Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 70, Decatur, Adams County, 23 March 1946 — Page 2

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II SUNDAY II SCHOOL LESSON ■v MAFOI.D I. LUNDQVIST. D D. Ot The M«»*o Bible lusiltuto of Co'eas*AaltaMd by WeM.ro N«w*»per L'nlaa. Lesion for March 24 L»««*n «ob)»cl« and Scripture taxis •»- bead and copyrighted by International Council ot Keligloua Kducabon; uaad by permission. A PEOPLK OAINB NATIONAL CONNCIOI'NNFSft LF’SON TEXT I Samuel 7:1-9. 13 >5 MEMORY SELECTION - Oboy my trolco, and I will be your God. and yt ahall ba my i«ople: and walk yt In all the ways that I have commanded you, lhal It may bo well unto you — Jertmlah 7:33. The mo»t powerful movement tor national prosperity is a revival of spiritual Christian living. Israel had come to the place where the people recognized that they were on the brink of national di aater. One of the scriptures on revival Is II Chronicles 7:14: "If my people, which are called by my name. Shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their tip. and will heal their land " This is the way of revival and prosperity for America, too. Revival will come when God's people will I. Keek Gad's Face tvv. 1,2). The ark had been out ot its proper place for a long time. The ungodly Philistines had it, but they were glad to return it. Tlie calamities which befell them speak of distress in the heart of an unbeliever when the presence of God is evident. Fur a time the ark was in the house of Abinadab, but even there It was not in its rightful place Samuel moved among the people, pointing them back to God. Tins was his first act of public ministry, but behind that public act is the history of a godly life. Such a man can consistently urge others to turn to God. The response of tiie people was wholehearted. They were thoroughly sick of their sin and separation from God. The earnest of their sincerity was their obedience to the admonition of Samuel tiiat they 11. Turn From Their Wk ked Ways tvv. 3. 4). Israel had learned from their heathen neighbors to worship their false gods. These they must put away if God was to bless them. The same prerequisite to spiritual revival exists today. But some may say. Wo do not worship heathen gods. One is astonished at the similarity between the ritual ot some cults and orders and the ancient religions of heathendom. The fact is that we have Set up many new gods—money, fashion, soesal position. The command needs to go out again through God’s messengers, "Put away the foreign gods." Now the time had come for God's servant to call the people to 111. Humble Themselves and Pray <vv. 5-B>. Spiritual life thrives on the gathering together of God's people. The crisis in Israel was met by a great convocation of the people. We need to revive the great soul-stir-ring religious gatherings of a generation ago. We can get plenty of people together for a football game, but where are the people who should be in our churches? "I will pray," said Samuel. He was a great intercessor 'see 1 Sam. 15:11; Ps 99 fl; Jer 15:1). Revival never comes without faithful intercession on the part of those whose hearts are really burdened. Ask yourself. How much have I prayed for revival? It 1 should begin to pray in earnest, would not God bear me and answer? IT. Gad Will Hear and Forgive (vv 11-15). Because his people had sought him in humility and repentance, God forgave and gave them victory. "Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear" <lsa. 58:1. 2). God saved Israel out of the hands of tbeir enemies. The Philistines, seeing them gathered together to pray, assumed that they were preparing to tight, and they attacked. In the previous battle at that very spot <1 Sam. 4:1-10), Israel had fought with weapons of men and been disgracefully defeated. Now they fought with the weapon of prayer and faith in God, and great was the victory. America is vaiisnl.'y battling against the social and economic problems of these distressing postwar days, but one fears that all too often the weapons are those of the arm of flesh which will fail us. Let us look up Instead of to one another. "God will save us" (v. fl). There is an inspiring word hero for every troubled soul You may, like Israel, have fallen into sin. Your life may be defeated. You may be utterly discouraged. Heturn to tea Lord, put away MP gather with God’s poop'.*, pray, and God will give you viewry. even at the very point of former defect.

