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| Discussion on I | QueMions ssl ' —* — ■ —-i —— 4-r Discyssion qquestions on <tht Sunday school lesson. Gideon a Man of Faith and Humility, foi Suriday, July 20. ly In what different ways doesGod call people? A> 2. How may We know th at Jwe are doing God’s will? 3. How may an afflicted man maintain faith in God? i 4. How may one know that God is with him? A / j 5. If God is all powerful, why does he not put a stop to wap? YOST Gravel & Ready Mix READY MIFcONCRETE SAND and fiRAVEL .\ Phones: 3-3114, 3-3115 "71<x)3iiesT - !?^tT!e l,^resfesr,^!r^l !e source of spiritual clear-sighted-ness. —McCracken. HELLER COAL, FEED & SUPPLY •‘Through Service We Grow'' Coal,Feed, Paint, Cement Wire Fencing Grinding, Mixing, - , Shelling Monroe & Sth St. Phone 3-2912 fa . _ il?* PONTIAC ■ ' lii Dollar for Dollar {; You Can’t Beat a Pontiac U. S. Tires DuPont Paints DECATUR I SUPER SERVICE | 224 W. Monroe St. ' -Li- —2 -1.. Playing the man pays good dividends. s I - „ J |k v _ ■ * Phone 3-2015 In Decatur Since 1921 { |h •' i 1 w ; gfT PHONE 3-3030 f j | .158 S. 2nd St. J • W'j—r THE OLD RELIABLE j tpgwtt HI ii:ii I n ii’ifti GILPIN ORNAMENTAL IRON! y DECATUA, IND. yh| Worldly ambition ,is a fire th>| consumes us. I “Insure Your Future” f Decatur Insurance A Agency 4 ' Since 1877. ■ / J j Kenneth Runyon All Forms of Insurance. I K. C. Bldg. Phone 3-4300 —- —H—H;-- B' j7~4 ■■■in.■■■!».■ .r 'i — Begun’s Clothing Store ■ For Men and Boys Phone 3-3208 4 ? J ! Go To fl j Phil L. Macklin & Co. for Prompt, Courteous Service J For All Makes of Cars. HO7 S. First St. Phone 3-2504 a DECATUR I GIFT CENTER 164 S. 2nd St. “The Right Gift at the Right Price” Religious Goods Department (Special discount to clergy apd Sunday School- teachers) ’ Phone 3-3033

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I Comments zMj On &S.<?,<Srat b LessonJiigißa j _ Creamed comments on the Sun- : day school lesson, Gideon, a Man R of Faith and Humility, Judges /6:"H-17, 25-27; 8:22.23, for Sunday, July 20. Again after Isrdel’s return to God under Deborah. \jtfte cycle of forgetting God. a great oppression by enemy nations, was repeated; now repentance offered God a chance in his to deliver this people again. So he appeared to ?Gideon, another one of the judges /who under God was to bring vic- ; jtdry. / V.ll. “And there came an angel Los the Lord, and under an oak ; .which was in Ophra; that pertained unto Jpash the Abiezrite; and his Hson Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress?; to hide it from the Mid- . ianites.” So, great was the oppression by thte Midianites, that the people were forced to hide, leaving all their possessions behind. (Gideon would care for his fajmlly by threshing a little* wheat in a hidden place, using a winepress. Seeing possibilities in. Gideon, the JLprd appeared to him while he was on duty in a needed service. V. 12. “And the angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said unto ■him. The, Lord is with thee, thou ■ mighty man of ■ valor.” By means;of encouragement by the Lord, 'there would, cbme courage and [strength to undertake a great task\ for. God. : One great weakness Jamong Christians is the failure to give encouragement to the falterii'M '■ 4. s. [ j i V. 13. “And Gideon said unto him, k)h my Lord: if the/Lbrd be with jus. why theft is all thii -jbefallen lus? and whpre be all the miracles 'which our fathers told us of. saying, Did not the Lord bring us up jfrom Egypt? But now the Lord piatlp forsakem us. and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites." Gideon was hunian iV'wondering why all this affliction, knowing that Go<L is a deliverer. But in remembering the miracle of saving Israel from the power of the. Egyptians, is in evidence a little hope and a little faith, else he would not have mentioned ‘the matter. LI Vs. 14,15. “And the Lord looked on him and said, Go this in thy might, and thou shalt save Israel Principles of. Peace Paul Hoffman has uttered the following principles leading to peace: “We should wage war not j 'to win war. but to win a peace. We cannot afford a double standard of morality in peace or in war. Our moral standihg ip among our most valuable assets. In too mftny countries — including our own — too niany persons are willing to put party ioyalty and personal privilege above the needs ( of their nation. Once our minds are made up what the foreign policy has to be, let us not , indulge in th^ 1 murderous stupidity pf quarreling among oufselves and thus bringing aid and comfort to the Soviet Union.” Do You Know j 1. What was "the <fity of paint trees"?, , ... | : B 2. Who wrote. /“Rend your hearts and not garments, and turn unto* the Lord your God"? Where is-the famous account

