Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 147, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1945 — Page 2

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Improved ' II SUNDAY SCHOOL -:-±ESSON<B4«JUteLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Os TaiiMoedy Blblt Institute ot Chicago, lleleirscd by Western Newspaper Union. ,-:h ' -=- Lesion for June 24 , c . — LOMOii ’.ffljjecls and Scripture texts selected jndWouyrlghted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission.--THE NEW CHURCH IN THE PAGAN WORLD LESSON TEXT—I Timothy 6:11-16; I Peter 4:12-16. GOLDEN TEXT—Seek ye fiftt the kingdom of God, and his righteousness.—Matthew’ 6:33. The. charch is world-wide in its ministry. Its first experiences of both.-advance and attack were in Jeruteilenu but in due time the Lord pressed its members out into the GenWlb world to preach the gospel. These believers had to meet the challenge of a pagan world, rich, powerful, and steeped in age-old philosophies which ran counter to the teaching of Jesus Christ. The story of how the church met that situation and came through victorions is one of the most thrilling and important sections of world history.VWe catch but a few glimpses of that time in the writings of Paul and Petef, which make up our lesson today, but even those are full of instruction and inspiration. The church appears here as it went on: I. Fighting the Good Fight of Faith (I Tim. 6:11-16). In tire letter to Timothy, the Holy Spirit used Paul to instruct the early church regarding its life in the midst of an unbelieving world. In the verses immediately preceding our lesson we find a solemn warning against the wrong attitude of heart toward worldly possessions. “Godliness with contentment” is declared to be great gain. Bflmthere is more to Christianity than inward grace, for that must show itself in daily fighting “the good fight of faith.” That is done in three ways: 1. By godly living (v. 11). Believers are to flee those things which hinder spiritual progress, and give themselves to the cultivation of graces of a true Christian life. Space does not permit discussion of these fine virtues of the faithful follower of Christ, but note how tremendously effective they could be (yes, and are today) against paganism. It is so true that the best argument for Christianity is a Christian, but he must be a real one. 2. In holy warfare (v. 12). Living for Christ is not accomplished by sitting in a spiritual rocking chair while thp' enemy is on the attack. No indeed. There is a good fight to be waged, both personally and as a bodv of believers. “The Son of God goes forth to war" against evil in our day. “Who follows in His train?” Thank God, there are those who are on the battle line for God, but they need reinforcements. Who will volunteer today? 3. With blessed expectation (vv. 13-16). The soldier is ready to bear the “bigod, sweat, and tears” of deadly conflict because he looks fob victory. The soldier of Christ has a sure hope, for he follows Jesus Christ, -already victorious over death, and one day soon to appear again as. King of kings and Lord of lords. In vietv of that expectation, the Christian is to live a consistent, clean and irreproachable life. And why not’ If we look for the glorious and blessed and only Potentate, should we not be ready? 11. Meeting the Fiery Trial of Persecution* (I Pet. 4:12-16). As Peter comforted the sorely tried believers in the early church, he urged them to meet their persecutions:. 1. Without confusion (v. 12). We should expect trials in this world; yes, severe, fiery trials. Such things are common to all mankind, and the Christian should hot expect to escape. To Rtcm, such trials are real tests of their faith, an opportunity to shbtff to the unbelieving world that God is able to deliver those who put their trust in Him! To be forewarned is to be forearmed.- “Think it not strange con-cerning-the fiery trial.” 2. With exceeding joy (w. 13-15). The believer is not to be ashamed of the troubles he bears for Christ’s sake. A glory rests upon the one who is, privileged to be a “partaker of Christ’s suffering" (v. 14) as he stands With Hirn who was “a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief ’ '(lsa. 53:3). Note that the believer is not to do anything whieh would justify others in making him Suffer. It is a disgrace, a shame, whieh injures the cause of Christ, when a believer has to suffer because he has broken the law, or because he is “a busy body (R. V. “meddler") in other men’s matters.”-, . _ 3. For Hie glory of God (v. 16). The entire life of the believer should be'lived for God’s glory. If, then, he Is called to pass through trials or to be persecuted for his faith, that, too, is somethihg tb be so borne as to glorify God. The loliower of Christ does hot hang his head in shanie as the difficulties of life come upon him. He trusts Obd, had by hiS t®ise and grace in the midst of difficult circumstances, declares to all the world that God is able to deliver,

