Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 157, Decatur, Adams County, 5 July 1963 — Page 6

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Warning By Isaiah 2,700 Years Ago

By LOUIS CASSELS United Press International During a recent Senate debate on Housing legislation, Sen Clifford P. Case, R-N.J., pleaded for new controls over “urban sprawl'’ which leaves no open space between developments. To bolster his argument, he read from the Bible a warning voice 2,700 years ago by the prophet Isaiah: "Woe to those who join house to house, "Who add field to field, “Until there is no more room. . .” That Isaiah is still being quoted in legislative assemblies, after 27' centuries, will come as no surprise to anyone who is familiar with the Old Testament book which bears his name. Isaiah was one of the greatest of the Hebrew prophets. He spoke passionately about the problems of his own time and place. * But his generation had much, in common with our own, and many of his sermons might have been preached to an Ameri-

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PUBLIC AUCTION HOUSE, LOT, PERSONAL PROPERTY. The undersigned Administrator of the Estate of Elizabeth Bieberich, deceased, will offer at Public Auction the following Real Estate and Personal Property. Located in Lot Number: Fourteen (14) in Homewood Addition, DeCatur, Ind., 18 miles south oF Fort Wayne, Ind. on U. S. 27 to Adams County Trailer Sales, turh East, 710 Tenth Street, Watch for signs, on MONDAY, JULY 8,1963 - 6:00 P.M. REAL ESTATE 4 Room Modern Home and lot, 47 ft: x 126.8 ft; House consists of one-story, kitchen with built-in cupboards, living room, 1 bedroom, utility roorh and bath. City water, 30-gal. hot water heater. This home has good foundation and good siding, good roof, storm windows, screens. 12’ x 18’ Garage. REAL ESTATE Will Be Offered at 8:00 P. M. TAXES—I 962 Taxes due arid payable in 1963 to be paid by the estate. TERMS—% of purchase price cash day of sale, the balance to be paid upon delivery of administrator’s deed and abstract of title brought up to date of sale. POSSESSION—Upon delivery of deed Sale subject to approval of Adams Circuit Court. ’ ' ' This home is located close to churches, schoofs and industries. For further information, contact Auctioneers or Administrator. PERSONAL PROPERTY Apartment size electric refrigerator with freezer compartment across top; apartment size gas stove; Emerson 17-in. TV; drop-leaf kitchen table and-chairs; 2 TV chairs; Perfection gas space heater, 52,000 BTU; conventional type washer; couch; 9xls’ rug and pad; Kenmore tank type sweeper; single bed with springs and mattress; bed; dresser; 2 chests of drawers; sewing machine; sewing cabinet; window fan; 2 stands; clothes hamper; utility cabinet; Dormeyer mixer; pop-up toaster; 2 electric irons; pressure cooker; folding chairs 1 , ironing board; lawn mower; garden tools; set of dishes; tubs; pots and pans; vases; dishes; bedding; electric clock; lamps and miscellaneous. ANTIQUES — Figurines; oil lamps; 2 water bowls and pitcher sets; eight-day clock; 2 glass butter churns and some dishes. TERMS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY—Cash Not responsible for accidents. Lunch served. Estate of Elizabeth Bieberlch, Deceased Victor Bieberlch. Administrator Dav,|d A. Macklin, Attorney— ‘ AUCTIONEERS: ' Walter Wiegmann, R. R. 1, Decatur. Ind Phone Preble 56 Orville Sturm, New Haven, Ind, Phone 749-1491.

