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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1959-02-25, Page 2,1 'p Vie • r • e r . PAGE TWO THE L.UGKNOW STEL,LVCKNOW, ONTARIO THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL LUCHNOW, • ' ONTARIO `=The Sepoy Town" — On the Huron -Brice Boundary Authorized as second class mail, *, Post Office .Department, Ottawa Established 1873 Published Each Wednesday 'Afternoon Member , of the b.W.N.A.. and the O.W.N.A.: Weekly .Circula'tion — 1800 Copies Subscription Rate, $3 00 . a year, in advance - to the USA., $4.00 L Campbell Thompson and Donald C Thompson, Publishers •WEDN AY, PE8. 25th, 1959 LAWS MADE TO BE ' OBSERVED Laws are made to be obeyed. Those who break .them may sooner or later find themselves in trouble. , ` That is not necess- arily always the case. There are , those who. seemingly get away; with it, andothers who aren't- so fortunate. A dozen , or more fines were paid . re- cently in Magistrate's ` Co t in Walkert. involving for the mos art, t -en _ e.: you from, various pointsin the ! • de 'ch, amu- burn, Belgrave district, who were in .l legal possession of intoxicants. The charges resulted • from Provincial Police activities during a dance in. Lucknow, whichattracted the majority of the crowd from out• -of-town.: There is a vocal minority who decry the pofice as , being over `"zealous' in their duty, and are spoiling the dances. If .to • have a financially 'successful dance it is necessary to cater ' to those who must come loaded, or bring it with ''them, then ' this community • can do well without that , type. of ` dance. It may well be that therein lies., the answer ` to: the complaint. There were those who sounded off, when it : was decided to bring in a foursome of Provincial Police during the Centennial. They would "kill it," 'a few thought. -The: truth is, they, "made it." It is a sad reflection on our. ,social way of life when . teenagers, 'and` adults too, 'must break the law in this resFect, or circumvent . . it in other ways, before they can enjoy themselves at a dance. ;• PROFILE OF A CHRSTIAN SOLDIER, Centennial year aroused . a 'new consci-ousness: of how Lucknow :arid its streets de--- rived e-rived their names, .and so, ' there will be special interest in, the following story of Sir Henry Havelock,, which dates back to that. period. <. ' At the outbreak, of the' Indian Mutiny he. was despatched to that British Colony where he was to` 'play an important role • in `quell •ing ' the uprising. He led. .' in a capture of ; Lucknow, India, where:his forces were then beseiged, but held out courageously until • the seige was' lifted by an . outnumbered Scottish `regiment` headed by Sir Cohn Campbell, the weary troops making: a for cedmarch to • Lucknow after 'discovery. 'of the hideous massacre at Cawnpore: ' But Sir Henry Havelock's'religious zeal; andhis army' :`reformation," are •probob- .11y more important than his military .achieve- meets. , We have Rev.' A. S Mitchell of Hamil-•. ton,' and formerly of Lucknow, to Ahank for • the following article , which "we reprint in ` part from "The Churchman," a journal" of Anglican theology, and which was written . by its editor, J. C. Pollock, ' M.A. • • Havelock's life still -has :" a message for . the English-speaking peoples. • He had swept to fame 'for his exploits in stemming the' f. tide o • .,the Indian Mutiny, which was spread- ing /havoc and massacre. At the , moment of triumph,: when the •world was Celebrat- ing the relief of Lucknow„ he died there on November 24.:..185 7,, at the age of sixty- • two. ' .Were," this all, General Havelock wouldhave little. relevance for to -day. But . it was not simply as a 'soldier but as a Christian general, a Christian hero, that Britain and America took him to. 'their hearts. For;: a whole generation Havelock. was revered as the pattern on which *young . men should mould their lives. Havelock, ctinverted'by. a brother` officer' on their voyage to India, in 1823, had an outstanding ;purpose:' "It Was the great ob- ject of my . ambition -to besurpassed by none in zeal and determination in the path of my duty, because 1 was resolved to. put • . _(By J: C. Pollock ) • • down the vile calumny that ; a Christian. could not be a meritorious soldier." In the steamy heat of Burmese jungles, in the ex- citements and privations of'the 'Afghan and Sikh wars, and in the devastatingly. dull years of routine soldiering in ' a 'climate. • which science and medical .Progress had . not 'yet • .made bearable,: he ' proved his . point.'; Since Havelock, no .one has seriously main tairied that `"it:is'impossible,"::as a'comman-•' der -in -chief had once remarked. when bloc- king Havelock's; promotion in 'earlier days, "to.profess ' . to serve. God and. the Queen, to .be at once 'a. `saint' and a ;soldier." Havelock failed to reach' high. command as early as he deserved because he . lacked -- fundi, 'and the purchase • of 'rank was the contemporary method of promotion. Dur- ing hislong i 'years of subordinate service,_ however, he. contributed . more than any of his age to the moral'and's frit. other man P, .. ual • welfare of'. servicemen. The prevalent attitude to enhsted men was that of' Wellington: "the scum of the earth .recruited- for .drink.". Havelock, "in the very' teeth of ,ridicule and : `o p osition". a: PP.. . began a 'temperance ' _Movement: It was so successful in combating drtri%keriness that if • spread ' throughout India; the fact