Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 130, Decatur, Adams County, 2 June 1945 — Page 2

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I! SUNDAY International || SCHOOL LESSON-:-By HAHOLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Os The Moody Bible Institute ot Chicago. Released by Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for June 3 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts selected and copyrighted by Internationa! Council of Religious Education; used by permission. BETWEEN THE TESTAMENTS LESSON TEXT—Malachi 3:1-3, 16. 17; Luke 1:68, 72, 77. 78; Galatians 4:4.5. GOLDEN TEXT—I am the way, the truth, the life.—John 14:6. Four hundred silent years—such is the period between the Old and the New Testaments. There was no voice from God during those years, and spiritual darkness prevailed largely in the land. But there were those who kept their lamp of faith in God rightly shining even in the darkness. The political history of Israel during, this time is partially known from secular sources. Palestine was successively under the rule of the Gentile powers until at the time of Jesus’ birth they were under Roman domination. Spiritually that age may well be described by the words used in II Timothy 3:5, “having the form of godliness but denying the power thereof,” referring to the last days. There is much here that fits our day’s decadent churchliness. I. Looking for the Lord (Mai. 3: 1-3). Although they had reached the state of spiritual pride and self-suf-where they talked back to God, the “whereins” of 1:6, 7; 2:14,. 17, etc.) Israel still talked about looking for the Lord to come. They knew from their prophets that He would one day come to judge thff!'*enemies, and they longed for But they failed to see that it jjfctid be a day of judgment for thffn tvv. 2,3). Etow much like those of our day ■wW-tke to talk about the love of God. His mercy and His long-suf-fering, but who minimize or forget that He hates sin and demands holiness of life from His people. The forerunner of Christ, John the Baptist, is in mind in verse 1, but the “messenger of the covenant” is doubtless the “angel of Jehovah,” one of the Old Testament names for our Lord Jesus (see John 8:56). Christ is coming! Such is the message to Israel, and He will come as a refiner’s fire. Christ has come! That is our message to men now, and He has come as a divider of men, a cleanser and refiner of hearts, that we, too, may be ready for that day of judgment which is to cbme when He appears again in all His glory. n. Living for the Lord (Mai. 3:16, When others forgot or misrepresented the Lord, when they were content with a formal worship without the power of godly living, there were a faithful group who “spake another” about the Lord. Ho.w precious! Notice that the Lord “hearkened and heard." He knows when His people so much as talk to one another about Him, and He notes it in His took of remembrance. When | men f are forgetting Him, He is remembering those who are true to Him. They are His precious jewels! How vitally important Christian fe liewish ip is in a dark and troubled da£.| Po not miss the joy and i strength which will come into your life as you join others in God's house to speak of Him and to think “on His name.” He may be all we have (tferat was true in Israel), but He is always and eternally enough. 111. Light from the Lord (Luke 1:68. 72, 77, 78). The silence of the 400 years was broken, and the spiritual darkness Which beclouded the land was pushed baek. God, who had in the iwt spoken through the prophets, now spoke through the coming of His Son (Heb. 1:1-3). Being the Light of the world (John 8:12; 9-5), Heshone fbrth with the “brightness of His glory.” Little wonder that godly Zacharias, the father of the forerunner JBhm siags, “Blessed be the Lord Go<£ of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people” (v. 68). Hstof whom all the prophets give witness, ’tb whom every one of the sacrifices— pointed forward, the Savyour and Redeemer, has come to show fojjfjt God’s mercy and to Tiot -only to Israel, but to all men, “thef, knowledge of salvation” and the remission of their sins. The “dayspring” is at hand; a Light has shined forth into the men’s hearts. Jesus the Christ, the Saviour, has come! IV. Liberty in the Lord (Gal. 4: 4,5). ■‘■' 'Z ‘ Men wire had been servants under the law became sons of God in Jesus Christ. Redemption sets a person free from the bondage of the law and trihgs him into the family of God as His child (Rom. 8:14-17). How dods one become a child of Cod? By accepting God’s only way of cleansing from sin (Heb. 9:1114, 22)—the shed blood of Christ. Believing in Him and making confession of Him before the world (Rom. 10:9, 10), we are saved and have the right to call ourselves the sons of Gpd (John 1:12, 13). That blessed liberty in Christ is for you who read these lines, if you i will btrt turn to Christ now! Will 11 you do it? J

