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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
Sunday School Lesson
 SPIRITUAL NEEDS
Text: Mark 1:29-45

the incident, and when he came to the part about the roof being broken in, 8 member of the congregation, whose zeal in words was greater than his Christian generosity, burst out into "Amenl Glory to God"
 It was too much for the preacher, who turned to him and said, Broth CT. would you rejoice to have your roof broken in, to help 8 fellow mortal2"
 That is about as important a les- son as any of us could take to heart.
 Jesus came to help, and heal, and save. It is appalling to realize how many people in the world are will- ing for the sake of gain to hinder, and hurt, and destroy.
 The interests of humanity have no consideration where some interest or profit to themselves is at stake. The reality of our professed faith in Jesus is determined by where we stand. Are we on the side of the helper, healer and Savior? Or are we on the side of the forces that weaken, injure and destroy?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
Bishop McAuliffe Approves
 Catholic Day ObserDance Here
City to Witness Celebra- ton of tooth Anniver-
 sary of Catholicism

Announcement by the Knights of Columbus that 1t would sponsor a Catholic Day in Waterbury to cele- brate the tooth anniversary of Catholicism in this city recalls that it was just 25 years ago that Holy Name Day was held here. The a1l- niversary will occur on June l, for 1t was on Sunday, June l, 1913, that some 5000 members of Holy Name Societies in this city and from near by towns paraded through city streets and then attended open-air Benediction at St. Mary's school grounds, Cole street.
 Inspiring Light
 That was bright occasion for the Catholic societies of Water bury. Streets were thronged for the occasion and Catholic and non- Catholic were stirred by the sight of the marching men and boys. The inspiration for the day and the events 1t brought forth came from the Rev. Martin Heating, at the time 0 curate at the Immaculate Conception church.
 The late Rev. Luke Fitzsimons, pastor of the Immaculate Concep- tion, acted as general chairman of the several committees which worked for the success of the day The late Bishop John Milan wit messed the parade from reviewing side in Exchange Pace and was the principal speaker at the open-air services in the school-yard. The late Lyman T. Tingier, then Lieutenant governor of the state, was also pres ent ill the reviewing stand for the occasion, as were city officials and state legislators,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
HILLSIDE CONG'L.

Services tomorrow in the Hillside avenue church will be at Il 8. m. and 7:30 p. m. There will be church school at 9:45 a. m.
 The worship period for the upper grades in the church school which begins at 9:45 8. m., will be con- ducted by Elton Abramson, the su- perintendent. Glasses for Bible study will be held for boys and girls of all ages, and for young people, as well as adults.
 The morning services at il o'clock will be in English and there will be a sermon by the pastor on Lord, I Believe, Help my Unbelief".
 At the evening service at 7::30 o'clock, which is also in English, the sermon will be on "The Carrying God".
 For the ensuing week there arc the following notices: Wednesday evening at o'clock there will be the regular meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary.
 The church's mid-week service of informal fellowship will be held on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
 The choir will meet for rehearsal on Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
BY VIM. E. GILROY, D. D.
 Editor of Advance

The second visit to Capernaun, where we found the people astonish- ed at Jesus teaching in the syna- gogue, and at the miracle of restor- ing health and sanity to an insane man, brought great gathering to the house when news of His pres ence there had spread. We are told that there was no longer room for them, not even around the door.
 The story of His wonder-working power had led to the bringing of 8 man sick of the palsy, carried by four men. When they could not get into the house because of the crowd, they adopted the drastic pro- cedure of making a hole in the roof and letting down the bed on which the sick man lay.
 When the palsied man came into the presence of Jesus, the Master said srange thing. He did not heal him immediately of his palsy, but He said, Son, thy sins are forgiven
 Immediately there was controversy among some of the religious authori- ties who were there. The scribes be- gan questioning: Who was this man who could forgive sins? Was he not blaspheming?
 But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, inquired whether 1t was easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven" or to say, Arise, take up thy bed, and walk"
 It is a strange fact that people ing general have responded far more to wonder-working power than to the revelation of spiritual truth, and when Jesus healed the sick man, the people were even more impressed than when He had told the sick man of the forgiveness of his sins.
 Perhaps they were impressed both with the spiritual and with the won- der-working power of Jesus, when in their amazement they glorifled God, saying, We never saw 1t in this fashion"
 The flat roof of an eastern house could probably be more easily broken and repaired than the roof of @ modern American dwelling. Nevertheless, there is an interesting commentary on this lesson in a story that I once heard.
 A minister was preaching upon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
Methodist

FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL Choir-Charles w. Platt, director and bass; soprano, Mrs. Charles B. Toleman; contralto, Mrs, Ronald E. Jones; tenor, William M. Blair; or ganist, Mrs. Edwin H. Jones.
 Services tomorrow: Morning wor- ship 10:30.
 Organ Prelude-"Orioso' Rogers Hymn-"A Mighty Fortress Is Our
 God"
 Call to Worship-by the Choir Silent Prayer, Pastoral Prayer and
 The Lords Prayer Responsive Reading Sacred Concert by South Manches-
 ter Salvation Army Band Offertorqy-"Alpine Pastoral ....
 ......... Flagler Hymn" Blessed Assurance" (First
 verses) Salvation Army in New
 York City Hymn-"Onward Christian Soldiers" Benediction
 Organ Stately March"
 ................. .Schuler Church School 12 noon
 Epworth League-6:30 o'clock So- cial hour for the Young People at the Baptist church.
 Union evening service at First Baptist church at 7:30 o'clock. Speaker: Dr. A. s. c. Winslow, prom inent state psychiatrist. Subject: "A Sound Mind in Sound Body"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29

The largest single delegation in line on the day was that of the Im- macuiate Conception parish. It com- prised the senior and junior Holy Name groups and amounted to 1,200 marchers.
 Parade Route
 The late Dr. Thomas J. Kilmartin was marshal of the parade with a host of aides and assistants who unanswered the entire procession safely through central streets and out East Main to the Sacred Heart Church, where countermarch was ordered and the procession returned to St. Mary's school yard.
 While plans for the K. of c. cele- bration in early June this year are still in the formative stage, it is be- lieved that every Catholic organiza- tion in Waterbury will be well rep
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
LINCOLN CASWELL
 AT CHURCH FORUM
Famous ImpersonatOr of Abraham Lincoln Here
 Tomorrow Evening

Dr. Lincoln Caswell, famous iln- personator of Abraham Lincoln, will be the guest speaker at the Second Congregational church forum to- morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock. He will give the prelude and two acts from Lincoln's Farewell Word at Springfield. He will close with the famous Gettysburg address. The Melody Girls quartet and the Royal Chords Male quartet will furnish the music for the program.
 Sunday, February 6, no forum will be held due to the union service at St. Johns Episcopal church. The speaker at that program will be Bishop c. Ashton Oldham of Albany, N. Y, whose subject will be Church United"
 Sunday, February 13, Dan Stiles of this city will be the forum speak CT. His subject will be "Your Own New England" illustrated with color ed moving pictures.
 Sunday, February 20, Bradford
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29

Crash! .. Niagara Bridge has fallen down, my fair ladies! Too much building up with ice and snow. The longest way round will be the only way home for those left high and dry on the Canadian side. Let's see; just how would one go about it without bridge. Of there's always the airplane. Then one could travel east in the province of Ontario until he to the first ferry town which brings up the question: what ferries in the winter time? Of if you keep travelling east in the province you'll eventually come to Montreal in the province of Quebec maybe after a couple of days. If that plan does not feasible always travel west eventually arriving at Detroit and then as they say in sporting cices it's a cinch You get almost anywhere from Detroit Figure it out for yourselves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29

Father and son. A ceremony unique in all clerical annals occurs next Wednesday at Weston College the Jesuit house in Weston, Mass father and son will pronounce their final in the Society of Jesus at the same time .. .. The father becomes lay member of the Jesuits the will become the Rev. Frederick L. Berigan S. J. The history of the Jesuts ln North Amer ica reveals no such incident as this before. The strange coincidence came about in this fashion Upon graduating from Holy Cross College in 1923 Father Bergantobe entered the Jesus his training advanced step by step His father and mother were both alive at the time His mother has since died and following brother The two periods of training dissnlar but it so happened that both concluded at the same time thus making possible the family ceremony next week Father Berigan has number of local friends, fellow graduates in the class of 1923 at Holy Cross He is native of Worcester his father, Brother John Berigan, S. J.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29

