Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 170, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1957 — Page 2

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! Oa LuiMjMjl Creamed comments or/the Sunday school lesson. Gideon, foe of paganism, Judges 6:2542, for Sunday, July 28. . <7 This lesson shows how God can, use an brdinary mag. lacking self-' confidence, but transformed by a divine commission, into a mighty champion of Israel's faith, and a leader against oppressive foes from without The- lesson also warns against allowing worldly practices in our worship of the true God. V. 25. "Abd it tame to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, eVen the second bullock of seven years old. and throw down UHRICK BROS. Complete Line ■ FURNITURE ; CARPETING APPLIANCES W. R. MORRIS LOCAL and LONG DISTANCE MOVING 429 Winchester St. , Phone 3-4107 CENTER ICE CREAM 719 Jefferson St. Phone 3-3015 WtF 158 S. 2nd St. PHONE 3-3030 Implement Sales (Sales & Service FERGUSON and MASSEY HARRIS TRACTORS FARM MACHINERY Hi-Way 27 Phone 3-3311 DECATUR FARMS CASH BUYERS of POULTRY and EGGS WE DO CUSTOM DRESSING ° 10 S. 3rd Phone 3-2148 ■ GORDON’S Western Auto Store I.UTO PARTS—ACCESSORIES HOME APPLIANCES “Lawest Prices in Town” 2 N. 2nd ' Decatur I BEGUN’S I Clothing f 5 Store » For Men and Boys __ Phone 3-3208 SJJT'RRRRR—— IDEAL DAIRY Restaurant ' — OUR SPECIALTIES — * Short Orders and Fountain Service. A Good Quiet Place To Eat. Bus Statton. 217 S. 2nd St. Phone 3-4118 DISTRIBUTORS OF MOBILGAS - MOBILOIL PETRIE OIL CO. Cor. Bth & Monpoe Phone 3-2014 RIVERSIDE GARAGE We Repair AH Makes of Cars Front Wheel Alignment Batteries and Tires 24-nour Wrecking Service 128 K Monroe St. Phone 3-3312 |

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, it hf r the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:" The Israelites had left the desert and come into an agricultural land where the people believed that Baal controlled the fertility processes, so the Israelites were led to feel that they should do homage to Baal, as the natives did, to insure good crops, combining it with the worship of Jehovah. Gideon had been given a divine commission to deliver Israel from the Midianites. but, first there was to be a religious reformation to take place right at home in destroying the altar of Baal and the “grove” which was the symbol of the goddess Asherah associated with Baal. V. 26. "And build an altar upto the Lord thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.” Not only was Baal's altar to be destroyed but an altar to the Lord erected and a sacrifice made to the true God. It was appropriate that Gideon should make peace with God before he made war on the Midianites V. 27. “Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the Lord had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father’s household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.” Gideon expected to incur the wrath of his father and the ill-will of his neighbors by carrying out God’s command, so did his task by night, and with plenty of help, so that he would not be delayed in carrying out his next task, that of defeating the enemies of Israel. V. 28. “And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cukdown that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.” The men arose early in the morning'to say their prayers at the altar of Baal only to discover it had been destroyed. V. 29. “And they said one to another. Who hath done this thing? And when they enquired and asked, they said, Gideon, the son of Joash . hatedone Ws thing-”- Acting un-. der God's orders, one js likely to do something contrary to prevailing custom. Gideon was finally considered th&.jmt Who had done this thing ana proven himself a foe of paganism- Men are inclined to like an easy, unmoral god rather than a demanding, righteous GodV. 30. “Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.” The reaction of the men shows how deep-seated the worship of Baal had become. Joash had gone along with the others with the prevailing Baal worship, but. deep down in his heart, he knew he was wrong and his son right in demonstrating the delusion of Baal worship. The danger to his son made him courageously take a stand. V. 31. "And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god. let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his alter.” Joash, apparently a man of authority, said to the men, if Baal is really divine, he can meet out his own vengeance withput their help. If he could not defend himself, then anyone who continued to defend Baal should be put to death. V 32. "Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying. Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.' Gideon was thereafter to have a new name, Jerubbaal, meaning, let Baal contend." Thus Gideon was a constant witness of the helplessness of Baal to do anything. —Based ort copyrighted outlines produced by the Division df Christian Education, National Council of

