Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 280, Decatur, Adams County, 27 November 1948 — Page 2

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Creamed Comments on* the Sunday School Lesson, Parables in the Bible, Matthew 13:31-46; Luke 16:-3-10; or Sunday. November 28. The kingdom of God is so indefinable that different concepts are given of it by 'parables. Paul defined jt as “righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.” Romans 14:17. Vs. 31,32. “Another parable put be forth to them, saying. The kingdom of heaven is ,like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in the field; which indeed is the least of all seeds; but when it is grown, it is the greatest among al] the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.” The teachings of the kingdom of God here are in the capacity to grow. God endows the things of the kingdom with vitality. A fitly word spoken in the name of Christ, a Christian deed, a humble Christian witness, all have transforming power. V. 33. “Another ipara'ble spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto a leaven, which 1 a woman took, and hid in three, measures of meal, till the whole' was leavened.” This parable teach-* es us how the kingdom of God. grows. Much of the growth of the kingdom is invisible. Here is also' taught the fact of the whole of life changed by the working of the leaven. Either one is a Christian or he is not. There is no snch thing as a half Christian. It is impossible to give an accurate Christian report of a man. of a church, of a society or of a nation since much of the work of God in the hearts of men is not seen; but in time the truth will out. V. 44. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field: the which when a man ha'h found, he hideth. and for joy thereof goeth and selleth al) that he hath, and buyeth that field.” The kingdom Is worth all it costs. It means the surrender of lesser values. For the kingdom we can well afford to give up our earthly [desires and all that is selfish. | Vs. 45,46. “Again, the kingdom | of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls; who when he had found one .pearl of great price, went and sold all that

If you never engage in recreation, your youthful spirit is dead. If you do not enjoy a beautiful and inspiring sunset, beautiful scenery, good music, you are dead to art. if you contact others only in business, you are dead to fellowship and friepdshk)i. If you never pray except in trouble, your religion is dead. Clericus Says: Clericus says: "Something of incalulable value happens in a man’s _ life when Christ really takes over his heart. Under these circums antes, a man's taste changes. his passions are directed toward worthy objects, scales drop "im his hlincked eyes, fetters which have held his soul in bondage are severed, his carnal, corrupt self-seeking nature dies, and a spirit of trust is born.” Growth comes 'by self-mastery.

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he had, and bought it.” This parable teaches the need of havftig such an interest in Christ as to be .willing to leave to follow him. Christ is the Pearl, the most precious jewel in that day. Whatever stands in opposition to Christ, or in competition with him. for our lov e and service, we must cheerfully quit, though ever so dear to us.

Vs. 3-6. “And he spake this parable unto them, saying, What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose- one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying unto them. Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.” In this parable is presented God’s attitude toward lost men. The sheep was lost through its own ignorance or through its perverse unwillingness to stay with the flock and follow the shepherd. Jesus was interested and is still interested in persons, even the most unlikely ones. Just as the shepherd naturally rejoices over j the sheep that has been found, .without particular thought at the time concerninng those already safe, so it is when a wanderer,returns to God. There is joy over the rescue, without attention being centered upon the faithful saints who are already in the church, though their souls are valuable. too. Vs. 8,9. "Either what .woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and! seek diligently till she find it? I And when she hath found it, she. calleth her friends and her neigh-1 bors together, saying. Rejoice with, me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.” The coin was J lost through the carelessness of some one else. Some sinners per ] ish because of their own foolishness and others perish because of the wickedness o those who should be their teachers and guides. We are coins with the image of the divine stamped upon us. V.lO. "Likewise I say unto you. there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one skinner that repenteth." So great is the event of a converted soul that there is rejoicing in heaven. Christ assumes not only the existence of angels, but knowledge on their part concerning what is going onj in the earth.