Creamed Comments On Hie Sunday School Lesson

A PEOPLE GAINB NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS 1 Samuel 7:1 8. 1J 15 F«i Munday. March 24 I'oday'a lesson In n't exposi'loti of u simple piltieiple. mmi'-ly. that th. ii- I- III) adequacy >li life save ili.it which arise* from -piHtual |S > W.-l V I And tn- men of KirjalhJeaillll tame .111(1 let.lied Up the .nk <d the laird, and brought it into tin hoii-e of Abinadab. in the lull, and aanctified Kleaaat libMill to keep the ark of the land The u.k ax u symbol of lite preen< > I God wn« a ble**ing when it> the ii.imls ot Israel but all omen oi evil when in t ie haml* of flod'e 1 111 111 lea Fo: tile lulls being th*' ink wax to In kept ill the holla'- ’ of thlntidah who »»< likely of' ’hi prle-tly (1.-*** V 2 And it i .line to pass, While i th* atk aliode in Kii jathjearim. that Hie time waa long for It wan twenty yean*, anil all lit** iiouwe of I* .o*| lamented after the Lord" Samuel had In en . ailing Israel tn rep, nt.no •• tn every p oodble way and **o al last la tael repeiileil The ' wind lamented' emhiaeex lwu| idet.a til MU ow !<>l rill .Hid *2'l also id leliirning to and gat :iei ing , theltiaelvea around Jehovah V ‘ And Samuel spake unto* at; tin house of Israel, -eying. If, ye d> return unto the Lord with all von heart*. then put away th<*[ •tr.iiic* god* and Aahiarolli from among you. and prepare your heiit- unto Hie land and serve him only, ami he will deliver you Olli o! the land ot tile I’llllixtlhi-w." Tin text ot their lepeiilani e wax puttim: away the strange gods ami tli'ii.xxih. from t'leii l.enit* that tend* in ) to serve idoia; having done tlik* they may acceptably serve God In verxe I we learn Hat tin* ri'ilmoux requil eilielitx w* ie met V \nd Samuel -..id. Galhei i ail Israel I > Mispe i ami I will pray ■ for you unto rhe Lord Ixiael wax I ■ Io In* divinely empowered for but tie agalllxt the i*hlliall*iex Al MlZpeh the tril>re were drawn Hotter togelhei Into a more perfect unity and if wax Io be detnonalrated what the prayer* of a good man a* 1* ader could do V « And they gathered togefh 1 •• at Mizpeh and drew water, and poured it out liefore the laird ami faxted on that day anil wall! there. W<- have sinned against the > laud And Siimm-I judged the < htl I dren ot iniaei In Mizpeh " Th'* pouring mil of water wa- a *isn ot true tl'pentamt* .o*en In their con- ; fission. Fasting was an evidence lof aim i-rlly Thia matt-r of rcpeit lance must be taught to all Ilteu. , for it lx the fliat “tep to God Sa intlt-l wax given divine authority In that he wiw a judge and a prophet. BPM War Religious Experisnce 1 wax returning from a battalion whole I had (on inote.l a service tor tile men in that unit, when I met the xergcanl with two letters lie had asked me to <:.*nxoi. As I ; tirok them he said. Chaplain. I no ant bii.dm xx tonight, and I am ji'iw a Christian. Thank you foi .ail the tine thing, you have done for me. and tor the Gideon Testa ment you gave Hie before we left the States I'm not afraid to face tom irmw now." I gripped hl hand and said. "I know why: You know Him who will be there with tp* tomorrow " He smiled and said. ' Yex. thank God for that. Chaplain. " Chaplain Alvin o. Cnrlaoii. o—— — —— bi i■> ' — - in ib ■bi i ■ — mum b A | DO YOU KNOW? • — • 1. When did a tiiundirxlwrm help ! Israel in battle? 2 How did Uli's *onx Ixdiavo? What effect did the captured 'ark have on the I'hillxliiie*? 4. How did they get rid of the |ark? 5 What two kings did Samuel ati.rint? ANSWERS TO ~~~* -DO YOU KNOW?" i > • 1. In n battle against the I’hilistinco. 2 They IstM-ame lewd and villainous 3. Their etatfiHiiou and distress a- attribu'ml tn 'be grk. 4 It was put on a eart and drawn st raudonF by cattle. 5. Saul and David.

