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I SUNDAY lE-Jl SCHOOL ITlesson-:-IKZ fo' October 27 I [bELSHAZZAR'S feast K I Lesson.) tEXT-Paml* 1 rk ■ raxms- Jnd whosode’ceiveJ no ‘ wlß *' R the and SENIOR What Drink Leads To. It P- .IX ANU ADULT Kj ” AbVUt AkohoL RT g eis nazza s Impious Feast (v». ■Biw :. jitcmLitice (sv. 1. -)■ present were Belshazzar. his and one thou ot ■Ju,.,,- ll ‘' ,la ' i " r (vv - 3,4). T S j, t-. .nken revelry. drunken revelry they drank r . vessels which "f (| ie temple werslilped idols. WB The Handwriting on the Wall ■ (tv>l6). ■ ■ . nt' (v. It occurred ■ “iallie satire hour” in which they drunken de- ■ bourfery. S’; £ >:;..'-i the kina (v. fl). ■ ’"lns were loosed, I ssMhi' knees sun se one against ■ inot r.” ■ gl'j - behavior (*v. 7-16). ■ ' fc ;. ... for the astrologers - offering them re- ■ wmd •■■ •ion (V V. 7 to. .. t" tile king even worse ■ . in the of the queen (tv. 10-161. the of ■K r "II” remembered < in interpreting the ■ dre® of her husband. ■ ill Da p e| Interprets the Writing | L Daniels address to the king I - i ,| " : ' r| 17i He would not have BgHp '•••I "' the king's gift. MjpLijL.. -iea' .-irength of char ccr ige to speak thus in KWlh-—nee of a great king. He that this was no time for II, ’.new that those would 1 to fall on I ths poor sinner's ears. ewed before Belsiiazof Nebuchadnezzar | (w.l'-!', lie showed clearly that I AsHhazzm- should have profited by of his father. ■ ''Tt'i'etation of the writ>ie ' means “numbered'' (v. B^H" 1 ' 1 ' numbered the kingI «Bn>d finished it." I^^B" 4 ' ''■ means "weighed" tv f 1 ■ - e't weighed in the bal- | «S and art found wanting.” | Agß’ 1 ’ 1 1, ' s '’ niP:,ns "divided” (v. - _'d'ini is divided, and I r *SB *" }[eiles 111111 Persians." S The Judge Executed (vv. I did the di.ine judgI iJ^Bl 3 ' illat H plsllazz ur was slain i atKi.irins the Median took the same night. The Chainasty ended with Belshaz-.gß''-r may. therefore, interpret ! -hKh-;.- scene as pointing to the i at the close of the time Gentiles, and as adurubratfSllt'’' 1 ' i’ ! "'aiiing conditions. Let stupidity of men. Belshazl"'l,i'|e today, did not learn Nebuchadnezzar’s fate have deterred Belshazzar ■ 1 ’ i tolly. The driftwood of humanity cast upon the of time seem to do little good fSßfciei tty. W l "' ""'-'mficent splendor This l«31 was characterized by display and parade. The famous hanging °*tCQ.s of Babylon were a note'Sg example. Signs of luxury today on every hand. licentiousness of the king ’•^^B 11 ” many wives and concu--1... ■!.:uutsness is likewise noI'i'uvalent today. jyiiaspiiemou.s sacrilege. The of this day may be in flß'it Hiat of Belshazzar's day presses itself in profession of religion for gain, social and political use of the pulpit of the i^^B'' 1 ' ministry for notoriety and ‘SB 11 lb " propagation „f false with the church and ’is*^K U ' 0 at tlle Lortl s fable so as jm» er up secret sins - Bf' ■’ nse of ,L e word of God iroint to a joke. that the Bible is God's making it a book of errors, legends. at the virgin birth, igßW®. llllll Christ's deity and sethis Aicarious atonement. car, ’ usals . The hand’.i, nn * be wall. His judgments •*« « ve ntua!ly fall. Conditions in indicate that the time Is a«ar. Are yoo reedy?

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Amidst Ruins Os Babylon, Traveller Sees Throne Room

Germans Dug Up Confirmation Os Bible StorySupreme Drama Os N ations On Trial Before Higher Authority—Belshazzar's Feast Has Modern Message.

