Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 100, Decatur, Adams County, 27 April 1945 — Page 2

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|| fUNDAY Inttrnational | SCHOOL LESSON -:- Bv jjabold l. lundguist. d. d. Os iVir Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Relensed by Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for April 29 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts selected and copyrighted by International Council of Beuxlous Educatten: used by permission. SETTLEMENT AND STRUGGLES IN CANAAN LESSON TEXT—Judges 2:6, 7, 11. 12. 18, 19: 6:11-16. GOLDEN TEXT—Be strong and of a good courage: be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy Cod is with thee whithersoever thou goest.— Joshua 1:9. God keeps his promises. Israel found that to be true as He brought them into the promised land of Canaan. Those who rebelled agaipst Him had died in the wilderness, but now a new generation had come into possession of the land. Here they met the challenge of the heathen, and were victorious over them as they trusted the Lord. Joshua, their leader, after faithful services was ready to go to be with the Lord, but before doing so, reminded them of God’s promise and of the danger of unbelief and sin. As our lesson opens, we find the people settled in the land, as far as they had taken it. We find: I. God's Promise Fulfilled (2:6) The Lord had promised the land to them as they went in and possessed it by faith in Him. He fully kept that promise in the measure that they believed Him. They never did take the whole land, but that vas because of their failure, not God's. The? story speaks to us. God has provided a rich inheritance for the believer in Christ, but it must be appropriated by faith. How much have we taken out of the riches we hfeve in Christ? We are also reminded of the absolute faithfulness of God. There is little in this world in which we may repose complete confidence, but we may-jnd should trust God. He has nev|r failed anyone, and He will not fail us. 11. Man's Promise Broken (2:7, 11, 12). The people had solemnly promised to keep God’s commandments (see last week's lesson). That promise they had renewed in response to Joshua’s farewell challenge <see Josh. 24:20, 21). They kept their word only as long- as those who remembeed Joshua were alive, and then they “forsook the Lord.” This fall of Israel has its counter-part-in what is taking place in our land! today. The great mass of decent people in America were reared in Ghristian homes. They know what is nght, and they live on the spiritual and moral momentum received from their godly parents. The next generation now coming into power, without the benefit < f spiritual training in the home and church, are forsaking the Lord and! following other gods, the gods of pleasure, of money, of lust. 111. God’s Plan of Deliverance (2:18 19). One would have thought that God woijld give up a people so set on simjing, but He did not. He provided deliverance for Israel. That gives us courage, for we know that He has not given us up, but hag provided in Christ a sure deliverance—if America will but turn to Him. For Israel’s deliverance God provided judges, who were not only judicial, but, in fact, primarily administrative in their work. They were God’s men to call Israel back to Him. The repeated failure and backsliding of Israel brought new acts of mercy on God's part in calling out new judges. It is interesting to note that God works through men. Some of these judges were great men: others were just ordinary men. But each in bis appointed place, at the appointed time, was God’s man. God is looking for men today who will serve Him. He wants brilliant, capable men, but He also calls the ordinary, everyday variety. and as they are faithful. He blesses them. Has He called you? Have you responded? Ijr. God’s Presence and Powpr (6:11-16). Israel had long been under the oppression of the Midianites, who would sweep over thp land and steal their crops apd their flocks. Israel finally turned to God for help, and He jnet their need by calling Gideon as the fifth of the judges. God knows better than to call ?n idle man. one who is sittipg around waiting for opportunity to knock. He seeks out the busy person and gives him more to do. Note the entirely adequate provision made for Gideon's success. •‘Surely I will be with thee.’’ That means both the presence and the power of the eternal and omnipotent OneGideon at onc.e began the tearing down of ihg h catl > en places of worship in his own coipmunity. It was thp hardest place to start. It always is. Hut the ope whose light is to shine afar must see that it shines brightest at hqtpe. The humility of Gideon a? he looked at himself (v. 15) is commendable. But note that h e did apt ptriuit it to shut tfie door of ' as he believed God and did mighty exploits for Him. Don’t trust yourself, but do trust God!

