Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 104, Decatur, Adams County, 2 May 1958 — Page 6
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Rural Churches MONROE FRIENDS Vernon Riley, pastor Sunday school, 9:30 a.in. William Zurcher, superintendent. Morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Message by the pastor. Evening service, 7:30 p.m, This J meeting will be evangelistic and all may share a part; 1 Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. ' ANTIOCH LUTHERAN U. L. C. A. Hoagland Robert L. Whitenack, pastor Sunday school, 9:30 a.m. Russell Jones, superintendent. Classes for all ages. 10:30 a.m., morning worship. 3:30 p.m., Lutheran League rally ■at St. Marks, Monroeville. Mem- : bers of confirmation class are estpecially invited. Monday, 7:30 p.m., council meet- ! ing at the parsonage. J Tuesday evening, Luther Lea1 gue meeting. Thursday, 7:30. choir practice.. Sunday, May 11—Mother's Day I—Our benevolent offering on this day will go to the Lutheran Home for the aged at Mulberry. Ind. —May 12-13-14, —Indiana Synod meeting of U.L.C.A. to be held at the Grace Lutheran Church, Columbia City, Ind. , May 19—8 p.m., “Ways of Teaching’’ a leadership education course for Sunday school teachers at the church. Instructor to be Mrs. Whitenack. May 26 through June 6th—9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. — Vacation Bible vschool to be held at the Hoagland I school. All children in the comi triunity are invited to attend. RIVARRE CIRCUIT Huber Bakner, pastor Mt. Zion 9:30 a.m., Sunday school. 10:30 a.m., class meeting. 7 p.m.. Christian endeavor. 7:30 p.m., worship service. 7:30 p.m., Monday, the W.M.A will meet in the home of Mrs. Ir- ! vin Mauller. — — 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, prayer and praise service. 6:30 p.m., Friday evening the Ladies Aid will have a mother’s i day pot-luck supper at the Bobo School House. Come and let's enjoy this Christian fellowship. Mt. Victory 9:30 a.m., Sunday school.* 10:30 a.m., worship service. 7:30 p.m.. Wednesday, prayer and praise service. Pleasant Grove Saturday evening, May 3. the YJP.M.B. will meet in the f home j of Rev. Huber Bakner.
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1 ask speaks Inlermttoml Uniform Sunday School Losioru Bible Material: Exodus 19—20; Deuteronomy 5. Devotional Reading: Psalm 119:137144. Laws off God Lesson for May 4. 1958 THE moving picture, “The Ten Commandments,” will probably still be going strong at the time this column appears in print. Some of our readers will have seen it and liked it; some will feel that the Bible should never be made into a movie at all. Now there
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have been innumerable stories and novels based on the Bible, and If these are in order, then a movie is in order. But if a picture or a book uses Bible material it should
use it and not mls-use it Xt may serve to bring out some truths about the real Ten Commandments if we take this opportunity to point out some of the wrong angles of that famous picture. The Wrong Title In the first place, the title is misleading. The picture is not about the Ten Commandments. Approximately ten minutes out of three hours and 50 minutes are devoted to the Ten Commandments, and then they are neither explained nor applied except in a superficial way. The picture tells the story, mostly imaginary, of the unknown years of Moses as an Egyptian prince. Some of it is in line with the Bible; for instance, one gets a good idea of what it was to live as an aristocrat in ancient Egypt, as Moses did. Some of it is out of line with the Bible altogether, such as the story of the killing which led to Moses’ flight from Egypt. Most of it casts no light on the Bible at all, but is the producer’s idea of how it might have happened,— Ideas ranging from the probable to the highly Improbable.