By WILLIAM T. ELLIS | I have this week been reading a novel, "Belshazzar." by William Stearns Davis, whose several books of historical fiction are of a high order. As the climax of this love story, the feast of Belshazzar and the capture of Babylon are pictured with dramatic power. Daniel, haled from prisou to stand before the carousing monarch, who was dazed by the luminous and myster- i ious words on the palace wall, is nobly portrayed. This particular novel is but one of many reminders that for scenes ot supreme romance and drama, one has to know the Bible. When some of us were children in Sunday school, Belshazzar's identity had not been corroborated by secular history. Sceptics freely said that he was a fictional char- j acter, in a book of fiction, written late in the Maccabean period of the Jews’ history. Since those days, archaeology has been busy digging up and deciphering contemporary cuneiform records; and Daniel has had overwhelming . confirmation. Moreover, piercing to the heart of scholastic criticism of the Book of Daniel, is has been shown that the name Belshazzar never appears in the sources of history accessible to scribes of the Maccabean era. Now we know a great deal about Belshazzar, last of the kings of Babylon, whose city was captured by the Medes and Persians in 538 B. C-. on the night of the great feast, described in the Book of Daniel. Indeed. Professor Raymond Philip Dougherty, of Yale, concluded an exhaustive study of the subject with these impressive words: "Os all the non-Babylon records dealing with the situation at the close of the Neo Babylonian Empire, the fifth chapter of Daniel remains next to cuneiform literature in accuracy.” A Visit To Babylon Belshazzar was the son of Nabonidus and grandson of the great Nebuchadrezzar, whose palace he inherited. Before the war—and since, also, for that matter —I visited Babylon, where a large staff ot German archaeologists, under Dr. Kaldeway, had excavated the city and especially the royal palace. A remarkable reconstruction of their finds may be seen today in the new Oriental Museum in Berlin, something no traveller to **«•«**•* »«»•»*•** * The International Sunday School Lesson for October 27 is "Belshazzar's Feast.” (International Temperance Lesson.) —Dan. 5:1-31. *•«*•**** »»»»»»•»*

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Europe should miss. | As’ throughout two days, the i German archaeologists led me ovler the ruins of Babylon, and explained their work, I found myself returning again and again to the great throne room, its floor of square burnt bricks, each stamped with the name of Nebuchadrezzar, still intact, cemented by Mosul 1 pitch. At one side of the room was an alcove, doubtless where the , throne had stood. This was the veritable spot where the high drama and tragedy of Belshazzar’s feast had been enacted. These bricks had been press- ; ed by the feet of the drunken revellers. On the eastern wall, now gone, opposite the king's dais, had appeared the ghostly, fiery message, written by no mortal hand. Is it any wonder that I returned repeatedly to this significant survival. to muse upon the glory and power of ancient Babylon, and of the overruling Authority Whose moral law no sovereign may safely flout? "Babylon is fallen!" but "Our God is marching on." “Judge Os The Nations” We are told by the Interiiational Lesson Committee that this tremendous tale of Belshazzar's feast should be treated from the temperance angle; and there is abundant material tn it for so doing. But primarily, and more timely and important, it is a story of the judgment of Jehovah upon nations. That is the truth which our day needs to ponder. We are seeing staged abroad sensational repititions of the Belshazzar mood. Great powers are flouting God and justice and human rights. The ■ state is being exalted above all 1 earthly or divine law. Modern Bel- . shazzars strut and boast. , | Can high heaven be uninterestJed? Or are we on the verge of . i great demonstrations of the power 1 of the Eternal, who sits above all kings and governments? Devout spirits are praying everywhere: "Judge of the nations, spare us yet, Lest we forget; lest we forget!” I No incident is closed until God has dealt with it. His reckoning is ’ i inevitable. Unless there be such a : thing as eternal justice, all the ■ faith of myriads of sincere Chrisi tians is misplaced. But we shall ' see, or are seeing, that the God of i Daniel still reigns in heaven and ' in earth. To the devout mind, his- ‘ tory is but His Story. Countering a curious prevalent mood of "internationalism," which would wipe out all national lines and identity, we have the plain teachings of the Bible that God I reckons with nation as nations. ‘! The hour’s challenge to all of us is to think in national terms. We