that in the later nineteenth century the British sol- dier 'in lndia could; get coffee rather than rum in the canteen" was .'due to him. • Officers did not . treat soldiers as andivi duals; ..and .considered ' that they had no responsibility for troops outside parade hours, except to punish crone. They' cared nothing 'for their welfare, ' and 'chaplains.,... were almost' nonexistent.. Havelock began Bible readings and evangelistic services for. + ` his men. He.built chapels..and prayer rooms, and it is small wonder that his own company became ' known as. "Havelock's Saints," for despite the dire prophecies of his opponents discipline did not suffer, his. Colonel testi- fying that Havelock`s'''men were the best:. behaved in the regiment. " Thus, : because of. his Christian ;'faith, Havelock was one: of the first . officers to treat his men as , indivi- duals, not mere' cogs in the •military machine. His influencewent even wider, for . in• 1833 : he petitioned the . Commander -in - Chief for freedom of worship to Dissenters. Roman Catholics could 'be excused from the '. Church. Parade, which way always Church of *England, but, not .Dissenters. As a• result of the petition of this then unknown officer, freedom: of worship was accorded to .alf. : in the British Army,' at home.•and abroad. The inscription 'On Havelock's'grave, still to be seen at Lucknow', proclaims .that his• character was "the result of the. •influence .of the Holy . Spirit on his, heart, ;arid a . hum- ble reliance on the °.merits . of a crucified Saviour. Growth in grace Continued'' to .the end, and it was the 'final. flowering of his character :in 'circumstances of extreme pro-' • vocation which at last brought his .eldest son, a few days before Havelock's death when they were serving together, to give. his heart to Christ after Jong years`. of Stub- born resistance • In the "Battle of the Blizzards" that has been going on all winter, . there are•,.. some participants who come in for special. recognition and appreciation of ' 'their ef- forts, which in some ,cases at least have been -beyond the call • of duty. For instance there's the snow plow operators, the rriail men, school bus drivers, the milk rnen, and • others who render vital service ' irregardless of the elements. When a man looks a girl straight in the eye, she'd' better look' to her figure. a .. About all an, argument ever proves is that .two people are present. _ .... . .r..+r...-w ^'4.�. .9n �.�..^yr.., ...-.s...ev .•.�n..�.. � ...-r...w...�..,.yS�.-{._�.«. i ... 'i �f:Y�WY.iiilJ�! .. Jt w • l 'j1 �: tYYt! ..." Y�v_....L Iil� 3 KINGSBRIDGE Weekend visitor s here were Mr. and Mrs. H. Bovie arid fam- ily of Flint, Mich,, Miss` Frances Dalton, London, Peter Lierman. of London, Roy Keane of .Strat- ford, Arnold Marsxnan of Lon - We hear don. We were very' sorry that our teacher Mr. J. Eckert .and 'kris wife have been patients in Alexandra Marine Hospital,. Goderich, following a car •colli- sion at Linklater's -corner on 'Highway. 21 'north of Goderich,,, last Monday evening: The Eck- erts..are• .naw . convalescing. ` at tlieir :,home, but ,Mr, Eckert .will: be unable .to, teach • school for at. least ..another week; Mrs. Waler Clare . is again the Supply teach- er daring Mr. E•ckert's. absence. Congratulations to • Mrs. Jos. Courtney who won $100.00 re- cently on CKNX Booster Con test Mrs ;' Frank Leddy, . (formerly Elaine O'Connor of this parish) is convalescing. in 'Goderich Hos- pital . following a recent opera- tion, .and we wish 'her' a speedy recovery. r1 • M' WEDNEi SDAY, FEB. 25th, 1959 United Church Evening. Auxiliary .,.Twenty-four members and two visitors met.' on•• February : 17th with' the president, 'Mrs. Vernon Hunter, opening with devotional excercises and business.. discus %skins.' Reports were heard 'from ;various,• committees Mrs: Lloyd Hall ,'took charge of the meeting. The, scripture was read by '.'Mrs. Cliff Crawford aid the medita- tion by Mrs. Harold Ritchie. Nan cy Webster 'and Joan Crawford :sang a' duet. Mrs. Geiger brough t a tape •;recording •..of a talk by. Dr Allan Knight, African Mission- ary to* Angola, Dr.-Kr)*giht : told, how; `tile A+fric'wnan roh crn- •` ing into its o'and alsois o spoke:.; of 'everyday life'. •in Angola and 'the effect of •the. Christianity on these people: Mrs. Harve ..y Web- ster favoured Xvith a reading. A h mn Vas sung and the meeting y g closed'. with a .prayer. by Mrs":, Bryce Elliott. • • mportant Message `o: Ontario Farm People :Will Be Conducted THROU 3HOVT ONTARIO from .March ,` 1959, :to February 29, 1960 ,•" This Survey will IrecOrd: all :farm accidents. and .fires:. during the year and seek' to determine their causes. The 'objective of this survey is to povide the basis of a Farm Safety Program designed' : for your benefit: The .Fan 'Accident Survey. i ' :the. COUNTY OF HURON' : • is under the direction : of 'your' Agricultural Representative.D. H. •Miles, ., and Associate 'Agric., Representative A: S. Bolton. assisted :by • Mrs. W Wrn. Andrew, R. 7, Lucknow, Ashfield Blake Alton,; R 2 Lucknow, West Wawanosh Frank Thompson,. W Ingham, . East W awanosh •_..� • An •accident reporter `Vvillcollect details of all' accidentscommunity for each in your Town-- ship. The success of . 1, .farm safety • program will. depend on'the full`co-operation. and assist= ante of all Ontario farm people in this surveys' (?ntaric�. Departt3:ent Of Agriculture Dr. C. D Graham, .Deputy Minister Minister Hori. W. A. Goodielloiv y •"