Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 244, Decatur, Adams County, 16 October 1959 — Page 6

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Rural Churches MT. PLEASANT METHODIST Geo. D. Christian, pastor Church school, 9:15 a.tn. Morning worship, 10:15 am. Layman's Day. Charles Rix, principal of the Monmouth high school will be the speaker. MT. TABOR METHODIST Geo. D. Christian, pastor Worship service. 9 a.m. Church school, 10 a m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m., midweek service. MONROE METHODIST Willis Gierhart, pastor 9:30 am., morning worship. 1005 a.m.. children’s church school. 10:30 a.m.. youth and adult church school. 10:55 a.m , children's choir. 11 a.m., jouth choir. 6:30 p.m . M.Y.F. 7:30 p.m... evangelistic service. Each evening at 7:30 p m., from Oct. 18-25. we will be having special evangelistic services at our church. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Evan Bergwall. former president of Taylor University, and present pastor of Simpson Methodist church in Fort Wayne. The music will be under the direction

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of Mr. Mar *r. Dean, head of the department of, music at Taylor University. ST. LUKE Evangelical and Reformed Honduras Louis C. Minsterman, minister 9 a.m., church service. Sermon: "Obedience to the Vision." 10 am., Sunday school. 7:30 p.m , youth meeting. Saturday, 11 am,, confirmation Bible class. PLEASANT VALLEY Wesleyan H. D. Rich, pastor We are happy to say that we did it Iwe broke the old attendance record! last Sunday which was rally day. Mr. and Mrs. Glenford Bietler of Decatur won the first prize. Anita Fenig was second and Linda Genth was third. Two families tied for the largest number of blood kin present, having 13 ->ach. Mrs. Ethel Birch and Mrs. John Genth receiving these prizes. The Rev. and Mrs. D. C. Rupp were outstanding in their missionary talks. Specials in music were given by Joe Sprunger, Rosane Wanner, Anita Fenig and Lynn Rich. We had a wonderful rally day for which we praise our wonderful savior. Let us keep the good work going. See U Sunday.

ST. JOHN Evangelical and Reformed Vera Crux Louis C. Minsterman, minister 9:30 a.m., Sunday school. 10:30 a.m . church service. Sermon. "Obedience to the Vision." 7:30 p.m.. youth meeting at St. Luke church. Tuesday. 730 p.m., women's guild meeting. Leaders. Mrs. How- - ard Bluhm. Mrs. Ralph McAlhaney. Thursday chorus practice: 7 p.m,, junior chorus; 7:45 p.m., senior chorus. Saturday. 9:30 a.m., confirmation Bible class. WREN CIRCUIT E. U. B. A. N. Straley, pastor Bethel Dedication and Homecoming Day 9:30 am., Sunday school. Lesson: "Sharing the Living Christ." 10:39 am., morning worship. | Sermon by the Rev. John C. Searle. Sr., conference superintendent. Dedication of the new basement and other improvements. 12 noon, basket dinner. 2 0.m., homecoming program. Guest speaker, the Rev. Rea Book, of the Van Wert north circuit Evangelical United Brethren es. Thursday. 8 p.m., prayer meeting. , Wood Chapel 9:30 am., Sunday school. 10:30 an.., summer Christmas Tree program by children's department . 7:30 n.m , evening worship. Sermon: "Fruits of Revival." Thursday. 8 p.m., prayer meeting and youth fellowship. WINCHESTER United Brethren C. N. Van Gunday. pastor Morning worship, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:15 a.m. C. E., 7:30 p.m. Evening worship, 8 p.m. Prayer meeting and Bible study, Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. Quarterly business meeting Tuesdav, bet. 27. 7:30 p.m. PLEASANT DALE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN John D. Mishler, Pastor 9:30 a. m. Sunday School with classes for all ages. Mr. Loren Liechty is the superintendent and Mrs. Mildred Roth is the children's director. 10:30 a. m. Morning Worship. The Rev. Kenneth Hollinger who ■ has been the guest speaker during the two week Spiritual Life Emphasis will speak on "The Mission of Jesus." _____

