Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 86, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1937 — Page 5

(SUNDAY tJlscuooi. (■eSSON-:-■sssms® |l|^H l . r ,. er „ C, N<' h *>P%<’ r ’ ' 1 “” V for April 18 > IHiii' 1" '' f H* BEVERAGES ' !i * 11 ! ||E ■ ' "■ 23 •I ÜBakv 1! ’ r ' A Mi:l " 113 ; •jRa TOPIC-The W.y of Woe. and senior topscene. Sa'A About Alcohol ’’l iTI t- AND AD' I ‘ TOP* - ■ ■ •" ■" ' * eM'.i.'i ;■ •; arc alert to ic... . the buln3t ' ''' ,ind are ■■■• o . 3KC „■ t. ’.hgpr.t ~: ci cfo( evil kn w ll ’ is to be are av ‘ d an - v ’ ci.cr constantly going on unde: " K TSe l.quor question is one nat: n s n st serious probes' The devasta' ng results of wßdesrrvad sale and use of inwill only be known as |M[ r -n-. n-.d w -men unmask ■Jg c :p s .■ 1-ess Which poses banner of c -.genial and living, and proudly points recognition by the governa legal enterprise. ;-.;:s sre available through icmperarce organizations is "Alcohol and by ?r Emers-’n of Colum- —- ■■ e Sunday School •• present four oppor- -■ after squareand children ar if. Lie Schools. We Jan. 31 1 considered pr >blem, and will mperance as and moral evil. The lesson '■ affords a spec.al opp-r- - touch on the scientific <■■ x:cant» in the.r as a prison. Look up -1 -t \ cate" in a good ".ce have a of what beer. wine, and y d< t ■ the human body. Chr.stian approach to any of the matter is by thr n is a spiritual : • '. •■< ;-. a physical body K-r ' ■ rt. presets principle. Live in a World of Moral Gen :3 13; 19:23-25'. is r. : a careless drifting Mei) to (i .y. from pleasure to into sin or not as one ' !f . , A no responsibility ar: -: s M,n was created |Mb .ker. -s unit image of God. :. ( s the powe. of choice r.ght from wrong. If to do right he has all res'urc> s . f the omnipotent ■ • as ! is strength and But if he mooses to turn his -I n Christ, and into the ways nt sin, let sure that there is a day of |HKnent to come from which he ■jw in uo wise escape. The de'n f .... eked cities of the terrible as it was in itself, a prophecy of judgment to See Luke 10:10-12. M Men Go Two Different Wavs 32:31-33). contrasts the Rock in his people trusted, and the standards of their heathen by which they were One greater than Moses of the two ways tread Matt. 14'. and pointed out the sad that there are many that go tbe broad way to destruction, few who walk in the narrow of life. Let us seek to win young men and women away the sinful ways of this world. ■*' The Liquor Way Is the Wrong 'Prov. 23:29-32). indeed are the advertisdevices of the liquor interests! associate their intoxicants with holiday festivities, family gatherings, social Iwment, and so on. They do not ure the bleary eye, the babbling the "wounds without ' c " They carefully overlook broken-hearted mother, the ragch.ldren, the empty cupboard, lhe devastated home life. They nothing of the men who have their characters and their jobs, of the women who have lowered 'selves beyond description be*of their love for liquor. Let n tenderness and heart-broken "jty present to our Sunday '°l classes that picture, which disgrace to our nation. Th» may look red, and it may go "smoothly down the throat” ossibla translation of the word* m it rnoveth aright,” v. 31), t still has the bite of a serpent the sting of an adder (v. 32). The Second Mlle _ e Victoria Cross, the most covhonor in the British army, is |M«red not for the performance ■ duty, it j s given to those w»ho KJ >eyon<i mere duty and perform lwl 8 ‘ e ° of valor and daring. It is Erv first mile ot duty that marks E .'' hl ' is tian. It is th» second milt E’tttl anCi Colnpasslon an(i - c >'

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Battle Against Booze Takes On New Vigor And Activity In Light Os Vast Social Changes Impending, Thoughtful Youth Perceives Handicap To Its Powers Os Strong Drink — Science Join Hands With Religion.