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i’ i innTigiTi r the Churches of Christ In the U.S. t A., and used py permission, t —————— s ■ JpcsC* a i ■MMfillCEfQilft ? 1 s Publishing houses and bookstores u of 32 denominations that are mem- . bers of the Protestant Church-own- , ed Publishers Association had gross f sales of about 9100,000,000 in 1956. j a gain of 33 per cent over 1955. The leaders of the Evangelicalj Lutheran Church in Poland have f requested the government in Warj saw to restore the churches, vicarr ages and other church property f which it had confiscated from the t Protestant churches in East Prus- . sia. and also to help them to re- , build the church buildings which i were destroyed or damaged The . petition is signed by the church . leader. i The General Board of the National Council of Churches has author- ( ized the expenditure of up to $600,- . 000 for construction of a permanent I New York headquarters. The Man- ■ hattan center will house the central offices of the Protestant and Eastern Orthodox interchurch body ’ and headquarters of five or six ; major Protestant denominations. S Another all-out drive against re- . Ligious superstition among young people is being launched in the So- . viet Union, according’ to a report ; from the Moscow Radio. A decree - has been published by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth • League, making it compulsory for all affiliated “to step t up and improve scientific atheistic i propaganda among Soviet youth.” . The decree called upon the organir zations to recruit schoolteachers and college and university profesr sors in propaganda drives throughr out the country. It is significant to note that al- - most one fourth of the citizens of ’ Ghana are Christians. About 700,000 are Protestants and over 500,j 000 are Roman Catholics. They are ; century. Christianity was first - brought to the Gold Coast by Ports ugese missionaries in the 16th cenf tury. These early efforts were dis- » couraged by later colonial policies, i but later missionaries, coming from Britain early in the last century, r found traces of the earlier Christ- , ian movement. At the present time i there are over 5,000 Protestant misl sionaries in Ghana, including more ■ than 300 ordained ministers, mosts ly naUbnal leadersI Our Preacher Says: In the publication. Mutual Moi ments, are given the requisites for ■ a full life. They are: Health ' enough to make work a pleasure. r Wealth enough to support your needs. Strength enough to battle 1 with difficulties and overcome ‘ them. Grace enough to' confess your sins and forsake them. Pa- ' tience enough to toil until some ' good is accomplished. Charity 1 enough t<T see some good in your 1 neighbor. Faith enough to make [ real the things of God. Hope enough to remove all fears of the . future. \ I' .wk I Wisdonrr-i "Go to Church” A grocery store in Beverly Hills. California, greets Sunday morning callera with a locked door, -and . Ulis rign: “Gone fcrchurch. That’s ' where you ought to be !’’