t RURAL CHURCHES * • • Willshire Circuit U. B. Church L. A. Middaugh, Pastor 9:30 a.in., Sunday school. 10:00 a.nt, Class meeting. 8:00 p.tti. Wednesday, prayer meeting. St. Paul 9:15 a.m., Sunday school. 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, prayer meeting and Bible study. Winchester 9:30 a.m.. Sunday school. 10:30 a.m., Class meeting. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, prayer meet ing. o ———— Rivarre Circuit Gilbert A. Eddy, Pastor Mt. Victory Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Cloyce Crozier, superintendent. Worship service, 10:30 a.m. Sermon by the pastor. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Gregg Knittie, leader. Pleasant Grove Sunday School. 9:30 a.m. Warren Harden, superintendent. Class meeting, 10:30 a.m. Fred Bittner, leader. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. 0 — Mt. Zion Sunday School, 9:30 a.nt. Jim Beobout. superintendent. Class meeting, 10:30 a.m. Louise Bunner, leader. U.B.C.E. services, 7:30 p.m. Aldine Beobout, president. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Monroe Methodist Church E. O. Kegerreis, Minister 9:30. morning worship. Sermon: “Acedia: a Religious Disease.” 10:30, Church School. Lesson: “The Church in a Pagan World.” 7:15, Youth Fellowship. Miss Helen Ruth Haines, leader. 8:00. evening service. Sermon: “The Welfare of the Soul." Wednesday, 8:00. mid-week service. 9:00, choir rehearsal. 0 Pleasant Valley Wesleyan Methodist Church Noel H. Winterholter, pastor Sunday School 9:30 Morning Worship 10:30 Preaching .. 7:36 Prayer Meeting Weds 8:00 ‘Go to Church Sunday. _ Q - Decatur Methodist Circuit Homer Studabaker, minister Mt. Pleasant Sunday school 9:30; Norval Fuhrman, Supt. Worship Service 10:30; Roger Singleton in charge of devotion. Sp'etfel iniisic by Grandstaff sisters. Beulah Chapel Sunday school 9:30; Edward Arnold. Supt. Children's Day prograrit, 7:45. Pleasant Valley Sunday school 9:30, Jacob Borne. Supt. We are getting ready for our Youth Movement,. We want every young boy or girl to help put this program over. — ———o Calvary Evangelical Church F. H. Willard, Minister Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Prayer Meeting following Sunday School. Children's Day program 8:00 p.m. o COUNTRY CHURCHES Monrbe Friends Byron Leaser, pastor 9:30-10:30 Sunday school, Witt. Zurcher, supt. 10:36-11:30 Mbrning Worship. 2 p. rn.— Holiness Association meeting at the Tabernacle. 7:45 Evening service. Wed. 8 p. m. Mid-week prayer meeting, followed by monthly business meeting. Fri. 8 j). m. Victory prayer band meeting 0 St. Lukes Evangellbal and Reformed Church Rev. H. H. Meckstroth, pastor 9:00—-Worship service. 10:00 —Sunday school. 7:36 —Children’s Day service. 0 : Merit Certificate To Smith Drug Co. The distinction of being cited as one of the world's outstanding Rexaß Stores is one that has come to the Smith drug store (along with the added distinction of being on Rexall’s annual honor roll). The award is made by the International Association of Rexall clubs and the United Drug company, parent organization of Rexail. The certificate of merit, much coveted by Rexailites everywhere, is in itself a richly engraved parchment that will always have a place of honor in Smith Drug Co. store, but its meaning is even more important. It states that this store and its staff have rendered exceptional service Xo their commdnity, their fellow Rexailites and the United Drug company through whole-hearted cooperation with value-giving i marchandising plans and through I their exemplification of the Rex-1 aJI ideal of aistihctivfe driig stbre service to the people of their, town. 1

• College Trio To Sihg THE MONROEVILLE TRIO, composed of Mary Alice and Mazetta Hawkins and Betty Roth, students from Olivet Nazarene college, will ' be at the Decatur Church of the Nazarene, Sunday, to sing in all the services. A'special feature will be their singing in the Sunday school • hour. Tl/y will also have charge of the youth meeting at 6:45 p. m. • The public is invited to hear them. The church is located at North 7th and Marshall streets.

1 The Smith Drug Co., Rexall ■ drug store, and the salespeople, ■ to whom Elmo Smith gives much of the credit for this award, are sharing in the congratulations beingishowered upoil them bebaitse of this deserved honor. 0 COURT HOUSE _—_ Letters of administration were is-1 sued by John Geels, Sr., in the es-1 tate of George Frederick Geels. [ Bond for SIOOO was filed, subject to court’s approval. A certified copy of the petition to dissolve the Provident Building and Loan Association of Decatur, was filed with the county clerk. Action i toward the dissolution of the company was taken in July. 1942, and approved by the state department of financial institutions. Q Civil Air Patrol To Meet Tonight The CAP will have a meeting this evening at 7:36 o'clock at Worthman field. —I ■— I ■! I uia 'B'M/snvimß laiiiMfeiiiikiiiißiiii