1 The kind of government a nation has I* not nearly so Important ax the ( harm ter ot its leaders. V 7 "And when the Philistine* heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to .Milpelt, the lords of the PhlllMlnee went up against Israel. And when the children of Ixiael heard it. they were afraid of the Phtllsllmut "Il wax natural to feat the Philistines the hardest flgh'etw among the i enemy nation*. In their own | strength Israel could nd win V. M. "Ail'd the children of Israel: aid Io Saniuci. Ciase not to cry: unto the land out <bal tor us. that i he will save ux out of the hand' of the Philistine. " It la natural when one faces death to ask bl* I fi lend* to piny; it lx at -m-h lino * J that a deep spiritual union between xiuiia and G d a *■ formed V 13. And at the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more to the cog*' of Israel; and | the hand ot the l.ord wax against i the Philistine* all the days of Sa muel'' Tln» Philistines were sub dued by tlie power of God. They did not surrender to G id and were st ill enemies at hoarl Eve*y man is I either »ulxlued or -ntrendered when Gixi'a power operate* V 11. Ami Hie cities which tin* : Philistines itml taken from Israel were rextoied to Israel ' Right relation* with God brings melt into' I rightful ownership of God'* tree gift* V. I’> And Samuel judged larael all the days ot his Ilf- Samuel poxsHsxed such stable cltarai tei and lived »o accoptably before God lhal he could command the respect of Israel <» U»Ogidus?i lb. Toyohiko Kagaw i w-. quoted in an associated Press dispatch. Xeptembei 7th from Yokahama. as saying there are still :;<•<>.mm Protestant Christ tans and 200,01111 ('a- * thollcs In Japan. "Dr. Kagawa." tlie diepati h continued, "rm-ently was appointed one of five inlellectual« to whom Prlllce II gashi-Kutll entrusted the job of revamping the Japanese culture Into modern ways." With an exp< nditure of more titan 124u.111m.mm during the years ISII Ififj, American Red Cross services lo the arm.st force* became the greatrat operalion of it* kind tn th*- hislmy of the organization At the <li re of hostilities, this military and naval welfare service had nearly B,s<m workers overseas. besides more than 9.000 In C H. alignment. Warning tiiat ‘‘unrest, revolution, chaos, and comiiittiilstn will lx* the inevitable (-omtequencta of wideI spread hunger, disease, anti starvation." Donald A Mai-Lean, of the Catholic University of America said. "There can In* no peace in a nation or a world elalked with famine '* He iusisl-d that "much of America’s iiuusu.illv large crops belong- by right to mllUon* of starving people iii Emopt* and Asia. Forty-two percent of the nation's population goes to chutch 01 synagogue at levat otic.* a week, and 61 percent nt least once a month, according to a survey just completed by the National Opinion Re.search Center of the i iiiveisily of Denver, investigation on a proportional sampling basis by the Center also distlosed that only 16 percent reported they never went to church. A few of thiae qualify their absence with th« statement that they used to go to church but are prevented from doing so now because of R| health or similar reasons. A like survey taken a year ago reveaiexl almost the same peicetitage when the identical question showed 'ia percent attendIng church nt least once a month and ix percent attending chutch at least once s mouth and in per- < ent Seldom ur never. Cgtholli s are the moat regular church alien dantx, 69 peicent rt-portmg that they go to church at least once a week. Only 36 percent of the Protestants and nine percent of the : Jews do uh well. "Bungalow" homes are patterned after the thatched cottages of Bengal. India. Recently churnFd butter con--1 tains 65 percent fat and 11 per- j cent water.

