Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 49, Number 123, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 20 June 1947 — Page 4

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SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES-i FRIDAY, JUNE 20. 1947. SULLIVAN. INDIANA

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Oi The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Beleaisd by Western Newspaper Union.

Lesson for June 22

' Lessen subjects and Scripture texts selected and copyrighted by tntemational Council or Religious Education; uee4 by permission.

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jXHE TRAGIC END OP A NATION

LESSON TEXT n Kings 2S-.1-1J. MEMORY SELECTION Righteous

ness exalteth a nation: but sin is a re

proach to. any people. Proverbs 14:34. The end of the road! Down, down, down went Judah in its sinful refusal to keep God's Word, and ultimately came the final day of reckoning. It always does! The catastrophe which had long been approaching had arrived at last The fall of. a capital city, which carries with It the empire, is a world-shaking event. The fall oi pome shattered the world for a thousand years. The fall of Berlin and Tokyo are within the memory of all of us, and the results are een in a disordered world. .' The destruction of Jerusalem, which our lesson presents, was even more serious; for it was not only a national tragedy, but also one with (Jeep religious significance. The wicked king Jehoiakim was succeeded by his son Jehoiachin, a mere boy who reigned only three months. He gave way to Nebuchadnezzar, who appointed as his successor his uncle .Zedekiah. It is in the verses Just preceding our lesson that we learn that Zedekiah turned against Babylon in an act of I. Rebellion (v. 1). 7 . Zedekiah ignored his oath of allegiance (II Chron. 35:13), for which he was condemned by Ezeklel as a traitor (Ezek. 17:13-18), Zedekiah has well been called the vanishing point in a diminishing line of kings. It was an evil thing he did (II Kings 24:19), and one which showed his . eonceit, vanity and rashness. True it was that he only followed what he had learned from his pred-

'. ecessors, but that Is never a good i excuse for a man foolishly to turn , against God's will. - Observe that God was not Just a - disinterested spectator, and yet he " had come to the place where be let . Judah go down to its own awful - doom. The worst thing that can happen to a man or a natioa is to be let alone by God! ' , Zedekiah's act of. folly quickly - brought '

n. Retribution (w. 2-10). Jeremiah urged Zedekiah to eur render (sea Jer. 87, 38) in order to

ave Jerusalem and himself, but h

refused, and the city was besieged. The king's refusal to hear God'a

prophet and his turning to Egypt

for help speak to us of. the manner in which unrepentant sinners reject God's mercy and then seek help at the hopeless cisterns of this world (Jer. 2:13). , "c The king tried to flee, but was taken captive. Then came the siege of Jerusalem. For one and one-hall years the enemy gradually closed in, while famine and distress grew apace in the city. Jeremiah went through this entire period sharing his people's trouble. The book of Lamentations Is the record of this eyewitness. Sin does Its terrible work. Even as it can take a great city and turn It into a plague spot marked by cruelty, suffering and death, even so it can bring forth its inevitable and unspeakable results in the life of the Individual who persists In re sisting the voice of God. Note also that the sin of Zedekiah brought quick " judgment, not only Jon himself, but upon his innocent children (v. 7), and on many in the besieged city who were equally guiltless of wrongdoing. It is again a picture of what sin does today in the homes and communities of our nation. III. Removal (w. 11, 12). ; : The fall of Jerusalem " prepared the way for the closing scene of the immediate history of the nation as the people went into captivity. It also ended for the time being the history of the city that had once so proudly held a position of privilege and power, but was now brought down by its sin and rebellion against God. We say rightly that history repeats itself. We see that any nation that lifts itself up in pride and forgets God will Inevitably perish. We ask ourselves where our vbeloved country stands. As we consider its , debauchery and drunkenness, its . disregard of moral standards, its indifference to the things of God, we feel that instead of pointing a finger of scorn at Judah, we ought to be on our faces before God in penitence and shame. : , '. Let us not assume that we hold a . place of favor with" God, which exempts us from the certainty of judgment. Israel was his chosen, and, they still are, for his promises of ultimate blessing 1 to ' them .have never been' withdrawn. But their sin brought certain punishment, and the same is true today not only of the nation but of the individual. The Sunday school lessons will take up the history of Israel again at this point in April, 1948, when we ; consider the captivity and the partial return of ttte people to their