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’ Creamed comments on the Sun- » day school lesson, "Between the Testaments" Malachi 3:1-17; Luke 1: 68-78; Galatians 4:4-5 for Sunday, 5 June 3. " Malachi was the last book of the Old Testament; four hundred years j intervened between the Old and the } New Testaments the history of ! which is written in the Apocryphal > Books considered reliable history; these books are considered both in- . spired and canonical by the Catlio--1 lies, tin- Protestants consider them s inspired but not canonical. Dnrs ing these four hundred years there t were great religions upheavals; the i priestly class came to the fore and the religious organizations, forms 5 and classes were developed as i found at tlie birth of Christ. J v. 1. “Bello! I. 1 will send my messenger, and he shall prepare ’ the way before me; and the Lord whom ye seek, shall suddenly come . to liis temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight j in: behold he shall come, saith the - Lord of hosts.” Here is foretold > in no unmistakable terms the cont- ; ing of Joint the Baptist as the f.nel runner of Christ. The prophet saw • the delight and pleasure of the ! people in the coming Messiah. ’ v. 2. “But who may abide the j. day of liis coming? and who shall , stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like a , fuller's soap.” Christ’s coming ca 11.3 [ for holy awe and I‘everence. There will be troubleous times during ; which there will be a separation . and purificatioiv of tile people. A r< filter’s fire separates the gold and ! tile dross by melting the ore; by : using a fuller’s soap tubbed on t cloth, spots will be taken out. v. 3. “That they may offer unto 1 the Lord, and offering on righteousness.” Jesus will take the situation as he finds it and make the best of it by his teachings; by his program and by his life he will make clean , the leadership of his kingdom; that i means denouncing such as will not submit to God's will as he will present it. H.s purpose is to cause the offerings to be sincerely consecrated to the honor and glory of God. v. 16. “Then they that feared the I Lord spake often to one another; , and the Lord hearsened, and heard it. and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared 'the Lord, and that thought upon his name.” Among the wicked there were some who feared God; their character was marked in that they feared God which as it is written is the beginning of wisHonie Education Teaching a Child to Make Right Choices The only way a child will make intelligent choices is to practice and learn by making mistakes. As he grows, he can be given experiences in the most ordinary.way. When a plate of cookies was passed to a little girl two years old. she reached for one, took it, and then started to put it back to take another that appealed to her fancy. Her mother stopped her. saying, “No, no. Mary, you chose that cookie, and so that is your cookie. We don’t handle other people’s cookies.”■ The child learned her lesson; the next time she was careful to look over the plate before she acted. Some parents do not permit their children the privilege of choice but arbitrarily decide What a child may do and have. Some try to anticipate a child’s wants, his possible actions, and the likely consequences. While it is wise to protect a child in his early years, he can not should have freedom to explore, to learn without taking chances. He experiment,- and to discover for him self the laws of his physical and social world. He will soon learn that freedom has narrow limits, that social laws are often arbitrary, and that he must adjust ■himself to things as' they are. O ; | AVit I Wisdom •'3l A Chronic Habit | A western physician wrote of hit | experience with a patient in an! i asylum. “He seemed so gloomy that I tiried to cheer him. After a ' moment, the man interrupted, 'l'm I sorry, Doc. but i’ll have to get back j to my worrying. I’m way behind, and I got no time fhr*anything else flaw.’, And as the doctor says, “Aren’t I we all a little like that?”

