Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 228, Decatur, Adams County, 27 September 1947 — Page 2

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Sunday School Lesson Discussion Questions Discussion Questions on the Sunday School Lesson, Worthy Objectives of Life, as recorded in Eccleciastes for Sunday, September 28 1. What is the scientific way to apply Christianity to one's own life? 2. What pessimism follows in the absence of faith? 3. What is the alternative of forgetting God in youth? 4. What are the worthy objectives each one ought to have? 5. Why do we give so little heed to the fact of the final judgment? o — Why quarrel with a man to whom I sincerity and insincerity mean the] same thing? EFFICIENT, COURTEOUS SERVICE. Bring your repairs to us. Brant Motors, Inc. Third at Monroe •'We know your Ford Best" k Decatur Produce DRESSED u ’ CHICKENS Phone 380 South Third St. The calibre and color of a lie do not change its real character. DECATUR LUMBER CO. “Home of Homes” Builders' Supplies and Coal. Estimates Free. »none 253 111 Jefferson St The highest and most profitable learning is the knowledge of ourselves. — Thomas a Kempis. WARREN’S FLOWER SHOP Potted Plants, Hardy Plants Hospital Bouquets Corsages Cut Flowers Funeral Bouquets 910 W. Monroe Phone 478 They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts. YEARS of EXPERIENCE j Qualify Our Office as an Underwriter of Insurance Old Line Companies Prompt Settlement of Claims A. D. SUTTLES, Agent I, Bernstein, Assistant Phones 358—19*1 —437 Bringing happiness t? others ie the surest road to your owb happinessand success. The First State Bank Decatur, Indiana K Established 1883. Member Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. To find fault is easy; to do better yourself is difficult. If You Want to BUY or SELL a Farm or City Property, call er see Schwartz Realty Service We will gladly help you. W. Monroe St. Decatur, Ind. Phone 13S8. Lutes Flower Shop Flowers for all occasions. Potted Novelties wtb Potted Plants — Corsages Phone 1625 Pumphrey k Jewelry Store -3 GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS. What are Christians put into ths world for if it is not to do the impossible by the grace of God? — Arms trong. _________ SALE SERVICE List vour Real Estate and Personal Property for quick sate at Auction or private sale. Tri State Realty Auction T. D. SCHIEFERSTEIN 119 S. Second 105

I CommenteWl I'lM'&KMßfl Creamed Comments on the Sunday School Lesson. Ecclesiastes scriptures for September 28. Solomon out of his experience presents the utter folly of making of first importance, intellectual, social, success and service objectives; he concludes by presenting life and divine objectives. V. 2. “Vanity of vanities, eaith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.” Vanity is the key note of this book. Vanity means breath and is used metaphorically to declare any thing transitory, unsatisfying. ephemeral. The inference is that life is empty (vanity) and without profit apart from God. V. 17. "And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this plso is a vexation of spirit.” Solomon and his kin became wordly wise making things intellectual primary; in this wisdom he became vain and selfsufficient. Without a high motive the pursuit of knowledge ie sure to be 'vexation of spirit." V. 1. ”1 said in my heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore, enjoy pleasure; and, behold this also is vanity.” There is no abiding happiness or permau ent satisfaction in any thing that can be tasted, or seen, or handled. All earthly pleasure is but for a moment. V.ll. “Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought and on the labour that I had laboured to do. and behold all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the <sun." The man who makes work an end in itself is always due for a rude awakening. Work is a means to an end, and the end must be spiritual if we are to be happy. V. 24. “There is nothing better tor a man. than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God." Here is presentI ed a Mfe that follows lines of least

Out? Preacher — Would you be educated and healthy? Then make good use of your time; it is the “stuff of which lite is made." Fifteen minutes spent each day in reading good literature will mean in a lifetime a liberal education. The same number of minutes devoted to the study of the physical and to the spiritual needs of the body would mean vastly more efficient and satisfactory living. o Lesson Prayer Lesson prayer: Grant that we may see God's great purpose in all of history and that we need a corresponding purpose to fit into his program. We are grateful that in Jesus Christ we see God’s purpose aud are taught the purpose we ought to have. Grant that we may truly

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resistence eimply drifting with the current, doing what the majority from peace and purposeful living. V.l. ■‘Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the l evil days come not, nor the years draw high; when thou shalt eay, 1 have no pleasure in them.” Youth is the time for the making of important decisions, and not taking £od into account will mean making s ma?iy wrong decisions; life becomes mo- << and more fixed with the pass* ,Ing of years. The way to be happy, ,the way to walk life’s pathway iWith steady feet and calm heart, is to learn of one’s Creator early in life.