No Piece of Fireworks i And this brings us to our point. , What exactly is wrong with the Ten Commandments part of this moving picture? It’s a small fraction of the whole colossal spec: taele; but it is an important fraction. Three misleading notions which viewers who are not familiar with the Bible might take away can be mentioned. One: In the picture, the Ten Commandments are a piece of celestial fireworks. They do not come-to Moses’ mind nor through it. A fiery thing looking like something out of a Disney comedy streaks down and carves the Commandments, one by One, on a polished mountain side, while Moses cowers in helpless*fear. Later on Moses (in the picture, riot the Bible) “throws the book”—the two tombstone-size tablets — at Dathan, and in terrific explosion the earth opens and swallows him up. Thus the Law of God is shown as something altogether out of this world, a sort of celestial magic, a sort of superhydrogen bomb. This is a long way from the truth about God’s law as Paul saw it (Romans 1:14, 15), written on the hearts of men. No One-way Religion — In the second place, this picture leaves out, where it ought by all means to be, the Bible story (Exodus 24) which shows that the people accepted this Law or these Laws, and covenanted to keep them. Religion is not a one-way street. Religion is not God making a fireworks-law and throwing it at people's heads. Religion as the Bible presents it is always covenant religion, that is to say two-way religion. Light might as well be darkness unless it is seen Revelation reveals nothing until men respond to it. Can One Love Such a God? And this brings up perhaps the most serious point of all. In the Bible, every law of God comes from His Grace; that is to say. His Will is not an arbitrary set of orders imposed on us by a hostile, still less an impersonal Power, but comes from a loving, personal God. If God were really nothing else but the terrifying, fiery, unpredictable, indescribable being of this picture, what possible meaning could there be in the commandment (Deut. 6:5) to love God with all our hearts? may be less spectacular than a whirl-■ ing pillar of fire,—less useful for a "colossal’’ show. But when God finally revealed his real Self, it was not in a perfect flame, but in a perfect Person. Only as we know and love God personally can we appreciate anu love his Law 9:30 ..m., Sunday school 10:80 a.m., class meeting. ' 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, prayer and praise service. All ladies are invited May 8 to the home of Mrs. Robert Burger where the ladies will mend cloth-
ing for our Kentucky Mission. Everybody welcome and urged to at'tend! There will be a pot-luck dinner. This is sfionsored by the W. M. A. PLEASANT DALE Church of the Brethren John D. Mishler, pastor 9:30 a.m., Sunday school with ; Russell Baumgartner as superintendent and Mrs. Anoli Mann as children’s director. 10:30 a.m.. morning worship. The theme will be on “The Christian Family.” 7.30 p.m., evening worship with t a film being shown: “Which Way < to Peace." This is a presentation by two well known Methodist lead: ers who present different approaches to peace in the world. Bromley Oxnam and Henry Hitt Crane make the presentations and Gerald Kennedy leads in the interpretation. A discussion will follow the film. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., the cottage prayer service will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Adler. The Bible study will be from Micah. SALEM Evangelical and Reformed 11. E. Settlage, minister R. F. D. 1, Decatur \ 9 a.m., Sunday school. Classes for all age groups. 10 a.m., worship service. Ser- , mon, “Lessons from Bible Birds.” 7*p.m., youth fellowship meet- j ing. i Monday. 7:30 p.m.. girls’ guild meeting. Thursday, 6 30 p.m.. mother and daughter banquet. ’ Saturday, 10 a.m., children’s choir rehearsal. < Berne Circuit 1 D. C. Johnson, Pastor Apple Grove " 9:30 Sunday School. 10:30 Morning Worship. 8:00 Wednesday evening Prayer meeting. Winchester 9:00 Sunday School. > 10:00 Class meeting in charge p ofMrssEsthexHirschy. ' 7:30 Evening worship. 7:30 Wendesday evening Prayer 1 meeting. Adm. Bd. meeting after'' prayer service. ’ Please plan now to attend. WREN CIRCUIT E.U.B. CHURCH- . ES A. N. Straley, pastor pethel: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School. Lesson: “God Reveals His Law." 10:30 a m. Prayer Service. , No. evening Service due to participation in the County Wide • Revival at the Van Wert County Fair Grounds. Wood Chapel: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School. 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship. Sermon: “Soul Pleasure’'. Thursday, May 8. Bethel: — 8:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting. Wood Chapel: 8:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting and Youth Fellowship.
