Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 292, Decatur, Adams County, 11 December 1937 — Page 5

-.ferTstJNDAY Si,, SCHOOL Qgfr s s o N r> ! I I’WWI K" B December 19 , e BIRTH OF JESUS ■rßXT—Luke 2:8-i0. ■ L-vt— For unto you Is born KjOPIC-When Jesus Came. ■ TOPIC—When Jesus Came. fcDlAre AND SENIOR TOPEh ol Our Saviour. Kople AND ADULT TOPKtft of a Saviour. Led are the stories that Retelling or the books that Ire reading. Rare is the | W e care to hear more than L, significant then that we [the observance of ChristL year with hearts full of I the story of the birth of igt-r again to hear the acp, God's Word, and to lls- | attentive souls for the [ the angel’s song in the ■ music. Hh of our Lord as the in[aviour of men is still front jdline news, even in 1937. tidings of his coming still I thinking and living of a it has gone far from him, i today in hatred and enm while outwardly recalltuning of the One who was peace on earth. We have so far that men feel that BL to promote peace is to use K, Mpr Until the Prince of Kuee himself shall reign there Kuy Jno other way. But let us -Ku st this Christmas time tender baby hand from the Kcndle at Bethlehem has reached lsit W s and li ves > bringing us ■Leasgsfet Cud and good will toward f Ttefr ' '< ven verses of our chapBierribte the coming of Mary with t G d s appointed place at ■ i cne. for the entrance Bido S world of the Son of God as Ette "Wbrd" that “was made flesh ■ andflSe? among us” (John 1:14). ■ Our ■bon opens with the proclama- ■ &n«th-. blessed good news to the 'K‘ jMy 1 in field ' Three ■iktujtts are suggested for considerata®The announcement of the ■ coming <I the Saviour; the person- ■ al response of the shepherds to the ■ jkd tic and their immediate making it known to oth- ■ en. 3 1. fcnto You Is Born ... a I Savis® ” w. 8-14). I Christ as a great teacher, one I whom the common people heard ■ gladly; "for he taught them as one ■ that had luthority, and not as the | seribte” (Mark 1:22). He was a I leader among men, and lived a life I which was an example beyond that ■ of any man. But mark it well, this ! I was act the central and essential I rurpust of his coming. He came as ■ aSnfc. His mother w’as told be- ■ lore his birth that she should “cal! I his ngri e JESUS: for he shall save -tepee rom their sins” (Matt. . 1:21). » It it not enough to be among the eßintJe- housands who superficialJyobt|r . Christmas with greetings «d ni:s. We must with Ate shepherdsjgo and present ourselves in f-srscs: devotion to him. If you met the Lord Jesus as your Saviour do it now. And if ysafciow him. make this a Christwhich Christ shall be su- : . : SBLet Ls Now Go . . . and See” (w. $5-16). Their fear changed to assurance byfctjworc:; of the angel, the shep- J at once "go” and "see.” , ■ ■■■that all those who heard to-! day did likewise. The shepherds ! ®i|bt!well have found all manner [ for not going. They to care for. they were ! Wtytpared for a journey. No, the I diviner urge was upon them "and ! thajßame with haste .. . and found" , ■HBus follow the example of the ; ' es ‘ an * us l*k e Uie guests who were bidden to the great' ■Hr (Luke 14:16-24), who "all ♦iUfijpe consent began to make exso that none of them ever enteeEinto the supper chamber. ®, “When They Had Seen . . SW.Made Known” (vv. 17-20). M|ry the mother of Jesus had fljß* 1 - reason to ponder these things in her heart. But the shep-1 ®*rd» "returned, glorifying and gyjjlfag God for all that they had i and seen.” “Let the redeemed of the Lord say Io” (Ps. 107:2). When we have Ml the Lord Jesus we must not simply rejoice in the satisfaction jy (peace that has come to our 2J*ngouls. We are saved to serve, normal expression of the new Christ is the proclamation of Bpel to the ends of the earth, that spirit do we truly keep las! To every one that sees these lines jfflljether editor, typesetter, or IJtpilircader—whether a reader in ■Mydst of the clamor of the great Miybr in the quiet of a distant countryside, whether old or young, whether well or on a sickbed, whethW'alone, far from family and frienids, or in the bosom of your feinily, th e writer of these lines extends * n the name of Christ a most wish ior ® blessed

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Christmas As The Vehicle Os Peace For All Mankind Amazing Part The Birth Os Jesus Has Played In Changing The Mind Os The World —- Practical Considerations In Placing Peace On A Sure Foundation.

