Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 4 February 1939 — Page 5

■ : wT7>i\nAY I SCHOOL .■lesson ■■■ 10 ' ftZfor Febmai-y 12 u«d by Kr BEALS A LAME MAN ’- -iflr-y TF'iT *^’'U. ! ’’ miV'silI ■ . ■ ■■■■-•'-. „ , . view Assuredly Christ is trial. He is the Son of God —onlv Saviour of men. and 2H*%n.r..u' attitude Him. 1' >’ also ce , RJW. f true Christian faith is not Even the liberal and somodernists leaders con ess IS the only faith that has itself m the crucible of daily re ts a sense, however, in K Christianity as a whole is on .—: refesses Christ on earth has iff miserably at so many psi""- e same c. '.ci -..spicion with 1 ewed in the peter. The question which and car feel cver >' hand even . . . „ . j ;n words, is, have y. ••'■.ll meet the need if the individusocial order-the whole of of^Kj r ;ty’" There is a sufficient , satisfying answer, but it is so much m the temporal as ..". the spiritual. We have •' “er is better than ,r ;d-v ' e " ' which than Jesus our Lord. Belter Than Silver and Gold lame 1 i i long since hope f anything more |^Kthe coms that he could beg as at the temple gate. He is hardened and cyr.i- . I'-ly m : . what money will buy Even Chris- - f rgi "a abundance f the things which 'Luke 12:15). has fcr ti.mgs far better the and penalty of sin. ■K- ■ which hold us down and content with the paltry : be found" In Christ. How ir.-ry mi:-..stored'’ Through His Ihf'd servants Peter and J ihn Bi r r.d f -en who, th ugh Ij. had ’ime to pray (v. 1). If IMyi 1 a men - women like that, Hti to.jie their fr.ei.dship. look inHit itly 1- them in f(w. 4. 5), reve their help <v. 7). and above believe . iv. 6), and will receive that which is betthan silver and gold. healed •-..■t.'s body, but : mere imp rtant, he healed ■HI spirit (v 81. We need that kind for the ■: mtual cripples The ik-kneed, .ndividm,.i comrr.ur.ineed the touch f God. Perhaps KWu bay be used ’ bring them His of a, ver <nce and power. Weeder and Amazement (3: ■ 9, 10). has been suggested that one of HF weak points in the ministry of modern chtrrch is the lack of as those which caused the unof a ge !:t ration or two ago with wonder on the ministry the Word. After all there is no just like that of a reand transformed lite. Men K ; ar ? uc W| th our philosophy, our the, logy, but a relife ;i wa'king testimony BB 3 t' ir.m:::y that no scoffer can are two reactions recorded the context of our lesson which the possible attitudes of men car >‘ such experiences. Some amazed and believed in Christ. Mt' Others hated the cause of Bf r ’~ l4:16 ’ 17) an d they cast the into prison (4:1-3). Did |K-t discourage them? No, indeed. l ' new ttla * they owed allegiance HPF/ rather than man 14:19, 20', |B-d consequently used their very BWi". as an opportunity to proclaim ■H HI The Pre-eminent Saviour (4: N here again that the speaker a Spirit-filled man. TTiat is " h; ' e P ri? requisite to effective clamation of the truth. Observe t h e care with KI eS known tha ‘ he and John are , c . no Phonal credit or glory KitL somethln g there" that | Kav h r fU be applied t 0 Pfesentreligi,p S activity when many must either have all the glory, K.i and star t a new work 1 re they can have it. ■eachV 3 make mUch of the clear ■cork ? C '! ncernln ß th « Person and Bhe? f Chnst wh ‘ ch ’’ ,ou nd in Kiw particular ly stressing ■as th Ce ° f absolute Pre-eminence Barne t, “ n o e , and Ks rr>a e> the aU * suffi cient Saviour B^eret n<l - Ut U ‘ nOt B-.,..'2, s . none other name under Ere mn «tong mw whereby ■we must be saved” (v. 12),

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Minus Money, Early Church Met Day Problems Transformed Peter Made Sensational News For Old Jerusalem — Marvel of Healing Landed Him in Jail—A Program For the Present Crisis.

