Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 291, Decatur, Adams County, 9 December 1939 — Page 3

J SCHOOL |S.SSON'> ■SR. : ''. i; .Kr:-'-I . ,K> for December 17 ■< ’ ' ■' s ‘ «'•'•“'• te«» » ■hkljtM- • IL, Jhi- <•» nil kivgoom ?/ LjSS Is** Hi ■ tv r.r!h«l .--. advantages .*. ■K : . ’. .« a rtory relat ■E'3b t "■ n 1 !•' ••-;<'!i ».« ' '■ 4 ” ‘'• t ‘ l 5 BgxK- • ,’ .r.'trert and :.'. KK - . k ' *he ’.rat'. < ifiBBIMF ' ’-’■'• hearer » r:;eni KgM •' g f-’t -r'r-x-r a "‘ ln,e "‘ , ‘ ■ •*'■•" "*■''' 1 • - - Jc-xm w:.» 'he ■ ’ 1< ar c d from Him K @Br ' "'■ I r ■' ' ' EfcjßL ! p.ta-n. The frr |- -r---■E|Kt ; hear in mind lx that '' " ‘ ' b? '"" ' gHgK- ' •■■ vrripture. a, .-.<• ■ . r1 s -*n re; el.’ gjjKe -u when «ivm Wr ■ ’erpretatlon ■ f thKQKf ■'■ s * rr <M a ” 13 !fi ■QHII’ d 1 not interpret the -f • ur lesion. lea;. EX . ..refully seek tin .r ■gM 1 Kindly receive the.r U > HL Heed Hnw You Hear SgigHL:,- ,e :s rightly called the ■gMt* "'• S.,wer for our Lord ’■• >B’. bl!t "• we read KjgK ‘ 'he less, nit teaches ■- • ly to the four k.r.ds ■ f the Word of God ■HH some who hear and KfegSys- ■ 1 r.,r,ds have so I’v ■ftiigK ' " ’n road over wt.icr. EK; : ■ ”-.enre has |.*sut* ' •'■•’ ‘ ' hold ’».•■ ■ I MmSt :< nj lodgment, bit i-> SgHgKt..■■■ • 1 away by the b rd’ K*r ■’ • -. .jlturea -f «• rldi a.ckedneis 'ice v 19> ;f y or heart is like that. B ssHb to break it up. Let us KtH th- hardening Influenc es ■ ur susceptibility to 8 there are who hear and takes root, but the soil is HP^H 8 * !h,t 11 ha * onl y * M-nck ■■ft-h t -jn withers These h «■ Is largely to a new expennot ready to face trials responsibilities '< Ide <v <■ • g as the Christian ide ■HMltrait.ve such shallow folk t«r counted in. but when that it Involves sacnEfaKy are gone Shallow souls. gWBod <iV * r ° ur ’ if * ' l * P ’ h meaning and worth. gHjßs hear and receive the truth. MPHr permit the cares of life ■K* at. I destroy It (see v S2> modem life so aptly r uid dwell with profit on lessons here taught ■ Gcd, some of the seed B^W* I''’' 1 ''’'' 1 ' * rich han 'est' There I ' s -r e . etv ’eat lire cd the Word of God. My™ ’■ 23' Uc‘ “ w« ahuuld rH'"' 1 a hundred fold it would ! b ' ar rn,l ’ r thlr( y or I 01 tkr Pvwer of Evil g. TB “ <h * tnustard plant was I SB nf n! r''ded to grow into a tree Ihe blrd * wou|d ’> *»• never intended t • t^H' ,r " r illr Chrl * tli, nired world |*H ‘n which ungodly men. the I of the evil one (v 18i. |3H fln ' l c m,r> rtable lodgment i^M L ''’ ,, rly. that is what much of I Christianity has be | t-d those of us who love the that we are not mis B*b| 11 • K.M» M ‘ l ’ l 'o* Os trie leaven Uarh»« EHMfre lesson. Always in 'he |SH t>,>m>rit lesven stands f r HH*» Such passages as Matt a. »; 23: M. U. I Cor f G *l- 5 ®>. It Is any ir.flu weakens testimony, enhypocrisy, formalism or Who can deny th.it has spread throughout The Evil One is pow MH l ’ fl u » beware of his power his leaven. BB U|u> RrdempUon Ar |<hl ;v I this parable we obualy the sinner had with which to buy If It were to be »e know it Is not i do give up some Christ, but are they rse and degrading ie other hand. He even to the shame a cross. This He people. Israel, and »n more toterested US value our redemption *e have been purchased Zj olo unspeakable price, the *•<* our Lord Jesus Christ Let heed the admonition of the Paul, "Ya are bought with therefore glorify God in Whody and In your spirit, which »d's" (I cor. I:M).

