Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 48, Number 74, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 12 April 1946 — Page 4

AX! FOUR

ISUNDAYj -SCHOOL' jJniform it,"' international. r LESSON Lesson for April 14 Lflson subjects and Scripture texts selected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used byi permission. ' HOW JESUS' FRIENDS A . RESPONDED LESION TEXT Mark 1:16-20 : 5:18-20; j 10:. 5?; Luke 5:27, 28. MEMORY SELECTION He left all, rose t'j, and followed hlra. Luke 5:28.: Friendship calls for an exchange not of gifts or possessions neces-( sarilv. but of service, love and fellowship. The friends of Jesus responded to he warmth of His affection and the cppeal of His call, and they gave themselves in' life and service to Him. Many in the church have forgotten that part of the friendship of Jesus Christ. They want to count Him as their friend, they expect much of liim; but they give little or nothing in return. Their love is cold, their i service indifferent, their witness i powerless. I Not every one of Jesus' friends U rallprf in nreacher or a I leacher. He needs those who will be His raithful followers, just a living testimony without special office or message. ' To effectively present the contrasts of our lesson, we have arranged the verses in slightly different sequence. Among the friends of Jesus I. Some Became Preachers (Mark 1:16-20). These men had met, Jesus before wonn i:so-ou, dui now tie was ready to call them away from their daily I occupation as fishermen and make them "fishers of men." Such a change was not an easy one to make. It meant the giving up of an established earthly calling, a pla.ee in, the community, home life and family, for the service of the Lord. That was to bring persecution, ridicule, poverty and loneliness. But "straightway they forsook their ntts." Let the members of the church nnrf nnctfVc hn nn thp alert to KPnse the call of God to young men and .women to the ministry and to the s, mission field, and then let them do everything possible to encourage ''them on their way. ! II. Others Became Followers (Mark 10:46, 52). I When Jesus came by, blind Barti-! maws began to cry, "Jesus, son of Ik t a i . it jn ' Many around him tried to hush his (voice (v. 48), but he cried the more., Through that babel of voices Jesus heard him, stopped and sent for him, and healed him. The ear of our Lord is always attuned to hear the cry of the one in need, and His heart is quick to respond to his call. He can hear the cry of the repentant sinner through all the confusing sounds of our day. Bartimaeus became a "follower" of Jesus. He probably had no position in the church, no call to preach, but what a testimony be had. (cf. John 9:?.5). - ' Jesus needs simple, steady followers. Men and women with a plain, effective testimony-of salvalion. The army of the Lord is not made up of generals and officers only. Perhaps we have more of thorn than we nerd. - III. Some Stayed at Home (Mark .5:13-20). This striding story of the delivI'r.pm'tancp of testimony at home. y peopl" t ;.'d asked Jesus' to -;ive iv. 17 l-.cciiiise in delivering o tnnniac II" h''(l caused some svvin to to tmict and run into the .v""Thfe men neerifd a witness, and t' most effective possible word to t'ini would coiiip fnirn the fielivofl demoniac. !!e wanted to go v th .le.su, but a! lhe Master's word 'he slaved at home. ft is mud to lenvc home and loved " ies lo go if:ir If witness for Jeans 0-,risi, but si'tnei'incs it is easier in ppiik fur iii"! in a strange land than at home. Even Jesus found no honor in His own city. !f vou are tailed to witness for Ihfs Lord in the sm;ill circle of your own fiimily or community, trust God to mrkc that word for Jesus I'etriendousiy .Ilective. He can do it! JV. Others Left Koir.e and Business (Luke 5:7, 28 . Levi better known to us as Matthew was "a member of that hated group nf renegade Jews, who served the He-man invader and helped him in his cruel work of wringing extortionate taxe? from the people" (Earl L. Douglass) AsJ a result, he was rich and undoubtedly had a fine home and every de- ' sirable material possession. w He had come to know Jesus and when the-call came suddenly to follow Jesus, he did not hesitate; he did not slop to gather up his money; he did not sell his house; but he stood up and left all, and followed Jesus. . - ; t Toene raaUrr mpana Atram,. is nothing in this world that can ' hold him back when Jesus calls. He is ready to go; to the ends of the earth, and let whosoever will care for the business, his posses-! lions, everything (ct Matt. 19-29)

