THE COMMUNITY CHURCH NEWS VOL. V I I I S T O W , OHIO, F R I D A Y , M A Y 30, 1941 No. 22

W H Y ? WHY?, an expression of sur-

prise, of indignation, of excite-ment, yea, and of terror. W H Y ? is the sob of a human soul, i t is that groan when one is struck by a thunder bolt and is made incapable of thought or sight. W H Y ? is the echo that mocks us when we call aloud for light and direction. WHY? was the call that came f rom the parched lips of the Son of God in the last moments of His agon on the cross. My God, my God, WHY hast thou forsaken me ?

Those of us who walk in the middle span of l ' fe have asked many times with quivering lips, WHY? WHY? We have been des-perately in earnest, we have knocked at the gate of Heaven for an answer, we have looked up our counselors and advisers, yea, we have knelt at the feet of the wise and again we have called aloud this one word, WHY ?

Why war in an intelligent world, just why? After all7 explanations are given I still am bewildered, I ask WHY? Why is there sin in this fair wor ld? I have read of reasons, I have heard them given, yet, am I dazed, I find myself asking WHY? For WHY is a dead end stret and only the fool-ish seek to go beyond.

But why is there death, why should such a monster disturb our peace? Yes, yes, I have been told of many schools of thought, many philosophers have sought to fa thom its depths, nevertheless, by the grave of our fallen comrad we lisp the word, WHY?

Why are there strikes and labor troubles, just why? O, one says, tha t is easy to answer. No', my

friend, if it were so it would have been answered long ago. So, why?

Why is there poverty on the earth, is there not plenty for a l l ? Ah, yes, but we ask as all ages of the past have asked, just why¥ Why is there disease abroad to infest and grieve the human race, just w h y ? Races have lived and died, but still it is asked, O w h y ?

Why does one have enemies when it is so much better to have f r iends? Well, it has never been answered. The sages of the ear th still ask, WHY? Why doesn't God take a hand in the affa i rs of m a n ? Some one is quick to answer, but think again and you will find the question complex and you will ask, W H Y ?

Why do I suffer when I have harmed no man, why? Can you untangle the snarl and give a solution, or shall we still ask, why? Why aren ' t all people hon-est, reliable and absolutely de-pendable? Why, just why aren ' t they?

Why aren' t religious folk of the same mind and actuated by the same holy objectives, why not? Why aren ' t doctors one on the fundamentals of suffering, of t reatment , and of teaching a silly humanity how to live, just w h y ? Why aren ' t lawyers and jurists justice minded, t ru th seeking and known for high integrity ? And now, how many of us know for what purpose we were born, yes, WHY were we born?

Just rest in this answer, my friend, this is God's world. You are a s t ranger and a pilgrim travel-ling on, homeward bound. Your mission is more important than even asking, W H Y ?

GEO. M. HULME

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S T O W C O M M U N I T Y C H U R C H G E O R G E M. H U L M E . . . . M i n i s t e r S5M A r d m o r e AT., A k r o n , U N - 1 tlS.1

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B I B L E S T U D Y L E S S O N

Printed Text—Acts 11:19-30. Golden Text—For I am not

ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Rom. 1:16.

The persecution which follow-ed the stoning of Stephen scatter-ed the Apostles so that the word of God was carried into other countries.

One important city that receiv-ed the gospel was Antioch. This was a large city, beautified with a street four miles long, having double colonnades. The upper classes were Greeks, the imperial officials were Romans, and the

masses were Syrians. There were also many Jews living in Antioch, both for the reason that it was a busy commercial center and be-cause by the law they were on an equality with the other citizens.

But Antioch was also a center of pagan civilization and pleasures of every kind' were indulged in under the guise of worship.

On hearing of the need there, Barnabas was sent to Antioch by the church in Jerusalem. We are told that "he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith; and much people was added unto the Lord."

Although Barnabas was instru-mental in leading many people to Christ, he was humble and called in Saul to help him, believeing that a master mind was essen-tial to guide and direct the con-verts in this new way of life.

Hazel Wheeler

S E R M O N

The story in Genesis, Chapter 37 of Joseph, loved: by his father Jacob more than his other sons,

O N M A N ' S J O U R N E Y one thing stands out like a beacon light at the crossroads — sympathetic helpfulness that is practical. Ours is a Service of Sincerity.

