Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 173, Decatur, Adams County, 23 July 1938 — Page 5

N DAY &L SCHOOL Llesson •••• I Tponfor July 31 ■ 'strength ano f*" ' WEAKNESS *”« >1 t ud « r ’ M ’ s ' *’ ,51b - te 'n»w TEXT-Be ntrone in the Po*‘ r °» hl ’ ,n ' ght “ |«“p«';?Ly TOPIC-A M»n W *•* l'wß rer^)h i ,lc^i, ’' v stron * w “ rE AND p! * aoK Is Strong? ..... ant TIT PEOPLE AN” .*"'’,.l , _l2s-»\sK’al Strength and Moral ok TUertjj. no more tragic individual - .m«f & sons ,f men than the entered upon life «-‘th f success, who has SJa <« :n f -" or With God XflldM" and then because of "2,l®lure is set aside by God, .hunneoKy man. and ends life as a ent and a failure. And 1 disastrous climaxes of SLXild have been great and I careers lie al! about us, S crc with such frequency S'iusabier.css as among those ’“L God has called to preach. J and teach His Word The t'LZßKrndv in all the world is a r'-nW onCe kncw ,he P ° WCr ° f JBflw-l and who now WalkS ‘3 £jfl|L of some great city or is ! ‘ urhm’-v, ■f 3K s’.eari- ' s ’ ve ’’ ' ' P jKv man ■■■ he w^nt t 0 -4 jj» JBc story of Samson brings us ttejicture of God's patient and with such a failure, :-W rewsll the inexorable law of cause t’j an( j e fltec: jn the moral realm as “C srU as t v certainty that the wages afaitTa k epented of and forsaken is death !. & at Strength and Favor With Go* 115:5, 6). SaiMM had the distinction (given [ft to ntflpne other Old Testament character of having his birth annwncedL forehand. He waa to be *** a *®SB e and was 1° "begin to tel out of the hand of the Pbi’iteM' -a commission which sin kepih 1 ever finishing. tie marvelous heritage <rf 1 strong and healthy body His own blessing upon out the Lord's heroes of faith in He- . brewwßl cates that he did have faith tefc 1 Yet his life was a 3 ’ " " J ‘ d k ‘ ive l )cfn a great this athletic age. Let * worship the body and 1 prowess take note that itci strength is not sufficient ~jjS& ?e success in life, and mlMKed be a source of terpptafjtellUt may lead to spiritual and mMflßw:(’.fall Those who live for ■ s i, P i[ c { ,v e fl es |. rea p ' (Gal. 6 61. S " and 'P'l" 11 '! 11-141. loss' n sheeted * for -is. 1. from Judges * SijSHorily an act of prowess on Snlßof ' mison, but the render MMMpUze it as one of the many dttete'J Samson done as an ex- » P‘' esi ®° f his uncontrolled sensual nature. Bead the entire chapter and it wl be evident that here is a mon V. while occasionally reGod's leading, is on the ..|<iownw«rd path of moral and spiritual dated ence. E, . t . i' * s absolu,el y honest in fuels they are—-and bef *tej[ n °t at all an attractive pic&HHBB never is. although the to make it appear to be. audience of university . P s op!c Sa icd with evident appre- ? at '® 1* the statement of a pro"vice always more than virtue," little realizing that they thus bore testimony altitude toward sin. advertisements were West Bough to picture the agony , &Bjß|“ !! ‘ ard dymS of delirium ‘ wl*' ■ "'"Old presf’nt th" real MuMlt they would sell no , ure. Harkness, and Death i bc.raved the fooiisl, il: ' r -e'f that he dared to * SM^bny thing. T’.-.e man who p® strong fi r God is now stlorn of bls strength. In- cncn-.ii-:, and fimliy te'H| himself even as he siays tbp !bf,t bad become " 5 -'lh tat a burden and a disgrace. w ’bo began never com"ork ‘ Vhe column was t' ne middle. The story rW Wt< | a comma and a dash, blisover by a tear. For the light . Into darkness, and how grcatießie darkness” (J. M. Lang), i — fi * ow ? Fo "'’ r ra ” Defeat God l»0t afraid of sudden fear, «*iiaer ei the desolation of the wickk !t cometh - For the Lord »«n be thy confidence, and shall thf foot from being taken— Prov. 3:85.26. ■ ■

