Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1939 — Page 5

SUNDAY SCHOOL /■LESSON ■ Unionfor December 31 * ■g >un ribkcl* »nd Brripture teats •»■ i.St.ted ft* lntrrn«lkin*l _______ »m> foes of the kingdom * -. . I XT-Ma’t e* M I ■r'r.LS TEXT—Ye are 'nr friends c-vet t command y-i - M ”"'^K r . ; rj time hat come, and it that nur lesson for today, a! It -1 -e« come tn the middle ctudy of the Gospel of Matron er t o tn sort of a pause r what has been the re- ? y th, • which Jesus had said ’hus far in our study ml 1 • r we And it that He had ‘ Hu foes apparently out- * Hu friends. and the h.ievidently f.i rce and 'he too warm So Jesus was Ns, far from It. As »e ; Hr won the vlet try ever His ’ * r ' -1 Th ‘o who follow Jesus and ■ H ■.:. truly are quite evidently th.’ hatred for the cause of * has the upper hand Are we N*. Jeaua will ultimately victory again. We arc on side. ■ pidmnnrrd Becauae of Jealousy •• I h.i'.e supposed that the '. 'he little, almost unknown \ Kh of Nazareth would have been at the return of its native fame had also spread its abr iad .ind whose name was |Klbe lips of thousands because He ■t about doing fond were astonished, but they _ ready to accept Him Thcv I net deny the fact either of Hu - or His power, but they could permit their personal pride k Jealousy to lead them to deny | Thu story teaches us the un- > f liy of refusing to accept because it is astonishing, yet are thousands of people stand that position today concerning (tHu Christ It is utterly unscienr. ,t to say Irreligious Here is astonishing thing They say understand hew this n.sn this wisdom Has He the «sWhy. yes. we cannot escape Then ir. the name of G id and <n honesty obey the injune- ■ /.I I ' .pone the inves'.gat. n" Campbell Morgan*. K Naled BecMSM el tiin 'l4 1 4 • Hi' [.-.de of heart wh.ch causes , ML! a tiie lowly Nazarene is also that which even the recognises as sin which Sepmen from Christ D L is said to have written .n K*’ leaf of his Bible. "This book keep you from sin, < r sin w.ll y u from this book " That is and it Is also true that sin a man from Christ. living in s.n. had been reby John and had s.lcnccd hu by the simple expedient ■ f mrr.ent and iltirr.a't I'. b• l> - him. But one does not thus sway sin. and when this man of Jesus, he at ot.ee assumed John had risen from the dead U plague him Still. So Herod also his place with the enemies of . a man shows his opposition to whether it be by indiffcror by Jealousy, or .n m.itng' t 1 be sure there is sin in that i life. Those who love rights love the righteous lx>'d |B>I Srrepted Bes ae»c of Srrv Biij »-iD. The Son of man came not tic , unto but to minister." to the giving cf "his life a , By*" 1 " 1 to r many" tMatt 2fl 28> BB have so overemphasized and the word service Hist <xie , hesitates to speak it in con j Bkt.ixi with the name <f m* Lord ( Yet it d-ies summarize His ( ■»thly Ide and ministry Hcserv d , needy with His teaching and , Bf ng, with His provision fr f dally needs, with His heal ng and we read that they w r. and gk,rifled God <v 31 > |B*c said abuve that the n ajority appear to reject Christ, hut ‘ does not mean that Hr has r/> ■irrds "The communluii of sa i.t» tr ade up of a great ai.d almost ■tt' oe.-leae host, tnrlud ng in iU the flnest and most distinmen and women <>( all ages If gladly stand side by sule with ■ humblest of believers to be B "l tor the Lord Jesus ■*s a means of encouraging men Bl women everywhere to follow Bist as they And Him In His Word. B writer of these notes will send I f ’hout charge a folder. "The Why f f I How of Bible Beading." includ M a Bible-reading calendar f"f 1 B entire year. Use the name and l Idress at the head of this column ! * if possible enclose a stampeo •dressed envelope or a three cent Nmp < housing Tear Words Ssy what is true and what is leesanf Dn not say what is pl«J' nt and not true nor what is Uu» W not pleasant — Mauu.

