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Improved || SUNDAY International II SCHOOL <■ LESSON-> By REV HAROLD L LUNDQVIST. Dean of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. O Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for November 29 CHRISTIAN BROTHERHOOD LESSON TEXT—Philemon 4-20. GOLDEN TEXT—There is neither bond nor free, for ye all are one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28. PRIMARY TOPIC — Paul's Shortest Letter. JUNIOR TOPlC—Paul's Shortest Letter. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC—A Slave Becomes a Brother. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPlC—Christ Transforming Social Relation- I ships. Letters are always interesting, and especially so when they bring good news. The brief epistle to Philemon is one of unusual charm. ; Paul writes to Philemon, a Christian , brother in Colosse, to inform him that he is sending back to him Onesimus. who was apparently Philemon’s brother <v. 16* but who had thro.igh misfortune and sin (vv. j 18, 191 become a slave Evidently, he had stolen from Philemon what he needed to enable him to run away, and had ultimately come to i Rome. Having reached tins great city he no doubt was satisfied that he had placed himself beyond the reach of anyone who knew him. But he had reckoned without God. who not only knew where he was (see Ps. 139: 7-12) but also what he needed. He is brought into touch with the imprisoned apostle, Paul, and through his ministry the fugitive slave becomes a “brother beloved in the Lord" (v. 16). How marvelous is the grace of God. and how patiently he deals with those who attempt to flee even from his love! Our study of this epistle centers around four great words. I. Appreciation (vv. 4-8). . After an introductory word Paul speaks of his love for Philemon, his appreciation of the latter - hospitality, his fellowship, _nd his faith. Is Paul flattering his friend in order that he • grant his request? Certainly not. but he is expressing his true feelings toward a faithful brother. We need a revival of Christian courtesy and appreciation of one another. The man who thinks that he must show that he is true to Christ by treating others with boorish rudeness needs to learn a new lesson from the Lord himself, and from his Word. « 11. Consideration (vv. 9-14). Paul could have kept silent, and encouraged Onesimus to remain with him. He needed heln (v. 13 1 but without the consent of Philemon he would not keep Onesimus (v. 14). At the same time he reminds Philemon very tactfully that lie owes them both loving consideration. We have here a striking illustration of the candor and considerate thoughtfulness which should characterize the dealings of Christians with one another. We need to put away careless trampling upon the rights of others in order that our work m<|y go forward. HI. Brotherhood (vv. 15-16). The fact of regeneration does not change a man's social status so far ar the world is concerned, but within the circle of God's household he becomes a “brother beloved.” Let us look less at the accidents of circumstance, education, or birth, which differ and rather magnify the family relationship, for all who arc born again are brethren. IV. Partnership (vv. 17-XC. Paul counted Philemon not only a benefactor and a brother, but a partner in the great enterprise of God on earth. Partners share both joys and sorrows, gains and losses. They stand by in the hour of need, they plan and labor, weep and rejoice together. One wonders what might be accomplished for Christ if all Christians would accord one another even the ordinary considerations of partnership. It should be noted in closing that verses 17 and 18 present an ilhistra tion of the great doctrine of imputation. The wrong of Onesimus was to be charged to Paul, and Paul's standing with Philemon is the basis of his acceptance cd Onesimus. Even so the righteousnes; or Christ is imputed to the believer, because our sins have been laid upon him. What a wonderful Saviour! Love of Nature The presence of the love of Nature is an invariable sign of goodness of heart and justness of moral perception. though by no means of moral practice. When it is originally absent from any mind, that mind is in many respects hard, worldly, and degraded.—Ruskin. Humble Deeds The humblest deeds, prompted by ure larger in God’s sight than ap patently much greater deeds which are done to be seen of men and for the aggrandizer of self.— Gunn Learning Only Good The wish ‘i 11. ester- An my heart, that I may learn notmng here that I cannot continue in the other world: that I may do nothing here but deak.s that will bear fruit in Heaven. —Jean Paul Richter.