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Most Famous “Strong Man” And His Fatal Weakness :! Fimiiliar Story of Samson, Man of Muscles and Prankster Mind — What Happens When God Leaves a Man — The Final Crawh of Victory. By WILLIAM T. ELLB

' I What use are the strong going to make of their strength? That is as real a problem for ■ 1 myriads of our young people to1 day as it was In the case of Sam- ’ son, the strong man of Israel in ' the era of the Judges. His parents 'Shad dedicated him'to the service of God and their oppressed country. Samson was under the Nazarites' vow, to drink no wine, leave his hair uncut and forego 1 sensual pleasures. His parents : dreamed that he would become a I deliverer and Judge of his nation. Instead, Samson became what modern lingo calls an “exhibition11st,” a play boy, a prankster, a pro-' I pounder of riddles, a seif indulging < | “fast” young man. His unique | 'qualities he employed of his own pleasure, rather than for public 1 service. He Married the Wrong Girl i Samson’s first willful blunder ■ was in marrying the wrong girl. ' His roving fancy fell upon a Philistine maid, and he demanded that his parents get her for him as wife. They remonstrated: were | there not plenty of beautiful and suitable maidens among the Hebrews'.' They knew, as elder persons everywhere know, that young perIsons should marry only within the bounds of their own race and re- • ligion. All of us are familiar with 1 tragedies which have followed violations of this fundamental law. What tales I could tell to illustrate jthis truth! But, alas, heady youth is often ' least wise when wisdom is most needed. No other step in a young , person s life, save only his settI God, is so important as the choice ling his personal relationship with lof a wife or a husband. Then, if ■ ever, strong common sense should rule. It is folly, and a sheer abdiI cation of good judgment, for two youths to run off to a magistrate for an unconsidcred marriage of I impulse. There need be little wonder that so many such weddings quickly wind up in the divorce I court. Every boy and girl should early be taught, “When you marjry, do so withhi the limits of your own race and religion; and look well before you leap." That counsel sums up the wisdom of ages. A Famous Riddle On his way to get his Philistine bride. Samson slew a linn with his bare hands. For lions were I then common in Palestine and Arabia; even now one is occasionally seen in the desert. Some days later. on the way to his wedding feast with his bride, Samson saw that bees had taken possession of the lion's skeleton, which, of course, i jackals and kites had stripped to the bone; and he ate of the honey. I At the feast he propounded to his thirty guests the famous riddle: “Out of the eater came torth food. And out of the strong came forth sweetness.” Thirty changes of raiment were wagered. The bride coaxed the secret from Samson, and told her friends. In auger he selw thirty other Philistines, and so secured i garments with which to pay his , debt. The outcome of that incident was that the bride and her family were slain by the Philistines. But Samson took another Philistine wife. Delilah, who. after many failures, wormed from him the sejeret that his strength was in his hair. The loss of hair would mean the breaking of the vow with Jehovah. Thus at last the enemy mastered him, and put out his eyes, and set him at the animal ‘ task of gringind a mill. Let’s Be Serious 1 We may well take counsel with ' Samson. For ours is a frivolous, 1 superficial day. Despite the weight lof woe that bears down on the world, the prevailing mood is trifling. Myriads, especially of youth, are content with trivial interests and trashy pleasures. A radio sta- ' tion manager tells me that eighty ; 1 per cent of his hearers vote for »»»»*»»»* »».»»#♦»* “The Sunday School Lesson for July 31 is: “Messages From Israel’s Early Leaders—Samson: Strength and Weakness." —Judges, Chapter 13-16. ♦ «»**»**♦

