Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 231, Decatur, Adams County, 1 October 1955 — Page 2

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Our Preacher Soys; A disturbed state of mind produces a meatal attitude that defies helpful suCT®«t*ons, even bare out God. Disappointment, frustration and defeat increase such a state of mind. It Is written, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind ts stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee.” Fitting Bible promises intellectually digested, furnish a remedy for a perturbed state of rniad that will produce a receptive attitude to the voice of God. RIVERSIDE x GARAGE We Repair All Makes of Cars Front Wheel Alignment Batteries and Tires. 24-Hour Wrecking Service 126 E. Monroe St. Phone 3-3312 DISTRIBUTORS OF j MOBILGAS - MOBILOIL , PETRIE OIL CO. Cor. Bth & Monroe Phone 3-2014 SESB9SSEBSESBSSSSSSHBESESSB < Quality 1 Photo Finishing 11 n - - Featuring Oversize Prints HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. BABER’S Jewelry Store Decatur — Fort Wayne for FINE JEWELRY 9 Experienced Salesmanship at Your Service RESERVE YOUR SALE DATS Livestock. Farm, and Rea) Estate Sales Midwest Realty Auction Co. J, F. Sanmann Corner First & Monroe Sts. i PHONE 3-3201 ' ’GoTo" “ T Phil L Macklin & Co. for Prompt, Courteous Service For Ail Makes of Cars 107 S. First St. Phone 3-2504 PONTIAC Dollar for Dollar You Can’t Beat a Pontiac (J, 8. Tirea-~DuPont Paints DECATUR SUPER SERVICE 224 W, Monroe St. For General Plumbing and Heating Needs, We Are At Your Service, Just Call BAKER PLUMBING AND HEATING 704 W. Monroe St. Phone 3-260$ LUTES FLOWER SHOP •' Phone 3-3.104 Flowers For All Occasions Potted Novelties Potted Plants — Corsages Smith Scrap Iron Co. Dave Smith Steel - Scrap Iron • Rags Paper All Waste Material Phone 3-3089 Erie A 10th St. Decatur, Indiana v • , BURK ELEVATOR Grain, Hay, Field Seeds Coal, Wool and Mill Feed “Work with Burk” Phone 3*3121 or 3*3122 FLOORCRAFT STO « • HOME Rt MOLE LING . • FLOOR COVERINGS • INSTALLATIONS 164 South 2nd Street Phono 3-3071

BETHANY I Evangelical United Brethren « Benj. G. Thomae, minleter c Rally day is not just a day for r numbers. It is a day for advance- < meat in things holy and in works spiritual. It is a time tor taking i new ground in the battle for right- 1 eoosness. We invite each one to think of the significance of this < day. 1 Thruout the world, Christians 1 will be celebrating the Holy Com- i munion, partaking of the bread t and of the wine in the remem- ( brance of their Lord and Savior | Jesus Christ. We are one body, j the Church of Jesus Christ. There is one Lord and one SpiriL As i God’s Holy Spirit dwells in our i lives wo shall increasingly become more like the Master. This is a Rally Day, but not for numbers but for advancement in Christian living. In Sunday school at nine o’clock we seek to have 100% attendance of every class. The offering will go to the Building Fund. The celebration of Holy Communion will be at tea o’clock. The choir will sing: “Ry God and I". The pastor will bring the communion meditation. In the afternoon he will call upon all shut-ins and sick who desire to partake of the Holy Communion. 6 p.m., Youth Fellowship. 7 p.m., the Summer Christmas Tree Program under the direction of Mrs. Rufus Sommers. Wednesday, 7 p.m., Bible study and prayer. 7:45 p.m., the local conference will be held. On Thursday the W. S. W. 8. will hold its seceral unit meetings: Unit No. 1: 2 p.m. in home of Mrs. Gerald Ross. Unit No. 2. 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Clarence R. Smith, hostess. Unit No. 3, 2 p.m., Mrs. Ed Warren, hostess. Unit No. 4, 8 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Calvin Burnett. ASSEMBLY OF GOO 318 8. 13th Street George Yarian, pastor Sunday school, 9:45 am. Come and let God bless your soul when vre study God’s Word. Sunday morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Sermon: Three Steps to Revival. •, Sunday evening service, 7:45 j>.m. SermonyTrfflg|iH ) g Completely in Christ. Wednesday evening, service, 7:45 p.m., Bible study. You have a personal Invitation to attend the church where people from all denominations meet to worship God. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE C. E. Lykins, pastor Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Jesse Edgell, supt. Worship service at 10:30 a.m., sermon by evangelist Franklin Moore. Bluffton Zone Singsplration at the Sugar Grove Church of the Nazarene Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. N.Y.P.S. at 6:45. Evangelistic service at 7:30 Sunday evening, with Rev. Moore speaking. (Revival meetings continue through next week at 7:30 p.m. each evening, including Saturday. A welcome to all. FIRST CHRISTIAN Traverse W. Chandler, minister Morning worship begins at 9:30 a m. with the prelude by Mrs. William Bauman. Communion meditation and the Ordinance of the Lord’s Supper. The topic of the minister’s sermon is “Unfulfilled Purposes.” Text I o Kings 8: 18-19. The junior choir under the direction of Mrs. Gerald Strickler, will sing, “When Jesus Lived.”—Perry. Bible school hour, 10:30 a.m. Everett Faulkner, supt. Gerald Strickler, assistant The annual meeting of the con-