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A Teller Os Tales, Orient Wise, Jesus Unfolded Truth J Picture Parables That ( lathe Great Teachings - The I nique Everydayness of .Jesus Seeing the Spiritual in the Common- ! place. 1

1 By WILLIAM T. ELLIS . Wh<n litti.. Deborah and Dwlty • Visit US, every f„ w (lj| y H |h ,. y gl r ways climb upon grandfaihcr'a - knee, with the familiar <ry Tell » uh a story " They ar- never ton t tent with one story either; and they indhatc what they wain ghost stories, animal stories, Bible I stories. ' when . you were •a ■ Isiy" i stories, and many others besides I • sometimes think of myself as pur t suing the i ailing of the oriental * story tellers, whom I have seep * and heard in many eastern lands. 1 Ntory-tellers ar** <>t the company ’ of the master Story teller, of whom 1 It Is recorded, without a parable spake he not unto them" Jesus ’ preached by word ph tures All ! ‘ great novelists are also great , preachers And the best teachers r have this supreme gift nf making truth luminous by almpie words ■ and anecdotes Sometimes a Sunday S. hool Lesson may best be ' taught in story form All of us [ are but children of larger growth, even to adults the most effective Christmas address I have ever made has been when I have put on a shepherd's dress, and narrated ■ the Nativity story in first person, ! at. one of the men who went to 1 Hethlehem. I What Is a Pirabl*.’ i An English commentator. Hev A , Carr gives this stimulating analysis of a parable: "The parable Is suited tit to the 1 uninstntrted. as being attractive in 1 form and as revealing spiritual 1 truth esactly In proportion to the 1 capacity of the hearer; and (2l to the divinely wise as wrapping up 1 a secret whit h he can penetrate 1 by his spiritual insight in this it resembles the Platonic myth; it was the form in which many philosophers clothed their deepest thoughts. (31 It fulfills the condition of all true knowledge. He alone who seeks finds 111 relation to Nature, Art. Gtal Himself, It may ire said th.’ dull "seeing see not." The commonest and most obvious things hide the greatest truths. <4l The divine wisdom has been justified in respect to this mode of teaching The parables have struck deep Into the thought and language of men Inot of ChrisHans only), as no other teaching could have done: in proof of which it Is stiffi< lent to name such words and expressions as 'talents.* 'the sower.’ 'leaven.' 'prodigal son.' 'light under a bushel.' 'building on sand’." The figurative language of parables is. as the Story-teller said, (both concealing and revealing Ev-l-n the Twelve |)ad to have the. meanings of some of the tales egpounded to them But they were truth in portable form, made clear by subsequent pondeting Even to this day. preat hers differ In lheir simple stories Plain Talk for Plamf Folk There are still some preat hers Who follow the hundred years ago fashion of Illustrating their sermons from the classics of Greet e and Rome Rut the wiser majority adopt the Jesus method of drawing their lessons from the common life of every day That is the first fact we note about the parables of Jesus They dealt with familiar near-at-haud figures They met people on the plane of a common understanding. Probably a sower was In sight from where Jesus sat In a boat, telling Ilia stories Every hearer knew the conditions He deacrllted The mustard plants grew all about them The curse of lutes in a harvest field was a common viper fence The daily phenomenon of leavening bread was familiar to every child And everybody knew stories of the discovery of hidden treasures; and of the sudden acquisition of wealth. The draught of fit and unfit fishes may have been going forward before the eyes of those who listened to Jesus Travellers In the Holy laind 'alas! there are none nowadays, to the impoverishment of many who depend upon them for a livelihood - are likewise familiar with the ‘ assaeess*' *Tha Bunday Bchaal Lesson foe Docember IT is "Parables of the Kinpdom—Matthew 13: i*** e e o o e o e e eeoeeeoee