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By WILLIAM T. ELLIS By WILLIAM T. ELLIS Everybody likes to read about the personal relationships of the great. The family affairs of the famous. and details of their lite behind the scenes, furnish an endless stream of books of remiuescences, and countless newspaper and magazine articles So the world's Sunday schools are in the present Lesson invited behind the public life of the Apostle Paul, to consider a sort of domestic incident. which throws light upon the times, and upon our own social problems Among the hetrogeneous multitude who found their way to the hired house of Paul, the prisoner of Rome, was a runaway slave from Colossae, named Onesimus Doubtless the reason was that, in his loneliness, homesickness and need, in the maelstrom of the capital's underworld, he heard reports of the presence of this famous Christian in Rome, and recalled him as a guest and friend of his master Philemon, in far-away Colossae. amidst its mountains. The fugitive slave had had enough of freedom: he longed for the plenty and comfort and peace of the household of his own owner. As Rome's one contact with those better dys. he turned to Paul. Novelists have lent their pens to an amplification of the touching story outlined in this short letter; and there is still room for anybody's imagination to play upon it. Asking Much, Getting More During the depression, a friend of mine was accosted by a beggar on a Philadelphia street. My friend talked with him. in man-to-man fashion, sympathizing and heart- »».•» * s » * * ' Sunday School Lesson for November 29 is “Christian Brotherhood.” — Epistle To Philemon. ♦ ♦ sss*s*

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I eniug, and then gave him a dollar. The poor fellotw was completely hoped only a for a dime. But the . overwhelmed; at the most be had dollar was proof of the genuineness of the counsel which other ' wise he might have forgotten. How often we. too. suppliants of Di- ' vine bounty ask little and get much. Probably, this runaway slave, barely subsisting, like thousands of others equally without standing ' in the purlieus of lowest Rome, ' was hungry, ragged, dirty and un- ' kempt, when, homesick, his weary 1 feet found Paul's prison-house. He may have hoped for nothing more • than a morsel of food, and possib- '■ ly a scrap of news. Instead, he found a friend, and 1 shelter, and a new hope, and, best ■ of all, salvation through the very 1 God whom his master Philemon - served. Grateful, he gave himself i to the service of Paul. He became ! his personal attendant, performing ■ all the offices of a well-trained > slave. How much comfort he ' brought to the aged apostle a little • thought makes clear. Soon he was > indispensable. The Ethics Os A Preacher Lesser persons than Paul, in ! like case, would have accepted ■ an dretained this slave, as a gift of Rod. But he was a preacher of righteousness. There was no dim : borderland between his preaching 1 and his personal practices. He livI ed the Gospel he proclaimed. And 1 Onesimus was not his, but Philemon's man. True; the slave had ; become as a son to him. He loved I him as his own child, and poured • out the affection of his great heart I upon him. Nevertheless, by all i rights the youth belonged to Philemon, and to Philemon he must be returned. Slavery was an unquestioned institution in Paul's time. The Bible says nothing against it. In parts of the eastern world it still is taken for grated. I waell recall how bewildered I was when I was told that the servants waiting upon me

