Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 241, Decatur, Adams County, 10 October 1936 — Page 5

i J SUNDAY ■ £ II SCHOOL ® LESSON ■=• 11111 ■ for October 18 I | Till SPOKEN AND THB ■ WRITTEN WORD h ” ""* ■ llesson text ach ill s!1; 1 XT-Tho Word ot God ■t,.., ' i-u.-rfuL and ’ .„ . !a. e<U< d »»»>rd. Heb. 4 12 li’l’li When Head HK,\ cKnJ.VI I’l V!•> AND SENIOR TOP- - 1 " ‘ °’^ r, .n,nT TOP N<. I'EXI'I.E AND ADULI 101 angeli*m and the Bible. at Philippi served t. discourage Paul and Silas, rather t•> send them forward m a territory with the gospel ■ Passing through two H K es -uey came to Thessalonica, as i. a a city of considerable ■ Bp,stance. After a successful B <4jugh stormy ministry there they forty miles further to where the Word was rewith gladness. portion of our lesson from 80. k of Acts relates how the ■ Kni a-'S I reached and received : . and the excerpt B Jriiu the letter which Paul later to the Thessalonian church what manner of life the sought to live among ■ *. I I'rczdimg tin Word (Acts 17:1, ■ s*’■ m Fa-.; ■ - lienee at Thessalonica Ml How the Wold should be (w. 1, 5-8).

MVlh..' '.n i- incomplete with KLtv: 24. which are omitted •!•• '• •' should included in the study of the : ■ t .r concernhis preaching. H, The place (v. 1). Paul went gK '!'.<• synagogue, r. t by chance i' i..u..e it was a great religious but because it was his The synagogue was the i f J wish worship, and there met those who were ready to the Word of God. Some Christians are content to c. mf'.rtably in church and t ■ go out into the highways Wn'd hedges, but there are others have become so accustomed going el;ewhere that they neglect ■ ■.e .:; r.ur ty for sp;r.’.ual minIMstry in the church. !■ b The method (vv. 2-3). "ReaI Boning from the Scriptures.” No I method has ever been de[J. > get back to exposition of the Womt n, •■alleging," or setting in order the truth. c. The subject (v. 3). He d three fundamental doc—the atom mint, the resurreeand t..e deity of Christ. Scrippreaching will be doctrinal We need more of it. d. The result (vv. 4-B>. Faithful ■ot two results in the hearts of men they are either "persuaded” and IHconverted, or they become angry ■Hand persecute. Those who rightly (■received the truth were glad to join Paul; the others raised a hue (and cry because Paul and Silas were turning “the world upside down.” As a matter of fact the world was already wrongside up, and Paul sought to set it right. It is still upside down in cur day. ■ Let us not be surprised if it objects to our efforts to bring it to its senses. Coming to Berea, we find Paul’s experience there an illustration of 2. How the Word should be received (w. 911). Good hearers are as important as good preachers. How should the Word be received? a. With readiness of mind (v. 11). This is a mark of nobility. The world regards the sophisticated doubter as the learned man, but he is not. Noble is the mind and heart that readily receives God's truth. b. Carefully and thoughtfully (v. ID. There would be less error and folly in the pulpit if there were I more intelligent Bible study in the ■ pew. Do not assume that what I some learned professor, or distinI guished radio preacher says is true. I Check his message by the Word of I God. In the final portion of our lesson I Paul tells the Thessalonians that ■ when he was with them he was I concerned not only about preaching I the Word, but also about 11. Living the Life (IThess. 2:7-12). Paul did not contradict his Preaching by his living. His was a 1- Sacrificial service (vv. 7-9). The man who preaches for his own glory—or gain—is not a true Preacher of the gospel. 2 - Consistent example (vv. 10-12). The minister of Christ must befi*ve "holily, righteously, and unblamably" if his people are to “walk worthy of God." Enjoying the Present try to be happy in this very , Present moment; and put not off oeing so | o a Tj m e to come as though that time should be of anotfler make from this, which is already come, and is ours.—Fuller. I

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Dynamite Hides In Words, For Overturning Society Speeches Os Tent-Maker Os Tarsus Turned His World I pside Down-—Power Os Present-Day .Agitators—Should There Be A Moratorium On Preaching?