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from the hand of the Midianites; have not I sent thee? And he said unto him, Oh,\my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? Behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my lather’s house.” The Lord saw in Gideon a man with the spirit of faithfulness, obedience, and humility. Gideon was so inceptive that he sensed of God as the voice of God. V. 16 “And the Lord \said, surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt ‘smite the Midianites as ope man.” W'hen God has a chance to express ! hltnself through mhn, he not only draws nigh but he furnishes divine power that Is more than a match for today as here. I V. 17. “And he said untp him, If now 1 have found grace in thy sight, thep show me a sign that thou talkest with ipe.” Gideon did not mistrust God but he mistrusted himself. He wanted the necessary encouragement tb go forward to undertake a seemingly impossible task. In the following verses the sign was given. V. 25. “And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Take thy father’s young bullock, even the second bullock of sftven years old. and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the griove that is by\ itßefore Gideon could expect victory over the enemy,'he must clean house, the great\ idol must I)e forsaken, his altar overthrown, thus clearing the way for the Ix>rd to his rightful place. In the following verse, assurance was given with the building of an altar to God with becoming sacrifices. V-27. “Then Gideon took ten men of his servants and did as the Lord has said unto him.” Gideon, facing death, proceeded to obey God. Ohly when men pill dare to do and die can God give victory. Vs. 22,23. “Then the inen of Israel said unto Gideon. Rule thou over us/both thou and thy son. and thy son's son also, for thou hast delivered us from the hand of the' Midianites. etc.” The faith of Gideop begat faith .in the people. When Gidebn was in position to l»e honored as ruler, he mantained his Humility and faith in God whom he declared should be the ruler. > y* —Bftsed on coftlyrighted outlines produbeh by the Division of Christian Education, National Council of ithe Churches pf Christ in the U.S.A., apd used By permission. raOne thing at a time, each in its own orlder, first things first, thiftg well dbpe-—this is a good rule, pnd will lead to success. Os the many duties that appeal, one must mse discretion and choose tn? one piost important/When we undertake ito do too many things, ten chaijces to one arp they will all be slighted or at Idast not all donje equally well. This is the day of specialists, the following of one line of service and doihg it better than it would be done otherwise. To be an authority on some subject is to render the greatest service to mankind of the industry Os the ant?. Who said to be “ministering .5.! What Greek convert did Paul once take with hini to Jerusalem? spirits”? , ' Do You nnow Answerer 1 Jericp (Deut. 34:3). 2j Joel <4oel 2:13). 3. In Proverbs (Prov. 6:6-8). 4. The angels (Heb. 1:14)' 5. Titus (Gal. 2:1-3).

