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COMING DOWN— The Pleasant Mills covered bridge, soon to be torn down and replaced by a modern, concrete structure, stands stripped of its siding and part of its roof as work onJ-ouilding up the approaches for the new bridge progresses. — (Photo by Mac Lean)

Parents Still Picketing At Empty School COALMONT. Ind. (UPD—Parents protesting a consolidation plan which would send their chil- * dren to a school they contend is “unsafe” continued their picketing today at an empty local school. They said they would continue their picketing despite a decision by officials of the v Shakamak District School Corp, to abandon plans for use of the former Lewis Twp. school here. The school board decided early Thursday to send the pupils blocked from entering the school here to a school at Jasonville in Greene County. The original plans for the consolidated district which straddles the Greene-Clay County line had called for all elementary school pupils to attend classes at Midland with junior high classes consolidated at Jasonville and high school classes combined here. About 100 local parents, who objected to sending their children to Jasonville and Midland, began picketing the school here when classes were scheduled to start Tuesday. They prevented pupils

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and teachers from entering the building and repeated the action Wednesday. The pickets showed up again Thursday but school officials sidestepped them by moving all elementary pupils to Midland and all junior high and high school pupils to Jasonville. The pickets maintain that the 62-year-old Jasonville school is unsafe and claim it was condemned in 1929 and that promised repairs had not been made. They also objected to the distance their children would be forced to travel to attend classes. Eventual plans call fbr a new 51.4 million consolidated school building at Jasonville but construction has been delayed. The local parents want each of the three communities to continue to use its former schools until the new building is erected. Mrs. Odema Rotman, president of the school board, said the decision to use only the Jasonville

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t| VICTORY PRAYER BAND ’ RALLY at Monroe Camp Grounds Sunday, Sept. 8, at 2:30 p m. Speaker: Rev. F. W. Battenberg Pastor of Faith in God Chapel, Fort Wayne. Special Songs and Music by Marion Gospel Sextet, Faithful Gospel Singers of Fort Wayne, and others. Carl Wm. Browning, Rev. F. W. Battenberg . . - Presiding.

and Midland schools had been made because Grene County officials had promised protection against any violence and Clay County authorities had not made any such promises. Clay County Prosecutor John Baumunk denied the charge. Rural Churches Rivarre U. B. Circuit John O. Goodwin, pastor Mt. Victory <. Sunday school Supt. Chalmer Brodbech Sunday school 9:30 Morning Worship 10:30 Prayer Meeting Wednesday Mt. Zion Sunday school Supt.' Jim Bebout Sunday school 9:30 Class Meeting 10:30 Prayer Meeting 7:30 Union Chapel Evangelical United Brethren Church Kenneth P. Angle, Pastor Tom Gaunt, S. S. Supt. Devotions for all the school 9:00 a.m. - -T ' Bible Study for all 9:10 a.m. Theme — “Rejected by his Brothers.” Scriptures — Genesis 37. Divine Worship — 10:00 a.m. , Duet — The Burke Sisters. Sermon — “The Book of the Lord.” Pastor Scriptures — Isaiah 34:16. Missionary Rally at Oakwood—--7:30 P.M. There will be no evening services at our church. Our pastor and some laymen will be attending. All are invited. MONDAY Church School Council at the church—7:3o P.M. WEDNESDAY “Good News Club” at the church -7:30 P.M. Bible Study, sing time—prayers —7:30 P.M. Evangelism Committee meets—--8:30 P.M. THURSDAY “Faith Circle” meets, at Mrs. Golden Renners. 1:30 P.M. “Hope and Charity Circles” — 7:30 P.M. Future Events September 22, the Jack Thomas Family will be at our church. Rev. Thomas is the Missionary that our church helps to support in the African Field. September 29, is our Annual Sunday School Rally Day! This also marks the beginning week of intensive Bible Study. Ibis will conclude on Thursday, October 3rd. Family night will be Friday, October 4 th. Holy Communion Sunday, and Promotion Day will be Sunday, October 6th, Decatur Group Conference Dinner—Oct, 9th, -Local Confereneee—(Dr. M. W. Chambers in charge) will be October 14th. ST. LUKE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Honduras Robert R. Oleson, pastor 9:00 A.M. Morning Worship Service. 10:00 A.M Sunday School. 7:30 P.M. Youth Fellowship meeting at St. John United Church of Christ. WEDNESDAY: 6:30 P.M. Junior Choir Practice. 7:00 P.M. Adult Choir Practice

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God Knows Why Lesson for September 8, 1963