By WILLIAM T. ELLIS One of the great story books of literature is Dr. Luke's Book of The Ants. It is full of adventure and travel and life-ehanging wisdom; and withal more readable than most modern fiction. This course of studies of the life of Fisherman Peter carries him over into The Acts; where he is seen as a transformed man, a figure of heroic proportions. Old Jerusalem, down to very recent days, had its motley and rnisifable collection of professional beggars, such as in the Orient always are to be found around a religious shrine. I have many times seen the dozens of such who on Fridays lined the way to Jerusalem's Wailing Wall. One of the famous mendicants at tho Beautiful Gate of the Temple in the Apostles’ time, was a congenital cripple of middle age, who had' so long subsisted on the pittances of worshippers that he was known to all the people. Giving What We Have Going up to the Temple for evening worship, Peter and John were halted by this professional beggars whine. With vivid interest, expecting a gift, the man looked and waited. Then Peter uttered the tremendously significant declaration, "Silver and gold have I none; but what 1 have, that give I thee. In the name 'of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk. And he took him by the right hand, and raised him up: and immediately his foot and ankle bones received strength.' (We glimpse Dr. Lukes professional touch in this phrasing.) Then followed an Oriental scene. The excitable, once-lame man leaped and walked, cavorted and shouted, praising God. Instantly he became ?he center of a crowd. A miracle indubitable Indeed, which set the multitudes to wondering in amazement, and to telling the story to every listener. A Mill Village Incident Dr. Walter L. Lingle told in a recent Christian Observer a story out of his own experience that illuminates this Lesson. A mill village near his church, was smitten by a plague of measles and pneumonia, piled upon the prevalent poverty. Dr. Lingle spoke to a cultured, prosperous woman of his parish about the need. She sighed and said I wish I had a million dollars, so that I could help relieve some of the poverty and suffering in the world.” But she never went near the village, where nurses and other helpers were sorely required. Another incident in that same situation is added by Dr. Lingle An elderly man. homely, poor, and with only one eye, a devout Methodist, was in evidence whenever the chairman of the relief committee visited tho mill village. Always he carried a covered tin pail. Investigation showed that the old man was in the habit of visiting the well-to-do. and getting his pail filled with milk. This he would dispense where most needed. Tirelessly he repeated this process. "Brother Lingle," he once said, as I move among these people 1 always try to have a bucket of trtilk in one hand aud a bucket of sunshine in the other." Where-upon the narrator comments, “He radiated more good cheer — more of the spirit of Christ — in those as flicted homes than all the rest of us combined. "Who gives himself with his alms feeds three— Himself, his hungering neighbor. And Me.” Everywhere the poor are the best helpers of the poor. None of their neighborliness gets into printed reports of social service. But this individual helpfulness, born of sheer goodness of heart, warms and comforts more spirits than ihe millions spent by governments. It is not necessary to have money to be a helper. Our Rich Churches Ambition for ornate buildings ,»»*»**♦*! ‘The Sunday School Lesson for February 12 is, “Peter Heals a Lame Man.” — Acts 3:1*4; 22, »»»«*»♦**

