Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 122, Decatur, Adams County, 22 May 1937 — Page 5

■pTsUNDAY SCHOOL It ESS ONff«lcin^2^^ ,<,r Vnion,C^Kson sorMay 30 REMAKING JACOB TEXT u<-".rsls 28:10-22. 32. TEXT-And be not con thl> ""■« but be ye transrenewing of your mind i : ' '• ‘ : ,p! I>! ' or TOP' 1 ' - wtial Ch ' in '" ,d V I AM’ SENIOR TOP One's Better Self. ■». : f AM) ADULT TOPto Face With God. Fige ?' «s‘ "Well-Known Converted"' After years of thievery, and all kinds Jacob, "the sup|9^Kr - i , i a tr msfnrming expeof the grace and power of ,|^K r .j . - I -me!—" a prince Th st is indeed front-page the marvel of it all is . today proclaim the ’d Christ Jesus for the of every one that beC.ny is a most appropri'*|Ke f cr our lesson, for the first tells us f a memorial stone, last section tells of a great We do well on this day to the days that are gone, the heroic deeds of our dead. It is right that we honor them for victories won and for a noble cause. 4^K t u- r. t fail to recognize that Kgi-eat battles of life are those in the realm of the spirit and v.cturws tua there endure eternity. Every teacher of a the Bi! le school should with endeavor to make this a i.;. menu ry and victory f *r the boys and girls, or 41 women of the class. consider today two experiKeee in the life of Jacob, both of have thi ir counterpart in the fIK ' many of God's children in Mv< 3 EI!. \ Vision and a Vow (Gen. 6 22). met God. Have you met to face? Have you had Kgr a revolutionary experience in unexpected spot"? What a j it place it has become in your | Perhaps it was at mother's or in a little crossroad's or on a busy city street. ■M* -th- re—you dealt with him S-4 blessed your soul—life was Such may be the experiof each one of us. The place Jacob had this experience known only as Luz. Now Bit Became Bethel—"the house of :. are not sim MW f r our pleasure; they carry Bi real res: visibility. Jacob rec this and set up a memorial Kitd made a vow. The depth of is revealed by the fact ■ til* it touched his earthly posses When a man's conversion fßreaches all the way through to his you can be sure that some E&ag has happened to him. pledge of one-tenth to God is ■in accord with the Old Testament ■k.;ile of the title. Many earnest regard the tithe as equally in our day. Others con that it is an Old Testament only. Well, there is no ■ need to differ too sharply on that for is it not clear that as of God all that we have beto Him? Surely then we would -i.umefacedly to admit that B we i ive less than the Old Testament All that we have comes from B His bountiful hand. He it is that ■ give bread to eat and raiment to ■ Let us be cheerful thilarigivers of what he has entrusted Btou;. that his work on earth may ■ bejut forward. Bl 8. A Struggle and a Victory (Gen | 32:24 30). varied experiences of both 1 and defeat Jacob turns back own land. He hears of the ap- ■ Ptfach of his brother Esau with 400 Before he meets him he i ■ *B** : a n * g ht alone. Whether it ■ was in fear or in trust that he apI Prbched God on that night, we do ■ ± ::now - But we do read of the struggle. It was more than a battle—real as that was—- !■ here we have God wrestling j I a wea k and defeated, but proud , seeking to bring him to the j where he will once for all "let let God" have his way with IT T 11 ' 1 tlle night of struggle at Peniel I B® Sone God’s people in all the I Buries, and 10, those who have |^B n ‘ t ted themselves to the mighty I>3h» G°d Lave come out as those "power with God and with / (v. 28). Such an experience key to successful living and ; Jpul service for God. It is still i I I* l3l ’God resisteth the proud, IB| giveth grace unto the humble." ( An Aim in Life want an aim that can never : PO’-v vile, and which cannot disour hope. There is but one on earth, and it is that of like God. He who strives after ■on with perfect love must grow ; ■ of selfishness, and his success in the omnipotent holt-1 WF ot Go <i- 1

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British Coronation] Is Linked J To Ancient Hebrew Drama “Stone Os Scone,” On Which George VI Was Crowned, Said To Be Pillar On Which Jacob Slept At Bethel —— The Changing Os A Timid, Crafty Man.