Bumpy is not quite the word for it. "After the current visitation of washouts and reshets the early dcted but by good fortune cold currents bearing heavy the Lake States and into western New York seldom carry their load into lower New Eng land. Crisp and clear, open weather with bumpy going on country roads the immediate outlook for the land of steady habits but climate unstable adys moods" =. F. F. Latmer in the Hartford Times. :. (The rise and fall of the Roman Empire has nothing the rise and fall of back-seat auto occupants the back-road these fine mornings. - The Ed)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
POST TO
 ADDRESS WOMEN
WatertOwn Resident Guest of Methodist Society
 Tuesday Afternoon

An international fellowship tea will be held next Wednesday after noon at 2:45 o'clock at the First Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. George Condit will have charge of the devotions while Mrs. Robert Birt's string ensemble will furnish the music.
 Mrs. L. Bartlett will deliver mes- sage on war-town China and will show a lovely display of curios. The social hour will be in charge of Mrs. Chester Clark.
 The Boy Scouts of the parish will meet at 2 o'clock next Wednesday evening. At 8 o'clock the Water bury Federation of Mems Bible classes will meet in the church to hear an address by Rev. Alan M. Fairbank, pastor of the Bunker Hill Congregational church. The class is under the leadership of Charles Rietdyke.
 The parish Girl Scouts will meet Monday evening at ' o'clock and the w. c. T. U. will convene Tues day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Tues day afternoon at 5:30 o'clock the regular supper meeting of the Standard Bearer Queen Esther so- ciety will be held featuring talk by Miss Emily Post of Watertown, district secretary of Young Peoples Work of the w. H. M. s.
 Tuesday evening at o'clock the Mothers club will meet to observe Founders Day. Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock prayer meeting will be held. Friday evening at o'clock choir rehearsal will be held and meeting of Woodruff Assembly will be held.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29

'Tn over 50 per cent of accidents in which pedestrians were involved, the pedestrian was at fault" de- clares the superintendent. Water, bury should be 8 city of safe walk ers,' who pay strict attention to traffic movements, and who en- deavor to anticipate the actions of others"
 Only with the cooperation of the pedestrian, said Superintendent Roach, can the city continue to re- duce its accident record, and there by further safeguard life and prop erty in Waterbury.
 superintendent Roach's list of "Don'ts" is as follows:
 1. Do not step out carelesSly from behind parked cars or obstructions.
 3. Do not try to weave your way through traffic.
 3. Do not cross streets at right angles.
 4. Do not be careless in getting on or off vehicle in moving traffic.
 5. Do not forget to loo8 left and then right when crossing a street.
 6. Do not disobey traffic signals.
 '. Do not stand in the street.
 8. Do not allow your children to play in the streets.
 g. Do not walk with, instead of against traffic on open highways.
 10. Do not forget to use particular precaution at night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
ST. MICHAEL'S

For week commencing Jan. 30.. :.
 The services in St. Michael's church tomorrow, Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, will be as follows: Celebration of the Holy Commun- ion at 7:30 a. m. Sunday School in the parish house at 9:30 8. m. Morning prayer and sermon at II a. m. Sermon subject, Payment of DueS". Monday
 200 p. m.-Church Helpers Des- sert Bridge in parish house. Mrs. William Noble, Jr., is chairman of the committee. Everybody is in- vited.
 TOO p. m.-Novitiates and so- pranos.
 800 p. m.-Girls' Friendly Society in parish house. Tuesday,
 FOO p. m.-Altos in choir room.
 The regular meeting of the Serv- ice Club is postponed until Tues day, Feb. 8th. Wednesday,
 goo a. m. Holy Communion Presentation of Christ in the Tenn pie.
 800 p. m.-Dramatic Club in par- ish house. Thursday
 TOO p. m.-Troop 2, B. s. A. in parish house. Friday
 3:30 p. m.-Brownie Pack in par ish house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
The Wise Old Owl.

The Wise Old Owl |. .. Land birds sometimes make prodgious flights stretches of the and have been known to pay visits to liners in passing but among the strangest visitors to North Atlantic liner is the owl that flew aboard the Duchess of Richmond HOO miles east of Belle Isle last month Now dwelling in London Zoo to which it was presented by it's capor bird is magnificent specimen of the owl family, uring feet inches in height Where it from is
 mystery, also where it was going to; but opinion generally that the bird flying from Labrador For three days it flew about the upper decks of the liner alighting sometimes on the mast and dividing the remainder of the time between the bridge and the after deck Passengers interested in the bird, but whenever anyone approached it would spread its great wings and alight in another part of the ship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
Nangatnck Church
 Directory
METHODIST EPISCOPAL

