Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 110, Decatur, Adams County, 8 May 1937 — Page 5

■pgr"-" aß|, «|SUNDAY 'R e L I | I BMHAV(K°MSAVr | TEXT-BlrM* arc ,h “ m-\ t b ° c -“ u ' rl ■ -'o44God. Matthew 5:9. P a3Ce ' '' • largely dominated by "'BV -«rphv that ’’ -.'tit is right, ' *en urpcd ‘V s - anti demand their • , urn the V amrkP.-s weakness K id -lairrnng art- not " hirh d ° modern world. Men will im at the thundering waters of | ~ md W iii forget that in the | () . sol.tude Os the forest the J raising water, not lowerfar greater quantity and i".:::i:tely useful purMustering north wind |M- ... the gentle runi store of Ist the second of JKiixurchs. instructive from to end. Tlie tive chnp- ’ merit Isaac had conic ... expediences ~ : also tasted the dounbelief and sin before we I the time of our lesson. Fearfamine, and evidently not bertain that God would care for le had gone down from the sod land, and was dwelling land of the Philistines. But id not forsaken him, and even | he blessed him. eaee, Prosperity, and Envy c was at peace although he j i the enemy’s territory. God : fen him great prosperity with ! hilt that the Philistines hated limes have changed, but men ; same. Many are they who t have the Lord Jesus Christ over them, but who cast enhances toward those who beIhey have honored God have onored by him with peace of ind have been prospered iq er they do. (Read Psalm 1.) that Isaac's testimony is hened by his willingness to even what was his right, than cause contention. Unily there are times when one cfend his name and his poss, but all too often those who up for their rights” have d homes, churches, and na,nd have gained nothing but ily victory. ■ace in the World Is Tempo-1 moved on and digged more ; md for a time he was again e. but not for long. He was ; the land of the Philistines, in the world. We long for j we would throw all our influ- J ■ the side of peace. But let | )e misled, for as long as sin j e world there will be strife j ir. James asks, “Whence wars and fightings among He rightly replies that the the sins of men, bring them noble Christian men and have permitted their Godatred of war and killing to them into support of unal and impossible peace prooften to the loss of their inl the preaching of the gospel winning of souls to Jesus s there then never to be on earth”? ’erfect Peace in the PresGod (vv. 22-25). Isaac came up into Canaan, ! which God had promised found permanent peace and I fellowship with God. Even Christian man and woman 1 step out of a spirituallyng fellowship with the world come wholly over into the Canaan will find true peace ghtful intimate communion ider application of the same ings before us the teaching ture that when the One who ght to reign, the Lord Jesus returns to take his throne, id not before, will peace ie earth. In the meantime j bear the beautiful name n. who are true followers of ce of Peace, will give them- j o such patient, loving, and iring testimony to Him that rsonal influence will be toisce in the home, in the in the community, in the s remember that God’s ie Bible, is our guide. Let it diligently, intelligently, illy. To help the reader to the writer of these notes glad to supply without cost stion a Bible-reading caleni a workable plan for readblessed Book through in a possible enclose a stamped f-addressed envelope with iuest. i

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Great Man s Son, His Name j A Joke, Among Immortals; Isaac, The Hen-Pecked Pacifist, Represents ' The Common Man Who Simply Craries On, i From Generation To Generation —- The Wells He Dug, And Was Chased Away ! From. ——

By WILLIAM T. ELLIS This Is the tale of the weak son | of a strong father. Yot he was also! the father of a strong, though crafty, son. Which is to say that he j was a connecting link, a mere bridge man, carrying over one generation to another. He was bedtI sn upon by life, but he never beat j upon it in return. Nevertheless, Isaac is among the ; | immortals, along with his father, j I Abraham and his sou, Jacob, lie the commonplace man, such as most of us are. Hej did no great deeds and spoke no great words; and suffered many misadventures; yet he carried on, in his own negative way, loyal to God and to his family, and living peaceably—perhaps too peaceably j —with his neighbors. The average I man does no more. It is refreshing to be reminded by Isaac's example that there is a place for ordinary persons in the long roll of essential characters. At least, we have passed on the torch. While studying Isaac's colorless career, we are reminded of the strange Providences that carry on human life from age to age. Most persons live lowly, monotonous lives. They do nothing to cause their j i heads to be lifted above their fell- j j ows, or their names to be remem- ! j bered. They build homes and raise families, and suffer life's ordinary i vicissitudes. They are the common people, whom Lincoln said God must love, because He made 4) j many of them. Some have had! noteworthy ancestors, and may one | day have great descendants. But, their role seems to be merely to continue the succession of the; race striving ever to leave life on a higher level than they found it. They have "kept the faith.” Their place in the procession of humanity is as essential as that of the occasional great ones. When I visited the mosque that is over tho Cave of Machpelah, in Hebron, I found there not only the graves | of Abraham and Sarah, and of Jae-, ob and Leah, but also the tombs of Isaac nd Kebekah. They belong in the family bne of fame. He. E«.me Was A Joke Isaac was a son of the old age of Abiaham and Sarah. His moth j* * * * • * * * * I **»*•**** ♦The Sunday School Lesson for May 16 is "The Forbearance of Isaac.”— Genesis 21:1 —25:18; 26:1-33. «*♦♦•**** *♦♦*•****