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7.20 p. m. Evening services beginning with a period of song service. The emphasis during the Spiritual Life meetings on “You, Your Home and Your God” will conclude with the message at this service on "The Judgment of God.” All are welcome to these concluding services of this series. Monday at 7:30 p. m. the fintoasasJ SutidM Sc hod l—cm . Bible Material: Acta I. Devotional Heading: Paalm IMI-S. Sharing Lesson for October 18, 1959 _ 11 CHRISTIANITY is a religion of sharing, but not all sharing it Christian. Sharing when you have to isn't it, otherwise everybody! who pays taxes would be a Chris- 1 tian. Sharing very rarely is hardly It, either, because Christian sharing is a constant habit, not an occasional spasm. Giving away ■ what you don’t HOHiSTHBH want, cleaning ;'WjJD*' out your closets and giving to Vol- iRr ■» gg | unteers the benefit of your junk, is some distance fe yet from Christian sharing. Sharing things ® can be Christian; indeed the ® r - Foreman tie John inquires whether we can Imagine we have the love of God In us if we do not share with the needy (I John 3:17). But Christian sharing is something over and beyond letting other people use some of the things we call ours, some of the time. * Sharing Christ It can all be put into two words. At its best and highest, Christian sharing means sharing Christ. But In order to understand those two simple words, put together in that way, we have to do some further thinking. A short story in the book of Acts (chap. 3) helps to make this clear. Peter and John have become such famous men that we forget how poor they actually were. They had been fishermen, and they had been away from their lake a long time. When they told the beggar they had no silver nor gold, they were as good as saying ’ they had nothing but pennies. Yet they gave that beggar something far better than money; they gave i him the power of Christ. What happened is recorded as a miracle; and miracles are not in our times granted to most men to perform. Yet sharing Christ is still possible. Observe that the poorest Christian, the one least able to share money or things of any kind, still has what the wealthiest person who is not a Christian lacks: namely Christ. An Amazing Caso Here is a spectacular case that occurred less than five years ago, a miracle too of a sort. It illustrates what “sharing Christ” can mean. In the city of Philadelphia a foreign student was walking along doing no one any harm. Some young hooligans happened to see him. They had just been talk- : ing about how they would get i money to go to a dance hall that ' night. So —being hooligans—they rushed this foreign student and not only took what little money he had, only a dollar or so as the newspapers reported it; but they mur--1 dered him then and there. They I were arrested, and the State of ! Pennsylvania took steps to convict them of the murder and execute them. All a familiar pattern, too familiar in big cities. Murder—arrest — conviction — the pen or the chair. But the astonishing thing happened. The family of the dead student were Koreans, and Christians. They wrote to the authorities in Pennsylvania asking them not to prosecute those boy murderers, but to help them. More than that, this Korean family went to the length of getting up a fund (all by themselves) to be used for the educa-tion-ordinary, and also moral and religious, of the boys who had killed their young relative. Bringing Christ Into It No doubt many American church people, when they read about that case, felt irritated and maybe even angry. “Those hooligans committed murder, let ’em burn for it. What business have those Koreans bringing religion into it ? But that’s just the point. They didn’t bring “religion” into it, they brought Christ into the situation. That is what sharing Christ means, bringing him into every situation of need. Christ is (we hope) in a church situation, for instance in the worship on Sunday morning. Christ is in the offering we give to missions. But the hard way— and the best way—to share Christ is not to sing about him or to employ others to talk about him. To share Christ is to make every situation, even tragedy and murder—different because you have Invited Him to help you help others.