Chrlstianlty, the Church, your Faith, is one generation from extinction, as one author has so aptly put it Thus, unless we, each one, believe, live, and teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ the Faith dies with us. Often it dies within us as well as within the hearts of those who follow our Jack of faith. So lot's, each one, go to Church thia Sunday to witnesa, and co learn of the Faith which has made our nation strong and has made each life that has followed it stronger ever since a Galilean said, “Come, follow . me.” PHIL L . MACKLIN CO.

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gregation will be held Wednesday evening Oct. 5, beginning with a carry-in dinner at 4:30 p.m. The reports of aU committees and the t official board will be given. The Lydia-Ruth Circle meeting is postponed from Oct. 5 to Oct 12. District five of the Christian churches will hold it's annual fall institute at the Buckeye Christian church, in Huntington county. All members of our congregation are urged to attend this gathering of the district churches. The institute will begin at 2 o'clock In the afternoon. A light luncheon will be served at the supper hour followed by a worship service In the evening. 1 > xR A >2,000,00 campus religious center was dedicated as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of America's leading engineering schools.* Old Order Amish Mennonites. through one of their bishops, have advised congress that, although they do not object to paying Social Security taxes, they do not want any of its benefits. Their objections is based on the historic opposition of the sect to any form of insurance. World tensions stirred church leaders of Pennsylvania to hold a World Order Conference. September 27 and 38 at Bedford Springs Hotel, Bedford. More than ten thousand churches felt the impact of this meeting held under the auspices of the Pennsylvania Council of Churches. The council is the cooperative agency for 19 denominations having a constituency of more than three million people. The American Bible society has prepared 180 one-minute telecasts for a daily Bible reading program. Plans to enroll one million men in the program were announced bf ttrilteff J Church Meh* laymen’s division of the National Council of Churches. The plans call for laymen of all denominations to read daily some selection from the Bible or to make use of the telecast readings on local TV stations. A resolution endorsing a World Council of Churches’ appeal that all nations pledge themselves to refrain from using—or threatening to us —nuclear weapons was adopted by the United Student Christian Council at its 11th annual general assembly. In backing this appeal, the student delegates noted that "Christians throughout the world today think and work together over the problems” evolving from the existence of nuclear weapons. I wit. J 4 i — and— I CAM «XX» | of the lesson, a Sunday School class of small children was asked who Saint Mark was. Receiving no answer, the teacher tried them with Matthew. When there was still no answer, the teacher said, "Surely someone knows who Peter was.” A hand went up at the back of the room, and a shy little voice said, "Please teacher, I fink he was a wabbit.”