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and endowments animates many church leaders today. Wo have gone far from the Apostolic conception of the Church, which did not have any buildings, but was a brothertoolt of believers. Those Christians did not possess money, but they did have faith and power. Like the rest of the world, the chufches have over-emphasized the importance of money. An attack of poverty and persecution might help them find their souls, as is the case today in Russia, Germany and China. The vital mission of religion is apart from worldly possessions. Jail for a Good Deed So great was the commotion created in old Jerusalem by Peter's cure of the lame beggar, and by his sermon to the crowd which had collected, that the temple police put the apoatles into jail for the night, and arraigned them the next morning before the Sanhedrin. In straight-flung words. Peter had preached Christ, the Healer and Saviour, Whom his hearers had crucified. So affected were the hearers that the company of disciples increased to five thousand. To the Sanhedrin in all its dignity. the apostles, their zeal undimmed by a night in jail, preached with vigor the Story of the Christ Whom this same Sanhedrin had crucified. Certainly a return to ..apostolic preaching, which would also be a return to power, would mean that our pulpits would ring with the Christ-filled Story which alone is adequate to change the hearts of men. Our day’s thinking is engrossed with material betterment of men’s condition; hut. as has been well said. "It is better to take the slum out of men than to lake men out of' the slum.” The latter return; the former quickly rise above the slum level. The Book of Boldness If we were to choose one characteristic. word of this Book of The Acts, it would have to be boldness. Os the Sanhedrin, as they let Peter and John go, with futile warnings, it is written that, “When they beheld the boldness of Peter and John . . . they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.” Nobody is ever made to think of Jesus by a timid, cowering. unwitnessing Christian.” "Boldness” in this book may be translated as “free utterance." We find it throughout the chapters. The first recorded prayer of the infant Church was a prayer for boldness; and the house-shaking answer came straightway; “and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spake the word of God with boldness." Where Christ is, there is courage. SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS A fool may ask a question which forty wise men cannot answer. — Old Proverb. * * * Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.—Str Walter Scott. • * * Honor and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part, there all the honor lies. —Pope. * • • If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advance through life he will soon find, himself left alone. —Samuel Johnson. He will keep the feet of His saints. —I Satn. 2-9. • » » Sorrow of saints is sorrow of a day, Gladness of saints Is gladness for aye; Send on thy hope, send on thy will before. To chant God's praise along the narrow way. —Christian Rosetti. if your name is to live at all it is so much more to have it live in people's hearts than only in their brains.—Oliver Wendell Holmes. Vault Defies Police Fremont. 0.-(U.R) —Herman R. Schneider, police chief, worked 30 minutes trying to open a safe but was unsuccessful although be used a sledge hammer, chisel and drill, all taken from prisoners. The manager of a deiiartment store, unable to open his safe, had appealed Io the chief for aid. — o— — trade In A UoeU town — Uecatal

KHUR(HES| Tr ITrTTWWI, , . IT- I•■ I , YTTTvT - Eighth St. U. B. Church L. J. Martin Paator All assistant officers and teachefs in Charge. 9:30 Sunday School. 10:20 Junior church. 11:35 Devotions 11:00 Sermon. 6:30 Christian Endeavor. All groups. 7:30 Evangelistic services. 7:30 Wed. night prayer meeting Sunday February 12 our Revival will begin and on Monday Eve Feb. 13 Mrs. Ruth Foltz our Evangelic will be here. Mrs. Foltz is a real woman of God and you will want to hear her messages. Cottage prayer meeting will continue next week and places will be announced Sunday. These services have been well attended and those who attend are encottnraged to go for the Lord. Be sure and attend the Sunday Services. —o Church of Tne Nazarene 7th and Marshall Sts. Paul Brandyberry, Pastor 9:30 A. M. Sunday School. Doyle Lytle, Supt. 10:30 A. M. Morning Worship. Sermon Theme: “Spiritual Poverty.” 6:30 P. M. Junior Society. Rex Custer, Supt. 7:00 P. M. N. Y. P. S. Mrs. Paul Brandyberry, Pres. 7:30 P. M. Evangelistic Service. We are please*! to announce the beginning of our revival meeting Monday Feb. 6, with the Rev. and Mrs. George Gardner of Dallas, Texas. Plan now to hear these splendid evangelists. Services will convene each evening at 7:30 P. M. AMERICA MUST TURN TO GOD!

First Methodist Church Monroe St. at Fifth Street Ralph Waldo Graham, Minister 9:30 A. M. Morning Worship: A Unified Service of worship and study. Junior Church Message, Worshipful music, sermon by the pastor. Theme: “The Uncrowned Kings.” 4:30 P. M. Vesper Service. Presenting the High School Glee Club under the direction of Miss Helen Haubold. Sermon by the Pastor. Theme: "The Inward Conflict." 5:30 P. M. Epworth League: Wm. Brown, leader. All young people of the Church urged to be present. Wed. 7:30 P. M. Prayer and Bible Hour. Continuing the study of the living religions of the world. A cordial aud friendly welcome to all. o First Evangelical Church George S. Lozier, Minister 9:15 A. M. Sunday School. Earl Fuhrman, superintendent. 10:10 A. M. Worship Service “Day of Prayer for Missions.” Sermon theme: “The Witness of the Living Christ.” The service is sponsored and promoted by the Woman’s Missionary Society. 6:00 P. M. Christian Endeavor. 7:00 P. M. Sunday Evening Fellowship. This service is being promoted by the Young People’s Missionary Circle. 7:00 P. M. Monday — Sunday School Board. 7:15 P. M. Tuesday— Leader ship Training School at the Grade School Building. 7:00 P. M. Wednesday — Midweek devotional and study hour. 7:00 P. M. Thursday — The Y. P. M. C. will meet at the home of Miss Patsy MsConnell. The monthly Official Board meeting has been postponed one week. Zion Lutheran Church Paul W. Schultz. Pastor The services at this church tomorrow will feature the Saxon im migration of 100 years ago. Services in German 8:30 a. m. Services in English 10:30 a. tn. Sunday School and Bible class 9:30 a. m. Decatur Circuit meeting, St. John 1:30 p. tn. Lutheran Radio Hour 3:30 p. m. Concordia College Radio Hour every morning at 7:45 over WOWO. Teacher’s Training Course Monday 7:ofi P M. Adult class every Tuesday 7:00 p. m. Missionary Society meeting Wednesday 2:00 p. tn. Men’s Choir rehearsal Thursday 7:00 p. m. Catechism School Saturday 8:30 a. m. Next Sunday evening at 7:30 an unusual concert featuring the Bagauz family with Harpo. Vibra Harp, Cathedral Marimba aud Doagau Chimes will be presented to the public at this church.