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•b-ments of the parables. In the 1 Bible laind« Museum of the Church of St. Anne, in Jerusalem, one may see samples of the Infinitesimal mustard seed, mid of the darnel. or lares, us well as of the good grain The deathless parables live most vividly for those who know the luind which Is their setting Facing the Facts 'Boosters" of organisations, political parties and causes in this western world are so optimistic that they are always predliting sin cess Jesus, on the contrary, naw from the first, and cautioned Ills friends, that there would be failures. disap|H>lnlm>nts ami opposition. A great realist was He. In the parable of the sower. He made clear that there would be much wasted seed. tWbat a picture of human life He painted! Nevertheless, there would in- a great harvest, with increases of thirty, sixty ami a hundred fold. That little handful of grain whli-lt I surrounded Him has become more than half a billion living Christians today. In the small. Jesus saw great potentialities. His first followers were but ax a grain of mustard lived but. behold, how it has since burgeoned over ull the earth. This I' Is a good on asion to recount to one's self the products and by-pro-ducts of Christianity in our preslent world The exercise Is a cure | for pessimism Thia self-spreading character of i the Kingdom is like the tiny bit I of yeast In the great mass of meal It implies not only the actual growth of Christianity, but also the spread of Its Influence as well Are ! not warranted In saying that the i marvelous social progress of the I past fifty years, with Its profound effect upon the life of civilisation, is but the spreading of the Kingdom leaven? Certainly, the point is one for disc union. Th* Great Treasure Realist though He was, Jeans wax never a defeatist. Though th* croxx wax ever before Hi« eyes, so also was the triumph that lay In yond Hi- knew that the Kingdom of God is the supreme good better than hid treasures and price|ess pearl ami that its victory over all opposing forces lx liievlt- I able We are worried In • a tin- of the present war and xoclal unrest ' I yet even In these we may Iwhold "the stalely stepping! ot the Hon of Man God is working Ills pur poses out. through and ih-xplte mans sins and blunders; and the pumbei of Hix own grows day byday "SHU In-hind the dim unknown. Standeth God within the shadow. Keeping watch above His own ” SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS Reading maketh a full man. conference a ready man. and writing an exact man. Hecon. • • • Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment Shakespeart*. • * * Thy past's a Itook wherein some truths are found. But not a- heiti by which men's feet are letiind -Anon. • * • Too low they build who build beneath the stars. Young • • • Thou are a God ready to pardon. gracious and men iful. slow to anger, and of great kindness Nehemlah 9:17. • • a (> Jesus. I have promised To serve Thee to the end; Re Thou forever near me. My Master and my Friend: I shall not fear the battle. If Thou art by my aide, Nor wander from the pathway. If Thou wilt be my Guide --John E Bode. * • • Each art of humble service 1s that divine touching of the ground which enables one to get the spring whereby he leaps to great er heights - R W. Trine, Adam* County ' Memorial Hospital I Admitted: Mrs. Herman Lahrman. Van Wert. Ohto; Grant Haireg ger. Berne; Lnvwre Engle, Rnsx»H street.

