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t * thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged." “Fear of the Lord" refers to the reverence and awe one should feel toward God, not a sense of terror. Likewise, sacred ordinances should be held in high respect and observed diligently. Reverence for God and regard for moral law always tend to give peace of mind, health of body and consequently long life. Family religion should be practiced. V. 3. “Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey." This verse emphasizes again that the well-being and prosperity of the nation will depend upon their faithful observence of God’s laws. V. 18. “Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and blind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.” The words "lay up” mean memorize and this admonition implies that the world is full of distractions and one is prone to lose sight of the guiding principles of life, so they must be kept continually in front of the eyes. The ancient Jew put a band about his forehead, to which was attached a little box containing Scripture verses as a constant reminder. V. 19. “And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.” Parents are to seek time and opportunity to teach their children God's ways and to influence them to obey God's laws. The Jews implanted religious faith in their children very diligently, which has had .much to do with their having been able to endure persecution through the centuries. Vs. 20, 21, “And thou Shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates: . „ . That your days may be. multiplied .and the days of your chil“ dren, in the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give 1 them, as the days of heaven upon the earth." CHURCH OF GOD 628 Cleveland Street Huston Bever, Jr., pastor 8:30 a.m., "The Christian Brotherhood Hour", over WKJG. Dr. W Dale Oidham is one of radio's outstanding minister’s. 9:30 a.m., morning worship. We should thank God for the places of worship which our country is privileged to have. Have you voted to close the churches by your absence? Bring your family and attend this Sunday. *"10:40 a.m.. Sunday school. This is an hour you will enjoy. Our classes encourage the group to discus the questions brought about by r The" lesson: I There will be no services this evening because of the baccalaureate. at 7:30 p.m. at the Decatur high school. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., prayer service. We are studying Ephesians chapter 3. I ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1210 Elm Street George Yarian, pastor Sunday school. 9:45 a.m. Remem-’ ber Sunday school is God's business. and so why don't you make it your business by attending tomorrow. There will be a class just for you, and you are needed for the class. Morning worship. 10:30 a.m. The pastor will be speaking on the “World’s Meanest Thief." To il-

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lustrate the sermon, he will be I wearing a prisoner’s uniform as he: i ministers. Evening service, 7:45 p.m. Sermon by the pastor. Wednesday, 7:45 p.m., discussion on the Bible subject of tongues. Come and see what the Bible truthfully states. Saturday evening, 7-8 p.m., pray- 1 er meeting for praying people. You always have an invitation to attend the church where people from all denominations can meet to worship God. You will ‘enjoy the blessing from God you can take home with you, and the strength you will receive from God. BETHANY Evangelical United Brethren Benj. G. Thomas, minister We are happy to honor the high school graduates of Bethany. There will be a breakfast for them at the parsonage at 8 a.m. Sunday school, nine o'clock. Leo Feasel, superintendent. Divine worship, ten o’clock. Recognition of the high school seniors. These young men and women are asked to Wear their caps and gowns. Sermon: “Learn to be Alone.” Special Music: “The Graduation Prayer,” Girl’s Quartet. 7:30 p.m., baccalaureate service at the high school. Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Loyal Daughters meet in home of Mrs. O. Newhard. Tuesday. 7:30 p.m., the Kum Join Us class meets at the church. Wednesday, 7 p.m., prayer service. ... , — - ... Vacation church school pre-reg-istratien is being taken at the Sunday school hour. The school is for boys and girls ages 4 to 12. There will be classes for kindergarten, primary and junior departments. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 7th and Marshall Streets C. E. Lykins, pastor Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Classes for all ages. Worship service at 10:30 a.m. This will be a special service in honor of birr graduates. Young peoples’ meeting at 7 p.m. Evangelistic service at 7:30 p.m.. i in charge of Richard Hurst. The pastor will be speaking in the Decatur high school baccalaureate service. Prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday. A w'elcome to all. FIRST BAPTIST 221 South Fourth Street Stuart H. Brightwell, pastor 9:15 a.m., Sunday school hour. Johh Mays, assistant superintendent will preside. We have a graded school with a class for every age. 10:30 a.m., morning worship service The seniors of our church will be honored with each graduate receiving a Bible. The church choir will sing. “I Will Not Leave You Comfortless” (Heyward). The junior choir will be singing, “Take My Life and Let It Be.” The ser- ; mon by the pastor is entitled"! Will Uphold My Church." .7:30 p.m., High Baccalaureate service. Rev. C. E. Lykins will bring the sermon. Our evening services will be dismissed in order that you might attend this annual service. This Week in His’ Service : Monday. 7:30 p.m., Men’s Brotherhood meeting at the church. Lase Grimm is president of the men’s group. Rev. Lawlor, pastor of the i ►Van Wert Baptist church will be the guest speaker. Wednesday. 7 p.m.. midweek hour of prayer and Bible study. 8 p.m., church choir rehearsal. Friday, 3:15 p.m., junior choir practice at the church. The services of our church are open to the public. You are invited to visit our church. You will be warmly welcomed.