By WILLIAM T. ELLIS Doubtless with his tongue in his | cheek, and with the healthful purpose of stirring up discussion, the . rector of Holy Trinity Church, I New York, recently advocated a , moratorium ou preaching for two .or three years. It was a fine I piece of gadfly writing, and brought forth innumerable com--1 meats upon the quality of conI temporary preaching. There is a deal of wooden discoursing in the pulpit without which the Church would be better off. Theological seminaries and denominational I courts, if at all ajive, simply must give heed to the present condition of the Christian pulpit. All of the comments upon Dr. I Fleming's call for a moratorium I that 1 have read have concluded that for vital preaching, of the ' sort that makes God read, and ' changes lives and communities, the need is constant. We could , better declare a moratorium on •icientific discovery and invention ' than upon the interpretation of the Eternal to human life. Pauline pi eachers are the world’s greatest need today. Memories Os Old Cities There conies to mind, as I apI proach this lesson on Paul the preacher, the memory of a stone ; stile beside a little white church, of the Greek Orthodox communion, in the green and lovely town >of Berea, in Macedonia. It is called to this day "Paul's Pulpit and it marks the traditional site of the great missionary apostle's preaching to the open-minded 1 Bereans of nearly two thousand years ago. History has marched , through the city with mailed feet. The buildings ha,ve been razed again and again. Empire has succeeded empire in control. But the memory of Paul's preaching, has survived it all. So with turbulent Thessalonica. At the moment the new Greek dictator is finding his greatest troubles in the ever-restless city of Salonica. I myself have had l high adventures there, rescuing, three missionaries from a foul, Greek prison. 1 was threatened with assassination because I re-, trembled Veueselos! There seems! The Sunday School Lesson I for October 18 is Paul, The Preacher. — Acts 17: 1-15; 1 Thess. 2:1-12.

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to be violence in the air of this old city. During the war officers |in the White Tower Restaurant used to attract waiters’ attention by throwing plates on the floor. A recent king was killed there. A Iwtrange religious cult of Jews I continues in Salonica. History in 1 heaps has been enacted In this ! instable port city of the Balkans; I and many memorials survive. But I tis the name of Paul, the missionary whom the old city mobbed, that persists most frequently. Because of his work, the Balkans are today a Christian region. Dynamite In Words We need not recite the adven- | tures of Paul and his companions; ■ they were the usual thing—first. 1 preaching, and then mobbing*. In the leseon text is a revealing and familiar phrase: "These that have ‘ turned the world upside down are . come hither also" Simply by preaching the Story, Paul was putting society into commotion. One of John Wesley’s men once preached a sermon with these three headings: "1. The world is ' wrong side up. 2. It ha.s got to be turned upside down. 3. We are I the chaps to do it.” There is dynamite in words. ' They are more potent than the 1 “Big Berthas" of the world war. No lethal weapon can compete i with them. Today’s turmoil amongst mankind is chiefly due to | the facility with which upsetting J words may be carried to everv- ■ body by the radio. Overnight, , single persons have loomed into i the proportions of national figures by their radio talks. The whispered words of Communists, “boring from within." are filling the ranks of labor, and of the unemployed. with new portents of peril to society. Representatives | of queer cults are moving, almost ■ unobserved, over the I tilted Btates and Canada, upsetting the faith of Christians witli their cunning words So no thoughtful person may regard lightly today the power of the spoken word. Sermons —Plus This rugged adventurer and ; pioneer, Paul of Tarsus, wrought , mightily upon his time, and for 1 all future, simply by his words, i He ha.d no organization, although [he usually established a Chrisi tian church wherever he went. No publicity man accompanied him. He did not bear letters of I introduction from and to the