Verses 2-8 present in poetic figures growing old age and finally death. With the passing of year* the light of life grows dim the hands and limbs tremble with old age the shoulders bend the teeth (grinders) cease to perform their function “because they are few” vision loses its sharpness. The Preacher in this lesson describes the sleepless old man the waning of his tastes for earthly pleasure, the growing fears and apprehension, the cessation of desire. And at last comes death pictured in the poetic phrase, “The silver cord is Joseed, the golden bowl broken, the pitcher is broken at the fountpin and the wheel at the cistern and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, as the spirit returneth to God who gave it.” V. 13. “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter; Fear God and keep hie commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” Fear here does not mean being afraid like a cowering slave; but fear is that intense desire to please God lest by disobedience God is dishonored. It is fear that makes us when we have done our best tor God that we have not done enough for our Lord.

V. 14. “For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.” Let it never be forgotten that a good God can not pass by the sins of this life and that every sinner, those not accepting Christ in this life will be brought before God in judgment where every deed and even all evil secrets will be seen, in the open:’this will really announce the judgment which God will simply acknowledge. live purposeful lives, and,' a« a result, be happy. o Book Review Now to Live, by Ralph W. Sockman. is a series of sermons in which the author preaches “the way” to the full, free life that Christ offers men and nations. His themes are varied; his approaches to modern interests, personal and social are divense; his illustrations, colorful; his phraseology, appealing. o Clerious Says: Clericus says; “Salomon learned the great lesson that happiness is not something that man gains but something that God gives. He saw — probably when it was too late — that the thrilling satisfactions which have their roots deep in a man’s soul are planted by the hand of God. The cynic therefore teaches (hat we are not therefore to strive after happiness; ail such striving will prove futile. God gives men happiness when they fulfill the righteous for which they Were created.” o Mrs. Chit: 1 don't think our new minister puts enough fire into his sermons. Mr. Chit: That isn't the trouble. He doesn't put enough of his old sermons into the fire.

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St. Mary’s Church Very Rev. Msgr. Seimetz, pastor 6:00 a.m. Low Mass. 7:30 a.m. Low Mass. 9:00 a.m. Children’s Mass. 10:15 a. m. High Mass. 2:30 Sunday afternoon. Holy Hour. Holy Communion Sundays First Sunday, St. Agney Sodality Second Sunday, Holy Name Society. Third Sunday, St. Mary’s Society. Fourth Sunday, Children of Mary. Decatur Misionary Church Dayton Ave. & Tenth St. H. J. Welty, pastor Phone: 1656 9:00 Sunday School. Mervin Rupp, Supt.. Sept. 28-Oct. 19 is the date for our Annual Sunday School Rally Month. We invite you to our classes. 10:00 Morning Worship Service Theme: Something Better Than Gold. 7:30 Evening Service. Theme: Heart Knowledge of Chriet. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday — Bible Study and Prayer Meeting. The Annual Ladies’ Missionary Convention of the Indiana Churches will be held in the Harvester Ave. Missionary Church, Ft. Wayne, Thursday, Oct. 2 at 10 a.m. Zion Lutheran Church West Monroe and Eleventh Sts. Pastor Karl Hofmann Vacancy Pastor Sunday School and Bible Class 9:00 a.m. . Divine Services, 10: th) a.m. Rev. August Buuck of Fort Wayne officiating. The Lutheran Hour, 11:30 a.m. Radio station WOWO. Dr. Walter A. Maier, regular Lutheran hour speaker, will return to inaugurate his fifteenth reason on a vast network with over 500 outlets. Dr. Maier recently returned after an overseas assignment with the U. S. Military Government in Germany. Board of Vestry meeting, Church basement. Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 8:00 p.m. Congregational voters’ Assembly, Wednesday, Oct. 1. at 8:00 p.m. Final selection for new pastor. The three candidates are the Rev. Guelzow of Columbus, the Rev. W. G. Polack of Baltimore, and the Rev. Carl Troutman, of Bad Axe, Michigan. Annual meeting of Kendallville Lutheran Old Peoples Home aseoc- , iation to be held there Sunday, Sept. 28, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday Religion School, 8:45 a.m., with Pastor Karl Hofmann and Teacher Theodore Grotrian in charge. Married Couples Club meeting. Sunday, October 5, at 7:30 p.m. Walther League Zone Rally. I Sunday, October 19. 0 _______ First Christian Church E. E. Isenhower, minister Fred Schriderer, Supt. The open Bible and the Friendly church await you. Worship and morning at 9:30. Worship and Study in one service. Sermon subject “Open the Bible.” Junior Church conducted by Mrs. Isenhower at the same time. Here is a tip for you — If you want another World War just refuse to let your Boy or Girl go to Junior Church and Sunday School — It has never failed. First Presbyterian Church “Five Points” Decatur, Indiana Minister, John W. McPheeters, Jr. RALLY DAY 9:45 a.m. Church School Assern bly. Leo Nussbaum, General Supt 10:15 a.m. Rally Day Morning Service. All the Church School will attend in a group. Sermon: “A Rendezvous With Christ.’’ Solo by Mrs. Dau H. Tyndall. Anthem: “Come, Ye Disconsolate” (Haines) by the Westminster High School Choir. Exercises by the children. Toddlers’ Room. 1:00 p.m. Westminster Youth Fellowship Fall Rally at Camp Kosciusko. All young people will meet at the church for transportation to Winona Lake. 69c registration and eack lunch should be provided by every delegate to our Rally. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Westminster High School Practice.