CHRISTIAN tdENCg SERVICES "Is the Universe, Including Man, Evolved by Atomic Force T" is the subject of the Lesson-Sermon m all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, June 22. - The Golden Text u: "Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; . and the heavens are the works of thine hands" (Hebrews 1:10). ; Among the citations which comprise the Lesson-Sermon - is the following from the Bible: "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new" (Revelation 21:1, 4, 5). ' ; The Lesson-Sermon also includes Ihe following passage from the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy: "In St. John's vision, heaven and earth stand for spiritual ideas, and the sea, as a symbol of tempesttossed human concepts advancing and receding, is represented as having passed away. The divine understanding reigns, is all, and there is no other consciousness" (p. 536)'

ST. MARY CHURCH Mass Schedule ' ' ' June 22 Sullivan, 7:30. ' , Dugger, 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, t

7:00 p. m.

Church services Saturday it

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. Cottage prayer meeting Friday, 8 p. m.

Sunday night preaching, 8 p, m. . Lee Lashbrooks, Pastor

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.

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, Preaching CHURCHOF GOD Mountain Assembly Church Rev. Cherley Gibson, Pastor 9:30 A. M. Sunday School. 11:00 A. M. Sunday morning service. 7:30 Sunday evening service. Wednesday 7:30 P, M. Worship Service. Saturday ' 7:30 P. M. Worship Service.

SHELBTJRN f ERST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Bible School in Junior O. U. A. M. Hall each Lord's Day morning at 9:30, followed by Lord's Supper.

MEROM PENTECOST 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. H. Day, PaBtor

SCOTT CITY PDLGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH Sunday School, 9:30 a. m. Preaching Service, 10:30 a. m. Preaching Services, 7:00 p. m. Weekly Prayer Meeting Tues day night at 7:00.

You are invited to worship with

us.

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

101 N. Main St. R. W. Brown, pastor I Let the people do more than just throne Jesus this Lord's day. I.et us as a people press through the multitudes and touch Him. Mark 5:25-34. . ' The churches of Sullivan and vicinity extends unto all people a warm welcome to the church of I your choice.

1 Sunday School, 9:30 a. m.

Morning theme:

Effort", 10:45

PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH ' Shelburn Ind. Carl R. Rrun ton, 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.

FntST BAPTIST CHURCH Dugger. Ind. Joseph Hurarickhouse, 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.

FULL GOSPEL MISSION Emery Dilley, pastor Sunday School, 9:30. ' Church service, 10:30. Evening services, 7:00. Tuesday services, 7:00. Friday services, 7:00.

Tuesday night is Bible reading

night. Come and bring your Bible. Everyone welcome.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Wyman A. Hull, pastor Sunday Church School, 9:30 a. m., Allan Letterman, Supt. Morning worship service, 10:30. Junior church service, 10:30. B. Y. F. at 6:30. Evening Gospel service, 7:30. Camrjbell Class Partv' Tupsrlav

"A United night.

I Brotherhood of the Association

night at Friendship

meeting Wednesday

Evangelistic service, Kev. JacK- Tuesday son guest speaker, 7:30 p. m. ' church. Prayer meeting Thursday, 7:30. ' Prayer

Hear the '. "Pilgrim Voice" nieht. 7-30.

broadcast every Saturday from Missionary meeting Thursday 9:15 to 9:45 a. m. (CST) over afternoon at 2 o'clock at the radio station WSUA, Blooming- home of Mrs. Edcar Collins.

ton. Rev. Melvin Snyder, District Shakamak Camp starts June

superintendent, is me speaner. . 30th.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Homer G. Weisbecker, Pastor

Sunday School, 9:30. Russell Inbody, Supt. ' ' Morning worship, 10:45. Theme, "The G. A." Charles Snavely, a recent delegate to the great National ' General Assembly, will speak. The Association will have a family night covered dish supper on Friday, June 27th at 6:30. "The Forgotten Village" will be shown. Zoe Coulson, Ben Wernz and Linda Weisbecker leave for the Youth Conference at Camp Bedford, Monday. John Libke, Lee Coulson, Don Howard, Harold Raines and Rev. Weisbecker leave for Camp Kosciusko, Sunday.