Lesson Prayer Lesson Prayer: We are grateful that we have been created in the image of God and that divine iprovisions have been made to bring out that image in personality in order that the image within tnay be seen as the Lord under whose reign the kingdom of God comes within us and into society by our Christian service. — Book Review Contemporary Religious Jurisprudence, by I. H. Rtfbenstein, The i Waldain Press, clarifies and stati es the legal aspects of the tenets *of fortune telling, faith healing and pacifism, and gives a practisal understanding and solution of the conflict between these tenets and the public welfare, health, morals, and safety, making clear the necessity of restricting them by law. Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords. — Theodore Roosevelt.

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3t. Mary’s Church Very Rev. Msgr, Seimetz, pastor 6:06 a.m. Low Mass. 7:30 a.m. Low Mass. 9:00 a.m. Children’s Mass. 10:15 a.m. High Mass. Prayer hour Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Holy Communion Bundays First Sunday, St. Agnes Sodality. Second Sunday, Holy Name Society. Third Sunday, St. Mary’s Society. Fourth Sunday, Children of Mary. Nuttman Ave. United Brethren George E. Weaver, pastor Sunday School Hour at 9:30. Morning Worship Hour at 10:30.1 Revival services will begin this evening and will continue through December sth. Pastor — Evangelist George E. Weaver and Rev. Mrs. Doris Thornell from Huntington, will be bringing the messages. Rev. Kqnneth Thornell from Huntington College will have charge of the singing and special numbers in music will be given each evening. We invite all to come and worship with us in these services. Evening services will beg in promptly at 7:30.

Zion Evangelical and Reformed William C. Feller, Pastor First Sunday in Advent. i Church School at 9:00 a.m. Glen Roop, Supt. Worship Service at 10:00 a.m. Sermon: "The Goodness of God." Anthem by the choir, and a soloi by Neil Thomas. ( Come and Worship with us. Youth Fellowship at 6:30 pin. I “My Name Is Han," a sound motion picture will be shown at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited. The Philalethean Circle will meet at the church on Tuesday evening at 8:00 p.m. Silent auction. The Bethany Circle will meet at the church on Wednesday evening at Senior choir rehearsal on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Heidelberg Class family pot-luck supper on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Regular meeting and program will follow the supper. Christmas film and gift exchange for the children. Catechetical classes on Saturday imorning: seniors at 9, juniors at | Hi a.m. First Methodist Churqh Gerald H. Jones, Minister The Church At Study The Sunday School will begin at I 9:30 with the assembly of the das ' ses. The general assembly period Will be under the direclion of Mr. l.owell Smith. The Church at Worship The service of worship begins at 10:20. This is the first Sunday of the Church Year, the first Sunday >f Advent. Proper music and congregational singing will usher in this event. The pastor will address himself to the theme for the day raggested by the Scripture Luke 21:25-33, "Signs In The Sun." Durng the service Mrs. Walter Krick .’•ill sing' the solo “The Voice In :he Wilderness.” A new hymn will >e introduced to the congregation . ‘O Come. Immanuel" from an an■ient plain song of the 13th cenury. Sunday Vespers Tile first of a series of iAiiiday ! ,’espers will lie conducted at 4:00 This series will run through the ’.dvent season. The first program. >y popular request, will bring back . ’he film "Beyond Our Own." An adlitional film “We've a Story to Tell" will also lie shown. Fellowship md food under the leadership of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Essex will be mjoyed after ti>e Vesper Hour. Youth Fellowship > The Youth Fellowship will meet J it 6:00. Medford Smith lias the les- > ton for the evening. * Wednesday > 7:00 The service of prayer. J 7:00 Youth Choir rehearsal. 1 7:30 Official Board Meeting, i 7:45 Adult Choir rehearsal. > Bethany Church [ Sunday school 9:30. Everybody • welecme. Classes for all. Ralph Ken- , worthy. Sup'. I Morning, Worship 10:30. ! Dr. F. D. Whitesell will deliver [ the morning message. Dr. White- > I sell needs no introduction in De- [ atur. II Prayer Meeting 7:30 Wed. even- ’ < ins. Really Personal PHOTO Christinas Cards Only s<| je A * per dozen . Holthousc Di u£ Co.

