Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 59, Number 100, Decatur, Adams County, 28 April 1961 — Page 6

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county schools for the prist six weeks grading period, according to thd school attendance report of attendance officer Mrs. Mildred Foley. Second to Hartford high, with 51 pupils, was Monmouth high school with 157 pupils and a percentage of 97.6. The other three showed the following figures: Adams Central. 237 students. 97.2; Geneva, 161 students, 97.0; Pleasant Mills, 92 students, 92.7. Geneva Grades Figures for the Geneva grade schools were: grade one. 51 pupils, 94.7; grade two, 69 pupils, 93.6; grade three, 63, 94.8; grade four, 35, 94.9; grade four and five, 30, 96.1; grade five, 36. 96.8; grade six, 67, 95.9; grade seven and eight, ( 104 students, 95.7. Attendance in the Adams Central grades follows: grade one, 103 students, 93.1; grade two, 100, 96.1; grade three, 107, 96.2; grade four, 92, 97.1; grade five, 84, 94.4; grade six, 77,96.5; grade seven and eight, 182, 97.8. Monmouth grade school attendance: grade one, 34, 89.1; grade two, 26, 93.4; grade three, 29, 98.0; grade four, 26, 93.6; grade five, 24, 92.8; grade six, 26, 98.0; grades seven and eight, 43 pupils, 97.4. Pleasant Mills grade school figures were: grades one and two, 27 pupils, 96.2; grades two and three, 25, 97.1; grades four and five, 33, 96.3; grades five and six, 30, 93.3; grades seven and eight, 60 pupils, 95.6. Hartford Attendance The Hartford grade school figures are as follows: grades one and two, 35 students, 97.1; grades three and four, 33, 97.1; grades five and six, 25, 98.2; grades seven and eight, 33 pupils, 95.6. Jefferson grade school figures were: grades one and two, 35 pupils, 91.6; grades three and four. 26, 92.6; grades five and six, 28 pupils, 94.0; grades seven and eight, 36 students, 96.6. Lutheran Schools Attendance figures for the Lutheran grade schools were: Immanuel Lutheran grades one and two, 18 students, 96.0 and grades four through eight, 22 pupils, 94.0; St. John’s grades one and two, 21, 89.3; grades three through five. 36 students. 93.0 and grades six through eight, 38 students, 95.9; St. Peter’s grades one through four, 28 pupils, 89.8 and grades five through eight, 33, 98.5; St. Paul’s grades one through three, 21. 93.0 and grades four through eight, 23, 97.9; Zion Friedheim, grades one through four, 41 pupils, 97.4 and grades five through eight, 38, 97.0. The Kirkland Bible school, grades one through 12 with 54 pupils, showed a percentage of 96.8. In her report, Mrs. Foley stated that the lower attendance percentages were due to many cases of measles and mumps.

Explorer Scouts To Hold Dance Tonight Explorer Scout troop 2062 will sponsor a dance at the Elks home tonight from 8 to 11 p.m. Price of admission is 25 cents a person, or 45 cents a couple. JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES Kingdom Hall Corner Monroe and Ninth Sunday, 3 p.m.—“Faith Healing —ls It From God?” is the subject of a Bible lecture to be delivered by C. D. Steele, a local Watchtower representative. He will answer such questions as “Does the Bible support the claims of faith healers?” and “What is God's healing program?” The public is invited. Sunday, 4:15 p.m.—Watchtower Bible Study and discussion of “Parents, Safeguard Your Child’s Life with Accurate Knowledge”. One of the scripture texts to be discussed is Proverbs 4:5, 6: “Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding. Do not forget and do not turn aside from the—sayings of my mouth. Do not leave it and it will keep you. Love it and it will safeguard you.” Tuesday, 8 p.m. — Bible study using the study aid, “Your Will Be Done On Earth.” Friday, 7:30 p.m. — Theocratic Ministry school followed by the Kingdom Ministry service meeting.