By WILLIAM T. ELLIS Recently I saw a motorist photographing a snake on a Florida' sandbank. After several snap-shots,' the photographers companion said, "Let's make him move,” and threw a stone. He got action in a hurry. For the snake glided directly and menacingly toward the disturber. It took only a split second for those two men to leap into their earsThe motionless snake had been fun; the moving snake was a terror. In that little incident. I seemed to sense a parable' of the old. old and ever new liquor question. As long as it lies quiet in the sunlight' along life's highway, the habit of strong drink is something to be portrayed and leisurely discussed What beautiful apostrophes to wine may be found in literature! But when liquor moves and strikesthat is a different story. “At the last it biteth like a serpent. And stingeth like an addder." For every classic passage lauding liquor—and Omar Khayam was neither the first nor the last to sing its praises—we may find a hundred, portraying the hurt of the habit of strong drink. At once com es to mind Shakespeare's “O thou I i'lvisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no name to be known by. let! us call thee devil.” In The Long, Long Ago Four times a year the regular course of Sunday School Lessons is interrupted to provide for a dis-; cussion of temperance. The present Genesis series takes its temperance texts from that first book, bringing to miud dread Sodom and Gomorrah and their fate. Imt and I Noah appear in shameful roles as a result of drink. With its unspar- j i»g fidelity to life, the Bible relat l es the worst, as well as best, of I its characters. So we find, from the Book of Genesis clear through i to the Book of Revelation, a rec j ord of the evils of Intemperance, j i •The Sunday Schsol Lesson I for April 18 is “The Scientific I Approach To The Liquor Prob- I lemf—Gehesis 13:13; 19:23’ :i 25; Deut. 32:31-33; Prov. 23; | 29-32. 1 1 ♦ «« • « * * • ♦. i

Sit-Down Strikers Driven Out Os Plant > i Hr ' ‘dW I < JI W t ■ as A-* Irate farmers and workers opposed to the union went into the stnkestrkkeu candy plant of the Hershey Chocolate CorporaUou at Hershey Pa and dmve sit-down strikers from the budding A half-hundred strikedframe out of the plan., their hands upraised as shown above. St Hiem and brandishing sticks and clubs, the farmers paraded ibi J strikers between lines of Jeering spectators. _ « iug to reports, fifteen strikers were severely beaten by the farmers and com pauy sympathizers-

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. and condemnation thereof. It is not from lack of warning that men yield the crowns of their manhood to this evil. The sages of the ages have given clear counsel upon it. Now modern science Joins its voice with that of the philosopher's and chronicler’s. What is acclaimed aa the best summary of science's present knowledge upon the subject is a recent book, published by D. Appleton-Century Company, and written by Dr. Haven Emerson. Scientific restraint i and accuracy permeate its findings, which are summed up as follows: — 1. "Alcohol is a narcotic, which, by depressing the higher centers, removes inhibitions. 2. "Outside of the nervous system and the digestive tract alcohol used a* beverage has little demonstrable effect. 3. "It is a food, utilizable as a source of energy and a sparer of protein, but it is such only to a very limited extent. 4. "The therapeutic usefulness and value of alcohol are slight. 5. "It may be a comfort and a psychological aid to the aged. 6. “It does not increase and it sometimes decreases the body's resistance to infection. 7. “By releasing inhibitions it makes for social ease and leisure, and herein lies one of its great dangers. 8. “Its effects are best studied by changes of conduct. 9. "It impairs reason, will, selfcontrol. judgment, physical skill , and endurance. 10. “It may produce situations from which crime and social lapses result. 11. “It is a frequent destroye rof 11. “It i« a freqquent destroyer of bility. 12. “Its use commonly lowers longevity and increases mortality. 13. "It is used primarily for its physiological effects as a means of escape from unpleasant reality. 14. “It constitutes an important community health problem.” Plain As A Pike Staff So much for the verdict of the physicians and physiologists. What say the "practical” men of affairs? Many railway companies refuse to allow their employees to drink at all. Legislative bodies in increasing numbers are making it a crime to drive an automobile after drinking. Insurance companies either re-