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KHORCRESI St. Marya Church Very Rev* Msgr. baimeta, pastor First Mass 6:00 a. m. kkcond Mass 7:30 a. nt. Children's Mass 9:00 a. in. Hi|li Maa* 10:15 a. m Communion Hunday for Children ot Mary. 2 30 put Holy Hour. Tuesday evening 7:30 Hermon. Friday evening 7.30 Way of the Cross. e- - First Methodist Church Msrrlll O. Lsstsr. Minister Lowell J. Smith, flupt Bunday Hervices: !' 10 Church school. Public Worship- -1" 2'' "■ m.. 7:30 p m. Attention is called to the chattgi i from Vesper to evening service. The Morning sermon will lie "Hptr- , ltu.il Inflation" The evening ser * mon will be "Up lo Jerusalem." 1 Thia is the Lenten season. I-el us purge our souls and nt outselvea for the .Master' use Come Worship the l»rd. prepare thy «elf to serve Him. o First Unitsd Brathrsn Church Madison at Ninth Street Charles E. White. Minister !• 15 u m Bunday Church school. Curtis Hill. Hupl. Classes with separate rooms and capabiv teachers for all age* Urge your friends, guests and neighliora to attend All aie wellome Retiiem her the contest in which all Unit cd Brethren Churches compete witli their own record of a year ago l<i:3o a m. — Divine Worship "Come to Chilli h Campaign ’ "F itlow in the footsteps of your forefaflterx Conn- to Church!" Sermon subject "Tin- Urox* Salvations Coxl Mark" Anthem and music by vested choir and organist lien! should be a lime of Intense altenliim to the thing* of God See to it that all .nemhers of the fam ily attend all services of tin* I ( buri h | 1; 3o p m Adult. Senior, Intermediate and Junior Christian Endeavor. 7:30 p m - Evening service. Sermon xtilijei I "Is It well with Thy Soul?" Music by < hoir and organist liitl you vote by your ah-eitce to close the church, last Sunday? What alxint this Hunday? 7:oo p m We»lne*day Midweek Hervice 1 four se|iarle groups). k 'Mi p. m Wednesday choir rehearsal Zien Evangshcal and Reformed William C. Feller, Pastor Church Btbool at 9:00 u m Edward Jaberg. xtiperintendent There lx a place in th.- school for each member of the family Worship Service at lo no a. m. Hermon: "The Cross. A Mighty Magnet." We Invite tho-e without a chun It home In the city to worship witn us. .Senior catechetical class on Tuesday at I 15 p. m Junior choir rehearsal on Wednesday at 6:30 p. m. Mid-week Ixtiten service on Wednesday at 7:30 p m. Meditation: "Following Afar Off " Circles w?||| meet as follows, following the Imnteii sei vice on Wednesday : Bethany Circle at the church Friendship Circle at the home of Mrs Carl Bluckey. Phi Islet hean Circle at th** home of Mrs Floyd Grandxtaff The Ruth and Naomi Circle will meet at the Church on Thursday at 2 30 p, m. Senior choir rehearsal on Friday at 7:0" p m. Catechetical classes on Haturday morning, seaiora at 9. junior* ut 10 a. m. ,, -o-— ——-- Zion Lutheran Church Monroe and Eleventh Sts Paul W. Schultz, Pastor Hunday st Ikhil ami Bible class 9:09 a. m. Divine services. 10:00 a . m Lutheran Hom, ll;3o a. m l.enteii services. V/edtiesday. 7:30 p m Saturday catechism school. 9:30 a. tn. 1 * _o Decatur Missionary Church Lyls F. Steiner, Pastor 9:30 a. m„ Sunday school 10-3 o a. m.. morning worship. 7:30 p. m.. evening service. W’e extend a cordial invitation to all who do not have a regular church home to attend these services. "A stranger but once." The corning service* are held in the public lllirary. Present Day Signs All the signs of this present hour point to one of two things: either an increasing apostasy and falling away to the utter breaking I down of <-|vi|jzgib ln , era great splriltial awakening. Let us pray. ho|w. Imljcve. expect and look for s revival We believe it is possible

