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THE WATNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER SIS (Seca SsstbnJ i; 11 1;- 'J..' Tt I if GOTO CHURCH SOMEWHEREEVERjySUNDi ad. li 1 f' Influences Of Church Said To Be Declining By JOHN L. SPRINGER AP Newsfeatures Writer NEW YORK The war has had a "depressing effect" on the growth of the church, and unless existing trends are reversed organized re ligion will hold a "small and de clining" place in American eco nomic life in the coming years, ac cording to authorities of the Twen tieth Century Fund. The fund experts say that con tributions to churches and welfare institutions in recent years have totaled "little more" than $1.50 out of every $100 spent by consumers an amount less than that for either tobacco or alcoholic drinks. lie spite rises in the national income since 1933, they declare, there has been a steady decrease in the per centage given the church. Haywood M.Y.F. To Install New Officers Monday Ollieers for the coming year will be installed Monday evening, at 8 p.m.. by the Haywood County Youth Fellowship at the regular meeting at the First Methodist church. Waynesville. Dr. Waller li. West, district superintendent, will be in charge of the installation. A program of spe cial music is being prepared by the young people of the host church. Newly elected officers are, Presi dent Belly I.ee Heuo of Canton l-'irsl church; vice-president, Nancy Owen of Harmony Plains; secretary, Joyce Sherrill. Canton Central; At The Churches GRACE CIIXJRCH-IN-THE- MOUNTAINS Rev. Robert Tatiim, pastor Fourth Sunday aft. Easter. Church school at 9:30 a. m. Holy Communion and sermon by the Kev. Arthur W. Farnum at 11 a in. Sunday. The Revolt of the Northern Tribes ElP In a chapter devoted to religion treasurer. Edwin Terrell, Lake and social welfare in an exhaus- Junaluska; chairman commission on live survey of "America's Needs Worship and K angelism, Joyce and Resources," the fund suggest.-1 Ann West. Bethel: chairman on that church attendance, ralher than; World Fellowship. Hetty Jane Rice, church "membership" would be better guide to the public's inter-, est in organized religion. It cite-, one survey indicating that "70 per cent of Hie seals in churches are not being used on Sunday morning and probably 75 per cent of per-j sons known as members are not i supporting their churc hes with i their personal attendance and ae-1 tive encouragement." As to the influence of th war on church-going, the fund au- thorities say "millions of young men were drawn from their homes and from normal lives at the very time when they might have been forming church-going i habits. The manpower demands of war industries drew workers from their home communities ; and broke church ties, while the pressure of overtime work often j interfered with church attend ance." ' In addition, the fund study say "the trend of Sunday school mem bership over the past few decades does not promise a substantial fu- ( ture growth in church member ship." While relatively weaker da s nwv be ahead for the churches, the fund indicates there may be good pros pects for the schools. It says there has been steady progress in education during the past generation. (The typical en listed man in World War I army had 7 years of schooling while his counterpart in World War II had 10 years.) This latter figure, it says, is what "well-informed and experienced opinion" thinks should be the "absolute minimum of universal schooling." In order to achieve this under minimum standards the study in dicates it would be necessary to raise the average expenditure per pupil each year to $72 a year 'in the prices of 1940 i Current expenditures by states, it says, range from $31 to $157 per FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. L. G. Elliott, Pastor Sunday school at 9:45. Ben Phil lips, general superintendent, and! all departmental superintendents are giving their time and efforts to increase the attendance through out the whole Sunday school. There were 300 present last Sunday. The general lesson title for Sunday is. "Revolt of the Northern Tribes." Morning worship at 11 o'clock. The pastor will bring a special message on the Christian Home, using for his theme: "As For Mr and My House." The week of May 4 through May 11 is Christian ' - , 1 1 .in u. j .. 