Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 49, Number 98, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 16 May 1947 — Page 4

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SUNDA! SCHOOL LESSON By HAROLD I.. tTINDQTJIST, D. D. 1 01 The Moody Bible Institute oi Chicago. Beleased by Western Newspaper Union.' Lesson for May 18 . ( . Lesson subjects and Scripture texts m-! lected and copyrighted by International, Council of Heliglous Education; used by permission. ,' GOD IN NATIONAL AFFAIRS ' LESSON TEXT Amos 5:8-15, 21-24. ' MEMORY SELECTION Seek good,,' and not evil, that ye may live. Amos! 6:14. Social Justice, though much spoken about in recent times, has been' the concern of right thinking men ever since sin entered the world and started man's i inhumanity toward man. In the prophet Amos we find the eloquent and plain-spoken voice of one crying out against such con-; ditions almost 800 years before Christ- . This lesson is one which Is of tit-, most importance, because in our present-day struggle with social in-( Justice we have come to assume that it is primarily a political or economic question. i The book of Amos and all othes scripture rightly gets at "the focus' of infection," which is sin. Sin in the heart leads to sinful actions, and these inevitably involve others, and thus bring about social problems. ; I. God Is Great and Just (w. 6-9). From the little village of Tekoa and out of the wilderness in which he had been a herdsman came Amos, the man of God, to hurl his prophecy of disaster upon the heads of the complacent people of Israel and to take up a lamentation over those in Israel living in luxury and" prosperity. . , . ' It was true that the common people were being ground under the heel : of cruel oppression, but who cared about the poor as long as they, could be squeezed for taxes to support the luxurious comforts and pleasures of the rich? A prosperity which does not reach the homes of the poor is not a real prosperity at all. When in addition it encourages the "haves" to oppress the "havenots" it becomes a grave danger, a real cause for lamentation. Over against the social sin and sorrow of his day Amos placed the almighty and righteous God. The people were urged to seek him and his righteousness. Would they do it?. The answer came quickly. II. Men Are Small and Wicked .(vv. 10-13). Thank God that it is not true a all men, but those of Amos' Ar ,and many are like them In our day) turned away in hatred of the one who dared to rebuke their wickedness, i Sin Is always a horrible thing, but when men who have fallen into sin are responsive to correction and ready to repent and forsake their sin, there is hope. The thing which made Isarel's state so serious in the sight of God and of his prophet was that they had only hatred for those Who were bold enough to reprove them or to live among them according to God's standards (vv. 10, 13). "They who will endure no criticism have slammed the door in the face of truth. When we get to the place where we cannot endure having our faults pointed out, we are' on the way to moral collapse" .(Douglass). III. Men Should Hate Evil w.' 14, 15). God loves the sinner, even when, he is in his sin. God wants to help him, and so pleads with him to hate the evil enough to forsake it, and love the good enough to turn to God in repentance. , ' God's Word condemns sin, but Iti also presents a remedy. In Christ' we have the perfect, final, and com-1 plete answer to the sin question.' Amos, speaking centuries before j Christ, admonished Israel to repent and to turn away from the evil which they had cultivated with such assiduity, and to be equally zealous i about doing good, in the hope that "it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious" (v. 15). How favored we are to be per-" mitted not only to urge people to: turn from evil to good, but to offer them the One who is the way, the truth, and the life. ; i Israel did not repent, but In folly, depended on their religious ceremonies to satisfy, an offended God.. The prophet therefore declares that IV. God Hates Hypocrisy (w. 2124). : . 1 God had no pleasure in their religious observances and rites, because they were presented with unrepentant hearts ' and by hands which were soiled by the oppression of their fellow man. Mark it well, God has no delight In the attendance upon church services, beautiful though they may be;j, he does not listen to the sweet strains of sacred music, nor does he accept the rich "offerings" of those who live in unforsaken sin and who pay for magnificent church buildings and beautiful church services with money gotten by crooked dealings 'and social mjustic'e. , . God is Tighteous,''and God's Word always cuts right through the hy-. pocrisy of men. Let us heed the plea of Amos, that righteousness should; run through our personal and na-' tional life "as a mighty stream,"; and then we shall be ready both as Individuals and as a people to wojy bjin aright,