By WILLIAM T. ELLIS Not from Geneva or Brussels is peace to come to this war-torn world, but from Bethlehem. There. , above those brown hills of Judeas. a soldier chorus —"the heavenly host” — jubilantly proclaimed at the first Christmas the only workable program for a warless earth. Hnudreds of peace pacts have been written since then —mostly by designing and disingenuous diplomats seeking advantage for their own nations. Some such treaties, like the one signed at Versailles nineteen years ago, have been but breeders of war and social unrest. Statecraft has never produced a document adequate for genuine and continuing peace. And it never will, so lon gas men remain as they are. But behind the Christmas Proclamation of Peace was the wisdom of heaven. What the Sabaoth sang was no mere human sentiment, but the very plan of God Himself. He is too wise to believe that such a bast blessing as peace could come on any other condition than that of charned human hearts. So heaven's Christmas formula was. “Glory to God in the highest"—we may not overlook this first part of the pronouncement —“and ou earth peace among men of good will.” Only good will can create good weal. So long as meh hate and fear and overreach one another, peace is impossible of attainment. Peace That Was No Peace Our Christmas Lesson thesis is that peace is being brought to the world by the Birth of Jesus. That statement makes some readers shake their heads. They have , been reading today’s news dispat-1 ches of war and turmoil. The .hid eous tale of national armaments.! which threaten to upset the whole i 1 economic order, is a familiar one. Everybody knows the ruthless am--1 bitions of certain rulers and nations. The present picture of the *•»*,»»*** »•»»*»*♦* *Yhe Sunday School Lesson for December 19 is "The Birth of Jesus.”—Luke 2:1-20. i * .****♦**! ».«•»*** *|

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By Jean Prentice M-**OTHER. 1 d ° n 1 Want l ° P ' aC The little child "'ho says this . • • e/fhe adults who find themselves „ "L, . WE v from this music . may b/suffeiung from l ‘ ghting at the piano or music stand. Lighting engineers have found that irritability and restlessness as well as evestrain awl fatigue are likelv to result from close eye noil, under poor Jll«»VA\ a ?he be well lighted. h dee limr of the tnentifl'alijJed Xtor type. The lamp

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world scene is dark and depressj ing. But wait a moment. Have we considered that this very solicitude over war is one of the new landmarks of the progress of peace? Formerly war was taken for granted, as inevitable and necessary. Now only a moss-back thinks so. Society as a whole is far more peace-minded today than ever before. There are literally millions of persons who are not only pledged to peace, but who are not only pledged to peace, but who are also definitely seeking its promotion. The mind of mankind has newly come to grips with this vital issue of peace or war. I We thought that the World "War would end war. But its dominant peace-makers were the old-style seifists, who reasoned that hate i I and greed and arrogant pride could ■ maintain peace. Now we are in another crisis of international strife [ because of their failure. But the present wars are, when viewed in the large, a vast unintended peace propaganda. The sheer horror of modern war is working war’s doomThe world is not willing to rear a I generation of babies wearing gas masks. Deep, clear thinking upon this whole theme is being done by [ myriads of men and women young enough to put their ideas into effect. "It’s In The Air" Christmas thoughts are peace; thoughts. An intangible spirit of good will pervades civilization as ' the great festival draws near. A! marvel that is almost a miracle is : our modern Christmas-keeping. It expands from year to year. The Christinas spirit rides the; chariots of world trade. It takes | the wings of the airplane as it cov- | ers the whole known earth with I Christmas greetings. It crowds the I marts of business, and decorates ; I the city streets, as well as all | homes. It dwells in the hearts of children and parents. It goes caroling through the night as the vole-1 is filled with Christmas music, as es waits. The circumambient ether radios everywhere repeat the refrain of “Peace—Good Will." There is no propaganda anywhere that can match the spread; |of the Christmas spirit. Surely, it | I has more than human direction. Starting At The Bottom ' May we not impute to Divine

sends smooth abundant light to the music It uses a 50-100-150-watt . bulb. For a large upright or grand piano, however, this lamp would be ‘ inadequate. Needed instead would s be a taller lamp whose shade would ' not cast a shadow across the sheet. ’ Since abundance of light is so desirable, a floor lamp equipped 1 with a 100-ZOO-SOO-watt bulb is the 5 answer for the large piano. This ' may be placed at cither side of the. ■ pianist. The highest amount of 1 light, provided by the bulb should ’ be used while reading music. Scientists have proved that we « - see objects more quickly and more i accurately when lighting is in- . creased in amount and quality. "Hit* i ting the wrong key ", in other words. might sometimes be avoided by Imi proving the illumination.