'Lit r-t--.-.i -----,. uist iinf.iKA A young man named Jeroboam was a trusted servant of Solomon, but one day Jeroboam, dressed in a new cloak, went out of Jerusalem and met Ahljah, the prophet, and he tore Jeroboam' new garment into 12 pieces, giving him 10. saying that after Solomon' death 10 tribes would make Jeroboam king and only two for Rehoboam. Solomon son. JBSfiU Solomon heard of this and s..u;:ht to kill Jeroboam who fled to F. ;vpt Alter Solomon's death he r.-tuici-1 i.m! h.-ji-Il the c ongregation of Jsra. i who w.-ii'. t Rehoboam to coiiipl.no tli.it Solomon had made their yoke heavy, jnd to ask that Rehoboam make it )i.,i.t- i .md thi-n they would faithfully serve h ,n. V. beam asked for three .leys to consider. Rehoboam consulted wan me uu ui-e men und they advised him to do as the peonle asked and they would be loyal to him. However, be also talked with his gay young companions and I hey told him to defy the people and tell them that he would make their bur dens heavier, so the 10 tribes rebelled and made Jeroboam their king. But Jeroboam, tun, deserted and built images for Ins pJ :,nil, ou iic was pumsr.ej, In young son was ill ht sent secretly to the piuphet lo tt get well, but the prophet told cmiu -would di; ami the kuj uiuKen up MEMORY VERSE - I cJ Reywrclam: chairman commission on Community Service. Thornton Hawkins, Canton First; chairman of Recreation and Leisure. Lucy Wil liamson, liockwood: program chair man. William Whitesides. liethel. SMOKES DKBANDED DFCATl'l!. 111. iiPi - L. C. Scott claims the cigar band collecting championship of the world. In 21 wars lie has gathered 4,500 plain and fancy hands printed during the last century in the United Stales, Mexico, South America. Cuba. F.nglancl. France, llelgium. Russia and Germany. pupil, with nine slates spending under $50. "To make up for our denicien cies in school buildings and equip ment by 1 !)(') and to provide all j office for their monthly meeting on newcomers with adequate facili- j Monday night at 8 oclock. ties." it says, "we need to increase; Circles of the Woman's Mission our annual capital expenditures for ary society Will meet Tuesday alt schools nearly two and a halfiernoon and evening. Time and Jl'NAI.USKA METHODIST ( III RCII Rev. Cecil L. lieckard, Pastor r-iuoi-li school will start at 9:45 Home Week throughout the South- Sululav mniing. em Baptist convention. Attention " The 1'aslor will preach at the 11 to the home w ill be given in all the 0 C(K.l .st.r ii-i- on Hie subject services. Training Union meets at 7 p. m Direc tor I'. H Gentry and his staff of workers are much encouraged by the increased attendance and interest in this phase of work There were 95 present last Sunday night, the record 'attendance for this year. Evening worship at 8 o'clock. In keeping with Christian Home Week, the pastor will speak on. "The Ene mies ol l tie Home special music v;iv by the choir will feature this serv- Voiill i o'cloc k. 'Grace of Jesus Chrisl". Young peoples (.roups it l.'iO Sunday evening. will meet WAYNES VII. I. F. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Malcolm H. Williamson, Pastor Whilenr Prcvosl, Superintendent of Sunday School Sunday School al 10:00 o'clock. Morning Worship 1 1 00 o'clock. Sermon Subject: "1 Am I lie Fellowship service at 0:31) ice. Junior and Intermediate R. A.'s will meet at the church Monday afternoon at 3:30. Deacons will meet in the church lines place to be announced. Among trends in schooling which Midweek worship and choir ro- the survey notes are: ! hearsal on Wednesday night at 8 Gradual disappearance of the lit-, o'clock, tie one-room schools. About 15 per; Those having no church home ,1 ..I' ..II ..l..n-w..,t c.ltm.l no. .11..II.. ;n,.;tn In .. 1 n .1 A Kill 01 .ill iii-.iit.ou,., o,. H-,oll- (Oiuiuiiv M.Hira iw uin.iu .,h,,l n th,. mum. , . IJllUVIHHI 11 I. IJt.ll.l ...V ........ CMUl Cll ! . .. , , ; nigs ol the IIA.I I.WOOI) PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. S. R. Crockett. Pastor Special notice is called to the following change in Schedule of services. The pastor will preach at Bethel next Sunday morning and at night at Hazelwood 7:30 P M. He plans to preach at Hazelwood on the second Sunday at 11:00 A.M. After this the schedule will con tinue as it has been; the pastoi jiils still are in one-room, one-1 these services. Go to u achiT schools in the open coun- j somewhere every Sunday second and fifth Sun ns, however. Increasing emphasis on "utili- ty" in education. This means "ordinary polite conversation" is j studied instead of "pieces" to be j recited and a modern language i "kely to be used is learned in- 1 stead of Latin. A big postwar boom may be ex pected in adult education, fed in I part by the need for vocational J training of war casualties and, the shifts of millions of persons to peacetime production. rtrA Worn-oat. No repT Miiiinn h&ve benefited the lti Vitmmlm n otb.ee actln MMtmncei OMIN Tab let eotln. lnHnHn PboiDbate Accept no iiobetl tntoa. Try OMIN lor JtO dvl. gee U tma ion't feel eeari ronncer. moon peppier to work. pij. Jy .,u,r- Chew OMIN like food! At Smltb'l prag store IS. (S. ST, JOHN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Schedule of Masses Waynesville Every Sunday 11 00 A.M. ! Andrews 2nd Sunday 8.00 A.M. Urvson Citv- - ' Every Sunday SJ.OO A.M. Canton alh Sunday 8:00 A.M. ! Cherokee- 3rd Sunday 8 00 AM. Fontana Village Every Sunday 11:00 A.M. Franklin- Every Sunday 8:00 A.M. Highlands Every Sunday Murphy 1st Sunday Sylva 4th Sunday DEI.l.WOOl) CIRCUIT Rev. I. E. R. Ilouser, Pastor The pastor sincerely wishes that everyone will worship in some church Sunday. God commands it; our spiritual need demands it. Un less providentially hindered "For sake not the assembling of your selves together" at God's house on Sunday. There will be Sunday school al Dellwood, Elizabeth Chapel, Mag gie and Maple Grove at 10 o'clock. The pastor will preach at Elizabeth Chapel at 11 o'clock and at Dell wood at 8 o'clock on the theme, "Watch." Children and young peo ple will be in charge of the music. days. I Sunday School 10.00 A.M. Law ' son Rummer-row. Spuf i Prayer meeting Wednesdays 7:30 j P.M. We will continue for the next few weeks the study of The First i Epistle of John. j Young peoples groups meet at 2:00 P. M. and (i:00 P. M. Sundays. The Everyday Counselor By HERBERT SPAUGH. D 1). Character is caught, not taught Parents shoudl remember I hat in selecting schools for their children They should lur l l e r remember that even in this modern industri al i i. e d w o rid. character is more important t h a n specialized fram ing. I am constant ly receiving letters of inquiry lrom business houses concerning young people who have applied to them ;or positions, invariably it is the character of the applicant wi'h vvhich they are concerned. Follow ing character comes personal hab its, associates, family background. All of this means that parents should be most careful in the selec- 1 . ion of m hools to which their chil li ,-n are sent and ..I'.oUltl certain I;. know .something of the teachers i, i'Ii i v.ho-e inlluenco tlie.v are. idler troni a parent seeking ad vice on a preparatory school on my de--k now. and provokes tins col umn. In ilu liist place, it is my convic tion that children, if the.v are go in;', to ciiile;"'. i-liould receive their pic-ioliei'e education in schools at home if possible. The home influ ence, if it i'- good, should be re tained as long as possible. Too many parents are sending their adolescent sons and daughters to boarding schools "to get them out of the way." and lo avoid parental obligations in adolescence. But if the home is broken, and it is neces sary lo select a boarding school, then by all means one should be chosen where character training is emphasized, and w here teaching of religion is a part of the curriculum. If the hoy or girl is not going to college, but to a business school, the standing ol the school in the community should be thoroughly investigated. Discover if the head of the school and faculty are rlh (5oitn (Test mdWw?Uool f Solomon's temple. "Know thou the Cod of thy father, and serve Him w perfect heart and willing mind."-l Chion. 