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IfHSuimy-* ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH' Very Rev. Msgr. Seimetz, pastor.' 6:6’0 a.m. First Mass. 7:30 a.m. Low Mass. 9:00 a.m. Children’s Mass. 10:15 a.m. High Mass. Weekday Mass 7:30 a.m. ’ Prayer Hour and Benediction; Sunday 2:30 p.m. Holy Commupion Sundays. First Sunday, The Catholic Lad ies of Columbia. . Second Sunday, Holy Name Society. i| Third Sunday, The Rosary Society. / Fourth Sunday, Children of Marj CHURCH OF CHRIST Grant Street Robert J. Tinsky, minister Ernie Lehman, Bible school superintendent. 9:30 Morning worship and communion service. Sermon: “Can We Still Believe In The Bible?” Prelude: His Love For Me by Byshe. Offertory: My Prayer by Bliss. 7:30 Elder’s meeting. 8:00 evening evangelistic service. Sermon: “Do You Want To Be Perfect?" Wednesday evening 8:00 prayer meeting and Bible stpdy. Lesson will begin at Acts 14:1. Mrs. Floyd Rupert will have charge of the lesson. July 20 we will have our Sunday school picnic at the Hauna-Nutt-tnan park. ’ ZION EVANGELICAL AND REFORMED CHURCH Williarp C. Feller, pastor Church school at 9 a.m. Raymond Snyder, superintendent. Mrs. Adolph Weldler will teach the combined adult classes. Worship\ service at 10 a.m. Sermon by the pastor, “Christian Ljiv-i ing Without Strain/; Special music will be furnished by Neil Thonasa. Visitors aftft always Welcome. The Phoebe Bible claks will have its monthly meeting in the form of a picnic ftot-iuck Supper at the home of Mrs. Edgar Gerber on Thursday at 6 p.m. Members are asked to bring a covered dish and their own table service. Come and worship with us. / j ? NUTTMAN AVENUE UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH M. J. Simon, pastor The Sunday school will open at 9:30 under the direction of the superintendent. Classes will assemble at 9:45 under the leadership of the teachers in charge. Following the Sunday school hour the congregation will elect one of the group to represent-the church at this annual conference. Also, class leader will be elected for the new* conference year. All members are urged to be present and to participate in the elections. The Christian endeavor will meet at 7:00 and the worship service will follow at 7:30. , V TRINIIy bVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN r Madison at Ninth

John E. Chambers, minister 9:15 Sunday school. Chalmer Hol lenbacher, superintendents; Faithful attendance is a necessity and is always appreciated. 10:30 D|vlnce worship. Evangel ine Einbler, organist and' minister pf music. Miss Sharlene Lehman will sing the solo, “O Come to My Fleart, Lord Jesus” by Ambrose. The message by the minister will hie “They Had Been With Jesus.” 6.30 Junior Christian Endeavor and Youth Fellowship. 7:30 The evening service oft the first floor. The message is “Walking With God." The church council will meet at the close of the evening service for the final meeting of the conference year. Monday, 7:30, meeting of the Sunday school council at the church for the election] of Sunday school officers. I Wednesday, 7, Mid-week services. MISSIONARY CHURCH Tenth and Dayton St. . J H. J. Welty, minister 9:00 Sunday school. Classes for all. Ralph Myers, general supt. —■——•— 1 —-—— —■ DIERKES H Implement Sales '! Ferguson Tractor Farm Machinery Sales and Service Hi-Way 27 Phone 3-3311 .