By WILLIAM T. ELLIS Os the hundreds of descriptions of the Coronation of King George VI, as King of the British Dominions, few failed to mention the Stone of Scone, which formed the seat of the throne. For hundreds of years British monarchs have I been crowned upon this relic and j before them it served the same purpose for the kings of Scotland. According to tradition, that stone is the veritable one upon which the Hebrew patriarch, Jacob rested his head at Bethel, when, in flight from his wronged brother Esau, he had a vision of a ladder set up from earth to heaven, and angels ascending and descending. yAJonet a fear-smitten fugitive, Jacob ay down on this hill-top | Jacob lay down on this hill-top m which was at first called Luz. Literature makes much of the hardship of his having a stone for a pillow; but that is a usage which continues in the Orient to this day. I Jacob had no travelling equipment, except his staff, his waterskin and his food wallet. He was a lonely man, with his soul in torment. He had cheated his brother Esau of, his birthright, but now he himself j was fleeing to the East, hoping to find refuge, and a wife, amongst | his mother's people in Haran. A Stone of Romance That stone which he casually chose for a pillow was destined to i have a romantic place in history, legend and romance. After his vision, Jacob set it up as a monument and annointed it with oil, and called the spot Bethel. “The house of God." Thither, in the course of generations, his children were to return and establish their religious capital. The spot is but a few miles due north from Jerusalem. It is today a bare, gray summit, where j archaeologists have lately been working—a world removed from the pomp and glory of Westminster « **»»•*** »«»»*•*,»* *The Sunday School 'Lesson for May 30 is “The Remaking Os Jacob.” —Genesis 28:16-22; 32:24-30. »»»»»»*•* »•»»»•»**

THIS WEEK—ISO YEARS AGO fl** Story Constitutional Convention • Sentinel Features ————a^——^a—— mm—— By RAYMOND PITCAIRN

FOR THE PEOPLE I One hundred and fifty years ago this summer a group of fifty-five ; Americans planned and wrote an ! historic document that stands as \ one of the high lights of human achievement. It sounded a new note in goyern- ! ment. It made government of the people, by the people, for the peo- ; P prartical and lastrng It became the inspiration and the model democratic governments throughou. the world. , It was the Constitution of the United States. . r . iP i~ In this and succeeding articles will be told each week the story of Tow. on the same dates of 150 years ago. those fifty-five men through a sweltering phl ”4 el summer, to give the American idea of freedom both reality and per [ manence. The Convention that wrote I constitution opened formal y on Mav 25 1787, at Philadelphia, in tne I historic’ structure already fam™ l ’ “ I the birthplace of the Declaration of I Independence. Its purpose was to i achieve a more practical form of union than was provided under Articles of Confederation wh.chhad I proved so inadequate as to be caliea that opening tively unimportant. But later mo torians learned to ack "°*!® d^ sslons one of the most sigmhcant sessions nf the entire summer For On tna datl the Convention chose George Washington as its presldl ! lS ° hPar(l American” ConstKUUon/ was woven much of the strength and grandeur . I undaunted by the diScX ahead. Washmgton faced I San with a soldiers simple faith . and courage. _

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I Abbey, and the coronation of a I British sovereign. The Stone of Scone symbolizes the unity of history and the place and power of religion in a nation's life. Great Jlfitain is established upon tho teachings of revelation which began with Jacob's family. Strange Roads To God I Many and devious are the ex- ' periences that turn a human soul to a vital awareness of God. With one it is a great trouble and sorrow; with another it is a discovery of the peace that awaits in the Divine presence; with another It is an intellectual awakening. However achieved, that new found-sen-se of God changes life. Fight and fear drove Jacob to this consciousness. His is the story of a changed man—a bewildering ' story, in which the old chicanery is strangely mixed with the new motives. A spoiled son, a deceiver of his father; a crafty, unscrupulous, unfraternal brother; and, jlater. a shrewd and shifty son-in-law, he seems a strange choice of God for the carrying on of a sublime Providence. Yet Jacob was in the line of the Divine covenant I with Abraham. The benefits he in[herfted were in part due to his i grandfather, “the friend of God.” Jacob embTiTTies the most prejcious truth of our religion, which j is that human nature can be changed by the power of an ever-living God. It is possible for a person to be transformed in his character by a vital relationship with the Heavenly Father. Jacob, the supplanter, may become Israel, the prince of God. The mean man may be made generous; the impatient man may be made unselfish; the petty may be made great. This is the lesson of the Lesson. Educated By Vision Jacob was profoundly shaken by his vision at Bethel. For the first time, apparently, he took real account of God as a factor in his life. That tremenodus spiritua experience did more for him than all of his mother's cunning counsels. We underestimate the power of emotion to change lives. Who has not witnessed the miracle of a headstrong, self-centered, irresponsible young man made over into ■ newness by the love of a good wo'man? And every day, before our