Sharp Mercury Drop Forecast In Slate By United Press International More rain put new strains on flooded Indiana streams today, but in. most cases there wasn’t enough precipitation to make an appreciable difference in the predicted river crests. Fort Wayne got half an inch of rain overnight, but in other state areas Indianapolis got one-fifth of an inch, Evansville only .05 of an inch and South Bend a barely measurable quantity. The showers were widely scattered. They were expected to end during the day, setting the stage for fair skies tonight and Saturday and possibly again Sunday, although the outlook called for showers “likely” in the north on that day. Frost or freezing temperatures were predicted for the northern two-thirds of Hoosierland tonight with the mercury dropping sharply as low as 28 to 33 north and the low 30s central. Highs Thursday ranged from 58 at South Bend to 72 at Evansville. Overnight lows ranged from 40 at South Bend to 51 at Evansville. Highs today will range from 48 to near 60 and highs Saturday from the mid 50s to the upper 50s. The five-day outlook called for precipitation ranging from less than one-fourth of an inch north, mostly Sunday through Tuesday, to one-half to three-fourths of an inch central and south, mainly early next week. Rural Churches MT. TABOR METHODIST Geo. D. Christian, pastor Morning Worship, 9 a. m. Sunday School, 10 a. m. Thursday, 7:30 p. m. WINCHESTER UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST Carey Knittie, pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Communion service following the worship service. All those who know Christ are welcome to partake of the communion. Christian Endeavor 7:30 p.m. Worship Service 8 p.m. Wednesday Prayer meeting 7: 30 p.m. Bible Study 8 P m - Adm. board meeting following Bible study. Thursday W.M.A. meeting at Melvena Hirschy’s. MONROE FRIENDS Vernon Riley, pastor Vilas Bollinger, S. S. Supt. 9:30 a.m.—Sunday School. 10:30 a.m. — Morning service. Orville Lee, of Indianapolis, will speak on temperance. 7:30 p.m. — Evening service. Youth service. Wednesday 7:30 p.m.—Prayer meeting. ST. LUKE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Honduras L. C. Minsterman, minister 9 a.m.—Church Service. Sermon will be “Secret of a Victorious Life”. 10 a m.—Sunday School. ST. JOHN UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Vera Crus L. C. Minsterman, minister 9:30 a.m.—Sunday School. 10:30 a.m.—Church Service. Sermon will be “The Secret of a Victorious Life”. Thursday 7 p.m.—Junior choir practice. 7:45 p.m. — Senior choir practice. May 9 6:30 p.m.—Mother and Daughter banquet. UNION CHAPEL EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN “Serving the Community for over a Century.” Kenneth P. Angle, pastor Tom Gaunt, S. S. Supt. 9:30 a.m.—Temperance service. 9:30 a.m. — Church school. Theme: “When God's Wisdom Prevails.” 10:25 p.m.. — Divine Worship. Sermon: “The Gospel of the Christ.” Duet by Mrs. Paul Brown and Miss Donna Fast. 7:30 p.m. — Evening Family Hour. Sermon: “Prayer is Dynamite for this Sputnik Age.” Monday 7:30 p.m.—Council meeting. Wednesday 7 p.m.—Children’s band rehearsal. 7:30 p.m.—Hour of Power service. Those services are improving • all the time. Let the Lord bless

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Thursday All day meeting of the Ladies Aid at the church. -4 Friday 7:30 p.m.—May Fellowship at the Church of God. Film: “What Price Freedom.” All ladies invited. Saturday 10 a.m.—Pastor’s training class at the parsonage. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: “Lay up a few pleasant thoughts for old age.” MONROE METHODIST CHURCH Willis Gierhart, Minister 9:30 a.m.—Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.—Children’s Choirs 10:30 a.m.—Church School 11:00 a.m.—Youth Choir 6:30 p.m.—Family Night Program Tuesday 7:30 p.m.—W. S. C. S. Executive Meeting Wednesday 7:00 p.m.—Adult Choir 7:45 p.m.—Adult Prayer and Study Groups 8:30 p.m.—Commission on Education. Thursday 6:30 p.m.—Mother-D a ug h te r Banquet