Zion Reformed Church Charles M. Prugh, Th.D., Minister Church School 9 A. M. T. L. Becker, Supt. Morning Worship 10:00 A, M. Concert by the Heidelberg College Choir. Message by Dr. Clarence E. Josephson, President. Offering for the Choir. Evening Worship 7 P. M. Service sponsored by the young people. Subject: "How Shall We Think of The Jew?” by the pastor. Monday. 7 P. M. Meeting of the Official Board. Tuesday, 2:30 P. M. Women's Missionary Society. Wednesday, 7 P. M. Midweek prayer aud study hour. o —— First United Brethren Church Corner of Ninth and Madison James A. Weber, Pastor Church School 9:15 A. M. Theme "What the Preaching Service Means to Me.” Acts 2:5-18, 36-41. Morning Worship 10:30 A. M. Senior Youth will preside at the morning service. This is the close of C. E. Week. The Pastor will speak on Matt:7:ls-24 “Grapes on Thorns, Humbug!” Christian Endeavors 6 P. M. We are beginning a series on Vocations for a Christian. The Intermediates and Senior Youth will meet in combined meeting. Mr. T. C Smith, head chemist at the Soya plant will tell interesting things about his vocation, and point out why a Christian youth might be Interested in his vocation. Adults will continue their discussion on “God's will be done in the Home.” Juniors and Jewels meet at the same time. 7 P. M. Evening Worship — Intermediate C. E. Will have charge of the opening service. The Pastor will bring a message to youth. Rev. Miner in charge. Monday —7 P. M. Bible Study, Wednesday 2 P. M. Woman’s Missionary will meet at Zelda Bakers with Mrs. J. C. Tritch, and Ruth Williams assisting hostesses. Mrs. Light is leader. This is the Thank offering meeting. Wednesday — 6 P. M. Orchesta practice. A N. Hilton in charge. Wednesday 7 P. M. Prayer meetings for each of three age groups.

Adult, Youth and children. Wednesday 8 P. M. Choir practice. Harold Mumina in charge. 0 CHURCH OF GOD Glen E. Marshall, Pastor The attendance at the unified service Is increasing, for which we are glad. With everybody bringing a friend the attendance , will keep on the upward trend. The unified service begins at 9:30 and closes at 11:20. After a period of song and prayer the pastor will bring the message on I “Sin and Righteousness.” At the close of the worship the Sunday School classes take their respective places for study. Boys apd girls meeting 6:30. Evening evangelistic service I 7:30. Mid week prayer service, Wednesday. 7:30. Bring the mite bags for the , missionary work and don’t forget the first Sunday of each month is debt-paying day. o Christian Church Kenneth Timmons, pastor Bible School, 9:30 a. m. D. L. Drum, superintendent. Sermon by Rev. Kenneth Timmons and communion, 10:30 a. m. Sunday afternoon, choice practice, 2:30, the women's chorus of church. Sunday evening sermon by our pastor at 7:30. Thursday afternoon the Ladies’ Aid will meet at 2 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Hannon Kraft. Thursday night, 7:30 — Bible School board will meet, the place to be announced Sunday morning. o First Baptist Church Homer J. Aspy, minister 9:30 a. m.—Bible School. 10:30 a. m.—Junior Church. 10:30 a. m.— Morning worship. The Ordinance of the Lord’s Supper will be observed at the morning service. Every member will And a deepening of spiritual power in this service. Special music will be furnished by the choir. 6 p. m. —Pioneer B. P. Y. U. 6 p. m.—The pastor’s hour with