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7:30 p.m. Study and Worship. "The Hebrew Prophets to the Close of the Bth Century" Come and join in our systematic study of the Bible! Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Weetminsted Youth Fellowship Box Supper at the home of Gene Ziner, 416 West Adams Street. All members of the WYF are invited. Sunday, October 5, 10:30 a.m. World-Wide Communion. Q Nuttman Ave. Church of the United Brethren in Christ Gilbert A. Eddy, pastor Sunday school 9:30 a.m. Lawrence Michel, Superintendent. Worship service 10:3(1 a.m. Sermon by the pastor. U. B. C. E-, services 6:30 p.m. Gladys Raver, president. Worship service 7:30 p.m. Sermon by the pastor. Prayer meeting Wednesday eve- ■ ning 7:30 p.m. Edith Terrel, leader. 0 Bethany Church Evangelical United Brethren F. H. Willard, Minister Sunday school 9:15 a.m. Morning worship 10:10 a.m. Midweek service, Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Adult choir rehearsal, Wednesday 8:00 p.m. Mission Band, Sunday during the worship hour. 0 The First Methodist Church Merrill O. Lester, Minister Lowell J. Smith. Supt. ’'Strengthen the Foundations” will be the subject of the morning message by the minister. The church school will convein promptly at 9:30 with teachers in charge. The worship service will begin at 10:20. "The Children’s Hour” under the leadership of Mrs. Niland Ochenrider, Mrs. Noah Schrock, Mrs. Nathan Nelson and Mrs. Agnes Sprague, will meet at 6:00 o’clock. The first meeting of this Junior Fellowship had forty in attendance. It is a most wholesome place for the boys and girls. Members of the Senior Fellowship are invited to attend a joint meeting of Wells and Adams county at Ossian county at Ossian at 2:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The minister will attend and will take as many as his car may accomodate. Mid-week prayer service at 7:30 Wednesday. Also on Wednesday night will be choir rehearsal. The Association of Churches is called to meet Sunday afternoon at Bethel church, by Lowell Smittt the president. Sunday October sth will be Rally Day for our church and World Communion Sunday for all churches. Please plan to attend. 0 Zion Evangelical and Reformed William C. Feller, Pastor Church School at 9:00 a.m. Central Standard Time. Harold Hoffman, Supt, Rally Day and Promotion. A record attendance is desired. Worship Service at 10:00 a.m. Loyalty service. Every member is urged to be present. Sermon: “Working Together with God.” Tuesday, beginning at 9:00 a.m. the Women's Guild will be hostess to the presidents of the Women’s Guilds and pastors of the Ft. Wayne Regional. Girls Guild on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the church parlor. The Heidelberg Class will hold a hay ride on Thursday evening starting from the home of .Mr. and Mrs. Ray Heller at 8:00 p.m. Senior choir rehearsal on Friday at 7:00 p.m. Catechetical classes on Saturday morning; seniors at 9, juniors at 10 a.m. Come and worship with us. — o Trinity Churcn Evangelical United Brethren Madison at Ninth Street Charles E. White, Minister "Promotion Day” 9:15 a.m. — Sunday Church school. Curtis Hill, Supt. Classes with separate rooms and capable teachers for all ages. Urge your friends, guests and neighbors to attend. All are welcome. All Children and young people are urged to be present to receive their promotion certificates, as this is Promotion Day. 10:30 a.m. — Divine ’Worship with sermon by the Minister. Subject: “The Church Against Paganism." Anthem by vested choir. We begin the regular order of worship after using the abbreviated Summer service. AU members and triends are urged to have all members of the family present for the Worship of God. Worship is essential to a well balanced life. God

