. He alone can look God in the face anil say, “I will not.” Since he is a son, he can abandon the Fatlr r’s house, ftnit the Father’s will, and follow his own desires and devices. It is the divine right of mortal man to go to hell. The fateful door of choice opens both outward and inward in the Father's house. An Ugly Little Word Man's power to sin is proof of his eonshitp to God. Liberty of decision is the hallmark of man. The Father grants the children the right of choice. Because we are capable of the best, we are also capable of the worst. Nowadays it is not in fasnion to speak of sin as sin. We have invented fancy new names, such as “self-expression” and "experience." for what the Bible calls sin. That ugly little word is out of vogue in our emancipated day; but the reality which it represents is still with us. Beneath all of our international problems, beneath our economic mal-adjustments, beneath our social perplexities, beneath our political blundering, lies the black real-

Ity of human sin. Men are sinners before they are criminals, before they are exploiters, before they are public enemies of any sort. Any remedy that gets to the root of our present ills must deal with the dread truth of sin. We may sprinkle it with rosewater, bedizen it with social standing, laud It with new literature, but to the end it is the same Garden-of-Eden arch-en-emy of humanity—sin. Like millions alive today, the Prodigal Son thought he could have a good time being bad. That is why we have night clubs and gambling houses and evil resorts of many kinds. The basis of all such is spending—“ln this world’s booths all things are sold" —and it was while he had money that the Prodigal was a hail fellow. When his money was gone, his good limes were gone also. The Open Road Home

Repentant, having come to himself (tor repentance means a turning right about face), the Prodigal decided to go back home to his father’s house, contrite and confessing. Tlie road home is always open. Nobody can go so far away In the country of sin that there is not so rhim a straight path back to the Father’s house. That is the glory of the Christian religion. It is a Gospel of foregiveness of sins. Even the dying thief on the cross got home at last. And what a picture of the persisting, patient love of God this dear old story presents! As he trudged the long and dreary way back full of fears and self-condem-nation the while, the Prodigal found his father on the lookout for him, watching and waiting. For many a long day the father had been straining his eyes for what he now saw. And he rushed to the i boy, covering his mouth with kiss--1 es, so that his confession and contrition could hardly be uttered. The best in the house was ordered for the wanderer, and a feast ot rejoicing. That, Jesus meant to imply, is the way the Heavenly Father feels about the sinner who repents and returns. SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS The manly part is to do with might and main what you can.— Emerson. • ♦ ♦ 'God will always show His will to utie who is willing to do it.—Anon. • * * A moral, sensible, and well-bred man Will not affront me, and no other can. —Cowper. • » » Never esteem anything as of advantage to thee that shall make thee break thy word or lose they self-respect.—Marcus Aurelius. » » » No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God. —Luke 9:62. • ♦ ♦ All the good the old time had, Remains to make our own time glad, Our common daily life divine And every land a Palestine. —Whittier » » • Jesus gave that meal to the multitude to teach his followers through all ages that, unless they cared for men’s bodily wants, they would never touch the moral and spiritual in them—J. G. Greenhough. United Brethren Mission Rev. O. Wilbur Fix, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 Morning Worship 10:30 Sermon by Pastor, Subject Regenartion Christian Enedavor 7:00 Evangelistic Service 7:45 Sermon by Pastor, Subject, Principle Devils of America. Last Sunday was a record day with us; we reached a new goal .for Sunday Sctool attendance. Every Sunday School scholar stayed for the morning worship service. It is our aim that the childn.-n learn to attend preaching services, it is not fashionable but we believe it is best. Our Sunday evening audiences are growing and we invite you to be our guest, “Come and see." Next Sunday is our regular quarterly conference Sunday. The Elder Rev W- H. Kindall will be with us Saturday evening and for iboth services Sunday (bringing the messages at all services. .All officers are requested to have your reports in early. “Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your lhearts.” o Washboard Bridge Clinton, Mass. —(UP) —A landmark of which this town isn't iproud is wihat is (known as “Bouncing Bridge,’’ a span between Clinton and West Boylston whose washboardy surface causes motorists to bump their heads on car roofs. No less than a dozen cars have zoomed over a 30-foot embankment at the point when bouncing drivers lost control.