dom; these formed a little society for meditation, mutual counsel and encouragement. To live the Christian life one needs the help of Christian associates. These few faithful ones were God’<s witnesses, such as might be found in well-kept records. v. 17. “And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when 1 make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth hie own son that serveth him.” If we serve God with the disposition of children, he will spare us with the tenderness and compassion of a father. v. (18. “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed hie people.” God visits his people in the incarnation of Jesus Christ; the purpose of Christ’s visit is redemption of mankind. v. 72. “To perforin the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant.” By mercies reference is made to the covenant which God made to Abraham; more mercy i,s promised through Christ who came to bless all people, as seen in the next two verses. vs. 77, 78. "To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins. Through the tender mercy of our God; where by the dayspring from on high hath visited us.” A true prophet of God never fails to make first things first and that is the need of the remission of sins; this need is supplied by the mercy of God in Christ’s life and death. vs. 4, 5. “But when the fullness of time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under thu law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sous.” The redemption note is sounded all through the Bible; it is the thread that holds the books of the Bible together. O ; ll wid A statistical report indicates that the number of clergymen in the United States declined firom an alltime high of. 148,848 in 1930 to 140,077 in 1940, a loss of 8,771. The number of women serving as clergymen has been increasing steadily, the figures show, rising from 1,787 in 1920 to 3.276 in 1930, and to 3,308 in 1940. The bronze statue of Martin i Luther surrounded by fellow re-| formers, one of the most famous j monumets of , Rrotestanism. wa,s 1 found intact by American forces entering Worms. It had survived the intense aerial bombardments of the past years and the artillery fire during the recent siege of the city. Bomb craters yawned near by, according to an Associated Press dispatch. and many structures in the immediate neighborhood had been completely destroyed. A Gallup poll among women in J industry reveals the fact that a great number of young women and older women who have entered into industry during the present war will be glad to retire from employment and return to the joys and cares of homemaking. It has been greatly feared that women would be permanently attracted by business and industry, but it now ippears that, because of the love of home, many of these women /will be happy to release their jobs to returning soldiers. In Moscow, Alexi,- former Metropolitan of Leningrad and Novgorod stands crowned as the thirteenth Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox church. Thia was the first sober, or congress, of the Russian Orthodox church to be held in twentyeight years. Born in Moscow, Alexi Is one of a family noted for its broad European outlook; he is the only digni-

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EHUKHESI Zion Evangelical and Reformed William C. Feller, pastor Church school at 9 a. m. Luther Clase, superintendent. Give your children a better foundation for life, by bringing them to the church school on Sunday. Worship service at 10 a. m. Ser- . mon, “The Power of God unto Salvation.” Visitors are always welcome in the services of this church. The official board will meet on Monday at 7:30 p. m. Junior choir rehearsal on Wednesday at 6:30 p. m. The Heidelberg class will meet at the church on Thursday at 8 p. m. Senior choir rehearsal on Friday at 7 p. m. 0 First Presbyterian Church I John W. McPheeters, Jr., pastor I 9 a. in. —Bible school. Mrs. W. | A. Lower. I 9:30 a. nt— Church school. W. P. Schrock, general superintendent. 10:30 a. nt —Morning worship. We welcome the Boy Scouts of the city who will attend this service. Special music. Sermon, “Christ or Another?” 6 p. m. —Westminster Youth Fell lowship. Supper. Worship and installation service, Alice Guilder. Discussion, “How to Make Friends.” Joan Dixon. Recreation. Ping pong and table games, etc. Monday, the 4th, 7:30 p. tn. — Men’s union prayer service. All ineji are urged to attend. Wednesday, the 6th, 7:30 p. tn.