Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 108, Decatur, Adams County, 7 May 1949 — Page 2

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" |Creamed aS ■■ 's; On I Lcsson c Aa%f| 1 I —— II I f '■ Creamed Comments on the Sunday School Lesson, The Clash with i- Religious Authority, Mark 11:27I- 33; Mark 12:28-35, tor Sunday, May 8. J This lesson deals particularly 8 with the replies of Jesus to an indignant committee sent by the' religious leaders to demand that he give an account of himself, L • and to an honest scribe who asked an honest question and received an honest answer. V. 27. “And they came again to Jesuralem; and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribe and the elders." The rulers were aware that Jesus' exercise of authority in cleansing the temple lowered their prestige and that ’ they were losing their power of s authority. Love of power in men . interferes with proper recognition of God to whom all men should be subject. V. 28. “And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?” In this verse is seen the real clash; it involved the issue of whether or not Jesus was the Son of God and as such was clothed with divine authority. V. 29. “And Jesus answered and said unto them. I will also ask you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.” By asking this question Jesus avoided a premature declaration and put his enemies into confusion. Here is I a suggestion for all who have to I meet issues with enemies - so proceed as to confuse the critics and allow the truth to do its office work. V.3o' “The baptism of John, was it from heaven or of men? answer me." Was John the Baptist a real messenger sent from God, or was his work of origin only? This had a bearing on Jesus’ had introduced j4hC fsjhe greater than himself and able to perform divine, functions. If John spoke with authority then Jesus was speaking with authority. Vs. 31,32. "And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say From heaven, he will say, why then did ye not believe him? But if we shall say, Os men; they feared the people; for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed." The critics dared not answer either way, the reason, fundamentally being they wanted There is no sentiment so tender ( as that of mother. No memory is; more sacred than that of mother. From her we received our ideals. No one could understand us as she did. No one loved us as she did. No prayers lifted our soul like hers. No-kiss was so sweet as hers. We now know ,what she hoped we woald become, and in our failure to reach her goal for us we are filled with regret. Mother's Day serves to arouse that inward urge to rise to our full stature and not disappoint, her. Book Review The Seen and the Unseen, by Bertha Scher, the WilHam-Freder-

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■ the applause of the people. V. 33. “And they answered and I said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. I And Jesus answering saith unto I them, Neither do I tell you by I what authority I do these things." [ Since silence gives consent, Jesus ' at once makes good his claim to divine authority and at the same li time put his critics in a position n of being non-plussed and defeated. V. 28. “And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reay soning together and perceiving that he had answered them well, ~ asked him, Which is the first t commandment of all?” Here ,was > a brilliant man who was capable . of all men to ensnare Jesus; he . started by drawing Jesus out in arguments. One never gets far in j religion by arguing, for religious , controversies lead to oppositions ! more and more marked. 3 Vs. 29,30,31. “.Ind Jesus answer- > ed him. The first of all the com- . mandments is, Hear. 0 Israel; the > Lord our God is one Lord, And t thou shalt love the Lord thy God f with all thy heart, and with all ! thy soul, and with all thy mind, ! and with all thy strength; this , is the first commandment. And the second is like unto this, namely, • this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor , as thyself. There is none other 5 commandment greater than these.” > Jesus spoke with authority and a I definite understanding that won [ the public approval. In these two i recognised commandments were I found in condensed form the ten commandments, the first one quotI ed above covering the first four, t and the last one (loving one’s neighbor) covering the last six . of the ten commandments. Here . was a final answer to the shrewd . question asked Jesus. In these two i commandments the love of God .I is especially stresesed. This is in the Christian re- , ligion. Heaven will not.be heaven Jif on this earth we have not J learned to love God supremely. Vs. 32,33. "A the scribe said . ‘ unto him, Well Master, thou hast J said the truth; for there is one [ God and there is none other than . he; and to love him with all > the heart, and with all the under- -! standing, and with all the soul t j end with all the strength, and .i to love his neighbor as himself, , i is more than all whole burnt of- . ferings' and sacrifice." Jesus won , a great victory in capturing the mind of this scribe and in securI \ ing his agreement. > V. 34. "And when Jesus saw that ,| he answered discreetly, he said ' unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man. i after that durst ask him any; • question. Jesus having captured I II his mind now sought to capture i. his heart, but in it all freedom I of the will was respected. ick Press, is written to enable those who hunger and thirst for more than bread to make use of the power of God, ever available to us, in our every day living. When , we live the ideal of our true self ;' for which we were created, God is with us. The Unseen becomes the Seen in our consciousness. The purpose of certain repetitions is to charge the subconscious mind. I Clericus Says: Clericus says: “To love God with all the heart involves a surrender of one's self into his hands with a thoroughness that includes the whole life. When we yield all the heart to him. holding nothing back, we can love him with all the heart; for he himself responds to our consecration with a-sense of his presence that inspires our love which brings satisfaction and joy?" *■■*-■“*-■mm,