Rev. Wayne White, Minister
 9:45 a. m.-Church school sessions for children and adults.
 HOO a. m. - Morning Worship service. Anthems by the choir and Rev. Wayne White will preach, Church Hour Nursery conducted by Mrs. w. H. Booth for children of parents who wish to attend church services.
 6:3o p. m.-Epworth League dis cussion meeting.
 7:30 p. m.-Evening worship and sermon, concluding the service of the lighted cross.
 Weekly Calendar
 Monday, 7:30 p. m.-Social even- ing of entertainment by the Sum- day School children and teachers, called a Guess What Social, with refreshments and music by Bob Richards and his Rhythm Rogues". ,.
 Tuesday, 7:30 p. m.-Finance com- mittee meeting in the parsonage.
 Wednesday, 800 p. m.-Commun- ity-wide discussion of what can be done about the Sino-Japanese war, at the home of c. P. Rodenbach on Terrace avenue.
 Thursday - Girl Scout meeting. 7:30 p. m.-Choir practice in the church, to be followed by 8 social evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. Cary Weyh on City Hill St.
 Saturday - Regional Conference of all Methodists at the East Pearl street church, New Haven, at 2::3O on, through dinner. Notable speak CTS and important matters dis cuSsed. 6:45 p. m. - Rev. Wayne White will conduct the Religious Forum on VERY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
MT. OLIVE ZION

"A Larger Vision of Life" will be the subject of the sermon of Rev. A. A. Perry, pastor, at the 10:45 o'clock worship tomorrow morning at the Mount Olive A. M. E. Zion church. He will give his second ser mon of the day tomorrow night at 7:45 o'clock, entitled, "Mesmerism of the World" The remainder of the days services will be the same as usual
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
DnfS and daSheS

Dots and dashes Sanford Kilmer had S4 candles on his birthday cake Friday and it took four windy puffs before the last was blown out. Up until nine years ago Sanford boss painter at Scovis and greater boss and greater painter never bossed or painted. He resides at 179 Tudor street. Here's hoping he observes many more happy birth days Rocco Pomponio now knows how it feels to be a poppa. The Long Legs Stork left his Missus, nee Lena Dalonges, boy at St. Marys Hospital the other evening Mr. and Mrs Peter Dalaso celebrated two years of welded bliss Thursday. Mrs Dalaiso was the former Margie Guerrera
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
BUNKER HILL

Rev. Alan M. Fairbank, pastor of the Bunker Hill Congregational church, will speak on "The Second Mile", at the morning worship to- morrow. Stereopticon slides will be shown at the Sunday school meet ing. Leon French will be the guest speaker at the Young Peoples meet ing in the evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29

On your travels. .. If you're down Florida way during February there's treat in store for you. That is if you get to Marineand which is on the new Ocean Shore Boulevard IS miles south of St. Augustine and 35 miles north of Daytona Beach. At Marlneand IS Designed and built after consultation and experiment taion it's the result of modern ideas applied to natural life . Two huge marine tanks have been built and enclosed in such manner that the lives and habits of the strangest and largest inhabitants of coastal waters may be seen, studied and photographed. Galleries are built around the tanks at varying heights They permit silent observation of the creatures within them. special drug has been developed which will enable the huges sea creature to be transported in supplied condition from it's natural habitat to the marine home Administered with hypodermic needle this drug puts the fish mammal to sleep for two hours during which time it may be carried from the ocean in the aqarums speciallyconstructed boat to Marineland. The tanks will not be simply that; they homeke scenes in the shape of coral reefs sea grasses and the like at hand to furnish food and shelter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29

Carl H. Thompson was electe president of the Luther league of Zion Evangelical Lutheran church at a reorganization meeting Thurs day evening in the church vestry in connection with a young peoples rally. An enthusiastic group of young people gathered for this rally drawn in great part by the assur- ance that Ralph M. Johnson, active
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
SALEM LUTHERAN

Sunday, Jan. 30-Candlemas Ushers-Burton Lundin and Ed- ward Gerber.
 800 a. m.-Swedish. Juniors. Con- rad Rohs.
 10:15 8. n1.-Sunday School and Bible Glass.
 HOO 8. m.-English. Seniors. The Children's choir.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
BIallies Pedestrians
 ForNumerousM Mishaps
Superintendent of Police Roach Issues List of DOnts'
 Following Scrutiny of l037's Accident Record