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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES "Mortals and Immortals'' is the iubject of the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, May 18. The Golden Text is: "The earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God" (Romans 8:19). i Among the citations which comprise the Lesson-Sermon is the following from the Bible: "Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: And when the Lod saw her, he had compassion on he, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier: and they that bear him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother" (Luke 7:12-15). 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: "Man is more than a material form with a mind inside, which must escape from its environments in order to be immortal. Man reflects infinity, and this reflection is the true idea of God. . . . Mortals have a very imperfect sense of the spiritual man and of the infinite range of his thought. To him belongs eternal Life" tn. 258). ST. MARY CHURCH Mass Schedule May 18 Sullivan, 7:30. Shelburn, 9:30. , 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 at 7:00 p. m. Church services Saturday at 7:00 p. m. MEROM PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH Sunday School, 9:30 A. M. Preaching, 10:30 A. M. Prayer meeting Wednesday, 8 p. m. 1 Cottage prayer meeting Friday, 8 p. m. . Sunday night preaching, 8 p. m. Lee Lashbrooks, Pastor MEROM TENTECOST CHURCH Everybody welcome. Come and worship with us. Sunday School, 9:30 a. m. Evening .Worship, 7 P. M. Mid-week, Thursday, 7 P. M. W. II. Day, Pastor SCOTT CITY PILGRBI . HOLINESS CHURCH Sunday School, 9:30 a. m. Preaching Service, 10:30 a. m. Preaching Services, 7:00 p. m. Weekly Prayer Meeting . Tuesjday night at 7:00. , I You are invited to worship with CHURCH OF CHRIST N. State St. Bible study, 9:30 a. m. Worship, 10:30 a. m. Evening service, 7:30. Wednesday evening service, 7:30. Preaching each second and fourth Sunday by C. F. Peck.. SULLIVAN PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH Rev. R. VV. Brown, pastor In the building just across the street north of the Kiggs Hardware Store. Welcome to a church where, you are a stranger but once. , Sunday School, 9:30. Worship service, 10:45. Evangelistic service, 7:30. Mid-week service Thursday, 7:30. Young Peoples meeting in the home of Evelyn Hiatt, West Johnson Street, Friday evening, 7:30. CHURCH OF CHRIST East Jackson Street. Preston L. Winchcll, minister - "Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people." Prov. 14:34. Righteousness is' the chief factor, not only in prosperity, but in the safety of any nation. The nation that lives by the Bible will be kept free from strife. It will not ignore the dictator- of common sense and lay down its arms, inviting others to over run and over ride it. It will maintain its own strength and dignity. But j it will maintain first of all righteousness of conduct. We owe ' it to our posterity to the nation in which . we live to Almighty God, who is willing to save us, and to the well-being of our own soul to go to church. Will you come? , FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Homer G. Weisbecker Pastor Sunday School at 9:30 a. m., Russell Inbody, Supt. Morning worship, 10:45. Theme: "Trumpets in the Morning." Senior choir practice Wednesday, 7:30. The Women's Associatiop will have their annual May Breakfast on Friday, May 23. Rabbi Mervis of Terre Haute will be the speaker.

YOU'RE INVITED TO ATTEND THE CHURCHES IN SHELBURN FIRST METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Lester N. Abel, Minister Church School, 9:30 a. m. Morning Worship, 10:30 a. m. Evening Service, 7:00 p. m. SHELBURN . CHURCH OF CHRIST Bible Study, 10:00 a. m. , . Worship Service, 11:00 a. m. Bro. Herman Goble will preach every first Lord's day of each month , at both . morning and evening services. 1

. . . CHURCH OF GOD Rev. Hughes R. Morehead' 9:30 Sunday School. 11:00 Morning Worship. 7:30 p. m. Preaching. Wednesday 7:30 p. m., Preaching. Thursday 7:30 p. m., Y. P. E. Services. Saturday 7:30 p m.Treaching " ' CHURCH OF GOD Mountain Assembly Church Rev. Cherley Gibson, Pastor 9:30 A. M. Sunday School. 11:00 A. M. Sunday morning service. r -1 r - -. 7;30 Sunday evening service. Wednesday 7:30 P. M. Worship Service. Saturday 7:30 P. M, Worship Service. SHELBURN 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. .h PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH Shelburn Ind. , Carl R. Brunton, pastor Sunday School, at 9:30 a. m. Morning Worship at 10:30 a. m. Evangelistic Service at 8:00 p. m. Wednesday . Prayer Service at 7:30 p. m. CHURCH OF GOD MISSION (Formerly Gospel Lighthouse) Shelburn, Ind. J. R. Royer, Pastor Sunday School at 9:30 A. M. Chas. Hunt, Supt. Sunday night services at 7:00 o'clock. . Wednesday night services at 7:00 o'clock. Saturday night services also at 7:00 o'clock. Everyone welcome. FTRST BAPTIST CHURCH Dugger, Ind. Joseph Humrickhouse, pastor Sunday School each Sunday at 9:30 a. m. Morning Worship at 10:45 a. m. B. Y. F. each Sunday evening at 6:30. Evening Worship at 7:30. Prayer Service and ' Bible Study Thursday at 7:30 p. m. Communion Service 2nd Sunday morning each month, followed by morning worship. All services central standard time.. . , , FIRST BAPTIST CHURCn Wyman A. Hull, pastor Sunday Church School at 9:30 a. m., Allan Letterman, Supt. Morning worship service, 10.30. B.Y.F. at 6:30 p. m., Mary Simmers, President. Evening service at 7:30. Rev.

Walter House of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League will be the speaker. Prayer and Study Group meeting Wednesday night at 7:30. Service honoring graduates will be. held Thursday night at 7:00 in church sanctuary. The Northern Baptist Convention will meet this week at Atlantic City, The church is sending the pastor as a delegate.