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in a OWnese gentleman's house were slaves. When 1 met King Feteal in Loudon and Paris he was attended by two huge Nubian sieves. In Jiddah, King Ibn Sboud gave me two slaves to wait upon me. It was hard for a westerner conscience to reconcile itself to these conditions. Although Paul accepted slavery as part of the established life of his time, he taught principles that insured the ultimate breaking of all fetters. So the Bible says nothing specific about many of our present day social evils, but its spirit decrees their passing. The New Relationship I know a British general whose busjnes now is horse-raising. His employes were a rough lot But be and they together "got religion," aud together they arc now working in a relation of real brotherhood. There is no labor problem about that establishment We may as well be brave enough to confess that, whatever help there may be toward social readjustment iu new legislation, only a different and better spirit between employers can create the ideal conditions Moat of our perplexities and frictions will disappear when brotherhood conies to its own. and the Spirit of Christ dominates us all. It was no longer as a runaway chattel!, deserving of scourging and prison, that Onesimus was sent back to Philemon, but as a brother beloved, a fellow disciple of Jesus. Doubly welcome was the fugitive, for his own sake and for his intimate tidings of Paul. Doubt less, in the church that was iu Philemon's bouse, Onesimus was often a speaker upon whose words about their aged leader the broth erttood hung with intent interest. In passing, let us think about the noble character of Philemon—-large-hearted, hospitable, generous a man fit to command the confidence of the apostle who wrote him the tender aud touching words of this Letter. To his home as a haven Paul looked forward when his release from the Roman prison should come. Home Again! Opportunity to return the fugitive Onesimus to Philemon came when Paul wanted to send letters to the churches of Asia Minor, and especially to Ephesus aud Colossal. Tychichus. his friend, was the bearer and Onesimus went along, as Philemon’s house was at Colossae. The road from Rome was a heavily travelled one. For Hierapolis. close to Colossae, was a favorite resort of the rich Romans. and to its tepid healing baths and tfayety. Today! unseen by tourists, Hierapolis is one of the wonders of the world, encrusted as it is with the white deposits left by the mineral springs. Tucked safely in his tunic, Ouesimus muried the letter from Paul, which has strangely earviv'ed the mutations of the ages, j though Colossae itself is a complete ruin. Now it is the text of the study of the Sunday School's millions.

Zion Reformed Church Charles M. I’rugb. minister . Church School. 9:15 h. ni. Chari les Brodbeck. superintendent. Morning worship, 10:30 a. m. Thank offering service of the Women's Missionary Society and the Girls’ Missionary Guild. Speaker, Mias Carter, returned missionary from South America. Young People’s Society, 6 p. iu Miss Marian Neprud will speak on ‘■south Around the World ” No mid-week service. Annual Thanksgiving service at the Unitid Brethren church, Wednesday. : 7:30 p. m. i Sunday. Nov. 39, Kingdom Roll ail Sunday. i» ' . o ~ i wl . » Test Your Knowledge | Can you answer seven of these ten questions? Turn to page Four for the answers. ——.——.... . —e 1. What do the initials U. S. 8. R. stand for? 2. What is Che Arabic word for father? 3. Who was the 20th President of the United States? 'J. 4. Name the birth stone of Nov

ember. 5. Which American poet has been nicknamed "The Good Gray Poet?" 6. Name the two Sioux Indian chieftains who were leaders in the Indian War of 1876. 7. What is the name for a Swiss summer house or villa? 8. Who discovered the carbon arc for electric lights? 9. Who was Emile Gebhart? 10. In which European city is Charing Cross?

iCHURCHESg First Baptist Church Homer J. Aspy. Minister. 9:30 a. in. Bible School, C. E. Bell, superintendent. 10:30 a. m. Junior church, Mrs. Frank Youug, superintendent. 10:30 a. in. Morning worship. The pastor will speak on the subject "God’s Bounty.” At the morning service the pastor will bring a brief message for the children of the Junior church. 6 p. m. Youug peoples' chorus rehearsal. 7 p. m. Evening service. With this service we conclude the Preaching Mission in our church. The subject for the evening will be “What Does The Gospel Offer?” Wednesday evening our church will unite with the other churches of the city in the union Thanksgiving service at the United Brethren church. There will be no midweek prayer service in our church. Friday evening at 6:15 the Philo class will have a chicken supper at'thc home of Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Lake. Following the supper the regular meeting of the class will be held. Friday evening al 7:30 the Phiiathea class will meet at the home of Mrs. Curtis Moser. Mrs. Clarence Hilyard will be the lead er and response to roll call will be "Things we are thankful for.” oFirst Evangelical Church George S. Lozier, Minister 9:16 a. m. Sunday School. Mr. Earl Fuhrman, superintendent. 10:10 a. in. Worship Service.! Sermon theme: "Is There Endless! Retribution.” 6:15 p. in. Intermediate and Senior Christian Endeavor Meeting. " 00 p. m. Preaching Mission. Sermon theme: "What Arc Life's , Alternatives?" The church will join other churches in the Union Thanksgiving Serrice at the United Brethren ( hurch on Wednesday evening. The young people of the church will attend a Youth Conference at Fort Wayne on Friday, November 27th. First Methodist Church Herman R. Carson, Minister 1 9.20 A. M. Opening of Senior Service, Childrens Church and nursery. Come for a few moments of meditation in preparation for public worship. 9:30 A. M. Public worship of God. Sermon by the Pastor. "The Church of The Covenant.” Special . music by the Giris Choir under the direction of Mrs. Dan Tyndall. . Completion of roll call of former . ministers with the names of R. W. . Stoakes. B. H. Franklin, and the , dev. C. P. Gibbs.