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’ y i irOjjL*4[ii BT. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Very Rev. Msgr. Seimetz, pastor 6 a.m., First Mass. 7:30 a.m„ Low Mass. L 9 a. m„ Children’s Mass. 10:15 a.m.. High Mass. Weekday Mass, 7:20 a.m. Holy Communion Sundays. First Sunday, the Rosary Society. J I Second Sunday, Holy Name So-) ciety. Third Sunday, the Catholic Ladies of Columbia. Fourth Sunday, Children of Mary. ZION Evangelical Mid Reformed Third and Jacksori Streets William C. Feller, pastor Church school at 9 a.m. Richard Schaefer, superintendent. There are classes for all ages. A new co-ed class has been organized for above high school age. including young married couples. Divine worship at 10 a.m. Observance of world wide Communion Sunday. Meditation by the pastor: "Our Commitment to Christ”. Celebration of the Lord’s Supper. The senior choir will sing, “O Lamb of God” by E- J. Lorenz. Because of the communion service there will be no mission band this Sunday. Every member of the church Is urged to be present tor this service. Youth fellowship at 6:15 p.m. All young people are invited to be present. There will be devotions, a short talk by counsellor Dick Linn and a business and social meeting. Official borad meeting on Monday at 7:30 p.m. Youth choir rehearsal on 'Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. “ Men’s chorus rehearsal on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Women’s guild meeting on Wednesday at.7;30 p.m. .Heidelberg class meeting on Thursday at ff;3o p.m.., Senior chair-rehearsal on Friday at 7 p.m. Catechetical classes on Saturday morning: seniors at 9, juniors at 10 a.m. Come and worship with us. Sunday, October 9. will be our annual Mission Festival Sunday, with services in the morning at 10 o’clock and in the afternoon at 2 o'clock. A carry-in dinner will be served at noon. TRINITY Evangelical United Brethren Madison at Ninth Street John E. Chambers, minister 9:15 a.m., Sunday school; Clifford Hoverman, supt. We are preparing for rally day, Oct. 9, and have set our attendance goal at 370. 10:30 a.m., morning worship and observance of world wide communion Sunday. Harold Mamma is organist and Paul Liechty will direct the choir in the anthem, “O Savior of the World’’ by Goss. The minister's communion meditation is “Twenty«four Hours of Unbroken Fellowship.” All members are urged to be present. i 6:30 p.m., boys and girls fellowship and youth fellow'ship. 7:30 p.m., the evening service, with the message “Defective EyeSight.’’ The Local Conference will meet after the evening service. Officers please be present and bring reports. Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., V.I.S. class meeting at tho church. » Wednesday, 6 p.m.. church-wide fellowship supper.. Mr. and Mrs. Gage will show pictures of the Holy Land.' 8 p.m.. qhoir rehearsal. Thursday, 7:30 p.m., ladies aid meeting at the church. Friday, 7:30 p,m.. Work and Win class meeting at the church. FIRST METHODIST W. Monroe at Fifth Street Virgil Wesley Sexton, minister 9:30 a.m., church- school. John Ebersole, assistant superintendent, will be in charge. We have classes for all ages and a supervised nursery for babies and pre-school children. 10:30 a.m., divine worship. On this world-wide Communion Sunday the sacraments of the Holy Communion and of Baptism will be observed. The special offering will go to the Fellowship of Sus-