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their jealousy because of this fav-oritism and their brother 's dreams, how they cast Joseph into the pit selling him to Ishmealite t raders and, finally how the sons deceiv-ed their fa ther by dipping Joseph's coat of many colors in goats blood, formed the basis of a recent ser-mon by Rev. Hulme. The specific text used was Jacob's cry of an-guish Gen. 37:33 "It is m y sons coat; an evil beast hath devoured him."

The coat was Joseph's, the boys knew it, they knew the "evil beast" that had taken their broth-er. They tried to evade the respon-sibility of his safety. But in the sight of God, being our Brother's keeper is a responsibility tha t cannot be evaded without exper-iencing dire results.

Today—What are some of the wild and evil beasts that would and do destroy our boys?

Leaving some of these beasts to our imagination ReV. Hulme cited war as an evil beast. Not only does war take its toll of our boys lives and their health but who can go and learn the most effic-ient ways of killing men, and then come back upright, moral and spiritually minded? Not many. The most terrible thing about war is the moral and spir-

itual disintegration tha t i t pro-duces in those who engage therein.

Another evil beast of modern times that takes its toll of our youth is gambling. Penny slot machines of chance in Stow may be the s ta r t of a wasted and sin-ful life ending In spir i tual death. Where one wins many lose. Such things a re against the law of the State—and if not against the law of the Sta te they are against God's law—for he teaches that we are our brother 's keeper. Church folks who by their example lead others as t ray will be held account-able in that Great Day.

One other evil beast that drags our boys down is the drink habit. There are others. You can spot them for yourself.

S E N I O R CLASS B R E A K F A S T

The annual Senior Class Break-fast which is sponsored by the Mothers of the class members will be held at Spindlers Inn Tuesday 9:30 a. m. June 3rd. In charge of arrangements are Mrs. H. L. Ol-son and Mrs. L. B. Sebrell.

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R E C E P T I O N A reception for all new mem-

bers received within the past year will be held at Community church Fr iday evening June 6th, 7:30 p. m. All members both new and old should be present. As an evening's entertainment Dr. Henry has promised that either he or son Kar l will show the three or four reels of film taken the day of the mortgage burning ceremonies. Come out and see your picture and get acquainted with your new friends.

M A R R I E D Sunday evening, May 25th—

Something we didn't know till now. Harold North, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester North, River rd., was married to Miss Marjorie Garmon daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Garmon of North Hill, Akron, May 1st.

SCHOOL E V E N T S Just as a reminder to those in

Stow who are interested in our young people, Baccalaureate ser-vices for the graduating class of Stow High school will be held Sun-day evening, June 1st, 8:00 p. m. in the high school auditorium. The speaker is Rev. Mayer of the Cuy-ahoga Falls Methodist church.

The Senior class breakfast to be held Tuesday June 3rd is an-nounced elsewhere in this sheet.

Commencement exercises will be held Wednesday evening June 4th, 8:00 p. m. a t the school. The speaker is Dr. Orris W. Haulman, pastor of the Evangelical and Re-

form church, Akron.

SURPRISE Sunday Night: Secrets will get

out in spite of all precaution. To-day's Akron paper records the is-suing of a marriage license to Marshal Gillam and Hazel Wheel-er. While it was known that Hazel Wheeler was to go south on a va-cation this week it was quite a surprise to know that she was taking a husband with her.

M A R R I A G E Plans for her marriage to How-

ard Klesa, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Klesa, of Stow, are being made by Miss Frances Jane Repp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Byard E. Repp of Lima. The open church wedding ceremony will be read hy Rev. John W. Berger in St. Luke's Lutheran church in Lima at 10 a. m. Friday, May 30. Both Miss Repp, who has been a frequent visitor to Stow, and Klesa were graduated f r cm Wittenberg col-lege. Klesa is affiliated1 with the Anchor Rubber Co., at Dayton.

COPY O M I T T E D We regret having to omit sever-

al items f rom last week's paper including one or two ads, however, there was not enough copy to justify a larger paper.