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■ Lester Strahm, junior supt. We ini' wtte you to our fast growing Sunday 1 | 10:00 Morning worship. DuetJ . Mr. and Mrs. Von Gunten. Message, “A flevolutlonized Life.” ;7:,fto Childrens’ gospel hour. <7:00 MYF. A special program has been arranged with some guests in cbarite. A group of young people known as, “Youth with the Truth,” Will be with us . Mr. Lowell Diomos. of Osceola, Ind., will be leader and speaker. 17: it) Evening service. Spng service will be conducted by the young people known as, "Youth with the lirutb.” The service will be full of special musical numbers and a message from God’s Word. You are iftvlted to this special service. and Bible study. 8:30 choir practice. , j Friday..6:oo Sunday school picnic will be at the Hanna-Nuttman park. ’Our youth camp will be \at Winona Lake. Ind., July 26—August 2; The pastor will be a teacher and counsellor. Dedication date of our new Church is August 3. at 2:30. The public is invited to any, or all of our services. I i BETHANY CHURCH f Evangelical United Brethren F. H. Willard, minister Sunday school 9:00 a.m. Arthur Beeler, superintendent. .Morning worship 10:00 a.m. In the absence of the pastor, the Rev. John Chambers of Trinity Church will preach.' Mission Band will be held during the hour of worship. The Kum-Join-Us class will meet on Tuesday evening at 7:30. The hostess and hostesses are Mr. and Mrs. L. Doyt Miller nad Mr. and .Mrs/Harlan Jackson. Unit No, 3 of the W.5.W.3. (Mrs. Alger’s) will meet on Thursday, July 17 at 7:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Carrel Cole, 728 Mercer Avenue. Mrs. Robert Garard will be the program chairman. Mesdamek Raymond Eichenauer and Lorqs Lehman are assisting hostesses; 1 Unit ?40. 4 (Mrs. Snell’s) will meet on Thursday evening at 7:30 as the hofne of Mrs. Barbara Gaunt, 3171 Limberlost Trail, Mrs. Ruth Cftristen will present the lesson ■study and Mrs. Evelyn McAlhaney Is ttye assisting hostess. A j A 4. ] —4 j 1 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH / Robert H. Hammond, pastor : , Bible School \ Bible school is at 9:15. featuring vlassfts fpr all. Our latest addition fa the cliass roster is a young married ladles’ class taught by Mrs. Esther Young. Don Sliger is the superintendent. Morning Worship fin the morning worship service at 10:30 theje will be a special gpest speaker, the Rev. George Lambert, a Baptist minister serving under the European Evangelistic Crusade. Rev. Lambert wap e pastor in Latvia, and was forced ‘o flee for his life from the Russian secret police when the Iron Curtain down around his native land. Ypu will want to hear this story of faith. Wednesday Night j Prayer service is at 7:30. led by Mr. : Don Sliger. Following prayer meeting is the tyonthly meeting of ‘he; teachers and officers of the Bible school.

FIRST METHODIST CHURCH W. Monroe at Fifth St. Samuel Emerick, minister 9:00 The church at study with Noah Schrock, general superintendent, directing the adult assembly. >hi,idren's assembly will be in •harge of the nursery during the church school and worship periods, (t will be noted that the time schedule fbr the church school begins at 9 a.m. The morning worship service begins at 10 a.m. There is no jutiior ehiiirch during July and August. 10:00 The church at worship. Organ meditations by Mrs. Edgar Oeirber. The anthem for the wor■hlp hour will be, “The Lord Is Exalted” by John E. West.. It will be. sung by the youth choir. The pastor’s sermon z theme will be, “The Way to Power Through Discipline.” , ' ' \ Wesley Class Picnic j Following the worship service the members of the Wesley class and their families will meet at the State Park at Bluffton for a picnic. The devotions will be by Rev. Emerick. ! » . Youth Fellowship 6:00 The MYF will meet at 6 p.m. at the home of Sarah Gerber. 121 S. sth St., tor a program of • QUALITY PHOTO-FINISHING All work done in our own plant right here in Decatur. I**,' y; - Holthouse Drug Co.