IBCHUIKHF,SH First Christian Church Kenneth Timmons, pastor 9:30 n. nt Bible Hchool. Fred Rchrelder, snperintendent. 10 30 u. m. Hong service and Communion, followed with a sermon by Rev. Timmons Hix sub- | Ject will lie. "Challenge of Church M<-mle rshlp." Bautixmal service immediately following this service. 7:30 p. m—Woman's bay program. under the auspices of the I'nlted Christian Missionary society Monday, 7:30 p in Corinthian class Christmas party, Mrs. Ed Hummer. Tuesday, 7:30 p m Sisters of Iblth class Christmas party. Mrs. J E Anderson. Wednesday, 7:30 p. tn. Bible Study, conducted by Rev Timmons. Thursday. 2 p. m ladles Aid StH-h-ty with the annual Christmas IKirty ami gift extliiiiige Mrs Fred King Thursday. 7:30 p m Bible School board meeting, at church - - - -o———. First United Brethren Church Corner Madison and Ninth Sts. G. T Rosselot. minister Sunday Seined. 9 1.7 a in Roy Mumma. superintendent. There are interesting < lasses for all ages and a hearty welcome to all who come Mornhtg worship, in 3o a m. Imrlttg the morning worship we | will present and consecrate the offering for the new church hymnal and observe the Holy Communion. Christian Endeavor. ■: no p. m {Groups for Jewels, Juniors. Inter mediates. Seniors and Adults. Each group has an hlteresHlig program Evening worship at 7 p m. Ser mon ity the pastor. Subject. "The Bible for Our Hay," Bible study Monday evening. 7 I pm. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 p. m. Groups for children. young people mid adults. o First Evangelical Church George s larxier. minister 19:15 a. m Sunday Echool Earl Fuhrman, superintendent. l<> 10 a- m. blvim- worship Communion service Sermon theme I "The Broken Body." fi P m. Christian Endeavor. i Amos Ket< hum. sponsor. 7 p m Sunday evening fellowi ship Sermon theme, ttbi-dii iu-i ' 7 oo p m. Momluy Albright Brotherhood 7 p m. Wednesday Midweek ' service. 7 p tn. Wednesday Choir rehearsal. 7 ?>o p m. Thursday Young I People's Missionary circle. 3 p m . Saturday Mission Band o First Methodist Church Monroe nt Fifth Street Ralph W Graham, minister 930 ant Morning worship A unified service of worship and music. Nursery. Junior-Chun h. Young People's choir, sermon theme. "Admission to the Kingdom nf God" Church School classes for all ages A friendly spirit a Walt s you « p m Epworth la-ague bevollonal and fellowship meeting

Dedicate New Church Organ Sunday * Ills It UKDL *«'k‘ -'A- •- <%. ..fIWF ■<ftn4rr Piel tired ■hove In the new organ which will he formally dedicated al the special dedication »> r»l< •«•• ot the remodeled und redecorated Flrat Preahyierlan church 111 thia city Hnndny afternoon

Interior View Os Remodeled Church H| HiH I L fIL B L-! E Alm>vp In pi< lined an Interior view of th»* iwwly r»*d«u <»iai»*d and • «iui|»|»«*<l aiidlhirlnin «»f ih»* Clrwi p; PFhyieriaii rhiirrh in Owntur which u 111 Im* ih«- M<*«*n»* of tin- i»-d**dh aiion neivln-n Hiinday afif*rii«M»ii | at 2 o'clock alien asm! — «■ »■ i - - san ■ .in nas. a—MS—a. m■! —u - i.—. .ami. . - ..aiae n - ,> n. ,i - -- --- i awnaa u..a.a—, ia. n na— I