— Bible insights. The first of a series of four meetings for study of the Bible. Book of the month, the Epistle to the Hebrews. Thursday, the 7th, 2:30 p. m.— Musical tea sponsored by the Women's Missionary Society. Devotional by Mrs. C. D. Teeple. Music in charge of Mrs. Carrie Hattbold. Thursday, the 7th, 4 p.m.—Young people communicant class. Thursday, the 7th, 7:30 p. m— Adult communicant class. Friday, the Bth, 7 p. m.—Junior choir rehearsal. o Church of God Glen E. Marshall, pastor I ' 9:30-11:20 a. .m. — Unified service. Worship for the various age groups. Pastor’s message to the youth and adults. The annual offering Tor ’’Christ’s World Service Day” will be received in this service. * 6:30 p. m. Shining Lights. Service for boys and girls. 6:30 p. in.—Christian Crusaders. Service for youth. 7:30 p. m.—Evening evangelistic service. 7:30 p. m. Wednesday evening— Mid-week prayer service. Men’s Sunday .school class in charge. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, June 7,8, 9, Rev. Marvin • Proctor. Chicago, will be present to work with our choir. All cboir members are urged to take advantage of this service and be present at each service. The public is most cordially invited to attend all the services of this congregation. Where being a Christian makes you a m über.” 0 * ANSWERS TO * ( “DO YOU KNOW?” t « 1. Four hundred years. 2. Malachi. 3. Zacharias. 4. Apocrapha. 5. “And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that dky when I make up my Jewels.—Malachi 3:17. * tary in the Russian church speaking a western language fluently. He enjoys a widespread popularity, thanks to his recent refusal to leave the city of Leninabad while that city was under siege. And he will need all the popularity he has, for he must come to grips with the crucial problem of those Balkan churches, which, up to the time the Red army took the Balkans, were incurably conservative, pro-monar-chist and ultra-nationalist. Many j an old scar and wound j Alexi to heal.

St. Mary's Catholic Church Low Mass 6:00 Low Mass : 7:30 Low Ma.-ts 0:00 High Maas •• 10:15 Communion Sunday for Olie Children of Mary and Catholic Ladies of Colwmlbia. Rev. J. J. Seimetz, Pastor .4 o Baptist Church Carey R. Moser, pastor 9:25 a. m. —Sunday school. C. E. Bell, superintendent. 10:15 a. m.« — Morning worship. Communion service, with Rev. Albert Swenson in charge. Special message by Rev. Swenson as well as special music by our choir. Also remember the Junior church at this hour. 7:30 p. m.—Evening service. Rev. Swenson will again be our leader. Let everyone pray and work to make this hour a real blessing to everyone. All are always welcome to this House of God. 7:30 p. m. Wednesday evening— The mid-week service followed by monthly business meeting. 0 First United Brethren R. R. Wilson, minister Sunday school, 9:15 a. m. Curtis Hill, superintendent. Morning worship, 10:30 a. m. Sermon, “Preventing Sin.” Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p. nt. The children’s day program will be presented at 7:30 as follows: Processional; song, “In the Temple”: prayer by Curtis Hill; Scripture reading; “Welcome.” by Kaye Marie Wynn; recitation by Linda Jackson; exercise by Tiny Tots; recitation by Lester Myers; ’•ecitation by John Paul McAdren; Rainbow boys; recitation by Onalee Barkley; song, “Follow Him”; remarks by pastor; offering with dialog by two juniors; pageant, “God’s Flower Garden”; benediction. 0 First Evangelical Church F. H. Willard, minister i Sunday school, 9:15 a. m. Gregg McFarland, superintendent Morning worship, 10:10 a. tn. “Christianity is For All Men.” Youth Fellowship, Intermcdia'e. 6 p. m. Senior, 6:45 p. m. Evening service, 7:30 p. m. — “God’s Message io the Week.” Youth choir, Sunday afternoon, 2 p. m. Administrative council. Tuesday evening, 7:30 p. m. Quarterly conference. Thursday evening. 7:30 p. m. Rev. M. 0. Hermon, district superintendent, will preach. Women's Missionary society Thursday afternoon at 2 p. m. Children’s day practices, Wednesday and Friday’ at 2 p. m. Daily vacation Bible school Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. 8:15 a. in. Lincoln school. Demonstration evening, Friday, 7:30. _———_ o 1 Nuttman Ave. U. B. Church C. ri. Van Gundy, pastor ■ Sunday School, 9: 3Q a. m. Morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Rev. Franklin Norris, bringing the message. Afternoon, 3:00 p. m. C. E., 7:OQ p. m. Revival service. 8:00 p. m. Everybody welcome. Pumphrey Jewelry Store GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS. SHIRTS Beautifully Laundered 15c each Decatur Laundry & pry Cleaners