“Let us raise.” he urged, "a standard to which the wise and honest can repair The event is in the hand of God." During those first days, too —on May 29—the Convention received two plans which contained many of the fundamental principles finally incorporated in the Constitution. They were significant proposals—for

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they emphasized the idea of government by the people. One was the “Virginia Plan,” introduced by Edmund Randolph, Governor of that state, though largely developed by

James Madison. An outstanding feature was its proposal of a National Legislature in which the people should be represented, rather than the separate states. Its basic principle was probably best expressed'by Madison when he wrote: “The genius of republican liberty seems to demand . . . that all power should be derived from the people.” It proposed too. a National Executive and a National Judiciary. • All these proposals were new and at variance with the Articles of Confederation under which the new nation had lived since the close of the Revolution. The second plan came from another Southerner, youthful Charles Pinckney, of South Carolina. Similar in general principles to the Randolph Plan, it was more specific in detailed provisions. It was. however, the famous Virgima Plan which formed the basis of the early debates. What was said in those debates and how from them developed the Constitution under which our nation has risen to greatness, will be told in succeeding art!CNext Week, unique in Government.

eyes, there is enacted the wonder of a silly, pleasure-seeking, selfish girl transformed into strong, wise and noble womanhood by the power of love. In these troubled days, we are being reminded that it was the Wesey revival that saved England from revolution. Historians are pointing out, in this centennial year, the effect of Moody evangelism upon the religious life of the . United States. And it seems clear that only a soul shaking experience such as a widespread revival of religion, can save the world from war and from class strife. A Crowded Life Story Vivid and absorbing is the human story of Jacob, as told in Genesis. We are permitted to watch, the transformation of the old Jacob into the new Israel. Hfs love I for Rachel; the deceit of his uncle, I Laban, which he returned with interest; the pathethic picture of! Leah, the sore-eyed and unwanted < bride; the oriental eagerness of' both Leah and Rachel for sons; the subtle device whereby Jacob's share of the herds and flocks was increased; the flight fro Laban, and the Mizpah covenant; the fear of Esau, and tho crafty scheme to conciliate him, as Jacob returned to the land of his birth —all of these incidents have the quality which the present generation have learned to expect in motion pictures. The second great event in Jacob's colorful career was his experience at the brook Jabbok. So true to geography is the Bible record that we may be reasonably sure of the site of the ford of the Jabbok, where Jacob wrestled with an angel. I once visited it, a lonely, wilderness spot. In the clutch of a great fear, Jacob was expecting to meet with Esau, the brother whom he had so sorely wronged. That night he had the dramatic experience, which has fixed itself in civilization's mind and literature, of wresting with I an angel. All night this struggle continued, the picture of prevailiing prayer. As dawn approached. Jacob refused to let go, until the angel should bless him. At last the boon was granted, and Jacob was given a new name, that of Israel, the name which all his descendants bear to this day, a name of victory. Truly, “Prayer changes things." For after this experience at Peniel. the old Jacob disappears, and we have the newer, nobler patriarch, Israel. SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS Anger always begins with folly, and ends with repentance.—Pythagoras. * * * The sun shines after every storm; There is a solution for every problem, . And the soul's highest duty is to be of good cheer. —Emerson. • * * O fear not in a world like this, And Thou shalt know ere long— Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong. —Longfellow. * • • No civilization is complete which does not include the dumb and defenseless creatures within the sphere of charity and mercy.— Queen Victoria. • * * For to me to live in Christ and to die is gain.—Phil. 1:21. ♦ » * Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature, O thou of God and man the Son; Thee will I cherish, Thee will I | honor, Thou, my soul’s glory, joy and I crown.—Crusaders’ Hymn. It may be true that I have much i less to live on than I had a year ago, but it is certainly true that 11 have just as much to live for; the real values of life are unshaken and solid. A financial crisis can rob us of all that we have, but it can not effect what we are. —Claiborne Johnson. o Church of the Nazarene Paul Brandyberry, Pastor 9:30 am. Sunday school. Harley Ward, supt. 10:30 a. m. Morning Worship. Sermon theme : “Behold the Christ." 6:15 p. tn. —Young people’s service. Mrs. Lon Woodrum, pres. Lesson topic, “Great Hymns of the Church." Immediately following the young peoples society the church will go in a body to attend the annual high school baccalaureate service. 7:30 p. m —Wednesday, the regular mid week prayer service. Dr. Charles Mayo, of the famous Rochester Clinic, says, “You can get, along with a wooden leg. but not with a wooden head; it. I is the brain that counts." and al-1 cohol devastates the brain. Therefore, this superskilled, masterful suigeon is a total abstainer. The frieudly church invites you to al! our services.