:A New World For New Year The Oldest, Newest Way Out EV SdS?Tx 7 iSk ' m < ' <,nfr «ntx the Solution that the Ages Have Tested -In CriwM ’ Civilization Is Admonished by Many Voices.

By WILLIAM T ELLIS We hav> <om<- to tin .nd of a trag-dy flll.-d y.-ar Now th. whole world iirnfionu. in fear and un certainty the d>•iflny-frauglit days of lain thirty mu.- | IM< a period of disllluslounir-iit and disappoint in. nt It has witnessed a vast breakdown in world statesmanship It has brought wide war to a war hating world It has seen the collapse of national programs and panaceas Communism and Nazism have been revealed as the shoddy .|.>aka of sordid and .i mint ions dictators Utopian social proJeetH in North America hav.- Ih-.-ii rejected as Impractical and futile N<> great leader of men has arisen anywhere in the world. A tragic impotemy has afflicted the lead.is ot the . buri hes. Truly, the outlook would Indark. were we confined to the factors mentioned Yet <>ur very deaperalion is driving mankind to a fresh roiisid. latlon of th. place and power of Christ In thin dire emergency I shall quote lat.-r some sample eipressions of great men At the m inent. w< are concerned with the truth that the h.-arts of millions and uot alon. those multitiid.s who have ’ li.-.-n studying the present course of Sunday S< howl Lessons upon J.-aus ami Hie tea< hiiigs are turning wistfully to the Leader, who two Uioqsund years ago, came bringing fr<-sh 'idluga of the good will of God for mankind. To these has coin.- th.- convlcItion that <>ur destiny is either Christ or chaos. Only a Carpenter Rejected by Ilia own neigbors as merely a carpenter, one of the common crowd of workingmen. Jeans Is today seen in new light because of this very humbleness of His life. The social eonacious-ii.-m of today wants as 1.-adei n» ' prideful aristocrat, no vaunting i dictator, no strutting imperalbt. , but one close to the heart* aud j live* of ordinary men and wom.-n. | Only a deep understanding of th< i plain folk <d tb. world <an qualify I th. day's Deliverer for whom w.-1 iall await. <Jhir world lias tried . wry thing I else material progress, pleasure ' s.-ekmu lusiirioii:. living, lawlessIneas a wide axMirtinent of strange pblkmopbiea. and every possible I . spi. salon of *• Hi hness Now supJms. W. honestly try Christ, and i Illa Way Consider what that s-.'iid no an Ito < out. inporaiy affairs If all "• us. you and I and the whole Is.dy of riiiniiion people like ua. w< re to set out to do what Jesus Christ would have us do. what would l« : th, coiis.-qil. n. es’ Law, Leadership. Love W''ll. first <>f »ll we should have i God on III* thron. We d.up.-rai. | ly need a new »• n»< of God It was to reveal God ns Father that Jean* .am- All of Ilf. would be yield..l to 'hal la.w which Jesus lIH.-lpr.-l ~<| W<- would no longer be selfpleasers but Gml ph-as.-rs The IM tin. Will would b<- a.c.pted In »H department* ”f !••• “' ll k I"'" I '' Jems a* crime, and < las* »trife. aud lndi»idu»l dis.onf.nt would For God* Will would become man's way The old < hitstian Endeavor pledge gave a com plete hfeformuh ''Trustllig in the U,rd Jesus ' or "'r^X l *' 1 promise Him that I will Mrlw to: do whatever H< would like to hase j nr do ” . . i w< hh'Hil'l ha'‘ •' would not fall « TH. Gospels .tve us not only a sovereign ««d. hut also a hiiniatl-divinc l/-ad. i who promised to •* ••’ h J ll ' friends 'all th.- days.” In His Ilf.ng words I* « ’O"" 1 '’" ,nr , L rty dally problem, that w.- may follow tn Ills step* Onr brahis should I* adeqlUte * P»-' •«'»* one of life* situslions Th*t iniense. Imamate Love I* the third qimll'y J''«" "' f ~,H IO our bewildered era. Th< h.t. law the f-ar law. the grc. duw have all Lfllf'l I’H"*"*'’ |irH ... io mankind ChrM eame Io tea.h u*. by III* words- Ill" I £■ His death. l»w essential hi ’*»' | law oi love * • The flundsy •c”e»i Lssson for December 31 •• "Friends .nd Foes of the Kingdom. - Matthew l3:M—'*-’2- . .