DUGGER METHODIST J Rev. C. E. Homberger, pastor I Sunday School at 9:30 a. m., Charles Mason, Supt. Worship service, 10:45 a. m. I Youth meeting Monday, 6:00. Official Board Meeting Monday, 7:30. Choir practice Tuesday, 7:30.

Prayer service Thursday, 7:30.

CHURCH NOTICE Bro. Lon F. McClary of Bloomington, Indiana, will preach for the Church of Christ, 602 North Court Street, Sullivan, . Sunday, June 22 at ' 10:30 a. m. and 7:30. p. m. You are cordially invited to attend.

BETHEL METHODIST Worship service, 9:30 a. m. Sunday School, at 10:30 a. m., Jesse Bedwell, Supt. Youth meeting Monday, 6:00. Prayer service Wednesday, 7:30. Official Board Meeting . Wednesday, 8:30 p.m.'' CHURCH OF CHRIST East Jackson Street Preston L. Winchell, minister And' unto' this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord: Behold I set before you the wav of life, and the way of death. Jer. 21:8. Sermon topics this Lord's day: 10:30 a. m., "Decision." 7:30 p. m., "The Voyage of Life." The best education is self-, knowledge. Come and study with us.

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Recognizing The Importance Of The Churches Of This Community The Under-

signed rirms Have uraciously IJonated ihis opace.

DAVDDSON CLEANERS Phone 371 Glessie Lewellyn, Prop. MY BEAUTY. SHOP Phone 600 Sherman Building SPRINGERGOUCKENOUR COMPANY Ladies Apparel INDEX NOTION CQ. "Sells Everything & For Less" DUDLEY CHEVROLET SALES 109 South Main JOHNSON PEED & SUPPLY COMPANY Sullivan-Linton W. G. RJGGS & SON HARDWARE 25 North Main COX & WTLLIAMS GARAGE Phone 619 :, ' 207 North Section ROOT'S SULLIVAN STORE Quality Costs Less .At Root's LYRIC & SHERMAN THEATRES ' R. H. Trfcker. Met.

THE FASHION SHOP Phone 380 J. C. Greenberg SMITH DRUG STORE Phone 375 103 South Main COUNTY HARDWARE Vaughn Jones North Side Square MHjBURN'S PHARMACY Phone 181 The Rexall Store 7 UP BOTTLING CO. Phone SOI Fresh Up with 7 Up CITIZENS GARAGE Phone 98 Richard Loyd, Prop. SULLIVAN TELEPHONE CO. . Phone 196 12 East Washington WILDIN'S GREENHOUSE ' ' . Phone 9214 Beautiful Floral Designs SULLIVAN DECORATING ; COMPANY ' . Wallpaper & Paint Store

DRAKE BROS. Phone 335 Expert Body Builders SULLIVAN TRACTOR SALES Phone 851 ' "Ferguson System" M. & T. WRECKING COMPANY ' Phone 452 " ' Used Auto Parts PETROLEUM SERVICE CO. Distributor Shell Oil Products WABASH OIL COMPANY Phone 314 H. M. Stewart SEVIER & BARCUS STANDARD : STATION Across From High School FORD'S GROCERY Phone 456 Quality Meats, Fruits. Vegetables DOME GAS CO. 8 West Washington Phone 389 FLYNN'S BURIAL VAULTS -. 3Q9 South Court St. Phone 352

SERVICE GREENHOUSE FTD Service . 1 Phone 363

The COFFEE Shop Hawkins & Clark Open 24 Hours Daily

STAHL'S STANDARD SERVICE . 29 North Section St. Phone 263 BOYLE'S NEWS STAND Phone 189 . West Side Square SULLTVAN CO. R. E. M. C. Servicing Sullivan and Vteo Counties SPRINGER MOTOR SALES Phone 178 Your Packard Dealer INTERIOR HOUSE Fhone 137 Mrs. Wm. TLeal GDLES TRANSFER CO. Phone 355 Local & Long Distance Trucking GENE'S RADIO SERVICE Phone 745 Philco Auto Radios