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tf^Seryice. | ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH V. Rev. Msgr. Seimeta, Pastor Sunday Masses 6 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. Weekday Masses 6 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 8:15 a.m. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH West Monroe at Fifth Street .Virgil Wesley Sexton, Minister. 9:30 a. m. Church School. Mr. Fred Soldner, superintendent, will be in charge. We have classes for all age groups. A crib room for infants, nursery, kindergarten classes for pre-school children. Bring your children and come to the church school. 10:20 a. m. Divine Worship. Rev. Sexton will preach on the topic “Are we taking a chance." Mrs. Edgar Gerber will play “May Night” by Palmgren; “Cantilena" by Goltermann. and “Pomp and Circumstance” by Elgar. The choir under the direction of Mr. Leland Neuen will sing “The Heavens are telling” by Haydn. The Senior Methodist Youth Fellowship will meet at the church at 2 o’clock Sunday for their annual hike. The president for next year, Miss Susan Gerber, will be in charge. Guides of the Way will be Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Soliday. There will be no meeting of the Intermediate Youth Fellowship this Sunday. This Sunday we are honoring those of our young people who are graduating from high school this year. They are Miss Susan Custer, Miss Judy Lane, Mr. Fred ’Lockty-Afe—Pat Nelson, Mr. Garry Sheets, Miss Janalee Smith, Miss Emily Swearingen, Miss Ann Uhrick, Miss Janice Voshell and Mr. Winston Lister. They will each be presented with a Bible by our Conimission on Education. We offer them our congratulations and wish them our very best as they graduate from high school. Next Sunday there will be no church due to the fact that next Sunday Is Conference Sunday. You are invited to attend the morning worship service at the North Indiana Annual Conference which will be held in the Billy Sunday Tabernacle at Winona Lake. Warsaw, Ind. The speaker will be Bishop Richard C. Raines. The North Indiana Annual Conference will convene on Wednesday morning at the First Methodist church in Warsaw. Special speakers this year are Dr. J. Wallace Hamilton of Florida and Dr. Charles Ray Goff, pastor of the Chicago Temple. Delegates to the conference from our church are the pastor and Lay Member. Mr. Alva Lawson. The Daily Vacation Bible school under the supervision of Mrs. I,owell -Smith will convene for two weeks in our church beginning Monday. May 26. The hours will be from 9to 11 o'clock. Classes will be provided for all children from age four through freshmen in high school. Tuesday evening. May 20th the Westeyarr -Service Guild will meet; in the church lounge promptly at 7:30 o’clock. On Wednesday evening at 7:00 o'clock the Fellowship Hour for Meditation and Prayer and the rehearsal for the choir. FIRST CHRISTIAN William Burnet, pastor Morning worship service Will begin at 9:30 a.m. Mrs. Glen Borchers will be organist. Mrs. Wm Bauman, pianist. The choir, under the direction of Mrs. Gerald Strickler will sing “All the Earth Shall Worship Thee.” The sermon, entitled “Hitching, Posts Goal Posts," will be delivered by Rew. W. L. Burner. Sunday school will begin at 10:30 a.m. Church Activities Wednesday, the Priscilla Circle will meet at the home of Pat Stucky at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, senior choir practice at 7 p.m. Our immortality gives to all our acts and experiences an eternal significance. W. R. MORRIS LOCAL and LONG DISTANCE MOVING 429 Winchester St Phone 3-4107 ’ t . .