*RURAL CHURCHES * St. Luke's Evangelical , and Reformed Church Honduras II II M«‘< kstroth. pastor fl a. m. Church service. 10 u in Sunday school. 2 p. in. hint ruction of youth. Q — Antioch M. B. C. Church Located 3 miles west on 224 and mile south of Decatur Robert Mcßrier. pastor Sunday School. 9:30 a. m. Worship service. 10:30 a. m. Evening service, 7:30 p. m. Wednesday evening praise service. 8 p. in. Come. worship with us. Special singing in both services. No man is so well born btit he needs to be born again. _ — Mt. Victory Sunday School, 9:30 a. m. Cloyce Crozier, superintendent. Class meeting, 10:30 a. m. Gregg Knitted. leader. Worship service. 7:30 p. ill. Sermon by the pastor. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Pleasant Grove Sunday School, 9:30 a. m. Warren Harden, superintendent. Class meeting. 10:30- a. m. Fred Bittner, leader. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Mt. Zion Sunday School. 9:30 a. m. Jim Beobout, superintendent. Worship service. 10:30 a. m. Sermon by the pastor. V. B. ('. E services, 7:30 p. :n. Aldine Beobout. president. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Louise Bunner, leader. Dccaur Circuit Homer Studabakcr, pastor Mt. Tabor Sunday School. 9:30 a. ni. Morning worship. 10:30 a. m. Mt. Pleasant Sunday School. lo:3o-fi. m. Worship service and busineris meeting. 9:30 a. in. Come worship tile Lord Thy God. Mt. Tabor will have a group from Pleasant Mills in the evening for worship service. | Willshire Circuit—U. B. Church J L. A. Middaugb, pastor i -M " " '' 9:30 a. ni. Sunday School. 10:30 a. m. Prq&ihing service. 7 :30 p. in. Wednesday, pray >r : meeting. St. Paul 9:15 a. ni. —Sunday school. 7:30 p. m. -Christian Endeavor. i S:3O p. ni. Preaching service. I 7:30 p.pi. Tuesday—Prayer meol-i ing and Bible study. Winchester 9:30 a. ui.— Sunday gchopl. 10:30 a. m.—Class meeting. 7:30 p. in. Thursday — Prayer' meeting. 0 — Monroe Methodist Church E. (). Kegerrefe, minister 9:3,0 a. pi. Morning worship. Baptismal service and reception of members. 10:3(i a. m.—Church School. Lesson. 'Perils in a Nation's Life." 6:15 p. m. Youth Fellowship. Topic. “Respect fqr Personality." 7:30 p. m.—lEveping service. Sermon. "Tlie Master of Our | Age." Monday evening. 7:30 p. m.—Official board piecing in the annex. Wednesday evening, 7:30 p. m. — Mid week service. 8:30 —Choir rehearsal. j Tbursdpy eyeping — {Daughter banquet — —. p, —, Pleasant Valley Wesleyan Methodist .Church Noe) H. Wiiit.erjiolt.er, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a. in. jyiorning worship. 1.0:3,0 a. in. Plt-acliijlg, 7:;;p p. m.Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:45. y_. M.oprpp p ipnds Byron Leaser, pastor 9:30-10:30 a. m- Sunday School. Win. Zurcher, superintend,ent. 1():3,0-11:30. a. hi.—Morning .worship servic.e. Sermon theme. “The most Glp'fet-.’ike mair in the Ql,d Testament.” 7:3.0 p. m. — Special temperance service with Rev. Logan Smith fioili Fountain City, lhe speaker. Everyone welcome to attend all services. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.—Mid-week prayer meeting. Friday. 8 p. m.—Victory pray,er band at the Friends parsonage. — Union Chapel pbprch Unitpd Brethren in .Chuyph I p. H apd Cejia I’ellett. ppstqrs Sunday School. 9:30 a. ni. Thurman I. pr.ew. supprjntppden.t. Mprping worship. 1.0:15 a.ip. Sljpje.ct. “Xotirs.” Clicks,Hao tpr YquH) ppd Adulta. 7 p. ni. Evening worship- P- m- Subject, “A Day of Good Tidings ’’ Prayer service WediiesiJ'iy, »130 p. in. Young and old are Invited. | I

Special Services And Meetings Os Churches In Area i gSSS First U. 8. A gospel music festival will be pres> nted at the First United Brethren ohureli Sunday evening, by both local and outside talept. Betty Hitchcock of Middlepoint. Q. and Evelyn Cowgill of Convoy. O. will b present and Betty will lead ihe congregational singing. They expec to bring other talent with them. The Rev. R. R. Wifeoil. paistor, stat d, ‘‘Do you enjoy good gpspel music? Do you enjoy an houi of spiritual worship in thfe waj? If so. you surely will plan to be with Uis Sunday night." Decatur Missionary Bunday will be a special missionary day at the Decatur Mfe<3ionary church at both the morning and ev ning services. The Rev. Waldo Schindler, a native of Berne, who has .served one term in the G.iiljon i-glop in Africa, will speak at-both services. He bad had an unusual ministry among extremely i-ripiiz tive people in Africa and peiiences are thrilling apd/challeging. Services will tbe. meld at 10:30 a. pi. and 7:30 p. in. I H f/z/L" ut/o/tii courts rzr/Z/zzw/j/’M “Get Acquainted Day” in Sunday School, 9:•’>() a.m. Brflng a Friend and meet your friends. Morning Message 10:30 a. m. “The Unsearchable Riches of Christ." Youth Meeting ,6:15 p. m. Evangelistic Service, 7:30 p. ni. APRIL 29 A WARM WELCOME A}VAJTS YOU AT OCR FRIENDLY CHURCH. North 7th at Marshall St. Decatur, Ind.