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Chinese Storming Liuchow Airfield Japanese Expected To Evacuate Base Chungking, June >22 — (UP) — i Chinese Troops stormed the Liul chow airfield today, and a spokes--1 man for the high command said the enemy was expected to evacuate the former American base any time now. A communique reported that the Chinese columns attacking the airfield already had inflicted considerable casualties on the enemy. The spokesman said the Japanese left lees than 1.200 troops as a holding force. (He predicted the ba.se would be taken after a brief battle. The big airfield at Liuchow, abandoned by the U. S. fourteenth air force Nov. 11. 1944. is on the outskirts of the city. Chinese forces stormed the field to climax a sensational drive in which they closed — ■‘wtiiiiiMlniilßiiiiAi: ■ iilkinifliiiir

in on Liuchow froth three dlrtections. 'Two columns joined forces at a point six miles southwest of Liuchow, and they were the nearest to the airfield at last reports. Today's Chinese communique also reported that Chlne.se forces, battling to break the Japanese counter-offensive along the KiangsiKwantiing border, have reached the vicinity of Lungnan. (The lChinc.se also captured Tiltang, in southern 'Kiangs! province, and claliiied that the Japanese in that area were retreating to the northwest. 0 Plan Children’s Day Programs On Sunday A children's day program will be presented at the Calvary Evangelical church Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. The program is as follows: Prelude. Salute to the Christian and American flags. “America,” congregation. Prayer by pastor. Song, “Sweet Hour of Prayer,” Marjory Miller; recitations, “My Prayer,” Shirley Drake; “Children’s Day Welcdme,” Mary Lou Gaunt; “We Welcome You,” Sharon Drake: “Our Land,” Dixie Garner; “The Joyous,” Raymond Lichtenberger; exercise, “Joy Bells,” five boys; recitations, “A Greeting,” Paul Butler; Wendell Kelly; Jimmie Brown; “To Praise Him,” Don Drake; “What the Children Do,” Ruth Gephart; song, “Whispering Hope,” Musser sisters; recitations, “Boy Helpers,” Carl Lichtenberger; “Johnnie Green,” Kay Miller. Exercises, “Sharing the Picnic Lunch”; recitations, “Lost Hours,” Gloria Garner; "A Work in the World,” Joe Butler; duet, Mrs. Mildred Wagner and Miss Fama Miller; recitations, “The Best Way,” Tommy Butler; Roger Gaunt; “Some Don’t,” Audrey Gephart; exercise, “A Call to Youth”; recitations, “Grandmother’s Cookie Jar,” Alice Musser; “Mother’s Helper, ’’ Elinor Gaunt; ‘The Stranger at ihe Door,” Joyce Musser; exercise, “Jesus’ Penny,” Bonnie and Ronnie Gephart; recitation, “The Opbn Door,” Marjory Miller; exercise, “Mary’s Lamb,” Sharon Drake and

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Dtrib Garner. Remarks by pastor; offering; recitation, David Willard; closing song. zffi„vice;,“ ; ”“,-a....- — R R St. Luke’s Church The children of the St. Luke's Evangelical and Reformed church at Honduras will present a program at the church Suhday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The program follows: Prelude, Mrs. Boyd Stepler; songs, by group; “Welcome,” DU ana Mcßride; dialogue, Howard Michaels, Sherrill Corson, Bobby Hcare, Vernon Ratcliff, Velma Strahm, Harold Dick; recitation, Junior Bertaon and beginners; play, "We Pledge Our Help”; vocal duet, Maxine Erhart and Beulah Jane Bertsch; recitation, Howard Michaels; exercise. Ronald ——

vs ig? $ H mtofui eouru wanpmtifU INVIiiNG YOU TO HEAR MONROEVILLE , TRIO Betty Roth, Mary Hawkins Mazclta Hawkins June 24th In Siinddy School, 9:30 a.m. Morning service 10:30 a.m Young Peoples nteeting, 6:45 p. m. Evangelistic meeting, 7:30 p. m. Sunday is Girl’s Day In Sunday School. A Reward to All Girls Present. Trio will have chatge bf Youth Meeting 6:45 ji. m.' Marshall & North 7th Sts. Decatur, Ihd. “Ybu are Always Welcome at our Frfendiy church.” i

Corson; playlet, "Our Father’s Letters”; piano solo, Sherrill Corson; exercise, Carol Mcßride, Donald Dick and Eileen Funk. Offertory, Esther Sowards; play, "The Heart's Desire”; vocal duet, Violet and Eether Dick; recitation, Sherrill Corson; song, by grotto; farewell speech, Harold Dick; benediction, the Rev. H. H. Meckstroth. II! ■.. annul t i .1

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