Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 38, Number 9, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 11 December 1942 — Page 2

Improved | SUNDAY International || SCHOOL -:-LESSON By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D, Os The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.)

Lesson for December 13 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts selected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. ‘ THE VALUE OP THE CHURCH TO THE SOCIAL ORDER . LESSON TEXT — - Matthew 5:13-16; Mark 12:13-17; I Peter 2:13-17. GOLDEN TEXT—-Ye are the salt of the earth ... Ye are the light of the world.—Matthew 5:13. 14. Social and political leaders have in the church the strongest influence for good in all the world. One marvels that those who profess to seek the best for humanity, who try every kind of social experiment, who labor with every expedient of man, fail to see and use in full measure the power of Christianity. Perhaps the explanation is that some of these leaders are themselves unsaved men, who do not understand spiritual things, and are not willing to give God the glory. Perhaps in the case of others it is because of ignorance or lack of contact with the church. Whatever the reason, the situation should be remedied. America could solve her problems, both social and political, by a nation-wide revival of true Christianity, with the accompanying salvation of sands of unconverted. If we cannot have that, let us not fail to have a revival in our own hearts, our own churches, our neighborhoods or communities. We find in our lesson that the church is I. A Powerful Influence for Moral Good (Matt. 5:13-16). Salt in the midst of corruption, light in a world of unbelievable darkness —what Striking and meaningful figures with which to describe the Christian. Believers are - the “salt of the earth” because they draw their savor from God Himself. The Christian church, by God’s own statement, is His own powerful antiseptic which preserves the social order from falling into the moral decay which sometimes seems imminent. It should, therefore, be honored and encouraged by that society which it serves. Christians are the “light of the world,” and it is the essential nature of light to shine. The darker its surroundings the more marked its brightness, and the more needed its illumination. The good works of Christians reflect the goodness of God, and so they glorify His worthy name. Brother, >is your light burning brightly in this wicked world? 11. A Stabilizing Element in Society (Mark 12:13-17). The world is in social ferment, and our own country has its share of “isms” and social theories calling men to follow, asking their loyalty, making them Utopian promises without foundation. Alert and intelligent Americans are concerned about these clamorous voices, many of which are quite properly suspected of having purposes far from beneficial to our American way of life, or to democracy itself. Yet they dare not oppose them lest there be the cry of denial of freedom of speech, etc. What can we do to meet them? Here is the answer: Preach Christ. Bring men to a saving knowledge of Him and to a godly way of living. For the Christian is directed by Christ Himself to “render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s”— and they do it too, because they have first rendered “to God the things that are God’s.” 111. A Loyal Example ot Good Citizenship (I Pet. 2:13-17). The highest measure of loyalty to country is the Christian standard here stated. In Romans 13:1-10 we learn that all authority comes from God and that the power of rulers is to be recognized as His gift. That means that true rulers will submit to Him in every detail of their government, seeking to know and to do His will. However, the Christian gives loyal obedience to the “powers that be” even though they may not recognize the source of their power. This is subject only to the limitation that they may not demand that we do those things that dishonor God’s name. Since their only real power to rule comes from Him, they have no authority to tell anyone to do that which is against His holy will. When that happens, the Higher Authority takes over and our loyalty must be to Him, the King of kings. The Christian then will be the best citizen, eager to do what king or country may ask, in order thus to bear a good testimony and to close the mouth of foolish critics of the church. The history of our country and of other lands reveals the names of many illustrious Christian patriots, and the roll of honor of those who loved and served their country well in the humble and difficult places, would bear its hundreds of thousands of names which are found also on the roll of the church. Christians, let us be earnest and intelligent followers of Christ, whose lives" count for moral uprightness. “For God and Country” is the excellent motto of the American Legion, but it should be more than that; it should be the purpose of every Christian citizen.

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Jellies Lend Their Sparkle to Christmas Presents! (See Recipes Below.)