ST. LI KE EVANG AND REF. CHURCH CHURCH HONDURAS Louis C. Minsterman, minister 9:00 Church Service. Sermon" Ambassadors For Christ”. 10:JM) Sunday School. The pastor will attend the sessions the Michigan-Indiana Synod Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at Taylor Center, Michigan. ST. JOHN EVANG. AND REF. CHURCH VERA CRUZ Louis C. Minsterman, minister 9:30 Sunday School. . 10:30 Church Service. Sermon "Ambassadors For Christ.” SALEM METHODIST CHURCH Billy J. Springfield, pastor Chuhch Worship 9:30 a.m. Church School 10:30 a.m. Unified Bible Study and Commissions meeting membership and Evangelism and Education Commissions will meet Wednesday night 8:00 p.m. Daily Vacation Bible School. Date May 5-16th. Program night of May 16th. Time 1:00-3:30 p.m. each afternoon Monday through Friday. Church School Superintendent, Maurice Miller. Bible School Superintendent Mrs. Clair Corner. PLEASANT MILLS METHODIST CHURCH Billy J. Springfield, pastor Church School 9:30.... _. Worship Service 10:30. Prayer Meeting Thursday 7:00. Daily Vacation Bible School. Date May sth-May 16th. Time 9:00-11:00 a.m. Church School Superintendent, Lawrence Ehrsam. Bible School Superintendent, Mrs. Elmer Golliff. ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH V/t mile west and % mile north of Preble O.C. Busse, Pastor Divine worship 8:45 a.m. Sunday School and Bible Class 9:45 a.m. Edwin Reinking, superintendent. The Sewing society meets for an all day meeting on Wednesday. The Walther League Society meets 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. A workshop on Family Life will be held Sunday at Emmanuel Lu-
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theran Church, Soest. Registration at 2:30 p.m. PLEASANT MILLS BAPTIST Ooakley Masten. Pastor 9:30 a.m. Sunday School. Lowell Noll. S. S. Supt. Community Bible School beginning Monday, May 5, at Methodist Church. Read Mark. MONROE METHODIST Willis Giehart, pastor 10:30 Sunday School. 9:30 Morning Service. Theme “A High Calling.” 6:30 M. Y. F. Election of officers. 7:30 Evening Service Monday 7:30 p.m. Church Trustees Meeting. Wednesday 6:30 Junior Choir. 7:15 Special Study Course. 8:15 Adult Choir. Saturday 8:00 Older outh District Meeting at Geneva. UNION CHAPEL EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH Lawrence T. Norris, Pastor “We welcome every one to worship with us always.” 9:30 Sunday School. Warren Nidlinger Supt, Rolland Gilliom, Ass't. 10:20 Worship Service. Evening Service 7:30 Worship Service., , Wednesday Evening 7:30 Resources meeting at the Trinity E.U.B. church of all the Councils of Administration are to be there.
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In Service Rev. J. R. Meaaows The greatest possible honor that 'can come to a human being is that he may be co-worker with God. To make this beautiful idea a practical working program for the Christian we again look to the life of Jesus, and learn how He went about doing good, compassionately giving Himself to heal broken bodies and lifting miserable souls from the mire of despair and sin. We believe Gods’ holy angels would cherish the privilege of serving Christ among men, even as we are called to serve, while men refuse to work or even slothfully carry on their heavenly calling as servants of God in a sinful world. There is so much to be done, thousands of men are strangers to God and ignorant of the way of salvation; there are so many broken bodies, dwarfted minds, dying
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spuls. We may not all be physicians in that spirit service, but anyone who knows the way of salvation can administer spiritual first aid and bring souls to Jesus. God needs workers in every sphere of human activities. Are you one of Gods’ co-workers? Invite some one to church next Sunday. THIS WEEKS ’BIBLE VERSE “And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after Me, cannot be My disciple.’-— Luke 14:27.
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