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| er laughed In derision when she 1 I heard the angel promise them a 1 j son. And she gave the name Isaac 1 which means "to laugh," to her 1 son when he was born. In truth, Isaac was rather a joke throughout his days. He did not have gumption enough to get a wife for him- ' I self: his father had to send off to j Haran, where relatives dwelt, to : married life he seems to have been ' ; lind one for him. Throughout his ' hen-pecked by his wife, as well as I put upon by his neighbors; and I his sons "worked him" for their | own purposes. Perhaps this is the place to j touch upon the plight of the home wherein the wife rules, and favoritism is displayed among the children. Clearly, Isaac's home life was not happy. Nor is that of any 1 i other household where the husI band is not the head. In my lifetime 1 have observed a great many families; but I never knew one where the wife ruled that was either happy or successful. There was something of virile manhood lacking In Isaac. Pushed About By Neighbors Isaac was a pacifist In a time which knew no law, but force; so he was mercilessly pushed about liy his neighbors. He would dig out jthe old wells of his father, and then be driven on. unresisting; imt til, at last, well down toward Sinai, he tame to a place which nobody else wanted, and he was permitted to dig a well and abide at Rehobeth. That was not his father's way. Abraham knew how to maintain I his rights. But easy-going Isaac i found it better to give up and move on, rather than to defend what ! was clearly his. He was a "peace-at-any-price" man; and the results revealed themselves in his character. For it is no real service to ultimate peace to let a bully have his swash bucking way in the world. How different would be the plight of the world today if Britain had not yielded to Italy's bluster in the matter of Ethiopia; and if the powers had not permitted the rape of Manchuria by Japan. Present peace may be purchased too dearly. Isaac was strong enough ; to defend the rights which he surrendered; yet he lacked the stamina to do so. A Digger Os Wells 1 have seen the old wells at i Beersheba, and further down in Sinai; as well as the wells in Harlan. where Abraham’s servant found j Kebekah as a wife for Isaac. Curiously the latter are distinctive, in that one goes down to the water j level by a series of steps; and the