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Mercer Avenue at Five Points Harold J. Bond, pastor 9:15 a.m., Sunday school opening with worship period in charge of the superintendent. Royal Friend. Classes for all ages are taught by consecrated teachers. 10:30 a.m., morning worship. The sermon will be, “Four Dimension Living,’’ part four, “Height.” Special recognition will be given our members who are in the 1958 graduation class of the Decatur high school. They will be presented Bibles this morning. Organ selections will include the prelude, “Oh, Rest In The Lord,” by Mendelssohn; “Distant Steepels,” by Nolte and the postlude, “Postlude March,” by Kern. The combined chancel and Westminster choirs will sing during the service. The anthem will be sung by the chancel choir. They have chosen the selection: “Ring the Bells of Heaven.” Small children may be left in the nursery during morning worship service, adult supervision is provided for your little ones. Through The Week Today, 4:30 p.m.. the junior youth fellowship will meet. Mrs. S. A. Warner is the leader. 5:45 p.m., the Westminster youth fellowship will not meet. Wednesday, 6 p.m.. Westminster choir practice. 7 p.m.. Chancel choir practice. May 26—Vacation Bible school begins, the hours are 9 to 11 a m. The personnel of our Bible school consists of the following people: Supervisor: Mrs. W. Lowell Harper. Kindergarten department; Mrs. E. E. Rydell. Mrs. J. Clark Mayclin, Mrs. Junior Wolf. Mrs. Wm. Grant, and Mrs. Norman Phillips. Primary department: Mrs. Wayne Schnepf. teacher, Mrs. James Kocher, Jr,, teacher, Mrs. Royal Friend, teacher. Mrs. Robert Anderson, teacher of craft, Mrs. Woodson Ogg, craft, Mrs. Darrell Cookson, recreation; and MrS. Richard Green, recreation. Junior department: Mrs. James Burk, teacher, Mrs. D. A. Swickard, teacher; Mrs. Calvin Magley, teacher: Mrs. R. M. Ladd, craft: Mrs. E. H. Cook, craft. Mrs. Eugene Pettibone and Mrs. R. C. Hersh, recreation Junior-High department: Mrs. J. F. Sanmann. teacher: and Mrs. Harold J. Bond, craft. There will also be junior assistants. in each department. June 6—All church family picnic. June B—lo am., unified service. Children's day worship program. June 15—ft 30 am., starting this Sunday, the session has adopted the unified service for slimmer Sundavs through Labor Day. —- CHURCH OF CHRIST Cor, 12th & Washington Streets Carroll Myers, Minister 9:30 a. m. Morning Worship. ’Sermon: “Events Prior to Pentecost.” Everyone is welcome to worship Christ with us. If you don’t have a church home in Decatur, Please come and worship with us. 10:30 a. m. Bible School, Lee Moser, Supt. Classes for everyone.- Come for Worship, remain for study. You have not completed your worship until you have studies as well as worship. So stay for Bible school. 2:30 p. m. Dedication of the Cnurch of Christ at Bluffton. Everyone is urged to attend this great service. The house of worship to be dedicated is located at Spring street at Clark Ave. 7:30 p. m. Evening service as usual. This—will be a great and special service. Come and hear special speakers. The minister will be in the Baccalaureate service at the high school Monday, 7:30 p. m. Area Men’s Meeting at the Church of Christ at Decatur. A great quartet will sing praises to Christ, and Robert Carter, minister Os the Christian Church at Redkey, Ind. will be the special speaker. Everyone is invited. Refreshments will be served. Come for fine fellowship with men who love Christ. If you —love Christ, you are welcome. Wednesday. 7:30 p. m. Bible Study and Prayer meeting. Treva Lehman will be the leader at this study and prayer meeting. Coming May 25 — A special birthday service on this day. The largest birthday cake Decatur has ever seen. This cake will be cut and served at the evening service. This is the day we will Celebrate the establishment of thfc Church of Christ. The church was established in 30 A. D. You are welcome. All you folks who do not have an evening service in your church, don't miss this service. EVERYONE WELCOME. UHRICK BROS. Complete Line of FURNITURE CARPETING APPLIANCES

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ZION LUTHERAN West Monroe and Eleventh Street Edgar P. Schmidt, pastor The Church of the Lutheran Hour 8 a.m., early worship. 9:15 a.m., Bible school. 10:30 am., late worship. An Ascension Festival theme will be used by the pastor on this sixth Sunday after Easter. Luke 24, SO--53 serves as the sermon text. The men’s chtjrus will appear at the 10:30 hour, singing, “Seek ye the Lord,” by Roberts. The publtc is invited to either service. Sunday school and Bible classes meet at 9:15 a.m. The Ascension in heaven of Jesus is the lesson for the Sunday school departments. You and your children are invited to enroll. The daily vacation Bible school conducted by the church will begin Monday morning, May 26. at 8:30 o'clock with an opening devotion in the church. Classes will be held Monday through Friday morning, ending June 6. Children ages 3Mt to 15 are invited to enroll. Church Calendar The pastor will complete th© present series of adult class lectures on Christian teachings Monday evening at 7:30. The Vacation Bible school staff of workers meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. School devotions will be held