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sering and Relief. The anthom, I "Like as a Father Pitieth His Children” by Vance, will be sung by the senior choir under the direction of Leland Nenen. Visitors are welcome to all of our services. 4 p.m., senior MYF cabinet meeting in tho church office. 6 p.m.. senior MYF in Memorial Chapel with Rev. Sexton in charge. 6 p.m.. Intermediate MYF in the Recreation Room with Collin High as the sponsor. Mrs. Virgil Sexton will begin a series of lessons on religion among the American Indian. Monday. 7:30 p.m., group quarterly conference at Wayne street I Methodist church. Fort Wayne. Wednesday, 7 p.m., choir rehearsal. 7:30 p.m.. mid-week service in Memorial Chapel. Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Everready class fellowship in church lounge. 7:30 p.m., Wesley class fellowship in the recreation room. Friday, 7:30 p m.,. Commission on membership and evangelism. CHURCH OF CHRIST 12th and Washington St. David Slagle, evangelist 9:30 a.m.. morning worship and Lord’s Supper. The service will open with a piano prelude. After the opening numbers and Lord’s Supper, Bro. Dave wlil deliver the message entitled: “The Blind: Beggar of Jericho.’’ Many things the man did, we need to imitate. This Lord’s day is again building fund and substitute Sunday. 10:30 a.m., Bible school hour. Lee Moser, Bible school supt. Classrooms and classes for all ages. 7:30 p.m., evening evangelistic service. Our evening service is your opportunity to worship in the Lord's house. You are welcome. 7:30 p.m., Wednesday evening: Prayer meeting and Bible study. We continue our study of II Car. Bring your Bibles and come to this service. Everyone is welcome to every service of the Church of Christ. "Where the Bible speaks, we speak, where the Bible is silent, we are silent." 'ii. "• F< United Brethren in Christ. " ■NirtWiran Avenusr 1 ’ ‘ < Paul D. Parker, minister Sunday school. 9:30 a.m. Lawrence Michel is the general superintendent. Rally Day will be observed in the morning service. Morning worship service. 10:30 a.m. Dr. R. W .Rash of Huntington, Ind., and general secretary of the board of Christian Education will be the special speaker upon this Rally Day occasion. A carry-in dinner will be served in the basement of the new parsonage. Dedication Service at 2:15. The newly constructed parsonage of the congregation will be dedicated in the afternoon service.' Dr. G. D. Fleming of Huntington. and general secretary of the Parent Board of Missions will deliver the dedication address. Rev, L, D. Dellinger. the conference superintendent will read the dedication ceremony. The 7:30 p.m., evening service will be the presentation of pictures portraying missionary interests of the church. Prayer and Bible study, Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. Your presence will be appreciated during the day. CHURCH OF GOD 628 Cleveland Street W. H. Kirkpatrick, pastor The church of the “Christian Brotherhood Hour”, heard in this area on Sundays at 8:30 a.m., oyer 1388 KC and at 1 p.m. over 800 KC. Morning worship at 9:30 a.m. This is World Communion Sunday. The Lord's Supper w*ill be observed as a part of the morning worship service. Classes for all ages in the church school; Mary Hazelwood serving as superintendent for the coming year. Evangelistic service at 7:30 p.m. The great sound film,."Heaven to 'Earth" will be shown. This shows the wonderful pioneer spirit of the youthful leaders of the Church of God movement. This service is open to the public and all friends of the church. Wednesday, prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Choir practice at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, district youth rally meets here starting at 7 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. (Ray Price will be here from Anderson college. He has been called , “another Billy Graham.” She is an accomplished soloist.