record runs of Rebekah that "she came forth with her pitcher on | her shouldor; and went down unto the fountain and drew." This Is hut one of countless corroborations of the details of the Bible Story. Some of tho wells of Bible Land are of almost Incredible antiquity, like those at Beersheba, and Jac- | ob's well, at Sychar. Naturally the water supply is vital to a commun- < ity's life. It was no unimportant j boundary-fence dispute in which , Isaac was involved. 1 have watched the women of Jerusalem, before , the new water supply was com- , pletely, gathered in crowds at the common faucet, and when the wat- , er was shut off for the day, they dramatically joined in "The Song Os The Dead,” to symbolize that without water they could not live. Supine though Isaac may seem to us, he yet was a digger of wells, a supplier of water to mankind. In his story we read the moral of the importance of reopening the old wells that have become clogged In our times -the wells of tested religious truth; the wells of proved morality; the wells of intelligent patriotism; the wells of sound knowledge; and, most important of all, the wells of “living water," which Jesus promised the woman of Samaria. A common place life, and a timid one, was Isaac's. Nevertheless, he maintained the on-going of the family line and he did good, and not evil, in his time. SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none in one’s self.—Carlyle. * * * The firmest friendships have been formed in mutual adversity; iron is most strongly uuitod in the fiercest flame: —Colton. * * • Behind the dim unknown standeth God within the shadow of keeping watch above his own. —Lowell. * * * The grandest of heroic deeds are those which are performed within four walls and in domestic privacy.—Richter. • » * Ye are the salt of the earth. — Matt. 5:13. * * * I say to thee, do thou repeat To the first man thou mayest meet That he and we all men move Under a canopy of love As broad as the blue sky above. —Richard C. Trench. • ♦ * Freedom is the birthright of man; it belongs to him by right of his sumanity, in so far as this consists with every other person's freedom. —Kant. First Evangelical Church George S. Lozier, Minister 9:15 a. m. Sunday School. Edward Martz, superintendent. 10:10 a. m. Worship service. Sermon theme: "Mother”. The Rites of Baptism will be administered at this service. 5:00 p. m. Senior Christian Endeavor. 6:15 p. m. Intermediate Christian Endeavor. 7:30 p. m. Evening service. This service will be devoted to the interests of the Annual Conference. Mr. C. E. Hocker, lay delegate, and the pastor will speak. 7:30 p. m. Wednesday — Prayer meeting. 7:30 p. m. Thursday — Young People’s Missionary Circle in the church parlors. o First Baptist Church Homer Judson Aspy, Minister 9:30 a. m. Bible School. C. E. Bell, superintendent. 10:30 a. m. Junior church. Mrs. Frank Young, superintendent. 10:30 a. m. Morning worship. An appropriate service for Mothers Day will be conducted in our church Sunday. The pastor's subject will be "Out of Fear Into Fearlessness.” The mother's present will be honored. The oldest mother, the youngest mother, the mother with the largest family will receive special recognition. 7:00 p. m. Evening service. The interest in the evening services are growing. We hope to make of this service a real blessing and present. The sermon subject for time of happy fellowship for those the evening service will be "Something for Nothing." Wednesday evening at 7:30 tho mid-week prayer service will be held at the church. — o .— Christian Church Kenneth Timmons, pastor Bible School. 9:30 a. m. Communion, 10:30 a. m. Mother's Day “program, 10:45. The Corinthian class will be in charge of this program. Each mother will be presented with a flower. There will be gifts for the oldest and youngest mother present. Every one welcome.

Zion Reformed Church Charles M. Prugh, Minister Church School 9:15 a. m. J. Fred Fruchte, superintendent. Morning Worship 10:30 a. m. Sermon "Rising Up To Call Her Blessed." The senior choir will sing. Evening Worship 7:30 p. m. Concert by the Young Women’s Choir, directed by Mrs. L. A. Ilolthouse. Monday, 7 P. M. Meeting of the official board. Wednesday, 2:30 p. ra. Ladies’ Aid Society. Wednesday 7:00 p. m. Mid-week prayer and study hour. Sunday, May 16th, Holy Communion. Church of the Nazarene Paul Brandyberry, Pastor 9:30 A. M. Sunday school Harley Ward. Supt. 10:30 A. M. Morning worship. Sermon theme—“ The Worse Enemy of Man" 6:45 P. M. Young people'® society Mrs. Lon Woodrunt president. Mrs. Woodrum has prepared a beautiful Mother's Day program and a section of seat® are being reserved for all mother®. I aw sure you will enjoy this service. 7:30 P. M. Evening evangelistic service. Sermon theme—" Eighteen Thing® A Man Did In Hell ” Services will continue all next week. You will enjoy these inspirational services. Last night a young man who had been up-eet in hi® beautifully converted. Y’es it pays to have Old Fashion Revivals. Crowd® are increasng, interest is increasing and it you still enjoy an old fashion meeting we inv-ite you to all of these service®. Some time next week the Rev. .M or lord of th-3 Monroe Methodist church will sing. Tell your friends and neighbors about this old fashion meeting and then plan to attend. Zion Lutheran Church Paul W. Schultz, pastor. Divine Mother’s Day services, English, 10:30 a. m. In the German language, 8:30 a. m. Sunday School and Bible class, 9:30 a. m. Missionary Society Wednesday afternoon. o First U. B. Church H. W. Franklin, pastor Mother's Day program at the church Sunday morning at the worship hour. There has been a program prepared. The choir will all be mothers and thee will be special numbers. Mrs. Franklin will bring the message. Baptism and reception of new members at the close of the service. This is the whole tithe Sunday. .The tithers league will meet after church Sunday night. Church General conference of the Unit ed Brethren in Christ will meet in quadreneal session at Chambersburgh. Pa., May 11 and continue ten or more days. Sunday School, 9:15 a. m. Glenn Hill, superintendent. Morning worship, 10:30 a. m. Mother's Day program. Christian Endeavors, 6:30 p. m. Evening worship, 7:30 p. m. Sermon by pastor. Orchestra practice, Wednesday, 6 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:00 p. m. Choir practice Wednesday, 8:00 p. m. Mother and Daughters banquet sponsored by W. M. A. and Otterbein Guild at the church Tuesday . evening. Program for Mother's Day at First U. B. church: Chairman, Mrs. Lillie Hill. Organ prelude, Mrs. Zelrna Roop. Song, congregation. Prayer, Mrs. Blanche Elzy. Special song, choir of mothers. Scripture, Mrs. Blanch Mumma. Solo, Eddie Gene Deitsch. Quartet, Mrs. Gertie Lytle, Esth | er Hilton, Marie Hill, and Carl Fisher. Sermon. Mrs. 11. W, Franklin. Reception of members in charge of pastor. Closing song, congregation. Benediction, Rev. Franklin. Eighth St. U. B. Church L. J. Martin, pastor. Sunday School. 9:30 a. m. Gerald Brodbeck will have charge. Mother's Day sermon, 10:30 a. m. by the pastor. C. E., 6:30 p. m. Lawrence Michel, preseident. Evangelistic message, 7:30 p in. | Mid week prayer meeting Wed- j nesday night. 7:30 p. m. Thursday at 2 p. m. the Women’s Missionary Society will meet at j home of Mrs. Amelia Schrauk on I