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1939.

hi one of her sonnets, Elisabeth Hat ret Browning cried: "<> heart of min-, art thou great enough for love?" Only the love way. wherein men would find a new standard, a new spirit and a new strength can be ' th<- way out for our world. Words of the Wise From all around the horizon I come Voices which sires* the*. topmost truths which the Sunday s-hooi Lessons are now studying; i i mid which every one of us uc.-ds Io barn in t!HO. U.-c.-ntly, I heard the British Ambassador say. in an addr««s which stressed at 1.-ngtli the point which he mad- In a sentence; "Th- root disease of modern society is Ms dethronement of religion as the governing motive hi so- , i-iety. "It Is still the trtn- function of th. chui.h, h< conliiimflj., ,"to turn the < itiz.-ns into men and wo- ' m. ii of character and principle, who ar- unselfishly willing to put th<- public interest before their own private interests. "And unless there are enough so- h people in any democratic community, |s ople who are capable of resisting appeals to envy, and ' hatred, internal and esternal. and of distinguishing between wisdom and tolly, right and wrong, democracy hself, as we have seen many times sin. .- 192<», collapses into anarchy or surrenders to some form of totalitarian violent •• ’ One of the great "llbs-ral" preach-.-is <>f an earlier day. lii William 1 Ellery t'liaiiiiing. declared: 'War will never yield hut to the i principles of universal justice and love, and these have no sure root hut in the religion of .1.-stii Christ." The One Adequate Leader Similar words from statesmen. 1 authors, philosophers and men of affairs could In- multiplied to fill columns and pages of newspaper space The notable fact is that multittides who ai<- not ordinarily considered religious iw-rsons are to day blending th.-ir voices with this chorus of appeal for a return to Christianity Del us hop. that in the New I Year of I'Jl" opening before us this world-wide mood of spiritual qnesling will find le-w and concerted < »|ir<- slon and response More than a g.'tieratiotl ago. Wil Ham Su-ad stiffed tin literary world with his Imok If Christ I'ain- to Chicago” This was followed by many articles and s. i mons and bitnr.-s. attuned to the sain, note If Christ Came to — This old challenge arises an> w In a world which has been bankrupt In Ils trusted human I leadership. SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS Th. man who is not coutetit where he is. would never have li.-.-n <.intent anywhere, tliough '«• might have Hk. d « butler. -George M< Donald • • • Dm- thrives only so long, a* m> records of giving and receiving are kept, when mathematics . om. in al the door, love gm-s out ot the window The Outlook. • • • There is »o mu. li good In the worst ot us. And iui much had in the best of us. That it hardly b-hooves any of US .'To talk shout th- rest of us - Anon "N->< io Iw ministered unto, but to minister.' was Ih< atm ot the divitiest f.ife ever livid among men —Hamilton Mabie Wli-refoie. If meat maketh my brother to stnmhle I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I make not my brother to aluniM- I Corinthian " 13 • • • If thou has Yesterday thy duty done. And thereby cleared firm fooltag for Today Whatever flood* make dark Tomorrow's anti, Thou shall not miss ihy solitary • ay. Goethe Th* best tblugs are neatrst: hreath in your nostrils, light In your eyes, flowers al your ieet. duties st your hand. lh«- path of God Jus’ h-fore you then do uoi grasp s’ 'h* stars, hut do life's plain, romrnon work as H i-omes. • rHain that dully dn'ies »n<i duflv bread ant Ibe awertcui tbluga oi life- -Aiivti.

