THE COMMUNITY CHURCH NEWS VOL. V S T O W , O., FRIDAY, F E B R U A R Y 4, 1938 NO. 5

W H A T HAVE YOU FOR S A L E ? Would you sell your church,

or your religion, or your hope of immortality? Why not?

Men build churches then re-fuse to worship in them, they buy Bibles and lay them on the tabie, they believe in God and serve Him not. Inconsistency is more in evidence than ever be-fore, as I observe the stream of life. The tides that come and go offer no solution.

The sooth sayers and wise men fail to read the figures on the wall. So in this great world of business, why not sell out, sal-vage the old faith of our fathers, lid ourselves of dead baggage, quit trying to keep up appear-ances, let the church and all the dear old associations go, it's somewhat pathetic to sever the home ties but one must remem-ber this is a new age, old things are passing and behold the won-ders of the new.

Isn't that about the line the Devil has mapped out and isn't that about the deal many dear folks have made with their own faith. What's your religion worth, my brother, on the block under the hammer, would you get a bid? How much would this troubled world give for that thing you call faith, hope and salvation? A dead church, a group of worshippers that just blink and wonder what it is all about, a community bewildered and puzzled zigzagging their way down through the years, they are as the blind leading the blind.

God help the churches to see a great light,, and may High Hea-ven help the people to hear a voice. So I counsel seriously if you have nothing positive to of-fer a run-away world, if your candle is unlit, if your dear old faith is null and void, you bet-ter step aside and do it quickly,

i for this world needs mighty men, it needs leaders, it must have heroes.

If you, who are about wash-ed out, or an unworthy profes-sor of religion serving neither Gor nor man, sell out, my brother, take the pittance you may hope to get for your waver-ing faith, you are not wanted, you already clog the march of time.

God calls for men. Mark well, what is your faith and your christian experience worth to a practical, philosophical and sci-entific world, do they pass you up and look for better material on which to build an imperish-able faith in a new world. Come along, my friends, humanity is at the cross roads and Christian-ity must evidence of its divine power and mission, or fail and be rejected.

GEO. M. HULME

C O M M U N I O N This next Sunday is the first

Sabbath day in February. And as is our custom on the first Sunday of each month, the cele-bration of the Lord's supper will be observed. This means that there will be a short church serv-ice following the Sunday morn-

Sunday Evening Topic:- "Ye Are Christ"

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F i rs t F r i d a y Evening of M o n t h

ing Bible School. If you are a member of t h e Community Church in good ^standing, it should be your solemn duly to attend this service. Be present.

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This coming Sunday everyone is requested to bring their bar-rels, coffee cans, salt bags, or flour sacks which they have fill-ed with pennies during the past month or two. This money, as we mentioned last week, will be used to help pay for the Taber-nacle. It won't be long now un-til it is all paid for.

C H U R C H N I T E For those who receive this

paper Friday, please remember that tonight is the time of the regular Church Night business meeting, at Community Church.

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LONGINGS AND DESIRES F R E D S C O T T S H E P A R D

I would ask Thee, Lord, to guide me, Day by day; Walking constantly beside me, All the way; For unless Thyself doth lead me In the paths of truth and right, I will be as he who wanders In the darkness of the night.

I would ask Thee, Lord, to guard me From all sin, Which so easily besets me, Out and in; For unless Thyself doth keep me, When the evil hosts assail, I will falter in the conflict And my strength will not avail.

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I would ask Thee, Lord, to fill me, Hour by hour, With the Holy Spirit's fullness, And His power; For unless Thyself possess me, I am only poor and weak; That Thou mayest use and bless me, I would Thina enduement seek.

Thou wilt guide and guard and fill me This I know, For Thy faithful word of promise Tells me so; Trusting in this blest assurance, To my daily tasks I go, Seeking but to be a vessel Thou canst fill to overflow.

— C o n t r i b u t e d

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Gas Oil Shell Gas Station *

"Eddie" Parsons 140 E Kent Road Stow Christian Endeavor is starting to go places now. There was a splendid meeting last Sunday evening. Likewise, a splendid crowd, and apparently a good share of them remained for church. If you would enjoy a profitable hour with a group of wide awake young people come out this next Sunday evening at 6:15 P. M. They gather at that time in the church parlors. —

M E N M E E T Last Friday the Men's Bible

Class enjoyed one of the finest week night meetings which they have held in several ye^rs. Near-ly thirty were present. After a somewhat lengthy business meet-ing, and quantities of coffee, sandwiches and doughnuts, a large number gathered around the piano in the church base-ment to sing. This was a fore-taste of the practice to be held after Bible School Sunday morn-ing, which in turn was a fore-runner of the Men's Chorus per-formance at church Sunday eve-ning. We only hope that the men will keep up their singing

at church on Sunday evenings. It pleases both our minister and the congregation.