ance board will meet at the parsonage. The Central Regional Confer- [ ence will be held at Manchester College from Monday evening through Thursday noon. , Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. Midweek services of Bible study and Prayer will be held at the church. Friday at 7:30 p. m. the Love feast and Communion will be held at the church. Materials to .be given for relief of human need may be brought to the parish hall during this week. The Church World Service truck will pick up materials the week of October 26. You are invited to participate in the work of God’s Kingdom through worship and the services of the church. ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN On U.S. 27. north Edwin A. H. Jacob, pastor Sunday morning worship, 9 a.m. Sermon text, John 11,28-45. Sermon topic, “Jesus as the Conqueror of Death at the Tomb of Lazarus.” Wednesday. Walther league social at 8 p.m. Topic of the day discussion. Thursday and Friday, pastor attends Northern Indiana conference at Immanuel Lutheran church, Valparaiso. SALEM Evangelical and Reformed H. E. Settlage, minister 9 a.m., Sunday school. Classes for all age groups. 10 a.m., worship service. Sermon. “Custodians of the Gospel.” 7:30 p.m.. churchmen’s brotherhood meeting. County agent Leo Seltemight will be the speaker. Wednesday. 7:30 p.m., Bible study and prayer meeting. Saturday, 9 and 10 a.m., confirmation class instruction. 10 a.m. children's choir rehearsal. PLEASANT MILLS METHODIST Leon Lacoax, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a. m. Evangelistic service 7:30 p. m. Thursday—World Day of Prayer service ,7:30 p. m., followed by official board meeting. SALEM METHODIST Leon Lacoax, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a. m. Laymen’s day. Guest speaker from Bluffton. Sunday School 10:30 a. m. Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.. Study I group of W. S. C. S., followed by official board meeting at 8:30 p.m. UNION CHAPEL CHURCH EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN Emmett L. Anderson, Pastor Warren Nidlinger, S. S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a. m. Morning Worship 10:20 a. m. Evening Worship 7:30 p. m. The Mission Classes will meet during the morning Worship service. The Revival Service will begin Monday evening at 7:30. Rev. Donald Littler will be the Evangelist. He is the pastor of the Burbon E. U. B. church. There will be special prayer services each evening from 6:45 through 7:15. Persons may come any time during this period. PLEASANT MILLS BAPTIST CHURCH 9:30 a. m. Sunday School. Lowell Noll, S. S. Supt. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 7:30 p. m. our Salamonie Assn. W. M. S. meeting at .the Baptist church in Decatur. Read Esther. ST. PAUL MISSIONARY CHURCH Robert R. Welch, Pastor (2 mi. East and 2 mi. North of Monroe) Sunday: 9:15 Morning Worship. 10:15 Sunday School. 7:00 Special service in charge of the M. Y. F. Colored film strips, with recorded narratioin of music, will be shown. Wednesday: 7:15 Choir practice. 7:30 Prayer and Bible study. 7:30 M. Y. F. and Children’s Bible Hour. U. B. RIVARRE CIRCUIT Huber Bakner, Pastor Mt. Zion: 9:30 a. m. Sunday School. 10:30 a. m. Worship service. 7:00 p. m. Christian Endeavor. 7:00 p. m. Wednesday: Midweek Prayer service with administrative board meeting following prayer service. Mt. Victory: 9:30 a. m. Sunday School. 10:30 a. m. Class meeting. 7:30 p. m. Worship. Worship followed by Holy Communion. 7:30 p. m. Wednesday: Midweek Prayer service. Pleasant Grove: 9:30 a. m. Sunday School. 10:30 i. m. Class meeting. 7:30 p. m. Wednesday; Midweek Prayer service. Oct. 25th at 7:30 p. m. there will be a special Thank Offering program at the Pleasant Grove church. The Limberlost Lads will be one of the features on the program. This program is sponsored by the W. M. A. of the church. Revival meteings are scheduled

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at Mt. Zion church Nov. 1- 15. J 7:30 each evening. Music will be furnished by the Rhodes family of Van Wert, Ohio. Evangelist will be Jim Gaehlin, youth director, of Van Wert, Ohio. Mt. Victory church, Nov. 22 - 30, and Dec. 1- 6at 7:30 p. m. Music

Decatur Music House Wurlitzer Pianos, Organs Sales - Instruments - Service Sheet Music - Records 136 N. 2nd St. Phone 3-3353 TELEVISION SERVICE RADIO AND TV REPAIR Call 3-3772. If no answer Call 3-4037 DAVIDSON BROS. 910 W. Monroe DECATUR The MODEL Dept. Store Formerly Blackwell Department Store DRY GOODS, SHOES, LADIES READY-TO-WEAR. Mens Accessories, Work Clothing, Boys and Girls Clothing 103' North 2nd St. Decatur STIEFEL GRAIN CO. PURINA CHOWS SEEDS — FERTILIZER Baby Chix Check-R-Mixlng Garwood Home Improvement U. S. 224 East ALL ALUMINUM AWNINGS Comb. Doors — Windows PHONE 3-2855 “For The Best At Claim Time” BURKE INSURANCE SERVICE 239 N. Eleventh St. PHONE 3-3050 PARKWAY 66 SERVICE 13th & Nuttman Ave. Washing,- - Lubrication Wheel Balancing Call For and Deliver Phone 3-3682 TEEPLE Moving & Trucking Local & Long Distance PHONE 3-2607 Stucky Furniture Co. 35 Years of Continuous Business MONROE, IND Kenny P. Singleton, Distributor MARATHON GAS Fuel Oil, V.E.P. Motor OH, Lubricants Farm Service Decatur Phone 3-4470 BOWER Jewelry Store Decatur Equipment Inc. Hiway 27 North "B Sales and Service , Phone 3-2904 ■■■ BEAVERS OIL SERVICE Dependable Farm Service Phone 3-2705 Kelly’s Dry Cleaning Laundry and Furriers Agency for Slick’s Laundry Phone 3-3202 427 N. 9th St Across from G. E. Miller’s Grocery Groceries, Fresh Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, Ice Cream 937 N. 2nd St. Ph. 3-3307 The second beat is never as good as the best. , Try Our Ready-Mix Dial 3-2561 Decatur Ready-Mix Inc. The First Slate Bank DECATUR, IND. ESTABLISHED 1883 MEMBER F.D.I.C.