mighty. He was without money, and supported himself by the labor of his own hands. Wherever he went, he talked. Whenever possible, he spoke in i the synagogues of his own people, i But anywhere wu»> a convenient pulpit for him —the market place, the street corner, the public hall. Salvation Army street meetings : have full precedent in Paul’s I practice. With his words this groat I preacher gave himself. As he 1 later wrote to the Thessalonian Christiane, he imparted to them, not the Gospel of God only, but also his own soul. “Thou must be true thyself, Ere thou the truth canst teach Thy soul must overflow Ere thou another's soul cantit reach; It needs the overflow of heart, To give the lips full speech.” Every powerful message is only the vocalization of a life. There is an old story of a notorious hypocrite speaking in prayer meeting. who wan interrupted by the cry “Speak louder! Your lite makes so much noise that I cannot hear what you say.” That Explosive Story Anybody who muses upon the exciting events of Christianity's first explosive entry into the world of ancient cultures must be impressed by the outstanding fact that the preaching of Paul and of the other ajtostles consisted mainly in the telling of the Story. They had wonderful facts to relate. Their message was simply Jesus, the wonder-working Sou of God. His life, His death, His iresurrection furnished them all the sermon material they needed. Neither current events nor the newest books were required to make their discourses interesting. They had no pulpit tricks. Just Jesus sufficed. Highbrows may marvel, but to this day, in eveYy non-Christian land, the unadorned telling of that Story is transforming individual lives and entire communities. The oldest Gospel method is still the newest power. Human hearts are hungering for tlie comforting message of the revelation of God in His crucified and risen Son. Every visiting speaker in Gaston Presbyterian Church. Philadelphia is struck by an inscription on the top of the side of the pulpit, visible to him, but not to the congregation. The words, and the pulpit itself, are the gift of the widow of a former pastor. Rev. Dr. Andrew Todd Taylor. The plea and the challenge quote the words of certain Greeks addressed to Phillippi:—“Sir, we would see Jesus.” SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS Failures are with heroic minds the stepping stones to success. — Haliburton. Courage is on ell hands considered as -in essential of high character. —-Froude. 1 dare do all that may become a man: Who dares do more is none. —Shakespeare. A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. — Chinese Proverb. He that endureth to the end shall be saved. —Matt. 10:22. He who intermits The appointed task and duties of th.i day Untunes full olt the pleasure of the day; Checking the finer spirits that refuse To flow, when purposes are lightly changed. —Wordsworth. If we hut will and work, opportunities are offered us to become and to perform whatever may crown and glorify a. human soul. —Browning. 0 St. Mary's Church First Mass—6:oo. Low Mass —7:00. Children's Mass -8:30. High Mass —9:45, Prayer Hour 2:00. - (> Bth St. U. B. Church Old Constitution L. J. Martin, Pastor 9:30 S. S. Gerald Brodbeck. 10:30 Junior Chorus. 10:45 Sermon, pastor. 6:30 Junior and Senior Endeavors. 7:30 Evangelistic Service. Tuesday night Cottage Prayer Meeting 7:30. Thursday night Prayer Meeting at church 7:30. Come and let pray for an old time Revival. "The Wages I Sin are never decreased." “God says, ‘The wages of Siu is Death’." Trade in a Good Town—Decatur,

HCHIJRCHESH First Evangelical Church t ’ George S. Lozier. Pastor ' 9:15 am.—Sunday School. Mr. ' Earl Fuhrman, superintendent. 10:10 a.m. — Worship Service. 1 Sermon theme: "Playing Fair with My Church." 6:15 p.m. — Intermediate and ' Senior Christian Endeavor meeti , ings. ' 7:00 p.m.—Evening service. The Brotherhood of the church will discuss “Tlie Elements of a Successful Church.” 7:00 p. tn., Wednesday — Midweek service. 8:00 p. tn. Wednesday — Choir Rehearsal. 2:00 p. m., Thursday — Indies Aid Society meeting. o * First Methodist Episcopal Church Herman R. Ca,rson. Minister Sunday will be a great day in ( our church. It will be Rally Day in the Church School and “Covenant Day” in the Church. Dr. Charles Tinkham will be present ami take a part in the morning . service. At noon we will gather i at the tables for a Carry-In dinner . to which everyone is invited. Each . one is requested to bring table service. The ladies of the church ■ will furnish coffee, cream and I sugar. | Dr. Tinkham will have charge of a “Reminiscence Service" following the meal. Everyone will want to meet him again and to share in the social hour. The Senior Epworth Leaguers will meet at 6:00 p.m. and Miss . Zula Porter will be in charge of the program. Announcements in .regard to the Adams county midwinter institute will be made. The evening service will begin at 7 p. m. Last Sunday night we had a, most helpful aud encouraging’ response. Were you there? Everyone should make an especial effort to be faithful during our Covenant campaign. Church of the Nazarene Paul Brandyberry, Pastor 9:30 — Sunday School. Harley Ward. Supt. 10:30 — Morning service. Theme “The importance and Brevity of Our Present Day Opportunities.” 6:30 Nazarene Young Peoples Society. 7:30 — Evening service. Theme “Repentance.” 7:30 — Wednesday evening prayer meeting. Plan to go to church somewhere Sunday. The Church needs you, aud you need the Church. Attend church three times in succession and you will have formed the church-going i habit. if you aren't attending church anywhere we cordially invite you to attend the friendly Church on I the corner of 7th and Marshall I streets. o First U. B. Church H. W. Franklin, pastor Indiana Central college mixed ( quartette will be at this church ; Sunday evening, October 18 at 71 o'clock. This is a stAendid organ J ization aud sings classic music , with other types of good stongs. | This night of music is free with I the exception of a free will offer-1 ing. Watch the paper lor further