for the world to wittiest again mighty spiritual awakening* a* in the days of out fathers God re mains "The same yesterday, ami today, and forever, and not "tie jot or title of the Bilde lias heen i-hangcd Bel 73" p. m. Wednesday, pray*' I meeting at the home of th'- pastor. "We have a whole Biltle. for the whole man. for the whole world o The First Prssbytensn Church Msrcer Avsnue and Adams Street J. W McPheeters. Jr. 9:oo a tn. Bible Class. Mrs. W. A Uiwer. teacher 9 30 a. m Church si bool W I* H( him k, Huperinldident 10:3ii a tn. Morning worship. Hermon "Too Big To Keep." Hpei ■ lai music Mis* Marion Koontz is in charge of the Toddler's Room 6 mi a. m West minster Youth Fellowship Leaders: Colleen Leh-. , man and Anna Jane Garner. Topic: "What Do You Know About Hie Hibie?" Wednesday 7 mi p m Mid week Worship Hervice. Topic: "Religious and Moral Aspects of the lt(x(k ot Joshua 1:30 p in. Henio: Communicant Class Hunday. Mart h 31. 2 3" p. m Adult Communicant class at lhe| church o First Baptist Church Carey R. Moser, Pastor 9 2<> a tn Bunday school C. E Bell. Hupt 10 la a m Morning Worship.' This is l.a<iiex Week at all services I of our <hurcli Bpecial number by; our choir. Also s|»*ctal solo by Mr- Lloyd Dull We invite ladles who are not atllllatvd else wlii-h*. Hermon theme will he: "Loving Hervlie and Eternal Reward ' Our Junior church also 1* in session at this hour. Bring your child,t-ii. We have a nursery at the personage for ( hildran mid <• 3 year* ol a-*-. Feel fret U> leave them here every Hunday 7 p m Our Evening Hervice, with Hi*- l.adie- in charge. A ladles choir will furnish music and *ev-t-i.il ladies will speak la-t all our nidi and women rally to the service* ot thlx tlay o — Church of the Nazarene North 7th and Marshall Sts. J. T. Trueax. pastor Hunday school 9:39 a. m. Wo urge you to lie present and bring your friends with you. We have a class for each member of your family Morning worship I" 30 a. m. Good singing and special mushMessage by the pastor. Junior church 6:15 p. m A spiritual service for the children. Plan for your* to be there,

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Young peoples service 6:45 p. in. The meetings will be in charge of the men and an Interesting pto i glum ami service Is planned. Evening evangelistic service 17 30 p. m We Invite you to lie, one of tb<* line group in attend lillW There will be good colign -l gatlotial singing, special songs and' gospel message by the pastor. Ax you come bring 11 friend with you., Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 I p. tn l Come thou with us and we will do thee good. First Evangelical Church F H. Willard. Minister Hunday school, 9:1"> a. ntMorning Worship 10:10 ant ’) "Tile Joy of the Christian Life" j i it Rev. Richer's sermon theme, j He will sing "Jesus Only" by O. | Hara 1 Evening service 7:30. Closing 1 meeting of the revival. Rev. I Richer's sermon theme: "Con- _ fessing Christ and What it ' Means." Hpecial music. Midweek service. Wednesday ■ 7:<"t p m. Youth Cboir Rehearsal Thursday 6:15 p. 111 Adult Choir Rehearsal. Friday I 7:30 p. tn. o *■ — Church of God Cleveland Htreet Glen E. Marshall, pastor 9:30-11:30 — Unified service., Mt ssage l»y the pastor 6 3d — Hhinlng Lights group meet for worship. 6:30— Intermediate group. 6:30—-Youth group. 7.3o—Evening evangelistic ser-. vice , 7:30 Wednesday — mid-week i prayer and praise. The public Is most cordially ' Invited to attend nil the services 1 of this congregation. "Where being a , Christian make* you a member." Tin* first child labor law of the world was passed by the Eng- , lisli |un lianietit in lko2. It reduc- ’ , ed the hours of labor to 12 per I . <'uy. There are not less than 30,n0n ' different kinds of butterflies in existence, the greatest nitmlici of which are native to Booth America.

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