ANTIOCH UNITED MISSIONARY CHURCH C. W. Wilson, Pastor Homer Brubaker, S. S. Supt. 9:30 A. M. Sunday school. 10:20 A. M. Worship service. 7:30 P. M. Evangelistic service, 7:30 P. M. Prayer meeting Wed. In our Sunday Morning Worship service we will be having a guest speaker with us bringing a message on temperance. The public is invited WREN CIRCUIT E. U. B. A. N. Straley, Pastor BETHEL 9:30 A. M. Sunday School. Lesson: “When God’s Wisdom Prevails.” 10:30 A. M. Prayer service. 7:30 P. M. Youth Service, Singspiration, Dedication of Pictures. Thursday, 7:30 P. M. Prayer meeting. WOOD CHAPEL 9:30 A. M. Sunday School. 10:30 A. M. Morning Worship. Sermon: ‘Think on These Things’. Thursday, 8:00 P. M. Prayer meeting and Youth Fellowship. ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH (Friedheim) R. R. 1A. A. Fenner, Pastor Divine service 9:00 and 10:15 a. m. Hply Communion in the 10:15 service. Sunday School at 10:15 a. m. Tuesday, 8:00 p. m. Walther League meeting. Wednesday— .... All day meeting of the Tabea society. The Church Choirs will meet at 8:00 p. m. Thursday: The Bible class will meet at 8:00 p. m. The Adult Club will present a variety show on May 6 and 7 at 8:00 p. m. in the school auditorium.

SALEM UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Evangelical and Reformed H. E. Settlage, Minister 9:00 Sunday School. 10:00 Worship service. Sermon ‘ The Holy Spirit and the World.” Thursday: All day meeting of the Ladies’ Aid. Saturday 10 to 11 Children’s Choir rehearsal. PLEASANT MILLS BAPTIST A. A. Van Wormer, Pastor 9:45 a. m. Sunday School. Lowell Noll, S. S. Supt. Read First Samuel. ST. PAUL MISSIONARY . CHURCH *. (2 mi. East and 2 mi. North of Monroe) Robert R. Welch, Pastor 9:15 a. m. Morning Worship. Mrs. Morris Jacobson, missionary to Japan, speaking. 10:15 a. m. Sunday School. Wednesday—--6:45 Adult Choir practice. 7:30 Prayer and Bible study. 7:30 M. Y. F. and Children’s Bible Hour. 8:15 Jr. Choir practice. PLEASANT MILLS METHODIST Leon Lacoax, Pastor 9:30 a. m. Morning Worship. 10:15 a. m. Church School Hour. Supt., Mr. Richard Johnson. Thursday, 7 p. m„ Tonight will begin the first of a series of Membership Training Classes for youth and adults wishing to unite with our church. Each session will be an hour in length. There will be four sessions. The dates of the other three are: Friday, May 'sth, Tuesday, May 9th, and Thursday, May 11th. Each session will begin at 7:00 and conclude at 8 p. m. SALEM METHODIST Leon Lacoax, Pastor 9:30 a. m. There will be a Temperance speaker at the morning service, representing the Indiana Temperance League. His name is Rev. Homer Becklehimer. The church Lay Leader, Mr. Austin Merriman will be in charge. 10:30 a. m. Church School Hour. Mr. Charles Burkhart, Supt. 6:30 p. m. Tonight will be the

final session of our Membership Training class. 7:30 p. m. Evening service will be. in charge of the pastor. Wednesday—--7:30 p. m. The prayer meeting service will be led by Mr. Austin Merriman. 7:45 p. m. The youth choir will practice in the basement of the church, under the direction of Mr. Larry Merrmian.

hur J OhsilisJ ■LI spmmsl hwonmUongl Un Hum Sunday Sc hod I— om Bible Material: Job 43. Devetlenal Beatlag: Psalm 34:1-*.

Wisdom Divine Lesson for April 30,1901 OF ALL the strange features of the book of Job, one of the most puzzling to all students of the book is its ending. Let us pick out just one of the difficulties and try to get some light on it It is in what God says about Job and

his friends. The friends are condemned, Job is praised. On the face of it, this does not seem to * make sense. For God says to the friends, “You have not spoken of me what is right, as my serv-

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ant Job has.” What makes that sound very odd is that throughout the drama the friends had never once criticized God, but on the contrary defended him. Job on the other hand complains about God over and over again. He complains because he was born, in the first place. He feels he has been unfairly treated, and he wants God to explain himself. He complains that God will not come out and talk to him like a man. How can it be that Job “speaks of God what is right” while his friends do not? The Unanswered Question