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are In dire danger today of think-1 ing only as business men or as i workingmen, as prosperous or as j poor. This leads to classism, which | destroys nationalism. As Theodore J Roosevelt once said, a country can , not prosper for any of us unless it prospers for all of us. It takes wisdom and courage and unselfishness to enable one to be nationally minded. Yet no duty is more im- i perative in this year of our Lord, I 1935. Daniel's Vindication Because we think in minutes,, while God thinks in ages, many of us grow discouraged over the course of public affairs, at home and abroad. As among the Jews in Babylon, so today the cry goes up, “How long, O Lord, how long?" I Things could not have been worse | for the Jewish captives under Bel-! shazzars arrogant sway. Daniel, | their outstanding figure, who had once been high in royal favor, was in eclipse, and perhaps in prison, i The heathen and their gods were j on top. The roystering feast of roy-: alty was but a symbol of the seem-1 ingly unbreakable power of Babylon. Who could possibly challenge such vaunting might? As IWbrew slaves looked upon the strutting princes and officers, and palace! parasites, it must have seemed to them that all the teachings of their prophets were a delusion. Tyranny kept unchallenged company with revelry in that sumptuous pal-, ace feast. Open and definitely, Jehovah was defied and mocked. The sacred vessels of the Jerusalem Temple were used as wine cups to j touch the lips of drunken feasters and courtesans, and to pour libations to the idols. Irreverence could go no further. Where was God? He was there, as He is also present at every scene of dissipation and wickedness. And suddenly, mysteriously. He manifested His presence, for the vindication of His will and of His people. The bright lights of the royal banquet- ] ing hall suddenly appeared dim, I in the blaze ot’ a mysterious in-1 | scription that appeared on the i 1 wall: — "MENE. MENE. TEKEL. UI’HARSIN." The Judgment Falls It seems as if Jehovah sometimes delights in dramatics. No setting could have been more spectacular for the Divine judgment. Amazement, fear, bewilderment smote the king and his company. None of Belshazzar’s magicians or soothsayers could interpret the awful message. Then one with a long , memory recalled Daniel, the forgotten Hebrew prophet. It was the final touch of impressiveness when the gaunt figure ot the burning-eyed Jew was introduced amidst that voluptuous scene, to declare, with the unabashed boldness of the man who knows that he speaks for God, the doom of the king and his kingdom. Judgment may be ITelayed; but it surely falls. That very night the Persian hosts took impregnable Babylon, and the glory that thousands of sycophants had long been singing departed in an hour. 1 SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS Heaven never helps the man who will not act. —Sophmles. ♦ * » The rich arc saved in spite of their riches and not by means of them.—Percy C. Ainsworth. ♦ * * This mournful truth is everywhere confessed; Slow rises worth by poverty depressed. —Samuel Johnson. * * * If any man hopes that in doing aught he will elude the notice of God. he is in error. —Pindar. Blessed arc the pure in heart; for they shall see God. —Matt. 5:8. * * * G 63 pity those who cannot say "Not mine, but Thine," who only iway “Let this cup pass,” and cannot sec The purpose in Gethsemane. —Elia Wheeler Wilcox. * » * In minor matters we are decisive make direct and positive choices, but in weightier matters we are futile and indecisive.—Jose. Presbyterian Church George O. Walton, minister 9:30 a. m.—Sunday School Boy Andress, superintendent. W. R. McCoy, worker's director. 10:30 a. m. — Morning worship. Sermon. “Discrimination.” Text "Take heed that ye be not led astray.” 6:00 p. nt.—Young Peoples meeting The meeting will be under the direction of Frank Franz. Election of officers will take place.