,10:35 A. M. Church School under the direction of Mr Walter Krick, with dismissal at 11:15 A M 6:00 P. M Senior Epworth League devotional meeting 7:00 P. M. Closing Service of the Preaching Mission. Special music by the Senior choir. The Pastor’s heme will be, "The New Birth." Regular attendants, visitors and friends are cordially invited to attend these services. — >— o— .— Presbyterian George O. Walton. Minister 9:30 Sunday School. Mr. W. It. McCoy, superintendent. 10:30 Morning worship. "The Tragedy of Lost Enthusiasm." 7:00 o'clock Young Peoples service. "Study of the Life of SI. Paul.” 7:30 Evening worship. The an

nnal praise service of the Womans Missionary Society will he held. The speaker of the evening is the Rev. William Vincent pastor of the Third Presbyterian church of Fort Wayne. Rev. Vincent spent fouri teen years in Siam aud China and brings an'interestlg message. Union Thanksgiving service will be held Wednesday night at the United Brethren church with the Rev. C. M Prugh bringing the sermon St. Marys Church First Mass —6:00. Low Mass —7:00. Childrens Mass —6:30. High Mass—9:4s. Prayer Hour —2:00. Church of the Nazarene Paul Brandyberry. Pastor 9:30 Sunday School, Harley Ward, superintendent. 10:30 Morning Worship. Theme —What Must 1 Do to be Sanctified.” 6:45 Young Peoples' Society. Mrs. Warman, leader. 7:30 Evening Worship. Theme —“Have We Forgot God?” 7:30 Wednesday, Prayer meeting. i Since prosperity has rounded that well-known corner and this being the Thanksgiving season wouldn’t it be fitting to recognize Our Supreme Sovereign in going to church somewhere? We invite you to attend our* three day Pre-Thauksgiving convention. "Enter into bis gates with thanks living and into his courts with iraise: be thankful uuto Him and ikes his nam."—Psalms 100:4. The Olson Sisters of Ixrng Island, New York, will be in charge of the singing in the thred day - pre-Thanksgiving services. Don'tl miss hearing these accomplished musicians sing and play. o Eighth St. U. B. Church Luke J. Martin. Pastor E vnf’elistic services Saturday* night 7:30. Sunday School 9:30 A. M. Gerald Brodbeck, superintendent. 10:30 the pastor will bring the message. No Christian Endeavor Sunday I night but the youug people will meet in their services at 7:00 p.m. Revival Meeting at 7:30 p. in. and will continue throughout the week. Special Thanksgiving service at 6:50 A. M. Thursday morning. This will be a white gift offering service. You may bring any sort of a gift you wish in the line of groceries for anything that will help a needy family, and wrap the gilt iu white paper. These gifts will then be distributed to the needy o. Decatur. You are invited to attend this service whether you attend this church or some other. First U. B. Church H. W. Franklin, Pastor The 12th Anniversary of this f church will occur Sunday, Nov. 29. • Howard Wisehaupt, who is now in Springfield. Mass., will be the 1 principal speaker with Rev. M. C. 3 Crider of Rochester, Ind., spea.k- --’ ing in the evening services. A basket dinner and fellowship at noon. r There will be special features • during the day’ such as quartets, 2 solos, and instrumental music. The afternoon meeting will be tjo- ■ cial with greetings from visiting f pastors aud friends. Iley. M. C. Crider, the brother of Eajl Crider, teacher of the • young people's class, will take part in the services of the day and 3 bring the evening ui&nt-age. The i public is cordially invited to any s one or all of these services of the day. 1 Preaching Mission week has ■ been >aU and even better tlia.ii we expected. Rev. C. J. Miner, Mrs. Erankin. and Rev. A. F. Knepp of Union Chapel brought messages during the week. Ilex. Miner will.' preach tonight, Sat., 7:3", which :. Js considered generally as rest ■ night. Whoever wishes to attend i' this special service will be paid. |Service will not be long. -. Rabbit supper Thirrs., Dec. 3. I Bible Study Monday evening at 1 the parsonage at 7 p. m. i- Prayer meeting Wednesday 7

