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Discussion questions on the Sunday school lesson. Self-Discipline tor Growth, tor Sunday, August IS. 1. Why is self-discipline necessary to spiritual growth! 2. Ip what respects it the Christian life a race! 3. What are some ot the weights to be discarded in running the Christian race? 4. Where in this lesson may be found temperance teachings? 6. How can there be joy in sacrifice? Do You Know: 1. Who compared the Israelites to “broken cisterns that can°hold no water"! 2. “Let us not be weary in well doing . . .” What is the rest of Paul’s sentence? , ■ 3. What food did Daniel and his friends obtain to take the place of that of the kin*? 4. Who was the great prophet ot David’s time? - 6. Who is spoken of as “the faithful witneaa”? Do You Know Answered 1. Jeremiph (Jer. 2:13). 2. . tor in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." (GaL 6:9). 3. Pulse (peas and beans) and water. 4. Natha# (1 Kings 1:16-14). 5. Jesus Christ (Rev. |:s>■l—l^—MWßf FOMttC-T-Dollar for Dollar You Can’t Beat a Pontiac U» 8> Tires—DuPont Paints DECATUR • SUPER SERVICE 224 W. Monroe St -■'a-—— -3a-- ■ft-* t — 9 ui ~ii mL'i 'iu’ iiif HELLER COAL, FEED & SUPPLY “Through Service We Grow" Coal, Feed, Paint, Cement Wire Fencing Grinding. Mixing, Shelling • mW Monroe A Bth St. Phone 3-2F12 ' I ' l ypfiT. Gravet& Rea3y "Mix READY MIX CONCRETE SAND and GRAVEL Phoaeg: IDEAL DAIRY Restaurant — OUR &PECIAVTIE9 — Short Orders and Fountain Service. ». A Goed Quiet Place to Eat. Bus Station 21? S. 2nd 8t Phene -3-4118 no great, no small;! He equals all. - Pope. The First State Bank Established 1883 Member Federal Deposit Corp. SPRUNGER IMPLEMENT CO. Quality John Deere Farming Equipment De Laval Dairy Equipment Louder Rem Equipment See us tor Service 114 N. 3rd St. Phene 3-3313 LEE HARDWARE < CO. ; General Line of Hardware Sporting Goods Pittsburgh WglHiide Paint 236 W. Monro* St. Phone 3-2021 BURK ELEVATOR Grain, Hay, Field Seeds Coal, Wool and Mill Feed “Work with Burk’’ Pbon« 3-3121 or 3-3122 Smith Scrap Iron Co. Jack and Dave Smith Steel - Scrap Iron - Rags Paper AU Waste Material ... Phone 3-3089 Erie A 10th St. Decatur, Indiana

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I OasS‘2®| Creamed comments on the Sunday school lesson. Self-Discipline for Growth (Quarterly Temperance Lesson), Matthew 16:24-25; I Corinthians 9:24-27; Hebreeu 12:1-4; tor Sunday, August 15 A balanced Ufa has freedom, liberty with restraints and saiSdiaclpline. It takes sacrifice to pave away of life; but when once well established in the right way of living, there follows tfoe freedom, the freedom of always doing the right; * in this way there is spiritual growth.; 1 r . V. 24. “Then said Jesus to his disciples. If any. man .will come qfter m«> let hl ® 4eny himself and take up his cross and follow me.“ The wmd “*»t“ indicates a voluntary response. Jt is either denying Christ, or denying sin and sinful desires. Toto this may involve bpposition—not having our own way as <mr which may be' our cross ■■ r ‘ V. 25. “For whosoever vyilt eave Us life shall ioao. Ui -«M whosoever will lose his life for my sake Shall tlxteil." People who aeeX H save their lives by taking gn easy path and living for selfish ends the ayes of theworldis toeing the when U finowmg r S!jKrd 1 * fjd an inner satisfaction and peace ot. V. 24. "Knpw ye not that they which ip a race run one recelvetfc the prise? Sb nm may win tn the Christian race. . V.IL "Ao4,<tery map eth for the mastery is temperate in ali thlngd. 'Now they db ft to bbtafa sr corruptible-ctowa; bat wo an Jn<j&p4ftible.*|lte''inak» $ success of life, self-control, HS<O ■ '■ ..HTJ) 1 l ia.'~'4.'sarjnran'-'.awei straiuT, must W eieiiuseq. aww hMHt that interferee with mbAgfeta Ing bis best must be abandoned. Here is ; where our quarterly temperance "lesson ta. V.2<.- “Theretore so ran. net M pnceriiynly; sb fight I not as one J -£ p,. duces loss of energy. Moving forward steadfastly, making every moment count, following a wellplanned program, gets one farther along because there is ne loss of energy. Doing every toy. one thing at a time, uafog every mtn ute profitably with a calm mind and a determfoed will, means that them, is being done the best job possible; this wiH have telling effects in the hosM, in society, and in the world. I I I «IsdomTq A band of hoM-up men stopped a stage ooach and ordered all the passengers to line up outside the xmch. They then proceeded to go town the line and at the point ot t revqjver robbed each in turn. \s they approached a minister, he lemurred. saying, “You surely would not rob a- Methodist presch?r." Whereupon, the leader said, 'Pass him boys; we are Metholists too."

