Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 194, Decatur, Adams County, 17 August 1957 — Page 2

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' M'm nTi T — i'lm'g • by exploitation of the poor. t V. 1. “The words of Amos, who I was among the herdmen of Tekoa, > which he saw concerning Israel in i the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, ■ and in the days of Jeroboam, the ■ son of Joash. king of Israel, two • years before the earthquake.” Uz- ; ziah and Jeroboam were kings of i Judah and Israel respectively, who ' reigned long, beginning about 784 1 B.C. Both were strong monarchs, but Uzziah was faithful to God and Jeroboam worldly, the product of a pagan, sensual, materialistic, corrupt national life. Vs. 4, 5. 6. "That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; . . That thant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments i of musick. like David: . . . That drink wine "m bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.” These verses describe the shameful, selfish luxury and self-indulgence of the nobles, ignoring all indications of impending disaster and not concerned over the impending ruin of Israel. The two chief tribes of North Israel vyere the descendants of Joseph. | V. 7. “Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them j that stretched themselves shall be removed.” Those who by oppression had indulged themselves the most would be the first victims of judgement and their revelry would be no more. V. 10. “Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam, king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not i able to bear all his words.” Ama- • ziah, priest of the golden calf, want--1 ed to protect his interests at any cost and so called Amos' efforts to call Israel back to the basic laws of God “conspiracy,” He claimed that the people were “not able” to accept the truth as a guide for life. V. 11. “For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their land.” Amos had said “the z house of Jeroboam” • would be destroyed, not Jeroboam. ■ Amaziah deliberately misquotes Amos to gain the king's attention. Vs. 12, 13. “Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: . . . But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court.” Amaziah implied that Amos earned his livelihood by prephesy--1 ing, which was not true, and he ~ should do his prophesying elsewhere. Amos was a disturbing influence to Amaziah and he wanted him to go away. The chapel was not viewed as a sacred house of God. but, belonging to the king and under his patronage, was in an idolatrous condition. Vi. 14. 15. “Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was a herdman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit: . . . And ■ the Lord took me as I followed the ’ flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.” God saw in Amos, the herdman, the moral qualities needed to make him a good prophet, giving the people and their leaders a choice between repentance and ruin. Amos was a layman, called of God, to present his message. ( —Based on copyrighted outlines produced by the Division of Christian Education, National Council of 1 the Churches of Christ in the U.S. a A., and used by permission. | wit * — and — jMjjw I I • When a little boy asked his sis-

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ter why Grandma was reading the Bible, he was told. “She's cramming for her finals.” NyWfipyU* The British and Foreign Bible Society in Canada presents a copy of an English Bible to each person who receives citizenship papers in that country. America spends more for dog food than foreign missions, more for tobacco than for all religious and welfare activities. A telephone service that offers spiritual counsel and comfort to sick and distressed people is spreading over West Germany. It is sponsored by the Qrder of St. Luke, an international Protestant Episcopal group with headquarters in United States. A Harvard University student committee has urged that the study of religion be given a more prominent place in the college’s liberal arts curriculum. It also suggested that undergraduates be permitted to “concentrate” op religion. A communist paper in Czechoslovakia has complained about a slowing down of atheistic propaganda in that country. It said the population is still deeply religious and hence there must be no relaxation in anti-religious campaigns. The Protestant Christian world is quietly marking the 150th anniversary of mission efforts in China this year. One hundred and fifty years ago Robert Morrison arrived in China. During his long service there he translated the Bible from English into Chinese. An annual distribution of Scriptures by the American Bible Society in Latin America has reached over three and one-half million yo|umes. Guatemala alone reached a new high of almost 200.000 volumes, more than was distributed in all of Central America ten years ago. CLERICUS SAYS History is strewn with the wreckage of nations which grew soft and careless, according to the eminent historian, Toynbee. America has the highest percentage of alcoholics of any nation in the world per 100,000, and America rates fourth in the nkimber of suicides and homicides per year. Church people must take the responsibility for getting facts before the younger generation and when they have learned the facts, they will develop their own convictions about the liquor problem and all social evils. LESSON PRAYER Dear Father, we thank Thee that despite the prevalence of evil in our world, good is always present and can never be destroyed because it comes from Thee. May we never allow ourselves to become so engrossed with material and worldly things that Thou art excluded from our thoughts and plans. Grant that we may ever be mindful of Thy will for us and keep a sound sense of values. Amen. „ ’ Do You Know Answered 1. In Antioch - Acts 11:26. 2. Covetousness is idolatry. Col. 3:5. 3. A hater is a murderer. I John 3:15. 4. Unbelief is making God a liar. I John 5:10. 5. To fail in one point of law is to be guilty of all. James 2:10. People w-ho discriminate on the basis of the color of a man’s skin have a religion that is only skin deep.