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I KfgE St. Mary’s Church 1 Very Rev. Msgr. Seimetz, pastor ■ 6: Oft a.m. Low Mass. 3 7:30 a.m. Mother’s Day Mass. 9:00 a.m. Children’s Mass. = 10:15 a.m. High Mass. Prayer hour Sunday afternoon 1 at 2:30. s Holy Communion Sundays 9 First Sunday, St Agnes Sodality 3 Second Sunday, Holy Name So1 ciety. 1 Third Sunday, St. Mary’s Society. 3 Fourth Sunday, Children of Mary, s . First Methodist Church Gerald H. Jones, minister The Church At Study—9:3o ’ The classes will meet immediate' ly at the appointed hour. Thej assembly will. be held at 10:10. Mr. Lowell Smith will be in charge of ’ this period. ’ The Church at Worship—lo:2o 1 The Festival of the Christian ; Home will be celebrated in the service of worship. Miss Helen Haubold will sing an anthem appropriate for the day. Mrs. Walter 1 Krick will use as her solo “Songs 1 My Mother Taught Me" by Dvorak. ' The pastor’s sermon will be "Homebuilders are Worldbuilders’’ following the general theme for ' all churches. Byron Stitaer and Roger Pollock will act as-acolytes. The Youth Fellowship Dr. Jones will lead the Youth Fellowship at the 6:00 meeting. Church Conference Dr. F. E. Fri-bley, district superintendent of the Kokomo district will preside during a portion of the meeting at the annual Church Conference. All members 18 years of age and over will have the priv-l ilege of voting upon the new officers and receiving reports from ' the various organizations. Wednesday . The service for prayer begins at i:00. The two choirs will rehearse ’ at 7:00 and at 7:45. Thursday At 1:45 the Executive Meeting of ’ the Woman’s Society will be held. ■ At 2:30 the general meeting will ' begin. Mrs. Robert Mills has the devotions. Mrs. Lloyd Cowens will present the lesson. Circle 1 will act as hostesses. Zion Lutheran Church ‘ West Monroe and Eleventh Streets '' Edgar P. Schmidt, Pastor I (Where beauty of Sanctuary and , Service invite to Worship.) "The Marks of the Godly Home" will be the theme of the pastor's pulpit message at both the 8 a. m. and 10:30 a. m. services on Sun- , day, Mother’s Day. The infant sons of Mr. and Mrs. , Robert Goelz and Mr. and Mrs. i Donald Reidenback will receive l the Sacrament of Holy Baptism in . the 10:30 service. The choir will , sing at this service. ( A Silver Anniversary Service of . Lutheran institutional mission , work in Fort Wayne will be held at Concordia College gymn. Sunday evening at 7:30. I The adult class of Christian instruction will meet Monday evening at 7:00. The Walther League will hold a ' business meeting with election of i officers on Tuesday evening at 7. i The choir will rehearse on Wedi nesday at 7. The Annual Mother-Daughter banquet sponsored by the Zion Mis- . sionary society will be held Thurs- - day evening at 6:30. Reservations i are to be made by Monday evening with Mrs. Herman Krueckeberg Mrs. Frank Braun, or Mrs. Wilbert , Steele. First Presbyterian Church Five Points, Decatur A. C. E. Gillander, pastor i Church school. 9:30 am., Lewis Smith and Dick Heller, co-superin-tendents. Even the change of time last week did not hurt our good atI tendance much. i Divine worship. 10:30 a.m., i Mother’s Day. The pastor will preach on, "Christian Parenthood, i the only cure for juvenile de- ( linquency. ’ All Decatur ministers ( are using a similar theme. The < choir will sing, “Oh. Happy Home. . Where Thou Are Loved the Dearest." and there will be a soprano I solo by Miss Helaine Foley. The congregation will be given oppor tunity to vote on their bulletins <