On account of the holiday Fri-d a y a n d c o n s e q u e n t early publica-tion of t h e p a p e r this week it m a y be that ,-.„ also be omitted f rom this issue, since it is being printed on Saturday and Monday, and, we hope in the mail on Tues-day.

STOW HARDWARE E V E R Y T H I N G FOR T H E G A R D E N - O R C H A R D - L A W N

Memorial Day Program The fol lowing events scheduled for Decorat ion Day , Friday, May 30, have been arranged by the Memorial D a y Program Committee, under its chairman Mr. George Emery:

T I M E — 9 : 3 0 A. M. Prompt

P L A C E — S T O W H I G H S C H O O L A U D I T O R I U M

Presentation of Colors American Legion Invocation Rev . Leo M. Gregory Group Singing Ray Hosf ie ld , Leader

"America" "America The Beautiful"

(With Band Accompaniment) Sketch Written and Presented by Prof. M. F. Clifford

"Let Us H o n o r T h e m " (High School Students)

Octet Mrs. Louise Lukens, Director "My Country" "There Is N o Death"

(High School Students) Address Mr. L. C. Turner

Principal of South High School, Akron, Ohio Selection By S tow High School Band

Mr. Gray, Conductor Colors Dismissed

F O R M A T I O N O F P A R A D E Marshal Wil l iam Pateman

Colors Band

Spanish-American Veterans American Legion

Auxiliary Sons of Legion Boy Scouts Girl Scouts

Girl Reserves and other civic organizations

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V A C A T I O N S A1 Hall told me this evening

while we were getting our grocer-ies that he wanted me to describe an ideal vacation this week. I realize that this is a big subject but a timely one and I don't want to d'sappoint A1 Hall.

Why do we take vacations? Is it because the neighbors are going on one and our children will not be able to hold up their heads on the street unless we too take a vacation? What do we hope to get out of a vacation ? Where shall we go? Whom shall we take along on on our ideal vacation.

I take a vacation because I want a change, a chance to look into new faces, see new hills and valleys and come home refreshed. An ideal vacation should bring one back home with a zest for the workaday things of life. Now change means different things to different people. The doctor, the banker, and the teacher find relax-ation in the quiet places of nature. A hissing fly over a rushing trout

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stream or an early-morning walk down the stately aisles of a prime-val forest prove the correct anti-dote for the noise, bustle and strain of life in a large city. What about the f a r m e r ? He probably will find relaxation in the crowds and noise of the large cities and amusement places. A farmer fr iend of mine attended the Great Lakes Exposition on the Fourth of July, and when I sought to ad-

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vise him to avoid the confusion and crowd of 'the holiday, he glibly replied, "I can step on as many feet as anybody." It was no change to him to hear the whip-porwills calling on a warm June night: he had been listening to that for the past thirty years.

The makeup of the par ty is equally as important as the type of vacation we are to take. Surely it is better to go alone or even to s tay at home than to have a misfit in the party. Avoid the grouch, the lazy fellow or the know-it-all or never-stop-talking chap. Not many years ago I went for a week-end fishing and camp-ing tr ip with a neighbor whom I scarcely knew before we started. He proved to be such a boon com-panion that, I shall always remem-ber that trip as one of my best. This man knew how to relax and above all when to talk and when to keep still.

I can see him yet sitting back in that folding arm chair on the grassy bank of the Lake Fork, lazily smoking his pipe, looking across the river at the setting sun, listening to the sounds of early evening—just drinking it all in and relaxing—soaking it up if

you please. He didn't rave about the beauty of it all; his actions told me how he enjoyed it. He didn't talk much; he seemed to sense that I too wanted to enjoy the evening in peace. On the con-t r a ry I once had a long-looked-for week in Canada spoiled by the sarcastic complaining talk and manner of one of our party.

I t seems that many of us make the mistake of at tempting too much on our vacations—driving too far, covering too much terri-tory. I hear too much about when we left Podunk and when we" hit Whatzis and not enough about what we saw along the way. I used to do the same sort of thing, but now I wonder if it isn't bet ter to step on the brake more often and not so heavy on the gas. Cover less terr i tory better.