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ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Very Rev. Msgr. Seimets, pastor 6 a.m., First Mass. 7:30 a.m., Low Mass. 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 Ladies of Columbia. Fourth Sunday, Children of Mary. ZION Evangelical and Reformed (United Church of Christ) Third and Jackson Streets William C. Feller, paster Church school at 9 a.m. Richard ; Linn, superintendent. The combined adult classes will be taught by ■ Luta Class. Come and bring your I family. I Divine worship at 10 a.m. In the I absence of the pastor, ' William Bertsch, Jr., will preach the sermon. He is a graduate of Heidelberg College and will resume his ‘ studies in Mission House Seminary, Plymouth, Wise., next month. He j will be in the middle year. Special ’ music will be presented by Mrs. N. A. Arnold ,and her daughter. Mrs. Robert Roth. They will sing, I “I’m a Pilgrim” by E. S. Lorenz. Visitors are always welcome in i this service. Come and worship ' with us. I 5 CHURCH OF GOD 1 628 Cleveland Street W. H. Kirkpatrick, pastor 8:30 a.m. “Christian Brother- ’ hood Hour,” heard over WKJG. j 9:30 a.m., morning worship hour. Guest speaker for this service, i D. L. STaybough, of Akron, Indiana. f 10:30 a.m., classes for all ages. 7:30 p.m., Sunday evening service. Rev. D. L. Slaybough bringing the Gospel Message; Herbert Hawkins to serve as the evening J Chairman. 1 Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.. youth fel- . lowship. 7:30 p.m., prayer service and Bible study. FIRST CHRISTIAN Traverse W. Chandler, minister Morning worship begins at 9:30 i am., with the prelude by Mrs I Glen Borchers at the organ, fol- . lowed by the call to worship, Com- ■ munion meditation, and the ordin--1 ance of the Lord’s Supper. The Scripture lesson is found in Matt. 5:21-47. The sermon text in Matt. 5:20. The topic of the minister’s t sermon is “Your Righteousness r Shall Exceed.” 1 Bible school hour is at 10:30 am. t Everett Faulkner, supt. Gerald ■ Strickler, assistant. The Priscilla Circle will meet ’ Wednesday evening, Aug. 21 at 1 the home of Mrs. Raymond Eloph 1 and Mrs. Fred Scheiderer will be the leader. FIRST METHODIST i West Monroe at Fifth Street Virgil Wesley Sexton, Minister 9 am., church school, Fred Soldner, acting superintendent will be in charge. Bring your children to i the church school services. We have classes for all age groups . Nursery for toddlers and a supervised crib room for babies. s 10 a.m., divine worship. Rev. Sexton will have for his sermon topic this Sunday, ‘‘identifying a ' Disciple." The special music will 1 be furnished by Miss Marilyn Ha--1 begger, who will sing “The Lord's Prayer” by Malotte. Organ selec- . tions played by Mrs. Edgar Gerber ' will be, “Prelude” by Ashford: ' "Softly and Tenderly” by Van Den j man Thompson; "Gothic Chorale" by Lorenz. Wednesday, 7 p.m., the choir will begin their regular rehearsals ant 1 all who are interested in singing with the choir are cordially invitee? to come. | Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., fellowshir ' hour for Bible reading, prayer and j meditation. ' UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST .....Nuttman Avenue „ Paul D. Parker, minister Sunday school, 9:30 a.m. Law'rence Michel, general superintendent, will have charge of the school Step out to a fresh start by attending the church of your choice as a