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ja». music. Most motion pictures me cheap and tawdry. The magazines which crowd our newstands would for the far greater part, better he left unread. Evidently, the Samson mood is abroad in the world. For Samson's basic sin was his failure to take hitqself and life, seriously. He would sacrifice years of usefulness for a momentary gratification. He was wilful, headstrong. impulsive, Irresponsible. And that sort of a young man is forever and everywhere In for trouble, and for a bitter reckoning. A Giant’s Strength . Today's young man enters upon life with more equipment of power and knowledge at his command than the youth of any other generation. He is “the heir of all the ages." But he needs the serious purpose aud intense application that gave us the great men of earlier eras. Old Israel had one crying grief in Samson's day. It was subject to the Philistines. He was fitted, in all but his own attitude, to become a delivered. But he sold his birthright for an unsatisfactory mess of heathern pottage. An equal lack of deep interest for the welfare of our time is found in a multitude of competent youth today. They take no active interest in politics. They read the comics in the newspapers more assiduously than they read the foreign news. Spain and China and Cxecho-Slo-vakia and Ethiopia cause them no anxious thought. They are indifferent to a menacing world war. Our own thronging social ad economic problems they view only from the standpoint of self-interest. They do not read the great books, including the Bible. They do not put their backs under the Church's task. They seem unaware that: “There is a poor, blind Samson in this land, Shorn of his strength, and bound with bands of steel, Who may, in some grim revel, raise his hand, And shake the pillars of the commonwealth.” Dying Like a Hero After his eyes had been put out, Samson saw light. While he toiled at a donkey's task, he at last thought like a true man. Jehovah had left him in the days when he sported his giant’s strength like a to»l. For the grim Scripture is true: “My Spirit will not always strive with man.” But in the misery and suffering of his laborious captivity, Samson renewed his covenant with God. All unheeded by his captors, his strength returned. So when he was called upon to make sport for his enemies in the great temple of Dagon (French archaeologists recently unearthed a Dagon temple in Syria) he saw his opportunity to strike a last blow for Israel. He pulled down the supporting pillars, and slew more men at his death than in his life He himself perished vicariously, dying in strength whereas he had lived in weakness. 9EV6N SENTENCE SERMONS A little religion Is a painful j thing; but more religion takes the pain away.—William Arnot. ‘ * * The poorest man 1 know of is the man who has nothing but money. | nothing else in the world upon j which to expend his ambition and thought.—ohn D. Rockefeller. Think truly, and thy thoughts Shall the world's famine feed. Speak truly, and each word of thine Shall be a fruitful seed: Live truly, and thy life shall be A great and noble creed. —Horatius Bonar * • * Life is a long lesson in humility. — Barrie. * * * Quit yourselves like men. — 1 Samuel 4:9. The souls dark cottage battered, dacayed, Lets in new light through clinks that time has made; Stronger by weakness, wise men become. As they draw near to their eternal home. —Waller. * • * The hell to be endured hereafter,

BgIURCHEa First United Brethren Church Corner of Ninth and Madison I James A. Weber, Pastor Church School 9:15 A. M. Roy Mumma, superintendent. Theme- " Gideon: Following God's Plan" Judges 7:4-7, 15-23. Morning Worship 1030 A. M. This morning we have a second in a series of messages on the Lord’s Pray-1 er. “What did Jesus Mean When He Asked Us to Pray “Hallowed be Thy Name’ ”? 6:30 P. M. Christian Endeavor Services for the five age groups. Adult and Youth topic—“ The Con-, tributlons of City and Country to: Our National Life.” Intermediate topic — “Enjoying Worth-while Hobbies” Juniors and Junior Jewels meet j at the same hour. 7:30 P. M. Be sure to get on board with the group so rwe are going to visit Fairy Land. The sermon theme 1 will be "The Land Where You Get Something for nothing” Do you honestly think there is such a place? Special music will be given by Irene Light and Vivian Hitchcock. Also Gerald and Pauline Light wil Igive special numbers. Monday 7:30 p. m. Bible StudyRev. Miller in charge Wednesday 6:00 P. M. Orchestra Practice. 7:00 P. M. Adult, Youth and Children’s Prayer Services. 8:00 P. M. Choir Practice. o Eighth St. U. B. Church L. J. Martin, pastor 9:30 Sunday School, Lawrence Michel, superintendent. 10:20 Junior church. 10:35 Sermon. 6:30 Junior and Senior Christian i Endeavor. There will be reorganization of the Senior C. E. and the election of officers for the coming year. 7:30 The regular Sunday evening Evangelistic services. 7:30, Wednesday night, prayer meeting. There is a growing interest in j the work of our Juniors and young i people. Let us all work together to advance Gods kingdom here among men. Church of the Nazarene 7th and Marshall Streets Paul Brandyberry, Pastor 9:30 a. m. Sunday school, Harley Ward, supt. 10:30 A. M. Morning worship. Sermon theme — “A United People.” i 6:30 P. M. N. Y. P. S. 6:30 P. M. Junior society Dallas' Harshman supervisor. 7:30 P. M. Evening evangelistic; service. Sermon theme — “Three 1 Steps to Destruction.” 7:30 P. M. Wednesday evening i the regular mid week prayer meet-1 ing. "The dark nights of history have I brought out the brightest stars of > human charc.ter and ahievement. ■ One of the great things the de-1 pression has done for America is | to open our eyes to the importance of the common man. The important man heretofore has been the ; banker. That is all wrong; the im-1 senator and the scholar and the , portant man is the common man. ' We have put the scale upside: of which theology tells, is no worse ; than the hell we make for our ; selves in this world by habitually j fashioning our characters in the!; wrong way.—William Janies.