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If you don't see everything in the paper this week that you ex-pected to see it will probably ap-pear next week. One or two items omitted last week we hope will be included this week. At present the size of our paper depends on our advertising.

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The next meeting of the Stow Parent Teachers Association will be held in the High School Audi-torium on Tuesday evening, Feb-ruary eighth.

Frederick C. Potter, M. D., pathologist to the Peoples Hos-pital will present a discussion on the question of "Syphilis." It is interesting to note that one of the great insurance companies states that last year a half mil-lion new cases of this disease were reported* in the United States. Today syphilis is caus-ing more misery of mind and body than any other preventable

CValentine Day — Say it with flowers

SILVER LAKE FLORISTS M e m b e r F l o r i s t s T e l e g r a p h D e l i v e r y

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Feeds! Feeds! Feeds! For Poultry, Dairy, Hog or Dog Feeds

Baughmans WA-8122 S T O W

B O O K S

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McGrail Antique Shop U P H O L S T E R I N G a n d

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150 E. K e n t Rd. S t o w

. STOW DAIRY . G e n e r a l Da i ry P r o d u c t s

A. F. STEIN 149 Hudson Rd. S t o w

P h o n e WA-4794

MARTHA SPAGHT G E N E R A L I N S U R A N C E

A Serv ice T h a t M a k e s F r i e n d s And Keeps T h e m

BECKLEY'S BARBER SHOP

M a r h o f e r Block S T O W :- : O H I O

JUNCTION SHOE REPAIR H. M. W Y A T T , P r o p .

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disease. Most new cases can be cured if given competent treat-ment immediately.

This program should be of in-terest to every one and every ef-fort should be put forth to at-tend.

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G A R D E N C L U B — On the evening of February

eleventh the Stow Garden Club will hold their regular meeting in • the form of a' valentine party at the home of Mrs. Edmiston. A short business meeting will be held. Roll call must be answer-ed with an original poem. All members are urged to attend for a real good time.

C H R I S T I A N A C T I O N The meeting of this group will

be held this Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Murray, 322 Gorge Blvd.

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S E R V I C E S Last Sunday evening a sizeable

crowd attended church. Part of this crowd was made up by the extra men who came to sing and remained to hear the minister preach. And we will venture the opinion that no one was dis-appointed in Rev. Hulme's ser-

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Stow Meat Market Groceries & Meats

WA-5821 J. I. Fisher, Prop. We Deliver We Carry the Best Meats in Town

Steaks SIRLOIN ) ^ P C PORTER HOUSE > / ROUND )

Choice tender beef

Skinless Wieners

23c lb.

Steaks SIRLOIN ) ^ P C PORTER HOUSE > / ROUND )

Choice tender beef

Pastry Flour Rose Garden 5 lb. 15c.

Chuck Roast lb. 18c.

Pastry Flour Rose Garden 5 lb. 15c.

Sausage 18c. lb.

Bacon

20c. Ib.

Corn Meal Yellow or White

5 lb. 18c.

Sausage 18c. lb.

Bacon

20c. Ib. Pink Salmon 2 Tall cans 2§C.

Shoulder of ^ f c Spring l a m b ^ * l b

Bowers Lard 2 1 b . l i e

Pink Salmon 2 Tall cans 2§C.

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Volunteer Corn Flakes

5 Large ' I P c ^ P a c k a g e s

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If its BATTERY trouble-Call WA-1823

Marhofer Chevrolet We now Deliver One ton lots of - -BLACK HAWK Coal 4 in. per ton 5.65 2 in. per ton 5.25 Cheaper prices on full load lots. All deliveries C. O. D.

NO CREDIT

Thomas Coal Co. DAY WA-5069 NIGHT WA-18S9 Stow mon. He spoke on the reasons why the people of Jerusalem and surrounding territory proclaim-ed Christ, when he entered the city on the Sunday preceding his crucifixion.

If you would be lifted out of the humdrum of daily routine, if you would obtain spiritual up-lift, if you would grow in grace, feed your soul at the. sanctuary of God on the Sabbath.