ject or penalize evcji moderate drinkers as policy-holders. Coaches and athletic committees prohibit liquor to all persons In training. Sociologists say that liquor is the one chief cause of poverty and domestic misery. Criminologist* point au accusing finger at liquor as society's arch-offender. It is plain as a pike-staff that the judgment of time, of experience, of scientific knowledge and of self-interest have, after trial, condemned John Barleycorn as an enemy of mankind. Th* Saving Spark Following the repeal of Prohibition in the United States, a flood tide of legal liquor overwhelmed the nation. From the advertisements on billboards and in periodicals, it would seem as if liquor were the main intereat of the public. “Cocktail parties” became, more and ever, an established social usage. Young waitresses were turned into barmaids. Now a reaction seems to have set in. Liquor advertisements are under heavy fire. Temperance forces have recovered, and reformed their lines. Educational leaders have become more vocal in opposition to the use of strong drink. The pulpit is finding anew its voice. Mrs. Grundy is beginning to doubt whether it is “smart” to indulge. But mightier than all of these agencies is the revival of what I would call the "spark” that dwells in every humau breast. Young men, and women, conscious of the preciousness of personality, and of the increased need to control and develop their higher powers, in the face of ominous social changes, are asking themselves whether it is wise to surrender any degree of sovereignty over their souls to this menacing monster of the ages. They want to be fit to meet the new times. The “spark” is becoming a flame. Visions of a nobler world reveal the need for nobler lives. Personality must reassert itself, in Its highest powers, against a mechanized and standardized order of life. Only a sober, self-respecting selfasserting and God-fearing manhood and womanhood can be equal to the present emergency. So youth, w-ith its quickened self-conscious-ness, is saying, “I’ll be my best and do my best to recreate society; and to that end I'll cut out the booze.”

SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS The empty vessel makes the sound.—Shakespears. When a man is wrong and won’t admit it, he always gets angry.— Haliburton. « ♦ • Therefore, Christian men, be sure, Wealth or’rank possessing. Ye who now will bless the poor, Shall yourselves find blessing. —John Mason Neale. * * * It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.— Rom. 14:21. • • « Thou must be true thyself, If thou the truth would’st teach! Thy soul must overflow, if thou Another's soul would'st reach; It needs the overflow ot heart To give the lips full speech. —Horatius Bonsr. • • • Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces. — Henry. o Church of The Nazarene Paul Brandyberry, Pastor 9:30 A. M. Sabbath school, Harley Ward, superintendent. 10:30 A. M. Morning worship. Sermon theme — “An Examination of Our True Character." 6:15 P. M. Young people's service. Mrs. Lon Woodrum, president. Theme for discussion, "The Country of Mexico.” 7:30 P. M. Evangelistic service. 7:30 P. M. Wednesday Mid week Prayer service. "Our civilization cannot survive materially unless it be redeemed spiritually." Former President. Woodrow Wilson. Th?S is a significant slatemotit, especially so, when it comes from one of America's greatest statesmen and it should be given serious thought and serious consideration in this day of transition. All those who enjoy good religious programs should tunc in on WOWO each Sunday afternoon at 3:30 and hear (he "Singing preacher’s slug your favorite hymns. Our church is located on 7th and Marshall and wc welcome you. St. Mary's Church First Mass—7:oo. Children’s Mass—B:3l). High Mass —9:45Prayer Hour —3:00,

BCHURCHESI it lliluJT; First Methodist Episcopal Church Herman R. Carson, Minister This should be another good day in our church. We expect another I fine group of people to come into I our fellowship. The pastor will speak on the theme, “The Grace Os Loyalty" and special music will i be furnished by the choir. In preparation for the "Every- | Member Canvas” which will begin ion Sunday afternoon, the church j treasurer will make his report, and the financial secretary and the finance chairmen will make brief statements. Everyone is urged to cooperate. The church school Is showing au increase in interest and attendance. There is a class for every age. It you are not in Sunday school we will be happy to have 1 you join us. ! The senior Epworth League will meet at 6:00 p. tn. with Wendell | Smith as president. The Sunday Evening Club will have charge of the evening service. They are bringing Dr. J. RayI mond Schutz of North Manchester ' one of Indiana’s most popular ori ators for this opening program. He 'will speak on “Why Not Thy God?” j There will be no charge for admit- ; tance, but a free-will offering will Ibe received. The Y. M. C. Class is furnishing special music, with Mrs. Walter J. Krick as leader. A reception for new members will be a feature of the “Churchwide Social” on next Wednesday evening. The Ladies Aid Society are the sponsors. o First Baptist Church Homer J. Aspy, Minister 9:30 a. m. Bible School. Mr. C. E. Bell, superintendent. 10:30 a. in. Junior church. Mrs. 1 Frank Young, superintendent. ! 10:30 a. m. Morning worship service. We are thankful for the increased interest and attendance in the morning services. An invitation is extended to all those who have no regular place of worship to join with us in this service of worship to our Heavenly Father. 7:00 p. m. Evening service. Remember the Lord's Day to keep it holy. Our activities on this day should be such only as will bring glory and honor to God. His Word teaches that we should not forsake the gathering of ourselves together as is the practice of some. Several new members of our church will be baptized Sunday evening, following the service. Monday evening at 7:00 all of the men of the church and their friends will meet together with the men of the churches of the Salamonie Association. This is the second meeting of the Brotherhood of the Association which was or-