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ages. Morning worship service, 10:30 a.m. "Unseen Aid” will be the! 8 theme of the pastor's message. Christian endeavor, 7 p.nfl. Evening evangelistic service, 5 7:30 p.m. Songs and choruses you love to sing followed by the pastors message on the theme, “Security.” Prayer and Bible study, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. . You are welcome to attend these J services. e TRINITY Evangelical United Brethren c J. O. Fenrod, minister Church school at 9 a.m. Clifford c Hoverman, superintendent. ’ Morning worship service at 10 1 a.m. A vocal duet will be given by Mrs? Paul Johnson and Mrs. Max 1 Gilpin. The pastor’s message will . be, "The Lord Is Your Keeper.” Boys and Girls fellowship at 7 , p.m. . Youth fellowship at 7 p.m. The evening worship at 8 p.m. The pastor’s message will be “Gid- . eon. Mighty Man of Valor.” Mid-week service on Wednesday ’ at 8 p.m. The Building Committee will visit churches in Indiana conference ’ north on Saturday, August 24. The ' churches to be visited are South Bend Broadway, Elkhart Dunlap, and Elkhart Bethel. You are welcome to attend the services at Trinity church. FIRST BAPTIST 221 South Fourth Street 4 Stuart H. Brightwell, pastor 9:15 a.m., Sunday school hour. Don Sliger, assistant supt. presiding. We have a graded Bible school . with a class for every age group. 10:30 a.m., morning worship service. The guest speaker for today's services is Rev. Wayne Dungan of Chicago. Illinois. Rev. Dungan is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and is attending Northern Baptist ‘ Seminary in Chicago, Vocal solo 1 by George Myers. Mrs. Eugene Lehman js church organist. 7:30 p.ng., evemn# gospel hour. Rev. Wayne Dungan will speak at this service. Tuesday, Dynamic Builders class party. Wednesday, 7 p.m., midweek hour of prayer. John Mays will be the leader of the prayer service. The public is invited to the services of our church. You will receive a warm Christian welcome. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Mercer Avenue at Five Points 9:15 a.m., Sunday church school. Royal Friend. superintendent. Come and bring the family. There is a class for every age from nursery to adults. “The Bible says we must compel the people to come in. that God’s house might be filled. Certainly this Sunday we want our Sunday School, which is part of God's house, to be filled. If we do our part that is really what will happen.” 10:30 a.m.. worship service. Dr. David E. Cully will be the pulpit guest. Special music will be provided by the men’s quartet. August 25—The Rev. Harold Bond will preach, a trial sermon in our pulpit. As this man may be the next minister to continue the work of the First Presbyterian Church in Decatur, it is up to you to be present and make your own decision. A special congregational meeting has been called by the session. Immediately after the worship service on the 25th, a vote will be taken on the minister nominated to fill our pulpit. Rev.*Dean Cope will moderate this meeting in the absence of Rev. Milton Nolin. MISSIONARY Tenth and Dayton Streets Gerald I. Gerig, pastor 9 a.m., Sunday school hour. Tomorrow we will have a special re□ort given of the entire financial structure of our church. 10 a.m., morning worship hour Pastor bringing the message., Junior church and nursery departments for children ages 2 thru 11. 6:30 p.m., pre-service, prayer meeting. 7 p.m., youth services. 7:30 p.m.. evening gospel hour Inspirational song service, test# nonics, and a message from the Word. ■ Wednesday, 2 p.m., women’s prayer meeting at the parsonage 7;30 p.m.. prayer and praise. Friday, 6:30 p.m., annual Sonlay school picnic at the Berne park. Saturday, 7 p.m.. men's prayer meeting at the church.