Bible Material: Genesla 37 through SO Devotional Reading: Psalm 37:1-11. WHEN we wonder why some- ’ * thing should happen we think ought not to happen; when a bur- . den long borne becomes daily harder to bear; when a good man goes down in defeat or a bad man prospers, ip short, when it looks

almost as if the devil and not God were in charge here; when we wonder why, we are indirectly expressing our faith in God. All Christians, and some also who have never taken that name, do believe

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in a God who is both good and almighty. If He were only good but not almighty, or only almighty and not good, we would not wonder at all. It is only those who believe in the true God who wonder why. The story of Joseph The story of Joseph in the Old Testament hasn’t a miracle in it. Joseph never performed one, He never saw any one else do it. Yet the story of Joseph gives us some of the most important clues to the way God takes care of His own, and brings His purposes to pass even with the help of those who are reckless and wicked. It helps us when we wonder “Why?” to read again this famous story and to think about it. Joseph’s brothers were a bad lot, there is no doubt about that. You cannot blame Jacob for playing favorites when he picked out Joseph for special favors. Joseph was the son of the only wife Jacob ever loved; and besides, he was not only better, he was smarter than the rest of the family. Anybody who is smarter than the people around him doesn’t help matters by bragging, and Joseph did brag. Even in his dreams he was the kingpin and he let everybody know it. His brothers might have been expected to resent this and to pick on Joseph, maybe even beat him. But they did worse than j that, they thought beating was too good for him, and plotted to murder him. Brothers doij’t come any lower down than that “You maant evil" These men without a conscience did not murder their brother after all. But that was not because they thought better of it. If anything, what they did was worse than killing: they sold him for a slave. Instead of a swift death, their brother would have a long lingering death-in-life, the miserable existence of a slave in those days when a slave’s life was worth but little. The only reason they didn’t kill Joseph was that they could make a little money (about two dollars each) by selling him. The lie they told their father about it, or rather the lie they acted out, was all of a piece with the rest ot it. There wasn’t a shred of good in the intentions of those ruffians. Furthermore, there was no good in the Midianite slave traders, and there was no good in the slave trade. When Potiphar bought Joseph, he didn't do so from motives of charity. It was purely a business transaction. Years and years after this, Joseph said to his aging brothers, speaking of these same events, “You meant evil against me.” (Gen. 50:20) But Qod meant it for good In the same sentence, hardly stopping for breath, the boy Joseph now a middle-aged experienced man,"went on to say, “but God meant it for good." At the time of that wicked sale of Joseph to the wandering traders, it would have been no wonder if Joseph had been “wondering why . . Why didn’t God stop this terrible thing? We can Imagine that on the way to Egypt (some days’ journey at best) a bright 17-year-old like Joseph might have plotted an escape; and if he had tried it (maybe he did, at that) you would have surely been hoping he could manage the break-away. But no, it was not to be. The whole future of the nation of Israel depended on Joseph’s being sold into Egypt. Indeed one may say that all history depended on it. If he had broken away, and gone home, there would have been nowhere to go when the big famine struck. The Israelites would never have found stored-up grain in Egypt, they never would have found protection there, there would never have been an Exodus, a Moses, a David . . . Never a Mary and never the other Joseph. Never a babe in the manger at Bethlehem, never a Cross, a Resurrection, a Good News. What would have happened to the world?. It is too dark to think about; but try to imagine wttat th<s world would be if there never had been a Christ nor any Christians. Surely “God meant it for good.” It you nave something to sell or trade — use the Democrat Want ads — they get BIG results.