28:9, II 1 1:00 A M. 8:00 A.M. 8:00 A.M. FINES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH Roy V. Young, Pastor i Sunday School meets at 10:30 with Mr Claxton Henderson, super intendent in charge Sunday will be "Rally Day" and the Superin tendent urges all who do not have a home church lo come anu wor- music by a local quartet composed i ot Belly JOtnussei, noueri ivussci. i&'i: Solve Your Gift Problem ship wilh us. There will be special eVivo trt fe'f?OTtaaVc'noo1." SHADY GROVE METHODIST CHURCH C. (). Newell. Pastor May 4-11 has been set as "Fam ily Week" throughout the nation An appropriate message on Ibis subject will be preached by the pastor. Hie title being "Steward ship of the Family'' It is high time that the falhors and mothers take the lead of their families back to (iod and the Church as well as in the matters of education and health and morals. One good example is worth more than a hundred pious statements. Children should not be sent to Sunday school and Church but should be taken to Sunday school and Church. And what hel- l ter time lo begin than the first day of Family Weejt. Sunday, May 4. Christian ideals and services are worth far fiore than Ramps. Come on parentsj let us go to church! The Revolt of the Northern Tribes HIGHLIGHTS ON THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By NEWMAN CAMPBELL, (The International Uniform Lesson on the above topic for May 4 Is I Kings 6:1, 7-14, 38; 11:26-14:31; 1 Chronicles 28:0-11, the Memory Verse being I Chron icles 28:9, "Know thou the God of thy father, and serve Him with a perfect heart and a will ing mind.") AT The Gospel Book Boom Over Chamber of Commerce Many Lovely Items That Will Make Mother Happy On ymt i fhe'fltrmiay'c'no'ol Worship Service will begin at 11:30 with the pastor speaking on this subject "The Fleeting Mo ments". There will be special mu- sic. Miss Mildred Ferguson is the j pianist. The officers of the church will meet with the pastor for an ! olficers meeting and a prayer meet- ing after services are dismissed. B.T.U. will begin at 7:30. All are t invited to come. ! The young people will meet at 8 o'clock Saturday night to prac tice the play for B.T.U. Moth er s Day Priced to fit the needs of all FIRST METHODIST CHURCH Church School opens with wor ship services in each Department at 10:00 A M. Classes begin at 10:15. M. H. Bowles Superintend ent. Sunday Morning Worship serv ice at 11:00 o'clock. Mu-c by the Senior Choir. Mr : . ed Martin Director. Mrs. :.. Matney organ ist. Semn - the Pastor. Met' i i Youth Fellowship at 7:00. An interesting pro gram has been planned and all are urged to attend. Evening Service at 8:00 o'clock. Special Music by the Methodist Youth Choir, Mr. Charles Isley Director. Sermon by the Pastor. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE The church rooms are located on the second floor of the Masonic Temple. Services each Sunday morning at 11:00 o'clock in the church rooms "everlasting punish ment" will be the subject of the Lesson-Sermon on next Sunday, May 4. The Golden text will b taken from Job 5:17, "Behold, hap py is the man whom God correct eth; therefore despise Dot thou the chastening of the Almighty." THE CRABTREE CHARGE Mrs. C. O. Newell. Pastor The pastor will preach at Davis Chapel Sunday morning at eleven o'clock. Last Sunday the Crabtree charge had 1R0 in Sunday School. A new Sunday School has been or ganized at Crabtree Church and is growing nicely . Mr. Tom Kiiikpat rick is superintendent. The men of Pinchers Chapel have worked two days hauling rock for the new church. Mr J W. McCrary is super intendent of this Sunday School. Mt. Zion under Ihe leadership of Herschel Rogers as superintendent has a most loyal group with him every Sunday. The Methodist and Baptist and friends of both have done a good job in making their community cemetery a place of beauty. Mrs. Grady Davis is the superintendent of the thriving Sunday School at Davis Chapel. This church with a membership of 60 quite often has 70 in Sundav School. They have made great im provement on the community ceme tery in Iron Duff. The MYF will meet at Fincher's at seven o'clock. Evening worship at seven-thirty. Hazelwood Methodist Rev. Newell will preach at the evening hour Sunday. Sunday School at ten o'clock, Mrs. Cecil Mauney superintendent. Prayer Service at seven-thirty on Wednes day evenings. STILL 50 MILES RALEIGH (AP) A new law setting the speed limit on state highways