HQ4URCHESH First Evangelical Church George S. Lozier, Minister 9:15 a. m. — Sunday School. Ed- j ward Martz, superintendent. 10:10 a. ra, — Worship service. I Sermon theme: “The Deeper 1 Meaning of Memorial Day.” The American Legion will be special guests at this service. All are in- j vited to the service. 6:15 p. m. — Intermediate and Senior Christian Endeavor. 7:30 p. m. — Wednesday — Midweek Prayer Meeting. The Sunday evening service is being dispensed with in the inter-' est of the Baccaleaurate service at i ' the Methodist Church. First Methodist Episcopal Church i Ralph Waldo Graham, Minister ' Mornin Worship 9:25 A. M. Ser , mon theme, “The Living Christians." Special music by vested choir. Children's sermon. You will find a cordial welcome and spiritual helpfulness. Church School: Study classes 10:30. Classes for all Ages. Baccalaureate) Service, 7:30 P. M. With Rev. Geo. A. Walton delivering the sermon. Prayer and Bible hour each Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. o Presbyterian George O. Walton, Minister 9:30 Sunday*school. W. M. MeI Coy, superintendent. j 10:30 Morning worship. “The Nameless Longing.” Union Baccalaureate service at the Methodist church at 7:30. The daily vacaton bible school will commence Tuesday, June 1. A full curriculum and program has been arranged for ages up to and including the eighth grade. Those wishing fuTther information are asked to call Rev. H. W. Franklin, dean of the school. 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. m. Junior Walther League Tuesday evening. o Zion Reformed Church Charles M. Prugh Minister Church School 9:15 A. M. J. Fred Fruchte, Suipt. Morning Worship 10:30 A. M.

HOUSES IN BLOOM DOWN the street the painters are at work. What was just an ordinary, somewhat weather-worn house is emerging in glistening, cream-white loveliness, with shutters as green as the glossy new leaves of the maples. Across the way they’re putting up rainbow-striped awnings cool and smart and comfortable-looking. Next door a shining white trellis is being built — ready to blossom forth in a cascade of rambling roses. It’s the time of year when homes should look their best. And every housewife knows what miracles can be performed with a little paint—a few yards of flowered chintz or cretonne—a trowel and some garden seeds. Have you read the advertisements in your paper today? You’ll find extraordinary values in bright, airy curtains—cool slip-covers—fresh-colored summer rugs —screens for the porch—all the hundred and one things that make houses more attractive. Your budget will cover the improvements you want to make if you plan your buying with the daily news of bargains as a guide. Read the advertising pages!