MM. ■■THIITTTr strategy the form of the coming! of the Christinas message? Like all j of life, it began with a Babe. All men meet on a level at the cradle. The appeal of babyhood is universal. So when God sent His Son into the world, it was In the form of just such a red, wrinkled, soft, . helpless baby as every mother on earth has held in her arms. Beyond all barriers of race and condition, sharing the common lot of all. Christ came as a babe. And -the Christmas Child is today the center of all intelligent Christmaskeeping. ;, As we stand dazed at the countless media through which this j year’s Christmas spirit is being spread to all lands and all peoples,, we must remind ourselves that the first heralds of Christmas Tidings were a group of commonplace, be-i wildered workingmen, engaged in their lowly shepherd task out on the chilly hills of Bethlehem. Their successors amongst the plain people will have to be the messengers of the applied Christmas truth that is changing the world. Each in his own limited sphere may repeat, by actions more than by words, the sublime truth that Christ has come brining peace; and that His presence makes every thing different. The Revolutionary Fact At Christmas, all i men's hearts believe. There is no argument or quibbling about the greatest of all miracles, the supreme wonder of all ages, that God has appeared among men, incarnate in a newborn Babe. If we accept that mightiest i of marvels, no lesser miracle can disturb our minds. Dimly, our reason sees that, if God be at all the sort of Being men j believe Him to be, He simply had . to express Himself anew, in warm.! human terms of love which any- 1 body could understand. Christmas became the logical expression of the Divine nature. “God so loved that He gave"—that is why Christmas is a giving time, a love time, | i a peace time. Revolutionary in the highest and truth of God’s manifestation of j deepest sense is the Christmas Himself in Christ. It means a fresh . start for the race. It means a new plane of life for human beings- It means the diffusion of the spirit of good will (hat is precedent to, ; peace. It means Christmas everyI where, always. — SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home. —Goethe. • * ♦ Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, i at all the.times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you can. —John Wesley. • * * It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its Mighty FoundI er was a Child Himself. —Dickens. * * * To be happy is the first step to being pious.—Robert Louis Steven-1 son. « * • There is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is i Christ the Lord. —Luke 2:11. ! The wondrous love and light, ' The fulness and the glory, The meaning and the might, Os all the Christmas story, May Christ Himself unfold to you today, And bid you go rejoicing on your way. — Frances Ridley Havergal. • ♦ • Jesus loves everybody, as though each one were everybody, and there were no one else to share it. — Frank W. Warne. o Zion Reformed Church Charles M. Prugh, Minister Church School, 9:00 A. M. J. Fred Fruchte, Supt. Morning Worship 10:15 A M. “His Coming in Human Experiences." Rev. 3:210. Music by the Senior Choir. Young People’s Society 6:00 P. M. Fred Kirsch, Leader. Wednesday, 2:30 P. M. Ladies' Aid Society. Wednesday. 7 !». M. Mid-week service. Sunday, Dec. 19th, 10:15 A- M. and 7:30 P. M. Holy Communion. Presbyterian George O. Walton, Minister 9:30 Sunday School. Mr. Frank Franz, superintendent. 10:30 Morning Worship. The annual service of the missionary society will be observed. Rev. Wayne D. Wardwell, missionary to India who is home on furlough will bring the message. Rev. Wardwell has been serving in the Christian Industrial School of Saharanpur, U. P., ’ Ind*. The Session will meet next Tuesday night at 7:30 at the church. The Christmas entertainment of the Sunday School will bo given Sunday night December 19th.