Christmas Jelly Gifts Don’t you like the sight of brightly colored jelly flirting gaily with

red, green, silver and gold Christmas wrappings? There’s not a nicer present to give at Christmas time to many of ) your homemaker ' friends whom you

have met at Red Cross meetings, nursing classes and knitting sessions this past year than a small box of assorted jellies and jams—fresh from your own kitchen. Jelly-making in winter? Yes, indeed. Chances are that you put up a lot of fruit juice during the summer—without sugar-*-and now you have saved enough from your sugar ration to make up a few batches of jelly. It’s perfect for gift-giving and fine for boosting your fast dwindling supply shelf. You can use winter fruits, too—cranberries, grapefruit, lemon and oranges. -Whatever you make, the results will be received with real holiday cheers! Remember if your sugar supply is slender, you can use corn syrup and honey. Just follow directions carefully. Let’s start the gift making with this tart, brightly colored marmalade: Tangerine Marmalade. (Makes 9 6-ounce glasses) 4 cups prepared fruit 7 cups sugar 1 bottle fruit pectin To prepare fruit, remove skins in quarters from 8 to 10 tangerines

and discard, white fibers on inside of skins and on, peeled fruit. With a very sharp! knife, cut rind in- ■ to fine shreds. I Add % cup wa- I ter and ¥s tea- ’

spoon soda, bring to a boil, simmer, covered for 10 minutes. Dice peeled tangerines, add with juice to cooked rind, simmer, covered 20 minutes longer. Measure sugar and prepared fruit into a kettle, filling up last cup with water if necessary. Mix well. Bring to a full, rolling boil over hottest fire. Stir constantly while boiling. Boil hard 1 minute. Remove from fire. Stir in bottled pectin. Then stir and skim by turns for just 5 minutes to cool slightly to prevent floating fruit Pour quickly. Paraffin hot marmalade at once. You’ll be dressing up many a meat extender and meat saver dish with pretty accompaniments during the coming months. Try this bright jelly with your lamb dishes: Mint and Honey Jelly. (Makes 5 6-ounce glasses) % cup boiling water 2 tablespoons dried mint leaves 2Ji cups strained honey

Lynn Says: Boughs of Holly: Let’s deck the house and the table with evergreen and bright berries. Here’s how. Weave those extra branches you trimmed from the Christmas i tree around wire—if you can still find some—and perk up with bright colored berries. Hang this on the front door or in the window or place on the mirror on the table. Interesting wreaths can be made by dipping boughs in soapsuds or white paint. Nestle fruit or cones inside the wreath for the table and your centerpiece is ready! Shape freshly popped white popcorn into cone shapes and set on a green pedestal to look like a Christmas tree—this is lovely for the table. Stick cranberries or gumdrops among popcorn trees for color. Christmas tree decorations will be fewer this year than before, but you can string sugared cookies and cranberries and use fluffs of cotton for the tree. Old fashioned candles are nice too.

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This Week’s Mena Brown Onion Soup •Meat Balls with Sour Cream Sauce Green Beans Carrots Boiled Potatoes Lettuce with French Dressing Cranberry-Apple Compote i Cookies Beverage •Recipe Given

Green food coloring 14 cup bottled pectin Pour boiling water over mint Cover and let stand 15 minutes. Strain and add enough water to make % cup. Add honey and heat to boiling, adding coloring to tint a light green. Add pectin, stirring constantly. Heat to full rolling boil. Remove from heat at once, skim and pour into sterile glasses. Seal with paraffin. Poultry of all kinds will be a favorite on your menus during the meat rationing period. And what is chicken or turkey without cranberries or cranberry and orange relish? It’s like meat without salt, pie without a good crust, in other words, incomplete. Cranberry-Orange Relish. (Makes 1 quart relish) 2 large oranges 4 cups cranberries 2 cups sugar or IJ4 cups honey Cut oranges into eighths and remove seeds. Force cleaned cranberries and orange (rind and pulp) through a food chopper. Mix well, add sugar or honey and stir until mixed. Make several hours before using. Pack in sterile glasses and seal. Short on butter? You’ll enjoy the sunny citrus fruit marmalade that makes toasted breads, muffins and biscuits really delicious: Orange-Lemon-Grapefruit. Marmalade. (Makes 3 pints) 2 large oranges 1 large lemon H medium grapefruit m quarts water per pound fruit 3 cups sugar Wash fruit and cut into eighths. Remove seeds and white core and