Wend-II Smith, lender. A cordial .welcome. 7 p. tn — Evening worship. An Jinilsiial opportunity will lie afford ed by the message of Rev, Fled | Alw-I. return missionary from Japan. Rev. Aln-I has served three terms as* ii missionary to Ja I win Hix daughter Is at present living In Japan. This lx a splendid occasion to hear first hunt! Information concerning Japan Rev and Mrs. liraham will xltig a vocal duet, and the chorus choir will lead In the <ongri-gatlon.il singing Tin- gi-neral public lx invited Wednesday 7 p m Prayer ami Bibb- hour. Wednesday. fl:30 p m Young people's choir; X 3» play practice. S chorus choir rehearsal -’—- Zion Reformed Church Charles M Prugh. Th b minister Church School. '• p m T I. i Becket. sti|M-rlnlendent Morning worship. Io a. m Sermon. "With Shepherds on the Hills." St Luke 2 * Music by th*- Young People's choir. Spot ial : organ number, "Pastoral Symphony" from Handel's " Messiah ' Youth Fellowship •> p m. Mary Frank, leader Wednesday. 2:30 p. m Uidl-s'' Aid Society. Wednesday. 7 p m Mid week prayer an dsltidy horn. Wednesday, k p m Church school coiim il meeting Church of the Nagarena ?th and Marshall Sts. Raul Brandyberry. Pastor 9-30 A M Sunday school Doyle Lytle Sup' 10:39 A. M Morning Worship Sermon Theme Winning ThRace T-c. la-t us lay aside every ' weight, and 'he sin which doth -o easily beset us ami let us run with patience the race lha' is set le-f-o---us looking unto Jesus " tllehrifws 12 l-2t li 2:30 P M Th* Rev J W Mon' gontery and his "Singing PreacherQuartet" ov-r WftWO { 7:ts« P M N Y. P S Rex Cus'er president. ' 7op P M Junior S< • !<«) Mrs Jesse |*laater xupervlsi r ' 7: In P M EvangellsHt serv|c<Sermon Theme "God's Cure For

Carnality" Text. "For to Im- carnally minded is th-ith: but to he spiritual ly minded Is life and peace ilt.e <hans k:C. "Deatiny Is not a matter of < liance It is a master nf chol< e." William Jennings Bryan. '•f you have need of living wls r. lietler. begin today" Von an- welcome! Baptist Church Sunday sclmhil 930 a m The dear tins lionnl will meet al I't 3o .Mltl wi-ek pray- r meeting Wed nesday evening at 7 :m The inisslomrry society of the church will meet Thursday at 2 3" p. m at the home of .Mrs Norman , Ktuse. South 3rd street Mrs S E Shamp will Im- th- leader. Tile Phllafhae ( hiss will meet | iFriday evening ti !" at the horn--of Mrs S E Hite This |x a pot luck Christmas parly and <-a< It memlH-t la urged to cotne o United Brethren tn Christ Htlil Constitutiont L 1 .Martin, pastor 11th St * Nllttman Ave Th-- new church la eompleteil and dedication services will Im- ! held Sum' ty ' 'in Sunday school The Junior ’< lasses will be held ill th-- new basement. A large attendance is desired ami i-X|m-< tetl I *ln ?o The Sunday school will <l< -. and be followd immediately , by the regular s< i vices Mr Arlo Plait of Zum-svilh-.' Indiana, will i-ondtiri the song ser-' vice Mr. and Mrs Platt will sing a special tinmher ill song 11 im> Sermon. Bishop Johnson 2 Oft p m Ihdicatioii services. 1 Gultat music Congregational song Prayer Song by the Zanesville Fort Wayne quartet Solo Mr Alspaugh of Elgin <> Dedicatory sermon Bishop W E .Muagrave. Offering Song Zanesville • Fort Wayne quartet. Dedication service Bishop Mn« grove. 7 3<t Sunday night Rev Fleming will deliver a missionary address The lih .11 l.idb-s quartet will situ-