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that beateth the air.” Paul had the heavenly goal ia mind and to reach it he would discipline himself. V. 27. "But I keep under my body sad bring it into subjection; lest that by any means when I have preached to others. I myself should be a castaway." Paul recognises the need of self-discipline lest he himself should be rejected by God In the and. By gxample. Paul teaches the need of constant care. Here again is temperance teaching: drink m*? master life. V-l. “Wherefore, seeing we also are encompassed about with so great a cloud ot witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and i the sin which doth so easily beset us. and let up run with patience Jtbe rpcq that is set before as." The Christian life is a race with time and with evil tames; ike race is a tiviae uatortaktag -because H is “set before ua.“ The Christian race demands abandoning all. encumbrances and. renouncing all to. A great trotol of Ctmkstian qitafosea given encouragement. V. 2. "Loking unto Jeaue, the Author and finisher to our faith; who for the joy that was set before him. endured the cross, despising tog shame, and is wet down at the right tobd of the throne of God.” The Lord gives mental faith and ,lhyt,Allows BAcb one his own poet er tg Wilk U eny to trust God..then to U the finisher, for it Js wrj|tpa. “A to w heart will I give you.” Heaven’s joy spurred Jesus -on even by the way ofi the cross, aM we,, do well in looking toto to?* I *-. hy the wa| ot ( V-FW entoned such cOQtragiotfon of (sinSI&WSW ■Man wiH never he railed-en tg enag entorML Jesus ’ ttodehstands our , .«YX ’Xe iato.not hnto beqe subject *to mato -very Aeat I persecution. W» may often |ask| ourselves just hetKuflach pericu-j tion we can 'fgke; is I MMvtoMMtotoßtoMtoipMMtarMy produced by the Division of Christian Education, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the V-S.A.. and used by permission. I— mi Frayer: Lesson prayer: We would be at our best as we wouM be in running a race to win a crown. Grant us to free ourselves from all that would' forbid our running at our best. We afg’ grateful for the promised Christian reWard now and hereafter. Forbid that we should be weary ip well doing. ; . Book Review Personal Security Through Faith, by Lowsll Bussell Bitten. Henry Holt and Col, is designed to help you enjoy life, to give you a feeling of security, showing how to solve all problems and to get away from yourself by helping others. Tht author demoastrates that our greatest joys come often from the small, aimple things of life. CLERICUS SAYS: Clerlcus says: "There can be no Christianity without the cross, no triumphant victory without suffering. Christians need more diacip-' line in their dally living. We have become soft, effeminate, and utterly neglectful of those things which make for jugged Christlah lixtogPrayer ana Bible fending* “ave been absent in too many programs, and discipline in these is absolutely necessary."