at 55 miles an hour is not effective until July 1, and until that date, the old 50-mile limit will be "rigidly enforced," Col. H. J Hatcher of the State Highway pat rol has announced. THE FIRST part of our lesson describes in detail the building of the great and beautiful temple in Jerusalem and Davids pica lo Solomon to serve God "with a perfect heart and a willing mind." We know that Solomon did not heed his father's words and was led away from the worship of the true God. You will remember that the Lord had said that after Solo mon's death he would divide the kingdom. During the latter daya of his reign, a young man by the name of Jeroboam, a "mighty man of valor," was so personable and industrious, that King Solo mon made him "ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph." One day this young man, clad in a new garment, went out of Jeru salem and the prophet Ahijah met him, and the two were alone in the field. Ahijah caught hold of the new garment Jeroboam was wearing and tore it in 12 pieces. He handed 10 of the piecea to Jeroboam, saying, "Take these 10 pieces: for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Be hold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give 10 tribes to thee." , News of this occurrence reached Solomon, and he sought to kill Jeroboam, who was forced to flee to Egypt for his life. After Solomon's death Rehoboam, his son. was to reign in his stead The people sent for Jeroboam and he came from Egypt and led a congregation of the children of Israel to petition King Rehoboam to lighten their burdens. 'Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee." Rehoboam asked for three days to oonsider the mat ter and they dispersed. Consults Counselors During the three days Reho boam consulted with his father's counselors and they said, "If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and apeak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever. this excellent counsel, Rehoboam also asked the frivolous young men who had grown up with him in the luxury of King Solomon's court, and they said to toll the people that "whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will cliastise you with scorpions." Foolish Rehoboam J If he had at all understood his people, he would have known that they would resent this rough, brutal talk. Their response was: "What portion have we in David ? Neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David." So Israel departed unto their tents, and the 10 tribes were lost to Rehoboam, who ruled over the people who dwelt in the cities of Judah, and little Benjamin joined Judah. Jeroboam was made king of the 10 tribes of Israel and all during the reigns of these two men there was war between them. Made Two Golden Calves After being so honored by the Lord, one would have thought that Jeroboam would have been true to the God of his fathers all his days, but no. After building Shechem as his capital, he feared that his people would go up to Jerusalem at least once a year for the great Jewish festivals. To keep them from doing this, he made two calves of gold, and said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt." One he set In Bethel and the other in Dan. To serve as priests he appointed the lowest of the people, and he ordained a feast, and even offered sacrifices 6n these heathen altars. He was punished in various ways of which there is no room here to tell all. The worst pun ishment came when his son, Abijah, fell sick. Alarmed, Jeroboam told the child's mother to disguise herself and go to the house of Ahijah, the prophet, at Shiloh to ask if the child would get well. She did so, but the Lord had warned Ahijah of her coming so that when he heard her footsteps he knew who it was and told her that for the wrong Jeroboam had done th Lord would bring evil upon his hduse and that when she walked into her own house the child should die. So it came to pass. Jeroboam reigned over Israel 22 years, and Rehoboam over Judah IT years. , "church people ". Are they men and women of fine character? If the school takes the boy or girl away from home, be sure to investigate the boarding place and the charac ter of those who live there. 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