I Tenth street. . I Sunday morning at the close of | Sunday School a potted plant will the presented to the youngest and oldest mother present. Each person will be given a little remembrance of tlielr mother as they i come to tho door. 1 < We extend a hearty invitation | to attend all of our services. Church of God Glen E. Marshall, pastor ______ 4 The Sunday School hour opens j 1 at 9:30 a. m. with Manley Irwin, j superintendent, in charge. A panto-! I mtine, “A Mother's Tapestry of 1 Life," will be presented at the wor- i' ship period. The morning worship service 1 will open at 10:30 a. in. Sermon theme, "Mothers of the Bible.” ji Young People's meeting, 6:30. Evening evangelistic service at 7:30 p. m. Mid-week prayer service, Wed 1 nesday, 7:30 p. m. Bring Bibles. || Missionary Society meets Thursday at the home of Mrs. Robert Strickler, 2 p. m. The public is most cordially in -) vited to attend these services. o Presbyterian Church George O. Walton, minister 9:30 a. m.—Sunday School. W.! R. McCoy, superintendent. 10:30 a. m. — Morning worship. The young peoples choir will bring I a service of song in honor of Moth-: er's Day. The pastor will preach a short message on “Mother.” 6:30 p. m.—The Young Peoples Society will meet. Monday night at Bluffton the Mens' Fellowship of the Fort Wayne Presbytery will meet. Supper will be served at 6:30. An address will be delivered by Dr. George Allison of the First Church Fort Wayne. A special invitation has been given to the men of our church. Those attending are asked to please phone the manse. Young peoples choir practice Wednesday, 6:30 p. m. The Adams county ministerial association will meet in our church this Monday at 9:30 a. m. All members who have not returned their cards from the every member canvas are askod to do so at once, i .

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COURTHOUSE Estate Cases The report of the inheritance tax apprabier was filed an d notice ordered returnable June 6 in the following a®tates: Magdalena Yager, Flora Patton, Peter Neuenschwander and Phillip Muteehler. Inventory number one was filed examined and approved In the estate of Louisa A. Wiiiteregg. A petition to re-appral®e personal property wa® filed, submitted and sustained in the estate of John Grady. The re-appraisement was filed, examined and approved. A ipetltion to sell the personal property wa® sustained. A petition to eell the real estate to pay debts was filed- Ai affidavit of non residence was filed. Notice was ordered by publication for Frank and Jennie

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Hart, Thonui® .Lillian, Alfred, Lydia mid Robert Cheviron, returnable September 6. Guardianship Cato On Inventory was filed, examined and approved for Clares Justine Neuenech wander by the guardian, Amos Neuenschwauder. A petltiou to eell the real estate was filed by the guardian. Appearance Filed An appearance was filed by Fruchte and Lltterer for the defendant In the salt for possession of real estate and for damage® brought by John M. Moon vs Emery Drabonetot. An appearance was filed by B. Myers and Ed. A. 'Rosee for the iplaintiff in the claim action brought by Mae Cowan again«l the John C. Cowan estate. oHawaiians Are Musical Honolulu.—f(U.R>- A musical census has developed the sacs that one person out of every 10 in this city plays a hand Instrument. Nevertheless, the first English horn, or oboe, has just found a player here. “Make a dale with Runyon’s Garage for Tires.”