WUKHESB First Methodist Episcopal Church Herman R. Carson Minister This is "Worldwide Missions Sunday" throughout Methodism and we will observe the day with appropriate exercises. The Pastor ' will bring a special message on : the subject, “Seedtime and Harvest" and the Girls Chorus, under the direction of Mrs. Dan Tyndall will bring special music. An effort is being made to secure the payment at this time of the first half of all missionary pledges made through the regular budget and to i secure a payment ot at least SI.OO | from every wage earner who has I made no pledge this year to this ; worthy work. Unless designated otherwise the special gifts will be divided equally between home and | i foreign missionary work. The Church School reached a new high last Sunday and is now i continuing its campaign for attendance and new members throughout I the month of October. Classes con- ' vene at 10:35 and adjourn at 11:15. The Senior and Intermediate Epworth Leagues meet at 6:00 p. m. in their respective rooms. Evening worship service at 7:00 p.m. The evening will lie spent in getting acquainted with the new | Hymnal. Come and enjoy the songfest. The Epworth Leaguers will meet at the Parsonage at 6:00 p. nt. on Monday and go to the third session of the Fall Institute at Bobo. " ——O *** " Eighth Street United Brethren Rev. Luke Martin. Pastor Sunday S<!?tool at 9:30 a. m. Gospel Message at 10:30 a. m. Christian Endeavor at 6:30. Mrs. Myers leader. Followed by Evangelistic services. Prayer meeting Thursday even-, ing at 7:30 p. m. You are Welcome. z Christian Church J. M. Dawson, pastor Bible School, 9:15 a. m. Communion. 10:15 a. in. Preaching. 10:30 a. in. Subject, "Power of Prayer." Zion Lutheran Church Paul W. Schultz, pastor. Divine services tn English with celebration of holy communion at 10:30 a. in. Divine services in German, 8:30 a, tn. Sunday School and Bible class, 9:30 a. m. Lutheran Radio Hour, 12:30 noon. Junior Walther League Wednesday evening. Saturday school of religion every Saturday, 8:30 a. m. First U. B. Church 11. W. Franklin, pastor ' Rally Day Sunday, the goal is • 400. Women's Missionary Institute at Nine Mile United Brethren church Monday. October 21. AH’members ■ of the Missionary Society should go. Report to Mrs. Blanche Elzey : or Rev. Franklin for transportation. Triangular group rally Monday, October 28. Two banners for attendance will be awarded, one for the city church and one for the • rural church. Anniversary Day. Nov. 24. Sunday School, 9:15 a. m. Roy 1 Mumma. superintendent, f Rally day reports. Worship services, 19:30 a. m. Prof. Samuel Eberhart of Hunting- : ton will speak. Christian Endeavorers, 6 p. mAccordian band of twelve pieces will give a program in evening. Short sermon by the pastor. . > Prayer meeting Wednesday evol ning at 7 o’clock. o Calvary Evangelical Church Because of the funeral service of I Eldred Shifferly Sunday afternoon, there will be no Sunday School. Worship with sermon by Rev. M. ' W. Sundermann on Thursday Night. o 1 Gospel Taaernacie Noah Klopfenstine, pattor-evangelist The purpose ot the tabernacle in for all denominations, where rich and poor can worship together as ’ there i» no partition in Heaven. ; Bible classes — 9-30 Preaching - 10:30 Evening services —— 7:30 —- — o> —• St. Mary’s Church First Mass 7:00 < Children's Mass 8:30 . High Mass 9:4:> Prayer Hour and Benediction 2:00 t Church of God 1 Sunday School —9:31) Rally Day will be observed in the Sunday school. A special worb ship prgoram of songs has been a planned. The teachers and officers of the school are looking for-

ward for a prosperous year in the work. The help and cooperation of all is needed if you are to see your school prosper as it should. Morning Worship, 10:30. Message by the pastor. Sermon theme: "The Christian's Religious Experience.” Evening service, 7:30. Sermon topic: “Life’s Two Ways.” Mid-week prayer service, Wednesday, 7:30. Scripture for study, 1 Timothy 5 and 6. Teachers and officers prayer meeting Tuesday evening, place to | be announced Sunday morning. ■ 1 o —" - First Evangelical Church M. W. Sundermann, Minister The regular Sunday morning service program will open at 9:15 and ; close at eleven o’clock. There will' be classes in Bible Study for all ages. The pastor’s message will! be: "The Hour of Opportunity." | E. L. C. E. at 6:15 Topic: “The j Effects of Aicohoi upon Mind and Body." leader Marcia Martin. Evening service at seven o’clock: “The (price of redemption.” Prayer Meeting on Wednesday uiglit at seven o’clock. Choir Practice at eight. Ladies Aid Meeting on Thursday at two o’clock, with Mrs. Earl Butler chairman of the October Section in charge. This is to be a real Rally meeting in the Aid, and every woman of the church is urged to be present. o First Baptist Church Sunday School—9:3o A. M. C. E. Bell, superintendent. Morning worship—lo:3o a. m. Rev. Owen Miller of Chicago will Chicago will deliver the sermon. A good attendance is desired as Rev. Miller is a candidate for the pulpit. Evening Service —7 ip. m. o BOOK NOTES By Ruth Winnes "HONEY IN THE HORN” by H. f. Davis Harper Prize Novel Nearly every section of the country has sooner or later found an interpreter. In this book Mr. Davis deals with the hitherto unebronicled areas of Oregon. Clay, a boy, forced by circumstances to migrate from the hopfields to the coast and from the coast to the homestead land in eastern Oregon. Around the lives of Clay and Luce —who has run wild because she wanted to and Clay because he had to —Mr. Davis has built an epic of the Oregon country during the homestead period in the early nineteen hundreds. He brings to life the hardships of the coast settlers, the adventures of the wagon trains, the nomadic lives of the Indians and the hoppickers, the narrow stability and routine of the farmer. A book of tremendous s e ope and beauty HONEY' 1K THE HORN reveals all the vigor, the gusto and humor which were the very sap of American life. •BLINDFOLD” by Patricia Wentworth Flossie Palmer worked in the kitchen at 16 Varley Street. It was