KHUKHESI UIJU2JIIII Hill 11TIPI First Baptist Church Homer J. Aspy. Minister 9:30 A. M. Bible School. Mr. C. E. Bell, Superintendent There are clasees in our school for all ages. 10:30 A. M. Junior Church. Mrs. Frank Young, Superintendent, 10:30 A. M. Morning Worship Service. This is the first Sunday af- | fected by the tithing pledge made | by a large number of our members last week. It is hoped that all will give consideration to this means of growth in Christian grace. Accept the invitation of the Lord to prove Him iby bringing your tithe into His House. 6:00 P. M. The Pastor's Hour with the Young People. The approach to Bible Study will be discutfeed at this hour. 7:00 P. M. Evening Service. The singing of a large number of young people will add to your pleasure and enjoyment of the evening service. A gospel message by the pastor follows the song service. Wednesday evening at 7:30 P. M. the Mid-Week Prayer Service will be held at the church. o_______ Eighth St. U. B. Church L. J. Martin Pastor 9:30 Sunday School. Laurence j Michel Superintendent. 10:30 Junior Choruses. 10:45 Sermon. 6:30 Junior Endeavor Miss Bell, i Superintendent. 6:30 Senior Endeavor Mrs. Wynn, President. 7:30 Sermon. Rev. G. M. Sill. Dis- ' trict Superintendent. 7: 3*) Wednesday night Prayer service. Communion service will be held Sunday evening. Let everyone make a special effort to attend this service. Come and enjoy the services, and | help us build the Kingdom of God upon earth. "Christ Within, is man’s only | I hope of Heaven" o First Evangelical Church George S. Lozier, Minister 9:15 a. m. Sunday School. Edj ward Martz, superintendent. 10:10 a. m. Divine Worship. Sermon theme: “Prepat-lng for ChristI mas.” 6:00 p. m. Intermediate and Senior Christian Endeavor. 7:00 p. in. Sunday Evening Fellowship. Sermon theme: “The Un-; recognized Christ." 7:00 p. m. Wednesday, Mid-week Devotional and Study Hour. 8:00 p. m. Wednesday, Senior Choir Rehearsal. o — Church of the Nazarene 7th & Marshall Paul Brandyberry, Pastor 9:30 A. M. Sunday School, Harley Ward, supt. 10:30 A. M. Morning Worship. Sermon Theme—" Blessed is the i Man That Endureth Temptation.” 6:30 P. M. Young Peoples service. Mrs. Lon Woodrum, Pres. Group number one in charge. Mrs. Paul Brandyberry leader. 6:30 P. M. Junior Society. Mrs. Ervin Elzey, supervisor. 7:30 P. M. Evangelistic serviceSermon theme- 1 - “Overcoming Difficulties.” 7:30 P. M., Wednesday, the regular mid-week prayer meeting. We are now in a Sunday School contest with the Berne Nazarene Church and thus far the contest has been very close. We would like much to have every Sunday School scholar present during the contest. We urge all children who are taking part, or who would like to take part in the Christmas program to be at practice Saturday. Practice will begin at 2:30 prompt at the Church. | .. o j— Zion Lutheran Church Paul W. Schult, 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. Lutheran radio hour, 3:30 p. m. Junior Walther League Tuesday evening. —— First United Brethren Church Corner of Ninth and Madison James A. Weber, pastor Church School at 9:15. Roy Mumma in charge. Topic “Daily Fellowship with Christ and Christians " This is Whole Tithe Sunday. Bring your tithe of the weeks earnings. Morning Worship 10:30 A. M. Theme “He is Able to De Exceeding Abundantly Above All That You Ask or Think " Christian Endeavor 6 p. m. Adult and Senior topic "What makes; life worth living?" Intermediate topic “Great Hymns of Yesterday and Today." Junior topic “Why did God give His son to the world?" Evening Worship 7 p. m. Miss Wilma. Keyser of Ft. Wayne will speak at the opening of the service

[on the Otterbein Home and Orph-; anage. The worship service will center; around the cTlristmas Star with the sermon theme “Have you heard | the Angels sing?” There will be a meeting of Tithers after the evening service. Monday evening 7 P. M. Bible Study in the Beginners room. Come in the back door of the church. Re. Miner in charge. Study Deuteronomy 19. Wednesday evening: 6 p. m. Orchestra practice. A. N. [ Hilton in charge. 7 P. M. Prayer meetings groups. Adult, Youth, and Children. Young people are in the third of a series of discussions on “How can I know | what is right and wrong?" 8 P. M. Choir Practice. Harold Murama directing. Sunday evening Dec. 19, Christmas Program by the children. Sunday evening Dec. 26, Christmas Program by the Choir. Christian Church Rev. Kenneth Timmons, pastor Bible School, 9:30 a. in. D. L. Drum, superintendent. 10:30 a. m. — Communion and morning worship. Sermon, “In the Fullness of Time.” The young peoples Choir will sing Sunday afternoon. The Missionary Society will prac-, tice at the church at 2 p. m. Sunday evening the Missionary Society will present a play to the public at 7:30 o'clock. Title "Larry's Gift to India." Monday night the Corinthian class of the Christian church will; meet at the home of Mrs. D- L.; ! Drum at 7:30 o’clock for their annual Christmas party and gift exchange. Wednesday night Bible study, at the home of Paul Daniels. Thursday afternoon, Ladies Aid Christmas party and exchange at I the home of Mrs. Joe Cloud. Every one requested to bring gifts for the box to be sent to one of the Christian church homes. o Church of God Glen E. Marshall, Pastor ' The Services this Sunday close the revival campaign at the local church of God. The unified service will start at the regular hour, 9:30. Rev. Poole will preach on the subject, "The greatest need of the Church." At the close of the worship period, the boys and the girls will reI tire to the basement where Rev. Poole will speak to them on a subject of special interest to them. His message to them will be, "The Zoo Sermon”. We are striving to go well over