EXAMPLES OF WPA CONSTRUCTION WORK THROUGHOUT INDIANA rriiSf r HI n w K ■I ♦k Lk. -■£ 'TiiMurtW ? '"’.l-aF ■■ JBL” ' • i ft*Mt Mlr * • A'-*, if.l 4 - ’ -U -eg. L 13JRK»*•a> A -Off*/* is-)!* -if •—' j I Shown here are examples of some of the types of coustruelion work carried on in Indiana by Works Progress Administration employes. 1. Nurses' Home at the Henry county hospital near New Castle. i Greenville school in Floyd county. 2. A section of the White river interceptor sewer at Muncie. 5 Water works aud reservoir at Salem. 3. Secondary road improvement in Howard county near Kokomo. 6- Parkway construction at Marion.

Iganlzed at Moutpelier a few mouth ago. At the last meeting Decatur ' won the attendance banner. Your loyalty and support will enable our ' church to retain this trophy. Plan jto be present. Dr. A. A. Cohn, of Seymour, chairman of the department of evangelism will be the speaker. The nominating committee will report and officers will be elected. The meal will be served promptly at 7:00. Wednesday evening at 7:30 the ' regular mid week service of the church will be held. o Zion Lutheran Church Paul W. Schultz, Pastor Divine services in English 10:30 a. m. Divine services in German 8:30 ,a. m. Sunday school and Bible class 9:30 a. in. o First Evangelical Church George S. Lozier, Minister 9:15 a. m. Sunday School. Edward Martz, superintendent. 10:10 a. m. Worship service. Sermon theme: “God Upholds Man.” 5:00 p. m. Senior Christian Endeavor. 6:15 p. m. Intermediate Chris- ' tian Endeavor. 7:30 p. in. Evening Service. Sermon theme: “Stewardship.” This service is being sponsored by the Woman's Missionary Society and will be marked by several special features. 7:30 p. in. Wednesday. Mid-week Prayer Service. 2:00 p. in. Thursday. Ladies Aid Society. Thirty members were received 1 into church fellowship on last I Sunday. Others will be received lon Sunday, April 18th, The nonchurch going public are invited to share our service with them. o Church of God Glen E. Marshall, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a. m. Worship program in charge of Mrs. Naomi Marshall. Let every member of the school 'be present. Morning worship, 10:30 a. m. Rev. R. L. Berry of Anderson will l be present and speak to us. Young Peoples’ meeting, 6:30 ' p. m. ■ Evening evangelistic services, 17:30 p. m. Message by the pastor. Mid-week prayer service, 7:30 ' p. in. Q Zion Reformed Church Charles M. Prugh, minister Church School, 9:15 a. in. J. [ Fred Fruchte, superintendent. Morning worship, 10:30 a. in. I Sermon. "Out of Communion.” — Mark 16:7. The Senior choir will [sing. Reception of new members. Young People’s Society. 6 p. m. I Tuesday and Wednesday, Fort