riiirTWiH in v m St. Marys Church First Mass 7:00 Children Mass . 8:30 High Mass 9:45 O Christian Church Rev. J. M. Dawson Bible School — 9:15. Communion — 10:15. Preaching — 10:30. Subject “Good Shepherd." God is asking you for the Lord’s day. Do not disappoint him. Q First M. E. Church H. R. Carson, Pastor This will be the last Sunday of this Annual Conference Sunday and it has been made "Victory Sunday." A report ot the last year’s work will be made by the Pastor. The Unified Service begins at 9:20 a. m. with the prelude ot old hymns and the period of meditation. Public worship services in the Nursery. Childrens Church and Senior Service l>egin at 9:30 a. m. The pastor will speak on the subject, “The Reward of The Faithful Steward" and the Choir will fur s nish special music. The Church School session follows with dismissal at 11:15 a. m. Senior Epworth League devotional meeting at 6:00 p. m. Evening services at 7:00 p. m. The pastor’s theme will be “The End of Opportunity." The Annual Conference will convene in First Church, Ft. Wayne on Tuesday evening of next week and continue until Monday noon. W. O. Little will have charge of the Mid Week Services on Wednesday evening of next week in the pastor's absence. o Church of God Glen Marshal, pastor. Sunday School, 9:30 a. m. Emery Hawkins, superintendent. Morning worship, 10:30 a. m. Message by the pastor. Young Peoples' meeting, 6:30 p. m. Evening service, 7:30 p.m. Evangelistic message. Mid-week prayer service, Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. The prayer service is the spiritual thermometer of the church. Your attendance at this service pretty well indicates your spiritual condition. If you habitually attend the service, and add to its interest with good spiritual prayers and testimonies, the indications are that you are in good spiritual condition. If you come irregularly and add little to the service in prayer or testimony it is almost positive proof that you are on the road to a backslidden life. If you never come, have no taste for good prayer service, you are, beyond doubt, backslidden in heart and in life. The prayer meeting is a good place to get revived, and a good means of grace for the life. Ladies Missionary Aid postponed. o Zion Reformed Chu r ch Charles M. Prugh, minister. 9:15 a. m. —Sunday School, Charles Brodbeck, superintendent. 10:30 a. m. — Morning worship. "Youth Day in the Churches" program. Sermon, “Obstacles and Opportunities in the Way of American Youth." Music by the senior choir. 7 p. m. —Evening worship. This service will be in charge of the Christian Endeavorers, Miss Violet Reppert of Berne, being the leader. Young people from Berne will .be present. Tuesday, April 30th, 2 p. m. — Women’s Missionary Society. Wednesday, 7 p. m.—lnstruction class for adults. o First U. B. Church H. W. Franklin, pastor. Rr. D. E. Weidler, professor in Indiana Centra! college, and a returned missionary from Africa, wifi speak in the church Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Musical talent from the college will have part in the services. Christian Endeavor anniversary day Sunday, May sth. Dr. Martin I. Webber will be the guest speaker. Arriving Saturday evening he will take part in the adult banquet which will take place at 6:30 p. m. Sunday School, 9:15 a. m. Roy Mumma, superintendent. Worship service, 10:30 a. m. Sermon. “The Youth and the Future." Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. o First Baptist Church A. B. Brown, pastor. After Easter always Easter. "The eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the mountain where Jesus had appointed them.” — Matt. 28:16) Christ still makes appointments, and is always true to them. Are you? He has an appointment with