p. tn. Oreheetiu practice Wednesday, 6 o'clock p. m. Thanksgiving service# at this church Wednesday evening, 7:30. Rev. C. M. Prugh will preach the Thanksgiving sermon. The Otterbein Guild Girls will have a Thanksgiving breakfast at the church Thursday morning at 7 o’clock. Girls do not forget your Thank Offering Boxes. o- ■ ■ — CHURCH OF GOD Glen E. Marshall, pastor The Sunday school worship per iod opens at 9:30 a. m. M. P. Ir--1 win, superintendent. Every member of this school should feel their personal responsibility of being present. Let us see to it that our school Increases in interest, spir ituality and numbers. Bring a friend. Morning worship, 10:30 a. m. A message on vital things will be brought by the pastor. Do not fail to slay for this service. Evening evangelistic service, 7:30 p. m. Young Peoples’ meeting, 6:30 p. m. Union Thanksgiving service at United Brethren church, Wednes day, 7:30 p. m. Rev. C. M. Prugh. speaker. o Zion Lutheran Church Paul W. Schultz. Pastor Divine services in English 10:30 i Divine services in German 8:30. Sunday school and Bible class, 9:30 a. m. o MARKETREPORTS DAILY REPORT OF LOCAL AND FOREIGN MARKETS 1 Brady’s Market for Decatur, Berne Craigville, Hoagland and Willshire Close at 12 Noon. Corrected November 21. No commission and no yardag*Veals received Tuesday. Wed nesday. Friday and Saturday 100 to 120 lbs $7.55 120 to 140 1b5............................... 7.75 140 to 160 lbs 8.45 160 to 200 lbs 9.05 200 to 275 lbs 9.30 275 to 300 lbs 8.95 300 to 350 lbs 8.65 350 lbs. and up 8.25 Roughs 8.00 Stags 6.50 Venters 9.75 Ewe and wether lambs 8.00 Buck lambs 7.00 Y'earling lambs 4.00 FORT WAYNE LIVESTOCK Fori Wayne. Ind., Nov. 21. —(U.R) - Livestock: Hogs steady. 225 to 250 lbs $9.55 200 to 225 lbs 9.4a 250 to 375 lbs 9.40 180 to 200 lbs 9.40 275 to 300 lbs 9.25 160 to 180 lbs 9.25 300 to 350 lbs 9.00 150 To 160 lbs 8.90 140 to 150 lbs 8.65 130 to 140 lbs. 8.40 12" to 130 lbs 8.15 100 to 120 lbs .... 8.00 Roughs. $8.25; stags. $6.75; calves, $10; lambs. $8.50. LOCAL GRAIN MARKET Corrected November 31. No. 1 New Wheat, 60 lbs. or better $1.09 No. 2 Wheat, 58 lbs. 1.08 Oats 12c Soy Beans, No. 2, Yellow . 1.20 Old Yellow Corn 1.35 New No. 4 Yellow Corn $1 to $1.22 Hye 80c CENTRRAL SOYA COSoy Beans. No. Yellow 1 20 N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined - Glasses Fitted HOURS 8:30 to 11:30 12:30 to 5:00 Saturdays, 8:00 p. m. Telephone 135.

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