One Standard Os Service For all who call us, we have the same standard of service ... no deviation from our regular routine. It is our policy to serve with the best of our ability I and this we do when the hour of need arises. CF.blagl( 21 e FUNGRAL DIRECTOR v C-L PHONG 500 —a

j down, we have forgot that the sen- ! a tor and the scholor and the bank- ' er are but servants of the common I man.” The Church of the Nazarene Is ! made up of the common man and t we welcome you. who go to make i up the great army of the common ' people. . o — First Evangelical Church George S. Lozier, Minister 9:15 a. nt. Sunday School. Earl Fuhrman, superintendent. 10:10 a. m., Worship service. Sermon theme: "Christian or non- | Christian. ’ 7:30 p. tn. Union Service in this I church. The Rev. George O. Walton will deliver the message. Special music. 7:30 p. m„ Wednesday — Midweek devotional and study hour. The Conference Branch W. M.; S. convention will be held at Oakwook Park, Lake Wawosee, July 28 to 31. A number from the local church will attend the meeting. All are invited to attend. ——o ■ ■ First Methodist Church Corner of Monroe and sth Sts. Ralph Waldo Graham. Minister Morning Worship 9:30 A. M. A unified service of worship and study. Sermon by the Rev. G. O. Walton, Miss Helen Haubold will , sing. Special message for the children. Church school study classes , for al! after. A cordial welcome and friendly spirit. The Epworth League Service will be omitted due to the fact that many of the Leaguers will be , attending the Epworth League Institute. ( Union evening service at the Kv- ( angelical church, 7:30 p. in. Prayer and Bible hour, Wed.nes- i day 7:30 p. m. Mrs. W. F. Beery will give the lesson. —. o Presbyterian Church George O. Walton, minister 9:30 a. m. —Sunday School. W. i P. Schrock, superintendent. 10:30 a. m. —Morning worship. Sermon. “Divine Security.” 7:30 p. m. —Union service, Evan i gelical church. o ————— Zion Reformed Church a Charles M. Prugh, minister Church School, 9 a. m. Clark I Flaugh, superintendent. Morning worship, 10 a. m. Sermon, "The Full Gospel.”—Gal. 5:6. The Senior choir will sing. Union services, 7:30 p. in. at the Evangelical church. Phoebe Bible class Thursday, 7:30 p. m. at home of Mrs. Edgar i Gerber. o Christian Church Kenneth Timmons, pastor Bible School, 9:30 a. m. D. L. ; Drum, superintendent. Sermon ad Communion, 10:30 a. tn. No services Sunday evening. Union services at Evangelical ! church Sunday evening, at 7:30 , o'clock. Thursday, July 28 at 2 p. m. — Ladies Aid at church basement. Hostesses, Mrs. Rena Huffman and Mrs. Hersel Nash. Every member be there if possible. Important business is to be discussed. o Zion Lutheran Church Paul W. Schultz, pastor Divine services in English, 10:30 a. m. - 3 SCJ Divine services in German, 8:30 a. m. Sunday school and Bible class.