you on the first day of the week. Therefore the church invites you. "Come!" Sunday School, 9:30 a. m. C. E. Bell, superintendent. Thunk you for doing your bit to reach your class goal. Morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Sermon, “The Loving-Kindness of Christ." Music by the choir. Junior church. 10:30 a. tn. Directed by Mrs. Frank Young and assistants. B. Y. P. I . 6:30 p. m. Evening service, 7:30 p. m. The Junior church lias charge of this service. You will enjoy their program. The annual business meeting of the church Wednesday, 7:30 o’clock. There will be a fellowship hour, a program of music and refreshments will be served by the ladies ot the cliurcli. May ot»r loyalty to Christ precede all others. Ever welcome to this House of God. Presbyterian George O. Walton, Minister 9:30 Sunduy School Roy Andre.-*t superintendent. 10:30 Morning worship. The nvorning worship will is? dedicated to celebration of National Youth Week. Our young ipeople will have charge of the services. The pastor will bring a message on "Something we ehould know and not know." 6:00 Evening service with the young people with the pastor in charge. Tte w> mans missionary society will meet next Thureduy afternoon at the Rice hotel with Mrs. Jess Rhe hostess and Mrs- Adrian Denhart assistant hostess. Mrs. W. E. Smith wild have charge of the program the subject being "Latin America." Mis. Phil Macklin will bring the devotions and Mrs. Fred Smith will bring a short hymn study message. Next Sunday morning Dr. G. B. Kimbal wino will be attending the Evangelical conference will bring the message. Dr. Kimbal is president of the Evangelical seminary at Naperville. 111. Zion Lutheran Church Paul W. Schultz, Pastor Divine # rvices in English 10:30. Divine services in German 8:30. Sunday school and Bible class 9:30 a. im. Lutheran Radio Hour 12 o’clock noo. Saturday religious school every Saturday 8:30 a. ni. o Pipe and Garden Equal 105 Woodlake, iCu.l. —(UP) - Smoke a pipe and raise a garden. This prescription for long life was offered today by Mrs. Mary Sizemore, local centenarian, in response to hundreds of written and verbal queries i:s to how she keeps active at 105.

Mae West Controversy Rages ,zjSsßßr rf‘z' z •■>■■■ .. •* J/SSSk /Satß MB IBk Mfi< Maw -1 **. " *fc 3ill!!? ss| v * oil S s - dali KOg&P v& f> WiMmW Bag*! i .<« r— K. r x < "«H ■* KM J ■■ lll||||k V I® ■ ■ "*"? » ‘ i 3R i ~— - J«t Mae Weit Frank Wallace Frank Wallace, alias “Mr. Mae West”, catapulted into the national limelight when he admitted that he was the ex-husband of the movio itar. Wallace, an obscure song-and-dance man, was besieged by ivaudeville offers. Although Miss West firmly denied ever having; (been married, an affidavit was brought to light, signed Mae Went,' (stating under oath that she was married. The affidavit, filed in New* park courts jn was mjigajn.cfinjeftion wish her conviction on

Mis. Sizemore believes she may have to give up h' r gardening in another three or four years, but life and Cier pipe 10 years more, anyway." ' —a BOOK NOTES By Ruth Winnes "SHIPS” And how They Sailed the Seven Seas (5000 B. C.- A. D. 1935) By Hendrik Willem Van Loon II ndrik Van Loon, in this book, answers hundreds of questions about the sea and ships, that all of us have often wondered about, such as: Why were Columbus' sh!|,s, the best known in ail ihistory, such poor up cimens of the ship builder’s art? What is 'keol-buuling? A frigate? A kraken? A trireme? A Kayak? A galley? A galleon? A barkentlne? A man of war? Do you know the difference be tween gross and n 1 t tonnage and what exactly is tucking? How is scurvy responsible for the settlement of a large number of Atlantic and Pacific islands? Why did Holland lose its maritime supremacy? Hi w many lashes could an eighteenth century suilor stand without intervening? How did the fashion of red hair among Roman ladies stimulate iearly trade routes fqom the Mediterranean to tlie Baltic? How and wlr n did the full-rigged •ship make its appturance? And what is it? Anyone who has read Van Loon's Georgraphy will know at once that this is no conventional history of ships. .It is not only a history of navigation from the tree trunks of the Australian aborigines to the modern ocean liner. Jt is the story of the way, frequently the intauman way. is which sailors have lived and been treated during the last seven thousand years. Thus SHIPS is as much the story of sailors as cf their homies. When you have .finished these pages, full of facts and full also ot irony, you will iliave a detailed idea of what the romantic phrase "A life st sea" really means. Van Loon, to tell his story, invades the fields of history, geography, ballistics, naval tactics, gastronomy, mythology, art, exploration, armaments, philology and meteorology. He debunks a hundred romantic myths about “the picturesque days of sail” and at the same time pays tribute to th'e eternal fascination >of maritime life. His book will prove an exciting adventure for anyone who has ever responded to toe call of the sea or ev.-n daydreamed on a ferryboat.