FULL GOSPEL MISSION Emery Dilley, Pastor Sunday School, 9:30. Church service, 10:30. Evening service, 7:00. Tuesday services 7.00. Friday services, 7:00. . . Tuesday night is Bible reading

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DUGGER METHODIST Rev. C. E. Hombergcr, pastor Sunday School at 9:30 a. m., Charles Mason, Supt. ' Worship service, 10:45. At this service Allen Kraft of Indianapolis, a chalk artist, will be the speaker. Youth Fellowship Monday, 6:00. Choir practice Tuesday, 7:30. W.S.C.S. meeting Tuesday, 7:30. Prayer meeting 7:30' Thursday, 7:30. . Quarterly conference, Mjay 29, 7:30.

BETHEL METHODIST Sunday School at 9:30 a. m., Jesse Bedwell, Supt. Class meeting, 10:30. -Worship service, -7:30. 1 Dr. William F. McConn, President of Marion College, Marion, Indiana, will be the speaker. Youth Fellowship Monday, 6:00. Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:30.

HICKORY METHODIST . Worship service, 9:30 a. m. Allen Kraft of Indianapolis, a chalk artist, will be the speaker. Sunday School, 10:30 "a. m., S. C. Willis, Supt. Prayer service Tuesday, 7:30.

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casual meetings and the deepening friendships that spring from them. Wise parents are vitally concerned with the circumstances and place pf such youthful contacts. - At what better place could these young people meet than tHeic; church? Here they are learning to discover the best that is in themselves and in others. Here, too, they are provided natural opportunities for finding friends with common interests and a mutual sense of moral Values. ., ... But first must come the example of parents. It is when we support the Church by regular attendance and constant interest that our sons and daughters realize its importance in their own lives. : ; And happily, for parents and children alike, .worshipping Gob! -and meeting other' people on a common ground of faith and understanding we discovat the fines things pf life ',"'." "

Recognizing The Importance Of The Churches Of This Community The Under- . signed Firms Have Graciously Donated This Space.

MY BEAUTY SHOP Phone 600 Sherman Building ' SPRINGERGOUCKENOUR COMPANY Ladies Apparel INDEX NOTION CO. "Sells Everything & 1 For Less" DUDLEY '. CHEVROLET SALES 109 South Main SULLIVAN TELEPHONE CO. Phone 196 12 East Washington - " JOHNSON FEED & SUPPLY COMPANY Sullivan-Linton W. G. KIGGS & SON HARDWARE 25 North Main COX & WILLIAMS GARAGE Phone 619 . 207 North Section " ROOT'S SULLIVAN STORE Quality Costs Less ' -At Root's LYRIC & SHERMAN THEATRES R. H. Trick er." Mgr. an. 1 111 iii "hi lii "megBMaBB

THE FASHION SHOP Phone 380 J. C. Greenberg SMITH DRUG STORE Phone 375 103 South Main COUNTY HARDWARE Vaughn Jones North Side Square MILBURN S PHARMACY Phone 181 The Rexall Store 7 UP BOTTLING CO. Phone 501 . Fresh Up with 7 Up CITIZENS GARAGE Phone 98 , Richard Loyd, Prop. DAVIDSON CLEANERS Phone 371 Glessie Lewellyn, . Prop. .WELDIN'S GREENHOUSE Phone 9214 , . Beautiful Floral Designs SULLIVAN DECORATING COMPANY : Wallpaper & Faint Store DRAKE BROS, i Phone 335 ; ' Expert Body Builder's

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SULLIVAN TRACTOR SALES Phone 851 "Ferguson System" M. & T. WRECKING COMPANY Phone 452 Used Auto Parts PETROLEUM SERVICE CO. Distributor Shell Oil Products f BOYLL & SON MOTOR CO. " 418' South Section WABASH OIL COMPANY Phone 314 H. M. Stewart SEVIER & BARCUS STANDARD STATION Across From High School FORD'S GROCERY Phone 456 Quality Meats', Fruits, Veeetables DOME GAS CO. 8 West Washington Phone 389 CRICIIFIELD MOTOR CO. Dodge Sales & Service Phone 322 ' FLYNN'S BURIAL VAULTS .309 South Court St. ' Phone 352

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SERVICE GREENIIO FTD Service Phone 363 DIXIE GRILL Lucille & Rudy ' ' Phone 20 DILLINGHAM HATCIft 15 North Main St Phcne 382 CITY TAXI Phone 239 Anywhere Any tin BEN'S BLOCK PLA 12 East Mill St. Phone 270 1 ... BOYD ELECTRIC SI? 201 North Section 5 Phone. 872 The COFFEE Sboif Hawkins & Clark Open 24 Hours Dai STAHL'S STANDARD 29 North Section S Phone 262 MERCHANTS ICE & CO 537 South Main St Phone 42 NU-WAY GAR AG j 20 South Section Sj Phone 167