Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1948 — Page 2

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. ,1: , ' M 'S' cnrii/o SPffiEX ■ s • mr ■ : B-MBH ' ' 111 l International Uniterm Hf '■ St>n^ v S hool 11 , ijMHmTWig! SCRIPTURE: Daniel 7; Revelation 1; 4:Bb. 11: 11:15b; 15:3b-4; 21-22. DEVOTIONAL READING: Revelation 7:9-17. God's V-Day Lesson for December 26, 1948. Everybody loves a fight, they say. But the underdog does not love it, and nobody loves one that goes on and on and seems to have no end. The longlaglOhx * est war ’ n h‘ stor y ■ is the war that mM < mankind wages 1 > a ß ainst everything ■”.jbWy that * s ° ut to de * ■ . &. : f M ? stroy him. It is the war between man ffla, at hls best and mail at his worst, JSB between the angel Dr. Foreman and the deviJ ln man himself. We seem to be the underdogs—and how tired we grow of it! ... God’s Fight T'HE Bible shows us that this * fight is not one in which we human beings are left to defend ourselves alone. We have an enemy, Satan; and we have an ally. God. Whenever a man lines up against anything that is wrong, hateful, deceitful, destructive, and on the side of what is creative, just, brotherly and true, he finds that this is not a private fight, it is not even the struggle of mankind alone. It is a cosmic conflict. God's universe is’ not a neat garden in which only flowers grow; he has to work cutting down the weeds. His universe is not a realm at peace, with no need even for police; treason is abroad, rebellion breaks out here and there. The Greeks used to think that the gods never went to any trouble, they ruled without effort. But the Christian Bible tells of a God who does have troubles, who meets opposition and fights against it. • • f Bright Books for Dark Times *"FWO books in our Bible bring * this out in a startling way; Daniel and Revelation. We have been thinking through three months now about various kinds of literature in the Bible. The kind represented by these two books is ■called "Apocalyptic." Scholars have discovered a number of similar books, but these two are incomparably the greatest and were the only two to be admitted to the Bible. Tine feature of all apocalyptic literature is that it always appears in dark times, and its first readers are peqple down at the bottom of the heap, people beyond all human hope Daniel, long before the time of Christ, and Revelation, two generations later than Christ, came as lights in a very dark world The first of these books circulated when the Jews were hard pressed by Syrian persecutors, and when the other came out, the Christians were about to he crushed out of existence by cruel Roman emperors. Observing wMt went on in those days, you might have thought the Jews, or the Christians as the case might be. had no prospects of surviving But these books brought a brighter message: Have courage! God will not lose! • • • A Code nt Pictures DANIEL and Revelation are both hard to understand, and for the same reason. Their messages are framed not always m plain language but in symbols. Hidden meanings abound This had to be so; if one ol these books tall las sometimes they didi into the hands of the persecuting agents ol the Syrian or Homan governments, it would not get the owner into trouble, for the agent would hardly be able to interpret Ute strange angrage • All soru of'weird creatures and events move through tbese mysterious pages, and they often prooably refei to person; or events known to the writers and the first readers: beasts with iron teeth and horns with eyes, a flaming throne set on a river ol fire, golden vials filled with the wrath of God; a red , dragon sweeping the stars down with its tail • • • God s Victory UJ E NEED not be distressed now at not bring able to unlock all the rude in which 'bese extraordinary books are written We can read them for their sheer beauty and force of imagination, lor tint thing aid we cannot miss men mam truth The bright picture o, lie New Jerusalem in Rev 21. ? it or e ol the loveliest and most iapni rrtine na.vasee m the entire Hibk t <C, r.-uM •> <*» iMe.-ulMisl Cwsri/ .> gr iriim Uikw M MUI tl 4» p-srr -aar Sewm»w*i'O-» gw'essad O irfC

| RURAL CHURCHES | 1° 0 St. Paul and Winchester U. B. Circuit Dale Osborn, pastor Winchester Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship service 10:30 a.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 at the home of George Hirschey. St. Paul Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Christian Endeavor 7 p.m. Worship service 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 ip.m. Monroe Methodist W. L. Hall minister Morning worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday school 10:30 a.m. 'MYF 6:15 p.m. Evening service 7 p.m. Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting, followed iby choir rehearsal at 8:15 p.m. Calvary Church Evangelical United Brethren F. H. Willard, minister Sunday school and Christmas program, 9:30 a.m. Christmas film, Sunday, 7:30 p in. Public welcome to all services. Rivarre Circuit U. B. Church L. A. Middaugh, pastor Mt. Zion 9:30 a.m. Sunday school. 10:30 a m. Class meeting. 7:30 p.m. Christian Endeavor. 8:00 p.m. Preaching service. 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, prayer meeting. Revival begins Jan. 23, Rev. Franklin Norris. Evangelist. Pleasant Grove 9:30 a.m. Sunday school. 10:30 a.m. Preaching service. 7:00 p.m. Christian Endeavor. 7:00 -p.m. Wednesday, prayer meeting. Mt. Victory 9:oo*Ti.m. Sunday school. 10:00 a.m. Class meeting. 7:00 p.m. Christian Endeavor. 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, prayer meeting. Mt. Tabor Methodist Circuit Qlifford C. Conn, Minister Mt. Tabor Church Mr. Donald Colter, Supt. The Sunday School hour begins I CSKmCSM Christmas Candy Holthouse Drug Co.