I Sermon: "Rcet for tho People of God” IHebr. 4:9. The Senior Choir will sing. Young People's Society 6 P. M. Six weeks’ special giving campaign begins May 30, Reception for new members, j Thursday, June 3. o Eighth St. U. B. Church L. J. Martiq. Pastor 9:30 Sunday school, Gerald Brod ; beck, supt. j 10:30 Morning Worship. Special 'singing by the Juniors. Sermon by jthe Pastor. We are planning our Children’s Day Service and would like to have all the Juniors who attend our' church and all those who do not attend elsewhere to have a part in ; these services. Juniors come to Sunday School and help sing. 6:00 P. M. Junior and Senior Endeavor. 7:30 Wed. night. Prayer meeting. •— o — Monroe Methodist Church 9:30 —Morning worship and etudy Theme—“My Brother’s Religion and Mine” Music by double quartet. 7:oo—Epworth League and Evening Worship. Monday—7:3o, Von Gunten class Auction Sale at Palmer’s Barn. Wednesday—7:3o Prayer meeting 8:30 choir practice. Friday—Dinner by the Women* ' organization. E. S. Morford, Minister. _ o 1 First U. B. Church H. W. Franklin Pastor Tlie Vacation Bible School is postponed one day. Commencing Tuesday June 1 Monday May 31 Memorial Holliday. School will close Juno 25No service* Sunday evening on account of the Baccalaurate services at the Methodist Church. W. M. A. Convention at Elkhart Castle U. B. Church Tuesday May 25 to 27. Childrens Day Program will be given by the Primary Department of the Sunday School Sunday evening June 6. A nice program is in i preparation Mrs. Ruth Williams is > the Primary Supt. i The Sunday School picnic has been postponed from June 13 to , Sunday July 11. Third Quarterly Meeting Sunday ’ evening June 6. A delegate to the Annual Conference will be electedSunday School 9:15. Glenn Hill, Superintendent. Morning Worship 10’30. Sermon by pastor. [ I No orchestra practice this week. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7 p.m. I No Christian Endeavor Sunday

evening. Bible Study at tho church Monday evening 7 o’clock. Choir Practice Friday evening at 7 o'clock. 0 Church of God The Sunday School opens at 9:30 a. m. with Manley Irwin, superintendent. The attendance has been very good in the Sunday School, but there is still room for improvement. Bring a friend with you. Worship period, 10:30 a. m. Mrs. Marshall will be in charge. Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. During the prayer meeting I hour vital subjects are discussed and the Word of God is studied. The public is most cordially invited to attend all the services of the church. o * RURAL CHURCHES * > « Willshire U. B. Circuit Lawrence Dellinger, pastor Willshire Sunday School, 9:30 a. in. Preaching, 10:30 a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evei ning. Winchester Sunday School, 9:00 a. m. Class meeting, 10 a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Choir practice Wednesday evening. There will be no service at this appointment, on Sunday evening, May 23. o Decatur M. E. Circuit J. W. Reynolds, pastor Mt. Pleasant Church School, 9:30 a. m. Evening worship, 7:30 p. m. Beulah Chapel Morning worship, 9:30 a. m. Church School, 10:30 a. m. Pleasant Valley Church School, 9:30 a. m. Preaching, 10:30 a. nt. o Calvary Evangelical Church George S. Lozier, minister 9:30 a. m. —Sunday School. Roland Miller, superintendent. 10:30 a. m. —Prayer and praise service. 7:30 p. m. Thursday — Worship service and sermon. —— Union Chapel A. F. Knepp, pastor. 9:15 a.m. —Sunday church school. 10:15 a.m. —Worship service. Sermon theme, “Looking Through tho Telescope.” The sacrament of the

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Lord’s Supper will also bo observed. 6:80 p. m.—Christian Endeavor services. Leaders, Seniors, Mrs. Earl Chase; Intermediates, Miriam Brown. 7:15 p. m. — Worship service. The Grice Conservatory of Music, of Decatur, will furnish a thirtyminute musical program. Wednesday, 7:30 p, m. — Midweek prayer service, and Bible study. Acts 7:1-22. The annual convention of tho St. Jtfkeph conference branch Women's Missionary Association, will be held next week in the Castle United Brethren church, in tho city of Ekhart, from Tuesday noon unti Thursday noon. N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined - Glasses Fitted Saturdays, 8:00 p. m. Telephone 186. HOURS 8:30 to 11:30 12:80 to 6:00 WANTED All Kind?} of JUNK We pay the highest market prices and give honest weights. We are located at Julius Haugk's Coal Yard and Decatur Produce Co. Decatur Iron & Metal Co. Morris Schuster and Bill Ochstein Phone 660. Save Your Eyes Complete line of Aladdin Floor and Table Lamps. - Other Lamps - Six Way $6.25 Indirect Inverted iC Indirect Bridge SPECIAL THIS WEEK ONLY $27.50 Dream inner-spring .Mattresses for SB9-75 ZWICK’S