Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 283, Decatur, Adams County, 2 December 1949 — Page 2

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[ ,11 - « TBISLE -SMS10-. nwom IW*IJ wgRIPTURB: J»reml«h 8:S-t>; »; ** DEVOTIONAL MEAOIWO: Matthew 7 IS-S 3. Prophets False & True Lesson for December 4, 1949 GOD 1i neither silent nor dead. He has his spokesman today. We hear myriads of voices—preachers, teachers, editors, columnists, poets and politicians, all professing

to tell us the truth. When a man claims ' to speak in the name of truth, is there any way by which hI s claim can be tested? It is I an old problem. Away back In Bible times every prophet had his I rivals, the false | prophets. The false

were far more numerous, they often had immiius pn-stige and government subsidies besides How was the common man to tell the true prophets from the false? • • • Notion of Man or Word of God? ONE DIFFERENCE between the true and false prophets, of course, was that the false ones passed out their own ideas, while the true ones gave voice to the ideas of God. Some of the false prophets even dug down into what we now call the subconscious, and told their dreams as if they meant something. The false prophets of our own times are still the people who draw on their own minds, even on their day-dreams, to furnish messages for the people. The gypsy dreambooks are still with us. Astrologers flourish, and not always on the side streets. All sorts of queer cults profess to tell us what is coming next and what we ought to do. Defnre we take a modern ••prophet” seriously we should ask: Is what he is saying his •wn idea or God’s idea? In this 20th eentory after Christ, it should h<- easier to know God's Ideas are than it wan 27 centuries ago in Jeremiah's time. For now that Christ has come, we can safely check all the self-styled prophets with the message and the mind of Christ. Is the voice of the people the voice of God? THE FALSE PROPHETS were always popular, the true ones seldom Mere unpopularity does not prove a man a true prophet; but you may be sure that if a man s lys only what people like to hear, always tickling the ears and feeding the pride of his listeners, he is no true spokesman for God. Net that the tree prophet Is always Insulting his hearers. The Lord's prophet* often speak comforting and welcome words, to be sure. But a steady outpouring of soothing-syrup Is not what we would expect from a genuine prophet. Man is often most proud when he is most wrong; and then God has to sweep the man down. Don't take too seriously the men who merely reinforce yo • prejudices and shore up your pride; they are more likely fake prophets than true. The voice of the people is not always the will of God. O 0 0 Time is the Test That great prophet Moses <D*ut. 18) had already given a practical test of a true prophet; Does what he says turn out to be true? Can he . really see into tomorrow? Alas, we may have to wait until tomorrow to find out for sure; but tomorrow always comes, and when it comes, the prophet* of t.xiay will be shown up tor what they are. true or false. Time is the test. Not, I* It likely? • • • Truth and Right are Twins PERHAPS the worst feature of the false prophet* who were Jeremiah s competitor* was their reel immorality. "Their course is evil and their might is not right." he said 439:10, American translation). They commit adultery and walk in lies, they strengthen the hands of evildoers so that no one turns from his evil ways" <». 14>. God's apohewnan caa never also speak for the enemies of God. Whenever yee hear aaymw talking as if we cetsM new gel "beyond gaud and evil," or as if the Ten Csmtnshar-li V ert something we had ouL grown, then you nmy knew yen are listen mg t* a false prophet. There are no new commandments but the on* which sum* up all of them; Levo one another Prophet* of lune, prophets of dissension. of last, then* may ba speak mg for themselves or tor the devil hut not tor God

• g —— — —9 Rural Churches o 0 Methodist Circuit Walter Johnson, pastor Bulah Chapel: Sunday'School f 3o Worship Service 14:45 Prayer meeting Wsd. 7:00 p.m. Mt Pleasant: Sunday School 9:30 Worship Service 10:30 Mt. Taber: Sunday School 9 30 Evening Service 7 30 pm. Prayer meeting. Thursday 7:00 pm. Pleasant Valley: Worship Service 9:30 Sunday School 10:3o Prayer meeting Thurs. 7:30 pm. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also whirh sleep in Jesus, trill God, bring with Him Rivarre Circuit U. B Church L. A. Middaugh. Raster Mt. Zion 9:30 a m. Sunday school. 10:30 a.in. Class meeting. 7:00 p. m. Christian Endeavor 8:00 pm. Preaching service 7:00 pin. Wednesday, prayer meeting Pleasant Grove 9:00 a m. Sunday School. 10:00 am. Class meeting. 7:oo p.m. Christian Endeavor 7:30 pin, Wednesday, prayer meeting. Mt. Victory 9 00 a m. Sunday school. I Orthr your £ PHOTMKHIKUm. Bring in your favorite trapshot negative today, and select the design you want. Hohhouse Drug Co.