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ST. MARY’S CATHOLIQ CHURCH Very Rev. Msgr. Seimetz, pastor 6 a.tn., First Mata 7:30 a.m.. Low Mass. 9 a.m.. Children's Mass. 10:15 a.m., Lob Maas. Weekday Mass.‘i a.m.' C-’ Holy Communion Sundays. ' r First Sunday, the Rosary Society. a Second gunflay, Hetf Name Society. f ' Third Sunday, the Catholic Ladies of Columbia. Fourth Sunday, Children of Mary. ■ ■ '\ \ ZION Evangelicnl and Reformed WiUiam C. Feller, paetor Church school as 9 a.m.' Robert Houk, superintendent. AU classes will meet in the downstairs assembly room. A film. "Beginning of tpe Ralnto* ' one ot the “This Is the Life” series, will be shown. Divine worship at lO wtrn. Sermon by the pastor, "A. (tojHer Who Made Good." A RkJ&mfiSSSriL Pl Mta.. RpMrt. .Rftth, Miss Mary Lou Hanni, Sherman Arnold and Ronald Murphy, will Ang, “Drive It Away With g.Song" ? y Ackley. Visitors are always | vlcome. Come and worship with The senior high camp opens unday afternoon at Camp TalaM. arbara Heller and Doyle Egly, till attend from this congrega|on. ( A meeting of all officers, chairmen and co-chairmen of the 6nal women's gailfl «lp|se4g‘ in his church at |-.30 «.m. A pot-luck dinner wfffy'be served AtriHto- v | The Phoebe Bibje class will have « pot-luck supper on the lawn at lie home of Mrs/ WilbOr Robinfeeon on ~ Thursday kb'tilt o|Mn. Members -Ara asked to bring a flmvsred dish and table service. In tji* *upper viU be Traverse W. Chandler, minister Morning worship service at 9:30 a.m. Reading of cwsMsanion meditations from Luke 22:19-30 followed by the observance of the Lord’s Supper. Rev. ChandMb' will ocjtupy tfoe pulpit and wiMr speak on the subject "Obedience”.' There will* be’ special muaic. Junior church at 9:30 in the lower sanctuary with Mrs. Roy Stucky ia charge. ; x f - Bible school at 10:36 a.m. iterate Strickler supt. and Everett Faulkner, assistant. Bible lesson: Cbposing the Best .* J* A welcome awaUs you at tou r churetf FIRST BAPTIST Bible school. 9:la a.tn. Harry Hakes, supt. Morning worship service, 10:30. Rev. Kirkpatrick will bring the morning message. The Dynamic Builders class ad 11 meet at the HannaNuttmaa park Tuesday night at 6:30 tor a weiner roast. Wednesday night, mid week service, 7:30. Harry Hakes is the leader. / MISSIONARY Tenth and Dayton Street H. J. WeKy, minister !)„ a.m., Sunday school hour. Ralph Myers, supt. Classes for all wftn capable Christian teachers. 9:45 a.m.. morning worship hour. Men's quartet will sing. Mwssage. Pilgrim’s Being Watched.?’ j 2 p.m.. the annual district itfs- 1 slonary convention will begin at the Founders’ Memorial in Fl. Wayne. At the 2 o’clock hour there wfU be Missionary tidings Irqm missionaries of South America. Africa, Haiti. India, and the Dominican Republic. 3 p.m. Rev. Robert Strubhar. district supt. to the mi<-*s*tern district will speak- Also at this time the Sunstone Mab® rs meet. 7:15 p.m.. Rev. Harold Walker, evangelist will bring the evangelIslic message of the convention. Don Gerig will lead the singing. The public is invited to these services. There will be no meetings in the local church till next Sunday. We urge all our own people to attend the convention in - FL Waynej

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Mercer Ave at Five Pointe Rev. Ray J. Walther, Pastop Saturday 7-9 p. m. Ice Cream Social on the Church Lawn Sponsored by the combined Youth Groups. (Everyone ie invited. Sabbath Services 9:15 a. m. Sunday Church School ■Laster Swindling, Superintendent Classes for all ages and a lesson for all of life. t 10:30 a. m. Worship Service Sermon “The Gorden of Jaremiah" - Stoist (Paul Saurer to provide the special music tor the service. • Week-day Meetings Monday 7:00 Trustee's Meeting' Wednesday 3:00 p. m. y-8:60 p. in. ■Church Family Picnjc at Sunset Park Special bos fog the kiddles leaving the Church at 3;06 p. m. Ball game-ride-s-ratos-games and - tun for all. Pot-Luck-Dinner at 6:00 fi. ni. Pop and Ice Cream for allTickets and details during Sunday School August &. ‘ CHURCH QF CHRIST 121 VK Grant Street David Slagle, minister Morning 'ftorship service, 9:30 >■ Lord's supper immediately following opcuing exercises. Special music by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest ■Lahteta. ' *1 The. title of the morning message will be: “lyheq God Departs” What are some of causes of the departure of God out of men’s lives? ' Bible school, 10:30 a.m., Leon McClain, supt. * Evening service, 7:30 pjp. The sermon topic for this service is: "Sons of God.’’ What are God’s adoption laws? Hare you obeyed them? Wednesday evening prayer meeting, 7:30 p.m. Thrcgtgh the month of August we are living cottage prayer meetings. If you have never attended one of jheae, be aura to* this coming Wednesday. Announcement will bp made in our serrices Sunday aL to the place we will go this wee'll. Everyone is welwme to any of the services ot ne Church ot Christ. “'"jLiuN l Lutheran . j W«t Monroe Edgar P. Schmidt, pastor Identical worship services are held each S|inday at 8 and 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Walter Bauer will officiate at both services. Sunday achool. under the supervision of QprhaYd Schults, is held at an,. Pastor Schmidt and family will be on vacation till Aug. 13. Members needing a pastor during that time, please call the Rev. W. C. s .Vetter, . * — NUTTMAN avenue United Brethren In Christ’ Paul D. Parker, minister Sunday school. 9:38 am. Ljfwrence Mlcb e1; superintendent, Frank Lundin, assistant. Morning worship service, 10:30 a.m. Sermon. “Christ's Most Challenging WorltV’ 'Christian endevaor, 7 p.m. fellowship and study ‘groups for all ages. Evening evangelistic service 7:30 p.m. Sermon. “Overcoming”. Prayer and Bible study, Wednesday. 7:39. You are cordiftljy invited. DECATUR CHURCH OF GOD 628 Cleveland St. W. H. Kirkpatrick, Paatqr 9:30 a. in.'Morning Worship hoxir. Pauline Roop at the Organ Bonnie Watkins, song director. The week of prayer about the World Wide needs will be cllOvaxed with an offering Sunday Morning. The Ptotor will bring the metwage on ih<£sto)M. “We pre His People.” IJO::IP Classes for all ages, under the direction of Robert Strickler. S. S. Supt. 7:30 p. in. Evangelistic Service tjie pastor pieaching. This Is the week of the Yellow Creek latke Camp Meeting, which closes Friday afternoon with the 2:30 service. Wednesday night prayer service at 7:30 p. w ■Vhoir Practice at 8:30 p. m. Youth Fcllowsiiip at 7:30 p. un. Missionary Retreat at the church Thursday 6:00 p. m. * ’ a> President Eisenhower has been asked by the National Council of Churches to addresa the council's general assembly in Boston. Doc. 8f Ho will consider the Invitation If, his schedule wilt permit.

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FIRST METHODIST W. Monroe at Fifth St Virgil W«lMy Saxton, minister » a. m.. Robert Theobald, general superintendent, wUI be in charge of the assembly period. Classes for aU ages. 10 a, m.. divine worship. This service will open with the organ prelude, "Alleluia’' by Moaart. with Mrs Edgar Gerber at the organ. The ehetue of the paatorie sermon Will be “(Picking Up Sticka." Mrs. Clyde Butler will slug, “Stilling the Tempest*" by Witeon. Members of the MYF will leave for Epworth Forest on lake Webster. for a three day planning sessiou. Wednesday p. m, (Mid-week service ih the chapel. BETHANY (EVANGELICAL UNITED. BRETHREN CHURCH Benj. G. Thomas. Minister •: 00 a. m. Sunday School. > * Mr. Robert August. Superintendent. 10.00 a. n. Divine Worship. Sermon: “Christ the Hope of the World.’’ ’ The Mission Band will also meet M If O’clock under the leadership of Mrs. Rufus ; _ * 'tri NITY *' < ' *" Evangelical United Brethren Medlson at Ninth John E. Chambers, Minister 9:ls—Sundiqr School; Donald As*er, aastetent superintendent. 