Zion Reformed Church ► | Charlee M. Prugh, Th. 0. Minister Church School » A. M. — T. L. '' Becker, Supt I Morning Worship 10 A M. Sermon — "With Simeon In The i Temple." — St. Luke 2:39. JO. Music by the WPA brass quinVocal solo. Mrs. Henry Ni-irelter i Christinas Eve Childrens Progun. 7 p. tn Musical program hy Mrs It F Shroyer, organist and I Miss Kathryn Shroyer, harpist Christmas Morning « A M. CanI die light Service Sermon — "The ' Story of Redemption " -• Musi, by the Young people's Choir. Wednesday. 7PM Mid w<-< k t prayer and Bible study Sunday. Dec. 31st. Holy Communion 10 A M ~nd 7 3o P M —————o First United Brethren Church Corner Ninth and Madison i G T liosselot. minister t — > -Sunday School, 9IS ~ m Roy Momma, superintendent. Interest- ■ Ing classes for sll ages Morning worship at in ;to a m • Ih-dlration service for the new church hymnal and offering for ibe 1 Otterbein home will be special 1 features of the morning service. • Sermon by the pastor. Subject. "The Gift of Love.” i Christian Endeavor at op. m i Groups for Jewels. Juniors. Intermediates. Seniors and Adults. i Evening worship at 7 00 p. m ■ Special feature* of tin- evening ' worship will be speeial Christinas I I music by tin < hoir and a Christmas I I pantomime Senium by the pastor i Subject. ’'Christ, The Saviour ' Bible study Monday evening at r 7.<m p m. Prayer tniretiitg Wednesday eu i nmg .it 7 o'< lo< k. Groups for children. young tieople and adult". In , ler-st iii tli<-»e services Is grow i ing Com,- and Join us mid get a ' real blessing that will help you to more successfully meet life's exI perieni es First Evangelical Church George S Lozier, Minister 9.15 A M. .Sunday School. Earl Fuhrman, superintendent. 1 Jo lu A M Christmas Program by the Children's D<-|wrtm<iil of the Sunday School Tin- Sacrament of Baptism will In .idmiiilstcred to Infants at this service. 400 I' M. Christmas Vesp. i 1 Service. The program for this service is Ix-ing provided hy 'li<- choir ' of the < Inin b. and will i nnsM of devotions, mush al numbers and a; ! caudle-lighted service. 7.00 P M Wednesday Mid week !»■ vollnna! and Study Hour Church of the Nazarene 7th and Marshall Sts. Paul B'andyberry. Pastor 9 30 A M Sunday School. Itoyle Lytle. Supt |o 3o M .Morning Worship. Hermon theme: "Tin Cominon j Sens*- of Jesus" 2 W P M "Singing Preachers Quarlet.' WtiWO 7:00 P. M The Young People's I meeting Ilex Custer, president 7:oo p M Junior SiM-lety Mt- | Jesse Pla-ter. mi|>enisoi 7 30 P M EtaiigcHstic s'-rvl<‘ 7 :to P M Wednesday Tin- regular mid-week prayer meeting I take this opportunity to wish all the members and friends of tin Clntrih of the Nazarene a very merry Christinas and a peatefuli New Year "And she shall bring forth a sou. I and thou shall call his itunn , ijESI'S for lb- shall save His people from their sins" iMatt I 2U , . _ . — o First Baptist Church Carey R Moser. Minister 9.30 A. M Sunday Sthool Al cla»s and competent tesebet lor i everyom JO 30 A M Morning Worship Annual Christmas m< »»ag< by th' pusior Theme "God's Pflrpore in Christmas " film I' M Young People's »<ii tin An interesting and hvlpf'il wtvne fo> all young pcoph Willi i poll no* )«»•!! MM? 7 mi I’ M Em-iilng Evangelists H*-ril<i. Sermon theme: "Cod* Christmas Gift Io You You at' invited