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LIQUOR LAW IS TO BE ENFORCED Paul Fry Tells Dealers New Law Will Be Rigidly Enforced (Special to the Democrat) Indianapolis, Apr. — "This law is a wonderful law. Its success depends on how you are going Io cooperate with the commission. The commlmslson Intends to enforce the law to the letter, and we expect every brewery, every wholesaler and importer to cooperate to the letter. If it takes new faces to do this job, then we will have new faces." This was the straight-from-the-shoulder statement of Paul P. Fry, excise administrator and chairman of the alcoholic beverages commission at a meeting of liquor wholesalers and brewers in the assembly room of the Claypool Hotel, Wednesday afternoon. The excise administrator then proceeded in no uncertain terms to tell the liquor dealers they had been violating the law, “chiseling" - , that wholesalers had threatened boycotts against breweries, that breweries had been giving away beer to obtain business, and that further actions of this kind would mean immediate revocation of licenses. “Let’s clean house," Fry said. “'There are a number of wholesalers interested in retail outlets or interested in breweries. Read the law and know what it nays for that is the way it is going to be enforced. "Indiana, one year from today, will have a model law. High officials of the federal government have said the Indiana law is one of the best they have ever seen. We’ve had a lot of fun in the past two years. Now, let's get down to serious .business and when we get this thing cleaned up, you men will appreciate what you have." The excise administrator declared that all permit* outside incon. orated towns which expire before June Ist, "are out." "The law says that permits cannot be issued outside of incorporated towns. There is no use to aok us about that. It’s just out. No extenions will be given and upon return of application to the department you will be given refunds for the unexpired portion of your permit.” Regarding permits which expire in unincorporated villages or towns, Fry declared no extension would be given these permits and that applicants must obtain new permits through their local boards. And regarding this class of permits Fry said: “The place of business must be in close proximity to that village and that means right in the village. It does not mean that a filling station a quarter of a mile down the road can get a permit." * — -♦ Decatur 4-H Clubs Doing Fine Work For City Youths ♦ ♦ Martha Smith, 12, member of the Washington Township Improvement club (composed of Decatur girls), has been selected the outstanding member of the club. She won first prize at the local exhibit in Decatur last summer. Competing with much older girls in the county clothing judging contest last summer at the club fair in Berne, Miss Smith was awarded third place, winning a one-day trip to the Indiana state fair. 4-H Garden Club The Boys 4-H Garden club of Decatur is entering its third year this spring. The two boys with outstanding club records and work for the summer of 1933 were Donald and Junior Drake. These boys had one of the very beiff garden-truck patches in the city that summer—Donald won a trip to the state fair. In the second season of this organization work (summer of 19341 the two outstanding club members were, Donald Drake and Junior Zerkel. These boys met with great difficulty because of the drought but through club instruction and har'd work, overcame these ol>stacles and succeeded in having beautiful and well cared for gardens. All of the boys of this organization had the opportunity of attending a four-day "Boys Club Camp", held at Lake Webster last fall and will have the same chance to attend a five-day camp this fall. o School Boy Built Auto Redlands, Calif. —(UP) — John Velurdo drove to high school in state today in an automobile five feet long and three fe?t wide that he built from’ scrap iron and tin. A one-cylinder motorcycle engine is capable ot driving the little car 40 miles iper Ihour and gives 40 mili .s to a gallon of gasoline. .It took six months to build. o NOTICE I will be out of my office from Monday until Thursday morning. Please take notice. Dr. Palmer Eicher 1003 t