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10 99 am. Preaching service 7:09 p.m. Christian Endeever. 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, prayer meeting. •»I it St. Luke Reformed Church, Hondurss H. H. Meckstroth, minister 9:00 Worship Service 10:00 Sunday School 7:00 Youth Fellowship Calvary E.U 8. Church Albert N. Straley, pastor Sunday School at 9:30 a.in. with Lloyd Lichtenberger, superintendent in charge. The lesson will be ‘‘Jeremiah Denounces False Prophet*." There will be preaching and worship servlia at 19:30. The pastor will speak on the text. "The Word Became Flesh," in recognition of the Advent season. The Choir will 1 bring a special number in keeping with the season. St. Paul and Winchester U. B. Circuit Dale Osbern, pastor. St. Paul: Worship 9:15 a in. Sunday School 10:15 a in. Prayer meeting, Tuesday 7:19 p.m. Winchester: Sunday School 9:30 am. Class Meeting 10:30 a.m. Harvesters 4:30 pin. Sermon 7 p.m. Prayer meeting. Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Pleasant Mills Baptist Church D. B. Gehres. Pastor Lowell Noll, Supt. 9 30 Bible School. Lesson: "Jeremiah Denounces False Prophets.' 10:30 Worship Service. Sermon theme: "The Dispensations" "We need the full statured Christ of whom the Blhle tells; the Christ whose blood has colored the stream of time, the Christ whose philosophy fits every human need, the Christ whose teachings alone can solve the problems that vex our hearts and perplex the world.” —William Jennings Bryan. Union Chapel Church Evangelical United Brethren Lawrence T. Norris, pastor 9:30 Sunday School. T. I. Drew. i Supt. in: 15 Worship service. Evening Service* 4:45 Junior C. E. Mrs. Carl Hurst. 4:45 Adult C. E. Nile Williamson 4:45 Youth Fellowship. Janet Brown. B 7:3u Worship service. Our revival effort will continue on through next week. Remember 1 us in prayer.

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Dedication Speaker r ’ I K . • j w ■ • jgfiei F < ’ ■k <■« I wFwamftau JuM Rev. Frederic C. Pinyoun Dedication of the new addition to the Church of God, Willshire. , Ohio, will be held Sunday at 1:15 p. m. (CSTi. The Rev. Frederic C. Pinyoun. pastor of the Church of God. Defiance. Ohio, will lie the principal speaker, with the Rev. Dwight R .McCurdy, of Decatur. ' tlie Rev. W. W. Brewer, of Fort Wayne, and other clergymen extending greetings Special music for the service will lie presented by Miss Mary Schumm. vlbraharplst, and the Rev Herbert Ll Schumm. at the organ. The vocal, music will include numbers hy the , male quartet, church chorus, and ladies trio of the church. The Rev. Herbert I. Schumm. pastor of the church, extends an invitation to the public to attend this service. Sentenced To Prison , For Stealing Nickel Noblesville, Ind.. Dec 2. — (UP) — Charles German. 29, Indinnapoils, was taken to the Indiana reformatory today to serve a 1-to-5-year term for stealing a nickel in a street robbery. German pleaded guilty to a larceny charge in a case sent to Hamilton circuit court on a change of venue from Marlon county. He was charged with armed robbery in the five-cent holdup of Joseph Malott of Indianapolis last June, hut that charge was dismissed. German was on parole from the reformatory from a rape sentence when arrested. lUMMWWWMAAAAMAMVMf Melvin H. Tinkham Insurance Agency Low Cost Auto Insurance r Our Specialty 40 Hq®estead Phone 6624 Deeatur. Indiana I sWNWWWMMWWWMNMmW

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Presbyterian Fair Friday, December 9 Plans have been completed for the all-member Presbyterian fair ami dinner-supper program to be held all day Friday. December 9. at the First Presbyterian church here, according to Mrs. Stewart .McMillen and Mrs. J. F San man. co-chairmen of the event. Booths are being erected in the basement of the church, where all types of gifts, baked goods, candy and other items wilt lie sold. A rummage sale booth also will be erected. Dinner and supper will be served to the public during the day According to the plans every member of the church will have a part in the sale. In Memoriam In longing memory of our dear son and brother Private Everett Robert Johnson who was drowned in the Rogue river while out on boat training while in the service of his country at Camp White. Oregon. December 4, 1942. Deep in our hearts lie* a picture Os a loved one gone to rest; In memory's frame we shall keep It ] Because he was one of the best As we loved him. so do we miss him: In our hearts he is always near Loved, remembered, longed for. always Krings many a silent tear. Badly missed by Mother, Father Sister and Brother Expectation for life of sn Amerl-| can at 45 now is 13% years.

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Overwidth Truck Charge Is Filed State trooper Truman Bierle arrested Leßoy Peters, route 1. Ossian. at the Intersection of U. S. highways 27 and 224. charging him with driving an overwidth truck. Trooper Walter Schindler signed the affidavit, which was approved by prosecuting attorney Severin Schurger which schedule* Peters to appear In justice of the peace court next Monday. An accident was reported to the sheriff's office when a Cltiten s Telephone Co. truck, driven by Ro-j bert Railing. 803 Dlerkes, backed | Into a car driven by Ix-ster Thomas. route 5. on state highway 101 just south of Bobo. Railing reported that he was inspecting telephone wires along the road, and did not see the Thomas car. There was no damage to the truck; damage was estimated at $75 to the Thomas car. The devaluation of the pound has reduced basic rail rates for Americana In England 25 percent. iißnunßßßßOßXßßninuiißnßnzsnniiii. 9 Shopping Daft Left Have you got your tickets for our Giant Jack Pot of $200? One ticket I* all that It takes to win a 50 dollar bill. So fry your luck at SCHEIMAN’S MARKET

Boy Scout Troop 61 In Regular Meeting Members of Boy Scout troop 61 met Thursday for their regular meeting. Announcement was made of plans for a Christmas party for the troop, to lie held December 23 at Hanna Nuttman park. Each scout is requested to bring a toy or can of food for admission. All the primary kaolin produced In this country comes front North Carolina It is a ceramic used in fine china. - . Psi lota Xi Bake Sale, City Hall, Saturday, December 3, 9:00 a. m. A Democrat Want Ad—lt Pay*. Trade In a uood Town — Decatur

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