Evening services are held each

Sunday at 7:30 P. M. in Stow Community Church. You will find welcome there.

P E R S O N A L I T E M S Attend Bible School Sunday. 'Tis said, "Nothing goes with-

out grease." Remember Christian Endeavor

Sunday evening. Church convenes at 7:30. Be

there. It is positively immoral to do

less than our level best. F O R S A L E : 25 bushe l of co rn ,

52 l eghorn p u l l e t s — L o u i s G r e g g y , 248 Ri tchie Road , S t o w . (Adv. )

. Eighteen were present in the orchestra last Sunday morning.

We were pleased to see Mr. Latimer back in the orchestra last Sunday morning.

C a s e b e e r s a r e h a n d l i n g Ri tch ie ' s m e a t s now. I t ' s good . T r y i t .— (Adv. )

Attendance at Bible School last Sunday was two hundred fifty-five.

A new trombone player, Jim-my. Hopkins of Marcella Avenue, was with us last Sunday.

The Dames of Malta are hold-ing a party after their regular

F o r a l l D a i r y P r o d u c t s c a l l o n

ISALY'S in Slow H- A. R E A R I C K , P r o p r i e t o r

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RITCHIE'S MEAT MARKET \

Fresh Home Dressed Meats N.L. Ritchie, Proprietor 407 Ritchie Road

WA-1507 Stow Ohio meeting February 11th.

F O R S A L E : — P o p c o r n now r e a d y . H a r r y L. Olson, Mun-roe F a l l s Road . (Adv. )

John Stahl and wife were at Bible School. They plan to move to Stow the first of this week.

A. F. Stein recently purch-ased the Summit Farm Dairy of Tallmadge. This dairy has three routes.

Good c lean Ohio l u m p c o a l — $4.50 a ton , ca sh—'Casebee r ' s G r o c e r y — C o r . F ish C r e e k a n d E a s t G r a h a m Rds .— (Adv.)

Dick Hissem of Meadowbrook Lake broke his collarbone while playing tag at school last Friday.

R i t c h i e ' s — t h e m e a t you love t o ea t—so ld a t Mul l igan ' s G r o c e r y , 335 Hudson R d . — ( A d v . )

Curtis Holley of Ritchie Road has a new baby brother, born last week on Wednesday. Name, Calvin David Holley.

Rev. Hulme told us last Sun-day evening that the world has

a right to know of the mighty reality of Jesus Christ.

Te lepho t j e WA-1423 f o r an ap-p o i n t m e n t a t t h e S t o w B e a u t y Shoppe . Elsie M a e W a l t o n , M a n a g e r . (Adv.)

Birthdays celebrated at Bible School last Sunday were those of Mr. Mineard, Sr., and Shirley North.

C h e s t n u t S h e e t i n g s a w e d t h r e e y e a r s . 2 by 4 ' s ; 2 by 6 's ; 2 by 8 's and 4x4 's a t $30.00 per M. Sized r e a s o n a b l e . Any r e a s o n a b l e size s a w e d t o o r d e r . J . M I T T E N , 142 T h o r n d a l e , S tow .—Adv .

Mrs. Harry Osman fell up the escalator one day last week at O'Neils. Ask her for details.

Mrs. Judy's class of young folks won the banner last Sunday with an attendance of 25 mem-bers and eight visitors.

Mr. A. N. Coleman left the middle of January for California. He will "rest up" while visiting his son Dick in Los Angeles.

Fleetwing Gas

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Friend s Service Station \ V . K. " I t I L I / ' B K I D G I C K S , P r o p r i e t o r

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YOU CAN DEPEND ON US-Our Service and Our Merchandise

W. C. OERBER & SON GAS - OIL FORD SALES

FURNITURE REPAIRED REFINISHED

CABINET WORK Clint E. Worcester

WA-9635

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STOW BOOK SHOPPE

Books B o u g h t a n d Sold

E. F. KASTENS P u m p s , P l u m b i n g , H e a t i n g

E s t i m a t e s F r e e 116 E. G r a h a m Rd.

P h o n e WA-7688

Jimmy Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Cox, Hudson Road, has been absent from Bible School the past three Sundays on account of the chickenpox.

Serve l l Househo ld P a p e r P ro -d u c t s — e v e r y p a p e r need f o r t h e m o d e r n home . W e d e m o n s t r a t e a n d de l ive r . Mrs . M y r t l e Jus t i ce , S i lve r L a k e . (Adv. )

If Bible School attendance continues to increase we will need a traffic officer in front of the church, also more , parking space. How about a cindered lot just south of the tabernacle?