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State Christian education convention ail day Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Park Place Church of God. Anderson, Ind., from 9 a.m. to S p.m. Next Sunday, Oct. 9, Ray Price will be guest speaker both morning and evening. MISSIONARY Tenth and Dayton Street y H. J. Welty, pastor 9 a.m., Sunday school. (Ralph Myers, superintendent. Lester Strahm Junior supt. Mrs. Arden Schilling, primary supt. Classes for all age groups. If you have no Sunday school home we invite you to our Sunday school. * 10 a.m.. morning worship hour. Communion will be observed in this service. Special number in song. Message, "Deliverance from Bondage.” 7 p.m., children’s gospel hour. „ 7 p.m., tefen-age MYF V 7 p.m.. adult fellowship 7:30 p.m., evening gospel hour. Hymn sing and chorus time. Message: “Old Testament Revival." Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. Bible study hour and prayer groups. Thursday, 9:45 a.m., Indiana state convention of the Ladies Fellowship will be held in Auburn. ■ There will be -a number of ladies going from here. Mrs. Welty is the ■ state convention delegate. Last year the convention was held in the Decatur church. There were over 306 registered. All the ladies who find it possible, are nrged to attend. Oct: 12-16 will be a World-Wide Missions Rally in our church. Oct. 16-Nov. 20 is the United Sunday School Advance. Oct. 23 will be rally day in our church. Oct. 18-30, we will have revival meetings with evangelist Rev. Harold Walker. Our services are designed to be of spiritual help to all who seek hlep. We welcome you to visit with us. 1 ZION LUTHERAN West Monroe and Eleventh Street Edgar P. Schmidt, pastor Light Your Way With Bible study “There’s no retreating in Christian mission work," is the pulpit theme of the pastor Sunday morning at both the 8 and 10:30 worship hours. The services Sunday will prepare the congregation for the annual Mission festival on Sunday. October 9. We cordially Invite the nonchurched people of Decatur to worship at the Lutheran church. And bring your children to our Sunday school. Sunday is Promption Day in the Sunday school. All classes will be advanced and new teachers assigned to the children. A full attendance is desired to expedite the new arrangements. William Gernand and Paul Busse, Jr., will supervise. There are classes from nursery to eighth graders. Sunday school opens at 9:15 o’clock. Three Bible classes: high school, young people’s, and adult class all meet at 9:15 o'clock; the adults in the church, the other two in the Parish Hall. The Saturday Bible school, all eight grades, meets eacfe Saturday morning. 9:15 to 11:30 o'clock. You are invited to enroll your children. The Zion Adult will have an outing at the Carl Smith farm Sunday evening, beginning at 8 o’clock. AB adults of the congregatino and their friends are cordially invited. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith, Mr. and Mrsl Chet Kleinknight, and Mr. and Mrs Louis Jacobs are the committee. The pastor will open another Lutheran Forum, a course of lectures on the fundamental teachings of Christianity, on Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock, in the Par-

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ish Hall. The lectures are given on the adult level and are intended for those who wish to prepare for membership in the Lutheran church or who merely wish information on the teachings of the Bible. There is no obligation on cost to the course, and it ia open to the general public. The church council meets Tuesday evening at 7 o’clock. Choir rehearsal Wednesday evening at 7. The choir will make its first appearance next week Sunday morning, October 9 with those who are at rehearsal Wednesday evening. The Voters’ Assembly of the congregation meets next Sunday afternoon, October 9, at 1:30 o'clock. Special offerings will be gathered Mission Sunday, October 9. , 3 A Family Carry-In Dinner will be held at noon, October 9 in the Parish Hall. The Missionary Society will sponsor it, and will furnish the drinks, rolls, and table embellishments. Families are asked to bring their own table service. The tnter-River Zone, Walther League, Fall Rally will be held at the Parish Hall, Sunday, October 16. St. Peter's, Fuelling, is host Paul Schmidt. Zion's Walther League president, has tickets for the Rally banquet. 6 p.m., October 16. You are asked to get them soon at 11.50. We extend a cordial invitation to you to attend our services and Bible school. We are anxious to share the Gospel of Christ with you. FIRST BAPTIST 221 South Fourth Street Stuart H. Brightwell, pastor 9:15 a.m.. Sunday school hour. Don Sliger, superintendent. This wi » Day! Bibles will be presented to those entering the Junior department. This is the first Sunday of our attendance advance. Everyone who signed attendance cards in the visitation are urged to attend faithfully. 10:30 a.m., morning worship. ■World ■ Wide Communion Sunday. Sermon will be “Fellowship with Christ.” Choir, directed by Robert Boat, will sing “Lift Up Your Hearts” Mrs. C. E. Bell will be organist. The World Fellowship Offering will be received at this service. 6:30 p.m., evening study groups. ;--&30 p.m., evening gospel hour. Xhir Sunday school and church is beginning , r A Year of Baptist Achievement. This is a program to encourage attendance at Sunday church school and the worship services. If you do not attend another church you are invited to visit us. Monday, 7:30 p.m., Salamonie association Brotherhood quarterly meeting. Our brotherhood will be hosts for this meeting. Judge Myles Parrish will speak to the group. There will he special music. Wednesday, 7 p.m., mid-week hour of power prayer services. 8 p.m., choir rehearsal under direction of Robert Boat. Success is the ability to get along with some people, and ahead of others. Every man is responsible for all the good that be can possibly do. Gossip murders personality.

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