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- • Wren Circuit E. U. B. A. N. Straley Pastor Bethel 9:30 a.Wf. Sunday school 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship Sermon: ‘‘Faith and Crisis” Wood Chapel 9:30 a.m. Sunday school 10:30 a.m. Prayer Service 7:30 p.m. Evening worship Summer Christmas tree program by Children. WEDNESDAY Wood Chapel 8:00 p.m. Women’s Society of World Service x THURSDAY Bethel 8:00 p.m. Prayer meeting Wood Chapel 8:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting and Youth Fellowship St. Paul Lutheran Pretye Norman H. Kuck, Pastor Early service 8:15 a.m. Sunday school, Bible class 9:15 a.m. Late service 10 a.m. Monroe Friends Vernon Riley, pastor , Sunday school 9:30 a.m. William Zurcher, superintendent. Morning worship 10:30 a.m. Victory Prayer Band rally at 2:30 p.m. at Monroe Tabernacle. Every one encouraged to attend. Evening service 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Zion Lutheran church (Friedheim) A. A. Fenner, pastor 9 and 10:30 a.m. Mission Sunday with Rev. George Kuechle as guest speaker. A special service will be held at 2:30 p.m., to recognize the services rendered by the Rev. F. Wyneken, who founded the congregation 125 years ago. Public and neighboring congregations invited. WEDNESDAY All day quilting by the Adult Club ladies. 8:00 p.m. Choirs will meet. THURSDAY Sunday school staff will meet at 8:00 p.m. FRIDAY 8:00 p.m. Adult club will meet in school, hall. PLEASANT DALE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Dolar Ritchey, pastor Sunday School 9 : 30. Oscar Geisel, superintendent. Director of Children’s Work, Barbara Barger. Morning Worship 9:30. Sermon subject,” HEALED OR MADE WHOLE?” Evening services 7:30. Sermon subject, “THE BUDDED ROD.” Prayer meeting Wednesday evening 7:30. Home Comi n g Next Sunday Sept. 15. Dr. Edward Kintner, of North Manchester, Indiana, will be the afternoon speaker. Dinner in the basement at the noon hour. Dale Aukerman will be with us Tuesday evening 7:30. All are welcome and urged to come. Pleasant Mills Baptist Church Joe Carter Interim Pastor 9:45 a.m. Sunday school Lowell Noll S. S. Cupt. 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship Sermon Joe Carter. ' Following worship will be the ground breaking for the new fellowship Hall. 7:30 p.m. Evening Worship Wednesday 7:00 p.m. W. M. S. at Mrs. J. C. Everett Salem Methodist Joseph Gibson Pastor Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. MYF Evening Meeting at 6 p.m. Evening services at 7:30 Services at the old Schoolhouse at 2:00 if the weather permits. Prayer meeting & Bible Study at 7:30 Wednesday. Pleasant Mills Methodist Joseph Gibson, pastor Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Divine Worship Service at 10:30 a.m. with sermonette for the children. Monroe Methodist Church Charles E. Elam, pastor 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:00 a.m. Children’s Choir 10:30 a.m. CJhurch School 11:00 a.m. Youth Choir 3:30—8:00 p.m. Senior M. Y. F. Fall Rally at Bluffton State Park. 6:30 p.m. Jr. High M. Y. F. 8:00 p.m. Evening Service Film: “Conversion Plus” MONDAY 8:00 p.m. Pastoral Relation meeting . 8:00 p.m. Trustees meeting WEDNESDAY 7:30, p.m. Choir Rehearsal 8:15 p.m. Mid-week Service THURSDAY 8:00 p.m. Official Board Salem United Church of Christ H. E. Settlage, Minister 9:00 Sunday school. Classes for all age groups. 10:00 Worship Service. Sermon “The Tragedy of Unfruitfulness.” 7:00 Youth Fellowship Meeting. Saturday 9:00 Confirmation Class meets for instruction. 10:00 to 10:45 Children’s Choir Rehearsal.

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IS IT WORTH WHILE? Rev. James R. Meadows In an address at a Sunday school convention Mrs. L. Ford of Sabot, Virginia, said: “Today we are asking, ‘ls it worth while to go to Sunday School? Does it pay?’ When we are little children it does not cost us much. We are anxious to go anywhere, especially where there are other children. At this age our minds are little question marks. The impressions made in childhood are the most lasting. We are going to learn something that will help us or hurt us. What we learn at Sunday School will help us, so it is profitable for little children to go to Sunday school. ‘They that seek Me early shall find Me.’ “As we grow older there' are other things that seem more attractive than Sunday school. We like to go in groups and follow the crowd. Our children impressions are being formed into ideas, ideals and plans. We are commencing

St. Paul Missionary Church (2 Mi. East and 2 Mi North of Monroe) Robert R. Welch Pastor 9:15 Morning Worship 10:15 Sunday school 7:00 Evening Service 8:00 Choir Practice Wednesday 7:00 Prayer and Bible Study 7:00 M. Y. F. and Childrens Bible Hour Thursday 7:00 Ladies Aid will meet in the home of Mrs. Wm. Thornton. ST. JOHN UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Vera Cruz Robert R. Oleson, pastor 10:30 A-M. Morning Worship Service. 9:30 A.M. Sunday School. 7:30 P.M. Youth Fellowship jneeting.

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,to think for ourselves. There is very little originality about us. Every day we are, consciously or unconsciously, imitating the people we admire. The , characters we study about at Sunday School are models for us to follow. The lessons we learn there help us to carry out our ideas, ideate and plans. Going to Sunday School is i an incentive and an inspiration to the young people. Tn all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.’ “When we are going to Sunday School we are building for time and eternity. Certainly it is worth while.” Why not take your children to Sunday School? v THIS WEEK’S BIBLE VERSE “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” — II Timothy 2:15.

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