Zion Lutheran Church West Monroe and Eleventh Street Edgar P. Schmidt, pastor (Where Beauty of Sanctuary and Service Invite To Worship.) Sunday is Advent Sunday in the Christian Church. It is the first Sunday of the New Church-year. The word Advent’ means coming. During this four-week season before Christmas the Christian Church stresses the coming of Christ in the flesh as the Babe of Bethlehem; the coming of Christ into the hearts of men thru the preaching of the Word; and the second coming of Christ to judge the world. The early Service, called the Matins, is conducted at 8 o’clock. The festival sermon is based on the Gospel appointed for Advent Sunday, Matthew 21, 1-9, with the | theme: "Our Homage To Our I King ” The main festival service with the celebration of the Holy Sacrai ment is conducted at 10:30 o’clock. The Mixed Choir, under the direction of Mr. Dave Embler, will eing the Advent anthem, "Rejoice Greatly,” by H. H. Woodward. The newquadruple Silver Individual Communion Service, a gift to the congregation by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gattshall, will be consecrated and used for the first time at the Advent Communion. The parish “visitors," the group of men who will conduct the Stewardship Visi-J tation Sunday afternoon, will be* commissioned in this service. : The Walther League Social meet-; ing will be held in the church basement rooms Sunday evening, 4 to 6 p.m. The Fourth of the Series of lectures on Christian Doctrine will be given Monday evening at 7:30. The Church Council meets Tuesday at 8 p.m. The Mixed Choir and the Male] Chorus will rehearse on Wednesday evening, promptly at 7 o'clock. The Sunday school teaching staff will meet on Thursday evening—the primary teachers at 7; and junior to senior teachers at 7:30. All classes of the Saturday Bible 'School meet next Saturday morning at 9:15. The Married Couples Club Christmas Party with pot-luck supper will be held Sunday, December sth. at 6 p.m. There will be a fifty cents gift exchange. •The Decatur Zone of the Lutheran Laymen’s League and the Lutheran Women's Missionary l , League will meet Sunday evening, j Nov. 28th, 8 o'clock, at the Hoagland high school.

Church of the Nzzarene North Seventh & Marshall Sts. Ralph A. Carter, pastor Sunday school, 9:30 a.m. Leo Merriman, superintendent. Morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Message: "Relationship Os Saint To Christ.” Juniors, 6:45 p.m. Mrs. George Anspaugh, supervisor. Youth Service, 6:45 p.m. Evelyn Hicks, president. Evangelistic service, 7:30 p.m. Message: “What Shall The End Be?" Wednesday 7:30 p,m. Prayer and praise service. Thursday 7:30 p.ip, Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. Friday 7:30 p.in Lay visitation group. ” f First Presbyterian Church (Five Points) A. C. E. Gillander, Pastor Church school, 9:30 a.m., Mr. Kenneth Runyon, superintendent Teachers are urged to arrange transportation with Mr. Runyon to go this Sunday afternoon tc Fort Wayne First Church for the ' New Curriculum preview. Worship in the Sanctuary, 10:30 ■ a.m. “Your Greatest Moment" will be the theme of the pastor's sermon. The new hymnals will br used for the first time, in the new iy painted church, worshippiny Him who said. "Behold, I make al hings new!" New spiritual life may be ours for the receiving. Decatur Missionary Church Cor. Tenth and Dayton Sts. ' H. J. Welty, Minister Sunday is the closing day of our missionary convention. 9:00-11:00—Unified service. Mel vin Rupp. supt. Special music b> ■ Mrs. Mervin Rupp. Rev. C. J. Gerig. central district supt. of the Missionary Church Association will be the guest speaker for this hour. 7: 00 Children’s gospel hour. Rev. David Clark. Missionary to the Dominican Republic will be gir ing a special talk to the children 7:30 Closing sert-ice of the Mis sionary convention. Rev. Dxvid