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) at 9:30. | Classes will elect-their teachers j during this period. Officers will be elected and installed during the Worship' service. It is important that each member be present. Mt. Pleasant David Cook, Supt. The Worship Service (begins at > 9:30. Installation of Officers will take place at .this service. The Cljurch School session begins at 10:30. Beulah Chapel iMrs. D. C. Shady, Supt. Church School begins at 9:30. There will pot be preaching this Sunday. . Pleasant Valley Raymond Teeple, Supt. Church School begins at 9:30. There will not be preaching this Sunday. Union Chapel Evangelical United Brethren Church L. T. Norris, Pastor December 26th, 1948 Sunday School 9:30. Worship service 10:15. Evening services Junior iC. E. .Mrs. Carl Hurst 6:45. Youth Fellowship, Janet Brown 6:45. Adult C. E. Nile Williamson 6:45. Worship Service 7:30. Prayer service Wednesday evenI ing 7:30. j Omar Merriman class leader. ! There will, be a union prayer meeting at our church at Union Chapel Wednesday evening January sth. of the associated churches of Decatur, Rev. A. C. E. Gillander pastor of the Presbyterian church will be the leader. The Pleasant Mills Baptist 9:30 am. Sunday school' with Donald Burkhard supt. 10:30 a.m. Rev. Durward Gherls. will bring the message of the worship service. He is the husband of one of the churches former members Pearl Ray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ray. St. Luke Reformed Church Honduras H. H. Meckstroth, minister 9:oo Worship Service with Holy Communion. 10:00 Sunday school. 1:00 Catechetical instruction. Saturday I:3o—New Year Worship followed by the annual conI gregational business meeting. Probably the first city park in 'the United States was Boston Com.| | mon set aside in 1634 as common J community ground.

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Plan Annual Service For Christmas Eve The annual service of Christmas music and candlelight wil -be held on Christmas Eve at 11 o’clock at the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren Church on Winchester ■Street, Rev. F. H. Willard, pastor. The service of music and candlelighting will .be conducted by the youth choir under the direction of iMiss Dorothy West with Mrs. Harold Murphy, organist. Beginning at 10:45 o’clock, David Owens will play -play Christmas carols on the marimba and will provide music for the offertmy. Carols And Candles Service On Friday A Christmas eve service of carols an<| candles will be held at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed chyrch Friday night at 11 o'clock. Special numbers will be presented by the choir and the public is invited to attend. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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13 CIO UNION (Cont. From Page One) of CIO unions. Besides the Longshoremen's and the Eiecerical Workers’ unions, the pamphlet named the following CIO affiliates as having been Commun-ist-controlled in 19<4: American Communications Association; Fur and Leather Worki ers union; Union of Fisherman and ' Allied Workers of America; Mine, Mill and Smelter workers; International Woodworkers of America; Marine Cooks and Stewards Association of the Pacific Coast; National •Maritime union; United Public Workers of America; Transport Workers union; United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers of America; United Farm Equipment and Metal workers: United Furniture workers; United Gas, Coke and Chemical workers; United Office and Professional workers; United Packinghouse Workers: United Shoe Workers; United Store and Allied Products Workers; and the Inter-' national Federation of Architects, Engineers, Chemists and Technicians.

Caune No. 4.471 Notice of sale of real estate by AdmlnlNtratrlx The undersigned as Adininlstrat- ’ rix of the estate of Jacob E. Uinian, deceased, hereby gives notice that by . virtue of an order of the Adams I Circuit Court of Adams county, Ina- , lana,- she will at the hour of 2:00 ' o'clock P. M. on Saturday, the Sth 1 day of January, 1949 at the pre- . misos hereinafter described located at 816 Indiana Street, in Decatur Indiana, offer for sale at Public i Auction, all of the interests of said i decedent in and to the following ■ described real estate towit: Commencing at a point 3.1 feet west of 1 the southeast corner of Outlet number 256 in J. I>. Nuttmane North- ' western Addition to the town, now ' citv of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, thence west parallel with Indiana Street 31 feet, thence north at ' right angles with Indiana Street 132 • feet, thence east 31 feet, thence south 132 feet to the place of >be- ' ginning, in Adams county. Indiana. Said sale will be made subject to the approval of the said court for ' not less than full appraised value • subject to the tax payable in Fall of 1949, and also subject to any lien for public improvement not already constructed. Not less than 2a c or purchase price to be paid at time of sale; balance to be paid on or before March 1, 1949 upon delivery of deed and abstract. . , , , . ._ Gertrue H. Miller, Administratrix of estate of Jacob E. Vlmaa deceased ■lov .lohuson. Auctioneer Henry B. Heller, Attorney

RESUMPTION OF (Cont. From Page One) Hie Russians and the United States was believed likely to obviate any possibility of the two powers agreeing on any China policy. Chinese reports said today that the government had closed all river porta along a 45-mile stretch of the south bank of the Yangtze river, from Fushan to the mouth. “01dat40,50,60?” -Man, You're Crazy Forget your we! Tbouoandi are peppy at 70. Try ‘pepplug up” witb Ostrex. Contains tonic for weak, rundown feeling due solely to body's lack of Iron which many men and women call "old." Try Ostrex Tonic Tablets for pep, younger feeling, Mils rery day New "get acQuainted'' sice eniy Cue i At all dr jg stores everywhere —in Decatur at Smith Drug Store

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