AT THE CHURCHES " CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

SERVICES "Are Sin, Disease, and Death" Real?" is the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of . Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, 'April 14. The Golden Text is: "Why art thou cast down, 0 my soul ? and why art thou disquieted within me ? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God" (Psalms 43:5). , Among the citations which comprise the Eesson-Sermon is the following from the Bible: '1 am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god j but me: for there is no saviour be- ' side me. 0 Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help. I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: 0 death, I will be thy plagues; 0 grave, I will be thy destruction" (Hosea 13:4, 9, 14). The Lesson-Sermon also includes the following passage from the Christian Science textbook,"Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy: "If man is never to overcome death, wny do the Scriptures say, 'The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death' ? The tenor of the Word shows that we shall obtain the vicW'OTUU'1,11"' overcome sin. The great difficulty lies in ignorance of what God is. God, Life, Truth, and Love make roan undying" (p. 427) ST. MARY CHURCH Mass Schedule April 14, 1946 Dugger, 7:30. Sullivan, 9:30. HYMERA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. B. F. Nickless, Pastor Worship service each first and third Sunday evening at 8:00 p.m. Morning worship each Sunday at 9:30 a. m.; Sunday School at 10:30. Prayer service Wednesday evening, 7:30. Junior prayer service Wednesday evening, 7:30. B. Y. F. each Sunday at 7:00 p m. The public is invited to attend these services. PENTECOST CHURCH ' 502 North Court Street. Sunday School, 9:30 a. m. Church Services, 10:30 a. m. Church Services Sunday, 7:00 p. m. 'Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:00' p. m. . Church services Saturday 7:00 p. m. at MEKOM PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH Sunday School, 9:30 A. M. Preaching, 10:30 A. M. ! Prayer meeting Wednesday, 8 j P. M. ! Cottage prayer meeting Friday, ' 8 P. M. ! Sunday night preaching, 8 P. M. All are welcome. Pearl Dean, Pastor " MEKOM PENTECOST CHURCH Everybody welcome. Come and worship with us. Sunday School, &30 A. M. Evening Worship, 7 P. M. Mid-week, Thursday, 7 P. M. W. H. Day, Pastor CHURCH OF CHRIST North State Street Sunday Services Bible Study, 9:30 A. M. Worship, 10:30 A. M. Evening Service, 7:00 P. M.. Wednesday Services Bible Study. 7:30 P.. M. . Bro. Lloyd Boyll preaches each first and third Sunday morning and evening. A welcome to all. FIRST PRESSYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Homer G. Wcisbecker, Pastor Sunday School, 9:30. Will H. Hays, Jr., Supt, Morning Worship, 10:45. Theme: ."The Divided City." , Vesper Devotion, 4:00. Theme: "Foi'frivsness." Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00. Acts 19. Communion Service, Thursday at 7:30. Union Good Friday Service,. 12:00-3:00. Our newly e!e,cted Elders and Deacons will be installed during the , Morning Worship service Sunday. . , . Our Holy Week Youth Service will be Tuesday night at 7:30. All the young people of Sullivan are invited to come and hear Chaplain Major Hartfelter speak and Bill Krash of Terre Haute, sing. CHUECH C? CHEST Evangelist C. fl. Watts vnllpreach Sunday morning at . 10:30 and Sunday night at 7:30 at the uiurch ot Christ located at 602 North Court Street. Morning j subject "Lev?". Subject for ove- i ninj. "Freedom. Through the i Truth'." ' . I Our manner of worship will continue according to the Aposties Doctrine. You are always welcome, .

YOU'RE INVITED TO ATTEND THE CHURCHES : IN SHELBUKN j ilSiST METHODIST CHURCH j Rev. Clarence R. Killlon, Minister I Sunday School, 8:30 a. m. Morning Service, 10:30 a. m. ! Epworth' League, 6:00 p. m. I Evening Service, 7:00 p. m.

CHURCH OF CHRIST Bro. Frank Adamsoa Bible Utudy 10:00 A. M. Sunday. ! I Service and Communion 11:00 . M. Sunday. i Services every second Sunday f eacft aioiith. j CHURCH O GOD Rev. Charles Stanafer, Pastur 9:30 Sunday SchooL 11:00 Morning Worship 7:30 p. m. Preaching. Wednesday 7:30 p. m., Preaching. . Friday 7:30 p. m., Y.P.E. Service. Saturday 7:30 p. m. Prenchlng. CHURCH OF GOD Mountain Assembly Church 8ev, Cherley Gibson, Pastor 0:30 A. M. Sunday School. 11:00 A. M. Sunday morning ervtcu, 7:!W Sunday evening service. H'ednrvlsy 7:30 P. M. Worship Service. v Saturday 7:30 P. M. Worship Service. SHELBCRN , FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Bible School In Junior O. U. A. M. Hall each Lord's Day morning at 9:30, followed by Lord's Supper. PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH Shelburn Ind. Henry H. Vaught, pastor Sunday Schooi at 9:30 a. m. Morning Worship at 10:30 a. m. Evangelistic Service at 7:00 p. m, Wednesday Prayer Service at 7:30 p. m. GOSPEL LIGHTHOUSE, Shelburn, J. R. Royer, pastor Sunday School at 9:30 A. M. Chas. Hunt, Supt. Morning Worship Service at 11:00 A. M. Sunday night service at 7:00 Sunday night services at 7:00 o'clock. . Every welcome. CHURCH NOTICE Bro. Lon MeClary. of Bloom-