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Gunner Gets Air Medal Cluster . n i»' ■'»««> ■ •*■--- 1 » '' ' 1 w? I '1 ■ SA ■iiiiiiiMßJ \ ner of'T B“4 boxibei' receives a fourth cluster for his air medal from Col. George C. Nielsen (left), , Eighth Air Force based in England, and for eight months Hew miss ons ovei Hamburg, Kiel, Munici, po-year-uld son. She is’the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Rothged of Mohroeville. and he is , son of M r - and Mrs. Howard Harmann, 1307 Wells sireet, I'ort Wayne. ,

‘ I CIVIL AIR PATROL (X’ontinued Fn’m Page One) i Youths 15, 16 and 17 will be - ' known as cadet members and ' others as adult members of the k | local flight unit. J: Robert McComb. George Roop 11 and Lt. Leßoy Schwartz, the iat--11 ter just recently commissioned in 11 the army air corps, assisted in I arrangements for the orgarfza- ; tion of the local CAP flight unit. Q RUSSIAN COUP i (Continued From Page One) Stettinius was the only American delegate present yesterday. When ;he committee meets today he will | be accompanied by the two vice • chairmen of the American deles;*- ; lion —chairman Tpm Connally, D., Tex., of the senate foreign relations committee, and Sen. Arthur H. Vani denberg. R.. Mich. | Connally and Vandenberg were pxpt*ct* i< l T s » movp today foi ! settlement of the unexpected disput over custody of the official i gavels. The proposal ttyat StettinI ins be conference chairman yas i made by foreign minfeter Ezequiel I Padilla of Mexico. The comp.'.i---i piise was proposed by Foreign Min- : ister Anthony Eden of Great Brili ain. It was understood that Eden's ! plan would be pressed again today. I Major significance of the chair- '• manship dispute is that it will stop ' all conference progress unices it is I speedily adjusted. Assignment of J. these two important posts is the

first move 'toward permanent organization for conference business. The lone issue on which Molotov seems to have been thrown for ;t loss is on participation In this conference of the Lublin Polish government. American objection to the “Lublin" Polish government Is so firm that belief was spreading rapidly today that the issue would not be allowed to delay conference buisiness. —o — AMERICANS NEAR TO (Continued From Page One) tain country during which the 33rd killed 6.713 Japanese and took only 45 prisoners. Baguio. 130 miles north of Manila and 30 miles inland from Lingayen gulf, was 'both the Bummer capital and a popular r sort town in happier days. .Ta'pantise puppet government officials recently fled northward from tlje city in the face of the American drive. ‘ln contrast to the stiff fight for Baguio, the 24th division on Mindanao was meeting only scattered resistance, Close air support paved the way in the advance along highway on; reward the sh,ore of Payao gulf. MacArthur's communique reported that bombers again struck at the enemy airfields on Formosa at M'Usuyama, Tainatj, and Kamka. Buildings were destroyed and fires started in the airdrome defences. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