9:30 a. tn. ; A special collection for Bethesda Lutheran Home will be received ' during these services. I Junior social meeting Tuesday evening. Senior W. L. social mooting Wednesday evening. O — Church of God The unified service Is ever on i the increase in numbers and inter-, est. Starting at 9:30 a. nt. the j service provides a period of worship in song and prayer and ser-| mon. The song service is intend-' ed to he inspirational and uplifting. The sermon will be given by j the pastor. The Sunday School, classes go to their respective places at the close of the worship, period for the study of the lesson.' The service closes at 11:15. Boys and girls meeting. 6:30 p.m. | Evening service, 7:30 p. m. Monday evening. Young People's meeting, 7:30 o'clock. Mid week prayer service, 7:30. Friday night, cottage meeting, 7:30 p. m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Donnell. The public is cordially invited to attend the services of this congregation. o f RURAL CHURCHES ' Calvary Evangelical Church George S. Lozier, minister 9:30 a. m. —Sunday School. Otis Shifferly, superintendent. 10:30 a. m.—Prayer and praise 1 service. Mrs. Otis Shifferly, lead- ( er. 7:30 p. nt., Tuesday— Worship

‘'Without Kw Life is MEANINGLESS... ” - «?« wl Ml I h W n St 3 11l Wi I SI !&• -KT Im • .> Syi ts Tff ; Ijjjoo v'' ;; lt- t- S ’ J B ||haEy< I'l i : - hßbhmß- "fe ■»& *■ J&r» I r^®L-- s s kOfst. b JMMWI ft -.-??>■» jt•ay O.s.a' ~JI Sa£i - •- < gr>s a, -. IT’S YOU I WANT! Thrilling romantic serial by Allene Corliss 11 FE wa-s a happy song to Whitney Prentice, for she was young and beau- -> tiful, and loved by handsome Scott. But that was before the searing day when she. returned from Paris to find her fiance had rushed into an impulsive marriage with another girl. Whitney’s world collapsed into fragments of despair, for she had to play the game even while her tortured soul cried to Scott—“lt’s you I want!” Then there came the day when her happiness hung on one word that sprang unbidden to her lips—and opened up the portals of a new life. Laugh, cry, and laugh again with beautiful Whitney Prentice as you follow each incident in the absorbing romance woven by the hand of Allene Corliss. BEGINS WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, in the Decatur Daily Democrat

service and sermon. Note the change from Thursday evening to Tuesday evening for this week only. o Willshire Charge U. BWalter Marks, Pastor Bethel U. B. Morning Worship 9:30 ' Sunday School 10:30, John Kettering, Supt. 1 This change in service due to the i Van Wert district C. E. meeting at , Middle Creek church on the Grover; Hill charge. I Prayer Meeting and official board i meeting Thursday 8:00 p. m. , Union ' 1 <Sunday School 10:00. Morning Worship 110:00 Harry j Troutner Supt. | Election of Sunday school officers ’ this date. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 8:30. Pleasant Grove Sunday School 1-3:00 Elton Vining | Supt. Mt. Zion Sunday School 10:00 H. 0. Dull, Supt. The entire charge should be present at the Middle Creek church , Sunday night the 24th 8:00 p. m. j This is not for just C. E.'s but older ones as well. Help us to bring the banner back. Election of the district officials and reports from Lakeside will be given. Q Mt. Tabor M. E. Church Sunday School 9:00 A. M. Edward Koos, Supt. Due to the absence of the pastor there will be be no worship service. Prayer Services Thursday 7:45. i Clark’s Chapel M. E. Church Sunday School 9:30 A. M. '

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Clinton Beard, Supt. Due to the absence of the pastor there will be be no worahfp service. Prayer Service, Thursday 7:30. o Willshre U. B. Circuit Lawrence Dellinger, Minister Willshire Sunday School 9:30. Sunday School election 10:30 Preaching 11:00 C. E. 7:00. Bible School program 8:00. Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening. Choir practice, Friday evening. Winchester Sunday School 9:00. Preaching 10:00, Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. o Forgetfulness Gets Jolted San Jose, Cal. (U.R) — Willis Jones was given something of a jolt when he was nearly arrested for driving his own car on the grounds that it was "hot”. Then he rememi bered. The car had been stolen previously but he forgot to no'ify the .police when it was recovered. It was ’ still carried on their lists as a stol,en car. o Trade In A Good Town — necalur „ —

MORRIS PLAN LOANS on FURNITURE LIVESTOCK ELECTRIC STOVES REFRIGERATORS. Special Plan for School Teachers. NEW AUTOMOBILES $6.00 for SIOO.OO per year Repayable Monthly. Suttles-Edwards Co. Representatives.