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on whether two identical services on Sunday mornings would be desirable, one at 8:30, the other at 10:30. Westminster Fellowship, 5:30, Kaye Runyon, leader. Subject, "How to build permanent popularity.” Mrs. Gillander will be present while the pastor goes to Avilla and Fort Wayne on presbytery business. Choir rehearsal, Wednesday 7:00 p.m. World Friendship Guild, Wednesday, 8:00 p.m., meeting at the home 1 of Mrs. Don Norquest, 138 Harvester Lane, Stratton Place. First Baptist Church R. H, Hammond, pastor Bible school- 9:15 a.m. Classes for all and all welcome. Ralph Kenworthy, superintendent. Morning worship 10:30 a.m. Subject: “Mother’s Prayer.” We invite you to worship with us. Prayer meeting 7:30 p.m. Wedt nesday. Ralph Kenworthy, leader, j — First Christian Church E. E. leenhower, minister Lloyd Rhode*, supt Mother’s Day; Sunday morning at 9:30 you will find a welcome here at the First Christian church. The theme of the morning service will be: “Home Builders Are World Builders.” The oldest and youngest mother present will be presented with a gift. Junior Church at the same time Mrs, Isenhower in charge. Mid-week service Wednesday evening at 7:30.' Church of the Nazarene North Seventh & Marshall Sts. Ralph A. Carter, pastor Unified services, 9:30 a.m.— 11:10 a.m. Leo Merriman, Sunday school superintendent. We especially desire to have as many mothers present as is possible. Message: “Home Builders are World Builders.” Juniors, 6:45 p.m. Mrs. George Anspaugh, supervisor. Youth Service, 6:45 p.m. Evelyn Hicks, president. Adult study group, 6:45 p.m. George Anspaugh, president. Evangelistic service, 7:30 p.m. Message: “Son Remember." Monday 7:30 p.m. Church board meeting. Monday 7:30 p.m. Young peoples’ Missionary soqjety. Wednesday 7:30 p.m. The Rev. Peter Varonof, missionary from Odessa, Russia, will speak on. "What’s Happening Inside Russia.” Friday 7:30 p.m. Cottage prayer service. Church of God Cleveland St. Two Blocks Northwest of Hospital Bernice A. McCurdy, Dwight R. McCurdy, ministers “Mother's Day" 9:30 a.m. Divine worship, Sermon, "Home Builders Are World Builders.” 10:30 a.m. Church school, Mrs. Floyd Mitchel and Mr. Emery A. Hawkins general superintendents. 6:00 p.m. Tune in W F T W "Christian Brotherhood Hour.” .6:45 p.m. Shining Lights, Miss Norma Agler in charge. 6:45 p.m. Youth Fellowship, Miss LaVon Strickler, president. Mrs. Guy Agler, counselor. 7:30 p.m. Regular Sunday evening service, sermon, "Shall We Live Again.” 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Girls choir practice. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, regular mid-week prayer meeting. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, sanctuary choir practice. What our church stands for: For the Christ of Galilee. ' For the truth which makes men 1 free. i For the bond of unity which I makes God’s children one. i For the love which shines in deeds. , For the life which this world ] needs. For the church whose triumpt | speeds the prayer: “Thy will be j done." j "Where a Christian experience | makes you a member.” | ■■ 11 ■ LESSON PRAYER: Lesson prayer: We acknowledge 1 thee, O God, as the supreme ruler i of the universe to whom we pledge ! our loyalty and obedience. Grant i that we may keep ourselves cons- | tantly surrendered and express thy 1 will in Christian service. One good mother is worth a bun- i dred schoolmasters. — Herbert •

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s Missionary Church Tenth and Dayton Sts. t , H. J. Welty, minister 9:09-11:00 Unified services. Mer- , vin Rupp, supt. A special service , for mothers is being arranged. Mes- ■ sage, “A Mother’s Influence." : 7:00 Children’s gospel hour. i 7:30 Evening service. Hymn sing • and chorus time. Message, “Confidence in the Valley." I Wednesday 7:30 Bible study andprayer meeting. We shall con- ■ tinue our study of the first chapter i of the Book of Ruth. Let’s honor our mothers by attending the House of Worship this Sunday. You are cordially invited to attend our services. Zion Evangelical and Reformed William C. Feller, Pastor Church School at 9:00 a. m. Wesley Lehman, superintendent. Worship Service at 10:00 a. m. Festival of the Christian Home. Sermon: “Home Builders are World Builders." Every family of the church is urged to be present and to sit together as families. There will be no Y'outh Fellowship meeting this Sunday evening. The regular meeting of the Churchmen's Brotherhood-will not be held Monday evening, but each member is urged to attend the opening meeting of the MichiganIndiana Synod, in Grace E and R church, Fort Wayne. The Michigan-Indiana Synod will meet on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week in Grace Church, Fort Wayne. Church family night carry-in supper and program on Friday evening at 6:30 p. m. Senior choir rehearsal on Friday evening after the family night program. Come and worship with us. Trinity Evangelical United Brethren Madison at Ninth John E. Chambers, Minister 9:15 a.m.—Sunday School; Chalmer Barkley, superintendent. Lesson study: “Jesus Answers His Critics." 10:30 a. m. — Divine Worship. The service begins with the organ prelude by Mrs. Herald Hitchcock. The Junior Choir will sing the anthem "Dear Little Mother" and the Senior Choir the anthem “The King of Glory.” The sermon will follow the theme suggested by Christian Family Week, “Homebuilders are World Builders.” Honor Mother on Mothers Day by worshipping God in the; church of your choice. 6:30 p. m. — Youth Fellowship and Christian Endeavor Societies for all ages.. • 7:30 p.m.—The Evening Service. Miss Beverly Holder will preside at the organ. Sermon on the third of the Ten Commandments, “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain." Tuesday 6:00 p. m.—Mother and Daughter banquet at the church for all mothers and daughters of the church. A covered dish dinner will be served and dessert, rolls, coffee will lie furnished by the committee: Mrs. Herald Hitchcock, Mrs. R. L. Schindler, Mrs. Kenneth Reed and Mrs. Vincent Hanni. Mrs. Hubert Cochran will be the leader. Wednesday 7:00 p. m. — Bible study and Prayer service for all age groups. B:oo—Choir rehearsal. Directors of religious education, common in American churches, have hitherto had no place in the church life of South Africa. Now the Methodist Church, which is con ducting a drive in work among youth, has appointed its first such director. WWAWWRMAWWMUWW

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