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commands it. Let us not forsake Him. 6:30 p.m. — Christian Endeavor Societies. 7:30 p.m. — Evening Service. Special services in the interest of Sabbath observance. Dr. Frank J. Niles of Indianapolis will be the guest preacher. We shall have guests from some of the other churches for this important subject. All are welcome. 7:00 p.m. — Wednesday Midweek Service of prayer and study. 8:00 p.m. — Wednesday choir rehearsal. “This is a Church of Christian Cordiality, a Churchly Church, yet a friendly Church with a homelike spirit.” o Church Os God Cleveland St. Bernice A. McCurdy, Dwight R. McCurdy, ministers 9:15 a. m. Organ Prelude. 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship, Sermon, “A Friendly Vision.” 10:30 a.m. Church School. 6:45 p.m. Shining .Lights. 6:45 p.m. Youth Fellowship. 7:30 p.m. Evangelistic Services. Sermon, “Two Ways.” 8:30 p.m. Choir Practice. The Church of God is a Divine Institution. It was built by Christ. (Matt. 16:18). It is named of God. (Isa. 62:1-2). The Church of God is the Body of Christ (Eph. 1:22-23). We enter the church through Christ the Door (John 10:9). The Church of God Organization: 1. Christ supplies the officers (Eph. 4:11-12). 2. God keeps the record of membership (Ps. 87-6). 3. The Book of Life is the only Church book (Duke 10:20). 4. The Word of God is the only Discipline (Il Tim. 3:16-17). “Where a Christian Experience makes you a member.” A Christian welcome to all. The Church of God is a growing church. o — First Baptist Church Carey R. Moser, Pastor 9:30 a.m. Sunday school. Ralph Kenworthy. Supt. 10:30 a.m. morning worship. Sermon by the pastor. Special -music. Remember to bring your children for junior church at this same hour. 6 p.m. Baptist youth fellowship. All young people are invited. 7 p.m. Evening gospel service. We expect our men's choir for this hour.

! Twenty-five German theoligical students will be brought to the United States for study in theological seminaries. A grant from the American section of the Lutheran World Federation will provide for 15 of these students: Church World Service will aid the others. Episcopal leaders are arranging for a drive in this country similar to that recently conducted in Great Britain. They propose to reach 60,000,000 persons who do not belong to any church and invite them into the Episcopal membership. The drive will take the form of a fullscale advertising campaign using all available publicity material in addition to nation-wide radio programs. Dr. John R. Mott motored 2.250 miles in fourteen days and held nineteen meetings in eleven major . cities in Germany, ending his triumphal tour at Nuremberg, where he spoke to three thousand

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Good company furnishing fellowship is a universal innate desire of individuals: without any effort people seek the company of others. Little children are attracted by others of their age: youth wants to meet youth; it is a joy for the mid-dle-aged and aged to meet their contemporaries. The church supp lies the need of fellowship of the finest kind and provides company people. In many ot these meetings Dr. Mott spoke to as many as 15,000 at one time. Dr. Mott says that many Germans feel that the occupying powers are trying to crush the life out of them completely. He says this feeling is one of the greatest obstacles to evangelical success in general in Germany. The Germans felt that Dr. Mott’s journey among them as a disciple of God renewed their hope of a united world under the Christian standard. No relief from any private agency was sent to Okinawa after the war ended; that is, until 15,500 pounds of bedding and clothes from CWS left San Francisco recently. Okinawans will have their first non-military post-war contact with America through the Protestant churches. o | Church |g| What suggestions have been received helpful to a preacher? When you enter the pulpit make no apologies. If you have a message from God.de liver it, or hold your peace and have a Quaker-Meeting. Do not waste time by long prefaces. but say good things from the start; and do not keep on talking after you are done. Better leave the people longing than loathing. Leave self out of the pulpit, and take Christ in. Do not preach old sermons without warming them over, and never stop growing. Do not harp too much on one string, but give the variety of the jßible. Take care of your character and let God take care of your reputation. Have no petted or neglected classes. Do not abuse people for not liking you; perhaps you like yourself too well. ” DO YOUIiNOW? - • « Identify 5 books of the Bible: 1. It contains the most popular “success story” of all time: that o's a slave boy who became prime minister of the greatest then existing nation. 2. The heroine of the book ie a beautiful young Jewess, who becomes queen of Persia in a time of crisis for her people. 3. From it are taken these familiar quotations: “Peace, peace;” “Is there no balm in Gilead?” “Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard, his spots?” 4. The story is that of a prophet commanded to foretell the doom of one of the greatest cities of antiquity. 5. It contains our most complete report of the greatest sermon of all time. I* ANSWERS TG * “DO YOU KNOW?” •> < 1. Genesis. 2. Esther. 3. Jeremiah 4. Jonah. 5. Matthew.

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