at ington, Indiana, will preach at 'Bethany Church of Christ Sun- ' day morning at 10:30 and Sunday evening at 7:30. EveryiJne is

welcome DUGGER METHODIST Rcv- c- E- Hombcrger. pastor Sunday School at 9:30 a. m. Chas. Mason, Supt. ' Worship Service at 10:45 a. m. Youth Meeting Monday at 6:30 p. m. , " Choir Practice Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. Women's Society of Christian Service '. mating Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. Junior Fellowship Thursday at 4:00 p. m. - Prayer Service Thursday at 7:30 p. m. BETHEL METHODIST Worship Service at 9:30 a. m.1 Sunday School . at 1Q?30 a. m. Jesse Bedwell, Supt. j . Youth Meeting at 6:00 p. m. i Pnyer Servir.s Wednesday at 7:ou p. m. HXCilOSX METHODIST Sunday School at 9:30 a m. S. C. Willi;. Supt. 7orship Service at 7:30 p. ra. Prayer. Service Tuerday at 7:30 p. ra. f FHIST BAPTIST CIIUUCH Wj roan A. Hull, pastor Sunday Church School at 9:30 a. m. Orville Hossman and Virgil Baldwin, Co-Superintendents. Morning Worship .Service at 10:30 "Hosanna In The Highest" is morning sermon text. B.Y. F. at 6:20 p. m. Evening Gcspsl Service at 7:30. '(Note new time) Regular Prayer Meeting and Bibls Study Wedaesdiy night it 7:30. Msmoria! Ccrr.munion SarviC3 in memory of Our Lord's Last! Supoer on Thursday evening at 7:30. aflop a REVIVAL PLANNED AT SCOTT CITY Revival cervices will open Sunday, April 14th at the Scott City Pilgrim Holiness Church according to an announcement mada today by O. W. Spencer, pastor of the church. Rev. Paul N. Isgrlgg is th-a evangelist and services will begin each evening at 7:30 o'clock. Miss Shirley Baldwin has bsen secured as song leader for these service, Everyone is .extended, a cordial Invitation to sttend,

SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES

hMm Mlm 11 WmWW- Mv& A t??i I Li IrvrV' AK?r :

A

KECOGNIZLNG THE IMl'OIMANCE OF THE CHURCHES

MY BEAUTY SHOP SPRINGER- -GOUCKENOUR INDEX NOTION CO. DUDLEY Chevrolet Sales GILES TRANSFER CO

CARL . ENGLE

FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1946,

No time on the Christian calendar is more joyous, more devotional than the Easter season. For it was in these preEaster days, nine hundred and thirteen years ago that our Lord, Jesus Christ, walked the earth in His last days of ministry in the flesh. This is a time in which men and women, the world over, rejoice in the glory of God's way . . . happy and serene that peace once more embraces this earth . . . that His guidance js ever with us. By worshipping in your Church on the Lord's Day, you wiH'u-eceive solace and renewed faith as the intonations of the sermon, the glorious strains of the music and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit awaken in your heart the divine purpose of that first Easter.

Suliivan Telephone Co. JOHNSON Feed & Supply Co. W. G. Riggs & SonHdw. LIBERTY CAFE, Cox & Williams GARAGE

' I'lil nU4&MMpx v V,- 'rr-

TO THIS COMMUNITY THE UNDERSIGNED FIRMS HAVE GRACIOUSLY DONATED THIS SPACE:

Root Store 8 Nest C & E I R. R. On E.Wash. Lyric & Sherman Theatres Gene's Radio Service The Fashion Shop SMITH DRUG STORE

Maxwell-Brown Shoe Co. Quality, Style, Service

WILDIN'S Greenhouse "IHjoty"" HARDWARE MILBURN'S PHARMACY M&T Wrecking Co. Flynn's Burial Vaults

SULUVAN. INDIANAj

Wabash Oil Co. H. M. Stewart riarris s Economy Market Dillingham Hatchery Sullivan Indiana Sullivan Monument Co. 7 Up Bottling m I Company Richmond Greenhouse