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ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH ! Very Rev. Msgr. pastor 6 a.m., First Mass. 7:30 a.m., Low Mass. 1 9 a.m., Children's Mass. 10:15 a.m.. High Mass. Weekday Mass, 7:00 a.m. Holy Communion' Sundays. First Sunday, the Rosary Society. Second Sunday, Holy Name Society. Third Sunday, the Catholic La- . dies of Columbia. Fourth Sunday, Children of , Mary. ZION EVANGELICAL and REFORMED (Untied Church of Christ) Third and Jackson William C. FeUer. Pastor Church School at 9:00 A-M. Richard Linn, superintendent. The combined adult classes will be taught by J. Henry Graber. Don’t miss the lessons during the summer months. Come and bring your familyDivine Worship at 10:00 A.M. In ( the absence of the pastor, who is on vacation, the sermon will be preached by the Rev. John Carey, recent graduate of Yale Divinity School and ordained last Sunday. His sermon theme will be: “Man’s Need and God’s Action." Special music will be presented by Mrs. Walter Krick, guest soloist. She will sing, “I Heard a Forest Praying” by Peter Deßose. Visitors are always welcome. Come and worship with us. Members of the Heidelberg Class and their families will hold their annual outing at the Feller cottage on Lake James. Sunday afternoon and evening. A pot-luck supper will be served-about 5:30 P.M Members are asked to bring a covered dish and table service for the supper. ■. w CHURCH OF CHRIST a : Carroll Myers, Minister 12th and Washington Streets 9:30 a.m. Morning worship and Communion. 10:30 a.m. Bible school with classes for every age group. Lee Moser, Supt. Come and help us reach our goal of at least 15 per cent above last years attendence. The Lord will bless you richly. ■ 2:00 p.m The minister and High School campers will leave for camp at Lake James Christian Assembly. 7:30 p.m. This is again visitation time for our folk as the minister will be away at camp again this week. Be sure to visit one of the Churches of Christ in this area for thejr evening service. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, Bible Study and prayer meeting. FIRST METHODIST West Monroe at Fifth Street Virgil Wesley Sexton, Minister 9:00 am. Church School. Fred Soldner. acting superintendent, will be in charge Bring your children to the church school services. We have classes for all age groups. Nursery for toddlers and a supervised crib room for babies. 10:00 a.m. Divine .Worship. Dr. Evan Bergwall, guest minister. The special music will be furnished by Mr. Lyman Hann, who will sing “When Heaven’s Holy Kingdom is at Hand" by Ward-Stephens. Organ selections played by Mrs-. Leland Neucn will be “A Song of Faith" by Carl Mueller; “Shepherd’s Prayer” by Nevin and “Prelude in B” by Bach. Our guest speaker for this morning is Dr Evan Bergwall. President of Taylor University at Upland, Indiana. Before coming to Taylor University in 1952, Dr. Bergwall served a number of churches in the East. 4:00 p.m. Methodist Youth Fellowship will meet with Ann UhncST tthis Sunday afternoon to make final plans for Institute and all members are urged to be present. Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. fellowship hour for Bible reading, prayer and meditation. All members of the W S C S are asked to remember Thursday. July 25th when they will meet at the Methodist Memorial Home, in Warren. Indiana for a pot luck dinner with Mrs. Sam Butler. Those who wish to go are asked to call the church office 4or informationMISSIONARY CHURCH Tenth and Dayton Streets Gerald I. Gerlg, Pastor 9:00 — Sunday School Hour. The High School Department will pre.sent a special the opening exercises in the Adult Department. Come and enjoy our Sunday School. We arc having an outstand-