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We are having another record month in Sunday school! So far we are averaging 43 above last August. Bring your entire family tomorrow and enjoy the class for your age group. ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1210 Elm Street George Yarian, pastor Sunday school, 9:45 a.m. We have been so thrilled to see our Sunday school continue to grow even during vacation time. If you do not attend a Sunday school, why don’t you come and enjoy our classes. Morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Sermon: “Branches of Christianity”- >■ . Evening service, 7:45 p.m. Sermon: “In the Last Days.” Wednesday evening, 7:45 p.m., Bible study. Saturday evening, 7-8 p.m., old fashioned prayer meeting to pray for the needs of the church and the community. This is a church where people from all denominations meet to worship God. You will enjoy the old fashioned preaching and singing. We also have special prayer for the sick in the services. You are always cordially invited to attend. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 7th and Marshall Street C. E. Lykins, pastor Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Classes for all ages. Worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sermon by the pastor. Young peoples’ meeting at 6:30. Evangelistic service at 7:30. Prayer and praise service Wednesday at 7:15, with choir practice following. Visitation on Thursday evening at 7 o’clock. The church is open each Friday for a special time of fasting and prayer from 11:00 to 3:00 p.m. Anyone is welcome to come, regardless of church affiliation. BETHANY EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH Benj. G. Thomas, Minister Invite someone to come with you to church. There are children and parents, neighbors and felldw workmen who would come if they felt you really wanted them. Let them have the experience of feeling: “I was glad when they said unto me, ‘Let us go unto the house of the Lord'." 9:00 A M. Sunday School. Mr. Leo M. Feasel, superintendent. 10:00 A. M. Divine Worship. The children will have Boys and Girls Fellowship with Mrs. Helen Rickord and helpers in charge. Special music by Mrs. Donald Deaton who will sing: ."His Love is Wonderful to Me.” Sermon: “Brother.” Wednesday, 7:00 P. M. Midweek service of Prayer and Bible study led by Mr. John Myers - i lQu<“’ilQnß ssl Discussion questions on the Sunday school lesson. Amos, crusader for righteousness, (temperance lesson), for Sunday, August 25. 1. What are five social, economic and religious sins that Amos would condemn in America today ? 2. To what extent did the evils of Amos's day correspond to modern zvils ? 3. What arc some of the evils of drinking in our land today ? 4. Are church people as a whole apathetic toward the dangers of the liquor problem ? 5. What is the relationship between sound morality and religious aith ?

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Hie church of our dreams would be a church with a warm heart, an open mind, a church with an adventurous spirit. It would be a church that cares, that heals hurt lives, that comforts the old, that challenges youth, that knows po division of culture or class, geographical, social, political or economic. The church of our dreams would be a church that inquires as well as affirms, that looks forward as well as backward -a church of the Master, a church of the people. The church of our dreams would be a working At the Tachikawa Air Base in Japan, in a recent column which Chaplain Norris T. Morton writes for the newspaper, there was this observation about the Lord's Prayer: "You cannot pray the Lord's prayer And even once say. T. You cannot pray the Lord's prayer And even once say, ‘My’. Nor can you pray the Lord's prayer And not pray for another. For when you ask for daily bread You must include your brother. For others are included In each and every plea. From the beginning to the end of it It does not once say 'me’."’ BOOK REVIEW The Book of Revelation, by J. B. Philips, The MacMillan Company, is a new translation of the Apocalypse. The author translates all the mystery, symbolism, poetry of the Book of Revelations into understandable modern English that gives new meaning to the book so often neglected because of its subtleties and archaic expressions. The Saving Person, by Angus Dun, Harper & Bros., portrays how Christ offers man salvation at different levels and demonstrates the ways in which the i values of Christianity are su- . premely revelant to every level I of men’s needs today. The auth- . or is one of the outstanding leaders in the ecumenical movement and is at present the Episcopal Bishop of the Washington, D. C. diocese. Do You 1. Where were the disciples first called Christians ? 2. What does the Bible say about covetousness ? 3. How does the Bible define a hater ? 4. What docs the Bible say regarding unbelief ? 5. What does the Bible indicate is the penalty for failure in one point of law ? Our Preacher Says: Try Them • These seven things I have tried: Laughing at difficulties, and found ■ them disappearing. Attempting heavy responsibilities, and found them growing lighter. II Facing a bad situation, and found ft clearing up. ' Telling the truth, and found it i the easiest way out \ Doing an honest day’s work, and ’ found it the most rewarding. Believing men honest, and found them living up to expectation. Trusting God each day, and found Him suprising me with His goodness. —California Parent-Teacher Magazine.

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