recreation, jivorshlp, and refreshments. ' ~ Wednesday 7:30 The theme for the Wednes-. day evening 7:30 study will be. "Hindrances to Our FaithJ” 8:|0 The congregation is invited to a special meeting | to consider the next steps in the proposed plans of a new church building. ' ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH West Monroe and Eleventh Streets Edgar P. Schmidt, pastor We Preach Christ and Him Crucified. Sunday Worship Services 8 a.m. Early worship. 10:30 a.m. Late worship. 9:15 a.m. Bible school. The pastor will preach on the theme: "Contrasting Human Faith and Christian Faith,'* Acts 5: 34-42, continuing his series of sermons on the Book of Acts. . a \ CHURCH CALENDAR The pastor will be absent from town next week until Friday evening, lecturing at the Lutheran Service -Volunteer School at Vab paraiso University, Sunday to Friday. The quarterly meeting of the Voters' Assembly will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. The? executive board of the InterRiver sone of the Walther League will meet in the parish hall Monday evening at 8 o’clock. | CHURCH OF GOO Founded A.O. 33 Two Blocks Northwest of Hospital Dwight R. McCurdy, minister Herman W. Hammond, 's. S. Supt. Morning and evening services every Sunday. 8:30 a.m. Christian Brotherhood Hour, WKJG 1380 on your dial. 9:30 |.m. Morning worship, setmon: “Christ, the Hidden 10:30 |a.m. Sunday school, "Christians attend Sunday school regularly.” I 6:30 p.m. Shining lights. 6:30 n.m. Youth Fellowship. 7:30 p.m. Closing program', -of daily vacation Bible school. j I WEDNESDAY 7:30 p.m. Mid-week prayer meeting “Christians attend prayer-meet-ing regularly." 8:30 p.m. Sanctuary & youth choir practice. ! / THURSDAY 7:30 p.m. Women’s Missionary Society, will 'meet at Mrs. Verlj*n Geyer's, Willshire, Ohio. WE WELCOME YOU If you are a Christian. Jesus made you a member of the Church of God, see Acts 2:47. Affiliated with the Church of 3od. central offices, Anderson, Indiana. '‘Where A Christian Experience Makes you a Member.”

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Jonas M. Berkey, Minister Gerald Strickler, Superintendent “The Eternal Christ” will be the subject of the sermon for the morning worship servcie at 9:30 a. m. this coming Sunday. The choir, under the direction of Mrs. Gerald Strickler, will sing “He Is My Song” by Tullar. The members of Junior church will attend the adult service. " ' ' Choir ' The choir will rehOarse at 7:00 o'clock on Thursday evening, July 17 in the Sanctuary. Adult Conference The 1952 Adult Conference will be held at the Butler University School of Religion, Indianapolis, Indiana from August 3 to August S. One of the faculty members will be Samuel Maqbul Masih, an ordained minister from India whs bolds a Bachelor of Divinity degree from the University of Serampore.

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The Methodist church in its recent general conference recognized as a body the need to eliminate race prejudice and recommended all Methodist schools of Theology to admit qualified students regardless of race or color. In June the first shipment of hogs, 200 animals of high grade breeding stock, were flown from Des Moines, lowa, to Korea for use in an agricultural rehabilitation program, the secretary of the Heifer Project announced. Palestinian refugees in the Middle East have received more clothing from America through Lutheran World Relief than from any other voluntary agency, according to a report from the United Nations. In 18 months the organization had shipped 768,798 pounds of clothing to them. 4 j - Southern Baptists are providing for future ministers- as follows: Seminaries, 3,097; senior colleges and Universities, 3,890; junior colleges, 1,184;: academies and Bible schools, 349, total, 8,520. A total of 2,909 volunteers for mission service was reported.

One of the first of the government of free was to extend full democratic rights and privileges to every Citizezn, irrespective of chste, religion, or race. The “untouchables” had long suffered' social discrimination and economic degradation. When Nehru came to power, he declared their condition a criminal offense. And later, India’s constitution confirmed their equality before the law. Now efforts arie being made to raise thb: economic and educational levels of the "untouchables” and all government jobs are available to them, and a certain percentage is reserved for them. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 'Sunday school, 9:30 a. m. Jack Knudsen, superintendent. Harold Glazner, assistant superintendent. Worship service, 10:110 a. m. Communion services will be -observed at this time. The Rev. Janiei E. Baldwin, Bethany Presbyterian church of Fort Wayne, will b« \the minister. Alice Langston will be the soloist. - , _U_'. v Lesson Prayer: \ Lesson prayer: God forbid that we should slump into the questionable practices of those around us. Give' the courage to break away from unchristian ways of living and surrender the objects of our supreme affection and make why for God by having his altar set up in our hearts with such dedication that will make fitting sacrificed to God as evdences our loyalty to Mm. ' i A world at its worst demands a church at its best. —Weimer.

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