‘“O' t’” ( PROPERTIES CLASSIFIED BY VALUE GROUPS BASED ON MORTGAGES ACCEPTED FOR INSURANCE ON NEW CONSTRUCTION HftCCNT Os TOTAL . . r» IQ - - . - -■■2 S Fm« fbopcrTy* r valuation ! UNDER $2,000 ■ 2pOO — 2,999 |BBES9I 3SOOO - 3,999 •-T; AOOO — 4.999 5,000 - 5,999 HH epoo — 6399 HHHHHHHHHHHB 7,000 — 7,999 •jOOO — 8399 ■ 9POO - 9,999 HHH ■HHHI , Eg 12,000-15,999 t«poc— |m 20000 ANO OVER ■ I L 1— —J Vonaa aux ! i ’ ! Thia chart, prepared by the Division of Economics and Statistics, shows the distribution of home property valuation of mortgages j accepted for insurance by the Federal Housing Administration, ft will be noted that 53.3 per cent of the mortgages accepted for insurance are on homes valued at less than $6,000. This fi-me represents the house and lot and is the total valuation of the property and not the amount of the mortgage. Homes valued at less than $5,000 represent 35.$ per cent of the total properties. The greatest number of mortgages accepted for insurance cover homes in the $4,000 to 56,000 dass, this group representing 33 per cent of the total number accepted.

announcements. I The evangelistic retreat at Peru, I October 13, 14, 15. Bishop Ira D. | Wurrener Philemoth, Oregon, aud * Dr. H. A. Ironsides ot Moody Church, Chicago, 111. The twelfth anniversary day of the new church will be observed ’ in an all day meeting Sunday. Nov. 29. Howard Wisehaupt will be the ’ principle speaker. Sunday School, 9:15 a. m. Glenn Hill, superintendent. .Morning worship, 10:30 a. m. Sermon by pastor. Christian Endeavorers, 6 p. tn. Evening worship, 7 p. tn. Sermon by pastor. Orchestra practice Wednesday «>venii.g at 6 o’clock. Choir practice Friday evening at 6:30 o’clock. Bible study Monday evening, 7 o’clock. 1 Prayer meeting Wednesday evening, 7 o’clock. o Zion Reformed Church Charles M. Prugh, Minister Annual Mission Festival Sunday Church School 9:15 a. tn. Charles Brodbeck, Superintendent. Morning Worship 10; 30 a. m. Ser- , mon by Rev. Walter E. Scherry, ; Stoutsville, O. Music by the com- , bined choirs. Afternoon service 2:30 p. tn. Sermon by Rev. Matthew Worthman, Bluffton, Ind. Musical program. Evening Worship 7:30 p. m. Sermon by Rev. Walter E. Scherry. Music by the Girls' Choir. Mid west Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church meets Monday to Thursday in Chicago. The minister and delegates from the W. M. S. aud Girls' Guild will attend. First Annual Workers' Conference, Tuesday, Oct. 20th, 6:30 p. m. First Baptist Church Homer J. Aspy. Minister The program of services of the church is as follows: 9:30 a. m. Kible School. Read Acts 16:22-34; Phil. 3:7-14. Mr. C. E. Bell, Superintendent. 10:30 a. in. Junior Church. Mrs. Frank Young, Superintendent. 10:30 a. m. Morning Worship Service. The minister will speak on the subject “The Power of the Spirit." Read II Cor. 3:18. 6:00 p. in. The Young People's Choir will have a short practice. 7:00 p. in. Evening Evangelistic Service. Tile minister will speak on "A Great Question.” Read Matt. 46:15. All those who are not attending 1 regularly some place of worship are cordially invited to any and i all ot' our services.. The Indiana Baptist Convention i will meet at Bluffton beginning ; Tuesday evening at 7:30 and will I continue through Thursday even--1 ing. The Minister's Conference meets at 2:00 p. m., Monday. The Womens Organization will meet Tuesday morning. The Mid-week prayer service will i be held in our own church at the I usual hour 7:30 p. m. Wednesday. o Presbyterian i George O. Walton, Minister 9:30 Sunday School. Mr. W. R. . McCoy, superintendent. 10:30 Morning Worship. The I Communion of the Lord’s Supper | will be celebrated. 7:00 p.m.—Junior Christian EnI deavor. The Ladies Aid meeting sched-