can congregation of the . year 1963. Isaiah poured out his- message to the children of Israel for a period of about 40 years, beginning around 740 B.C. This was a time when the kingdom of Judah was under constant' threat of attack by a ruthless aggressor, the Assyrian empire. People Were Faithful It was a time, when people wer,e, very punctilious about keeping. up the external appearances of religious devotion. They kept all of the feasts and were faithful in their attendance at solemn assemblies. Beneath this superficial piety, however, Isaiah saw a spreading moral rot. There were grave social injustices in the land. But the people who controlled the power structures of society were not doing very much to correct them. In fact, Some were trying to perpetuate oppressions. Although the nation was enjoying economic prosperity, there were vast ntqnbers of poor people who did not share in it- The well-fed weren’t concerned about them; they were solely interested in piling up more luxuries for themselves. —~ To escape from anxiety about i the international situation, or out ■ of boredom, many of the “best” i people had begun to drink heavily, and to engage in promiscuous sexual adventures., It was to this people that Isai ah spoke. And he made clear that the' warnings were not his own, but the words of the Lord. Contempt-For Lip Service Isaiah said God had only contempt for a people who “honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me.” “Hear the word of the Lord,” he cried. * Bring me no more vain offerings ; your incense is an abomination to me. » “Your solemn assemblies and your appointed feats, my soul hates; they have become a burden to me. “Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen while your hands are full of blood. “But wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the eyil of your doings from before my eyes; /‘Cease to do evil, learn to do good; ; “Seek justice, correct oppression, defend the fatherless, support the widow.” Again and again, Isaiah

stressed that just treatment of all men was not merely an incidental aspect of religion, but the heart and core of it. And he said that God was angry at every wrong inflicted upon the weak or disadvantage members of society. Speaks Os The Weak «“What do you mean by crushing my people, “By grinding the faces of the poor? says the Lord God of Hosts.” * He also spoke unequivocally about the rising rate of alcoholism, the vain and provocative feminine display, and other symptoms of moral decadence which he saw in a materialistic and self-centered society. “Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may run after strong drink; “Who tarry late into the evening, until wine inflames them;". And in another place he pronounced a woe upon “the daughters of Zion (who) are haughty and walk with outstretched necks, glancing wantonly with their eyes, mincing along as they go.” “Hear the word of the Lord,” Isaiah cried to. the rulers and people of his day. “The Lord of Hosts says-. .1 will turn my hand against you, “And will smelt away your dross as with lye “And remove all of your alloy. . . “Zion shall be redeemed by justice . “And those in her who repent, by righteousness. “But rebels and sinners shall be destroyed together, “And those who forsake tlie Lord shall be consumed.”

De Gaulle And Adenauer Fail Os Agreement BONN, Germany (UPD— Cahncellor Konrad Adenauer and French President Charles de Gaulle apparently failed at a twoday summit meeting that ended here today to settle their differences over the future of Britain’s relations with the Common Market. A joint communique issued at the close of the meeting this afternoon did not even mention the problem. Spokesmen for the French and German delegations, pressed byreporters, would say only that the Common Market question w.as discussed and would be considered again at a ministers meeting of the six-nation economic grouping in Brussels next week. ../ The Germans had insisted the question be considered at today’s meeting. But the French, who had torpedoed Britain’s bid to enter the Common Market, were unwilling to agree here on any organized method of maintaining liaison between the market and Britain. French Foreign Ministry press chief Claude Lebel told questioners only that “various ideas were discussed.” . The communique reiterated Thursday’s failure by the French and German delegations to reach agreement on a common European grain price, by saying the whole subject would be the matter of a fresh export study. The two governments, however, did agree they should aim at common prices for beef, dairy products and rice by next spring. De Gaul|e has been visiting West Germany in connection with the friendship treaty concluded by the two nations recently His trip came shortly after President Kennedy’s visit to West Germany during which he hit out at some of De Gaulle’s policies. Rural Churches RIVARRE U. B. CIRCUIT r Stanley Neuenschwander, pastor MT. VICTORY Chalmer Brodbeck, S. S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30. Class Meeting 10:30. YPMB 7:00. Evening Service 7:30. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 7:00. MT. ZION Roman Sprunger, S. S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30. Morning Worship 10:30. Adminsitrative Board, election of officers* 11:15. C E. 7;4X). Prayer Meeting, Wed. 7:30. ‘ ■. ' 'i ST. JOHN UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Vera Crus Robert R. Oleson, pastor 9:30. a.m. — Sunday School. 10:30 a.m. — Worship Service. ’ V Thursday — All day quilting meeting at the church. MONROE METHODIST CHURCH .. Charles E. Elam, pastor 9:30 a.m. — Morning Worship. 10:00 a.m. — Children’s Choirs, 10:30 a.m. — Church School. /6:30 p.m. — M. Y. F. , Wednesday 8:00 p rjj. — Trustees meeting. Thursday 8:00 p.m. — Official Board meeting.