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i ing summer. 10:00 — Morning Worship Hour. I Pastor speaks on this subject: “Fears, Force, and Focus." We I have a nursery department for I children ages 2 and 3 and a junior r church for children ages 4 through I 6:30 — Pre-service prayer meet1 ing. ’ .7:00 — Youth services. 7:30 — Evening Gospel Hour. An hour of inspiration. If you play an instrument, bring it along and play during the song service Monday, 7:30 — Meeting of the Church Board. Wednesday, 2:00 — Ladies Prayer Meeting at the parsonage. . 7:30 — Prayer and praise. Friday, 7:30 — Friendship Cir- . cle at the Lester Strahm homeSaturday, 7:00 — Men’s Prayer I Meeting. Don’t forget the Lord and the church during the summer. He doesn\ forget you. DECATUR CHURGH OF GOD 628 Cleveland St. W. H. Kirkpatrick, Pastor 8:30 a. m, “Christian Brotherhood Hour," heard over WKJG, • 1380 KC. 9:30 a. m. Morning Worship • hour. Pastor bringing the message. 10:30 a. m. Classes for all ages. ' 1 7:30 p. m. Sunday Evening j Service. Wednesday night services. Jun- ( ior Fellowship, Youth Fellowship, Prayer service and Bible study will be dismissed this week to , allow all to attend the Payne Camp Meeting. Main services of the Camp Meeting daily 10:30 , a. m„ 2:30 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. i BETHANY EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH Benj. G. Thomas, Pastor 9:00 Sunday School. Wm. t Journey, superintendent. i 10:00 Divine Worship. Rev. i Mr. Robert Kaine, guest minists er, is from Huntington College, i The Teens Quartet of Pleasant Mils high school will bring two numbers. Wed. 7:00 p. m. Prayer and Bible study led by John' Myere.~ a ' [ ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH West Monroe & Eleventh Streets Edgar P. Schmidt, Pastor THE CHURCH WITH CARILLONIC BELLS Church Services: I 8:00 a. m. Early Worship. 10:30 a. m. Second Morning i Worship. 1 9:15 a. m. Sunday School. “Stephen, the First Christian Martyr,” Acts 7, 54-60, will be the pastor's sermon theme at both worship hours. The Planning Commisison will meet Monday evening at 8 o'clock. — Holy Communion will be celebrated at both morning services’ next Sunday, July 28th. Announcements for the Communion may be made by card signed and I left at services tomorrow, mailed [ to the pastor's office, or brought i to the parsonage mail-box. Cards must be in the pastor's hands by next Friday, July 26th.’ , If you have no church home in the area, we cordially invite you to worship with us at Zion Lutheran church tomorrow morning at 8 or 10:30. THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Traverse W. Chandler, Minister Morning worship begins at 9:30 a.m. with the prelude by Mrs. Glen Borchers at the organ Followed by the Call to Worship, the Communion Meditation and the Ordinance of the Lord’s Supper. The topic of the minister’s sermon will be “Blcs- ' sed is the Man." Scripture Lesson, ! Psalm 1. Text, 1:1. ’ Junior Church is at 9:30 in the lower Sanctuary. - Bible School hour is at 10:30 p.m. Everett Faulkner. Supt., Gerald Strickler, assistant. The Christian Women’s Fellowship will meet monday evening a1 , 7:30 in the Social Rooms of the Church. Mrs. Homer Ruhl will bf the leader. ' CHURCH. OF THE NAZARENE Seventh and Marshall C- E. Lykins, pastor Sunday school at 9:30. Otho Suman, Supt. Worship service,at IftiSQ...Theme:, ’Cfiurch Government under d-od.” Young peoples’ meeting at 6:30, with the Junior society meeting in the basement. , . Evangelistic service at 7:30. Prayer meeting at 7:15 P.M. on Wednesday, with choir practice , following. Teen-agers banquet' and Roundup Friday evening at 6:30. This church extends a hearty in- . ‘ :

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I vitation to all those not obligated elsewhereUNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST Nuttman Ave. Paul D- Parker, Minister Sunday School 9:30 A.M. Lawrence Michel will have charge of the school. You will enjoy the friendly atmosphere in the class arranged for you. There are classes• for all age groups. Morning worship service, 10:30 A.M. The pastor will speak on the subject, "Witnessing For Christ.’’ Christian Endeavor, 7:00 P.M. Evening gospel service. 7:30, songs and choruses year enjoy followed by the pastors message on the theme, “The Scene of Activity.” Prayer and Bible study, Wednesday 7:30. a* . You are cordially invited io attend these services TRINITY EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH Reverend J. O. Penrod, Minister Church School 9:00 A.M. Clifford Hoverman, Superintendent Morning Worship Service at 10:00 A.M. There will be a vocal solo by Reverend Penrod and the sermon will be given by the pastor. Boys and Girls Fellowship will be Sunday night at 7:00 P.M. The Youth FeUowship will be Sunday night at 7:00 P.M. The filmstrip, “You and Your Crowd" will be shown Evening worship will be held at 8:00 P.M. A Dad’s and Lad’s softball game will be held Monday evening at 6:30 P.M. A Fellowship Supper will be held Monday evening at 6:30 P.M. The Church School will provide meat, ; rolls and coffee. D.Y.B. Class Party will be held Thursday evening at the church at 7:30 P.M. (Bright eyes indicate curiosity. ( Black eyes indicate too much. Only laspe of time can dull the keen edge of sorrow. The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. — Emerson. ’ , ’ It is much easier to be critical than correct. Wfe ’complain that our days are so few, but act as though they were unlimited. Nothing is more difficult than the surrender of a prejudice., L O ;1 Wk" • /■ A W. k ■ . NEW YORK authorities are investigating death of Patricia Philipp, daughter of a wealthy Milwaukee, Wis., family, whose body was found on a roof adjoining a 28-story Park avenue building from whose penthouse she pltmged. A note addressed to "Dear Hon" read, "This is the only way out. You are not to blame." Miss Philipp, a Vassar graduate, was daughter of head of Union Refrigerator Transit Line. (International/

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