So, Al, I say, "Seek a change f rom the work-day world. Take congenial companions who know when to talk, or go alone. Don't rush. Above all, relax and take it in your stride. If you will do th :s, you'll come home rested and eager for the new day." And final-ly, if you find any part icularly good fishing spots, don't tell any-body—but me. JOE A. MITTEN

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THE REAL THING The real thing in weather usually comes in June . . . The real thing in Meats comes all the year around and can be found at Ritchie's Meat Market any time.

Ritchies Meat Market The Home of Better Meats

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R E C O G N I T I O N DAY STOW H I G H SCHOOL

F R I D A Y M A Y 23RD

At a special convocation at Stow high school last Fr iday students who were outstanding in various ways received special re-cognition from the faculty and their fellow students.

One rare and outstanding award was made to "Bill" Cook, a senior, who has attended Stow School all his life and is graduating this year with the record of NEVR an ab-sent mark or a tardy mark against his name. Supt. Kimpton states that such an achievement is ra re indeed, and, at present there is no

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one in sight for sometime to come who will be able to equal this record.

The faculty award for Citizen-ship in the Senior class for the boys was made to James Fortney; for girls, to Helen Worcester.

In athletics, outstanding in at least three sports, the award was made to Franklin Conley who has received nine letters in the last three years.

In the judgment of the Student Council one award is made each year to that student, either boy or girl, who has rendered the most service to the school. This year the award goes to Kathleen Bron-son who has been described as quiet, unassuming and faithful.

Out of approximately three hundred and eighty high school students fourteen received recog-nition for high average grades this last year. Freshman Robert Grundy with an average of 95.75% comes first, Junior Dudley Kimp-ton with an average of 95.33 was second and Sophomore Dixie Grundy with 94.9% was third; others honored were Katherine Durbrow. Lois Sebrell, Jane Libal, Charles Clifford, Anna Marie Hol-ley, George Durbrow, Jacqueline Hosfield, Wanda Lashley, Wilda Moore, Harold Long and Doris Moore.

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PERSONALS

Miss Helen Stein spent the last week end with relatives at Fresno, Ohio.

Miss Hazel Byers of West Gra-ham road is recovering f rom the measles.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Russel Wilson jr., Rose ave., Stow, on Tuesday May 20th, a son.

Lawnmawers sharpened, repair-ed and adjusted. Segelhorst, 734 Hudson Road, Stow. (Adv.)

With an attendance of 107 per cent Mrs. Davis and her class of girls won the banner last Sunday.

The river Road club meets on Thursday of this week (May 29th) with Mrs. Lester North.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. William James East Graham rd., Thursday May 15th, a son.

Tender and plump, two pound Leghorn broilers, 25c per lb. Dressed free. Damons. OV-8781. (Adv.)

George P. Jones, Baumberger road, recently re turned f rom a short visit with his mother in Denver, Colorado.

Pasture for rent. Inquire of Katie Statts, Darrowville, Ohio, or phone Hudson 102-K-2. (Adv) .

Mr. and Mrs. George D. Conley of West Arndale road and Mr. Conley's mother at tended the fu-neral last Monday of Harmon Hackathorn, Coshocton, Ohio. He was an uncle of Mrs. Geo. D. Conley.

L U M B E R ! L U M B E R ! Prices are going up all about us. Ours have not advanced in eight months. Chestnut, poplar, oak, maple, walnut. The largest stock we have ever had. Plenty of 4 by 4's now on hand.

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When you figure on a pump see a man with eighteen years exper-ience in this section. E. F. Kas-tens, Plumbing, East Graham Road, Stow. OV-8926. (Adv.)

Mrs. Gertrude Harris, who spent the winter in Tuscon, Arizona and the past week in Glendale, Cali-fornia is re turning to spend the summer in Munroe Falls.

Garden Plowing with new John Deere tract'or with all attach-ments. Broock Sayer, care B. B. Mineard, River Rd., OV-8904. (Adv.)

Besides those mentioned last week, announcement has been made of scholarships f r o m Heid-elberg and Mt. Union colleges re-spectively awarded to Miss Sallie Bannerman and Har ry Slates of this years graduat ing class Stow high school.

For Sale: Registered and tested Guernsey cows from $60.00 up. Also soy beans for seed. W . H. Peck, Waterblest Farm, Hudson road, Stow. WA-9771. (Adv.)