10:3B—Morning Worship. The «®U hwne I for ghb notyterttM-e jmari J’Christ CaHe to Worid-Wide WHnewing.l w-Hh the message, “Whose Concert Is Ttrie?" Evangeline Embier if organist and the special number “Father Akmgtity, Grant Vs .Vow Thy Biee&in£*'; »1 be sung by a mixed quartet* ) Marie Deßoli Clara EHen Hitchcock, DgVid Wynn, and David Embier. t:3O—Junior Christian Endeavthe lower auditorium. The minisf®F ’ S “3tFW>\ is l “i? 1 ® Upward ciimb.i'.uV’A r The local conference will meet a f ter M«®vanln®*ariice in special l called session authorized by the official' ’memSers "will please be prerent. '■ Tuesday— Women's Society of World Service will men. at the church. Mrs. Zelma Roop will be the leader; Mrs. Helen Morgan. Mrs. Blanche Elzey, and Mrs, Zella Baker will be the hostesses for the evening. Following the regu.ar monthly meeting, the president. Mrs. Julia Jackson, is calling a very important meeting of the executive committee. All offß-ere are urged to be present. Wednesday—7loo, Midweek sei* vlpes. •y- 1 More than moviegoers in West GFrmatiy have Afar seen the American film, Martin Luther, which was given its European premier early In March. German film authorities said this attendance is twice as much as any commercial film averages during an equivalent period of time. Harold E. Stassen, director of the Foreign Operations Administration, expressed his genuine admiration for the support technical cooperation programs have received from American churches. He said their concepts spring from the moral and ethical obligation of man to his fellow men. which are the strength and foundation of Christian tradition. y - 7 Who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered. — Meredith.

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Leaders Who Pray “One of the most impressive meetings I have ever attended was held recently at a dqwntown hotel in Washington. It was attended by the President; the Vice President, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and other top government leaders. The big hall was filled with members of congrats*, diplomats, and local business l and meeting was not a social occasion. Some Os the worlds- most linpdrtant dien gathered together to pray Ito God. ~ .wo 114 X 'uH—“To iny mind, nothing this gby- ’ eminent could say or do would I ?P?wer j to Godless-Xfdmmunigm uyM, this' ‘ oeek-TDmnhnjton *wttW-ow.-Tn its , unostentatious way. It was a trm hiendotis detndnstrtstlon that those Whd have proudly ! kertptdd' the [ crushing burdeh of responsibility sos the leadership of dur nation and beyond thaV of the frbtoWdrldi have not lost the humility before t Almighty God. and their full recognition of the- power of prayer , i'jutsurt away deftly-moved Here is one, • perhaps- th*' major reason why -this nation of ours jis p Meridciblsi .Men, who kan w tart? Ro : pray before starting another ardu ? mles his constituents bv Rep. John 8. t oubgFot •ritual. Kg ■MMHMIBMMSMBiSMiB ■ The new world president. .Os the Seveuthdayv Adventist Church,, Reuben R. Figuhr. has tilled iifHm Adventigis to double thelC4>reaent‘ 1 membership, now more than 900 S? 000. in the next four years. The church has 37.000 workers and 2.000 missionaries, doctors, and ed ncators in institutions* throughout ' the world. - sw * ' , .< <—» Mora tbah ii.tAM) students on 23 aalversily campuses across the nation have been reached by teams of outstanding Protestant leaders who carry a challenge for a new understanding of Christian (responsibility and commitment. The , chpreh leaders conducted five-day student evangelical programs on tsmpuses in sixteen states under the sponsorship pf the University Christian Mission.* The year 1951'T»rpmtaea be a banner year in the constructToJT' of church and private school buildings. The increase in these" categories rose more than 20 percent

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ad tyranny because they had firm faith in the, religion which their grandsons now ao sadly npglect. The moat patriotic thing that an American can do today,la to.be* come a living part of the church of God. Our first line of defense inevitably turns on the character of our people. It was a people ot strong character who built thia nation ,and only a strong people can be trusted with such great powers, privileges, and responsibilities aa are ours.” Why dot accept the invitation and' come to church next Sunday? . : 1 * —The Rev. D. Carl Yoder. ■ .N i —— S—,.—, Jn-:.

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