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" ST. LUKE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Honduras Robert R. Oleson, pastor 9:00 a.m! — Worship Service. 10:00 a.m. — Sunday* School. Wednesday — 6:30 p.m. — Junior Choir Practice. 7:00 p.m. —Adult Choir Practice. WREN CIRCUIT E. U. B. A. N. Straley, pastor BETHEL 9:30 a.rtr.,' — Sunday School. 10:30 a.m. — Morning Worship. Installation of officers and teachers. Service of Holy Communion. WOOD CHAPEL 9:30 a.m. — Sunday School. 10:30 a.m. — Prayer Service. 7.30 p.m. —■ Evening Worship. Sermon — “Divine Concern.” Thursday — Bethel — 8:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting. Thursday — Wood Chapel — 8:30 p.m. — Prayer meeting and Youth Fellowship. SALEM UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST H. E. Settlage, minister 9:00 — Sunday School. Classes for all age groups. 10:00 — Worship Service. Sermon "The right use of freedom.” Saturday 10:00 — Children’s Choir Rehearsal. If you are a church member, attend and support your church; if you have no church home, Salem church invites you. PLEASANT MILLS BAPTIST CHURCH Joe Current, pastor 9:30 a.m. — Sunday School. Lowell Noll, Sunday School Superintendent. Read I Chronicles. PLEASANT MILLS METHODIST Joseph Gibson, pastor Sunday School at 9:30. Divine Worship at 10:30 with a sermonette for the children. Meeting of the M. Y. F. this week, Friday at 7:30 to arrange for a Bake Sale. Regular meeting the following Thursday at 7:30. SALEM METHODIST Joseph Gibson, pastor Sunday School at 9:30. EVENING MEETING OF THE M. Y. F. at 6 P.M. Evening Church Service at 6:30. UNION CHAPEL EVANGELICAL _ UNITED BRETHREN “Serving this Community for over a Century’*!"'' Kenneth P. Angle, pastor Tom Gaunt, S. S. Supt. Devotions for children and adults — 9:30 a.m. Bible Study within the classes — 9:40 a m. General Theme — “The God Who Acts.” Scripture — Gen. 1:1-13. Our Senior Youth and the Christian Crusaders will move to other rooms. The Ladies Bible Class will unite with'the Faithful Workers this Sunday. The Jr. Hi Class will be meetring in the new multi-purpose room. Divine Worship — 10:30 a.m. Anthem — “He Died for Me.” — By John Newton. Sermon—“ Christ at the Table.” Fellowship of Holy Communion. Solo — “When Jesus Died on Calvary.” — Hamilton By Earl Chase. Members and friends are invited to commune with us. Congregational Meeting — 7:30 pm. This will be held in the social rooms of the church. This will be different. There will be group singing. Each one will have the opportunity of choosing his favorite song. Special instrumental accompaniment with the singing. The pastor assisted cluster leaders, will direct groups in depth Bible Study. These small groups will then come together for a summarization of their thoughts. Robert Workinger, our Lay Member to the recent Annual Conference, and Pastor Angle will presnt the second phase of the new structure of our denomination. This is the Temporal-Economy. All officers are expected to attend. Also, members of Sunday School and the church. Wednesday "Good News Club” will meet at 7:30 p.m. Midweek* services — 7:30 p.m. Thursday Ladies Aid meet at the Church (All day). W. S. W. S. Circles meet in homes — 7:30 p.m ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH (Friedheim) A. A. Fenner, pastor Divine Services at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion in 9 service. , i Sunday School and Bible Classes will be discontinued till fall. 1:30 p.m. Voters’ Assembly will rhet in school hall. BT. PAUL LUTHERAN Preble Norman H. Kuck, pastor Early service 1:15 a m. Sunday school, Bible class 9.15 h.m. _ ■ ■' . - ~r Late service 10 a.m.