The crowd is increasing in size each Sunday evening at Christian Endeavor. If you are young in years, or spirit, or both, come out. You will enjoy vour-self.

We have been told that $150,-000 of Federal W.P.A. money has been - spent in Tallmadge. Where? Surely.not on Route 91. W I N D O W C L E A N I N G

Call WA-5436 or BL-6846 S t o r e F l o o r s C leaned and Oiled

P r i c e s R e a s o n a b l e H. & H. W I N D b W C L E A N I N G

C O M P A N Y Last Friday evening thieves

broke into the Junction Shoe Re-pair Shop and removed practical-ly all merchandise therefrom. The same evening another store on Hudson Drive was entered and goods stolen.

T h e bes t in F r e s h a n d H o m e Cured M e a t s — J . B. W e l d o n , K e n t and S t o w Mea t M a r k e t — T o p of t h e Hi l l—on K e n t Rd., 1-2 Mile E a s t of F ish C r e e k . — ( A d v . )

If you think, as some do, that the personals are rather skimpy of late, why don't you appoint, yourself a committee of one to send us a real good item or two now and then. You probably have as much time for such things as the Editor.

E x p e r i e n c e d , r e l i a b l e y o u n g l ady will t a k e c a r e of ch i l d r en or do h o u s e w o r k a f t e r 6 P. M. Rea-s o n a b l e . Call WA-9157. (Adv. )

After a disappointment be-cause of a warm Saturday, and then a week of suitable cold weather, it warmed up again last Saturday, which was a great dis-appointment to some thirteen

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Coal and Building Material

E, M . Guise Coal & Supply W A - 3 9 2 1 Munroe Falls; O boys of Bible Class No. 6, which journeyed to Virginia Kendall State Park hoping to use the to-boggan slide. On account of the melting ice the slides were clos-ed just as they arrived.

You will note the new Bible School chart on the wall of. the church auditorium. It was pre-pared by Mr. Buck and has space for a maximum attendance record of three hundred. We all hope it is necessary to put an extension on it soon.

F O R S A L E — T w o six g r a v e lots in C r o w n Hill a t half pr ice . Also f i r s t t w o a c r e lots off pave-m e n t on Li l l ian Rd., f o r less t h a n half w h a t I pa id . Also one-t h i r d H. P. m o t o r , o n e - f o u r t h H. P . m o t o r , s a w a n d s m a l l s a n d e r .

N o w is t h e t i m e t o fciet p r ices on bu i ld ing a n d repa'ir w o r k . C a r p e n t e r and c a b i n e t m a k e r , R. J . Holm, Lil l ian Rd., S tow. P h o n e WA-9646 evenings . (Adv. )

Mrs. May Santom of 416 E. Kent Rd., celebrated her 75th birthday, Feb. 1. In honor of this occasion more than 20 of her family gathered at her home on groundhog day for a buck-wheat day party and celebration.

R E S O L U T I O N

We the members of the Men's Bible Class of the Community Church at Stow, Ohio, in our reg-ular monthly business meeting Friday evening, January 28th, 1938, approved the following res-olutions :

WHEREAS: The drastic reduc-tion of the number of workers employed in' the basic industries such as rubber, auto, and steel, and the consequent curtailment of purchasing power among the workers has resulted in a dras-tic decline of business generally, a nearly complete stoppage of the business activities u p o n which many of our members de-pend for their very existence, and

WHEREAS: This situation, if allowed to continue, will surely destroy all the gains brought about by the last four years of the New Deal, and precipitate the country into another crisis even more severe than the past, and

WHEREAS: The only immedi-ate solution of this problem is

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for the Federal Government to make use of the resources of this, the richest country in the world, to the end that no man, woman or child in America shall again be subject to the condition of want and misery suffered by so many during the last depression, therefore be it

RESOLVED: That this class go on record in favor of the passage of the Schwallenbach-Allen Res-olution, known as S. J. Res, No. 196, now before Congress to-gether with the repeal of the Woodrum Amendment; and be it further

RESOLVED: That copies of this resolution be sent to the Senators from Ohio, the Con-gressman from the 14th Con-gressional District, and to the Stow Community Church News.

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C H U R C H N E W S There were 124 in Bible school

last Sunday. * Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Ashton

recently visited friends in Zanes-ville.