cut into thinnest possible slices. Weigh. For each pound of fruit, / add 1% quarts! water. Bring slow-! ly to the boiling point and cook % to % hour or un- 5

til fruit is tender. Set aside overnight. The next day measure pulp and juice—there should be 1 quart for each pound of fresh fruit. If there is more juice, boil it down. If there is less, add water to make it up. Add sugar and boil rapidly until syrup gives the jelly testjells on a saucer, or two drops fall off spoon at same time as it is held 5 minutes. Turn into clean, dry glasses and seal with paraffin. ♦Meat Calls. (Serves 4) 6 slices enriched bread Ji cup miik Ji pound ground beef Js teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon ti need onion % cup sour cream Pour milk over bread and let it stand 15 minutes. Press excess milk out of bread. Combine meat, bread, onion, salt and pepper. Shape into round, flat cakes. Fry in skillet in which a little fat has been placed. When brown, on both sides, add cream and simmer 5 to 7 minutes. Arrange balls on a platter with green beans, carrot strips and potatoes Serve sauce from meat. Does the whipped cream get sulky? The cake fall at the crucial moment? The table decorations look flat and pointless? Explain your problem to Lynn Chambers and she'll tell you what to do about it. JF rile her at Western Newspaper Union, 210 South Desplaines Street, Chicago, 111. Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope for vour reply. Released by Western Newspaper Union.

PREPAREDNESS AMERICAN RED CROSS HP HE 3,725 Red Cross chapters, located in nearly every county in the United States, perform a very important service for members of the armed forces and their dependents. This is the work done by the Red Cross in case an emergency furlough for the service man becomes necessary." While the county’s Red Cross chapter itself cannot request these furloughs, it can speed up action on them if the family will notify the county Red Cross chapter immediately after the emergency arises. The actual request for the furlough must be made by the service man to his commanding officer, who refers it to the camp Red Cross field director. A telegram from the field director then asks the local Red Cross chapter to verify information furnished by the service man. If the family notifies the county Red- Cross chapter at the same time it does the service man, the Red Cross can get the necessary verification of facts to the camp about the same time the furlough is requested. If investigations bear out the service man’s story, he usually gets the furlough. But the county Red Cross chapter must report the facts if the situation is not really an emergency, or if there is anything else that may make the man’s return less urgent. County Red Cross chapters also make available actual financial aid to service men and their families in emergencies. If the man needs money for the trip home, or if the family needs money because of the service man’s absence, the Red Cross may make it available through a loan or draft. Prepared Exclusively for WNU.

a bit on the Humorous Side

Lone Sufferer It was a bright Sunday afternoon but the minister found Johnny sulking on the curb. Questioning revealed that Johnny had lost all his marbles to the neighborhood shark. “Perhaps,” suggested the minister, “that is your punishment for playing marbles on Sunday.” “Oh, heck,” retorted Johnny. “What about the other kid?” His Timepiece “Mummy, is it one o’clock?” “Not yet, dear.” ■ “H’m, my tummy’s fast.” Prophetic Vision “Yes, he comes of a very prophetic family. His father,-for example, knew four months beforehand the day that he would die.” “Remarkable. How did he know?” “The judge told him.” Most of the pleasure in giving is knowing that your gift is appreciated. For those smokers on your * Christmas list, there are gifts sure . to please. Send Camel cigarettes either in the Camel Christmas Carton or the Camel “Holiday House” package of four “flat fifties.” Either way you give 200 mild, flavorful Camels —the service man’s favorite. If he smokes a pipe, send him the big pound canister of Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco —the National Joy Smoke. , And if he’s in the service, these gifts are even more appropriate, for cigarettes and tobacco are the service man’s favorite gifts. Both ,'Jamels and Prince Albert are spe- | •ially Christmas wrapped. Your lealer is featuring them as gifts ( sure to please.—Adv.