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[the present record in attendance at I the services tomorrow. Urge your ' boys and girls to be present. Be [ [sure to be there on time, 9:30. j The service in the evening will [ 'begin at 7:30. The message will a--1 gain be given by Rev. Poole. His I 1 subject for that service is. "The [ last Chance". I A very fine service was enjoyed last night. Singing was very fine Message was excellent. And the ati tendance was good The same good ; services are expected to tomorrow. ' Come. I Wednesday night. 7:30 regular prayer meeting night. The public is most cordially inI vited to the services of the Church. —o Monroe M. E. Church December 12, 1937 9:30, Morning Worship and study. Theme: “The God-Man." 6:00 —Epworth League, Robert Mann, leader. 7:oo—Evening worship. Wed.; Prayer meeting at 7:00 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Brewster. Thurs.: 7:00. The W. F. M. S. will meet with Mrs. John Floyd. E S. Morford, Pastor. o Methodist Episcopal Church I Ralph Waldo Graham. Minister 9:30 am. Morning Worship, ser[mon theme: "For Such A Time As [ This." Special music, message for I the children. The children will go to the junior church rooms im- | mediately following the children's I sermon. Church school class per-

Public Sale As I have sold mv farm, will sell at Public Auction on U. S. Highway No. 27, 6 miles North of Decatur, Ind., first farm South of St. Johns, on SATURDAY, December 18,1937 Commencing at 12:00 Noon t B—HEAD OF HORSES—B Registered Percheron Stallion, Mark 213401 Grey. Age 1, extra well built and good breeder; Bay Mare 10 yr. old, wt. 1600, tn foal; Dapple Grey Gelding 4 yr old, wt. 1600; Bay Gelding 2 yr. old; Grey Gelding 2 yr. old; Bay Gelding coming 2; Bay Mare Colt 6 mo., wt. 900; Black ; Yearling Colt. CATTLE—2 Guernsey Heifers and 1 Jersey Heifer, 2 yrs old, bred. FEED—I 6 ton Timothy Hay; 15 ton Baled Straw; 125 bushel good Soy Beans; 150 bushel Oats. —IMPLEMENTS—- ! J-Deere Tractor and Tractor Plows; 7 ft. Tractor Disc, first .class condition; Rosenthal 4 Roll Corn Shredder; 1 Good Farm Wagon with Rack; Corn Planter; Good Riding Cultivator; Single Cultivator; 5 ft. Mower; Spring Tooth Harrow; Breaking Plow; Cultipacker; Large Feed Cooker; 1 Range Cook Stove. I TERMS—CASH. FRED W. BUCKEL, Owner Roy S. Johnson—Auctioneer.

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lod will follow ttie worship service. 6; 09 p. m. Epworth League, a service of worship and fellowship for the young people of our church and for all who are not attending elsewhere. ” 7:00 p.tn. Evening W'orship. In spiring and helpful congregstionaL singing. Violin duet by Miss Helen Reed and Mrs. R. W. Graham. a< • companled by Miss Helen Hauboid. Sermon theme: “The Struggle. ; with Fear.” ; We want this to be a Friendly i church, we invite you to come aud ' bring the entire family, that it shall be the church for the Family. Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Mid-week devotional hour. This week will [ be the All Church Christmas Party j and Program, Every membeiU. friend and family of the church ts> urged to attend this service, Sunday, Dec. 19: Mixed Chorus Christmas cantata. 7:00 p. m. Sunday, Dec. 26: Giri’s Choir [Christmas cantata, 4:00 p. m. o Old Tire Blowout Revealed Clinton, Okla.—Mrs. Leland White was certain she had a blowout when she drove into a filling station. She had picked up an un- ! exploded cartridge as if it had been a nail. The cap did uot explode immediately but finally friction against the pavement set it off. Wild Goose Story No. 1 Sarnia.—<U.Rl—Harvey George of the Kettle Point Indian reserve says a wild goose flew so low over the hideout where be was lurking on a hunt that he reached out aud captured one on the wing with his bare hands. Dies for pressing automobile tops between constructed that can subject nine miles of eteel, in strips six feet wide, to a pressure of 3,009,tWO pounds in an hour.