Miss Donna Biggs spent last Sunday afternoon with Florence Batton.

Mrs. Wagner's class of girls enjoyed a party at her home last Friday evening.

The Fireside Forum will meet at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Douglas, Friday evening, Feb. 4th.

Mr. John Frye had sufficient-ly recovered from a tonsilectomy to attend church last Sunday.

Bill Thrash, Neale Clause and James, Sutton, Jr., are now sta-tioned in camp at Vale, Oregon.

Robert Humphrey, accompanied by his brother Richard, cele-brated his 20th birthday at the

home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Leasure.

At the January meeting of the Missionary Society, held at the home of Mrs. Prange, W. Graham Rd., a kitchen shower was given for Mrs. Hazel Chipps Moore of Stow. •,Thirty members a n d friends of the society were pres-ent.

N O T I C E To those who have made pledges

to help finance this paper, pay-ment of same soon would be ap-preciated. For the information of

. those interested, $122.50 w a s pledged by twelve persons; sev-enty dollars has been paid, while fifty-two fifty remains yet unpaid. Subscriptibn monies received thus far this month amounts to $11.25.

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The Ladies Guild have agreed to secure subscriptions for this paper. They expect to call on every one in Stow within the next month. If you have paid your subscription recently tell them so. However, if you have not paid recently and care to re-new your subscription you can pay the lady who calls on you. Half of the money received goes into the Guild treasury, the other half goes to the paper. In case you cannot afford to pay fpr the paper and would like to receive it for the year (1938), indicate as much on the subscription blank and the next fifty-two issues of the paper will be paid for by one of several individuals who have given money to be used in that way. However pay for your own subscription if you can. The money is needed to meet obliga-tions incurred recently in financ-ing the purchase of paper, etc., etc.

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To t h e Ci t i zens of t h e C o m m u n i -t i es serv iced by S t o w V o l u n t e e r F i r e D e p a r t m e n t , i. e. S t o w T o w n -ship , Vi l l ages of T a l l m a d g e , Sil-ver L a k e and M u n r o e Fa l l s .

By K. S. D E A C O N , Chief There seems to be some misun-

derstanding as to whom and how fire alarms should be turned in.

In the first place there are two pieces of equipment at the Stow Fire station ready to go out and take care of fires, first aid, or any other emergency that arises in the aforesaid communities.

The organization which oper-ates this equipment is properly trained and officered to meet any situation that comes up. Suffi-cient personnel is available at all times to man the equipment.

One man, the driver of the fire truck, is on duty at all times, either day or night and is as close to you as your telephone or other means of communication.

Thege drivers are familiar with all conditions of the roads and highways, reports coming to them every day. With maps of the ter-ritory in the station they know the nearest and best route to any point in the territory covered.

Fire departments of Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson and Kent are (by reciprocity agreement) ready at all times to come into the Stow territory and help fight any fire that requires more equipment. However, they will not come un-less requested to do so by the Chief of the Stow Fire Depart-ment.

When you are unfortunate enough to have a fire or other emergency and need assistance, how should you proceed?

1st—Keep your head and do not get excited.

2nd—By telephone or other

means of communication, get word to the Stow Fire Department (WAlbridge 2211) as to who you are, where you live and what the trouble is.

3rd—Then do what you can to relieve your situation yourself.

Every minute counts in getting to a fire. Therefore, call the Fire Department before you try to put it out yourself and they will be on their way to help you if you need it. If the fire is put when j;hey get there, no harm has been done and there is no expense to you. Above all keep cool. When using the telephone, give your name, location, and state what the trouble is. The Stow Fire Department will be on the job at once.

Report of Stow Fire Depart-ment for 1937 which includes Stow, Tallmadge, Munroe Falls and Silver Lake.

Approximate number of people protected—11,000.

Total value of property pro-tected—$6,155,800.00.

Amount of property jeopardized by fire—$107,760.00.

Amount of fire loss — $11,-030.00.

Loss per person for fire dur-ing 1937—$1.05.

Loss per sq. mile covered by department—$245.11.

House fires—25. Grass Fires—15. Auto Fires—7. Fire Department officers for

1938 are as follows: President, H. R. Anderson; Vice

President, M. McCurdy; Secre-tary, Frank Johnson; Treasurer, Clyde Gerber; Trustee-at-Large, M: V. Bee; Chief, K. S. Deacon; Assistant Chief, C. E. Perrine; 1st Captain, Glert Gerhold; 2nd Captain, M. V. Bee.