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The God Who Acts Lesson for July 7, 1963

Blbl. Material: Generis 1 and 2. Devotional Rearias: Psalm 33:1-12. BELIEVING there is a God is necessary to religion; but just believing that God exists doesn’t make a person religious. Believing there is a school doesn’t make me educated; believing there is a hospital somewhere will not

mend my broken leg; believing that women exist does not make a marriage. So believing that God exists does not make religion, it is only the bare start of it. That God is, is important; what

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He is, is more important; but the Christian religion, and the Jewish before us, believe that we haven’t got to the heart of the matter till we have asked, What does God do? The God of the Bible is not a serene infinite Contemplator, lost in his own great thoughts, viewing human affairs with indifference, as an emperor might look at an anthill. The God we worship is a God who acts. He is a God whose actions, so far as they are concerned with us, have been revealed to us through the Bible. At the beginning of the Ten Commandments God is identified, not by describing what He is like, but by recalling what He has done. Why God ads The very first mention of God in the Bible, in the very first sentence, tells of something God did: He "created the heavens and the earth." We must not fancy that God had been spending eternity in idleness and that now for the first time He was stirred up to action. But whatever else God has done, His dealings- with men and women began, we may say, when He made the world in which we live. The Christian theologians generally believe that God didn’t have to create any world at all, or this one in particular; He was entirely free in creation. Still, He must have had reasons. He is not a God who does anything "just for the fun of it.” We are not left to sheer guess work. We can perhaps not comprehend why God should create anything at all; but we can think of some good reasons why God created this kind of universe. The story in Genesis tells of God’s creating a world carefully ordered; a world beginning with light; a world filled with life. It is a fair belief that God acted in this way because He does not approve of disorder, darkness and death. Where God acts God doubtless acts in ways and places far beyond our power to follow Him even in thought. But within the range of our line of sight, so to speak, God acts in two realms: the realm of nature and the realm of man. God does not force His way into nature or the life of man. He belongs in both because He created both, and He did not shut himself out when He made them. People sometimes make the mistake of ascribing to God only events that are mysterious and terrible. On insurance contracts, for example, “act of God" means disaster of some kind. But God is in the world on a sunny summer morning just as much as in a blizzard. It is by an><* act of God that the sun is bright and the sky is blue; for it is by an act of God that there is a sun and a sky at all. Christians do not believe that God made this world and tossed it—this earth and all the stars there are—out into space to spin in the emptiness as best it can. Rather, God upholds the earth and the heavens, keeps them going, is at work continually. The growth of a flower is as much of a miracle as could be imagined, only -we have grown used to the mighty and amazing acts of God that we can see every day. Haw God sots God also acts in man. We believe that all good comes from him. Wherever we see an unselfish act, wherever we see a selfless devotion, wherever mere is sincere repentance for sin, there we see God at work by His Spirit. Whoever abides In love abides in . God, one apostle wrote,—for "God is love.” But how can the Holy God work in Unholy man? How can the infinite God who is Spirit be at work in this material universe? This we do not know, and God has not revealed to us the how of His actions. If we knew how God acts in the universe and in man especially, we should know as much as God does. To recognize God, to love and to serve Him, it is not necessary first, tp explain Him.

THE CHRISTIAN STAND TAKES COURAGE Rev. James R. Meadows It takes real courage these days to stand out and declare for an uncompromising Christianity. With the established religious bodies backing away from so-called “emotional evangelism” by which countless thousands were .born again at the altar-rail and our penitent form and no longer holding their people closely to many of God’s precepts, those of us who still believe that the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount have not changed with the years, and that they are still the rules of life for the followers of Christ, are called upon to maintain our stand in the face of such harsh criticism and even ridicule. The Apostle Paul said: “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ.” An outstanding characteristic of the life of the Apostle Paul was that he had surrendered himself completely to the guidance of the PLEASANT DALE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Dolar Ritchey, pastor Sunday school 9:00. Oscar Geisel, superintendent. Director of Children’s Work. Barbara Barger. Morning Worship 10:00. Sermon subject, “CONFERENCE ECHOES.” Evening services 7:30. Sermon subject, “OUR VOWS TO GOD.” Prayer meeting Wed nesday evening 7:30.

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Holy Spirit. He rejoiced continually that he was dominated by the divine power. All the things that he had once treasured, and considered of supreme importance, he counted but loss that the things of Christ might take first place in his life. Where his Lord wanted him to go, he would go, even though it might mean death. What his Lord wanted him to say, he would say. Such should be the ideal of every Christian. It is not given us to be the mightly instrument for the accomplishment of God’s purpose that the great apostle was, but even, the humblest and least talented among us can live the surrendered life. That is all God asks. THIS WEEK’S BIBLE VERSE “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be bom again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”— John 3:3.

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