Wayne classical W. M. S. at Fort Wayne. I Wednesday, 7 p. in. — Mid-week ' study hour. Wednesday, 8 p. m. —Concert by the Heidelberg college glee club. Thursday, 2:30 p. m. — Ladies'i I Aid Society, o Eighth Bt. U. B. Church Luke P. Martin, pastor 9:30 a. m.—Sunday School. Gerald Brodbeck, superintendent. 10:30 a. in. —Sermon. 6:30 p. m.—Christian Endeavor. Junior, Miss Bel), superintendent.! Senior, Studies in Exodus. 7:30 p. m.—Evangelistic services. I 7:30 p. in. Wednesday Night' I prayer meeting. Rev. Wynn, lead- | er. The pleasure of sin are but for! a season; its wages for eternity. [ Come to our services; you arei welcome. Q— Christian Church Kenneth Timmmis, pastor Bible School, 9:30 a. m. Communion serbice, 10:30 a. mJ Morning worship, 1O:45 a. in. Thursday night the Brotherhood' [ will meet at the home of James, Kitchen. ' First U. B. Church H. W. Franklin, pastor A. J. Grice conservatory of music using string instruments will give a concert at the church Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. A number of i members of this church belong to! this band. The public is invited. I Indiana Central college, Indian-! apolis, will hold their twelfth an ' nual high school day Tuesday, April 13. All seniors and juniors J are especially invited. All high school students are welcome. A fine program in the forenoon com-! mencing at 9:30 o’clock and lasting until noon. Dinner is served free on the college campus. Athletics and viewing of the grounds, 1 dormitories and buildings in the afternoon. High school students [ come from Indiana and Illinois numbering 2,000 and over. All that wish to go should see tho pastor at once. This Sunday is whole tithe Sunday. Bring your tithe into the storehouse and 1 will pour you out such a blessing that you will not have soon enough to receive. A stewardship service Sunday evening at 7 o’clock. Several short talks by members of the church. Sermon by the pastor, "Loe Dictates.” Special music. The public is welcome. Fort Wayne group conference at Union Chapel church Wednesday, April 21. Sunday School, 9:15 a. m. Glen Hill, sueprintendent. Morning worship, 10:30 a. m. Sermon by the pastor. String instrument concert, 2 p in.

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Christian Endeavor, 6 p. m. Evening worship, 7 p. m. Bible study at th* parsonage Monday evening, 7 o’clock. Study commences with the ninth chapter of Leviticus. Orchestra practice Wednesday evening at 6 o’clock. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. Choir practice Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. —- - 1 O 1 ' - Presbyterian George O. Walton, Minister 9:30 Sunday School. Mr. W. R. [ McCoy superintendent. i lif>:3o Morning worship. Sermon “The Road to Emmaus”. 6:00 Young Peoples Service. Leader Rev. Walton, The Fort Wayne Presbytery will . meet Monday at Ossian The Ladiee Aid scheduled for this week has been postponed to Aipril 2° .! Ou Sunday April 18 there will bo I the ordination and installation of I the new officers elected at the au- [ nual meeting. I COURTHOUSE I Divorce Asked Charging desertion. Olive A. Brai den ha« nought a divorce from ; Glenn W. Braden. The couple was i married March 31, 1917 and separat- ' ed in 1933. There is one child. Sum- [ mous were ieeued to the sheriff of Madison county for the defendant, returnable (April 30. *1 Jesse Floyd Burke, 20. Decatur farmer to Lucille Marie McKean, 20, Decatur G. E. employe. Herman Bittner, 23, Decatur farmer to Gertrude Buuck, 22, De- , catur. Warren Snavely, 24, Bucyrus, [ Ohio laborer to Eleanor Mowery. J 20, no address. Donald E. Clause, 26, Ohio City i farmer to Lucy E. Pritchard, 20, I Ohio City, O. Real Estate Transfers [| Fred Fox et ux to Homer E. Neu- . enschwander et ux, 80 acres lu French twp. for J 2640. John S. Falk to Francis Eady, . part of out-lot 79 in Decatur for i »SSO. gjg Jungle to Be Laboratory Charlottesville, Pa. (U.R) — ! and water in the bodies of jungle ! Physiological effects of salt, sugar ‘.animals in relation to the adrenal J glands and kidneys will be studied , by Dr. Sydney W. Britton. Univeri sity of Virginia physiology professor, now en route to Latin Amerllca. o t Dry Chalk Cures Hiccups I Monroeville, O. (U.K) — After 1(1 ’ days of continuous hicciiping. A : W. Koch found relief The story • | of his distress brought suggestions ■; from all parts of the country. A ■ half teaspoon of pulverized white chalk, taken dry. proved a cure. . | . —o————— Costly Bridge Yields Profit Sydney —(UP) —Sydney’s famous 150.000,000 bridge ie at last a paying concern. Laet year 36,000,000 people passed over it or an equiv- ■ alent of six trips for every person in Australia.