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Clark of the Dominican Republic will give the dozing address. Wednesday 7:30. Prayer meeting and Bible study. Dec. 6—The third annual business meeting of the church. Church of God Cleveland Street (Two Blocks Northwest of Hospital) Bernice A. McCurdy Dwight R. McCurdy, Ministers 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship, Sermon. “God’s X-ray." 10:30 a.m. Sunday School, Mrs. Floyd Mitchel, Mr. Emery Hawkins. general superintendents. 6:30 p.m. Youth Fellowship, Miss LeVon Strickler, president; Mrs. Guy Agler, counselor. 6:45 p.m. Shining Lights, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Switzer, Leaders. 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening services, germon, “You can Be saved, If.” 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Girls Choir Practice. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Mid-week Prayer Meeting. \ 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sanctuary Choir Practice. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Young Peoples Choir Practice. The chief characteristics of God’s church are: Purity —Unity—and Power. One Fold John 10:16. One Body Rom. 5. One Way Jer. 32:38-39. One Heart Acts 4:32. One Accord Acts 2:1. One Faith Eph. 4:5. One Mind 1 Cor. 1:10. One Doctrine 2 Tira. 3:16-17. One Baptism Eph. 4:5. > One Name Eph. 3:14-15. One Spirit 1 Cor. 6:17. One Door of Entrance John 10:79.

One Head Eph. 5:23. The Bible says, "A Christian experience makes you a member of the Church of God.” Acts 2:47. "A Christian welcome to all.” "Christians Go To Church." Bethany Church Evangelical United Brethren F. H. Willard, Minister Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Dr. Ray Stjngely, Supt. Morning Worship 10:15 a.m. Sermon: “Using All There is of Us." Mission Band will meet during the hour of worship. Midweek Service, Wednesday 7:00 p.m. The Women's Society of World Service will meet on Thursday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. Mrs. Henry Adler will have charge of the program. First Christian Church E. E. Isenhower Minister Lloyd Rhodes, Supt. NOTICE — This Sunday services will' begin at 10:00 o'clock. Rev. Epheriam D. Lowe will be the Guest speaker. Basket Dipner At Noon 2:00 o'clock there will be a mortgage burning service. Dr. Lowe will give the address. )|r. James Anderson, William Kooles and Joe Cloud will burn the mortgage. The invitation is to every one, come and rejoice with us. The church that now has no debts but our debt to Christ. The Friendly Church iq a Friendly Town. . HOME EDUCATION: How to Obtain Obedience from A Young Child. Child specialist have determined certain general principles for the best manner of obtaining obedience. These principles can be summarized in the following rules: 1. Be sure that the child hears and understands the instructions. Obtain the child's full attention, speak so that he understands you and in phrases he can grasp. 2. Do not give too many in-

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Church || ForumW ■HaHBKMS What constitutes a friend? What is a friend? I wiR tell you. It is a person with whran you dare to be yourself. Your soul can go naked iwith him. He seems to ask you to put on nothing, only to be what you are. He does not want you to get better or worse. When you are with him you feel as a prisoner feels who has been declared innocent. You do not have to be on your guard. You can say what you think, express what you feel. He is shocked at nothing, offended at nothing, so iong as it is genuinely you. He understands those traditions in your nature that lead others to misjudge you With him you breathe freely. You can tike off your coat and loosen your collar. You can avow your little vanities and absurdities, and in opening them up to him they are lost, dissolved in l the white ocean of his loyalty. He understands. You do not have to be careful. You can abuse him. neglect, berate him, Best of all you can keep still with him. It makes no matter. He likes you. He is like fire, that purifies all you do. Through and underneath it's all he sees, knows and loves • you. A friend. I repeat is one with whom you dare to be yourself. — Dr. Frank Crane. Do You Know 1. Complete: "In the -world ye shall have tribulation • • •" 2. What meaning did Peter find in a strange dream of a sheet let down from heaven and containing all sorts of animals? 3. Who said, “We ought to obey God rather than men”? 4. Os these four names: Al Og. Ur, Us, which one is the name of a person? 5. Who said, “There is none good but one, that is God ? Do You Know Answered . • but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) , 2. That God does not hav e favorites among the races and that no man of any race be called “common" or “unclean". (Acts 10) 3. Peter and the other disciples (Acts 5:29) 4. Og, king of Bashan (Num. 32:33) 5. Jesus (Mark 10:18)

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