Pedestrians Waterbury do not to realize how they endanger their lives by careleSSnes declared Police Superintendent William J. Roach today in issuing list of 10 Donts Last year. he said 4 of the cyS automo bile fatalities per cent involved pedestrians Of the personal injury accidents there 21O GA per cent, which involved nedeStrianS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
RELIGIOUS QUESTION BOX

Readers Of The Democrat invited to send in questions regarding Catholic faiths Questions be in this column promptly possible They should address the writer should this journal to The National Conference of Christians Fourth City, personal Is requested 1t should be stated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
CONGREGATIONAL

The Church School will meet at 9:45 a. m. in the parish house.
 Morning Worship will be held at Il o'clock. The minister, Rev. Ed ward R. Hance, will preach on Seeing the Invisible. Childrens
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
Good Evening.
MAESTRO
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Whether Wagner or Paganini, Brahms, Schumann or RosS1n1, Watch his beat! ToScaninil If you've never heard Cherubini, Ravel, Beethoven or Puccini, Tune in on this musical Houdim. Jazz and swing are toute tlni As against orchestrated trills Tart1ni, Presto! fortel bravo! Toscaninil
 FEM. EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
"Query Queer and the

sermon, Query Queer and the Flowers.
 Music: Introductory Voluntary, Improvisation, Salter; Anthem, T Saw the Lord", Harris; Offertory, Q Lead Me Lord, Blum: Conclud- ing Voluntary, Grand Chorus, Harris.
 The church kindergarten, where parents may leave their younger children while they attend the morning service, is in charge of Mrs. Warren D. Abel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29

Helpful Hattie says good things are lasting Take crossword puzzles She Opines there is nothing stutifyng to the human mind than these educational pantOmimes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29

Washburn, mountaineer, emplorer and photographer in the Alps and Alaska, will speak on "Over the Top of the American Continent" Illus trating his lecture with moving pie lures and slides.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN

ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
 POI Cherry Street
 E. Einar Kron, pastor Sunday, January 30- Candlemas will be celebrated. 9:30 a. m.-The Sunday School
 meets.
 10:45 a. m. - Morning Worship
 with Sermon on Law and Gospel: Similarities and Dif-
 ferences". Monday
 800 p. m. - Iduna Art Circle
 meets with Mrs. Anna Gustaf-
 son, 51 Walnut street. Wednesday, 6:45 p. m.-Confirmation Class
 meets.
 800 p. m.-Sacred Convert given
 by Rev. and Mrs. Reuben Paul
 Kron. Silver offering to be
 lifted.
 Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia, was so named by Captain Cook because of the wealth of strange plants growing there. ILLERS- V
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-29
Lntheran
THOMASTON BBETHLEHEEM EVANGELICAL TVyTuEp

LUTHERAN North Main St. at Electric Ave. E. Einar Kron, pastor Sunday, January 30- 10:0O a. m.-Sunday School. 3::00 p. m.-Divine Service with Sermon on Jesus: Source of Truth and Grace? Welcome to Bethlehem Lutheran!
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
BARKLEY WINS
PRESIDENT AID

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. "a
dN.SJ.-supported fully by the
Administration, United States
Senator Alben W. Barkley today
opened his Democratic campaign
for reelection to the Senate.
Announcement of his candidacy
followed a testimonial dinner at
which President Roosevelt's secre-
tary, Marvin Mcintyre, read q
letter from the Chief Executive
praising the Kentuckian for 25
years of service in Congress and
undenlably giving the Administra.
tion's support to him. @
Barkley'S campaign leaped into
the national spotlight when Ken.
tucky's Governor A. B. Chandler
refused to attend the Barkley
testimonial and virtually an
nounced his Senate candidacy
with the volley:
I'm ready to fight. I know
where I'm going"
The Washington times., 1938-01-24
Continued from Page u

Juvenile Court. a new District
jail, and clarification of the re-
lationShip between the Federal
Government and the District.
Citing the lack of a modern ju.
Yenlle court, Cummings accused
the city of clinging to what is
little more than a criminal court
for children" He said, I'VE em.
ploy a medieval approach to ju.
Venlle delinquency and we do it
to the accompaniment of com.
plants, pleas, trials. juries, con-
Victions and Imprisonment. Such
procedures are nething short of
stupid"
IF the Nations Capital"
Cummings declared, I'VE have a
mediocre penal system" He
described the jail as ancient
and unsanltary."
. In indicting Washington for its