1000 Ways to Say “I LOVE YOU” Sending a Valentine is an old custom which began simply ... one just sent a little message of love or esteem. Then the Victorians got hold of it and there was a sharp rise in the lace paper and ribbon market But now, how that custom has expanded! The shops are filled with a bewildering array of lovely tokens, all designed to express that same old sentiment to some one on February 14th. Os course you’d like to send “something different,” but what? The more you walk around and look, the dizzier you get. Why not relax? Sit down and study the advertising pages of this newspaper. Here, you’ll find the stores’ own selections of the most appropriate gifts, and at prices to fit any purse. Cupid only offered a message of three little words, but on these pages you’ll find many ways to say “1 Love Y ou.”

the young people. 7 p. m.—The evening service. A happy hour of fellowship in song and praise and study of the Word of God. Tuesday evening at 6 p. tn. the Brotherhood will meet at the church. It Is requested that if possible the men be at the church promptly at 6 o'clock. The Leadership Training School open Tuesday evening at 7:15 at the Central school building (former Decatur high school). Wednesday evening at 7:30 the mid-week prayer service and Bible study will be held at the church. Babies' Wealth $1,297 Sydney, Australia.— (U.R) -lustiable statisticians have computed that every baby born in Australia I comes into life owing $744 but havI ing $2,041 in assets. The first fig- | tire represents the baby’s share in j the public debts and the latter its I share in the country’s wealth. Q Clan Assembles From Afar Toronto. — (U.PJ — The Dowswell i family have held another reunion i —the 14th. Assembling from widely separated parts of Canada and the United States, nearly 100 descendants of Thomas Dowswell, j who came to Canada from Devonshire. England, more than 100 : years ago, met at the exposition grounds for a picnic. St. Louis Buys "Wheat” Art St. Louis. — (U.R) — “Wheat." a harvest scene by Thomas Hart Benton, has been purchased by the City Are Museum for $2,500. The painting had been displayed at the museum in its 33rd annual exhibition of contemporary American works. o— Germany Gets More Beer Berlin.— (U.R) —By incorporating the Sudetenland, Germany has acquired 103 more breweries. So German beer production now amounts to the world record of 1,099.850,000 gallons a year, which is said to be 40 per cent of flic entire beer needs of Europe.

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GIPSY SMITH ATFT.WAYNE World Renowned Evangelist To Conduct Service Next Week Fort Wayne, Feb. 4 — A special noon-day worship service for business and professional men of the city will be conducted from 11:30 until 12:30 o’clock Wednesday, February 8. at the Emboyd theater with Gipsy Smith, world famous evangelist as the speaker, it was announced yesterday. Since Gipsy Smith is such a noted speaker, the Quimby enterprises have cooperated in making it possible for the business and professional men to hear him at the theater during the noon hour. The evangelist is being brought here for services at the Fort Wayne Gospel Temple, February 5 to 12 by Rev. Clifford Hollifield, pastor of the Temple. Invitations will be sent out this wee% to both the Chamber of Commerce and the Junior Chamber of Commerce and to the civic clubs to take part in the service. Mayor Harry W. Baals will also be asked to be on the platform. Rev. Hollifield will be in charge of the service. Gipsy Smith will also be the guest speaker at a meeting of the Fort Wayne Ministerial association Monday, February 6 at the First Presbyterian church of which Dr. George W. Allison is pastor. Services will be held at the Fort Wayne Gospel Temple every evening at 7:30. There will be music by the band and choir and other musical organizations. o House Has Twin Reputation Yarrawonga, Australia — (U.R) — A house built here 12 months ago has acquired the appelaiion of the “Twin House," not because five sets of twins are in some way associated with it. The contractor, builder, painter and tenant of the house have all become fathers of twins while the owner is also a twin. o Trnrtp In A T"W» *. TYeeafnt

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