r—- \ -cuMef GIVE ME msrfMTM SBWCg / CAMELS EVERY With men in the Army, Navy, Marines, ( TIME. THEY'VE GOT 1 |j| and Coast Guard, the favorite cigarette tA/UAT I WANT 1 Wfi is Camel. (Based on actual sales records Wnnl I IrVMfNI — A in Post Exchanges and Canteens.) ( MILDNESS —— _ B \ AND FLAVOR CAM E COSTLIER TOBACCOS

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A TTRACTIVE simplicity is the ; ** theme of these four pillow slip | motifs, all of which come on one pattern, Z 9405. Cross stitch waterlilies and a delightful rose bouquet make two pairs; another pair is to be banded with the interesting lazy daisy motif, and the i fourth pair bears an engaging row ! of miniature baskets. , Roaring Sun The sun is a great roaring furnace. We see it but cannot hear it because noise is conveyed only by waves in matter, such as air or liquids or solids. Light is conveyed through a non-material i “something” called the Ether, | which seems to be everywhere. Between us and the sun is no material substance, so sound cannot pass to us, only light. Incidentally, we may remark that if sound could come to us, as light does, from the sun, we should all be permanently deafened.

A Diplomat At a reception in Washington a young man was asked by a widow to guess her age. “You must have some idea,” she said, as he hesitated. “I have several ideas,” he admitted. “The trouble is that I hesitate whether to make it ten years younger on account of your looks, or ten years Older on account of your intelligence.” Squaring Himself Teacher (to class)—Now, children, I want you all to draw a ring. Tommy drew a square. Teacher—Tommy, I told you to draw a ring, and you have drawn a square. Why? Tommy—Mine’s a boxing ring.

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With an assortment of nuts, dried fruits, toothpicks, pipe cleaners, cloves, candies and a knife, and a little imagination, you can make many different party favors. • * * * To help prevent the filling from soaking into the undercrust of a two-crust or custard pie with uncooked filling, beat an egg white just enough to have a few bubbles form. Spread thinly over the lower crust and then add filling. When heated the white forms a little coating which helps to prevent the filling from going into the crust.

Replace worn out slips with new ones embroidered in these captivating designs. Pattern Z 9405 is 15 cents. The transfer will stamp several sets of each if you wish. Send your order to:

AUNT MARTHA Box 166-W Kansas City. Mo. Enclose 15 cents, for each pattern desired. Pattern No Name Address ~

Patience ] DATIENCE is the guardian of f * faith the preserver of peace, the cherisher of love, the teacher of humility. Patience governs the I flesh, strengthens the spirit, sweetens the temper, stifles anger, extinguishes envy, subdues; she bridles the tongue, refrains the hand, tramples upon temptations. endures persecutions, consummates martyrdom. Patience adorns the woman and improves the man: is loved in a child, praised in a young man, admired in an old man; she is beautiful in either sex and every age.—Bishop Horne. " The best is none too good for our men in the service. That’s why it’s worthwhile consulting them for their gift preferences this Christmas. According to surveys made in camps and barracks, cigarettes and smoking tobacco head the list as the gifts preferred by. our boys in O. D. and blue. Camel is their favorite cigarette (based on sales records in Post Exchanges and Canteens). If he’s a pipe-smoker, a big favorite is Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco, the largestselling tobacco in the world. You have your choice of the Camel Christmas Carton, or the Camel “Holiday House” package containing four “flat fifties,” Prince Albert is packaged in the pound canister. All are handsomely gift packaged with space for your Christmas message. Your dealer is featuring them now.—Adv.

For Victory BUY U.S.BONDS AND STAMPS

To make dustless dustcloths pour one tablespoon of a good furniture polish into a glass fruit jar and shake jar until polish is well coated on sides of jar. Put into jar a yard of" clean cheesecloth, cover jar and let cloth remain in it for two or three , days. When cloth becomes soiled, wash out in soap and water, dry it and place in the jar for another few days. » « ♦ A receiving shelf in a niche at the top and bottom approach to a stairway for articles to be carried up or down will save steps and prevent accidents.