To solve this difficulty, some students of this book declare that what God means about “speaking right” does not refer to the whole debate, between Job and his friends, but only to Job's abject repentance (42:1-6). Job admits he was wrong to pry into the secrets of God, while his friends say not a word in the humility of worship. This may be part of the solution; but there may be another part of it which needs looking into. For one thing, the great question of the book remains unanswered to the very last Why do the righteous suffer? was the question, and in particular, Why does this good man Job suffer? An important part, therefore, of the “wisdom that comes from God,” consists in admitting that some questions, while not beyond God, are beyond us. Wisdom is not being able to answer all questions. Wisdom is knowing the difference between questions which can, and questions which can't, be answered so we can understand them. God Does Not Mood Our Advice Further, Job learns that wisdom does not consist in our getting so smart that we are equipped to offer God advice. Job had more than once, in debate with his friends, rather hinted that he could (if he were as mighty as God) arrange and run this universe better, at some points, than God arranges and runs it. But in Chap. 40 God says to him: “Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty?” and Job replies, “I am of small account ... I lay my hand upon my mouth.” And at the • end he says “I despise myself, and 7 repent . . .” Nobody has or ever has had or ever will have enough wisdom to be on an Advisory Committee for the Universe. God does not need idea-men, he has thought of all the good ideas there can be. When we pray, we are encouraged to make known our requests; but when a request becomes a command, we put ourselves into the position of advising God—complete fools! Accepting God “My eye sees Thee,” Job says. This is the wisdom that comes from contact with the Almighty. Not, “My mind understands Thee.” Wisdom that comes from God does not consist in charts and diagrams of God’s mind so that we can explain all he does and maybe even think ahead of him. Wisdom that is divine, wisdom that bears the stamp of God, begins when we accept God as God. This means that We accept the fact that he is God. He is not responsible to us; he does not have to tell us why he does this or that We are responsible to him, not he to us. Accepting God is not merely acknowledging his will to be supreme. It is falling in with his will, knowing that it is the will of supreme power and righteousness. If Job had been a Christian, he would have learned more than this. For a Christian accepts God as the "Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” And so he accepts God as Love. There is no higher wisdom.

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PLEASANT DALE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN John D. Mishler, Pastor 9:30 a. m. Sunday School with Mr. Oscar Geisel as superintendant and Mrs. Floyd Roth as children’s director. 10:30 a. m. Morning Worship. The pastor will bring the message “Tomorrow Means So Much.” A ladies’ trio composed of Mrs. Glen Adler. Mrs. Lester Adler and Mrs. John Leyse will sing. 7:00 p. m. There will be group meetings for adults, youth, jun-ior-high and children. 7:45 p. m. Unified Worship. The pastor will speak on the theme “My Brother’s Keeper.” Wednesday Prayer fellowship and Bible study at 7:00 p. m. Choir practice Wednesday at 8:00 p. m. Women’s Fellowship will meet Thursday at the parish hall for their regular meeting.

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MT. PLEASANT METHODIST Geo. D. Christian, pastor Sunday School, 9:15 a. m. Worship Service, 10:15 a. m. DO YOU DO PERSONAL WORK? Rev. James R. Meadows Some men love to fish with the net rather than with the hook and line; rather work with the masses then to go down into the desert to explain the Scriptures to an individual in a chariot; rather speak to a thousand than to go to Herod and tell him his sin; rather preach to thousands than to take an individual by the hand and show him the way to the cross. Christ did personal work. He is not asking us to do anything He Himself did not do. There are more records of His doing personal work than sermons preached. He would answ-

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er the questions of a teacher in Israel or send the harlot away forgiven. He would show the wealthy lawyer his sin or open the eyes of the begger Bartimaeus. He would heal the man sick with palsy or raise Jairus’ daughter to life. He would lead a criminal to paradise in the hour of death, or step out of glory to bring a Soul to his knees. Yes, every Christian has an opportunity to do personal work for our Lord, and fervent prayer and personal work will do much to increase church attendance in your church and mine. THIS WEEK’S BIBLE VERSE “And the Lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.” —Luke 14:23

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