to wuishlp with as. | ; Lord on this Ills us'al day. o First Methodist Church Monroe at Fifth Street Ralph Waldo Graham. Minister 9 ;m A M Morninp Worship A Unified service of worship and study Nursery lor the Infants Jun-1 i Joi < Inn-Il and rpiial message for the children. Mush by the | [ Chorus Choir; Hermon theme: "N<i i llmmi Clamu-s for nil age group i Tin- annual Christmas treat will b< . distrlbilleii A cordial wetaMM l» l extended 1 I»u I' M Christuias Ve»|e r.. The Youug INwpte's Choir uudur

the direction of Mrs. Waller Krick will present a Christmas Carol Ser vice Young people will conduct lb- aerviee us the candles. Tingeneral public Is Invited a 30 p M The Youtlfl People of the Church will make their annual tour of the homes ot the al< k aud the shut-ins and sing Christmas Carols. Wednesday Prayer and Bible hour. This Chun b eltends a wish of Mi-rry Christinas and Happy New Year to all. o _____ Nuttman Ave, U. B. Church L. J. Martin, pastor 930 a m— Sunday S< bool. 10 M a in Junior Church 10:45 a. ai Hermon. 7:00 p. tn. Christmas service. Given by the young people. 730 p m Wednesday night prayer servlees. We extend tn every one a hearty welcome to attend tin services, and wish all a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. — -o Zion Lutheran Church Monrm- at Eleventh St. . Pul W Schultz, imstor Sunday School and Bibb- i Igss 9 3<t a. m Divine service with i ontlrmatiini of adults, lo 3o a in Services In Griman. * 30 n m Children's Christinas Evi- pingram 7 oo p in Candlelight Christmas service with celebiatiuu of holy coluillUli- i ion. Monday. <> 00 a m Lutheran radio hour every Sunday. 3:30 |> m ——— -—o First Christian Church Kenneth Timmons, pastor ! 9:30 A M Bilih School. End Sl he|<|« n|- >|||H-| Ill'endi 111 The Christmas program »ill b< pr-seiit-d during 'lie Bibb- Si-liool lion lo to A. M. Speefal sorb and com in unit m follow--I with i ' sei num by Rev Timmon-. His stile Je< I Wil! be A ITopheth I’ll I I I- of I Christ." 7 .o P M Rev Timmon «u, Ject for the evening • rvii- will j be "From tin- Mange, to UnThrone" You .ire Invited '■> attend these service". Wednesday 730 I’ M lltblv study cmvlm t< d by llev Tbumuii* _____. t f — - Presb’terian George 0. Walton. Minister 9.00 Junior worship hour M W A. Ix»«< r. 9:30 Sunday School W I’ Sch-1 rock -iipi rinteudent. 1<« 30 Moinim- worship. The Christina seyinon will !>• given din ing this hour. s|m-i isl music will bi- brought by Mi Paul S.iui*. and 'Dr Fred Patterson 7:00 p tn Tin- f liristnns pro igrain will la: pn-ai-iit-d hy the SunG|ay schmil, at the ck>n- of the program the Christmas treat will lie given A spei ml nild-tilgnt s- rvii e of music Ims bei n platan- 1 foi thi« CbristMta eve. Thia tervice will jisnnmein e st II 00 oclmk Those who do noi wish to r- turn home al iter tin- Sunday S« hied en'eriamiio nt are Invited to the aortal room where |M>|, corn will In- servi I This Haiurduy .iftemoon the church will make It- annual visit ito tin- Coiltlli lloin Ml those OPEN EVENINGS TILL CHRISTMAS. rt~7l w ■■“TfTTTflv7?n ww •! 'I 1 ff. Y ■ tIIZAMTH 10A75 17 jewels . . JRHBBbfIBBBBPi - Other Watches - field" H 10.75 Etain* »17.50 Hamiltons $-17.50 Deferred I’ayments. SUTTON J E W E la H Y 2 1() No. 2nd Nt. Ol’bN 13 ENIM.N I 11 1. CHKUfTMAtf.