I - For Living and Dining F -” 1 \ -W I 111 wl Fl O M 1# r' ■ W r 1 -’.J.. ■ I t’ • v The owner of this house decided to acquire spaciousness, light, and airiness by taking away the wall and combinipg the living and dirunz rooms. Modernization credit funds were obtained from a bank insured, by the Federal Housing Administration, The apartmwt wa* redeswated. adequate wiring installed, and the entire house air-conditioned. w . y

her job to see that the trayz were carried up to Miss Row land on scheduled time. But the job lasted only a few hours and Flossie found herself running, her heart pounding in her throat, down the foggy street, not daring to stop or listen for the footsteps that might be following her. She had been exploring I the drawing room of the great ' house and had suddenly seen the big six-foot mirror move to reveal a dark hole—and out of the darkness a man's face, blood running , down over the forehead. Another I hand appeared—and then Flossie ' ran. In the thickness of the fog that night Flossie met Miles Clayton and told him her story. He, in turn, told his reason for being in London. He was searching tor a 19-year-old girl who, if found, would become heir to a vast amount of money. It was like looking in a haystack for a needle, searching for someone he knew only by age. From this exciting beginning the author tells a story that is full of high courage, humor and thrills — a story that rises to a dramatic climax and closes with the chaTming picture of two young people who have found their heart's desire. o G. E. NEWS” ....from.... GENERAL ELECTRIC NEWS | ♦—- — ♦ The Decatur G-E Club Men's Bowling League swung Into action October 14 and 15. The names of the teajns for the first half of the league are as follows: Flanges— A. Schafer, capt. Castiron —D. Gallogly, capt. Fish—M. Hoagland, capt. Welders —F. Busse, capt. South Paws—M. Brown, capt. Rookies—E. Johnson, capt. Repair Gang—O. Schultz, capt. Springs—C. Mclntosh, capt. Stators —T. Miller, capt. Rotors — G. Myers, capt. The schedule for next week is as follows: Oct. 21 —Welders vs Repair Gang Oct. 21 —South Paws vs Stators

B I G Sunday School Rally Day FIRST Us B. CHURCH Corner Madison and 9th sts. Sunday Oct. 20 - 9:15 GOAL 400—Guest Speaker PROF. SAMUEL EBERHART, Huntington, Indiana EVENING SERVICES 7 O’clock * 16 piece ACCORDION BAND Boquets Rewarded — Class Attendance. COME! COME!

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Oct. 21—Castiron v« Fish Oct. 22 -Springs vs Rotors Oct. 22—Rookies vs Flanges. The teams that will form the Girls’ Bowling League have been announced by Ethel Tumbleson, advisor of the league. There will be five teams, with eight girls on each team. The league will bo divided into two halves. Play in the league will start soon. Tho teams are as follows: Team One: Ida Mae Steel, cap!., Harriet Shocky, Miriam Shoaf, Luetta ReHey, Mildred Gause, Georgia Woodruff. Charlotte Gephart, Janette Beery. Team Two: Mina Wjnn, capt , Ina Anderson, Hilda Bußemeyer, Mina Lampy, Ethel Tumbleson, Amanda Bieberich, Ida Shearer, Vivian Lynch. Team Three: Lorena Reppert, ca4>t., Eileen Dull. Doris Shifferly, Leia Reppert, Betty Schieferstein. Lucille Miller, Rose Mary Omlor, Dorothy Miller. Team Four: Mary K. Leonard, capt., Marceline Gage, Lois Dellinger, Mildred Acker, Bonita Baughn, Martha Colchin, Florence Sauer, iVora Bleeke. Team Five: Katherine Hower, capt, Claudine Gallogly. Ferrel Fennimore. Ruby Martin, Ruth Elzey, Hazel Hunt, Charlotte Butler, Thelma Cook. The final Decatur G-E Club horseshoe tournament has been concluded with P. Haneher and O. Schultz victors in the finals over D. Gallogly and F. Engle. The score in the final match was Haneher and Schultz 14-21: Gallogly and Engle 8-10-15-21-21-7. The match was much closer than indicated in the score. A match to determine the factory championship will lie played at a later date, between E. W. Lankenau and M. O. Brown, winners of tile first tournament against P. Haneher and O. Schultz, winners of the second tournament. (j i 4 Adams County Memorial Hospital —o Mra. Edwina Deitsch, 425 McBarnes street, medical patient. Mre. Roy L. Price and son Jerry I K. Monroe, dismissed today. Mrs. Edward Coffee, Jr., datlgli--1 ter Patty Ruth. 333 North Tenth street, dismissed today.