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will be furnished by Rei?. C. Wilson family at Antioch church. Rev. Gaehlin will also be our guest evangelist. Plan now to attend all of these special services. You are cordially invited. AN IDLE BOAST Rev. J. R. Meadows Voltaire said, “It took twelve ignorant fishermen to establish Christianity. I will show the world how one Frenchman can destroy it.” But alas for that boast, it is said that, twenty-five years after the unbeliever died, his home was purchased by the Geneva Bible Society and became a storage building, and that his printing press was used to print an entire edition of the Bible. Will a man fight against God? Yes, he will, but not successfully. As to those fishermen. If they

ADAMS COUNTY Farm Bureau Co-op Everything in Farm Supplies Berne - Williams - Monroe Pleasant Mills - Geneva GAY’S MOBIL SERVICE 13th and Monroe St. Phone 3-3609 Briede Studio formerly EDWARDS STUDIO 202 S. Second St. PHONE 3-2511 V. F. Hurst and Son ORNAMENTAL IRON WE FINANCE Phone 3-4489 104 N. 15th St. Decatur, Ind. ADAMS COUNTY TRAILER SALES, Inc. New and Used Trailers Decatur, Ind. GERBER’S SUPER MARKET Quality Pork A Beef Groceries and Produce 622 N. 13th Street Roop’s Grocery Washington St. FRESH MEATS * GROCERIES Phone 3-3619 SMITH PURE MILK CO. Your Local Milk Merchant Grade “A” Dairy Products 134 S. 13th at Adams i 4 Hour Wrecker Service We Pay Cash for Wrecked Cars and Trucks USED PARTS Henry Swygart Wrecking Yard U. S. 224 Phone 3-8224 She Stent “Quality Footwear” 154 No. 2nd Decatur, Ind. Hahegger Hardware “The Store Where Old-Fashioned Courtesy Prevails” 140 West Monroe Phone 3-3716

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had been the founders of Christianity, it would indeed have faded out long ere this. But the Church was founded by God, with His divine Son, Jesus Christ, as the foundation stone. “The gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” (Matthew 16:18). THIS WEEK’S BIBLE VERSE "Take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.”—Ephesians 6:13. *

Decatur Lumber Co. BUILDER’S SUPPLIES AND COAL Free Estimates Phone 3-3309 Decatur, Ind. PRICE MEH’S WEAR QUALITY CLOTHING for MEN and BOYS 101 N. 2nd St. Phone 3-4115 LAWSON f Heating - Plumbing Appliances Sales and Service Phone 3-3626 1835 W. Monroe St. Zwick Monuments 315 W. Monroe St. DOWNTOWN Phone 3-3603 for Appointment Treon’s Poultry Market Fresh Dressed Poultry Fresh Eggs — Free Delivery Phone 3-3717 Kocher Lumber & Coal Co. The Friendly Lumber Yard Phone 3-3131 SMITH DRUG CO. 149 N. 2nd St. Phone 3-3614 Your Rexall Drag Store The Farmers Dairy SET IN STATION 904 W. Adams St. CREAM - EGGS - POULTRY R. O. Wynn Phone 3-2636 wheels FURNITURE CO. 51 South Second Strew! |iX DECATUR 13-2402 INDIANA Maier Hide & Fur Co. Dealer In All Scrap Metals Telephone 3-4419 710 Monroe St. 1315 W. Adams Phone 3-2971 game nam me • lomeS- f mL, mi jii i. nil ■limn ~ 1 ■—l CLARK W. SMITH