7 30 Wednesday night, prayer meeting 13» p m Thursday, the mln niomiry mm ii-ty will meet at the home of Mrs Clarence Walthers This la tin- regular quarterly meeting and dues are to Im- paid o Zion Lutheran Church MoltriM* at Eleventh Street Paul W St litilix. Pastor Sunday st-hool and Bible < Ivan. 19 30 a. m Divine worship service |o 30. Early wot ship service k 30 am Walther Leagit<- Zone Christmas party at Itecitti'i Country Club Sunday. 7 30 p nt. Adult < lasses Monday 7 p m Henio: and Junior Walther la-ague Tuesday 7 3tt p m Zion .Missionary sot b-ty Wedttes . day, 2 "" p m Church choir Monday 7 30 p m Saturilay school of religion 1:30 a tn Th- Lutheran Hom every Sun : day. 3 30 pm , <i Presbyterian George (> Walton. Minister 9 <hi a m Junior worship and Bible hotit Mrs W I laiwn superintendent ■t ::•• a m Munday st-hool W P j SchrtH k supcrlnli ndetit |o 3o .Morning worship Sermon , Tpon This Rock" During this' worship hour Mr Paul Saurer will j sing "Th- laird's Prayer" and the' young ladles morns will sing ’St hottstei Herr Jesu " The new , organ «111 he used al this set vice i 230 p m 11-dedlcatlon sei-vh-es Dr George W Allison of. i the First t htin-h Fort Wayne will; i preat h the dedicatory sermon He ■ freshments will be Served in the m-w t hurt h mm ial room al the t lose of the service Next Wednesday evening s carry in supper Is planned for all mem ; Iters of the < Inin h Tty* will com mellce at ft mt p m Th- m-w

Open Evening* Till Christmas Things you ought to know before you buy a DIAMOND In chooMng a diamond remember find that diamond* are not all alike. Some diamond* are mueh more brilliant, more beautiful, than other*. When you *ee a certain weight diamond at a price you can tell little about it* value until you know about it* quality. The eaaieat way to find out about diamond* ia to drop in for a talk with Sutton*. There i* no obligation in any way. You are welcome to come in any time. SUTTON, JEWELRY 210 No. 2nd Street OPEN EVENINGS Til l. CHRISTMAS.

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social room will be tt’erl and an hour will Im- spent In fellowship Th» ladies will conduct a bnaoar during the hour The missionary society will meet next Thursday aftrrnooti in the < hurt’ll parlors at 23« All ladles arc requested to Im- present. The Fort Wayne presbytery will meet this coming .Monday al the First Church, Fori Wayne Annual election of moderator The Christmas entertainment will be held Munday evening. December 21. o Church cf God Glen E. Martbalf, Pastor The I'nlfled Service begins promptly at 9 In a tn. After worship in song, music and prayer. Rev. R C. Hume, evangelist for the revival. will «p»ak Mln Esthel Hume will also be present in this service and will sing The leiys and glrlx wIH meet In the baxement for their Junior Church under the ] -adersblp of Mrs. Marshall Christ kin Crusaders. C:3O. Boys and Girls Meeting ft:39. Mrs. I a.i> Wagner, leader Evening I’Tvangr-li’.tlc servim* 7:30. This service is th closing service of the revival mee-lng Rev. IltMite will speak and Mins Esthel Hunte will sing Mid Wt -k prayer service. Wednesday 7:3ti. The public in most cordially invited to attend all the services of this cons reg it lon - —o | CHURCH REVIVALS! Church gs Ged With three remaining services of th • revival at the cmirch of God. the chtirt h looks forward to grwt victory The pi can Ise. -| wIN build my church, and the gate; of hell shall not prevail against it." Is just as good In the twentieth century as It was the moment after J-sus spoke It In the power <d that promise sse look forward Io rirtory 141 st night ut the set vice Mrs R. C. Hume, wife of Olir evangelist, gav- her testimony o' healing to a large and attentive audience Her healing is a testimony of the fac' that God still heals the bottles of those who trust him G<mm| prtsu hlng. good attendance, t lm- working of the Divine Mplrit In the liearts of the tttnaved. and the salavtlon of some souls hare been factors In this suec-ssful meeting The public Is most cordially Inriled to attend all tl.e service* of this conx regal ion COURT HOUSE Nou lu'f Feted The lb. kelson MiintifacHiring c’Olflpix; ba* Hied a note suit tgicnst Walter <; Taylor and Mr* j Walter G. Tavlor The dc-mutid lx 417- r < Tit- sumtnons wax loaned to idle sheriff ot Montg<«ni-ry <oun:y. i Ohio for tin- defendants returnable Dei ember 2" REVIVAL at the CHURCH or GOD Each Evening. 7:30 A glad hand of welcome awaits you.