Mr. Johnson of Cuyahoga Falls, who is employed by the Mohawk Rubber company has purchased the C. V. Cross property on River road. Mr. Cross says he expects to build not too f a r f rom River Road since he likes the neighbors there too well to leave them.

Plowing and garden fitting, new Allis Chalmers tractor with all attachments, Melvin Thomas, WA-5069. (Adv.)

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Bob Lowe, a junior a t Ohio State university, Columbus, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Lowe over the Decoration Day holiday.

Light Hauling, rubbish or any-thing up to 1J/2 or 2 ton, local or trips. Call O. L. Cook, WA-8121. (Adv.)

I ts Grandpa and Grandma Cross now as well as Uncle "Jim" who like proud Papa and Mama Slusser are very much pleased at the arrival of a baby boy, James N^elson, born last Thursday morn-ing May 22nd at the City Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Gail Slusser. (Mrs. Slusser was formerly Miss Betty Cross.)

Par Sale: 1—40 ft . extension ladder, one complete bath room, one boy's bicycle, one car radio, one battery telephone, screen door and windows. OV-8526. (Adv.)

Birthdays celebrated at Bible School last Sunday were those of Mrs. J. Willard Davis, Mrs. Bar t Ridenour, Mrs. O. L. Zirkle, F. A. Cox, Mrs. Hazel Wheeler and Mary Jane Clifford eight years old. (Ed. note: Are there any others we did not ge t? )

Sunday's music. First—Bible school. The Editor was sorry to have missed the violin solo by Otis Maxwell at the opening exercises at Bible School Sunday morning, however, requested by Mr. Swan-son, Mr. Maxwell with his violin thrilled us by playing "Grace Greater Than Our Sin." As Mr. Swanson remarked it takes these old hymns to remove the evil taste that gathers in our mouth after listening to too much modern "Jungle Music."

Second—At Church—With only a cord f rom the piano the choir skillfully blended their voices in singing that old hymn "Dear To The Hear t of the Shepherd". To those who have been, figuratively speaking, brought up on the old hymns such music is an inspira-tion, and,—a rest.

Plowing and fitting with Allis Chalmers tractor. Reasonable price. Cash. Louis Griggy, Rit-chie Road, Stow. (Adv|)

Defining a "Patriot" according to Webster as one who loves his country and zealously supports its interests such as home, church and school, Rev. Hulme pointed

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out last Sunday that more to fear than the enemies abroad are those enemies at home who would DESTROY our homes, close our churches and inject subversive teaching in our schools. These are those who may be pro-commun-ist, pro-Naz', pro-this or pro-that in our midst, unknown, often professing the greatest patrio-tism, who are the subtle instiga-

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tors of unrest, turmoil, and str ife now in such abundance throughout the nation.

One dollar adjusts any machine in your home. Repairs on all mak-es. Used machines $5.95 up. Free sewing course with machine. Sing-er Sewing Center, 2373 Front St., Cuyahoga Falls. WA-8429. (Adv) .

Rev. Hulme in his Sunday ser-mon also paid part icular note to the Sunday evening movie at tend-ance as one reason for five out of every six churches in Akron hav-ing no Sunday evening service. He cited the wealthy movie house owner, greedy for gain, as chal-lenging the church in this matter , and, since the destruction of one of our institutions is involved, such an individual is not patriotic and is as much an enemy in our midst as the unknown Nazi agent.

If you are thinking about buy-ing 'or selling a home, it wil l pay you to consult Oakley Spaght and Son, whose twenty-four years ex-perience in handling real estate in this vicinity will be both profi-table and helpful to you. (Adv.)

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10 COASTER WAGONS (All steel) GIVEN AWAY T 7 D 1 7 P

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Here is how you may get one—Stop in at the Central Market in Stow — M a k e a purchase of one dollar or more—with each dollar purchase you receive a ticket. For example, with a ten dollar purchase you wil l receive ten tickets. Then on each Saturday for ten successive weeks one ticket wi l l be selected which wil l entitle the holder to re-ceive a wagon. Tickets not selected wi l l remain in the container until all wagons are gone.

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