House Approves Bill On Draft Extension J Must Train Six Months —i—- ■— ) — i Washington. April 27 —((UP)— I The hoqs.e today unanimously adop’ed a draft eytensiou bill carrying' a prevision banning 'future Ufle of 18-year-old draftees in combat until they have had six months training. ' 'The legislation, which now goes to President Truman, extends the selective service act to -May 15 1946 or to the end of the war. whichever comes first. The provision on training of IS-year-olds wa>3 placed iji the bill by lhe seifate. The hpuse military affairs committee approved Ihe ai meii.lmenl umrnii,poijs)y in p < Icsed se: non yesterday and it, was offered ip th; house under unapimpus consent. The iimeudmeut contains no restrictipps on phe urs.e in combat Qf 17-year-old navy and marine corps vpluiitcpi's. npr does it say any'hit;g aibcut H)e training of inductees 19 and older. It does not prevent the navy frcni assigning year-olds to warships for combietipn of tjiur siyman;?; training although the ships may find themselves in combat. o ‘ JAP RESISTANCE (Continued From Page One) today hit S.ev.ep Japanese stiiiclfieplane bases on Kyushu, southernmost of tire enemy's home islands, for ihe second time in 24 hours. I Early reports indicated gqpd I weather favored the raidem in ! marked contrast to the extrpmely i bad conditons which handicapped yesterday’s force of 200 to 250 bombers qver Kyushu and adjacent Shikoku. The targets toy today's raiders were Usa, O)ta. Saeki, Tomitaka. Nittagahara. Miyazaki and KpkAu airfields. A Tokyo broadcast said ! the raid began at 8 a. m. at)d lasL ’cd an hpjii' and a half. Duly slight j damage wr,? caused. Tokyo said. clamp”berlin i i . , Cp'"’nM?d From Page .One) [ in? hutid'oedzi of Russian fiostageg at strategic points in Soviet held tc:i itory. who would J>e endangered by efforts to 'blaeit out doomed Nazi nests. ‘Red Star said an increasing nu-m---bc.' of penman and nje'n, . ad'.r using up all their a'nitnuniflon were putting on civilian clobbcs and trying to c-scape' by mingling with crowds cf old n}etj and women who carried white flags. Many civilians regained in Bm - - litj. Soviet dispatche'j said'. On one 1 Ptreet an old man was s aid to hayp .set u|) a eland to peddle guide bocks'to Berlin among the Soviet troop-3 at one mark each. - ——3—L—i 14 Mg_NLEAVE .‘Copi.in.u.e'i I'Torp page pne) Petting, Keith Oakley McCohuin, Lynn Wallace Sprunger’ Roger Thomas Knapp, Robert Henry Pucher, Wilson Harper Snyder /transferred from Mercer county, fl.); Morse William Huffman transferred from Van Wert, O.) Ip addition, two conscientious objectors, Christian M. Schwartz and Eli S. Wingerd, were accepted for duty at a work camp. Trade iu a Good Town — Decatui

Higher Payments By Stale To Teachers shßie Assumes Half Os Splary Increases Indianapolis. Apr. 27. — (UP) — she state of Indiana today assumed responsibility for about oue half of salary increases voted to Hoosier school teachers, by the 1945 general assembly. Governor Gates, head of the three-man state board of finance, announced that the board had voted to pay $27,23,0,01)0 during the school year beginning July 1, 1945. to help offset increaees in wages paid teachers. Gates said that the finance board felt that the assumption Qf half the increased costs brought on by higher costs of livipg. federal taxes and other wartime factors, was “fair to all the teaching units of the etale and to the taxpayers." Thp resolution, adopted unanimously by the boprd today, means that the state will pay 95 percent of the average miilimuiu teacher wage in all qualified units of Indiana. The last session of the general assembly increased the minimum wage from SI,OOO to $1,120, proyi ling for an overall increase ip cqsts of approximately $2,797,001). Since Hie state has acted 'to increase its payments to the 'teaching units tyy $1,364,00.0, the state in effect has assumed nearly half df the liability created by the legislature. Gates, who with state auditor A. V. Burch apd state treapurer Frank T. Millis, approved the payment, said that the state would meet its full share ip "maintaining p.ur high educational standards” against the ravages of war and the attractions of better paw in non-teaching fields. ———O Auto Dealership Sale Is Announced L. R. Zintsmaater. 940 Walnut street, has purchased the Oldsmobile and Hudson auto dealership from Leo Kirsch, formerly known a<s P. kitsch and Sop, and located in the Kirsch building, corner of Monroe and First'streets. The deal- 4

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?>• “W I'H tho han already in. n ' a ' 4, op rail'd. lss Tl "' age. Mi'. Zin; of Worhl 'lie Mar;,; . sta “ 011 - *I>M) adj,, agmiey „„ “taled that a funna; garage wonl (| Rats Destructive HE Rats waste monev anr i . feed and other p rOtJerly It has been estimated lh ate can do from $4 SSO , f , Q «ge in a year. Your IMsWw Look for i his Trade <»n the Bag ‘ SCHROCK ■ HYBRID corn ■ co. K Member I'fislrr U ma |,K Growers. Inc., El Paso. (■H Exclusive Authorized of Genuine Pfister For This Area. Sold in Adams County These Authorized Representatives: ■L W. Blakcv Phone 53F12, Desatur, Samuel 1). Henschtn B| Phone Craigville 10 on if. Decatur. Ind. MK Harold Ziegler Phone 202 J. Berne, Ind. Edwin C. Bauman Phone 4654. Berne. Paul Meyer Phone Call Sam Fogel, Geneva. Ind.