al the church by two o'clock. There will be a meeting of th' session in-xt Fiiday night al the manse *;uo p. m. Church of God Glen E- Marshall, Pastor The Unified Bervice izeglus promptly at 9:30 aud closes a' 11:20. This service features wor-1 ehip, mesmse and study for all ■ ages. The boya and girl* meet In' the basement for their Junior Church ami the young people and adults met in the auditorium This ■ Is a glowing service and worthy of phe hit■ rest and attendance of all (Hermon Theme: "Christ. the' ,Prince of Peace'’ Text: Isaiah 9 «. I I. On account of the sunml Christmas program there will tn- no Boys and Girls nr cling or Christian Crusaders meeting The a'.uual Christmas program I I Will be given to 7 :30 The entire 1 program appears elsewhere in this | issue of this pap>-r. The public is most cordially invited to uttend every service of this congregation. — — —o- - Mrs. Ben Klu'uyei ami daughter Kathryn will give a harp and vocal piogi.un Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the county flint lot . the pleasure of thus- who livthere.

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A< cording to a wlie received by relatives hen last evening, Mrs Ruth Bowers Hiatt was resting | well after an upciatluu fui Ute removal of gall stones at Ute Good iHamanitau hospital In West Palm Beach. Florhla The ciwratlon wap< rJuiuied yesterday morning. Pete Reynolds left this noun foi 1 Decatur, 'lllinois, where he will join Ins mother, Mr*. Lona Reynolds, ami enjoy Christinas with bls bioi tber, W. G. Reynolds and family Joe Bell of th- University ot Mis souri arrived lu Di-< itur this morn lug to spend the holidays •otb his ' uud> and auni. Mi. and Mrs , French Quinn Mr». F G. Aliweiii will arrive I home from Hhelby, Ohio, tisiay | where she ha* spent the past week I visiting relatives and friend* Sh will bring as her guests het sun-in law and daughter, Mr aud Mrs. Dl< k Shaw Herb k'ullcnkanip will uirive to-, day from Chicago to spend Christ mas wiHi his sister, Miss Ros-- , Fullenkamp Mi*. Joe Lo*.- Icf- yrst-ul-a. ifor Indian.ipoll*. where she »ill b (the guest over Christmas <rf her j son in-law and daughter. Mr an I

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• •• Mrs. Rotten Eyles and dsughtei Brenda Mr. Lose and son Jan and danghter Mai Jaffe will Join them Christmas Day Mr and Mrs. Dick Durkin and •on Billy of Indianapolis arrived in itecatur lasi i-teniug tojipend Christmas with 'he former's mother. Mrs Ruby Durkin Mr. and Mrs. Amos Graber and daughter Jane and Miss .Marttai Macy visited m Fort Wayne FTU <Ja> afternoon. Edwin Weidler of Prim eiou. N. J is spending the Christmas holidays with relatives here. - . —— o —I A Adams County I Memorial Hospital W - - - "— 1 ■' ii Admitted James LoVelette. route two Decatur, Gerhard Schwartz rout, one, Berne Dlsiniaaod Betty Jane Y'olrol Monroeville. Leo C. Smith, lioag laud, route one Will tahnept. Decatur route one. Mrs Randolph Shafer Rockford. Ohio route one. Mr* ll.nnan laihinian. Yau Wert Ohio. I mud Ti-eter, Geneva, route two, Mr* Don Sheet*, Dixon. O The Iward of hospital trustees held a dinner meeting Friday night at the hospital. Henry B Heller A tigs burger aud Phil Htrahm were guests