in church Wednesday and Friday mornings next week at 8:20 a.m. Zion’s day school closes this week on Friday. Men’s chorus rehearsal Wednesday, 7 p.m. A special meeting of the voters' assembly is being called for Wednesday eveiung at 8 o’clock. The junior confirmation class meets Tuesday at 3:45 p.m., and Saturday at 9:30 a.m. A public examination of the junior catechumen will be conducted by the pastor in the church Friday at 7:30 p.m. All members of the parish and their friends are invited. A class of children and adults will be received into communicant ■membership of the Lutheran church by the solemn rite of confirmation next Sunday morning at the 10:30 service. Holy Communion will be celebrated next Sunday at 8 o'clock worship hour. Announcements for this celebration may be made by card signed and left at the church tomorrow, or mailed or brought to the parsonage before next Saturday. The Sacrament will also be celebrated on ’Trinity Sunday. June] 1. at the 10:30 a m. service. The newly received members will receive their first communion at this service. «*■ If you have no other church home, Zion Lutheran invite? you to worship and to participate in the Bible school. MISSIONARY Tenth and Dayton Streets Gerald I. Gerig, pastor 9 a.m." Sunday school hour. We invite you _to worship with the friendly people of our church. 10 a.m., morning worship hour. Pastor speaks on this subject, “Israel and Romans.” The choir will sing under the direction of Darrell Gerig. Junior church for children ages 4 through 11 and a nursery department for children ages 2 and 3. , 6:30 p.m.. pre-service prayer. 7 p.m.. youth meetings. 7:30 p.m.. evening gospel hour. Pastor speaks on “The Why and the Wherefore of Doubt.” Wsjnesday, 2 p.m., women’s .prayer meeting at the parsonage. 7.30 p.m.. prayer and praise. 8:30 p.m.. choir rehearsal. Saturday, 7 pm.. men’s prayer meeting, Daily Vacation Bible school begins May 26. Parents, be sure your children receive this two week's of j intense Bible training.

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Eddie Rlchenbacker gave eloquent testimony recently to the fact that without a constant feeling of God’s presence man shrivels and dies. He indicated that he and,his ' ZION Evangelical and Reformed (United Church of Christ) Third and Jackson Street William C. Feller, paster Church school at 9 a m. Assistant superintendent, Richard Kershner, will be in charge. We have classes from the nursery up through the adult age. Come and bring your entire family. Divine worship at 10 a.m. This is the annual service honoring the high school graduates, who will participate in the service. The call to worship and invocation will be given by Gordon Snyder. James Baumgartner will lead in the responsive reading; Susan Heller will read the scriptures; Jacqueline Snyder will give the morning prayer. Marilou Uhrick will give a talk on: “Making the Most of Life” and Harold Weidler will talk on: “This Far and Farther.” The vouth choir will sing, “The Sweet Story of Old" by Wilson, under the direction of Harold Cox. The organ prelude by Mrs. Robert Houk will be, “Take Time to be Holy" by Thompson. The offertory will be an organ and flute duet. “Finlandia” by Sibelius, played by Mrs. Houk and Elaine Weidler: the postlude will be, “Postlude Jubilante by Sergisson. There will be no mission band this Sunday. All members and friends of the church and friends of young people are invited to this service. All ;teachers of the vacation church school are asked to meet in the church parlQf'at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. * Regional youth fellowship rally in St. Peter's E. and R. church. Urbana. Ind. Sunday afternoon. Young people will meet after the worship service to check on transportation and departure time. Decatur high school baccalaureate service in the high school auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Youth choir rehearsal Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Senior choir rehearsal Friday at 7 p.m. The young people will sponsor a “Christ’s Work Day” for the benefit of the building fund next Saturday. beginning at 9 a m. Those who have work to be done • are asked to call 3-2167. I Come and worship with us. UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST Nnttman Avenue Paul D. Parker, minister Sunday school, 9:30 a.m. Law rence Michel, general superintendent. Treat your home to the best by attending Sunday school and church as a family. We have classes for all ages. Morning worship service, 10:30 am. The pastor will bring the first of a series of two messages on the subject, "The Mystery and Doctrine of the Church.” Christian endeavor, 7 p.m. “Christ, the Church, and Race,” will be the study topic. Evening gospel service, 7:30 p.m. Inspirational song service followed by the pastor's message on the subject. “The Mystery and Doctrine of the Church.” Prayer and Bible study, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Vacation Bible school will begin Monday. May 26, at 8:30 a.m. Registration are being received now. (Ages 4 through the Bth grade in the public school.) You are welcome to attend these services. Circumstances master the weak. ! but are a challenge to the cour- ! ageous.

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