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Church of the Nazarene North Seventh and Marshall J. T. Trueax, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a. m. Sunday js boy’s day. A special effort is b6ing put forth for a large attendance of boys. Bring your boy in time. Special honor and a favor to all present. Morning service, 10:30 a.in. Betty and Evelyn Hitchcock and their party will sing and play. Junior church, 6:45 p. m. A service for the junior age; spiritual and interesting, and inspiring to the boys and girls is the work they are doing in Junior church. Youth meeting, 6:45 p. m. Help make the society a blessing by being there on time. A good program is planned. Evening service, 7;3p p.m. Music in charge of Betty and Evelyn. These singers and musicians are spiritual and talented workers. You are especially urged to hear them in all services Sunday. Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. We average 60 in our prayer meeting attendance last month. Come and enjoy our friendly church and good prayer meetings. o — First Methodist Church M. .0. Lester, minister Lowell J. Smith, Supt. 9:29 a. m. —Assembly of Church School classes. 10:20 a. m.—Public worship. “On Getting Acquainted” will be the morning sermon subject. At 7:30 p. m. the sermon subject will be “Prayer that gets Results.” Friends and members are cordially invited to help us get a good start for the new conference year. On Wednesday night the midweek service. Mr. Babson, the well known statistician in a list of “Don’ts” says “don’td'orget the church.” For says Mr. Babson, “the church has been, is and ever will be the most stabilizing institution in all the world.” 0 — Christian Church Ronald Cochran, minister Bible school, 9:30 a. tn. (Morning worship, 10:30 a. m. THE IDEAL LUNCH The things which hurt, instruct. Open 24 hours a day. Meals, Short Orders, Steaks and Chops Chicken Dinners every Wednesday and Sunday. 413 Winchester St. Phone 294. Swearingen Dairy PASTEURIZED AND HOMOGENIZED tyllLK Phone 208 1202 W. Monroe St. Time to Brighten Up! Use Long-Wearing PITTSBURGH PAINTS WATERSPAR ENAMEL Ask for Color Card. < Lee Hardware Co. Miller’s Grocery Fresh Meats, Staple Groceries, Fresh Vegetables. Phone 261 Miller’s North End Grocery. * TIRE RECAPPING SERVICE • . t : > t \ . 4 VULCANIZING AND’ RECAPPING Phone 939 704 W. Monroe St.

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issgM Soldier’s Prayen God, whose glory can be seen in the small flowers of the field as well as in the great stars that swing silently through the southern sky, let something come of this. For all that has been suffered, let there be a humbleness in man. For the tears that have been shed, let there be a cleansing. Let the soul of man be tempered !in this fire that has been forged. Let the earth, enriched by blood of noble men, bring forth new fruit, that the spirit, long so wan, may be fed and made well again.— Written at Guadalcanal by Sergeant Don R. Eberhart. o Zion Lutheran Church Monroe and Eleventh Sts. Paul W Schultz, pastor Sunday school classes, 9 a. m. Divine services, 10 a. m. Lutheran hour, 11:30 a. m. Married couple’s club, Wednesday, 8 p. m. PLEASE HELP US! Get your Cleaning in on Monday and Tuesday. Sheets Bros., Cleaners Be Particular about your Apparel. Choose your Clothes with Confidence from your favorite store. Holthouse-Schulte &Co. DECATUR LUMBER CO. “Home Qf Homes” Builders’ Supplies and Coal. Estimates Free. Phone 253 111 Jefferson St. 1 ♦- Stewart’s Bakery ask for “Enncr-Jee Enriched Bread” Cakes, Cookies, Pies or Rolls Phono 1 229 North 2nd st. ENGLE & KIESS FLOURESCENT AND ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES Electric Wiring Phone 212 2nd & Jackson We solicit your continued patronage in all branches of Insurance. THE SUTTLES CO. Arthur D. Suttles, Agent Phone 358

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