uled for next Thursday has been postponed one week. — — O' ' " I - - . The Church of God Glen E. Marshall, Pastor The Rally Day service will start at the usual time for opening the Sunday School. 9:30. The service will be of the unified type. There will be a worship period of song, scripture and prayer. A very short playlet, ‘ For Every Child” will also be given. Every member of this school should make special effort to be pn sent. A hearty invitation is extended to all who do not attend Sunday School elsewhere. The District Young Peoples' Rally will be held at Fort Wayne at the Church ot' God corner of

Spacious Comfort . jmiJF Ly 1 whitera!. This room has been planned for comfortable living. 6 The background is simple and the effect pleasing. It was redecorated with funds obtained from a private financial institution which holds a contract of insurance with the Federal Housing Administration. The composition floor covering, giving a tile effect, goes nicely with rough plastered walls and the beamed ceiling. The fireplace, without benefit of mantel, strikes a modern note.

Lincoln Memorial and State Park Visited By Thousands Annually » “4 h W • .. .. ' 1., ' ' " s T , x .’ •• .-.sz..

Amid the rolling hills of Spencer county where Abraham Lincoln spent seven of his hoyhood years, Indiana has created tlie Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial and Lincoln state park. These adjoining areas of more than a thousand acres include the grave of Nancy Hanks, the site of the Lincoln cabin and other scenes ot historical interest. Th“ memorial and park are separated by road 162, near Lincoln City and are easily accessible from any part of Indiana over improved state highways. In recent years, aided by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Department of Conservation has carried ou an extensive improvement program in both the park and the memorial area. From the highway the visitor approaches tlie grave of Nancy Hanks Lincoln along a landscaped allee and a winding path. The grave is guarded by an unassuming marker and a low iron fence. The surrounding area lias Hie simple impressiveness of a natural setting with squirrels and birds showing little fear ot' the visitor. The path by which the grave is

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'Sherman and Putnsm streets Sunday afternoon, first service beginning at 2 o'clock. A splendid rally program has been planned azid we uro looking forward to the very beat rally ever held in this district. Make your plans to attend. Evening service, 7:39. Message i by the pastor. Mid-week prayer service, W«l- --' nesday, 7:30. Cottage prayer service, Friday night, 7 30. The ladies of the church will hold a soup sale Tuesday, Oct. 13. Call Mrs. Rollie Donnell. o Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Phul W. Schultz, pastor Divine services in English, 10:30 a. nt. Divine services iu German, 8:30 a. m. Sunday School and Bible class, 9:30 a. in. Junior Walther League Tuesday evening. Religious school every Saturday morning.

reached continues to a neighboring hilltop where a permanent marker designates the site of the cabin to which Thomas Lincoln brought his family from Kentucky in 1816. Here a low stone wall surrounds the bronze logs which mark the location of the cabin. The original hearthstones, unearthed on 1 the site when the marker was being placed, are included. Across the highway is Lincoln j state park, where thousands of ■ visitors enjoy the foot trails and the recreational facilities. An ar- ■ tifilial lake has been created to ■ provide opportunities tor fishing i and boating. Below the dam are -a series ot fish hatchery ponds, op- , erated this year, in which fish are • propagated to stock the lake aud i neighboring streams. i The park has attractive picnic i areas with shelter houses, outdoor ovens, tables and benches and conI venient supplies of pure water. A ■ c hildren's playground is one of the . popular at fractious of the park. The memorial area and the park • constitute a national shrine, being visited each year by thousands ot s tourists from other states.